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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
NEW THEATRE
NOW STARTED
$50, 900 VIII BE Used in the
Construction and Equipping
of Show House.
WORK NOW BEING RUSHED
Management Expects That the New
Place Will BE Ready To Open
February !.

Active operations towards the con-
struction of Alma's new theatre on
East Superior street, just to the west
of the city hall. st9rted on Mondays>
and from now on there will be no let
up, except for possible shortages Of
material or labor, until the new place
is finished and in operation, which is
expected to be about February l, or
very soon thereafter
1t is expected that the cost Of the
ground, the building and the equip
ment of the theatre will be more
than 100000, about half of which will
be expended upon the building, which
will be one Of the most modern up
to-the-minute show houses in the
smaller cities of the state.
The theatre will be SO feet in
width and 1872 feet in length and
while only one story in height will
be about as high as most Of the two
story buildings of the city. 1t will
be of brick construction, and will
have an ornamental brick front.
The plans for the structure are the
work OF one of the foremost theatre
architects of the country, and are
very similar to those of the Majestic
theatre in Detroit. the seats will
gradually slope up from the orches-
ira pit at the front Of the theatre 20
the back, and will extend clear TO
the street. This Will give a seating
capacity in the new structure for
nearly one thousand people.
There will be a basement under
portion Of the theatre, which will
provide room for the heating plant,
coal bunkers, &c.
The new theatre is being construct
ed by Es7eltyn Murphy & Hanford
Of Detroit, owners of the Idlehour
theatre here, and like the Idlehour,
the new place will be under the
management Of Ny and Mrs. c. A.
Miller.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
NOT AT FAULT
Cold-Pack Method of Canning Not TO
Blame for Detroit Deaths.

Decayed products, not the cold
pack method Of canning, are respon-
sible for the recent deaths of five
people in Detroit who ate ripe olives.
say scientists in the United States
Department of Agriculture. They
also say that if people would throw
away or refuse to eat food that
smells spoiled they would be insured
against poisoning by the bacillus bot
ulinus, the bug that has come into
the limelight recently through it's ne
farious behavior. This organism
when present in canned food is the
cause of active decay.
1t is poor economy TO eat food
which has begun to spoil or rot. The
person who does so runs the risk of
death. In every case observed Of
botulinus poisoning, the people who
served the food knew that it had an
unpleasant stench-a smell of decay
or putrefaction, and il should never
have been put on the table.
Ripe olives, which the Detroit
health commissioner claims caused
the death of five in Detroit, are not
canned by the cold-pack method. The
process usually employed to preserve
olives is to dip them several times in
lye, rinse them in fresh water and
then put them in a weak brine. No
heat is used and the brine is not
strong enough to prevent toxin form
alton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
COAL SHORTAGE IS
IMMINENT IN ALMA
Nearly All Dealers of the City
Are Reporting That Their
Stocks Are Depleted.

Alma apparently is about to face
coal famine just as serious, if not
more serious than the one that hit
the country during the first winter
of the war, as there is practically no
available coal in the city at the pres
ent time, four of the five Alma deal
ers reporting Tuesday that they
were not taking any more orders.
The coal strike caught most of the
Alma dealers without coal, although
some of them had coal on the way.
This. was taken by the railroads un-
der direction of the government, and
left them with only that which they
had had, most of which had al
ready been sold
When the strike became q reality
numerous orders for coal naturally
were entered with the firms, and
while in most cases the orders were
limited to load or to a ton, the sup
ply on hand quickly became sold. or
so near to being entirely sold that it
was out of the question for the deal
ers to take further orders, except in
cases of emergency.
Tuesday noon the Home Lumber
d Fuel company reported that it had
stopped taking orders, as those on
hand would practically consume the
coal that the company had. 1t was
also stated that the company had
been limiting the amount of coal sold
to one load to the family.
The Michigan Fuel company when
called by telephone stated that il
had ceased taking orders for coal in
the morning as it's supply was prac
tically all sold.
The Little Rock Coal company had
about exhausted its supply and was
limiting sales to few emergency
orders.
p. M. Smith stated over the tele-
phone that it could be stated that his
supply was exhausted, as it would be
when orders on hand were filed.
Only the Alma Elevator had coal
on hand at noon Tuesday, and was
still taking orders, but it was certain
that this would not last a great while
with the other dealers reporting their
stocks practically exhausted.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
BUY ICE BUSINESS
II. Miner x Son Purchase Business
of Their Alma Competitor.

Through deal consumated last
Friday, the V. c. Fuller e. Son ice
company Of this city was sold to
Henry Miner q Son. and has been
consolidated with the business which
the latter firm has been conducting
in Alma during the past few years.
The business was taken over by the
new owners Saturday
Seen Saturday Verne Miner. the
junior member of the firm, which Sc
cured the business of its competitor,
stated that it would be the intention
of the H. Miner & Son company to
give Alma people first class ice
service in the future, and that every
endeavor would be made to see that
Alma people, who wanted ice were
kept supplied constantly.
During the past summer Miner e.
Son have confined their attention
principally to the business part Of
the city, doing practically no house
to house delivering The firm be-
lieves, however. that with the entire
business under it's control that it will
be able to do away with trips that
have been duplicated, to some extent
at least, in the past, and in other
ways cut down the overhead cost Of
ice delivery, and while giving Alma
people the best possible service keep
the costs of ice down to the lowest
possible post. Mr.. Miner made it
clear that it was the intention of his
company to operate the business in
Alma at as small a profit as possible,
and consistant with good service, as
it was his belief that this would keep
out competition, that could only work
hardship again in Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
BUSINESS
Magnetic Mineral Springs Investment
Company Seeking Business Here.

The recently formed S25O,O00 Mag
netic Mineral Springs Investment
company of st. Louis. is now ready
for business and is seeking a share
of that which is to be had in Alma,
according to Mr.. F. d. Walker, re-
preventative of the company, who
was here Monday.
He stated that while the company
was located in St. Louis and had st.
Louis men for its officersand direct
ors, it wanted business here, as a
good field was offered in Alma for
the company.
An advertisement of the Magnetic
Mineral Springs company appears in
this issue of The Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
GRANGE MEETING

The Pompeii grange will entertain
Pomona grange on Saturday, Novem-
ber 8, and all members are requested
to be present at $3.50 on that day.
The election of officers and other inn
portant business will be held. The
following week the National Grange
convention will start in Grand Rap
ids, beginning Wednesday, Novem-
Der IL and continuing for ten days.
Following is the program for Sat
urday.
9:30-Call to order. Regular bust
ness. Election of officers.
12:00-Pot-luck dinner.
l;30-Music by Pompeii grange.
Address of Welcome, Master of Pom
peii grange. Response, Master of
Liberty grange. Music by Quartet.
Recitation. Recitation. Address,
George II. Lake. Music, by young
grangers. Recitation, Carl G. Lake.
Recitation, Kenneth Franklin. Reel
tation, Mildred English. Music by
young grangers. Paper, Mrs. Eng
lish. Question Box.
700 p. m.-Installation of officers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
CHAMBERS REAPpOJNTED

Acting under the law passed by the
last legislature, Governor Albert f.
Sleeper, the latter part of last week
appointed county agents throughout
the state, c. j. Chambers of Ithaca
being appointed for Gratiot county.
The appointments were made on the
recommendation of the state board
of corrections and charities, as the
new law requires. The compensa-
tion has also been increased from
$500 to $500 per day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
PARENT-TEACHERs CLUB

The new Parent-Teachers club of
East Alma will give a program Fri
day evening at 1880 in the Republic
school DR. Randels and Miss Con-
yne of Alma college will speak. The
5th and 9th grades of the school will
give folk dance and the 1st grade
pupils will sing. Refreshments will
be served. All parents and friends
IN the community are asked to at
tend this event. The teachers are
anxious to get in touch with the par
ents Of the children. This will help
forward the task of making loyal
citizens.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
FALL TAX RATE

Those who had been expec citing to
pay less money for tax this fall are
due for a little surprise, because
while the rate per thousand dollars
is less this year than last, being ap-
proximately $1,000 per thousand, the
raise in valuations in Alma and Gra-
tiot county is such that practically
every property owner will play con-
siderably more tax this year than last
to the state and county.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
WILLIAM HOWE DEAD

Word received from Seattle, Wash
ington, is to the effect that William
Howe, former Alma resident, died in
that city on Thursday, October 80,
Of Bright's disease. Howe, who had
lived in Alma for years, and was a
graduate Of Alma high school and Of
Alma College went west about eight
years ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS

III Is requested that all property
owners, who have rubbish, which
they desire to have removed, to place
same in a pile at the edge Of the
alley, where IL may be easily secured,
and to leave their name and address
at the city hall. The rubbish will be
collected this coming week, and dis
posed Of. 20-1-c
William Z. Reynolds, City Manager.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06

The Presbyterian ladies will hold a
rummage sale Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, November l3, IL and Is, at
the Edson-Moore building on State
street.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
FACULTY RECITAL

The faculty of the department Of
music of Alma College will give a
recital in the College Chapel Wednes-
day evening, November IL, at 500
o'clock. The public is cordially in
vited. Admission free.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06
BY THE GOVERNOR

eleventh November will be
the
Michigan of passed the
Of school schools
said with commemorative
fitting pass
ton being called its significance
Sleeper of Michigan
this hereby
Eleventh November, 1919.
this proclamation all the
Seal o
and M of the Comno the
the ALBERT E SLEEPER,
COLEMAN c. VAUGHN
Secretary o
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06

The Ithaca Board of Trade will
give a big booster banquet at the
armory there Friday evening in the
interests of the proposed Michigan
Northern Railroad, at which time it
is expected that all Of. the officers and
most OF the directors Of the proposed
rail link through central Michigan
will be present.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06

Wives: Bring your husbands to see
Stepping Out" Idlehour Monday and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06

Best candies. DeLuxe.-77-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-06

Best ice cream. DeLuxe.-77-tf-c
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16
classifying or refusing to recognize the

classifying or refusing to recognize the
TRUTH"
"The Monroe Doctrine" says the
World, "is a standing notice that our
boys will be sent to fight for it wher-
ever it may be violated" But the
United States, not league of nations,
Is alone permitted to decide when that
doctrine has been violated, and what
measures shall be taken in it's sup
port. when we purchased Alaska in
1867 we sent our boys there to pro-
tect property and people," resumes the
World. THE same thing is true of
Hawaii, which we annexed in 1898, and
of the Philippine Islands, which came
under our jurisdiction in 1899" But in
each instance the American people as
a sovereign entity decided for them
selves to do these things, and they
were not dragged in by a superstate.
which, like the proposed league could
at any time have coerced them into
obeying its mandates under threat of
being outlawed and at war with every
member of the league.
The World then selects what 1t
terms two classical examples of ma
tional obligation to use our boys in be-
half of other peoples nearer home"
One was when we guaranteed the in
dependence of Cuba, which we had
liberated from Spanish oppression. and
the other was our guarantee of the
sovereignty of Panama. Article X of
the proposed league covenant, would
have prevented us from liberating Gu
ba, had Spain as member nation,
protested. That article would have
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16

ing in cooperation with Surgeon General
Blue of the United States public health de-
partment. Idaho s experience last fall and
winter when death stalked here and there
striking at will; when. it became necessary
Ito prohibit all public meetings, to close the
schools, the churches and al places OF
alnusements, is one this state and its resi-
dents desire never to see repeated. 1t is
well, therefore, that we take precautionary
steps Immediately.
This disease, which has baffled the med
ical world, has already re-appeared in some
of the eastern cities. Physicians have
taken prompt action to combat it. The
United States bureau of public health is
organizing them in every state and Idaho
will be no exception to the rule. A wide
campaign of education to show how the
disease can be prevented and every pre-
caution on the part Of the people will re-
duce the effect of the dread disease to the
minimum.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16

made 1t incumbent on us to restore
rebellious Panama to Colombia The
action we took in both instances met
the approval of the vast majority of the
people of America, where the sover-
eighty of the United States Is located
at the present time and which the
World would place in the hands Of the
league. They were acts of free will,
not the DEGREES of a super government
commanding us what to do or what
not to do. We We're bound to those
engagements only by the national
conscience. Neither Cuba, nor Pan
anna, could today compel us to fight
their battles without the approval of
that national conscience. The league
could bind us for all time to do it's bid
ding, for that is one of the promises
which the league exacts. In pursuing
this line of sophistry the World pre-
sents a pitiful plea for International
ism and against nationalism.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16
STRANGE FACTS THAT
FEW PEOPLE KNOW

Liberia, whose president-elect now
Is touring the United States, is the
subject of the following bulletin from
the National Geographic society:
THE African republic, Americas
only colony, has an area equivalent to
that Of Kentucky, and total popula-
ton estimated to be greater than that
Of any one of 80 states Of the union.
But of these two million or more in
habitants, only about $4,000, of whom
one-fourth are of American origin.
may be considered civilized, and take a
Fart in the government.
Liberia is situated on the west
coast of Africa at the point where the
coast line makes the great bend to
form the Gulf Of Guinea. It's posi-
ton puts it directly on line of ocean
communication between Europe and
South Africa and points reached by
way of Cape Good Hope.
Its southern boundary is it's At
lantic coast line of some $50 miles. On
the west Is the British colony of Sierra
Leone, where futile attempts at colon
ization were made before Liberia was
reached, and on the east and north are
French possessions Of the Ivory coast
and Niger basin regions.
For some 40 or so miles back of its
coast, Liberia has been cleared and
developed, hut from that imaginary
line inland there are dense forests.
primitive people, and Sir Harry. john
ston cnct untered beast, birds nn1 rep
lilies living today which he wrote are
fuunl fossil in Miocene ftrrne...ns Of
France and southern Germany.
"Thus there Is the contrast Of one
CT the most unique experiments in po-
litical annals-Stevenson referred to
Liberia as a footnote to history'-set
amid the least known region of the
erstwhile dark continent
PLANNED as a reparatior for the
seizure Of its natives as slaves, and
experiment in transplanting a far
flung race once more in their native
soil, the beginnings Of Liberia had
many contact points with early Amer
lean history.
at will be recalled that the move
nent for emancipating slaves had its
beginnings a year after the Declara-
tiGn of Independence was signed, with
the abolition of slavery in Vermont.
and that, as early as 1908, the impor-
tation of African slaves into this
country was prohibited. Meantime,
George Washington having set the ex-
ample, many slave owners made pro-
VISION in their wills for freeing their
human property.
"Thus it came about that the freed
mems problem antedated the civil
War by half century and Henry Clay
presidede over a meeting in Washing
ton, d. c.. in 1916 to form colonial
ton society. Bushrod Washington was
the first president of that society, for
mally organized on New Year day In
1917, and after several expeditions, had
met with misadventure through cpl
demic and opposition Ct natives. the
Rev. Jehudi Ashmun. in 1921. founded
Liberia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16
Answers to Health Questions
a DAILY READER. Q-what can |
do for a ringworm?

DAlLY READER. Q-What can Z
40 Tor ringworm?
Apply a little ammoniated mercury
o.h.Ineht TO the ringworm. When 1t APP
pears on the scalp. massage and vigor-
ouse treatments are necessary.
MISS ID, CIVIL you please tell me
no" TO reduce large abdomen?
A-To reduce the abdomen YOU must
prhctce bending forward until the palms
or the hands touch the fioor. One of the
pest ways TO avoid growing stout Is to
ne upon the back and raise the sody
slowly to sitting position.
r o. o-What can do for wartsf
A little caustic soda, salicylic acid.
one dram to the ounce of collodion. a.
the surgeons lance will remove warts
Dr.. HtrsAberg ,oiH ams,oey ouestto~s
FOR readers OF this paper on nsedlcoI,
hygfento and sanitation subjects thut are
OF general interest. He cannot ol,oavs
undertake to prescribe or offer advice
yor tndfrtdudl cases. Where the swbjece
~ NOT OF general interest letfers COLL Be-
Gnstuered personally, " a stamped aaA
addressed cnveiope 10 enclosed. Addrsss
ALL INQUIRIES to Dr.. Z. X. Htrshbo1R
- esrs ~ tAts cMcs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16
RIPPING RHYMES
By WALT MASON.
GIVE A LIFT,

When I'm chugging in my motor. up down the
countryside. and behold weary voter, l remark Get
in and ride. And he always looks grateful that
sooth. wonder why should be hateful to
pass walker by. All day go skiting up and
down the dusty pike and few drivers inviting weary
Pete or footsore Mikes and these heapng
curses on the Idle rich from they 60 eapns
the bottom of ditch repeat this simple motto. as
along the road drift: when you're riding in your
auto. give the weary jay lift" Oh large
roomy delegates twill seat and call the pill
srims to me- saying Ride and rest your feet" And
fills my heart with gladness and 1t makes my
glow when rescue from their delegates
SO. In I'm grand and stately. like a monarch on
his throne but I'd loathe and hate greatly rode
there alone while lot weary fellows labored in the
dust and heat breathing through leaking bellows
weeping o'er their aching feet keep saying while
sidding In my wagon large SWIFT "selfishness is
most fnrhldAine-give the other chap uD"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16

trained ear over the heart and MUIR
muir of one sort or another Is present.
and he slowly moves the instrument
away from the apex OF the heart. IL tho
murmur ceases to be heard at certain
distance, usually toward the armpits and
the normal rub-a dub is restored to tns
listening ear the murmur IL considered
functional or physiological.
On the other hand. II the murinur con-
tinues to DO perceived It Is ascribed to
some permanent disturbance. Then 1t
receives the name organic" which indi-
Gates an unpleasant though not neces-
sarily dangerous structural heart altera-
ton.
Almost any kind Of debility or physl-
cal changes In the blood. anemia, loss
of rest. excuses Of one sort or another.
alcoholism, gluttony. poor food. fcvers
or infectious maiadiee may produce
functional heart murmurs."
The treatment must be aimed at the
anemia. weakness. infection or whatever
may be the cause. When the general
health improves the murmur commonly
disappears and the heart Is itself again.
Functional heart murmurs have been
observed during emotional outbursts.
grief. excitement and hyperthyroid or
hyperglandular activity
Happily for the victims of either or
ganic or functional heart murmurs, over
60 per cent. live to a hoary old age with
out knowledge OF them. War and its de-
mands have made them known for the
first time to many who DC 5sess either
IL one or the ether.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-16
THE TEST,

he saw in her all OF the things he
had dreamed.
The boyish ideal of his life sudden
ly took form and substance before
his amazed and adoring eyes.
He loved her!
There Is nothing about you that ]
would change" he said one night as
they were returning from the theatre
In the commercial intimacy of a taxi
cab.
II adore YOU"
But the girl, flattered and wiling in
saw herself in his eyes, was neverthe-
less a little confused. She felt that
she must love him, this man who
showered his wealth and utter worship
upon her. but strangely enough she
could not talk to him. Silence fell be-
tween them like a black curtain, and
though she leaned toward him and her
fingers sought his nervously. her rich
ly curved lips refused to speak.
With a superhuman effort she broke
forth at last:
Gee, kid. that was some swell show
we seen."
He did not kill her-he kissed herr
] Maroney Jr.
MOTH
Sign at 1T Washington street,
Brooklyn: "Kick, the Pr inter-"
Els dentistry going to the dogs?"
asks Edward l. Klein. "See by the
papers DR.. w. g. McMullen of Ander-
son, ILL.,, has had gold crown put on
one of his dogs teeth"
Several young women are competing
for the title of queen of Hog Island
and yet they say there is no royalty in
this country.
Carnegie died poor man. He left
only 10000, 0o0-a mere bagatelle In
these times-if one desires to eat.
A Michigan woman was arrested be-
cause she wanted to kiss a railroad
brakeman. AS penalty the court
ought to make her do 1t.
Joseph Cummings Chase, the por-
trait painter, told at club the other
day the story of a Connecticut farmer
who never would admit that he didn't
know all about anything that might
come up. He was never surprised.
"Wa'al," would be his invariable
comment upon some striking incident,
personal or otherwise, II expected It,"
Recently at a county fair he was
invited upon the platform and the ma
gician, after some manipulation, ex-
tracted a rabbit from his flowing
beard.
"Ha! hal" laughed his wife, when
he returned to the audience. Nov
you can't say you expected that"
"Wa'al-no, that is, not exactly. Fur
two days I been feelin' somethin' go
ing on in them whiskers O. mine, but
I couldn't quite make up my mind
twas a rabbit"