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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
ST. Paurs School Commencement


The annual graduation exercises of
st. Psul's Catholic school wss held at
the armory Monday evening. the bail d.
ing being crowded with relatives of the
scholars and friends of the school.
The graduates were seated on the
platform with the speakers, Rev. FIR.
P. ]. Slane of this city, and Rev. FIR.
T. j. Bourke, of Durand. The pro-
gram included two operettas and a
drama. The operetta, entitled "The
League of Nations" was a most beau
tiful playlet in which the Goddess or
Liberty and the allied countries COM
peted for the laurel crown and CO.
lumbia was crowned. Each girl TAX
ing part was dressed in the national
colors she represented. The drama
was entitled "The Saving of Pug Hal
ley" and was put on by number OF
boys who did splendidly. The second
operetta was one entitled "Snow
White"
Rev. FIR. P. j. Bourke of the Du-
rand parish, delivered the principal
address of the evening, speaking on
Catholic education.
James Coe delivered the valedictory
address. His remarks were very
timely and showed deep thought, while
his delivery was excellent.
Diplomas were given to the fol-
lowing by Rev. FIR. Slane: James r.
Coe, j. Russell Hagan, Ann L. Cor
coran, Geneva E. Cain, Catherine E.
Evans, Anna E. Dwyer, j. Elden
Green, Edward C. O'Connor, Emma
Hebekeuser, Irene E. Cargill, Francis
H. Rourke, Bernice L. Carmody and
Cecilia l.. Rourke.
In presenting the diplomas, Rev
FIR. P. j. Slane, spoke on the subject:
"Unless the Lord Builds the House
They Labor in Vain who try to BUILD
it."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
CLASS DAY EXERCISES

Annual class day exercises Of the
graduating class of the high school
were held Tuesday afternoon in the
assembly room at the Central build
ing. The room was filled with par
ents, relatives and friends of the class
members as well as the other high
school students.
The exercises were opened by invo-
cation pronounced by Rev. G. w.
Webbink, followed by a vocal solo ny
Miss Wilma Demurn that was much
enjoyed. Miss Alice Sexton, deliver
ed the salutatorian's address, taking
as her subject Impossible is un-
American" The topic she chose is the
class motto. Era Alderton read the
class history, following the fortunes
Of the class from the time that it en-
tered school IL years ago, down to the
completion of its school work. The
class prophecy, by Miss Margaret
Reineke. Theodore Stricher, presi-
dent of the class, welcomed the visit
ors and reviewed briefly the four
wears work of the class in the hign
school. Albert Cook read the class
will. Miss Reineke also read the val.
cdictorian's address, taking the sub
ject "The Torch" The exercises were
Closed by the singing of the class song
written by Miss Winifred Whittemore
and sung to the music of There's a
Long, Long Trail Awinding."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
City Would Close Two A,ieys-New
Ordinance.

Ordinances defining TIE duties and
salaries of two city officials were pass
ed Monday by the city commission.
The salary of the city engineer and
plumbing inspector will be $4,000 per
year while that of the city assessor is
fixed at $1,000. The terms of both Of
offices of assessor and engineer
ficials run for two years.
E. S. Brewer, who formerly held the
combined, drawing $4,000, will con-
,tinue as assessor, while Nelson =.
Raymond is the new city engineer
and plumbing inspector.
The commission also passed a
resolution vacating and closing two
alleys cutting through land just
purchased by Fred B. Woodland. One
runs east and west between First and
Third streets and the other runs
from the north line of the first
described alley to King street. Mr..
Woodland has purchased all of the
land between first and third streets
and King and Oliver streets. No
other property is affected by the
vacating of the alleys, but that oI
Mr.. Woodland. A hearing of objec-
tions is set for July ID.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
DEATH OF MRS. b. G. EvENS

Mrs. Barton G.. Evens died Friday
at her home, 408 North Water street.
Gracia Stewart Evens was born in
Owosso November A, 1871, the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Stew
art, and resided in this city all her
life, save such time as she attended
college. From young girlhood her
life was characterized by her unusual
kindness and thoughtfulness for the
interests of others. Hers was a life
of service, in the home, in the church
the club and sociery, and she gave
freely and unsparingly, and to a far
greater degree than her strength JUS
titled in ministering to others. Her
health had been impaired for years,
and during the past few months she
was compelled to give up all response
bilities and activities outside of the
home. Three weeks ago she was
seized with a convulsion, and steadily
declined, until the end came. Except
for occasional periods she was COM
Portable, and until the first of the
present week was conscious.
June 18th, 1897, she was married to
Barton G. Evens, and was a true,
faithful and devoted wife. For many
years, her aged mother resided in the
home, and was ever the object of the
daughters earnest solicitude and care.
Husband and mother have suffered an
irreparable loss, and the tender SYM
pathy of friends is extended them.
The funeral was held Monday, Rev.
B. G. Mattson officiating.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
Getting Rid Of Barberry.

The barberry eradication campaign
which has been carried on in Shiawas.
see county during the last few months,
with County School Commissioner FL. E.
Slocum co operating with the State and
Government barberry men. has resulted
in the finding of the disease carrying
bush in 8 townships, SO locations being
reported from over the county. The
number of bushes found in each loca.
tion has varied from to 80.
School children of the county have
done the work of the campaign, cover
ing their local districts under the
efficient direction of their teachers.
The work will prove of great value to
the farmers of the county, as the native
barberry spreads the destructive wheat
rust and causes great loss every year.
Enough barberry has been found to
account for very serious rusting of
wheat" declares Il. II. Coons and w.
f. Reddy of East Lansing, Leader and
Assistant Leader, respectively. of bar.
berry eradication in Michigan "The
splendid cooperation of school children
and their teachers, under the direction
of the county school commissioner, has
made this campaign possible. and IL
will prove of great value to our wheat
crops"
The townships In which the harmful
barberry bushes were found are: Gale
donia, Owosso, Hazelton, Middlebury,
New Haven, Perry.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
Washington Letter.
COUNTRY DEMANDS INvESTIGA.
TION OF WAR EXTRAVAGANCE

Washington, June 25.-"The coun-
try demands it and for that reason
none ought to resist it," said Repre-
sentative Fess Of Ohio in regard to the
investigation of war expenditures. "H
in this riot of expenditure induced by
the war there has been extravaganza
and if the extravaganza was such that
could not be avoided, the country will
properly excuse it. . If it could have
been avoided, there is no reason why
the country should not know it. Men
have said, What do you expect to do
with these facts; we all expected mis-
takes to be made, and to get this in
formation after the war is over would
be conceding that the water is over the
wheel and nothing to be gained by it. >
/ have heard that from some quarters.
But there is something to be gained by
it in the suggestion that mistakes
made unnecessarily should be avoided
if under the eNigencies of the future
we shall be called upon to do anything
like what we have done. But that l.
not the great thing in mind. 1t is not
simply to show the facts of the great
war in expenditures and to give the
information to the public which it has
the right to possess, but it is to look
into present expenditures because, un-
less the facts are brought to the pub
lie, there will continue future ex-
penses that the public ought not to
suffer. That is the main reason for
this investigation, and I think that
the people in responsible positions
would be glad to have the facts
brought out with a view of immedi-
ate relief.
The Federal Reserve Board in the
May report makes the astonishing
statement that the monthly expendi-
lures of the Government is 81 ,40U,-
100000. This is seven months after
the war is over, and if that rate con-
tinues to the end of the year it will
use up all the available funds either
from the borrowing or the taxing
source and leave the Nation by the 1st
of January with a deficit Of owe.
$4,000, 100000 and half of year yet
to be accounted for. The people have
the right to know what these expendi-
lures are, and where there is unncc~A
sary continuance it should be prieG
away from the Government if we
have got to use, figuratively speaking
40-foot pole to do it."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
ANOTHER Big PLANT
FOR OWOSSO INDUSTRY
Consolidation of Detroit and Owosso
Concerns Benefits This City

The Steere Engineering Works of De.
troit and the Owosso Boiler Works have
consolidated their interests and the
manufacturing will be done in this
city in big new plant to be added 10
the Owosso factory. The equipment
in Detroit will be moved here and
placed 10 new building 80x20O feet In
dimensions, this being the boiler shop.
An addition to the present building
will be constructed for the machine
shop.
BRANDED g. Hobbs of the Owosso com.
psny will handle the manufacturing.
while the Office work will be contracted
in Detroit.
II is expected that the force here will
be increased from 30 to $50 or more.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
DEMOCRAT SAYS ADMINISTRA.
TION is INCOMPETENT

Washington, June 24.-SenaJor
Pomerene of Ohio, leading Democrat,
wants the power to make rates taken
out ofthe hands of "incompetents" who
are in the office of the Director Cen
eral of Railroads.
In explaining why he was for the
bill to restore the powers of the inter-
state commerce commission, Senator
Pomerene said: 81 realize that one of
the very strong reasons why rate
making power, so far as interstate
commerce is concerned, should be re-
turned to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, is not that the Director
Generals office had increased the rates
but that they had increased them in
equitably, because they attempted to
formulate committee or commits
sion which was operating independ-
emily of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. They made certain
changes in classification. The word
word was given to the country that
there was an increase Of 25 per cent,
but when you took into consideration
the changes in classification, it meant,
for instance, so far as rough grain
was concerned in the Middle West, an
increase of from so to 60 per cent. 1t
appeared before our committee that
in certain classes of freight from New
Orleans there was an increase of 240
per cent. One of the members of the
committee stated that in his own State
he had information that there were
increases of 500 per cent. want, if
l can, to get just as much as possible
of this rate-making power taken away
from the Director Generals Office and
restore it to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, a body that has been
built up, that has-existed and worked
for 80 years, and take it out of the
hands of some of the incompetents
who are down there in the Director
Generals Office"
"In the year 1918," said Senator
Cummins in discussing the bill to re-
store the power of the interstate COM
merce commission over the roads, mot
withstanding the fact that the Gov
ernment increased the rates about the
middle Of the year 25 per cent upon an
average, many of them, however, be-
ing increased vastly more than that
and some of them less, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the railroads of this
country earned in the year 1913
$800,000,00O more than they earned
in, the year 1917, which was the best
year the railroads ever experienced in
all their history, we lost $240, 100000
in the operation. In the first four
months of this year, notwithstanding
additional increases, no great or gen.
eral increases but some additional in
creases, by reason of the diminished
traffic and the enhanced expenses of
operation, we lost, as I sal before,
nearly $250,000,000.
Sunless miracle happens during
! the year, our total loss at the end of
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
RACING AT FAIR GROUNDS
JULY 4TH

Owosso racing fans will see their
first matinee on the afternoon of July
A at the fair grounds. Six events,
including two running races, are on
the afternoons card and there is $3.50
hung up in purses.
The card of events is: 2:25 pace,
purse $50; 1925 trot, purse $50; free
for all purse, $1O0; one-half mile run,
purse, $25; one quarter mile run, purse
$25, and farmers race, no entry fee.
The racing will start at 2 o'clock
sharp. The full Owosso Band will
play concert during the Afternoon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
lPYTHIANS REMEMBER DECEAS-
ED

Memorial day for the dead was OBJ
served Sunday by Owosso Knights of
Pythias. The graves of departed
members of the order, in Vernon, in
cluding that of the late Elmer S. Ath-
erton, of Durand; in Corunna and in
the Owosso Catholic cemetery were
decorated in the morning, the full
ritual being read. About Is mem
bers of the lodge took part.
In the afternoon the ritual was read
over the grave in OAK Hill cemetery OF
Harry r. Tooley, the last deceased
member of the lodge and the graves OF
"a Pythians were decorated. Many
members of the lodge went to the
cemetery to pay this fraternal tribute
of respect and honVr.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
ADDS TRAINS

Four important changes in the
Michigan Central train schedules will
go into effect on June 30. Included liz
the changes is the addition of fast
train south. This train will leave
Owosso at 1887 a. m. and reach Chi
cago at o'clock p. m.
The early morning and late night
trains, north and south, will be con-
tinued. They will leave at 6:35 a. m.
north and 11:23 p. m. south. Another
change is that the train south which
now leaves here at 1925 a. m. will
leave at 1880 a. m. Another train
will be added going north at 1874 a.
m
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
High schoo, Athletes sanaustsd.

The men of the faculty of Owosso
high school were hosts to the high
school ball team, interscholastic cham
pions, at the d. M. Christian tea room
Monday evening, when particularly
fine repast was served. Members OF
the board Of education were present.
Toasts were given by w. E. Hall,
DR.. p. S. Wilson, L. L. Conn, Geo.
Hobbins, Frank Rice, William Green
and R. S. Linton, o. H. Voelker acted
as POSTMASTER.
It was a thoroughly enjoyable time,
the best they had experienced this
year as the members of the ball team
expressed it.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27

At the same session of court, the
Bankers Commercial Security Co., OF
New York took a judgment for six
cents against William Closer and 9TH
ers of Detroit. They replevined three
motor trucks bought by the defend,
ants and already had possession of
the trucks but it was necessary to
take judgment to perfect their title
to them.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
MORE FAVOR CONSOLIDATION

Six schools, enough to practically
assure the carrying out of the con-
solidation plan, have voted favorably
on the establishment of centralized
school, probably somewhere in Ben
nington township, although the loca-
tion remains to be decided.
Bennington fractionals No. No.
2, No. s and No. 6, and the Mccall
and Octagon schools have endorsed the
project at meetings of their patrons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
Daily Thouoht.

Dreaming OF n tomorrow which TO-
morrow win be MS distant then ms to-
dny.-Tome BurguDlos
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
Notes Issued by AustrIans.

A correspondent writes that Aus.
trian notes were not the only "duds"
that caused trouble and loss TO the
allies. Every British soldier who
served on the western front must
have had experience Che says) OF
those pretty Belgian notes which
were not worth the paper they were
printed on. for the reason that the
enemy were in control of the Belgian
national banks. ut was never safe"
Che adds) ito accept change for a
hundred franc note or other note Of
high denomination without examln-
Ing each small bill given in lieu. One
was almost sure TO come across one
or two nice clean Belgian fve-franc
notes hidden away among the genuine
French stuff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
For Sale.

He had determined to mop up
not in the sense. however, that one
thinks of these days. He had seen
mop such as he desired advertised for
os cents iorlginol price $3.50, and
made haste to get one, for he had
also determined to buy nothing unless
Il was "on SALE" The mop cost %
cents, n handle 10 cents extra, bot.
tie of polish was added for good meas.
ure. He proceeded to drop the bottle,
and as the mop without the polish was
useless, It was necessary TO buy an
other bottle. which set him back 30
cents. The bargain cost him SLIGO in
stead OF 9s cents, as he had pictured.
However he is stlll determined to beat
the II. G. l..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
vermont newspapers to reproach our

Vermont newspapers to reproacf1 our
highways-on of the first considera-
tons among tourists-as pretty
bad" without warrant nullifies this
expenditure largely. We shall never
get other people to think more of our
highways, of our hotels, Of our scenery
of'anything we have, than we think of
them ourselves.
A propaganda has long been afoot
in Vermont to undertake on an elabor-
ate scale so-called permanent high
way construction. With it we are not
entirely out of sympathy. But one of
its postulates is that the existing sys-
stem must be decried, condemned and
thrown on the rubbish heap before
the other one can be put across. With
that we are not in sympathy one little
Dit. The two can be made to harmon
ize one does not have to usurp the
place of the other Vermont has not
made failure of highway building
and has more to show for her outlay
than other states that have gone fast
err to their own loss and sorrow
One feature of our highways strikes
us as peculiar, carrying its own lesson.
! 1t is that the best roads are those
well drained, well-graded, well shaped
and well surfaced roads that stretch
iout between towns and that receive
constant attention during summer
months from the road dragfiand the
patrol mans cart. on the other hand,
the worst roads are either thosefwitli,
I'm city or large town or mat SERVE, as
tappr6aches. These areq rinSariably
hard, worn, ruttyni and roaglYoiyide
.-Barra, B1rjngtoni nStaf nAlbans, BEN
+ningtop, et'lals. saExcepti hs the high.
lFaysiih and hear these towns are fire.
Aueiftiy relaid they may tralhfully be
described as D'prerty Bstd,d 6r'rworse.
And they are not frequently fFelaid,
The Heavy and CONSTANT traffic over
them wears them out. Where road
OF this kind Is repaired At heavy
expense enc. year Il is generally left
to RIM down for the next several
4 whore meanwhile, with the result that
many of these highways ,siffer from
.kneglect. and before, the I grand oyer
q hauling takes place again a they arS
lthoroughiares to be avoided unless, 4
persons anatomy is well upholstered,
II Is not the small hack towns, nov
! that earn the reproach Of travellers b.
reason Of their poor roads, but The
more populous sections which ceniel
their efforts over small area one sea
son and neglacl II utterly for the mex
five--a practice that seems to pre-
vail more where costly "permanent'
lpretentious efforts are undertaken
If the News man wants TO discove
the Whole truth about Vermont roads
he must go beyond his own city or IL
suburbs. II he enjoys motoring, lie
him take a spin down either tn,
W.lliamstown or the East Braintre,
gulf, alongside the White river, or al
: most anywhere in this valley. wherl
good roads generally obtain. At leas
he should take these into accoun
} when striking an average before h
pronOunces Vermont roads "prett
] bad. Randolph Herald and News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
80 Years. Service.

Mrs. A. Waldman, 46O Glenn
Ave-, Fresno, Cal, writes: "When
VAS young | had fever and 1t left
me with cough every winter. Thir.
iy-two years ago read about Foley's
Honey and Tar and bought some and
1t helped me. use 1t yet and II helps
me every time ! am a widow &C years
DID, There is nothing better for
bronchial. grip and similar lingering
coughs and colds that hang on. Just
fine for children-for Group and
whooping cough. Contains no opiates
Sold Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
spuds.

It IS to the land allotment holder,
remarks n writer In Popular Mechan-
les magazine, that Great Britain is
looking for assistance in The food sltu-
ntion, particularly as regards the sup
ply of potatoes.
ut is planned to increase the num-
her Of allotments from 100000 to
100000 by the next planting season.
At the present time there is only about
one allotment to every ten or twelve
families, but by taking advantage of
a large amount Of land that has been
growing up in weeds It is hoped to
have this up 10 one allotment for ev.
cry five families. There are, oven
now, several cases where there Is a
plot for every three, and In one or
two cases every two households"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14

sheep Gone Toy Of Small orisn;a;s.
without the bone of Il sheep, that
eternal ubiquitous playtoy Of all the
EAST. Tie children Of Asia would be
absolutely without an amusement de
vice. Go VIII raver children play
Osmanlls or Eurls. Armenlans or
Arabs, Druscs coz Greeks-and you will
see the sheep hone represents every
thing from doll to a sword from a
pasha's horseiail ornamented stand
ard to a British gunboat from a
mosque to church.-Red Cross Maga-
zine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
SOUTH sHAFTssuRY

Memorial servicef viii DO held a.
Odd Fellows hail Sunday June 10. at
$50 p. m. All odd Fellows and Re.
bekahs are requested to attend and
bring flowers II they have any.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
VERMONT ROADS ARE NOT
so BAD AS FOLKS THINK
Randolph Contemporary Says State
Highway Might Be Improved on
but Meanwhle-ouit Knockingl


Everybody seems to agree that Yer
mont reads are pretty bad, but nobody
agrees in just what should be done
about il. Burlington Daily News.
We regret 10 NJ siieh ietIninie4it' as
this appearing 'occasionaii yin che es-
teemed News, first, because it isn't
true secoldlHG Because iEnuGh harm
results fonfSik .EyerSbody does not
agree@thatNV efnf6nt sroals ares pretty
bad, in fact quite the contrary. Opin-
ions differ, Of course, bin so far as we
have noted at least two out Of three
motorists who travel New England
will say that on the average Vermont
reads are as good or better than those
of our sister states. This means an
average of all the commonly used
highways throughout the entire year.
Within the past two or three years
the writer has motored over the main
thoroughfares the entire length OF the
state on the west side from Pownal to
Highgate, most of the east side from
Brattleboro TO Willoughby; up and
down the center of the state by all the
ordinary routes; through the Lamoille
valley and across to the Passumpsic
ana over the Green Mountains by
three different Ways 50. he feels just
iteda pa,speak King dYiths some know
ledge, IN the main, THE roads of Yer.
mont arc .gpgq9 ard Year by year afe
constantly growing better: There are
poor stretches to be sure, and holes,
but ems oapnotses, ,iny judgment Of
veHB3iife3ds 1ei siM Vholppn lpt8
nolfnee them pretty bad"
If this is the fact, what is to be
gaining. fro mjsreRresenting ourselves
bcfoBatae dutiDe &trlfl9 Tho Publfcil
ty department is expanding large
sum of money in advertising the at
fractions Of Xerp98tato sqmmef-tou
lists, hoping to. draw them here. For