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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Slaughter Of Workmen.

important steps are soon to be taken
in New York and elsewhere to estab.
fish system of compulsory and &C.
curate records of the enormous mum
Der Of persons who are annually killed
and injured in Americas vast army of
industrial workers. In New York city
alone the meager records obtainable
are startling. DR.. Josiah Strong, presi-
dent of the American Institute of So
cial Service, in speaking of the num-
Der of persons killed each year in our
industrial occupations, made some as.
tonishing comparisons. He said:
I'VE in the United States kill in four
years some $4,000 persons. more than
fell In battle and died OF wounds dur.
ing the four years of the civil war.
We are killing more than twice as
many every year as persisted by VOL
ence in both the French and English
armies during the three years of the
Crimean war.
There are more killed and wounded
on our railroads every year than the
entire losses of the Boer war on both
sides in three years. We have indus.
trial casualties enough every year &c
keep one conflict like our war with
Spain going for 1000 years, or IL such
wars going for 100 years. Our peaceful
vocations cost more lives than were
lost in battle during the entire Span
ish war.
From the best statistics obtainable
| may say there are SIS, 200 persons in
the United States under sentence OF
death to be executed at an unknown
moment during the next ten years
LOO next week and the same number
every week until the CHASTITY work is
complete.
IAN intelligent and earnest effort
would procure the reprieve of a null
titude Of these innocent victims"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Murder Was Brutal.

Delbert Conklin, aged 30. Lansing
stonemason. was shot and killed We'd
nesday night, when he was called to
the rear door of his house His broth
er, Melvin, aged 81, is held on charge
OF murder. Delbert was eisenhower
ed by a charge from a shotgun.
The brothers had quarreled. Mel
vim had objected to his elder brothers.
marriage and was jealous because his
father had assisted the brother In
building his house. The alleged muir
derer and their father lived in small
house nearby. Yesterday when the
father went TO Kalamazoo, where a
daughter Is not expected 10 live, the
brothers again quarreled.
The first shot took effect IN Del
berts arm, causing only slight
wound. but the assailant followed his
victim into the house, where the lat
ter received the full charge in his abb
domen.
The victims wife ran from the
house and the assailant fired at her
as she was crossing the street. but
his aim was wide. In her night cloth
ing she ran TO friends house, where
the police were notified. They found
the alleged murderer lying undressed
on bed in his own house. He feigned
unconsciousness and will not yet talk
of the affair
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Merry Surfman Saved Boy.

Ward c. Bennett, surfman No. 2, of
the Charlevoix life saving station, had
eaten his Christmas dinner with his
parents at Glenmere, and was walk
ing along the beach at Glen lake with
his brother. Frank c. Bennett, surfman
No. 5. of the Sleeping Bear station,
when he saw Harry Tobin, IL years
old. break through the ice Before he
could reach him the boy sank three
times.
Diving into the deep water Bennett
went under the ice, slanting his direc-
tion toward the boy. He sought for
the boy on the bottoms The water
was rolled. and 1t was with difficulty
that he located the lad. He brought
him to the surface by the hair. Be-
cause of the broken ice the rescuer
could not get to shore His brother
cut rope from a sled and with by
ISLANDERS formed living chain, bring
ing the boy In first, and then rescued
the rescuer.
Despite their icy clothes and expos
ure the two surfmen went 10 work TO
resuscitate the boy In the absence
of a barrel they used one Of their
companions in that capacity. The boy
fully recovered.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Chinese Starvinu.

Advices by steamship Tosu Maru
are that China will appeal to Europe
and American for $1,250,000 for relief
of famine sufferers in Central China,
where 100000 Chinese are facing
starvation this winter. People, mad
dened by hunger, are reported to be
pillaging yamens of officials. A for
eigner who has reached Shanghai
from the famine-stricken district says
that men and women. naked except
ing for a few rags around their loins,
are seen by the roadsides starving
with naked children at their breasts.
Refugees were met who had tramped
from Human.
The famine threatens to equal the
appalling one of thirty years ago,
which devastated the northern prov
inces of China and destroyed hundreds
Of thousands of people. From one point
the outlook is worse than then, as the
district is now more thickly populated.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Keep Your Blood Pure.

No one can be happy, light-hearted
and healthy with body full of blood
that cannot do it's duty to every part
because of it's impurity; therefore. the
first and most important work in hand
is to purify the blood so that every
organ will get the full benefit OF a
healthy circulation. There is no rem
edy so good as that old family rem
edy, Brandreth's Pills. Each pill con-
tains one grain of the solid extract OF
sarsaparilla blended with two grains
OF a combination of pure and mild
vegetable products, making it blood
purifier unexcelled in character. One
or two taken every night for awhile
will produce surprising results.
Brandreth's Pills have been in use
for over a century, and are for sale
everywhere, plain or sugar-coated.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Second Class Matter Rates.

Statistics compiled by representa-
lives Of the United Typothstae of Am
erica and the American Weekly Pub
fishers association, which are vigor-
ously fighting the movement to in
crease the rates charged for second
class mail matter, show that the gov
eminent is paying the railways three
times as much on the average for the
transportation of mail matter as ex-
press companies pay for like services.
On the basis of the postmaster gener-
ais estimate the publishers assert that
the government during the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1907, will pay the
roads almost $4,000, 900 more than the
express companies would pay them
for hauling an equal tonnage.
One of the chief needs OF the gov
eminent is an expert traffic manager"
said Chicago publisher. 1T then
would get as good rates as the express
companies
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
CRIED EASILY.
Nervous Woman Stopped Coffee anc
Quit Other Things.

No better practical proof that coffee
is drug can be required than to note
how the nerves become unstrung in
women who habitually drink 1t.
The stomach, too, rebels at being
continually drugged with coffee and
tea--they both contain the drug
caffeine. Ask your doctor.
An la. woman tells the old story
thus:
Il had used coffee for six years and
was troubled with headaches. nervous
ness and dizziness. In the morning
upon rising used to belch up sour
fuid regularly.
Often / got SO nervous and miser-
able would cry without the least rea-
son, and / noticed my eyesight was
getting poor.
served the headaches left me and soon
the belching OF sour fluid stopped (wa-
ter brash from dyspepsia). i feel de-
cidedly different now, and I am con-
vinced that 1t Is because l stopped
coffee and began to use Postum. Ican
sec better now. my eyes are stronger.
"A friend of mine did not like
Postum but when told her to mako II
like IL said on the package. she liked
II all right" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Always boil
Postum well and 1t will surprise ycs.
Read the little book, The Road tn
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a rea-
son"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Preferred Death.

Martin Morton, who committed sui
eide in the hay loft Of a Kalamazoo
stable. was undoubtedly impelled to do
so by litigation in which he was in
volved. Morton was a we'll known mill
Ing man and about year ago bought
what IL known az the Iron Bridge mill
near Marshall from w. w. Cleveland.
The purchase was made on land con-
tract A short time later Morton sold
the mill to Harry Beesley, OF Constan.
tine, the latter giving him 800 In
part payment. Later Beesley found out
that Mortons title to the mill was not
good. and he had Morton arrested on
a charge OF false pretenses. The case
was on call for trial.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
RACE RIOTS.
kcmper County, Miss, Outlaws and
Their Brutal Work.

The race riots in Kemper county,
Miss, have subsidized. District Attorney
Currie has made a public statement
in which he says:
II find that the trouble was caused
by lot OF outlaws who openly violat.
ed all laws OF God, man and decency.
The four men killed Christmas day
were not connected with the affair In
any manner. and l am informed that
the houses burned were occupied by
negroes who were not even In sym
pathy with any of those who were con
nected with the outrages. These men
will be captured If II Is in the power
OF the state OF Mississippi to do So"
Evidence has been produced, 1t is
said. that will establish the identity
OF five white men of good families OF
the county who took part In the at
tacks on the negroes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Peru Claims Kurokl.

Gen. Kuroki, the famous Japanese
soldier, has been variously described
as Of Polish, Russian and German ex-
traction. Another interesting chap
ter has been added to this genealogical
symposium by an Official publication
in the Official Gazette, of Lima, Peru,
which makes the claim, and submits
a plausible statement of facts to prove
It, that Kuroki's father was Peruvian
patriot whose name was Transito
Charroqui. 1t is also declared that
the generals father was q descendant
OF the Incas, who themselves are be-
lleved to have been descendants OF an
Asiatsc race, SO Kuroki is an atayism
and has come into his own in the Land
OF his fathers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Store Was DESTROYED.

Rose Bros department store in
Manistique was destroyed by fire with
a loss of SIS, 900, covered by insurance.
1t started in the furnace room when
the store was closed for the holiday
and the smoke was so thick when the
department responded that 1t could not
reach the flames. Losses to other ten
ants reached $4,000 Probate Judge
Knox lost his valuable law library and
household effects. Others, including f.
W. Angel, w. F. Dowker, Gee. ge Boil
dhs, DR.. Husband. wv. F. Cane and
Floyd Bostwick sustained almost total
losses, with small insurance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Decapitated.

With his head decapitated as neat.
ly as IL 1t had been done with an ak,
the body of Edward Whitmore. aged
So, employed by the King Paper CO.,
of Kalamazoo. was found inside the
Michigan Central tracks half an hour
after he started for work this morn
ing. The body was identified by Mrs.
Sarah Hill. with whom Whitmore
boarded. She recognized the lunch
which she had put up for him. Whit.
more was subject to heart disease,
and may have fallen across the rails
on the sudden approach OF a switching
engine. No one saw the accident. Whit
more was unmarried. His father lives
in Cooper township.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Insurance Indictments.

Geo w. Perkins, former vice-presi.
dent of the New York Life Insurance
Co., and now a member of the. firm of
]. p. Morgan & Co., ana Charles S.
Fairchild, former secretary OF the
treasury and. a trustee of the New
York Life Insurance Co.. were indict-
ed Friday by the grand jury, charged
with forgery in the third degree. The
indictments were based on what is
known as the Prussian bond transac-
ton, in which II Is charged that a
false statement was made by the New
York Life Insurance Co. In order to
satisfy the government OF Prussia as
TO the securities held by that company
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
No Known Cause.

Elmer Sturtevant, living about four
miles south OF here. was found dead
in his house Saturday morning by his
brother and three neighbors. An in
quest was held and the jury brought in
a verdict that he committed suicide
by placing the muzzle Of a 12-gauge
shotgun in his mouth. One side of his
face was entirely shot away, and the
walls and ceiling were smeared with
blood. He was about 40 years old and
worked in the woods. He was last seen
by his brother Thursday afternoon No
cause is known for his committing the
deed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Bllssfield's Beet Sugar.

The beet sugar factory in Blissfield.
which Is one of the largest In Michi-
gan, is now running through the sugar
producing process. on an average, 675
tons of beets during a working day Of
"a hours, for the factory Is In opera
ton continuously. The highest runs
made have been 720 tons day. The
works employ 400 men. During the last
month the company has paid out $780,
600 to the farmers for beets. BY the
time the last loads for this season
have been delivered their payments
for beets will have amounted to con.
siderably over half million OF dollars
The factory Is making preparations
for great increase In its business
next year, and for this purpose Will
keep quite a large force OF men at
work during the summer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

The body OF Frank Watson, Of Doyne
City. who was drowned Christmas day
while trying 70 rescue a companion
who broke through the ice, has been
recovered.
A bill will be presented to the leg.
islature by the Pontiac board OF super.
visors and the Oakland County Bar
association, asking for municipal po.
lice court.
David Markham's annual family re.
union In Hart was attended by 10 OF
his children from all parts of the coun.
try Most Of them brought their fam.
ilies with them.
Jos. Bazhuke is So; his wife 80. They
live In Ann Arbor and have eight chill.
dren. A group picture was sent 10
President Roosevelt by the proud fath.
or and the prcsi'ent sent a personal
card of acknowledgment as a holiday
greeting
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

The Grand Trunk is said to be con
sidering a plan to build belt line in
Pontiac. II would open UP desirable
factory sites.
Miss Nina Fedens. of Thetford town.
ship. and Delagon Almes Meade. OF
Detroit, have, in letter just sent out
10 their friends. announced their mar
rlage. which has been kept secret
since January 6. 1906.
Prof. John Dieterle, Of Ann Arbor,
was awakened by the scratching OF
matches in his home. and upon inves
tigation found two men ransacking his
mothers room. Both left the prem
lses without securing anything.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
The Sucker Industry.

When the national pure food law
goes into effect next Tuesday 1t is
going to have a serious effect upon one
Of the thriving industries of the great
lakes. For years wholesale fish dealers
have been beheading, cleaning and
sailing the common sucker, about the
poorest thing in the shape of an edible
fishAt is caught, and by means Of a
stencil converting them into family
whitefsh," or Canada whitefish." or
just plain salt whitefish," and thou
sands of tons OF such misbranded
suckers have been sold to the unso-
phisticated people of the inland towns
of the country as genuine whitefish.
Some of the dealers have planned
TO continue this msbranding Of their
output, claiming that where the suck
ers are sold as "whitefish" they are
known only as such, that the name OF
the fish is a local one. and that the
pure food law cannot be invoked to
prevent this juggling with the name of
the fish. and suckers will continue to
masquerade as whitefish on the tables
of people in inland towns until the
dealers srsf told plainly that they must
stop the practice of many years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

d. II. Power. OF Pontiac. was in
northern Michigan O few days ago In.
spccting the banks which he owns and
operates In Northport, Cedar, Empire,
Homer and Suttons Bay. The Leelsnau
County Savings bank In Suttons Day.
which Ia owned by him. has $4,000
capital.
Il. 8. Award is the sole remaining
member of the Camden Bachelors
club organized with nearly a score OF
members four years ago. Invitations
are out for the wedding of Charles Nc.
Kinley TO Hlisdale college classmate,
Miss Nan We. n, teacher In the
Hillsdale high school.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
President Cassatt Dead.

President Alexander ]. Cassatt, OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., died
suddenly Friday afternoon. The an
nouncement of his death was made
from his office in Pennsylvania shortly
before o'clock In the following bull
letin "Mr. A. J. Cassatt, president OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, died sud
denly of heart disease at / p. m. to-
day. The symptoms were those known
to the profession as the Stokes-Adams
syncope, and. as Is often the case un
der these circumstances. death was
instantaneous"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

Thrown from his rig by his horse
running away. Dominick Miller. a
Standish farmer. sustained bad bruises
and serious internal injuries
Zachariah Mason. an expert. oil drill.
Ter from Chicago, who il at work drill.
Ing for oil seven miles south Of Cadil.
lac, expects to strike gushcr He says
the conditions all look favorable.
Herman Polske. OF the City Electric
railway, Port Huron, was badly burned
on the face and hands az result OF
pouring molten metal into a ladle con.
tanning water. lie may lose the sigh
Of one eye.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
RothschiIds Never Prosecute.

While the Bank of England makes
It point never under any circum-
stances to relinquish the prosecution
of those who have defrauded 1t in the
slightest degree, being willing, II need
be. to spend thousands of pounds to
capture and prosecute people who
have robbed it of even few shillings.
the Rothschilds make it rule never
to appeal to the courts or to the police
In such matters. OF course, they are,
like every other banker, occasionally
the victims Of dishonesty, but neither
the police nor the public ever hear
about the matter. This has always
been a principle Of the heads Of the
house, who take the ground that 1t Is
better to bear the loss in silence than
to disturb popular confidence in the
safety of the concern by allowing it
to be seen that it's treasures are not
adequately safeguarded.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Twenty Were Killed.

Up to the present time, 1t is said, 20
persons. including several Americans
have been butchered by Yaqui Indians
in Mexico. A second massacre follow
ing the one at Lancho In which eH.ht
persons were slain Is related In a dis
patch telling OF raid by 100 Yaquis
near Valencia, Mexico. An entire
party was wiped out. IL Mexicans and
one American being killed.
The Mexican government has has
tily gathered troops and rurales al
both these widely separated points &c
pursue the redskin murderers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Died to Save Friend.

frank Watson, aged II, son OF Drug
gist J. B. Watson. lost his life Christ
mas day in Pine lake while trying TO
save his friend. Byron Eckman, from
drowning. They were skating together
when Eckman broke through the ice.
Watson, in attempting to pull him out.
plunged headlong into the water. never
to arise alive. Eckman, after a long
struggle. crawled out on the ice and
raised an alarm. Frank Watson was q
student In the high school.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
The new electric railway bridge will

The new electric railway bridge will
be $50 feet long. with three spans.
A crowd of Lansing men and boys
participated In the chase Of timber
wolf which escaped from Glenn Chap.
man Sunday. 1t was finally caught by
J. v. Bernard. whom It bit in the hand.
A petition to have Arba u. Kent, OF
Muskegon, who claims to have invent.
cd combined a.rship and water We
hicle, declared insane has been made
by his brother. Arba is In a highly
nervous condition as n result OF his
brothers action and saws that he will
fight the proceedings. He has worked
for many wears on the airship.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

Speaking at Carlisle, the bishop OF
that city said he was against abbrevi'
atoms on principle. "At Birmingham
recently there was considerable pro-
portion of the people so busy that they
could not spare the time when speak
ing about the year to say 1901, but
articulated sharply nineteen one. l
am persuaded authorizations have an
unwholesome effect on mems minds"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

and dizzy spells also, but my worst
suffering was from renal collie. After
| began using Doan's Kidney Pills 1
passed gravel stone as big as a
bean. Since then / have never had
an attack Of gravel. and have picked
up to my former health and weight.
am a well man, and give Doan's Kid
ney Pills credit for IT,"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
MICHIGAN BREVITIES.

Vital statistics for Port Huron for
1906 show 39S deaths and 2s2 births
The Murray X. Blsseli site. costing
$4,000, has been selected by the treas
ury department for the location OF
Escanaba's $4,000 federal building.
Melvin Conklln. slayer OF his brother
Delbert in Lansing, has not spoken for
two days. He won't eat, either. His
mental condition will be made the sub.
ject of medical examination.
Sparrows are blamed for a dcstruc.
tive fire in the home of Allan Cole.
in Adrian. The birds built a nest I'm the
chimney Of the house, and the dry ma.
terial. catching fire. communicated
through the chinks between the brick
10 the attic. Fire and water have rem
dered the house uninhabitable for any.
thing but sparrows.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

Borings 1000 feet deep in New Or
leans have encountered nothing more
solid than mud, sand and little thin
clay; hence the problem of making
safe foundations for the piers OF r
giant railroad bridge which is so'n
10 be built across the Mississippi near
the city Ia a hard one Tor engineering
science. The piers will rest on tim
her caissons, each measuring over 60
feet by 126 and l40 feet high. The
bottoms OF these caissons will be ITO
feet below the surface of the river.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
Cooked Alive.

AS a result of falling into a vat of
boiling water In a Camden bakery,
Miss jeanette Cain sustained probably
fatal injuries. She was unable to extri-
cate herself, but was pulled out by
Mrs. Wilson. Pieces OF flesh dropped
from the young woman's breast and
limbs when rescued.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
An Old Prisoner.

Jacob Cofield, los years Of age. is
the oldest convict in the state prison.
His health is good. and he says that
he expects to live to complete HIS term
Of 10 years, which expires in 1911. He
is employed as a street" man. his
duty being to keep the walks clean.
Little is known there OF Cofield. He
was sentenced from Huron county
upon conviction OF assault with intent
to do great bodily harm.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03
AMUsEMrNTs IN DETROIT
Week Ending January 5, ip07.

moons 2:iA Zoe 70 &C. Evening" AIN los 10 TO
Fred Walton Famous English Psatomimist.
Lrcrun-Prices aiwuvs iSo sc. s0c. ne. &c
Nstinees Wednesday and saturday. The
-Four Mortons.
i0c, isc, ~ Secrets Of the Police"
LATAYETTB THvATBE- bargain Mstlnees sun.
Mon, Wed. and Nat Best Seats 25c. Nigh,
Prices, 100 25c. Sse. High Glass Vaudeville.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-03

Tho board of control OF the State
School for the Blind will have a bill
introduced In the Legislature providing
for compulsory education OF the blind
between the ages OF and IS years.
The attendance at the state school
varies from GO 10 100.
Mrs. Thomas Sheely, wife of a prom.
inent grocer Of Cheboygan, committed
suicide Saturday by taking a dose OF
strychnine. She died in terrible agony
In spite of the efforts OF three physi.
sicians. she was about 40 wears old.
Her mind gave way some months ago.
but she had partially recovered. She
leaves no children