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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

eerstate commerce commission. granted
an order requiring ID. III. Hartman
and Otto II. Kahn to answer the ques-
tions relating to the Chicago and AL
ton. the Illinois Central and the Union
and Southern Pacific companies put
to them by the commission in Febru-
airy, 1907, and to which they then re-
fused to reply. These questions relate
largely to the acquisition, ownership
and prices of various railroad stocks.
Court UphoIds a Lockout.
Judge Greenbaum Of the New York
state supreme court has decided in the
case of the New York Building Trades
Employers association against the
Thompson-Starrett company that the
association had the right to declare
lockout Of the members OF certain
trades unions which have failed to full
I'LL agreements made between the un-
ions and the employers.
State Commissions Legal.
The New York court Of appeals by O
unanimous vote has sustained the con
stitutionality of the former state gas
commission. This decision is consid
cred as practically affirming the valid
ity of the public service commission
law, which merged the duties Of sew
eral separate commissions into two gen
eral bodies, one having jurisdiction IL
New York city and the other in the re
mainder Of the state.
Night Riders Whip q Judge.
County Judge Crumbaugh and MIN
tobacco buyers living at Eddyville, KY
were taken from their homes In tn,
early morning Of Feb. 16 by 200 mask
ed night riders, stripped, bound t
bitching posts and dashed until tn
blood ran from their wounds. The,
were then united and left to dres
themselves in binding snowstorn
This outrage was to punish Judg
| Crumbaugh for a recent speech mad
by him in regard to the Dycusbur
raid, in which he demanded an invest
| cation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
e X e Gu TIV e
Wants Lieht on Wage Cuts.

President Roosevelt upon hearing
that the principal railroad systems
were preparing to announce general
reduction in the wages Of employees
has started an investigation with a
view to finding If such q reduction is
justified by the facts. To this end,
acting under the Erdman law, he has
requested Chairman Knapp Of the in
terstate commerce commission and
Commissioner of Labor Neill to make
an investigation and report on what
they find. According to Chief Stone or
the Engineers Brotherhood. the Chi
cago Great Western is to start the
wage cutting movement. The various
unions are prepared to resist the re-
duction to the uttermost.
New Comptroller Of Currency.
Lawrence o. Murray, now assistant
secretary of the department OF COM
merce and labor, will, it is understood,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

PRESIDENT Butter. has been appointed
chairman of an advisory committee to
carry the plan through. In this cOnnec-
ton it may be noted that Mr.. Butler
has accepted the invitation Of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen to deliver three
lectures there next September, the sub
ject matter Of the lectures to be Some
Aspects of American Civilization" He
will leave for Denmark In August, re-
turning In time for the opening Of col
lege next fall.
Millions to Educate Boys.
The will Of Loyal L. Smith Of Platts-
burg, N. Y, just made public, after de-
vising several hundred thousand dol
lars to various religious and benevolent
organizations, directs that the residue
If it amounts to more than $1,O0O,oOC
(and it Is estimated at about 81, OO0, GOO
shall be used In the education Of Gin
ton county On. " boys under condi
tons which are specifically defined.
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70 r. e IGN
Death For General Stoessel.

Death For General StoesseI.
The military tribunal at st. Peters
burg has found General Stoessel, the
hero who surrendered Port Arthur to
the Japanese, guilty of giving up before
all means of defense were exhausted
and has condemned him to death, with
the recommendation that the sentence
be committed to ten years imprison-
ment. At the same time the charges
against the three officers under StOes-
sci were disposed of, Fock being repri-
manded and Smirnoff and Reiss ac-
quilted for lack of proof.
American Fleet at CalIao.
Escorted by the Peruvian warship
Coronel Bolognesi, the American bat
tleship fleet arrived at the port Of Cal
lao Peru, Feb. 20 and was welcomed
by thousands of people, who cheered
and waved handkerchiefs, while can
non doomed the official salute. The
government decreed that Washington's
birthday be a holiday in honor Of the
American visitors. Admiral reported
all well on board. The feet had di-
verged from its course past Chile In
order to salute and parade before Val
paraiso.
Anticlerical Riot In Rome.
Many persons were injured, some OF
them seriously, in clash between the
populace and the troops growing oui
of the demonstration commemorative
the death of Giordano Bruno at Rome
on Feb. 16 The demonstration, which
was anticlerical. was engaged in by
Republican, Socialist and anarchist or
CARNATIONS. Several of the leaders
have been arrested.
| Declares War impossible.
Baron Kogoro Takahira, the new
| japanese ambassador to the United
States, has reached his post. In
| statement given to the reporters he eX
| pressed himself as pleased to return t.
| this country. where he formerly repre-
| scented his government. ut is impos
! sible," said he "ln my opinion, for an.
man of ordinary sanity TO think of wa
between two powers like ours in spit
of the sincere friendship actually eX
| listing between them. 1t is n erin
against humanity. against civilization
| against the well being of the whole o
mankind"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL
More Treasury Facts Wanted.

More Treasury Facts Wanted.
The senate has passed resolution
introduced by Culberson Of Texas di"
recting the secretary of the treasury
to inform the senate Of any national
bank outside of New York city COM
planning by telegraph or letter to the
treasury department between Oct.
and Nov. Is of the refusal of New York
national banks to pay New York ex-
change in cash or respond to calls for
reserves. If such complaints were
made, the secretary Is directed to send
copies of the correspondence to the
senate.
Another Employer Liability Bill.
La Toilette Of Wisconsin has intro
duced in the senate an employers la
bility bill which he believes will pro-
tect the employee more effectually than
the bill recently introduced by Senator
Knox. Some of the distinguishing pro-
visions Of the new bill are that no
claim of "contributory negligence"
shall prevent the recovery of damages,
although it may be taken into consid-
Grafton as affecting the amount of such
damages, and also that no workingman
shall be considered as having assumed
the risk of his position If injured in
any operation of a railroad which is
engaged In violation Of the law.
Tariff Inquiry Voted Down.
The Democrats In the house made an
effort to place the Republicans on rec
| ord as to tariff revision when Hitch
| cock of Nebraska moved to authorize
| the commercial agents of the bureau OF
manufactures in foreign countries to
| collect information about the prices al
| which American trust made goods are
| sold abroad. The Republican leaders
promptly lined up the majority to sus
| tain the speaker in his ruling that the
motion was out of order In connection
with the legislative, executive and jul
dicial bill then before the house. The
Democrats appealed from the decision
of the chair and on this point forced
a roll call.
Cannon Doomed In the House.
While Speaker Cannon was presiding
over the lower house, Feb. IS, his Re
publican colleague from Illinois-Bou
tell-managed to get the personalit!
and record Of the speaker wildly be
fore all by recalling the maiden speed
which Cannon made in the house jus
thirty -four years ago that very day
Boutell sketched the scene, mentioning
some of the members on both side
who were then prominent and VIII
became more so in later years-Blaine
Butler, Garfield, Hoar, Stevens, MOI
rison, Randall, Lamar. Mills and 9th
ers-and quoted from Cannon's speec
| in favor of the measure to reduce tn
postage on reading matter, extend tn
franking privilege to seeds, documents
etc, and wound up by asking who wa
the man who made that speech Grea
applause on both sides of the hous
= greeted the announcement of the speal
er's name, and there were calls for
speech, but Cannon refused to be CO
, ioled and at once called up the regl
, lar order of business.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
Sounds the Same.

Sounds the Same.
"My husband is fool!' snapped
Mrs. Owter Towne.
The visitor expressed only mild sur
prise. but the suburban lady was
moved to explain.
"You know, wanted to persuade
our hens to lay in the nests we pro-
vided. And a neighbor suggested get
ting a couple of nest eggs. So tele-
phoned my husband to bring home a
couple of artificial eggs with him."
well, and didn't he?"
Didn't he! The idiot brought home
couple of cork legs!-Cleveland
Leader
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
ECAL-CRIN1INAL
Another Morse Indictment.

Another Morse Indictment.
Charles w. Morse. the banker, who
during his recent trip TO Europe was
twice indicted for grand larceny, was
promptly arrested upon his return,
Feb. II, and held in $4,000 bail. Next
day he was indicted for perjury by the
same grand jury which had handed
down the two previous indictments.
Morse appeared before Judge Bowling
and pleaded not guilty to the two lar
ceny indictments. Besides this formal
plea, he gave to the press statement.
In which he denied that he had sailed
for Europe under false name, ex-
planning that his signature had acci'
Sentally been mistaken for c. M.
Moore, which 1t much resemblcd. His
purpose in going to Europe. had been
to sell securities in order to meet
claims of creditors, but the publicity
given to the charges against him had
defeated his purpose. He asserts his
innocence of any criminal act and asks
the public to suspend judgmeRt until
he has an opportunity to meet his ac-
cusers In court.
Labor Unions Indicted.
Following the decision of the United
States supreme court declaring the
boycott to be violation Of the Sher'
man antitrust law, the federal grand
Jury at New Orleans has returned in
dictments against large number oil
the labor unions OF that city for VIC
lations CT that statute.
| Hartman Must Answer.
Judge Hough Of the United States
circuit court has, on petition Of the In
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
POLIT ICAL
Taft Against tho Field.

The antiadministration men and or
gans continue to talk about the chance
of preventing the nomination OF Taft
on the first ballot at Chicago by COM
bining contesting delegations with the
favorite son vote, admitting that 1t Ii
now a problem Of Taft against the
field" Notwithstanding that the Ala
bama state committee has declared for
Taft the state convention is expected
to be a repetition Of the one In FLORIDA
recently. Rumor has 1t that Senator
Crane of Massachusetts is engineering
the southern campaign against Tart.
1t is openly charged that Standard Oil
money was used freely in splitting the
Florida convention. Foraker is ex-
pected to draw off considerable por-
ton Of the negro vote.
After his flying trip through Michi-
gan Taft came east to attend the grad
uating exercises at West Point and
then began a dash into New England
with a rousing reception from his alma
mater at Hartford, Conn. At Concord,
N. H., he said the time had come when
the Dingley tariff should be "re-exam-
ined with a view to its revision on a
purely protective basis" In regard to
the Pacific mobilization he said: with
the orientals It is necessary to fill the
eye in order to be convincing. 1t is nc
ones business where the feet is 60
ing"
Still Hearing From the Message.
Later issues of the national weekly
reviews, after an examination of repre-
sentative papers from every section OF
the country, agree In reporting the eff
feet of the recent special message OF
the president reaffirming his radica
policies. The Literary Digest says tina
political confusion was the most no
| ticeable immediate result and that g.
wider survey Of the newspaper fell
seems to prove that the applause IA
| outweighs the condemnation, the latte
being directed almost entirely agains
the manner and not the matter of tn
message" The Independent finds tina
events in the east, where some of tn
, leading papers openly .disapprove o
! the message, the great bulk Of opinion
| is in approval and that the people TAX
| little stock in the talk about tn
Roosevelt panic" This approval !
quite as apt to be found among Demo
Gratis as among Republicans.
Okiahon1a's Bryan Primaries.
In every one of the seventy-fiv
counties of Oklahoma the primar
elections have gone for Bryan, and tn
Democratic delegation of the new stat
will be therefore a unit for the N
braskan.
Direct Primaries For Illinois.
Hereafter all candidates for publ
office of every grade in Illinois will l
named by direct vote in stated part
primary elections, law to that effe'
having been enacted by the legisl
ture. No more conventions will
held for this purpose.
Hetty Green on the Panic.
In recent remarkable interview
Boston the richest woman in AmeriC
had her fling at the fashionable rich
New York, many of whom, she sal
had come to her for money during II
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

expedition OF Eng
lish teachers to the
United States In
1866. The teach
ers who make this
trip will have an
opportunity to ex-
anime at first hand
what is being done
for children abroad
both in the common
schools and In the
speci al schools.
President Nicholas
Murray Butler of
Columbia university
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

shortly succeed
w. B. Ridgely
as comptroller
of the currency,
Mr.. r / d 6 e l y
having decided
to accept the
presidency Of
the reorganized
National Bank
of Commerce at
Kansas City, an
| n S [ 1 I u [ lon
which suspend
ed payment dur
ing the late
financial strin-
gency. Mr.. Muir
ray was ap-
nnintad fn his
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

panic and predicted
that Roosevelt would
run again and win.
When the crash
came she says she
was one of the few
who really had mon
ey. She loaned Har-
ry Payne Whitney a
million and others
various sums, but
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
EDUCATIONAL
To Send Teachers Abroad.

The National Civic federation has
made arrangements to send 800 or
more public school teachers next fall
to England, Scotland, Ireland and the
continent to inspect the system Of
teaching and school methods generally
In foreign countries. This idea was
suggested by the success of similar
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
KEEPING TAB
ON THE WORLD

The President Now Calls For an
Investigation of the Proposed
Reduction In Wages of Rail
road Employees-Unions Pre-
pare to Resist-Tcft Cheered
In New England-Fort Talked
of as Running Mate = etty
Green Says the Rich Are Hard
Up-Cannon Doomed In House.
Hudson River Tunnel Operated.
Hartman Beats Fish-Stoes-
sci Guilty.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
W0mAN'S
BACKACHE

The back is the handspring OF
woman's organism. 1t quickly calls
attention to trouble by aching. 1t
tells, with other symptoms, such as
nervousness, headache, pains in the
loins, weight in the lower part OF
the body, that a woman's feminine
organism needs immediate attention.
In such cases the one sure remedy
which speedily removes the cause,
and restores the feminine organism
to a healthy, normal condition is
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

pected. however. chat fhA .shaiA- arm
ture will gradually sink until this con-
crete wall is entirely submerged. The
cost was but little short Of 100000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

Lemon Chocolate and Custard Pies.
1t does not require an experienced
cook to make good pies from OUR
PIES" Just the proper proportions of
all ingredients are in the package ready
for immediate use. At grocers, 10 cents
per package. Order a few packages
TODAY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

ia Belle Marie" beautiful society
drama, was on the boards at Steele's
Friday night, with Miss Helen Forester
in the, title role. For some unaccount-
able reason the patronage accorded this
splendid company was by no means
Commensurate with it's merit. Miss
Forester, the leading lady, is an emo
tional actress of unquestionable ability,
and in the role Of la Belle Marie" she
finds an opportunity for displaying her
remarkable talents to splendid advan-
tage. Bert r.. Gallup as the Aheavy"
also did exceptionally we'll, and i'm
pressed those who heard him as an actor
of bright promise and much more than
ordinary attainment. With the strength
ening which this company is to receive
in the near future, it will be one Of the
strongest on the road that makes the
smaller cities. Bedford Times-Repub.
lican. At Van Werden's opera house
Friday, Feb, 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13
LEON SCHOOL COLUMN
En,rops FAY BENEFIEL.
iN' EsTEY ARMSTRONG,
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Miss Gretchen Potts, of Garden Grove
visited the High School Thursday after
noon.
Miss Marie Coffin entertained the
Freshman class of the High School last
week.
Last Thursday afternoon the Physics
class spent an hour in DR.. Layton's Of
fee. Doctors Layton and Bowman dem
onstrated the use of the FRACTIONAL cleo
tricity machine and also attached the
A-ray and allowed each one to see the
bones OF their hand through the use of
the A-ray. Thanks to the doctors.
The Music class are proving them
selves quite musical organization.
Several Of the students have been
compelled to be absent on account of
sickness but we hope they will soon
enter again.
Misses Helen Hamilton and Grace
Moore visited the High School Friday
afternoon.
Miss Marian Stookey visited the High
School Friday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Farver visited the High
School Monday.
The pupils in the lower rooms will
enjoy valentine boxes next Friday. The
older pupils will send their valentines
by mail.
Hon. v. R. McGinnis addressed the
High School Monday morning on "The
Value Of an Education" He showed
that the studies in school would aid in
solving the greater problems of life.
His talk was very interesting and help
full to all. We invite him to come again.
There will be a program rendered in
each building on Friday, February 21st,
in honor Of the Father of his Country"
Most of our teachers are planning to
attend the teachers and patrons meet
ing held at Lamont, February 22d.
A High School declamatory contest
has been arranged to take place March
18th. The 9th, 10th and 18th grades
each elected three contestants and Miss
Stookey has been engaged to train the
pupils. The contestants are Ruth Ford,
Wynne Cash, Minnie Harris, Hazel
Moore, Elizabeth Boyd, Walter Blakes-
ley, Ivan Coontz, Ralph McGinnis, Ed
gar Ketcham.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

Manager G. A. Baker, of the Lyric
theatre, has invited all old soldiers,
their wives and widows to attend the
Lyric this Wednesday, evening, as his
guests to see 1.-THE Dispatch Bearer a
wrr scene, and large number will at
tend in body. On Friday evening of
this week the Lyric has rendered the
new K. P. band benefit performance
and everybody should purchase tickets
for that evening and help the new band
out financially. The boys will appreci-
ate it and by spring will be in shape to
furnish some splendid music.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

The commissioners have drawn the
grand and trial jurors for the March
term of the Federal court which con-
venes at Creston on March 24th. From
Decatur county are drawn W. q. Young,
of Grand River, W. G. Gibson and W. A.
Dodge, Of Leon, as members of the
Grand jury. On the trial jury are Capt.
J. D. Brown, and Robert Craig, of Leon,
J.F. Gill, of Garden Grove, J. W. Newell,
Of Weldon, Oscar Peck, of Morgan, and
Clair Smith, of Lamont.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

DE-. Avery, Icons magnetic healer,
will commence on Thursday of this week
at 2:3O, giving weeks course of what
is known as absent treatment. Any
person who is suffering can receive the
treatment without charge, and all they
have to do, is to either lie down at $50 or
remain quiet for period of thirty
minutes. If you are benefited by the
absent treatment Mr.. Avery asks that
you report to him either in person or
by phone. There is no charge what
ever for the treatment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

Mike Griffin has sold the 100 acre farm
in Woodland township, known as the
Uncle Billy Grogan farm, to FAY
Osborn, who takes possession March LIST.
Mr.. Griffin has advertised big sale of
all the stock and implements which he
has on the place on Monday, Feb. 18th.
The sale of the farm was at $40 an acre,
and it has only been five or six years
since Mr.. Griffin bought the farm for $50
per acre, SO that it has netted him a
good profit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

Rural mail carrier Frank Allen tells
us that one of his patrons out on route
No. 1, r. w. CARRIER, has devised simple
little thing which is of a great help to
the carrier, and it is hoped that all of
the rural patrons will follow his ex-
ample. Instead of dumping loose coin
into the mail box SO that the carrier
has to remove his mittens in cold
weather, Mr.. CARRIER has placed small
tin box inside the mail box and when
he wants stamps or postal supplies of
any kind, places the money in the box
and the carrier cam pick it up and
empty out the coins very easily.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

The Helen Forester Company appear
ed here in the Woodman Opera House
Wednesday evening in ia Belle Marie y
and the performance is said, by compe-
tent critics to have been the best ever
given in Coin. The company promises
to play a return engagement here in
the near future and II the weather is
favorable they will not complain of the
patronage.-Coin Gazette. At Van
Werden's opera house Friday. Feb. Ia.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

Otis Deisher has advertised big
public sale of horses and mules at his
farm, mile east of Woodland, on We'd
nesday, Feb. 10th, at which time he will
sell "a head of coming three year old
mules, some of them broke, and 16 head
of horses. Through an error the age of
the mules was given on bills as coming
two years old, but they are coming
three, and as fine bunch as you can
find. Here is a good chance to buy
some mules at whatever they will
bring,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

Evangelist William Sunday who con-
Quoted big meeting in Leon several
years ago, has been touching the high
places since then and is booked ahead
for the next two years for meetings in
larger cities. Last week he closed a
meeting at Bloomington, Ill. and during
the meeting secured 1925 converts.
He was not working solely for converts
however, as the purse contributed to
him for the three weeks work was over
$4,000, in addition to having all the ex-
penses of the meeting paid.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

The Decatur county association of
rural mail carriers have called meet
ing to be held at the library assembly
room in Leon on Saturday, Feb. %, at 1
o'clock. This being Washington's
birthday and a national holiday the
mail carriers will not deliver any mail
on that day, and it is urged that every
rural carrier in the county be in at
tendance, as there is business of i'm
portance to be transacted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

The Leon lodge knights of Pythias
will celebrate the 44th anniversary of
the order at their hall on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 10Th, and cordial invita-
tion is extended to all knights and their
families and the families of deceased
knights to attend. A splendid program
is in preparation, refreshments will be
served and a general good time had.
Let mono be absent on this occasion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-13

The public sale business which was
stopped off short when the financial
furry struck the country, has opened
up again and many sales are being adj
vertised. Farmers have found out that
it pays to advertise thcir sale thorough
ly, especially in The Reporter, and
every dollar spent for advertising is re-
turned ten fold in the prices secured at
the sale.