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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Post Office Notes.

Post Office Inspector E. A. Mackey
inspected the local Office Monday. fnd.
ing the account accurate and the
affairs of the Office in good shape. This
was the first inspection for more than
18 months.
E. &. Jefferies Of Detroit. the new
chief clerk of the railway mail service
for eastern Michigan, was in the city
Tuesday to conduct the annual exami.
nation of the mailing clerks in throw
ing outgoing mail. Each clerk threw
800 cards, one making two and the
other four errors, giving them stand
ing Of 80 rs and $3.50 per cent. re-
spectively; one handling 35 cards and
the other % per minute; on knowledge
of conventions, they were given ratings
of 99.46 and SO 90 per cent. Both
standings are very high.
Another attempt will be made to
find a candidate for postmaster at
Bennington and an examination for
that purpose will be held June "a at
the Owosso post Office under charge of
Fl. M Miller, clerk of the civil service
board.
Bids are asked for on the installation
Of coal burning hot water heater and
tank for the shower bath, the auto
matte heater having been discarded.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
RiCott-Wesoott.

A marriage of interest to many In
this city was that of Miss Nellie Wes-
colt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wescott of Detroit, to Mr.. Herman
Pigott, also of Detroit.
The ceremony was performed on
Wednesday at the brides home and
was quiet affair because of the seri-
Gus condition of the brides mother.
The Young people will make their home
in Detroit.
During the Wescotts residence in this
city they made many friends who ex-
tend congratulations. Miss Wescott is
unusually gifted as singer. The
groom is young man of fine character
and has splendid position with the
Detroit Axle company.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Graduation at st. Paurs School.

The annual commencement exercises
of st. Paups Parochial school will be
held in the Family Theatre June 81.
Glass Day exercises will be held June Ia.
The following seven students will re-
ceive their diplomas from the various
departments on the evening the COM
mencement exercises are held: Hugh
Graham. Clarence Cramble. Leo Man.
zer, Ralph Shilling, Marguerite Adams,
Mary Dwyer and Bernice Begen. Miss
Mary Dwyer has been chosen valedic.
torian.
The following program will be car
ried out and all members of the school
will participate. They are receiving
careful drilling under the directions of
the Sisters.
Brides ll"-Characteristic songs
by the little people
"Out of the Shadows Into the Light"
Young ladies of the school.
Carniyal-"The Little Folks Town.
This will include little people who will
be dressed as fairies, ball players, bill
posters, tradesmen, Gypsies, etc., and
will also include parade of fairies and
Mother Goose characters. There will
be wand drill and songs appropriate
to each group of characters represented.
''The Handicap"-A jockey song by
intermediate boys.
''The Millionaire Janitor'--A drama
by senior boys. e'...--'' '.
Roses Plastiques" - intermediate
girls prettily gowned in white with
decorations of roses
Nordica Waltzes-Orchestr
Valedictory address.
Address and Presentation of Diplomas
by Rev. FIR. p. j. Slane.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
FOX.Ott Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Grace OFT
and Floyd Fox was quietly solemniz-
ed Saturday evening at 9 o'clock at
the Asbury parsonage. Rev. J. B.
Wallace read the wedding ceremony
at the conclusion of which Mr.. and
Mrs. Fox left on short trip to Lam
sing and other places and on their
return will make their home in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox, who are well
and favorably known in this city
have a large circle of friends who ex-
tend congratulations and best wishes
for future happiness. The groom is
employed in the carpet department
of the Os5urn & Sons store.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Other Taxpayers Must Pay

BY decision of the supreme court
handed down last Thursday, the tax
payers of the city must pay for the
paving on Oliver and Washington
streets which some of the property
owners on these streets did not pay
because the proceedings in ordering the
assessment was not strictly regular.
The case was that of the Auditor Gen
eral VS.. Mrs. Sadie Greenman Wood
ard. The auditor general asked for an
order for sale of the Greenman prop
erty on Washington street which Judge
Miner denied, and the supreme court
upholds that ruling. The others who
did not pay are w. M. Fitzpatrick, r.
P. Bigelow, B. 8. Sutherland, r. D.
Matthews and G. w. Gale.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Form Alumni Association.

At a meeting of the senior class
of the local high school Tuesday, an
alumni association was organized to
which all graduates of the local
schools prior to the 1916 class are
eligible. A membership fee of
seventy-fve cents is required and If
so desired each former class may
place $1,000 yearly with the general
funds to be used in giving annual
banquets and receptions. These So
cial functions will 5e held each year
during the Christmas holidays.
Besides drawing up the constitu-
ton, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
President-Cecil Mclean.
Vice President-Mabel Ashton.
Secretary-Anna Mason.
Treasurer Wiedman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
New Michigan State Map Has Great
vaIu0

A new typographical map of Michi-
gan is jointly being made by the gov.
ernment and the state, under an act of
the last legislature. This when finished
will show the physical character of
every acre of the state, its wood lots,
drains, roads, houses. hills, swamps,
streams, lakes and ponds, elevations,
soil character, etc. IL is practically
plotting the country in preparedness
for war, for with the aid of the map the
military service will have in haud the
range of one given spot from another,
while the known exact physical charac.
ter of the country will be of immense
value in the movements and operations
OF armies.
Furthermore, it will contribute COM
plete drainage data in the solution Of
food problems. The work is now going
on rapidly and engineers are at present
making the Saginaw county survey.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Rev. c.. E. Doty Gwen Vacation

Corunna, June 7.-At a meeting
of the official board of the M. E.
church, Tuesday night, Rev. c. E.
Doty was granted two months va
cation, owing to failing health. His
place will be filled by some minister
from an outside point, not yet deter
mined upon.
Rev. Doty has been in the Corun-
ma pastorate for nearly five years
and during that time has endeared
himself to the congregation. His
work, especially during the past two
months, has made leave of absence
necessary. au,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Will Submit Briefs.

After hearing testimony in the hear
ing on the petition for the appointment
of an administrator de bonis non, in the
estate of Charles s. Sayre, deceased, of
Durand, Friday, Judge Bush ordered
briefs filed. There are many fine points
of law involved and this was the prin.
cipal reason that the court asked for
briefs
The heirs want to push case started
by Mr. Sayre 90 years ago against the
Grand Trunk railroad company, for
damages for the destruction by fire of a
sawmill in Durand. The estate has
been closed, however, and must be re.
opened and another administrator ap-
pointed before the case can be taken up
again.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
NOMINATION TODAY
Big Conventions in Chicago Up to Vital
POint-COnference Committee
Works All Night.

At an early hour this morning,
Arthur HI. Vandenberg sent the fol-
bulletin to the Grand Rapids
Herald:
CHICAGO, June 9.-The truce
committees are still in session early
Friday morning and prepared to sit
through to an agreement OF a final
split. Best authority indicates that
there Is going TO be no trouble in
agreeing on a platform. The trouble
lies In a candidate. IF a dark horse
were available, ho would be named.
But there seems to be no such figure
available. The only name thus far
mentioned Is General Leonard Wood.
IL IL barely possible Hughes may be
agreed upon. It Is said that both
Perkins and Bonaparte Of Moose
oonferees will finally take Hughes.
But tho prospect is not really bright.
The greatest hope lies In the oonfi-
denoe Of Roosevelt's closest Republic
oan friends here that Teddy will
indorse Hughes If nominated by tho
Republicans regardless of this
present conference and that he will
decline tho Moose nomination, even
after It IL mado.
The story cannot be told till the
conference reports. The situation IL
dominated by Roosevelt. He oan do
anything with the Republicans ex-
cept nominate himself. That will
happen only by n miracle. But the
game OF bluff IL ended.
Friday the die must be cast and
reasonable men in both camps frank-
ly declare that unity must come.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09

The city commission delayed. Mon
day, for one week, the taking of any
action on the request of the thousand
petitions for the submission of the ques-
tion of raising So. 500 by bonds to pur-
chase the land around the new armory.
There was some discussion as to the
postponement of the date of the election
from June 26 as originally intended, to
Aug. 81, when the primary election
will be held.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
BUYS Coal Business.

w. A. Wright of the Owosso Truck
Co.. has purchased the business of the
Pratt-Cooley Coal Co. and has taken
possession. He will combine the coal
business with his trucking business and
will handle both from his present office
on South Washington street. Mr.. Pratt,
who has been in charge Of his COM
pany's affairs here. is not decided on
his future
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Candidate for Gle rk Nomination.

Milton F. Grove of Owosso, chair.
man of the board Of supervisors, has
secured petitions and will enter the
race for the republican nomination for
county clerk. Mr.. Grove has been
calling on friends in differents parts of
the county and believes he lis warranted
in asking for the nomination.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
The CHAUTAUQUA.
Activities for the Owosso Course to
5egin-Advertising Manager
to be Here Next Week.

Frank Daubenspeck, advertising man
for the Coit.Alber Chautauqua, Is to
arrive in Owosso Tuesday to spend
three days in the city and surrounding
territory placing advertising relative
to the splendid course which will be
put on early in July. He will be pres
ent at the Improvement Association
luncheon and it is desired that those
who signed the guarantee be present to
meet him and complete the arrange
ments for the work of which he has
charge. At the luncheon President
Conn will appoint the several local
committees for the Chautauqua.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09

The concert and festival of nations
given in the Congregational church
Tuesday evening was a success in every
particular cave that the audience was
only about one-half the size 1t should
have been. The concert numbers by
Misses Mabel Ferry, Florence Mack,
Janet Gemmel and Rhea Buckley were
highly artistic and were thoroughly
enjoyed. The work of Miss Buckley
in rendering long piano selection
reflected great credit on her instructor,
Miss Gemmell.
l.. o. Underwood and John Mclean
and their wives and E. f. Wilson are
in Dewitt attending the Baptist asso.
ciation's annual convention.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
BY A. H. VANDENBERG

CHICAGO, June SIN tempor-
airy truce tonight between the Repub-
Hcan and the Progressive conventions,
there is potential possibility that an
other "A hours will produce Repub-
lican nominee whom a vast majority
of the frogressives will support and
behind whom Theodore Roosevelt will
throw the unreserved force of his
dynamic personality and power. At a
late hour, as this is being written,
threre is nothing to indicate that this
nominee will not be Justice Charles f.
Hughes. But things are happening
fast and only the last bulletins will
tell the final story.
Nearly all Of the possibilities for
today prophesied in yesterdays Her
aid came true this afternoon and pro-
duced the situation summed up in the
foregoing paragraphs.
T. R. for Party Unity.
First and most fundamentally i'm
portant, Roosevelt has himself spoken
in response to a telegram from a
member of the Republican national
committee. He has spoken in lofty
tone and terms which are unmistak-
able in their portent. They mean that
the colonel wants but one party and
one ticket at the November polls.
U'boy p,oop tbot tbo ooln,oI hoe 80 -,
tention Of insisting upon his own Sc
lection as the standard-bearer. They
mean that if the Republican conven-
tion nominates Hughes or any other
candidate who measures to the neces-
sities of the hour, this candidate will
have T. r. S support. They mean that
under such circumstances, the colonel
will refuse third party nomination
even if forced by the radical Moose
and that any third party alternative
nominations will be of smallest con-
sequence. There is no mistaking this
paragraph in the message from Oyster
Bay.
May not all having common
interest reunite in common effort to
save our common country? May we
ask those who have not differed
from us to join in this same spirit
toward those who have?"
This paragraph is not only an ap-
peal to the Republican convention. 1t
is mandate to the Bull Moose.
First Move for Harmony.
Here is the second factor in pro-
ducing the truce and the possibilities
Of agreement. TIL Moose themselves
offered the olive branch to the Repub-
licans. At exactly 5 :2S o'clock this
afternoon Chairman Harding stepped
to the front of the convention rostrum
with q letter in his hand. The hour
for the first harmonizing step had
struck and every one of the $4,000
persons in the mighty hall knew it
well. The effect was electric, hush
settled over the vast crowd. Harding
read his letter. 1t was a request for
a conference committee and came
from the Moose convention, which
sent it after hearing Roosevelt's mes
sage. Spontaneously, a storm of
cheers rent the air--the first real ex-
plosion in the Coliseum. Senator
Continued on page 81
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Rams Interfere With Farm Planting

The continued rains are interfering
seriously with the planting of corn
and sugar beet seed and another wet
week will materially reduce the acreage
of both crops To date about two
thirds of the beet acreage is sown and
considerably less than that of corn.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09
Com

Shiawassee County Normal Com
menoement Program.
Piano Duet-Love's Caprice. =. .Hendye
Misses Porter and Porterield.
Invocation -. 80. Rev. FL. A. Waite
Vocal Solo-"O for Breath of Morn"
............................W Whelpey
Mr.. johnson.
Address. ............... Cnaracter
Hon. J. M. Munson, Lansing, Mich.
Vocal Solo-Mother O. Mine. ..........
............ ......... .Kipling- Toms
Miss Walsh.
Glass Song Ruth Porter
Class of 1915"
Wednesday, June 14th, eight o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
AUTOMOBILE TIRES
ADVANCING IN PRICE
Manufacturers Putting Into
Effect Schedule Of Increases
Averaging 10 Per Cent.

Leading manufacturers Of automo-
bile. motorcycle and truck tires. and
other automobile rubber accessories
are putting into effect throughout the
country a schedule of advances In
prices averaging 10 per cent.
The reason assigned for the ad-
vance is the increased cost OF raw
materials entering into the manufac-
ture of tires. particularly raw rubber
and cotton. The difficulty in obtain
ing raw rubber. the supply OF which
Is practically controlled by Great
Britain, has sent the price OF that
commodity, according to local rep
resentatives of tire manufacturers.
soaring from 80 to 40 cents per pound
in the last sixty days.
This is the first general change IN
tire prices since last February. when
the leading manufacturers reduced
their prices approximately 22h per
cent. The demand for tires during the
past year was so great that several
companies could not I'LL their orders,
The consequence Is that there Is at
present, the dealers say, no oVerstock.
The B, +. Goodrich Company and
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany, made a general advance OF 10
per cent, while the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, made a still further
advance on special sizes of tires and
tubes. The Kelly Springfield Tire
Company inaugurated it's advance
January I. raising prices from 7h to
26 per cent.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
DR.. Simon Opposes Measure.
LOCAL MENTION.

Charlie Chaplin in "Cauzht In the
Ram. Va. today. Soon Charlie in Carmen.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18

The Sunday Evening Times Gives
IeLable advertisers a last minute tall
with over forty thousand nomea
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
OLDLAND PATENTS
INVOLVED IN SUIT
Title to Property Originally
Owned BY Charles Carroll
Sought BY Woman.

The title TO land originally owned by
Charles Carroll. n planter. who became
its possessor from the lord proprietor Of
the province OF Maryland. and which is
now part OF the District of Column
bia, Is sought in a petition filed In the
District Supreme Court by Sarah Bruck-
heiser against Duane T.. Fox. Van IL.
Manning and Henry RoZer's unknown
heirs. alienees and devsees.
The court is asked to ''perpetually en-
Join the defendants from asserting or
annoying her or her heirs from the quiet
enjoyment of the land"
In her petition the Dlaintin goes back
TO the days when the District OF Column
oia was founded in part out OF Mary
land and In part out Of Virginia declar-
Ing that portion OF the land she now
claims was known in colonial days as
Duddington Manor. or Duddington Pas
ture.
In her petition. she informs the court
that in l7Sl. when the District Of Colum-
bia was founded. a town called Carroll
DurRh existed in the vicinity Of the War
College. between the st. James creek
ana the Anacostia river. south OF n
street. then in Prince George county.
maryland. After procuring the land
from the lord proprietor OF Maryland.
Charles Carroll in 1770 conveyed l6O
acres to one Henry Roser. Daniel Car
roll and Motley Young. as trustees. who
later plated the property into lots.
streets. alleys. etc. and named II Car
rollburgh.
The plaintiff asserts that one of these
lots is Included in the land she now oc-
| cuples. but that in 1853 the property
was conveyed to Mary E. Sweetzer and
upon her failure to pay taxes thereon.
1t was old for taxes. Again ii was con-
The Washington times., 1916-01-18

Storm Sash, Weather Strip-GIass.
d. Collins. 719 18th N. w.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
Woman Promises to Tell
"Uncensored" War Facts

s,me "uncensored' facts regarding
conditions IN Germany ara Russia
since the war are. promised BY Madame
Alexandra kollontnv. revolutionary
Russian Socialist who is ir spcaR ~
right at SIS In Pytlnan Tempo under
tho auspices Cf the Socialist, party Of
the District. Her tonic viii ~ THE
World War and the Future " the In
ternational Movement
Madame Kollontay was informed IN
Germany at the outbreak of the war
and only recently arrived in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18

Phone Your Want Ad 70 The Times,
Main $3.50
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
KISS TEN FEET LONG
IS uMIT---AT LEAST
WHEN IN "MOV|ES"
CensorS in Pennsylvania and
Ohio Cut Short the Romeo
and Juliet Scenes.

A motion picture kiss is a brief and
fleetinE thing---lt rgnst occupy only
ten feet of film4-thanks to the CEN
sorship laws OF Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
This is the information before the
House Committee on Education today.
lignihed members of that committee
at the hearing last nieht on the Fed /.
eral censorship bill were apprised
that II a director should stage "Ro-
Inco and Juliet and would depict the
last embraces of that hapless pair of
lovers, he would be restricted by CEN
Eorship laws already existing. and the
Kiss of Romeo would appear but a
cold and aTdorless salutation.
& kiss s;.SSHr SSn be 0Gy or on Ns Ten feet Ttr St
editor. of the Motion Picture World,
told the House committee. THAT is,
out of q thousand feet of film in a
picture, the censors in Ohio and Penn
scene to occupy more than ten feet
No Kiss Is Exempt.
1T makes no difference whether IL
is a mother kissing her son a father
Kissing his daughter, or Q husband
kissing his wife If Il is more than
ten feet long, the kissing part of the
film must he cut
'Think OF the trouble OF a director
staging Romeo and Juliet When i'm
the middle of that beautiful story the
lovers fall into one another's arms,
the director must throw up his arms
and veil:
"'Stop; that's long enough for Ohio
aud PENNSYLVANIA!
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Laobr was
registered at last nights hearing as an
opponent of the Hughes bill for a
Federal board to censor motion pic
lures ]. w. Binder. of New York,
secretary of the National Motion Pic
ture Board of Trade, read a letter from
Mr.. Gompers saying that the existing
system of voluntary censorship is pref
cradle to Federal censorship. Mr..
CSompcrs wrote
Il opposed the creat ton of the Ohio
board Of censors. and am more than
ever opposed to Federal board. The
voluntary board of censorship has met
all requirements 1t has the confidence
Of the public. As q member of the
National Board Of Censorship, as presi-
dent of the A. F. of L.. and as n citi-
zen. ! urge the repeal of the law which
established a legalzed censorship for
moving picture exhibitions. In the name
Of Justice and priceless freedom the
bill should not pass"
DR.. Simon Opposes Measure.
Tho Rev. Dr. Abram Simon. of this
city also appeared in opposition to the
Hughes hill. which provides that no
hlm shall be shown without the o. X.
or the Federal Government This mo-
tion picture men claim, will result in
long delays in the staging of plays and
the sacrifice of much capital. DR.. Simon
said:
Il was originally very strongIy op-
posed TO moving pictures, but l nave
The Washington times., 1916-01-18

Rectifier of Wills.
w. l.. Bass, Munsey EIdg.,
and 80 Wall St, n. y. Guy.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
Uneeda Biscuit

the best known and most
popular article of food.
Whyl Because it is the best
soda cracker baked-and
soda crackers are the most
nourishing of all foods made
from -four.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
Speaks On China.

With an address on the good work
being accomplished by the missionary
work in China. the Rev. s. Harrington
Littell. rector Of st. Paurs Cathedral
at Hankow. last night at st. Johns
Episcopal Church entertained n large
audience. The religious ceremonies were
conducted by the rector. the Rev. Ro-
land Cotton Smith. assisted by the
Rev. Il. S. Dunlop and the Rev. c. r.
Stetson.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18

veyed until II was acquired by the de-
PENDANTS. She informs the court that
she Is now In possession OF the property
and has been for thlrty-hve years and
claims ito own It in her own right
against the whole world" Her attor-
neys are Daniel orc. Callahan and
Mason n. Richardson.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
Collegeman Is Elected
By Young Hebrew Men

Morris ColIegeman was elected tenn.
porary treasurer OF the association
which young Hebrew men Of the city
are organizing. The meeting was held
at the home of NJ. Norwood. 1901 Ken
yon street northwest, last night. The
constitutional committee reported upon
it's work in drafting a constitution
.Messrs Rosenfeld and Micosky were
appointed on the Investigation commit
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
British Shells Kill
Civilians in Lens

BEEI.IN (via wireless TO Sayville).
Jan. 1S.-sixteen civilians in Lens
were killed or wounded by British
artillery FIRE, the war office reported
this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
To Talk On Standards.

An illustrated lecture on the work OF
the Bureau of Standards will be made
bv 8. w. Stratton. of the bureau, to-
night in Petworth NJ. r. Church. The
lecture will follow the meeting of the
Petworth Citizens Association, which
begins at 7:3O o'clock.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18

tee Albert Kislink. Morris Barssock.
Joseph Cohen. Morris Goldberg and
Morris GrOssmen perc proposed as
members name for the organ'za-
tion will be seected 81 the next meet
ing.