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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Woodruff.

Mr. and Mrs Lyman Grinnell enter
tained Mr. and Mrs VIM Smith and Mr.
and Mrs w Pease Sunday-Mr and
Mrs Frank Cochran visited friends in
Lansing, recently-Mr and Mrs Floyd
Stevens were guests of the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs G X Stevene. Sun
day--Mrs G X Stevens is on the sick
list-Mr and Mrs George Bray and
son Glenn, visited in Lansing over
Sunday-Guy Harper moved his fam
lily to Lansing Monday-Mr and Mrs
Mark Losey and children visited the
latter's parents in Elsie from Friday
until Monday-O T Graham of Owos-
so, visited last week at the Grover
Morris home and called on other friends
in this. .yiciuity-Mr Roy Harper and
daughter Eleanor, visited friends in st.
Johns and Owosso from Friday unit
Monday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Village Elections.

Contests developed in but two or
three of the villages of the county and
nearby towns at the annual elections
held Monday. Lou T. Storrer was re-
elected president at Ovid.
At Bancroft the Peoples ticket was
successful. electing DR.. E. R. Johnstone
president; J. III. Hutchings, clerk; A.
Earson, treasurer; j. w. Kellogg,
assessor; C. A. Hurst, q. w. Symes,
+. g. Kay, trustees.
At Perry the Progressive Republican
ticket defeated the Union Temperance
ticket except assessor ss follows;
Merritt johnson, president; J. PUNK.
ett, clerk; j. Cottrell, treasurer; trus-
tees, w. X. Hall, e. Smith, J. P.
0lcott, r. c. Botford.
Geo. Gute's friends lost to Roy Coles
friends in the Oakley village election,
the contest being as to which one
should run the village saloon. Cole
has promised to put up $4,000 hotel
If he gets the license.
At Laingsburg G. r. Bailey was
elected president; s. Piatt, clerk; W. Il.
Hunt, treasurer; r. E Simpson, asses.
sor: 8. Corcoran, M. Galligan, r.
johnson and E. Cook, trustees; there
being Ino contest.
At Durand the one ticket in the
field was elected with L Seeburger,
president; d. M. Trumbull, clerk; q.
III. Herrick, assessor; J. Grady. treasur
or; q. h. DeLong, A. w. Dennison, V.
w. Tourje, trustees.
At Vernon f. ID. Clark was elected
president; @. Barrett, clerk; w. r.
Bean, assessor, d. s. Ferguson, treasur-
or; G. A. Whelan. A. w. Kean, j. b.
Guenther, W. Thorp, trustees.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Contract Let and Work Commenced

The contract for the erection of the
Estey Manufacturing Co. has been let
to the Wood Construction Co., which
ensures the erection of firstclass
building and in the shortest possible
time. A force of men has been lat
work cleaning up about the yard and
building during the week and the
premises will be in shape to commence
building operations as soon as weather
conditions permit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Socialist City Til ket

The Socialists of the city met in con
vention Friday evening, with about 100
present, and nominated the following
ticket: Mayor, Jay Kneeland; clerk,
Horace Hayt; treasurer, Arthur Steg-
gall; constable, VIM. E Copas; alder
men, First ward, Robert Buckley
second, A. s. Rogers; third, G. A. Perry;
fourth, George Kirby; fifth. John
Fletcher; supervisors: first ward, P. G.
Craven; second, Walter Cope; third,
Fred Fillmore; fourth, Milo Bott; fifth,
Samuel Kirk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Auction Sales.

Mrs. Flora Clark, as guardian OF
Byron Beard, will sell machinery and
household goods at auction at the farm
south of Morrice, Wednesday, March
Goth.
Charles Lowe has sold his farm one
half mile south and one and one-half
miles west of Burton and will dispose
of horses, cows and hogs at auction
Friday, March %.
Eugene E. Clark has given up farm
ing and will sell stock and tools at the
farm one and ops.half miles north OF
North Owosso church on Monday,
March 25
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Seriously Injured.

Frank Chase, driver for the Union
Transfer Co., suffered badly broken
right leg and other injuries, Monday,
when he slipped and fell while unload
ing land rollers at the Grand Trunk
depot. pulling roller over on his leg.
An ambulance was called and he was
taken to his home on Park street. 1t
is hoped to save the leg and leave no
permanent injury.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Big Auction Sale.

One of the largest auction sales ever
held in the county was that of Odell
ChapmaRs at his farm in Rush town
ship on Wednesday and Thursday. One
OF the gentlemen present informs us
that the crowd was the greatest he had
ever seen at sale, and that every
thing save possibly the cattle sold at a
good price. The total of sales amounted
to over 80, 800.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Another Blizzard.

Beginning at an early hour last
evening snow commenced to fall and
this morning it is piled up so that the
roads ear almost impossible, trains are
delayed and the conditions at 1890 this
morning are still growing worse. The
city schools are closed for the day.
The rural carriers were unable to
make their trips.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Chan 60 of Date for Resistr alton.

The last legislature changed the date
for registration in the townships, the
second Saturday before the first Mon
day in April-a week earlier than here
tofore. This will bring registration day
in the townships this year on Saturday,
March 20 instead of Saturday, March
30 as provided under the old law.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15

Excuse Me"-the best story of the
year. In The TINES beginning on
page of this issue.
Plans are under way to have Hon.
Horatio s. Earle, better known as
Good Roads" Earle, address the
Owosso Improvement Association at its
MONDAY lunch on Wednesday, April 3.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Death of Mrs. c. w. saxer.

Mrs. G. w. Sager, aged 80 years, died
at the family residence in Bennington
township, Thursday morning. She ws4
one of the pioneers of the township.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Marriage Licenses.

Leslie Van Horn, New Haven. -. sc
Grace Griffus, brady. ........ 80
Ernest Hill, Morrice e.............. ~
Etha Callard, New Haven. ......... u.s.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30
POISON BROKE OUT
IN P|MP[ES
Then Mass Of Scabs Like Scales
Itched Terribly. Nearly Crazy.
Completely Cured BY Cutlcula
Soap and Ointment.

U. 3. 8. Georgia. New York City.-"ft
was Jan. 81. 1910 the Atlantic Fleet was
in Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. I went ashore
that day and was looking for shells. l got
into a patch OF some kind OF poison stun.
but ! never paid any attention to 1t. Az
the end OF Ave months IL began to break
out on me, and did not know hat kind
OF poison 1t was. SO ! went 10 the sick bag
and found out. don't just remember
what kind OF poison II was. but l tell you
II was awful stuff. 1t affected both my arms
from wrist bone up TO my elbow. First II
broke out in pimplcs. and then MAJ Of
scabs and was Just like the scales OF hsh.
1t would itch terribly. and II made mo %
mad that l was nearly crazy. just rubbed
It and IL became what Ia called proud noah,
and I had the same thing over and over.
~ kept using - saive and - and
other remedies Cuticurn Soap and ONT
ment were recommended TO me by o party
who had found them successful. In tho
morning washed with Cuticura Soap and
dressed IL with Cutlcura Ointment, and
before went to bed at night; that II two
tlmcs a day. and l am completely cured
Of my blood poison. I also had an itching
scalp for which used Cuticura Ointmens.
and am not bothered any more" (sjsnedI
John A. zimmerly. Nov. ~. 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are
sold throughout the world. A single set u
often sufficient. Liberal sample Of each
mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston"
sS-Tender-faced men should use Cutisura
Soap shaving Stick, 25c. Sample free.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30
DETECTIVES
FOUND Scent GAME,
THEN MADE A RAID
Magistrate, However, Fails to
Take 1t Seriously, and Dis
charges Prisoner.

Detectives Steinert, Shepard and
Dougherty of the Detective Bureau.
the two former having been members
OF Lieut. Becker's Strong Arm" squad,
arraigned man VINO gave ms name
as Thomas Smith. twenty-siS years
old of No. 35 Mechanic street. in the
Tombs Court to-day ON a chdrae ot
being q common gambler. Smith was
discharged. Four other men. VINO
were arrested at the same time, ana
who gave their names as John Walsh,
Tim Carroll, Henry Williams ana
James David, were arraigned Oh
charges of dlsordcrly conduct an!
were also discharged Tor lack OF evil
dence.
According to the story told by De-
tective Stcinert. the three detectiNe s
went To saloon In Whitehall street.
where Smt tn t. ba.;en Ter and sa" A
card game Eoing on. Tho detective
said that five cents was being put
one side for tae house ana on the
! strength Of this he arrested Smith.
: lie mad several playing cards and 50
In silver as evidence.
! Assistant Dis'rict-Attorney MeDousal
! then ASKED thlt the men be discharged
! for lack of evidence. which was done.
, Thomas Sullivan, attorney for the men,
! thrn asked that large table. so large
! that It woulan't At in the patrol wagon.
/ be returned 10 his client
"Why, that's gambling paraphernalia
and It's at Police Headquarters" replied
Detective Steinert
| Mr.. sullivan then turned to Magistrate
Herman and said that the large table
which the men had been using was an
eating table.
Detective Ste!nert insisted that II was
used IN gambling however and Magis-
trate Herman turned to him, saying:
III you saw several men playing cards
on the roof OF house would you take
the house as gambling parapher'
nsliar"
The detectives made no reply. liz.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30
SAL00NKEEPER ATTACKED
AND ROBBED IN BRONX.
Police Capture Two Assailants and
Boy Receivers the Stolen
Money!.

Three men entered the saloon of JOS
eph Mcmahon. on the northwest corner
of One Hundred and Forty-second street
and Third avenue. late this afternoon,
beat Mcmahon into Inconsistencies and
rhed his cash register OF SIS. Their
hurried flight from the place attracted
Policeman John O'Shea of the Alexan-
der avenue station. After running
nearly half a mile he caught George
Clouse. an iron moulder. of No. 40 East
one Hundred and Forty second street.
Clouse was positively identified by Me-
Mahon. A little later Police Lieutenant
Joyce arrested John Clements OF No.
2R5 Third avenue, and he, too, was
identified by McMahan The third man
Is stu at liberty.
Antonio Ruggiero. an e'evcn-year-old
boy, OF 40. 2S East Oue Hundred and
Forty-ninth street, turned over to the
police the roll of bills which he sad
Clouse had thrown away while iccng
from O'Shel, The men later were arr
ralgned before Magistrate Breen In the
Morrsanla Court.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30
zEL|G IS READY TO COME IN
WHEN WHITMAN WANTS HIM
Gangsters Lawyer and Sureties Say He Is
Near New York, but Has Not Been In City
Since July D.

had not kept Zelig under constant sur
veillance Thompson answered that only
from timo to time did his company re-
ceive authentic reports as to Zelig's
movements. but these were sufficient to
roassure the company as to Its safety
In bonding the gangster.
Ielig had not been in town since his
release from the Tombs, Thompson de-
clared. But in answer to the question
as to whether 1t would not be possible
for Zelig to take a flying trip TO New
York and then return to his country re-
treat without the National Surety Com
pany's knowledge. he answered that
such might well he possible
1t was learned at Headquarters to-day
that despite Wahle's declaration that
Ielig had remained out OF town since
his release from the Tombs on July g
persistent search has been made for
him by Headquarters detectives since
the day Rosenthal was shot. Dougherty
and Hughes gave orders for his appre-
henslon within six hours after Rosen-
thai met death, SO 1t was said.
Through some underground channel
word reached Hughes that zol!g had
visited the offices Of a lawyer at Broad
way and Franklin street on the day be-
fore Rosenthal was Killed and that he
had then made an appointment to meet
this lawyer again on the following day.
Acting on this tip Hughes sent detec-
tives down to watch the office of th!s
lawyer, whose name is not revealed or
the morning that Ro5cnthal died, but |,
Zelig had an appointment for that afters
| noon he did not keep II. Since that tint
the offices at Franklin and BroadwtS
have been kept constantly under SUI.
veiilance in the hope that Zelig migS,
appear.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30

ISOLATION which was organized for thef.
benefit The money used according to
the witnesses went through the hands
of the organization. Certain lawyers
knew that the money was being con-
tributed and saw to II that the meas.
ures to- be adopted would stand the
scrutiny of the courts and be upheld by
them in he event OF question on the
point of legality or constitutionality.
Commissioner Fosdick caused sub.
poena to be issued for the appearance
before him tomorrow of William Il.
Murphy. lawyer and former patrol-
man on the New York force. He Is to
question Murphy in connection with the
passage of the bill relating TO police
doormen.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30
CAR 0VERTURNS AUTO.
Driver Nay Die, Hat Roy with Him
Only slightly Hurt.

Alfred Direnkau of No. - HllNard
street, urooklyn, Is In Flower Hospital
nth a fractured sl,uli and Albert Serelo,
a fourteen year-old messenger boy who
was riding with him, occupies cot In
the same institution as the result Of a
collision this afternoon between an auto
truck driven by Darcnkalu and a south
boSnd Third avenue ear IN Third avenue
between Fifty-iifth and rifty-s.xth
streets
The truck, which In owned ny tn,
Cauchois Fulton Mills nj No. p fMltor
street turned out to avoid "A wagon thai
was on the wrong side of the street ant
In doing 50 was struck by the car. Tit
auto was overturned and both Daren
kalu and the messenger boy who wa
' In the seat with him were thrown I,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30

Jack Roses statement In his confess
sion that when he wanted to get men
to do" Herman Rosenthal upon Lieut..
Becker's orders one OF the first men he
saw was bib jack Zelig, the gang
leader out on bail on charge OF carry
ing concealed weapons, led ex-Magis-
trate Charles O. i. wahle. Zeligs coun-
sci, TO say to-day that no demand had
yet been made upon him by District
Attorney Whitman to rpoduce Zelig be-
fore the Grand Jury.
Wahle gave out this statement In his
office at No. 900 Broadway:
II stand ready to produce Zelig. II he
Is wanted by whitman, in a reasonable
time. I know whore he lie. and i Will
say that he Is not more than a days
ride from New York.
II have not seen Zellg. nor have i
had any communication with him since
July 2. the day when he was bailed out
OF the Centre Street Court But l am
positive when l say that he Is out OF
the city and that could get Into COM
municatlon with him at any time II
wanted to. I do not believe he has been
In New York at any time since he was
released on bail, July q"
A man by the name OF Thompson. who
Is head of the city court department OF
the National Surety Company. the bond
ing concern which furnished the $1,000
bail necessary to give Zelig temporar,
liberty on the charge OF carrying con
cealed weapons as a second onense. said
ne also knew whore Zelig was at pres
ent and that he was not IN New York
When asked II the bonding company
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30
U. S. STEEL. REPORT

The United States steel Corporal lon
this afternoon declared the regular
dividends on the common and pre-
ferred stocks,
The report OF the earnings for the
quarter ended June 80 last showed
|s25,lO2.2G5, as compared with sl7,S96,-
I973 for the quarter ended March 81
last There was also shown a surplus
for tn elast quarter OF s56,4sS. COM
pared with a deficit for the previous
quarter of S6,292,l3i.
The total earnings for the first six
months of this year were si2,Y29.23s
as compared with s5l.627,723 in 1911.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30
eAxs NONE OF THE MONEY
WENT TO A CITY OFFICIAL.

.Did any OF that money z" 10 d city
,f,iciaig" was asked,
NO" said Mr.. Fosd.ck. H.
Nyas 1t handled by any FORMER CITY
olRcial?" , .A., ,,,so
Of it-who handled the money me faci
,h,, money was exacted from the
,Ioormen. Two men paid s25 each and
,u,n other men paid 500 each. T"eF
W. 60 stated under oath. They pro-
nnred receipts and we have those re-
- shall have my report ready for
,D, Mayor In TWO days. did not tax
a,nt,, MIN to-day on any phase of the
nn'Na,thnl case. We talked OF other
,,Sngs We arc always investigating
craft charges. That is nothing new to
US" ~,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-30

Police Commissioner Waldo reached his si5
he
comment to make the Developments
was asked don't
Il make
he
to Mr.
As
sofs
q and yaIon
In
boys" a murder After
Louis krese was at the Metropolis when Rosenthal
..
sullivan IL willing to tell the enir.
a o
coming from Rose
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wal
retained of exploding declared
Jack
k tell
8 to
del
had
telephone with Mr.
I
Marshall ntimad
Just got out OF the case except sullivan
Mr. Whitman made whny
WALTON
Of
~ WV ~
to
OF
office they
weret to the prison uptown
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Police
"a asked
replied
1 he
To
a
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tho street Both were hurried to rho
hospital unconscious The driver may
diei bu, the hoy has only superficial
injuries
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REPORTS THAT DOORMEN PAIL
FOR LEGISLATION.

u
this time on the l.lce--to the Mayor
/. includes telltale receipts and cheeks
representing money paid for favorable
legislation beneflting the doormen OF
the Police Department.
There Is also the testimony OF several
OF the doormen who paid. THESE men
went on the stand before the Commas
sioner and swore they paid the money
for the passage OF the laws ana re-
ceived receipts for the money paid. Inc
witnesses handed these receipts over 10
the Commissioner.
The laws passed for the beneht OF the
doormen and which received the slsna-
I've Of the Mayor and the Governor
,ranafcrred The men with equal pay ana
nr,v,lepe and benefits TO the uniformed
sorce About two hundred men were
thus benefited. 49,, A.. ,,,o,o
The witnesses who told the whole
s,orv swore that th"v wcrN 'ol' tnn.
Inc mea sure could not pass without
MONEY That certain expenses wou'1
"a n he met and that the paying OF
these .'certa.n expenses insured the
n,ssage OF the measures.
Mr.. Fosdick ascertalned the names
=, two men who were active In collect
Inc Two money from the doormen, ana
VINO II Is declared took II 70 Albany.
Inst what was done with the FUNDS mas
not been learned.
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ami possible information to the part Others have played in plot
ting the RoSenha ASSASSINATION.
SULLIVAN OFFERS STARTLING STATEMENT.
Mr. Whitman is Of the opinion that he will be overwhelmed with
important tending strengthen the against Becker
within short Now that Rose Weber and Valon who admit
that they planned MURDER have turned States evidence the minor
figures the plot are looking for chance to get out of the rain
The first those under arrest to offer to conss-wth certain eic
uons-s "Jack Sullivan who rode uptown in an automobile with
Becker and got the Foecond street and Sixth
half an hour before Rosenthal shot down.
Sullivan through his counsel asks for than the District
Attorney willing give Nj. Whitman insists that he made
promises immunity Weber, Rose and Valon and that the minor
the tragedy will have to take the same chances as those as
sumed by the principals With development png development
rush of confessions and offers Of confessions anticipated
Of collector only
police associated with reform organizations
,.o..s 70 the gambling
line sunvans goods before
eesepinS Suluvans
Of family. visited
cell the Tombs II O'Clock to-day Mrs Becker said
Of circumstances
X, WEBBBRS WIFE PERSUADED HIM TO CONFESS
visiting BRIDGE
Weber
that sAs who directly responsible for "Bsdsss
gamblers wife, after his Sunday July did
Once this
husband all he and himself
band yesterday and paid the said to have been $1,000
q to force
Weber confess
However Mr. easy WALTON had already
spou
By ~ ecnfsderatss had
POLtCE PROMISE SPEEDY ARRESTS.
Deputy Doughey Inspector Hughes
the Central Once anxious agtstsd
denee with Mr. Whitman AZ he was leaving he met James Sullivan
i.
Department and didn't that Rose ought confess anyhow
That's right" agreed the lawyer That's what said"
building little
later Hughes discovered looking for DOushey
pe to be anxious TO learn Doushery had said anything When
Inspector Doushery and have known for more than week , 49,
the automobile
confession
Now that the confession has been made we e,pec to na nm
without
and wouldn't surprise me We got somebody before
" look for some important testimony from Louis Libby
al When Libby tells VIII,
hs lodged driving
nation 'A''''' 'A'' We Will nave some mighty good nf0r
WHERE MURDER WAS ARRANGED.
was learned TO-DAY that the hnal details led
the actual muras
Seventh One AM
Weber Rose and WALTON there NV
Rose wbber AM
WALTON their confessions made the told then
absolutely safe because he has
raids make Harlem which would
he be observed.
~ Department even the euo,
Investigation created such Headquarters
has the declaration OF three gamblers that lieutenant
with
Staying sensation was no
confined to Headquarters but infected
talked
Commissioner Waldo
by
moving in the
q. Waldo refrain
In police circles it is
without under the accusations
the
which Beckers he begins to
SULLIVAN VOLUNTEERS STARTLING CONFESSION
Waldo
no o noe nlghtn
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VIEWS OF A GAMBLER!
Mayor GaynOr'S Idea OF a Gambler.
"The murder unfortunate for him, but
too much may be made of 1t. These miser-
able outlaw gamblers are not worth living"
Lieut.. Becker's Idea of a Gambler.
"What's the danger about Rosenthala He's
dirty squeaing and everybodyll say
that the city is better off without him."
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NDZNG WHITMAN "HAD THE GOODS' BROKE DOWN


without funds except such provided by their pals and
their early capture regarded certainty
In the light of the implication Of Others the investigation of the Dis
,A,omy running along parallel lines One leads to conr
nation of the accusation that Lieut. Becker under and
cnent for murder who suggested the killing of Ros
enta and guiding mind behind the plot The other line
directed toward gathering information the correctness of Beker
statements gamblers that protection money divided downtown
AMI possible information the part Others may have played in plot
ting the Rosenthal assassination.
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QUITS
AS C|TY'S CHIEF
GRAFT HUNTER
Continued from First Page)

ment may succeed Mr.. Fosdick. Mr..
Rice resides at No. 1879 Maple street,
Brooklyn. Mr.. Fosd.ck will recommend
his appointment.
Commissioner Fosdlck was appointed
Jan. 10, 1910. by Mayor Gaynor. The
salary OF the office Is 5000.