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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
-FOUR AMENDMENTS
TO Be SUBMITTED
Michigan Voters Will Decide on
Important Questions at No
vember Election.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
school amendment" and the "home
rule" amendment will be left off of
the official ballot this fall, the voters
at the November election will have
four amendments to vote upon.
One amendment, which it appears,
now will be submitted 10 referendum,
is designed to empower the legisla-
ture to fix the compensation of the
secretary of state, the state treasur-
er and the auditor general. Their
salaries are now limited by the con-
stitution to 81. 500 a year. 1t is the
consensus of opinion about the state
house that these officials are under
paid, with the cost of living at the
present level.
In all three departments the dep
uties are paid higher salaries than
the heads For those second in COM
mand $500 is paid, while their su-
periors receive but $1,000. Officials
have found it impossible. however. to
find competent men who will act as
deputies for $500.
The attorney general and governor
receive $4,000 while the superintend-
ent of public instruction is paid
$4,000. There is some agitation in
state circles to increase the superin-
tendent's salary to $4,000.
The effect of the second amend
mcnt, which is proposed to be made
to Article III, would be to provide
that every male inhabitant of foreign
birth, and the wife of such inhabi-
tant, who, having resided in the state
two years and six months before the
eighth day of November, 1894, and
having declared his intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States
two years and six months before that
date and who shall have completed
his naturalization prior to Jan. l,
1924, shall be an elector and entitled
TO vote; also to extend the privileges
accorded to absent voters 10 include
any person engaged in teaching in the
public schools Of the state, and the
family of any member of
the legislature during any session of
that general assembly.
Article V would be changed by the
third proposal. which, in effect would
the legislature TO enact laws
relative to the hours and conditions
under which women, as well as men
and children can be employed
The last amendment, which is in
.ended to change Article MIL would
empower the legislature TO authorize
of the state to con-
iemn and take the fee to more land
han is needed for acquiring, opening
md widening parks, boulevards, pub
ie places, streets, alleys or for any .
public use, and to issue bonds there
or.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
.P|CKPOCKET TAKEN
HERE CIRCUS DAY
Flarrity Gave Bail and Jumped
Ii Fearing Penalty for His
Action Here.

A man giving his name as Thomas
tlarrity was arrested here Thursday
morning at the Union Depot, where
he had attempted to pick the pocket
of Silvers Abott, a farmer living
near Elwell, but he is not now in jail,
the said Flarrity having jumped the
bail of 81 900 that had been set, and
which was furnished Saturday
evening.
1t seems that Flarrity noticed
Abbott at the depot, when the latter
was looking into his pocketbook. He
thought that Abbott had a sum of
money, evidently, and when Abbott
went out on the depot platform
Flarrity went also. Abbott had his
coat over his arm, in such way as
to protect the pocket that contained
his billfold, but just as he was about
TO board a train, his attention was
momentarly attracted elsewhere. 1t
is said that tlarrity did his work at
that time, but was hardly quick
enough 1t is said that Abbott
turned his head back just in time to
see Flarrity's hand coming away
from his coat with the pocketbook.
Abbott grabbed for the pocketbook
with one hand, and showed it back
into his pocket. With the other he
grabbed Flarrity and showed him
ahead, worked his way out of the
crowd and then turned him over to
an officer, who marched him to the
Jail for safekeeping.
Flarrity was arraigned Friday
morning before ID. l.. Johnson, Justice
of the peace, and demanded that he
be given an examination. The exam
ination was set for Monday morning
at 900 a. m. and bail was fixed at
81 900.
Saturday friends of Flarrity of
fered cash bail, which the justice
could not accept. Later in the day
bail was arranged in other ways, and
Flarrity gained his liberty pending
the hearing.
Monday morning the court awaited
for Flarrity until 1l:00 "A. m. and
then declared the bail, furnished by
Sharrar & Wheeler, TO be forfeited
and Justice Johnson made his return
to the county in this way
When Flarrity was first arraigned
he said that he lived about fourteen
miles southwest Of Saginaw, or be.
tween Merrill and st. Charles. Yet
ne was forced under the questioning
Of the court to admit that he had
never heard of either place, making
{ certain that Flarrity did not give
he correct place of residence It is
that he is from Toledo
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
QUESTIONABLE SALES
Certain Dealers Defrauding Farmers,
Ii Is Claimed.

That Michigan farmers are being
badly defrauded by certain cattle
breeders in the state, being charged
as much as three times actual value
for so-called pure bred Shorthorn
bulls, is the report of field men at
the Michigan Agricultural College.
Under the plan which is being put
across, plainbred and very common
animals Of the Shorthorn breed are
being sold on the ''stock company" or
association" plan for several times
their real worth.
Evidence that bulls bought for
from $3.50 TO $500 are being turned
over TO Michigan farmers at prices
running as high as $500 and 81 900
has been brought in. The Palmer
Brothers of Belding are reported as
prominent dealers among those re-
sponsible for the questionable sales
practices.
Investigation of the case has been
made by extension men from the col
lege and by Alexander MacVittie.
County Agricultural Agent IN Tuscola
County. Mr.. MacVittie made trip
into Canada, where the bulls have
been purchased, in order to learn
more of the animals and the prices
paid for them His report indicates
that $500 was the maximum price
paid for the animals in question, at
ages ranging from II to 15 months.
and that no particular attention was
paid to pedigree or individuality of
the bulls.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
TRANSPORTS NEXT
Undefeated Mt. Pleasant Aggregation
To Meet Alma Next Week.

"Chief" Nevitt's Transport Truck
company team, which halls from the
precincts of Mt. Pleasant, will meet
the Republic Trucks on August ID
and Is, the first game to be staged
on Republic field in this city, and the
Sunday encounter to be played in the
stronghold of the Transport truck.
hewitt has worked up a strong
team for the Mt Pleasant truck con-
Germ, in a short time, and team
that has compiled record that is
indeed brilliant one. His team so
far this season has won eleven
straight contests, and the record is
yet TO be dimmed by single defeat.
For the greater part his team is COM
posed of former leaguers, but there
are two or three college men in the
lineup who are more or less we'll
known in Alma. Among these are
Bullet" Fitch, and Eddie Johnson,
former Alma College stars.
Mt. Pleasant fans are certain that
the hewitt managed team is plenty
good enough to train the Republic
Trucks, and it is certain that on
August Ia, when the Transport comes
to Alma that nearly all of Mt Pleas
ant will come along to root" for the
pride of Mt. Pleasant.
The Republics are not making any
claims in regard to the coming series,
but one thing is certain-the Repub-
lies will be out on the field playing
ball every minute, with Miles Main
doing the honors in the game in AL
ma on August IA and Hagerman OPP
posing the Transports best in Mt
Pleasant on the following day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
WAR BUTTONS
Victory Buttons Are Ready for All
Service Men.

Come on all you Vets who helped
to put the Kaiser out of business and
get the emblem which your Uncle
Sam has decided win distinguish you
from all others"
This is the call that has gone out
from Washington to all the soldiers,
nurses and field clerks that served
during the Great World War. Every
one of those is entitled to this honor
button providing he or she has an
honorable discharge from the service
HOW TO GET 1T. If possible call
at the nearest Army Recruiting
Station and ask for blank applica-
tion. II you can not call, then write
to the nearest Recruiting Station and
ask for a blank. When you get it
fill it out. Bring the application and
your discharge to the nearest Army
Recruiting Station or send il by mail.
A copy Of your discharge, certified
to by a Notary Public will do Just as
well as your original discharge.
Upon the completion of these papers
you will get your button. 1t is more
to all concerned il the
applicant calls in person at the Re
cruiting Station.
The buttons are bronze and silver.
Silver will be issued TO the men who
were wounded and bronze TO all
others They are a little larger than
a penny coin. and are arranged to be
worn in the button-hole of the coat
lapel. The design is five-point
star with a wreath in the background.
The letters "U. So appear in the
center of the star.
The local recruiting office has
number of these buttons on hand and
former service men residing in this
vicinity can secure them there.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
FULL CREDIT NOT GIVEN

In the compilation Of the wonder
full string of victories that the Re-
public Trucks have hung up this
season on the diamond in last weeks
Record full credit for all victories
was not given to the Alma team due
to an error. The compilation did not
show that the Truckmakers had
achieved a clean sweep in a two game
series with the Paige Detroit team.
so instead of showing % won and 6
lost last week, the total should have
been "a games won and lost. With
the cleane sweep over the Alconas of
Detroit Saturday and Sunday, the
total for the year is now 26 games
won and 6 lost, for an average of
.S13.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
GAS RATE GIVEN
ANOTHER BOOST
Michigan Public Utilities Com
mission Puts Charge at Two
Dollars Per Thousand.
GREATER COST IS REASON
Material Going Into Manufacture Is
Factor That Prompts the
New Increase.

Because of the increased cost of
materials going into the manufacture
of gas, the Michigan Public Utilities
Commission has granted to the Gra-
tiot County Gas company Of this
city, which is serving Ithaca, Breck-
eEridge, and st. Louis, as well as
Alma, another raise in rates. The
new rate will be $500 per thousand
cubic feet of gas, up to 5000 feet.
For the next 10000 cubic feet there
will be charge of $1.90 and for all
gas in excess of $4,000 cubic feet
there will be charge of $3.50. A
discount of ten cents per thousand is
allowed on these charges.
Another important change made in
the new order of the Michigan Pub
lie Utilities Commission is a change
in the time during which the dis
count is allowed to gas users.
Formerly gas users were allowed
until the Is of the month in which
to pay gas bills and secure the dis
count. but under the new order the
discount is allowable only on bills
that are paid on or before the 10 of
each month.
In part the order Of the Commits
sion reads, "In compliance with the
order of June 8, 1920, the company
filed with this Commission its report
of gas sold and delivered during the
month of June, by which it appears
t.. the revenues received from the
sale Of gas for the month of June
were not sufficient to meet the
operating expenses. Since the issu-
Ing of the order of June 3rd, the cost
of materials entering into the manu-
facture Of artificial gas has increased
to such an extent that the rate then
permitted is now insufficient"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
REPUBLICS

Three base hits-Dunckle, Tooley.
Two Base Hits-Dunckle, Loney
Base on balls off Faustman l.,
Main 0.
Wild pitches Faustman.
Struck out by Faustman /, by
Main 4.
Hit by pitcher Engle, Main and
Faustman.
Sunday it looked at the start as
though the Trucks would have hard
battle on their hands, as the Alconas
took a two run lead in the second
inning, while the Republics went
without even hit in those first two
stanzas.
In the third barrage of hits
was rained TO the outfit, and the
Truckers made merry on the sacks
from then on until the close of the
fray. Five runs counted on five hits
and an error, with two down in the
second. In the fifth a single, a
fielder's choice and a single counted
another. In the sixth it took two
Continued on page eight)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
SPLENDID ATTRACTION
Dunbar Production Billed for the
Strand Theatre

Manager c. A. Miller has been for
tunate in securing a very excellent
attraction for the opening of the
coming season at the Strand Thea
tre. Ralph Dunbar's superb produc-
ton of Reginald DeKoven's, worlds
greatest comic opera Of robin
Hood" will be presented on the even
ing of Monday. August 23rd. This
company is playing in the city Of De-
troit opening the season at the New
Detroit Theatre on August 29, and
Manager c. A. Miller with his usual
foresight and ambition TO secure the
very best possible for the opening of
the season, has succeeded in booking
this company on liberal guarantee
for his opening attraction. The pro-
duction consists Of about forty peo-
pie, a large symphony orchestra and
a very massive production, in fact
the largest musical organization that
has ever appeared in Alma. This
company is an all star cast of lead
ing operate artists, headed by peo-
pie VINO have been sensations in the
various Metropolitan companies.
Robin Hood" made famous by the
original Bostonians, has been on tour
under the management of Mr.. Dun
bar for the past two seasons, and
played in all of the largest cities Of
Michigan last season, and it is in
deed fortunate that we are able to
hear the opera here. The subscrip-
tion sale of seats for this production
is now being handled at the theatre,
and Manager c. A. Miller is very de-
sirous of having everybody secure
good seats and mail him their orders
promptly or adviseing him by tele-
phone, as this attraction will be
billed in all of the surrounding towns
and IL is very probable thing that
the demand for seats will be much
larger than the capacity of the thea
tire. Remittances of cash and money
orders, or checks will receive prompt
attention, as seats for the engage
ment cannot be held without deposits
so as 10 guarantee the sale Of seats,
this being very imperative on account
of the guarantee given by Mr.. Miller.
The production is assured and guar
anteed by him to be the most elab-
orate that has ever been presented
in this city, and it is promised by
the management OF the "Robin Hood"
company that if sufficient interest is
shown in the engagement other pro-
ductions Of the Dunbar company will
come here.
II is a comic opera and the coined
ians with the production are very
high salared, in addition to that the
orchestra accompanying the produc-
tion is of their own selected sym
phony players. The music and the
song hits of robin Hood" are too
well known by everybody not to be
well remembered. The most popular
song hit Of any opera that has ever
been writtn is in robin Hood" 40
Promise Me-" This production played
in New York City for two years
which gives some idea Of its wonder
full beauty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
GREAT CROWD
Crowd That Saw Ringing Circus
Estimated at Over 10000.

IL is being estimated here that
nearly 5000 people saw Ringlng
Bros and Barnum & Bailcy's COM
bined circus in Alma last Thursday,
almost 10000 being inside of the big
top for the afternoon performance.
The crowd during the afternoon
was so large thata even in spite of
the size of the Ringling tent, the
people were not all able to secure
seats. and il became necessary to
scatter straw around the edge Of the
race course for these people TO use,
while watching the show. 1t is un-
derstood to be the largest crowd that
ever saw performance Of a circus
in this city, and was one Of the
largest that has been packed into
the Ringling tent this year.
The evening crowd Of course was
much smaller than that in the after
noon, but close to 5000 people en-
joyed the entertainment at that time.
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Deluxe Candies are best.-77.tf-c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
WEATHER SUMMARY

+. NJ. Smith, local observer reports
the following weather conditions for
July: Mean maximum temperature
during the month was 80 degrees on
July %, and the minimum Al degrees
on the 16
The total precipitation for the
month was 2.77 inches, the greatest
amount in twenty-four hours being
1.32 inches on July Is. On nine diff
ferent days OF or more inches Of
rain fell. There were 10 clear days
during the month, 16 partly cloudy
and > cloudy. There were thunder
storms on July ?, 6. 7, 8. rs, %, and
20.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
MIDDLE AGED
MAN NEEDED
Mature Judgment of Such Men
Is Desired in Reconstruction
Period.
WORLDS BURDENS ON HIM
Keep Fit That American Manpower
May Solve Problems Says
DIR. Geisel.

The happenings of the next four or
five years will determine the fate of
the twentieth century, stated DR..
| Carolyn +. Geisel, in her lecture, at
the chautauqua last evening, "How
to be Young at Seventy or Old at
Forty" after she made strong plea
for the conservation of man-power
IN this country, that America may
assume the place of leadership to
which it is entitled
In opening her lecture she stated
that the burdens of the whole wide
world during this reconstruction
period were on the middle aged man.
the man of mature judgment-on
American manpower, that it was not
money, not food. that would solve
the problems.
She brought out that 100000
lives were lost each year that could
be postponed for at least a year,
making a wonderful saving in man
power, saving greater than the loss
during the world war, when 5000
600 lives were lost
She stated that it was possible to
avoid all germ diseases, yet IL ,OOO.-
900 lives were lost during the in
fluenza epidemic. Other diseases
were mentioned that could be avoid
ed, and this was followed by strong
plea for right living, as only in this
way could disease germs be thrown
off, and man-power conserved, to
perpetuate and prosper this country.
giving to 1t the place of leadership
TO which it was entitled, and putting
II IN position to solve the problems
of the world.
Only a slight mention was made
Of prohibition, at which time she
stated that it had come to STAY. and
this statement was warmly greeted
by the Alma audience, which has
been familiar with the benefits Of
aridness for over decade.
Previous to the lecture. a short
concert was given by the Emerson
Williams company, which also ap-
peared in the afternoon, giving Sc
lections from the we'll known Scotch
songs. V. S. Watkins during the af-
ternoon gave a clever mohologue that
was warmly greeted.
During Tues. afternoon the Sammis
Singers and Miss Mary Cameron
pianist. gave a grand concert to
large audience. That evening the
singers gave a short concert, which
was followed by DR.. Rompel's fine
address on Facing the Task"
Tonight a grand concert will be
given by Louise Stalhng and the
Mendelssohn Trio, that promises to
be one of the most pleasing features
Of the entire chautauqua program.
Saturday evening there will be
another musical feature, this being
Gilbert and Sullivan's famous opera.
III. NJ. S. Pinafore," and on Monday
evening the comedy, Nothing but
the Truth" will be presented
Friday evening, Opie Read will
give his famous lecture, Human
Nature and Politics." and Saturday
afternoon the chautauqua audience
will have the opportunity to hear
.he Hon. c. G.. Jordan's lecture.
Back to the Farm"
There are also several good feat
ires remaining on the program to be
given before the chautauqua comes
o a close Tuesday night.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
ANIMAL. OITING

About two score young lads and
lassies of the city thoroughly en-
joyed themselves yesterday at Crys-
tai lake at the annual outing of the
Salvation Army, and great inroads
were made on the truck load of
goodies that wes provided for their
entertainment at meal time. A warm,
clear, day, added to the efforts to
provide wholesome amusement for
these children, who except for the
Salvation Army probably could not
have enjoyed such a picnic. made the
day one to be long remembered by
them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
DIED SUNDAY

Mrs. Alice May Sloan, a resident Of
this city for many years, died at her
home at 80 North Court street ON
August /. She was born in
Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 4.
1864, being 7S years of age at the
time of her death. The funeral was
held from the Church of Christ on
Tuesday. August 3, and interment
was made in Riverside cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05

The Toledo Rail Lights, defeated
twice by the Republics two weeks
ago, took two game series from
the Pyotts of Chicago, this last week
end.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05

The outing of the George w. Myers
Post No. 1872, American Legion.
which was to have been held Satur-
day and Sunday at Rock Lake, has
been postponed by the Legion, be-
cause it conflicted with the Staley
games scheduled for sle week end on
Republic field.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05

Jack Pckford in "The Double
Dyed Deceiver." Strand Sunday.-ad
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05

Best Candies-DeLuxe.-77.tf-c
The Bourbon news., 1920-05-25
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 1920
WOOL CROP PUOL

There seems to DE some misunder-
standing among county wool pool
leaders as to the requirements nee
essary for entry of their wool in the
Central Wool Auction at Lexington,
June Is. In further explanation.
the Department wishes TO state that
only two new features have been in
trt tduced into the usual method of
selling wool pooling in the operation
of the Central Wool Auction, name
ly, the grading of the wool before
sale, and the sending of represen-
tive sample of each grade to a CEN
trail point where it can be bid upon
instead of having the bidder grade
and price the wool in bulk. All
county wool pools are entitled to re-
ceive local bids as heretofore, the
same to be in by June IL, announce
ment of the successful bidder to be
made June Is, or one day after the
State auction. The successful bid
der in this case will either be a
local bidder or a bidder at the
State auction. In other words, the
pool is not closed until after bids
have been received against the sam
rles submitted to the Central Auc-
ton. No wool in any county out
side of Fayette is to be shipped in
outside counties is to be held locally
until after the sale. The method OF
holding this auction is so simple
that all counties in the State oper-
9ting wool pools can, without diff
Guilty, enter the Central Auction,
| prvided they have their WOOL graded
previous to the auction and carry
| out the above regulations.
The expenses of the auction Will
be borne by the wool pools prOrata
according to the value of the wool
sold and as the warehouse is being
donated free of charge, the expense:
| should not exceed one half a cent
per pound.
Be sure to have your pool in Lex
ington not later than June IL, ad'
dressed in care of the Central To
bacco Warehouse, 624 South Broad
way, Lexington, Kentucky, ano
don't forget to give the location OF
YOUR pool and the number of pounds
being held back of each sample sub
mitted. Have representative a.
the auction.
The Central Wool Committee is a.
follows: DR.. R. H. Stevenson, Lex
Iington, KY, Chairman; LymaT
Yancy, Owenton, KY; walter
Meng, North Middletown, Ky.