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The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
OWOSSO RELIEF
CORPS HOLDS MEET

The Society of the Won
ans Relief Corps held it's annual
services in honor of Washington S
birthday wednesday afternoon at
their hall. Mrs. Holmes gave an
address on Lincoln and how he
was like Washington in his ideals
and undertakings.
Mrs. Fowler read a short article
on Washington, of his boyhood
days and schooling.
Quackenbush Post No. EOS, c..
A. r., also took part in the pro-
gram and singing was enjoyed. Also
Comrade Osburn and Comrade
Knapp gave short addresses.
Mr.. Osburn's topic was Washing
ton as a farmer and slave holder,
saying he believed that Washing
ton kept slaves on his plantation
for the financial gain, as IT was
sort of an unwritten law of that
time. Mr.. Knapp's address was
similar to Mr.. Osburn's.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
OMOSSO QU|NTETS
LOOSE To SAGINAW
Both Boys and Girls Were
Defeated by the Sawdust
City Tossers.

The Quintette of the Sagi.
nav Eastern defeated the Owosso
High school in both the girls and
boys basket ball game last Friday
at the armory.
AT the beginning of the first half
the Owosso quintet saw victory
was impossible. The first half
ended with Saginaw having q score
of 81 and Owosso 2.
The last half started off with a
rush from both sides, Owosso hold
ing Saginaw, and scoring fire.
quently. The game closed with
Saginaw in the lead, holding a
score of 81 to IL. 1t was the be-
lief of many, If Owosso had went
in the game with the snap and
rush they came back with in the
last half the victory might have
been theirs. The Owosso team was
handicapped by the sickness OF
Lewis Bell.
The lineup was as follows:
Owosso-Rice, Hildebrand, for
wards; ]. Lewis, center; Bell and
Hahn, guards.
Saginaw-Stewart and Willis.
forwards: Debolt, center; Brown
and Partlow. guards.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

The members of the Shia
wassee Historical society held its
annual meeting recently in the
county court house.
At 1890 o'clock the meeting was
called to order with a record at.
tendance. An election of officers
was held. A. w. Burnett of Cor.
unna being elected president, Mrs
Frank Mccartney of Owosso was
reelected secretary and treasurer
and Mrs. Eta lillian of Garland
was reelected historian.
The afternoon program was car
ried on under the auspices of the
past president, Charles Freeland OF
Corunna.
q. N. Fuller of Lansing, secreary
of the State Historical society, gave
an interesting lecture on the life of
Washington, and of what wonder
full things he did for his country.
Also speaking of Washington's
great personality, claiming that
few men other than Washington
could have had an army of men to
do as he commanded, with condi-
tions prevailing as they were at
the time of the Whig army en-
campment at Valley Forge.
Mrs. Amanda West Riever of
Bancroft. also told of the Indian
encampment at Knaggs Bridge in
1851. The land belonging to the
government is an Indian reserva-
ton of 1000 acres were offered for
sale at $1.25 per acre.
Mrs. Riever tells of her grand
father coming from Ohio and TAX
ing up a tract of this land for a
homestead.
The Indians had a log school
and their own books. She also
told of their burying ground and
how the Indians would bury their
dead and place bark on poles over
the graves. Now the. landmarks
of those days are gone, and the
land is under the care of modern
farmers. The only memories of
those days is the finding of an ar
rowhead or piece of pottery.
Frank Sheldon and family and
Mrs. Pearce of Byron sang several
old selections. Mr.. and Mrs. Shell
don and Mr.. Pearce were members
of a choir that was in Byron over
80 years ago.
After many Of the old time bal
lads were sung, Judge Collins
spoke briefly on the Improvement
enabling the enforcement Of law.
The first court proceedings to be
held in Shiawassee county were
held at Byron in the year of 1888
and the first sheriff of Shiawassee
county was l.. /. Riecence.
Byron at this date was the coun-
ty seat of Shiawassee county, hav-
ing part of Livingston and Cen
esee counties within it's boundar-
les.
Rev. Harvey Waite of the First
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
OWOSSO DE M0[AY
INSTALL OFFICERS
Installation Was Open to
Masons and Relatives
of the Boys.
Members of the Owoss O

Members of the Owoss O
chapter of De Molay, which was
instituted February 16, 1922, held
installation of officers recently.
The meeting was open to Masons
and relatives of the boys. A large
number accepted the open invita-
ton and witnessed the ceremonies.
The officers installed were as fol-
lows: Master councillor. Kenneth
Osmer: senior councillor, Law
renee Mollenia; senior councillor,
John Mollema; senior deacon, Burr
Stoner; Junior deacon, Ferguson
Wall; senior steward, Leroy Rohde;
junior steward, Maurice Marshall; +;
chaplain, Carmen Miller; scribe,
Byron L. Hicks, Jr.; treasurer,
Gaylord Watts; seven preceptors-
first, Robert Lewis; second, Teal
Wallace; third, Bemsley Conn;
fourth. Seton Shepard; fifth, Ralph
Shredder; sixth, Albert Walters;
seventh, Stephen Cushman; mar
shal, Asa Wright, Jr.; standard
bearer, Kenneth Fauth; sentinel,
Len Duffy; almoner, Orlo Brooks;
organist, Farrell Raymond.
The Masons had charge of the
installation. E. Bell acted as mas
ter councillor and f. Sutfin as mar
shall. At the close of the installa-
ton j. Il. Mcintosh addressed the
boys on the necessity of attending
all meetings and for the officers to
memorize their parts as soon as
possible. as there are a number of
applications already received and
the applicants are anXiously await
ing to be taken into the order.
Mr.. Sutfin also told the boys
that the Owosso chapter of De
Molay was absolutely Independent.
1t has a larger membership than
others with twice the territory to
draw from.
1t was announced at the close of
installation that the next meeting
would be held next Thursday eve
ming at 1880 sharp.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
MEN WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES
NOW APPEAR FORGOTTEN
CASH PAYMENTS DELAYED.
Propose Loan Certificates Which Will
in Years to Come May or May
Not Benefit the Soldiers

Delay for two years in the cash payments of soldier
bonus virtually decided upon Wednesday by Republican
members of the house ways and committee 1t is un
derstood that planned to issue bonus certificates npon
which eX-service men time of need could obtain loans
Sentiment in the committee is that this is the only way out
of the bonus situation
Majority members of the house ways and means commit
tee hopeful Thursday that final solution of the soldiers
bonus problem had been found the plan to subs
ute for the cash feature of the bill provision for adjusted
service certificates upon which former service men mmed-
ately could obtain funds from the banks
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
Woman Tells of Indian Camping
Place at Knagg's Bridge Near Owosso

must have been very dear to them,
for it was their favorite camping
place for several years. Some
times they camped here for sew
eral weeks at a time, gathering
material for basket making. not
only bark, but herbs for coloring
the strips of bark.
Their chief, called Chief Fisher.
used often to camp with them with
his family He had a son named
Jim Fisher''--a young lad with
fair complexion and gray or blue
eyes Chief Fisher had a daugh-
ter who was just my age, Jane.
She would often come to our house
and be friendly and talkative, but
when / went to their camp she
would scarcely speak. though once
she let me hold little Indian pap
poose for a few minutes. Chief
Fisher once gave my little seven-
year-old sister a large hawk wing.
The squaws were very ingenious
in making baskets of various kinds,
some with handles, others with
covers, also pretty work baskets.
They stained the strips different
colors, red, green, yellow, blue or
brown. They usually wanted to
sell the baskets for bread, which
they called "Quishagon," or for
flour, always wanting the basket
they were selling to be filed with
flour instead of the flour being
measured by weight. They were
especially fond of cucumbers.
That was hard word for them ia
pronounce. l have seen them
roast fish at their camp by putting
! oti Ioh Hcl,
to roast.
The old village camping ground
is now farm land and shows little
trace of its former occupancy be-
yond now and then an arrow head
or other stone implement turned
I'm &c tho farr11ar nlOWg
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
THE FEDERAL BONUS ROW is ON
Shiawassee County Society
Have Unique Pioneer Program

Baptist church, spoke of his boy.
hood days on the farm. He also
spoke of the wonderful improve.
ments that have been invented fol-
the farmer, making farming sc
much easier than when he was a
boy.
THE people of Michigan should
be proud of having such strong
and sturdy race of pioneers" said
Rev. Waite.
Afterward Rev. and Mrs. Waite
sang a duet which was popular so
years ago, and seemed popular
again, judging from the applause
they received.
Rev. Conkrite of Vernon, gave a
short talk about the first school he
attended, contrasting it with the
school of today and of the first
religious services he attended.
He also spoke about the first
railroad train that ever came into
Owosso, which was on the Michi-
gan Central railroad.
E. j. Wellman, uperintendent
Of the Owosso city schools, spoke
short time about the sturdy pio-
neers of Michigan.
Mr.. Wellman said, when Long
fellow in his poem said That foot
prints in the sands of time should
never be erased he ought to have
said, the footsteps of the pioneers
should be encased in marble"
Washington Bingham also gave
a short address about inventions
such as wireless telephone and
others that were unbelievable so
years ago.
A. B. Cook told about q tenant
house upon his farm which has
been the home for six generations
Of his family. He also asked if
any one in the meeting had one
Older There was no reply.
Mayor Wright of Owosso, also
spoke on the preserving of all old
records for the sake of the child
rem of future generations. He said
they should be bound in book
form for safe keeping.
Mrs. f. Mccartney read the re-
port of the meeting year ago.
Afterward George Haskell sang
THE Town Hall" which is a mas
terpiece of his own Mr.. Sheldon
and Mr.. Haskell sang ezra nd
fathers Clock"
Mr.. Haskell, at the close of the
meeting, presented everyone with
a card with America" on one side
and God Be With You Till We
Meet Again" on the reverse.
America" is the opening song
and God BE With You Till We
Meet Again" the closing song at
the society meetings.
Mrs. Marie B. Ferry Of Lansing.
who is curator of the Michigan
State Historical society, was un-
able to attend, being unable to re-
turn from a meeting in Weber
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
is AMERICA FORGETTING HER SOLDIER
Today,

Get one thing clearly in your
mind--that when the leading ma
tions agreed upon ratio of arma-
ment. they utterly destroyed COM
petition in building. This accom-
plished, every nation knows that it
cannot get ahead of any other ma
tion and that no other nation can
get ahead of it. That being true,
no nation has an incentive to build,
but every nation has an incentive
to reduce building of war ships
and war material Knowing that
there is no danger of aggressive
warfare. the people of every nation
will demand from year to year
that the military expenditures be
+. reduced and the military burdens
lightened. At the same moment
that President Harding and his
ideas at the conference secured
the adoption of a plan for limita-
ton of armament, they made 1T
absolutely certain that there will
be a steady reduction. There Will
be no force about it-no dicta-
tion-as proposed under the
league. Each nation will be
anxious to reduce.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-(Spe-
cial Correspondence.)- You don't
hear much about the cork industry
in this country. Yet it is a siZ-
able industry, as the findings of
the ". S. Tariff Commission show
in the fifth annual report of that
organization. Our chief sources
of supply of cork bark are Spain
and Portugal Experiments in it's
culture have been conducted in
this country by the department of
agriculture, but no cork has been
produced for commercial purposes
Domestic manufacturers are, there
fore, compelled to import their
raw material, but Notwithstanding
this the United States is one of
the leading producers of cork
articles. The domestic industry in
1919 included 62 establishments
with production valued at over
s16,00O,000.
Cork manufacturers are of two
classes, Cd those cut from the
natural cork bark, chiefly bottle
shippers and disks, Washers or
waters used in metallic shoppers,
and CD products of composition
cork. The latter, while COM
paratively recent development is
an important branch of the indus
try. The composition is made
from the waste, or residue from
natural cork cutting. This lis
ground, various degrees of fineness
being used for different articles,
and baked in molds. For some
purposes a special glue is used as
binder, but generally the natural
gum or resin of the cork is suffi-
cient binder. Insulation board is
the principal product, although
many other articles are made of
the composition, of which floor
covering is an important one
With the exception of cork paper
practically all classes of cork
products are manufactured in this
country.
In 1920 we imported 64,000,000
pounds of cork bark, 146,000.000
pounds Of cork refuse. and 1,55S,-
900 pounds of cork manufactures
Last year there was something OF
a reduction of imports of these
cork commodities. The demo-
cratic party made radical reduc-
tions in the duty on cork manu-
factures, and perhaps, due some
what to this, certain foreign coun-
tries are preparing to manufacture
cork and dispose of it here. An
ample duty on the manufactures
might discourage this idea.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
CAN MAKE
OWN LAWS; WILEY

The people of Michigan can have
the kind of law enforcement they
desire. Attorney General Wiley told
an audience here Sunday. If off,
GERS do not uphold the laws, the
speaker said. their constituents can
remove them and place in office
those who will enforce the statutes.
The attorney general said not a
day passed that some community
did not ask him to send some one
to them land clean things up"
"I did not realize until l took
office how many officers in the state
are trying to pass the buck the
speaker declared.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
Tough Luck for Boys.

The boys aggregation of the
Owosso High had the same luck
with the Saginaw Eastern, as
the girl schoolmates.
The first half started off with
the Owosso team lacking the usual
pep and snap, and Saginaw sue
ceeded in gaining score of 10,
leaving Owosso 5.
The last half Owosso had no
comeback, making 1t easy for the
Saginaw quintet to close the game
with a score of 10 and Z.
The lineup was as follows
Owosso-Waite and Donigan,
forwards; Welch, jumping center;
Hahn, side center; Caruso and
Marshall. guards.
Saginaw-Osborn and Daley,
forwards; Boegart, jumping CEN
ter; Bewitts, side center; Morse
and Foberts, guards.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
sOWOSSO POLICE
ARREST INMATES

Chief Denyes Of the Police Dept.
received word Wednesday morning
to be on the watch for Glenn Hyde
and Clinton Hart. both inmates of
the Home for Feeble Minded at
Lapeer.
Hyde and Hart escaped some
weeks ago, and made their way
to Corunna, and broke into and
robbed the Grand Trunk depot.
They were caught soon after
wards in Owosso and were ar
rested. Hyde plead guilty but
Hart refused. They were both re-
turned to Jail to await develop
ments.
Prosecuting Attorney Matthews
received notice and description
from officials at Lapeer of the es-
cape of two inmates and found 1t
resembled the two prisoners. They
were returned to Lapeer.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
ICE JAM DYNAMITED
AT WEST OWOSSO DAM

Workers under Com. Stsbbins
began to dynamite a small ice jam
at the sugar company's dam in
West Owosso last Sunday evening.
The ice has jammed up consider
able at this point, but little dam
age is feared, nor has there been
any damage done except a few
cellars flooded.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
SAGINAW EASTERN
WINS FROM OWOSSO Hi

Saginaw Eastern high school won
a rough and tumble basketball
game from Owosso high here last
evening / 5 to Z. Debolt and Drows
of Saginaw, and Rice of Owosso,
were put out Of the game for
roughnesA
In the preliminary game Sagi-
nav girls defeated the Owosso
girls 40 to IL.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

Mr.. Kaipo. a musician of talent,
has arrived here from Minneapolis
to assist Mr.. LeVatta, the musical
Hawaiian, in teaching the classes
that Mr.. LaVatta has organized
since his establishing a musical
academy here a few weeks ago.
Mr.. Kaipo plays all string in
struments, including a few of
Chinese origin. He also plays the
piano and drums. And will organ
ize n class and teach the. secrets
Of the saxophone.
Mr.. Kaipo has travelled over the
United States for the past six
years, playing in all the leading
theaters and vaudeville circuits.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
ANN ARB0R SHOPS WILL
LAY OFF OWOSSO MEN

The managers and the officials
of the Ann Arbor railroad shops
here, with only a skeleton crew
at work have decided to reduce
the force still lower. according to
a bulletin that was posted at the
shops Friday morning. The re-
duction will take effect next Tues
day, the 28th, and will affect 20
men.
Most of the men who will be af-
fected have only been at work sew
eral weeks, having just been re-
called from the previous layoff.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
Bring Revival Meeting
to Close at Owosso

Rev. Fittrell and Mr.. Moody his as
sistant, closed the revival meetings
they have been holding at the First
Baptist church.
The meetings have drawn large
crowds each evening. Rev. Fittrell
succeeded in converting over 1879.
Rev. Fittrell and Mr.. Moody
will go to Columbus, Ohio, from
here for a short stay The next
revival services they hold will be
at Leslie.
Mr.. Moody has n deep, rich
voice and is a singer. He was q
composer and teacher of music
for several years in Detroit.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
Costs 0wosso Workman
$38 to Steal Coal

It was reported that Steve Stinad
was arrested Saturday for stealing
coal from the Ann Arbor tracks
near the sugar beet factory
Stinad was employed throughout
the winter by the sugar company.
He was fined $3S i'm Justice Days
court Monday morning.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

The fire department was called
out at 5:45 o'clock Friday evening
to the plant of the American
Malleable company on S. Washing
ton ST TO stand by in case n fur
mace should blow up that was
overcharged.
The M. A. c. musical comedy,
The Fair Coed" will be staged at
the Strand theater on Monday eve-
ming Feb. 81.
THE Fair Coed" carries its own
scenery and orchestra. The cast is
made up entirely of NJ. A. G. stu
dents and has the reputation of
being one OF the best produced
plays of any college of the state.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
OWOSSO RESTAURANT
GOES OUT OF BUSINESS

Greeks doing businesses the Family
restaurant, on s. Washington St,
went out of business Sunday eve
ming.
The restaurant was opened early
last fall, and carried on a good
business throughout the winter.
Monday morning il was found
that the owners had suddenly de-
cided to leave, leaving the lights
burning and the doors unlocked.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

The call of the plant of the Am
erican Malleables for the Owosso
fire department. late Friday eve-
ming, was for safety measures only.
A furnace of the plant having a
charge of 25 tons. charge much
too large for the capacity of it.
Oficials and foremen of the plant
thinking it might let go, called for
protection from the fire depart
ment.
The furnace did not explode,
but large share of the iron was
lost in saving it. Several men re-
ceived slight burns.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

American Legion leaders are salts.
fled with the house bonus sub. co ni-
mittee proposal to drop the cash DO.
nus, provided workable insurance
certificate plan, with the privilege Of
borrowing money on the certificate,
is substituted.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

Fred l.. johnson of this city who
Is owner of the city Laundry at
tended the annual convention of
the Michigan Launderers' associa-
ton held at the Hotel Statler of
Detroit Feb. "a and 25.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

Fred Jacobs was arrested Friday
for the stealing of a harness last
summer from Saffords' stables in
West Owosso.
"a warrant was issued last
Z August for Jacobs. but police were
unable to serve 1t until Briday.
Geo. Seegler. of Albany, N. Y,
who was arrested here some time
1ago, charged with wife desertion,
and awaiting extradition papers
from Albany. was released when
the police OF this city received
word the charge had been with
drawn.
The fire department was called
out at 8 O'clock Wednesday morn
ing TO an alarm turned In at the
-atear Engineering company. The
.n1erm proved to be a false one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-31
Today S Events

Centenary of the birth of Abram S.
Hewitt, mayor of New York and found
er of the Cooper Union.
Primary campaigns will close today
in Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma,
Missouri and Kansas.
Herbert Wilson. former preacher, ac-
cused of mail robbery, and facing a
charge of murder, is to be put on trial
in Los Angeles today.
Bodied hair, curls and permanent
waves viii be among the chief topics of
discussion at the annual convention of
the National Hair Dressers' association,
opening at st. Louis today.
Delegates from all parts of the United
States and Canada will arrive at At
lantic City today in anticipation of the
opening of the annual session of the SUI
preme convention of the knights of Co
lumbus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-31
MONDAY, JULY 81. 1922.
BABIES AT THE FAIR.

One of the features of the great Illi-
nois state fair in September viii be the
seventh annual better babies conference,
held under the direction of Dr. Raw
lings, state director of public health, and
including representatives of most of the
health and welfare agencies of the state
Similar meetings on a smaller scale will
be important events at local fairs
throughout Illinois. 1t is feature too
often missing from gatherings of this
kind.
In the past the chief interest at fairs
has centered around crops and stock
with prizes for the best specimens, with
lectures and talks galore on the best
methods for their care and feeding.
Aside from an occasional baby show with
silver cup for the prettiest child, lit
tie thought has been given to the sub
ject of bringing the human specimen to a
high state of perfection.
When a fair includes among its other
attractions departments devoted to the
raising of high grade babies the world is
really getting better. 1t may be that the
day is at hand for which the child en-
thusiasts have been pleading so long
when we shall give at least as much at
tcntion to raising the human race as we
do to raising blooded stock, fine poultry
and first class wheat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-31
CAMPERS RESPONSIBILITIES.

The acting district forester for Colo
RADIO reports that conditions in that
state have reached such point that the
slightest carelessness on the part of Wis
itors and campers viii result in serious
forest fires. Three large timber tracts
have burned this season and others are
menaced.
The irresponsible camper might say
that it's up to the foresters to prevent
and fight fires. The forest service re-
plies that force double the strength of
the present one could not combat fires
successfully without the wholehearted
cooperation of citizens and tourist
campers. The part this latter group
should play in fre-prevention is revealed
in the statement that 62 per cent of re
cent fires have been traced to the heed
lessness of campers who have not extin
guished their camp fires. This season
has seen 1000 acres of Colorado timber
destroyed in this way, and Colorado is
better off than some states.
Campers who won't see any part Of
the West this season need not ignore
this warning. They need to be just as
cautious and square in their camping
procedure as if thdy were in the large
forest belt 1t is constant practice and
observance of forest laws which make
the safe camper.