1920-07-29; Clare Sentinel

              st Undergo Change
New Times.
To  Suit
gsfc tbe rural church  of Michigan,
JjNu&dergo broad readjustment in
pr to  fit  itself for leadership  of
now economic and   social  life  of
&eo u n t r y    districts    was   tbe
lipsnt   thought in   tbe  minds  of
re than 150 ministers of tbe state
it attended, tbe  two  weeks rural
ferenoeat the  Michigan  Agricul-
•J Coiltge from July 6 to 16.
fectag the problems of tbe  churoh
iaraly, speakers of  national   repu-
ion all hammered on the  need  for
n e r a 1 ••-  readjustment     of . the
ndarda  of   rural ministers,    and
read    that   in   tbis    readjutmenc
aid come added power aod   leader-
p~. ^ By   keeping  apace   with    tbe
u-ges   in  standards   of Jiving   tbe
ral pastor   will  be   able   to    solve
sny    of : bis   vexing    problems.
to mobiles, 'imovies", good clothes
i other   modern   advantages   must
be recognized as  perfectly  legiti-
ite** wants" for the members of any
agregation.    Conditions demand   a
w. jand - higher type  of  rural  life,
d the ministers must) take tbe  lead
building this.        ^
the conference was a   cooperative,
ferdenominational one,   Methodist,
iptist.    Congregational,    Presbyte-
is, Disciple, Evangelical, Episcopal,
id Reformed   church68 all   being re-
eeented.s Tbis   cooperative  plan
sde possible tbe building  of a very
rong program, witb the leading men
Dm eacb  denomination  among tbe
reakers.   -. \"/:yT." ■'; A '
Everything from community games
English literature,  economics, and
irely church matters found  a place
the    conference,   ! which    became
ractically a ministers* scbool. Lead-
>g speakers included Dr. Warren H.
Ileon,    ohurch ~ and    country    life
orker, New York   City; Prof. O. H.
ioeblman  of  Rochester  University;
<T. : E. A. Ross,   Profiessor   of Socio-
►gy*   University of   Wisconsin;   Dr.
7. W.   Diehl, of  Albion   Micb.;   and
lore tnan twenty others.
Mra Grafton Gawne, 49, wife of tbe
clerk of Midland township, Midland
county, and John Suyder, 11, were
killed by lightning July 23 while
milking cows in a stable. Four head
of Cattle were aluo kibed.
Mr. Gawne is candidate for tbe
nomination as sheriff on the Republican ticket.        * r   , <""
To Our Subscribers
TOTAL RECEIPTS
From This Source   Is   Now
Immense Sum.
An
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LEONARD WOOD
ITill Be Honored By Country In
j§jf^vyy*A -•■-. -Future. -:       >--,
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^Victory does not make a   man, nor
lefeat   destroy   bins.     The   result of
be Chicago Convention   was  inevitably disappointing to Gen. Wood and
O millions of bis fellow citizens   wbo
i&d hoped to see him  nominated and
dtected President of the nation wbich
ie bad so admirably served and wbich
rwes to him more than to   any   otber
nan now living its . awakening  from
be lethargy in wbicb President   Wilton was trying to immerse it, into tbe
iew life of practicality which enabled
it, despite all handicaps   of  pacifism,
to play its part in the   great war,  to
»ave its own soul, and  to  contribute
triumphantly to tbe salvation  of the
smrld.    But tbe result  of  tbat  Con-
rantion makes not one jot or  tittle of
pifluage in the status of General Wood
^d the just esteem of the  nation and
pr tbe world.
Political post mortems are uoprofit-
and  distasteful.     We  need ^aot
upon the  circumstances  which
pMos^d the General's  defeat  in   tbe
po-tveatioo.    He at least waa not re-
iposMdble and is not accountable.  His
apareonal record was as clear at Chi
eago as it had been at Plattsburg or
lit Oaba. The nation will elect another
skmrn tn be its President and to lead it
'ol the miM__.iftv-o iiOugii of
to   t b a- pure   air  aud firm
of true   Amerioanism.    But it
r-gftvsr forget nor cease  to honor
fmve, steadfast, far-seeing soldier
gave It the first impulse  toward
tptftosw   For America's sake he
9 voice crying in the  wilderness.
»^Uoerica's sake he labored gnlghfc-
AgAr Aaserioa'e sake be bore with
itdigistty the insults and eon
.which the  President heaped
9or America's   sake   be
of   victory,  though
that others swmrm tgvbave
of reading the harvest.  Xtot
mm will be bfrtd to
ft*  assured of enduring
Harvsy's Weakly.
We recently removed from our list
tbe names of a number of subscribers
several months in arrears. A number
of others will follow very soon if the
subscriptions are not paid at au^arly
date. Print paper uo>v costs five
times what it did before tbe w*r and
it is very difficult to Rec even ac tbat.
No one need be told tnat scarcely
anything can be named tbat does not
cost double or more what it did five
yeara ago. To produce now a copy
of the Sentinel costs practically tbree
cents and at SI 50 per year, a sub
scription list is valuable only as an
advertising asset. We would not
turn our band over for ten thousand
new subscribers outside the range of
of advertising value,  i -
There is oniy one correct rule for
any newspaper to follow and tbat is
to discontinue tbe subscription at its
expiration, yet no country newspaper
absolutely follows this plan so far as
we know. It would save lots of misunderstandings if they did thia and
we suspect subscribers wonld be just
as well satisfied. Some will find fault
no matter what'plan is followed. -
No subscriber to the Sentinel can
plead ignorance as to the expiration
of bis subscription. Tbat fact is
stamped npon the paper two weeks
before expiration, again one -week
before, and tben a circular follows io
a few days. If a man calls at the
office or writes us tbat be cannot pay
just then bub will very soon, there
wili be no difficulty in arranging the
matter. * If we continue tbe subscription five or six months and the subscriber comes in aud grumbles about
it, declaring he expected ua to dis con
tinue, it is somewhat discouraging.
Recently we tried tbe experiment
of sending formal bills to 60 men who
owed us small amounts ranging from
50c to 75c each. Just one of the entire
60 responded.' We suppose there are
few men worth, say $20,000, who
would beat a grocery bill, but many
of tbem very conscientiously (?) refrain from payine for tbeir newspaper
and do not seem to feel that any
moral delinquency is involved.
If you are in arrears and some week
do not get your paper, you will
understand that tbere is no malice
involved on our part, but that we
simp.y cannot afford longer to donate
the paper. It is entirely too -expensive under present conditions.
One of tbe big business Institutions
of tbe state govern mna$ .which operates efficiently without much * fuss is
the secretary of state's office, which
Will do a business of better than
96,000,000 tbis year. When Coleman
O. Vaughan ' became secretary of
state in 1915 tne *»roes revenues of
the office were about 3600,000 and , its
growth bas b^en »t tbe behest of tbe
people and along lines which greatly
increased tbe work, o! the office
because most of toe receipts are. in
small amounts. *~C ■'—*■
In automobile licenses alone Mr
Vaughan shows a total receipt for
the six months ending July! of $5,-
197,817.56. In the early daya the to
tal number of licenses issued was
about 75,000; now the number bas
reacbed around 370,000 for tbe first
six months of tbe year. „ The law re-,
quiring all drivers of cars to have a
license bas caused chauffeurs to become better acquainted witb its features, tbe number of licenses issued
to chauffeurs having jumped from
about 10,000 tbe year before tbe
drivers license law went into effect to
about 58,000 now.
Ibe state does not require much
from its elective officers in tbe way
of return for compensation granted.
The secretary of state draws a salary
of $2,500. In addition to supervision
of bis own department be also Is a
member of the state board of auditors,
member of the public domain commission, member of the state office
building board and during tbe war
a member of the war preparedness
board and the present secretary of
state has been a consistent, thorough
going attendant to the business of
eacb of these boards- --' ■    '
nation wide movement for women
suffrage was started. It bas now been
adopted by thirty-five states and
when one more state bas adopted it,
tbat makes threefourths and it becomes operative not only in „ those
states adopting it but in the twelve
that have not adopted it. As it stands
"how, women can vote for president
In  those   states    which   have   them-
REED CITY
Camp
Meeting    Jield
5-15.
August
FREE METHODISTS
Hold Camp  Meeting  At
Next Week.
Evart
Many here and iu this vicinity will
be interested in tbe Camp meeting at
Reed City to be beld- tbis year
August 5-15. Tbe program includes a
eocd array of talent and accommodations in tbe way ot board and lodgings are furnished at very reasonable
rates. ^
Owing to tbe great amount of talk
and publicity about It being necessary
tbat woman suffrage be adopted in
tbirty-six states or one state more in
order to give women a vote, tbere is
a quite general idea tbat women oan
not vote for president in any state
unless tbis is done. - Tbis idea is not
correct. Women can -vote for president in eyery state in which tbe state
constitution and laws now allow tbem
to vote for representative to tbe state
legislature of that state. Tbe United
States constitution saya on tbat point:
:> "Tbe electors (voters) of each state
shall have tbe qualifications requisite
f »r eiectors o' tbe most numerous
branch of , the state legislature."
While this ? applies - primarily -to
electors for National Representatives,
ic bas always been construed to cover
ail voters, so it is evident tbat women
can vote for president in Michigan
and in every state wben >$hey voted
four years ago or have been given
tbe right of suffrage since that time.
It was to correct the unfairness of
allowing women to vote for president
in  one state and not in all
Has Not Been Such A Gres:
",   Vote Getter.
Was
PARH SPLIT
Cause   Of   His    Apparent
Success.
Again
Appointed
Grant.
There seems to be an impression
that Gov Cox bas been a wonderful
vote getter in Ohio, indeed perhaps
that waa one of tbe strong factors, in
bringing about hiB nomintlon. The
record of the votes in Ohio would
seem to sbow that bis successes were
due largely to divisions in the ranks
of the Republicans. ■■,-■■■■      -      V     ' *
'He was first elected in 1912 .wben
the Republican pari v waa split up the
back by the Progressive movement
the comiia^d Rapablican
gre8aive vote being far in
tbe Democrats.      - y; "^   ,.v< y    ^
Iu 1914 Cox was badly beaten by
Willis notwithstanding tbat tbere
were over 60,000 Progressive votes
Cast in tbe state. Tbis same year
Harding was elected Senator, receiving 30,000 more votes in the state tban
tbat tbe   did Cox for governor.
Wm. J. Cleveland who was elected
township olerk of Grant last spring
haa resigned, his threshing business
rendering it impossible to attend to
the duties of the office. John Lamb
bas been appointed in his place.
Mr. Lamb was appointed to the
position last year when Armstrong
Alloa resigned.
Mrs. Harriet Smith.
SEN. HARDING'S
Speech Of Acceptance .Well
Worth Reading.   :     ,
Is Dodged And Positions Clearly
.   - Stated.     _■»
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and '■ Pro-
excess  of
selves given tbem   the franchise  and   which Cincinnati   is  situated.
in those only. Tbe adoption of the
national amendment by a legislature
will not of itself give tbe women of
that state a vote unless thirty-six
state adopt it. This is still possible
before tbe November election. .* •
v 1       - Gratiot Co. Herald.
In 1917 Cox defeated Willis but by
only 6600 votes while Wilson carried
the state by about 90,000 on the issue
tbat "He bad kept us out of war",
Apparently - Wilson pulled Cox
through and that he was simply a
drag on tbe ticket. a
In 1918  Cox  won   over  Willis  ' by
11,000, the deTection_from  Willis  be-
ng   cbiefiy  in   Hamilton   county    in
This
while
The Failure.
Close Out Bargains At
'. Demarest's Cash Store,
The Free Metbcdists Camp meeting
will be beld this year at Evart,
beginning Aug. 3 and continuing
throngn tbe week. The week follow-
ng the Annual Conference is held at
the same place. ' _
Teacher's E xaminafion.
The regblar teachers'   examination
for all grades of certificates,   will be
held in the High School  room of the
Harrison High school, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12,13,14,1920.
Applicants    come    prepared    witb
legal cap paper und other necessary
writing materials.
Work will begin at 8 o'clock Sharp.
~x Geo. E. Bersette
Commissioner.
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Saturday Specials.
We have purchased an entire hardware stock and we find that we are
overstocked on a great many articles.
To eat this stock down, we will make
special prices ou shears, razors, butter
knives, tea spoons, table spoons,
granite ware, elotbes baskets and
many other articles: Come in and
look t^ern over.
Clara Hdw. & Imp. Oo
Ladies long silk gloves, black or
white, made of thread silk, with
double finger tips, regular price
$2.00, close out price $1.25;. small
boy's ovalls, 2 to 6 years, regular
price $1.00, close out price 69c; 10c
laces and insertions now 7c yard;
girls school dresses, 6 to 14 years, in
gingnams and percales regular SI.50
value, close out price 98c; men's
summer shirts and drawers, close
out price 49c; several tables of
men's, ladles, and children's shoes
at S1.98, S2.98 and 3.89; Ladies
fancy voile dresses, $9.00 values,
close out price S5.98.
I'd rather be a failure tban  the   man
who's never tried,
I'd   rather   seek  the   mountain    top
tban always stand aside,
Oh let   me  serve  some  lofty   dream
and make my desperate fight.
And though I fall I  still   shall   know
I tried to serve the right.
The idlers line the ways of life .and
they are quick to sneer, -
They note the failing strength of
man and greet it wi jb a jeer.
But there is something deep inside
wbich scoffers fall to view,
was  because    Cox    was    wet
Willis was emphatically dry.
It is quite apparent that the seeming success of Cox as a gubernational
candidate bas not been due to bis
great qualities as a vote getter, but
to the divisions in the ranks of the
Republicans. Tbis year no such
divisions exist;. * Garford, tbe Progressive candidate for governor in
1912 and for senator in 1914 and
leader of tbe Ohio Progressives, is
out and out for Harding and the Re.
publican candidate will receive the
united support of the party which
means that he wili carry Ohio.
A PECULIAR CASE
Chicago Lawyer Wants To Know
About Veto.
A Chicago lawyer has secured from
the supreme court  of   the  District of
They  never  see  the    glorious
the failure tried to do.
deep
Colnmbia an   order   requiring   Secretary of State   Colby   to   show   cause
why be   should   not   be   compelled to
Some men there are who never leave   announce a state of peace   with   Ger-
the city's well worn streets,
They never know  the   dangers  grim
the bold adventurer meets,
They never v seek   a   better   way   nor
serve a nobler plan,
They never risk  witb   failure   to   advance tbe cause of man.   -
and ...' fall    in
Ob   better   'tis  to  fall
sorrow and despair,
Tban stand where all is Bate and sure
and never face a care.
Yes,  stamp   me   with    tbe    failure's
' brand and let men sneer at  me,
For  as   I've   failed  tbe   Lord
know the man I tried to be.
(Copywrigrht, 1920, by Edgar A
many in accordance with the resolution passed by the Senate of the
United States. Of course tbe matter involves a fine legal point bnt if
this conrt and then tbe U. S. supreme
court should so hold, would Mr. Wil
son survive such a shock?
Cornwell Ranch Movies.
The  moving    pictures    that    were
taken at tbe Cornwell Ranch   about a
montb  ago   will   be    shown    at    the
Princess theatre Saturday 31st, as   an
shall '> added attraction to tbe regular  pro-
! gram.    These pictures will be  doubly
! interesting   to  people  of  Clare  and
Quest)       I vicinity.        . Y , .
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FOR    STATE    SENATOR
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OF   CLARE.
Davis aad family left on Toee-
IstHa oounty for a  brief visit
Mr.   Davis'
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Clare fcounty offers to the  28th Senatorial .District as its  candidate  for,
Senator, James S. Bicknell of Clare, farmer, banker, good roads booster and general all around hustler.   Has li*«d all his life here and knows the  needsf of the^
district and will work f or them without   ceasing. - Put him in the Senate and
everyone will know that he is there. >
Tou can rote for him with the assurance that he will never neglect a duty
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" Harriet Chapen Smith was born In
Oakland Co. Michigan Near Holly
August 8, 1848. Her father El bridge
G ^Criapin-was of New England stock
having em migrated from Springfield
Massachusetts to Genesee Co. New
York. Her mother Philomela Gar-
tic-id sprang from (be New Hampshire
branch of the Garfield family which
came to Genesee Co. New York
immediately following the war of the
Revolution. .,-
Tbese people were married in 1S37
in Alexander New York and soon
came to Michigan as pioneers
enduring all the hardships of what
was then the frontier and became the
parents of six children two of whom
died in infancy.
Harriet married Almeron N. Smith
June 29 1887* and aside from m, shcrt
sojourn at Baldwin Michigan, she
has lived ber life iu Ciare. Sbe was
a selfsacrificing daughter a deyoted
wife and ymother and perhaps tbe
sweetest tribute that can be paid to
ber is tbat she was a good neighbor.
One daughter came as a blessing to
ber borne, Gladys who is now Mrs.
Leo M. Coats and haa her own borne
and is surrounded by children who
have been a source of joy to tbe
grand mother to whom this day we
pay the last tribute of love and respect. . Her husband preceded ber in
the journey, to the pieasently borne
in 1916
' A patient, unselfish, self sacrificing
soul after a long life of devotion, to.
others has found rest. Her ktndly
service will continue to live in tbe
hearts of many to whom her thoughtful kindness came E3 a beniaon.
Mra. Smith bad a deeply religious
nature which exhibits itself after-tbe
method of the Master in loving kindness to those in need. '     ''-      _ v
Her sense of humor carried her
over many ron^h places in ifie whicb
otber wise might have submerged
her and beyond the most . foreboding
clouds she was able to see a bit of
blue sky. A
The funeral, in charge of Rev.
Davis, was held at tbe home on Snnday afternoon with burial in Cherry
Grove. - ¥ ''•'•'rY ■-•'■■• "..- '
I n this Issue appear a liberal
abstract from tbe speech of acceptance of Sen. Harding upon bis formal notification of bis nomination as .
tbe Republicans candidate for President. We regret tbat this does not
sbow tbe Speech io full, but tbe plate
maker had to consider the question
of space. Some of tbe dailies' bave
published tbe upeech entire, "bnt
doubtless many' readers of the
Sentinel do not take 9 daily and will
be glad to read even this extract.
Somehow many of the passages in
Mr. Harding's address remind one^of
Lincoln. ' Tbere is the same sense of
deep responsibility and the abiding
faith that strength will be given him „
for the tremendous task. Not since
Lincoln in his first inaugural spoke
tbe words that determined tbe course
of tbe nation on tbe issue . of Union
or dissolation, has au American
statesmen been confronted with
responsibilities comparable - witb
those of today, or with a decision as
fateful as tbat which must now be
made between the preservation aud
tbe surrender of American nationality." In closing be said: "I would
not be mynatural self if I did not
utter my consciousness of my limited
ability to meet your full expectations,
or to realize, tbe aspirations - within
my own breast, but I will gladly give
all that is in me, all of heart, soul and
mind and abiding love of country, to
service in our common cause. I - can
only pray to the Omnipotent God
tbat I may be as worthy in service as
I know myself to / be faithful - in
thought and purpose. One cannot give
more. Mindful of the vast responsibilities I must be frankly "bumble,
but I have that confidence in tbe
consiberation ; and support of all
true Americans wbich makes me
woolly unafraid. With an unalterable faith in a hopeful spirit, with a
hymn of service in my heart, I
pledge fidelity to our country and
to God, and accept the nomination
of tbe Republican party for tbe
Presidency of the United States".
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Picnic
Likely   To   Be Made An
Annual Affair. "A'^-r.
, The Sunday scbool picnic in Alwood
grove on Wednesday of last^week
was very fairly well attended we are
informed, though tbere -was disappointment in tbe fact that some of
the speakers exoected failed K to
appear. ■ It was planned that there
should be an address - by Thos. E.
Fair of Farwell and O. A. Reading of
this city as part of the program, but
both were absent. However, Rev.
Davis and A. Qruce Gibba of this city
were pressed into service and everything passed off nicely. After tbe
exercises, a series * of games were
pulled off.
We are Informed tbat this affair is
likely to made an annual one. When
people come to understand such is
the fact, tbey will be looking ahead
for It and making preparation for the
event. Y   '" •"-.-.. ->. A~--    '■ ~^AA A '
~.Our Southwest Gilmore correspondent soeaksof the death of Bethel
Farr, a resident of that locality. Mr.
Farr formerly lived In Vernon Oity
for several years and was well
known bere. Later he lived for a
time we think in Freeman township
mnd now for some years in Gilmore.
He was an industrious, bard working
•man. -
Young People's Conferences
The Older Boys* Conference and
tbe Older Girl's Conference of the
Michigan Sunday School Association
will ba held at Crystal Lake, n
Frankfort, Friday, Amm. t. Addresses
wftt te gtvea by Oyathia Pearl Mi
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GOOD NEWS
Peaches  To  Be    Cheap
State Men Say.
West
* Kalamazoo, Mich., July 23.—Southwestern Michigan peaches will be
cheap this fall it the prices quoted
Friday on the home-grown fruit's
first appearance in .tbe lecal market
are an indication of what the ,crop
will bring at tbe bight of the season.
Tbe first peaches were harvested from
an orchard near Bioocningdale. They
were of excellent quality and sold for
S3 50 a crate. Wholesalers said tbe
price when the season is in full
swing will be from 82 to $2.50 a
bushel. ;'
y Notice Of   Registration.
Notice is hereby given that in conformity witb Act. 126' Public Acts of
1917, I, undersigned City Cierk, will,
upon any day except Sunday and a
legal holiday, or the day of any regular
or special election or official primary
election, receive for registration tbe
name of any legal voter in eaid . City
not already registered wbo may
APPLY TO ME PERSONALLY for.
such registration, except tbat I oan
receive no name for registration
during the- time intervening
between the Second Saturday
before any general or special election
or official primary election and the
day of such election.
August 21, 1920— Last Day For Geur
oral Registration For Primary Aug,
31. Y- .-    -a -
Notice is furtbur given that I wil|
be at 411 McSwen Street Aug. 7th.
and Aug. 14th. 1920, from 8 A. M» to
8 P. M. on each day for tbo purpose
of reviewing the Registration aad registering such of the qualified electors
in said Oity as shall appear and apply
Dated* Aug. 20tb. 1930.
A L. Rogers, Oity Clerkt
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