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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-21

At the Theatres
 Bijou-"Baby Mine;" matinee 2:30 D. pn; night 8.30.
 Lyric--Keith vaudeville;, matinee 2:3o ?. n., night 7:30 and g o'clock. Matestic-"Miss Nobody From Star land matinee 2:30 p. rn.; night 7:30 and 9 o'clock Orpheum-"The Lightning Rod Agent;' matinee 2:30 p. m.; night at S:30.
 Grand-"Military Maids;" matinee z:50 p. m.; night 7:30 and o'clock.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
High School Notes

Friday morning Lester Jersey, Vir-
gil Altenburg and Wells Hall gave
their reports of their trip to Kala-
mazoo as delegates to the Boys Con-
ference. See other paper.
The reports will appear from time
to time in School Life. They are
Interestingly given and showed that
the boys had caught the spirit of the
conference. County Commissioner
Lowrey was present and at the close
of the boys talks consented to speak
to the high school, He said that the
three things the world demanded of a
young person are efficiency, SERVE to
others, and ability to do your work a
little better than any one else.
Last week was test week.
Harry Connell is absent on account
of appendicitis.
Vernona Pike, Bruce Moulton and
Winnifred Thompson were also visit
ors in the high school Monday.
The Campfire Girls" have held
their meeting for the election of
guardian. They chose Miss Ula Grace.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
Advertising

yntered into the Bedding Michigan
Postoffice as second class matter.
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State Educational

Olivet College has received $4,000
and has been able to pay the back
salary of the professors.
Two new schools have been started
in Calumet district, owing to the in
crease of country pupils.
Through the efforts of Supt. A. E.
Lampen, Gladwin county has estab-
lished a normal training class.
Figures just compiled by Supt. S.
O. Hartwell of Muskegon show that
it is costing $3.50 a year to educate
each child in his school.
Prof. V. I. Wilson, head of the
drawing department of M. A. c., has
resigned. His successor has not been
named yet.
Exclusive of extension courses, and
with all double registration eliminat-
ed, the enrolment of the U. of M.
on November /, was 6,684, gain of
365 over that on the same date last
year.
Supt. Robertson and the school
board of Allegan have recently visit
ed the new school buildings of Lowell,
Belding. Greenville and Alma, so they
can decide what sort of building to
ask their taxpayers for.
Continued on Page 12)
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Ellis School Notes

Mr.. Lowrey visited school last Fri
day.
The third grade pupils are making
Jack-in- the-Boxes and the fourth
grade pupils desk calendars for their
manual training work.
Harold Lind and Mabel Brown re-
ceived one hundred in the spelling
test.
Pupils in Miss Mounts room who
have been neither absent nor tardy
for the last term are: Cynthia Brown,
Morgan Dow, Harold Lind, Myra
Moore, Mabel Brown, Susan Hoyt,
Emma McBain, Elmer McCracken.
The kindergarten pupils are busy
with their Christmas work.
The pupils were treated to apples,
cookies and candy last Friday by Mrs.
McBain.
Pupils in Miss Ayers room who
have been neither absent nor tardy
during the last term are: Gail Allen,
Rosamond Corey, LaVere' Little, Bur-
dette Morratt, Theodore Coulter,
Helen Gildemeister, Doris Jensen,
Llewellyn Little, Sherman Moore,
Valentine McNally, Paul Nichols,
Evelyn Beckwith, Donald Darling,
Catherine Gore, Helen Lind, Ada
Leach, Lottie Moore, Estella Perry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
GRAND HAVEN MAKES
MOVE FOR PAvEDWAY

With all points along the Wolverine
pavedway route enthusiastic over the
prospect of an early construction of
the cross-state highway, it has re-
NAMED for Grand Haven, the western
terminal, to make the first announce
ment of definite construction work.
1t was announced Thursday that
bids will be received at the Ottawa
county clerks office, December 8, for
the construction of one and three
quarters miles of concrete road, to be
built on the route of the Wolverine
Pavedway, early in the spring. 1t is
also expected at Grand Haven that
county road commissioners soon will
advertise for an additional two miles
to be built on the West Michigan
pike.
The village council of Spring Lake
just has had an engineers survey
made of State street in that village
and is preparing to issue special i'm
provement bonds for one mile of con-
crete pavement This is also on
the route of the Wolverine pavedway.
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REPUBLICAN CLUB
BANQUET ONE OF
BEST IN HISTORY
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Frank A. Miller; secretary, w. S.
Moon: treasurer, r. S. Gown.
The first speaker of the evening
was Henry ID. Estabrook of New
York. The subject of his address
was Get Together" Mr.. Estabrook
made a plea for both national pre-
paredness and Republican prepared
ness. He argued that an increase
should be made in our army and navy
until we are safe from even tempta-
ton of an attack. In his opinion the
nation could not look to the present
administration to carry out such a
program, because that party is a
house divided against ITSELF and has
already bankrupted the national trea-
sury."
Estabrook urged get-together
spirit between the Progressives and
the Republicans. Both parties were
seeking the same end and by their
getting together they could accom-
plish their desires.
1.-TWO and One-Half Years in the
Wilderness" was the subject of Sen
ator Charles r. Townsend's speech.
His contention was that everyone
knows who led us into the wilderness,
politically, but as to who will lead us
out, that is the question. 1t was at
this point that Senator Townsend
mentioned the name of Henry ID. Es-
tabrook as possible leader, and also
Senator VIM. Alden Smith, Borah,
Cummins, Justice Hughes, and Weeks
as other possibilities. Senator Town
send gave straightforward sane and
forceful talk. He demonstrated be-
yond doubt his ability to handle the
trust that is imposed in him by the
people of this state.
Fenton R. McCreery, former dip
lomat in Mexico, talked on the Mexi-
can situation. His discussion was
more along the line of the ancestry
of the Mexicans than of their pre-
sent disruption. His talk was most
and instructive. He gave
an intimate description of Heurta,
Madero and Diaz.
Not less pleasing than the talks
given by the distinguished men of our
country was the singing by Ambrose
j. Wyrick of Greenville. Mr.. Wyrick
has attained fame in his work that ex-
tends beyond the bounds of this
country and into the countries of Eu-
rope, where he made tour with re-
markable success. Mr.. Wyrick held
the banqueters spellbound with his
wonderful interpretations of Scotch
songs as well as domestic productions.
The banquet was one of the best
and most successful Of any in the his
tory Of the club.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
PROTECTION AS A NATIONAL
DITTY

1t will require all the economic
craftsmanship in the country to pro
tect American producers from the
flood of foreign goods when the wal
ends. Dumping has already begun or
a small scale, for the Home Market
club, of Boston, has discovered that
French and Swiss laee-makers, con.
fronted by falling off in the demand
at home, are selling laces to Ameri-
can buyers at 20 cents a yard for
which they used to get 80 cents.
American lacemakers cannot meet
such ruinous competition, and, OF
course, they will not be produced even
by the cheap European labor at Sc
low price.
When the war ends the manufacture
ing nations will have to seek new mar
kets. No Frenchman will buy a Ger
man product if he can get anything
else that will answer his purpose
British, Belgian and Italian hostility
to Germany will be as acute. Ger
many will be reciprocally hostile to
the products of the Allies.
The conditions that confront us are
different from any that the nation has
ever faced before. Nothing but a
Protective tariff law framed with in
telligence and a full comprehension of
the menace to our domestic indus
tries can save our manufactures from
disaster.
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For SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS

An American business man whose
ability and energy have brought him
great wealth, says the Chicago Her
ald has taken a party Of his fellow
citizens to Europe on a mission which
seems to the common judgment en-
tirely futile. The government Of the
United States, in accordance with
general rules adopted long before
such a mission was dreamed of, has
refused to issue to the promoter and
his guests passports to the nations
now at war, and has sanctioned their
travel only to countries not at war.
Nevertheless the promoter and
financier of the expedition is quoted
as publicly declaring, in substance,
that he will go where he pleases. 1t
is, of course, his privilege to try to
go where he pleases, and so long as
in so doing he violates no law of this
country it is neither the duty nor the
right of this government to forbid or
restrain him.
However, in view of the apparent
impression of Mr.. Ford that because
he can 'pay the bills" he has not only
the privilege but the right to himself
and those who may follow in his
wake, it seems advisable for the gov
eminent at Washington to take GER
tain precautions.
1t should be made very clear to Mr..
Ford that if it pleases him to go into
countries which our government has
not sanctioned his going he must do
so entirely at his own risk, and that
if he gets into trouble there his
American citizenship will not secure
him any exemption from the local
consequences.
Nobody objects to Mr.. Ford making
peace in Europe-if he can. But it
should be made entirely clear to him
and to his followers that their pro-
ceedings will not be permitted to in
volve the United States in any sort of
dispute with foreign powers whose
rules of law or war they may in
fringe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08

Subscription Postpaid
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
NAPOLEON A STATESMAN

Napoleon revealed true statesman
ship when he declared that "if a ma
ton were made of adamant it would
be crushed to powder by free-trade."
Bismarck made Germany's power pos
sible when he insisted upon the adop-
ton of a protective tariff policy.
Washington and Hamilton and their
co-laborers laid the foundation of
American progress and development
when they wrote up the newly opened
pages of our statute books that first
tariff law "for the encouragement and
protection Of manufactures"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
SYLVANUS WEED FOR.
MER RESIDENT HERE
DIED IN CHICAGO
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He was married in early life to
Celestia Gould, seven children were
born to this union of which five sur
vive him, four boys and one girl:
Walter of Seattle, Wash; Alvero of
Clifty, Ark; Louis of Chicago, H.;
George of Greenville; and Agnes of
Six Lakes.
He joined the M. +. church in early
life, and has since been a good and
earnest Christian.
About eight years ago, after the
death of his wife, he moved to Chi
cago to make his home with his son,
Louis, at whose home he passed away
very quietly. He has a host of friends
both in Michigan and Chicago who
will greatly miss him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
Grammar Grades

Kenneth Driese is absent from the
seventh grade on account of tonsilitis.
The sixth, seventh and eighth
grades are trying new method of
dismissal. All three grades are dis
missed at once and the students are
kept in line until they reach the
street.
The high school girls defeated the
seventh grade girls in the basketball
game Thursday night-14 to 10.
The grade girls were in the lead at
the end of the first half-6 to A.
The seventh and eighth grade lit
erary society met Tuesday night-.at
z o'clock. Applications are coming
in very rapidly for membership.
The scholarship throughout the
grades is much improved over the
last report.
In the eighth grade Miss Creaser
has been organizing the Campfire
Girls"
Mrs. E. Weaver visited the sixth
grade Wednesday afternoon.
Second Ward Notes
Zella trimmer has left the second
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08

J. NJ LANGSTON Il. ID. LAPHAM
Editors n Publishers
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08

Editor-in-C hief-Joy Harrison.
Athletic Editor-Kenneth Moon.
Social Editor-Joy Harrison.
Reporters:
High School-Elizabeth Sontag.
Grammar Grades-Philip Jakeway
First Ward
Second Ward-Alvin Davis.
Third Ward-Erwin Burt.
State Educational-Cora Lewis.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
THE BELDING BANNER

Rst In 1889 and published every We'd
nesday by Banner Publishing Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
Athletic News

Owing to the size of our gymna-
SUM the athletic council is undecid-
ed as to whether the high school will
have a Boys Basketball team this
year. 1t is hoped that the council
will decide this week so that the boys
may begin practice at once, if they
are to play Saranac, December IT,
Besides the usual county schedule a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-08
DECEMBER 8, 1915

number of games with some outside
schools are already in prospect.
The Girls Basketball team began
practice about six weeks ago and
show signs of developing a strong
team this year.
The letters for the football season
have not yet been awarded.
Basketball
In the most exciting and interest
ing game Of the season, played last
Thursday night, the high school girls
won from the seventh and eighth
grade team, the score being 16 to 10.
Both teams were in fine condition. At
the end of the first half the grade
girls were in the lead. However, the
high school girls put forth their best
efforts and when time was called had
won the game. Everyone thought it
was a fine game A good spirit was
shown by all. Such playing should
be encouraged. Lineup:
High School
Left Forward-V. Little.
Right Forward-V. Hudson and X.
Bardon.
Center. Harrison.
Right Guard-R. Buck.
Left Guard-Glenna Cook.
Seventh and Eighth Grades
Left Forward-V. Hudnutt and b. ST.
mons.
Right Foward-M. Kramer.
Center-L. Lambertson.
Right Guard. Helm.
Left Guard-Gladys Cook.
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ward and has entered the first grade
at the Ellis school.
Violette Fleck celebrated her birth
day Monday afternoon.
Elon Ross entered the first grade
Monday morning.
The first grade children enjoyed the
story Of the first Christmas, this
week.
The two-two class are very much
interested in the Lake Dwellers of
Switzerland. They are reading LODI
rix for supplementary work.
Mrs. George Gleason visited the
second grade and gave the children a
candy treat in honor of Harold Glea-
sons birthday.
The three-one class have been
studying about Eugene Field in their
reading work.
Frank Gallogay is out of school
this week on account of tonsilitis.
The three-ones are making Christ
mas posters.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-14
merican Styles Dominate Tn Spring
 Clothes For Men and Young Men

to r. inch in width. Most of the older lnen will wear their trousers about the same as usual, with the bottoms touch ing the heel. They will wear them with out cuffs.
 First and foremost in the world of new patterns for spring comes the Gle. Urquhart plaid. It is a beautiful effect that should be even more popular this spring than the Tartan plaid wase elast fall IL comes in all colors with large overplaids and stripes running either way. The Tartan plaid will also be worn to q great extent this spring, as will various shades of blue, gray, brown ard green.
 Palm Beach. silk, linen and many other warm weather fabrics are sure to be in great demand this summer. They are far heater garments this spring They are tailored in single and double breasted styles, some with Norfolk backs and many with roll lapels.
 There are many innovations in suits for sporting wear. The Norfolk in many different styles will be worn for golf There are many novel ideas for tennis, automobiling, polo, etc.
 SPRING OvERCOAT STYLES.
 Each season is an era for new style leach season witnesses the passing of the old and ushering in Of the new. The |Balmacaan, for the present at least, has leone to it's doom-that loosely made gar !ment which for the last five CT six sea isons attained the supremacy in the over 'coat world is no longer supreme. It has been supplantcd almost entirely by many new and worthy creations. But the influence of the Balmacaan lin still in evidence n the styles of this |apring. The Baggy Coat, which resem- ,bles the Bslmacaan somewhat. promises Ito be the star ill the overcoat cast for |the forthcoming season. It is not as loose as the Balmacaan and more se- verely tailored with set-in sleeves and raglan shoulders.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-14

spring. It is a very handsome model that first saw the light of dly last fall, but promises to occupy the spot light on the stage of good dress this spring. l. buttons somewhat like the Tuxedo and in most instances has long and extreme ly wide rolling lapels. In this model again we find the lines of the coat fol lowing closely the lines of the body.
 Speaking of lapels in general this sea son we might say that they will be much wider than ever, and in most cases peaked, rounded and rolling. There are many that are short and stubby, while there is still tendency for the radical young fellow to choose those that roll to the second button.
 The gorge of the coat will be cut much higher and deeper than has been the custom before in American styles This is somewhat an adaptation of the German fashion. The collars of the coat are cut very high and broad, setting we'll onto the collar of the shirt
 The low cut vest is here in a strong |contingency this year, bringing the shirt into fuller view. The styles shown this |season resemble closely tl'ose of about ten years ago. Most of them have rolling lapels and are worn with the first button open. The majority have live buttons, while some few have six and seven buttons.
 White and fancy waisteoats that were in the height of their popularity 8 few |seasons ago are back again. They are shown in striped effects and solid colors. Most of them arc low cut, five-button styles with wide rolling lapels.
 Double breasted vests are coming into favor with many smart dressers. They arc shown with wide rounded, rolling lapcls. They will be worn in early spring, but not so much during the sum- mer because of their double thickness.
 The trousers ohis year are cut much in the same style as last fall. They are narrow and straight and quite snug around the waist and in the seat The young men will wear them a triile shorter, with narrow cuffs of about If
Arizona republican., 1915-03-14

have been for several seasons. They feel assured that the styles that have
 been created for the forthcoming season
 will appeal to all classes, ages and sizes
 of men. They predict better business they predict the universal adoption of American styles.
 For several past seasons there has
 been tendency for mature men to fol
 low the lead set by young men by wear ing lively clothes. A man was as young
 as his clothes. Many men in their thir- ties and forties looked like college lads But this spring, to limited degree, we find this condition reversed with young men a bit more conservative, following the styles set by their fathers and older brothers.
 Designers this spring have created many styles for young men that, though quiet in makeup and resembling much
 the styles of older men, are indeed at tractive. Many are shown with short, stubby, well-rounded, rolling lapels, l quite unlike those of previous seasons. | They are shown in two and three button coats of a very conservative nature. For spring and summer nearly all the suits are unlined. This gives more
 comfort on warm days, being lighter in weight, and the coat holds its shape better. In many stocks there are suits that are one-quarter and one-half lined for men who live in localities where the weather varies.
 Suits as whole this spring promise l to be chesty and extremely form fitting.
 This of course applies only to young
 men s fashions The coats are severely tailored and follow closely the lines of
 the body. They are snug in appearance,
 but in most instances not so tight as to make them uncomfortable.
 The one button suit bids fair for su-
 premacy in young mems styles this
Arizona republican., 1915-03-14

London, whom all the world turned to for years for fashions for men, is no longer recognized as the leading style center. While the styles of this spring still show the influence of English de- signing, they have been Americanized to such a great extent that we may now look to Chicago and New York for authoritative ideas.
 For several seasons English designing plus American tailoring have made a powerful combination. But the clothes of this spring show English designing improved by American ideas plus Amer iean tailoring, making still more pow erful and fOrceful combination. The styles, the workmanship, the fabrics, the patterns and colors of this forthcoming season have never been surpassed for eleverness and serviceabiity.
 The American method of tailoring for years has held the supreme position in the world of clothes making. The looms abroad for centuries produced cloths that were far superior to those of Amer ica, but the foreign tailoring has never been brought up to standard of ours at home. The high rank in which our tai loring stands has still not satisfied our manufacturers, and this year finds meny improved methods in. workmanship.
 The fabrics of Europe, which for many generations knew no superiority, this spring finds the cloths of America bidding for equal honors. Years of practice and observation of the Euro pean methods have produced skilled artists in America whose fabrics rival those of the looms abroad. This season we may expect to see as many domestic fabrics tailored up into suits and over coats as fabrics from Europe.
 Clothiers and merchant tailors are more optimistic this spring than they
Arizona republican., 1915-03-14

Double breasted coats with roll lapels will also be shown to great extent by most clothiers. It is in most cases very form fitting, following closely the lines of the body. There are models
Arizona republican., 1915-03-14

with self or velvet collars and velvet piping down the edges.
 The Conservative Chesterfield will be with US again. It is shown in light weight vicunas, tweeda and homcapuns
Arizona republican., 1915-03-14

in solid colors of blue, brown, black and gray.
 Most overcoats, like the suits for spring, will be unlined. A great many will be shown in knitted fabrics, thus giving warmth without weight
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-06-09
SMOOTH STONE PEACH

A peach which bears an edible fruit containing smooth stone Something quite unknown here: O. fore among peaches) has beea brought from China, and may be used to Improve our commercial peach. A tree that grows in road side thickets in parts of China bears fine variety of quince, golden on one side and reddish on rhe other. T his also has done well in its new environment. So has a new hazelnut nut bush bearing large nuts, and three new varieties of holly.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-06-09
TIE PENALTY IF
 (ARELEI:St5SsHIESS
By S. w. lngIish,
Fire Prevention Expert.

Every time you hear the cry of "F'ire!" you can be almost absolutely safe in thinking that someone has been careless Fires don't happen. They are the inevitable result of combinations of preyentable things. When analysed to tho last equation it will be found that carelessness is the root whence spring nearly all fires.
 What penalty industry pays to carelessness! Fire is the great de- stroyer. The wealth of a generation can be wiped out in but brief hour.
 Why not fight fires before they start? Why not so conduct your habits and so keep your premises that when the fire demon wants to offer your savings as sacrifice he will pass you by, just as those of Egypt of old were passed over when the sign they had been told to place over their doors, were seen?
 Too often when these who are responsible from fire cry out they are the victims of bad luck, they are put paying the natural penalty for their own carelessness.
 If you want to keep down your fire insurance rates, wage eternal war fare against those things that ever breed fires