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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-04
Kenneth Pickhardt Drowned
In Bav at Miami. Fla.

Word has been received here of the
death by drowning of Kenneth Pick
hardt, the 1O-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pickhardt. at Miami,
Fla, on Thursday, Aug. 26. The boy
was drowned while swimming in the
bay with some companions
The body was recovered but not be-
fore all efforts to save his life were
hopeless. The Pickhardt's were for
mer residents of this city and moved
to Miami only short time ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-04
Cruiser Back From Danzie
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 4.-The
United States cruiser Pittsburgh, re-
Gently sent from French waters to
Danzig because of disorders at that
point, has been recalled to her station.
State department officials said today
that restoration of order at Danzig
had made the presence of the war
ship unnecessary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-04
TIE WITH BRITiSAERS

LONDON. Sept. 4.-The British
American league at the Queens club
today, with Olympic stars Of each ma
ton in competition, ended in tie
Five events went to America and five
to England.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-04

Noon Is
For Wayne County, by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight; Sunday un-
settled; proba bly, showers Sunday or
Sunday night.
General Conditions-The cool wave
is central over the eastern states and
the st. Lawrence valley. The lowest
temperature reporting was "a above
at Stone Cliff. Ont. 1t is much warm
er over the far west, with ma aximum
temperatures ranging from 80 to 80
over British Columbia and parts of
the Rocky Mountain states. Intense
heat over central California. southern
Arizona and New Mexico. Weather is
unsettled over the Mississippi valley.
Rains at Kansas City, Mo-. and Wich-
ita, kas., and are increasing In size.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-04
Weather Forecast

For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Unsettled tonight
and Sunday; moderate temperature.
Temperatures Yesterday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
FARMER CLUB PROGRAM

! The Arcadia Farmers club will hole
their annual picnic at Dick Ander.
sons grove located three miles south
and one mile west Of Alma on Thurs.
day, August 19, 1920. All are invited
to Kill the fatted chicken, pack their
lunch basket and take a day off with
their friends.
The following program will be
carried out in the afternoon.
Song by club.
Prayer by all.
Song.
Reading of the minutes of last
meeting.
Transaction Of regular business.
Recitation by Dick Anderson.
Paper by S. w. Peck.
Song by Rollin Hainline.
"reminiscences of the Lumberjack
days of Michigan by John Fink. s.
w. Peck, and Dick Anderson.
Recitation by Geraldine Clark.
Selection by Lester Walstow.
The Banker and the Farmer by
Carl Washburn.
Recitation, Velma Hanford.
The Outlook for Agricultural CO.
operation in America.
Closing Song by Club.
Mrs. Harry Walstow
Mrs. Wesley Webb
Mrs. Jess Hanford
Mrs. Fred Rockeyfellow
Program committee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
INSTALL CALORIMETER
Gratiot County Gas Company
Constructing Laboratory.

Manager r. B. Wagner of the Ora.
tiot County Gas company, which has
its plant in this city and is supplying
gas to st. Louis, Ithaca and Breck-
enridge, as well as Alma, stated
Tuesday that the company was start
ing the construction of laboratory.
and that as soon rs this was com
pieted which he estimated would be
within the next ten days or two
weeks, the company would be in far
better position to test its gas and
give the public the best possible re-
suits.
The company has already complied
with the order of the Michigan Pub
lic Utilities Commission dated June
3, and amended on June 10, at which
time IT was suggested that the COM
pany use $50 units as the standard
for the gas being furnished here.
With that in view Manager Wag-
ner has purchased a caIorimeter. an
instrument that measures the heat
units in gas, and this will be placed
IN the laboratory that the company is
constructing and daily tests of the
quality Of the gas will then be made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
TWENTY-FOUR
Hagerman Has Rolled Up Brilliant
Pitching Record.

RIP" Hagerman, ace of the Re
public Truck pitching staff has ere.
ated record that is indeed fine
one, having won twenty-four straight
games up to today, and it is expected
that against the Owosso Independ-
ents at Owosso he will have made il
twenty-five before the team returns
TO Alma tonight.
Hagerman has piled up this record
against the strongest semi-pro teams
Of the middle west, making as good
a showing against the stronger teams
as he has against the weaker ones.
Not only has he made a record for
straight victories, but he has allowed
less than one earned run to the game
for nearly two seasons Of play. dur
ing which time he has been piling M
his string of vitories. ell also has a
strikeout record Of slightly over four
teen to the game during this period.
Hagerman is going strong enough
to attract the attention of the major
leaguers his way again. Only
week ago he was rendered a contract
by President Navin of the Detroit
Tigers.
Rips" Alma friends are expecting
him to make his record at least thirty
straight before the season comes to a
close, and feel certain that he will
pull the trick.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
COMING HERE SOON
Robbln Hood to be Given at the
Strand Theatre.

The short life of the average play
the passing fame of the averag,
star, has always been the rub of the
tneater business. Each year brings
forth its endless crop of Successes
OF the century," "Hits of the Age,
biggest sensation in twenty years
and where are they all today? Echo
gives no answer, neither does the bill
board, the Ouija board or the daily
newspaper! Like Shakespeare's poor
player, they have "strutted and
fretted their hour or two" and then
vanished into the great limbo of the
forgotten.
when, therefore, a play goes on
year after year showing to bigger
and bigger audiences; when its score
and songs continue to outsell a dozen
times over all the ragtime and iazz
'hits OF the age" it is a matter
worth special note. We refer to
Robin Hood" written some thirty
years ago by Reginald De Koven
and Harry B. Smith, and which Man.
ager Z. A. Miller will present Mon
day night, August %, at the Strand
Theatre.
Originally produced by the famous
bostonians, it has been continually
before the American public. And
today IT is still breaking box office
records, still selling out on the first
day of its seat sale, still bringing
laughter and romance to the thous-
ands. "Oh Promise Me" is the big
gest seller of any single musical
just as it was the first
year OF the operas production.
And in its comedy element, where
are there such equally famous fig
lres as Friar Tuck and the Sheriff
'f Nottingham? We must 90 back
20 Shakespeare's plays to find their
equal in Falstaff and Malvolio. Even
Gilbert and Sullivan gave to the
world no such lasting and lovable
'ersonages.
You older people-if your children
10 not know "Robin Hood" if thew
haven't seen the genial Tuck and the
itrutting Sheriff, and thrilled as
Maid Marion fled to Robins arms in
-reen boughed Sherwood, you are de-
irving them as much of their hap
'iness as if you deprived them Of
'om Sawyer. And you are losing as
nuch yourself if you fail to renew
our own youth again at Robin
lood's everlasting fountain of spring
ime and loyalty and good fellow
hipl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
BISHOP BLAKE'S ADDRESS

sunday evening at a union service
held in the chautauqua tent, Bishor
r. w. Blake, who is leaving the Unit.
cd States for Paris, to assume his
new charge, gave an address on the
present day needs and the duties Of
the church, in which he assumed that
the church should do its part in fur
nishing clean, wholesome, amusement
and entertainment to offset the ques-
tionable entertainment that is being
Offered commercially. He also urged
that Alma churches unite for the pro-
motion of such work in the commun-
ity.
A male chorus Of twelve voices
furnished the music for the union
5ervice Sunday evening.
bishop Blake spent the week end in
Alma, visiting with his son, an en-
ployee Of the Penney store here. He
left Monday for the east, enroute TO
Paris.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
CONVENTION SOON
Gratiot County Sunday School AS
sOciatiOn Meets in September.

Plans are now being formulated
for the meeting Of the Gratiot coun-
ty Sunday School Association, which
is to be held in Breckenridge, on
Sunday, September II, and present
indications are that the program will
be one of the best that has ever been
given at meeting of the associa-
tion.
The committee in charge of the
event is going out VI its way in Sc
curing good speakers for the meet
ing, and it has already been an
aounced that DR.. j. c. Willitts of
Lansing, president of the Michigan
Sunday School Association, and K. K.
Mohr, treasurer of the state assicia-
ton, will be the speakers.
, One of the musical features of the
program will be the appearance of
the finger Juvenile Quartette of St.
Louis, which has been proving high
ly popular in the country this past
year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
RECREATION
Sheppard in Alma to Get Line on
Needs of City in Recreation.

Melvin Sheppard, representing the
War Camp Community Service was
in Alma the latter part of last week
on the invitation of the Alma Com
munity Council, to go into the needs
of the city as it concerns parks,
play grounds, and the kind of recre-
alton needed.
Sheppard will be in Alma again in
the near future at which time plans
which he is formulating will be car
ried into effect, and will provide the
various kinds of helpful recreation
that Alma people need.
Sheppard is an expert in this line.
he having made athletics a life long
study. 1t was only a few years ago
that he was, perhaps, the best known
OF all of Americas athletes, and was
perhaps the greatest athlete that
ever lived. Sheppard had a habit at
that time of breaking worlds records
IN various events, and at the present
time is the holder of no less than
nine worlds records that he has set
and which still stand.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
CUT THE WEEDS
SAYS COMMISSION
Road Commissioners of Gratiot
County Make Appeal to all
the Farmers.

The road commissioners of Gratiot
county have issued an appeal TO the
farmers of the entire country. call.
ing attention to the weeds along the
road and asking that Wednesday
August 18, be taken as a dav for
cutting down such eye sores that the
roads OF the county may have more
inviting and attractive appearance.
The appeal to the farmers of the
county follows:
10 the Farmers of Gratiot county:
The County Road Commissioners
OF your county desire to call your
attention to the matter of brush and
weeds that grow along the roadside
Some farmers take as much pride in
keeping the roadside in good shane
as they do their farms, others neg
lect TO do as well. We suggest that
we take August 1S and all spend the
day If your roadside requires it and
chop and NOW everything that is an
eye sore TO your place.
We are anxious to make Gratiot
roads the best in the state. We al
ready know we have the best agri-
cultural county in the state and we
want II to be the best looking county
as well. Will you help? If so re-
member August 18th and help ac-
complish what we all want. the best
county all around in Michigan.
James p. Gibbs
&c. H. Kuhlman
"F. R. Hines
Road Commissioners"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
NARROW ESCAPE
Lawrence Robinson Ran into Auto
with His Bicycle Wednesday.

Lawrence Robinson. an Alma lao
about ten years of age, narrowly es.
capped from serious injury or worse
wednesday morning, when he ran in
TO an automobile with his bicycle on
East Superior street. Only his pres
ence of mind, which prompted him
to jump from his bicycle as it was
struck by the auto, saved him from
severe injuries.
w. ID. Markham, who was driving
tne automobile was driving west on
superior street, when the lad on the
hicycle came out of the alley lust to
the west of the Strand theatre. and
started 70 cross directly across the
street to the alley on the south side
of the street.
He did not notice the automobile
until he was about TO be run down bv
IL. he jumped from the wheel. not
having chance to stop it, and as he
jumped the fender Of the auto struck
his leg.
The bicycle was smashed by the
automobile before Mr.. Markham
could bring the car to a stop. at
which time it was pinned under the
car, indicating how close had been
the call the lad had.
While in no way to blame for the
accident Mr.. Markham Immediately
told the lad to get the bicycle re-
paired and send the bill to him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
AUTO ACCIDENT MONDAY

Ben Carter, a resident of Pontiac.
was slightly injured Monday after
noon, when he was struck by an
automobile driven by Ernest Hudson.
an employee of the local post office.
Gilbert Greenho, whom Carter was
visiting, was with him at the time
of the accident but he noticed the
automobile coming around the corner
OF Suerior and State in time to grab
hold of the auto and to throw him
self on the radiator until the car
was brought to a stop. Carter
grabbed for the auto but did not
manage to get a good hold, and was
dragged for some feet before the
car was brought to stop. Beyond
a few slight bruises, he was not in
jured, although his clothing was
gather badly torn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
CITY AFTER
DEPOT AGAIN
Kick on Sanitary Conditions
Gets Little Result from
the Railroad.
TO SEEK NEW STRUCTURE
Annual Appeal for a New Building
VIII Soon Be Started by
the City.
What do you mean, sanitarygv

What do you mean, Sanitary"
That is question that is upper
most in the minds of the city COM
pensioners, when they happen to
think of reply by the division sup
erintendent of the Saginaw-G Grand
Rapids branch of the Pere Marquette
TO the Michigan State Board of
Health, regarding the boards query
as to the sanitary conditions at the
Union depot here.
Mr.. Anderson, the division super-
intendent, in his letter to the state
board said that he was in Alma on
July 2o, and found the depot in a
sanitary condition, and the grounds
as well. He intimated strongly that
II some people would conduct them
selves properly at the depot it would
continue-to be in a sanitary condition.
The city commission is not able to
adjust itself to the view that is being
held by Mr. Anderson, and expects to
continue its agitation, and the
chances are that within the next few
weeks committee from the city
commission will go to Detroit to in
terview President Alfred of the Pere
Marquette-not however regarding
the sanitary conditions of the depot.
but with regard to be possibilities
OF new depot for this city, and then
10 drop back on,the conditions of the
present structure from a sanitary
point Of view, if no action can be Sc
cured towards new depot in Alma
in the near future.
Mr.. Anderson did inform the state
board Of health, in his letter, that
certain features brought to his at
.ention by the state would be taken
are of at the depot, which to a small
extent will aid in remedying the trou-
Die that has existed because of the
conditions experienced there.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
TRANSPORTS HERE FOR
GAME ON SATURDAY
Undefeated Mt. Pleasant Team
Will Furnish Republics With
Hard Battle.

Saturday, August IA, at 300 D
m, will be started the first game OF
the series between the Transport
Trucks of Mt Pleasant and the Re.
public Trucks of Alma, which is
even now holding the close attention
of all central Michigan fans. as both
teams have made records that are
brilliant, and which might indicate
that the teams that are to fight for
the honors are about even in
strength.
There is one place that the Trans
ports have it on the( Republics-they
have not yet been pushed to the
limit in any game, and have not vet
been forced to play with their backs
to the wall to stave off defeat. and
hardly realize the class that they
may have. In winning fourteen
straight games during the past two
months "Chief" Nevitts aggregation
has made a record that is indeed a
brilliant one, and which certainly en-
titles the Truck team from the Nor
NAL Town to some consideration.
While the virtues of the Trans
ports are being extrolled, the record
the Republic Trucks in the diamond
must not be overlooked. The Alma
aggregation has met this season the
strongest semipro teams in the mid
die west, and has yet to lose a series
to team. Out Of "a games that
have been played the Republics won
n and lost only Z. The teams played
have been stronger, far stronger
than those played by the Transport.
Naturally it is not certain yet who
will pitch for Alma this week end,
but there is every expectation that
Miles Main will be sent to the box
for the first victory of the series on
Republic field Saturday, and that on
Sunday at Mt. Pleasant that Rip
Hagerman will go to the mound.
Miller will probably be the pitching
selection for the Transports Satur-
lay and LeCronier on Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
FORM REPUBLICAN CLuR

On Friday evening, August l3.
there will be a meeting of the women
OF the city, who are affiliated with
the Republican party, at which time
Woman's Republican club is to be
organized. All women in the city.
VINO are interested in the Republican
party are urged to attend the meet
ing, at which time, plans for the
formulation of the club sre to be car
rled out. The meeting will be held
at the city hall.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
WOULD PENALIZE

The Union Telephone company.
with headquarters in Owosso, which
is serving this section of the state.
has filed an application with the
Michigan Public Utilities Commits
sion for authority to establish a rule
whereby a penalty Of ten per cent is
imposed on all telephone bills that
are not paid by the fifteenth Of the
month, with removal Of the instru-
ment il the telephone is not paid by
the end Of the month.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES

On August IL, the local post OF
the American Legion will have field
clerks here to take applications from
members and other ex-service men
for the Victory medal. The meeting
will be held at 1880 p. m. at the city
hall. The Victory medals are to be
distributed on Armistice day.
= Plans for the Legion outing which
was postponed two weeks ago, have
been completed. The camp will be
held on August Fl and %. at Rock
lake.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
MAClAREN REUNION
HELD ON SATURDAY
Many Attended Annual Event
Held in Ithaca, Including
Some from Alma.

The fifth annual reunion of tn,
MacLaren family was held in Wood
land park, Ithaca, Saturday, Angus
7, 1920.
The weather was ideal and on,
hundred eleven were present to en-.
joy the festivities of the day. Those
from away, present were Barne,
Cain of Spokane, Wash, John Mac.
Laren and wife of North Star. Cav.
lord MacLaren Of Detroit, Ralph Dan
lei Of Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Shepherd of Breckenridge, John Mac
Laren, wife and grandson, Harvey
Christensen and wife Of Edmore,
Mrs. Labelle Fredrecksen and son.
Hugh of Trufant, and Frances and
Ruth Conklin of Copemish.
The long table was loaded with
good things to eat, and decorated
with bouquets. Many thanks to
Mrs. John MacLaren of North Star
for the gladiolas). At one o'clock
the table overseer, Ida Wood, an
nounced that dinner was ready. The
blessing was offered by Mrs. Hugh
Roberts, after which all Joined in
singing praise God from Whom all
blessings flow" before being seated.
AT three o'clock the business meet
ing was called TO order by the pres
ident, ID. B. MacLaren, and opened bv
singing, Nearer My God to Thee"
Secretary's report was read and ap-
proved. Letters were read from
Alex MacLaren and Mrs. X. E..
Richards of Muskegon and Joe Dan
lei Of Ashtabula, Ohio. 1t was de-
cided to meet at the same time and
place next year and the invitations
sent, to be postal cards.
The following program was given:
Recitations by Beryl, Vernice and
Bruce Daniel, Mary Barnes, Vernice
MacLaren, and Elizabeth Alverson. 1
Songs by Frances Conklin, and Ber-
lice MacLaren. Two Scottish read
ngs by Bertha MacLaren, who also
showed US a piece Of "MacLaren
'laid" and explained how the differ
mt clans had their colors.
During the past year there has
'een four births, three marriages and
me death in the family. The living
membership of the reunion now num-
'ers 1S2. The same officers will act
or the coming year. ID. b. MacLar-
N, president; f. J. Alverson, vice
resident; Mrs. Hugh Roberts, .sec'y-
reas.
Happenings of interest in the fam
~: Thomas MacLaren Of Muskegon
in China; VIM. MacLaren of Mus
egon is in Manila, p. l.; Duvoid ].
hepherd Of Breckenridge is taking a
entail course at the u. Of NJ; Lavere
lacLaren had the misfortune To
reak his arm two days before the
eunion; Mrs. f. j. Alverson expects ,
leave in few days for the Canad- [,
IN 500 where she will stay few I
lonths for her health.
The collection was S22.58. Closed :
y singing God be with you till we :
Ieet again" After the treat of ice :
-eam all departed for home feeling :
had been day well spent. Z
Mrs. Hugh Roberts, Sec.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12

The Sunday game was a brilliant
battle, once it got underway. There
was a big question for time wheth-
er or not the game would be played
as Manager McGinnity of the Stall
eys was obdurate in his insistence
that Jacobson go behind the plate
In the Sunday game. The Republics,
after Saturdays exhibition and
knowing that Chicago teams had
barred the Staleys because of the
umpiring Of Jacobson, refused to let
him officiate at that place, and sent
Green behind the bat. McGinnity
refused to allow his team TO take the
field, and finally Green called off the
game. The Staley players then voted
TO stage the game, and the Republics
Tar from desiring to ieave the crowd
without game, returned TO the
field, after the fray had been called
off. They then proceeded to defeat
the Staleys 3 to in as hot a fought
game as the fans have seen this
year, the victory being the twenty
fourth consecutive win that rip"
Hagerman has put over.
The Staleys counted first in the
third, on two hits and Hagerman's
error. The Republics evened the
count in the next inning. Hunter
got a base on balls and stole. .
Chouinards blow to right allowed /.
Hunter to cash the run and tie the
score.
In the sixth another was added by
he Trucks. Boyle and Hagerman
zach singled. Oakes dropped one to
,hird that held Boyle on far sack.
md the bases were full. Oakes was
'aught off first. Tooley got a base
IN balls, and then Hunter walked, |,
orclng over run. Chouinard
truckout. Tooley was cut down at 4
bird on Dunckle's infield tap.
In the ninth the visitors staged a
ally that allowed them to tie the 1
Continued on page five) {
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12

All colors in ladies full finished
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