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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-09

Quite a number in this vicinity en-.
joyed the Lanshaw Players show at
Elwell last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mum and sons
Robert and Howard, spent Sunday
at the farm home of Thomas Croton
Mrs. Andrew Fitz and daughter
Virginia, of Clare were over Sunday
guests Of DR.. and Mrs. Highfield.
Mrs. K. l.. Noble is visiting friends
in Alma this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Mallory of FL
we'll We're callers at the VIM. Horton
home Tuesday evening.
Allen Highfield was home from AL
ma over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wiley and
daughter, Beatrice, of Alma were ov-
er Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Wolfgang.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young and
daughters, Margaret, Helen and
Ruth, took in the circus at Alma
Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Williams and
children spent Sunday near Sumner,
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs John Seaman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert johnson and
children Of Sumner Center were
guests of Mrs. Glen Rose Monday.
Mrs. Earl White and son Of Seville
Center were guests of Mrs. Callie
Foster Sunday.
Mrs. John Holland southwest of
town visited her daughter, Mrs. Clair
Sturtevant, last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-09

Several from here attended the
show in Alma Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Parks of River
dale were callers here Wednesday
evening"
Bertha Wycoff of Alma spent a
few days last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Wycoff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Weather
wax are entertaining their daughter,
Hazel, and Mrs. Weatherwaxs broth
CT and wife of Saginaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lanshaw and
Mrs. Vira Lanshaw of Forest Hill
were callers here Friday evening.
Chas. Ravens was a business caller
in Alma Thursday.
Miss Ethel Shenk is spending a few
weeks with her sister at VIM.
Mrs. Audley Charter had the mis-
fortune to injure her finger last week
and is suffering from blood poisoning.
Mrs. Chas. Lewis and Miss Viola
Fairchild of Alma were callers here
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bissel are spend
ing a few days at Breckenridge.
The Lanshaw Players closed their
weeks entertainment here with a
very successful season.
Mack Langworhty passed away at
his home here Saturday. He had been
n>poor health for some time, Fun
eral Tuesday. He was laid at rest
at the French cemetery.
Mrs. c. b. Wiltshire is better at
this writing.
Mrs. Geo. Bailey of Yale and Mrs.
Walter Ferris spent Wednesday at
the home of VIM. Hutchinson.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-09
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Observation-Disclosures

You Will find the best bread il
Butter Cup wrappers. 02-tft
Louis Everden left Monday for 9
business trip to Coral.
Attorney Roman Clark of st. Louis
was in Alma on business Thursday.
Sheriff Alfred T. Willert of Ithaca
was in the city on business Thursday
Ezra l.. Smith left Tuesday foi
Washington, d. c., on a several days
business trip.
Watch for "a Tailor-Made Man
Strand Theater, Monday night-O3-w
advertisement.
DIR. f. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
SLOAN, State Savings Bank Building
Alma, both phones. 57-tf
Your grocer sells Buttemut Bread
and you as one of mis- customers
want the best-O0-Sw.
DIR. and Mrs. n. f. McClinton of
Saginaw visited with Alma friends
for few hours Sunday.
Mrs. H. L. Dewey left Saturday
for Grand Rapids for few days Wis
it at the home of relatives.
Mrs. Mitchell Of Charlovoix is
visiting at the home of her father, f.
w. Hooper, for short time.
j. l.. Biggerstaff, who has been
spending the past six weeks near
Forest Hill, has returned to this city.
Mrs. j. N. Day, who has been visit
ing with her daughter, at Houghton
lake, has returned to her home in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downey Vought and
son of Akron are visiting at the home
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewitt Vought.
Mrs. p. 7. Banghart and daughter
left Saturday for Chicago, where they
will visit with relatives and friends
for a short time.
Buy your hats now and save money
during the closing out sale of the
Louise Hat Shop, Woodworth ave-
Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deitz of Ian
sing spent the week end in this city
guests at the home of the formers
brother, Samuel Deitz and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl II. Washburn
were in Detroit the first of the week.
where Mr.. Washburn attended the
sessions Of the state bankers associa-
ton.
William II. Rogers, justice of the
peace, has moved his offices in the
Pollasky block. He is now located in
the suite of rooms in that block with
f. ii. Doane.
DIR. f. A. Bagley, who has been
spending the winter with his son,
Lucius, in Muskogee. Oklahoma, has
returned to Alma, where he will spend
the summer months.
Peter Cantos & Co. has organized
new taxi company, with head
quarters on State street. The new
company announces that it will use
Dodge automobiles exclusively.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-09
WILL HOLD CAMP
FOR CIVILIANS
BOYS CAMP AT MUSKEGON
PROMISES TO APPEAL TO
LADS OF COUNTRY.

Fond mothers and fathers Of sons
who lack in energy and "get-up-and-
do-itness' today welcomed the news
that the War Department, with the
aid of the Military Training Camps
Association, will open camp for
civilians at Camp Grant, Illinois, on
July q, 1921, to last until August 20,
1921.
Here, with especial attention paid
to physical training, the boy with the
weak back" or lazy disposition, may
be encouraged TO forget himself in the
joys of soldering" according to
Phelps Newberry, Michigan State
Chairman Of the Training Camps As
ISOLATION. The Camp is primarily for
the man or youth, who has never had
the opportunity for military training.
The only requirements are that the
applicant must be between the ages
of Is and 80 years; that he have good
intelligence, character, and be in good
physical condition. The object, in ad-
dition to developing the manhood Of
America, is to develop a closer ma
tional and social unity, and to teach
the duties and privileges of American
Citizenship, and to stimulate the in
terest in military training.
The program calls the initiation
Of young men into the conditions of
camp life and the elementary duties
of soldier. Stress will be laid upon
physical development, through the
medium of outdoor games and sports,
and expert, individual medical atten-
tion will aim at the removal Of minor
bodily defects. Discipline and morals
will be one of the chief subjects of
study.
Social recreation will be afforded
through all kinds of lectures, vaude-
vile, moving pictures, amateur and
dramatic and musical entertainments.
On appropriate occasions voluntary
religious exercises for men of all
faiths will be held.
Best of all is the fact that it is all
free. The Government will paw the
entire expense, including transporta-
ton to the camp and return home,
uniforms, equipment, food quarters,
medical and dental attention. No flu
ture obligations are due from any
one attending. AT the close of the
Camp each is as free as before he en-
tered
Each City and County in the State
has a local chairman, who will very
shortly be supplied with application
blanks, etc. Applications should be
filed with him Immediately. Further
information can be obtained by writ
ing or calling at Room 1924 Ford
Bldg, Detroit, Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-09
r.. Y. Erwin Regarding His Troubles

II. y. Erwin Regarding His Troubles
"A year ago last winter | had an
attack Of indigestion followed by bill
iousness and constipation. Seeing
Chamberlain's Tablets so highly rec
commended for stomach troubles |
bought bottle of them and they
helped me right away" writes r. F.
Erwin, Peru, Ind. If you have any
trouble with your digestion give these
tablets trial. They will do you
good.-02- 4w
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
International Irrigation.

THROUGHOUT troublous times with Mexico,
extending over a period of years and marked by
u two invasions of her soil, treaty between
the nations has remained unabrogated and effective.
That is international agreement by which water
for irrigation purposes has been furnished consider
able territory in Northern Chihuahua from storage
dams across the Rio Grande north Of Ell Paso, Texas.
This interesting fact recalled by officials of
the Reclamation Service of the Interior Department
last week in connection with the departure Of Director
A. p. Davis for the lower Rio Crande, where he will
look a project calling for irrigation develop
ment to benefit acreage Of 100000 and to be OF
similar benefit to Mexican land the Ell Paso dams.
The treaty under which water is supplied to the
reNon Juarez, Mexico was negotiated in 1907
and by its terms the Mexicans furnished 10000
acre feet Of annually, two storage dams having
been erected their side of the international line
Davis also will visit what is known the Middle
Rio Grande project yet tentative is that on the
lower stretches of the river, and thence will to the
site of the Boulder Canyon dam on the Colorado
River in Southeastern Nevada, upon which he made
preliminary report to Congress some time ago. All
these projects be finished by dwellcrs in the
regions affected and supervised by the Reclamation
Service.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Wheat Conference Scheduled.

Requests for changes in requirements OF the Fed
eral wheat grades particularly for hard red spring
wheat expected be made of Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace next Wednesday afternoon.
at is understood" said statement last Wednes-
day. that this delegation is coming because Of action
taken recently by the Minnesota legislature looking to
the re-estabishment of the former Minnesota State
grades unless changes made in the Federal grades.
It is announced that the Secretary will be glad have
present the meeting the representatives of other
interests who would like hear the proposed changes,
and that ample opportunity will be afforded them to
present their views after the Minnesota delegation has
been heard"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

lITHE compilation OF returns, shown by the re-
ports OF condition OF all reporting national
banks including $3.50 member banks in the
United States, and four nOnmember banks in Alaska
and Hawaii show a reduction in the total resources
of these banks exclusive OF redscounts December
90 1920 the date OF the preceding CALL OF $Io6o,I48-
600 and reduction in resources as compared with the
returns OF a year ago. February g. 1920, OF $I,SS4-
$4,000"
This was the situation reported last week by the
office of the Comptroller OF the Currency as the re-
suit of the latest national bank call, OF date February
National banks in New York City," the report
continues Showed the greatest reduction in resources
which amounted to $4sS679ooo, while the reduction
in resources which took place in the national banks
of The City of Cleveland Ohio. amounted to $I53206,-
600, due to the fact that two national banks in this
city went into voluntary liquidation between Decem-
Der 20 and February 81, and one national bank con-
solidated with another national bank.
Loans and discounts exclusive of paper reds-
counted to the extent of $II44o77ooo, principally
with the Federal Reserve Banks, were reported at
$ $4,000 reduction since December 20, 1920, OF
$4I4458ooo, and a reduction since February 2S 1920,
of $3I6,686,ooo
"The holdings Of national banks in United States
government securities of February 81 1921, amounted
10 $2o47234ooo a decline since the date OF the pre-
ceding CALL of $8433oooo, and reduction since the
date of the call a year ago, Of $4I2,I9o,ooo.
"The capital stock OF all reporting national banks
for February 2I 1921, which amounted to $,2372oS,-
ooo was an increase OF $oI4ooo over the amount re-
ported December ao 1920, and an increase OF $o'-
$4,000 during the year"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
War Risk Dividends.

First checks in payment OF dividends to pocyholders
on government life insurance (converted insurance)
will be mailed from the Bureau of War Risk lnsur-
ance in about two weeks Director Cholmeley-Jones
announced last Thursday. Owing to the amount OF
actuarial and clerical work involved in the payment OF
the dividends on those policies the anniversary dates
of which have passed, it is expected that it Will be
June before all of the checks will have been mailed
from Washington. Thereafter, mailings will occur
Immediately subsequent to each anniversary date.
This is not applicable to term insurance (war
time insurance) as dividends payable only on con-
verted policies Holders OF converted policies will
ceive not less than 81 per 81 900 of insurance.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Timber Blaze Prevention.

HEoREST FIRES during the five years ending
1920 devastated much greater in
tent than that occupied by the New England
States and occasioned loss OF than S8soooooo"
declares statement issued last week by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture accompanying letters to governors
of all the States requesting their cooperation in the
observance OF Forest Protection Week, May ~ to al.
recently proclaimed by President Harding.
Human agencies, statistics show. were responsible
for about 80 per OF the 100000 forest fires which
occurred in the United States during the past hive
years." continues the statement They could easily
have been prevented by and vigilance on the part
OF citizens In addition growing timber and settlers
homes destroyed, there sometimes heavy loss OF
life, as in the great Minnesota fire of 1918, where
nearly 1000 persons either burned to death or
suffocated" .s-... ....
1--WE have thoughtlessy been permitting the de-
strucon of forests by fire. said Secretary Wallace
This spells disaster unless the rate Of burning is ma
terally checked The OF future timber short
age threatens to become present economic fact Not
only as sources of permanent supplies OF timber but
also as conservaos of water forage and other natural
resources our forests essential to industrial
and social welfare"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

A DIAGRAM sho0eing the proposed preliminary plans
n of the Botunieal Garden at Mount HGmitOn, as
= recommended last Moy by the Fine Arts Commits
and again urged n statement recently issued by the
commission.
The commission regards Represenotiav John' W.
Langys b PROPOSING ertension of the present garden
through acquisition of the bet1ceen Third aud Sixth
streets, and the plan to locate the garden in East Potomac
Park as inferior to the Mount Hamilton PROPOSITION.
In recent statement the commission said: "The cost
of the land at Mount Hamilton 1rry loso its purchase
price bring less than 100000 for the 367 acres acquired
is located in the northeast port of the city and is the
only suitable site anyschere Washington for this
purpose"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Public Land Classification.

More than 10000 acres in the public-land States
were classified as sock-raising homestead lands and
designated for entry during the month of February
according to announcement last week by the General
Land Office. Relatively little Of this land, however
is public and free from claims much of the acreage be-
ing included original entries in applications which
confer preference right The consists OF go
acres less
The areas thus classified are distributed as follows
California 1880 acres; Colorado $500 acres; Mon
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Powerful Device Tests Timbers.
UTOREST FIRES during the five years endir
1920 devastated an area much greater in e
~ tent than that occnnied hY the New EnRlaI

a GIGANTIC machine, with jaws which open to
~ take in timber or assembled wood structures 90
u feet in height and which crush them like
egg shells when the jaws close together again. has re-
Gently been erected the Forest Products Laboratory
of the United States Department OF Agriculture at
Madison, Wis, announcement last week noted
This machine is to be used for testing very large
wooden columns. 1t is possible to exert force OF
million pounds with it, and it is built to crush wood
en- post foot square Its great of testing speeds
enables it apply its tremendous load with the ia
tiguing sowness of building settling its founda-
ton timbers with the speed of train dashng onto
wooden trestle Architects and engineers have very
little data of the kind which this machine will supply
to the scientists at the laboratory.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

The Navy Air Service has received report from
Pearl Harbor which proves the seaworthness Of navy
aircraft Two Aging boats of the HS2L type were
caught in a forty-mile gale and anchored Although
the big Eagle boat tender parted its moorings and
was forced to put 10 sea- the planes held fast and
were uninjured.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

tana, $4,000 acres; New Mexico, 44s4o acres, and
Oregon, 32,2So The total OF lands thus
classified since the passage Of the act is now more
than 06,ooo,Ooo More than 10000 applications
have been received by the Geological Survey and of
this number nearly 1900 have been disposed Of. the
great majority by designation OF the lands involved.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Irrigation Planned.

Surveys being made during the coming sum-
for large irrigation project to Cover Eastern
Alberta and Saskatchewan north of the South Saskat
chewan River wy 80
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

Col. Clarence Fl. Mcneil, c. A. c.. and Lieut.. Col.
Joseph F. Siler, NJ. c., have been designated Off
cia representatives of the Coast Artillery and Medical
Corps to serve the division of Federal relations Of
the National Research Council
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Pink BollWorm Menace.

Means to protect the cotton industry against the
ravages of the pink boworm, said to be the most de-
sructive cotton parasite will be considered at
ference of planters with the Secretary of Agriculture
to be held here May IS. n
In the work of expelng the pest from Texas, to
which it was introduced from Mexico in 1917, the
department already has expended 100000 and with
the full cooperation of the cotton belt State authors
ties its eradication fairly assured, It is said
The chief danger according to department scientists.
lies in the failure of Texas to provide for adequate
quarantine and control work against the worm. y
Encouraged by the attractive power of the ANA
rylls show recently held in its greenhouses here, the
Department of Agriculture has embarked upon cam
paign to popuarze this flower nationally 1t is easily
grown by amateurs it is pointed out and lends itself
readily to hybridzaton. In the English trade, good
specimens command 81 apiece more. At the present
time, the amarylls is not extensively handled in this
country.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
National Park Openings.

TIME opening and closing dates of the tourist sea-.
l son in the national parks for 1921
u nounced last week by Secretary Fall OF the In
terror Department follows: Crater Lake Park
Oregon July to September 3o General Grant Park
California, May a to October 10; Glacier Park Mon
tana, June IS September IS; Lassen Volcanic Park
California, June to September IS; Mesa Verde Park
Colorado, May I to November 1; Mount Rainier
Washington, june IS to September IS; Rocky Noun
tain Park June IS October Il Sequoia Park, Cali
fornia May "a to October 10; Wind Cave Park, South
Dakota, June I to September 30; Yellowstone Park,
Wyoming June September IS; Zion Park, Utah,
May IS to November I; Grand Canyon Park Arizona;
Hawaii Park, Territory Of Hawaii; Hot Strings Park,
Arkansas; Lafayette Park Maine. and Yosemite Park,
California are open throughout the entire year.
On the opening date the park hotels and camps
will be opene and prepared to accommodate visitors;
the first scheduled motor trips will be operated and
until the closing date scheduled trips will be made
daily.
Surveys on the Crow Indian reservation, covering
an Of about 10000 acres about to be begun
by the General Land Office, following report by the
supervisor of surveys that all preliminary arrange
ments have been completed. The work must progress
rapidly the authorization by Congress of June 4,
1920 allows but eighteen months for its dispatch.
Special instructions have been issued by the United
States surveyors general relating to of num-
Der Of townships in Utah. Oregon and Montana where
difficulties may be encountered The force looks for
the busiest season since the establishment of the di
rect" system of surveys.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Bank Resources Reduced.

((THE compilation OF returns, shown by the
ports OF condition OF all reporting natio
banks including $3.50 member banks in
Bisbee daily review., 1921-11-08
EElzzlZlgls
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. Z. = TomnrrCw 5
recess, election day., AMI the pros
poets of another holiday Armistice
Day caused a visible diminution OF
business on the stock exchange to-
day.
There was fairly active trading in
bonds, however, some Liberty issues
mounting to new high records for the
year before realizing sales by specu-
lative interests caused a moderate
setback.
Other incidents included the renew
ed firmness of money rates, call
loans rising from the initial per
cent rate to 6 per cent in the after
noon, and the further acute collapse
of German marks to a level below 3
for l cent.
Eliminating the more representa-
tive foreign and domestic oils at
gross advances of l to 31a points and
irregular gains of certain of the mo-
tor, food and miscellaneous special
ties, the trend in the main was hest
tant.
Aside from the grangers and Pa
cities, rails were non-eXisting and
equipments, steels and the numer-
Gus issues having more or less di-
rect relation to those groups moved
within the narrowest bounds. Fan
prices were confusing, rallies in one
part of the list being balanced by
lower quotations elsewhere. Sale.
10000 shares.
The minimum figure touched by
German marks during the session
was .32, precipitating further reac
tions in Austrian and Hungarian bills
OF the more important remlttances
sterling eased slightly with the French
and Belgian rates, other European
quotations showing little alteration
but far eastern rates continued tt
ease.
Profit taking in Liberty bonds am
other government issues did not ex
tend to the industrial list, some OF
that class, notably United State.
Steel IS showing strength. Higr
class rails also reflected substantial
support. Internationals for the mos
part were higher. Totai salvs, pal
value, S1S,250,000.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-11-08
MAP OUT ROUTE
UP MT. EVERETT
E Men Sought to Start Long
March Through Billiards
And Frightful c old

LONDON, Nov. 7.-(By the Assoc
ciated Press)-Sir Francis Younghus-
band, president of the Royal Geogra-
phical Society, announced tonight that
the expedition sent to attempt to
reach the summit of Mount Everest
in the Himalyas, the worlds highest
peak, had accomplished the task set
for this year.
After exploring the mountain, G
II. Bullock and Mr.. Mallory reached
a point on the northeastern slope
5000 feet below the summit, from
which way to the summit seemed
reasonably practical.
I'VE now have to find men," 81
Francis said, who can stand the ter
rifle billiards and the frightful COLI
they will encounter on those crucial
two miles of the knife edged ridge"
He added that the society must re
organize the expedition and find a
new leader to take the place of Colo
mel Howard Bury, who would be un
able to devote more time to it. Six
men. he said, would be needed for tn
climbing party.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-11-08
First publication Oct. 2S. 1921. l.
NOTICE

TIE Annual Meeting of tie Stock
holders of the FL PaSo q Southwest
ern Railroad Company for the election
q Directors to serve for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly be
brought before the meeting, will be
held at the office of the Company il
Bisbee. Cochise County, Arizona, or
Monday, November IA, 1921, at l.
O'Clock noon.
GEORGE HOFFMAN,
Secretary
Bisbee daily review., 1921-11-08
SUCCEEDS SLAIN PRIEST

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. I. - Father
LeFleur, of Lead, S. d, Was oruain-
ed to the priesthood u tie IiuI1aa
Catholic church by Bishop III. }. 10
ban today. Father LaFleur left at
once for the ulocese of Lead, where
he will take the place of Rev. A. B.
Belknap, who was slain while on a
sick call two weeks ago.