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Clare Sentinel
The Paper With • Mission
and
Without a Muzzle.
Established 1878
CLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 16, 1916.
New Series: VoL 24 No. 19
THE GREAT LAKES
With Their Wealth Of
Scenery and Attractions.
IMMENSE COMMERCE
Rendered Possible By
Great Highways.
ELECTRICITY
Will Have Stage On Lecture
Course Mar. 27.
On Monday evening, Mar. 27th,
Louis Williams "Electrical Wonder''
will appear as the last cumber of the
student lecture course, and wil! make
These the sparks hy for two hours with his
elaborate apparatus.
(Abstract of paper rea.i before the Clare
Stun.*- c'liib by Mr=. -' J. Hombertrer.i
Continued From Last Week.
Grain forms the third important
commodity, for it is through the
water highways of the Creat Lakes]
that a large ;part of the grain
of the world is carried. In
spite of our fast disappearing forests
the lake traffic in lumber is atiil large
enough to keep a tleet of barges busy
from the opening of navigation to the
closing of the northern ports by ice.
Other bulk shipments of some volume and importance are salt, copper.
stone cement and sand f'>r building
purposes, and wbat is known as
package freight. It seems as though
it wouid be impossible to find a more
busy port than that of Detroit, but
the statistics Bhow it otherwise. One ,
writer calls it only a calling place for
the bulk of the lake traffic. Going
on down through tbe Detroit river we
pass quiet Canadian shores and little
sleepy towns, on one side of the river,
towns that seem still to retain the
peaceful foreign atmosphere of a
century ago, but on the American
side there seems to be more business
and activity.
There is Wyandotte, with her interesting shipyards, possibly a boat
or two In dry dock, under going repairs, and very likely one or two In
process of construction. Here too,
are more islands with cottages and
summer homes to again remiud us of
snappy vacation days. Entering
Lake Erie we soon come to Put-in-
bay, another historical spot well
known to al) of us. The spot where
Perry aud his nine lug ships of war l
fought and whipped the British fleet}
in 1S13. We can travel. >ver the samel
course taken by the fleeing British
ships, even to the scenes uf the tierce I
battle fought, and the conflict with!
the Indians in which the Chief
Tecumseb was slain, and all the time
can be seen, rising along tbe white
stretches of shore' the smoke of great
cities as well as hundred of miles of
wooded beach. Toledo, Sandusky,
Lorain with her immense ship building; industries, as well aa a number of
otber towns of considerable size, and
scattered all along the shore, between these towns attractive groves
each witb its share of summer homes
on the lake shore. A day's ride from
Detroit brings us to Cleveland, for a
long time tbe second city ot Ohio
springing to the first place only at the
close of the last century and offering
another example of the advantage of
lake and seaports as compared with
river towns. Andrew Carnegie says,
the northern portion of Ohio is tbe
natural industrial center of the world
for iron and steel industries, for at
no otber spot can the iron ore and
the coal, which is necessary for its
reduction be brought together so
cheaply as on the southern shores of
Lake Erie. Cleveland is also the
greatest of petroleum centers. East
and west aiong the lake shore run the
transcontinental railways; and Cleveland stands at the crossing of two of]
the greatest highways io America, j
these railways and the great inland I
waterway from tbe north and west to |
Buffalo and other eastern points. In '
the Cleveland district, too with the,
single exception of Clyde, Scotland,;
is the largest shipbuilding point in
the world. At no place in England'
or America can vessels be construct-|
ed so cheaply as in the great ship- !
yards at Lorain and Cleveland.
(Continued on Editorial page.!
LOUIS WILLIAMS.
What do you know concerning the
wonders of electricity, wireless telegraphy, radium and many ether things
which are the playthings of the scientist? You may imagine that you know
considerable, but by the time you have
sat at the feet of Louis Williams, tbe
electrical entertainer, for a half hour
you will begin to think that your
knowledge Is llmlted-
Wllllams has condensed into an hour
and a half of lecturing and demonstrating the facts which it would take one
a year in the laboratory *o get. He
tells you something: then he shows you
that fact visualized. Vou not only hear
that it is tnie. but you see that it is
true. and. like the lncldeut of childhood when you learned that a cinder
which is red is also hot. it impresses
itse'f upon you so that you remember it.
It is an evening of instruction and
eiitiTtainuien' unsurpass -d which Wil
liams lias in stMv for you. He uses
several thousand dollars' worth of paraphernalia in his demonstrations, among
the most laughable of which is a demonstration of the rarefying effect of certain gases which convert a recitation
of 'Mary Had a I.rttle Lamb" into a
side splitting production.
Auctions.
Home Burns.
From Anderson* iile Correspondent.
Rev. McDonald's house mysteriously caught fire and burned to the
ground last Saturday, Mar. 11. Tbe
family was busily talking wben pieces
of tbe ceiling dropped on the floor.
Tbey thought tbe fire must have
started in . the attic. Neighbors
hurried to their assistance as quickly
as possible, but the fire had such a
start tbey only got a few things out
ot tbe bouse, lt being almost a total
loss. They have tbe sympathy of
of tbe entire neighborhood.
Notice .
WIU the party wbo left at the office
In tbe absence of tbe editor a communication signed "From a Voter"
please call at the office or communicate with os.
Four auction sales are announced
this week, lists for three of which appear in this issue. Look them over
carefully as almost every farmer will
find something offered that he can
use.
CLYDE F1FER.
Mr. Fifer will bave a sale on Monday next, Mar. 20, at Brown Corners
northeast of this city. He will offer
a span of horses, a fioek of ewes
(something rather unusual) and a
good lot cf farm tools all in good
condition, many about new. Mr.
Fifer is a little late witb his advertising but will doubtless have a good
crowd. John Beadie is auctioneer
and Jas. S. Bickneil cashier.
W. D., K. B. CAMPBELL
The Messrs Campbell have a sale
Mar. 2*2 on the State Road IX miles
southwest of Farweil. As will be
seen from their list, they offer 6
horses and colts. 6 cows, some now-
fresh, besides other stock, a nice lot
of farm cools, and some household
goods Sale begins at 10 a. m. and
lunch will be served at noon. Geo.
Davison is auctioneer
OEO. DAVISON.
On Mar. 24 Mr. Davison has a sale
at the Floyd Ayres farm 1'4' miles
southwest of Farweil or M miles west
of this city. He will otter 3 head of
horses, Is head of cattle, among
them 11 fine steers, a fair amount of
farm tools and two stoves. Sale begins at noon and lunch will be furnished to those from a distance.
Mr. Davison wishes it distinctly
understood that there will be no by-
bidding and every-thing offered will
positively be sold to the highest bidder.
F. H. STANLEY.
On Friday, Mar. 31. Mr. Stanley-
will have a large sale of stock, tools
and household goods at Lake.
Watch for next week's issue for full
list.
THE BRAVE MAN
Mightily Needed In
Walk Of Life.
Every
WORLD'S PROGRESS
Due To Brave Souls Who Dared
Do The Right.
TWO 6AMES
Played By Boys'Team At Man ton
aod Mesick.
by Evaiitfe'.is
Kings 5:1
Coif-rove)
. Attract of addrev;
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He was a mighty man of valour,
that is to say he was a brave man.
Through his bravery, Naaman had
won many victories from the King.
This made him great in the eyes of
all the people. We all like to see a
brave man. Napoleon wanted brave
men tc volunteer for an expedition
that meant danger and possible death.
A regiment was lined up before him
and after explaining tbe hazardous
task he called for volunteers. Instantly the regiment to a man stepped
forward, driviug their banners into
the ground. The commander thinking they misunderstood him called
again for volunteers. Again tbe
regiment moved forward to a man.
Napoleon wept in the face of such
courage. Nothing stirs us more than
tbe presence of a brave man; but
wbat is it to be brave? Ex-Governor Folk of Missouri tells oi the
young attorney wbo stood one night
weeping after a patriotic address and
stated tbat be would be glad to die
for bis nation, but six months later
this same young attorney was bowed
down before the court of justice
pleading mercy. He who was brave
enough to die for hie nation wag not
brave enough to live for it. We
need brave men today, brave enough
to live.
We need brave men in the puipit,
brave enough to preach tbe word of
God without fear or favor of any
man, brave enough to continue his
duty whether he is dined or damned,
a preacher that is aiming at something that is noble. Beecber used
to say that he always liked to shoot,
but that he never hit anything until
his father took him and taught bim
how to aim, then he says the first
time he ever aimed at anything he
sacked the game. The trouble with
the pulpit today is there is too mucb
waste of gospel amunition. Preachers just shoot without aiming to hit
anything. You talk about sensationalism in the pulpit. Jesus would
sting his hearers with his denunciation of their sins. "You generation
of vipers," "O, ye hypocrites," "you
whited sepulcheres filled with dead
men's bones." He cleaned out the
temple with a whip and told that
crowd tbey bad turned the building
that was known to be the bouse of
prayer of all nations .into a den of
thieves. We need brave preachers
tbat will be plain. Hugh Latimer
preached a sermon so plain that be
was ordered by the king to come
back and apologize. He returned, not
to apologize but to repeat the sermon
with greater fervor than he bad
preached it before.
Continued on Page 4.
The boys' basket ball team started
out on a little "spring vacation" trip
last Friday afternoon, visiting Man-
ton that evening and Mesick the following night, playing a game at. each.
A defeat was inflicted upon theru
in each case, but both scores and reports indicate that the boys gave a
good account of themselves. The line
up of Manton was hardly as strong
as when their team played bere, but
even tben a strauge hall was sufficient excuse for a worse defeat than
19 to 15.
At Mesick tbe following evening
they were pitted against a five, some
of whom would be eligible to enroll
iu a "Biggest Man in Michigan" contest. At least that is tbe way it
seemed to our Lilliputians. And they
bad consulted an unabridged on tbe
subject of skill, too. We consider it
somewhat miraculous tbat the
"CLARE COUNTY
Home Rule League" Formed
Last Week.
WET ORGANIZATION
To
Continue
This
The Saloons
County.
In
"THE FIERY BLIGHT"
Our reader* must excuse us if we j
snera a little late in announcing this j
organization. For some unaccountable''?) reason we were not invited to
the meeting and hence are obliged
to copy from our contemporary
which seems to be tbe official orgr.n
of this "league." We think it was a
grave mistake that we were nut invited. We could have made a number of valuable suggestions. For instance it would have been better to
call this organization "The Home
Protective League." It would have
been much more "catchy" and would
boye i have come just as near to telling the
FINE OPPORTUNITY
To Get Your Farm Property On
The Market.
from Ciare were allowed to escape
with their lives. But when we learn
that tbe score was only 26 to 24
against us, we just bait right in our
tracks and exclaim witb Chase S.
Osborn, "What generous, bighearted
fellows tbese Northerners are."
McKay and Terwilliger, substitutes,
went in at Mesick and gave a remarkable good accountof themselves.
At Manton Mooney and Carson did
brilliant work, through all the boys
were on the job ali the time.
Gas Franchise Explained.
As many already know, a special
Clare County edition of the booklet
published every month by the North-
! eastern Development Bureau will be
i printed soon, most of the cuts and
j other matter being now ready. It ie
I expected that ID,000 of these Clare
County booeters wil! be issued, and
j they will of course be sent out to ail
j parts of the country.
Arrangements have been made for
j me to enclose a copy of my own
i prospectus with each of these booklets. F'armers, if yon ara not already
listed with me, don't fail to do so
WITHIN A WEEK, before my prospectus goes to the printer. This Is
your big chance to get in touch with
buyers from nearly every state in
the union. Don't overlook it, and
remember the time is short.
Wm. H. Caple,
Clare, Micb.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to tbank our friends for
their many acts of kindness during
tbe sickness and death of onr wife
and mother. Also the choir for tbe
singing and Rev. Bates for bis comforting words.
E. E. Splcer and Children.
Ciare Is Booming.
As an illustration of tbe amount of
business transacted bere, and as a
warning to croakers to quit their
howling, we mention the fact that the
report of the Clare County Savings
Bank made at the close of business
Mar. 7, 1916, shows an increase ot
•100,000 over the statement of the
year previous.
The Clare Courier of last week said
"The Courier bas repeatedly stated
tbat it believes tbe acquisition of this
commodity for the purposes named
would be highly beneficial to the city
as a whole and doubtless couid be
properly enumerated as one of the
legitimate attractions in the presentation of Clare for residence or industrial purposes." Correct you are.
The terms of the franchise are in
accordance with sound business, the
same sound business franchise tbat
Mt. Pleasant has bad for teu years,
and under which the gas company
has operated and will operate for 20
years more. It is th6 same sound
business franchise that the council of
Midland granted last week, and it is
tbe usual gas franchise granted to
otber gas companies in similar cities.
It is tbe same sound business franchise that Union, Isabella and Vernon township boards recently granted to this company. It fixes the
price, beating quality, illuminating
quality, provides for free meters, protects yonr streets, curbs, telegraph
and electric light poles, and all essentials are provided for In tbis franchise and wbat more is needed.
The Courier intimates we should
give something for tbe privilege. Do
business men give anything for the
privilege of doing business? Does
the Courier give anythiDg for the
privilege of publishing a newspaper?
Do hotel men, merchants, lawyers,
doctors, bankers or commercial men
give anything for tbe privilege of doing business? Every man in business
if be succeeds must give good service and men in tbe gas business
must do the same. What does any
gas company give but tbe commodity
at a fair price and fair quality? What
does the merchant give but tbe same?
Why distinguish between the clothier
who sells his goods and tbe man wbo
sells gas. The old Idea that a franchise (the privilege of doing business)
is of value when separated from the
business itself is obeelete. Civilization of today has driven such fallacious notions cut of the thought of
fair minded men. Under the law the
control of streets is reserved to cities
and townships and that is the reason
why we must get consent to use them
and that is the only reason.
The people of Clare .now have the
opportunity of getting something useful and much needed. We take the
chances ana you take none. Yes,
the Courier was quite right when it
said recently that "the sentiment
that exists in Clare is evident tbat
tbe matter will be accepted by practically the entire vote" and it was
quite right when it said last week
that "the Courier haB repeatedly
stated that it believed the acquisition
of tbis commodity for tbe purposes
named would be highly beneficial to
tbe city as a whole and doubtless
could be properly enumerated as one
of the legitimate attractions in the
presentation Of Olare for residence
or industrial purposes."
This is not an exclusive franchise
and no city, township or village can
grant one under tbe law. Please remember also tbst women taxpapers
can vole on tbe adoption of thia franchise.
Mt. Pleaaant Light A Fuel Oo.
N. J. Brown, Opal Mgr.
truth.
None of our farmer friends need
lose any sleep about the "business
men" of Clare county boosting this
league. Four-fiftbs of these business
men are members of the Dry Federation and earnestly desire the extermination of the liquor traffic. They
are slightly too intelligent to believe
tbat a man can spend his money for
whiskey and then use it to buy dry
goods, groceries, hardware, shoes or
beefsteak. Neither are we worried
about farmers rushing into this organization to be used as a catspaw
to pull tbe saloon chestnuts out of
tbe fire.
Below we give tbe preamble and
declatation of principles!?) of tbis
league and to this we call the careful
attention of our readers. We cannot
give space for an analysis of this
wonderful platform this week but
will do so next week. It will furnish
a firBt class campaign document for
the drys for it sbow3 how utterly
weak is the argument for the retention of the saloons.
However, no one should blame the
makers of this platform. They did
the best they could. No man living
can otler any legitimate excuse for
the existence of a saloon and when
he attempts it he is necessarily in
trouble. Each and every plank in
this platform ie utterly rotten and no
one knows it better than the men
who are the chief promoters of tbie
league and who expect to be
chief beneficiaries of its work.
Continued on page 4,
Evangelist' Colegrove Addresses
Men Sunday.
Evangelist Colegrove delivered a
Htirring and earnest address to men
and boys at the Methodist church on
Sunday afternoon. There was a fine
attendance, a goodly share of the
seats being Riled. The address was
worthy of a more extended notice
than we can give it here and its delivery anywhere will do good.
Taking as his text a clause from
Mathew 4:0, "Cast thyself down,"
he spoke at some length on Sabbath
desecration an*l profanity, the
balance of the address being on the
evils of an impure life. So far from
it being nobody's business whether a
man lives a clean, pure life, he declared emphatically that it is everybody's business and he had an
abundance of facts to fortify and
illustrate every position taken.
NEW YORK CITY
Our Great Metropolis And
Sea Port.
That
GREAT PROBLEMS
The Big City Must
And Solve.
Meet
A''-tract of
iaj.er read I efore ttie Clare stuily
Club l>y Mrv. A. E. Mack)
if the opening years of the 20th
century have been rightly cailed
"The age of the child," surely these
past ten years might be caPed "The
daye of awakening" when men bave
suddenly seen the truth that the
earlier prophets had been proclaiming and have risen to the need for
more efficient and more persistent
i work in education and rigbt living.
Professor Fisher ot the committee
J of One Hundred, appointed to con-
At the same hour Mrs. Colegrove j sider the problem of
addressed a large gathering of worn- j health,
en at the Baptist church.
Next Sunday afternoon Mr. Colegrove again addresses the men on
"The Whole Man." Doubtless the
church will be filled.
A Creditable Effort.
the
Mrs. E. E. Spicer.
On March 9, 1916, at ber home at
Arthur Center, occurred the death of
Mrs. E. E. Spicer at the age of 62
years, 10 months and 16 days.
Frances E. Perry was born in
Providence Twp., Lucas Co., Obio,
April 24, 1853. Her early life was
spent iu this locality and on Aug. 6,
1876, sbe was united in marriage with
Elymas E. Spicer. To this union
eleven children were born of whom
all but one with the husband survive.
They are Mrs. U. G. Keeler and
Mrs. Jobn Bauer of Vestaberg, Micb;
Mrs. John Barber and Charles C. of
Ohio; Mrs. Fred Atbey, Mrs. Harry
Cleveland and Mrs. Warren Heiser of
this vicinity; and Floyd S., Ira L.
and Alta M. who reside at home.
Thirty three grand children and one
great grand child also survive. Besides the family she also leaves three
sisters, one half sister, and three
brothers, all of whom live in Onio.
The family moved to Michigan in j
fall of 1910 and in her short residence :
hare she had gained many friends t
She was converted to Christ ia early I
life and though never activly engaged j
:n church work, wa» a faithful:
follower of the truth.
Home was ber haven and the |
family mourn a truly devoted wife j
and motber. Through all her suffer-j
ing ber faith never wavered and at
last sbe calmly fell asleep in Jesus.
The funeral, conducted by Rev.
Frank Bates, was held at Arthur
Town Hall on March 11 with burial
in Arthur cemetery.
The Midland Sun last week issued
a 16 page paper, printed on book paper and devoted to shewing up Midland, its industries and the men who
are doing much to make it a bigger
and better city. It had a very large
number of cuts, showing factories,
stores, many fine residences, streets,
etc. and a large number ofprominent
citizens. Of course the Dow Chemical plant occupied a prominent place
and tbere was an interesting writeup
of this and of many other things of
interest about the city. The busiBess
men seem to have furnished a libera!
amount of advertising. It was a very
creditable production surely.
STUDY CLUB
Met Last Week At Home Of
Mrs. W. H. Caple.
NEW YORK CITY
And State Taken Up For
And Discussion.
Study
The Study Club met on Tuesday of
last week with Mrs. Wm. H. Caple.
The attencance was very good, a
good proportion of the membership
being present. The topic for the day
was New York and on roll call
members named some noted people
or great achivements of the state.
Places of interest in state or city, of
which of conrce tbere is no lack,
were named by various members of
the class.
A paper on "New York as we see
it" was read by Mrs, Kirkbride and
one on "Some of the Great Cities'
Problems" by Mrs. A. E. Mack. Tbe
latter appears in tbis issue of the
Sentinel.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Elton Allen wben Massachusetts
will be taken up.
FEDERATION
Leatherman-Buerge.
E»st Hamilton Correspondent.
A quiet and Impressive wedding
took place Sunday at tbe Ambell
school house when Miss Naomi Lea-
therman of Franklin and Mr. Alva
Buerge of Hamilton were united In
tbe holy bonds of matrimony by Rev.
August Peters of Ithaca. Both are
respected young people and tbe best
wishes of all their friends will go
with tbem through life.
Meeting Mondav Evening A
Great Success.
The meeting at the Methodist
church on Monday evening was a
great success. The church was filled
and every body was entertained.
Owing to the caucuses that evening,
the main address did not begin till
9 o'clock, there being a song service,
led by Prof Dibble, and a short
address by Mr. Colegrove.
Although Mr. Cope had spoken
here two or three times before, everybody was eager to hear him again.
From 9 o'elijck till 11 he held his
audience to a person and then all
wanted him to continue.
Mr. Cope is certainly a most striking speaker. He possesses powers of
impersonation to a high degree and
he is entirely original, not aping
some one else. When he undertakes
the pathetic, he is equally successful.
Everywhere he goes, the people
want to hear him again.
the national
was laboring with Senator
Works of California. "Your
approval, Senator," be said, "of such
measures ae clean streets and playgrounds is really endorsement of preventive medicine." "But," exclaimed Senator Works, "I did not know
you meant tbose things are being preventive medicine. I thought preventive medicine meant serums." "No,"
said Professor Fisher, laughing, "it
means mo*»quito-bars and bath-tubs."
It is not only serums and bacteriology
but mosquito-bars and batb tubs,
clean streets and plenty of sewers,
together with an efficient organization
to perfect the operation of such
things, that bave revolutionized the*
conditions of health in New York
city.
Consider wbat has been done for
poor children alone. Recently I
stood in one of the fifty-five diet
kitchens maintained by tbe city. A
poor woman of the neighborhood
entered carrying in her arms a sickly
baby. Evidently familiar with the-
proper course of procedure, •he-
said to the nurse in charge "I have*
given bim castor oil and barley gruel.
Now what shai! I do?" This incident
is remarkable because tbe woman
never before had come within tne
reach of the Health Department. In
the danger that menaced the child
she had learned to take the first
essential steps, not through experience
or instruction, but merely tbrougb
neighborhood gossip.
Ten yeare ago such a thing would
have been impossible in New York or
in any other large city. The
tremendous agencies that now exist
for tbe medical enlightenment of tbe
masses were tben unheard of. A
generation ago New York was in a
condition of almost primeval darkness concerning questions of public
health. Canton or Constantinople is
today little worse off than was
America's chief city then. In 1868
the public health conditions of N. Y.
were in so low a state that the
average length of life of the inhabitants was thirty years. Ia 1912 tbese
conditions bad been improved so
that tbe average length of life was
sixty-six years. Thus the value of
human life, reckoned in terms of
times alone, bad more tban doubled
in less than bait a century.
The really remarkable work in the
reduction of tbe death-rate within
the last few years bas been done
among tbe children. It is here the
war worth waging has been carried
on most effectively. "If," as Ellen
Key says, "this is the century of the
child, New York proved it in its first
decade by concentrating the health
battalions on infant mortality."
Continued on Editorial Page.
City And Ward Tickets.
LaLone-Calcott.
Mention has been overlooked of
the marriage at Bay City on Feb. 38
of Miss Jessie La Lone to Lawrence J.
Oalcott. The groom has been employed at Brown's garage for some
littie lime. They occupy rooms In
the Graves house at present.
Helow we «;ive the candidates nominated by the two parties iu tbis city.
In the main they are good men. We
do not need to say that party lines
will not he drawn very tightly and
the result will doubtless be mixed.
CITY TICKKT
Republican Democrat
H. D. Kratz Mayor David Ward
S. Andrus Clerk E. B. Whit©
F. Thompson Treas. Wm, Ross
F1B8T WARD
D. S. Lamont Sup. J. T. Brown
C. D. Harvey Aid. H. P. Hubei
John Forbes Con. W. Hawkins
SKCOND WARD
F. Brown Sup. L. H. Thompson
D. Willis Aid. M. Gallagher
J. Denton Con. G. Valley
THISD WABD
W. Pettltt Sup. G. O. McKeever
W. L. Adams Aid. B. 8. Lewis
H. Jackson Oon. W. J. Holmes
Use a liner in Tha Clara Sentinel,
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| Title | 1916-03-16; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1916-03-16 |
| Publisher | R.G. & F.A. Jefferies |
| Description | Thursday, March 16, 1916 issue of the Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
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| Title | 1916-03-16; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1916-03-16 |
| Publisher | R.G. & F.A. Jefferies |
| Description | Thursday, March 16, 1916 issue of the Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | This material is in the public domain. |
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| Language | English |
| Transcript | ' II !■ II —^ . I I .mmtm■■n.i.. i—.. ~m. - ■ • T i Clare Sentinel The Paper With • Mission and Without a Muzzle. Established 1878 CLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 16, 1916. New Series: VoL 24 No. 19 THE GREAT LAKES With Their Wealth Of Scenery and Attractions. IMMENSE COMMERCE Rendered Possible By Great Highways. ELECTRICITY Will Have Stage On Lecture Course Mar. 27. On Monday evening, Mar. 27th, Louis Williams "Electrical Wonder'' will appear as the last cumber of the student lecture course, and wil! make These the sparks hy for two hours with his elaborate apparatus. (Abstract of paper rea.i before the Clare Stun.*- c'liib by Mr=. -' J. Hombertrer.i Continued From Last Week. Grain forms the third important commodity, for it is through the water highways of the Creat Lakes] that a large ;part of the grain of the world is carried. In spite of our fast disappearing forests the lake traffic in lumber is atiil large enough to keep a tleet of barges busy from the opening of navigation to the closing of the northern ports by ice. Other bulk shipments of some volume and importance are salt, copper. stone cement and sand f'>r building purposes, and wbat is known as package freight. It seems as though it wouid be impossible to find a more busy port than that of Detroit, but the statistics Bhow it otherwise. One , writer calls it only a calling place for the bulk of the lake traffic. Going on down through tbe Detroit river we pass quiet Canadian shores and little sleepy towns, on one side of the river, towns that seem still to retain the peaceful foreign atmosphere of a century ago, but on the American side there seems to be more business and activity. There is Wyandotte, with her interesting shipyards, possibly a boat or two In dry dock, under going repairs, and very likely one or two In process of construction. Here too, are more islands with cottages and summer homes to again remiud us of snappy vacation days. Entering Lake Erie we soon come to Put-in- bay, another historical spot well known to al) of us. The spot where Perry aud his nine lug ships of war l fought and whipped the British fleet} in 1S13. We can travel. >ver the samel course taken by the fleeing British ships, even to the scenes uf the tierce I battle fought, and the conflict with! the Indians in which the Chief Tecumseb was slain, and all the time can be seen, rising along tbe white stretches of shore' the smoke of great cities as well as hundred of miles of wooded beach. Toledo, Sandusky, Lorain with her immense ship building; industries, as well aa a number of otber towns of considerable size, and scattered all along the shore, between these towns attractive groves each witb its share of summer homes on the lake shore. A day's ride from Detroit brings us to Cleveland, for a long time tbe second city ot Ohio springing to the first place only at the close of the last century and offering another example of the advantage of lake and seaports as compared with river towns. Andrew Carnegie says, the northern portion of Ohio is tbe natural industrial center of the world for iron and steel industries, for at no otber spot can the iron ore and the coal, which is necessary for its reduction be brought together so cheaply as on the southern shores of Lake Erie. Cleveland is also the greatest of petroleum centers. East and west aiong the lake shore run the transcontinental railways; and Cleveland stands at the crossing of two of] the greatest highways io America, j these railways and the great inland I waterway from tbe north and west to Buffalo and other eastern points. In ' the Cleveland district, too with the, single exception of Clyde, Scotland,; is the largest shipbuilding point in the world. At no place in England' or America can vessels be construct- ed so cheaply as in the great ship- ! yards at Lorain and Cleveland. (Continued on Editorial page.! LOUIS WILLIAMS. What do you know concerning the wonders of electricity, wireless telegraphy, radium and many ether things which are the playthings of the scientist? You may imagine that you know considerable, but by the time you have sat at the feet of Louis Williams, tbe electrical entertainer, for a half hour you will begin to think that your knowledge Is llmlted- Wllllams has condensed into an hour and a half of lecturing and demonstrating the facts which it would take one a year in the laboratory *o get. He tells you something: then he shows you that fact visualized. Vou not only hear that it is tnie. but you see that it is true. and. like the lncldeut of childhood when you learned that a cinder which is red is also hot. it impresses itse'f upon you so that you remember it. It is an evening of instruction and eiitiTtainuien' unsurpass -d which Wil liams lias in stMv for you. He uses several thousand dollars' worth of paraphernalia in his demonstrations, among the most laughable of which is a demonstration of the rarefying effect of certain gases which convert a recitation of 'Mary Had a I.rttle Lamb" into a side splitting production. Auctions. Home Burns. From Anderson* iile Correspondent. Rev. McDonald's house mysteriously caught fire and burned to the ground last Saturday, Mar. 11. Tbe family was busily talking wben pieces of tbe ceiling dropped on the floor. Tbey thought tbe fire must have started in . the attic. Neighbors hurried to their assistance as quickly as possible, but the fire had such a start tbey only got a few things out ot tbe bouse, lt being almost a total loss. They have tbe sympathy of of tbe entire neighborhood. Notice . WIU the party wbo left at the office In tbe absence of tbe editor a communication signed "From a Voter" please call at the office or communicate with os. Four auction sales are announced this week, lists for three of which appear in this issue. Look them over carefully as almost every farmer will find something offered that he can use. CLYDE F1FER. Mr. Fifer will bave a sale on Monday next, Mar. 20, at Brown Corners northeast of this city. He will offer a span of horses, a fioek of ewes (something rather unusual) and a good lot cf farm tools all in good condition, many about new. Mr. Fifer is a little late witb his advertising but will doubtless have a good crowd. John Beadie is auctioneer and Jas. S. Bickneil cashier. W. D., K. B. CAMPBELL The Messrs Campbell have a sale Mar. 2*2 on the State Road IX miles southwest of Farweil. As will be seen from their list, they offer 6 horses and colts. 6 cows, some now- fresh, besides other stock, a nice lot of farm cools, and some household goods Sale begins at 10 a. m. and lunch will be served at noon. Geo. Davison is auctioneer OEO. DAVISON. On Mar. 24 Mr. Davison has a sale at the Floyd Ayres farm 1'4' miles southwest of Farweil or M miles west of this city. He will otter 3 head of horses, Is head of cattle, among them 11 fine steers, a fair amount of farm tools and two stoves. Sale begins at noon and lunch will be furnished to those from a distance. Mr. Davison wishes it distinctly understood that there will be no by- bidding and every-thing offered will positively be sold to the highest bidder. F. H. STANLEY. On Friday, Mar. 31. Mr. Stanley- will have a large sale of stock, tools and household goods at Lake. Watch for next week's issue for full list. THE BRAVE MAN Mightily Needed In Walk Of Life. Every WORLD'S PROGRESS Due To Brave Souls Who Dared Do The Right. TWO 6AMES Played By Boys'Team At Man ton aod Mesick. by Evaiitfe'.is Kings 5:1 Coif-rove) . Attract of addrev; II He was a mighty man of valour, that is to say he was a brave man. Through his bravery, Naaman had won many victories from the King. This made him great in the eyes of all the people. We all like to see a brave man. Napoleon wanted brave men tc volunteer for an expedition that meant danger and possible death. A regiment was lined up before him and after explaining tbe hazardous task he called for volunteers. Instantly the regiment to a man stepped forward, driviug their banners into the ground. The commander thinking they misunderstood him called again for volunteers. Again tbe regiment moved forward to a man. Napoleon wept in the face of such courage. Nothing stirs us more than tbe presence of a brave man; but wbat is it to be brave? Ex-Governor Folk of Missouri tells oi the young attorney wbo stood one night weeping after a patriotic address and stated tbat be would be glad to die for bis nation, but six months later this same young attorney was bowed down before the court of justice pleading mercy. He who was brave enough to die for hie nation wag not brave enough to live for it. We need brave men today, brave enough to live. We need brave men in the puipit, brave enough to preach tbe word of God without fear or favor of any man, brave enough to continue his duty whether he is dined or damned, a preacher that is aiming at something that is noble. Beecber used to say that he always liked to shoot, but that he never hit anything until his father took him and taught bim how to aim, then he says the first time he ever aimed at anything he sacked the game. The trouble with the pulpit today is there is too mucb waste of gospel amunition. Preachers just shoot without aiming to hit anything. You talk about sensationalism in the pulpit. Jesus would sting his hearers with his denunciation of their sins. "You generation of vipers" "O, ye hypocrites" "you whited sepulcheres filled with dead men's bones." He cleaned out the temple with a whip and told that crowd tbey bad turned the building that was known to be the bouse of prayer of all nations .into a den of thieves. We need brave preachers tbat will be plain. Hugh Latimer preached a sermon so plain that be was ordered by the king to come back and apologize. He returned, not to apologize but to repeat the sermon with greater fervor than he bad preached it before. Continued on Page 4. The boys' basket ball team started out on a little "spring vacation" trip last Friday afternoon, visiting Man- ton that evening and Mesick the following night, playing a game at. each. A defeat was inflicted upon theru in each case, but both scores and reports indicate that the boys gave a good account of themselves. The line up of Manton was hardly as strong as when their team played bere, but even tben a strauge hall was sufficient excuse for a worse defeat than 19 to 15. At Mesick tbe following evening they were pitted against a five, some of whom would be eligible to enroll iu a "Biggest Man in Michigan" contest. At least that is tbe way it seemed to our Lilliputians. And they bad consulted an unabridged on tbe subject of skill, too. We consider it somewhat miraculous tbat the "CLARE COUNTY Home Rule League" Formed Last Week. WET ORGANIZATION To Continue This The Saloons County. In "THE FIERY BLIGHT" Our reader* must excuse us if we j snera a little late in announcing this j organization. For some unaccountable''?) reason we were not invited to the meeting and hence are obliged to copy from our contemporary which seems to be tbe official orgr.n of this "league." We think it was a grave mistake that we were nut invited. We could have made a number of valuable suggestions. For instance it would have been better to call this organization "The Home Protective League." It would have been much more "catchy" and would boye i have come just as near to telling the FINE OPPORTUNITY To Get Your Farm Property On The Market. from Ciare were allowed to escape with their lives. But when we learn that tbe score was only 26 to 24 against us, we just bait right in our tracks and exclaim witb Chase S. Osborn, "What generous, bighearted fellows tbese Northerners are." McKay and Terwilliger, substitutes, went in at Mesick and gave a remarkable good accountof themselves. At Manton Mooney and Carson did brilliant work, through all the boys were on the job ali the time. Gas Franchise Explained. As many already know, a special Clare County edition of the booklet published every month by the North- ! eastern Development Bureau will be i printed soon, most of the cuts and j other matter being now ready. It ie I expected that ID,000 of these Clare County booeters wil! be issued, and j they will of course be sent out to ail j parts of the country. Arrangements have been made for j me to enclose a copy of my own i prospectus with each of these booklets. F'armers, if yon ara not already listed with me, don't fail to do so WITHIN A WEEK, before my prospectus goes to the printer. This Is your big chance to get in touch with buyers from nearly every state in the union. Don't overlook it, and remember the time is short. Wm. H. Caple, Clare, Micb. Card Of Thanks We wish to tbank our friends for their many acts of kindness during tbe sickness and death of onr wife and mother. Also the choir for tbe singing and Rev. Bates for bis comforting words. E. E. Splcer and Children. Ciare Is Booming. As an illustration of tbe amount of business transacted bere, and as a warning to croakers to quit their howling, we mention the fact that the report of the Clare County Savings Bank made at the close of business Mar. 7, 1916, shows an increase ot •100,000 over the statement of the year previous. The Clare Courier of last week said "The Courier bas repeatedly stated tbat it believes tbe acquisition of this commodity for the purposes named would be highly beneficial to the city as a whole and doubtless couid be properly enumerated as one of the legitimate attractions in the presentation of Clare for residence or industrial purposes." Correct you are. The terms of the franchise are in accordance with sound business, the same sound business franchise tbat Mt. Pleasant has bad for teu years, and under which the gas company has operated and will operate for 20 years more. It is th6 same sound business franchise that the council of Midland granted last week, and it is tbe usual gas franchise granted to otber gas companies in similar cities. It is tbe same sound business franchise that Union, Isabella and Vernon township boards recently granted to this company. It fixes the price, beating quality, illuminating quality, provides for free meters, protects yonr streets, curbs, telegraph and electric light poles, and all essentials are provided for In tbis franchise and wbat more is needed. The Courier intimates we should give something for tbe privilege. Do business men give anything for the privilege of doing business? Does the Courier give anythiDg for the privilege of publishing a newspaper? Do hotel men, merchants, lawyers, doctors, bankers or commercial men give anything for tbe privilege of doing business? Every man in business if be succeeds must give good service and men in tbe gas business must do the same. What does any gas company give but tbe commodity at a fair price and fair quality? What does the merchant give but tbe same? Why distinguish between the clothier who sells his goods and tbe man wbo sells gas. The old Idea that a franchise (the privilege of doing business) is of value when separated from the business itself is obeelete. Civilization of today has driven such fallacious notions cut of the thought of fair minded men. Under the law the control of streets is reserved to cities and townships and that is the reason why we must get consent to use them and that is the only reason. The people of Clare .now have the opportunity of getting something useful and much needed. We take the chances ana you take none. Yes, the Courier was quite right when it said recently that "the sentiment that exists in Clare is evident tbat tbe matter will be accepted by practically the entire vote" and it was quite right when it said last week that "the Courier haB repeatedly stated that it believed the acquisition of tbis commodity for tbe purposes named would be highly beneficial to tbe city as a whole and doubtless could be properly enumerated as one of the legitimate attractions in the presentation Of Olare for residence or industrial purposes." This is not an exclusive franchise and no city, township or village can grant one under tbe law. Please remember also tbst women taxpapers can vole on tbe adoption of thia franchise. Mt. Pleaaant Light A Fuel Oo. N. J. Brown, Opal Mgr. truth. None of our farmer friends need lose any sleep about the "business men" of Clare county boosting this league. Four-fiftbs of these business men are members of the Dry Federation and earnestly desire the extermination of the liquor traffic. They are slightly too intelligent to believe tbat a man can spend his money for whiskey and then use it to buy dry goods, groceries, hardware, shoes or beefsteak. Neither are we worried about farmers rushing into this organization to be used as a catspaw to pull tbe saloon chestnuts out of tbe fire. Below we give tbe preamble and declatation of principles!?) of tbis league and to this we call the careful attention of our readers. We cannot give space for an analysis of this wonderful platform this week but will do so next week. It will furnish a firBt class campaign document for the drys for it sbow3 how utterly weak is the argument for the retention of the saloons. However, no one should blame the makers of this platform. They did the best they could. No man living can otler any legitimate excuse for the existence of a saloon and when he attempts it he is necessarily in trouble. Each and every plank in this platform ie utterly rotten and no one knows it better than the men who are the chief promoters of tbie league and who expect to be chief beneficiaries of its work. Continued on page 4, Evangelist' Colegrove Addresses Men Sunday. Evangelist Colegrove delivered a Htirring and earnest address to men and boys at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon. There was a fine attendance, a goodly share of the seats being Riled. The address was worthy of a more extended notice than we can give it here and its delivery anywhere will do good. Taking as his text a clause from Mathew 4:0, "Cast thyself down" he spoke at some length on Sabbath desecration an*l profanity, the balance of the address being on the evils of an impure life. So far from it being nobody's business whether a man lives a clean, pure life, he declared emphatically that it is everybody's business and he had an abundance of facts to fortify and illustrate every position taken. NEW YORK CITY Our Great Metropolis And Sea Port. That GREAT PROBLEMS The Big City Must And Solve. Meet A''-tract of iaj.er read I efore ttie Clare stuily Club l>y Mrv. A. E. Mack) if the opening years of the 20th century have been rightly cailed "The age of the child" surely these past ten years might be caPed "The daye of awakening" when men bave suddenly seen the truth that the earlier prophets had been proclaiming and have risen to the need for more efficient and more persistent i work in education and rigbt living. Professor Fisher ot the committee J of One Hundred, appointed to con- At the same hour Mrs. Colegrove j sider the problem of addressed a large gathering of worn- j health, en at the Baptist church. Next Sunday afternoon Mr. Colegrove again addresses the men on "The Whole Man." Doubtless the church will be filled. A Creditable Effort. the Mrs. E. E. Spicer. On March 9, 1916, at ber home at Arthur Center, occurred the death of Mrs. E. E. Spicer at the age of 62 years, 10 months and 16 days. Frances E. Perry was born in Providence Twp., Lucas Co., Obio, April 24, 1853. Her early life was spent iu this locality and on Aug. 6, 1876, sbe was united in marriage with Elymas E. Spicer. To this union eleven children were born of whom all but one with the husband survive. They are Mrs. U. G. Keeler and Mrs. Jobn Bauer of Vestaberg, Micb; Mrs. John Barber and Charles C. of Ohio; Mrs. Fred Atbey, Mrs. Harry Cleveland and Mrs. Warren Heiser of this vicinity; and Floyd S., Ira L. and Alta M. who reside at home. Thirty three grand children and one great grand child also survive. Besides the family she also leaves three sisters, one half sister, and three brothers, all of whom live in Onio. The family moved to Michigan in j fall of 1910 and in her short residence : hare she had gained many friends t She was converted to Christ ia early I life and though never activly engaged j :n church work, wa» a faithful: follower of the truth. Home was ber haven and the family mourn a truly devoted wife j and motber. Through all her suffer-j ing ber faith never wavered and at last sbe calmly fell asleep in Jesus. The funeral, conducted by Rev. Frank Bates, was held at Arthur Town Hall on March 11 with burial in Arthur cemetery. The Midland Sun last week issued a 16 page paper, printed on book paper and devoted to shewing up Midland, its industries and the men who are doing much to make it a bigger and better city. It had a very large number of cuts, showing factories, stores, many fine residences, streets, etc. and a large number ofprominent citizens. Of course the Dow Chemical plant occupied a prominent place and tbere was an interesting writeup of this and of many other things of interest about the city. The busiBess men seem to have furnished a libera! amount of advertising. It was a very creditable production surely. STUDY CLUB Met Last Week At Home Of Mrs. W. H. Caple. NEW YORK CITY And State Taken Up For And Discussion. Study The Study Club met on Tuesday of last week with Mrs. Wm. H. Caple. The attencance was very good, a good proportion of the membership being present. The topic for the day was New York and on roll call members named some noted people or great achivements of the state. Places of interest in state or city, of which of conrce tbere is no lack, were named by various members of the class. A paper on "New York as we see it" was read by Mrs, Kirkbride and one on "Some of the Great Cities' Problems" by Mrs. A. E. Mack. Tbe latter appears in tbis issue of the Sentinel. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Elton Allen wben Massachusetts will be taken up. FEDERATION Leatherman-Buerge. E»st Hamilton Correspondent. A quiet and Impressive wedding took place Sunday at tbe Ambell school house when Miss Naomi Lea- therman of Franklin and Mr. Alva Buerge of Hamilton were united In tbe holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. August Peters of Ithaca. Both are respected young people and tbe best wishes of all their friends will go with tbem through life. Meeting Mondav Evening A Great Success. The meeting at the Methodist church on Monday evening was a great success. The church was filled and every body was entertained. Owing to the caucuses that evening, the main address did not begin till 9 o'clock, there being a song service, led by Prof Dibble, and a short address by Mr. Colegrove. Although Mr. Cope had spoken here two or three times before, everybody was eager to hear him again. From 9 o'elijck till 11 he held his audience to a person and then all wanted him to continue. Mr. Cope is certainly a most striking speaker. He possesses powers of impersonation to a high degree and he is entirely original, not aping some one else. When he undertakes the pathetic, he is equally successful. Everywhere he goes, the people want to hear him again. the national was laboring with Senator Works of California. "Your approval, Senator" be said, "of such measures ae clean streets and playgrounds is really endorsement of preventive medicine." "But" exclaimed Senator Works, "I did not know you meant tbose things are being preventive medicine. I thought preventive medicine meant serums." "No" said Professor Fisher, laughing, "it means mo*»quito-bars and bath-tubs." It is not only serums and bacteriology but mosquito-bars and batb tubs, clean streets and plenty of sewers, together with an efficient organization to perfect the operation of such things, that bave revolutionized the* conditions of health in New York city. Consider wbat has been done for poor children alone. Recently I stood in one of the fifty-five diet kitchens maintained by tbe city. A poor woman of the neighborhood entered carrying in her arms a sickly baby. Evidently familiar with the- proper course of procedure, •he- said to the nurse in charge "I have* given bim castor oil and barley gruel. Now what shai! I do?" This incident is remarkable because tbe woman never before had come within tne reach of the Health Department. In the danger that menaced the child she had learned to take the first essential steps, not through experience or instruction, but merely tbrougb neighborhood gossip. Ten yeare ago such a thing would have been impossible in New York or in any other large city. The tremendous agencies that now exist for tbe medical enlightenment of tbe masses were tben unheard of. A generation ago New York was in a condition of almost primeval darkness concerning questions of public health. Canton or Constantinople is today little worse off than was America's chief city then. In 1868 the public health conditions of N. Y. were in so low a state that the average length of life of the inhabitants was thirty years. Ia 1912 tbese conditions bad been improved so that tbe average length of life was sixty-six years. Thus the value of human life, reckoned in terms of times alone, bad more tban doubled in less than bait a century. The really remarkable work in the reduction of tbe death-rate within the last few years bas been done among tbe children. It is here the war worth waging has been carried on most effectively. "If" as Ellen Key says, "this is the century of the child, New York proved it in its first decade by concentrating the health battalions on infant mortality." Continued on Editorial Page. City And Ward Tickets. LaLone-Calcott. Mention has been overlooked of the marriage at Bay City on Feb. 38 of Miss Jessie La Lone to Lawrence J. Oalcott. The groom has been employed at Brown's garage for some littie lime. They occupy rooms In the Graves house at present. Helow we «;ive the candidates nominated by the two parties iu tbis city. In the main they are good men. We do not need to say that party lines will not he drawn very tightly and the result will doubtless be mixed. CITY TICKKT Republican Democrat H. D. Kratz Mayor David Ward S. Andrus Clerk E. B. Whit© F. Thompson Treas. Wm, Ross F1B8T WARD D. S. Lamont Sup. J. T. Brown C. D. Harvey Aid. H. P. Hubei John Forbes Con. W. Hawkins SKCOND WARD F. Brown Sup. L. H. Thompson D. Willis Aid. M. Gallagher J. Denton Con. G. Valley THISD WABD W. Pettltt Sup. G. O. McKeever W. L. Adams Aid. B. 8. Lewis H. Jackson Oon. W. J. Holmes Use a liner in Tha Clara Sentinel, tS>H^t 4 '4& '4-.>.fc4 , ' - |
