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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
5
The Alma Record lists classified ad rates at one cent per word with a 26 cent minimum and cash in advance. Subscription terms include annual and six month options. The notice identifies the paper as official city publication for Alma Michigan.
The piece argues that U S entry into the League of Nations and a mandate over Armenia would have forced a U S military role in Near East conflicts. It claims Gen Harbord assessed costs, warns of a broader war with Turkey and Russia, and credits Senate Republicans for opposing entanglements.
President Harding vetoed the Soldier Bonus Bill, opposing funding gaps and immediate aid issues. He argued the bill burdened taxpayers, neglected direct help for needy veterans, and urged self-reliance until economic recovery. The piece contrasts farming resilience with the political debate and notes comfort in hot weather without extra pockets.
The Sixty seventh Congress passed 1 057 bills from 12 711 presented, with over 60 percent rejected or stalled in committees. Many bills never became laws, yet their number clogged Congress and raised costs. The piece argues for discretion to distinguish necessary measures from wasteful proposals.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah summarized the final days of Congress praising the 18 months of constructive legislation. He highlighted the Budget Law reducing taxes, cuts in public appropriations, immigration restrictions, and the War Finance Corporation aiding farmers, plus a permanent tariff to protect industry and agriculture and the Veterans Bureau establishment.
A speech extols numerous acts and policies. war with Germany and Austria-Hungary affirmed. maternity benefits funds created. refunding commission formed. cooperative marketing, packers and stockyards, grain futures acts. Edge Act amended. Philippine finance reorganized. drought relief, irrigation aid, roads, Russia relief. Indian Bureau reorganization. Federal courts increased. coal commission. Arms Conference treaties ratified. claim that Congress passes more beneficial laws than any prior legislature.
A special land clearing train led by L F Livingston of the M A C extension unit is touring Michigan Central routes from Cheboygan to Bay City and back. It visits Whittemore Rose City Mikado Lincoln Curran Coming Hillman Emerson La Rocqueburg Onaway with school audiences numbering from seventy five to several hundred and features a Paul Bunyan hammer device for stump removal. Local lumber firms help fund some stops to promote permanent farming towns and attract farmers.
The article notes leaders like Mr Gompers propose a general strike but the rank and file of organized labor show little support. President Harding stresses allegiance to government and questions who leads the League of Nations. The piece contrasts radical talk with public restraint.
The article describes a Jewish tradition where a master tailor requires new workers to leave their scissors as a deposit to guarantee their presence at the start of work on the appointed day. The practice serves as a personal pledge tied to employment.
In the study, when there is no recreation or business abroad, you may have a company of honest old fellows in leathern jackets. They can provide excellent divertisement at home, Fuller notes.
A compact collection of aphorisms on honesty, civic leadership, divorce, religion, and social behavior. It urges individual responsibility, warns against vanity, and notes attitudes toward money, church, and German prospects, ending with a remark on Germany's stance.
Comprehensive roster lists key U S government officers from President Warren G Harding to Supreme Court Justices and Michigan officials. It notes salaries, allowances, and staff figures, naming cabinet members governors judges and local officials across varied states with figures and roles.
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