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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
FRED L. BROWN
DIES IN THIS CITY
Momber OF tho Grocery Firm oi
Dowling g. Brown

Frank L. Brown, for 33 years a
resident of Owosso, and member
Of the West Owesso grocery firm Of
Bowling & Brown, died at his home
$40 North Cedar street Thursday
night. Mr.. Brown had been in poor
health for five years, and had for
Eome weeks been confined to his
home.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home, Rev. II. A. Waite officiating.
Burial will take place at Oak Hill.
The services will be in charge of
Owosso lodge, No. 81, F. & A. M.
Mr.. Brown was born in Water
town. N. Y, and when a young man
moved to Lyons, Mich, from which
place he came to Owosso 33 years
ago. lie e)erked in the store OF
which he later becoue part owner
for "a years.
Surviving the deceased are two
daughters, Mrs. J. M. Bopp, OF
Lansing, and Mrs. j. II. Trudeau, OF
Owosso. He also leaves one sister
Mrs. T. o. Christian, of this city
and two brothers, M. E. Brown OF
Ionia, and j. P. Brown. of Lyons.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

FIRE CHIEF HOWELL
WARNS XMAS,
CELEBRATORS
Advises Certain Rules be Adhered
to In Decorations for Christmas

Fire chief Howell of the Owosso
fire department in a statement Mon
day warned Christmas celebrators in
Owosso to take precautions against
fires from lighted Christmas trees
and other Christmas decorations.
Here is the pertinent advice given
out from his headquarters in the
Central station:
The Christmas tree should be set
up securely so that it will not easily
topple over, and it should be located
several feet away from any heating
or lighting fixture. Metal tinsel with
flake asbestos and powdered mica
make excellent material for snow
effects and will not burn. The
tree should never be illuminated
with candles.
Ornaments should be of metal and
not Of paper or pyroxylin plastic
which is commonly known as cellu.
loid and pyralin.
If the call for Santa Claus is a
crying need that will accept no sub.
stitute, the impersonator should
avoid long cotton whiskers anG
should keep away from lights and
open fires.
Another important safeguard is tC
remove all evergreens immediately
after Christmas, before they become
completely dried out.
All the precautions that have beer
mentioned for the home should bt
strictly observed at public celebra
tions and, in addition thought shoult
be given to the matter of clear ant
adequate exits in case of fire. The
hall or room selected for the occa
sion should be upon the ground fiool
and should be ample to accommo
date the expected audience, withou
crowding.
In the department stores ant
other shops, dangerously crowded
during the holiday season, it is espe
cially important that Christmas dec
orations of an inflammable nature
should be avoided. Great carr
should be taken to prevent incan
descent lamps from coming int
contact with either natural or arti
fetal leaves, paper ornaments ant
streamers or other inflammable ma
terials. Paper shades should neve
be used.
All the scraps and rubbish shoul,
be cleared away twice a day fror
the counters, and large "no smok
ing" signs be placed in the store an
the rule enforced.
Toys involving the use of alcoho
gasoline or kerosene should be avoid
ed
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
RELIEF FOR THE
POOR OF
THE CITY
MRS. A. L. ID K N s d q II X
MAKES PLEA In BEHALF
OF POOR CHILDREN

Mrs. A. L. Desmore, chairman Of
the committee for charitable and re-
lief activities in Owosso during the
winter, made public staement Sat-
urday morning calling upon the peo-
pie of Owosso to help the poor.
"The agency to take care of Owos-
SOS poor in the most economical
and business like way" one portion
of her statement says, "has been or
ganized, but it cannot obtain it's OBJ
ject unless everybody gets behind it. !"
Mrs. Densmore has appointed sew
eral sub committee chairmen who
will meet with her at the Elks Tenn
pie next Tuesday afternoon and
make plans for the winters cam
paign. These committee chairmen
and the organization they represent
are:
Mrs. Koyle, Corunna avenue NJ. E.
church; Mrs. Carl Weitzke, Salems
Lutheran church; Miss Minnie Nc
Cormick, Y. w. C. A.; Mrs. Ger
nelia Nichols, First Evangelical
church; Mrs. Walter Cooper, Lady
Maccabees; Edward Charleston, XII
wants club; Mrs. Guy Howell, Star
of Hope Rebekah; Mrs. W. X. Van
Sice, Colfax Rebekah; Miles Lind
sey, Modern Woodmen; Mrs. Daysie
MacLain, Salvation army; Mrs.
Howard Kirk, Silver Cross Kings
Daughters; Mrs. George. Bentley.
Free Methodist church; Mrs. Clara
Hankins, Tuberculosis committee
DR.. H. A. Hume, Rotary club;
Henry Hahn, Masons; Walter Has
see, Elks; Mrs. Ida Kilwy, Holiness
Mission; Mrs. c. ID. Bell, Catholic
Relief; Mrs. T. E. Stebbins, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary; Mrs: Fred
Grove, Episcopal church; Mrs. c.
F. Dawson, Church Of Christ; Mrs.
Albert Northway. Kings Daugh-
ters; Mrs. Otto Schultz, st. Johanras
church; Mrs. L. l.. Conn, Congrega-
tional church; Mrs. w. Warden
Eastern Star; Mrs. John Hughes
First NJ. E. church; Mrs. II. A
Waite, Baptist church; Mrs. Sarah
Mackey, Women's Relief Corps
Miss lone Frink, M. e. Deaconess
Mrs. o. G.. Waugh, Asbury NJ. E
church and Rose Orlando.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
MR.. AND MRS. G.. G. TUCK
HO NORED BY
REC P ITO N
Mrs.. w. n. Goodrich and Mrs. j. M
Bentley sHostesses

Honoring Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.
Tuck, who were recently married
Mrs. w. R. Goodrich and Mrs. j. M
Bentley, entertained last Friday night
at the home of Mrs. Bentley. The af.
fair was the first of a series OF
parties, which the two ladies are Civ
ing. The evening was spent with
fifteen tables Of five hundred. ant
high score was won by Miss Olive,
Elliott and Stanley Day, while Mrs
Jay Terbush and ]. c. Mullancy
were consoled.
The home was decorated with mar
cissus and chrysanthemuns, will
the red and green of the Christina:
season. Luncheon was served a
the conclusion Of the evening Of
cards.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
CONTEST is
UNDER FULL
SWING
CANDIDATES ARE LISTED AND
CARDS SENT OUT TO
NOMINEES
MANY CLOSE CONTESTANTS
The Onos Who Made It Business
Proposition Will be the Winners

Names of those for whom nomina.
tions and voting coupons have been re-
ceived will be found in display adver-
tisement on another page of this issue.
This is the first publication of names
that have been made. and marks the
starting in the race for the Dodge Bros.
automobile, Jansen Piano. Sellers
Kitchen Cabinet. Diamond Ring, Five
Watches and Cedar Chest. all of which
will be awarded by The Times on
January 20, 1922, for the selling of sub
scriptions, and renewals in their Big
Prize Campaign.
The Campaign Is just getting under
way-no one candidate has an advan.
tage and those who feel that they would
like to be the owner of any of these
magnificent prizes should not hesitate
communicating with the Campaign
Dept. Immediately.
There are no strings attached to this
offer. 1t simply means a few weeks OF
congenial and interesting work-and
everyone who competes will be amply
paid for their efforts, even though they
should not be fortunate enough to win
one cf the prizes. commission OF
1O% will be paid to non prize winners.
Do not hesitate. Start to day with
the determination to win. All that is
necessary to enter is TO cali. phone OF
write Campaign Manager. and full in
structions will be given.
If your name is contained in list pub
lished it shows that your friends have
already taken an active interest in your
behalf, which You should appreciate
by showing that their confidence hal
not been misplaced.
Get your subscriptions in while tn,
vote value Is the highest. Votes de
crease after Dec. 22nd.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
If you can't be the pine on the top
of the hill,

If you can't be the pine on the top
of the hill,
Be in scrub in the valley-but be
The best little scrub by the side of
the rill;
Be a bush if you can't be tree.
II you can't be bush be bit Of the
grass,
And some highway happier make.
II you can't be "muskie," then just
be a bass.
But the liveliest bass in the lake.
We4cnn't all be captains, some have
to be crew.
There's something for all Of us
here;
There's work to be done, and we've
all got TO do
Our part in way that's sincere.
II you can't be highway, then just
be a trail.
II you can't be the sun, be star;
It isn't by size that, you win or you
fail;
Be the best of whatever you are.
Marathon Safety Bulletin
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
OWOSSO SUGAR CO.
SENDS OUT CHECKS
Campaign to ba FiniAhed by Now
Years

Checks totalling s253,254, were
sent ont by the Owosso Sugar Co
on Thursday, December Is, to farm.
ers who have raised beets for the
company. The checks will pay fol-
beets delivered between November
and December I. Beets delivered
prior to November were paid for a
month ago.
The payment Of Thursday was Tor
.42,2O9 tons of beets at six dollars
per ton.
The company is sending out let
tiers to all beet growers NOTIFYING
them OF a five days extension OF
time in which to get their beets to
the factory or the weigh stations
The time limit originally set wa;
December IS, but the company, TAX
ing into consideration the fact that
many fields were so soft that the
farmers could not get on them Il
draw their beets and the furthe'
fact that the roads in many parts o.
the county have been very poor
decided to grant few days more.
The time limit is set for the gooc
of both the company and the farm
ers. The company wants to knov
just how many beets It has to slice
and it is necessarv for the Warmer
to know that they must have th
bects in at certain time. to nvoi'
the possibility Of some farmer failin
and having beets left on their han-i
after the factory has been closed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
MENTAL
ABILITIES
SEGREGATED

Many pupils are forced TO leave High
School becau,e of tho fact that their
mental ability along certain lines is not
up to The standard required by our
school cirriculum.
There are pupils who have a super
ability for mathematics, others who
nave a super-ability for languages,
rhetoric, or perhaps for science. 1t is a
Task which is very disagreeable to the
ordinary pupil to study somethio or
that Is foreign to his nature, and so he
begins to shirk the studies he does not
care for and places more time on the de-
sired subjects. Naturally his instruct
sor take 1t upon themselves to make
Things worse by using force in order
lat he will, as they term it, 'get down
to business"
Any boy or girl who is born in the
United States is imbued with that spir.
it OF independence which our fathers
gave their life's blood to uphold, and
when force is used, rebellion is born
In their hearts which by daily antagon-
Ism grows until all interest is lost in
study and failure is turned onto the
world.
Had tact been used-had a proper
understanding of the pupils ability
been known and that ability been
strengthened by proper study of the
character and makeup of the pupils
mind. no failure would be thrown out
upon world that is full enough al
ready with people who have been de.
MED the opportunity of higher educa.
tion, bat genius might be born, a
Z franklin. Lincoln or an Edison, given
to the world and our intellual standard
would be brosdened and enlarged In all
its phases so that ir coming genera
ton will stand as intellectual giants oi
the world.
Our good friend E. J. Willman has
under consideration plan that will
prove wonder working miracle in the
Schools Of Owosso and il is hoped tha,
he will have the whole hearted support
ct every citizen of Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
ART SOCIETY
FURNISHES
CONCERT
DETROIT SYMPHONY QUAR-
TETTE RENDERS MANY
PLEASING NUMBERS
RECEPTION HELD IN CHURCH
People Who Desired introduced to
Artists Following Program

The first concert of the season
under the auspices of the Art So
ciety of Owosso was held at the Bap-
tist church last Thursday night. 1t
was an event long to be remembered
by lovers of good music in this COM
munity, the Detroit Symphony Quar-
tet making its second appearance
before an Owosso audience this past
year.
In the choice of program the quar-
tet was as impeccable as in the play
ing of it, and the audience was
charmed and captivated. The be-
ginning and the end was occupied
with compositions imperishable as
long as chamber music exists, but
the middle of the program was not
lacking when Frank Bridges "Three
Idyls" were played. They were full
of beauty, sung in the most part in
the lower strings and ornamented at
times with a delicate filigree from
the first violin. Some exquisite eff
fects were resultant from picked
strings on the cello, device which
would seem to be favorite source
of this composer.
The decorations in the church add
ed much to the artistic atmosphere
and the ushers dressed in colonial
attire added to the picturesqueness
of the scene. After the concert ar
informal reception was held to en-
able the members of the Art Society
to meet the musicians, Ilya Schkol
mix, first violin; William Grazing
King, second violin; Herman Kolod
lin, viola, and Philip Abbas, cello.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
VITAMINES

We are becoming accustomed to
hearing of vitamines as the wonder
ful life element, without which
neither human nor animal life can
exist, though, as yet, no person has
been able exactly to define the term.
For want of more explicit terms,
scientists call one of the mysterious
elements "fat soluble A" and the
other "water soluble B." and cell us
that the former is found in milk,
cream and butter, as we'll as in most
green vegetables Especially those
Of which we eat the leaves), but not
in any of the vegetable oils, nor in
many of the cereals or foods prepared
from the seeds of plants. The Sec
ond element, 'water soluble B." is
found in most cereals, especially in
their outer layers, in vegetables and
other foods.
We have long known the need of
fats, proteins, starch, minerals and
water in our foods, but now we are
told that without vitamines no life
can long exist, and the scientists are
proving their claim by tests on rats
and other animals, and also by hold
ing up as examples of study manhood
and womanhood the people of races
who live on the foods in which the
vitamines are found in greatest
abundance.
1t is claimed that vegetables pro-
perly dried lose little, if any, of their
vitamines, and when well cooked are
as palatable and nutritious as fresh
ones. Surely, the men of the British
army seemed as well fed as any body
of men could be, and yet their ra-
tions consisted largely of stews or
soup in which dried carrots, turnips,
onions, potatoes, peas and beans,
mixed according to standard specifica-
tions, were the main ingredients.
In this country the dried fruit in
dustry has reached immense proper
tions, but within a very short time
the dried vegetable industry will
reach greater proportions. Fashions
in food change greatly as time passes
and many a person will sniff at the
term 'dried vegetables" who will
hurry to follow the fashion of using
"dehydrated" vegetables distinc.
ton in which there is no difference
Aside from furnishing the vitamines
as well as other food elements, there
is hint Of lower prices in the amount
Of shipping space and weight to be
paid for.-From The Furrow.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
GEO. J. DENYES
MADE CHIEF
OF POLICE
MAYOR WRIGHT TELLS DEN.
YES THAT THE LAWS
MUST BE ENFORCED
WHlTEhEARSE ASST CHIEF
Long Service of Both Men Made
the Decision of the Mayor

George j. Denyes was appointed
chief of police by the city commits
sion at its meeting Monday night.
He succeeds Bert Hodges, who re-
signed several weeks ago. Denyes
has been acting chief since the resig-
nation of Hodges.
Before the appointment was made,
Mayor A. T. Wright called Denyes
into the commissions room and told
him of the intended action of the
commission. He mentioned Denyes'
long service and asserted that he had
done some good work While acting
chief.
81 want to tell you here before the
other members of the commission,
declared the mayor, "that | want all
laws rigidly enforced and that re-
sponsibility for their enforcement
rests with you"
The appointment of Denyes is con-
sidered by members of the commits
sion as the logical step, in view of
his long service, and the fact that
he was next in line for the place. The
new chief has been member Of the
police department 19 years. He serv-
ed as patrolman 1S years and was
; named assistant chief year ago.
Mayor Wright appointed Patrol
man Earl Whitehouse assistant chief
Whjtehouse has been on the force a
little over a year. He was formerly
lieutenant in the National guard
and saw service on the border.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
FIELD MFG. CO. TO
ERECT SKATING RINK
Rest Room in Addiction tn be Built
Ncnr Rink

The erection of skate and rest
room on the Field property near th'
plant oc the. Field Manufacturing
company, the work on which is be-
ing done by students OF the manual
training classes in the high school
was completed Tuesday. It viii be
IA feet by 20 feet. AS soon as the
weather IS cold enough it is rlannec
to food GROUND about the building
and build an ice rink. The plnn foi
such a rink was proposed at recent
meeting Of the Owosso Kiwani'
club.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

Entries from Michigan farmers in
the competitive classes, and the edu-
cational exhibit from M. A. G. are
being prepared for shipment to the
international Hay and Grain Show at
Chicago the last Of the month. A. l..
Bibbins. secretary of the Crop I'm
proyement Association, is handling
the farmers entries, while II. c.
Rather is again assembling the edu.
cational display.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

Personality is net sor'eth'r~ we
mal,e-it's something we e'ready
have. It's development comes thrprrh
the physical, mental, ard emot'nrr'
poise. It is within the reach Of all of
us, varying only in degree.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
REFRAIN /!

from Pessimistic ways. Thank CD
you ar alive today. 1lCes roilI g
gained as Fatalists. Stand iol ard be sn
OPTlMIST
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-11
THAT SEEMING SLIGHT.

The Washington governments effort
to explain away the seeming slight by
the British government to General
Pershing and even OF the United States
itself in falling to assign date for
General Pershing to lay the Congress
sional medal Of honor of the British
unknown soldier in Westminster Abb
hey does not give entire reinsurance
to the American public; but the incl
dent is not of sufficient Importance to
make great deal Of difference. II
does not seem likely that the British
government would deliberately at
tempt 10 snub the United States gov
eminent, with which it apparently is
on the most friendly terms; but there
is bare possibility that there may
have been a subtle intention to ignore
General Pershing as an individual but
not as an official representative of tue
United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-11
WILLI4MS7OWN

The Swarthmore chautauqua which
'pencd in grange hall on Saturday, Oct.
9Th, has been grand success, both in
point of the character Of the enter
lainments and the size of the audience.
While the weather has not been ideal
Tor community gathering, it has not
served Ia put any damper on the
enthusiasm of the people who came
from all over town to listen to the
high class of music presented and the
interesting speakers. The Fara Groves
sextet furninshd the musical part of
the program on Saturday afternoon
md evening and delighted their audi
,nces on both occasions. The lecture
Saturday afternoon was by the
ihautauqua Superintendent. Miss
Mabel Vrnon and the evening by
Rev. Walfred Linlstrom of Indiana who
poke on the topic, ''The Magic Circle"
which was found to be the school, the
,hurch and the home. Mr. Lindstrom
IS a ready and most interesting plat
orm speaker, and having been a
armer, a teacher and minister in the
middle west, besides a fighting chaplain
werseas, he is able TO draw on wealth
" first hand information, and his
arguments and conclusions were based
lirectly on what he knew. A com
nunity meeting was held in the HAN
IN Sunday evening at which Mr.. Lind
ltrom was the principal speaker, the
FRA Groves musical sextet giving fine
concert suited to the dy before the
peaker was announced and the pastors
II the local churches taking parts on
lhe program. and Principal Fl. P. Cros-
" acting as song leader. The chautau-
,ua is 10 continue through to-day.
The Mizpsh eiass'will meet with Mrs.
Theron Williams Wednesday evening,
bet. IL.
The Rural Good Luck club win hold
/ domestic science meeting with Mrs.
Ernest Andrews on Saturday. Oct. Is.
Dinner will be served at noon. each
member bringing one article Of food
md receipt for some
Mrs. Lucia V. Sibley Of Dorchester.
lass. for many years a resident Of
his village, has lately visited friends
iere.
Danil c. WILDER Of Woodbury. Wis
ted his cousins. George +. Wilber and
drs. George T. Colby. on the 9th.
Mrs. Clinton Field Of New York CITY,
!. Hilton Brush Of Newark. n. J.. viii
Jam Kean Of the same city, Mr.. and
IRIS. Harry L. Hunting Of Maiden
lass. and Mr.. and Mrs David c. Gale
Z Proctor, have lately been the guests
& Mrs l. o. Morgan and Mrs l. ID.
tale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-11

Besides the business which the
school itself brings to Barre, there Is
the volume Of trade furnished by the
students and the students relatives
and friends during the September 20
June period. This latter is no incon-
siderable amount, although when it
comes to school charges Goddard is a
very moderate priced institution, The
average per capita cost to students is
s409, including everything payable to
the institution. Board and room, heat,
light and laundry come under 50 per
week charge; and the institution
doesn't "get by" whole, although bet
ter than last year when the charge
was $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-11
HERE AND THERE
ABOUT BARRE
Goddard Seminary Looked at as an
Industry--School Is Valuable
Asset to Barre.

Somewhat delayed in starting the
school year because Of the incomple-
ton Of the repairs to the main build
ing, Goddard seminary is now in full
swing with renovated buildings, a
strong faculty, fair sized student
body and spirit that betckens prog
ress under anything like fayoring con-
ditions.
Former students who may return TO
the school for visits will find evidences
Of age and usage removed from the
main building in large part. The IN
terror walls have been cleaned, new
ceilings placed in many OF the rooms,
the entire boys part of the building
re wired with an eye to beauty and
safety, and other changes made for
the good In fact, approximately $40
900 was expended for essential repairs
during the temporary summer suspen-
sion of this good sized Barre indus
try.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-11

Considered together, they make
quite an important addition 70 the life
of the community. TO feed and other
wise maintain this considerable gath
ering Of persons is quite an important
financial item. From $500 to $3.50 is
spent for food every month of the
school year; and nearly every cent Of
1t is expended in Barre. Much of the
furnishings of the buildings is rur-
chased in Barre. Coal that costs an
nually around $500 is bought in
Barre Electricity and gas are Sc
cured from local concerns, of course.
In fact, practically all of the $4,000
approximately annual cost Of opera
zion of the educational plant finds its
outlet through Barre channels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-11

The annual deficit on the table and
room charges is further increased by
the other operating expenses over and
above the fixed income from endow-
ment and other sources. Goddard is
fairly fortunate in having an endow-
ment of sl6l 900. but the income from
the investments-aPproximately S.
O00--is by no means sufficient 70 meet
the deficit oecasioned BY the desire TO
give an education at low price Ad-
ditional income of $1,000 per year is