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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
CUT PRICES
Government Making Determined Eff
fort To Lower Food Prices.

The government will make de-
termined effort to lower food prices
by selling the war department sup
plus food, in addition to making war
on the profiteers of the country.
1t is understood that the sale of the
war department foodstuffs will start
this coming week, and that orders
may be placed with the post offices, at
which time payment for goods must
be made.
The post Office authorities will then
send in the orders for the foodstuffs
thus ordered, and they will be deliv
cred by parcel post to the parties
who ordered the food.
The cut prices of the government
have been met with a slash on the
part of wholesalers in some parts of
the country, and it is understood that
the government may make another
cut in prices of the government food
which is to be sold.
Included among the meats to be
sold are corned beef, roast beef, corn
beef hash, bacon. In the vegetable
list is included baked beans, string
less beans, corn, tomatoes, pumpkin
and squash. Other foodstuffs such as
condensed milk, etc, which the de-
partment has, will also be placed on
the market and be sold direct to the
consumer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
Million Dollar Concern
to Locate in This City
Northern Wheel Company Has Purchased a Site and Will
Start Work on Buildings Within Two
Weeks.
ELECT OFFICERS
st. Louis Truck Factory Now Seems
To BE Certainty.

Last week officers were elected for
The Bollstrom Motor Company, Inc,
at a meeting held in st. Louis, at
which time it developed that the new
truck company was certainty for
that city.
Henry II. Soule. the well known
Alma contractor and builder, was
elected as president of the company.
The other officers elected were as fol-
lows: Vice presidnt, Maurice Boil
strom; secretary and treasurer, +. c..
Ohland The directors elected were
Henry II. Soule, Maurice Bollstrom,
f. c. Ohland, Henry j. Paulus, J. C.
Fellers, +. f. Bennett and w. II.
Hall.
The company has been incorporated
and application has been made with
the securities commission to sell
100000 worth of stock. The first
unit of the plant will be started this
fall and it is expected to be in oper-
alton before winter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY BUILDS
Warehouse and Offices Being
Started by Big Concern TO
Supply Central Michigan.
is DISTRIBUTING CENTER
Products Will BE Sent Out Soon to
Cities of This Section from
Alma.

The latter part of last week the
Standard Oil company let contract
with Henry II. Soule, we'll known
Alma contractor, for the first of the
structures which that company will
build in Alma, in making this city
a central distributing point for this
part of the state.
The new structure is TO be located
on the ground, now owned by the
company near the plant Of the Cen
trail Michigan Light & Power COM
pany. Work on the structure will
start at once, according to Mr.. Soule
the successful bidder for the contract.
Under the contract the building is TO
be completed and ready for business
by December |, 1919
The building is to be 80 feet in
width by 80 feet in length and will
be constructed of pressed brick. 1t
will be one story in height and will
have a half basement, which will be
just sufficiently large to take
care of the coal and the heating
plant for the building.
The plans call for an office, a ware
house and a garage in the building,
around which there will be a consid-
cradle amount of concrete work. The
warehouse will take up approximate
ly one-half of the new structure. and
the garage considerable portion of
the remainder. The garage is to be
large enough to take care of four
automobiles.
The railroad spur to the property
was put in some months ago. and at
that time it was rumored that the
building would be constructed this
year. but until the latter part of last
week. when the contract was let,
there was nothing definite known
in Alma in regard to the matter.
II is understood that this is simply
the first of a number Of structures
that are ultimately to be constructed
here by the Standard Oil company.
which it is understood, expects 10
make Alma the distributing point for
this part Of the state. 1t is not
known here, however, just what the
company contemplates in the future
1t is understood that the building
which is already started by Mr. Souie
will cost in the neghborhood of
$4,000 before the work has been en-
tirely completed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

By the death of Brother Louis b.
kehn which occurred Sunday morn
ing, July 9th, 1919, this lodge has
lost one of its most highly esteemed
and beloved members. He was a per-
son whom it was always pleasure
to meet and greet His pleasant man
ner and noble virtues are worthy of
emulation by all; and while we bow
in humble submission to the will of
our Supreme Architect, the passing
of our fraternal brother we greatly
deplore.
Resolved, that we as men and
Masons, express our great apprecia-
ton of his splendid character and
noble worth.
Resolved, that while we drop the
sympathetic tear over the grave of
our departed brother. we will ever
cherish his life and virtues with
kindly remembrance.
Resolved, that we share the sor-
rows of his faithful wife and vener-
able parents and extend to them our
most earnest sympathy; and be it
further
Resolved. that these resolutions be
spread in the memorial record book
of this lodge and copy mailed to his
bereft wife.
Alma Lodge, No. 244, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, Alma, Michigan.
j. f. Fuller, c. j. Milliken, F. o.
Parker
Adopted Aug. 9Th, 1919.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
GARDNER FORMS
A PARTNERSHIP
EX-Army Officer Will Come to
Alma and Take Up Medical
Work with Local Man.

A partnership has been formed be-
tween DR.. G. b. Gardner and DR.
Charles f. Dubois, both veterans of
the great World War, and who have
already resumed their civilian prac-
tice in the Pollasky block, in the
rooms formerly occupied by DR.
Gardner.
DR.. Gardner has practiced in Alma
for a number Of years, and is held
in high regard in this city by host
of friends. For the past two years
he has been in the service Captain
Gardner just recently returned to
this city, to resume his practice on
securing his discharge.
DR.. Dubois is newcomer to Alma
He is a graduate of the University
of North Dakota, where he received
his academic degree. He has his
doctors degree from the Rush
Medical college of Chicago. After
graduating he spent two years in
hospital work, being connected with
the hospital for crippled children in
OHlNdSOs tHe vi uulclpdl contagious
hospital in Detroit, Harper hospital
in Detroit and the Children's Free
hospital in Detroit. Six months prior
to the outbreak of the war he started
private practice with Dr. Hugo
Freund of Detroit, but when the wal
started, gave up his practice and en-
tered the service He held a com.
mission as lieutenant During the
influenza epidemic he was with base
hospital in Pennsylvania, where the
epidemic was severe among the Goa
miners because of the fact that most
of the doctors from that region haC
gone to the army. He rendered q
most valuable servise among the
miners there at that time.
DR.. Dubois comes here highly rec
commended, specially for his work
during the war and will undoubtedly
prove an able and capable partner
to DR.. Gardiner.
He will move his household goods
to Alma from Detroit as soon as
a suitable home can be secured
which he hopes will be within a very
short time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
CONTRACTOR
FACING SUIT
City Suing Purcell, Well Digger,
TO Secure Damages Amount
ing TO $4,000.
REPLEvINED THE MACHINES
City Officials Hold View that the
Contract for Wells Was Never
Completed.

Claiming that A. r. Purcell, Jack
well contractor, has not finished his
work in giving the City pure well
water supply of 1000 gallons per
minute, and that he had refused to
return to this city and complete his
work, the officials of the city started
suit late Tuesday afternoon against
Mr. Purcell seeking $4,000 damages.
In addition to starting suit against
Purcell the city officials also re-
plevined well digging machine
which the Jackson man had on the
job, and which is now in st. Louis
where Purcell is putting down a well
for that city. The other machine has
not yet been located.
Included in the $25,OO0.00 asked
as damages by the city of Alma for
the failure Of the Jackson man to
complete his work here is an item of
$4,000, or 10 per cent of the contract
price of $4,000, which it is set forth
was illegally obtained by Purcell
through his alleged misrepresenta-
tion of the wells to John White, city
engineer at that time, who put his
o X. on the work.
Under the contract with Purcell
the title of the well digging machin-
cry was to rest in the City of Alma
until the satisfactory completion of
the wells. which the city officials hold
could not be until they had been test
ed and shown to yield flow of 1000
gallons of water per minute, when
pumped in unison, and until the wat
er had been approved by the State
Board of Health as a safe drinking
water.
AS result the city obtained a
writ of replevin for the well digging
machinery. which in the view of the
city officials belongs to the City of
Alma The writ was served on Pur-
cell Tuesday with notice of the start
ing of the suit. This has caused the
stopping of his well digging opera
tions in St Louis until such time as
ne may furnish a bond for the value
of the machinery in use there, or UNI
Ill he secures machinery from some
other source.
While a law suit is always more
or less of "A gamble, the city officials
believe that they have an exception
ally strong case against Mr.. Purcell
and intend to push it to the limit, as
they are certain that the city will be
able to recover a portion of the con-
tract money which was paid to Mr..
Purcell on his estimates
Such a result naturally will lessen
the extra cost that the city will be
under in completing the work, and
the officials feel that it is their duty
to the taxpayers of the city to re-
cover as much of the money as pos
sible.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
BOYCOTTED
Mr.. Callahan Now Seeks TO Rule the
World of Semi-PrO Baseball.

Long has dear old Chi been famed
for its rings, political and otherwise,
but now has bobbed up brand
spankin' new ring, a real genuine
article too, as Mr.. John j. Callahan
of the Logan Squares will assure you,
only this cute little ring happens to
be baseball ring, which evidently is
seeking to control the semi-pro world,
and to have Chicago as its hub, with
the said j. j. perched in the center
directing affairs, through the ire
mendous pull that he evidently
imagines that he has.
Claiming that he had been slugged,
gagged and outraged through the
Republics having hired a player from
his team and given him real money
each pay day, and having for excuse
that the Republics had not only taken
his player, Freeman, but that they
had also raided another club OF the
Chicago league, and secured Hager-
man from the Nash Motors, said j. j.,
his full allotment of Irish aroused,
barked strongly through a letter 10
one Rex Devogt, manager of the Re
publics, telling him that the Repub-
lies were in bad with the Chicago
league, and that they would be boy
cotted
Horrors, Monday night at meet
ing of the directors of the Chicago
league, }. J. led the Republic infant
to the slaughter Boycott em they
did as a reply 10 the wrathful words
of J. j.
IT'S even said that teams of the
league playing the Republics will be
chastised by being kicked out Of the
Chicago league. Yet the Fairies from
Beloit, strongest aggregation of the
league have dared to violate the ex-
press commands Of all the Irish
blood that's in me-"
One Mr. Callahan did not have
Freeman under contract, and as Mar
quardt, writing up the little party in
the Chicago Daily News said Monday
while the Republic Trucks have a
perfect right to take those players
they (meaning of course the Repub-
lics) are not members of the Chicago
league-some action is promised that
will prevent them from booking
games with any Of the league teams"
Oh, Tommyrot, Mr.. Callahan, a
ball player is human, and likes the
looks of real coin of the realm. No
man working, who is not under a con-
tract, but what is a free agent when
he seeks to leave, and has right to
leave for more promising fields of
endeavor
A trial. as say the patent medicine
advertisements. will convince the
most skeptical. But then j. j. said in
his letter to the Republic baseball
management, IF you don't play my
way III take my dolls and go home"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
SOLDIERS RECORDS
ARE BEING SOUGHT
County Organization is Seeking
the Records of GratiOt Men
in Service.

Mrs. Glen Crisp, who has charge
of the work of securing the names
Of all young men who were in the
service, together with their records,
that a complete county record Of
Gratiot men may be made and pre-
served, is now busy on this work
under the direction of Mrs. f. ..
Hamilton, county chairman.
These records are to include the
personal record of the men, when and
where they were born, occupation oe-
fore and after the war, their war
record including the first camp en-
tered and when, rank, company and
regiment, promotions, transfers, etc.
These records promise to be of i'm
portance from a historical view
point in the future and will also be
of the greatest value to the indi-
viduals, who saw service, in the
future years.
Mrs. f. ID. Hamilton of Ithaca is
county chairman for this work ana is
spending great deal of time on It.
without any compensation. She Is
being ably supported by ladies in
every section of the county.
In Alma Mrs. Glen Crisp is city
chairman and she has divided the
city into four parts, which are the
same as the wards, with a chairman
for each.
The chairmen of the various wards
of the city as selected by Mrs. Crisp
are as follows: First ward, Miss
Laura 3. Soule; second ward. Mrs
Glen Crisp; third ward, Mrs. p. M.
Smith; fourth ward, Mrs. r. c.
Grimm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
CITY OF ALMA"
CHRISTENING SOON
Alma's Liberty Loan Honor
Ship Will BE Launched at
Alexandria, Va.

Word has been received from the
U. s. Shipping Board, through T.
Arnold Robinson, chairman of the
Victory Loan campaign in Gratiot, to
the effect that the City of Alma"
will be christened at Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, in the near future. 1t is pos
sible that Governor Sleeper will be
present at that time.
The name "Alma" had been select
ed by the committee, which sent
Alma to the front rank of the cities
of Michigan with its great percent
age of oversubscription in the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign, but this
proved unacceptable to the United
States Shipping Board.
That there might be no possible de-
lay from wrangling or choosing a
new name, the "City of Alma" was
substituted by the Victory Loan of
ficials of the county, which will re-
tain the idea that the former COM
mittee had, and which probably will
give to the City of Alma a still
greater amount Of publicity.
The date for the christening Of the
vessel has not been as yet, but
is expected to be given out in the
near future.
Efforts are being made by the Vic
tory Loan officials to have Governor
Albert +. Sleeper present at the
christening, when Miss Esther
Rhodes sponsors the vessel that will
be named in the city's honor, and it
is also expected that F. r. Fenton,
federal director of sales for the Lib
cry Loans in Michigan, and Mr.. Platt,
director Of sales for this district,
will also be prevailed upon to be
present.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
BETTER WITH THAN WITHOUT

A gang of Irish workmen busily
engaged unloading at the docks.
Suddenly there was a tremendous
buzzing overhead and an aeroplane
came in sight at very high alti-
tude.
Sure, ] wouldn't like TO be up
there in that acceptance" remarked
Murphy, refectively.
"Ahl" replied Pat. But / would
MT like to be up there without it,
sonnyw
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
WILL PICNIC IN ALMA

On Friday. August %, the L. o. T.
NJ members of Gratiot county will
hold their annual picnic at Wright
park in this city. The st. Louis lodge
and the local lodge are laying plans
for entertaining the other lodges Of
the county. The entertainment will
be featured with the pageant.
peace"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
GO TO PONTIAC

The Republic baseball team will go
to Pontiac Saturday and Sunday,
where the strong aggregation repre-
senting the Wilson Iron and Machin-
cry company will be played. The
Truckmakers are looking for two
hard battles in this series as the
Pontiac nine is considered as one Of
the states strongest semi-pro teams.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
LOSE GAME
Northern Wheel Team Defeated bN
Erd Motors of Saginaw Sunday.

Fra M0tOrs OF Saginaw Sunday.
Bill" Minis team of desk swipes.
playing as the Northern Wheel com
pany nine, was defeated Sunday bv
the Erd Motor aggregation of Sagi-
nav by a score of Z to 5, two bad
innings for the local brigade being
enough to give the visitors the runs
needed 10 land the game.
The leaders Of the Saginaw In
dustrial league race came to Alma
with Brooks, former crack Arthur
Hill star and prospective Detroit
Tiger. to do the box work. Brooks
was hit hard and often by the
Wheelers, who, however, in the last
five innings could not touch the Wis
ting hurler with men on the sacks
Twelve of the Desk Swipes struck
out during the bout.
During the first three innings il
looked like an easy victory for the
local team, one run coming i'm the
first and two in the third. Things
changed in the next inning, however.
the Motormakers cracking out three
hits which coupled with local errors
netted four runs. This was tied in
the final half of the inning when the
Alma crew annexed another run. In
the fifth the Erd nine grabbed two
more counters and in the seventh
showed another over.
The Alma team had chances to
score in the seventh, eighth and
ninth, but were turned back by
Brooks, who went better the longer
the game lasted. Bell opened the
seventh with a three-base drive, but
the following three men could not
touch the offerings of Brooks and he
died at that station. In the eighth
with two down, Worth and Siminton
singled, but poor base running killed
off the chances in that inning. Bates
opened the ninth with a double. and
his teammates chased him over the
counting station with bingles, before
Brooks frightened up and killed off
the Alma rally.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
HAS ARRIVED

Frank +. Smith has announced that
the Pathe Actuelle, which he had
been expecting, has arrived and is
now on display at the Pathe store,
where music lovers may see and
hear the new musical wonder.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
WE CAN ALL AGREE

Dissatisfied Housewife-"Do you
mean to say that this meter meas
ures the amount of gas we burn?"
Gas Collector will enter into
no controversy, sir; but may say
that the meter measures the amount
of gas you will have to pay for"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
FINED FOR DRUNKENNESS

William Bartlett. living east of
this city, was arrested circus day in
Alma charged with being drunk, and
when taken before a local justice of
the peace entered a plea of not guilty
and paid fine of $500 and costs
amounting to S4.75. Bartlett made a
signed statement for the officials in
which he admitted that he had been
drinking "home BREW" and that he
had offered drink to two others.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14

Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Ingersoll Of
Constantine are visiting Mrs. Inger-
soils parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. s.
Babcock. for few days. Mr.. Inger-
soil is superintendent of schools at
Constantine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14

Advertise your wants in The Rec
ord.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14

Envy is a tacit acknowledgment
of inferiority.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14

Best ice cream. DeLuxe-77-tf-c
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-28
YEARS OF THE MODERN

WEARS of the modern. years of the uu
u perform'd!
Your horizon rises-I see it parting away
for more august dramas;
/ see not America only see not only Lib
erty's nation, but other nations pre-
pairing;
/ see tremendous entrances and exits-1 see
new combinations-I see the soil
darity of races;
I see that force advancing with irresistible
power on the worlds stage;
(Have the old forces, the old wars. played
their parts? are the acts suitable to
them closedO
I see Freedom, completely armd, and vic
torious, and very naughty, with Law
on one side and Peace on the other,
A stupendous Trio, all issuing forth against
the idea of caste;
What historic denouements are these we so
rapidly approach?
I see men marching and counter marching
by swift millions;
I see the frontiers and boundaries of the old
aristocracies broken;
I see the landmarks of European kings re-
moved;
I see this day the People beginning their
landmarks.
Walt Whitman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-28

existing copditions, about half Of these
will be made permanent" One won
ders what cards are up the sleeves of the
men in high places that will call for the
absorption of the unoccupied men and
the many additional officers the new
course will bring into existence.
OF the many junior officers in the naval
reserve force now being demoblized or
soon to be demobilized fair percentage
will go into the merchant marine (where
some of them received their preliminary
training). Ensigns shippin3 as quarter
masters and qualifying as mates hope to
keep themselves ready for post in the
navy when occasion offers.
But why not have a college and univer-
sity course wholly and frankly for prepa-
ration for service in the merchant ma
rinc--an ancient and honorable service
that deserves the very best of our man.
hood?
Maybe we need greater naval reserve
force. Assuredly and beyond peradven-
ture we need more men and officers for
the coming American merchant marine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-28
THE BATTLE-GROUND is HERE

WHATEVER happcn5 in Washington,
the equal suffragists are heartened
by the victory in this state. For the sec
ond time the Legislature has voted to
submit to the electors an amendment to
the constitution which viii permit the
women to vote if it is ratified at the polls.
When a similar amendment was sub
mitted to the people in 1915 it received
$4,000 affirmative votes, and AL 900
votes were cast against it. About $4,000
of the hostile votes were cast in this city
out of a total poll on it of less than 20O,-
600. 1t was carried in Allegheny county,
which contains the city of Pittsburgh, and
in Lackawanna county, which includes
, the city of Scranton.
1t should be apparent to the suffragists
that if the amendment is to be carried
next fall they must concentrate their at
tention upon the voters in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-28
GERMANY PREPARING TO FIGHT?

AN INDEPENDENT Socialist news
"A paper in Berlin charges that under
the pretense of organizing a national
guard units are being formed in every
district and chief town, and adds that
this is only the beginning; for "once the
militia is formed in the boroughs, towns
and districts they will be grouped to form
provincial corps"
The allegation might easily be true.
Everybody wanted peace when the armi-
stice was signed, the Germans most of
al. But men who have put in four wears
at the game of war are not easily alb
sorbed into peaceful pursuits. Sometimes
when the inclination is present the peace
full pursuit is not there to absorb them.
Restlessness and lack of employment
might easily induce soldiers to resume
military duties.
Germany has now no chance in the
world of accomplishing what she set out
20 do, but she is still in a position to
cause embarrassment and distress.