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The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
Cupid Wings
OWOssO Couple
Preacher, Ring and Flowers
Complete Story So Dear
to the Bride.

OWOSSO, March 80. Lillian
Jennett, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. Harvey A. Waite, of the Bap-
tist church, were united in mar.
riage Tuesday afternoon to Robert
L., son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. j.
Storrer, living on N. Main st.
The wedding was performed at
the Baptist parsonage, the home
of the brides parents, by the
brides father, Rev. H. A. Waite.
The impressive ring service was
used. The ceremony was per-
formed beneath a bower. of palms,
with white screen decorated with
smilaX for background. The
bride was attended by her sister
Dorothy. The groom was attend
ed by his brother Frederick.
The bride was dressed in black
tricotine, carrying a bouquet Of
roses and sweet peas. The brides
maid wore q gown of embroidered
navy blue tricotine.
After the ceremony dainty
four course dinner was served, it
being arranged under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Kinnier. Mr.. Blair
had charge of the interior decora-
tions.
The out-of-town guests were
Charles G. Werner, of st. Johns;
Mrs. Emma Groesbeck and son
Howard, of Durand; and Mr.. STAN
ley and children of Detroit.
The bride and groom received
many beautiful gifts. After their
trip they will be at home
to friends at their apartment on
S. Elm st.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
COURT EXAMINES
SMITH At OWOSSO
ROLAND Pennell Said Liquor
Belonged to Him Instead
of Accused.
OWOSSO, March 3O-Joy Smith,

OWOSSO, March 3O-Joy Smith,
who was arrested a few weeks ago
for having liquor in his possession,
was examined in Justice Days
court, Monday morning.
ROLAND Pennell, a close friend
Of Smiths. pleaded guilty OF the
charge, declaring Smith was inno-
cent of the charge.
Pennell said that he purchased
the liquor near the brick plant at
Kirby, and upon coming to Owosso
went to Smiths home on E. Main
st. and left the liquor with Mrs.
Smith. Smith was not at home
Pennell declared.
Officers, upon their search of
Smiths home found two quarts in
one room and a quart under the
floor of a bedroom closet.
Pennell, Monday, admitted the
liquor belonged to him and that
Smith was absolutely ignorant Of
it's whereabouts.
In court Monday George Denyes
was appointed witness for the peo-
pie and ROLAND Pennell was ap-
pointed as witness for the defense.
Pennell, in default of raising his
bail of $500 was returned to Jail at
Corunna. Although Pennell ex-
operated Smith from all connection
with the liquor, Smith was still
held on the charge. His examina-
tion was set for April II.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
LABOR LECTURE GIVEN At OWOsSO

alton claimed at 1852, 2,0OO,00 900
The actual valuation is 1852 ,000,-
100000. The Santa Fe, the G. M.
& st. Paul, and the N. Y, N. II.
& II. are also operated on the
same basis. He also said that at
$500 per mile valuation, the total
valuation of all the first class
roads would only be $10,000,000,-
600. These figures are all taken
from the interstate commerce COM
missions figures. The valuation
they ask is $4,000, 100000 which
is $9,00O,000, 900 more than can be
accounted for when using their
own figures, Mr.. Brock declared.
This he said makes the necessity
Of the railroads keeping two sets
of books, one for the tax collector
and set for the stockholders.
Mr.. Brock told of wages being
reduced by companies throughout
the country, and of the railroads
proposing another wage cut of
$3,000,000. Then he said, people
wonder why times are 80 bad,
and he said, elf they would only
stop and think, their answer would
come very quickly. The purchas-
ing power of the people is prac-
ticahy at zero. Therefore making
the great depression in industry
as the result"
There has been a $1,000, 100000
purchasing power taken away
from the farmer at present, or the
purchasing price of each farmer
is 1000 less this year than it has
been in years before. The result
is that the farmer is put in the
position where he is absolutely
unable to purchase thing.
Mr.. Brock also told of the steel
and coal companies, and how they
were operated by railroad direc-
tors and stockholders. Also why
the miners were threatening a
strike. The miners he said do not
want more pay per hour, but more
hours a day. For they are only
working about four hours a day
at present.
A ton of coal retails for SO for
cost but $1.S7 ton at the mine.
So why should they have to have
n greater output, with such profits
to be realized.
Labor he said is not degrading,
but creative instinct, showing a
well To do a useful deed for
humanity.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
CLAIMS RAIL PAY
NOT LIVING WAGE
Employees Must Stint Them
selves to Purchase
Necessities.

The business concern which can
not meet it's fixed charges iS bank
rupt; failure to provide a health
tul standard Of living for his fam
ily-a working mans fixed charge
means eventual physical and
moral bankruptcy to the nation.
This was the axiom on which B.
NJ. Jewell. head Of the shop craft
union, based his plea for a living
wage for the nations rail work
ers Tuesday before the United
States railroad labor board.
Figures comparing railroad EN- :
ployes expenditures for food with
minimum requirements for bare
subsistence as worked out by Pro-
fessor M. e. Jaffa. food specialist
of the University of California,
showed that railroad mechanics
in 1921 were able to purchase but
GA per cent of the meat, fish, milk
and eggs necessary for maintenance
Of their families at the lowest level
of safety, Mr.. Jewell said.
Higher wages rather than a fur
ther cut were urged upon the
board by Mr.. Jewell in his fight
against the 10 per cent slash pro-
tribunal. Wages. he asserted. were
"the life blood of the nation and
reduction of wages means reduc-
tion of nourishment to the bodies
of citizens" t.-.
THE purchasing power of rail-
road families" he continued, was
demonstrated by the analysis of
254 monthly expense accounts.
They are distributed over the coun-
try, but in no sense selected. The
statements include records of food
quantities bought.
The average income of these
families amounted to $1.935.50, of
which $40 came from other than
railroad wages, being usually Sc
cured from boarders. The aver
age expenditure was $1.9S9.64. The
income from the railroad falls
short by nearly 5000 year of the
actual amount which the families
spent"
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
OWOSSO PATROLMEN
RAID JOHNSON HOME

OWOSSO, March 30 - Chief
Denyes with Assistant Chief White
herse, and Patrolmen Parker and
Mccall, raided the home of j. E.
Johnson, of $40 Adams ST., late
Thursday night, because Of COM
plants made to the police depart
ment of so many men visiting the
home of Johnson, who was sus-
pected of selling liquor.
Two quarts of moonshine were
found in a jug concealed beneath
the floor of the house. Johnson is
held by the police for breaking the
prohibition law.
The hearing of Edward STAN
hope, Jr., Edward Stanhope, Sr.,
and Byron Thompson, was post
poned from Monday morning until
some future date.
The trio are charged with as
sault and battery upon Albert For
rest, a local taxi driver for Harry
Hoose. Young Stanhope's wife was
with Forrest at the time, police
declare.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
ROOT Of OWOSSO
WAS ARRESTED
Taxi Driver and Another
Man Caught Driving While
Intoxicated.
OWosso, March aO-Bert Roo

OWOSSO, March 30-Bert Roo +,
q local taxi driver and fellow
giving his name as Cook were ar
rested late Thursday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Taylor In Benning
ton township for driving car
while intoxicated.
The police department was noti-
fled of tho joyriders and finding it
outside their limits of authority
notified the sheriff's department at
Corunna.
Four gallons and a half of
moonshine liquor was confiscated
and the remains of quart bottle
Of wine was also found in the car
when their arrest was made.
Root and Cook are both confined
i'm the Jail at Corunna. They were
so drunk Thursday a hearing was
impossible.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31

OWOSSO, March 3O-The Amer
lean Federation Of Labor held a
meeting Thursday evening in the
l. o. o. F. hall, with an invitation
extended to business men and
farmers. as well as to railroad men.
After n short address by John
j. Sceannell and d. Pendergast, Mr.
Brock was introduced to the audi
ence.
Mr.. Brock stated that the wom-
en- of today are as interested in the
affairs of the nation as the men,
The speaker stated that the
three fundamentals in the organ
iZation of a nation are it's natural
resources, money, and transporta-
ton.
The natural resources are raw
materials used in the manufacture
ing industries that are carried on
throughout the entire nation, and
this nation has the greatest variety
and abundance of natural re-
sources of any nation in the world.
Money gives blood and life to
industry, and is used as an ex-
change, between the consumer, re-
tdlIcE anu manufacturers.
The railroads are the most i'm
portant of all, as the railroads are
the arteries of the nation, declared
Mr.. Brock.
The speaker declared that the
railroads have made wage slashes
among their employees and freight
rates have jumped 40 per cent.
And with the prices of farm prod
ucts down to the year of 1911
prices, it makes it impossible de-
clared Mr.. Brock for a farmer to
ship ms products to market and
make a dollars profit.
He told of farmers burning corn
for fuel instead of shipping it to
market.
Mr. Brock also told of the rail-
roads plea to the interstate COM
merce commission for a stih higher
freight rate.
Also if the Esch -Cummins bill
was good for farmers and the busi-
ness man how sure they would be
of success. AS it is the bill stands
alone for the railroads. The rail
roads if operated for year at a
| loss only have to make their loss
| known to the government and
money is advanced to them to
cover their loss. And rs Mr. Brock
said, If this only applied to the
| farmer when he has a poor year, OF
| the business man when he sustains
a loss, this nation OF ours would be
the gratest nation on earth TO live
| in.
The railroads also receive $780,
| 100000 i'm the form of returns, be.
sides the per cent given on their
stocks and bonds invested, there
| fore the value claimed by rail
| road company is always n large
fabulous sum. n great deal larger
/ than the actual value.
The Rock Island he said wa
found as one of the first clas
roads Of the country, with a valu
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
LEGION MEETING
HELD At bELD|NC
Various Posts Were Repre-
sented BY Large Number
of Delegates.

OWOSSO, March 3O.-The eighth
congressional district of the Amer
ican Legion held a meeting at Beld-
ing, Monday, the twenty-seventh.
The meeting was called to order
by District Commander Wilber
Brooker.
When roll call was held the fol-
lowing posts were found to be rep
resented: Clarence w. Corey Post
Ionia, Clemenger Buskirk Post of
Stanton, Peterson-Dawson Post "a
of Owosso, Guy Stanton Post 240
of Blanchard, Philip Eliot Hodges
Post 22 of Saginaw, Hugo Fales
Post 203 of Belding, Storer-Colby
Post of Ovid. There was also dele
gates from Saranac, Ithaca and st.
Louis Posts.
The opening business was that
a resolution be made and sent to
the senators who voted in favor of
the soldiers bonus bill. Also that
a letter be sent to Congressman
Fordney thanking him for his un-
tiring efforts in getting the bill to
pass.
"A TcSOlullOH was diSO Hlduc "
have committee of three ap-
pointed to act as a leaisone be-
tween the American Legion and the
Ladies' auxiliary. This committee
also will have charge Of all meet
ings.
The census certificates that posts
have all received were explained
in detail as to there purpose by
Commander Brooker. 1t stands
for registration among all ex-
service men and women. This Will
greatly aid the ex-service man or
woman in getting jobs, also 1t will
help them to file claims for COM
pensation 1t is by far the most
beneficial thing ever given to the
ex-service man by the Legion, he
declared.
Hanford McNider, National Com
mander also spoke of the work the
American Legion is doing toward
helping the running of the nation,
He also told of the state and ma
tional body and congress with state
senators not giving bonus to com
pensate men for the service they
render their country but for graft
fication.
Mr.. Metcalf of the Legion's wei.
fare body spoke on the workings oI
his department.
The reports from all the differ.
ent post delegates show favorably
towards great future for tho
legion. All reported an increase In
membership, and in organization
The invitation extended by tho
Phillip Hodges PostH Of Saginaw
was accepted for the holding Of tho
next convention i'm that city Apri
16, Easter Sunday. The conven.
ton will open at $3.50 at the Ar.
mory for ex-service men and WON.
en- only. At 1880 o'clock meet.
ing will be held at the Auditorium
with an invitation extended to tn,
public.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
UNABLE To HEAR BELL At CROSSING
DROVE IN FRONT Of TRAIN
KILLED INSTANTLY

Charles butcher of Burton almost instantly killed at
730 Friday morning when Ford he was driving
struck by west bound Grand Truck freight train.
butcher driving south on Smith by the Con-
sumers Power Plant when the accident happened.
Witnesses say he stopped about ten feet from the tracks,
and apparently seemed to the oncomng train But he
drove further up and struck broadsde by the train
The force of the collision drove butchers and its vic
tim through the fence guard totally demolishng the
People who arrived upon the scene found butcher still
alive, and ambulance summoned Immediately but
butcher died before its arrival.
Upon the examination of butchers body found that
his neck broken also his left leg and They also be-
eve chat his back broken from the impact of the collision
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
COUPLE
WERE MARRIED
Miss Nellie Brown and Mr..
Erwin Warner Were United
in Holy Wedlock.

OWOSSO, March 30-Miss Mel
lie Brown, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. III. Brown, 42S Lyon st.,
was united in marriage to Mr..
Erwin Warner, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Warner, of East Ridge ST.,
Wednesday noon. Rev. c.. G.. Tay-
lor, of Kingwood. KY, performed
the ceremony in the presence of 60
guests. The marriage took place
at the home of the brides parents.
The bridal couple were attended
by Miss Lois Brown, sister of the
bride, and Milton Warner, a BROTH
er of the groom. Miss Irene Hayes
rendered the wedding march.
A dainty three-course luncheon
was served.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
ANN ARBOR DELEGATES
HOLD MEET AT OWOSSO

OWOSSO, March 30.-The dele
gates of the railroad machinists
carmen and blacksmiths of the
Ann Arbor railroad shops at
Owosso held a meeting Tuesday
with Mr.. Blomeyer, yice-president
and general manager at the Office
of Jack Raj. H
Mr.. Blomeyer when asked about
contracting the shops out to some
individual replied that it was a
story with no foundation, and said
that the shops would not be con-
tracted out, saying that it would
be extremely mean on the rail-
roads part If such proposition
was put through.
The Ann Arbor shops have been
closed for several months with
only a skeleton crew in operation
to keep up the running repairs.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
OWOSSO LODGES
HOLD BANQUET
An Old Fashioned Sewing
Circle Was Leading Fea-
ure of Evening.

OWOSSO. March 30.-The b. r.
c. OF A. No. 1888. with their auxil-
iary, the Loyal Star lodge, No. 28,
gave banquet at the c.. A. r..
hall for the members and families
of the above orders.
There was IS present to make
the evening an enjoyable one.
Music, cards IN old-fashioned
sewing circle was on the program
for the evenings entertainment
The honors for the evening were
taken by Mrs. Jack Fairman and
Bert Ferris. The consolation prize
was given to Mrs; Boyer Manning
and Charles Welch. a
Afterward dainty luncheon was
served by the ladies' on the COM
mittee. The table was prettily
decorated with carnations and
ferns.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
Three Face Disorderly
Charge in 0wosso Court

OWOSSO, March 30-Edward
Stanhope, Sr., Edward Stanhope.
Jr., and Byron Thompson are to
appear in Justice Days court
Monday morning to face charge
of disorderly conduct.
1t is claimed by Albert Forrest.
taxi driver employed by Harry
Hoose, that the three attacked
him on the corner of Oliver and
Chapman SITS, Thursday night.
Thompson denies the charge,
saying he was only within speak
ing distance. He also said that
Edward Stanhope, Jr., was at his
home.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
OW0SSO YOUNG MEN
WERE FINED, CLAIM
Ward Wilcox and Claude
Smith Were Caught With
out Drivers License.

OWOSSO, March 30 - Ward
Wilcox, employed by the Freeman
Ice Cream company of Flint, was
fined SIS for driving without a
drivers or chauffeur's license. The
police department became wise to
this through collision wilcox
was in on the corner of Ball and
Main SITS.
Claude Smith was also made to
pay a fine of IS in. Justice Days
court for the same offense.
w. f. Wright is confined in the
county Jail at Corunna charged
vi h embezzlement. Wright
brought car from Durand, Mich.
on a contract note. He sold the
car shortly afterwards to Ruben
Moore, OF Owosso, with the note
still due. Wright plead not guilty
to the charge and not being able to
raise the $1,000 bail was returned
to iail
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
Labor Member Resigns.

CHICAGO, March 29.-Albert
Phillips, labor member of the U.
S. railroad labor board. resigned
Tuesday because OF i'll health. This
will leave four appointments to
be made by President Harding in
April as terms of three other MEM
bers expire next month.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31

John Brandell, candidate for
commissioners, spoke Thursday
evening at the Federation of Labor
meeting.
Mr. Brandell referred to the
buying of the two bumpers, the
pumper at the fire station and the
electric pumper at the water
works Like buying truck to
pull his automobile with. lie said
the new American La France
pumper cost the city $4,000, and
the electric pumper at the water
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
MRS. G. T. SEG[ER
ARRIVES At OWOSSO
When Truth Was Learned,
Mr.. Segler Was Releas-
from Jail.
OWOSSO, March 30-Mrs. q.

OWOSSO, March 30-Mrs. O..
f.. Segler and three small children
arrived in Owosso Friday from
Albany, N. Y.
Mr.. Segler was held in the coun-
ty Jail here several weeks ago for
wife desertion, but was released
shortly afterwards upon word re-
ceived from Albany telling of
Segler's departur from there to
look for work in other cities and
of his wife knowing Of his en-
tire movements.
Segler upon leaving here went to
Minnesota and secured work in
Biwabik, Mimi, near Duluth.
Chief of Police Denyes secured
tickets from here to Biwabik
Minn., for Mrs. Segler and chill
dren upon their arrival here.
Mrs. Segler and children left
here Friday evening for Biwabik.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
ARREST OW0SS0 MAN
FOR SPEEDING, CLAIM

OWO5SO, Ma ch 27--Joe NJ
Ryan was caught speeding this
morning by Mayor A. T. Wright.
Ryan was driving a Ford truck %
miles per hour on 10. Main st.
when he was caught.
Ryan was arrested at once and
taken to police headquarters. He
was later arraigned before Justice
Day where he was made to pay
a fine of So.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31

A daughter was born Monday
morning at Memorial hospital to
Mr.. and Mrs. Josie Dodge, Good
hue st. gls1uX
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31

The st. Clair oil station on s.
Shiawassee was broken into late
Sunday night.
There was nothing taken or
molested. Police found barrel of
oil rolled out ready to be taken
away. The police kept close
watch the rest of the night for the
thieves to return but with no re-
suits.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rails small
daughter, Wilma Jane, was given
treatment and operated on by DIR.
Lorenz in Detroit, Thursday, for
\ club foot.
The Owosso times., 1922-03-31

works cost $4,000 and also 800
per month whether II Is used or
not ~ !. .sI.s -. sl3 9 ~;
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-03-31
RELIGION WINS

A marked increase in the enroll
mcnt in the theological schools of
practically all Protestant dcnomina-
tions is reported for the past year
More young men and women than
ever before are studying for the min.
istry. Although the records fol
other religious denominations are not
at hand, there is little doubt that
there is a like awakening among
them.
There has been great dread in
many quarters that the trend Of the
American people was away from
spiritual things. The young have been
scored severely for embracing pleas
uroS and material interests too Gag
crly.
Opposed to those who feared too
great matcrialism were many people
who believed that one of the great
and good results Of the world war
would be to interest people more
deeply in matters of religion. 1t is
reassuring to find that the latter
had such excellent reason for their
belief.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-03-31
THE THIRD DEGREE

Pittsburgh has set the rest of the
country an example. BY order of the
superintendent of police, third degree
methods of obtaining confessions
from prisoners at police stations are
no longer permitted.
This action has been taken in part
as the result of trials at which pris-
oners from whom confessions had
been wrung in This way have been ac-
quilted. Their confessions were
thrown out of court.
This is practical consideration
which cannot be ignored by police Of
ficials who know that it is not the
number Of arrests but the number of
convictions that count.
1t will not be disputed that confess
si0ns are occasionally obtained by
these extreme methods that could not
have been obtained otherwise. but
their use taints every confession"
which is thus forced.
Confession by torture is commonly
thought of as medieval. 1t has no
place in these modern times.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-03-31
GOING TO CHURCH

1t is n common impression that
people do not go to church as they
used to go. Yet religious census
shows that almost 46,000,000 Ameri-
cans are regular church attendants
That is not so bad in a population
of about l06,000.O00.
There are 20O,0S0 ministers in the
United States. including all denomi-
nations.
If every member attended church
regularly, the congregations would
average 230.
OF course, many are still outside
the fold. Attendance is irregular.
Nevertheless, the churches are max
ing hcadway.
In the last five years more than L.
100000 new members have been add
ed to the churches in this country.
What news could be more important
than this?
Real civilization began with Christ.
Real progress is measured by the ex-
tent to which His teachings are lived
up to in daily life.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-03-31
TAX THESE. TOO.

Congress and state legislatures are
looking for new subjects of taxation.
We respectfully suggest these:
Book agents.
Women who monopOliZc the tclc-
phone for conversation.
Young men and women who mono
police the telephone for love making
Politicians who say they announce
for office "at the solicitation of THEN
friends"
Fake students begging for money
to enable them to get a scholar
ship
People who try to use the news
papers to vent their spleen against
their personal enemies.
Tea hounds.
Drug store loaferS.
Flappcrs and male pinheads VIII,
squeeze three to seat on the front
seat of an automobile.
Young girls who paint and powder
like hardened women of the street.
Men and women who come late to
the theatre in order to "show off"
People who cough loudly in church
or other places of public assembly.
People who constantly knock other
people.
And aged women who try to kill all
the joy for others by trying to act
like sixteen-year-olds.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-03-31
UNDER PROHIBITION

Consumption of liquor reduced "a
per cent. Marked decrease in crime
Great reduction in population of pris-
ons, alnshouses and asylums Gener-
al Improvement in domestic condi-
tions.
This summary of the effects of pro-
hibitIon is not propaganda" from
the AntiSaloon Lcague-it is the
independent verdict of an investiga-
tion conducted by the New York
Herald throughout the country
Such finding is at least worth
careful consideration by those who
rush into print or mount the plat
form to tell the country that the
Eighteenth Amendment was a mis-
take in morals and an unwarrantet
infringement on civil and persona
| liberty.