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Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
He Was Forced to Talk Politics From Hot
 Springs to Columbus
Nailed a Lie and Defined His Attitude On a Number Ot Pertinent QuestiOns-A Word About the Injnnc- tiOn--The Taft Smile Working

Columbus, Aug. 20.-Wm. H. Taft today went through the state of Ohio. leaving behind him a trail of speeches that doubtless will surprise his campaign managers who expected his trip from the Virginia Hot Springs to the home of the Bass Fishing Club on Lake Erie would be devoid of politics, but at Athens, aft CT delivering the speech he had pre- pared for the veterans and which had no politics in it. Mir. Taft was
 whisked away to the Taft Club. where following an introduction by Arthur l. Norys, he spoke for forty
 minutes.
 There is one brief way to deal with the story which has circulated that l have said that a dollar a day was enough for any laboring man." Ideclared Judge Taft Tt is a lie" The speaker came down on both heels emphatically.
 Judge Taft then defended his ju- dicial decisions in labor cases with the statement that when acting as a judge he endeavored to render judg- ment in accordance with the law and the facts, And I have no apologies
 to make" In this connection Mir. Taft said he would be willing to re- ceive the judgment of any man who would read the recortls in these cases and the recent decision he had rem dered.
 He expressed his approval of labor organizations and dissected the labor
 plank of the democrats with the con clusion that if enforced it would be 8 weakening of the powers of the courts and result in loss of the rights
 of labor.
 Political demands on Mir. Taft be- gan before a. m. at Charleston, West Virginia, and continued in all
 the towns and cities he passed through, including Toledo, which was reached shortly before II o'clock to- might He spoke briefly at Columbus to the gathering crowd headed by the
 Buckeye Club and the Columbus glee
 club responded with the Taft smile" to the enthusiasm of Toledo. MT. Taft admitted that the day had demonstrated that the campaign was on, added that he was not sorry. Mir. VOrys who joined Mir. Taft this morning and was with him through the day. regarding the utterances of the candidate as pitching the tone of the campaign and demonstrating the candidate to be a real live wire in the contest.
 In his address to the Taft Club at Athens, which is regarded as the i'm Iportant political utterance of the day, Mir. Taft enumerated the problems C the government, beginning with the Spanish war, with the Philippine Iquestion, the Panama canal, Cuba, ir- Irrigation and reclamation of lands. He Isaid:
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
TWO KEFNE
 HORSES WON
MaSkette and Helmet Took
 First and Third
Sheepshead Bay Futurity Yesterday Was Strictly a Rich Mans Game.

New York, Aug 29.-With both the law and the management of the Coney Island Jocky Club frowning on betting. and the racing public knowing it only too well, there was in comparison with former years, only a corporaIs guard in attendance this afternoon at the twenty first running of the futurity race at Sheepshead Bay to see J. K. Keene's brown lilly Maskette easily capture the classic event
 The spectators numbered about 12,- 900 while the record for attendance on this feature is 5000O. Everybody agreed that the character of the at tendance was very high and also it was held universally that the glorious weather ably supplemented the mag nificent field that was entered for the race in attracting as many as at tended. There was absolutely no betting.
 The futurity was the fourth race on the card and it is said some attempt was made to lay some wagers on the first race but the quietus was put upon it. The jockey club had post ed notices about the grounds warn ing people against betting and the same notice, drawn up as drastically as the stewards could make it adorned the program.
 There were nine starters in the race, only one more than last year. The entries were the smallest in number that ever competed in the race. J. R. Keene had two entries and there were experts galore at the track who figured that he would win both first and second places. He got first with Maskette and third with Helmet. The lilly ran a pretty race all the way and won by fully three lengths in the magnificent time of HI 1-5, thus equalling the best time for the race. J. E. Madden's chest nut colt, Sir Martin, running fifth all the way. rapidly forged to the front near the end and got second place by a head from Helmet, Mir. Keene's other entry. The value of the race was $2.1O0 to the winner. "A striking fact in conection with the futurity field this year was that practically only very wealthy men had horses considered good enough to strive for the rich prize.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
UPWARD MOVEMENT
 IN LEADING STOCKS
Railroad Report Shows Heavy Gross Losses, But Smaller Net Losses, Owing to Retrenchment.

New York, Aug. 29.-Although the market views seemed rather divergent this morning another urgent covering by the shorts brought a resumption of yesterdays buying and all the lead ing issues were moved upward. South ern Pacific common maintained it's re- cent reputation by establishing a new high record, while Union Pacific sold above the recent high price. The movement in the Harriman's seemed to carry along the balance of the list. Selling for profits made only a slight impression, the market closing active and strong at practically the best quotations. Today's market would in- dicate that virtually all of the early weeks short interest had been wiped out and that the traders are almost sOlidly arrayed on the bull side. No important news developments occurred during the day, but rumors were again busy of closer Harr;man-G Gould reia- tions.
 A computation made by the Finan- cial Chronicle of S9 railroads for June reports an average net loss of 9.39 per cent. While almost every road made heavy gross losses the net decrease was greatly diminished by the drastic methods employed to cut down eX- penses.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30

New York, Aug. 29-Encircled by cheering thousands mad occupying the position of honor in a parade of 15,000 men and boys. fifty Olympic heroes the sturdy young athletes who repre- sented America at the Olympian games in London, winning the greatest num- her of points in a contest open to all countries of the world were given a great ovation today. Every inch of the sidewalk from Forty-siXth street and Sixth avenue, where the parade start ed. to the city hall, where it ended, was crowded with admiring spectators.
 Although each of the band of fifty was given an ovation it was on the smallest member of the party, Little Johnnie" Hayes, winner of the great marathon race, that the most attention was lavished.
 Matt McGrath, Flanagan, Rose, Car penter and all of the others were called by name and all smiled and bowed their appreciation. It took more than an hour for the parade to pass in review before the grand-stand at City Hall park. Acting Mayor Mc- Gowan delivered a speech and then he presented each athlete with hand some gold medal and three of the ath- letes, John J. Hayes, marathon win ner; J. C. Carpeter of Cornell, and w. c. Robbins of Yale. who ran first and second in the 4O0-meter race, which was eventually awarded to Lieut.. Halswell the English runner because of an alleged foul, got the loving cups. Then the mayor extended the freedom of the city to the athletes.
 Following the parade and public re- ception, a number of the athletes went to City Hall park to attend the fire mems memorial meet, held to raise a fund to build a monument to the mem ory of Fire Chief Kruger and men of the department wha- lost their lives discharging their duty.
 Forest Smithson, holder of the Olym- pie 119 meter hurdle record. was ent- cred in a 100 meter event, and won his heat in fine style, getting home
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
AN fRR0RLfSS GAMt
 PLAYED IN CHICAGO
Chicago and Pittsburg Now Tied For Second Place and New York But a Little Ahead.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-The New York team lost thc second game of the se- ries today to Chicago by a score If 2 fo $. Erawn abd Mathewson, two cs the leading pitchers of the country, were opposing each other in the com
 bat Neither team made an error dur ing the exciting contest. For three in njngs the world champions could not touch MathewsOn but in the fourth iE- ring they got to him for six hits that netted three runs and won the game
 As a result of Chicago's victory over New York today and the even break greater interest is added to the race for the National League pennant. Chicago and Pittsburg are tied for second place with New York but game and a half ahead. The National league park was taxed to its utmost capacity by.ethe 'thsusands of cheering and enthusiastic fans. By the middle of the forenoon crowds began to gath CT in front of the entrances and at noon when the gates were opened thousands were packed and damned in. shortly after o'clock the manage
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30

T ask whether there is a single stain upon the escutcheon of the re- publican party under Theodore Roose- welt in meeting all these new prob lems. Not only that in respect to our foreign affairs, never in the his tory of the nation in the past has the standard of the United States be- fore the nations of the world been higher than it is today
 My friends. you can recollect that four years ago, we were told that if Theodore Roosevelt was put in power he would go around this coun- try with a chip on his shoulders and involve us in war, that he was wait ing for somebody to tread on the tail of his coat in order that he might have a fight What was the result? It is not necessary for me to detail it, only to state that never before in the history of the world has the president of the United States or any administration, or any emperor or monarch done more to preserve the peace of the world, than has Theo- dOre Roosevelt at the head of this administration. Under the Dingley bill of 1897 We went ahead to a prosperity never before known in this country or in the world The invest ment of capital and the expansion of business went to such a great extent wages were increased and the stand lard of living of the wage earner, of the business man and former was inn proved beyond precedent. But we found in the business world we had expanded ourselves a little too far; that capital had become fixed in en- terprises that did not make the re- turn sufficient to induce further in .vestment, capital became frightened and now we have a halt in that prosperity.
 Capital is necessary if we are gO- ling on aR6l---B0t- embrace --sGs ls1asfu- and nothing is done to frighten in vested capital, a thing which leads invested capital to doubt the ques- tiOn whether a fair return will be paid, affects injuriously both the wage earners and the capitalist and the farmer.
 NOW, what I say is that the in troduction into power of the demo- cratic party under it's present leader ship will create doubt of the future in the mind of the people, in the minds of those who will invest cap
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Arizona republican., 1908-08-30

ment decided to close the gates. Hun dreds were left standing outside and they became so insistent and eager to see the game that after a short while the gates were reopened and the crowds continued to pour through the grand stand to the field.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
Fifteen Thousand Cheering Men and Boys
 Paraded In Their Honor
After the Review, Speech by the Mayor and the Pre- sentatOn of the Trophies, They Proceeded to Break
 Another Worlds Record.

from scratch and equalling the worlds record.
 J. A. Biller and Platt Adams, of the Olympic team, competed in the stand ing jump.
 Melvin w. Sheppard gave an exhi- bition 1000 yard run in which Joe Bdownlow, Jr., and J. Van Thum were also entered. Sheppard won easily in the fast time of 24 2-5 seconds.
 Ralph Rose, in his first try with a 12-pound shot, broke the worlds rec ord with a put of 57 feet 2-5 inches.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
METALS.

New York, Aug. 29-There was no fresh development in the metal mar ket today and trading was quiet fin the absence of cables. Copper firm. $13.62H613.75, electrolytic, $13.5o@ 13.S21s, and casting. $13.25M13.27i2. Lead unchanged. $4571ad4629.. Iron remained quiet at same prices.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30

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Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
GRAIN.

Chicago. Aug. 29.-The wheat mar ket opened rather weak at decline cf 1k to 14 m 9s compared with previous close. The market continued weak all day and closed at net decline of $ to 5s G 2f, with December at 94.
 Corn market closed weak and near the low point at declines of P to 5s.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
SHOCKS.

Aim Copper SO7s. American Smelling 10S1z, Atchison 915s. Chicago, Milwau kee Ga St. Paul 144%i, New York Cen tral 1O6h, Pennsylvania 1251a, Read ing 1291k. Southern Pacific 105A, Un- ion Pacific 163%, U. s. Steel 473s, U. S Steel pref. 110A.
 Silver 5S1s; Mexican dollars, 45.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
American League.

At Washington R. H. E. CIeNeldnd ....... ...-..-....z o Batteries: Keeley and Street; Falk enberg and Bemis.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-30

Of the nine starters J. R. Keene owned two, Harry Payne Whitney, two; August Belmont, Herman B. Duryea and H. S. Prandolf one each and John E. Madden two.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
Scholarly Address by Carlos G. Car
penter

The Current Topic club held a
special meeting Wednesday afternoon
February IL, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Osburn, to listen to a
most delightful and instructive lee.
ture on James Russell Lowell, by
Carlos c. Carpenter.
The president of the club, Mrs. B
G.. Evens, in a few we'll chosen words
introduced Mr.. Carpenter and for
more than an hour the members OF
the club and their guests enjoyed a
rare treat.
Mr.. Carpenter is a speaker of abilf-
ty and a scholar of wide attachments,
but overshadowing these accomplish
ments stands his personality. We re-
greet that a man of his intellect and
broad sympathies does not oftener
give us the privilege of listening to
him.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
New Haven.

Quarterly meeting services will be
held at the T M church beginning Fri
day and continuing over Sunday-Jas
Bunker is very sick-Mrs Ed Della
mater and daughter, of Owosso, are the
guests of the formers parents, Mr. and
Mrs Caleb Amos-Arthur Small was
the guest of Owosso friends Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Byron Smith are the proud
parents of daughter-The marriage
of Miss Ethel, daughter of MIR and Mrs
Levi Cram, to VIM Beamish of Hazel
ton, was solemnized at the home of her
parents Wednesday noon. Both Mr.
and Mrs Beamish are among our most
popular young people. We extend con-
gratulations-Mrs Jas Butcher enter
tanned the Missionary Society Wednes-
Warren Doan, who has been
very sick is slowly improving. His
daughter, Delta, is still very sick
Miss Lizzie Hopson of Vicksburg, was
here for the Beamish- Cram wedding.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
New York, Feb. 4, 1908.
Regarding Soup Kitchens

An esteemed contemporary asks the
Home Market Club and the American
Protective Tariff League what they are
going to do in respect to the late demand
in the big cities for soup kitchens. 1t
would be interesting to have the reply
of the Home Marketers made public -
Rochester Herald.
This is what The American Protec-
tive Tariff League would do, if it had
the power:
Stop all forms of tariff tinkering.
Stop all talk of tariff tinkering this
year or next.
Stop giving to foreigners cut rates
that enable them to use the American
market as dumping ground for their
cheap labor products.
Stop tariff concession of any and all
kinds that make it easier for foreigners
to undersell American labor and indus
try.
Stop the Cuban reciprocity" treaty,
which is draining our money supply at
the rate of more than $50, 900, 600 q
year, besides robbing the national treas
ury of an additional SIS, 900, 900.
Stop the German tariff agreement by
an immediate SIX months notice of
abrogation, so that the illegal and fraud
encouraging export price, privilege
will no longer permit the undervalua-
ton Of goods by the manufacturers of
Germany, France, Great Britain, Aus
tria.Hungary and Holland.
Stop log-rolling for the passage of Mr..
Tafts Philippine free-trade bill, which
is menace to American agriculture
and so grossly in violation of honest
and fair protection doctrine that its
enactment into law would be quite
certain to offend American farmers and
drive them away from the party of
protection,
These things are what The American
Protective Tariff League would do in
respect to the late demand in the big
cities for soup kitchens. These things
done, public confidence would quickly
be restored, all forms of industrialism
would revive, payrolls would resume
their normal Protection proportions,
wage paying and wage spending would
return to high water mark, and all bust
ness would get back to protection
basis. American Economist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
w. C T. U. Medal Contest.

During the last two years it has
been the aim of the w. G. T. u, to
especially encourage the young peo-
pie in their knowledge of temperance
principles and one of the afternoons
on the yearly program has been de-
voted to a contest for eighth grade
pupils, each to give a recitation or an
essay on temperance work. A prize
of So will be given for the best COM
position and one of So for the sec
ond best, it to be either a recitation
or an essay.
This year Supt. Simmons and the
teachers have again devoted their
time to assist in carrying out this
contest, the plan being as follows:
Each essay shall consist of not more
than 500 words and shall consume
not more than five minutes. Those
who are to compete have been chosen
by ballot by the pupils of the differ
ent eighth grades. The subject will
be Temperance, Liquor and Narcotics.
There will be quite number to COM
pete and some good music will be
rendered.
The contest will take place Feb
ruary Is, in the afternoon at the
Methodist church parlors. Let every
one who can, come out and in so do
ing encourage the young people, also
learn what is being done in the way
of teaching temperance in our schools.
The names of those who will take
part in the program will appear later.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
ShiaWassee.

The sunshine of the fore part of the
week makes the pure white man
tie of the earth look quite ragged. -
T E Clary was called to Lansing last
week by the serious illness of his sister,
living in that city-Clinton Moore
was in Corunna nearly all of. last week
caring for his brother, Bush. Miss
Dunning spent the first part of the
week with friends in Corunna and
Owosso---Ralph Chase is here from
Dakota, for a short stay. He reports
the winter unually mild for that coun-
try as but little snow has fallen as yet
john Ferguson has again entered
the Naval service having completed a
four years term of service last
November. His younger brother,
Hershel enlisted in the Navy about four
weeks ago-Miss Alice Lemon is
quite sick at the home of her daughter,
Mrs E Watson-Ray Siminson is pre-.
pairing to build large barn this spring.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
Southwest Bennington.

The FIVE months old daughter of MIR
and Mrs Charles Merrill died Wednes-
day morning Feb. 18th after short ill
ness with pneumoniaA-Ther remains of
Mrs John Stewart formerly of this
place were brought from New York.
Feb 18th, for interment beside her husr
band in Alton cemetery--Mr Albert
Lee is no better at this writing-Mr
and Mrs VIM Kimmis were guests of
friends in Laingsburg over Sunday
Mr. and Mrs H Policy are visiting rela
tives in Flint and Fenton
Ward Wright aged % years,
months and 10 days was born in the
town of Bennington, this State, Sept.
10th 1885 died Wednesday evening Feb.
9Th in Rider township, North Dakota.
His mother and brother were called to
his bedside by telegram arriving at
Rider Feb 9th at 3 p. m. Ward had
gone west two years ago and taken up
claim of so acres of land. He was a
young man of sterling qualities always
wearing smile for every one De-
ceased leaves father, mother, two
brothers and one sister and many
friends to mourn his death.
God knew all about those who love
him,
How bitter their trial must be
And right through it all he is loving
And knows 80 much better than we.
So in the deep darkness we're trusting
One day we shall say it is we'll;
God took from his young brow earth's
laurels
And crowned him with deaths i'm.
mortells.
The funeral services of Ward Wright
were held in the church at Pittsburg,
Thursday Feb. 18th at one o'clock p. m.
conducted by the Rev G. H, Hanks, of
Owosso. Interment in Alton cemetery.
The friends from abroad were Mr.
Harrison Bugbee North Dakota. Mr.
Omar Morton Bay City, Mrs. Belden
and son Pontiac, Mr.. and Mrs Slater
west Of Laingsburg, Mrs S. B. Bugbee
and daughter, Martha, Mr.. and Mrs G.
o. Robinson of Morrice
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14

Prepared at Small Cost and Many
Swear by IL.

Mix the following by shaking well in
bottle and take in teaspoonful doses
after meals and at bedtime.
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one.half
ounce, Compound Kargon one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. three
ounces. A local druggist is the author
ity that these simple, harmless ingredi-
ents can be obtained at nominal cost
from our home druggists.
The mixture is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and inactive
Kidneys, overcoming Backache, Blad-
der weakness and Urinary trouble of
all kinds, if taken before the stage of
Bright's disease.
Those who have tried this say it pos
itively overcomes pain in the back,
clears the urine of sediment and regu-
lates urination, especially at night,
curing even the worst forms of bladder
weakness
Every man or woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act
ing in a healthy manner should mix
this prescription at home and give it a
trial, as it is said to do wonders for
many persons.
The Scranton (Pa) Times was the
first to print this remarkable prescrip-
ton, in October, of 1906, since when all
the leading newspapers of New York,
Boston. Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
other cities have made many announce
ments of it to their readers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14

The republican state convention to
elect four delegates at-large to the ma
tional convention is to be held at Grand
Rapids, May IL. Congressman E. l..
HAMILTON of Niles, is to be temporary
chairman-which means that the dele
gates will have the pleasure of listening
to an address which win furnish inspir-
alton for the party for the fall CAM
paign. A new apportionment of dele
gates was made, one for each $50 votes
cast for secretary of state in 1906,
which will give Shiawassee county 16
delegates, an increase Of three.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
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
me 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 to ~ o'clock a. M.
1 to o'clock p. IN. Open Monday and
Saturday evenings.
IRA G.. CURRY.
City Treasurer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14

At the Lincoln club banquet held in
Grand Rapids, Wednesday evening,
Senator VIM. Alden Smith announced
his withdrawal as candidate for dele
gate at.large to the republican national
convention and asked his friends to
support John w. Blodgett of Grand
Rapids. AS the election of Senator
Smith seemed almost assured his action
WAS certainly personal sacrifice and
should be appreciated by the friends Of
Mr.. Blodgett. 1t seems almost certain
now that the four delegates at-large
viii be Mr.. Blodgett, E. D. Stair, of
Detroit, F. w. Gilchrist of Alpena, and
Mr.. JIG. McNaughton of the Upper Pc
ninsula.