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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-03-24
"BOZSKA SARA" BUDE HRATI
ULOHU EVY.

Pariz % bfezna. Sara Bemhardtova oznamila dnes.
podepsala smouvu hrat 1ohu Evy Gtyraktove hire
adam Eva. Kus ten by napsan Sachou Gutrym, ehoz
oec, Lucien bude hra uohu Adama. Eva, osobe Nine.
Bernhardtov6, bude 70 rokH stara. Adam 63.
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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-03-24
ZA1YNUI.I PRI PRUTRzI MRAGEN.

Emporia, Kas., %. brezna. Cyfi osobv utonuy
neb deset pohfesue iako vysledek prrze ea
udaa Burlington dnes die zprav obrzenych zde St
lue ze deset palcI vodv spadlo nekerych
m6st6 stoupla az k okntm druheho poschod.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-03-24
5,5S7 OSOB ZABITO MA zELEZNICfCH

Washington, 23. bfezna - Operovan americkych zele7
mic minulem m6o nasledek nahodiou
sob zranen vice meme vazna die zpravy vyane
dnes komisi meztani obchod Jest
Ii 92O kdv 6,495 osob byo zabto 63 1856 poran6no
ma zeleznicich.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-03-24
VYSLOVENi DUVERY.

Londyn. %. brezna Italskemu kabnetu, pre-
merem Factou, vysovena bya ednomysne ddv6ra
pfi skondeni debatv smerncch vady sdelue depese
faniho zpravodaske kancelare Rima.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-03-24
ZLA PIJACKA VASEN.

ST. Paul. Minn 23 bfezna. D6dic pfiblizn6 $500 600
kdvbv Zdrzova pozvani hovin drog Warren Stronc
by odsouzen do mestske cet dn pfiznan
re e automobile, kdyz by opy Posledn vile jeho
svrchu zmfnenou vyhradou by otevfena probatnm
soudu utery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
EIks abandon
old Customs

One Of the most important reforms
to be inaugurated this season is the
determination Of the Elks to discon-
tinuc several loose practices hereto
fore permitted in the club rooms, and
make the order what it was intended
to be-a truly fraternal and charit-
able organization. The Elks lodge is
distinctly American. The American
flag drapes the altar, and american
ism" is one of the orders chief
tenets. This being true, it follows
that the 18th constitutional amend
ment must be patriotically upheld,
and the order has been issued from
headquarters that any lodge which
permits the violation of that amend
ment will lose its charter.
Elks are a sociable, friendly bunch,
who say that the initials-B. p. O. f.
stand for BEST People on Earth"
and in the past they have probably
been justly criticised for some things
that would better have been left un-
done. But a change has come. Lodges,
like all other organizations, need an
occasional housekeeping, and the
Elks are going to do a thorough job.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
G. E.. PettyjOhn
Severely Injured

Charles +. Pettyjohn, clerk in the
J. A. BARLEY meat market and gro
Gerry on East Superior street, suffered
from badly fractured left leg, while
at work in the store Saturday after
noon, the limb being broken in three
places.
Pettyjohn was on ladder in the
rear of the store after some goods,
when the accident took place. The
room has a concrete floor and is put
to various uses. A can of oysters had
just recently been packed in the room
and a few small pieces of ice were
laying upon the floor, and one of
them played a part in the accident.
Pettyjohn, who was on the ladder,
started to slip, and fearful of the in
juries that he might sustain if he fell
back on the concrete floor, jumped
backwards with the expectation Of
landing on his feet, which he did. One
foot, however, struck on one of the
small pieces Of ice, and threw him in
such a position that as he fell, his
weight came on the left leg, causing
it to break.
He was quickly taken to his home
on Rockingham avenue, and is now re-
ported to be getting along as well as
could be expected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
POSTMASTER Y.
P. CASH WILL
QUIT HIS JOB
HAS TENDERED HIS RESIGNA-
TION AND WANTS 1T GIVEN
IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
Headed office Here
For SeUen Years

Alma business people were given a
surprise Saturday when it became
known that Vincent p. Cash, who for
the past seven years has been the
postmaster here, had rendered his
resignation to the post office depart
ment to take immediate effect.
The resignation Of Mr. Cash, who
was appointed to the office under the
recent Democratic administration, in
that his term had year yet to run,
came not only as surprise, but
makes it very probable that a tenn
porary postmaster will be appointed
pending the selection of permanent
postmaster, which will probably take
some little time
Mr.. Cash stated Saturday that he
had received hatttering offers of late,
among them one from a brokerage
concern in Detroit and another from
a seed company in Toledo. He is un-
decided at the present time just what
he will do, but the expectation is that
he will take few months rest before
he again plunges into work.
Mr.. Cash has proven an efficient
postmaster. During the war when
handicapped by scarcity of help, and
with heavy amount of business, the
office under his management was run
with the normal number of deliveries.
When he took over the post office
seven years ago, it was numbered
among the second class offices and
during the time that he has been in
charge the business of the office in
creased to such an extent that three
years ago the office was among the
first class offices of the state.
Two years ago, the office dropped
slightly under the $4,000 receipts re-
quired of first class office, this be-
ing due to the business depression
that hit the country during the course
of that year.
This year just closed has seen the
receipts of the local office go bound
ing back over the $4,000 mark and
hence the office jumps back into the
list of first class offices where it
will be when the new ratings are
made July ]. Thus Mr.. Cash in re-
linquishing the reins at the local
postoffice with his resignation made
at the close of the year, turns over
TO his successor a first class post
office.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05

being numbered to correspond with
the bin number, it becomes an easy
matter to locate the part The alleys
are marked with letters, which ma
turally further aids in facilitating the
movement of part after an order
has been received.
The wrapping bench is divided into
three parts, one for express ship
ments, one for freight shipments and
one for speed orders. Each Of these
sections is divided for the various in
dividual orders. Mr.. Cameron cx-
planned that under this system all or
ders received up until well after 500
p. m. each day were shipped the same
day as received, the company believ-
ing that one of the big features of a
service department is speedy delivery.
He also stated that it was by this
method of handling service parts that
the department was able to handle 55
tons of freight shipments per month
and an equal amount Of express ship
ments with a minimum of error
The handling of the extremely
small parts, which might get lost in
a. large bin, and the large parts, which
cannot be readily handled in bins, was
also explained. The method of hand
ling them is much the same. The small
parts, under an inch in length, are
kept in drawers, which can. be made
into any number of sections up to
eight, accommodating easily the num-
Der of parts of a kind that might be
on hand at a time. The larger parts
are piled after the same manner that
the other parts are placed in bins.
The manner in which the parts are
wrapped and put in packages, and
how the heavier parts are boxed to
insure against claims in shipment
were explained, by Mr.. Cameron, and
proved an interesting feature to the
business men who frequently have
claims because of poor packaging Of
shipments that they receive.
The trip Of the business men to the
plant made them more certain than
ever Of the future Of The Republic
Motor Truck Company Inc, has
opened their eyes to the possibilities
which this great company offers
TO Alma with its wonderful manu-
featuring facilities, and with the man
agemcnt which has been sparing no
pains TO eliminate all possible waste
effort in the effort to bring the great
factory to its highest point of eff
cheney. 1t has made a loyal bunch of
Alma business men into still better
boosters for Republic products,
through a better understanding that
they have of Republic efforts and Re-
public aims.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05

public has entered of late months, and
proved revelation to practically all
of the businessmen. Although the
bus had been overland to Atlantic
City and had been demonstrated at
various places, it looked to the bus
mess men, unframed in the truck
world, like new bus. In the explain
ations regarding this type Of bus, it
was learned tAat some of them are
now in use in Baltimore and other
eastern cities. 1t was said that in one
eastern city in which the busses make
nine stops to the mile, they will make
nine miles on a gallon of gasoline.
The business men were given a ride
through the city in this bus and also
in the Rapid Transit bus, the latter
of which is well adaptable for certain
lines Of work. The business men, as
a whole, however, were Of the opinion
that the heavier type of bus, with its
small operating cost, was the coming
type of bus for work in the larger
cities, and especially was this true,
after they had ridden in it and COM
pared its riding qualities with the rid
ing qualities of various street cars
that they have ridden in. A bus Of
this type, now being used in the city
of Baltimore, is shown in the accom-
panying cut.
Other types OF heavier duty trucks,
including various style dump-bodies
were located in the display on the
othef side Of the room. Two Of these
trucks equipped with dump-bodies are
tion TO be held soon in Chicago. There
were other heavy duty trucks for al
most every kind of business.
After viewing this display in plant
one, the business men were loaded in
to the two busses and driven to Plant
two, which is now the home of the
service department.
The service department, which is
under the able management Of Gordon
Cameron, was a revelation to all of
the business men, many of whom have
studied delivery problems consider
ably. With the arrangements Of bins
for storing parts, wrapping and ship
ping can be handled with the least
possible delay and with the least pos
sible chance for error.
Hundreds Of bins arranged in rows,
with alleys between them wide
enough to allow plenty of freedom of
movement, are arranged at one side
of the room. On each side of each
alley the bins are marked with even
numbers and on the other side with
odd numbers, so that workman
knows Immediately which side of an
alley a part will be located on. Parts
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
GARAGE NOW IN
Ne. " LOCATION
SHREENE < BUCCANNING GAR
AGE NOW NICELY LOCATED
IN NEW HOME.

The Chevrolet Garage conducted by
Shrccve g. Buccanning, which moved
last week from its location on the
south side Of Superior street to the
Thompson Garage at the corner of
Park and Superior, is now nicely To-
Gated in its new home and has far
more room in which to conduct the
rapidly growing business of the COM
pany.
1t was the need for more room than
the small garage gave that caused
the owners Of the garage to seek the
larger quarters, which will provide
for a still greater expansion of the
business of the concern.
Considerable remodeling has been
done to the building to make it suit
able for the garage. A large
display window has replaced one of
the smaller windows, which provides
plenty of room for the display of
parts and sundries which are carried
in stock.
A new door has been cut through
the front Of the building, which opens
into the garage proper, so that there
will be no need of going through the
office in the future to get into the
garage.
The lighting facilities of the place
have been made much better in the
rear room Of the garage, which will
prove "A big benefit to the employees
engaged in repair work in this room,
which is bing used as the repair shop.
The heating arrangement of the
place has been changed by the install
lation of a furnace so that the entire
building can be heated, which has not
been possible in the past.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
Get License Before
Driving Say Officers

Seen yesterday both Sheriff Alfred
t. Willert and Chief of Police James
Campbell were emphatic in their
statements in regard to the use of
license numbers of last year on auto
mobiles now. Both pointed out that
the law says that the new licenses
must be on the automobiles after Jan
uary /, and that they have no other
course open than to see that the law
is obeyed by one and all.
Sheriff Willert stated that the law
provides that the licenses must be OBJ
tanned and be on the automobiles and
trucks when they are put in use this
year, and that he has no power Of any
kind to alter or change the law or to
make any rulings in favor of anyone
who has not yet procured license.
He made it plain that the letter of the
law will be followed by the sheriff's
department of the county.
James Campbell, chief of police, is
equally certain that the law does not
give officers any leaway to grant
automobile drivers any time after the
first of the year in which to use their
cars without obtaining the necessary
license. He then pointed out that
the police department has no other
power than that given in the law and
this makes it necessary for autoists
to have their auto licenses before us
ing their cars this year.
Neither Sheriff Willert or Chief
Campbell believe that anyone can find
fault with their departments if the
officers of these departments follow
the letter of the law, as the public is
well aware Of what the law has to say
in regard to automobile licenses.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
GOOD ATTRACTION
TUESDAY EVENING
NJ. BERYL BUCKLEY APPEARS
HERE AS THIRD NUMBER ON
THE LYCEUM COURSE.

The third number on the Alma
Lyceum Course for the season will be
held in the Alma High School audi
torium Tuesday evening, January TO-
when NJ. Beryl Buckley, dramatic in
terpreter, appears here with a pro-
gram that is expected to consist of
two one-act plays, one humorous and
one dramatic.
Beryl Buckley, the popular dra-
matte interpreter, reproduces an en-
tire play or Novel with remarkable
skill. She shades the moods and
emotions of each character with
amazing accuracy and vivid delinea-
ton. She includes in her program
countless, distinctive and picturesque
types, among them the western
mountaineer in his uncouth vigor, the
child in his naive innocence and the
Italian with his fire and spontaneous
lovableness.
Announcement has also been made
that as the fourth number on the Ly-
ceum Course comes on January 18
when Robert MCGOWAN appears here
that the reservations of reserved
seats for the last three numbers or
the course will be started on Satur.
day, Jan. Id, at Murphy's drug store
Those who appear first to make their
reservations will, of course, get the
first opportunity to pick the best
seats.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05

Alma business men, who have ma
turally had the welfare Of The Re-
public Motor Truck Company's fac
tory here at heart, but who have not
been in close touch with it and for
the greater part have been prone TO
just regard it as Alma's largest insti-
tuition, were given real surprise Fri
day when, as guests Of the company,
they we're shown large number Of
the various models Of trucks, includ-
ing various styles of bodies, and
were then taken through the service
department and shown the simple, yet
labor-saving way in which the COM
pany ships tons of parts each month
with the minimum possibility Of error.
Following the invitation extended
Friday morning by c. G.. Rhodes in
behalf of the management about a
hundred business men Of Alma gath
cred at the offices Of the company
soon after luncheon. When they had
gathered there the men were conduct
ed by Col. Frank. E. Smith, first vice
president, and general manager, and
Mr.. Rhodes, down through the plant
to the place where the display of
trucks was being held, trucks being
lined down both sides Of the room for
display.
On one side the display consisted
entirely of Republic Rapid Transits,
as model number rs is known. This is
the new Republic speed truck, Of u
ton capacity, which is attracting wide
attention throughout the motor tsuck
world. There were thirteen Republic
Transits in the display, each and
every one with body different from
the others. These thirteen trucks
seemed to cover the entire range Of
the light delivery business ranging
from the ordinary standard body to a
bus body of very neat design, which
contained a number of cane seats,
with backs of the same material. This
particular bus with seating capacity
of about twenty. went into service
Monday between st. Louis and Alma.
While it seemed as if these thirteen
bodies would cover the entire range
of the light delivery field, the busi-
ness men were told that there are nu-
merous other bodies for the Republic
Rapid Transit, which make it more
adaptable yet for various haulage
problems.
Of the other heavier types Of trucks
in the other line, the one that at>
tracted the widest attention, was an
armorplated bus, with a capacity Of
about thirty people. This bus, Knight
motored, was the experimental job
in this particular field that the Re-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
Counties Must
Pay in Advance

The highway department of Mich
igan will build no more trunk lines
hereafter until the counties through
which they are to run have advanced
the county's share of the cost of con-
struction, according to announcement
made by Frank f. Rogers, highway
commissioner.
The department finished the year
1921 owing approximately S2,000,000
to contractors and not having the
money with which to pay it, while
the counties owe the department
81, 100000. If this money had been
paid in advance, as the new rule con-
templates, the department would be
able to pay all contractors immediate
ly instead of waiting until federal aid
state tax money and other funds are
received.
Many of the contractors are in debt
to private concerns for materials and
to their workers for labor, and are in
urgent need Of the money that the
state is not able to pay. BY extending
temporary aid to the highway depart
ment on the more urgent contracts,
o. b. Fuller, auditor general, has been
able to prevent some Of the contract
ors from very serious difficulties due
to the states failure to pay immedi-
ately.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
BABY WAS GIVEN
INF PROPER FOOD
HEALTH DEPARTMENT POINTS
OUT THAT SOME MOTHERS
LACK RIGHT KNOWLEDGE.

"Thc baby had no chance until his
mother died"
This terrible sentence is hard to
believe, but it is literally true. Ter
rible bcause normally it is considered
baby's misfortune to lose its moth
er. But the doctor who wrote this
sentence was more humane than the
average and still it was necessary for
him to pen the words. They repre-
sented the exact truth.
1t was a familiar story unesrthed
by the travelling clinic of the Mich
igan Department of Health, similar
to ones that have often been uncov
cred by the workers of the Michigan
Tuberculosis association. The Smith
baby and his parents lived in the the
county seat of central Michigan
county, and so far as health is con-
cerned the baby never had a chance
until the death of his mother.
He was examined in the travelling
clinic shortly after her death and
found to be nearly 20 per cent un-
derweight. When young he drank
milk that was produced by non
tuberculin tested cattle. The hours
he kept were irregular. The sleep
he got was insufficient. The food he
ate was what an artificial-created
appetite called for-and all this in
spite of the fact that his parents pos
sessed every means that should have
worked for his health and comfort.
knowledge of what to do was all
they lacked. After the mothers
death this child was put under ply
sician's and a nurses care.
Ignorance as to the care Of these
little children is still extremely great
in many places, and this ignorance
plays a great part in increasing the
army Of the tuberculous in Michigan
every year. The Michigan Tubercu-
losis association is engaged in the
work of spreading knowledge Of the
care of children so that it will no
longer be possible to say of any baby
in Michigan. "He had no chance TN
til his mother died"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
MEMORIAL
TO AMMI WRIGHT
CITY COMMISSION DECIDES TO
BUILD MONUMENT TO BENE-
FACTOR IN PARK.

The city commission Tuesday even
ing voted favorably on a plan to erect
in Wright Park a monument as a me-
mortal to the late Ammi w. Wright,
benefactor Of the City of Alma in it's
earlier days, and who did much to
make possible the Alma of today.
The memorial monument is to be
constructed of granite field stone of
different colors, and will be about
five feet square at the base and from
ten to twelve feet in height. Lights
will be placed on each side of the
monument, and bronze tablet of
suitable design will be placed on the
monument. 1t will contain an in
scription relative to Alma's late bene-
factor. A drinking fountain will also
be one Of the features Of the monu-
ment.
1t is planned to erect the monument
in the center of the park, near the
bandstand, and just north of the foun-
tain. Walks, which are to be built
from Orchard street and from other
entrances to the park, will wind
through the park to the center, cir
cling around the fountain, and past
the monument.
Farmers and others who have va
rious colored field stone on their
farms and land, and who have in the
past been aided in any way by Mr..
Wright, will soon be asked to aid in
making the monument possible by
bringing to the city the stones of this
kind that they may have.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
ROAD MEETING
INTERESTING
TO EVERYONE
PLANS FOR PROCURING FUNDS
FOR TRUNK LINE WORK
WERE DISCUSSED.
Good Resolution
For Supervisors

Without doubt the most success
full meeting that has yet been held
which had for its purpose a means
Of solving Gratiot county's road
problem, which consists of ways and
means of securing for the county it's
proportionate share of the $50,000,000
good roads bond issue of the state,
was held in the city hall yesterday
noon. The meeting followed the lun-
cheon, at which the supervisors of
the county and their friends were
guests of the Alma Organization.
No decision as to the best method
to take was arrived at, and none was
attempted, as it was the intention Of
the Chamber of Commerce to simply
20 over all phases Of the question
with the supervisors and the farmers
of the county and if poss Bile bring
forth the relative merits Of the var
icus suggestions so that the super
visors will be better able to arrive a.
a solution Of the problem at their
meeting at Ithaca next week.
Albert p. Cook, as chairman,
opened the meeting, calling attention
to the desire Of the County for more
and better roads, and with a thorough
understanding throughout the county
to go forward with that which is best
for the county. He asked for free
exchange Of opinions that a good un-
derstanding might be secured.
The meeting was turned over to J.
+. Fuller, and he introduced Mr.. VIM.
A. Bahlke Mr.. Bahlke in turn in
troduced Frank f. Rogers, state high
way commissioner, who spoke Of the
plans Of the department for 1922,
calling attention to the fact that the
five miles of road west from Alma
and Il. miles in Washington town
ship near Bridgeville, are on the 1922
program. He also stated that the
road from Lansing to st. Johns in
Clinton County, was to be paved this
coming year.
Mr. Rogers called attention to the
fact that the bond issue was being
used at he rate Of S10,000,000 per
year and would be exhausted at the
end of 1924 He then said that if GER
tain counties did not use their quota
of the fund other counties would get
Continued on page two)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-05
MOVE THEIR OFFICES

The firm of Holmes, Crane e. Bart
ling, contractors, who have had their
offices in the Creaser block on Su-
perior street, have moved to rooms in
the Opera House block formerly oc-
cupied by II. M. Page, where they
are now nicely located. Holmes,
Crane & Bartling are we'll known
contractors in this section Of the
state, and during the past summer
had contracts for a large amount of
paving on state trunk lines in Grat-
lot and adjoining counties.