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New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
HOME AND GARAGE BURNED
S7 ,000 Loss at Jordan Village Fire New London Fire Department Called Upon tp Send Aid.

New London, May 23.-Fire of un- determined origin totally destroyed the home and garage of Fred Carlson in the village of Jordan late last night. A call for aid being sent to this city the Nameaug engine company respond ed, but reached the scene too late to save the building. Water pumped from a brook some distance from the burn ing building enabled the firemen to save d nearby house which was threat ened by flying firebrandS- Loss to house and garage is about $6,OOO. About $1 ,0OO worth of tools kept on the premises was destroyed. The first oc- cured during the absence of the Carl son family.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
Bomb is Thrown At
 Newspaper Reporters

Cork, May 23.-A bomb was thrown at four members of the night staff of the Cork Examiner, as they were on the way home early this morning. Christopher Walsh and stephen Dor
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
STEAMSHIP NEWS.

New York, May 23.-Arrived: La Lorraine, Havre. &@ Sailed: Pocahontas, Naples and Genoa via Boston.
 ChriStianSand, May 22.-Arriveti.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
HAD LIQUOR, PAYS FINE.

New London, May 23.-Nathan Traystman of 10 Shaw street was ar- raigned in police court here today charged with the possession of linllnr.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
Conference Later in w

Paris, May 23, CBy Press) Tt is not expected circles here that the confe tween Premier Briand and George at Bou1ogne will oce the end of the week. This Premier Briand's presence necessary at the sessions of ate to follow the debate in 1ber of deputies on the~goy foreign policy.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
TARIFF BILL NEEDS ONLY T0BE SIGNED
 -4-- G3: House Adopts Conference Report Vote on Blair Thursday NAVAL APPROPRIATION CUT
Provision for Fleet Naval Base at Alameda. Cal. is Stricken From BiIl bs Vote of 40 Opposed and 90 in Favor

Washington. May 23.-The house adopted the conference report on the emergency tariff bill which now goes Ia the president
 The house vote was 245 to 97 and it came after less than 30 minutes debate. thus completing the measures second trip through congress since it was brought out last December 22. Democrats who opposed the tariff bill in all ofn its forms made little attempt to delay the final action
 Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee announced that the general tariff bill now under consider alton by his committee. would include provision for the American valuation of imports. In view of this, MT. Ford ney said, the house conferces made no particular fight for the retention of such provision in the temporary measure.
 To Vote on Blair
 An agreement to vote next Thursday on the nomination of David H. Blair of North Carolina to be internal revenue commissioner was made by the senate today.
 MT. Blair's nomination was taken up today in desire to fill the existing vacancy in the treasury department, but in the absence of senators inter- ested in the case. unanimous consent agreement to. postpone the vote until Thursday was reached.
 Naval Base Killed
 Provision in tho naval appropriation, bill for a new fleet base at Alameda Cal, were stricken from the bill today in the senate.
 The vote was 40 against adoption and 30 in favor.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
FEAR TYPHUS OUTBREAK
U. S. Public Health Investigator Finds Dangerous Epidemic On Navajo Indian Reservation.

El Paso, Tex, May 23.-Dr. J. w. Tappan, United States public health service, who returned today from an investigat ton of the Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona and New Mexico, reported serious danger of the typhus epidemic spreading over the entire reservation
 Although but six deaths officially have been reported. nearly all mem- bers of the tribe are infected with the disease, pr. Tappan said.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
Germans Attack P

Germans Attack Pd
 London, May 23.-GerrnJ day drove the Polish insu| Silesia back toward Grosd for a distance of five mil dispatch to the London Fl Oppeln.
 The Times corresponden| there is every sign that tha have the resources of thd army at their disposal.
 He regards the movemd more serious than a merI of the German population d insurgents. He asserts that| allied com mission was unali vent the outbreak of fighti| now just as poWerless to in
 Ousting Allied Offici
 The Polish insurgents ar{ to have succeeded in starI again in mines, foundries tories and now are squed Allied authorities out of u they still occupy in order td their hold on the railwaJ Kattowitz and Gleiwitz. H of pressure is being employd pei the surrender of thesd portant towns. No food isl lowed to enter them, says correspondent but as this proved effective the water tricity supplies of Kattowit3 off yesterday.
 Frontiers Abolished
 The correspondent adds 1 the Poles are masters in trial districts, the German nj control over the northern ern parts of the plebiscite frontier between Silesia anal has virtually ceased to exis and arms and '<reinforcenl brought in and Polish prist to Germany without hindra
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
Plea for ArmiStiG

EaTlS, May 23, (By Press) The Allied high in Upper Silesia has sent to intervene with both thu and the Poles and endeaI tain the cessation of all mil ations in that territory, a( French official dispatches
 Each of the delegations il of representatives of Fra Britain and Italy.
 In French circles the si regarded as most grave fol German attack against t lines. The Poles, accordina information retired leavinI portant Annaberg positio hands of the German volur This corps, the French dis] was recruited largely in and Wuerttemberg with ol proportion of Silesians in
 The German attack aItl garded as very serious, is cred in French official cir casus belli, as it was carr irregular forces. It is thu from information received peln that the German ol winking at action of the
 if they are not actually eI it, but confidence is expres good faith of Chancellor V is regarded as sincerely eI to prevent trouble.
 The Allied representativ, lin will call on pr. Wirth ask him to close the Silesi; and take all possible steps intervention by other volun
New Britain herald., 1921-05-23
DROWNS IN PON1

Wallingford, Conn, May body of Irving Delaney, 2s. appeared from his home n
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
Merchants Bureau Plans Most Startling Array
Of Bargains Ever Offered At One Time To
Central Michigan People October 1922

To every purchaser of goods in Alma during
the sale will be given ticket. Fortunate
holders Of the proper ticket will each day re-
ceve presents that will be given away. None
of these presents will cost the public cent.
They are to be given away as an incentive for
new business brought to the retail dealers of
Alma. The feature gift will be Chevrolet au-
tonobile to be given away the final day of the
sale.
The committee of the Merchants Bureau in
charge of entertainment has secured the SER
vices of Fishers famous orchestra from Kala-
mazoo. 1t will be in Alma every day of the
SALE and will furnish music for five hours each
day. This in itself will be rare treat as this
orchestra is known as one of Michigan's finest.
Backed by the Merchants Bureau, the sale
will be genuine from start to finish and will see
some of the finest bargains offered that the
buying public of central Michigan has ever had
the opportunity of securing. Not only will it
offer the finest bargains that have ever been
offered in this section of the state, but it will
also offer what will undoubtedly be the biggest
array Of varied merchandise at rock bottom
sale prices that has ever been offered in this
immediate vicinity
Alma merchants are realizing to the full the
fine territory that they have to draw from.
They desire to have this great territory know
Alma and Alma merchants and with this end
in View they expect to sell 100000 worth of
merchandise in four days, and attract future
business to the city.
1t is not to this sale that Alma merchants
and the Bureau are looking but the future
when Alma develops to the fullest the territory
that is logically territory from which this city
should draw business.
If Alma merchants do not realize any profit
from this sale, they will realize that Alma will
be known throughout central Michigan as a
city of real buying opportunities, and that
shoppers in the future will flock more and more
to Alma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
HOLESALERS
COMING HERE
ON THURSDAY
SIXTY GRAND RAPIDS FIRMS
WILL BE REPRESENTED IN
TRADE EXTENSION TOUR.
Good Band VIII
Furnish Music

The Alma Chamber of Commerce
and the Merchants Bureau Of the city
are cooperating in preparing for the
visit to this city Of the wholesalers
of Grand Rapids on Thursday, Octo-
ber 13, who will come sixty strong in
the interests of trade extension.
The wholesalers will arrive in Alma
from the north on the Ann Arbor in
their own deluxe pullman train, which
they have secured for the trip Of four
days, which commences October II.
They will spend the second night on
the trip at Mt. Pleasant and will leave
that city early, arriving in Alma at
$3.50 a. m. From this time until 9:45
they will be here renewing old ac-
quaintances and seeking out new bus
mess fields in this city. From Alma
the wholesalers will go to IS. Louis
at 9:45 by automobiles furnished by
the Alma organizations. At 1l:50 the
wholesalers will be back in Alma and
some fifteen minutes later will leave
for the south on their special train.
The Furniture City band, which has
long been known as one Of the best
organizations Of the kind in Western
Michigan, will accompany the whole
salcrs on the trip, and will furnish
music while the visitors are in this
city The band is still under the ablo
leadership Of Orris Bonnie.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06

TO Meet Detroit
Junior Saturday

Coach Roy CampbelPs Alma Col
lege football team, composed for the
greater part of men new to college
football, will stage its second fray Of
the season this week end meeting
Detroit Junior College at Detroit in
what is expected will be hard fought
contest. Alma is believed to have
punch enough, however, to wiring out
victory. The splendid Comeback"
of the collegians in the Aggie game
Saturday, after the Farmers walked
over the new team for three touch
downs in the first half, would Indicate
this much.
Junior, however, must not be taken
lightly. Coach Holmes has gathered
up big bunch Of good football men
in Detroit, and possibly has a better
squad than the Maroon and Cream. 1t
is extremely doubtful though that
Holmes will be able to get the results
out Of his squad that Campbell is Sc
curing at Alma.
With this in view, it is to be ex-
pected that the Junior contest will see
the Almanites off to string Of vic
tories, which the fans hope will not
be marred during the balance Of the
season.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
Golf CLUB WAY
Be STARTED HERE
COMMITTEE LAYING PLANS FOR
THE ORGANIZATION OF CLUB
EARLY NEXT SPRING

Preliminary plans looking forward
to the formation of a golf club here
are under way, by committee which
consists of DR.. +. T. Lamb, George
p. Ward, Chas. o. Ward, c. V. Cal
kins, Harry Gerber, Charles X Muir
ply, DR.. f. +. Graham, Harry Pater-
son and c. A. Miller, who hope to
have a course established here in the
spring of 1922.
Present plans will call for the
building Of a nine-hole course, al
though the probabilities are that
when the first start on the course is
made that a shorter course will be
constructed. The committee which is
working on the proposition have sew
eral good sites in view, any one of
which it is believed will furnish a
good location for course.
The hackers of the enterprise hope
to secure a membership of over 100
golf fans in Alma and the immediate
vicinity for the club.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
LOCAL MAN WEDS
A LANSING GIRL
HOWARD MOORE MARRIED TO
MISS RUTH PALMER AND
WILL MAKE HOME HERE.

On Sunday, September 20, Howard
Moore, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c..
Moore, residing on East Superior St,
was quietly united in marriage to
Miss Ruth Palmer, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Palmer of Lansing, the
wedding taking place in that city.
Mrs. Moore is well known to Alma
people, her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Palmer, having resided in this city
for a number of years, during which
time Mrs. Moore attended the local
public schools from which she gradu-
ated. She also attended Alma Col
lege. Mr.. Moore has resided in this
city for a number of years, and also
attended Alma College. Both are held
in high esteem by large circle of
friends.
Following the wedding in Lansing
Mr. and Mrs. Moore took a wedding
trip by automobile through the north
ern part of the state. They returned
to Alma Tuesday evening and will
make this city their home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06

At two meetings of the officials of the Alma
Chamber of Commerce, and the members Of
the Alma Merchants Bureau, one of them held
a week ago and one of them held yesterday,
plans for the biggest sale ever staged in this
portion of the state were formulated, and it
was decided to spread the affair over four days.
The dates set upon were Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, October 10, 20, q and
% The sale is to be known as the Alma Mer-
chants Bureau Trade Extension Sale
Efforts of individual merchants of the city
which have spread over a period of some
months came to climax when the Alma Mer-
chants Bureau decided week ago to put on the
sale, which is to be cooperative proposition
with every merchant in the city offering real
specials for the occasion at prices that will lit
orally knock the stuffin's out of that vicious
specter known as Old High Cost of Living
which has been fostered and enlarged upon in
the minds Of people in every section Of the
country.
A committee has already been appointed to
go over the bargains that are to be listed for
the sale by the merchants Of the city and they
will act in the capacity of a censorship commit
tee. In other words the bargains must be real
honest = to goodness ones. Arrangements are
being made so that no merchant will offer for
sale an article in his list of bargain attractions
which will be offered by any other merchant of
the city. This means that hundreds of rare
bargains, with back to pre-war prices will be
awaiting the shoppers of this entire section of
the state.
The extent to which the Alma Merchants Bu-
reau is to go, is easily shown from the fact
that all cities between Alma and Hemock on
the east, Alma and Greenville on the west,
Alma to st. Johns the south and Harrison
to the north will be covered in the billing Not
only will the merchants cover these cities with
bills, but also the rural free delivery routes ra-
dating from them, so that thousands of peo-
pie will know of the great savings that are to
be made in Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
Place Order for
Farm Explosives

A carload Of Picric acid has been
ordered for the Isabella and Gratiot
County Farm Bureaus. This explos-
i've is put out by the Government at
&c a pound f. o. b. Sparta, Wisconsin.
1t will cost the farmer about 10c per
pound and will do about % per cent
more work than an equal amount of
40 per cent dynamite. 1t is a little
safer to handle because it takes a
harder blow TO send it off.
At the close Of the war the Govern
ment had millions of pounds Of this
Picric Acid and were going to destroy
it. AT the request Of the farmer or
ganizations the Government consented
to make it up in cartridge form suit
able for farm blasting.
Another car load will soon be made
up and all who have use for explosive
should send their orders ot the Farm
Bureau office at Ithaca without delay.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
ALMA GARAGES
HAVE LOCATED
IN NEW HOMES
DODGE GARAGE, J. f. HALL,
MANAGER, NOW LOCATED IN
NEW BERMAN BLOCK.
Buick Company
M Spinney Block

Although their new locations have
not yet been completely remodeled the
Dodge garage and salesrooms, and the
Buick garage and salesrooms moved
the first of the month to the new To-
cations, which they had procured
about a month previous. The Dodge
garage, under the management of j.
r. Hall, is now located on the first
floor of the Berman block, and the
Buick garage is located in the former
Dodge salesrooms in the Spinney
block.
The new Dodge garage furnishes a
far greater capacity for the rapidly
growing business of the enterprising
concern, a need that the management
has felt for some little time
The rear of the first floor has been
made into a large service station and
repair shop, furnishing much larger
quarters than the old location, which
were somewhat cramped in the hand
ling of the large amount of work that
the concern enjoyed from its patrons.
In remodelng the sales and display
rooms, and constructing the offices
considerable money is being spent to
put them in first class shape. The
work has not yet been completed and
it will probably be close to a week
before the workmen complete the
task.
The Buick garage is making some
changes in its new location in
the Spinney block, which will make
this place adequate in every respect
for the business that the Alma Buick
company has enjoyed in the past. A
large rear room will provide ample
room for repair work and a service
station for the company.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
PUBLIC LIBRARY
IS YOUR SERVANT 7
OFFERS PUBLIC MANY GOOD
BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
THAT SHOULD BE READ.

There are always many people in
every community who make no use at
all Of the opportunities afforded by
their public library. The daily paper,
a magazine or two, provide their
store of reading matter. They do not
know, nor do they wish to know, the
abundance Of wholesome recreative
reading which is right at their doors.
Perhaps it is one of the duties of a
public librarian to bring something Of
this into such homes in order to in
duce them to take a look into this
open storehouse.
First of all, the library offers we'll
selected books, but that is far from
being all which it affords. Each book,
to be worth while, offers something
Of life itself-past, present, or future.
1t reveals human experience, which is
we'll worth reading. 1t offers infor-
nation as to what the world is doing.
We are never so clever that we cannot
learn to our advantage from the world
outside ourselves.
Aside from books are the numerous
periodicals affording us always a lit
tie nearer perspective into the world
Of life and activity. He who does not
read much in these days is deliberate
~ depriving himself of one of the
great pleasures which his city places
within his reach.
The public library is your servant
in many ways. 1t stands ever ready
to be the connecting link between you
and your state and nation. All publ
cations which the government can
supply can be scared through your
/ library. If it is not already supplied
with maps Of railroads, highways anC
other details, let the Librarian know
your needs. If you yourself already
have maps of good value, it is worth
while to let the public have the ben
eft Of such before they are obsolete
In this way the library may be made
a dispensary Of most useful inform
alton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
WRIGHT AVENUE
OPEN To TRAFFIC
OPENED FROM NORTH TO Ell
WELL STREET-FINISH EAST
SUPERIOR WORK SOON.

Work on the trunk line paving is
now we'll under way on East Superior
street, the laying Of concrete on the
stretch Of state trunk line road from
the end of the present paving to the
city limits having been started this
week.
Mr.. Holmes, who has direct charge
of this work, stated yesterday that he
hoped to have this work entirely done
by October %. This portion of the
state trunk line paving will be only
twenty feet in width as the city is not
adding any extra width to this Dor-
tion Of the worn.
Mr.. Holmes also stated that the
Wright avenue paving was now open
for use from the city limits on the
north, south to Elwell street, from
which corner traffic will detour east
to State street, until the final stretch
of paving on Wright avenue, from FL
well street south to the entrance 70
the Ann Arbor freight yards is open
1t is expected that this portion Of the
paving will be opened very soon.
One East Superior street the paving
on the trunk line between Euclid ave.
nue. and Bridge street is all ready tc
open, the only hitch being a delay, il
is reported, in bringing the railroad
sidetracks to the level of the pave.
ment. This piece of pavement will
probably be opened to the public very
shortly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
GIRL KILLED AT ST. LOUIS

Leila, the four year old daughter
of Louis HILL living west of st. Louis,
ran in front of an automobile Satur-
day afternoon, which was driven by
George Woodman of North Star, and
being struck by the automobile was
instantly killed.
Reports indicate that the father Of
the girl saw the accident and that he
absolved Woodman from any blame
in the accident. He is reported as
having said that Woodman was driv-
ing at about ten miles an hour at the
time Of the accident, and that he
could not avoid hitting the little girl,
when she ran in front of the automo-
bile.
1t is understood that the sheriff's
office is investigating the matter, it
being rumored that Woodman was
driving with an improper license.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
WEATHER SUMMARY

Following is the weather summary
for September as reported by F. l..
Delvean, local cooperative observer:
Mean maximum temperature 79 de-
grees. Mean minimum temperature
50 degrees. The maximum was so
degrees on Sept 1, and the minimum
A degrees on September 30. The to-
tai precipitation for the month was
4 inches, the greatest amount in "a
hours being LOS inches on September
20. There were seven days on which
.O1 or more inches of rain fell. There
were 10 clear days during the month,
six partly cloudy and five cloudy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
WOIUerine Dairy
In NelU Location

The Wolverine Dairy which has
been located on East Superior street
near Woodwork avenue for the past
several months, was moved to its new
location in the Childs' building at 703
Michigan avenue.
corner of Euclid and Michigan avenue
Tuesday and yesterday.
The business of the concern will be
expanded in the new location, but the
retail end of the business will be done
away with. The firm will confine it.
self to the wholesale handling of but
ter, eggs and cream in the new place
and believes that fine opportunity
is offered for such a business.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-10-06
Welfare Assn to
Sell Baked Goods

Yum, Yum. Spicy brown cakes,
luscious chocolae cakes; fine, white,
creamy cakes; doughnuts, and pies
and rolls an everything!
Even fragrant loaves of home made
bread, hot from mothers oven will
not be forgotten; nor cookies and
rocks for the cookey jar
All will be exhibited this Saturday
at the food sale of the Welfare Asso-
citation in Mr.. G. V. Wright's Furni-
ture Store. And all will be made
from Gold Medal flour.
Alma's most famous housewives
have gotten out their rolling pins
this week for the Welfare. And on
every c2ke and on every loaf will be
the name of the cook with the recipe
she used, explained Mrs. j. S.
Knoertzer, chairman of the sale.
Everyone in Alma knows of the
wonderful bread Mrs. Lloyd Camp
bell and Mrs. Naldrett and Miss Stitt
make. Well, their bread will be on
sale. There will be rolls from Mrs.
George Soper, Mrs. Frank Pollasky,
and Miss Laura Soule,-all made
from Gold Medal
People who have eaten Mrs. Jennie
Schiff's doughnuts can't get over
talking about them. They will be
on sale.
Among those bringing in Gold
Medal cakes and pies will be Mrs.
Netzorg, Mrs. c. A. Miller, Mrs.
George Mclaughlin, Mrs. George
Shong, Mrs. Fred Hare.