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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
Those
Luncheons

Colonel Roosevelt, the article points
out, always prided himself upon his
editorial punctuality. His articles al
ways put in an appearance precisely &C
cordng to schedule. And he would al
ways discuss the articles before writing
them. The account proceeds:
"The best time was when we lunched to-
gether. At first it was az the LIE MARQUIS
round the corner on Thirty-first Street. be-
cause the colored waiter there was friend
of the Colonies. When Frank moved away
uptown to the Langdon at Fifty-sixth Street
the Colonel had to do likewise But we
didn't lunch there very often. The Harvard
Club was more convenient.
"The table would be set for three or four:
but the Colonel invariably brought about
five or six more along with him whom he
had just happened to think Of They were
varegated and often poyglot assemblies,
the Colonel never hesitating to attack his
6US9So III NOiuDlc DuC unSrammatlC3l French
if need be. The conversation roamed all
over the place. Once we met in solemn con-
clave upstairs to settle the affairs of the
universe; Roosevelt at one end of the table
Leonard Wood at the other They fell to
telling stories about each other and scored
off each other and the laughter was as
Gargantuan the mutton chops, and we
forgot the universe altogether.
"Then there was the day when Archie
back from the front, dropped in to lunch,
with a few Of his friends, and another
table had to be brought up alongside and
the telephone boy came in with 8 message
for Colonel Roosevelt, and not having been
telephone boy long at the Harvard Club
and not being very we'll up in insignia Of
rank he delivered the telegram to Archie.
That pleased the Colonel immensely. He
admitted that his nose was out of Joint
and rightly so. And then he quoted Peter
DUNES remark, Colonel, one of these days
those boys of yours will be putting the
name of Roosevelt on the map
"But for all the scattered talk and the
strange collections of people we always
found that somehow the Colonel had cleared
the air about some point which we had in
tended to discuss, so that the real business
which we had set out upon seemed to set
tie itself in a very few words when luncheon
was over. And however long we sat we
never felt that a moment was wasted be-
cause the conversation was nearly always
of things we'll done, of service to the coun-
try, of big things to be accomplished
Truly with Roosevelt in the company you
breathed an ampler air"
How Roosevelt felt about the tangled
Russian problem is thus brought out:
I'm the summer the luncheons were often
transferred to Oyster Bay What a count
less procession of men and women went up
Sycamore Hill to the big trophy room which
was such perfect background. The spirit
of that house was in itself the finest
product of the Roosevelt character 1t was
spirit so completely devoid of hero wor-
ship and SO infectious in its loyalty, sin
cerity and marvellous good humor that the
stranger could hardly help falling victim
to the Roosevelt charm. 1t was at luncheon
there that the Colonel met Marin Botch-
kareva. 4 don't believe in women going to
war; he said, but bring her out just the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

a STORY which throws new and
~ most interesting light on Theo-
4 IA dore Roosevelt appears in the
March issue of "The Metro
politan Magazine" just out. 1t is
nv the editor, and discusses princi-
nallv phases of Colonel Roosevelt's
association with the magazine, cover
ing the last two or three years of
his life. First Colonel Roosevelt's
opinion of his own political prospects
is shown. The editor writes:
"On the Sunday after the elections of
last November I went out to Oyster Bay
TO discuss an article on the league of peace.
result Of the elections. 1T was fine VIC
tory, and just the right kind of a victory.
have been bad for the country; it would
have given the reactionary element too
much confidence. AS 1t is they will have
to listen to reason. don't know
whether they will be sensible enough to
accept the progressive principles laid
down in my Maine speech or not; I don't
know whether they want me or my leader
ship But so far as / am concerned don't
care. I've done my share. I'm glad to have
seen these elections. I'm glad to have had
my hand in the result. I don't see why 7
should worry about the future. I'm sixty
years old and I'm through. All want now
Is to see my sons come back from the war;
~ told the Colonel I had been reading
that very morning Morley's Life of Glad
stone and apparently on his sxtieth
birthday Gladstone had used just that sort
of language; yet he had remained in poll
tics for nearly twenty-five years more. The
Colonel stuck to his point; he had done
enough"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

refused. When he was denied the chance
of 1917 things were not going too we'll
with the Allies-Russia was out of the
game and America was slowly arriving
we thought it might do some good to have
Roosevelt go over; we thought he might
speak with greater authority here if he
had seen the front. consulted Bob Col
lier. . . and between US we persuaded
Lord Northclife to back the plan. So one
hot day I escorted the Colonel to the fif-
teenth floor Of the Gotham Hotel, where
we met the head Of the British War Mis-
sion in his shirtsleeves. Northcliffe did
his part very we'll. He said it was the duty
of all leading statesmen to go to the front
and see things for themselves. Lloyd
George, he said, owed his hold over the
British people largely to the fact that he
was constantly visiting the front.
"'That's a different thing altogether said
Roosevelt quickly. 'He goes and sees and
has power to act. can DO nothing They
would give me a great reception, and I
might buck them up For about one day and
half. After that they would want to
know how soon we were going to have
million men at the front. I couldn't tell
them the truth and I wouldn't lie. Be-
sides, have horror OF being a spectator
while other men are fighting. They would
have to show me round and pay some atten-
ton to me, and should simply be most
damnably in the way
"He promised to think it over, because
Northcliffe was so insistent But I knew
he wouldn't go. And I knew that he was
right and we we're wrong"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
OIL Roosevelt Electric Open Minded Punctua1 to the Last
ssDuring These Four Years He
Thought of Nothing But
America"

suit against Barnes. The writer states:
II got him the long distance telephone
that Saturday night, May Sth. The first thing
he said was: What is Wilson doing? Has
he seized the ships? Do you mean to say
he hasn't seized the German ships in our
harbors?' l told him the ships were not
seized, and he then and there sat down in
Albany to write the famous Lusitania edi-
torial, which reached US by Monday morn
on the High Seas"
An interesting angle is brought out
at this point which illustrates Colonel
Roosevelt's entire willingness to receive
criticism and make use of suggestions:
''He liked on occasion to pass the MSS.
Of his articles round to his friends and get
their criticism. He not only didn't resent
criticism; he frequently accepted the judg-
ment Of others and made corrections. What
times we used to have when an article
would be passed round, one sheet at time,
to half a dozen critics, carefully chosen
from all sorts Of political camps, the
Colonel conversing with all six on Diff
ferent points almost simultaneously, and
now and then Selling the page and writing
in a correction in a pencilled scrawl which
only miracle worker among copyreaders
could decipher.
"The changes made were generally to en-
phasize a point, or to correct facts or
figures, or to avoid some misunderstand-
ing. On matters Of principle the Colonel
stood to his guns and in matters Of judg-
ment he was extraordinarily apt to be
right, often when the facts were still un-
certain. I am bound to say that we our
selves profited enormously by following his
judgment, even when we we're inclined to
think he might be mistaken. He was the
first man, for example, to see the terrible
menace Of Bolshevism. In the beginning
the liberals in America either expressed
sympathy with the extremists in Russia
or wanted to give them a chance TO see
what they could do. The Colonel, al
though a strong Progressive, envisaged at
once the clean cut fight between Bolshe-
vism and democracy.
"There was a time. think it was during
the campaign in which Roosevelt Loyalty
supported Hughes, when we thought he
was straying from the paths Of progress
into the arms of the standpatters. Will
lam Hard came all the way from Washing
ton to unburden himself on the subject
He and the Colonel unched together at
the Harvard Club, and Hard, having great
affection and deep admiration for Roose-
welt, spent full hour in approaching the
point of criticism and putting it as deli
cately as possible The Colonel listened at
tentively and when Hard finished he called
to mutual political friend who happened
TO be passing the table and said, Come here
and sit down. Bill Hard has just been telling
me that l have hardening of the mental
in a swift phrase he summed up bluntly
the accusation which Hard had taken so
much time and care to express in polite
language. But he enjoyed the criticism
because it was friendly and honest
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
JOHN BARLEYC0RN

here event OF national Importance July first
yet nm Nchgan made te impression that scarcely
gave thought The~naton dry and Old John Barley
corn one OF the nations greatest the greatest
was laid away without tear pang Of regret. and America
has taken great step forward.
There time when the iquol interests absolutely
dictated terms TO all other interests They controlled very
large degree al legislation in both state and nation The saloon
the headquarters political operations and whatever
put IN the barroOm usually through whether
Just not For the liquor forces controlled
enough to dictate and control legislation the
meeting TO the United States Senate
The writer spent three years Alma college begin
ming and that three there scarcely day when from
dozen eelng along making
disgusting spectacle of themselves There when
the saloon and its influence did bring shame and
disgrace right here in Alma and what
all Michigan and the nation have been here
month"; the departure John Michigan
his evil influence except here and there
campaign education Systematically waged
this great evil and although it had powerful hold and
limited of defense it had 1t could stand the
OF aroused conscience and enlightened public
opinion.
We are inestimaby better off without both from the
standpoint OF morality and business and again
evil influence dirty the fair nation We have
passed the saloon stage i'm development
The passing OF John BareycOm with his powerful influence
FOR evil the remedy all evils the polite
and that remedy lies in of education
thing that evil and against the best public
Evil doors always Let alone and they long
stand pess publicity which reveals the world their dongs
in the right light 49,.
The people have largely what they by intelligent
conscientious cooperation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
ROCK OF MAJESTIC BEAUTY
That Has Been Finely Described
by Traveller.

There Is grim gray rampant that
know. It's jagged ridge sharp cut
against the sky. while over all its
mighty breadth and height. brooks
stark desolatien. From miles away
IL gazes over lower peaks upon the
yellow, hot and dusty desert that
seems. by contrast. fleming with life.
No eagle wheels above that steep wall,
nor hawk nor buzzard circles In the
blue. No earth, no weed. nor any
desert growth finds Judgment in a
crevice Of the rock
And yet. when day is fading, and Il
stands out purple-black against the
rosy clouds. il holds a certain beauty
in IFS gloomy loneliness Then when
tho evening has closed in and velvet
night comes forth, IT towers a migfNy
shape against the p0ler sky And in
the stillesf watches of the night the
frosty gi'uerng stars sfoop low TO
kiss its stony brow; for, though its
foot IS covered deep I'm sharp edged
shifting sha.e It's lofty head rears
proudly uu CO. mlngle with the brilliant
spheres chat lower mountains may not
reach and mocks at desolatiou-Or-
vile H. Leonard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING

The Annual Meeting Of School
District No | Fractional, Arcadia and
Pine River townships. county Of Ora
tiot, and state of Michigan. will be
held in the high school building in
the city of Alma, county and state
aforesaid, IN said school district, on
the l4th day OF July A. ID. 1919, at
y o'clock in the evening of said day
Is o'clock p. NJ for the purpose Of
electing three CD trustees. two Of
said trustees TO be for period Of
three CO years and oneO) for term
Of two o. years to fill vacancy
Second: tor the purpose Of select
ing grounds suitable for the en-
largng of the school site in the
southeastern portion of the city Of
Alma, within SAID school district and
known as tire Republic School Site,
and being composed Of the following
lots: 81, l62. l63. lG4, lG5 and lGG
of the Elmwood Subdivision 20 the
city OF Alma. Michigan
The Board Of Education recon-
mends The purchase Of the following
lots for that purpose: ll9, 100, l5l
and ~ Of Elmwood Subdivision
and recommends that the legal
electors of said district vote to APP
propriate one thousand eight hun
dred dollars (Sl600O0) for the pur-
pose Of the purchase Of same
Third: For the purpose of vot-
ing upon the proposition to adopt
the act classifying school districts
having a population of five hundred
or more and less than twelve thou
sand las districts of the third and
fourth classes, and providing for the
control and administra-
ton of such school districts and the
schools therein.
AT this meeting the qualified vot-
ers may transact any other business
that may lawfully come before it,
-- Dated this third day Of July. 1919
03-1-c A. j Archer, Secretary.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
Now Treatment for Meats.

The profession of chemical engineers
ing has newly justified itself with an
nouncement of the perfection Of a
process OF dchydrating meats which
overcomes former objections that the
treatment coagulated the protein and
rendered Il unpalatable. The new
process removes all-of the water and
renders the product sterile, so that il
can be kept indefinitely. II dispenses
with the use OF brine. refrigeration or
any other artificial agency, and the
two chief economic arguments In it's
favor are that IL saves about eleven
twelfths OF transportation space now
required and calls for no especial pro-
visions for its preservation. The sciep-
fists point out that these factors would
make the new product especially de-
sirable for relief work in Europe. that
IL would be ideal for vessels on long
voyages and that by avoiding refriger-
alton costs II ought 10 contribute some
thing toward reducing the cost Of liv-
ing-Portland Oregonian.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10

they reached the parting place they
had made all the plans. That very
afternoon they would drive 20 Brux-
ton and be married, they decided. AT
two o'clock VIII would meet her at the
usual place with horse and buggyt
Half-psst one found Madge all
ready, suitcase packed and sll. As
luck would have IL. Aunt Betty had
taken sick from the perfume of cer'
tain kind OF flower that always made
her sick that Madge had struggled
into the house Intentionally, and had
gone TO bed for the afternoon. With
her hand on the door Madge stopped
She had forgotten her wishing
lamp"--the most cherished Of her pos.
sessions. IL had been her treasure
from childhood She could not leave
II. Her grandmother had bequeathed
Il To her. but II was not for that alone
that she priced II.
The story of Aladdin and his won
derful lamp had always been her
favoritc fairy tale. and often she had
played Aladdin and pretended that the
old.fashioned table lamp, replaced
years before 10y electric light only
needed 10 be- rubbed to grant her wish
The habit of mg'.ine wishes on it hnd
grouu.Nith her Huf a't"uu % he 'Hd
forsaken The Aladdin f h sH
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10

still had q magic power 10 bring her
happiness. she half believed. Oh. no.
she couldn't leave II. Up the stairs
| she went, To return minute after
ward with the old lamp safe Ia her
arms.
Two hours later Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Desmond walked out of the rec
tory In Bruxton.
Il wish we could go back homc."
VIII said, ''and l don't see why we
can't"
The mention OF the word wish had
reminded Madge of the lamp, which
she had placed under the seat of the
buggy. She put her hand under 10 see
II II was still there. then pulled Il back
with cry of fright
"Will Desmond. you have put your
foot Oh my grandmother's lamp.
There's "a big hole in it,
There was the evidence-the lamp
had a hole in the Manipulated oil
tank big enough 10 put a fist through.
whats thisY WINS hand went
into the hole and brought out n ring.
The lost engagement ring they
cried together 1T wasn't stolen
after ALL"
For half an hour Miss Betty Win
shade and Mr. Benjamin Desmond had
been arguing. II Was the first time
they had spoken. for thirty years and
they We're letting forth all the mean
things they had saved up to say TO
with them both little shaky IN their
beliefs of the righteousness OF their
causes.
Perhaps you didn't steal the ring,
bit that doesn't find my niece Madge,"
Aunt Betty painted.
And perhaps YOU didn't lose the
ring on purpose, but that doesn't say
your niece can run of with my
nephew" Uncle Ben said. although not
So antagOnistically as before.
''She Is as good cirl as ever lived"
Aunt Betty sobbed
And he is a good boy Her tears
had had the effect of quoting Uncle
Ben 20 the reasoning point.
II was the opportune moment for
the arrival OF the clippers. and sure
enough they came on hand. Before
condemnation could be showered on
their heads the lost ring was displayed
and recognized. Aunt Betty remem-
bered that the ring had been loose,
and that she had cleaned her mothers
lamp the day IL had disappeared.
After all those years IT was hard 10
believe the truth. but the old folks
were equal TO the occasion.
III 1t wasn't that your wishing lamp
was broken I'd be glad we found the
ring" VIII said. the first chance they
had TO be alone.
II don't need II now" Madge smiled
sweetly. II have all the happiness !
need without wishing for any more"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
The Wishing
Lamp
~
Copyright 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
BY VINCENT G. PERRY

paper Syndicate)
Perhaps if Madge's Aunt Betty and
Wits Uncle BeI-had been lass against
their friendship it might not have de-
yelQped 50 swiftly, but after the first
two or three meetings they spent
every spare moment either together
OF trying To devise some means OF
getting together Although Aunt Bet
~ kept "a strict watch on Madse aud
Uncle Ben threatened 60 disinherit
VIII, they met often. She was such a
sweet. dispositioncd little girl and he
was such "a. tail. HANDSOME young fell
low II was n0 wonder they fell Ia love.
"Madge, I'm tired of ii all, let's
elope," VIII suggested one fine after
noon after they had both had "a par
ticularly trying time to keep an ap.
pontment at the old mill
But Aunt Betty Madge ex-
claimed, somewhat in horror
Bother take Aunt Betty. and Uncle
Ben, too for that matter" WIN cried
angrily. They have no right TO spoil
our lives. and that is what they are
going to do"
I'm eighteen" Madge demurred.
I'm tweniy-one." he said resonant
ly. Let's get married in BruXton.'
Bruxton was few miles distant.
Perhaps we wouldn't be happy"
Madge hesitated You know your
uncle and my aunt were once in love,
and look what enemies they are now,
and all over simple little thing too"
we are not so silly aS 10 quarrel
over such Thing as ring came
from VIII in dsdain.
But your uncle stole aunt's ring,
or. rather, took back the ring he had
given her without aunt's permission"
Madge pouted.
He did nothing of the kind Your
aunt said he did but that was just
her excuse" viii said Indignantly.
They had had misunderstanding
and that was her way OF getting rid
OF him"
1T was not :" Madge flashed. her
eyes blazing. land If he told you that
ie is lie. Your uncle threatened 10
take the ring the night they had the
quarrel. My aunt never spoke 10 him
again"
And | guess he doesn't want her
to, the old eat :"
"Will Desmond. how dare you :"
Never had he seen Madge SO angry.
She had turned her back on him and
was walking away hurriedly. but he
went after her, his anger gone aud
nothing left but desire 10 make
II thought We wouldn't be so silly
as 70 quarrel over little thing like a
ring" he said. after all his pleadings
had been in vain. Then they both
laughed
As they walked home the elopement
was mentioned again. BY the time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
Missing His Opportunity.

The conductor Of a band, giving an
Open-air concert. beat time very ener-
getically, leaning now toward one
part OF the band and now to anoth-
or, and stamping his foot apparently
in paroxysms OF musical fervor. Nike,
in the audience. watched him, fasci-
GATED; but AT the end of the selection,
with q disappointed air. he turned to
cave. How did ye like it, Mixer
asked his friend. "Come away" said
Nike. in disgust. "Oi've been watch
in him for half an hour, and he hasn't
hlt one of thin yet !"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
Airship's Day Coming.

We have passed from the bert Tirl
buggy 10 the chummy roadster. and IL
Is only step further "a the chummy
nyabout. The day may be here shortly
when the young man who is courting a
real American girl will scorn the auto
mobile. Instead he will call for her In
his chummy fyabout and pa had bet
ter arrange parking space. II rain
threatens they will fly above the
clouds. II the evening is hot they will
rise n few thousand feet ia where 1t
is cooler. The red running gears are
gone and the motor car may be pass
ing Tomorrow often springs some
hing new. and when 10 comes youth
iH eiodlN accept indianapolis
NaNs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10

city's veteran realty and building
experts, who, with other capita
lists, has formed the Bankers
Land and Investment Corporation
to build houses on scale hither-
10 unknown.
Though this corporation has
been in the field only a month,
II already has over 90 houses un-
der erection and Is ordering It's
materials in quantities 10 take
care OF 200 houses al time
The Corporation is being con
Quoted along strictly business
lines and with live cooperation
from he general public which
has been allotted slightly more
than one-third Of the Corpora
tons stock issue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10

With the wartime building en-
barge raised Detroit is now
breaking all its cid construction
records in a frantic rush 10 salts
fy the demand for homes which
has been the resul, OF her steady
growth in population
More. than 200 houses are be
ing built weekly in the city and
is immediate suburbs, yet these
additions are not even keeping
pace with the weekly influx of
new citizens and their families.
Detroit now realizes that the
situation must be tackled in
systematic way In large part
thi, realization has come about
through the energetic efforts of
Frederic II /eigen. one of the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
Eastern mad Stones"

In eastern countries rabies IS treat
ed by the "tabasheer," or some other
form Of what are indiTerently called
snake stones" or "madstOnes." and
which are believed to BE- specific for
all forms Of poisonous bites or wounds.
"Tabasheer" Is a porous, stony accre-
ton found in the stalks Of bamboo. II
was used In Persia So long ago as the
tenth century, and is carefully de-
described by the French traveller Tav-
ernier who visited India in the seven
teenth century.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
DNferlnn Fears.

When n l. n man getting . sci
Of false teeth he is afraid he is no,
going to be able 60 eat with them:
II IL is n woman. she is afraid she
will not be able to talk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10

Jack Dempsey demonstrated what training and careful
living will do for His calling particularly elevatng
useful but his accomplishment for preparation