The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS
Suicide Bureau Busy.
Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.
1T cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects


During the first week Of the Saliva
ton Army's antisuicide bureau at New
York more than a dozen persons were
said to have been turned from their
purpose of self destruction. These had
accepted the invitation to tell their
troubles to the Salvationists. Drink,
drugs, restitution, disease and unhap-
piness were the most frequent reasons
given for the wish to die. Cordial SYM
pathy, encouragement, good advice and
practical help where possible are the
simple remedies employed. General
Booth, head and founder of the army,
has arrived at New York on his world
tour.
For Free Street Cars.
Mayor Johnson of Cleveland, speak
ing Of the victory for the three cent
fare policy, placed himself on record
as saying that it was only step to-
ward free street cars for all, this being
his real ambition. He told Of operat-
Ing a free system at Johnstown, Pa.
after the flood, when no one had any
money. He found that people did not
ride unless they needed to and that
there was no wonderful rush to get
something for nothing.
Rhodes Scholarship to Negro.
AIain lie Roy Locke OF Philadelphia,
colored student In the senior class at
Harvard, has won this years Rhodes
scholarship for the state Of Pennsyl-
vania, being chosen on his merits. The
IscNi,
account of race or religion. Locke will
be the first negro to get an Of these
scholarships.
French Warship Disaster.
On Tuesday the French battleship
Jena was totally destroyed in the har-
Dor of Toulon by series Of explo-
sions which have not been accounted
for except on the theory Of spontane-
GUS combustion. Twenty-one officers
and 685 men were on board when the
catastrophe occurred, Of which 8 Off
GERS and 40 men are unaccounted for
and are supposed to have persisted, and
about fifty are in the hospital more or
less severely injured
Floods Sweep Five States.
The worst flood In the history Of the
upper Ohio valley has devastated por
tons of the states of Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland and
Kentucky. The streets Of many of the
cities of the Ohio valley, including
Pittsburg. are. under water. the prop
erty damage In the neighborhood of
the latter city being estimated at $10,-
100000, while that in the Connellsville
coke region will, it Is thought, reach
$2,000,000. Many lives were reported
lost. and all means of transportation
and communication were cut off for
several days. Factories were closed,
and thousands of workmen were idle
and homeless. Skiffs and steam
: launches were used In the business
section Of the city.
Locomotive Blew Up.
A mogul freight locomotive on the
Pennsylvania. while passing through
Netuchen, \. j.. exploded and killed
three trainmen.
Deaths.
Maurice Grau. the famous American
operate imDrcsario. died at his home
In Paris March IL. lie was the origi-
nator of the all star cast In the New
York Metropolitan Opera House.
A. Casimir-Pcrier. former president
OF France. died In Paris. March IL. at
the age OF sixty. He declined the offer
OF public funeral.
James l.. Pugh. former United States
senator from Alabama, died at his
home in Washington March Q. He
was eigEty-seven years old.