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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
ABOLITION OF THE SALOON
Read the Proposed Amendment and
Learn the True Facts.

For the benefit of thousands Of
voters who heretofore have not been
prohibitionists or total abstainers. 1t
Is stated that the present Michigan
dry campaign has only one aim: "Abo-
lition of the licensed saloon as COM
mercialized institution" according to
q dry leader at Lansing.
Even in Kansas IL a man wants to
drink a barrel of booze a day he may
do so under the law. The same will
be true of Michigan, IL the state wide
amendment is adopted.
This statement is made in reply to
questions coming from several coun-
ties. Campaign workers find citizens
who wish to vote for statewide pro-
hibition, provided the amendment Is
limited to the saloon as an institu-
ton. They do not favor absolute cur
cailment of the liberty of the individ-
ual.
The Webb-Kenyon law has been con-
strued by the United States Supreme
Court to regulate interstate shipments
Uuly. lilo low III ONCiy SuoO iOSO6
nizes the law Of the state into which
liquor is to be shipped. The pro-
posed amendment to the Michigan
constitution provides as follows:
Article XVI, Section II. The manu-
facture, sale, keeping for sale, giving
away, bartering or furnishing Of any
vinous, malt, brewed, fermented, spir-
ituous or intoxicating liquors, except
for medicinal, mechanical, chemical,
scientific or sacramento purposes
shall be after April 80, 1918, pro-
hibited in the state forever. The
Legislature shall by law provide reg
ulations for the sale of such liquors
for medicinal, mechanical. chemical
scientific and sacramento purposes"
Hence 1t will be seen that the liquor
forces are contradlcting themselves
when in the same breath they demand
personal liberty rather than prohibl-
ton and also declare that prohibition
leaks" because 1t permits individuals
to ship liquor on their own RESPONSE
bility into a dry state or county.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
WHAT Do THE VETS MEAN7
There Seems to Be a Diversity Of
Opinion Among Thorn.

Does prohibition prohibit It
seems to, according to the vets, says
the American Issue, and quotes:
MANY mail order houses say that
they will retire from business II the
Webb-Kenyon law Is declared consti-
tutional by the Supreme Court of the
United States. These men say there
Is no money selling liquors under the
drastic Limitation laws that many of
the states have adopted and that 9TH
ers will adopt--they think-if the
Webb-Kenyon law Is valid.
1T is our opinion that the drastic
Limitation laws will cause return to
the license system, and we hope that
they will be made more drastic than at
present."-Bonfort's Wine and Spirit
Circular.
The above Is a sample Of wet logic
which shows how hard it is to please
the liquor interests. On one page Of
almost any liquor journal we find
some official OF the liquor interests
exulting over increased dry territory
ohu uidoIiS NiohipiIioh law, peCduoo
ut means increased sales" We turn
over a page or two and find some 9TH
er liquor publicity man complaining
because Prohibition laws are SO dras-
tic that liquor men can no longer
make a living
1t has been suggested that these fell
lows get together and agree on one
line of argument to be used in ex-
planning the decline of the liquor
trade.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08

file In his ONCE for public inspection, and
OF the time when the Commission will meet
and consider objections thereto, made by the
part OF the expense of said Improvement TO be
paid by special assessment as above stated,
is to be on file In his ONCE for public inspection,
and that the Commission will meet at the time
therein set forth and at least two weeks
after the filing Of said roll, to review said
assessment roll, at which time and place
opportunity will be given all persons In
terested to be heard regarding the im-
provement and the assessment.
The following resolution was presented and
on motion OF Mr.. Rosevear same was adopted,
ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear:
September s, 1915.
Resolved by the Commission of the City Of
Owosso that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved and the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby instructed to issue warrants on the
City Treasurer against the various funds for
amounts shown:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
Commissioners Notice.

Tn the matter of the estate of John Luft
deceased.
We the undersigned. having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate
In and for the Couaty OF Shiawassee, state OF
Michigan. Commissioners TO receive. examine
sons egssns, seiS assata AZ hnn Us ~ oi ~ 70
that We will meet at the ONCE OF Gustav r,
Fregel. In the City of Owosso in said County,
on Tuesday. the 7th day of November. A. d.
1915 and on Monday, the 9Th day OF January.
A. d. 1917 at ten o'clock IN the forenoon OF each
of said days, for the purpose of receiving and
adjusting all claims against said estate and b II
four months from the 9Th day OF September.
A. ID. 1916. are allowed to creditors to present
their claims to said Commissioners for adjust.
ment and allowance
Dated the 5th day OF September. A. ID. 1915.
FRANK r. FORSTER,
ARTHUR ii. DUMOND,
A'4t Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
HIT OR MISS--.M0STLY HIT

To license an evil is to encourage
II.
Every law Is prohibition of some
thing.
Your stein may become your broth.
er's stumbling stone.
No sin advertises itself SO much as
the sin of drunkenness.
The steady drinker soon becomes
an unsteady drinker.
Some men want credit for staying
ON the water wagon between drinks.
The law viii not enforce itself any
more than the axe will chop by Itself.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
SEEK Progressive
and LABOR VOTES
ON FALSE CLAIMS
Democrats Posing as the En-
actors of Legislation Which
the IndisputabIe Facts
Show to Be of Republi-
can Origin.
AUTHORITY ON SOUND SOCIAL
LAW CITES II CLEARING CASES

Organized Labor Resents This Decep-
ton and Running True to Form viii
In November as at Many Previous
Elections Indignantly Smite Those
Who Without Justice Lay Claim to
Its Gratitude-Even the Mueh-Tout-
ed Federal Reserve Law 10 Based
Entirely on the Statistical Research
Of q Republican Administration.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08

SCR SAlE-Overland Passenger
Ean,ing Car. $500 90. Act quick il you
vsszs bargain. 8. l. BENNETT. at
G&a Pardee's law Office. Adv
SALESMAN WANTED to solicit or
s1zs foT lubricating oils, greases and
EA6nR Salary or Commission. Ad::
e3ssSs TRE HARVEY Oil Co., Cleveland.
exhi2r Adv
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
N4s-e OF Hearing Claims Before
Court

sEsse OF Michigan. The Probate Court for
ssnAbZnty OF 5hiawassee.
~ rec matter OF the estate of Alexander
Mug. deceased
iNssoo is hereby given that four months
snwrsthe Ssh day OF August, A. ID. 1916 have
ehr,s allowed for creditors to present their
ESatxys AGAINST said deceased to said court for
assassination and adjustment. aud that ell
c-nsf Drs OF said deceased are required TO
Grrrsyot their claims to said court at the pro-
SnEr' ON e, ia the Cttv of Corunna, In said
Sesesy 30 or before the 1lth day OF December,
- y iBaG ana that said claims will be heard
~ 1Dad court on Monday. the 1ith day Of
-sxszzbs-, A. ID. 1919, at ten o'clock IN the
s.Hsspoou.
N 9ti August stb, A. d. 1915
MATTHEW BUSH,
In Judge OF Probate.
fElk" DgL GALLOWAY, q
w. ,siSter OF Probate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
NEW BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS
supplemental bond and application for
license TO operate one and one-half ton
automobile truck. submitted by Ellen G.
as suretes, was presented Mr.. Rosevear
moved that the bond be accepted, sureties
approved and license granted, which prevailed,
ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear
The following resolution was presented and
on motion OF Mr.. Rosevear same was adopted,
ayes DeYoung, Hanscom Rosevear:
Resolution No. 964.
Owosso that Ii be and is hereby determined by
this Commission that 1t Is a necessary public
Improvement that sewer be constructed alor &
Cass street In the City OF Owosso, Michigan
from Michigan avenue, westerly along said
Cass street % Shiawasse street at an estimated
cost OF s39675, and that fivesixths OF the entire
cost, including the cost of surveys plans,
estimates, superintendent, advertising and the
cost OF construction be paid by special assess
ment, and that the remainder Of the
sewer fund OF the city of Owosso. That the
special assessment district upon which the
special assessment aforesaid is levied is hereby
bounded and described as follows Commenc-
ing at the northeast corner OF lot four of A l..
Williams subdivision of block five OF A. l..
Williams addition to the City of Owosso
thence west to the northwest corner of said
lot, thence north to the northwest corner OF lot
three OF said block, thence west to the north
east corner OF lot three of block five of A. L.
thence south to the. northeast corner of lot
four OF said block, thence west to the northwest
corner OF said lot, thence south TO the south
west corner OF lot one of block nine OF A. L.
Williams addition to the City of Owosso,
thence east to the southeast corner OF said lot,
thence south to the southwest corner of lot five
of said block, thence east to the southeast
corner OF lot ten of said block, thence north to
the southwest corner OF lot thirteen of said
block, thence east to the southeast corner Of
said lot, thence north to the place Of beginning,
oil In Shiawassee County, Michigan.
The City Assessor is hereby directed to pre-
pare special assessment roll for u special
special assessment district upon said improve
ment, for the sum of s3o67 same being FIVE
sixths of the cost OF said work as estimated,
and the cost of surveys, plans, estimates,
superintendent, advertising and the cost OF
constructions said assessment to be made upon
the basis OF benefits derived from said i'm
provement.
Upon filing said assessment roll In the
Office of the City Clerk by the City As
SCISSOR, and IL being by said City Clerk
consecutively numbered and certified to by
the City Assessor, as provided for In the
Clerk Is hereby directed to give notice ac-
cording to the terms OF said Charter, for
at least two weeks I'm some newspaper of
the City of Owosso of the action of the
Commission In relation to the proposed
improvement above described, Of the work
to be done, and Of the district to be as
sessed, and that plans, specifications and esti-
mates of cost Of said improvement are on
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE AMERICAN WORKING
MAN SHALL NOT SUFFER

The Republican Party stands
for the principle OF protection
We must apply that principle
fairly. without abuses. In IS sci.
sntiflc Q manner as possible;
and Congress should be aided
BY the Investigations Of An ex.
pert body. We stand for the
safeguarding of our economic
independence. for the develop.
ment of American industry. for
the maintenance OF American
standards Of living. We propose :
that In the competitive struggle
that Is about to como the Amer.
lean working-man shall not SUI.
fer.-From Mr.. Hughes speech
Of acceptance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION.

Owosso, Sept. 5, 1915.
Regular meeting Of the Commission,
Mayor DeYoung presiding.
Members present, DeYoung, Hanscom,
Rosevear.
The minutes Of the last regular meeting
were read and approved as printed.
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
The report of the Justice OF Peace, showing
E1.95 received in fees and fines during August,
was presented and filed.
The report of the librarian for the month OF
August, was presented and ordered filed.
The report Of the police department for the
month OF August was presented and ordered
filed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-08

OeV rocV''''' ........... Is 90
Mr.. w. J Melchers, representing the Union
Telephone Company, addressed the Commits
sion requesting PERMISSION to use the streets
Tor the purpose OF placing their wires under
Mr.. Rosevear moved that the Commission
adjourn until September 5th which prevaiIed
ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear
JAMES DE YOUNG,
Mayor.
ARTHUR II. DUMoND.
City Clerk.
The Washington times., 1916-07-29
HEAT TOLL IN MID
WEST NOW IS los
Corn and Wheat in Three Gen.
trail States Sizzling Under
Hot Wave.

CHICAGO, July "a total of 100
dead and several hundred Frustrated
was the toll taken by the heat so far
In this section. Dawn found Chicago
and that section between the Rocky and
Allegheny Mountains still sweltering
from the heat today. There was no
reduction In the mercury. and Weather
Bureau predictions were that the hot
spell would continue until Monday, pos
sibly all next week.
First reports OF serious damage from
the torrid wave throughout the crop
district Of Illinois poured In today.
Galesburg has been without rain for
forty-one consecutive days. Reports OF
corn firing came from the Kansas and
Nebraska corn belt. The Iowa cornfields
also have begun to wilt under the sig
cling sun and drought.
Reports OF cool breezes developing in
the far Northwest were made by the
weather forecaster today. Hope was
held that II may develop sufficient
strength to blow the heat out of the
middle West
Chicago's death toll between midnight
yesterday and last night was seventy
two. Thirty-four deaths were reported
outside of Chicago.
Ottawa, ILL.,, was the hottest place in
the United States yesterday, with q
mark Of 107. Winnemucca, New, was
the coolest, with &c.
The Washington times., 1916-07-29
CITY Council Puts
MuHler on BOOSTERS
Lawmakers Seek to Stop Crows
by Preventing
Stretching.

ATLANTA, Ca. July 29.-Taking ad-
vantage of the well known principle that
rooster muct stretch to crow. the city
council has found a method to prevent
local chandeliers from disturbing the
Silly night Rooster owners have been
ordered TO install strips OF board above
each poultry roost at such height that
the stretching process Will ebe impossible
and each incipient crow will die in each
ROSTERS throat
Local scientists who have tried out this
preventive method assert that a rooster
can no more crow without stretching
than a bobtailed dog. lacking the neccs-
sary stabilizer. can walk a foctlog. Per-
sons living near chicken houses, not
themselves poultry fanciers. are report
cd satisfied with the new regulation.
Residents Of such outlying districts OF
New York city as Queens and Staten
Island have long sought \ rooster
silcncer. A similar suggestion was
made during the administration Of the
late Mayor Gaynor and II believed to
be slumbering in the archives Of the
Board Of Health.
The Washington times., 1916-07-29

and loans outstanding which We're not
ecured by mortgage valued at s5St. J.S.-
The Morgan collection OF paintings on
exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art were appraised by Roland +.
Knoedler. one Of the specially engaged
appraisers for the works of art left by
the decedent at $3.6S7.O00. The most val
liable OF these was a canvas by Raphael
Of the Virgin and Child. which was
appraised at $780,
Mr.. Morgan had many paintings
abroad while some others he had in
his Madison avenue home. Many other
objects OF art have been sold. Among
the latter were an oil painting OF him.
and one of hi daughter. Mi Anna MO- =
gan. by z. X. Madrazo. slso valued at
$50; A C9rot Was put Town at 5000.
Lhomas r. harny appfaised the manu-
Morgan at s+.vyo.obt. Inc etchings IN
cluded a collection by Rembrandt. on
which a valuation OF $lOs. yso was placed.
which Included Christ Healing the
SICK, xlyOUv. and CHRIST Presented to
the People," $500.
Costly Art Collection.
Other art collections were appraised
by experts as follows: Miniatures. IVY
James L. Townsend. $4ls.l,U: Chinese
porcelsins. by thomas Il. Kirby, $z,IS,-
$40: tapestries. rugs and carpets by
emile Baumgarten. sz,ozZ,vVv.
The following appraisais were made
by thomas ward: Dresden porceiaIns.
so5l .ooO: French porceiains, S2iS. 100:
watches. many antique and set with
precious stones, $li,+Jo. jewels ana
jewelry, also on exhibition at the Metro
politan Museum OF Art. $Z+y,oUV: ivories.
carved wood. marble, terra-cotta, stone.
Renaissance Dronzes, ancient Dronzes.
enames. silver maJolica and ancient
Jewelry. $i.ooo,365: roman and byzan-
tine jeweiry. carvings In wood and ivory,
u, la, ~.
Among the watches. Of which there
are several dozen. is one valued at
$4,000. II lie a small timeriece, COW
cred with pearls, the numerals of the
dial also formed of pearls. To the
small chain are attached a watch key
covered with pearls for using the watch
as a pendant. Another watch, valued
at $500. is In the form Of a mandolin
and Is covered with diamonds. Many
of the watches were made In the six
teenth century. and are of French,
Italian. German. and English handi-
craft.
The Washington times., 1916-07-29
But Washington Is
II Degrees Cooler

While people of the West and Mid
die West are sweltering in one of
the most severe heat waves in recent
years, Washington today is one of
the coolest places south Of New Eng
land. according to the Weather Blu
reau.
At 8 o'clock this morning. when the
comfortable temperature of III ives
recorded by the instruments at the
Weather Bureau. Chicago reported 81,
and Marquette, Mich. was S. Other
points in the lake region and upper
Mississippi valley and as far West as
the Rockies report conditions but
little better than Chicago. There have
been numerous prostrations from the
heat, while the damage to the crops
Is said to be great.
Washington will have fair and
slightly warmer weather tomorrow.
II is stated. Monday may bring a
touch Of the heat wave, unless an
other storm develops and keeps the
atmosphere cool.
The Washington times., 1916-07-29
LATHAM HUMPHREYS
u. DIES AT HOME HERE
Newspaper Man and Surveyor Sue
cumbs to tuberculosis.

Latham HUMPHREYS. eldest son of E.
c. r. HUMPHREYS. a Washington news
paper man. died at his home. a5l5 Wis
consin avenue. last night. Death was
due to tuberculosis.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS was twenty-four years
old and was born In Lexington. Va. He
came to this city with his pa rents from
Pittsburgh. ten years ago. For a time
he was connected with the local stats
of the Washington newspapers. resign
ing to engage in the real estate. bust
mes. Two years ago he was appointed
a member of the surveying corps under
NJ. c. Hazen. District Surveyor Later
he was with the Geological Survey.
which he left to take a position with
the reclamation service In Arizona.
Funeral services will be held at the
family residence this afternoon at
o'clock. the Rev. J. Henning Neims.
rector of the Church OF the Ascension
officiating. The body will be taken 10
Lexington. Va. tomorrow for inter-
ment.
The Washington times., 1916-07-29
To Pole by AeroIs
Doctor Cooks Plan
Expects to Start Next Summer
and Thinks Feat Will
Be Easy.

DENVER. July @.-Now Doc. Cook
has a plan to reach the North Pole
fagain. he puts ~ in an aeroplane. He
made the announcement here yestesday,
adding that several OF mis- friends in
tho Chicago Aero Club are arranging
to finance the project. He will start.
he says. in July or August of next
summer.
Ships can now 90 within 100 miles
of the Pole" said the Doc. land the
modern aeroplane can easily make that
distance In ten hours. There Is land
within 400 miles of the Pole and a
sea of floating ice comes next. The
ice fields are covered with snow, maxi
ing 1t practicable to land on them with
an aeroplane. and oven to establish
supply stations for fuel and provisions.
This latter will be done.
Reaching the Pole by flying machine
IL q much surer and easier method than
that followed by explorers up tn the
present. I probably VIII be accom-.
panied by Rudolph Franka. who was
with me when reached the North Pole
on April Il. 1905"
The Washington times., 1916-07-29
ADMIRAL W|NSLOW
IS RETIRED TO-DAY
Career Of Hero Of Cienfugos
Harbor Exploit Rich in Ad-
venture and Service.

Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Win
slow. commander of the Pacific fleet,
one of the navy's old sea-dogs and
incidentally. one OF its richest men,
retired from active service today on
his sixty-second birthday-that being
the statutory age for retirement.
Rear Admiral Winslow's wealth
never interfered with his service. He
did q lot of work.
Included was the feat of taking the
battleship New Hampshire right up
10 its wharf at New York. without
the aid Of any help but his channel
sense. This. by the way. was termed
by Admiral Goodrich. his superior Of
ficer-Winslow then was a captain
as the finest piece of seamanship he
ever saw.
MGR. Winslow. he cut the cables in
Cienfuegos Harbor, Cuba, during the
war with Spain--with the Spanards
firing from distance OF $50 yards.
In this engagement marine was
killed and nine men-including Lieut..
C. MGR. winslow--wounded, winslow
was wounded in the hand. His pro-
motion came when he was recon-.
Winslow and his men went out in
sail and motor launcf>ea. Winslow
was in charge. With the big guns on
the ships out in the harbor firing at
the cable office--they wrecked K be-
fore Winslow reached shore--Win-
slow went into the face os a Spanish
bombardment. He got by with Il IN
excellent shape-some casualties re-
ported, but the. work done.
Admiral Winslow has done lot Of
sea duty. He has done come land
duty. too-enough to be kncwn to
New Workers for his stay as supervis-
or of New York harbor in 1903, 1910,
and 1911. and to those at Newport.
r. l.. when he was at the Naval War
College in 1904.
At the time OF his retirement Win
slow was a full admiral, being entitled
to that rank by virtue Of his command
OF the Pacific fleet. He served as a
member OF the Slocum commiss on
when the burning OF the New York
excursion steamer was Investigated.
Winslow was born in Washington In
1854. He was appointed to the Naval
Academy by the President in 1870,
and graduated in 1875.
The Washington times., 1916-07-29
CRAB MEAT DEALERS
HERE ARE WARNED
Superintendent Hears of Short
Measure Being Given.

When you ask for a quart of crab
meat see that you get a quart"
To buyers Of the crustacea this ad-
Woe was offered today by George M.
Roberts. superintendent OF weights,
measures and markets. Superintendent
Roberts has received a number of COM
plants about short measure recently
and says that II certain crab dealers
don't mend their ways something Is
going to happen in the way Of prosecu-
tons.
"Crab meat can be packed so that 1t
will appear that full measure is being
given, but IL should be packed tightly"
said Mr.. Roberts. While not specified
law, a quart Of crab meat should
weigh twenty ounces. Some of the
complainants say their purchases
weighed only sixteen and seventeen
ounces.
1.-THE Washington public is entitled to
all the grab meat 1t pays for. and part
Of my ATTY is to see that they get 1t.
Dealers VINO are making a practice of
giving short weight had beoer look out.
or some Of them will find themselves in
the Police Court"