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The Washington times., 1922-08-08
Kids Want Games.

q, The Rover A. G. wants games with
teams averaging from fourteen to
sixteen years Of age, and the Rover
Midgets want games with cams
averaging eleven to twelve years of
age. Lane Thomas, 203 Tenth street
northeast. phone Lincoln 1887, will
handle challenges.
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
NAVAL AIR SERVICE STRONG
IN STANDARD OIL GAME

With Tobe Tolson and Opps Lus-
by here from Colonial Beach. Naval
Air Station will present its strong
est lineup today against Standard
OIL in the Potomac League. Tom
mie Crooke, Standard Oil manager,
will trot out his star battery, Flu
ney Kelley and Giebel, in an effort
to stop the Sailors.
welde, Kannally and Lusby are
the Naval Air pitchers, and Johnny
Simmonds the catcher. -
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
MOLLAMALLORY
SURE To MEET
HELEN Wills
California Girl, Sixteen Years
Of Age, Expected to Extend
Present Champion.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.--A match
between Molla Bjurstedt Mallory.
the national tennis champion. and
Miss Helen Wills. of California,
sixteen.year-old national girl cham
pion, today appeared to be practi-
cally a certainty. Drawn In the
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
English Have Queer
Views Regarding
Eligibility

There seems to be a bit Of In
consistency in the English point
of view of the amateur eligi-
bility rules on this sides
They maintain that the rules
governing golf are ridiculous"
and yet 60 to even greater cx-
tremes in their eligibility rules
governing amateur rowing.
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
RUTLAND GROH PROVING
MERE FINANCIAL "DUDS";
TOBOTH NEW YORK CLUBS
By DAVIS J. WALSH.
International Ne,ga SarvIce

NEW YORK Aug SAs time the unpleasant conviction
that and Giants would be considerably better off baG
Ruth and Hene Groh slowly permeating the public intellect
The New York clubs 100000
they Baleys Beach, Newport for the doubtful boon
pairs soey the Yanks frontran their through
six weeks Of he when Ruth suspended it Is
record that time Groh
winn streak
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
Galloway Is In.

Frank Galloway, not to be con.
fused with Chick Galloway, though
he probably will be, is playing sec.
ond base for the Mackmen. Pep
Young's wild pegging sent him to
the bench. Scheer followed, him, hut
light hitting sent Galloway to the
midway,
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
Critz May Rise.

Hugh Critz. playing second base
for Memphis In the Southern As.
sociation, 10 said 70 have attracted
the attention OF q washington scout
by his fine fielding. He is hitting
for 500 in 100 games.
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
Rath Is Playing.

Morris Rath, who played second
base for both the Chicago White Son
and the Cincinnati Reds, is holding
down his old berth with a store team
in the Philadelphia Twilight League.
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
frankie Mason Loses.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Aug. s.
Claude Wilson, flyweight, of this
city, won the decision over Frankie
Mason, former flyweight champion,
OF Fort Wayne, Ind, in a ten-round
bout.
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
Good Game Listed.

Standard OIL and Naval Air Sta.
tion hook up today IN the Potomac
League contest. which may decide
the winner Of the second series.
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
FOR WHITE ONCE GOING
WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS
&c >Vsaa ~
By BRYAN MORSE.

The annual Town and Country
Club golf tournament for the club
championship will be started Satur-
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
Strand on Streak.

Paul Strand. playing the outfieid
for salt Lake. recently hit safely In
consecutive games
The Washington times., 1922-08-08

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922.
Tad's Indoor and Outdoor Sports
and @Tid-bids," Louis A. Dougher's
Looking 'em Over" McGurk's Tor
toni" Kirk Miller's @Skillet Finn"
Damon Runyon's dope and Sid Mer-
GERS baseball offerings daily.
The Washington times., 1922-08-08
TUESDAY. AUGUST 8. 1922

FOEoNTs VONOS' o. IS<<s
Roddie Thomas daily comment,
"Sandlot Salt and Pepper" Is the
most widely read feature in Wash
ington's amateur baseball circles.
Every section of the city is repre-
sented in the sandlot series.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE

In accordance with much appre-
ciated and pleasant precedent, the
League will hold the regular June
session, at the Republic school, Fri
day, June 2, at 3 p. m.
The May and June meetings are
each year held there and the results
are beneficial; many women of that
locality being present, who find it
impossible to attend when the meet
ing is held in the western section.
Friday, we are to hear reports on
political conditions, followed by dis
cussion of the candidates for election.
Our good friend, Fordney, will not be
slghted, we are assured. 1t is the
desire of the League, in cooperation
with the Child Conservation League,
to provide supervisors for the Play
Ground of the Alma City Park. A
report of the committee appointed to
attend to the plans for this, will be
interesting. Further discussion of
the much mooted question as to the
location Of the Tourists Park" is
expected to take on definite proper
tions.
A general invitation is extended to
all interested in civic affairs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
ALMA PAID TRIBUTE TO THE
NATIONS HONORED DEAD AND
MIR. WRIGHT, HER BENEFACTOR

not now show the proper respect for
Those who have carried the gun,
know its meaning, said Commander
Robinson, and if others had to should
er a gun they might also learn to
give the flag the proper respect.
Those who will not give it the re-
pect which is due should be in Russia
or some where else, he said.
In opening his address Rev. Duffey
stated that he could not get the view
point of those who looked upon Me-
mortal day as a day of pleasure, as
it should be holy day of the calen-
dar year in American lives, and that
if we would give more thought and
sympathy to the lives of the old SOL
diers we would be better able to ap-
preciate the day.
than serious on this larger Memorial
day, when fifty thousand sons and
grandsons Of the aged Civil War vet
Grams, hero dead of the World War,
lie sleeping in graves, and thousands
of others with misshapened, and with
torn bodies are living reminders of
the struggles, was pointed out. Add
ed to this he pointed out the sorrow
of the mothers, the wives and the
sweethearts of the soldier dead and
wounded.
He said that the World War vet
Grams thought that they were fighting
the war that would end war, and
pointed to the Washington conference
which has brought about naval holi-
day. He urged that all endeavors
should be used to cultivate peace and
to promote friendships. He urged a
close friendship with the Anglo Saxon
peoples of the earth, as he believes
that God destines the English speak
ing people to lead the world. He
said that the American people can
not be true to themselves by with
drawing to themselves, and that such
policy is unworthy of the American
people, and that only by taking her
proper place in the world could
Continued on page three)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
A WELL KNOWN
VETERAN DEAD
EUGENE BRANT DIED AT HOME
ON GRATIOT AVENUE LAST
THURSDAY EVENING.

Eugene Brant, a part of that high
ly honored, but rapidly thinning line
of Blue that so heroically battled
from '6l to '65 to preserve the Union,
and resident of~this city since 1880,
passed away at his home on Thurs
day evening, May %, following an
illness of several days. He was 78
years of age.
Eugene Brant was born December
IL, lS43, at Sandyville, Ohio. He en-
listed in the 4Sth Ohio Volunteers in
October, 1861. He was discharged
February 10, 1864, and then re-
enlisted and served for some months
before being stricken with blindness.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Arabell Irwin, at Delaware, Ohio,
October 25, 1868. To this union two
daughters were born. The family
moved to Michigan and settled near
Alma in the spring of 1880, later
moving into the city where they have
since lived.
Mr.. and Mrs Brant were converted
and joined the United Brethren
Church over fifty years ago, and had
lived consistent Christian lives, he
bearing with patience his affliction
He had been in poor health for some
time, but the end came peacefully af-
ter an illness of about two weeks.
He leaves to mourn his loss a wife,
two daughters, Mrs. William Smell of
Alma, and Mrs. Bert Osborne Of Per-
rinton, two brothers, William Webb
of Riverdale, and Charles Webb OF
Lansing; six grand children; and
three great grand children, besides a
wide circle of frineds.
The funeral was held Sunday from
the late home by Rev. c. II. Hull as
sisted by Rev. c. l.. Wood. Several
comrades of the Civil War were pres.
ent. Pallbearers were veterans OF
the World War. Interment was made
in Wright cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01

DrOLUned at Crystal
on Memorial Day

Lewis Bouchey, aged lS years, an
Ithaca high school student, was
drowned in Crystal lake on Memorial
day, while there in company with
numerous other Ithaca people.
Bouchey had gone to Crystal with
a number of other school students
from Ithaca to attend the annual
freshman-senior picnic of the Ithaca
high school, and was out in a boat
with three girls about noon. When
the boat reached oRe of the deepest
spots in the lake Bouchey dove out
of the boat to swim, and it is be-
lieved that being overheated from
rowing, he was siezed with cramps.
He shouted for aid and then asked
the girls in the boat to throw him an
oar, which they did. He seized this,
but could not support himself on it
and soon sank into the waters Of the
lake.
When the accident happened, word
was sent to this city, and the city pull
motor was rushed to the lake by
William f. Reynolds, city manager.
1t could not be used, however, as up
to evening Tuesday the body Of the
lad had not been recovered.
Homer M. Dunham Of The Record
was in Ithaca on business Saturday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
MRS. SARAH II. LANCASHIRE
MAKES A GIFT OF $4,000 TO
ALMA COLLEGE THIS WEEK
Display Rooms for
Alma Lumber Firm,

The Home Lumber & Fuel Com
pany of this city is constructing an
addition adjoining its offices on South
Woodworth avenue for display rooms
for the built up goods that are carried
by this we'll known Alma firm.
The new display room will be IA
by 33h feet, and will have large
plate glass front Entrance TO the
display room will be gained from the
offices of the firm.
Such goods as kitchen cabinets,
breakfast hooks, cupboards, ironing
boards, etc, will be carried in the dis
play, and will when arranged in this
room give a much better indication as
to the way that these goods will look
when placed in a home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
Sc GRADUATE
At ALMA HIGH
REV. MASON TO GIVE COM.
MENCEMENT ADDRESS FOR
ALMA'S LARGEST CLASS.

The graduating class of Alma High
School this year will be the largest
graduating class in the history of the
local schools, there being 66 Seniors
in the class.
The commencement week program
will be opened with the baccalaureate
address on Sunday evening, June IS,
at the Methodist Episcopal church.
The address will be given by the Rev.
NJ. w. Duffey, pastor of that church.
The commencement address on the
following Thursday evening will be
given by the Rev. William II. Mason,
DID, pastor of the Warren Avenue
Presbyterian church of Saginaw. Rev.
Mason was formerly the pastor of the
Presbyterian church in this city, and
his return to give the commencement
address is certain to be welcomed by
large number of Alma people.
The list of graduates or the school
this year follows: Myrtle Adams,
Dorothy Allen, Catherine Barry,
Gladys Bentley, Naomi Blackford, Ad-
ella Boes, Bert Boothe, Dorothy Brad
ley, Ralph Burt, Alice Collins, Ruby
Converse, Grant Cooper, William
Creaser, Elliot Crooks, Leo Emmons
Ruth Cushing, Vesta Ellicott, Mar
gerry Erwin, George Falor, Thelma
Fuller, Everett Giles, Alberta Gobel
Bernard Graham, Lois Grierson, Leo
Handley, John Holmes, Fern Holmes
Thomas Hoxie, Ellary Ingersoll, Rus
sell Johnson, George Kemp, Wood
burn Lamb, Phil Lewis, Bernice Lock
ard, Margaret Lutz, Lawrence Mar
zoff, Robert Naylor, Norma Taylor
Margaret Pardee, Janet Patterson
Clair Perry, Thelma Post, Irene Prit.
chard, Kathryne Proud, Elsie Rench
Ruth Richard, John Rockwell, Irene
Rollin, Stanley Sartor, Darwin Sholty
Frances Silhavy, Doris Slingluff, Mil
Ter Slusser, Gerald Smith, Lell Smith
Lois Smith, Beatrice Snider, Paulin,
Stiller, Dare Strong, Vivian Walker
Wayland West, Miriam Williams, Lu.
cille Williams, Dee Wing, Ruth Voller
and Cecil Wallis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
HANDED HEAVY
FINES To SIX
BO0TLEGG[RS
THREE OTHERS TO FACE COURT
FOR SENTENCE THIS WEEK
BY JUDGE MONET.
Officers Rounded
Up a Large Gang

Alma Officers Thursday night and
Friday conducted raid on still or
the Mapes farm north of the city,
said to have been operated by Fred
Borles, a farmer, and then rounded
up a bunch of local men who were
said TO have been procuring liquor
from the still that Borles had been
conducting for some little time.
The officers had been working on
the case for some time, and the work
had been done effectively enough so
that when the men were confronted
by the statements of the officers at
police headquarters Thursday night
and Friday, they all admitted their
parts in the affair, and in each and
every case the officers secured state.
ments from the men in regard to
their part in the case.
The men who were arrested were
Fred Borles, charged with the manu-
facture and selling of liquor; Frank
Folkes, Fred Stearns, Fred Ellicott,
Charles Carter, and Clinton Hixon,
charged with having liquor in their
possession unlawfully and with the
transportation Of liquor; William
Smith and Robert Butler, charged
with having liquor in their possession
unlawfully, transportation and with
selling; and Virgil Barnhill.
With the completion of the roundup
circuit court was called for Saturday
to dispose of the several cases against
these men, and it took Judge +. j.
Moinet only a very short time to run
the men through the court mill. AS
has been the case in the past, Judge
Moinet did not allow the visitors to
escape with small fines showing that
he has every intention of seeing that
the prohibition laws are enforced to
the letter.
The cases were quickly disposed of,
the men all entering pleas Of guilty
before the judge.
Fred Borles was given a fine of
$4,000 and costs of $50. If he does
not pay by June l, he has the alter
native of from 6 months to / year at
Ionia, with a recommendation of
months.
Frank Folks, Fred Stearns, Fred
Ellicott, Charles and Clinton Hixon
were each given fines of 500 and
costs of $50, with instructions to pay
before June /, or face sentence at
Ionia Of from months to one year
The recommendations for Folkes
Stearns, Ellicott and Hixon were
that they serve six months, while in
Carter's case the recommendation was
eight months, provided the fines are
not paid.
Following their pleas of guilty
William Smith and Robert Butler
were remanded to Jail for sentence
this week by Judge Monet.
Virgil Barnhill is being held foi
further investigation and probably
will be taken before Judge Monet be.
fore the end of the present week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
MAKE AN EARLY
APPLICATION
THOSE DESIRING TO ATTEND
TRAINING CAMP MUST AP-
PLY BEFORE JUNE 80.

The latest date applications will be
received for the Citizens Military
Training Camp at Camp Custer,
Michigan between August I'd and
September 2nd is June Both according
to information from the War De-
partment.
The three courses to be held at the
camp, the red, white and blue courses,
are to be conducted simultaneously.
The Red Course is intended for
those who never have had military
training or who wish to combine
practical field training with training
already received in cadet corps or
similar organization. The age limit
for this course is II to % years. APP
plicants must possess average general
intelligence and be of good moral
character.
The White Course, the next higher
is for men whose military qualifica-
tions are equal to or greater than
those of a graduate of the Red Course.
Civilians applying must have had mill
tary training in the Red Course or
its equivalent. The age limit is 18
TO 26 years; however, graduates of
the 1921 Red Course are eligible, re-
gardless of age. Applicants must
have grammar school education or
its equivalent and must possess
qualities of leadership and be of good
moral character.
Civilians designated to attend the
Blue Course, the highest course, must
have prior military training equal to
that obtainable in the Red and White
Courses. The age limit is 10 to 27
years. The minimum educational
requirements for this course is a
high school education or its equiva-
lent. Applicants must have marked
ability in leadership.
The maximum age limit for appli-
cants who have had prior training in
the Regular Army, National Guard
or Organized Reserves, including
World War veterans is 35 years.
Acceptance for the camp means q
month of out-of door life, with all
expenses paid by the Government
The man accepted will receive mill
tary and physical training; he will
be cared for and constantly under the
eyes of experienced commissioned
and noncommissioned officers; he
will be filled with new ideas and
form new acquaintances and ideals
The religion of his choice may be fol-
lowed. Parents are invited to at
tend the camp and arrangements will
be made for their stay there over
night, if a place to stay is not avail
able in the vicinity.
The chairman for Gratiot County
is V. =. Cash. He or w. M. Stucky
will give further information and
application blanks to all young mer
interested.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
DAUGHTER OF ALMA'S BENE-
FACTOR MAKES A FINE GIFT
IN CAMPAIGN.
Announced Yesterday
By President Crooks

Announcement is made today by
President H. NJ. Crooks of Alma Col
lege that gift Of S50,O0O.O0 has
been made to the local institution
this week by Mrs. Sarah II. Lsnca-
shire of New York, only daughter of
the late Ammi w. Wright Of this city,
who was a prime factor in the estab-
lishment of the college in this city,
and whose gifts to the institution
totalled in the neighborhood Of half
million dollars. The GIFT of Mrs
Lancashire to the college is part Of
the fund in the endowment campaign
which is still in progress.
The announcement of the gift to
Alma College by Mrs. Lancashire was
made by President Crooks of Alma
College by telephone from Detroit.
and is serving to spur on the workers
in the great endowment drive which
is now rapidly nearing its close.
The gift ranks as the largest sin
gle gift to the college during the
endowment campaign. Two large
pledges were received by Alma Col
lege during the earlier days of the
campaign, but each was conditional
and neither has as yet been made GER
tain, so the fine gift from the daugh-
ter of Alma's benefactor stands as
the largest that has so far been made.
1t also serves to make the college
more certain that it will be able to
meet the conditions of the conditional
pledges and secure $l25,000 more.
One of the largest pledges was from
the Rockafellow Foundation and was
for S75,000 The other was from the
Carnegie Corporation and is for $780,
600. Unless the unexpected happens,
and other large gifts are secured,
as is hoped by the college authorities,
the gift Of Mrs. Lancashire will stand
as one of the three largest when the
campaign has been brought to COM
pletion.
President Crooks stated over the
/ telephone from Detroit that total Of
$559, 800 has now been pledged in the
endowment campaign of the total of
$6s5,000 that was being sought,
leaving approximately $4,000 still
to be secured to put the campaign
over the original goal. President
Crooks also stated that S67,500 was
still needed by the college to insure
the conditional pledges TO the insti-
tuition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
Killed by
Auto on Slinddy

Donald Foster, the year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Foster, living on
the Cowdrey farm near Ithaca, was
instantly killed in the Foster door
yard Sunday, when an automobile
was driven over the little child,
crushing its headj killing him in
stantly.
The parents were employed by
Roscoe Cowdrey, living on a farm
east of Ithaca, and resided in a ten
and house, across the road from the
Cowdrey home. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Cowdrey, who kept his automo-
bile on this place, stopped in the yard
and was talking with Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster, who were in the yard with
their children. Little Donald was
creeping about, and without being no
ticed by any of those present, crept
under the machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Foster are for
mer Alma residents. They moved
from here to the Frank Altenberg
farm in Newark township and this
spring moved to the Cowdrey form.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
One DiUOrce to
SIS Marriages

Eleven out Of every thirteen mar
ried persons in Michigan are content
ed with matrmony, judging from the
1921 divorce and marriage records
compiled by the state department of
health. Two out Of every thirteen
contemplate the annulment of their
marriages.
These ratios are based on al, ,508
marriage and approximately 1852
divorce records recorded in the state
in 1921. In 1920 there were 50,S05
marriages and S,695 divorces. The
1913 and 1919 ratios of one court
ending to every six matrimonial ven
lures increased during 1920 to one
divorce to every So couples married
last year to one divorce to every 5.5
marriages. While the number Of
marriages performed in 1921 was ex-
ceeded in 1919 and 1920 it is in excess
of the 1918 total
More than $4,000 bills for divorce
were handled in Michigan courts last
year. About 900 cases were pend
ing on January 1, 1921, and 1900
bills were filed during the year
Cases withdrawn numbered 2,345;
and contested cases 832. Only 1872
divorces were refused, 102 Of these
being in Kent county
Wayne county led in the number Of
marriages with 14,474, Kewenaw
county being at the end of the list
with 8. June continues as the popu-
lar marriage month, September be-
ing second choice.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-01
George Wdllighan
Found Dead in the
RiUer at st. Louis

The body Of George Wallighan,
the son Of Adolph Wallighan, a
farmer living just outside the city
limits of st. Louis, was found be-
tween 10 and IL o'clock this morning
in the river. Some evidence Of foul
play indicates that the boy might not
have met his death by drowning.
A coroner's jury consisting of
Frank Housed, w. /. Cobb, Otto F.
Mey, David Acker, John Tuger, and
A. w. Thorpe was called and DR.. A.
r. Wheeler and DIR. McNabb held an
autopsy. The jury then adjourned
until next Tuesday awaiting further
evidence.