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The Washington times., 1915-04-01
RubinStein Club Holds
."Members Day" Concert

The members day. concert of the
Rubinstein Club at the Raleigh yester-
day afternoon served to introduce a
quartet Of promising young soloists.
Miss Frances Scherger, Miss Florence
kubel, Miss Vera Budd. and Miss Ecna
Kohmann. Miss Mildred Kolb assisted
as piano soloist. playing selections from
Mendelssohn, Schumann and Weber
Mrs William Noble. who has been heard
here before this sea son as assisting ar
tist with the Rubinstein Club, played
the violin obligato to one of the choral
numbers, Wagner's Dreams" and two
compositions for solo violin. Carri's
"Canzone" and Dardla's "Bouvenir."
Among the concerted numbers were
Rubinsteins Song of the Birds" Rim
sky Korsakow's cantata. "A Page From
Homer" a "Barcarolle." and Cigars
Spanish Serenade, with a violin ac-
compartment by Mrs. Horace Dulin.
Miss Ruby Stanford Miss Elizabeth
Wilbur Miss Elsa Raner. Miss Mar
gerry Snyder. and Miss Ruth Bronson.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair led the club. as usual.
Miss Julia Huggins was the accom-
panist.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
URGES MEDICAL CARE
PRIOR TOSCHOOL AGE
Bureau Of Education Issues
Bulletin Showing Need OF
Early Supervision. .. .

Less than week after the talk OF
Or. w. c. Woodward. District health
officer, before the Associated Charities
Lcnten conference. in which he called
attention to the lapse in public health
care for children between one year old
and school age. the United States Blu
reau of Education issued bulletin to-
day again urging regular medical
supervision of children from birth to
school age.
by sending Of physicians, nurses, or
literature to mothers, 1t is stated. but
no further attention is paid to q child
until he is of school age. DR.. Wood
wards comment on this point aroused
wide interest. and this interest, will be
'enhanced, II Is expected, by the atten-
ton the United States Bureau of Edu-
cation is giving the subject
The education bureau bulletin quotes
DR.. David Forsyth, an English physi-
clan. who points to a widespread phys
icaI deterioration during the first four
or five years of life, which leaves the
ma ajority OF children with serious. but
preventable. defects.
Little or nothing has been done as
yet by way of solution,' DR.. Forsyth
stated. preventive measures limited to
the first years are unlikely to have
much influence in warding off later
troubles. A gap. at present unbridged
stretches from the first year to the
lffth, when the school medical inspec-
ton begins"
AS remedy. Dr. Forsyth suggests
that a plan of medical visitation be es-
tablished similar to that already in
vogue among school children. He
would have all children inspected at
stated intervals by a visiting city ply
sician. empowered to make sugges-
tions to parents about the care for
the child.
Large numbers of children" DR.. For
syth states, Healthy in all respects
at birth, become within five years the
physically defective entrants whom the
education authority is required, at nc
small cost, to restore. as far as pos
| sible. to their original state Of health
Yet most Of these cases are prevent
able. or. II taken in time, can be RENE
| died more speedily, and. therefore
| more cheaply, than IL left until school
age. by which time not a few VIII have
received permanent damage. physical
or mental.
The problem of the defective child
/ largely resolves itself into the problem
| of the under-school age child. and
seems hardly likely to be solved by
| anything short of a general plan insur'
| ing to all children regular medical su.
| pervision from birth to school age
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Billy Sunday Converts
Cost $2.93 Apiece

PHILADELPHIA, April with
$53, 1910 donated in a free will offering
to Billy Sunday by Philadelphia, and
$62, $50 collected to pay the expenses of
conducting the campaign. what each
trail hitter cost, reduced to dollars and
cents. Is $2.93. The converts gathered
in the eleven weeks battle against sin
by the baseball evangelist numbered
3S,493, as shown by revised figures. OF
the money contributed solely for the
private purse of sunday, s5,312,7 will be
deposited in bank at Warsaw, Ind,
for the sfund known as Gods Tenth.
Against this fund both Billy and Ma
check for charitable purposes that they
personally investigate
This leaves Sundays individual hon
orarium $47 7Sl5.93 Based on eleven
weeks work II nets Billy a salary equal
to $4,346.S1 a week Sundays yearly
labors usually extend over a period OF
forty weeks. If he receives a sum in
every city where he campaigns equal
to what the Quaker City donated his
yearly income would be s173,S72.4O
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Granger Saves Her Home
AS She Is About to Quit

JERSEY CITY, April l.-Just as she
was about to be put out Of her
home because it had been sold to sat
isfy a 5000 claim against her. Mrs. Mary
Schmidt found friend. Without her
knowledge William T. Bloom, a private
detective of Hoboken, called on Mrs.
Schmidt's lawyer and said he would let
her have $500 in cash. The offer was
accepted, although Bloom was an entire
stranger to Mrs. Schmidt. mortgage
was given to secure the loan.
Mrs. Schmidt put her lifss savings OF
5000 into the place. IT was sold by
Sheriff Kinkead for $5S6 to satisfy the
$500 claim Dr. Thomas Wilkerson, a
dentist, who bought the property from
Robert Smith, the man who bought II
in at the sale, was none too pleased
when he learned that he would not be
able to take title to the premises.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
AGILE GAS METER
HAILED TO COURT
Acquitted, However, for 1t Did its
Best to Serve All in Two
Family House.

YoNKERs, N. Y. April 1.-For seven
years. ever since Mrs. May McCabe
moved into the second floor of two
family house. she has believed that her
gas bills have been too large. She tried
to economize in every way. but still the
bills would run to IS and 50 month
for her small family.
She complained to the gas company
and Jeter Gormley. an Inspector. made
an investigation. which led Mrs. McCaoe
to begin civil action against her
landlord. In Justice Schlobohm's court
Gormley said he found that pipe
which supplied several of Mr.. 'Dodd 8
rooms with gas led from the pipe which
supplied the McCabe flat after 1t had
left Mrs. McCabe's meter.
MIR. Dodd was greatly surprised. He
explained that originally the house was
built for one family, but In remodeling
It. apparently. an error had been made
In the pipes. The amount of redress Is
to be computed,
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Officers Elected by
K. |. Avenue Citizens

Election OF, officers and the adoption
of resolution to become a member Of
the District Federation Of Citizens As
sociations marked the regular meeting
of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association at Twenty-second street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast last
night. 1t was also agreed that hereafter
the association shall meet on the last
Monday evening of each month.
The officers Of the association for the
coming year are S. s. Symons. presi-
dent; w. s. Corbet secretary: J. p.
Benfer, secretary. and A. S. Henderson,
treasurer. Committee chairmen chosen
included Dan c. Vaughan. streets A. j.
Cause, legislation Chester r. Smith
schools; w. w. Stevens. sewers and
water: c. Z. Allen. health and santa :
ton J. 2. LAGRANGE, fire and police II
p. Baldwin, membership: J. D. Ashby
press.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Folk Doomed as Next,
Governor of Missouri

Joseph w. Folk is being doomed as n
Kubernator!al candidate in Missouri IN
1916, according to word received here.
MT. Folk was formerly governor of his
State, but is now counsel for the inter-
state Commerce Commission. His boom,
n is declared, has the backing Of about
1000 Missouri politicians at whose head
are w. d, Vanderventer, United States
subtrea surer, and Ewing Y. Mitchell.
Although Folk has made no statement
concerning his reported candidacy, it is
understood from his friends that his
politicaI ambitions point rather toward
the United States Senate than a second
s@rm as governor.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
G. u. Selects Debaters
To Meet Boston College

, Announcement of the personnel of the
team which will meet Boston College In
debatel this year has been made by
Georgetown University Law School. fol-
lowing preliminaries held Monday.
Those who will represent the Wash
ington institution as members of the
Philodemic Debating Society are Will
lam J. Cullinan, District of Columbia; /;
Rufus s. Lusk. District Of Columbia,
and w. st. John Garwood Texas. They
will meet the team that Boston wifi
send to Washington on Sunday evening.
May 8. An these. men are experienced
debaters. N ~'' W 80 ''
Mr.. Cullinan won the Merrck medal
this year, the greatest oratorical honor
Econferred by the university. Mrg sLusk,
IN his I'm sf man syear won the Hamil-
ton extempore debating medal, and last
year was a member OF the team which
debated with Boston. Mr. .Garwood Is
winner of several debating medals.
Chester B. Won Camp was selected as
alternate.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Biological Society to
Meet Here Saturday

The Biological Society Of Washing
ton will meet at the Cosmos Club Sat
urday night. The council meeting at
7:3o will be followed by the reading
of papers. j. ID. Hood will discuss mat
ters' pertaining to the morphology of
certain insects; a. II. Wright will dis
cuss the snakes and lizards of the Oke-
f1noke swamp while Vernon Baiiey's
paper will deal with the distribution
and habits of pocket 'gophers.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01

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and * SITS. NV. and 7th and r SITS. NV.
O'Donnell's Drug Stores, 9a F. st, NV,
and sol Pennsylvania ave. se.-AdVt'
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Northwest Citizens to
Discuss "Rule 45''

Rule As will be discussed by
the Citizens Northwest Suburban As
sociation on Saturday night. An at
tempt will be made to sound the mem
bers as to their sentiments regarding
the Board of Education's regulation
against the continued employment Of
women teachers after they marry. The
meeting will be held in the Masonic Hall
at Tenieytown.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
British Hold Shooting
Of Montgomery Justified

Preliminary reports to the British en-
bassy on the shooting of George p.
Montgomery, of Buffalo. who was
wounded by a British sentry, at Ham
ilton. Bermuda, hold the shooting was
justifia bic. It is said the fault lay
with the pilot in the boat with Mont
Gomery. Warning was given to all in
the boat not to approach the prison.
The State Department has not yet
CONSUL
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Mothers Club Queries
Answered by Kramer

Stephen E. Kramer assistant super
intendcnt of schools. answered ques-
tions before the Dent Mothers Club at
the Dent School yesterday. Every de-
partmcnt of school work was covered
in the inquiries. Miss NJ Hopkins, prin-
cipal of the school, arranged the meet
ing
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Baltimore Rabbi Will
Preach Here Tomorrow

The Rev. DR., William Rosenau. pro-
fessor of Semitics in Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, and rabbi of the E;utaw Place
Temple, in Baltimore, will preach at the
Temple tomorrow evening at s o'clock,
in the absence of Rabbi Abram Simon.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Makes Nerves Tingle
With New Vitality
Kelloggs Sanitone Waters Fill Your
Mind With Joy and Cheerfulnes
and Vitalize New Vim and
Vigor Into Your Body.
80 Gent BOX FREE.

Get nerves like steel; be clear. drained
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Waters invigorate and Sitalize as does
nothing else. II you are nerve-racked,
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The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Will Receive Salutes.

Assistant secretaries of the navy will
now receive a salute of seventeen guns
on official visits to warships. thus
ranking with the grade Of admiral. re-
Gently established.
The Washington times., 1915-04-01
Golden Rule Farm.

FRANKLIN. n. H.. April IA Gold
en- Rule" farm home for neglected child
rem was opened today A 300-acre tract
north Of this city is the site.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
Republic of Ouslla.

American natives still maintain re-
public of their own in western North
Carolina, the independence of which is
recognized ut Washington. 1t is gov.
erned by Cherokee Indians and con-
sists of a rich valley about eighty
square miles in area with 1000 popu-
lation.
This republic is known as Qnalla,
and its president is chosen by ballot
every four years. receiving salary Of
$500 annually. Only Cherokees over
thirty-five years old can be president.
Three secretaries form his cabinet. and
there is a council OF congress consist
:rg OF two delegates from each 100
members OF the tribe. Although the
chief possesses veto power. he cannot
act on any matter of public policy
without consent of the council. No
one can hold Office who denies the ex-
istence Of God. heaven or hell. The
school system is excellent. English
and Cherokee languages are taught
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
Deadly Plants.

Blue rockets show fear, and the dead
ly nightshade is full of hated. Both
of these are plants, but that does not
prevent them from declaring merciless
war on all animal life. The blue rock.
ct perfume carries one of the dead
liest of poisons. One-sixteenth of a
grain shot from its poison pistil has
proved fatal to man.
Give this plant the semimuscular
system possessed by the carnivorous
plants and it would be more dangerous
than the cholera, said Professor Hen
ry G. Walters, head of the plant re-
search bureau'at Langhorne.
The professor. who maintains that
plants have memories and are capa-
BILE of love. believes also that there are
plants which exercise all the emotions
Of enmity.-New York Sun.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
BURTON

Mrs Frank Schofield ana daughter
Miss Kate of Ovid, spent Friday with
Mr. and Mrs P Fl Wilkin-Miss Ferne
Wallace was the guest of Miss Anna
Mason, Sunday-Mrs l. q Bates and
Mrs G F Allen and son Max of Elsie.
spent Friday with the lstters mother,
Mrs Martha Martyn-Mrs V A Pat
rick of INLAY City, was the week. end
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs VIM
Giles Mrs Ada Lusk of Owosso.
spent Monday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Humphrey Scott-Lorenzo
Randall of Grand Rapids, and David
Rand all of Reed City, were the week
end guests of their brother and family
Mr. and Mrs A ] Randall-Miss
Martha Vincent of Swartz Creek, visit.
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs e R
Vincent part of last week-Mr and
Mrs Charlie Stiff who have been visit.
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs w G Stiff,
returned Wednesday to their home in
Tomahawk. Wis-A E Cadz is visit
ing relatives in Otsego, Grand Rapids
and Lake Odessa-Alvah Eldridge,
who has been i'll for some time is again
confined to his bed-Mrs E ID Brooks
is visiting her son and wife Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Brooks, at the Soo-Fred Uhel
of Ovid, spent the past week, with Mr.
and Mrs w q Stiff-Mr and Mrs VIM
Giles and daughter Mrs V A Patrick,
were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs
Ellsworth Patrick-Ashley Brooks is
visiting his brother Mr. and Mrs Harold
Brooks of Bancroft-James Mcbride
of Lansing, were in town on business
the first Of the week.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
Iainssburg

Rev and Mrs A q Blood and Miss
Gertrude of Corunna, and MIR and Mrs
John Sherman of Owosso. called on old
friends Saturday-W Simeon and
son Geddes, of Nashville. were In town
Friday. They were accompanied home
by Helen Collier, who remained until
Monday-Mr and Mrs r E Simpson,
Mr. and Mrs Emil Lee motored to De.
troit Saturday, returning home Monday
Mrs Geo Allen left Thursday to
spend some time with relatives in Ohio
and Pennsylvania a-Alexander Ken
nedy returned Saturday from Grand
Rapids, where he had been spending
the week with his daughter
Ethel Millitt visited friends at Lansing
over Sunday--OralJ Johnson Of Lans-
ing. spent Sunday with relatives here
Mrs D Armitage has returned home
after spending several weeks with her
daughter at Elwell Alta Howe
left Monday for Mt. PleasaZt, where
she will attend the Normsl-W J
Gleason and family, who have been
spending the summer at Pleasant Lake,
have gone to Jackson to spend the win
ter-A Kennedy has picked several
ripe strawberries from his vines-Dr
q B Wade is entertaining his sister
from California-Mrs Nettie Smith
went to Lansing, Saturday, to spend a
few DAYS with relatives.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
North owosso Farmers Club.

The September meeting of the North
Owosso Farmers club was held Friday,
Sept. "a, with Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Place
at Willow Spring.
After dinner was served, and a social
time enjoyed, the meeting was called
to order by Mrs. G. M. Getman.
Singing by the club, "The Star
Spangled Banner"
Prayer by the Chaplain, after the
secretary's report and roll call, which
showed six families not represented.
The program was taken up
Reading of some current events by
Mrs. E. . Place. This was of particu.
lar interest. We hear much to the
effect that the startling is driving away
our native birds and destroying our
fruit. Now appears, as an important
witness for the defense, man who
lives on Staten Island where the star.
ling has become established. On watch.
ing pair that nested on his place, he
was agreeably surprised to find that
they fed their young entirely on cut.
worms of which they brought hundred 8
every day. Perhaps the startling, like
some other immigrants, will improve
on better acquaintance, and perhaps,
like them, he will raise his standard of
living as opportunity offers.
DR.. G. Mccormick read a fine paper
in answer to the question: What can
be done for the improvement of the
human race"
Song, "a Message From the Old
Folks" by Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kirker
of Morrice.
Mrs. q. NJ Getman had samples of
ten articles made from cord. which she
passed around for inspection, land gave
very instructive description of the
use Of each.
When should alfalfa be cut. A. T.
Stewart said that Il should becut when
in blossom, and above the little shoots
that come out about the roots.
Will Canada thistles live in field Of
alfalfas E. o. Place and others said
that they would live and that nothing
but thorough cultivation will kill them.
Mrs. c. l.. Greenwald read selection
entitled THE Art of Resting"
The October meeting will be held
with MIR. and Mrs. A. H. Amos. Thurs.
day. Oct. 2l, after extending vote of
thanks the meeting adjourned.
CLUB REPORTER.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
The Old SaltceIlar.

During the latter part of the middle
ages the saltcellar was the most con-
splcuous object OH the table 1t was
always placed in the center of the long
table at which the household gathered.
my lord and lady, family and guests
being at one end and the servants and
retainers at the other, and in this way
ones social position was at once ap-
parent, the gentle folk" sitting above
the SALT and the yeomanry below It,
Among the wealthy the saltcellar was
of gold or silver. Benvenuto Cellini
chased some for Francis |. that were
of the most exquisite workmanship
and at the Louvre may be seen several
rich specimens of saItcellars in faience
and the famous set made at Orion for
uenry l.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
New Haven.

Several from here are attending the
Church of Christ convention at Chaplin
Cradle Roll exercises were con.
Quoted at the Wesleyan Methodist
church Friday evening. Rev G M Nc.
Kay gave the address-The WCTU
met with Mrs Chas Herman Thursday
afternoon-Rev G Nj Mckay has
closed a successful pastorate at the
Church of Christ, and preached his fare.
well sermon Sunday morning. Rev
Rhodes of Grand Rapids, who will sue.
ceed him, is expected TO fill the pulpit
Sunday-The Prohibition Alliance
meeting will be held at the Wesleyan
Methodist church, Tuesday evening,
October 5th.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01
Notice Of Proposed Closing Of A!Iev
To all Whom 1t May Concern:


Take notice, that pursuant to a resolution
certified under my hand and The seal OF the
City of OwosSo. the Commission OF the City of
| OwossO will meet upon Mondey the 18th day OF
October. A. ID. 1915. at 80 O'Clock in the af.er
| noon OF said day for the purpose OF hearing
| objections to the proposed discontnuance.
vacation and abol 'shment OF the alley which
| stretches and extends along the southwest
side OF block 80 of the original plat OF the City
| OF Owosso and extending from the south llue
OF Comstock street to the west line OF Wash
| tngton street. Objections In writing may be
| filed In my ONCE by any person interested up
| to the day and hour above mentioned. The an
nexed resolution was passed by the Commits
sion Of said City at its regular meeting on the
27th day OF September, A. ID. 1915, and In
pursuance of this resolution this notice Is
| given.
| Resolution No. ss4
Resolved by the Commission OF the City of
Owosso that It is hereby deemed advisable to
vacste, discontinue and abolish the alley which
stretches and extends along the southwest
side OF block 20 OF the original plat Uf the
now city o Of Ana
west line of Washington street.
Be II further resolved that this Commission
se 0 18Th OF n saa
d. 1915 at 1880 o'clock In the afternoon OF said
day for the purpose Of nearing objections, and
the said Commission will upon said date.
vacating, olscontinuing and abolshing OF said
alley.
DC IL lurtner reSoiVeu tnat the Clty ClerK Is
herebv directed to give notice according to
the terms of the charter OF the City OF Owosso,
OF the action OF the Commission and by u-
cluding In said notice copy OF this resolution.
and that the Commission will meet at the time
therein set FORTH and at least two weeks after
the passage of said resolution at which time
ar place. opportunity will he given all per-,
sons interested to be heard regarding said
disseminating, vacatiDg and abolishing OF said
alley.
Dated September Goth, 1915.
ARrHUR>H. DUMoND,
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01

1nSge Kilday of Monroe, will preside
N Tho circuit court next week. Among
1hsT cases he will hear that of Ches-
sKs NJ. Loomis. former Methodist min
Seg at Henderson. against Otis s
M sd for damages for being accused of
xSnf sry.
The Owosso times., 1915-10-01

AKTH HURH, DUMOND,
City Clerk of the City of Owosio.
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