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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
NO IMMEDIATE
STRIKE RESULT
Republic Motor Truck Company
Inc, Fairly Well Supplied
with Steel for Present.
LOCAL COMPANY FORTUNATE
Number of Automobile and Truck
Companies in State Have Only
Small Supply on Hand.

Reports from all parts of the state
indicate that nearly all of the auto
mobile and truck factories of Michi-
gan have only a small amount of
steel on hand, and that in case of the
great steel strike being a prolonged
one that two or three weeks will see
some Of these factories closing down.
An interview yesterday morning
with Mr. c. G. Rhodes, secretary of
the Republic Motor Truck Company
Inc, of this city, brought forth the
fact that the local company is fairly
well supplied with this material at
the present time an dthat there is no
immediate danger 'of the Republic
plant being closed down by the strike.
Unless the strike continues for a
number of weeks it is not believed
that it will seriously affect the local
industry, that is employing more
people than any other Alma insti-
tuition.
This seems to indicate that the
workers in Alma will not be forced
TO idleness because Of the great
steel strike, which is being felt in
over score of states in which steel
mills are located.
Some of the large factories in De-
troit and Flint have reported that
they will not be able to operate for
more than two or three weeks, while
other factories in those cities are
claiming TO be well fortified against
closing. by having large quantity
of steel on hand.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
HONORS FIELD
Former Alma College Coach Named
Athletic Director at Albion.

1t was announced the first of the
week that the executive board of con-
troll at Albion college had decided TO
name a permanent director of ath-
letics at the Methodist college, and
that Paul Field, better known as
IKE" had been named for the place.
Field came to Alma early this
spring and had charge of the base
ball team of Alma college, which
lost the NJ |. A. A. title because Of
being rained out of the final two
games at the NJ. |. A. A. finals at
Albion in June. Field has a number
of friends in Alma, who wish for him
a high degree Of success at Albion,
except Of course, when his teams are
battling with the sturdy athletes Of
Alma college.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
OPEN SEASON
Coach Woods Alma College Eleven
Open with DetrOiters SATURDAY..

Coach Alger H. Woods Alma col
lege football team will open the 1919
season Saturday afternoon, playing
Detroit Junior College on Davis field.
and in view of the few veterans that
the new athletic mentor has on hand
this year, hopes are not any too
bright for victory.
An accident has already robbed
Coach Wood of one of the most prom
ising of the bunch of new men who
turned out for the eleven, Walker,
former Ypsi normal fullback, having
broken a collar bone in practice one
night last week. This will probably
keep the former Ypsi star out of the
game for six or seven weeks.
The green material seemingly is
rounding into shape in good style,
but 1t will not be until after the can
didates that have been under fire that
a line can be drawn on the probable
strength of the Alma gridders this
year. The fans are still hoping for
fast aggregation, but there seems
to be little chance that Coach Wood
will be able to grind out an eleven
which will be able to stack up sue
cessfully against the veteran teams
which Albion, Kalamazoo, NJ. A. c.,
Hillsdale and other schools are al
ready claiming.
Detroit Junior college last year had
one of the strongest football aggre-
cations in the state, and defeated the
Detroit University football aggrega-
ton, as well as other well known
fighting machines. This would indi-
cate that the Detroiters might have
a speedy eleven this year, but word
from Detroit is to the effect that
Detroit Junior has only few of the
veterans on hand, who performed for
that school last year.
This might indicate that Coach
Woods eleven will have a good op-
portunity for a victory in the opening
game, such as the fans are hoping for
Just what the lineup of the local
eleven for the opener will be has not
been decided, and it is probable that
Wood will give a big string of candi-
dates a chance to show their wares
under fire. 1t is believed that Wood
will start Captain Hebert at quarter,
Milford and Tebo at the halves and
Bill Richards at full. Spooner and
Mills will undoubtedly start at the
tackles, and Kemp and Miller at the
guards. There is no telling who will
start at the ends or at center.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
LEGION MEETING

The attention of all former servive
men is called to the fact that the
charter for the Alma post of the
American Legion has arrived from
the National headquarters, and that
a meeting of the ex-service men will
he held at the high school Friday
evening, October 3, at 800 O'Clock for
the purpose of enrolling under the
charter.
The American Legion is a strictly
nonpartisan, nonpoltical organiza-
alton which has been organized for
the purpose Of securing justice and
fair play in all matters in which ex-
service men are concerned. All for
mer service men are requested to be
present at the meeting.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
WIN OPENER
Locals Defeated st. Louis High q to
6 in Clean Contest.

Inc Alma nlEn ScnOOl 1OOlDdll
team covered itself with glory in the
eyes of the local fans when it hum
bled the St. Louis high shool aggre-
CATION Monday in the opening game
of the season by a score of 27 to 8.
The game, while hard fought from
start to finish by both teams, was a
clean one, far more so than had been
expected by those who had been
familiar with the four years of sew
cred football relations, and the clean
play during the entire game is most
ereditable to the players of the two
teams, and to the coaches of the
aggregations.
Coach Mullins eleven won the toss
and st. Louis kicked to the locals
to start the battle. After a good
return the ball was downed near mid
field. On the first play forward
pass was hoisted down the field to
B. Sartor, who eluded several St.
Louis players and carried the ball
over for touchdown. Goal was
kicked making the count 7 to 0.
During the balance of the quarter,
until just before time was called the
ball see sawed back and forth near
the middle of the field, with neither
eleven having much of an advantage
Sartor then intercepted a ST. Louis
pass and travelled nearly thirty yards
to the goal line. The try at goal
failed, leaving the count 13 to 0 for
the locals.
At the start Of the second quarter
st. Louis kicked to Alma and on the
first play the locals tried the forward
passing game again and again B..
Sartor connected with the pass and
carried it to the goal line for touch
down. Goal was kicked making the
count Alma 20. ST. Louis 0.
In the third quarter st. Louis start
ed off with a rush and during nearly
the entire quarter outplayed and out
fought the Orange and Black and
finally, after series of line plunges
and fake cross bucks showed the ball
over for touchdown in the corner
of the field. The try at goal failed.
In the last quarter the Alma eleven
pulled together again and started on
a march that did not end until Creech
had planted the ball behind the St.
Louis goal for the fourth touchdown
of the game. The try at goal was
made making the score Alma 81, st.
Louis 6, where it stood when time
was called.
B. Sartor with his clever picking
of forward passing, Stearns with his
line smashing and Creech and Capt
Pembroke with their good field
work were the stars for the locals in
the opening bout.
Considerable credit for the show
ing of the locals in the opening game
must go to Coach Mullin, who is
rounding out what is expected to be
one Of the speediest aggegations that
the high school has had in the past
few years.
Score by quarters 4 TIL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
CHURCH WORLD MEETING

A melting of the Inter-church world
will be held in Cleveland
today, at which preliminary work for
the religious and educational survey
Of the country will be started II. NJ.
Crooks, president Of Alma college,
has been named to have charge Of the
survey in Michigan, and
is in attendance at the meeting in
Cleveland today.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
ELECT OFFICERS

The Junior class OF Alma college
has elected the business manager
and editor for the Maroon and Cream.
the college annual, and given them
authority to appoint assistants. Ihe
annual officers selected follow
Editor, Lee Sharrar; business man.
ager. Howard Handley; assistant ed
itors, Esther Fredericks and Virginia
Blick; assistant business manager,
Neal Calkins; art editors, Marion
Chick and Lyle Barnhart; jokes, p.
Robinson; athletic editor, w. Rich
ards.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
Frank Rudick attended the Saginaw

TdTIh NuUICh dIItTU"U IHt SdEITdW
County Fair at Saginaw yesterday.
Gordon French. former Alma col
lege athlete, and the first Alma col
lege man to leave college and enlist
when the United States entered the
war. has returned home. Yesterday
French arrived in Alma to visit with
former college friends for a few days.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25

BE sure to see Madge Kennedy in
Through the Wrong Door," Idlehour
Wednesday. It's greatl-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25

f. f. Seig, George Ogden. II. l..
Scharlcah. c. A. Miller and r. b.
King will be in Saginaw this evening
to take the consistory II is expected
that number Of other Alma Masons
will accompany the gentlemen to
Saginaw.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25

Deluxe candies.-77-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25

Deluxe ice cream.-77-tf-c.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
The Razor. in History.

In tracing the history of shaving it should be sufficient to go back to the Greeks and Romans upon whose civili- zation our own is based Boards were highly esteemed among the former up to the time of Alexander the Great, who was smooth shaven One reason for the abolition of the beard among soldiers was the fact that it afforded the enemy something 10 lay hold of At an earlier period the wearing of certain types of helmet and gorget had protected the beard. The Romans wore boards down to the time of the Gallic wars, while the Gauls, albeit barha- rians, were smooth shaven save for the mustache. The antiquity of barber shops and razors in Rome is variously given by historians Some have claimed that the first barber shop. at least in that part of the world was opened in Sicily in 300 B. C., while other authorities make this date far earlier or later The Sieilian seems to have been the first barber.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17

under expert care, and the best known of the dual-purpose breeds are of me- dium size and weight, small size and great activity are commonly supposed to be characteristic of the egg type, large size and an indolent tempera- ment are supposed to characterize the meat type. and medium size without either marked energy or great indo- lenee is supposed to he characteristic of | mediocre dual-purpose type. These misconceptions arise from q too literal acceptance of the designation of type as the definition of that type
 Not only do breed types tend to change but ideas of breeders as to the most desirable type for breed change. In fact the breeders are rare y in full agreement as to the precise fype which should be preferred, and consequently nearly every breeder of superior ability has his 'strain," /" which while conforming to the gen eral description of the standard pre- 5ents distinctive peculiarities ill points where a standard cannot he rigid, Such elasticity in the application of standards is. in the nature of the case, inevitable. IL is not at variance with the purpose of standards in stock pro duction but is in harmony with their function of securing general progress toward approved ideals.
 Within the range of each breed type there exist. on a much smaller scale but still in marked degree, the same differences which distinguish the three general types-the egg type, meat type and dual-pnrpose type. 0b- seryation of individual differences along these lines gives insight Into the properties of type which affect produc- ton.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
CATALONIA GREAT SEA POWER
Spanish Province Centuries Ago Held Undisputed Naval Sway-People
 Still Proud of Achievements.

The Moors were expelled from Bar celona in the ninth century. Catalonia had more than four centuries start over Seville and six over Malaga. It is little wonder. therefore, that Span ish enterprise. if such term is ap- plicable, is seen at its best in Cata- lonia, because it has had real oppor- tunity to express itself Catalonia has always looked beyond its geographical limits. It has. in fact. looked seq ward. IL was on the waves that the men of Barcelona found riches and glory. They were the rivals of the Pisans Genoese and Venetians. and Barcelona can boast of naval his tory as great perhaps as theirs. Cata- lonia for time held sway of the sea. and it was only upon the consolidation of Spain at the beginning of the six teenth century and the rise of the great modern states that the city was eelipsed as a sea power. The Cata- lonians, proud of their achievements, looked with little favor upon Golum- bus discovery of America, an enter prise which had been promoted by neighboring Gastile.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
BLINDNESS CAUSED BY SNOW
Temporary Affliction That Is Brought About by Combination of Foes,
 Msts and BIizzards.

The above is not q new disease. It k merely term which stands for the temporary blindness that may fali upon anyone with sight through the. erasing of visible things by fogs or mlsts OF blizZards. Such blindness, though infinitely preferable, is often more confusing than real blindness, for blind man has sharpened in- stinets to counteract his lack of vision :; he "sees" better than the best sighted man in peasoup fog.
 For instance, he knows how to walk in straight line. says q writer in London Answers. X man in blizzard inclines to Il circular course. A blind man in sunshine will walk faster and more surely than you can walk in the impenetrable mist. Close your eyes while you walk along the pavement. and how far will you travel without hitting a house or the road, or opening your eyes? Thirty yards, maybe.
 Mists at sea are particularly confus- ine. The wise captain heaves to until the mist clears. Once the writer was on a ship that "walked" into a white maze near Boston harber. The en- zines were stopped. and at night the fog signals sounded. After 24 hours the fog lifted. and almost side by side was another ship, also stationary. Neither had any consciousness of the other ones presence.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
TO FIGHT MOLES AND MICE
Effective Protection Must Be Given Trees if One Would Have Them
 Live and Flourish.

Hoe away all weeds and rubbish under trees. Leave the soil clean and well firmed from the trunk to slightly beyond the spread of the branches. Mound about the trunk slightly. Seat ter poisoned baits in mouse runways, near entrances to burrows, mole run ways and in trash piles apt to harbor mice. Be thorough. Poisoned sweet potato baits are quite effective and keep well in contact with soil except when there is danger of freezing. Poi soned grains are also good. Cut sweet potatoes into pieces about the size of grapes. Place three quarts of fresh- ly cut baitS in a pan and wet with water. Drain off the water and slow ly sift from a pepper box One-eighth ounce powdered stryehnne (alkaloid preferred9 mixed with an equal weight of baking soda. Stir constantly to distribute the poison evenly. An ounce of strychnine will poison a bushel of cut bait. Keep all poison containers plainly labeled and out of reach of children, irresponsible persons and live stock. Remember, clean cultiva- ton, where practicable. will keep mice in check. In sod or sod mulch or chardS make mouse fighting a system atic annual practice.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
EARLY GOTHAM ACTRESSES

morning of the 11th I dallied for Georgian Terrace hotel, smoking my cigar and glaneing over the news in the paper. AS I was about to toss the paper aside q fine old type Of Southern gentleman seated himself on the divan alongside me and in the usual courteous manner of the coun- try gave me morning salutation. responded in kind and then, tapping my paper. observed:
 That is a fine picture of Lin coln'
 Yes, suh; very fine picture, suh he replied. T never had the honor of seein' MT Lincoln, suh, but from all I hear, suh, he must have resembled that picture pretty close, suh
 It is a delight to me to find 1t in one of your Southern newspapers, said l, especially in one so influential in the South as this
 ""Yes, suh, he answered. It shows that the South is not slow in recogniz- ing genius, suh. wherever 1t is found, suh. But he added, there is no oc- casion for surprise, suh. We have always appreciated Mr. Lincoln's great ness down here, and we have ad- mired him, suh, although we have had reason to believe that durin the late unpleasantness, suh, he was con sid'able of No'thern sympathizer, Suh "
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
Bjllboards Go in Los Angeles.

Southern California's metropolis is fast becoming a billboardless city, ac- cording to reports submitted to the city council. Of the 927 billboards and advertising signboards standing last June, $40 have been removed in compliance with the new ordinance forbidding such advertising in the resi- dence section. A few remaining boards are left because of difference of opinion over the wording of the law, but it is expected that these will be eliminated The signs to which the majority of the populace objected to- tailed six miles of space. Determined opposition had to be overcome be- fore the great placards finally were removed.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
Wonderful View From Stirling.

It is from the top of a sheer crag, more than 4O0 feet above the sea. that the famous links of the Forth may he seen to best advantage. It is al- ways q wonderful view from Stirling castle, wonderful for ltS sheer beauty. and wonderful. too, for u wealth of history which surrounds every town and village which dots the plain through which the river winds on picking up the light here and there, vanishing into the haze of the distance, and then emerging again as the mist, maybe, suddenly rises; whilst far away on the eastern horizon. just gray outline against the sky, is the Forth bridge. where the river has given way to the Firth.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
Lucky Kiss.

A man named Winch. q butcher of Sydney, N. & w.. recently took the liberty of kissing a handsome girl who was one of his customers She re- sented the affront, and Winch was prosecuted. He was fined heavily by the board of magistrates, and lengthy notices of the case appeared in the press The publicity given to the pro- ceedings happened to attract the no- tice of firm of solicitors in Sydney, who had been appointed trustees of certain property which had been left to Winch by distant relative some years before, the solicitors up to then having been unable to find any trace of the missing heir. Winch was com municated with by the firm. and. hay ing duly established his identity, he came the possessor of snug little fortune.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
PRODUCING EGGS IN WINTER
Comb of Laying Hen Is Bright and Red and Pin Bones Well Spread
 Apart-Mate Layers.

If winter egg production is desired. only winter layers should be bred. It Is easy to select the laying hen. Her comb Is bright and red and her pin bones will be well spread apart Ob- servations should be made during the winter so that the poultry keeper will know which of his hens are good lay CTS. These should be marked so that they may be used for mating next spring.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
lmpertinent. but True.

\ coat was being bought in one of the department stores for little girl. The price seemed high to the mother and she remarked: Just think of that much money for coat for a little girl"
 Little folks are expensive, that's true" said the saleslady. but we would not do without them"
 No" said the youngster, who was the proverbial little pitcher with the overdeveloped ears. because if there were no little people in the world, there wouldn't he anyone to grow mp into biz people"
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
Power Lights Up Cold Arctic.

The nights are six months long up in Crocker land, but Donald B. Mac Milan and his party of explorers on their latest expedition never had to be afraid to go home in the dark at least they were certain to have plenty of light once they got there Instead of sitting in the murky gloom of blubber lamp, they boasted cleo tric lights.
 Over the front door of their lodge was headlight that threw it's beams ten miles over the ice.
 This state of things was produced by the foresight that prompted Mir Mac Milan to take with him a marine gen erating set.
 The plant was installed and run by Ensign Jerome Lee Allen of the United States navy. who was the radio opera tor of the expedition.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
Proper Housing important.

Many think of housing as something which concerns only great cities. Res idents of smaller cities and towns read reports of high buildings, covering the ground completely, with dark, unven- tilated rooms. crowded with lodgers, and then think of one-story cottages, or, at most, two or threestoried dwell- ings of their own cities, and thank God they are not as New York or even as Chicago. It does not do to be too sure that the home town has no dark, unventilated rooms, no house that is a breeder of tuberculosis. l have seen in several of the smaller cities of the Middle West conditions that make nearly as good horrible examples in these respects as any thaS l have seen in Chicago. But doubtless it is true that more bad housing of the kind mentioned can be seen in ten-minute ride on a Chicago elevated train than in a months survey of smaller com munities by the lhost keen-sighted ob- server-EXchange.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
Revolutionary StronehoIds on Manhat- tan Island Hardly Desirable Places
 of Residence, One Would Think.

At it's northern tip, yet hardly the low, the highest part of Manhattan rises 276 feet above tideWater. Here. in the early days of the revolution, the Americans had established Fort George. This stronghold was connected by roads with two other forts, one called Fort Tyron in the center of the island, and the other Fort Washington, on the banks of the Hudson. Fort George was built on the high rocks near the East river, and it is from this vantage point that one looks across through a break in the hills to the Hudson, to the blue black of the Palisades on the op- posite Jersey shore scowling in dismal silhouette before the majesty of the sunsets that appear to be going on ev- cry evening behind their backs, as it were
 These three forts were captured by the British in 1776 and Fort George itself was occupied by the British and Hessians until 17S3 under the name of Cdllp Ldui iel l1iil. heCeHtlS, uuilHS u period of excavating which was talk ing place so that New York could build even more apartment houses, many in- teresting relics of those earlier resi- dents were nearthed-muskets, coat buttons, cooking utensils and even the huts themselves were discovered, one of which was almost intact. Surely shelter must have been an important consideration when wintering on that windy spot.