1920-06-24; Clare Sentinel

              —   „>■  r    *■
>"-'
■; f^^-OtoW-P^per  'rt -^ ■
-*;_    .   '       of
*
: |Clare County •
New Series: VoL 28 Ho. 34
Regulated   As   Wilt
Public Utilities-
ooort created in Kansas at tbe
t&gation of Gov. Alleu has had bnt
sbHef time to demonstrate its
gtottoabiiity. Theoretically at least
§eezns to strike the Mioh. Bar
wodation as something practicable
rtbis state. Tbe following we take
am the Bree Press of recent date: -
{Lansing, June 17 — Proposals tbat
fo&teoring in necessaries be made
peiahable on tbe same basis as highly xgbbery and that an industrial
«rt be created with power to regu-
fe_^ prices of food and clothing, as
»% mm to settle industrial disputes,
% contained in the proposed legis-
¥jLve program of the Michigan Bar
laoeistion, sent out today by
illiam W. Potter of tbe Michigan
|,*>11n Utilities Commission, cbair-
«»   of   the  association's committee
> law reform. Z*"
The program, whicb will be taken
» at tbe annual meeting of the
feoeiation In Detroit, June 25, ad-
jfbatee * thorough regulation of ail
nrsone dealing in poblic necessities
-d creation of an industrial rela-
ens court that Bball not be limited
k settlement, of disputes between
ipltal and labor.
**We have heard much lately,"
r. Potter's report says, "about the
mrt of   industrial relations   created
> take tbe place of the public utilities
>mmission of Kansas. If •' public
liiities should be regulated by law,
hy ought not public necessities be
tgnlated by law?    y
**tJnder tbe present law combina-
one of capital may control food pro-
acts, enforce extortionate prices
om consumers and amass inordinate
refits to themselves. A law ought
» be passed authorizing summary
jtion on tbe part of the federal
yvernment and the state to con-
jsate hoarded food supplies held for
ctortionate profits.
"Tbere is no reason why, if tbe
ighwayman wbo holds you up and
ikes your money at the point of a
an is to be punished, combinations
t capital that corner the food market
_d bold you up and deprive you of
erar money ought not to be similarly
onished. *
*ELighway robbery is enforced by
hysical ^ strength and superiority;
roffteer robbeiy is enforced by
nancial strengtn and brutality. In
Btph case the crime is larceny at
ptmmon -law. This common law
leory must be written into the
bttntes if the stability of Republican
overnment is to be maintained."
tlbat an industrial court to regu-
ifp prioes of necessaries should also
«ve control over wage controversies,
fithet eome court should be created
feyfttevent strikes in essential in-
liatries, is the opinion expressed in
|e report. ~-Z ■■-"'■■■:'
^Competitive conflicts, wars for
realth, must not be waged so as to
adanger o^eacrifice public rights,"
[_-. Potter contends.
■ ^Conflicts between labor and capi-
II most not lose sight of the paramount rights of the people. Both
Spltal and labor must be made to
ideratand that, while they may
isve difference, neither can be per-
afttted, under tbe guise of free com-
letltion or of collective bargaining,
e> destroy tbe lives or the property
£ the public under whose sufferance
lone they exist."
At the meeting j>f the Common
Council on Monday evening, Manager Brown of Mt. Pleasant, accompanied by Atty. Nugent Dodos, appeared to inform the Council tbat
commencing July 1 rates for gaa bere
will be increased from SL 25 to S2.00
per thousand feet, the increased
cost of production rendering this imperative. This is the price to be
paicl at all otber places served.
;-'. The Council adoped a resolution
authorizing this rate till Aug. 1, 1921,
when the price will automatically return to the present rate.    -  ,,
CHAMBER
Lessen Production
Pork.
LESS GRAIN
Required When   Hogs
Pasture.
Of Commerce Is Taking On
New Life.
Pursuant to the call of the President
of the Chamber of Commerce, W. H.
Caple, a fair number of citizens met
at the Park on Monday evening. The
weather was uncomfortably cool
which perhaps kept some away.
Mr. Caple explained the purpose of
the call to express his regret that so
little had been accomplished by tbe
organization in the past and hoped to
see some one put at tbe bead who had
tbe time to press tbe matter. He told
of what such an organization bad accomplished in some otber places.
Brief remarks were made by several
present, all agreeing tbat organization was imperatively demanded here
and differing only as to the method
of procedure. All seem to agree that
tbe shares of stock should be higher
and monthly dues paid and tbere
should be periodical meetings for
social purposes.
.. After a quite full interchange of
views, on motion of Chas. H. Gould
it was voted to make the rate for
shares of stock five dollars and the
monthlv dues two dollars and tbat
committees be appointed to canvass
the business men for membership
Tbe President appointed aa committee
for the west side, B. H. Demsreat, J.
B. Roe, Floyd Kirkpatrick, W. S.
McAllister and Geo. H. Phelps. * For
the east side, W. B. Webb, Geo. Collins, E. A. Anderson, Jas. S. Bicknell,
Bert Greer and Lawrence Jackson.
Tuesday tbere bad been secured from
the west side about 60 members and
from the east side around 65. . Tbe
canvass is not yet completed and a
number more on each side will doubtless be secured. - ''
CHAUTAUQUA
Jestival   Representative
BggvY Thursday   .
Here
(Barry Prevo, representing the
nhautauqoa Festival, waa here over
light on Thursday arranging for the
mlp lot tickets. The Chautauqua
tnee only three daya tbis year,
£7 and the tickets aell for SI.66.
ttofore the sale of 800 tickets
^demanded, but now only 460 will
XlEtny; X)myr\* is chairman of the
jaommittee. *
Announcement. -.
annonnce that I am a
renosstaatton on tbe
tlekeS tor tbe oflloe of
Oo. Tour svpport
win be duly eppreei-
DavM Ward)
THOROUGH CANVASS
To Be Made Of The City
"Membership.  ■■
For
Forage crops should be pruvlded
wherever possible to aid in the pro*
duotion of pork, if satisfactory returns are to be expected, declares
Prof. W. B. J. Edwarde, of the
Animal Husbandry Department at M.
A. C. The higb cost of concentrated
feeds is said to make "pasture"
Grope vital this year in tbe feeding
plans of pork producers.
"Many tests at tbe Michigan Agricultural College and on numerous
farms have demonstrated that frorn
one third to one-half less grain is required to produce a given amount of
pork when the hogs are on pasture
than when'they are in a pen or dry
lot", says Edwards. "Alfalfa and
the clovers provide excellent pasture
for hogs. Where these crops are
available the hog pasture problem is
solved, although alfalfa must not be
pastured too closely for fear of injuring tbe stand. June grass is excellent early in the summer but dries
up badly during hot weather.
"Rape ia tbe best emergency pasture crop for hogs in Michigan, as
well as one of the best regular pasture crops. It grows rapidly on any
type of soil except very light sand,
and famishes a large amount . of
succulent feed at low cost. - It remains fresh and green throughout
the dry summer months.
"Rape can be sown as late as the
middle of June, or even later under
certain weather conditions. I t
should not be pastured too closely,
and the provision of two lots, so that
the hogs can be alternated, gives new
shoots a chance to develop and keeps
the crop fresh and green. The rape
seed is usually broadcasted, using
about five pounds to the acre. '     ■'■■■■*
"While forage crops are very
valuable, their use does not mean
that grain can be done away with entirely. Hogs on pasture should get
at least about half as much grain as
if toey were being fed in a pen without pasture." -
Two Flint    Youths   Contribute
To Library Fund. ..
On Tbnraday forenoon Donald Tidd
and James VanWormer from Flint,
youths abont 16 yeara of age, on their
way to Houghton Lake apparently
desired to "show off*' a little in passing through tbis oity, hence struck a
pace quite beyond that allowed
autoists. Sheriff Ward who was bere
telephoned to Dap. Jno. R. Brown at
Harrison wbo proceeded to meet the
yonng men some distance this side
o f Harrison and brought them
back'when Judge Thnrston asked
them to contribute $12 25 each to tbe
library fund, tbe sum being made
quite light we presume on account of
the youth of tbe speeders.
Services  AtyM.   E.   Church
Sunday Evening.
HOUSE~miED
Honor To    Graduating
Class.
SCARLET FEVER
Do  The   Germs   Live   Through
Long  Period?
Rochester, N. Y., June 18.—A case
of scarlet fever iu Fairville a short
time ago bas attracted no end of
discussion in Wayne county as to the
possibility of germs transmitting tbe
disease after a period of isolation
reaching back nearly half  a  century.
The case occurred on tbe Welcber
farm. It appears that after a par.
tition in the upper part of the dwelling had been removed in tbe making
of ' alterations one of tbe children
came down with scarlet fever.. The
parents and physician were completely mystified as to bow tbe boy had
contracted tb*> disease- Siuos h*? b_._i
sot been away from the promises in
some time*
The otfief day ah elderly neighbor recalled tbat abont 48 yeara ago
aeon Abram DuBoia, 3 yeara old,
died in the identical room of the farmhouse and that he suffered from
scarlet fever. There had been no
cbanges made in tbe upper part of the
dwelling in all these yeara.
Whether the actual facta, in tbe
matter will bear tbe confirmation of
general medical testimony it ia the
belief that tbe scarlet fever germa bad
lain quiescent ali that period.
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend oar sincere
thanke to the many frienda and
neighbors wbo assisted as daring tbe
illneea and deatb of oar beloved wife
and mother, also for tbe beautlfol
flowers aad for tbe ours and to Bev.
Davis for tbe words of comfort.
Jas. KevUl sad WmmOy
Uncle Tom's Cabin.
OLD CLOTHES
Solicited
B y    The
Relief Com.
Armenian
The "Near East Relief" organization aaks people in every locality to
contribute old clothes for the relief
of the Armenian people. Thousands
of women and cbildren froze to deatb
last winter for lack of warm clothing
it is declared.
We do not believe the people of
this country want any "mandate"
for Armenia, or' any otber country,
but in the-future, as in tbe past, they
will gladly help tbe Armenian people
in eyery practicable way.
Bargains At Demarest's
Cash Store.
Misses $4.50 oxfords, brown or
black, special 3.69; misses S2.00 wbite
oxfords, all sizes SI.69; boys 85.00
English dress shoes, now 84.50;
ladies 84.50 comfort oxfords, sale
price S3.69; fifty ladies S2.00 voile and
organdy waists, sale price $1 49;
ladies S2 00 long silk gloves, donble
finger tipped, less than wholesale
SI.49; boys $1.50 Kbaki pants, strong
and durable $1.25; boys atifel striped
overalls, 6 to 16 years, Si.85 per pair:
ladies and children's union suits, all
sizes, sale price 49c; girl's dresses,
age 2 to 6 years, in crepes, glhghams,
and percales, ftow d8C; men's heavy
work shirts, ail sizes, sale price $1.29;
ladiea S9.50 voile dresses, " many
styles, popular colors, special this
week S7.46.
FINE PAGEANT
Presented
O n    School
Fridaj^
Lawn
We were not able to see the. pageant
staged on the school lawn Friday
afternoon, under the general charge
of Miss Rath Ryan, as we are informed. The weather was rather cool,
bnt everything pseee'd off nicely and
tbere was a good attendance of patrons to witness tbe sxarstsss. Representatives from tbe High School
and nearly all tbe grades took part.
--   — x ' ......
Try Newton,   for   sbee  repsdriaf.
Wm. J. HarvaliB original "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" company will give one
performance in Clare on Saturday
June 26 starting at 8:15 o'clock, in
their big tent, wbicb seats over 2000
people. Never was there a more
lavish and adequate production of
^•Uncle Tom's Cabin" as that given
by tbe Barvall Company. The BCenes
which are large enough to fill the
most spacious . stage could not be
easily improved. Those representing the Ohio River in winter, the
Rocky pass in which George Harris
protects his family, the St. Claire
plantation, tbe levee at New Orleans,
tbe cotton fields in full bloom and the
gorgeous transformation, "The Celestial City", are all most notable
effects. Eacb pictures -be reality as
closely as paint and canvas wili permit, and the stage, perspective is so
big that the effect is exceptionally
pleasing.     „■'■'■'.'
The company numbers nearly fifty
people. Big military baud and concert orchestra : requiring a special
train of motor cars, trucks and
trailers to transport from town to
town. ~
GRASSHOPPERS
Wreaking
Havoc   In
County.
Wexford
Grasshoppers seem to be dome
much damage in countries northwest
of us and they are getting painfully
near. The dailies report that it wee
found necessary to place two men on
the pilot of a freight train to sweep
the hoppers from the rails to enable a
freight to make a'heavy grade at one
point on the Ann Arbor. Wexford
county supervisors have appropriated
$1,000 to fight the grasshoppers. This
will buy enough poison for nearly one
township at the preyailing market
price. The insects are eating tbe
seeding, and, as it is too late for
successful replanting, much will be
idle thia year.
The Michigan Potato Growers' association, wbicb is handling the
orders for poisons for nearly the entire infested territory, bas orders for
more poison tban the factories can
produce. H. A. Arnold, special saleB
agent, says the grasshopper menace
is a state proposition and the farmers
up here, with their limited resources
and influence, should not be expected
to fight the pest without official help.
Two tons of white arsenic were beld
np in Detroit by the express office, as
tbe packages were too large. Tbis
refusal did not come to light until tbe
overdue shipment was traced.
Efforts are being made to make the
state realize the necessary of -cutting
tbe red tape of the transportation officials and getting the poisons into
northern Michigan or tbe entire crop
will be lost.
Tbe Metbodlst charch was comfortably filled on Sunday evening to
greet tbe 21 young people wbo complete the course this year. Music
was furnished by tbe school Glee
Club, by a double girls' quartette and
bjr the audience. Miss Irma > Black
sang a fine selection, "Our Tester-
days," Mrs. Dorothy Duncan accompanying. Rev. E. Maliott offered
tbe invocation and pronounced the
benediction. *
Rev. Davis took as the basis of bis
address words of Pan! to Timotby
and to the people at Ccrinth. He reminded tbe" class that as withou
tbem there could be none of these
closing exercises, so may it not be in
the future that some things could not
be without them? Parents, teachers,
the school board and the people
generally have labored that these
closing exercises might be possible
ana to all these the class are indebted. No doubt the people are all
glad and proud of our school and the
products it is giving to the world. To
all tbere comes a sense, of sadness
that in a few days tbey will cease to
hear tbe bell calling to Bchool duties
and the hurrying feet of pupils along
the street. .
•„ No price can be set on the twelve"
years spent in school work, because
no one can measure the life invested
in them. The matter cannot be
measured in money, for doubtless one
with little of the education gained
can enter some factory and receive
larger compensation than could one
in some occupation demanding years
of preps&ition. Money is not all
there is of life.
Tbe founders of this country invest
ed their lives that this government
might be established and its freedom
maintained. The diplomas to be re
Ceived in a few days would bave no
meaning but for tbe investment of
twele years of life.
AUTOMOBILE
Races    At
Mt.     Pleasant    On
JulySr
As will be seen from ad in this issue
on Monday, July 5, Mt. Pleasant is to
stage a series of auto races that wili
doubtless draw a big crowd to our
neighbor city. Several thousand
dollars in purses will be offered and
the races will fairly reach into the
championship classes.    .
Every precaution will be taken co
prevent accidents and a large body of
men will police the track. No one
will be allowed on tbe fence and ropes
will be stretched at the turns so that
no one can stand in tbe danger  zone.
Oars are expected tbat can develop
a speed Qf 90 miles an hour, though
of course this cannot be maintained
on a half mile track. Visitors should
come early as there will be a ball
game between She Obeverolet o f
Flint and the Transport Truck of Mt.
Pleasant, game being called 10:30.
Mrs. Jas. Nevill,
Mary E. Patient was bofo in Water
ford, Ont., Nov. Id, 1859, and departed this life June 13, 1020, et her home
in Vernon-- 8ne was united in marriage with Jas. Nevill Jan. 15, 1881,
and since tbat time bas resided In
Clare and vioinity.
Beside a devoted husband, she
leaves to mourn ber tbree children,
Mrs. Calvin Ankney and Mrs.
Kenneth Mcintosh, botb of .Lansing,
and one son Ivan of Clare and two
grandsons, also one sister and one
brotber and a boat of friends* The
funeral waa beld Tuesday from tbe
M. E. char oh with Rev. B. W. Davis
officiating and enterment .made in
Cberry Grove Cemetery.
Try aa A jaa tire-
tire.   V. Newsoss.
9hm old reliable
i«et tbe gisates, re-
'is3&H']
Opportunity
They do me wrong who   say  I  come
no more
When once I knock and fail to find
yoa in; -    ■
For every day I   stand   outside your
door,
And bid yoa wake and rise tb fight
and win.
Wail hot for proolous chances passed
away,.
Weep not for »goldei_  &gea  on the
■   wane; ' ■.-■-■
Each nigbt I barn the records of the
day, # '■■'-""■.
At sunrise every soul is born again.
Laugh like a  boy at  splendors that
bave sped,
To vanished joys be blind and dumb;
My  judgements   seal  the  dead  past
with its dead,
Bnt never bind  a moment yet to
come.
Though deep in mire, wring not yonr
hands and weep.
I lend my arm to all  who say,  "I
can."
No shamefaoed outcast ever saa-c ao
ammrp
Bat be -nigbt rise e«mta aad bo a
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Convention   To   Be    Held
Aug. 18.
Geo. M. Bierly of Lake George, Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. Weatherbead and
Rev. Snyder and daughter of Harrison and Tbos. E. Fair of Farwell
were in Clare Monday |to meet with
A. Brnce Gibbs to arrange for the
next convention of the County Sunday School Association. It was decided at the last meeting to hold it at
Lake George and a tentative proeram
waa arranged on Monday. A number of speakers was suggested but
it remains for tbe future to decide as
to who may be secured.
THERQN TEMPLE
Pythian     Sisters    Instituted
Here Last Week
CHARTER LIST
Large One   And   Future   Looks
Promising
NO AUTOCRACY y
Wanted In This Country Says
Mr. McCooinbs.
'AMERICAS HONOR"
Way   At Stake  In   This
Campaign.
The Charter list of Pythian Sisters
had occasion to enjoy another social
afternoon and evening last Thursday.
Tbe occasion being the institution of
of Theron Temple No. 125 by Grand
Chief, Ida M. Ryan of Caro. Immediately after the arrival of Mrs.
Ryan, on the 2:10 train, the ladies
assembled in tbe K. of P. Hall where
the instillation of officers took place.
The balance of the afternoon was
given over to instructing the officers
in their various duties.
A 6:30 supper was served in Duncan's Auditorium to both tbe men
and women, after which the ladies
retired to the lodge room to prepare
the way for the men*- to enter as
members into their new Temple. As
soon as tbe men had been obligated
ioto the order tbe following members
were chosen to act on the drill team.
The rest of the evening being spent
in the transaction of business. Holland B. Dyer, Captain; Mra. Orson
Dyer and Miss Ula Graham, Leaders.
The next meeting of Tberou Temple No. 125- was called tor Thursday
evening, July 1st., the meeting nights
having been set for tbe first and
third Thursday evenings in each and
every month. One night of each
month the Lodge will meet in the
Lodge Room to confer tbe rank on
candidates, tbe other meeting in that
montb to be held in the Club Room
for business and social purposes.
Before tbe evening came to a close
Mrs. Ryan received a rising vote of
thanks for tbe splendid work she. had
done in the course of tbe evening.
Dead Sure People Want League
Ot Nations.
Wm. J. McAdoo absolutely refuses
to lead his party in the coming campaign, but be is perfectly sure of
victory if only a positive declaration
in favor of the League Covenaut is
made. Incidentally Mr. McAdoo introduces a new adjective to fix tbe
limit of permissible reservations. The
one most commonly used of late bas
been "destructive," tbongb what that
may mean is quite uncertain. To Mr.
Wilson's mind it would mean next to
nothing. Mr. McAdoo does not want
"debilitating" reservations.
By the way, if Mr. McAdoo is one
half as certain ot Democratic victory
as he claims, we suspect he wonld
manage to "see his way clear" to
aoaent.-. ~ . ■ .-..■<• "Y
.*•*"' , Birthday Surprise
On Friday evening-of last week, a
number o. tbe. immediate neighbors
of Mrs, A. Blister gathered at her
home to remind her of a- birthday.
To her it was a complete surprise.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
a social way and sampling tbe contents of the lunch baskets brought
along. ■'     .'<">,'.
A fine hook was left as a souvenir
of the oeeaaion.
Notice
Ail persons Indebted to xne will
please call and settle by Jnly 1 as I
am leaving Olare.
Dr. A. R. Mnsse-1
Si I
Wo do all kinds of Vokmalslait and
Jjby tbia oftty.   Try ttm.   W,
Wm. F. McCoombs wbo was chairman of the National Democratic committee in 1912 in an interview at Chicago on the eve of starting for the convention at San Francisoo very properly characterized two things as tbey
deserve: Mr. Wilson's assumption 1
that as President he ie entitled to the
"leadership" of bis party, and the
most extraordinary claim tbat the
"honor" of the country is at stake
in carrying out every promise that
Mr.*Wll8on as ao individual may
have made. On tbis latter point he
seems.fairy obsessed. ' >
-   Mr. McCoombs says   in small part:
"They tell me that America has
pledged its word to Europe and that
this word must be redeemed in tbe
process of a national campaign. Iu
my belief America has pledged itself
ts nothing. One individual, speaking
as such, permitted Europe to believe
that he spoke for a nation, for in the
last analysis, be was nothing no ore
tban a self-appointed emissary. -
Nevertheless America is asked to
validate this signature affixed abroad,
a signature whicb apparently was
accepted in good faith by all the
European peoples as absolute.
"The president negotiates a treaty
but the senate may or may not concur by two-tbirds majority. In tbis
particular instance tbere has been no
concurrence.
"Other nations may want a League
of Nations and it may be tbat we do.
But we do not want to commit ourselves to the League of Nations as it
waa brought back from Paris. It is
au international issue but it is a
highly debatable question as to
what importance it should have in a
national campaign. Ultimately it is
a question for the president aud the
senate to settle."
The statement then declares for
reconstruction at home, rehabilitation of railway and internal waterway transportation, and for solution
of tbe high cost of living, "whoUy
apart from any international affiliations."    The statement continues:   "
"When the great war broke out in
1914 naturally America was mere or
less dazed, and was willing to accept
any kind of leadership which might
draw it through a possible difficulty.
In this moment the chief executive
again repeated tbat he was the
leader of bis party, a conception
theretofore never entertained by any
American.
"It was in such manner tbat for
the first time in tbe history of this
country autocracy came into being.
It was an autocracy which was
questioned, but which was accepted
by virtue of necessity. But this^nn-
bappy hour hae passed, and a&$S&n
Francisco we again return to"* true
democracy regardless cf placeholders and pot-hunters. We have
finished with the fine phrases. This
country is determined to act in accordance witb its unfailing sense of
justice. The indignities of autocracy
will never again be accepted by tbis
nation. This is fundamental and no
confusion will be bronebt about by
diplomatic o r financial machinations."     Y *
NEW ACCOUNTING
System Now Installed   In
land Co.
Mid-
- The new accounting system will ali
be installed in the county offices tbis
week. There "has been some delay
owing to the fact of the change in the
county road system and that many
of the records are in the state highway department at Lansing. Midland connty is the ninth of tbe 83
counties to have this system installed
Two men from the accounting department of tbe auditor general's office at
Lansing, have been in charge of the
work Instructing local officials.
•   /
M*
.. V,
■po-V. <**_u*__l&jitt :
•7**'*&<.
a£.
'*£$*•
&h
Undergoes Operatio_u
At the home of bis father in 'this
oity John Beadle yesterday morning
underwent an operation for appendicitis. Tbe operation was performed by Dr. Jonas of Bay City, ssatoiid
by Dr. Mbseell wt tb}* otty. He
rallied atoaly an* gtvoa peeaOee wt
«a easiy Mooyesty. ^ '^ >":y_
«*   .iV'-iJif t_-r     .^Y^«M<^_i\Jk.<a£«?«5«S
-1
*.>:
►^
5*i_
<S\<V