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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
Mr.. Fordney Has Fire in His Eye.

Under date of Jan. 25 the Wash
ington correspondent of the Detroit
News writes his paper as follows:
Congressman Fordney has fire in
his eye on the beet sugar question
in connection with the Taft boom.
Since returning from his recent trip
to Michigan he has been more ener-
getic than before in the attempt to
head off the progress of the Taft
bandwagon. He acknowledges that
while he was in Michigan he found
the Taft forces raising heaven ana
earth, as he expresses it, and part OF
the activity, too, was right in his dis
trict. Nevertheless he declares his
continued belief that Cannon dele
gates vii again be elected from the
eighth.
mo, sir" said Mr.. Fordney, "The
beet sugar industry Of Michigan has
not been won over to Mr.. Taft's can
didacy. How can that industry make
friends with its worst enemies.
know that many claim everything
was fixed in talk between Taft and
Charles B. Warren, and that Warren
has been quoted as saying that the
beet sugar people would now be
for Taft. l will not believe that Mr..
Warren expressed complete satisfac-
tion with Taft's position on the sug-
ar question unless he writes me so
over his own signature. But in any
event, want to say that Mr. Warren
is not qualified to speak for the sug-
ar industry of Michigan. He can
speak for the sugar trust, and that's
all. Any statement from him would
merely indicate that Taft has made
friends with the sugar trust.
"Mr. Taft has been long time in
getting to the point of accepting a
reasonable limitation on the importa-
ton of Philippine sugar. Two years
ago l proposed to the committee on
ways and means that limit Of $780,
900 tons be fixed, providing it were
decided that any free sugar at all
should be admitted from the Philip
pines. Later, Mr.. Payne, chairman
Of the ways and means committee,
told me that Taft said he would con-
slider a limitation, providing it were
fixed at 100000 tons. Now l see
that, after this long time he has
brought it down to pretty nearly the
limit which I proposed. He has seen
a grfeat light since his presidential
bee began to buzz. On this point you
will note a similarity to his charge
of front on the use of restraining or
ders. He found that organized labor
was opposing him because Of his well
known attitude, and so he modified it
to get labor support"
Mr.. Fordney has received from the
deputy secretary of state at Lansing
a copy of resolution passed by the
Michigan legislature, in which free
trade with the Philippines was con-
demned, because of it's effect on the
beet sugar industry. He has re-
quested the secretary of state to for
ward copies of the resolution to
Secretary Taft and President Roose-
welt.
MILLER.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
Save Forests or Lose Rivers.

Washington, Jan. 29.-That this
nation has reached the point where it
must decide whether it is to lose
the use of the rivers in the east and
south through the non-preservation
of forests which safeguard the water
sheds, was the declaration of Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson, presi-
dent of the American Forestry asso-
citation, which convened here today.
The secretary said that the rivers
of the west were fairly well taken
care of on account of forests. He ex-
pressed the hope that congress would
take action to assure the beginning
of the work of the preservation of
the forests and the safeguarding of
the watersheds.
Clifford Pinchot, chief of the forest
service, who followed, related his
well known views on the conservation
of forests. He said that the one
great essential for navigation is to
prevent the filling of channels with
silt, and that depends directly upon
forest protection. The neglect of our
water and land resources, Mr.. Pin
chot declared, would bring about the
same conditions in this country that
are to be seen in North Africa, in
Greece, in Spain and Palestine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
Not Truly Represented.

fhTOm the Bay City IrlDune)
Detroit newspaper dispatches from
Washington do not truly represent
ssyea the beet sugar interests of Mich
hgSn. Carman N. Smith, president o.
tho Michigan Beet Sugar Producers
association stated that he was MOI
consulted at all regarding any mat
Ger of acquiescing with Tafts pro
7sosed Philippine tariff bill and his
gkews on that subject have not chang
sd
Iha Saginaw correspondent of the
DesrOit Free Press sent the follow
Eag To that newspaper Sunday:
-'Tordneys agitation against Taft
Rs responsible for most of the suppos-
, esi sugar warfare upon the secretary.
VA fsct, it is said here in good author
dEy 4hat the sugar interests, have
kreG seriously considering the advis-
ability of dropping their opposition
Sss the Philippine tariff bill"
AS Saginaw had only one factory
CT che sixteen in Michigan, Bay City
a20ne havig three, the statement Of
aaee Saginaw correspondent does not
Tepresent the sentiment of the sugar
1advstry at all outside Of that city if
E docs there
TIE Michigan industry certainly
Rxsn't placed itself. as yet on record
CTS being dissatisfied with Congress
uTAD Fordney's position, and it is
&ncwD to The Tribune that he has
nf fr;a Ie -,
Nc. Fordney was at Saginaw Sun
dizzy and said this bloviating in the
dispatches as to the sugar men lay
das< down is all bosh and got into the
g@pers simply to create the impress
sssac that Secretary Taft has the
Y-Ha Tribune:
III the good people of America
Iisxe finally decided that they want
~'trEnmer" for president, L think they
ELY be as well satisfied with Mr.. Taft
zs with any other of that class. l
zan not built that way. Mr.. Taft prac-
zsS.aUy introduced the temporary in
SHrct,on, and, although severely criti-
aeised for that act by labor, he stood
ay his guns until the presidential bee
lhsgan TO buzz, then to fool the labor
v7se he practically reverses his stand.
lffsre than year ago he stood for
ampeGiate and wholesale revision of
Mss tsriff; again the bee got in it's
ftuoiy work. and now for the sake of
Esc41tics, and at the tremendous ex-
Fc1se of another year OF business un-
certainty he is willing to wait until
xg.er election. Remember the Cleve-
2xsd song. Don't, don't don't be
rsraid. tariff revision is not free
sade," and then remember the re-
RGIc And now to cap the climax
Ma is reported to have agreed to de-
egy action regarding the admission
1T raw sugar from the Philippines,
IN order to fool the sugar beet pro-
dacers OF America. Put the reins in
MS hands and then bid good bye to
American cane and beet sugar, pro-
suced by labor of which we all are
Vroud."
Mr.. Fordney stated further that
the people who do not favor the idea
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
Alma Sugar Co., States That Price for
Beets Cannot be Increased.

The following from the Alma Rec
ord will be of interest to the beet
growers of Shiawassee county:
At a meeting Of sugar beet grow
ers held in the Court House in the
village of Ithaca last Saturday, jan
uary 25th, rs. Barnes of Emerson
was chosen chairman and Charles
Kerr, of Ashley, secretary. The
meeting was 1.-The outcome of an
agitation started by some one over in
Saginaw or Shiawassee counties, for
the purpose of insisting upon the diff
.ferent sugar companies paying fiat
price of Sc per ton for beets up to
December 1st and after that an adj
vance of soc per ton.
There were about one hundred peo-
pie present to hear the discussion.
The question was discussed pro and
con. Many of the beet growers SEEM
ing to think that too much was being
asked of the sugar companies, some
showing by actual figure that they
had cleared $40 per acre over and
above expenses during the past sea-
son at the present prices while others
had done even better, yet there were
some that had not done as well, ow-
ing to poor ground or mismanage-
ment. 1t seemed to be the opinion
of the majority present that under
favorable conditions there is good
money in the beet crop at the present
prices. 1t was decided that the more
businesslike way was to go to the
companies and ask for an advance
rather than go at it without knowing
what they could or would do. A COM
mittee of three, viz, Charles Kerr, of
Ashley; William Benson, of Lafayette
and Luther Carter, of Ithaca, was ap-
pointed to wait upon the sugar COM
panies and ask for raise to $3.50
on the fiat contract up to December
1st and soc additional during the
balance of the campaign.
The committee waited upon Mr..
Bell and Mr.. Allen at the Sugar Com
pany's Office Tuesday forenoon and
were told positively that no raise in
price for sugar beets the coming sea-
son would be granted. Matters per-
tanning to the crop were discussed
in general way which may be of
some good in helping the farmers and
the sugar companies to understand
each other better which lack of I'M
derstanding we think is the cause to
large extent of the friction between
the growers and the manufacturers.
In an interview with some Of the
sugar companies we are informed
that they are positively paying at
present all they can stand; that they
have from time to time raised the
price of beets as circumstances would
warrant and that were it possible to
again do so at the present time they
would as cheerfully grant raise in
price as they have at different
times in the past.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
Lafcadio Hearn on Brownino.

AS for Browning and Meredith, |
regard the bulk of the work of both as
doomed to vanish because of its OBJ
SECURITY. | revere Browning - even
though obscure. l have been lecturing
upon him. l revere Meredith still
more, and | have lectured upon him
as the greatest philosophic poet of the
nineteenth century-for Is he not the
only one who has embodied complete
ethical conception of the evolutional
philosophy in poetry? But how much
greater would both poets have been if
they had written as clearly as Rossetti
OF Tennyson?
There was party of French artists
who made what they called coffee pic
tures-a wonderful album. Every one
of these artists emptied the dregs of
his coffee upon sheet of soft paper
after dinner and according to the sug-
gestions of the shapes of the stains
pictures were inspired. l think that
the obscurities of Browning and of
Meredith are like those coffee stains
for the mystic minded. They suggest
pictures ineffable, but these are de-
veloped only according to the imagina-
tive and artistic capacity Of the read
er.-From Things English and Japa
uese," Lafcadio Hearn in Craftsman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

The constitutions convention came
10 the very sensible conclusion that the
members of the legislature should re-
osiye salary of $500 for the term and
s5 day for special session not exceed
ing twenty days. This ought to be
satisfactory to everyone. The amount
is fair and with fixed salary shorter
session of the legislature and decreased
expenses will be the result. If the
members of the convention will now
have the courage to fix the salaries to
ne paid state officers at sum in keep
ing with that of other states long step
howard decency will have been taken.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

j. Scott to C. Scott and wife, pr
sA sec 25. Fairfield. 500.
w. Collier to ]. Scott pit Sc Il sec
80, Rush, $1,000.
ID. Pearsall to l.. Hoisington and
wife, pit nwA sec 10. Vernon, 50
coo.
G. Lyon to ]. Hall, 1t sec IS, Owes.
SO. $500.
F. Bussel to w. Sanborn and wife
pit seH sec 10. Hazelton, $500.
c. Race to II. Jacobs and wife, pt
Sc u, sec 80, Owosso. $500.
C. Race to j. Ruess, pit seA sec
SO, Owosso, $500.
w. Whitaker to A. Derham, Its Is
and 10, blk Is, d. l.. Co.'s End add
$3.50.
A. Derham to II. Pardonet and
WIFE, pit swH sec 6, Venice, $1,000,
A. Derham to d. Pearsall and wife
pit swA, sec 6, Venice, $4,000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
Notice to Taxpayers.

The winter tax roll of the city of
Owosso has been delivered to me and
the taxes therein levied can be paid to
mo at my office, 113 E Main ST., at any
time before the 22nd day of February
next, without any charge for collection.
Four per cent collection fee will be
charged on all taxes remaining unpaid
on said 22nd day of February next ensu-
ing. Office hours s to IL o'clock a. m.
l to g o'clock p. m. Open Monday and
Saturday evenings.
IRA q. CURRY.
City Treasurer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
South Venice Farmers Club.

The South Venice Farmers Club
met at the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. w. Calkins last Thursday
Jan. 23. The club was called to or
der by the president, F.. G.. owen and
singing two songs. Then they listen
ed to the report of the secretary
Ray Byington. Mrs. Floyd Owen
then gave a report on her visit to
Lansing as a delegate for the club
Then they adjourned for dinner. A
very bountiful dinner was served
After dinner the election of officers
took place. They were as follows:
President II. l.. Stewart.
e-President-Chas. Taphouse.
Secretary-Mrs. T. l.. Stewart.
Treasurer-Mrs. T. l.. Stewart.
Organist-Miss Lelah Brooks.
Chaplain-William Brooks.
Reporter-Miss Grace Miller.
Reading by Smith Rogers. Song
by Mrs. T. l.. Buyea and Miss Grace
Miller. Reading by Geo. Martin. In
strumental solo by Mrs. Jerome
Moore. Recitation by Miss Grace
Miller. This was so good that she
was called back to give another.
Song by Miss Alice Calkins. Read
ing by w. Bingham. Instrumental
solo by Mrs. Elmer Augsburg. The
question box was conducted by G.
Owens.
They adjourned to meet with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Miller on Thursday,
February 20. About seventy-five
were present, including a large num-
Der from Vernon. Reporter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
The Rusine SIS Situation.

Despite decided revival of conf
dence in financial circles and marked
Improvement in monetary conditions,
Henry Clews reports that depression in
general business continues to spread
Commodity prices are declining. he
says. and the process of REIMBURSEMENT
in the industrial and commercial world
is now under way. This, however,
Mr.. Clews does not regard as in itself a
misfortune, since, he says, there is no
question that once, prices fall to lower
and more settled basis there will be a
resumption of activity on the lower
alain. He makes this comment on the
business outlook: THE period of tran
sition, however, is time of more or
less uncertainty and irritation. AS al
ready explained in these advices, there
art reasons for hoping that the era Of
business depression will be shorter than
asnal. owing to the strong financial
oonditiOn of our farmers and manufact-
xrsrs, and the fact that the country is
aoa suffering from over. production.
There will be, however, more or less
enrssilment in consumption, because of
ihe enforced idleness of many hands
GDH the economies necessitated by
business conditions. AS soon
As the industrial situation becomes
more settled and the political outlook
more clear, there is prospect of an early
resumption of business activity-if not
before.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

that the Republican party should del
egate its power in the matter of NAM
ing a president to any person, but
reserve that power to the convention.
are gaining in force every day They
are not making lurid band stand
sort of campaign, but the work they
are accomplishing will be felt at Chi
cago next June.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

j. ID. Suydam, agriculturist of
the ST. Louis Sugar Company says
the st. Louis factory has been using
5000 acres of sugar beets a
year for several years past and
this year expects to use 1000
acres of beets. He states that
the company is having no diff
Guilty in contracting for sufficient
acreage, as the farmers around and
tributary to the ST. Louis factory are
now well acquainted with sugar beet
raising and its advantages. The soil
there is well adapted to sugar beets,
and the company is backed by good
class of farmers. He states that the
directors are now figuring on putting
in pulp dryer so as to use the ref
use to the best advantage.
Record.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Edward w. Eddington. Conway 81
Mary c. Jordan, Antrim ..... .27
Horace Coolidge, Owosso. $3.50. 20
Grace Crandall, Owosso IT
Chas. F. Montgomery, Owosso ...22
Estella o. Warren, Owosso. -. IS
Ward E. Morrice, Bennington. .22
Myrtle A. Grouse, Morrice .22
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

Congressman Darragh says running
Dor Office under the primary law is too
expensive proposition. And then
again. he says he wants to be his own
boss" and feel like free man.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

Attendant-Do you care to purchase
that picture. sir?
Visitor-No. thanks. I've got O doz-
on Under my bed already.
Attendant-Onc more there wouldn't
make much difference. sir.
Visitor-All right. then, I'll have it,
Punch
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Corrin, North Washington
street, died Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

HACK, for sale. Inquire at All or 421
Ave, Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31

Kansas and Illinois legislatures have
passed primary election bills this week.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
W. n. Auman, Merchant.

Carries every thing usually wanted in
the home or on the farm, and will
make it point to order for you any
thing he may not have in stock. Mr..
Auman is now located in his new
large wo-story stone store building,
and has increased his stock of general
merchandise to fill the large store
room, and he has to-day one of the
best lines to select from, in this part
of the two counties. Mr.. Auman
guarantees his goods. and would be
pleased 10 haze every one coming to
Alpena to call and see him.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28

ed on the ancient monuments as an
old man with the body of a goat,
which signifies that during the
Christmas season father is the goat.
The Christmas Shoppers Marathon
VIII happen as of Yore.
And the little savings bank will chase
The present round the store.
The nnleashed dollar will pursue
The frightened Teddy Bear,
The crowd will trampie on the clerks
And pull each others hair;
The young and old will pull and push,
And mill around and butt,
And Santa Claus in terror will
Take to the tall uncut
And then the fateiul Christmas
Eve will come with wintry weather,
and Morgan will han g up his shirt
with both tails pinned together; and
ANYTHING by way of luck that
manages TO miss is waving neck
we're welcome to, O JOY and double
bliss!
The happy kids will rise al morn
" 80 PhtiN at tic Odl
And get down twentY-seven steps
With turn in nothing fiat.
The tickled heart of youth will dance
And sing its wondrous luck.
fhe cautious boy will climb the ffue
To see il any stuck,
The house will oscillate with ioy.
The breakfast will be late,
And old John d. will get the earth
For thirty winters straight.
Mr.. Roosevelt will give big game
dinner at the White House Christ
mas day. All the big lion hunters of
the world will attend, and there will
be roaring contest. with favors.
The pass word for this month is
supplied by the Kaiser William.
Mum is the word. The moon will
be full on the 7th. and there will be
bad weather around 26 Broadway
every day but Sunday.
The mistletoe will tempt the maid
Beneath the chandelier.
The loving swain will halt and start
Betwixt his love and fear.
And then dash in with beating heart
And chew her blushing eaI.
The birthstone for December is the
ONYX. This is because children are
onyxpected at time when the stork
has to make his deliveries in a fire.
less cooker.
Then Leap Year will have run it's
course
With little to its merit,
And the spinster who has missed her
chance
Will have to buy parrot.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
The December Outlook Is Good.
Ganderbone Predicts Some Good Things
and the Usual Weather.


him along where Cora wore the
hustle.
The melancholy DAYS will come
and Boreas will roar the wolf will
thrust his muzzle through the key
hole in the door He'll Whit the
scent of bacon bought at 80 cents a
pound, and plain potatoes by the
box with tissue wrapped around;
and every time we chase him off and
bid him to his den, the trusts will
pump his stomach out and sic him
on again.
The unemancipated wife will quit
her coy bed and build the fire the
while her lord pretends that he is
dead. She'll wrap herself up in her
hair and shiver in the dawn, and
chop the kindling, hustle coal and
turn the damper on; and while she
freezes till she turns the hue OF per
simmon. the scientists will wonder
why the men outlive the woman.
Miladys winter suit will cost
A ffty.dollar note.
But man will face the blizzard in
The same old overcoat.
The cook will gasoline the fire,
And the choir, in sweet accord.
Will sing on Sunday at the house,
20, am coming, Lordn'
On the 21st the sun will enter
Capricorn, and the winter solstice
will occur. This will cause trusts to
spawn, and the yule tide will come
in, Solstice is from sol the sun and
sistere Ito stand). Thus, having
touched its turning point south of
the equator, the sun temporarily
stands still This was where Joshua
held it up, from which we have our
word Josh. Anybody can do it.
At any rate. the 21st will be the
shortest day of the year. and we
shall pass under the influence ofCap-
ricorn, the Goat. This is the tenth
sign OF the zodiac. 1t was represent
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
Hurricane Strikes Berryville.
Comes from the Northwest and Sweeps
on Through Newton and Johnson
Counties.

On Monday afternoon about two
O'Clock a hurricane swept down
through southern Missouri travel
ing south through Carroll county
and after doing great damage at
Berryville passed on to Boxley,
Parthenon and other points in New
ton county and even continued its
work of destruction in the Arkansas
river valley.
At Berryville the houses totally de-
stroyed are:
Residence of d. Hoskins; Residence
OF J.. B. Wood; Methodist hureh;
DIR. Poynor's residence; George
Eanda's new home; Frank Rollins
residence; Cottage Hotel; H. H..
Bea's residence; Mrs. Mollovs mil
linery store; ] W. Freeman's barn;
The properties badly damaged are
Robert Atkinsou's fine residence on
Huntsville street; Lee Blacks home
OH Huntsville street; DR.. Georges
large stone barn; Methodist par
sonage, blown of foundation; Har-
vey Lewis home, glass shattered
and barns and out houses, all laid
flat; The fues on the court house all
gave way and toppled over in the
path of the wind.
No one in Berryville was killed.
but Mrs. !. X. Hoskins. Mrs. Vim
Ball and Mr.. and Mrs. O'Reills were
seriously hurt, and many Others
bruised.
The track of the storm was $50
yards wide. The streets of Berry
vile were mass of debris and the
total damage will probably reach
$4,000.