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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15

The annual celebration of Shrovetide
by the Pancake Club was held Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Miss Nell
Green, on Cass street. Mrs. John
Downey and Miss Green were the
hostesses.
The afternoon was enjovably spent
in playing progressive pedro. Mrs.
Thomas Hag an and Mrs Louis Dingler
were the contestants for the first prize,
Mrs. Hagan winning in the cut. The
consolation prize went to Mrs. Alex.
B-rresford.
a four course dinner was served.
Mrs. A, McKsrring acted as toast.
mistress and introduced various speak
ers who maze appropriate remarks.
Tne feature of the program was talk
by Mrs. Lou Dingler on the origin and
m ,aning of Shrovetide.
Mrs. Michael Griffith sthe president
of the cub, Miss Nell Green first vice
p esident, and Mrs. l. Dingler second
vice president.
Mrs. Michael Byrnes and Mrs. Mary
Birthel will entertain the club next
Shrove Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
X of c Knitting Club.

The X. of G. Knitting club held its
weekly meeting Monday evening with
Mrs. Harry Northway, Adams street.
goodly number we're present despite
the inclement weather. The club is
making an extra effort to knit many
pairs of socks, which are badly needed
at this time, and which are sent di-
rectly to the men at the camps, particu
larly Camp Custer. The ladies will
continue, however, to make trer ch caps.
The ladies wish TO thank Harry
North way for donation of five dollars
to the knitting fund
The Lincoln day program was post
p)ned until the next meeting.
The club has received many letters of
thanks and appreciation from soldiers
and sailors to whom knitted articles
have been sent. The Isailors refer to
the trench caps as "woollies.'
All ladies attending the next meeting.
the time and place of which will be
announced later. are asked to bring the
French primer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
ESTIMATE LABOR NEEDED.
Government Seeking Inform alton as
to farm Help and a Record
Of Crops and Stock.

The work of making the estimate of
the farm labor needed during the com.
ing season and statement Of the crop
acreage, livestock, seed, and other farm
supplies wanted or for sale in this
county is now being done. This SER
vice is being rendered by the pupils and
teachers of the public schools. Blanks
sufficient for all the farms in each dis
trict have been sent to the teachers of
the county ny County School Commits
sioner Howard Socum. These the
teachers are to give to the pupils to
take to their homes and the homes of
neighbors and h We them filled out ac-
cording to the instructions printed on
the blanks. They are to be returned to
the teachers, who, with the aid of the
older pupils, will compile a report CIV
ing summary of the statistics gath
cred from the individual farms. These
reports, with the returned farm blanks,
will be forwarded to County Agricul.
tural Agent Don A. Meeker by March
8, who will in turn report for the
county to A. b. Cook, who has been
appointed federal farm specialist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
tion of its defense is not one of the
kinds under taboo.
NOT ALL EVOLVES IN WALL
STREET"

Dictator General McAdoo has issu-
ed an order prescribing certain pur-
poses for which the railroads of the
country shall not spend money during
the time he has control over their op-
erations. One of these purposes is
"for the payment Of agents or other
persons!who are employed in any way
to affect legislation"
There are lot ,of we'll meaning
people who will Immediately take off
their hats and shout "hurrah for Nc
Adoo." Down with the corporation
lobbyist! But now let us stop to think
moment. The railroad managers are
the custodians of the property and
business interests of hundreds of
thousands of persons who own large
and small quantities of stock in rail-
roads. There is no kind of property
and no kind of business operation in
the country that is more affected by
legislation than the property and bus
mess of the railroads.
Shippers organizations employ
agents to affect legislation. Oranges,
farmers unions, labor organizations
and travellers organizations employ
agents to affect legislation affecting
railroads. The McAdoo order means
one of two things-either that the
viewpoints and interests of the rail-
roads must not be presented before
legislative bodies at all, or they must
be presented by Mr.. McAdoo and his
agents.
There you have the whole thing in a
nutshell. Is Mr.. McAdoo's order wise
or foolish.
Undoubtedly the railroad lobbyist
has been an evil, but he was an evil
not because he was lobbyist but be-
cause he was sometimes secret lob
byist. Many states have provided
laws which require lobbyists to regis
ter. Such laws should be general.
With the evil of secrecy removed, the
lobbyist becomes great help to good
legislation, for he has information
and arguments which the legislator
cannot have unless he gets them from
the agents of railroads who must be
paid for their time and reimbursed
for their expenses.
To permit the employment of agents
to affect Legislation against railroads
and at the same time prohibit the en-
ployment of agents to represent the
interests of the railroads is neither
good busines, good public policy, nor.
good sense.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
WILDER FOUND GUILTY

A. H. Wilder, Owosso blacksmith,
was found guilty by a jury Saturday
of attempting to do great bodily harm
less than the crime of murder. The
jury was out from 1880 to 2 o'clock.
The trial lasted five days and much
testimony was taken, the defense at
tempting in every way to show that
Wilder was insane and had been more
or less irresponsible for several years,
the trouble being caused mostly by
drink. Wilder also claimed he was
handing the revolver to Ray Stinson
when it accidentally exploded, the bull
let striking the coat of Patrolman
Girard.
A part of the testimony that threat
ened to be interesting was when Will
der started to tell who had furnished
him liquor, but it failed when he nam
ed one man now dead, and two serving
time and others who had been convict
ed and punished for the offense.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
Junior Rod Cross.

From Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 10, to
Washington's birthday, Feb. %. is the
period set aside for, the Junior Red
Cross membership campaign.
All the children in the $50, 900 schools
of the country will be asked to become
members of the Junior Bed Cross,
which is described by Henry P. Dawson,
chairman Of the war council at Wash.
ington, as the most important single
movement ever started in America.
Il say believe nothing else in Red
Cross work is as important for the pro-
lection of the American people" said
Mr.. Dawson. The leading educators of
the country tai the same view and are
assisting in the campaign.
Co operation of teachers in the public
schools is urged by Mary @. G. Brad.
ford, president of the National Educa.
tion As ociation, and of teachers in the
parochial schools by Cardinal Gibbons
The aim is not only to gain the extra
labol the children can give in making
Red Cross supplies but to teach them to
be better future citizens of America.
With 23,475,0 adult members al.
ready enrolled. the Red Cross by the
end of tLis campaign to enroll the
school children should be mighty
force in the relief of a war. stricken
world. There are more than 10000
600 children to be reached and enlisted
in the service of humanity.
Rural as well as city schools are
affected The national committee ex-
poets great showing by rural schools
to the end that every remote hamlet
shall be represented in Red Cross mem
bership.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
THEY DO PROTEST TOO MUCH

If the people of the country have
been nourishing any feeling of sympa-
thy for Secretary of War Baker be-
cause the Senate Military Affairs
Committee did not call joint session
of the two Houses of Congress to hear
his defense, the waste of sympathy
may as well cease. There need be no
doubt that the Baker defense will
reach hundred times as many read
ers as will the accusations of incompe-
tence made against him. After the
country has seen the high state of
efficiency of the distribution service of
the Committee on Public Information
and has also observed the manner in
which hundreds of thousands, and
probably millions of the McAdoo
speeches have been circulated by gov
ernment employees and others, there
is not likely to be any lack Of circula-
ton of the Baker defense. The people
will have the wool pulled over their
eyes and they will pay for the wool
and the pulling. After putting $500
year government employees at cler-
ical work in the distribution of the
McAdoo speeches, there is no proba-
bility that there win be any lack of
energy and pep in the distribution of
the Baker, speech. This administra-
ton may not be in favor of some
kinds of publicity, but the presenta-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
DEATH OF MRS. w. c. STIFF

Mrs. w. C. Stiff, aged 70 years,
passed away at her home in Burton
Saturday after an illness of two weeks
following failing health for two years.
The funeral was held Tuesday at the
Burton M. E. church, Rev. Compton
officiating.
Adolace Jones was born near Howell
coming to Burton in 1866 and was
married to Edward Simpson and to
them were born seven children, four
of whom survive. After Mr.. Simpsons
death she was married to w. c. Stiff,
who also survives. The children sur
viving are: Mrs. Samuel Mckenzie
Of Fonda, N. D., Luce and Emory
Simpson of Burton, w. C. Simpson of
Flint and Oral Simpson of Kirkland,
Wash. ~
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
DRAIN DIRECTORS BEGIN SUIT

On behalf of Mrs. Emma Wood
worth of Ovid, L. F. Miner has begun
action to prevent further proceedings
in the establishment and locating of
the Alder Creek drain, joint Shiawas
see and Clinton drain that would drain
$1,000 acres of land. Mrs. Woodworth
owns an ice business and has con-
structed dam in Alder Creek form
ing pond where she secures ice, and
claims the proposed drain would ruin
her business. The drain has been de-
clared necessity by joint commits
sion. A meeting was held in Clinton
county and one in Shiawassee, which
she claims she was unable to attend
because of conflicting hours of hear
ing. An order to show cause Feb. %
why an injunction to restrain further
proceedings has been issued by Judge
Moinet at st. Johns. This is the Sec
ond suit, the first having been begun
by persons who were not satisfied with
awards of damages.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
AMERICA MUST PREVENT
STARVATION In EUROPE
Government Representatives Tell OwOs.
so Audience Of Needs and Of the
Horrors Of War as Carried on
Bt German MurdererS.

To an audience of over FIVE hundred
at the Owosso armory, Tuesday even
ing, D. A. Reed of Flint, member of
the U. 8. fo)d commission, Mrs. E.
Basil Clark, an American woman who
was in Belgium at the time of and for
two years following the invasion of
that county, and DIR. H. G. Culbertson,
OF the u s. food administration, told
Of the horrors of German warfare, of
the millions of nearly starving people
in Europe. of the necessities of the
troops of the Allies and the fact that
the people Of this country must raise
and send food to keep the allied armies
and the people of those countries sup
Piled or the war could not be won and
If not now what the people of this
country might expect from the murder
ous Germans. The addresses were
reple,e with interesting facts that held
the listeners closest attention for nearly
three hours.
Mr. Reed said in opening:
Il have always had keen re-
spect for the American boy, clean,
manly and brave, but l never felt SO
proud in my life as l did on the day
when stood in French city and saw
Thousands of clean cut, clear eyed
young Americans passing along-half
million of them-with Old Glory
floating above them and saw them
smile and cheer as they went by. They
were starting on a six mile hike, lead
ing to the trenches where they were to
go over the top, against cold steel, hand
grenades, gas, liquid fire and the dread
full monotony OF trench life, where they
dare not stick their head above the
ground without risking instant death
You picture your boys as being In
sunny France. They are in sunny
France, but they are not in the sunny
part of 1t. They are billeted In barns
and they are working Ia rain. mud and
snow to get ready for the big ordeal.
"You want to see those boys have
the best, but they can't have it unless
the American people back them to a
man. This war will not be won until
100. coo, 600 American people are solidly
behind their soldiers, and ready to strik q
simultaneously And you must NOT
forget mothers who have sent their
babes of yesterday, over to that Hell's
CONTINUED on page eight)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Durand Boys Organize First Calf
Club In Shiawassee County

The first boys calf club in Shia-
wassee county was organized Satur-
day at Durand. This club, which will
bear the name of the Durand Guern-
sey Calf Club, has charter member
ship Of seven. At this meeting they
decided to purchase and raise calves
of the Guernsey breed. The officers
of the club are: President, Robert
Chick; vice president, Cameron Car
ruthers; secretary, Ward Perry;
treasurer, Louis Vincent.
Boys in a number of other conn
munities are considering the organiz-
alton of clubs and it is expected that
in the not distant future they will be
organized.
The indications now are that there
will be q considerable demand for
seed beans this spring. Any man
having any seed beans for sale should
have the same listed with the county
agent. Samples of the beans should
be sent to the Office of the county
agent. where they will be given the
termination test. A report of this
test will be sent to each farmer send
ing samples.
Every farmer in the county should
willingly assist the pupils of the pub
lie schools in their work of making
the farm survey of the county. This
work is being done in the interests of
the farmers so as to enable the Sc
curing of sufficient, labor to take care
Of the crops the coming season.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
BOILER WORKS BUYS new PLANT.

The Owosso Boiler Works, Clement
Hobbs and j. l.. BRANDED, proprietors,
has purchased the plant of the Owossc
Canning Co. on South Shiawassee street
and is moving its equipment to the new
building. The purchase was made nec-
essary by the fact that the company's
present quarters were entirely mad
equate despite the fact that it has en-
larged the building twice within the
last year.
Messrs. BRANDED and Hobbs purchased
the business slightly less than year
ago, and since that time the company 8
business has more than quadrupled.
Prior to taking it oyer only six or seven
men were employed. Now the COM
psny has 80 men on Its pay roll, and
when 1t gets into Its new plant more
men will be hired.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15

Michigan will have one more heatless
Monday and then will come under the
general suspension of that order made
by Coal Administrators Garfield Tues.
day. State Fuel Administrator Prudden
decided that by another week the coal
situation in Michigan would be satis'
factory.
. Under Mr. Prudden's latest order,
churches may resume their former
hours, theatres are allowed to run
nine hours a day inc uding Tuesdays,
drug stores may be run twelve hours
daily, selling only drugs for three Of
The hours Advertising lights and dis
play window lights can not be used.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
Pioneer Society.

The annual meeting Of the shiawas.
see County Pioneer Society will be held
Friday, Feb. 22. at the court house in
Corunns. The program being prepared
is an excellent one. Clark Smith and
j. D. Royce of Corunna, president and
secretary, promise an interesting day
to pioneers or others who attend. (
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
Sugar Factories Come to- Nations
Rescue.

Bay City, Mich, Feb. 12-''The beet
growers of Michigan will get $40 ton
fat for their beets this year, announced
State Food Administrator Prescott, at
the close of meeting of sugar manu-.
facturers at the Winonah hotel this
afternoon.
Mr.. Prescott said that every factory
in.the state was represented at the con-
ference and that the manufacturers
gave in to the demands of the farmers
as matter of patriotism. Thus ends a
long drawn out fight that has spread to
all parts of the state where sugar beets
are grown.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
10 the wsrld Growing Better or worss'

Will be the sermon subject at the
Church of Christ. corner of Oliver and
Hickory streets, next Sunday evening.
Next Sunday will be the first anniver-
sary of Mr.. Draper's pastorate with the
local church. Sermon subject for the
morning service will be why l am a
Disciple" The choir will render special
music at both services. A cordial invi-
ta,ion is extended to all-all the time at
the no me. like church.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
Seed Corn Orders Not Taken After
March Iat.

Owing to the scarcity of seed corn
aud the demand for 1t in other parts of
the state, will not be able to take
orders for the corn after March
Don A. MEEKER,
County Agricultural Agent.
Corunna.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-19

It is unfortunate that the heart can
be stirred in times like these by only
the direst calamity
II appeals to reason could reach
the deepest emotions, our Govern
ment would have all the money 1t
needs.
The torpedoing of one of our troop
ships would bring it, in grim de-
termined hurry, but at the same time
it would be perilous for our future.
The wrath of our country would be
aoused to the fury of hell, and we
might commit some overt act that
would count against us at the peace
table. To avoid such possible ira
gedy, and consequent result, it is the
duty OF every citizen to furnish our
Government with all the funds it
needs without the asking, SO as to
eliminate the enormous expense of
these Bond drives and release for
other war activities the splendid SER
vices Of the hosts of men thus en-
gagged.
I want to say word to the hun
Idred dollar a month man without de-
'penAents in an endeavor to bring
him to a realization of his RESPONSE
bility in this great war. which we will
win: and. what l say to him can be
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-19
Save Waste Articles.

There is use for everything. Let
nothing be wasted. The Government
asks the Junior Red Cross organiza-
lions throughout the union to collect,
for future use, the following articles
Tin or lead foil, fiat. Do not roll
into balls.
coflapsible paste and paint tubes.
Dental filings.
Lead, brass, copper, iron and alumni
mum.
Old geld and silver and broken bits
Of jewelry.
Typewriter ribbon boxes and the
metal spools therein.
Carbon paper boxes.
Waste rubber-boots and shoes and
garden hose.
Old automobile tires and inner tubes,
bicycle tires and old wringers.
Books. magazines and newspapers.
These p,,ist be folded cnce only and
tied both ways with heavy string
Burlay and gunny sacks.
Old kid gloves.
Stamps.
| Clean White rags ana WOODEN mnAeu
rags (separated).
| Bishops graham wafer tins.
Old clothes.
Mems shoes.
/ Castor beans.
! Old clocks and watches.
| Hair ccmbings.
/ Broom sticks.
Cold cream jars.
Tin cans.
Suit boxes
i Hat boxes.
i Cigar boxes.
Cork.
Bottles of all kinds, rinsed clean.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-19
Cotton Pricc-Fixinf.

In an interview Sunday with i, re-
porter for the ShrcrepOrf Times, Judge
J. L. Watkins said:
:" l am going to leave for Washington
Wednesday morning | had intended
to stay at home until the end of the
week. but after reading the interview
with w. f. Taylor, of the Shreveport
Cotton Exchange. printed in Sunday
mornings Times. l changed my plans
and will hurry back to my post of duty.
The fixing of the price Of cotton by
Congress at this time would be little
short Of calamity to the South. and
it is my duty to fight the proposition
with all my might. In the meantime.
it is up to the people at home to get
busy and send UP facts and figures
such Il move Oh the part of the Federal
Government would entail on the South.
l will he glad to receive data from
chambers of commerce. cotton eX-
changes and civic clubs. bearing Oh the
subject, and these organizations can he
OF great iSSlSCilce 10 the SOuClef1
congressman in their efforts to prevent
the price-fiXing now proposed"
Judge Watkins said that Immediately
after his arrival in Washington he
would confer with Shreveport's repre-
sentative, Mr.. Lea, and lend him any
assistance possible in his work of Sc
curing war industries for this city.
| Another matter that l am greatly
interested in, said Mr. Watkins. il.
the proposal to have Shreveport DIES
igllated hy the Agricultural Bureau ii.
Il spot market for cotton. and it is NOR,
than probable that | will be able t,
render valuable assistance to tn,
Shreveport Cotton Exchange in havin;
this done at once These government
cotton hearings tG be held at Houston
Fort Worth and other Southern cite
next week would be held at Shreveport
also. If this city was designated as
spot market. and this being the thir,
largest cotton market in the SCutl
there is no coed reason why it shoul
not be recognized by the Governmel,
us Il spot market
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-19

Engineer l.. Il. Mcdonald, who was
injured in a freight train wreck near
Bossier City last Thursday morning,
said. while being treated at a SANTA
rum in Shreveport: :" have been on
the road fifteen years, and this is the
first serious wreck that | have ever
had. l hope that it will be the last
one. l certainly don't mind registering
che lit. am willing to go to the war.
because | feel that | will lie as safe in
the front line trenches as / ain run
ming railroad engine" This may be
of interest to passengers, i'll general
who travel in and out Of season, with
little or no thought of the dangers OF
the road. Also. it may relieve the
dread of many of those who hesitate
about going into the war. The railroad
man risks his life every day. but the
soldier does not engage in battle every
day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-19

applied, in the same ratio, to every
man earning one hundred and twenty
five dollars, and upwards, per month.
It costs our Government close around
eighty dollars per month to maintain
each brave man that is fighting for
the liberty of the world. Based upon
the cost Of the most mental labor the
soldier is, at least. a hundred dollar
man. He, therefore. is not only CIV
ing up his home ties: is not only
offering his life, but he is actually
giving our Government, with no ex-
pectancy of return or hope of reward,
twenty dollars every month, in order
that you may have an opportunity of
earning your one hundred dollars per
in perfect safety.
Are you giving twenty dollars per
month to our Government to hep win
the war? No? Well, will you not
lend our Government twenty dollars
every month for the duration Of the
| war at Az per cent interest? Is it
| not the least you can do, and, hon.
estly, is it not your duty to do the
most you can?
After this war is won, probably be
fore, there is going to be another
Draft. A Draft Before the Board oil
Public Opinion, and all men are go
| ing to be classified There will be a
class for the miser and a class fol
the Stacker, and-may God pity them
for their fellcwman will not.