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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25

The floating of the Russian loan OF
$3.50, 600, 900 10 10 be dramatically an
swered by bankrupt japan with the
mobilization in November OF the
largest military force ever assembled
by the empire in time OF peace.
The immense Russian loan Is ac-
cepted by official Japan as the cars
notice 10 the mikado that he is al
ready preparing to rehabilitate his
military establishment, with Man
churia as it's ultimate striking point.
The mobilizing of her whole military
strength is Japan's reply. Though
not attempting TO conceal her finan-
cial distress, the island empire VIII
thus announce to the world that there
is still a good fight left in her.
The Miyagi Prefecture, where the
maneuvres will be held, Is alone send
ing FIVE divisions OF infantry, six bri-
gades OF cavalry one battalion or
heavy artillery and two companies OF
cavalary equipped with the new light
field guns especially designed TO re-
pei Cossack attack.
The announcement OF the maneu-
vers has aroused the war spirit or
Japan which has lain dormant since
the war with Russia.
News that emigration from Japan
to the Pacific is to be forbidden by
the Japanese government as a result
Of agitation in Toxic, is received from
the steamer Tango Maru which has
arrived at Victoria, r. G.
Count Komura, minister OF foreign
affairs, is quoted as stating that the
government will not in the future
dispatch emigrants to the Pacific
coast, and in view of the failure OF
Japanese in Mexico and South Amer
lea and that Japanese methods OF
farming are not applicable to Man
churia, emigration from Japan gener-
ally will be discouraged.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Enoland's Army.

Secretary of War Haldane gives q
general outline of the strength OF
England's oversee forces as contem-
plated under the great imperial
scheme Canada, he said. could easily
raise five or six territorial divisions.
Australia five, New Zealand one and
South Africa forur or five. These in adj
dition to the existing IA divisions Of
the territorial forces of the United
Kingdom would give a total of 80 di-
visions for home defense. With the
&c divisions Of regulars ready for
oversee service it was thus hoped to
attain an imperial army of 4G divis-
ions, equivalent to 23 army corps. This
was just the strength of the German
army, Mr.. Haldane said, and no 9th
er army in the world had so great an
organization.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25

Booker T. Washington makes this
strong statement concerning the effect
OF the temperance movement in the
south: "Since the emancipation proc
lamation by Abraham Lincoln there
has been no benefit conferred upon
the negroes of the south equal to that
conferred by the closing up of the bar
rooms throughout these southern
states" He urges his colored breth-
rem of the south to help in every way
in the unfolding and enforcement of
these laws and to refuse to patronize
blind tigers" Washington well knows
where one of the chief dangers to his
people lies.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
MEN AND THINGS
TALKED ABOUT
JUSTICE BREWER SEEMS TO BE
PEEvED OVER FLEETS
LONG TOUR.
FIERCE RIOT IN OMAHA
Brief Notes Of Events i'm Various Parts
Of the Country, of Major and Minor
Importance.

Justice David j. Brewer, OF the Unit.
the IT, of NJ. students on The Mission
of This Country is the Cause OF
Peace" hit at Roosevelt and congress
fer extravaganza in desiring a bigger
army and navy. Among other things,
he said:
THE assertion that the best way to
preserve peace is to build up a great
navy and army shows an ignorance OF
history.
world, as boastful show OF our naval
strength, has been nothing but a waste
of money. After all its folly, it's infiu
ence on the orient has not brought
peace one day nearer Over five mil
lions of the peoples money have been
spent for coaling this fleet alone
What benefit has the nation received
from that expenditure? Over 65 per
cent OF this country's expenses are
due to the army and navy. In 1907
the sum spent in this way totaled
1865, 900 900, the largest sum spent by
any nation.
FTOHl IOOtDdil W WdrSHlps, we hIe
developing a love fotr fighting. We are
rapidly drifting into an admiration fol-
the trappings of war, instead of talk
ing the lead for peace.
There never has been a nation
that built a great army and navy, but
that they got into war Peace born OF
force is only temporary. Not until a.
nations settle their differences by ar
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
THEBELDING BANNER
MICHIGAN
The Conservation of Children.

In few days there will meet at the
dents invitation, about hundred per-
sons who are interested In the care OF
dependent children. 1t will be perhaps
the most important of all the confer.
ences relating to the conservation OF
national resources. The chief product
of country is its people. The chill.
dren of to-day are the human timber
of the future. The young trees with
which this conference is chiefly con-
cerned are those which bnve no ma
tural protection, and which are de-
prived of normal soil in which to grow
and flourish. Among the expert for
esters who love and understand this
young growth arc Judge Lindsey OF
the Denver juvenile court, Jacob Riis,
who has fought the bad tenements
where human seedlings are stunted
and distorted. Booker Washington,
who is laboring TO bring up young
ebony and mahogany to more stalwart
growth, and many other heads OF
nurseries and child gardens. In old
tines every man brought up his chill
dren in his own way, and the father
less child was the object OF unsystem-
attic charity. In the nineteenth cen
fury, half-scientific halfhumanitarian
society learned to regard itself as the
universal parent of the next genera.
ton, with common responsibility for
every individual child What children
are we, the present parent generation,
failing to conserve and develop? asks
the Youths Companion. First there
are the hundred and fifty thousand
orphans in institutions and homes,
whose welfare is the avowed subject
of the conference at the White House,
Then there are the 100000 children,
more or less, condemned to toll in
mine and factory. There are thousands
not in school. There are countless
other thousands not getting the full
benefit of school because they are I'M
derfed and poorly clothed. The future
OF the nation depends on all these as
truly as upon the child in the com
Portable home. AS those who asked
the president to call this conference
say, the problem of the child is indeed
worthy of national consideration"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Mob Violence.

A mob of 5000 citizens attacked the
Greek quarter in Omaha and from
early Sunday afternoon until early
Monday morning the streets or the
district were scene of rioting. The
attack was in retaliation for the muir.
der of Policeman Lowrey by Greek
Friday.
Five persons are suffering with gun
shot wounds, IL Greeks are so badly
beaten they are in hospitals and about
10 other persons arc suffering from as
saults or as the result of misdirected
missiles. Scores of others have slight
er hurts. No estimate can be placed
on the financial loss resulting from
the destruction of property by the
mob. Five shops of Importance were
almost wholly wrecked while 16 small
er ones escaped serious damage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
State LEGISLATURE;
news OF SOLONS
WHAT THE MAKERS AT
LANSING ARE DOiNG-NEW
BILLS UP.
ANTHOLOGY BILL SHELvED
Gov. Warner States He Will Run for
Fourth Term Unless Measure Is
Passed-It Is Up for Recon-
sideration.

Lansing.-Gov. Warner Friday stated
that he would be candidate for a
fourth term unless the anti-lobby bill,
the primary bill and certain other re-
form measures are passed. The gov
errors announcement followed the
defeat Of the anti-lobby bill in the
house judicial committee.
BY vote of six to three it was de-
cided to pigeonhole the measure. and
81 votes were necessary to reconsider
alton. Representative Miller of De-
troit introduced an anti-lobbying bill,
which aims to prevent interference in
legislative business by an officer or
employee of the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
No Legislation on Dams.

Chairman ID. z. Curtis Of the joint
house and senate special committee
on water-power resources has written
the Oscoda county board of super
visors that while no legislation can be
expected during the present session
bearing on the supervisors recent
grant of dam franchises on the Au
Sable river to the Eastern Michigan
Power Company the cummittee sug-
gests that the franchises ought to be
submitted to vote of the people. The
committee also advised that the coun.
ty should receive concessions in rates
and that the ten-year time limit for
completion of the dams should be re-
duced 10 five years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

State Highway Commissioner Earle
will speak through Branch county the
first week in March. He is on the pub
lie school lecture course.
The special water power commit
tees will go to Big Rapids February
% to look over the power situation
along the Muskegon river. where the
Grand Rapids e. Muskegon Power Co.
has several sites and is negotiating
for more.
Big Rapids now has two aspirants
for the Office of major of the Second
regiment, M. y. G., Maj. Falardeau
and Capt. Mccormick. These. with
Capt. Dickinson, Of Grand Haven will
put up warm three-cornered contest,
it is expected
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
ASSIGNMENT Is s2os.sse .e2s.

The state board Of assessors ha,
completed the assessment of proper
ties coming under its jurisdiction, fix
ing the total valuation at S2O9, $50 ,o25
an increase of s5s5,625 over the pre-
vious year
The total railway assessment is In
creased although several of the small
er roads secured reductions in valua
tons. The Michigan Central system
however, was increased 100000 o.
which 100000 was for the new tun
mel now in course of construction un
der the Detroit river.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Would Rio Up National Guard.

Grand Rapids, who is a major in the
Second regiment, Michigan National
Guards, introduced in the house bill
by which he proposes to tear to pieces
the present military department of the
state and radically change its organi-
zation.
The bill does away with the pres
ent military board and reorganizes it
with the commanders of the three
regiments substituted for the quarter
master general and inspector general.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25

Did some one say that electricity
was driving the horse out of exist
ence? Well, it did not disappear very
rapidly last year, according to stats
tics compiled by the government.
These figures show that horses in the
United States at the end of 1907 num-
bered 20,640.00O and that they in
creased 1929 a head during the year.
This is doing pretty well for a crea.
ture supposed to have been made SUI
perfluous by science.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Nav Condemn 500 Power Plants.

In congress the emergency river and
harbor BILL carrying an appropriation
of $10,000,000, was submitted to the
full committee on rivers and harbors
by the subcommittee, to which the
preparation of the measure was in
trusted.
Two new provisions have been in
corporated. One contemplates the pur
chase by condemnation proceed
ings of the power plants now operated
along ST. Mary's river at the 500, ano
also for the lease of power privileges
there by the war department after the
requirements of navigation have beer
fulfilled.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Morrice Heads or Bill.

The special investigating committee
appointed by the house to inquire into
the state land department and recon-
mend a new system of handling state
tax lands and tax homestead lands was
shunted off the track by Representa-
tive j. l.. Morrice of Emmett.
Representative Maxey. chairman of
the committee, introduced bill with
drawing from sale temporarily all de-
linquent tax and tax homestead lands.
1t was planned to have the bill re-
ferred to the special committee.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Miss Mason Dead.

Miss Emily Virginia Mason. Of :
famous Virginia family, who won fame
during the civil war as nurse of Con.
federate soldiers, and who ministered
to Union soldiers at Libbey prison,
died Tuesday night in Washington
aged 81. Stevens Thompson Mason
first governor elected in Michigan
was her brother and her father was
Gen. John Thompson Mason. first ter.
ritorial governor OF that state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Three Hundred Perished.

Roasted alive. crushed. mangled to
death with none to help. were the
fates melted out Sunday night to 800
or more members of the best families
of Acapulco, 231 miles southwest of
the City of Mexico, when fire broke
out in the midst of performance in
the Flores theater, given in honor of
Gov. Damian Flores, of the state of
Guerrero, of which Acapulco is tho
capital and chief city.
Nothing more terrible ever hap.
oened in Mexico, and the diaster ranks
in horror with the worst theater fire
in history.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Bills Introduced in senate.

Among the bills introduced in the
senate were the following:
Senator Scott, providing that the
state reserve mineral rights on all
state lands sold for taxes.
Senator Anhut, to prohibit the prac-
tice of palmistry frances, mind read
ing and card reading for the purpose
of predicting future events for gain.
Senator Weter, to change the fish
ing and duck season on Lake st. Clair
Senator Fox, compelling township
boards to submit annual reports OF
financial conditions, expenditures, etc
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
New Game Bill introduced.

Representative MacKay of st. Clair
introduced a bill fixing the open sea-
son for shooting duck on Lake St.
Clair from October 90 to January l..
except certain breeds named, includ-
ing canvasbacks, redheads, butter
balls and spoonbills, which may be
shot in the spring between March 81
and April %. Another MacKay bill
prohibits the use Of nets in lake except
to catch minnows.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Fund for Fooo inspectors.

Representative Newkirk stood spor
son for bill that the dairy and food
commission is evidently back of. It
provides for an annual appropriation
of $4,000 to pay for inspectors to pre-.
vent the selling of adulteratcd drugs
and to watch for the sale of liquors
by druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Armstrong; ecnd

To satisfy Archie Peek and Her
bert S. Reynolds. bondsmen for Allen
~ Armstrong, the wife of the warden
and the warden himself have ex-
ecuted a mortgage running to the
bondsemen and covering farm
owned, 1t is understood, by Mrs. Arm
strong. near Cassopolis. The mort
gage is for $4,000. the amount of the
bond. Peek and Reynolds began to
get cold feet" when Armstrong be-
gan to fit between Jackson and South
Bend, after vacating the prison.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25

At n conference Wednesday between
Gov. Warner, Commissioner Fcotc, of
the state department of the Grand
Army. and Quartsrmastcr General
IL was decided 10 allow the civil war
battle flags of Michigan regiments To
be taken TO Kalamazoo for the annual
@. A. r. encampment. June 2S.
Grand Rapids politicians are of the
opinion that the men nominated for
the board of agriculture will. II elect
ed, be favorable 20 pafting the Detroit
state fair under the control of the reg
ular state board. This would probably
prove a very hard blow for the Grand
Rapids exhibition.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Prison Road Bill Passed.

Representative Sanders bill provid-
ing for using county prisoners to re-
pair and build roads passed the house
by vote of Il TO 81.
Representative Flowers bill author
izing circuit judges to use their dis
erection as to the necessity of seques-
tering juries hearing murder cases
was also passed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Justices Must Live in Lansing.

The bill to repeal the act requiring
justices of the supreme court to reside
in Lansing was killed by the house in
committee of the whole by vote OF
&c to 81 Representative Ogg, the in
PRODUCER, and Representative Flowers
both urged the approval of the bill but
the Farmers club had lined up against
the measure and delivered the vote to
prevent the passage of It.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
-Four Killed. Twenty Hurt.

Illinois Central train No. 205, south
bound from st. Louis to New Orleans,
was wrecked six miles east Of Muir
freesboro, H.. Tuesday. Four persons
were killed and 20 injured.
The accident was caused by
broken rail- The engine and two first
cars passed safely over but the next
four were overturned.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Earthquake Takes Thirty.

A number of houses and government
buildings in Sivas, the capital OF a
villayet OF the same name in Asiatic
Turkey, collapsed Tuesday as the re-
suit of an earthquake. The loss of
life has not been ascertained, but re-
ports say that 80 persons have been
killed and others injured. Many OF the
inhabitants are without shelter.
Sivas. sometimes spelt Seevas. has a
population OF about COCO families.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Will Regulate Sports.

The house in committee of the whole
agreed to bill regulating sports and
horse races on Memorial day, after the
bill had been amended at the instance
of Representative j. G. Lodge of De-
troit to prohibit all sports being held
where they would interfere with me-
mortal exercises.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
To Investigate Prisons.

A resolution was log-rolled through
the house providing for an investiga-
ton OF Marquette and Ionia prisons. 1t
was introduced by Representative
Clarken of Detroit, who is the repre-
sentative of the labor interests of that
city. There is nothing wrong with
either institution so far as is known,
but Clarken's purpose. it is said( is to
get before the legislature an adverse
report on the contract labor system.
The resolution directs the prison com
mittee to make a thorough investiga-
ton of the contract labor system in
vogue in these institutions and such
other matters as may be called to their
attention.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25

A small man in Massachusetts with
a big wife asked for divorce on the APP
parently reasonable grounds that she
tied him to the bedpost and beat him,
locked him in tho coal hole and even
put him to bed without any supper
for punishment. 1t seems the white
slavery" of matrimony is not alto
gether on one side.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
For Uniform Ballot Boxes.

Representative McCabe introduced
a bill to provide for uniform ballot
boxes throughout the state, and Rep
resentative Guy Miller bill the aim
of which is TO put stop to expec-
torating in railroad cars and public
places.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
state RepresentatIve on TriaI.

The securing of jury to try State
Representative ]. III. Anderson Of
Grand Rapids on a charge of receiving
money under false pretenses was in
progress in the circuit court at Mason
Tuesday. Anderson was charged with
collecting expense money from tho
state for a legislative junket when he
did not actually make the trip.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
Power Companies Show Teeth.

That the water power companies OF
the state are already lining up TO fight
the legislation proposed by the joint
committees of the house and senate
was evidenced when resolution in.
PRODUCED by Senator Newton of Wash.
tenaw calling on the committee of the
senate to make a report was passed
by the senate. The vote was close,
but Newton won out.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. who
sailed for Europe after he had been
summoned TO serve as a juror in the
New York supreme court. was fined
$3.50.
L. II. r. Green, son of Hetty Green,
has ordered an aeroplane from the
Wright brothers and intends to take
I'D aeroplaning. Several other wealthy
Texas men have ordered machines.
w n. Martin, Canton. o., civil en-
yineer and farmer, made a flight of 25c
feet at hight of six feet In his aero
plane. The initial power was fur
nished by a horse attached TO rop,
md pulleys.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25

A palm which grows In South Amer.
lea has leaf measuring so feet long
and IL feet brosd-thc largest in the
woric
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-25
THE MARKETS.

Detroit.-Cattle-Ma active 10 ia
PC higher than last week; common
mich cows, very dull and no higher.
We quote extra steers. s5.50@ss: steers
and heifers. 1000 to 1900. s5@$5.5o:
steers and heifers. 500 to 900 s4.75
Ms5.25; steers and heifers that are fat.
sn0 10 700. 4Ms4.50; choice fat cows,
s3.75@$4.25; good fat cows. sS.5o@$4;
common cows, $3aS3.25; Gamers. $3.50
Ms2; choice heavy bulls, $3.50: fair TO
good bolognas. bulls, s3.75@s4; light
bulls. s3@$350: mixers. large, young,
medium age, s40@$55; common mixers.
s2Oms30.
Veal Calyes-Market strong at We'd
nesday's prices; best. ss@ss.25; others,
s4@$7.50; mich cows and springers
good steady common dun.
Sheep and Lambs-Market steady at
@$7.60; fair to good lambs. .s7@sL25
light TO common lambs. S6m$6.5O; fair
TO good butcher sheep. s4.50Qs5: culIs
and common. s36DS4.
Hogs-Market Is to csc lower than
last week and very dull; quality com
mon. Range Of prices: Light To good
butchers, $500 $3.50; pigs. s5.5osp$6;
light workers.. s6@sG.10; stays. Ia off
East Buffalo-Cattle-Mar steady
best steers. s6M6.50; best 300 to ! 300
lb shipping steers. .s5.75@6.25 best
$50: best fat cows. s9@475: lair TO to
best fat heifers, s5.25 @5;75; butchers
Fat .heifers, $500; best bulls. $500
5; bologna bulls. sf@450.
Hogs-Market lower; best mixed
workers., 1878 @6.So: light yorkers, ys.7o
a G.75; pigs. $3.50 q Cos: roughs. 1915
s sse stass st soM t top lambs @
ISL: fair to good. sSS7, a euil iisi
$6.25 @7 25; skin culls. s4.5oa 5.25;
$50. '''~ 80 Gun s"eep' S''V~
Calves-Best veals. so.5o@9.7s. me-
dium TO good, $7.5069.25: heavy. s4@5.
Grain, Etc.
Observation-Disclosures No red
.i1.1sh bid; May opened without change
at SLY. lost &c, advanced to $117L
and declined to Sill; July opened at
and declined to si.o S se sptamSeq
opened at 99c, lost &c advanced NC
above the opening and declined TO soc:
No. red. $1.151A No. l white. s1.lS
Corn-Cash No. 3, 65hc bid No.
oats-Cash No. > white cars at
&c.
Rye-Cash No. 2. soc bid.
Beans-Cash, s2.35 bid; May $40
Cloverseed-Prime spot. 100 hays AZ
35.4o; March. 200 bags at $40; sample.
60 bags a $500, % at $500, 20 at So IA
ct ssl5; sample alsike. bags at SIS, IL
s1.65.
Barley-Firm at $3.50 per cwt. for
best samples.
Feed--In 1OO-lb. sacks. jobbing lots:
Bran, $27. coarse middings, s2S; fine
niddlings, s31: cracked corn and coarse
cornmeal, s27; corn and oat chop. s25
per ton.
Flour-Best Michigan patent. 500:
ordinary patent. s5.65: straight $3.50:
clear. $685. per bbl. in wood. jobbing
'ots.
Albert Tallman, AZ. of Pennington,
chef at the Bay City club, has filed
suit for divorce, alleging that his wife.
who is worth $4,000 in property for
which he claims his earnings maid.
thinks of nothing but the almighty
dollar" and does not allow him
enough TO live on comfortably. He
aCks division of the property.
Jay Woodman, aged IA. was found
unconscious from cold and exhaustion
IN Flint barn after being missed for
"a hours. He may die. II is believed
The lad went to the barn to smoke.
but became sick and was unable to
'ouse himself.