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The Washington herald., 1921-05-29

District gave for Mrs. Benedict Gro
WELL commissioner of the scouts at
the Willow tea house on the speed
way. charmingiy picturesque
place, where the Girl Scouts sell tea
and pop" to people enjoying a drive
on the river front. The pupils of
the Montessori school had to post
pone a garden dance they had plan
ned as did also the community ser
vice which gave a play. "Midsum-
mer Night Dream" at the Dean
place the new headquarters of the
Women's National Civic foundation:
also the May fete and bazaar given
by the pupils of Friends Select
school had to be postponed. the
weather was responsible for much
shifting Of dates, can tell you,
though, they all came OF" before
the week was out. The Congress
sionai club members gave a picnic
Friday in Rock Creek park as a
sort of farewell getting together
of the season. don't you know,
when they invited their husbands
and had jolly time. So many
Of the club members Know each
other well but scarcely know their
friends husbands at ALL. The club
closed this week until next Decem-
ber.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20

Start Sugar Plant-The st. Louis
plant Of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar
company is expected to start opera
tons today. Beets started coming
into the sheds Monday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
NEW MARKETS FOR AMERICAN GOODS

good things which out of the world
and which appears be benetmg the United States is the
increasing trade with certain Asatc and European States
Importance which already induced the Department
consider the statistics of trade and to show
them separately in the trade tables These Eshona Latvia
Lthuana and the Ukraine; Armenia and Kurdestan the Fan
Eastern Repubc Greece in Asia Hedaz Arabia and Meopo
tamia Palestine and Syria.
To Esthonia during July million dollars worth
of American products consisting chiefly of boots and Shoes nails
cotton knit underwear cotton manufactures and flour and srup
Our trade with Latva for July Just about balanced off
$4,000 in imports and eXporfeelers for trade consisting
chiefly flour and ubrcang oil the export ne while
purchases mainly of cans Both Esthonia and atvia
formerly Russian Provinces and they known
the Baltic Provinces Lhuania Of the provinces
chief imports limited thus far to cafskns and exports
to automobile.
To in Asia during July 100000 worth OF
American goods wheat flour and cotton cloth being chief the
list. Our imports totaled S165OOO-olive oil chiefly.
With the Iedaz Arabia and Mesopotama we had trade
consisting OF $4,000 exports and $4,000 imports while
that with Syria toaed $131000 exports
$4,000 imports Automobiles and oil well machinery made
the bulk the Heda Arabia and Mesopotama export trade
while COAL and cotton cloth the chief exports to Pal
esne and Syria Hedaz the most important princpal
Arabia and Mesopoamia has the status of Independent
state under of Britain is PALESTINE while
Syria is under French mandate.
Other countries which have been listed for time
Czechoovaka and Jugosv To the former during the
year exported 100000 worth of goods and h
the latter including Albania and Fume S327OO0 worth Po
and Danzg tops the list Of these youngsters
purchases from We sold to Poland dur
ing 1921 $375OOO0O worth Of American goods decrease Of
$3OOOOOO compared with 1920 owing chiefly deprecated
change.
AS time goes may expect to increase trade with
They should prove eventually be good
toners.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
TRADE EXTENSION WEEK

This is Trade Extension Week in Alma. The merchants
business have Joined united effort to extend the
Of the city and make the advantages Of Alma better known
to the surrounding country This not only legitimate but
very commendable thing to do
first place Alma natural trading center 1t is
easily accessible from north south and by railroad and
is the junction point Of trunk line auto roads IA and
which makes it reach from all farming
lions.
Alma has Of the finest and best stocked stores in
trail Michigan The merchants progressive and prices
sonabe and consistent with quality People supply all their
needs Alma and spend their advantage Trade
Extension Week is largely matter of letting people know of the
trade advantages offered in Alma The merchants taking
step the right direction when they effort let the
surrounding country know of the advantages offered
Alma trading center.
There things that should be given careful consd-
GRAFTON this First everyone should be given square deal
All prices should be reasonable Everything advertised at bar
gain price should be real bargain All goods should be exactly
represented All should be courteou treated and
spirit of fairness should prevail.
We should keep in mind the words of the immortal Lincoln
when he said You fool of the people all of the time
and all of the people Of the time but you can't fool all of
the people all of the time And in this way will
the people that Alma is about this matter of trade
extension and be the square with all the people all
the time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20

Free groceries at the Strand Mon
day night, 20 observation-disclosures.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
Alma Ten Years
Ago This Week

The Alma plant of the Michigan
Sugar Company started slicing beets
on October rs. The payroll of the
first week showed that $50 men We're
being employed by the local plant
The city council authorized the city
clerk TO loan 81, O09 for the purchase
of the Minnick q Lancashire property
TO open street from West Superior
to Downie. The street is now a part
Of Prospect avenue.
President Bruske of Alma College
spoke in Adrian in the Presbyterian
church there.
Adrian College defeated Alma Col
lege Is to ., the only football contest
Adrian ever won from Alma. Later
it was forfeited to Alma, as Adrian
had used ineligible men against the
Maroon and Cream.
The preliminary work looking To
the formation Of a local Y. NJ. c. A.
was started following an address at
the Baptist church by the secretary
of the state Y. NJ. c A.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
With Our State
Contemporaries
AN ENCOURAGING EXAMPLE

That is IN encouraging example set
by the United States Steel Corpora
ton i'm practically instructing its sub
salaries to expend up to $l0,000,000
in extension of their manufacturing
plants, as promptly as circumstances
will permit. Encouraging in many
ways. 1t shows strong faith in the
future by substantial capital invest
nent in preparation to take care Of
expected demands. 1t also contrib
ltes materially to solution Of the UNI
employment problem.
1t is practical response to this
appeal of the national conference on
unemployment that building and con-
struction Of works needed or likely to
De needed be generally undertaken,
low. There are other encouraging
evidences given in various parts of
he country Of real and practical in
.erest in the solution of the problem
he national conference is working
Ipon. Much building and construc-
ion work has been started since the
appeal was made; particularly on city
Utility propositions. And a program
# building and construction is of
curse worth more than all the
heories in the world.
Also it is encouraging to note
he rather general response made
" cities to the request of the
ational conference that employ
nent committees be organized.
These can and undoubtedly will give
great deal of help, especially so if
packed as they should be by the peo-
Die Of their respective municipalities
authorizing public works hitherto de-
erred. There are possibilities for
employment which it is almost Grim
nal to reject; as for instance the
building Of a needed waterworks sys-
,em; which besides assisting in a time
f need is also a sound and safe in
7estment.
In the meantime, it is satisfactory
10 note that the national conference
)ffers definite program for consid-
ration and action, which includes re-
of railway rates; compile
ion Of tax bill and definite settle
nent Of tariff legislation; settlement
If financial relations between govern
nent and railways; and limitation of
armament as a means to reduction of
aXation. This is a sound program,
md its being made effective will I'M
loubtedly help to stabilize the general
situation. Congress surely must have
lbout made Up its mind, or had its
mind made up for it, by these repeat
ID and urgent demands from the
country to complete the tax bill leg
station, as we'll as to give us some
hing definite about the tariff. 1t is
he condition Of indefiniteness which
perplexes and retards more than any
hing else. Business enterprise and
Industrial investment are held up by
the uncertainties of legislation at
Washington and what Congress has
omitted or failed to do is very largely
cesponsible for the unsatisfactory
conditions.
Whether the legislation be good or
Dad the test Of application will prove;
out at least the uncertainty will be
'emoved if the requested action is
aiken and that promptly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
TREASURY BALANCE s7s3. 900. 900,

The effect of the program of the Harding admin
straon becoming peasngy evident the daily balance
sheets of the Treasury For years Treasury officials have been
content to maintain unexpended balance of S250000 and
seldom has it risen above 0000000 On October the bal
in the Treasury amounted to $783000000 largely due
the cuts appropriations put into effect by the heads
of the executive departments at the instgaon of President
Harding and General Dawes All the running expenses of the
Government being and comfortable surplus
lated apply toward the retirement of certificates representing
the floating debt the purchase of Liberty Bonds and Vic
tory Notes Deficits in the normal operation of the Government
thing of the past and policy in full swing that will
slowly but steadily the burden of national debt
under which the country is laboring
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20

More real trouble arises in this world through denes than
from other thing The person who has his time fully
occupied with useful employment has little inclination
wrong become dsontnted make trouble for other
people Hard work rarely Injuries anyone is unmxed
with dissatisfaction Therefore of the principal
quisites for good citizenship is that the individuals who make
up society early learn to fill their time with some useful
poyment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
WILL YOU SPEND Csc ON RAT
SNAP TO SAVE 500?

One 65c pkg can kill so rats. The
average rat will rob you Of SO a
year in feed, chicks and property de
struction. RAT-SNAP is deadly to
rats. Crcmates after killing. Leaves
no smell. Comes in cakes. Rats will
pass up meat, grain, cheese to feast
on RAT-SNAP.
Three sizes, 35c, Soc, SIPS. Sold
and guaranteed by c. r.. Murphy and
Winslow Bros. Drug Storcs.-adver-
tisement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
Spokes Around
The Hub

Body Found in River-James II.
Fish, formerly a farmer in Eagle
township, Clinton county, but who had
lived lin Lansing the past six years,
eft home in the morning to go to a
coal office and little later his body
was discovered floating in the Grand
river below the Saginaw street bridge.
The doctors thought he had been in
the river about three-quarters of an
hour. He was formerly in state en-
ploy in the department Of vital sta
tistics under Coleman c. Vaughn, for
mer secretary of state.
Celebrate Anniversary - The 50th
anniversary of the Christian church
IF Eureka was held last Sunday. This
was day Of renewal of old acquaint-
ances. Many old members of the
church returned for the big anniver-
sary meetings.
Accept .Unit-A new National
Guard unit, the End Battalion Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, has been officially formed in
St Johns. Major Loren c. Grieves,
state inspecting officer, inspected the
unit and gave it his official recogni-
ton. The officers of the new unit
are as follows: Captain Leon c.
Hulse, commanding; Gerald r. Dan
ley, first lieutenant, and Glenn B.
Danley, second lieutenant. Oliver
Spaulding has been promoted to first
lieutenant, junior grade, in Battery
+, and T. B. Beach, Jr., appointed
second lieutenant. The Combat Train
and Battery f will be drilled together
as one unit. A complete set of equip
ment, including 80 more horses, will
be provided by the state for the Com
bat Train. This will give permanent
work for four more men.
Fowler Man killed-Levi Young Of
near Fowler, was fatally injured when
the team with which he was trying
to pull an automobile out of the mud
ran away, throwing him in front OF
the machine, breaking one leg
and crushing his skull. The doctor
was Immediately called, but nothing
could be done to save his life. He
passed away during the night, never
regaining consciousness.
Paving Finished paving OF
the main street as far as the rail.
road crossing at the west end al
Breckenridge has been completed
The force Of men then commenced
laying concrete at the west end OF
the job half mile west Of the Way.
side Inn and are working eastward tC
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20


the railroad crossing. Sager Bros,
the contractors, expect to finish the
concrete work this week, unless de-
layed by bad weather. 1t is expected
that the pavement will be opened for
traffic from the east end to First
street late this week
Start Sugar Plant-The st. Louis
plant of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar
company is expected to start opera
tons today. Beets started coming
into the sheds Monday.
Recall ..Officials-In last weeks
special recall election held in Bay City
the people by a big majority vote,
called out Of office, or recalled, four
of the five City Commissioners elect
ed last April for the first year of the
new Commission-manager form of
government. The Polish section of
the city gave large majority for the
recall, says the Bay City Times,
which continues editorially, the Poles
believe their nationality should have
a representation on the City Commits
sion. Two Poles were defeated in the
April election, and states the Times,
this is the only way we can recon-
cile the very large favorable vote"
Another election will be necessary to
elect four more commissioners, and
it might be possible the same four
would appear as candidates, Commits
sioners MacKinnon, McMullen, Olsen
and Harris.
Military Funeral Held-The body
of Sergeant Walter A. Larman, the
first and only Clare soldier to make
the supreme sacrifice for his country,
arrived in Clare Friday from its long
journey from France. The remains
were taken to the American Legion
rooms, the post which will ever bear
the name of Clare's fallen hero, where
it lay in state until Sunday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock when the members
escorted it to the St. Cecilia church
where the funeral services were held
at 200 o'clock, Rev. FIR. Flanagan
officiating. Interment was made in
Cherry Grove cemetery beside his
mother.
Free groceries at the Strand Mon
day night, 20 observation-disclosures.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20
ElHison's Grocery

23c
Dromcdary Dates per pkg ~~~' Axe
Wanuts, new crop, fine per lp.~-- 10
Kellogg Corn Flakes 100
Post Toasties q, cr
% h. Sacks Granuated Sugar it
Van Camps Baked Beans lac
Butter Crackers per ID. ---~-~ 17
Ginger Snaps per ID aoe
Armour Quaker Oats, per pkg ~
Fancy Sweet Potatoes, per lb
Fancy Peanut Butter, per lD 90
Dromedary Dates, per 10. o.
8 ID. Graham Flour 80
Lar3bee's Flour per bbl. 20 o.
Farm House Coffee per Ib-~~-- 10
lIebe Milk per can ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-20

vs-s-s-s's-s.sns-s-s-s- .
The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
xVIII.-LOUISIANA
~ THE dlscov-
- +: ! /: j f" !: |
My.cr&rSSHM Louisiana
HE'S NN sym dates back TO
Ml XSn( IAIl the beginning
Mo 0e..& N Of the Six
Y <Skle> n teenth cen
fury, when
the Spanish explorers. Alvarez
de Pineda and De Soto sailed up
the Mississippi. In 1882 La
Sale descended the Mississippi
and took possession of the en-
tire valley in the name of the
French king, Louis XIV. In his
honor this region was named
Louisiana. French colonies soon
sprang up, including New Or
leans, which was founded in
171S.
An interesting chapter Of
Louisiana was the formation OF
the Company Of the West by
financial schemer named John
Law. This company ostenslb!y
was to exploit the new colony
and held out to spectators an
alluring get-rich-quick scheme.
In 1763 France coded Loulsi-
ana east OF the Mississippi to
England, and, by secret treaty,
New Orleans and the western
territory went to Spain. Spanish
rule proved uncomfortable to the
inhabitants and the restrictions
over the navigation Of the Mis-
sissippi led to hostilities be-
tween the northern American
settlements and Spain. This
situation, however. was brought
to peaceful termination by
Spain relinquishing her rights
to this territory to France and
the purchase In 1903 by the Uni
ted States from France Of the
entire Louisiana territory.
The southern portion of this
acquisition was organized as the
territory OF Orleans and in 1912
was admitted as the eighteenth
state Of the Union, with an area
Of 4s,5Oa square miles. AS the
Louisiana coat-of-arms has
pelican In ITS center, the state
is often called the Pelican State.
% by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Evening star., 1921-10-24
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91IW Louca.A kipk1nen
Laura. AKiE,k1naJl

Brown eyes will win your heart"
You will love damsel of another
land: you will wed very suddenly:
Marriage is around the corner"
''The girl you love will help you to
succeed" IAN economical wife will
be your blessed portion" Tall and
auburn haired will your loved one
your sweetheart" Such sentences as
these will be found in the woman's
bowl: He win be true to you until
DEATH" You are secretly loved"
Your husband-to-be will soon ar
rive upon the scene;;" Ten months
from now look for big surprise"
You will wear wedding ring soon;'
You will go to Europe on your
honeymoon" He may be poor. but be
is pure gold;" Don't mind his tenn
pers. for he worships you;" You will
receive a letter from your intended"
Men and women will take turns draw
ing one slip and reading it aloud.
Make up more of these sentences to
suit yourself
Pumpkin Fates-Suspend a large
uncut pumpkin on a string from a
chandelier or in a doorway. Have
this pumpkin decorated with the pic
ture of a ring, a piece of money, a
thimble, a dollar sign,/ horseshoe
and a crown (draw these things on it
a long hatpin and tell him or her
to try to spear one Of the pictures
as the pumpkin is spun around. The
dollar sign means that great wealth
will be won: the coin. that moderate
financial success is ahead: the ring
that a wedding is the players fate
the thimble. that the player will go
unwed, and the horseshoe, that the
player will be lucky for a year. The
crown represents fame
Evening star., 1921-10-24
USE OF LACE AS A VEIL.
BY ANNE RITTENH0UsE.

feel unhappily conspicuous at a din
ner table or a dance with three yards
Of pale blue chiffon drawn over her
coiffure and caught over one ear
with a large ornament of mother-of-
pearl or seed pearls arranged in an
Italian design.
It may como about that smart
young women will adopt the turban
made after the manner of those worn
by Leanora Hughes, the dancer. or
those by 'Poiret's manhequins. The
former has a bunch of flying ends
over each ear; the latter is merely a
tightly drawn square of material
ornament. The beauty of these tur-
| bans lies in their fragility and trans
parency. A good quality Of silk net
which has body to it is the best
choice.
Barring these turbans inspired. by
| tion of what hat to wear If one wants
something more formal than a Rus
sian turban embroidered in pearls or
black satin hat dripping with plum
age at one side.
Molyneux solves the problem by
covering a black lace hat fashioned
in a picturesque manner after an old
design. The sketch shows it. The
lace is fine with a silken finish, for
| it appears that dull surfaces have
gone into the shadows with other
forgotten things.
! The crown of this hat is unusually
large and runs into points at. each
| side which balance two sharply cut
points in the brim beneath. 1t is
just this movement in the brim and
the crown that gives this hat its
novelty.
From the edge of the brim in front
| there are points of lace that suggest
the Venetian masque veil. At the sides
and back these points grow to un-
due dimensions and form a long veil
that drops to the waist.
The hat is worn with a half low
afternoon and evening gown, but not
in the street or for casual errands.
1t Is kept for box in the theater,
for an afternoon reception or card
party. or for a restaurant dinner.
The absence of wells on the hats
OF the season is remarkable. The
fashion was so dominant that it con-
vinced every woman she must have
floating ends of lace dropping around
her head and shoulders, even though
she discarded the tight face veil roll
ed under the chin and pinned at the
nape of the neck.
At this hour all kinds of wells have
been dropped by fashionable women,
although they are sold by the shops
There is always a curious difference
between these two factors.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
Games for Your Halloween Party.

" y
The following games are all ap-
propriate to play at your Halloween
party:
Ships of Fate.-Hollow out walnut
shells and in each half shell secure a
small candle upright by means Of
sealing wax. Two guests at time
will sail these little boats in a large
tub Of water. the two boats
knock together when the water
is agitated. ripples (the hostess must
keep stirring it with small sticky
the two who are sailing them will
have a quarrel. If the boats sail
ers hold different opinions upon all
subjects. If the boats sail in the
same direction, the two players are
very much alike in character. If the
boats are capsized, the players are
facing financial misfortune; if. on
the other hand, they sail from one
side of the tub to the other. the two
players have financial success in store
for them. If the boats seem unde-
cided in which direction they wish
to go. the players have the habit
of changing their minds frequently.
Write these interpretations on a large
card and hang them near the tub
before the game begins, SO that all
may see at a glance what the course
Of the little boats denotes.
The Witches Fortunes.-Dress up a
small doll as a witch and seat her
beside two large bowls. These bowls
are filled to the top with dry leaves
through which are hidden slips Of
paper bearing written fortunes"
One bowl is for the men, the other
for the women. In the mems bowl
will be such sentences as this: THE
one you love has golden hair"
Evening star., 1921-10-24
Vegetable Fat and Oil.

| Fat is the most concentrated nom
nitrogenous nutrient. A gram Of it
produces more than twice as much
heat as gram of starch. When it
| is burned it gives up more carbon
dfoxide and water than starch does
! In vegetable form it is found chiefly
| in the seeds of plants. but to some
extent in the leaves and stems. AS
, found in nature, fat is compound of
various fats, among which may be
named stearin, palmitin and olein, but
there are others. such as butyrin in
butter. In fact, all fats can be
broken up into glycerol and fatty
acid, the glycerol or glycerin being
always common constituent. while
each kind of fat has its own kind of
are dissolved in ether, and besides
the glycerol and fatty acid other
substances are found, called ether ex-
tracts or crude fats and containing
cellulose, gums, coloring matter and
other materials very complex.
/ Stearin and palmatin are hard fats
of crystalline formation and require
good deal of heat to bring them to
the melting point, but olein is a
liquid fat.
nutritive value when properly pre-
pared and used as food.
Essential, volatile oils differ from
fats or fixed oils, being readily vola-
| tilized or evaporated by heat or mere
exposure to air and leaving no per-
manent residue, while the fixed fats
are practically non-volatile. Various
essential oils are present in nearly
all vegetable foods and the charac-
teristic flavor of many fruits is due
| to them. 1t is these oils which are
extracted and used for flavoring.
They have no direct value. but aid
digestive action and give a pleasant
taste. Poor cooking is very apt to
destroy the essential oils.
Copyright, 1921