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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-28
TACTICAL UNITS PLAN
FAVORED BY OFFICERS

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Jan 81
4 number OF generals OF the Army
assembled in Washington short
time ago and discussed methods OF
improving the service 4 strange
fact about that gathering was that
very i'w OF the officers ever COM
mandcG more than a regiment OF
troops n action or la drills at ma
neuyers There We're major gen
erals who had never seen a division
and hrigadier generals who had new
er commanded a brigade In case OF
war these officers would have 10
lsarn. now TO maneuyer practically
MTSEgs and divisions. tactical units.
as they are called by Army men.
The reason why neither officers
nor men have had this necessary ex-
perience is because the troops are
widely scattered in different posts
and cannot be brought together Ac-
cording TO all military experts the
present military system is very
faulty Gen Wood. chief OF staff,
With the aid OF all officers. is going
20 remedy the present condition so
FAR as II can be done without legis-
lgtion.
II is the intention To establish tao
teal units OF divisions and brigades.
and 10 have these units Unanswered
and drilled by general officers who
Will thus become somewhat skilled
boz handling troops But even this
will be a rather sorry makeshift and
u is doubtful whether a real army
division can be- assembled under
present conditions. However. be-
ginning is 10 be- made in that direc-
ton
one handicap is that there will
be- but sixteen OF the infantry regi-
m.uts stationed In the United States
after Hawaii and Panama are garri-
soncd There will be four regiments
100 the Philippines. six In Hawaii.
three In Panama and one In Alaska.
With the remaining sixteen regi-
Wents OF infantry stationed in posts |
located almost haphazard in point
OF military strategy from the At
laut.c TO the Pacific and the Lakes T.
20 the Gulf, there is great difficulty (
.n assembling even a division OF the /
Army General Wood has recon- /
mendel an increase OF two regi- /
nents OF infantry and six batteries .
Of field artillery in order 10 meet |
the exceptional drain OF troops 10
garrison the Philippines, Hawaii and /
The canal zone But even with these .
regiments the infantry in .
he United States would be far short
81 what IL was before the Spanish
var when there we're twenty-five
regiments stationed in this country.
The proposal TO find a method OF
raining troops in larger tactical
units than present conditions afford
IS necessary, not only for the sol
iiers. but for the officers. The best
heoret cal officer in the Army could
hot 20 out and command brigade
md more especially a division with
PAT some experience II is believed
hat better military organization is
POSSIBLE. o. Congress will make pro-
.ision 'or keeping troops in larger
bodies md the widely scattered posts
IRE Abandoned. II has been demon
'ratod that such a policy Is much
more r1uomical In cases OF a sud
Zen emergency when the Army
would Doe wanted TO resist invasion
'r 70 take the field In a warlike de-
nonstrat.on the proposed method OF
Consolidation Is necessity
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-28

Ih, BNouuc correspondent of
... o. fhc NcN York dailics must
have been pretty hard Mp for news
the other day tie felt in duty
bound 20 turn ln some story and as
Their, was nothing 20 report that
bad actually happened he consider
ed 10 his duty 10 manufacture news
Being rosourceful and having had a
high school education. b. occurred
20 him that q modcrnizcd version
OF the Ring OF polycrates" story
would make good reading The rest
vas easy According 10 his version
which duly appeared in his paper
fireman OF Bayonue went fishing
tu Barnorat week ago and while
pulling Boo line dipped a fine dia-
mord ring. which was trifle too
large for his finger. into the water
BE was fortunate. however. In
itching lot OF fish. which he
brought home The other day his
wife prepared some OF the fish for
supper and in one OF the fish she
found the diamond ring which her
husband had lost
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-28

The present day agitation Of the
problems presented by the high cost
OF living has caused many real or
would-be experts 10 spring new
theories concerning the best meth
DDS OF reducing the cost OF living
upon the public Some time ago
one OF the students OF Cornell work
cd out plan which would enable
erson TO live on IS cents a week
Now an ambitious New York stu
dent o. economies has gone him
one better" by disclosing how a per
son could comfortably live on five
cents a day Cornmeal. oatmeal and
beans form the chief compouents OF
the diet suggested and the amount
of food 20 be- consumed Is limited
TO two and on-half ounces OF food
per meal The figures given by the
orr r.nator of the new theory. 90
prove that this diet would amply
suffice for the needs % the body
as they contain an the protein. car
bohydrates. etc, required by the hu-
man system are quite impressive
but scarcely convincing 20 the aver
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-28
DAILY MARKETS
KANSAS CITY Grain

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jan a.
Cash Wheat No . rod. JOB % JOSS
No. % red. e5UlU2. 40 hard -
ass. so o hard. N5HN7ia
Cash Corn SO % white a.. No
3 white. ash 0 q, 80 % mixed. -,
40 mixed a..
Cash oats No white. 35 H b
Ia. 40 3 white, 34 40 mixed
81 Nis
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-28
STRAY TOPICS
FROM NEW YORK
Breezy Bits of Gossip and
Happenings Out Of the
Ordinary

NEW YORK. Jan. Between
strikes. the police Investigations
the arson trust" muddle. the suf-
frage agitation and the disgracefuI
disclosures concerning the abuse OF
the pardOuiug power BY former Gov
ernor Dix there is always something
I new. something exciting going on Ia
. this old town n there should be-
q little lull once in while some
biz crime or accident is sure 90 oc-
cur 20 fill In the gap The strikes
Of the hotel walters and the gar
ment workers are stll cOntinuing
but. except the incendiary speeches
OF Ettor and the other / W w agi-
tators, furnish but little excitement.
Peaceful and law abiding citizens
are beginning 10 wonder how long
the authorities intend 10 wait before
they put stop 10 the criminal
Methods OF agitation OF men like
Ettor and his associates OF the ! ".
W The principal reason for the
lladyised forbearance OF the au-
thorlties seems 10 be the fear Of do
ing anything that might be interpre-
ted as an infringement upon the
sacred rights OF free speech. al
though too often shamefully abused
by INSCRIPTIONS scoundrels In days
past as we'll as present. Is considered
riRhtfully one Of the mainstays of
liberty and. for that reason Is so
carefully guarded that no one seems
10 dare even the suggestion that no
matter how sacred that right may
be- there should be some Limitation
10 prevent us abuse II would re-
quire great moral courage on the
part OF any jury or court 10 decide
that utteranccs like those made by
Ettor and other anarchists at dit
ferent times constitute the abuse OF
a constitutional right and should not
be- tolerated Their decision would
cause great howl
from the thousands OF unthinkine
persons who fail 20 grasp the true
meaning OF coustitu tional rights and
me danger which lies In their abuse
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
South Venice Far mers, Club.

The August meeting Of the South
Venice Farmers Club was held at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Empie. The meeting was called to
order by vice. president, B. c. Albee.
Song from songster No. SO.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Curtis.
Reading-MIs. George Martin.
Instrumental Music-Miss Alice Cal.
kins.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and stood approved.
Roll call found six families absent.
Dialogue by eight boys and girls.
Instrumental Music-Susie and Elmer
Empie.
Current Events-Mrs. T. L. Stewart.
Song-Mr. Frank Geek.
Question box in charge Of Ray Bying-
ton which contained eight good ques-
tions
Motion made and carried that pen
ny collection be taken at each club
meeting.
Reading of program for next meeting.
We then adjourned for an excellent
supper served by our hostess and to
meet in September with George Fulton
and mother. Nj. E. L.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05

no better. They told me there was no
help without an operation. have used
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and it has'helped me wonderfully.
! do mos. of my own work now and take
care Of my children. recommend your
remedies to all suffering women."-
Mrs. WILLARD A. GRAHAM, Care of
ELLSWORTH FUTILE, Bovina Center, NY.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful
drugs, and today holds the record of
being the most successful remedy we
know for woman's ills. If you need such
a medicine why don't you try it?
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta.
bic Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman.
and held in strict confidence.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
Tell the Good Points.
Continued from first page. J

swer every argument presented by
the wet people. Let us become or
ganized. Every man who is shipped
in here for the purpose of gaining a
residence that he might vote for the
vets will be posted on the question,
but we dry people sometimes go
around and are not posted. We do
too much praying and not enough
studying on this question.
Do not misunderstood mel be-
lieve in prayer, but let us nave tle
praying more at the proper time and
let us get to work at the proper
time.
How well | remember an incident
of one of your former campaigns in
this county. l was to speak at a
dry meeting and upon alighting from
the train on The afternoon of the
meeting, hand bills we're thrust into
my hands from all sides, stating that
one Of you- former senators from
this ;cwn was to lold an opposition
meeting that same evening at the
armory. Those bills were being
placed in every carriage on the
streets and thrown into every store.
l Immediately sized up the situation
and realized the drys would lose
.heir audience. hunted up the
committee. and found them in deep
est kind OF prayer meeting at dry
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. over the sit
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
lalnesburg

Belle Holder spent Sunday and Mon.
day with relatives at Lansing-Ruth
Price of Lansing. has been spending the
past week with Mr. and Mrs L A Farm
ham-Mr and Mrs Glenn Blair of
Owosso. visited Mr. and Mrs II R Shelf
field, Friday-Mrs Chas Sprague and
son of Saginaw, visited her father, Ed
Pope, and other relatives over Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Ed Sweet of Detroit,
visited the formers parents, Mr. and
Mrs John Sweet, over Sunday-Geo
Allen has purchased the house owned
by Fred Harold Bement re-
turned to his home in Grand Rapids,
Saturday, after few days visit with
his grandfather, Alexander Kennedy
Mrs Clara Perkins of st. Johns,
visited her brother, Albert Case and
family, Sunda, Mr. and Mrs Csssius
Bush, who have been spending the past
two months at the home of w Bur.
CESS, returned to their home at Lake,
Saturday-Elba Morse of Ann Arbor,
was the guest of her cousin. Mrs W J
Simeon, the last of the week-Anna
Furey is visiting her brother at Merrill
D G Bowen Of Grand Rapids, Wis
tied his sister, Mrs G Sergeant, several
days last week-Mr and Mrs o Hors
berger and son, of Okemos. visited the
formers parents in this place, Sunday
Mr. and Mrs P G Colister of Elwell,
visited the latter's mother, Mrs D Arm.
itage, over Sunday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05

Coz I, Tenth Mich. Cavalry, will
meet with Comrade l. H. Mcdowell of
Corunna avenue, September 18th. All
invited. Dinner 30 cents plate,
served by the Ladies' Aid of Corunna
Ave. church.
Rev. j. Newman of Fraser. Mich,
will occupy the pulpit during the
mission service next Sunday moving
at st. Johannes Evangelical church. At
the evening service sermons will be
delivered in German by Rev. ]. New
mann and in English by the local
pastor, Rev. Paul D. David. The
church choir will render several Sc
lections at each service. A free will
offering for the work of the Evangelical
Synod will be taken.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05

The marriage OF Miss Iva Thomp'
son and George w. Turner was quiet
ly solemnized " ecnesday evening al
the Asbury M. E. church parsonage
Rev. ]. p. Cooper officiated.
Mrs. Turner is daughter of Mrs
Cordelia ]. Thompson, EOS Corunna
avenue, and mas made her home in
this city practically all of her life.
The groom, woo is stove mounter,
is employed by the Independent
Stove Co. Before coming to this
city he made his home in Durand
where he attended school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner who will re-
side on Corunna avenue iave the
heartiest congratulations and best
wishes of many friends for future
happiness.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
Notice of Public Improvement.

To Whom it May Concern:
Pursuant to q resolution adopted by the
council III regular session September End. 1918
notice is hereby given that the City Of Owossc
propose TO make the following improvement
viz: To construct sewer on Comstock stree,
In the lakewood and Main street sewer dist ic,
from lakewood avenue TO point Az feet west
OF the center OF lakewood avenue
That plans, specifications. diagrams and
estimates OF cost have been filed in the ONCE
OF the city clerk and are open for public
examination, that the council has designated
as the district to be assessed for said proposed
Improvement all lands lots and parcels Of land
abutting and fronting upon Comstock stree,
between the center OF lakewood avenue and
point 407 feet west Of lakewood avenue, all
the lands, lots and parcels OF land lying within
said district to be assessed according TO enc.
fits to be derived from said improvement.
The council o: the City OF Owosso will meet
at its regular session on the 22nd day of Sep
TENDER. 1918, at 1880 o'clock p. m. when II will
hear objections to the Improvement as afore-
said and to the district to be assessed.
Dated September 4th, 1918.
ARTHUR II. DUMOND,
City Jerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
Durand.

#. II. Sooy, ex-superintendent OF the
Durand schools, has splendid position
in the Detroit schools and took mp his
work there the first of the week. He
has not been assigned to a school yet,
new high school buildings are being
erected and are not yet ready for use
just to show the difference between
the crop yield of this year compared
with last, E. G. Roberts the Lennon
elevator man, said Friday that they
had shipped FIVE cars of oats and five of
wheat already this year. Last season
they shipped only two cars of each
Miss Zilpha Terry, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. G. Terry, has been quite i'll in
the hospital in Kalamazoo where she Is
employed as a nurse Her condition
was quite serious, but she is much bet
ter now. At her request her illness
was kept from her parents and they
did not know of it until she was sitting
up and on the road to recovery
Fully forty families were represented at
the cleanup in Lovejoy cemetery
Wednesday of last week. They worked
the entire day, making the appearance
OF the cemetery much changed and get
ting it into real presentable shape.
There was a picnic dinner in con-
nection with the affair. Plans are to
continue the improvement of this GENE.
terry. The ladies are going to organize
a society and make money to put into
the cemetery. Other improvements
are being outlined by those interested.
Express
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
Order Of Publication.

State OF Michigan. The Probate Court TO,
the County OF Shiawassee..
AT q session OF the Probate Court for said Coun.
ty held at the Probate ONCE in the City of Co.
runna, on the 29th day Of August A. ID. 1913
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Ella E. Chene y
deceased.
On fling the petition OF Edwin E. Bunting
praying for the probate OF the will OF said
deceased now filed in this Court.
II is ordered that the Goth day OF September
next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at said
probate ONCE, be appointed for hearing said
pet ton.
Ard II is further ordered that a copy OF this
oroer be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing in the Owosso
TIMES newspaper printed and circulating in
said County OF Shiawassee,
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge OF Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Probate Re pister
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
Colby Family Reunion.

A very interesting family reunion of
the Colby family was held in Wood.
hull at the home of Clio Colby last
week. There were rs present, the old
est representative of the family being
Scott Colby of Ypsilanti, who, with
his family represented four generations.
Mr.. Colby is SO years of age and his
brothers and first cousins are all dead.
The Colby family are all natives of
Shiawassee county and some very in
teresting "reminiscences of the early
days we're told. g. F. Colby related
how his mother called himself and
little brother to the back door to see
nine deer which were feeding in the
wheat. Mr.. Scott Colby and G. F.
Colby remembered the smoky fall of
1855, when the fires made the smoke 80
thick they could not see their hands be-
fore their faces for ten days. The ap.
pies even tasted of the smoke all winter.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Scott Colby in Ypsilanti the
third Wednesday in August of next
year The Colby family was not we'll
represented, many were i'll and some
were in the east and could not come
Those from outside the county were
Scott Colby, his son Howard Colby and
wife, his granddaughter Mrs. Charles
Schaeree, husband and child, all of
Ypsilanti.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
Burton.

Mrs Christine Leisinger and son Don :,
of Owosso, spent one day the past week
with Mrs Lillian Gates-Mrs Ruth
Wright and daughter Miss Susie, spent
Wednesday with relatives in Elsie
Mr. and Mrs Theron Dewitt Of Port
Huron, are visiting relatives in this
place-Mr and Mrs Bart Smith of
Owosso, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
John Babcock-Rev and Mrs J P
Cooper and family Of Owosso, spent one
day this week with Mr. and Mrs j w
Rose-Mr and Mrs Daniel Lewis are
spending the week with relatives in
Detroit-Mrs Sidney Snyder of Car
land, spent Wednesday with her moth.
or, Mrs Francis Cook-Lee Head of
Garland, and Silas Bailey have returned
after visiting in Coldwater- Harry
Sheffield of Laingsburg, spent one day
last week with old friends in this place
john Purves of Owosso, is spending
the week with relatives in this place
and yicinity-Mrs Mary Burn from
New Jersey, is visiting her sister. Mrs
Eliza Glover, and other relatives-Mr
and Mrs A E Cadz spent Wednesday in
Ovid--Miss Francis Fowler, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Edwin Fowler, has returned to Owosso
to attend the high school-Miss Inez
Cramer has gone to Lspeer to serve
as instructor in one of the schools there
Mr. and Mrs Fred Martin are spend
ing the week with relatives in Jackson
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Bailey have
returned after visiting relatives in
Coldwater and Morenci-Dr James
McGillicuddy of Ovid, was in town on
business, Wednesdsy-Mrs Alexander
Purvis is visiting Rev and Mrs E
Springer of Detroit-Mr and Mrs A E
Cadz spent Wednesday with Mr. and
Mrs Harley Hubbard of near Ovid
Alex Puryes spent the week. end with
his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs
Dewey Mckenzie, of Durand.
The Owosso Maenuerchor was enter.
tanned Wednesday evening by Aug
ustus Ostertag.
Mr.. and Mrs T.. M. Bush and
daughter of Lake, Mich. are visiting
relatives in this city.
f. Fl. Everetts, who has been en-
ployed at Buntings grocery store for
the past ten years, has accepted posi-.
ton on the road.
Mrs. Margaret McBain will 20 to
Wavne, Detroit and North Baltimore,
Ohio, today, to visit relatives.
Mrs Fl. H. Wilson of st. Johns, has
been guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Conn this week
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
Ordinance.

An ordinance providing for the special as
sessments.
The City OF Owosso Ordains:
Section I. That hereafter all special assess
ments hereafter levied and confirmed In the
City OF Owosso. shall be collected by the City
Treasurer directly from the special assessment,
roll.
Section @ This ordinance shall take i'm
mediate effect.
Passed and approved September I'd, 1918.
j. II. BRANDED,
Attest: Mayor.
ARTHUR H. DUMoND,
City Clerk
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05

now. l was very
young when my first
baby was born and
my health was very
bad after that. I
was not regular and
l had pains in my
back and W as so
poorly that l could
hardly take care of
my two children. I
doctored with sew
eral doctors h,1t Uot
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-05
MOTHER
so POORLY
Could Hardly Care for'Chil-
dren - Finds Health in
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Veg.
etable Compound.

Bovina Center, N.Y.-"For six years
! have not had as good health as have
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-16
HORSES RAN WITH TANK.
Excitement Saturday Night Caused by
Team Owned by Vernon Man

\ lively runaway accident caused
some excitement about 80 o'clock
Saturday night, and it is somewhat
remarkable that no one was seriously
hurt. c. c. Burnham Of Vernon, hay
ing bought OF Charles Miner the large
water tank on Bonnyvale road which
formerly was used as reserve supply
before the hydrants We're put i'm. had
loaded the tank on wagon and was
just beginning his homeward trip when
the horses became frightened at the
bic tank and started to run. They ran
down Glen street, back of the MeIrose
hospital and came to grief when they
attempted to 20 on both sides of q
tree. The wagon stopped suddenly aud
Mr. Buruham WAS thrown down behind
the horses. He was somewhat bruised,
but escaped serious injury The har
ness was damaged, but the horses were
not hurt and were easily caught. The
tank was taken to Vernon today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-16
MINERS RENEW STRIKE.
West Virginia Men Claim Operators
Violated Agreement

CHARLESTON. W. Va. June Gr.
Word was received here early this
morning from various sources that the
miners mt work in the operations oa
Paint and Cabin creeks hal voted
at mass meetings yesterday 20 renew
rhe strike which for a year has euu-
vuI-cI the coal fields According -
reports reaching Governor U8tfcI#.
meetings af EakHalu ana iu the mount
aims above kaEfurH. voted not to re-
turn 90 work tfl. morning. The min
ar- were &c work under au agreement
framed hv Gas. Hatfield and agreed
to hr miners anna operators. Mutter-
Iu4- ui discomfort had been heard
among the miners for several days.
Representative Of thr miners af.-
praring before fhe senate eummittre
investigating tho strike received uuH-
frmatiun of the report that the strike
wouIl bee renewed this morning. IU-
formation that has just come 90 ue
from Paint aud tahfu creeks saEi
S. H. Montgomery sc counsel Tor thn
miners. .+makes ia practically ecriata
that the strike wfl he renewed tins
morning. The suspension VIII bee Eru
pral ou Cabin freek hut / cannot saE
how faE Paint creek viii be affected.
Feeling ram high at thu meeting vrs.
terBav. understand. Four miners
were beaten up hy guards on Cahlr
creek YESTERDAY. and the men arc very
Indignant The operators have failed
tn live uu 90 the agreement of Gov.
Hatfield which provided that tEf
strikers were rn be taken back tH
work without discrimination.
Gov. Hatfield was at the executive
office rarlg this morning awaiting fur
sher word fr0m the field. and she sup
pressed excitement iu Charleston iU
creased.