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The sun., 1908-05-22

The English tennis player who has ac-
quired the habit OF being defeated by Mr..
JAY GOULD and thereafter giving excuses
for his defeats should be encouraged in the
latter respect. The interest of nations is
not easily aroused in little even though
agreeable matters, and one who introduces
into the small talk of two continents nom
political subject OF mild gayety is bene-
factor of many.
What seems most to deserve commenda-
tion is not the defeated ones complaint
that back of Mr.. GOULD. In the ladies'
benches, we presume, large hat so continu-
ally did bob as to distract his attention.
Somewhat too much we have had of the too
expansive hat. But another cause of his
defeat as he explained it is refreshingly
new The American player. complained
the EDglishman. drank coffee instead OF tea
between his SETS This peevishness over the
Americans choice OF the cup he preferred
rather than the one his opponent preferred
lends itself readily to some pertinent COM
ment on national traits. but we will not in
duige in them. for the point we have in
mind is somewhat aside. 1t is this: In all
the international contests for the America q
cup it is easy to recall some British hard
losers, but it is easy and pleasant to recall
one agreeably cheerful loser, Sir THOMAS
LIProN. Never word OF complaint from
Sir THOMAS about the heartening tins OF hot
coffee served to the American crews. Not
a word, though Sir THOMAS had business
reasons for wishing that our national bey-
erage might be tea rather than coffee.
The sun., 1908-05-22

A powerful plea for Congressional action
to authorize the raising OF the Maine will
be found in letter from Admiral LUCE to
Representative WILLIAM SULzER, which Is
printed on this page. Admiral LUCE main
tains that all doubts as to the cause Of the
explosion should be resolved as q duty
we owe to ourselves as nation and to the
navy and the nautical world. This We
believe to be the opinion Of American
naval officers generally, and we know
that the people "have the moral courage
to seek the truth and accept the verdict"
to quote Admiral LUCE. and that, more
over, they earnestly desire Congress to pass
Representative SuLzEBs bill IL cannot be
done In the final days Of the session unless
the Speaker recognizes Mr.. SULzER to move
q suspension Of the rules and discharge the
committee from further consideration OF
the bill. We have reason to believe that
every member Of the House would gladly
vote for the bill. Why should not Mr..
CANNON take notice Of the desire of the
people in this matter OF national conceI
and duty and allow the roll to be called
upon the passage Of the bill to raise the
wreck Of the Maine9
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S' From He Boston Record.
What shall be said Of Harvard graduates members
OF the state Government, who pronounce conduit
In three syllables, that other Harvard graduate
who always eldes the In words like length" and
"strenRth"1
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
lainesburg.

Mrs Ellen Anderson left Wednesday
for Lake Argentine, where she will
spend week with party of friends
from Durand-Mrs Mate Houghton
was an Owosso visitor Wednesday,
Edgar Clark was in Kalamazoo Tues
day-Mr and Mrs Otto Brandt of
Lansing, spent Sunday with Mrs Eleanor
Holder w Gleason and family left
Saturday for their cottage at Pleasant
Lake, where they will spend the re-
mainder of the summer--Mrs Eleanor
Holder was Lansing visitor Tuesday
-Russel Enlist spent Sunday in
Owosso-Mr and Mrs A A. Schultz
and Mr. and Mrs j E Van .Dyne spent
Sunday in Chesaning-Mrs Arthur
Scott left Monday morning for Petoskey
for six weeks visit--Mrs Mary
Daniels of Birmingham is visiting her
brother NJ w Drake and family-Mr
and Mrs H. A. r. Wyckoff of Lansing,
are visiting his mother, Mrs Ellen
Wyckoff-Mr and Mrs F | Walker
were Owosso visitors Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
w. M. Fitzpatrick Announces His Can
ddacy for Represer tatlve.

To the Republican Electors of Shia-
wassee County:
Should the new constitution formu-
lated by the last constitutional con-
vention be adopted as now seems
probable, the next legislature will
have the most important work COM
ing before any legislature in this
state for the last fifty years, and
the legislation necessary to carry in
to effect the. many changes in our
fundame ntal laws will be consider
able and important. The posi-
bilities for legislation of vast inter-
ests to the people of the state under
its provisions are unquestionably
great Much will depend upon the
make up of the next legislature, the
members of which are to be chosen
this fall.
Believing that with my acquaint-
ance with the many changes in the
constitution and the. reasons for the
same, I might be of service to this
county, and the state, I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for represen-
tative and ask your consideration at
the county primaries on the first
day of September next.
VIM. NJ. Fitzpatrick
Dated this 18th day of July, 1908.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
What Next7

Congressman Smith, of the sixth dis
nict, has had but one more term than
Mr.. Fordney, but in that time has Sc
cured three postoffice buildings which
have been completed and are occupied
-one at Lansing, one at Pontiac, and
one at Flint, and he now has one under
way for Howell. -Corunna Journal
There is just one truthful statement
in the above item, viz, that Congress
man Smith has been in congress one
term more than Congressman Fordney.
The postoffice building at Lansing was
built and occupied two years before
Mr.. Smith was even nominated for
congress. the appropriation having
been obtained in 1890 and the building
occupied in 1894. The plans for the
building at Pontiac have not yet been
completed, while the building at Flint
was commenced this spring and under
the contract is not to be completed un-
til May 1st next And as for Howell,
not dollar has been appropriated and
we doubt whether bill has even been
introduced in congress asking for
the same. But then it seems to be the
plan to tell any "old thing" if only the
story can be made to injure Cong.
.Fo rdney.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
Shiawassee.

Some wheat has been cut about here;
considerable hay vet to be cut-Mr
and Mrs Arthur Raymond of Owosso,
were the guests of Albert Bull and wife
Saturday and Sunday-David Cole
was able to ride to see the doctor the
latter part of the week Quite num-
Der of men about here had to quit the
hay field Saturday on account of the ex-
cessive heat-Mlss Annie Clary and
Mrs Gertrude Berath attended the
Waters Morehead wedding in Owosso
last nesday--Claude Lowry and
wife spent Sunday with her parents at
Newburg-The annual rural scraps,
known as school meetings took place
all over the county Monday-Mrs
Jessie Escott and daughter Elva Of
Corunna, visited friends here Thursday.
Owosso Lodge Elks is assisting Miss
Grace l.. Wright in the trip to Quebec
contest being conducted by the Detroit
Free Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
Six Mile Greek.

The hay crop is almost gathered in
this section and is fine crop. A few
have cut their wheat; some pieces are
rather light, but several farmers have a
big yield and of good quality-Weve
been looking over the orchards. Apples
will be very small crop. Not much
cider this year, and we are glad of that
The building being erected here
for the coal company is about COM
pleted. Now all we lack is the cars
that have promised to come this way
The store and several other buildings
are being painted red-anything for a
change Farmers club will be
entertained by Mr. and Mrs John
Fuller Saturday afternoon-The best
corn crop in this vicinity is on the
little farm of G. g. Day, and it is beau
tiful to look at. We see several
pieces as we ride along the road that
look as If it would never amount to
anything, yet it may if the season is
long enough-Mrs A Slaght of Oak
ley, was married last week to Mr. Dan
Shuart. She will live at her old nome
in Oakley-There are so few farmers
in the city these busy days l think
the clerks must have quite an easy
time, but Just wait until our crops are
gathered.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
ChapIn.

Xix Gibson has been seriously i'll the
past week, but is better at this writing
Peters returned from Chicago
Tuesday where had been few days on
business-Frank Wolfe is able to be
around on crutches Mrs Geo Peters
has sister and her three daughters
from Chicago visiting her - Jim
Pierce, wife and little daughter Iva May
spent Friday with friends near Ban
lister Carrie Loynes is in Sagi-
nav visiting friends-Ed Clark and
family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Curtis-Ed Copernall, of West Vir-
ginia, is visiting his parents and other
friends here-Several from here at
tended field day at Bannister Satur-
day-Master Harlon Hazard from
Jackson, is spending few weeks at his
uncle's, Ed jenkins.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

for a week, so | write to you. The
only reason that | could learn for his
being sore was because Fordney
helped to defeat him several years
ago when he ran for Office on the
Democratic ticket.
A reply by return mail will be APP
preciated.
Respectfully,
Thos. Brennan.
1922 Court St.
This is certainly the limit. While
many other false stories have been
set afloat no one dreamed that one
as bald-faced as TO deny Cong. Ford
ney the credit for securing the sever
a, appropriation for the Owosso
postofice building would be father
ed by any one. In fact it is scarcely
believeable, yet it is no worse than
the statement published by the st.
Johns News charging fraudulent land
transactions to Cong. Fordney and
for which the News editor had to
publish an abject apology. 1t is,
however, on a par with many of the
charges which are being made with
the hope of defeating the Congress
man for denomination.
The history OF the appropriations
is so recent that it is almost a waste
Of space to state the facts. There
have been four appropriations made
as follows: June 9Th, 1902, $685.
900; March 3, 1908, $1,000 June
80, 1906, $4,000; May so, 1908,
$4,000. AS Mr.. Fordney has repre-
scented this district in congress con-
tinuously since March 4th, 1897
and will continue to do at least until
March 4th, 1911-it is not a diff
cult task for Owosso people to prop
erly place the credit for securing
the So, 900 for the Owosso building
Moreover Owosso people without re-
gard TO party lines appreciate the
services Of Cong Fordney and good
share OF them will show it at the
primary Sept. 1st and again at the
polls in November. We suspect the
| truth of the matter is that Mr.
| Chandler was so absorbed in Demo
cratic politics in 1902 that his mem
DRY is defective on anything relating
| to what might have been accomplish
ed by a Republican congressman
| from this district.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
Olnev.

James Somers has bought Mr. Kream-
ers farm-Mrs F A Brass of Glober-
vile, has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs Carrie Tabor the past week.
Henry Carter and wife and Frank
Carter of Detroit, are visiting at George
Frenchs-Mr and Mrs Vincent Of
Midland, are visiting at L. Weatherby's
&C Nj Randall was in Port Huron last
Thursday-Mr and Mrs Curtis Of
Victor, spent Sunday with their
daughter Mrs Clayton Albaugh-Mr
and Mrs George Smith are spending
the week at Crystal lake-The Misses
Bertha Albaugh and Matte Randall re-
turned from Middleton Thursday-
Ford Curtis of Saginaw and Walter
Maynard of Kingston, have visited
their cousins, Milo and Carl Maynard,
the past Week.-Mrs. Effie O'Hare has
returned home to Montrose after spend
ing some time with her sister, Mrs
Bertis Rumbaugh-John WOOL and
family of North Duplain, visited at
Claud Tabor's, Saturday. Sunday
school was reorganized at the Dunkard
church last Sunday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
Labor Vote Not Antaeonistic to Con.
eressman Fordney

Certain Democratic newspapers
printed outside of the eighth dis
trict, have attempted to arouse or
ganized labor against Congressman
Fordney, basing their agitation on
many reckless statements, such as
the entire campaign against Mr..
Fordney is being made upon. They
make declaration after declaration
concerning one thing, then another,
without regard for the truth or facts
and as soon as one missetatement is
exposed resort to others in the hope
of confusing the voter
One interesting incident of this
kind occurred recently when a
leading Democratic paper attempted
to inform it's readers that Mr.. Ford
ney had nothing to do with the tariff
plank framed at the Chicago conven-
ton and that this plank was written
in Columbus and approved in Wash
ington, also given publicity two day,
before the committee on resolutions
met. Immediately the attention of
the paper in question to the actual
facts was called, and it was pointed
out that Mr.. Fordney had succeed
ed in changing the plank to one of
pronounced protection to the beet
industries of this district since
which time the paper has declined
to discuss the subject or to rightly
inform its readers of it's blunder
So it is with the labor situation.
The papers which represent labor
as being antagonistic to Mr.. Fordney
do so only in the hope of misleading
the voter. That a condition entirely
the opposite really exists may be
judged by the following utterances
in the Daily Exponent, the recognize
ed labor paper of Saginaw and Sagi-
nav county and the leading daily la
Dor paper of Michigan. In a recent
issue it says:
For the first time in several years
Joe" Fordney is to have organized
opposition. The parties who are
opposing him spring mostly from a
class of disgruntled would-be Office
holders, who because they did not
get what they thought they should
have at the hands of Fordney, have
laid back and are now very busy, be-
cause they think the opportunity is
presented and they can get in a
knock, and their hammers are work.
ing overtime. They have slip-shod
sort of an organization and a candi-
date and they are out to do Fordney
out of the nomination at any cost
All kinds of tales are being told;
all sorts of stories circulated, to work
up feeling against the present
representative in the hopes that they
may succeed in drowning him. Sew
eral country newspapers are in line
to help, but these are mostly pa
pers that have always knocked"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
Northwest MiddIebury.

Mrs Will Sawtell was the guests Of
her son Mark and wife Tuesday night
and Wednesday-Mrs Hudson of
Rochester, Oakland county, was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs Dennis Snyder,
and family last week-Mr and Mrs d
Carroll were in Elsie last Wednesday
Mrs Flossie Rockwell of Lansing,
has been spending few weeks with her
father-Mrs d Carol has been enter
tanning daughter and niece from
Canada-Mr and Mrs D Carroll and
daughter were in Owosso this week.
Mrs Jane Sawtells is spending week
with her sister, Mrs D Snyder and
family-Mrs Charter has returned
from Pontiac and is making her home
here with her daughter, Mrs d Camp.
bell-Miss Evaline Arnold is spending
the week as the guest of her sister, Mrs
Lew Snyder. She has been attending
the blind school in Saginaw-Mrs
Matte Carse was the guest of Mrs Maud
Bigford Thursday Hudson was
the guest of her cousin Mrs Eugenia
Snyder day or two last week-Geo
Smith has bought horse of WILDER
Bigford, which was one of his team of
bays-Mr and Mrs w Burgess Of
Owosso, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
Mark Sawtell-The many friends
of Mrs Lydia Scott, who underwent
an operation for tumor, Isl improving
and on fair way to recoyery-Miss
Evaline spent last week with her
mother, Mrs Susie Arnold.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

Fordney and that was to be expect
ed. OF course no man who is in pub
lie life can expect to get by without
getting his share of knocks" and
any man who has been as aggressive
as Fordney must expect to make
enemies Where seven or eight can
didates are out for one postoffice
job, only one can get it and the rest
are sore. Sore-headed Office seekers
can always be expected to knock and
that is just what they are doing
now. But the genial Joseph don't
need to worry much as he has host
of friends who are taking an interest
in his welfare and when it becomes
necessary, will throw off their coats
and get good and busy and the finish
will see Joe" again elected.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

The Bancroft Commercial last
week had some paid matter in its
columns regarding the candidacy of
Con. ]. w. Fordney. The same was
copied by the Owosso Times and
credited to the ercial.-Durand
Express.
The Express is greatly mistaken
in it's statement. The article from
the Commercial was not paid mat
ter" and no article or item of that
nature copied from any other paper
in the interest of Cong. Fordney has
appeared in the columns Of The
Times. Will the Express kindly cor
rect it's statement?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
Would Rob Cong. FOrdney of the
Credit of Securing ApprO-
priatiOn for OwOssO
POstOmce.

We are in receipt of the following
letter from Thos. Brennan, of Sagi-
nav, formerly a resident in this coun-
ty and we'll known to many of our
citizens:
Saginaw, w. S., Mich,
July 9th, 1908
Editor of Owosso Times,
Dear Sir:-A man named Chand-
Ter, who lives in Corunna, was in the
city within a day of two and was
jumping on Mr.. Fordney for vari7
Gus reasons. In the course of his
talk, he stated that Fordney had
nothing to do with getting the mon
ey for the Owosso postoffice and
said that the appropriation was got
ten "by a d Democrat" before
Fordney's time. I thought it was
not true and told him so, and If am
right / want to know it. Mr..
Fordney is away and will not be back
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

Ex-Representative F. W. Redfern of
Clinton county, when in the city
Wednesday evening, stated that the
outlook in Clinton county was fine for
Cong. Fordney and that he was agree
ably surprised to find what strong
hold he really had on the people. The
same thing will be found to be true all
over the district when the votes are
counted at the primary Sept 1st.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

Chas. J. Seeley, who spent last fall
and part of the winter in Owosso issu-
ing souvenir and then left for parts
unknown and was arrested in Oklahoma
for wife desertions and brought to
Belding, Mich, has been bound over
for trial in the circuit court in Ionia
county, has secured bail aud gone back
to Oklahoma TO stay until his case is
called in September.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

Attorney VIM. NJ. Smith of st. Johns,
in a recent interview with the Grand
Rapids Herald said: 1T looks to me
like it would be walkaway for Con
gresham Fordney in our district"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Wilbur and
daughter, of Arizona, who have been
visiting here, have gone to Wah-
jamega Tuscola county, for visit.
The Evangelical Association have
bought the Brady NJ. p. church
building and property here at a con-
sideration of $3.50. The sale has
been brewing for a long time but was
not completed until July Attn. The
building is to be painted and gener-
ally repaired inside The reopening
is to be held July &c when the pre-
siding elder will be present.-Ches-
aiming News.
W. R. Hookway and family of Pasa-
dena, Calf, are expected to reach
Owosso Saturday for short visit
Have YOU PAID your SUBSCRIP
TON to THE TIMES for 1908?
Waldo Royce was home from Alma,
Thursday, to attend the wedding of his
sister, Miss Edith Royce. He was ac-
companied by Miss Eva Mack of
Shepherd.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

Congressman Eugene W. Leake OF
the sixth New Jersey district, demo
Graf, has written Judge Taft rendering
his services during the campaign. He
saws: II cannot subscribe either to the
candidate or the platform of the Denver
convention"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-12
HEADED OFF The EYMEH
Ie|egraphers Threatened to Strike
On Eve Of The Big Conventions.
.FE0ERu HQWar 10 &c NtE
Labor Commissioner NeiII Takes Up
Investigator Of Hcurs and Wages
Of TeIecraphers All Over the coun-
try-inquiry Wide in Scope.
(Bv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. u. e., June IL
Having headed Of a telegraph str;k"
which threat ned 10 tic up all the
wires leading out Of IN" two Conven
ton cities on tho day the conventions
opened. the government began TO-DAY
10 make good its promise {: investi-
CATION. During the last hours Of Con
Ere.S resolution was passed by IN"
S"nat" authorizing an examination
of telegraph ard telephone lines To
day this matter WIS turned G<cr To
Commissioner Charles p Nh q: the
bureau Of labor. who will conduct IN"
inquiry and nave a report ready for
Congress when II r"asS"mblcs in u"
ccmbcr
TIL" object # tho inv iicatipH on
tho tart uf i"Ic=raphcrs is Ia hav"
tho condiiinTx which arc disclosed
through II brr right 10 rh.' att"ni on OF
h" pIhIir. This We TO consider
able "x'"ai ~. aim of IN" Strik" of
las; year and would hav" b~rn IarC"
" the mciiVc for rrOrnS"d t'"ur
" I'u"R this SUmm~r When III"
S"Haic ayr ID 10 resolution NJ in
vCaiira'ion ih'se VII" had b""H PR
mitigating Tho strike talk were sa'is
f"f d IL nov rnf"rtuod that with
H." invcE;igs'icE IN progress there Is
ScriouE ihUuCht of 4 n"wal Uf his
iiIiii"S between tcl"Cra piers and their
IN pioyCrs
The invcsi cation viII cover Such
matter as Waccy raid. 'rours ~ lahor.
working crndiiinrs and Other details
which h ar uprr D., situation In which
cmpIov~rS and their nF"H arc rlac"d
Tho iry~siiga' iru - icl 'phua" com
pauics was W rrraFurc s"cn1darT
c-pusidrraiion 7. iayoIy"e moro u
bor than dos the Investigation ~
telegraph companies. tr~ausc n IN"
much greater Humber of corporations
and their very vide distribution.