The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-06

In Everybody's for February, 49,
is an interview with the president by
George Creel. Commenting on his
recommendation to congress of cor
rupt practices act, the president says
that it was not aimed at the Republi-
cans but only seems so because, since
1890 that party has had the largest
campaign funds. 1t is to giggle! If
Mark Hanna was guilty of hundred
fold more than the Democrats ever
charged, he was still a cheap piker
beside the present administration
Seven hundred million dollars in
crease in wages under government
control, 20 per cent increase in freight
and passenger rates and 100000, 900
deficiency to be paid out of public
taxes. How about the "cost plus 1U
per cent" Could Boss Tweed or Dick
Croker, both deserving Democrats,
have conceived as smooth scheme for
buying votes. They don't need any
campaign funds. The people pay.
Look at the appropriations for no
tional highways: Alabama, $780,
600; Arkansas, $4,5OO,OOO; Kentucky,
$5,000,000; Mississippi, 100000;
Missouri, $9,O00,000; North Carolina,
$6,000,000; Tennessee, $4,000, OUJ,
Texas, $16,OOO,OOO; Virginia, $4,000
600, and Washington, 100000.
The last congress created 270,02o
new offices at an annual cost of $751;
296,659. How many of them do you
think were filled by Republicans
Then they passed the Overman bill,
the sole purpose of which was to wipe
out the entire civil service system ans
put all appointments under the con-
troll of the president.
The interview quoter begins with
the announcement that President
Wilson does and will consider himself
"the political leader and lawmaker of
the nation" Sounds familiar, somehow.
Where did l hear something like it?
"There shall be no law but my law,
no will but my will, and there shall be
nothing done in the world without the
of Germany's ruler" The
board of health should have warned us
that megalomania is actually infecti-
Gus and always fatal. The funeral of
William the Damned was announced
IL, 1918. There will be
another just two years later.
H. B. Creek.
Seabeck, Wash, May ID.
(The writer of the above is broth
er of George Creel, late publicity
agent of the administration
TREATING SEED POTATOES
The treatment of seed potatoes is as
important in controlling the diseases
which affect this crop as is the treat
ing of oats for smut in the control of
that disease.
A good many people think of potato
scab and black scurg (rhizoctonia) as
diseases which affect only the appear
ance of the tubers. The greater loss,
however, is the effect on the yield.
These, with other diseases, are re-
sponsible for low yields in most sec
ions of the state and can be controlled
very readily by proper treatment.
Two treatments are in use for con-
diseases on seed potatoes. One
IS by the use of formaldehyde and the
other by the use of corrosive subn-
nate.
Formaldehyde controls black leg
ind scab. The treatment consists in |
putting one pint of formaldehyde into
thirty gallons of water. Soak uncut |
thirty minutes, cut and plant |
1t once. If weather interferes rinse in
water, then spread out to dry. Do
lot put treated potatoes in any con-
amer without first soaking the con-
amer in the solution. A batch of |
solution can be used over
md over without losing its strength.