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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL
Publicity Bill Anglers South.

A solid front of opposition was pre-
sented by the Democrats in the house
when the Mccall bill, requiring pub
Lefty as to campaign contributions,
was pressed to vote with the Crum-
packer amendment calling for informa-
ton about the suppression of the negro
vote in the south and federal supervi-
sion of elections. The bill was passed,
$50 to 125.
Deadlock on the Currency.
AS was foreseen when The senate
substituted the Aldrich currency bill
for the Vreeland bill passed by the
house, the whole matter of currency
legislation at this session became
doubtful. Conferees of the two houses
have met only to find that neither
side was disposed to surrender on es-
sentials. The chief difference appeared
to be whether the proposed emergency
currency should be issued by single
banks or by associations Of banks
known as the clearing houses. The
conferees did agree, however, that
commission should be created to look
Into the causes of the panic and such a
bill was later introduced by Senator
Aldrich. 1t proposes a commission of
eighteen, half from each branch Of con-
gress. The senatorial conferees said
that no bill providing for an asset cur
rency could pass the senate.
An Anti injunction Revolt.
After forty Republican members OF
the house had called upon Speaker
Cannon and told him fatty that they
were prepared to act with the minority
In prolonging the session unless tho
committee on the judiciary should pre-
sent a bill against the abuse Of court
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
MISCELLANEOUS
Many Killed In Train Wreck.

Near Antwerp, Belgium. an express
train ran into an open or defective
switch and collided with an excursion
train on n siding. killing fifty persons
and injuring hundred.
Ten Thousand Drowned at Hankow. .
Detailed reports of the recent tidal
wave down the Yangtsekiang. in Chi
ma. say that no less than 10000 persons
living in sampans or along the water
front of Hankow were drowned. The
wave was about twenty-siX feet high.
The Tramp Sociolosist Dead.
Professor Walter Wyckoff. assistant
in the political economy department Of
Princeton. who travelled and worked
his way as tramp to gather material
Cor his books, died at Princeton May
10.
More Ic.ie Freight Cars.
The American Railway association re =
ports an increase in the number of idle
freight cars during last month, there
being about 4i3.32S such at the end of
April, or about 10 per cent OF the total
equipment of 1873 lines.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

| decided to close w lliiaHl montgomery
the doors of the bank while its con-
fused affairs are under investigation,
and it is thought probable that the
bank will so out of existence. Mont
gomery has for jail mates Reiber and
Young. the defaulting officials Of the
Farmers Deposit National bank. He
has taken an interest in the religious
services of the Jail and has asked for
prayers in his behalf. The Allegheny
National had deposits of the city
amounting to $1.5O0,OO0 and of the
state to over 100000. the private de-
posits being not over 100000. 1t was
virtually a political bank.
Liability of Railroads.
The United States supreme court has
sustained the decision Of the Arkansas
courts awarding $1,242 damages to the
widow of a brakeman killed on the
Iron Mountain while trying to couple
cars not equipped with the standard
coupler required by the law. The de-
Tense was that the road had taken rea.
sonable care by providing certain aids,
but Justice Moody said that there was
no escape from the express provision
of the law.
Tables Turned onaMae Wood.
At the end Of a sensational trial Of
the divorce suit brought by Mae Wood
against Senator Plat of New York
the court held that she had failed to
|establish her marriage to Platt, cleared
him Of all obligations to her and had
her committed to prison in default OF
5000 bail on charges of forgery and
perjury. These charges were based on
the evidence she had given under oath
oral and written. in support of her
claim. She admitted to having re
ceived part of $4,000 from Phtt's law.
yer to sign quitclaim. but said this
was done under duress. She had kept
ropies of some of the Plat letters then
given up and one typewriter acknowl
edgment of the marriage with Platt's
signature. The aged senator took the
stand to deny that he had married the
woman. while admitting his relations
with her.
Ruef Jury Disagrees.
After being out forty-eight hours the
jury in the bribery case against Abe
Ruef, the San Francisco ex-boss. stood
6 to 6. Those against conviction held
that the testimony of the supervisors
could not be accepted on the ground
that they were accomplices.
State Rights In Court.
The extent to which the state courts
shall give due faith and credit" to the
decisions of other state courts, as re-
quired by the constitution, Is defined
In decision Of the supreme court, Ave
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
s E N T l FL
Is Paresis Germ Found?

The statement made by DR.. John D..
sillon, o., before the convention of the
Medico-P Psychologist association that
he had discovered the germ of paresis
and that this dread disease Is durable
has now been reiterated by him in an
interview. He says he has definite re-
suits to prove this conclusion in cases
which he has treated, although profess
sional courtesy prevents him from
mentioning the names of the persons
under treatment. He refers to one
case as that of Washington newspa-
per man and to q Nashville engineer
both of whom are completely cured
and back at work. He began his ex-
periments by taking serum from the
spinal columns of living patients.
Case Against the Buttercup.
DR.. W. n. Chalfant, who recently an
nounced the theory that many of the
cases of measles are due to the poison
contained in the common field butter
cup, now adds to the indictment
against this flower of hitherto good
reputation by asserting that it is prob
ably the origin of cancer and other
maladies. He has found that 1t con-
tains a number of active poisons. one
of which If taken internally may cause
death.
Flights Of Bell Aeroplane.
Several trials of the new tet10hedron
aeroplane have been conducted by f.
w. Baldwin at ,Hammondsport, N. Y.
under the direction of its inventor, DR..
Alexander Graham Bell. On the first
day the airship Travelled a distance of
275 feet in the air at an elevation of
twelve feet in three seconds. The
White Wing, as the ship is named, ap-
peared to be under perfect control and
could have gone farther. Next day,
however. the second Of two short
flights ended In an accident After
being a second In the air Lieutenant
Selfridge, who was steering, lost con-
troll Of the front plane, and the ship
plunged to the earth, breaking the
rudder wheel. During both Of these
accents the rain was falling, but did
not interfere with the power of the air
craft The motor used is the thirty
horsepower Curtiss eight cylinder v
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

ANA -. Soo'' mead or the city
street railway system on the three cent
fare basis and commander Of the po-
lice department of the city, met the
outbreak of riots with an order to the
police officers to resist violence with
force. The sheriff swore in a large
number Of deputies to protect the car
barns in the Lakewood suburb. where
the local police had not tried to inter
fere with the obstructive tactics of the
strikers and their sympathizers. Dur
ing the first day Of the strike the en-
tire police force was kept busy by the
numerous attacks on the cars which
the company tried to run with break
ers. Cars were derailed, wires cut,
crews attacked and stones thrown at
the police at many points. On three Of
the biggest lines not a car was moved
pending the arrival Of breakers from
the east The people fell back on bicy-
cles, automobiles and wagons Of every
description to get to and from their
work. One car was derailed by a
dynamite bomb, and next day several
cars were dynamited. Some passen-
gers were injured, but none fatally.
and all traffic was again stopped.
The dynamiting of cars continued
nightly, and scenes Of disorder in
creased. The strikers rejected the Of
fer of the company to restore three
fourths Of the men to their former po-
sitions pending arbitration Of the wage
increase. The labor council has boy
cotted the company.
Many passengers were injured In the
attacks on the cars, and one little girl
was killed by car in the hands Of
an inexperienced motorman. Hotels.
groceries and saloons refused to pro-
vide for the sheriffs and breakers.
Later the strikers agreed to submit to
a vote an arbitration offer
A Thousand Idle Cars Restored.
One sign Of the return of prosperity
is the order of the Pennsylvania rail-
road to place back on the rails the thou
sand freight cars which were set aside
for want of siding some time ago. This
is in anticipation of the coming rush of
business during the summer months.
Mitchell Warns Operators.
Former President Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers, noting the re-
port that the anthracite operators had
decided to reduce wages of the miners
to make up for the payment of dam
ages under the liability law and for
the compliance with the safety appli-
ance law, declares that the miners will
not tolerate such an injustice" The
proposal to take over the retail bust
ness, he says, would mean the virtual
reduction in wages, as there would be
no fuctuation in retail prices to be
divided under the sliding scale.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

Hence a rest 'aiies w. van Sie''e'
and quiet are urged until normal bust
ness Is restored" Van Cleave said
they wanted the square deal In bust
ness. not in politics." and asserted that
there isn't an employer In the country
who is not in favor of the rightful pro.
lection of children, but he held that
to be the function of the state. The
manufacturers objected to being held
up as monsters. and they wanted to
be let alone while they build up the
great business interests of the coun-
try" He proposed the slogan Not
capital against labor, but order against
chaos" and concluded with this signif-
cant appeal: Pm not going to call
wolf until the wolf is at my heels, but
when l do cry l want you to come out
with your riot guns and your shotguns
II necessary. and l know you WILL
[Cries of You bet we willvl
Although the association is natural
ly protectionist to q man, 1t went on
record in favor of permanent semi
judicial commission to investigate the
tariff with view to revision. A pro-
hibition resolution was voted down. A
message was sent to Speaker Cannon
urging him to stand out against any
anti-injunction legislation.
Loud applause greeted the statement
Of Judge Speer of New Jersey that
neither Roosevelt nor Gompers should
be allowed to triumph in this cam
paign."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
e x e C u TIV e
Taft's Panama Mission.

A statement given to the press by
Secretary of War Taft told the purpose
Of his hurried trip to Panama. 1t was
the little isthmian republic which must
have greatly disturbed American In
terests. This government had been in
formed that in the pending campaign
for the presidency of Panama the party
in power had denied registration to
many Of the opposition party. Through
the mediation of the secretary an elect
oral commission has been created with
power to inquire into the complaints
and the United States to have its
agents on hand to examine witnesses,
Panama agreeing to correct any abuses
that may be revealed.
Walking Test For Army Officers.
A new general order approved by the
president and soon to be issued to the
army provides that the officers of the
coast artillery who were excepted from
the former three day riding test are to
be required to make a fifty mile walk
in three consecutive days and in a to-
tai Of twenty hours. Field officers
holding permanent appointments in the
staff may take the walking test If they
prefer it to the ride.
Big Collier Launched.
At the Brooklyn navy yard the col
lier Vestal, largest Of her class ever
built in this country, was launched in
the presence of 10000 spectators. She
has a loading capacity of 5000 tons.
She is 400 feet long and GO feet beam.
Coin Motto Act Signed.
President Roosevelt has signed the
bill requiring him to restore to the gold
coins the motto "In God We Trust"
which was left off by his direction
some months ago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

injuHctions the Republicans woke up
to the seriousness of such situation
and called party caucus to deal with
it. Among the insurgents were Town
send of Michigan. Hayes of California,
Madison of Kansas and Pollard of Ne
braska.
At later meeting Of the caucus the
decision to let the whole matter rest
was made by the close vote Of 70 to
GO.
"Pork Barrel" as a Club.
The bill appropriating about $33 000.-
900 for public buildings in various
places has slipped through both houses
on well creased ways, but is said to
be in danger Of the presidents veto
on the ground of economy. His enc
mics say he is using 1t as a club to
bring members into line for his poll
cies.
Tariff Revision Next Year.
In both the senate and house resolu-
tons to carry out the promise Of the
Republican party to revise the tariff
have been passed. but not by joint
commission, as desired by the presi-
dent. The senate refers the matter to
the finance committee and the house to
its committee on ways and means
Each will work along similar lines. but
independently preparatory to action at
the next session Of congress. Leader
Payne said 1t might turn out to be q
maximum and minimum tariff.
Government Liability Bill.
Without division the house passed
the Alexander bill granting to certain
government employees the right to re-
ceive compensation for injuries sus-
tanned In their work. 1t covers. espe-
cially laborers in hazardous employ
ment such as the Panama canal con-
struction. Railway mail clerks are in
cluded. The total number covered is
$1,000 out of the $4,000 in the CLASH
fed service.
Submarine Charges Not Proved.
A report from the special committee
appointed to examine into the charges
Of corruption in connection with the
appropriations for submarine boats
which were preferred by Representa-
tive Lilley Of Connecticut says that
his accusations are unfounded, accuses
him Of bad faith and declares him
guilty Of contempt Of the house. BY
the vote Of 1877 to SO the house adopted
the report on motion Of Leader Payne
and approved Of the findings. No ac-
ton was taken looking toward the ex-
pulsion Of Lilley, probably owing to
his absence on account of illness.
For the Waterways Commission.
The bill passed by the house author
izing the president to continue the in
land waterways commission and APP
propriating $4,000 for its expenses IN
derwent a significant alteration in the
senate. Instead Of authorizing the
president to continue" the commission
it says he may appoint" such body,
thus not recognizing his right to do
what he had already done.
Omnibus Bills Rushed Through.
Under the spur of the Democratic
filibuster and the decision for an early
adjournment the house majority has
punched its hits, as the fans would
say. One measure containing fifteen
separate bills on territorial matters
was passed in short order May 10.
The omnibus Indian bill contained ten
separate bills. while a public lands bill
contained twenty-four propositions.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

defaulting cash
Ter, was sent to
Jail, as his bonds
men refused to
stand for the in
ere q S c d bail,
am ountin g to
$3.50, 900. T h C
theory that he Is
insane is advanc-
ed by one Of
t b e bondsInen,
George l.. Tener,
and this may in
dictate the line of
defense. 1t was
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

resolution was
adopted saying
that they have
had excess agi-
tation under the
guise of moral
cruSades, such
as child labor.
railway reform
and S i'm liza r
III o V G IN G Il is,
which are de-
sirable and eX-
cellent in rea-
sonable meas
ure, but not so
when pressed to
the hazard Of
vested interests
and property"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
OIL ICAL
No Socialist Party Tactics.

No Socialist Party Tactics.
Complete and authoritative reports Of
the Socialist national convention at
Chicago as published by the Chicago
Daily Socialist reveal the fact that the
Socialist party has made radical de-
parture in its attitude toward several
important issues of the day. Resolu-
lions were adopted to the following ef-
feet:
Against the excessive use Of alco-
holic liquors and recognizing the evils
arising from the sale Of them, but not
In favor of trying to cure these "by an
extension of police powers under the
capitalistic system" rather by stop
ping undertaking and overwork.
Opposing "all immigration which is
subsidized or stimulated by the cap
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
KEEPING TAB
ON THE WORLD

Socialist Party Enters Campaign
With More Constructive Class
Programme Than Heretofore.
Burrows to Sound Republican
Keynote at Chicago - Bryan
Holding His Lead-Congress
Arranges For Tariff Revision
and "a Currency Commission.
Adjournment Near-Riot and
Dynamite In Cleveland Car
Strike - Manufacturers BeIIi-
cose-Looted Pittsburg Bank
Closes.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

puDLlc UNIVERSALLY
of railways and telegraphs, telephones
and other means of transportation and
communication.
Assuring the small farmers that their
land possession will not be disturbed
during the process of specialization of
industries proposed by Socialists.
Declaring that the Socialist move
ment is primarily economic and polit-
ical and ''is not concerned with re-
ligious beliefs"
Demanding that the government use
the power of eminent domain to start
public works in the interest Of the I'M
employed.
To make the fight for woman suf-
frage feature of the campaign.
To send Eve general organizers into
the south.
On most of these propositions the
convention divided, and the discussions
were bitter, but in every case the will
of the majority was accepted, and after
the unanimous nomination of Debs and
Hanford to carry the standard again
the 219 delegates ended their seven
days proceedings with the utmost en-
thusiasm. The olive branch of the So
cialist Labor party, however, was re-
jected.
Bryan Keeping His Lead.
Notwithstanding that the Pennsyl-
vania Democratic convention rejected
1877 to 123-the motion to indorse Bry-
an for president and under the leader
ship Of James NJ. Guffey sent an unin-
structed delegation to Denver, the fail
ure of the Johnson boom to catch on in
either Alabama or California, where
great expectations of Its friends were
advertised. and other Endorsements of
the Nebraskan have kept the great
commoner well in the front of the race
for the Democratic nomination. The
Alabama primary gave Bryan a large
majority, but Johnson said he was well
pleased at the fair showing he had
made as comparative stranger. The
California Democrats constructed a
radical platform in which public own
ership and Asiatic exclusion figure
prominently.
LII luc hlCuiSuh DtllOCIutlC COuNtu-
ton at Lansing not a vote was cast
against the Bryan Endorsement and
the unit rule-this in spite of the fact
that Bryan's old friend, National Com
mitteeman Campau. was shelved.
At Jefferson City the Democrats Of
Missouri in convention instructed the
delegation to Denver to support Bryan
as q unit.
The Washington Democratic conven-
ton ut Spokane Endorsed Bryan and
cheered Roosevelt "as q good Demo-
GRAFT"
Burrows to Sound Keynote.
Somewhat to the surprise and disap-
pointment Of the friends Of President
Roosevelt, the Republican executive
committee selected Senator Burrows
Of Michigan to be temporary chairman
of the coming national convention at
Chicago, as 1t was well known that
the president favored the choice Of Sen
ator Beverage Of Indiana. The i'm
portance of the position Is well under
stood, as It gives capable speaker
the opportunity Of sounding the key
note Of the entire convention one way
or the other. 1t was freely talked at
Washington that the president was
deeply angered by this variation from
the programme which he had caused
his friends 20 favor. Others said h
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

NIT that question
to a board Of arbi-
tration. When Du-
pont refused to do
that a ge n er q !
strike was ordered
and went into ef-
+ e t, completely
stopping the opera
ton of cars for the
time. Mayor Tom
L. Johnson, occu-
plying the strange
position of virtual
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

italistic class" and
appointing a com
mittee to study the
question Of Asiatic
immigration.
Calling upon Or
ganized labor to
9 t dy socialism,
but rejecting the
proposal Of a ma
jority to urge the
Industrial form Of
organization over
the craft plan.
T b e immediate
demand for the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
Every Woman Will be Intere sted.

If you have pains in the back, Uri-
nary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want certain, pleasant herb cure for
woman ills, try Mother Gray's Austria
lian-Leaf. 1t is a safe and never fail
ing regulator. At druggists or by
mail so cts. Sample package FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leroy,
N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
COMMERCIAL
The Manufacturers Lining Up.

The ''let us alone" slogan was sound
ed with no uncertain voice and approx
al during the sessions of the National
Association of Manufacturers in the
Waldorf-Astoria, New York, with dele
gates representing 5000 members.
President Van Cleave was reelected
for another year. and on his motion Il
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
IN UST RIAL
The Cleveland Traction Strike.

Hardly was the new municipal trac-
ton system In operation when a dis
agreer'ent arose over the contract with
the old companies guaranteeing the
motormen and conductors an increase
of cents an hour in wages. The Mu-
nicipal Traction company's president,
Dupont, questioned the legality Of this
contract, and the men offered to SUBJ
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

John Bulwer, rather quaint writer
Of the seventeenth century. recon-
mends the following three dinner rules:
Stridor dentium, alum silentium, ru-
NOR gentium. These have been humor-
ously translated thus: Work for the
jaws, silent pause and frequent ha-
has"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
LEGAL-CRIMINAL
Montgomery In Jail Now.

After having been arrested again on
the charge Of additional theft of the
funds of the Allegheny National bank
Of Pittsburg, William Montgomery. the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
Lemon Chocolate and Custard Pies

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

More proof that Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
~ was great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary.
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Cley.
bourne Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
- suffered from female troubles.
tumor and much inflammation. = 20
of the best doctors in Chicago dec ed
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation"
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Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
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She has guided thousands to
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