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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
EXPRESSES THANKS
President Crooks Publicly Thanks
the Campaign Workers.

The following IS an expression of
thanks from President Crooks of
Alma College for the efforts that
have been made by the workers here
to make the college campaign a sue
cess:
Through the columns of your pa
per may | express in the name of
Alma College our very great appre-
citation of the remarkable co-opera-
ton our college campaign has had.
TO all who have made subscriptions,
we are grateful. To the organiza-
ton that worked so faithfully and so
enthusiastically, it is hard TO address
fitting words without seeming to be
bombastic At any rate, believe
that no better organization ever
worked for any cause in Alma, and
no more efficient group Of men and
women was ever bound together.
THE Republic Motor Truck Com
pany loaned furniture and equip
ment; Mr.. Sharp provided offices in
the Wright block; the ladies' aid So
eieties Of the churches furnished
bountiful meals at low cost; the
newspapers gave most generously of
their space; the ministers of the city
gave not only their time, but their
endorsement; the Chamber of Com
merce co-Operated in most effective
manner--in short to enumerate all
who deserve our thanks at this time
is an impossibility. We hope that
we shall see great results because of
these great results. We are striving
for a Better College in Better
Alma. The College has never been
more confident of the affection of
the public in Alma and never more
sensible of its obligation to serve
the community to the best of its
ability.
Very truly,
III. NJ. Crooks"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
BRECKENRIDGE
Observation-Disclosures

Norman Yuory, the twelve year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Youry.
had the misfortune to fall and break
che large bone in his right leg while
playing at recess at school Thurs
day morning. Some Of his boy scout
friends helped him to a nearby auto
mobile and he was at once taken to
the office of DR.. l.. A. Howe where
the fractured bone was set and later
taken to the home of his parents on
stretcher.
The Modern Woodmen convention
Of Gratiot county was held in Odd
Fellows hall in Breckenridge last
Wednesday afternoon. The conven-
tion was called to order by J. f..
Hodge, clerk OF the County Camp.
Clarence Hopkins and DuVoid
Shepherd, students at the u. Of NJ,
arrived home Friday evening for a
ten days vacation with their parents
in this place.
w. S. Compton was in Stanton
Wednesday attending a meeting of
the Stanton Royal Arch Masons.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14

al to the public interests;
AND, WHEREAS, notice of hear
ing upon said petition should be Civ
en- TO the public and all other parties
in interest Of this resolution that full
hearing may be had thereon;
NOW, THEREFORE,, notice is
hereby given that the city commits
sion will be in session at the city hall
to consider any objections to said
proposed vacation and adjustment
of said alley on Tuesday, the 18th
day of Maj, A. ID. 1921, at the hour
of eight O'clock D. m. Of said date.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
Statement of the Ownership, Circulation
the Act Of Congress of August "a 1912

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14

at which hearing all persons may be
heard in regard thereto and full
hearing had thereon.
The above resolution was support
ed by Commissioner Chick, which
was adopted by yea and nay vote
as follows:
Yeas: Commissioners Chick, Glass,
Archer and Mayor Murphy.
Nays None.
Commissioner Creaser absent and
not voting.
Chas. r. Murphy, Mayor.
Francis c. Hayward, Clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
INTENDED for last week.

The members of the Young Ladies'
Sewing club were delightfully."- enter
tanned at the pleasant home of Miss
Ethel Sabin on Saginaw street We'd
nesday evening. A miscellaneous
shower was given for one of their
members. A dainty luncheon was serv
ed by the hostess.
Lawrence Stock of Mssoula, Mont.
was the guest of DIR. Drake and fam
lily last week. Mr.. Stock was former
ly assistant cashier of the Farmers
State bank of this place.
Miss Margaret Drake, who is a
student at Albion college, returned to
Albion Monday, after spending ten
days with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Drake.
Supt. H. Blair DuVall spent Sunday
evening in Alma.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barney, who
have been living at Wayne the past
year, arrived in Breckenridge We'd
nesday evening and will make their
home for time with Mrs. Barney's
father. Mr.. w. II. Weed.
Miss Martha Hetzman, who is a
teacher in the Vassar schools spent
the past week with her mother, Mrs.
Eva Hoffman, returning to Vassar,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wolverton and
two children Of Alma spent the week
end with Mr.. Wolverton's mother,
Mrs. Mary Wolverton.
Mr.. and Mrs Milo Langworthy and
little son, Virgil, Of Alma were week
end guests at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Swope.
Alex Mcleod, who has been spend
ing portion of the winter months in
Louisiana, returned home Thursday.
The Misses Consula and Marion
Hopkins spent Saturday and Sunday
in Riverdale the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Millard Hopkins.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14

The Misses Lilah Paerce and Lura
Myers were in Alma Sunday even
ing
Mrs. +, r. Davis went to Saginaw
Saturday to spend few days with
her sister, Mrs. Bert Miller.
Mrs. Agnes Il. Crawford spent the
week end at Riverdale with her
daughter and husband. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hopkins. t
Miss Edith Doty was the guest of
Miss Agnes Ards at Wright Hall,
Alma College, from Friday until
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis were
Alma visitors Sunday evening.
Clarence Hopkins Jr., was River
dale visitor Sunday evening.
II. Blair DuVall, superintendent of
the Breckenridge schools, resigned
his position TO attend the Ypsilanti
Normal School.
Fay Anderson of Flint was a week
end visitor of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Anderson.
Chalmers Mccall, who is taking
business course at the Ferris Insti-
tute, was home over the week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Mccall.
A farewell party was given Supt
II. b. DuVallFriday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Fraker
Cards and games were INDUCED in
until a late hour, when dainty re-
freshments were served by the host
ess.
The members of the Tuesday club
were delightfully."- entertained last
Tuesday evening at the pleasant
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur HUM.
Mrs. Grover Shrool who has been
quite Ill is some better at this writ
ing.
Lafayette Price has opened a bar
Der shop and poolroom in the Mac
cabee building.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
NOTICE TO TIE PUBLIC

At special meeting Of the City
Commission in session at the council
chambers in the City Of Alma, on
Wednesday, April 18th, 1921, at 2
o'clock p. m, the following resolution
was offered by Commissioner Archer
as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
Resolution

WHEREAS, a petition has been
filed with the city commission by in
terested property owners and others,
asking and praying that the city
commission vacate, discontinue and
abolish an alley located and being on,
through and adjoining block one a.
of Michigan Heights SUBDIVISION to
the city of Alma, according to the
recorded plat thereof, or such portion
thereof as said city commission shall
deem advisable and without detri-
ment or injury to the public;
AND, WHEREAS, said city COM
mission deems and declares that the
whole of said alley or such part or
portion thereof as it may hereafter
determine upon hearing, should be
vacated, discontinued and abolished
as not being injurious and detriment-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

At a special meeting Of the City
Commission in session at the council
chambers in the City of Alma, on
Wednesday, April 18th, 1921, at 2
o'clock p. M, the following resolution
was offered by Commissioner Glass
as follows:
Resolution
WHEREAS, the city commission
deems and declares that it is a ne
cessary public improvement " pave
Woodwork Avenue from the south
side of Superior street to the right
Of way Of the Pere Marquette Rail-
road Company, in manner, as fol-
lows:
Thirty (30) feet in width the en-
tire length of said improvement and
pavement, except that said pavement
shall be fifty (50) feet wide from the
south line Of Superior street on
Woodwork avenue, being the line of
the present pavement, south to a line
running east and west along the south
line OF the alley extending east and
west through block number twenty
three t23) of the recorded plat of
the village of Alma, said improve
ment TO include curbs and cutters;
AND, WHEREAS, the estimates,
specifications, plans and profiles of
said proposed pavement and inn
provement have been made and filed
with the city clerk and have been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19
Food Prices Down
a Trife in January
So Drop in Portland

washington, Feb. 1S-Decline of
three per cent. in retail food prices
in January as compared with De-
cember was reported today by the
Bureau of labor statistics of the
department of labor. The greatest
decrease, six per cent, was reported
for Los Angeles and Manchester, N.
H. The decline in Boston, Bridge
port, Fall River, Mobile, Portland,
Me-, Portland Ore. Providence
Rochester, San Francisco and Seat
tie was five per cent: New Haven,
Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia
and Washington three per cent. !:
Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis two
per cent. and Birmingham, Dallas.
and Omaha one per cent. OF the
A articles on which prices were re-
ported q showed decreases of
which the following were most pro-
nounced: fresh eggs ID per cent. ::
lard Ii per cent: rice 10 per cent
and sugar eight per cent. Articles
which increased in price included
pork; chops and cabbage nine per
cent; hens, six per cent; lamb four
per cent. ribs roast per cent; sir
loin and round steak and chuck
roast, plate beef and flour two per
cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19
Body Hauled to Canaan in Trunk
Where Blood Coated Axe Was Found
Only Necessary Evidence to Hold
Knights to Be Presented to NUM-
cipal Court -Corson's Skull Crushed
by Many Blows

Canaan. Me-, Feb. 1S-Alfred Cor
son, the elderly Dexter man, whose
body was found buried under a hay
shed at the home of Mrs. Andrew
WEIGH, four miles from this village
late yesterday. was killed by axe
blows on the head, presumably while
he slept in his room in the eight
tenement house.
Examination Of the body. which
was found at practically the same
moment that Nelson Eugene Knights.
son of the S0-year- old woman with
whom he was staying when arrested.
is alleged to have confessed in Ban.
gor Jail to Sheriff Fernandez that he
KILLED Corson, his dead wife's uncle,
and hid his body there, showed that
the whole top Of the skull had been
crushed in as If by several blows.
DR.. w. S. stinchfield of skowhe-
gan, the medical examiner who per-
formed an autopsy here, said part
of the bones Of the skull were pulver-
lied and pieces were driven into the
brain. There were no other marks of
violence on the body. While death
may not have been instantaneous,
he said Corson was knocked uncon-
scious. The body was placed in a
tomb here.
Before rigor mortis had set in the
body. weighing about $50 pounds and
being about five feet, six inches long,
was placed in the trunk, found
Wednesday night in the WEIGH home
here, and taken to a farmhouse sew
eral miles out from Dexter on the
Dover road, where knights 16-year-
old son, also held with his father on
technical charges of larceny, was
employed, according to the author
tiles. Two days later it was trans
ported to this place.
The only garments on the body
were a brown shirt and an under
shirt, indicating that Corson was
dragged from his bed to the middle
of the room where the pools of con-
gealed blood, the first clue that he
was murdered a month ago, were
discovered Monday. 1t was wrapped
/ in patchwork bed quilt and horse
blanket.
Straw and chaff were carefully re-
placed and trampled down after the
body had been buried in q three
foot grave. Mrs. Welch's only COM
ment when informed of the finding
of the body was that, if her son had
committed such a crime, she wanted
to see him punished.
knights will be taken to Dexter
and arraigned on the charge Of muir
der, probably Monday forenoon.
His son, who bears his. fathers
Christian name, is expected to be q
material witness for the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19
AXE that KILLED C0RSON
FOUND AT Dexter FARM
KNIGHTS HEARING MONDAY
Billion
in MoneyBiNs
PdssesSenafe

Washington, Feb. 1S--By the pas
sage in six hours today of three an
nual appropriation bills aggregating
more than $S60,000,000 the Senate
demonstrated its ability to work,
when in the mood.
With only II working days re-
manning of the present session. the
appropriation bills were given clear
field in the Senate today in the eff
fort to pass all Of the regular supply
bills by March 4, as requested by
President-elect Harding.
The three bills passed today were
the postofiice budget, carrying $574,-
100000, the annual diplomatic and
consular bill totalling .s10.400,000 in
it's appropriations, and the $276.000,-
600 deficiency measure. Senate
amendments increased the three bills
about s145,000,O00 million over totals
voted by the House, which will neces-
state adjustments in conference.
All except one of the appropriation
bills had passed the House tonight
but the Senate still has to pass six
the army, navy, agriculture, rivers
and harbors, Qualifications and gem
eral deficiency measures. Only two
of the regular supply bills, the an
nual pension roll and the District of
Columbia budget have been COM
pleted by both bodies of Congress and
sent to President Wilson.
In the three money bills passed to-
day by the Senate most of the appro-
priations were routine and droned
through by reading clerks with little
discussion. Passage of the postoffice
bill was marked by rejection of pro-
posed rider to appropriate S100,000,000
for the federal road building fund
The diplomatic bill carried provis-
ions authorizing acceptance of j.
Pierpont Morgan's home in London
for an American embassy, for indefi-
mite extension of the system of re-
quiring wise by American consular
officers abroad of emigrants' pass
ports and creating a commission to
acquire embassy. legation and consul
lar buildings in IA foreign capitals.
Among the items in the deficiency
bill as passed was an increase from
$1,000,000 to $1,450,000 in the prohibit
ton enforcement fund and S65,575, 900
for payment to the railroad admins
tration of mail transportation ac-
counts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19
new OBJECTS
OF REviMPED
W0MAN'S PARTY
Seeks Removal of Le-
gal Disabilities of
Women"
To Retain Name and COlOrS of
Old Organization - Reject
Proposition to Make Disarm-
ment Paramount Work of
Party-Purely Feminist Pro-
gram to be the Big Idea

Washington, Feb. 1S-The .politi-
cal life of the national woman's
party passed away today. A new Or
ganization, bearings the name and
colors of the old, was born tonight.
The new organization, it's leaders
said, will function with the energy
of the old, the only difference be-
ing in it's objective which was de-
scribed as the removal of the legal
disabilities of women" of America.
Spirited discussions marked the
transformation from the old to the
new, each step being subject to
many speeches and careful analy-
sis of the convention leaders. The
leaders were determined that the
machinery created eight years ago
to work for the enfranchisement of
women should not pass into control
of radical or militarist hands.
The first fight developed when
the minority opinion of the resolu-
tons committee was filed. 1t speci-
fled that the immediate work of
the new organization should be in
behalf of "disarmament' rather
than the purely feminist program
urged by the majority committee
members.
Finally after prolonged verbal
maneuvre it was voted to accept
the latter and reject the disarma-
ment proposal.
Discussions covered wide range
of subjects including an association
of nations, birth control, plans for
electing women to congress- and
other federal and state Offices until
their representation should be equal
to that of the men; the rewriting of
existing laws regulating divorce,
guardianship of children, sexual
morality and changing standards to
permit women to have full partner
ship under the law of family in
comes.
A resolution embodying many of
these questions and specifying them
as the program of work" for the
new organization, was defeated az
ter extended discussion. In its place
the convention adopted the con-
sentative statement Of the majority
report declaring merely that 1.-The
immediate work of the new organi-
zation be the removal of the legal
disabilities of women"
The convention adjourned after a
dinner and ceremony in honor of
the members who had served as
"pickets'' in the days when the suf-
fragists beseiged the White House
and other public buildings in search
Of support for the Susan B. Anthony
amendment. Many of the pick
ets'' had served pail sentences and
proudly displayed their records as
they passed by in line tonight to re-
ceive the organizations "distin-
guished service medal" for past
services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19
Move to Eliminate
Electric Juice Middle
Men in Bay State

Boston, Feb. 1S.-Middle-men are
invading the field Of public utilities
through purchase and resale Of cleo
trio current in Office buildings and
apartment houses throughout Massa-
chusetts, the joint legislative commit
tee on power and light was informed
today. Urging bill to place under
the juris diction of the department of
public utilities all persons who so re-
sell electricity, Frederick T. Fuller of
East Milton declared he was acting to
protect the interests of the small con-
sumers."
In Boston the owners Of Office build
ings and othe landlords using cleo
tricity are procuring current from the
Edison Electric Illuminating Co. at a
cost ranging from to cents a kilo-
watt hour and reselling 1t to consum-
ers for IL cents. he asserted. These
rniddlemen, he explained, are able to
procure the low price because they buy
electric current in large quantities He
estimated that the amount of current
l-esold throughout the state unsuper-
vised was greater than that sold by
the public utilities companies them
solves.
Electric lighting companies are
willing to sell for purposes of resale,
he added, in order to discourage man.
ufacturing companies from installing
their own generating plants.
Francis r.. Bangs, speaking in the
interests of office building owners,
said the system Of resale of electricity
has been in vogue ''for long time
and that no consumers so far had COM
planned. He explained that building
howners were enabled to sell at a rate
! lower than that charged by power
companies, adding that. the owners
banded the lighting bills of their ten
ants with resulting efficiency and gen.
eral convenience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19
Swig Claims
Frane-up in
Bank Closing

Boston, Feb. 1S-A reiteration of
charges. that the closing Of the Ire
mont Trust Company by Bank Com
missioner Joseph c. Allen yester-
day resulted from conspiracy
against that institution were made
by Vice President simn Swig of the
bank, IN statement tonight.
1.-THE conspirator," he said, sought
to wreck the fremont Trust Com
panY because I fathered the law to
permit the monthly payment of in
terest to depositors and because we
were the leaders in paying five per
cent interest in the savings depart
ment."
He challenged" the bank commits
sioner ito tell the people, what con-
versations he had had with certain
Boston bankers relative to Mr.. Swig
and the fremont Trust Company.
1.-THE bank commissioner" he con-
tinued. Charges the bank with hav-
ing made poor loans and with havinx
violated the banking laws He sent
me an ultimatum that I must quit
the fremont Trust Company and re-
tire from the banking business alto
gether or the fremont Trust Com
pany would be closed, but that if
agreed to retire then the violations
of the banking laws would be over
looked.
THE laws require the bank COM
missioner to notify an institution of
alleged violations. We got no such
notice. The commissioner issued an
illegal ultimatum.
The fremont Trust is solvent. No
depositor and no investor will lose
one penny"
Charles W. Levy, also a vice presi-
dent of the bank. issued a statement
in which he said that no bank in the
state was in more, solvent and liquid
condition that the fremont.
"Our institution" he said, ais alb
solutely sound"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19
Movie Booth Blaze
Causes 100000 Loss
in South Paris Block

South Paris, Me-, Feb. 1S--Fire said
to have been caused by an explosion
in a motion picture booth in the Sec
ond floor theatre, destroyed the Odd
Fellows block tonight. The loss is
estimated at from $4,000 TO 100000
with only partial insurance.
The principal losses were sustained
by the Mount Mica Building Asso-
citation, owners of the building; the
Maine and New Hampshire Theatres
Company: John Pierce, jewelry store,
A. F. Stevens, druggist, and Paris
Automobile Sales Company.
The booth was blown to pieces,
spreading fire. There were few peo-
pie in the theatre at the time. and
they were forced to make hasty
exit. The block was badly damaged
by fire in December, 1919.