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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-03

llDSt dLiiS' ''
Yes, they've taken a
tumble.
Nothing bought for a
sale. All our regular
stock.
Good fabrics, good
workmanship, good
quality.
The materials are
handsome tWeeds, chew
lots and unfinished
Worsteds.
Good assortment for
the hard-to-ft man,
stout, tall or short,
particularly the one
who's short in his
pocket.
Suits from $3.50 to
$3.50.
Some have been selling
at twice this price;
simply our way of
cleaning up and getting
back to normal.
Mackinaws for Men
and Boys now ~ price.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-03
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

When the hinge of door squeaks
and moves stifTly pull ont the pin lit
tie way and oil it before pushing it
back into place again
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
NEW PHONES IN USE

The Union Telephone Company cut
over 20 the new system SATURDAY
night. 8ccordine TO the announce ement
mode lsst week, shd usturoliy some
troubles ore being experienced az =
result of rhe radical change in the
system and for some other minor
reasons.
Some of the telephones are not yet
i'm working order, but Manager Wag-
ner expects TO have all of them in
good shape within the next two or
three days. The indulgence Of the
public is requested for a few days
until the workmen Of the company
have time to make all the needed ad-
iustments and changes that are ne
cessary with the complete change Of
the system.
Those who have experienced no
trouble with their telephones are
high in their praise Of the new sy-
stem, and it is certain that when the
few minor troubles are found and
ironed out, Alma will discover that
she l. blessed with far better tele-
phone system than in the past.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
SERVE NOTICE
Property Owners Asked To Make
Service Connections.

Property owners on the streets in
this city, which probably will be
paved during the course OF the pres
ent summer, are being notified by
city officials that they must make
service connections tor water, sewer
and gas within a reasonable length
of time. This notice is being given
in order that these connections may
be made soon enough TO allow the
ground time to settle before the paw
ing is laid on the streets. II the
property owners, thus notified, do
not make the connections as is re-
requested in the notice that has been
issued, the city viii make them and
ossess the cost back sgainst the prop
arty for which ,ha connections sre
mSd-.
|, j, und-. st""d that noIi'- l. ps-
my serv-f I" tn property owners
.fct ,uly Vn sucn streets - tn- city
contemplates the construction OF
paving this summer, but also on
East Superior street, West Superior
street and on Wright avenue, por-
tions of the state trunk lines within
this city. which it is expected, the
state highway department will pave
within the next few months.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
WELFARE ASSOCIATION

The Alma Welfare Assn, which
has its headquarters at the city hall
held a meeting last week, in order 70
sum up the work Of the winter. Re
ports from various committees show
that about thirty families have been
aided, since the Association began its
work, not only with clothing, but
foodstuffs as well. The secretary of
the Welfare Association may be
found at headquarters on Monday.
Wednesday and Saturday OF each
week from one To six o'clock until
The middle Of May when further an
nouncement concerning her hours
will be made.
The Association at presnt is great
ly in need of old clothing which can
be made over into children's coats
and dresses. All such clothing con-
tT'ibuted should be clean and Of good
enough material TO warrant making
over.
The investigating committee is
now ready to follow up its work with
a canvass TO determine whether all
needy families have been taken care
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05

Wednesday is Time Set for the
Rattle Between These
Aggregstioos.

On Wednesday Of next week the
undefeated baseball team represent
ing the George W. Myers Post No.
1872, American Legion, will meet the
Alma Collegians in a benefit game
for the college athletic association.
Buddy" Ryan, who is managing
the Legionnaire baseball team is
pounding together strong aggrega-
tion that will make the collegians go
the limit TO win, and it will be real
ball game from start to finish.
Some of the former college play
ers, who are members of the Legion
will be in the lineup. II is expected
that Bullet" Fitch, SCOOP" Rogers,
Eddie" Johnston, BOTTLES" Depew,
and Art and Geo Simenton will be
in fighting togs. Coach Steele, who
formerly hurled the pill for Wash
ington d. jefferson College will prob
ably do the hurting, although Depew
or Johnston may be selected by Man
ager Ryan.
Coach Steele will send the strong
est college lineup possible against
Ryan's Legionnaires, with the prob
abilities that "Hawkshaw" French
viii do the twirling for the Maroon
and Cream.
The game is return benefit for
the benefit football game that the
collegians gave the Legionnaires on
Armistice day, and has been sched-
uled as result of suggestion by
Ryan.
The game will be staged on Re-
public field at 400 p. m. Wednesday
kecetafxs 10 present plans.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
RUGGLES NEW
CONCERN WILL
CO TO saginaw
Two Million Dollar Ruggles Mo-
tor Truck Company is
Now Formed.
SECURES THE SRIPYARD PLANT
r.yra l.. Smirh of This City Aiil q
Cus of Office - ms \er
Vrp oni2s ion.

The following from an article from
the Saginaw News Courier May II
tells of the formation of the Ruggles
Motor Truck Company in Saginaw,
with a capitalization Of $4,000, 900,
to build motor trucks and speed
wagons:
Organization here Of the Rug
giles Motor Truck Co, with Frank
w. Ruggles, founder of the Re-
public Truck Co., at Alma, as its
head, which will build motor trucks
at the Carrollton plant of the Sagi-
nav Shipbuilding Co, now being
purchas sed by the new concern. was
announced Saturday afternoon by
Managing Secretary Julius b. Kirby
OF the Boz rd OF Commcr-e.
AT the same time Mr. Kirby an
nounced that he will tender his re-
signation from his Board OF Com
merce office at the annual meeting
Of the board Tuesday evening, and
will 20 with the Ruggles company
as one Of its vice presidents. he
will leave the board Wednesday
''The new Ruggles company which
has just been Incorporated under
the laws of Delaware, will have
capitalization Of s2,000,000 AS
soon as the details of the plant
transfer can be completed the new
concern will take possession and
make such changes as are neces-
sary 20 fit the shipbuilding plant
tor truck production. II is expected
.ths, the first trucks will be -turnei
out about July |. with production
steadily increasing after that. Ne
announcement was made of the nam
ber Of men that will be employed.
Stockholders of the shipbuilding
company Wednesday afternoon unan-
imously authorized the transfer OF
the plant at price that has not
been made public, and since then
work has been going forward stead
lily on the details necessary to com
plete before the announcement Sat
urday Of the new company's organ
ization.
The shipyard is considered adj
mirably fitted for its new use. Built
during the war for the production Of
merchant ships, it represents q
heavy investment. and can, the new
company believes, be easily trans
formed into a truck plant. IL is well
located for shipping. both by rail
and by water, and It's proximity 10
the Saginaw Bay City Railway Co.
interurban line assures that work
men can be transported quickly from
Continued from page two)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
COLLEGE WINS
OVER 0lVE1
Maroon and Cream Forensic
Trio Secures a Unanimous
Vote of Judges.

Alma College laid low an ancient
hoodoo Friday evening, when the
negative debating team, consisting
of Dasef, Wilson and Sharrar, jour
neyed into enemy territory and re-
turned with Ohvet's scalp. With
the question: Resolved, that all fur
ther Japanese immigration be pro-
hibited" as the issue, the victory
was appreciated even more heartily
in that the judges decision was a
unanimous vote for Alma. Presi-
dent Voelker presided, with former
lieutenant governor L. d. Dickinson,
Professor Nelson Of NJ. A. c. and
Mrs. Winifred Harvey of Battle
Greek acting as judges.
Olivet, upholding the affirmative
friend and former student of Alma,
Gordon Macdonald, who pictured the
japanese as dishonorable trainers
of an ingenious agreement, but fail
ed to back his statements with the
necessary facts. Mr.. Hanse, who
followed Mac, urged that the Japan
ese be excluded on economic grounds
as laborers who interfered with
American rights. Mr. Milor, much
to the qualification of the Alma
team, and to the amusement Of the
college audience, produced a highly
technical argument on the folk Gus
toms Of the Japanese, which, he af
firmed, made the yellow race a
group not capable of assimilation.
Alma presented a closely knit ar
gument on the question at issue.
With an excellent platform presence
ana strong delivery. Dssef proved
that the JopYnsss were desirable. &.
politically, socially snG economically, +,
and urged America not to turn back
back on & group that bore its share
Of the burden Of production. Wilson
followed with bomb-proof argu-
ment on the Gentleman's Agreement,
a speech so logically outlined. and so
effectively delivered, that it left the
Olivet team gasping for breath. Lee
Sharrar. the last speaker Of the neg
ative, hammered home the points of
inexpediency. and injustice, and
quite won his audience by an appeal
for a consideration of the Japanese
question in the light of Americas
position in world politics. A hot
battle of rebuttal brought the debate
to a close.
Too much cannot be said concern
ing the more adequate preparation
of the Alma debaters. The judges
complimented the Alma representa-
ton OH their constructed arguments
and rebutals, and backed up their
opinions by their vote. Throughout
the debate, the spirit between the
two teams was excellent. Olivet
spared no efforts 70 make the Alma
men feel entirely at home during
their short visit. Perhaps IT is a
prophecy Of future debating battles
between two friendly colleges.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
kANTER READY
TO START THE
ARMY's APPEAL
County Chairman All Set For
Campaign in GratiOt
Next Week.
CouNTY's QUOTA IS $4,000
lpgiCnsireS Voteo Lost Night ~
Ts.s Oser Direction of
wOrs Here.

On Monday the annual appeal of
the Salvation Army will be started in
Michigan and in Gratiot county, and
IL is in readiness for the campaign
in which a goal Of $4,000 will be
sought for the Salvation Army,
which has been doing a wonderful
work in this locality as well as in
other sections of the state.
During the past few days Jerome
Kanter, county chairman. has been
rounding up his committee, and max
ing arrangements also with the Geo.
w. Myers Post No. 1872 American Le-
gion of this city TO aid in the can-
vass OF the residence section OF Al
ma during the week. In speaking of
the coming appeal Chairman Kanter
had the following 10 say:
when people are asked TO give
money for the support of any insti-
tuition, they want first to know what
the money is going TO be used for.
To give a detailed statement Of all
that has been done by Captain Mac
Caine and her helpers during the
past year would take more space
than we can spare here. But this
much can be said, they have been
working every day, answering calls
for relief, the kind of relief the Sal
vation Army knows so well how to
handle.
"Oyer 1900 calls have come TO the
Gratiot County Salvation headquar-
rers in the past year. These calls
have been for food, clothing, medi-
CINE, doctors ana aloney for hundred
different things In many cases
money could not be given, but in no
case were people turned away with
out being given every possible aid
within the means Of the captain and
her helpers.
During the great unemployment
crisis in not only this county but
SAbughout the state of Michigan,
the Salvation Army cared for thou
sands of men, women and children.
Now the Army needs funds TO re-
plenish its resources TO continue its
home work.
Zone of the greatest things the
Salvation Army is doing in this state,
is to be found in the two great ma
ternity homes and hospitals in Grand
Rapids and Detroit Hundreds of
girls from the. rural districts and
small towns are cared for each year
in these wonderful homes. When an
unfortunate girl goes to one Of these
Continued from page two)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
PIG CLUBS GROWING

A pig club has been organized at
the Curtiss school in Emerson town.
ship. At meeting April 25th they
decided to buy the pigs at once.
While no boasting was done yet the
feeling was general that they should
do their best TO win the club prize.
Any in that neighborhood who are in
terested should communicate with
Smith Clark of Breckenridge.
The clubs at Alma, Ithaca and
Bethany are all. in f1ourishing con
dition and will be ready to get the
pigs as soon as they are old enough.
The records Of feed consumed and
gains made start June 18th. The
plan as outlined for the clubs is of a
real educational nature.
All parts Of the county should be
represented. IL there is no club in
your neighborhood, get in touch
with your farm bureau manager and
an organization meeting will be ar
ranged.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
ASKS
A R[C[NERsH|P
Stockholders of ST. Louis Com
pany Want Court to Take
This Action.

At a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Bollstrom Motors, Inc,
last Friday night, it was the unan-
imous opinion of the board that re
ceiver should be appointed for the
protection of stockholders. The af-
fairs of the concern are in a bad way
for the want OF q little ready money
> clean up some of the pressing
claims that are causing trouble and
ratheI, than ALLOW. the plant equip
ment TO BE- carried off piece-meal II
WAS decided 10 petition the Circuit
Court in Chancery for the appoint
ment of receiver.
On December 18th last, the date
OF the general stockholders meeting
"a new board of directors was elected
At that time the. treasury was as
bare as Mother Hubbard's cupboard
and there was an. Indebtedness star
ing the board in the face Of $4,000.
Numerous attempts were made TO
float loan TO clean up all of the
debts, but this failed.
Officers tried TO sell the plant out
right and received some encourage
ment, but this effort also failed. A
plan of reorganization was worked
out. tried and was abandoned. Ac-
counts for labor, supplies and what
not began 70 bother. Judgments ac-
cumulated and executions were
served
In order TO preserve the machinery
and equipment something had to be
done. With court order for re-
ceiver, who will act under the order
OF the court, the affairs of the cor
poration can be cleaned up.
If there is a desire on the part of
the stockholders to continue the busi-
ness, they will. be given ample time
II not, then the building and grounds
machinery, eac., will be sold, the
debts of the company liquidated, and
the affairs of. the institution closed.
st. Louis Leader.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
A RARE ONE
Shepherd Gets Seven Hits But Lands
Twelve Runs In Winning.

A bad second inning for Alma in
Mondays fray with Shepherd High,
which had been postponed from Fri
day because Of wet grounds, gave
the Shepherd team the number of
runs that represented the difference
between the IL 70 s score of the fray
at that place.
ChaffiD went mad in tnst inning.
As o matter OF sact he went very
bed. Four bases on bolls 9no four
hits were given the Shepherdites, and
to top 1t off his teammates kicked
the ball around TO some extent dur
ing that inning and seven runs were
counted by Shepherd before the fes-
tivities ceased.
The seven runs made fine work
ing edge for Lyons of Shepherd and
he kept that edge. Just as fast as
Van Hosen's youngsters could chase
a run over the plate Shepherd came
back with a counter 30 match it. Thus
with Alma crossing the plate for
five runs 1t was most natural that
the final count should be 12 to 5.
There was little to redeem the work
of the Alma outfit in the game.
The team Is hoping to even up
matters with Shepherd here Friday
afternoon, when the Isabella county
team comes TO Republic field to play
return game.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
PLAY TWO GAMES
College Team Meets Hillsdale Friday
and Albion on Saturday.

The Alma College baseball team
will play two Michigan Intercolleg-
late contests on Davis field this
week end, meeting the HilIsdsle
Collegians on Fridoy and the Albion
College team On Saturday.
Both teams are believed to be
stronger than they were last year,
and Coach Steele's rather green ag-
gregation will be forced to step some
to win in either contest.
There seems to be good ray Of
hope, however, as both Scott and
French are apparently pitching good
ball, so that Alma will have two de-
pendable hurlers for the two trays.
The weakest spot in the entire team
evidently is in hitting. bur with 3
good weeks practice tlere should hs
Q not4nle improvement IN this d.
pertinent. The tssm will sis" g-t =
good itilliug this ~-sk IN nsnoli1g
bunts, lnd Il is dDGbuai il thy Other
team will be able to play the bunt-
ing game on the fresbyterians the
way that Adrian made il work in
last Saturdays fray watch the down
staters forfeited for using an in
eligible pitcher.
The Blue and White team is with
out question stronger than last sea-
son. except perhaps in the box.
Albion will bring a team of hit
ters to Alma Saturday, and they will
have good pitching to back up this
hitting. Smith, who formerly pitch
ed in the Masonic league in Detroit,
being the ace of the Methodist
pitching squad French will prob
ably gst the assignment for this
fray.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
ASK FOR THE
RETENTION QF
OSCAR vlBBEA
Industries and Business Men
Petition Gty Commission
10 Keep Him.
COMMITTEE VISITS SESSION
Chief 9uSiitias suo Sno l., a,ming-
,l5ttsrs vi m. Dis
ruSsion.

Tuesday evening a committee con-
sisting of Dr. Brainerd and Francis
King, former mayors, Harry Gerber.
DR.. E. I. Lamb, James +. Mitchell,
John s. Knoertzer, Harley Williams
and V. P. Cash, presented a petition
TO the city commission asking for the
appointment at next Tuesdays
meeting of Oscar Vibber as chief of
police for the coming year.
The petition was presented to the
commission by Harry Gerber. who
called attention 10 the signers OF the
petition, who represented practically
all OF the industrial and business en-
terprises of the community.
A short discussion followed the
presentation of the petition.
Mayor Murphy said that he be-
lieved the majority that he secured
at the recent election was proof that
Vibber was not wanted, as this had
been the issue of the campaign. He
also said that Vibber could not get
cooperation from the county Off
cials, and that he could not get CO.
operation from his own men His
temperament was thing that Muir
ply and Creaser objected TO. He ad-
mitted freely that Chief Vibber was
absolutely honest and hard working
official.
Mr.. Williams of the committee
asked Mayor Murphy, if he did not
believe that some OF the other things
THAT were said AZ the time Of the
election might have had their influ-
ence, and mentioned the report that
if the election went against Murphy.
f. W. Ruggles would not remain in
Alma, as one Of these things The
reply indicated that Mayor Murphy
thought the entire issue of the cam
paign was the Vibber proposition,
and that he did not feel that he could
ignore the desires of the voters thus
expressed.
Mr.. Gerber asked If il was not
possible that the ambition of some Of
the men on the police force might not
DE responsible FOR the lack of CO.
operation that Mr.. Murphy stated ex-
listed on the force. Mayor Murphy
stated that he didn't believe such was
the case. .
Mayor Murphy said that he did not
believe in petitions, and said that a
4 L \ IL.
petition that was submitted had
come TO him, and told him that they
had signed the petition to avoid an
argument and get rid Of the circu-
lators.
At one stage Of the proceedings
Manager William F. Reynolds in
jected remark into the discussion
10 the effect that working. by himself
Continued on page nine)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
ALMA 5 RETAIL
Me RCHANTs HAVE
FORMED BUREAU
F. c. Mapes is Elected President
of the City's Newest
Organization.
HAS ITS OWN SPECIAL FIELD
IL. ~. Eoein-,u Is Vie. pre.'io.i, sno
Earl 4. Clsop Is th.
Treasurer.

The proposed Merchants Bureau of
the Alma Chamber OF Commerce be-
came a reality Thursday evening,
when over thirty retail dealers of the
city unanimously voted favorably on
the formation Of such an organiza-
ton and then elected directors and
officers. F. c. Mapes is president
of the organization.
The Retail Merchants Bureau
came into being at luncheon of the
business men held at the sugar fac
tory boarding house on Court ave.
Following the luncheon F. c. Mapes
read letter from Lloyd Ellison,
who for some weeks has been very
active in the effort To organize the
bureau. Mr. Ellison, who was un-
able 10 be present because of illness,
in his letter urged that all of the
retail merchants of the city coop
crate 70 the fullest extent in the for
nation of the organization. He had
been IN Kalamazoo and other Michi-
gan cities investigating the posi-
biities of such q bureau and has
beeA highly cnthused for some time
over the possibilities that were open
IN Alme.
II. 4. Reece was ,then introduced
by Mr.. Mapes as the toastmaster.
Reece then introduced Chester How
ell, secretary Of the Retail Mer-
chants Bureau of the Saginaw Cham
Der OF Commerce.
In opening his address Mr.. Howell
extended the greetings OF the Sag
inaw Chamber of Commerce to the
businss men of Alma, and the desire
Of the Saginaw merchants for COR
dial relations with Alma's business
men. He spoke of the need that
there was for Alma and Saginaw TO
cooperate in securing the paving of
the state trunk line from Saginaw
TO Alma, and west from this city.
which would prove a lasting benefit
to both communities. He called at
tention TO the campaign that is un-
der way by the Saginaw Chamber of
Commerce for $500 members and
said that the merchants division of
the Saginaw organization was a
highly important one.
George f. Owens, president of the
Retail Merchants Bureau OF the Sag
inaw Chamber of Commerce, the
second speaker of the evening,
spoke Of the necessity of the mer-
Continued on page nine)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-05
KELDER CHOSEN
Ne " PRESIDENT
Presbyterian Brotherhood Has
Selected Him as Its New
Executive.

The annual banquet Of the broth
erhood Of the Presbyterian church
held Friday evening in the basement
Of the church drew out a large num-
ber Of members of the organization,
who were highly pleased with the
excellence of the program that fol-
lowed the banquet.
With Glen Crisp, acting in the ca
pacity OF toastmaster, toasts were
responded to by j. l.. Winsiow. ID. b.
Smith and Rev. VIM. II. Mason, D.
d., of Saginaw. former pastor of the
local church. Rev. Mason dealing
with the 'Irrepressible Savage" as
the young lad is unusually known,
followed the lad through his boy
hood days, showing his tendencies,
and his ultimate development. He
urged a closer companionship be-
tween the parents and the boy that
the better qualities of the Lad may
be brought out.
Between the addresses two num-
bers were given by the Brotherhood
quartette, consisting of d. B. Smith,
]. w. Kelder, Chester Robinson and
II. s. Babcock. A we'll rendered vio-
lin solo by Mr.. Thoms of Alma Col
lege was also given.
Officers for the coming year were
Il. r.
President J. w. Kelder; vice presi-
dent, James Naylor; secretary, d. b.
Smith; treasurer, J. Lowery.