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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
BELDlNG PEOPLE BITE
ON CONFIDENCE GAM {

Some time ago a smooth individual
giving his name as G. Y Goodwin
dropped into town and did big bust
ness securing subscriptions for the
Panama Pacific Weekly at one dol
lar per year.
No copies Of the weekly arrived here
and inquiries made by some Of the sub
scribers 10 the postmaster at San
Francisco which was supposed TO be
the publication Office Of the weekly
elected the information that no such
periodical as the Panama Pacific
Weekly was known TO exist.
The specimen copy Of the weekly
shown to prospective subscribers by
the agent was evidently a dummy
and the dollars received went into the
pocket of the agent for his own private
gain.
Subscribers TO the paper viii have
TO get their Pacific coast news through
some other channel than the Panama
Pacific Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
!. |. HUBBELL TALKS
ON THE FRATERNAL
AMENDMENT DEFEAT

The Fraternal Constitutional
Amendment was defeated at the cleo
tion on November 3.
our city voted in favor of the
amendment carrying every ward Of
the city
This is credit To our voters and
speaks well for their intelligence.
Before the next election, too years
hence, many who voted mo" will un-
derstand that they voted against their
own interests.
The New Era Insurance
Co Of Grand Rapids made 1t possible
for the voters To defeat an unjust and
unnecessary raise in insurance rates
which will be required and must come
under the Mobile BILL a law passed by
our Legislature in 1913. This com
pany and its officers have been cursed
and villifed by every head officer of
all the other Fraternal 90 orders.
This was not because they feared
that policy holders would suffer by
the amendment, but they all feared
the recall. which might cause them
to lose their jobs.
Officers should be your servants and
not your l1dSleIS. lntS udFt now
proven that they are your masters.
They commanded and you have done
their bidding They will not drink
a glass Of champagne less because your
rates have been so raised that you
have been frozen out as If you are
old you are n burden and not an asset
to their (not your company. You
have only a few short years left in
which you would pay them your as-
sessments, then they would have To
pay your loss. They are better off
without you. They are taking care
of themselves, you had the chance To
take care of your home and yourself.
Did you do IL? Time will tell.
Those people who did not under
stand the amendment and voted NO
because they did not understand il
injured their neighbors and friends.
L. l.. Hubbell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
NIGHT SCHOOL MAY
Be STARTED HERE
THE COMING WINTER

Plans are on foot for starting a night
school in Belding for the coming win
ter and the project will probably be a
reality IL sufficient enrolment can be
secured Rev. Doty is interested in
the idea as is also Superintendent Os-
borne.
II Is the wish OF Messrs. Doty and
OsboFne 20 have anyone desiring to
ent4 night school class. communi-
cate the fact to either of them in the
near future. If twenty-five or thirty
persons can be secured the matter will
possibly bc taken up with the board Of
education at its next meeting to as
certain whether that body will grant
the use OF the school building during
evenings for this purpose. without
any solicitation about half OF the re-
auired names have been secured for
enrolment in the night school The
expense will he made as light as pos
sible
With the idea OF helping the people
who have 60 work and are unable TO
attend school during the day Mr.. Os-
borne has offered his services to teach
in the evening classes. lie has also
expressed the belief that two or three
other teachers in the local schools will
volunteer their services.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
PET ANIMALS WILL
HAVE COMFORTABLE
PLACE FOR WINTER
SQUIRRELS AND RACCOoNS WILL
BE HOUSED IN BASEMENT
OF CITY HALL

The pet animals at the city park
near the city hall will have comfort
able quarters provided for them i'm
the basement of the hall the coming
winter. Elmer +. Cook. janitor OF the
hall and caretaker OF the animals has
built n handsome cage for the squir-
rels II is about ten feet long and
narrow enough to pass the doors Of
the hall. The cage is provided with
wheels, sleeping apartments and stub
trees, and is divided into two sections
1t is also provided with a halfpitch
roof and has been painted so as to
present a neat appearance when plac-
ed in the park~neXt summer.
During the winter months the squir
rels will be placed in the southwest
basement room of the city hall A
large supply of potted plants has also
been placed there for the winter These
plants, consisting OF cacti, lilies and
shrubbery. will be used in the decora-
tions Of the park and city hall grounds
next summer.
In the provisions made for the squir-
rels and plants, the authorities have
not lost sight OF the two raccoons that
have created so much interest at the
park in the last few weeks. They will
be housed in the room Immediately
under the vault of the city clerk y
office a screen door has been pro-
vided at the entrance OF the room.
Other paraphernalia, such as trees
and climbing devices, will also be add
ed TO the fttings of the room. The
public will have access To the rooms
during the winter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
IONA COUNTY FREE
FROM FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE Up TO Date
yeTATE AUTHORITIES ARE HOP
ING TO CHECK SPREAD OF
EPIDEMIC TO NORTH

Up to date no cases OF foot and
Ionia county.
This information was received this
morning from Deputy State Food
Commissioners Nickel who has been
making Investigations in the county.
Mr.. Nickel stated that the authori-
ties were doing everything possible to
keep down the spread of the disease.
Yesterday cases were discovered in
Eaton and Ottawa counties but IL is
hoped that the disease can be kept
from spreading further north
Tuesday evening at nine o'clock the
stock yards in Detroit were closed and
there.
Mr.. Nickel asks that any one dis
covering symptoms in cattle which
would indicate the presence of the foot
and mouth disease should call him up
at the Brown WiIlston hotel in
Ionia or call up the state food com
missioner's offices in Grand Rapids
and relate what has been discovered.
The state authorities strongly advise
that in case the epidemic should
spread to this county all milk used
should be pasteurized or boiled. The
only basis of any fear Of the disease
springing up in the county lies in the
fact that several car loads OF cattle
from Chicago passed through ionia
recently. As far as Belding and the
immediate vicinity is concerned there
are no indications of the epidemic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
TAX COMMISSION
Of THE STATE STILL
BUSY IN bELDING

Beiding is still being shaken by the
work OF state tax commissioners. Two
representatives Of the state commits
sion have been working here for sew
eral days and Monday four others
came into the city. J. w. Horn, +. w.
Haas and +. G. Phillips have gone over
almost the entire rolls of the three
wards. Properties in the first and
second wards have not been raised as
much, by them, as were some OF the
properties in the third ward
+. r. Metcalf, corporation expert
of the board of state tax commission
ers, has gone over the assessments Of
the corporations OF the city. The as
sessment OF the personal property of
some of the factories was almost
doubled by him.
\ review is being held i'm the city
hall this Wednesday. The work is in
charge Of Orlando +, Barnes head OF
the state tax commission and G. c.
Thornton.
The examiners may be instructed TO
place their figures on the local roll
books before leaving here. In this
event they will do the work in their
rooms at the hotel Otherwise the
books will be taken to Lansing for
completion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE IS EASILY
AVOIDED BY PEOPLE

Dr. w A. Evans, writing in the
Chicago Tribune is OF the opinion that
the foot and mouth disease contains
little Of peril to the human family.
! Dr. Evans article in part is as fol-
lows:
When Medlaerr wrote about foot
and mouth disease in the human sub
! ject he was able TO gather together
histories OF 40 cases In the medical
history of the entire world there had
been recorded less than 200 cases of
human foot and mouth disease
"Nicolaier said he was sure there
had been more cases and with this
Sergel agreed. In fact every one who
has written on the subject has agreed
that the physicians have failed to
recognize many of the cases of foot
and mouth disease. How could Ii ba
otherwise with "A disease so rare and
so little understood? How can you
expect an American physician to make
a diagnosis?
But after due allowance has been
made the fact remains that foot and
mouth disease is not now and never
has been much of menace to human
beings. 1t is not at all to be compared
with consumption, typhoid fever,
pneumonia, scarlet fever, or any other
OF a dozen diseases which are always
with us. Aside from the fact that il
has rarely affected persons there is the
ease with which human beings can
protect themselves against it,
Meat is not a menace. Meat from
government controlled slaughter
houses is not menace in the raw
state. Cooked meat is absolutely safe
This is the most threatening foot
and mouth disease epidemic this
country has witnessed. The develop 5
ments OF the last week have demon
strated that il has a firm hold The
method which worked so well in the
1908 epidemic may not be so success
full this time. But that is a stock
mems peril The consumer OF milk
and meat has no reason 20 be
panicky."
Or. Evans states that where the
epidemic is raging To use raw milk or
is dangerous but i'm this vicinity there
is no sign of an epidemic and if there
were all danger as far as coming from
milk, could be avoided by boiling the
milk.
The assurance which Dr. Evans
gives concerning meat is certainly very
timely
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
FIND OUT WHAT YOU
ARE FITTED FOR IN
LIFE" SAYS REV. DOTY
ADDRESS GIVEN At HIGH SCHOOL
LAST FRIDAY WAS OF HIGH
ORDER

The Object of an Education" was
the subject of the talk before the
students Of the High School and upper
grades last Friday afternoon by Rev.
w. E. Doty.
Mr.. Doty gained the immediate at
tention Of the students in his opening
sentence end held them alert through
the entire talk. He said in part: "The
subject given me The Object of an
Education is a new one, relatively
new and original, OF course. OLaugh-
teri. Now, you all know that that
statement Is not true. You are all
familiar with the old saying that
there is nothing new under the sun.
There Is nothing new The modern
idea of things that are new are only
We cannot say that any
thing is really new.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11

Let me ask you this question. What
is the ultimate good Of all living to
make money or To make living? AS
an answer to this let me make this as
sertion. Your ideals should be more
than to be able to hold your job, or
the making Of money, higher than a
mere acceptable showing at social
functions
There is always room for the really
capable man or woman. Business is
looking for men who can ill accept
ably a $4,000 job. But the world has
all too few of these men. Why is it
that business cannot find these men
There are hundreds Of men who are
ready TO Till these positions, who are
willing To fiji them, and asking to fill
them. But they are not capable Of filing
them acceptably, and so business goes
on looking for the proper man.
Now, why is it that il is so hard 10
men for these places? There are
lors OF men who can ill, and quite ac-
ceptably too, jobs paying $4,000 to
$4,000, but a job paying $4,000 is a
different matter. Plenty of men would
like 10 have the chance to take this
amount OF money for years service,
but they are not capable
What is their handicap? Chiefly
lack of'training. and not lack OF op-
portunity. Hundreds of men have
plenty OF brains and are strong, but
they have not made the necessary
sacrifice in early life To develop their
brains.
Continued on Page ~
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
ADVANCE TICKET SALES
SHOWED DEFICIENCY

The advance season ticket sale for
the Belding Entertainment Course
compared favorablywith former years.
The committee placed more money
into thecourse this year than in any
former year, however, and larger
season ticket sale is needed. AS in
former years after the first number
the price of the tickets has been re-
duced. A season ticket for the four
remaining numbers can now be pur-
chased for eighty-five cents. All of
the coming attractions are exception
ally good. The Bolanders' Orchestra.
the next number appearing here jan
uary 13, outclasses any attraction of
its kind on the platform OF ths coun-
try today. Bryon G. Piatt, the prophet
OF the new era, is considered one OF
the best of the platform lecturers of
the twentieth century. The Music
Makers Quartette needs no introduce
tion TO Befding people, as this attrac-
tion appeared here two years ago to
the complete satisfaction Of the aud
fence. The Military Girls are herald
ed from one end of the country TO the
other as unusually good platform en-
tertainers.
With this excellent course still com
ing the committee is confident that
the sale of tickets for the four remain
ing numbers will adundantly take care
of the expenses attendant on running
the course. II is the duty of every
individual who believes in having
winter entertainment course of high
character. to buy tickets for the re-
naming numbers of the course. The
price Of the tickets is extremely low.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
I. ". PECK PUTS
ON BIG FIVE DAY
SALE ON ALL SHOES

Never before in the middle of the
season have the people of Belding had
a chance to buy the seasons best styles
Of shoes at a discount.
Beginning Friday of this week and
continuing till next week Wednesday
evening T. W. Peck will offer 10 per
cent discount on all shoes in his store.
These bargains are unprecedented and
are offered only because Mr.. Peck has
some big fall bills to meet and finds
that the only way TO meet them is to
sell shoes.
The sale prices are for cash sales
and do not apply 10 rubbers.
Besides the straight ten per cent dis
count Mr.. Peck offers some fine extra
special bargains.
Read the adv. on page g.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
GOLDEN CIRCLE GIRLS
HAD POT LUCK SUPPER

The Golden Circle Girls class in
the Methodist Sunday school, met at
the home OF their teacher, Mrs r. w.
Peck last Friday evening for a pot
luck supper and social evening. The
girls were wise i'm their selection of
articles for the supper which was
really a bountiful feast
The girls played games and enjoyed
themselves until eight o'clock When
they left for home it was with light
hearts and best wishes to their hostess
for the pleasant evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
BcIding Deer Hunter

About seFenty-six hunters licenses
have been issued i'm Bedding up to the
present time this season In addition
TO this fifteen deer licenses have been
obtained by local people. Some Of the
persons who are now in the north
woods hunting are +. y. Hamman,
Fred Benton, Henry Kelley. Chas.
Madden. Mark Brown. John Moore,
Ed. Mosher. Smith Nichols. Lew
Schrader. Lyle Wright. Delos Runk
and Arthur Mccoy. These men are
not all in one party but are not widely
separated
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
CITY BAND STAND HAS
TAKEN ON NEW DRESS

c. H. Barker and son have complet-
ed the painting of the band stand,
which is situated on the vacant lots
east of the Banner office. The body
OF the building is painted pea green
and the trimmings are in white Only
one coat of paint has been placed on
the building
Before applying the paint, the build
ing was gone over and al the broken
parts repaired The appearance Of
the stand has been greatly improved.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
Council Passed Ordinance

The common council met i'm special
session Tuesday afternoon TO vote on
a special ordinance, known as ordin-
ance No. 1872 relative To the location.
in the city. Of the supply station of the
Standard Oil company. The ordinance
which was passed by the council,
allows this company to keep on hand
In the city OF Bedding sufficient naptha,
gasoline and other explosive liquids
to supply its trade in this territory.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
Conncil Refnscd Lirht

because the city of Belding is run
ming short this year in the street light
ing fund. the lighting committee of
the council did not recommend the
placing of a light at the intersection
of James and state streets this year.
This report was brought in at the
council meeting last Friday night. fol-
lowing a petition by citizens OF the
district affected
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
Soldicrs Mnnt $1,000

The Soldiers Relief Commission.
which originally asked for tax Of
one-twentieth OF one mill. has present
ed a recommendation to the Supervisors
asking that $1,200 be raised This
amount is much smaller than what
would have been received from the
twentieth mill tax. The recent rails
ing OF valuations by the State Tax
Commission is responsible for the de-
crease In this appropriation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
Y.P. g. n. VIM BE Entertained

The Y. p. s. G. r. OF the Congrega-
tional church Is TO be entertained by
the young peoples societies OF the
other churches next Friday evening at
the Baptist church. The young
peoples society OF the Congregational
church has been recently organized
and the meeting OF Friday is to be a
general friendship and gct-acduainted
gathering.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-11
LOWELL CONCERN HAS
TALK ON M0NU MI ENTS

The J. n. Hamilton estate Of Low
ci. monument makers. has taken
space in the the Banner to tell of the
merits Of their products. This con-
cern has "A splendid reputation for
turning out good work, and for giving
conscientious service. Read the adj
vertisemcnt this week on page 2.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-25

Strenuous Ball Game Booked for the
27th
Belleview, June 24-"The Tigers
(gr-r-r-r-r-r-r somebody hold mel i.
Summerf1eld's base ball aggregation
is scheduled to cross bats with the
"Belleview Swatters" on their home
grounds at BeNeview, Saturday, June
27. at which time it is planned that
the Belleview boys will explain in
scientific detail, just how and when
and where to hit the ball. SO as to
make proper contact with the bat,
in the most forceful way, so that
the ball, after making this aforesaid
contact with the bat, describes a
beautiful parabola, that is a source
OF unbounded joy and enthusiasm to
the Belleview rooters, and at the
same time makes the Summerfield
boys lift their eyes to heaven and go
after the ball.
All these little things will be ex-
planned in detail, for the reason that
this Summerfield bunch is the class
Test, gamest and scrappiest bunch of
ball chasers / have ever seen. and
my advice to every one that should
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-25

be SO fortunate as to rum their eyes
over the above ebullition, to come
and see the game. We will all be-
there in the glory to share.
Mrs. Anna p. w. Dana left for the
north last Thursday night. This
only leaves a few Of our northern
friends and visitors with US.
Mt. J. o. iHightower. the boss Of
Heather Island, spent Saturday ev-
ening in Belleview.
Mr.. and Msr. C. w. Quick and
friends motored over from Gambler
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. 1. Strong, accom-
panied by Mrs. Strong's mother.
Mrs. 1. n. Nichols, spent the week
end at their cottage at Lake Weir.
Prof. A. b. Connor run down
from Gainesville last Saturday. and
spent Sunday with his friends. re-
turning to Gainesville. where he II
taking a special course of studies in
the higher branches.
Mrs. Sydney Maddox and son, &C
companied by Mrs. w. r. Fitzpatrick,
left for st. Petersburg last iWednes-
day.
Miss G. NJ Turner made a busf-
ness trip to Ocala last Wednesday.
Mr.. Wilbur Thompson, Of Romeo.
is visiting his brother, Sydney
Thompson for . few days.
Mics Kafhorvu Car1f9la and lfff1N
sister came up from North Lake
Weir last Wednesday morning and
spent several hours IN town.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-25
ALL PARTIES
i HAVE AGREED
EXCEPT THE ONE THAI. IS PERHAPS THE
MOST IMPORTANT
MEDATORS. FEDERALS AND AMERICANS SIGNED PROTOCOL
To SETTLE TROUBLES IN MEXICO

Niagara Falls, June 25.-Terms
for composing all international diff
ferences between the United States
and Mexico were concluded Last
night. The conditions under which
diplomatic relations win be resumed
were embodied in a protocol signed
by the ambassador from Brazil, the
ministers OF Chile and Argentine ana
the American and Huerta delegates.
The character Of the settlement Il
not expected to arouse opposition
from the constitutionalists, who
would participate in it. and to @
large degree 1t would mould the adj
justment OF all internal disputes
It il announced that the actual
selection Of provisional president
and the organization Of q new gov
ernment will be left to an informal
conference Of representatives Of the
Luis Cabrera, Ra-
f2el Zubaran and Jose Vasconcelos,
ana the Huerta- delegates to the mo-
diation conference.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-25

and fedora hat Of light color. So
did Clifford at the Troy Club dance.
Clute's body was robbed. The con-
tents of his pockets including his
wallet, which held his chauf1eur's IL
cense card, were missing when the
body was found,
In the rear Of the Boardman
house there is an extension with a
tin roof which continues to the
other houses on the block. Edward
Fitzgerald, chauffeur employed by
Henry L. Boariman, while clearing
OF the snow noticed split in the tin,
and underneath found Clutes wallet
with the license card inside 1t. It
was just outside the window of the
room in which Clifford slept on the
night of April 1, 1913. Detectives
were now sent out to investigxtd
Clifford.
After the arrest of Clifford an
automatic revolver was found in q
pawnshop at Northampton, Mass,
where Clifford attended school.
Young Clifford had a garage ac-
count at Brooks Bros, and had pur-
chased with other things before the
murder a pair of gloves like those
found on the scene.
One witness for the boy has been
found in the person Of Mrs. Mildred
Thorne, OF No. 12 Phillips street,
Albany. She said that the night
Clute was slain he drove to the curb
to speak to her. His passenger was
between twenty-five and thirty years
old and wore mustache. Clifford is
clean shaven.