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Alma record., 1918-07-11
CHAUTAUQUA STARS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Red Cross Will Have Charge of
the Sale of Chautauqua
Tickets This Year.

The annual Redpath Chautauqua
which comes to Alma during the week
of August II to 10, inclusive, has
many features this year, which are
bound to make this years entertain
ments just as popular with Alma peo-
pie as they have been in past years.
The programs of the weeks events
which have arrived contains sketches
of the various attractions, among
which are featured Dunbar's Revue
and Grand Parade of the Allies, the
light opera, "The Chocolate Soldier"
Sir John Fraser, F. r. G. s., and
Margery Maxwell.
Dunbar's Revue and Grand Parade
of the Allies is the feature which is
held in reserve for the last night of
the chautauqua, for which it is ex-
clusively produced by Ralph Dunbar.
The Revue closes with grand climax
introducing the parade of the Allies
and the spirit of Joan of Arc. There
will be other interesting attractions
on this night in addition, including a
travesty on the light opera, "The
Mikado."
The light opera "The Chocolate
Soldier" will be produced on the night
of August l6, the fifth hight of the
chautauqua. The great popularity of
the light opera with chautauqua
audiences has made demand for
them that is bringing the best. THE
rk,no1a+. CalI,a,.N IL
derful record before metropolitan
audiences. The opera will be present
ed by company of thirty players. in
cluding the orchestra. Some remark
ably fine stage settings and lighting
effects are carried for this light opera.
The night of August Is will bring
to Alma chautauqua goers. Sir John
Foster Fraser, +. K. G.. S.. the fore
most of the famous English news
paper correspondents. He has been
with the British army in France and
Flanders. with the British navy,
through the Balkans. and has seen
Russia under war conditions. He will
be able to tell a great deal about
conditions as they are in Europe.
The grand opera star of this year S
program is Miss Mary Maxwell, So
prano of the Chicago Grand Opera
company, who comes to Alma on the
third night of the chautauqua.
1t has been announced that the AL
ma branch of the Red Cross will have
charge of the ticket sale for the Red
path Chautauqua this year and if any
extra money is made from the sale of
tickets it will go to this society for
war work.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
OMAHA MURPHYS
Win THE GAME
Team From Out of the West
Took the Republics into
Camp 6 to 0.
GOOD CROWD SAW BATTLE
Westerners Failed to Get Hit of
the Delivery of Hoover, Republic
HurleT.

"The Murphy Did Its" showed a
neat little victory over the Republic
Truckmakers on Republic field Sunday
afternoon before large crowd, the
visitors counting six runs, while the
factory team was going scoreless.
The team from Omaha was the one
best little aggregation of ball players
which has hit this neck Of the woods
in some years, and they put up a
grand exhibition of the National pas
time, but even at that they were
lucky. Indeed they were as Mr..
Hoover did not arrive on the scene of
action to take up his duties on the
mound until the game was well under
way. AS a result Bliss was forced to
send MFR. Harper to the mound, and
this particular Republic hurler hap
pened to be suffering from one of
those sore arms, which makes effec-
tive pitching impossible, and during
his stay on the mound the Murphy Did
It's damned the ball around just a
little, and with the timely aid of a
number of Republic errors, showed
over six runs, which was just six more
than the Republics nailed, and five
more than was needed to bring a
sweet victory.
Mr.. Hoover, who must be name
sake of that famous Hoover down in
little old Washington, demonstrated
that he could be just as stingy about
handing out lot of stuff as the one
in Washington. Hits was the one
thing he drew the line on. Like the
Washington Hoover, he provided a
substitute, which took the form of
strike outs and these he passed
around very literally, nearly every
member of the famous Murphy Did
1t nine getting his share of this mess
which was dished up.
The game was not a bowling sue
cess from the Alma view point of
course in view of the defeat. 1t had
its good points however, even to the
vanquished Truckmakers The one
most important revelation was that
the Republics have a full fledged base
ball team, which will be able to hold
its own in almost any company in the
state. The support given Harper dur
ing the fore part of the game was a
trife loose, but once the game got un-
der way in good shape the team tight
ened up and played a fine fielding
game.
Alma picked five bingles off from
the delivery of Hay, one of the best
hurlers carried by the Murphy bri-
gade, three of these being garnered
by Mr.. "Hughie Jennings" Archer.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
WEATHER SUMMARY

p. NJ. Smith, local observer, reports
the following as the weather condi-
tions for the month of June: Mean
maximum temperature 73 degrees,
mean minimum 81 degrees. The max
imum is given as 81 degrees on the
l6 and the minimum as 33 degrees on
the 23rd. The total precipitation for
the month was 1.97 inches, the great
est in twenty-four hours being 125
inches on the 30th. There were five
days on which .Ol or more inches of
precipitation fell. There were thir-
teen clear days, eleven partly cloudy
days and six cloudy days during the
month. There were thunder storms
on the 81 and 30th. A killing frost
came on the 23rd.
Alma record., 1918-07-11

Six Alma Men Join Army During the
Month of June.

Six Alma men enlisted in the Unit
ed States army during the month OF
June, according to a circular received
from the recruiting Office this week
The Alma men who have gone into
the army to aid in taking a crack al
Mr.. Kaiser Bill are Clifford Link
Theodore l.. Snydes, Elmer T. Mark
ham, Russell r. Burrows, Elton f
Durkee and Anthony j. Trendell:
Alma record., 1918-07-11
OFFICERS APPOINTED
Non Commissioned Officers of Co. 81
Michigan Troops Appointed.

The non non-commissioned officers for
company 81, infantry, Michigan state
troops, have been appointed by the
commissioned officers. The appoint
ments follow:
First sergeant, Leon Stinchcomb; +;
mess sergeant, Earl Parker; supply
sergeant, Howard Lake.
First duty sergeant, Glen Camp
bell; second duty sergeant, Frank
Parker; third duty sergeant, Frank
Waite; fourth duty sergeant, Lewis
Hutchinson.
First corporal Stanley Stoddard;
second corporal, Carts Sartor; third
corporal, Joseph Thomas; fourth cor
poral, Lester Mead; fifth corporal,
George Schlappi; sixth corporal, Rob-
ert Schultz.
Trumpeters-Bradley Sartor and
Frank Labart.
Mechanic-A. NJ. Robinson.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
MONDAY NAVY
DAY IN ALMA
Enlistment Campaign in County
Will BE Started with Big
Day in Alma.
JACKIE BAND IS COMING
Band of Thirty Pieces. with Former
Republic Players Will BE
Here Monday.

Monday will be Navy Day in Alma,
when big naval recruiting drive Will
be staged. The feature of the day
will be the appearance in Alma of
the naval band of the Detroit Re
cruiting office, which comes to Alma
with thirty pieces.
Two of the Jackie band, which will
make its appearance in this city, are
former members of the famous Re
public band of a year ago.
The Jackie band Of Detroit is a
good one and is certain to furnish a
fine selection of music for hundreds
who will be in Alma for this attrac-
tion Monday.
Navy Day is made possible for AL
ma through the opening of a recruit
ing office in this city, which is under
charge Of Raymond Krohn, former
Carson City lad, who is serving Uncle
Sam.
In a talk with The Record reporter
last night Mr. Krohn stated that
quotas were set for enlistments FOR
the various counties and that the
quota of Gratiot had not been fllled
Young men of draft age who desire to
enlist in the navy can do so, provided
that they are not in the current quota
call, and get their releases from the
draft board Men from the ages of
Is to 35 are taken for enlistment and
in the case of skilled labor men up ia
"A years of age are taken.
Enlistments in the navy are made
for the duration of the war. Jackie
Krohn stated, and he went on to say
that the pay in the navy was the
highest of the various branches of
service. The fact that the officers are
selected from the enlisted men, that
the government insurance and family
allowances are made in the navy also
makes it an attractive place for the
young men.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
FOURTH CELEBRATION
DREW A BIG CROWD
Fine Horse and Auto Races at
Driving Clubs Park Featured
the Days Events.

The Fourth celebration in Alma
drew the largest crowd which has
ever attended national holiday affair
in the county, the streets being liter
ally jammed with people from outside
of the city, that the restaurants were
totally unable to take care of them at
noon and night, eating them out of
everything that they had. and clean
ing up on all the available ice cream
in the city.
The large crowd thoroughly enjoyed
the great parade that was dished up
for the occasion. Cadets in uniform
home guards, Liberty Trucks, various
floats, many of them of high stan
dard, which caused many a pleasing
remark from the crowd, and nearly all
of them suggested in some way, the
war, or aids to the cause Of the coun-
try during this bitter world war over
across the pond, were in some ways
remarkable. The merchants of the
city entered into the parade in a
whole hearted manner and aided
greatly in making it the success it
was. The Liberty Trucks that ap-
peared in the parade. carried some of
the well known w. S. S. posters,
which have been so appealing to the
phblic purse.
The parade was followed in the
afternoon by two big affairs, the do
ings at the race track and the ball
game between the Republics and the
city team.
The afternoons events at the race
track was opened by an address by
the Hon. William A. Bahlke, and for
a Fourth of July address it was a
/ blinger. 1t was full of fire from start
to finish and was well greeted by the
big audience which crowded the stand
to the limit and overf1owed onto the
track.
There was just one big drawback k
to the affair at the track and this was
the large number of pikers, who held
down positions in the road and wit
messed the various attractions, rather
than go inside and aid the club and
the various charitable organizations
which received portions of the pro-
ceeds, for war purposes.
Following the address of Mr..
Bahlke, the flag raising was held,
which was feature event also. The
flag which was used was presented by
ID. W. Robinson, and was a fine one
The races which were held follow
ing the flag raising were very good
before being decided. Some speed
was shown in the auto races, and the
some of the races needing five heats
number of entries in these events
served to keep the racing fans at
fever heat.
The results of the races follow:
Alma record., 1918-07-11
NEW CONCERN
Special Edition of Paper Announces
Million Dollar Company.

The Alma Record received copy
of special edition of the Mt Pleas
ant Times this morning, ANNOUNCING
the formation of million dollar Sor-
poration in that city for the manu-
facture of motor trucks.
1t is said that two buildings 700xS0
feet will be started within short
time and that actual operations will
be started in October. NJ. A. Holmes
is said to head the new concern, or
ganized in Mt. Pleasant, and which
The Times assures its readers is GER
tain to make Mt. Pleasant city of
10000 people, with the employment Of
800 to 900 people at the home of the
Transport truck.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
RECENTLY MARRIED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Kickbush of
Bay City have just returned from
their wedding tour and have located
in this city, where Mr.. Kickbush will
have charge of the /. c. S. Offices.
Their trip took them through New
York, Pennsylvania, and other states,
during which time they enjoyed Wis
its with relatives and friends in those
sections. The bride was FORMERLY
Lydia Engelhardt, the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Engelhardt OF
Bay City. They have purchased a
home on Allen avenue and will make
this city their future home.
Alma record., 1918-07-11

Three base hit--Krug. Stolen bases,
Republic-Smith l. Murphy Did It
Clair 1, Hazen /. Base on balls, by
Hay 2; by Harper 3, Hoover /. In
nings pitched-by Hay 8, by Harper
3 1/3, by Hoover 2/3 Hits-off Hay
5, off Harper 9, off Hoover /. Struck
out-by Hay IL, by Harper 3, by
Hoover 6. Umpires Doc. Harmon and
G.. S. Crisp.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
BUY w. s. 6
POLICE REPORT
Few Violations are Reported in Nib-
ber's Report TO City Council.

For the first time in years the city
of Alma has not had anyone arrested
for being drunk, the police report of
Chief of Police Vibber given to the
council Tuesday night, showing just
six arrests during the month, none OF
them were for drunkenness.
OF the six arrests five were for
traffic violations and one for forgery
Four OF the arrests were made under
city ordinances and two under the
state law.
Eight Investigations in which no
warrants were issued, were made by
the police department during the
month in addition to the arrests
Alma record., 1918-07-11
ENOUGH BUSINESS
Alma Post Office Does Enough Bus
mess to Make il First Class Office.

The fore part of this week V. p.
Cash, postmaster, informed the Rec
ord reporter that the receipts of the
Alma post Office were now enough to
make the Alma office a first class
office, with such benefits as might
come to such Offices.
An office to be classed as a first
class Office must show receipts dur
ing year of s40,0o0.00, which the
Alma post Office is now showing. The
quarter which has just ended shows
receipts of S12,600.00.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
-BUY W s. -
SOCIAL AND DANCE

The young ladies Of Elwell will give
an ice cream social and dance at the
|. o. o. F. hall in that village on
Saturday evening Of this week, the
proceeds to be donated to the Red
Cross.-adv.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
buy w. s. S..
PRIMARY ALLOTMENT

Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion Fred Keller has fixed the pri-
mary school fund at 1928 per capita
for the entire state of Michigan.
recent school census here gave Alma
Alma record., 1918-07-11
CARD OF THANKS

We we wish to thank the friends
and neighbors and also the Cleaners
for their many acts of kindness and
Rev. Duffy for the comforting words
during the sickness and death of our
husband and father.
Mrs. Ellen Forrest and
Sons. Earl, Maurice and
Preston.
Alma record., 1918-07-11
Ford Race. Eiye Miles

Will Waber. 1st; Howard Hoyt,
End; Carl Whittier. 3rd: Suffin. 4th.
Free-for-All Auto Race. Five Miles
Howard Hoyt 1st; Will Waber, End;
w. A. Borton, 3rd.
Alma record., 1918-07-11

BUY w. s. S
Alma record., 1918-07-11

RIrY W : :
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-09-28
z REaGEA COUNTY
BOYS WOUNDED IN
FRANCE THIS WEEK

Corporal Olan Misner of Ridgefield
Park. who is mentioned in Mondays
casualty list as having been severely
wounded in action in France, is the
son of Mrs. Ida NJ Misner of 224 Eu-
cid avenue, that place. The young
man is with the One Hundred and
Seventh Infantry, Twenty-seventh Di-
vision. He enlisted shortly after war
was declared and was sent to France
last spring. He was at first with
what is known as "shock" troops.
Edward KALI, also mentioned in
Mondays list as being severely wound
ed, is the son of Mrs. Henry KALI of
1913 Willard street, Garfield. All that
is known here concerning the young
man is that he registered and was
drafted from Norwich, N. Y. He is
a brother of Henry KALI, Jr., a we'll
known Garfield ball player, who is
also in the service.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-09-28
WARNS RENT
PR0F|TEERS
Governor Edges Proclamation
Wants Some Landlords to
Stop Practice.

Trenton, n. j., Sept Ex-Governor
Edge issued proclamation today
warning landlords in New Jersey
against rent profiteering. He declared
the country is at war, the population
of certain sections of the state, par
ticularly where war industries flourish,
has increased suddenly and out of pro-
portion to available housing accommo-
dations, and that overcrowding and a
demand for accommodation out of all
proportions to the supply and demand
does not justify profiteering on the
part of landlords and where pfofiteer-
ing is practiced the result has been an
undermining of the war spirit at home
and weakening of the war morale of
the American people.
Governor Edge warns them to de-
sist from this practice lest they made
necessary extraordinary measures
which would unavoidably impose a
hardship upon the innocent as well as
the guilty.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-09-28
Fl. lee BOROUGH
SERVICE FLAG
FOR PALISADE
Fine Program of Exercises Ar
ranged for Tomorrow (Sun-
day. Afternoon.

The Fort Lee borough service flag
for Palisade will be unfurled tomor-
row, Sunday, September %, in Ander-
son avenue, between Dorincourt road
and Drury lane The occasion prom
ises to be pleasant event, and the
program has been so arranged as to
give play to q fine expression of pa
triotic feeling in connection with the
fourth Liberty bond drive.
David Arthur Carson is chairman of
the committee. and Capt. Samuel +.
Darby is to be chairman of the meet
ing. Mayor White will present the
flag, and V. 3. Kelly will also speak.
The Liberty Loan Committee of New
York will send over a man in uniform
speaker, and Madam Wheeler will
have charge of the community singing
of patriotic airs. Charles O'Connor
Hennessy will deliver an GRAFTON also.
The music will be furnished by the
Chemical band of Edgewater, and the
occasion promises to be an interesting
event as send-off to the Liberty loan
drive. A fine crowd is looked for In
case it rains the exercises will take
place in the Palisade Public School.
The hour set is o'clock in the after
noon.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-09-28
''DRYS" Get BUSY
FOR NOV. 5
Non-Partisan Campaign to Close
Up Hackensack Saloons
Takes Shape.

The primary campaign being over,
the ..Drys" of Hackensack met at the
residence of Ralph n Eoorhis, Union
street, and began active work prelim-
mary to the referendum election on
November 5. when the voters of this
municipality will have the chance to
vote on the question: "Shall or shall
not saloons be licensed in Hacken-
sack?'' This vote is to be taken under
the local option law passed last win
ter.
The Hackensack campaign will be
in charge of the following Executive
Committee: Ralph N. Voorhis, chair
man: George L. Harrison, secretary ;
Eugene J. Hall, treasurer; T. II.
Eckerson, William A. Malliet, Herbert
NJ. Bailey, Andrew J. Deyoe, John
Quinn, Jr, Rev. H. H. Joyce and Julius
s. Grunow.
Mr.. Eckerson was made head of the
Finance Committee
Plans for advertising were out
lined.
The committee voted to arrange for
a mass meeting to mark the close OF
the Dry campaign on Sunday eve
ming, November 3. The churches will
be asked to take part in this closing
demonstration.
Four-minute speakers are to be en-:
listed to help boost the campaign.
Mr.. Hall was made chairman of the
committee in charge of poster adver-
Using.
The Executive Committee will con-
time AZ the home of Mr. Eckerson,
Union street.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-09-28
MINISTER GIVES
HIS SUNDAY PAY
TO RED CROSS

An interesting incident of last Sun
days sermon at the Palisade Union
Church was the announcement of the
minister, Rev. George Avery of Mount
Vernon, that Mr.. George HI. Frew,
treasurer of the church, could take his
pay envelope for the day<md present
it to the Palisade Red Cross with his
good wishes. The regular Sunday pay
of the minister is SIS, and Rev. Avery
act was regarded as not only gener-
GUS but patriotic to the last degree.
He comes all the way from Mount Yer
non to preach in Palisade, and the
distance is nearly 40 miles, both ways.
Mr.. Frew said of the donation:
"That was fine act, and indicates
how much we may all do if we only
feel the war spirit properly"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-09-28
Palisade Has Odd Collision
Tue Trolley Cars Meet Head
On, Both in Same Closed Block
Strange Accident That Apparently Had Excuse Except
Hasty Chance, Taken by Two Conductors-Several
Hurt, None Serousy-Injured Man Smokes
Cigarette and Jokes.
CAR EMPLOYEES WOULDN'T TALK

Palisade had another trolley car col
lision last Saturday afternoon about
/ AS that was almost duplicate of
one that occurred in the exact same
spot about 1905 or 1909 or whereabouts.
Two Hudson River cars on the old
Fort Lee line met head-on at the little
hill just north of Bluff road, not over
400 feet away at farthest And while
the damage was not great the accident
took on all of the spectacular elements
that made it first class sensation,
especially for the children of the vii
lage, who crowded around after the
thing took place, looked at those who
We're hurt and thought it all equal to o
circus. q
! The car going south had conductor
No. 1897 and motorman No. 592, both
men refusing to give their names. The
names or numbers of the north bound
car We're understandable As the mo-
tormen and conductors of both cars
saw that collision was unavoidable,
they ran to the platforms and leaped,
as did number of other passengers.
They all piled up in the little cut at
the point of impact Frank Andrews
of SO West Thirty-sixth. street. New
York, was on his way to the ferry and
jumped when he saw the other car
coming down on him. The conductor
and motorman We're ahead of him and
We're both unhurt, but Mr.. Andrews
was SO badly shaken NJ. that he was
iil;;ssh9ss.ts and lag y, q y ditch
until DIR. Max Weyler, who was on the
north bound car, could examine him.
Some one brought Il blanket, red
one, and threw it over Andrews. DR..
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-09-28
Fl. Lee Tax Rate Up 40 Points
Total Boro Tax Now $50, 600;
You See Need of Commission
years Drop 43 Presased This Years
Rate-Of Course, Ii Will All Be Laid the State and
C9nnty-This Whoppng Increase IL the Largest
- $50 Rateables Also, Of All Record In This Borough
ISCHOOL MONEY THE CAUSE

and literally throw him out of Office.
mission government we'd pretty soon
see an end of all this political clap
trap, where men cut shines, but don't
cut taxes. OF course, blame the peo-
pie themselves also. They had tried
the mayor and knew his promises,
especially his 5 per cent engineer
humbuggery. But we did think he
had CUTS enough to keep a solemn
pledge and not lay down to an OBJ
nOxiOus element in the community
We thought last January he'd keep his
word on commission. He hasn't done
it. He's made of the stuff I'd not want
to call mine. In law, when man
testifies that he agreed to do one
thing and did another, the court could
prove him liar and would so find
But the tax question is nightmare
1t is against the spirit of the hour, too
when the United States Government
is pleading with everybody to conserve
and save for the war, and they can't
because local taxes take the heart out
of their pocketbooks''
The great increase can't be put up
to the country this time. That is only
a two-point raise.
Councilman Arthur Kesmein couldn't
explain this Increase. He says it must
be more school money. He claims the
council isn't outspending itself and
said so.