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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-04
HEARING CLAIMS


STATE OF MICHIGAN Probate Court
for the County OF Gratiot
At session of said court. held at the Pro.
bate office in the village of Ithaca in said
county. on the 9th day of July, 1921.
Present: Hon. James G. Kress, Judge of
Probate
In the matter of the estate of
ANDREW WEIGH. Deceased
The above estate having been admitted 10
Probate and John ID. Sullivan appointed Ad-
mnistrator thereof
IL is ordered that four months from this
date be allowed for creditors TO present their
claims against said estate and that such
claims will be heard by said court on We'd
nesday the 3oth day of November, 1921 nj
ten o'clock in the forenoon.
1t Is further ordered. That public notice
thereof be given by publication Of this
order for three successive weeks previous o.
said day of hearing in the Alma Record. n
newspaper printed and circulated in said
County.
a true copy. JAMES c. KRESS.
MILDRED +. TAFT. Judge of Probate
Register of Probate. ll-4c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-04
LEGAL NOTICES
STATE OF MIcHIGAN-The Probate Court

STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Probate Court
for the County of Gratiot
At a session Of said court held at the Pro-
bate office In the village of Ithaca in said
county, on the 2ist day of July, A. ID. 1921.
Present; Hon. James G. Kress. Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF
HARRIET o. LANGWORTHY. Deceased
Charles A. Langworthy having filed in said
court petition praying that the administra-
ton of said estate be granted 10 Charles
Langworthy or TO some other suitable person.
IL is ordered that the 30th day of August.
A. ID. 1921, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. at
said probate office. be and Is hereby appoint
ed for hearing said petition
IL is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given by publication of a copy
Of this order. once each week for three
successive weeks previous Ia said day 81
hearing. in the Alma Record. a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county
true copy. JAMES G.. KRESS
MILDRED Il. TAFT. Judge Of Probate
Register of Probate lO-4w
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Continued on page 81
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

To Horr and Gibbs. V. II. Shepard. Mrs. j.
l.. Miller. Mrs. Augusta Griffin and Winnie
A. Griffin. John $. Caple. Carrie Mon
tigel, J. NJ. Montigel, A. H. Scattergood
George Duncan, A. w. Brock Ransom
Fraker, +. H. Weese, O. J. Hyde, Mrs
Josephine Ward. Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney, Mrs.
Carrie Chick. S. l.. Bennett, II. Currence,
ID. w. Adams, NJ. ii. Udell. and to all other
persons interested.
TAKE NOTICE
That the roll of the special assessment
heretofore made by the board Of assessors
for the purpose Of defraying that part of the
cost which the commission directed should be
paid and borne by special assessment for the
construction of pavement including curbs
and cutters. included and embraced within
Local Special Assessment Paving District No.
for the Year 1921, which il Woodwork
avenue beginning at the south side of Sup
erior street thence south said street 20
the right-of-way Of the Pere Marquette Rail-
way Company, Is now on file in my office
for inspection.
Notice ia also hereby given that the Com
mission and Board of Special Assessors of
the city of Alma will meet at the commission
rooms in said city the 23rd day of August
A. ID. 1921 at the hour of o'clock y. m. of
said day. to review said assessment, and
which time Ind place opportunity will be
given all persons interested TO be heard.
Dated. July %, 1921.
FRANCIS c. HAYWARD.
1l-2c - City Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-04

The Hon. Morrison Baynes was sit
ting with Meriem upon the veranda
one evening after the others had re-
tired. Earlier they had been playing
tennis, game in which the Hon.
Morrison shone TO advantage, ms. In
truth, he did I'm most all manly sports.
He was telling her stories of London
and Paris, OF balls and banquets, of
the wonderful women and their won
derful gowns, of the pleasures and
pastimes Of the rich and powerful.
Merlem was entranced. His tales
were like fairy stories to this little
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
LANDLORD FINED $50
FOR VIOLATING LEASE
Complaining Tenant Had Re,
fused Rent Increase.

James Brannan. owner Of an apart
ment house at Central Park West and
1920 street, was fined $50 yesterday by
Justices Herbert, Edwards and Kelly in
Special Sessions after being convicted of
violating the terms Of a lease. 1t was
charged that Brannan had not furnished
proper elevator service and had had the
telephone switchboard removed from the
building Probation Officer Connor tes-
titled the property had been formerly
owned by the Russell Sage estate, which
was liberal with the tenants, and that
troubles began when Brannan ac-
quired it
William r. Meneely. O tenant in the
building for nineteen years, brought the
charges against Brannan. who was found
guilty on November 90 and released in
$4,000 bail. Brannan said Meneely had
refused new lease on January /. 1921.
calling for an increase in rent. He then
sued and got an order permitting an in
crease of 20 per cent.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
ELECTION WORKER
ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
Patrick DoDd Brings Charge;
Walter Flanagan Denies.

Walter Flanagan of 20 Vandam
street. well known Democratic worker
OF sne Blissvillo section Of long Island
City, was put on trial before County
Judge Burt J. Humphrey in Queens
yesterday on charge of shooting Pat
rick Dowd of 113 Pearsall street, Bliss
Vile, a candidate for the Assembly dis
trict nomination In the last primary.
Dowd was shot on primary night just
after II became known that he had been
defeated In the district A street fight
occurred and Dowd went into the melee
to assist one OF his workers.
Dowd testified that Il was Flanagan
who shot him. BE admitted. however,
that no was cunning without his glasses
mt the t,s-s Gnd that his eyesight was
detective. Flanagan testified that he
was several hundred feet away from the
shooting and that at the time no was
chasing Dowd's brother. who had, ac-
cording TO his testimony, assaulted one
of Flanagan's friends. The trial will be
continued to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
ALDERMEN HEAR ONE
PROTEST ON BUDGET
SteUart BrolUne Appeals for
Pension Items.

Only one protestant appeared before
the finance committee Of the Board of
Aldermen yesterday. when it gave a.
hearing on the $3.50, 900 budget for
1922 passed on to It by the Board Of
Estimate. Under the charter the Alder
men may decrease. but may not increase
the budget. But this one man. who was
Stewart Browne of the United Real
Estate Owners Association, wanted an
addition made. He argued it would be
only restoration and therefore could be
legally made.
Mr.. Brownies insistence was that
there be restored TO the budget the
moneys that had been cut from the
amounts estimated as required for the
various pension payments the coming
year. As the city employees pay moneys
into these funds it was breech OF faith
with them, Mr.. Browne said.
The moneys were cut out in order to
get the budget within the legal limita-
tons, IL being asserted by the Board OF
Estimate that the amount would be
made up during the year by accruas
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
STOCK SWINDLER DIES
ON WAY FOR SENTENCE
Loporte, of Cheating Cheat
ers,' Coliapses on Trolley.

Georges II. Iaporte of 31I Clifton
place, Brooklyn. died yesterday while
on his way to the Criminal Courts
Building, Manhattan, where he and
fourteen other members of the cheating
cheaters" band OF fake oil stock sales
men were to be sentenced by Judge Otto
A. Rosalsky. Laporte collapsed on a
Gates avenue trolley car and died a few
moments later after being carried into
drug store at Lexington and Franklin
avenues, Brooklyn.
o nbeing Informed of the death Judge
Rosalsky deferred sentence on the four
teen others. The statesmen were trapped
by Detectives August Mayer and Grover
Brown, who opened a decoy brokerage
office at 502 Fifth avenue and did
business purchasing fake oil stock and
worthless notes. Wall Street stock bro
kers were swindled out of thousands OF
dollars by the same band.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
METHODISTS SPEND
$5,4O9,912 ABROAD
Foreign Mission Deficit for
Year Less Than $4,000,
His Announcement.

Nearly $5.500,000 was expended by
the Methodist Episcopal Church last
year to spread Christianity in foreign
lands, it was announced at the annual
meeting Of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions yesterday at $50 Fifth avenue. All
except S156.s60 of the total receipts
amounting to s5,4o9.912, was centenary
funds, said DIR. George NJ. Fowles, treas
urer. The exact disbursements were
$5,411,76S.
Although the receipts for the year
were less by $757077 than the previous
year. the board expects next years fund
to run ahead of that of 1921. The board
received $471,17S Of special fund for
China famine relief. Included in the
sums lost was the underwriting of the
Interchurch World Movement of $780,
900, which, with accrued interest,
amounts to sS07,9O6. The interest has
been paid.
Bishop Luther B. Wilson presided.
Frank Mason North, corresponding Sec
retary, read his report, and there were
snort addresses by delegates, including
DR.. T. F. Lee of Pekin. son of a Metho-
dist pastor in North China, and who is
here as an official secretary to the Chi
nese commission to the armament con-
ference. DIR. Lee called attention to the
number of men OF Christian faith serv-
ing on the Chinese deputation. They
form about 80 per cent. of the entire
number from that county, he said.
! Twenty-seven bishops are attending
the conference. which ends to-day
Among them are Bishop Herbert Welch
Of Japan and Corea, Bishop II. Lester
Smith Of South India, Bishop Blake of
J Paris. Bishop Bast of Copenhagen,
Bishop Nuelsen of Central Europe,
Bishop Oldham of South America and
Bishop Thirkf1eld Of Mexico. They will
speak on national and international con-
ditions in their respective countries.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
HOPE TO SPEED UP
STILLMAN DIVORCE
Taking of Testimony Will Re-
sumo To-day With Twenty
New Witnesses.
LIGHT ON MRS. LEEDS
Chorus Girls Alleged Rela-
tiOns With Banker Will
Be Subject of Inquiry.
LIGHT ON MRS. LEEDS

Special Despatch to THE New YoEK HERALD.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Nov. 2S.-Hearings in
the James A. Stillman divoce suit will
be resumed her tomorrow before Daniel
]. Gleason, referee. While twenty new
witnesses were obtaind for Mrs. Still
mans defence during the summer, hei
attorneys expect to complete her side of
the case so far as the American end is
concerned. within two days. Then one
or more hearings will be held in Canada,
probably at Montreal or at Three Rivers,
where the Stillman summer home was
situatedand the suit viii be then in the
hands of the referee fo ra decision.
The testimony to be submitted to-mor-
row and "Wednesday will bring in, it
was learned, the alleged relations be-
tween the bankerand Mrs. Florence H.
Leds, tn former chorus girl namd CO.
respondent by Mrs. Stillman.
John +. Brennan, chief counsel for
Mrs. Stillman. will appear before Su-
preme Court Justice Morschauser. who
is sitting in Poughkeepsie this week,
either tomorrow or Wednesday and ask
that Canadian lawyer be appointed a
special commission to take testimony at
Montreal or Three Rivers
About forty witnesses are to be ex
amined in Canada, according to best
information, and these will attack the
alleged ladder and keyhole' testimony
represented at the earlier hearing in
the suit in New York City. Mrs. Still
mans lawyers are said to be confident
they can upset this testimony. 1t is
considered the most damaging pre-
sented against the bankers wife.
There are number of witnesses for
Baby Guy Stillman whose good name Is
questioned in the action, and these
probably will be submitted to the most
searching cross examination.
The testimony of the latter witnesses
will be offered to prove Mr.. and Mrs.
Stillman lived together at the st. Regis
Hotel, New York City, during Feb
ruary, 1918, and that the banker was a
frequent visitor at Mondanne, the Still
man homo at Pleasantville, during jan
uary, February and March, 1918. That
was the winter before the birth of Baby
Guy.
Mrs. Stillman attended all of the
hearings in the suit up to those held
in the early part of the summer but
she will not be present tomorrow or
Wednesday. She spent the summer
in the middle West.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
DIED OF GAS POISON,
AWAITING DAUGHTER
Mrs. Susan Joseph Asphyxi-
ated in Creenuich st. Hotel.

Mrs. Susan Joseph. 3s. of 23 Lafayette
street. New Britain, Conn.,, died from
gas poisoning yesterday in Schaeffer's s
hotel. Greenwich street, where she was
awaiting the release from Ellis Island
of her daughter, Melanie Asis, and her
son-in-law and grandson. The trio were
from Georgia and had come via Con-
stantinople after much red tape had
been unwound. When they arrived the
Georgian quota had been exhausted and
it required several trips to Washington
and finally the fling of bond before
they couud be admitted They arrived
on the Acropolis November IA.
Peter Joseph. brother of Mrs. Joseph's
husband, and a hotel clerk found Mrs
Joseph dead. A gas heater in the room
was leaking.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
SIBERIAN VETERANS
ORGANIZE A SOCIETY
Brig.-Cen. GraUes Heads Sol
diers and Sailors.

Tho Siberian Veterans, comprising
members of the A. Il. f.. naval men
serving in Pacific waters, Russian
railway service, and allied organizations.
including welfare units, has been formed
here.
Founders. coming from as far west
as San Francisco, elected President
Harding and former President Wilson
honorary commanders in chief. Brig
Gen. William s. Graves, commander of
the American forces in Siberia in the
war, was chosen commanders in chief,
with Rear Admiral Austin N. knight
chief OF staff and Capt. Cody Marsh OF
Washington adjutant.
President Harding and Gen. Pershing
sent telegrams of greeting. Further or
ganization meetings will be held soon
In Chicago and other Western cities,
Capt Marsh announced
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
STATE TO INVESTIGATE
IMPRISONING OF GIRLS
Saugerties-Bedford Case 4
Taken Up by NeDton.

Justice Joseph Morschauser of the
Supreme Court has called the attention
OF Attorney General Newton to the cases
of Miss Margaret Ballard and Miss
Ella Beattie of Saugerties, who were
sent to the Bedford Reformatory with
out n trial after they had been arrested
without a warrant and accused Of be-
ing vagrants. II was understood in
White Plains yesterday that the Attor-
ney-General will appoint Henry C. Hen
derson, Deputy Attorney-General, to
begin an immediate investigation.
Miss Ballard was set free by Justice
Morschauser last Saturday, and 1t is
expected Miss Beattie will be released
when her cas- comes before the Justice
next Saturday. They were sent to the
rcformatosy more than four months ago.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
WOMEN TRAFFIC POLICE
OBEYED AT 500 CROSSINGS
Reserves Trial Near Schools Have Day of Success
and Will Stay on Duty Until Milk Strike
Settlement Releases Men.

More than 600 members OF the Women
Police Reserves did traffic duty at
school crossings in the five boroughs,
but not a single infraction of the traffic
regulations by truck or automobile
drivers was reported from post where
woman was on duty. Drivers obeyed
the policewomen as if they were regu-
lar traffic policemen.
At reserve headquarters in 156 Green
wich street SCI women reported for
duty in the morning at o'clock and
spent almost the entire day on post.
or this number 27l were at school cross
ings in Manhattan and The Bronx, 2l2
in Brooklyn and Queens and seventy
nine in Staten Island. Former Inspec-
tor John F. Dwyer. in command of the
The New York herald., 1921-11-29

reserve, said the first days work was
so successful that the handling OF the
crossings by women will continue until
the milk strike emergency is over.
The experiment was the first ever
tried in this country, and was made
necessary because $500 policemen are
on special duty guarding milk wagons
and distributing stations. This has
made it impossible for the department
to furnish the usual men for school
crossing work. Few accidents have re-
suited, but 1t was felt that this is due
to good fortune, and the situation has
provided worry for the department.
Women at the crossings will receive
no pay. Women will be assigned to-
day to crossings in precincts where no
effected.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
TWO ARE ARRESTED
IN GANG FEUD KILLING
Held for Examination Afte,
Chauffeur Dies.

Albert Dooley. 81. a chauffeur, who
was shot in what the police declare to
have been a gang feud while in front
of theatre on West 125th street. died
yesterday in Harlem Hospital. Joseph
Moore 23, OF 1859 Eighth avenue, and
William Poger, "a. OF 164 West 147th
street, were held without bail for ex-
animation Wednesday, charged with
shooting Dooley. Both prisoners are
chauffeurs.
The police declare the gang feud be-
gan several years ago over the stealing
of pigeons. They say Moore was knitted
several weeks ago and later fred at
from a hallway, the bullet striking his
ovorcoat
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
ARCHBISHOP HAYES
GIVES $1,000 TO X. OF c.
Parish Canuasses for Fund
Started in City.

Archbishop Patrick ]. Hayes contrib
uted $1,000 yesterday to start the cam
paign of New York Chapter, Knights OF
Columbus, for new building. Tho par
ish canvasses for the fund were begun
and the results will be reported to 244
West F'ifty-drst street, the campaign
headquarters.
At the Hippodrome, on Sunday night
John Mccormack raised $1,000 by an
appeal to the audience. He personally
contributed $1,000.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
DEMOCRATS MEET TODAY

Plans for the gubernatoriaI campaign
of next year and schemes for raising
the necessary funds to conduct 1t will be
discussed at special meeting OF the
executive committee of the Democratic
state Committee called by Herbert c.
Pcll. chairman, for o'clock this after
noon. It will he held at the National
Democratic Club, where the headduar-
ters OF the State committee have been
moved from Is East Forty-flrst street.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
TWENTY DOG OWNERS FINED.
Allowed UnmuxxIed Animals u
Roam at Large.

Twenty residents of South Brooklyn
were called to the Fifth avenue court in
Brooklyn yesterday for allowing dogs TO
roam at large unmuzzled. The police
decided upon this action after dog
had run ainuck in the Park Slope Sec
tion, biting several persons.
Florentine Paterson OF 5S1 Court
street couldn't pay So fine and was
sentenced 20 three days in Jail. He
later. however, got the money. The
others we're fined So each. and all paid.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
77O TRAFFIC CASES IN DAY.

Highway ordinance cases were dis
posed of in record fashion In the traffic
courts yesterday. Magistrate Fish In
Brooklyn needed only three and half
hours TO clear up 475 cases, collecting
$4,000 in fines. Tho Manhattan courts.
presided over by Chief Magistrate Will
lam McAdoo and Magistrates Cobb and
House, handled 295 cases, sending more
than dozen offenders to Jail and coll
lecting s3,375.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
koENIG GOING TO EUROPE.

Samuel s. ISoenig. Republican county
chairman of New York county, with
Mrs. koenig, will sail for Europe De-
cember 10 for short rest and 20 meet
their daughter, Mrs. Leslie Wink, who
is abroad on a honeymoon trip. Chair
man koenig expects TO return for the
opening of the Legislature
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
Gift Tea Sets, SIS

A special purchase Of tea
sets, IL pieces each, including
teapot, cream-pitcher, sugar.
bowl and six cups and saucers,
of lovely Nippon china, white
with coin gold handles and a
lovely design in a wide band
in gold on pale cream color.
Cereal Sets, SIS, $3.50
Fancy decorated tea-pots,
SOC, 81, $1.25, $3.50.
Linen teapot tiles, 75c, 81,
$1.25.
Second Gallery, New Building
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
Christmas Books
for Children

Boys and girls and the
little tots will be sure to
be made happy if their
Christmas books are chosen
in our Book Store.
1t takes pride in sustaining
its reputation for having one
of the best collections of chill
dren's books in New York city.
A young woman especially
trained and of long experience
is glad to give her service to
parents and friends in advis-
ing and guiding them in the Sc
lection Of books for their chil-
dren's and young friends
Christmas.
Suggesting
The BOY SCOUTS BOOK
OF CAMPFIRE STORIES
Edited by Franklin X. Mat
hiews; $3.50.
PETER PAN and WENDY
by J. M. Barrie; $3.50.
LORNA DOONE-by r. D.
Blackmore; $3.50. Edited by
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey; illus
trated in color nv Harold Brett.
The PURITAN TWINS-by
Lucy Fitcn Perkins; S1.75. IL
lustrated by the author.
A TREASURY OF PLAYS
FOR CHILDREN-edited by
Monarose j. Moses; So. With
illustrations BY Tony Sarg.
The Book Store,
Main Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
Artificial Flowers

Large and small roses, single
cErysanthemums, poinsettias.
Flat table wreaths, clusters,
nosegays, chaplets-many col
ored flowers variously COM
bined. $1.75 for a single flow
er to $25 for q wreath or nose
gay.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
@ift Tbougbts
From the China Shop

From the China Shop
Fancy Glassware
ZECHO-SLOvAKIAN fan
~ cy decorated glass--love-
ly things with color touches
vases, compotes, bon-bon dish
es, candy jars--a third to a
half underprice.
$40 Vases, now SIS
There are SO Of them--hand-
somely, deeply cut, in a rich
design-all IL inches tall. A
wonderful gift vase.
Black Glass
Fruit bowls of so-called black
glass, glowingly iridescent----
every color in the rainbow
glancing from their surfaces
black stands to go with them.
So and SO.
, 1921-08-25
SportSmen Chase
ELusive Bruin in
Mountain HauntS

After having spent several weeks in
the Big Horn mountains apparently
contestng for honors in hirstuts
adjournment, three Casper sportsmen.
namely George Mcleod, Joe Roddlch.
and Roy Mills returned here yester.
day evening as devoid Of big game as
a cop is OF sympathy.
The aforementioned bristles Il is
said concentrate on the upper lip, and
1t is rumored hat a wager Is in ef-
feet between Messrs. Mcleod and Rod
hat neither will shave until Cas-
g wins the pennant or either one
captures a lazy bruin.
No matter what the contest it is
said that local tonsorial parlors hang
up the busy sign when the lookout an.
nounccs the approach Of either OF the
trio.
The big game hunters spent two
weeks in the Big Horn and state that
they had a wonderful outing. They
admit however. hat an outing was
the only thing they had and the only
thing they got was-back.
, 1921-08-25

pitching ACES in the box. Casper
must win the majority OF the. games
of the series or be RELOCATED to the
might have been division OF the
league.
As the series start today Casper
Is in third place. less than half a
game behind Greybul and two full
games behind Denver BY winning
today's game Casper will be one game
behind the Colorado pastimers.
Dropping the game nj Scottsbluff
yesterday made casper's task harder
than ever. Downey's warriors ar
rived here his morning from Denver
chuck full OF confidence and with a
do or die spirit that means that they
viii do their best to keep Casper from
being their opponents when the
championship OF the Rocky Mountain
region Is fought out by the winners
Of the various halves OF the split sea
son.
SO that his team win be going at
full strength Manager Downey In all
probability will return to- the game
and his position mt third
base. thus relieving Joe Dawson for
mound duty.
Manager Arbogast win start Dav-
onport today so that he will be ready
10 work again ina later game in the
series.
With the series telling the ta1c the
games should be better and harder
fought than the post season series.
Casper's baseball populace should
turn out in force today and for the
remaining games Of the series.