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EVERYBODY READS
THE CLARE SENTINEL
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Established 1878
CLARK, MICHIGAN THURSDAY MOKNliNU NOVEMBER 23, 1916.
AUSTRALIAN
And Swiss Military* Systems
Compared-
HEIR YE! HEIR YE!
The New Atlas Of Clare County
Wtt! Soon Arrive.
PYTHIAN
Knights Visited By Grand
Lodge Officers.
NATIONAL
W. C. T. U. Favors Universal
Suffrage And Prohibition.
THIS COUNTRY
Likely
Our Clare County readers will be,
glad to know tbat a shipment of At- j
I Uses is now on toe way from Des j
Moines, Iowa, where they were made) —-
Company, aod win no I Are Heard And Social Hour
HELPFUL ADDRESSES
Form Of These.
To Adopt A Modified , t>y tbe Kenyan
j doubt bs bere before another issue cf
| the Sentinel makes its appearance.
I Orders for the new Atiae keep com-
1 ing in every day, snd the demand for
■ this work is going to be even larger
! than we anticipated, accordiug to tbe
j present outlook. Of course those
; who p'ace tbeir orders first will
I get their copiee just as soon
I as tha books can be unpacked
land distributed. Others will then
I be waited on as fast as we can
Of course, as in tbe ' Ret To them
be placed iu j On auoUior page is printed a coupon
fur the convenience of those who
want copies of the Atlas,
either one, depending upon
Unless tbe present great European
war shall oring about a general consent for a considerable disarmament
ito tbe part of all. a consummation
little to be hoped for, the question of
military prepareduesa for defense is
likely to be a foremost one in all
countries. This country is finding it
difficult to eecure enough soldiers by
voluntary enlistment to patrol our
Mexican border,
past, let the country
great peril and the patriotic s^ntim^nt
of the country will at once respond;
but aa army cannot be created on
gbort notice and great and unnecessary loss of lite, if not indeed
national disaster may be tbe price of
a lack of preparation.
Many men in this country advocate
tbe adoption, with some modification, of the systems now in vogue in
Australia and Switzerland. With
warring nations all around ber^the
latter little country, a mere speck on
the map, has kept her territory
inviolate when doubtless she would
have been overrun. Many believe
that the disciplinary value of tbis
training would be iovaluable, regardless of its military value. We extract the following from tbe Review
of Reviews giving a brief glimpse of
tbe systems m vogue in the two
countries in question.
In Switzerland every man not
physically unfit, between the age of
50 and M) is liable to military service.
In tbe case of officers, tbe age is extended to 55. Tbe country realizes
tbe value of youthful training, hence
courses in gymnastics are given in tbe
public schools for bove from ten to
sixteen years of age. At tbe latter
age the boy is required by law to
start musketry. Ride shooting is a
national sport and almost every boy
Is a member of a rifle club, ali these
' eiubs being under government;
auspices.
At the age of 21 the boy is '.enrolled
in the first line army where he remains till 32 when he passes into the
second Jine where be remains till 45.
Upon reporting for duty the Swiss
recruit is given a uniform, equipment
and rifle, all of whicb remain in his
custody are cared for by him till tbe
end of his military service. He is
given instruction on the start in
recruit schools and tbis is followed
by periods of craining amcunting to
66 days tor tbe infantry, engineers
and foot artillery; 75 days for tbe
field artillery and 90 days for the
eavalry. Tbe subsequent training,
knowna8"re*petition courses," varies
from seven to fourteen days each
year.
Tbe predominant feature of tbe
system is that the work is begun in
sbe public schools and universal
service is exacted from all not
physically unfit. Any men exempt
from this cause mast pay a specie
tax, the amount depending on bis income.
Continued on page '.
Enjoyed.
Grand Chancellor Itay Hart cf
Battle Creek and Wili Hampton ot
Charlevoix Grand Keeper of R*>cord>.
and Seals were Clare visitors on
Thursday evening of last week aud
were greeted by a moderate number
of Knights at their Castle Hall. It ia
to be regretted tbat there wae not a
full attendance as many good and
helpful suggestions were made by
these visitors. Their coming was
unexpected and no time was allowed
to give any extended notice. Unex-
Fill out | pectedly these officers had aa open
whether! date on that evening and eo came
Indianapoiis, Nov. 20 —TheNational Women's Christian Temperance
Union in annual session bere today
adopted a resolution commenaing the
850 daily newspapers and f>8 magazines in the Country, known to refuse
liquor advertisements. The delegates piedged themselves and each
member of organization to use her
influence in every way possible in
tbeir respective communities to get
newspapers now carrying such advertising matter to drop it at the
expiration of present contracts.
Other resolutions introduced in the
report of the resolution also were
adopted. Among them was one
which said tbe organization believes
in equal political rights for men and
women, and that the ballot in the
Hands of women is a weapon for the
TORRENS LAW
Likely .To Be Taken Up By-
Next Legislature.
REAL ESTATE
Men Starling Campaign
Behalf.
In Its
PROHIBITION
Vote Likely To Be Taken
Ohio Very Soon.
In
Of
The Paper Witb a Muston
aod
Without a Muzzle.
New Seri*»: Vol. 25 Mo. 3
For years tbe State Orange has advocated the adoption in this state of
the "Torren* System" of recording
land transfers. Doubtless tbe matter
will again be brought before tbe
legislature at tbe next session and in
addition to tho backingof the Grange
it seems likely to bave strong support from real estate men. The Detroit dailies report that concerted
campaign is being waged to have the
state legislature, iu itscoming session,
act favorably upon the matter of
adopting the so-called Torrens law.
to be applicable in tbe state of
Toledo, Nov. 18 -Encouraged by
the ''dry" victories :n Michigan, Ne-
brasRa. "South Dakota and Montana,
which joined the prohibition ranks at
the recent election, tb^ Ohio Anii-
Saloon league has decided to make
tbe most strenuous campaign it ever
waged in an effort to put this state
iu the "dry" column next fall.
The league already is lining up its
SAND DUNES
Pacific Coast Destroy
Farms And Orchards^
PROBLEM SOLVES
By-
Creating One Vast
Along Coast,
Dune
i from Popular Science Monthly.)
To make a successful fight against
cue ever-moving sand dunes of the
force and wUl open the campaign j Columbia region and at other ulacee?
In Toledo Dec. 3, when Capt. Rich- j along the Pacific Coast, the United
mond Pearson Hobson will speak here, j States must follow tbe plan adopted)
probably in Memorial hall. That will i by France many years ago. It moat
be tbe formal opening, but in reality j build one great dune in an effort to-
1 the campaign will begin tomorrow, j eliminate many smaller ones. Tbis>
when Anti-Saloon league speakers will ! is tbe verdict of Forest Service ex-
be beard in many cburch pulpits j oerts who have made a worldwide*
throughout Ohio. Among tbes* will ; study of sand dune* and methods em-
i here from Evart.
[ In Lis address to the lodge Chan-
j cellor Hart laid much stress on tbe
'importance of thorough preparation
j on tt)2 part of subordinate lodge
officers. The reiualistic work should
be thoroughly mastered so that
initiations may tie made impressive.
It is tbe purpose of the Grand Lodge
officers to insist upon this preparation. Tbere has been too much
slackness along this line in the past
It is planned to have competitive
It is inevitable in inaugurating the ] work in all the lodges and prizes are
! you desire to pay in advance or not,
aud your order will se placed on rile
; until they arrive. We suggest tbat
you «t :ic, the ;i:j- ey r'^ht along witb
I your coupon addressed to The Clare
' Sentinel, Ciare, Mich., if it is con-
| venieut for you to do so. The Atlas
j can then be sent by parcel post or,
j beld at the otlice for you without
further bother on your part.
Let Us All Be Patient.
destruction of the liquor traffic The
l'nion also went on record as favor- (""Michigan.
ing living wages and equal pay for I Several hundred Detroit busines-i
equal service and as believing in men are workingin behalf of the pro-
justice as opposed to commercial position and various business org>>ui
greed. A pledge was given to continue the fight for national prohibi
tion.
new delivery system that mistakes
should occur We are sure tbe
carriers, Carl Holbrook and Earl
Dwyer are doing tbeir best To "learn
the ropes." Let everyone be patient
till the machinery gets oiled up. In
tbe meantime all who have not procured mail boxes should do so at
once as tbis will greatly aid matters.
As for ourselves we return thanks
to given, not only for the best degree teams, but also for individual
excellence. In thie contest small
lodges stand just as good a chance of
winning as the stronger ones. It is
planned also to sift out an all star
team and send this to compete
with a similar one in Ohio.
Mr. Hampton in his address dwelt
particularly on the importance and
STUDY CLUB
Met On Tuesday With Mrs.
Benner.
to Postmaster Jackson and his court- usefulness of the Grand Lodge Re
ecus assistants for delivering us
mail "between times" on daye when
our correspondence comes in.
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Denver Farmer Commiis Suicide
In Awful Way.
Frederick S. McKinnon.
Frederick Sidney McKinnon was
born in Holton Co., Canada. May 3,
1870 and died Nov. 13. 1916 of heart
failure. He was of Scotch descent,
his lineage going back to 645 A. D.
He came to Michigan witb hie parents in 1881, they settling on a farm
in Vernon township, Isabella Co.
wbicb farm became bis bome later
and wbere be died.
Intois early manhood Mr. McKinnon
entered tbe employment of Nathan
Bicknell to learn tbe mercantile business. Later he was iu tbe employ of
Bert Calkins of Rosebush with whom
Special to The Free Prt*,-..
Mt. Pleasant, Mich,. Nov. 19 —
Daniel Sellers, 46 years old, a farmer
living in Denver township, 15 miles
northeast of Mt Pleasant, blew himself to piecee on the roof of his wood- j
shed at 6 o'clock this morning. He \
had tuberculosis, but for four weeks
bad not been out of bed.
Early today he got a stick of dynamite, which was tc have been used to
blast stumps, and while the family
wae asleep, crawled out of bis bedroom window to the roof of the woodshed, lighted the fuse and lay down
cn it.
Little damage was done to tbe
bouse, but bie body was torn to
ehrede. One arm was picked up
eight rods from the bouse. He leaves
seven children
iief Fund, a fund created by a per
capita tax of 20 cents a year on each
member. There is now £20,000 in
tbis fund ail invested in gilt edge
securities bearing from 5 to 7 percent interest. None of tbe principal
is expended, but the interest i= used
to to relieve the necessities of tbe
families of worthy members. He
cited a recent case in wbich this as
sistance was given to a young lady
CONSIDERATION
Of Plans For Outside Work Are
Discussed.
The Clare Study Club met on Tuesday with Mrs. Geo. Benner with a
fair attendance. This was "Federation Day" and the burden of the
meeting was a consideration of what
otber clubs around the state are doing
and what the club may accomplish
here outside its regular program.
Tbe secretary. Mrs. Pierce being
absent. Mrs. Greer was made secretary protem and tbe club favored
with a selection on the Victrola at the
opening.
At roil call suggestions for the improvement of the club were in order
wbo is the support of a widowed ' and many helpful suggestions were
Paid Election Wager.
As a result of the re-election of
Pres. Wilson, E. A. Anderson had a
free ride about town laet Saturday.
The unusual thing about the ride,
in tbis case, was tbat it was taken in
a wheelbarrow, the motive power being furnished by J. M. Davis, who
was until recently somewhat of a
Hughes adherent.
Tbe trip waa made on schedule
time, no untoward circumstances
marring its 9njovment, though rumors of an attempt of tbat sort were
rife at tbe time.
mother and younger brothers and
sisters aud who is endeavoring to work
her way through the State Normal
College. She would not accept the
the money as a gift but took it as a
loan to be repaid later.
At the close a lunch was served
and a social hour enjoyed.
Burdick-Guthrie.
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 15,
Rev. Large united in matrimony Mrs.
Jennie Burdick of this city to John
Guthrie of Lincoln Twp., Isabella Co.
The ceremony took place at her home
on Second St. in tbe presence of
Misses Delia Lamoreaux and Loretta
Lytle. Mrs. Guthrie is well known
in Clare, having been one of the
early settlers. Mr. Guthrie a pros-
made by various members.
Mrs. Hornberger made a very full
and interesting report of the late
meeting at Jackson of the State-
Federation. There are now 300 or
more clubs in the state and the report told of many things various ones
of tbese clubs are doing to better
conditions in their localties and
wbicb might perhaps be classed under
the general term. Civic Betterment.
Mrs. Wm. H. Bicknell read a very
interesting paper on tbe subject:
"What Other Clubs Have Accomplished," showing much investigation
of sucb matters not oniy in tbis state
but over the country. To illustrate,
the club at Huron, South Dakota, employs a trained nurse and maintains
a "rest room" for rural visitors. Tbe
one in Washington, D. -C, interests
zatior.a are joining in the movement,
auguring for tbe success of the bill.
During the past week nearly 100 men
bave been assigned by tbe Detroit
Real Estate Board to tbe work of
securing signatures to an initiative
petition which calls upon the state
legislature to take action in tbe
matter.
Probably no similiar proposition ic
recent years has created such general
interest throughout tbe country as
the Torrens law. Tbe proposition,
briefly denned, is a bill to provide
for tbe simplifying of the transfer of
real estate, being a bill to provide for
the determination, establishment and
registration of land titles and tbe
certification thereof.
At present tbere are 14 states wherein tbe law is operative, and it is the
general consensus of opinion that the
plan is most successful. Massachusetts was one of the first states in the
country to adopt tbe law, and in recent years there has been consider-
aole agitation of tbe proposition in
all parts of the country.
Continued on Page T.
be J. A W'bite, of Columbus, general '
secretary of the league, who will;
s-jeak Sunday morning at i0:l"5 in St.
Paul's Methodist chu rob, Madison avenue and Thirteenth street. His suh- :
je;?t wiil be: "'riie Rcccot :md Fu'ure
Victories of Temperance."
One of the star speakers for the
"dry"" cause during tbe cominjr campaign wiil bs Caro \ n 'leysel, of 'Little Creek, Mich., who will speak at
meetings in 29 Ohir, towns.
Capt. Flobson wiil speak in six
Cities this winter, but, it is expected,
will return next fail to make a more
ployed t'> combat them.
Since the planting of forests has been
found to be th<j most effective tneaoa
of checking the encroachments of
--and the problem is one that comes
within ti.e jurisdiction of the Cnited
St'ltes Forest Service.
In tb-- lower Coluiohia River valley,
both in Washington and Oregon, Band
dunes are destroying farms and Orchards and are changing country ot
grear fertility into wasteland. Bearing orchards have been completely
engulfed by dunes aud ouildings bave
been buried to the roof line. Rail-
extensive tour of the sta'e. Wayne roads bave suffered heavily and have
B. Wheeler, general counsel for the spent large sums in efforts to keep
Anti-Saloon League of America, will their tracks from being buried.
speak in three towns during the next! A hundred years ago France was
few months and make many prohi-; confronted with a probiem equally a*
bition speeches next fall. i serious. More than 300 miles of coaat-
Wheeler spoke in Port Clinton iast j line on the Bay of Biscay was being
night and will speak in Deshler, O , ! clown inland by'the winds of ths Afc-
Sunday night He spent the interval
in Toledo, conferring witb Rev. J.
Sanford, Toledo district superintendent for the anti-saloon league.
Wheeler announced that tbenation-
al anti saloon league has mapped out
a national program of legislation. An
effort will be made, he says, to have
a bill for nationwide prohibition
passed by the next congress. Other
bills to he introduced will ir.cladeone
for prohibition in the District of
Columbia, another for prohibition in
the Hawaiian islandsand anotherfor-
School News.
perous farmer in Isabella Co. where itself, among other things, in probe bas resided a number of years.
They will be at home here for the
viding pictures for school rooms.
Detroit has 62 clubs and in response
present but for the holidays they will i to a request as to the work being
visit Detroit and different points in
Ontario. They have the best wishes
of their numerous friends.
TWO GREAT LEADERS
GREAT DANGER
At M. E. Church For Jubilee
Dav Next Sunday.
The friends of tbe Clare M. E.
chureb have a rare treat in Stor6 for
them Dext Sunday. Tbis day is to be
observed as a Jubilee Sunday, in
done by these clubs, Mrs. A. J. Lacey
replied at some length. Tbis letter
will appear in full in tbe Sentinel
next week and will doubtless be of
interest to ali as showing what fields
of usefulness are open to such organizations.
The next meeting of tbe ciub will
be held Dec. 5tb with Mrs. Pierce.
Your Con6dence Appreciated.
Editor—Jobn Haring.
Ross Carson visited the bigb scbool
last Monday.
Tbose having perfect spelling lessons during last week in the third
grade are: William Bennett, Frances
Jackson, Dortba Kirkpatrick, Florence Lytle, Blenna Listenfeltz, Alma
Sstison, Lncile Waiters and Hazel
Parker.
A Thanksgiving program wili be
given at tbe High Scbool next Friday
morning.
The "Moon of tbe North'" Camp
Fire girls are getting ready for Christmas bazaar.
The Basket Ball teams are getting
ready to defeat the Farwell Basket
Ball teams December Sth.
lar.tic Ocean. The most fertile portion of the country was threatened-
Eventually some one hit upon a plant
of building a great lateral dune along-
the entire coast means of checking:
tbe movement of the sand. About 7©
years ago France set to work on !hia>
great task. She only started the*
building of the dune, however, when
Nature took up the work and completed it.
Tbe entire coast-line was fringed
by a fence consisting of posts driven
in the ground at close intervals, audi
bidding the liquor interests to use the spaces oetween them were hilar-
the mails for advertising. | woven with willow branches ant*
Two years ago, when prohibition ' brush. Snon the strong winds blow-
was last voted on in Ohio, Cincinnati jng in from the ocean banked,a great
went wet by about 40,000 majority, ; wall against this fenceand eventua'ly
and the rest of the state went dry
by about 10,000 majority. It is generally believed the next vote will result in victory fcr the "drys."
A Great Victory.
Michigan "dry,'' state-wide, by
70,000; home "ruin," fake trick of
salocnists, buried by 90,000 or eo!
These events constitute a remarkable
it was entirely covered with sacd-
Then a second line of fence was
erected on the small lateral dune thua-
created. In time this fence was
covered by the sand which banked up
against it. Tbis operation was repeated many times and then ot'aei-
means of increasing tbe size of the
dune were used. Native grasses tbat
thrive in sandy soil were planted
along the top of the dune; ti is served
to keep its height as uniform as poe-
A SURPRISE
In Boys Getting !n The Way
Time Of Fires.
Boys are warned against tbe dan
ger of getting in the way of hose-carts j to be present
I eincerely thank my friends
throughout Clare County for the
honor of the 4otb Anniversary of the ■ splendid vote accorded me at tbe last
laying of the plans for tha building of i election, for Stats Senator, and I
A' the tirst M E cburch in this place, {shall endeavor to merit this mark of
Rev. C. B. Allen one of Michigan's I your confldece, by serving you faith-
leading ministers, now district Sop- | fuily. Duncan McRae.
i erintendent of tbe Detroit District is I
8npt.CS. Wheeler,' Announcement.
Given Mrs. Burdick By M. E.
Ladies Aid.
When it became known that Mrs.
Btirdicfr had again entered the matrimonial column, tbe ladies ot tbe Aid,
of which she was a member, concluded to call to give her a complete sur-
price. but were themselves very
agreeably surprised, by a very
elaborate treat wbich
awaited tbsm. Ice cream, cake and
candy in abundance. Aftera pleasant
evening spent, ail went home wishing
tbat some of tbe rest of the Aid
j would get married. X
demonstration of the sane judgment
sound business sense, and wholesome !8iDle by preventjDK tne winds fi
cleanliness of a comforting majority j carv;nj? indentations in tbe face of
of our people. Tbis emphatic stand j tbe pj,e piQe treeB were potest
againBt John Barleycorn and his < &lQDj[ tfae top The8e served to eheeBr
allies is tbe most important victory | tfae wir,d.b!own 8iind as the re»ce**
yet won by tbe foes of tbe saloon. ■ faad done in the paet yearei and dmjr
Tbe size, wealth, and importance of by day the dune grew in ueJirbt „,«■,
be continued for some time. From | and fire machinery st the time of j 0f the Big Rapids District wiil also
4
this he returned to the farm which
was bis occupation till his death.
In 18W he was united in marriage
to Miaa Myrtie Cassidy of Vernon
township who died Nov. 4, 19'fi. In
1907 be was married to Mrs. Catnerine
McKinnon who survives bim. He
leaves also a daughter Celia, a son
Frederick, an aged mother, four
brothers, beside many otber relatives
and friends.
Tbe fnneral, conducted bv Rev.
Bennett, was beld from tbe bome on
Thursday afternoon witb burial in
Cherry Grove.
X.
fires. Several boya bave been in- j participate iu tbe service
jnred and serious consequences are
liable to enuue. kkei- out ok thk
WAY.
2-3 Wm. Lange, Fire Cdief.
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to sincerely thank al! our
friends and neighbors for tbeir great
kindness at tbe deatb of our beloved
bosband and father. Also for tbe
beautiful flowers and tbe choir for tbe
beautiful music.
Mra. Catherine McKinnon
ana Children.
I wish to announce that 1 have pur-
T*o splendid choirs are being chased the Asline Feed Ham on
trained. It is to be a great day. ' South McEwan St., and will continue
None can afford to miss it. In con- ; to givexhe best possible service. I
nection witb the day an effort is to be ; solicit your patronage.
made to raise the funds necessary to 2-2 Amos W. Parker
liquidate the cburch dr-bt. Ail are
invited to assist in tbis good work.
Thanksgiving Service.
Tbere will be a Thanksgiving service at Herrick next Sunday at 2:30
p. nt. Rev. C. 8. Wheeler of Big Rapid* will preach. A cordial Invitation
to all to attend."
To Correspondents
Newspapers Hit Again.
the state; the conglomerate character
of its population; our immense industrial interest; the magnitude of
our city vote; the meney used and
the rier6e battle fought by tbe liquor
interests to win tbe day; ali combined
to focQ6 tbe nation's eye upon tbe
"wet'-' and "dry" cocflictin Michigan.
Tbe result will prove of untold worth
to the nation-wide contest for prohi-
bitioa. It will inspirit the anti-saloon
forces everywhere and correspondingly discourage and dismay the
friends cf rum rul,e. It is a solai-
plexus blow to boo/.e. It is certainly
an eye-opener to a good many and a
knock-out drop to some. Here are
the reasons for the great "dry" landslide: Sentiment built up by years
of agitation, education, and campaigning by temperance and prohibition
widened out. As it increased
size more pine trees were planted.
Continued on Page t\
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn
For December
Of Court.
Ten
Reasooskeep multiplying whynews-
papers find it absolutely necessary to
increase tbeir subecripton rates or,
quit businees. Not only has print . race, sect, politics, or business; tbe j
paper about trebled in price, bat by K^wmg arrogance, rottenness, law-!
a new ruling of the postal autorities I ,es9.TS' DastiDe98' aDd Political
meddlesomeness of the saloon bunch;
the rapidly growing and immense '■
importance of business interests; the!
Arthur, Clyde Bender
Franklin, Wm. Tucker
Freeman. Joseph J. Beard-
Frost,' Lee McGonegal
Garfield, A. W. Austin.
Grant, Jess WUhanes-
Greenwood, E. C. Clapp
Hamilton. Jobn H. Bunting
Hatton, Burton A. Green
Hayes, J. W. Cummons,
Merritt
Sottt.
publishers must now pay postage on
all papers delivered at the local post
office, also all sent out on the rural
routes. Heretofore these have gone
free. Our postage bill will be about
trebled.
Mt. Vernon Dance.
We go to press on Wednesday instead of Thursday next week, and
news letters mast be sent without fail
by Monday so tbat tbey can be used
on Monday or Tuesday If jyoa bave
it ready, let yours come on Saturday.
Kindly obaarvs tbeee instructions.
forces: organization and unification j Linccln, Eraetus Bigelow, Napeleo.
of all foes to the saloon regardless cf ! p KPnev
Redding, John Davenport
Sheridan, Ed. RunTao«
Summerfield, Earl Priellpp
Surrey, James Stinchcombe Sr.
Winterlield, Rubin Snider
Clare, 1st Ward, A. P. Huntley
2d " Alfred Roe
3d " George Spring
Harrison, 1st Ward, Roy Eaton
2d " Art Treancr
2d " Wallace Harper-
economic phases of the question; the;
emplojer's liability act; the demands}
on the laborer for keen eye, steady!
nerve, fibrous muscle, and quick
reaction, because of the application!
of steam, electricity, and gasoline j
Cards bave been issued for a dance | 8park to *B*cbinery. In short; in- L, «. w- i
atthe Vernon Grange Hall, Friday 18Pirat,on' education, organisation,! IfJ dAM$Sw£Q
night, the24tb. Committee. I nniflcation. civilization, and con-
| centratiotvtiid tbe business and will
Yon can find, bnyer for your re*, ^o^ a' \S&$s2**3ZS! 8Qoa
estate by using a classified liner in speed tbe day!
The Glare Sestieel.
Moderator Topics
Liner Next Week
Everybody Uses Tfeaa.
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Object Description
| Title | 1916-11-23; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1916-11-23 |
| Publisher | R.G. & F.A. Jefferies |
| Description | Thursday, November 23, 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. |
| Type | Newspaper |
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| Title | 1916-11-23; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1916-11-23 |
| Publisher | R.G. & F.A. Jefferies |
| Description | Thursday, November 23, 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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| Language | English |
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' EVERYBODY READS THE CLARE SENTINEL • Established 1878 CLARK, MICHIGAN THURSDAY MOKNliNU NOVEMBER 23, 1916. AUSTRALIAN And Swiss Military* Systems Compared- HEIR YE! HEIR YE! The New Atlas Of Clare County Wtt! Soon Arrive. PYTHIAN Knights Visited By Grand Lodge Officers. NATIONAL W. C. T. U. Favors Universal Suffrage And Prohibition. THIS COUNTRY Likely Our Clare County readers will be, glad to know tbat a shipment of At- j I Uses is now on toe way from Des j Moines, Iowa, where they were made) —- Company, aod win no I Are Heard And Social Hour HELPFUL ADDRESSES Form Of These. To Adopt A Modified , t>y tbe Kenyan j doubt bs bere before another issue cf the Sentinel makes its appearance. I Orders for the new Atiae keep com- 1 ing in every day, snd the demand for ■ this work is going to be even larger ! than we anticipated, accordiug to tbe j present outlook. Of course those ; who p'ace tbeir orders first will I get their copiee just as soon I as tha books can be unpacked land distributed. Others will then I be waited on as fast as we can Of course, as in tbe ' Ret To them be placed iu j On auoUior page is printed a coupon fur the convenience of those who want copies of the Atlas, either one, depending upon Unless tbe present great European war shall oring about a general consent for a considerable disarmament ito tbe part of all. a consummation little to be hoped for, the question of military prepareduesa for defense is likely to be a foremost one in all countries. This country is finding it difficult to eecure enough soldiers by voluntary enlistment to patrol our Mexican border, past, let the country great peril and the patriotic s^ntim^nt of the country will at once respond; but aa army cannot be created on gbort notice and great and unnecessary loss of lite, if not indeed national disaster may be tbe price of a lack of preparation. Many men in this country advocate tbe adoption, with some modification, of the systems now in vogue in Australia and Switzerland. With warring nations all around ber^the latter little country, a mere speck on the map, has kept her territory inviolate when doubtless she would have been overrun. Many believe that the disciplinary value of tbis training would be iovaluable, regardless of its military value. We extract the following from tbe Review of Reviews giving a brief glimpse of tbe systems m vogue in the two countries in question. In Switzerland every man not physically unfit, between the age of 50 and M) is liable to military service. In tbe case of officers, tbe age is extended to 55. Tbe country realizes tbe value of youthful training, hence courses in gymnastics are given in tbe public schools for bove from ten to sixteen years of age. At tbe latter age the boy is required by law to start musketry. Ride shooting is a national sport and almost every boy Is a member of a rifle club, ali these ' eiubs being under government; auspices. At the age of 21 the boy is '.enrolled in the first line army where he remains till 32 when he passes into the second Jine where be remains till 45. Upon reporting for duty the Swiss recruit is given a uniform, equipment and rifle, all of whicb remain in his custody are cared for by him till tbe end of his military service. He is given instruction on the start in recruit schools and tbis is followed by periods of craining amcunting to 66 days tor tbe infantry, engineers and foot artillery; 75 days for tbe field artillery and 90 days for the eavalry. Tbe subsequent training, knowna8"re*petition courses" varies from seven to fourteen days each year. Tbe predominant feature of tbe system is that the work is begun in sbe public schools and universal service is exacted from all not physically unfit. Any men exempt from this cause mast pay a specie tax, the amount depending on bis income. Continued on page '. Enjoyed. Grand Chancellor Itay Hart cf Battle Creek and Wili Hampton ot Charlevoix Grand Keeper of R*>cord>. and Seals were Clare visitors on Thursday evening of last week aud were greeted by a moderate number of Knights at their Castle Hall. It ia to be regretted tbat there wae not a full attendance as many good and helpful suggestions were made by these visitors. Their coming was unexpected and no time was allowed to give any extended notice. Unex- Fill out pectedly these officers had aa open whether! date on that evening and eo came Indianapoiis, Nov. 20 —TheNational Women's Christian Temperance Union in annual session bere today adopted a resolution commenaing the 850 daily newspapers and f>8 magazines in the Country, known to refuse liquor advertisements. The delegates piedged themselves and each member of organization to use her influence in every way possible in tbeir respective communities to get newspapers now carrying such advertising matter to drop it at the expiration of present contracts. Other resolutions introduced in the report of the resolution also were adopted. Among them was one which said tbe organization believes in equal political rights for men and women, and that the ballot in the Hands of women is a weapon for the TORRENS LAW Likely .To Be Taken Up By- Next Legislature. REAL ESTATE Men Starling Campaign Behalf. In Its PROHIBITION Vote Likely To Be Taken Ohio Very Soon. In Of The Paper Witb a Muston aod Without a Muzzle. New Seri*»: Vol. 25 Mo. 3 For years tbe State Orange has advocated the adoption in this state of the "Torren* System" of recording land transfers. Doubtless tbe matter will again be brought before tbe legislature at tbe next session and in addition to tho backingof the Grange it seems likely to bave strong support from real estate men. The Detroit dailies report that concerted campaign is being waged to have the state legislature, iu itscoming session, act favorably upon the matter of adopting the so-called Torrens law. to be applicable in tbe state of Toledo, Nov. 18 -Encouraged by the ''dry" victories :n Michigan, Ne- brasRa. "South Dakota and Montana, which joined the prohibition ranks at the recent election, tb^ Ohio Anii- Saloon league has decided to make tbe most strenuous campaign it ever waged in an effort to put this state iu the "dry" column next fall. The league already is lining up its SAND DUNES Pacific Coast Destroy Farms And Orchards^ PROBLEM SOLVES By- Creating One Vast Along Coast, Dune i from Popular Science Monthly.) To make a successful fight against cue ever-moving sand dunes of the force and wUl open the campaign j Columbia region and at other ulacee? In Toledo Dec. 3, when Capt. Rich- j along the Pacific Coast, the United mond Pearson Hobson will speak here, j States must follow tbe plan adopted) probably in Memorial hall. That will i by France many years ago. It moat be tbe formal opening, but in reality j build one great dune in an effort to- 1 the campaign will begin tomorrow, j eliminate many smaller ones. Tbis> when Anti-Saloon league speakers will ! is tbe verdict of Forest Service ex- be beard in many cburch pulpits j oerts who have made a worldwide* throughout Ohio. Among tbes* will ; study of sand dune* and methods em- i here from Evart. [ In Lis address to the lodge Chan- j cellor Hart laid much stress on tbe 'importance of thorough preparation j on tt)2 part of subordinate lodge officers. The reiualistic work should be thoroughly mastered so that initiations may tie made impressive. It is tbe purpose of the Grand Lodge officers to insist upon this preparation. Tbere has been too much slackness along this line in the past It is planned to have competitive It is inevitable in inaugurating the ] work in all the lodges and prizes are ! you desire to pay in advance or not, aud your order will se placed on rile ; until they arrive. We suggest tbat you «t :ic, the ;i:j- ey r'^ht along witb I your coupon addressed to The Clare ' Sentinel, Ciare, Mich., if it is con- venieut for you to do so. The Atlas j can then be sent by parcel post or, j beld at the otlice for you without further bother on your part. Let Us All Be Patient. destruction of the liquor traffic The l'nion also went on record as favor- (""Michigan. ing living wages and equal pay for I Several hundred Detroit busines-i equal service and as believing in men are workingin behalf of the pro- justice as opposed to commercial position and various business org>>ui greed. A pledge was given to continue the fight for national prohibi tion. new delivery system that mistakes should occur We are sure tbe carriers, Carl Holbrook and Earl Dwyer are doing tbeir best To "learn the ropes." Let everyone be patient till the machinery gets oiled up. In tbe meantime all who have not procured mail boxes should do so at once as tbis will greatly aid matters. As for ourselves we return thanks to given, not only for the best degree teams, but also for individual excellence. In thie contest small lodges stand just as good a chance of winning as the stronger ones. It is planned also to sift out an all star team and send this to compete with a similar one in Ohio. Mr. Hampton in his address dwelt particularly on the importance and STUDY CLUB Met On Tuesday With Mrs. Benner. to Postmaster Jackson and his court- usefulness of the Grand Lodge Re ecus assistants for delivering us mail "between times" on daye when our correspondence comes in. SHOCKING TRAGEDY. Denver Farmer Commiis Suicide In Awful Way. Frederick S. McKinnon. Frederick Sidney McKinnon was born in Holton Co., Canada. May 3, 1870 and died Nov. 13. 1916 of heart failure. He was of Scotch descent, his lineage going back to 645 A. D. He came to Michigan witb hie parents in 1881, they settling on a farm in Vernon township, Isabella Co. wbicb farm became bis bome later and wbere be died. Intois early manhood Mr. McKinnon entered tbe employment of Nathan Bicknell to learn tbe mercantile business. Later he was iu tbe employ of Bert Calkins of Rosebush with whom Special to The Free Prt*,-.. Mt. Pleasant, Mich,. Nov. 19 — Daniel Sellers, 46 years old, a farmer living in Denver township, 15 miles northeast of Mt Pleasant, blew himself to piecee on the roof of his wood- j shed at 6 o'clock this morning. He \ had tuberculosis, but for four weeks bad not been out of bed. Early today he got a stick of dynamite, which was tc have been used to blast stumps, and while the family wae asleep, crawled out of bis bedroom window to the roof of the woodshed, lighted the fuse and lay down cn it. Little damage was done to tbe bouse, but bie body was torn to ehrede. One arm was picked up eight rods from the bouse. He leaves seven children iief Fund, a fund created by a per capita tax of 20 cents a year on each member. There is now £20,000 in tbis fund ail invested in gilt edge securities bearing from 5 to 7 percent interest. None of tbe principal is expended, but the interest i= used to to relieve the necessities of tbe families of worthy members. He cited a recent case in wbich this as sistance was given to a young lady CONSIDERATION Of Plans For Outside Work Are Discussed. The Clare Study Club met on Tuesday with Mrs. Geo. Benner with a fair attendance. This was "Federation Day" and the burden of the meeting was a consideration of what otber clubs around the state are doing and what the club may accomplish here outside its regular program. Tbe secretary. Mrs. Pierce being absent. Mrs. Greer was made secretary protem and tbe club favored with a selection on the Victrola at the opening. At roil call suggestions for the improvement of the club were in order wbo is the support of a widowed ' and many helpful suggestions were Paid Election Wager. As a result of the re-election of Pres. Wilson, E. A. Anderson had a free ride about town laet Saturday. The unusual thing about the ride, in tbis case, was tbat it was taken in a wheelbarrow, the motive power being furnished by J. M. Davis, who was until recently somewhat of a Hughes adherent. Tbe trip waa made on schedule time, no untoward circumstances marring its 9njovment, though rumors of an attempt of tbat sort were rife at tbe time. mother and younger brothers and sisters aud who is endeavoring to work her way through the State Normal College. She would not accept the the money as a gift but took it as a loan to be repaid later. At the close a lunch was served and a social hour enjoyed. Burdick-Guthrie. Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 15, Rev. Large united in matrimony Mrs. Jennie Burdick of this city to John Guthrie of Lincoln Twp., Isabella Co. The ceremony took place at her home on Second St. in tbe presence of Misses Delia Lamoreaux and Loretta Lytle. Mrs. Guthrie is well known in Clare, having been one of the early settlers. Mr. Guthrie a pros- made by various members. Mrs. Hornberger made a very full and interesting report of the late meeting at Jackson of the State- Federation. There are now 300 or more clubs in the state and the report told of many things various ones of tbese clubs are doing to better conditions in their localties and wbicb might perhaps be classed under the general term. Civic Betterment. Mrs. Wm. H. Bicknell read a very interesting paper on tbe subject: "What Other Clubs Have Accomplished" showing much investigation of sucb matters not oniy in tbis state but over the country. To illustrate, the club at Huron, South Dakota, employs a trained nurse and maintains a "rest room" for rural visitors. Tbe one in Washington, D. -C, interests zatior.a are joining in the movement, auguring for tbe success of the bill. During the past week nearly 100 men bave been assigned by tbe Detroit Real Estate Board to tbe work of securing signatures to an initiative petition which calls upon the state legislature to take action in tbe matter. Probably no similiar proposition ic recent years has created such general interest throughout tbe country as the Torrens law. Tbe proposition, briefly denned, is a bill to provide for tbe simplifying of the transfer of real estate, being a bill to provide for the determination, establishment and registration of land titles and tbe certification thereof. At present tbere are 14 states wherein tbe law is operative, and it is the general consensus of opinion that the plan is most successful. Massachusetts was one of the first states in the country to adopt tbe law, and in recent years there has been consider- aole agitation of tbe proposition in all parts of the country. Continued on Page T. be J. A W'bite, of Columbus, general ' secretary of the league, who will; s-jeak Sunday morning at i0:l"5 in St. Paul's Methodist chu rob, Madison avenue and Thirteenth street. His suh- : je;?t wiil be: "'riie Rcccot :md Fu'ure Victories of Temperance." One of the star speakers for the "dry"" cause during tbe cominjr campaign wiil bs Caro \ n 'leysel, of 'Little Creek, Mich., who will speak at meetings in 29 Ohir, towns. Capt. Flobson wiil speak in six Cities this winter, but, it is expected, will return next fail to make a more ployed t'> combat them. Since the planting of forests has been found to be th |
