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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

ing 70 push old Betsy right up into the
air. Well hit the bottom at a hun.
dred an hour and pile up sky high In
the river. Jump" ~
They made 1t safely enough, and
watched the train. gaining momentum
at every yard, speed past to Its doom.
my God! The grill" McNider,
helpless on the ground, had caught
sight of Janice, white-faced and now
desperately frightened, clinging to her
pitiful seat Of state. mot a chance In
the world for herp breathed the engi-
neer.
But whether there was a chance or
not, someone was trying to get to her.
Running over the lurching, shifting
logs from the rear of the long train,
Dave Peltier was risking death at ev-
cry step.
He had been tending the tail end
brake when the runaway began. At
the moment when the engine crew
jumped Dave swung himself onto the
logs of the last length and began his
breakneck race.
Janice saw him coming; watched
the hazardous approach of the oncom-
ing figure with unreasoning hope-if
he could only get to her! He was
racing along the logs of the sixth
length now, keeping his footing some
how, like a chamois. A great, peril
Gus, seemingly impossible leap from
length to length-he was with her,
held her In his arms.
"The only chancew he shouted
above the grinding roar of the train.
Leave it to me. Don't try to move :"
He picked her up like a child, bal
ancing himself and making his way
with cautious shutting steps to the
edge of the platform. There, with
the girl tight-clasped to his breast, he
waited; waited for the one chance.
Then all at once he kissed her-and
the next instant they were in the air.
Peltier had jumped.
A contractor from Boston had
bought, cut and piled some hundreds
of Christmas trees that he was to
have shipped out over the log road.
The market had broken. The trees
were still there. Peltier remembered.
And as he leaped for them he threw
himself on his back-and Janice
Greener escaped without scratch.
Peltier left the hospital in two weeks
When he did it was with a warm Joy
in his heart, for Janice had written
him: Come to me as soon as they
will let you. Because, Dave dear, you
are such a wonderful. valorOus one
that you are always going to ,be-my
buffer"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
TURN FREELY TO ACCOUNT
How the Natural Light of the Insect
Is Utilized by Indians of the
Antilles.

In Cuba and other islands of the
Caribbean region there is a species
Of FREELY SO brilliantly luminous that
pre3COlumbian Indians used them for
lantern lights, imprisoning them for
the. purpose In perforated gourds.
Cuban negroes still utilize them in
the. same way, combining a few of the
insects in an ordinary glass lantern,
which may be conveniently hung up I'm
the hut or carried about on dark
nights.
The Indians of the Antilles, long
lanterns, employing them for signal
ing. One great advantage they had
was that their light. could not be blown
out by wind or put Out By rain; and,
with sort of Morse code, the .pbpto-
telegraphy was ahSxceedinsiy efficient
means Of sendjpg, messages dlstribut-
ing warnings Of dHnger Far md vide.
On occasions Of nocturnal outdoor
festivity In Cuba Il is a comman thing
for ladies to adorn their gowns with
these brilliant firefies, which glow
more brightly than any gems.
The eggs laid by the insects are
luminous. the firefy's light being thus
handed down without extlnguishment
from generation to generation, each
one passing the torch along, as Il
were. to the next.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
Sociology In Spanish America.

A controversy has recently been 60
ing on in Spanish-American newspa-
per columns as to where sociology was
first taught in Spanish America. One
of the claimants was ID. Antonio
Dellepane, who in the well-knOwn
Buenos Aires magazine "NosOtros"
(We) wrote that in 1899 he inaugu-
rated. by official request, the teaching
Of sociology in Argentina and all
Spanish America. The honor, how
ever, has been proved by Pedro Hen
riquez Urena, a scholar from SantO
Domingo who has taught at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, to belong to
Eugenlo Maria Hostos. HostOs, a
Porto Rican, deserving of far wider
public than he has, preceded the
Buenos Aires claimant by 10 years
having included sociology in the cur
riculum of the Santo Domingo Normal
school in 1880; Hostos wrote the text
book and gave the FIRST course in 1888
1884.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
SEEMS FLAW IN ARGUMENT
Matter Of Food and Latitude, at First
Plausible, Will Hardly Bear
Analysis.

Someone who does not seem to have
an argument proving that a person
should eat only those foods which are
produced in the latitude i'm which he
lives, remarks the Ohio State Journal.
That Is to say, a citizen Of this gar
den spot of the world ought never to
eat lobster or a banana, mackerel
or a prune, but instead and for in
stance, a pork chop and a pawpaw, a
catfish and plate of boiled cabbage.
The basis Of this reasoning Is that the
proper feeding of the human race was
carefully planned in the first place
and things which 1t would be good for
people to eat under certain climatic
conditions were placed right to their
hand. The orange, for example, Is
fine food for persons In warm eli
mates. where it grows, cooling their
blood and keeping their vital forces
up to their work, but here, where il
does not grow and therefore is not
the natural food Of those who live
here, 1t causes all sorts of distem-
pers in the rash physical structure
that takes it in. The theory has been
elaborated and set forth In rather
plausible way, but, If the good Lord
intended to limit us so, why were we
given that sort of intelligence which
has enabled us to develop our trans
pOrtation facilities to the point where
we can get Goldfish as easily as pork
chops and oranges as readily as boiled
cahhape2
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

Good farms and buildings with live
stock, tools and machinery. for sale in
Kent and Ionia counties, on good roads,
near markets, at $75 to $1CO per acre
Easy terms Frank G Ager, Lowell,
Mich. A.
Union phone 207 will reach the best
place to market your poultry, eggs and
cream. Swift q Co ADV
All important county news in THE
TINES 81 per year.
WANTED Wanted TO bear
from owner of farm or good land for
sale. Price and description. Fall de-.
livery. l.. Jones, box SOL, Olney, Ill.,
AGENTS WANTED-Lady or gent.
leman agent in Owosso for Watkins
Famous Products. Watkins goods
known everywhere Big profits. Write
today. Watkins Company, SO Winona,
Mimi.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
HORSE BADLY ,r,..| i,>,,,' K.
CUT BY FALL
Specialist Prescription Prevents
Complication.

In telling Of the accident to his horse,
Mr.. Luther Carmen of Valley Park,
Mo-, stated: my horse fell down and
cut his knees all up. dressed them
with DIR. LeGear's Antiseptic Healing
Powder;snd they are healing fine. 1t is
q wonderful remedy for healing sores
on horses"
Mr.. Carmen is simply voicing the
sentiments of hundreds of Others who
feel that having Dr. LeGear's personal
prescriptions on hand at all times is
nearly as good as having DIR. LeGear
where they could reach him in few
minutes
Wounds and sores must be taken care
of Immediately. Get can of DR.. LIE.
Gears Antiseptic Healing Powder from
your dealer. Dust on enough of it to
cover the wound or sore. 1t forms a
protection against insects and infection
and promotes healthy healing. DR.. l..
d. LeGear Med Co., ST. Louis, Mo.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. PROP.
OwOSsO. MICH. JUNE II. 1920.

Senator Charles E. Townsend, as
chairman of the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, has been ap'
pointed chairman of Senatorial com,
mission to investigate the handling OF
mail by the Post Office Department
The president of the Senate was di-
rected to appoint the commission from
members of the Committee on Post
Officers and Post Roads by provi-
sion in the Post Office appropriation
act provided April "a. Senators
Thomas Sterling, of South Dakota,
George H. Moses, of New Hampshire,
Republicans; Charles B. Henderson,
of Nevada, and David l. Walsh, of
Massachusetts, Democrats, are the
other members of the commission.
The commission will report its find
ings to Congress.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

In the Saginaw Valley high school
track meet held in Bay City last Sat-
urday Owosso gained ten points
through the efforts of Bill Melchers
who won second in the high jump and
shot-put and Rodesiler who won sec
ond in the half mile and Sternaman
who won fourth in the 100 yard dash.
This is good showing made by the
boys and with the succeeding years
they hope to- do better with experience
and with more practice.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
PERRY

Perry, June 4.-Manley H. Sher-
man, II, a prominent resident here
for, Fl years, died suddenly of heart
trouble last night. He had been in
poor health for some months. Mr..
Sherman was the second prominent
Perry man to die suddenly in two
days, John Blanchard expiring unex-
pectedly Wednesday night.
Suit has been started by summons
in circuit court by Mrs. Flora Estey
Woodland, administrator of the estaps
of her daughter, Frances Woodland,
deceased, against Hugh Woodland for
$4,000. The defendant is a cousin Of
the. plaintiffs husband, Frank Wood
ard, of Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

1t is said that administration dem
ocrats fearing an open break at San
Francisco, are setting out to try to
bring Bryan and Wilson into accord.
This can be easily enough accom-.
plished if Bryan will go back on what
he said about the treaty, the covenant
and a number of other issues and
adopt the Willingly go along" habit
of mind.-Martinex (Calif.) Gazette.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

WANTED-Help. Married man for
farm work. House Furnished. Must
be experienced in cutting timber APP
ply 10 H. e. Hartman, Ashley, Mich.
CLERKS. men, women, for Railway
Mail and Government Clerkships. Age,
1S upward; $ll0 monthly. Experience
unnt cessary. Examinations June l6.
For free particulars, write J. Leonard,
CORNER Civil Service Examiner) 212
Equitable Bid Washington, ID. G. 10
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
Freedom Of the Matrimonial Seas.

Young Harley was home for a few
days from cruise with the merchant
marine.
well" said the man from the home
town, genially, show have you been en-
joying maritime life?'
81 haven't been enjoying 1t ut all,
sir, answered the youngster, blushing.
"she broke the engagement" Car
toone Magazine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

And once in awhile we have to stop
and laugh when we recall how Pres
ident Wilson was elected in 1912 on
a solemn pledge to reduce the cost
of living. Gee! wouldn't 1912 prices
sound good today!-Beaver Springs
(Pa.) Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
Sunday Excursion to Toledo, Ohio

The Ann Arbor Railroad is now op.
Grating weekly Sunday excursions from
Owosso to Toledo, Ohio, and return.
and will continue to do 30 until further
notice. Train will leave Owosso at $3.50
a LII. Returning, train will leave To.
ledo 500 p. m. Fare for round trip,
g. 80
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

The White House patent on the
Peace treaty will run out next March
and there won't be anybody to renew
it.-Minneapolis Tribune.
1t was wise student who, when
asked to name the Presidents cabinet
retorted, 81 haven't read the newspa-
,pers today."-Burlington (Vt.) News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
What He FORGOT

. Were you not taught in school to be
polite, Tommief', 90 r., IS
- Yes. mother. i was; bat Iiswas
taught so many, things 1 csn;esemem-
bar 'em ALL 49,. ,rsgf;.g a. ,.sls.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11
Avoid Mental Excitement.

Anger, fear and other forms of men,
tai excitement, it has been learned,
may stop digestion entirely and cause
serious kidney diseases.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-11

Jessie Isabel Christian, soprano.
formerly with the Chicago Opera Co..
and known to American opera lovers
rs a singer whose name Is linked with
those OF Melba and Gslli-Curci, is ap-
pearing this summer in concert work
on the Chsutauqua program.
Miss Christian. who Is recognized as
coming star. made her first real de.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
WAR oNa MIGRANTS. "

Chief of Police NJ. A. Doran am
Commonwealth Attorney James /.
Reardon of Winchester, have an
nounceS that on and after July y
all persons coming under the term q
warrants will be arrested and dealt
with according to state law There
are q great many able-bodicc Noun%'
men,, they say, who appear to haNe
nothing to DO. Idleness brings !
great many difficulties.
III is not fair to the community.
especially at this time. i was stated
when every one who will work can
ret work and receive adequate COM
pensations for his !anor. to permit
them. to remain idle; consequently II
has sbeen decided by the authorities
that an aggressive war will be mace
against all oilers.
State law designates vagrant rs
anvjpersons not having an income I"
maintain themselves and famlEeS'
and who are without employment
and refuse to ao-'> frr rhc usual ara
customary wages, or persons wand
ering or strolling about in idienesS'
who are able to work and have not
property to support them.
Any persons proven to the court
to be vagrant will be convicted ami
punished By fine or Imprisonment.
or Both. in discretion of the court II
vas said. After arrest the law pre-
ven;ts the court from permitting the
vaSrant t. ieo.r III" sta.". He mus
he punished as the law provides. ana
in addition to that the idler must g"
to .swork. If the convicted person
cannot comply with the terms !aio
down bv the court. then be will be
riven term on the state road.
This law has been on the Statut"
books for. some time. but has not
been clearly understood by the pup
lic.A. "
As has been stated in the Gazette
Judge Moncurc. of the Corporation
Court in his charge to the -rann
iury recently called special attention
to the vagrant laws of the city ana
state. Several persons were suns,
ouentlv arrested on this charge an
nominal fines assessed in the folic'
Court. The dclnquents were toi"
that should they again be arra!gncA
= IAN sentence might follow
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
MARRIED LOVERS CRIMES.

Psychologists of international rep
utation have started research work IN
to the epidemic which violent death
is waging against married lovers IN
Chicago.
.::This wave of tragedy is. due II tr'c
things" says DR.. ORLANDO b. Miller
president Of the international! So
cicty: of Applied Psychology.
ain the first place too man
American wives fal a. keep up W.T. !
their husbands mentally and IN r."
thiags that interest them. and men
naturally seek the companionshlp q
WOMEN better qualified to fill the re-
quiremears. .~
fir the past few weeks bullets
fired in iealously sand ~ereil2@e' have
brought to tragic end the love at
fairs ans the lives Of two men ana
three women, placed an army h"u-
tenant in the death cell. wrecked the
faTr name Of schoolgirl. mace
widows of two women broke UP
four. homes. snuffed out one inn"-
cent, bystander and sent one woman
to jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26

The Lafayette colored team Of Alex
andra defeated the colored All Stars
also OF this city in a one sided game
on the High School grounds yester-
dag by a score Of II and ,. The feat
ure: Of the game were the playing OF
Lloyd at third and Greene a first Tor
The winners and Jones catching for
the losers. The Lafayette are playing
:s9.nos, air tight ball and are arrang-
ing for game with the fast lie Droit
Ti~,rs of Washington. This club will
do IL that is in their power to satisfy
the public in all lines Of athletic sports
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
THE PUBLIC MUST PAY.

Some newspapers are telling Their
rca,e1 that the increased pay of
railroad workers, amounting to
about $500 100000 a year, may have
to be paid by the public.
They are too soit-spokcn and are
fool:ng no one, 1t is not question
CT may. but must
The soft-spcaking organs of the
rarity Of Il protective tariff have so
long tried to convince the consumer
that he does not pay the tax that
they have hesitated to admit that
the public pays anything.
In this State. as elsewhere, ther
point to the immense amount o:
money collected in taxes from the
railroads and other corporations an.
continually remind the voters during
POLITICAL campaigns that Pennsyl-
wanna collects no State tax from tn"
vo.c-S.
Bat the public does not swallow
that any more. Wrcr" do The
railroads get the millions they arc
required to pay in taxes to the
State? Where do the other corpo-
naticnS get what they pay?
They yet it from the, public, as
they always have and always will,
i they are to pay. That is where
Fay vii! get the $600,000.000 al
G:l:cnal. or they Wil'no be able to
nav t to the workers who hay" been
,warrlcd the. ircrea:,.
Since this is so. and sHlce the rail
read situation * responsible fer
ether high costs Of living because
the necessities Of life cannot be
tar sported. BY reason Of the lack OF
more railroads ami mere equipment,
cvr.y days delay in giving the rail-
roads the increased rates needed il
they are to function is adding to tn"
burdens of the people,.
If the situation is not soon relicv-
81 the public is likely to take the
place Of the ralroa3 workers and go
ato the notwithstanding business
- :. means to secure what those who
":c not ralroadcrs need to live
rh;ladelpha Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
-
&LIQUOK WITH :, "klCk."

Several weeks ago Z party OF
Young men came TO Alexandria from
Fredericksburg IN an automobile.
While here an acquaintance. now a
resident Of this city. furnished them
with two quarts Of whisky. which he
procurei from certain party. pay
ing tweny-four dollars for the same.
The Fredcricksburgers. tftcr leaving
AleSandria and getting a. far as Ac-
cotink. determined to sample the
liquor. While opening one Of the
bottles the cork flew out. striking
the roof of the machine. Th' ms"
became alarmed and concluded ra'
to drink the liquor. Uuon having
it analyzcd in Fredericksburg it was
sadSto be composed OF wood alcohol
and brown sugar.
Many persons in Alexandria were
Disposed - doubt .he starry =: the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26

would Be Vel for persons prone 70 70
drink suspicious stuff which is pas
sing an whisky to beware least ex-
plosions take place in their pockets:
: Polieew6meh Kainrass- an Kelly.
OF, the awoman's buseau< Of WA shin.g..
ton, following the arrest Of George
Cox, colorcd. who sold them bottle
of fluid which ne is alleged to have
said vas ;ihissy;. haa':an ANALYSIS Of
th sSltsnt5 "ffie. The chemist ist
oesthss policsff'dedi srtm@nt rssaaa 'tsfht
the Connection contained between s
and per cent alcohol. In his re-
port the chemist is alleged to have
recommended not to place the bottle
IN warm place, unlcss an explosion
was desired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
LOSSES on GAS.

Operating expenses of the. Rich
;;niond city Fas works amount tossabont
ST 900 a. dav more than the 'revende
derived from the plant by the city.
it has been estimated, and the def
cit for 1920 will be about 100000,
it is stated By officials of the gas
department. They are urging the
council to act on the resolution call
ing for an increase in the gas rate
to consumers. Director Trafford has
Figured. out that a rate of Sl.35 a
thousand: cubic feet; will be ;neces-:
sarH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
NEGRO MURDERED SEVEN
Committed thousands" of Burglaries
Sentenced !tu Die at San Quentin

Les Angeles. Calf, July 24.-Mose
Gibson. negro. sentenced TO hang for
he murder of. Roy Trapp, rancher,
ha; confessed TO seven murders. in
ciul;rr the Staying Of j. K. Reavls.
of Baton Rouge, La, according to 4
telephone message received yesterday
by Sheriff John c. Cline Of Los An
gelcs county, from Sheriff }. L. Jack
sen. at Santa Ana.
Gibson has been under invest ratict
within the past few days in connec-
ton with the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Erhardt, an aged couple. in
their home here on the night cf Jurc
6. Sheriff Jackson has just returned
from taking Gibson to the peniten-
;;ary at San Quentin.
The murders to which Jackson said
Gibson confessed were Roy Trapp
RAJ: cher. Fullerton. Calf; Nh. and
Ms. Jacob Erhard@. Phoenix. Ariz.
last month; j. R. Rcvis. white res
t&u.ant man. of Baton Rouge june
lt;ca La. twelve years ago: woman
at Orange City Junction, Fla. killed
i'll November, 1919, a watehman at a
sugar mill at Gramercy, 81. James
parish, La. murdered in November.
1910. and storekeeper at Wagner.
GrinGic county, La. killed in Novcm-
Der. 1910.
Admission tina; he committed thou
sanGis2 Of burglaries, obtaining sums
from few cents TO 500, was made
BY Gibson, according to the sheriff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
!22!5POHz5
g x Ys 1issz

In the game between the .Cardl-
ia and Clarendon team at the Ar
i;agton Driving Park. Saturday, the
-&mc was called in the Cardinals
half of the second inning on account
cf the rain the Cardinals had scored
! runs and had men on second and
third bases with only one out while
the Clarcndons had failed to score.
Jimmy Alexander was the sharp
shooter used by the Cardinals and he
had the Clarendons heavy hitters at
his mercy during the two innings
played. Teddy Schafcr was behind the
Ia, and WAS at his best. Doug Mcr-
chant. first base; Neidfeldt, second
base; Mccain, third base; Tetreault.
Sh2rts,op; PluLkett. right field; Pat
sic. center field. and Frank Owens.
l;fc field was the lineup used against
he ClarendonS.
The Cardinals defeated the Conan
che Athletic Club team. of Washing
ton Sunday on the North Alfred street
grounds by Is TO | score.
"S2ecdking' Jones struck out seven
;cca Of the Indian warriors, had his
never see-them" fast curve ball work
ing TO perfection, and made a home
run. TEDDY" Schafer. the peer OF
catchcrs hcreabouts. barring none.
was on the job 10 win. Jeff Williams.
who recently underwent severe sur
sical operation played his first game
CT the season and was heartily cheer
ed by the fans for his brilliant all
a""IHI rlG"iG.:. The following l;uc-up
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
VIRGINIA.

NlhGlNlA.
In the Clerks Office Of the Corpora
ton Court Of the City of Alexandria,
ON the 4,h day Of June. 1920,
Clarence P.. Derby, complainant vs.;
Maud Z. Derby, defendant. In Chan
Gerry No. 99S.
MEMO l:$
The object Of this suit is to obtain
4 divorce mensa ct thoro for tn"
complainant, Clarence p. Derby. from
the. defendant Maud f. Derby. on the
ground Of wilful dcscrtion and aban-
donment without just cause or excuse
and upon the passage of the statutory
period to merge same into an 40
so!utc divorce and for general relief.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendant Maud
Z. Derby is nonresident of this
State: 1t is Ordered. That said de-
PENDANT appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this or
der. and 10 what is necessary to pro-
tect her interest in this suit. ;;
7. G. Duvall. P @. :
a Copy Teste.
- NEWELL S. GREENAWAf.
Z ,2G-lun Cler!.:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-26
DAN AGING WRECK

Selma, Ala, July 2l.-Damage run
ming far into the thousands of dollars
was occasioned ten miles west of here
Yesterday. when an casvbound freight
train on the Southern Railway was de-
railea. Flowed BY the destruction OF
more than dozen tank cars loaded
with oil. and the partial destruction
Of other cars loaded with merchan-
disc.