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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25

hurts the people surrounding the vii
lage or city where it exists as much
as it does the inhabitants of the city
or village. Therefore the people of
the country surrounding a village or
city have as much right to vote on
whether it shall license saloons as
have the people Of the city or village.
Thus the so-called "Home Rule" of
the vets is not home rule at all. 1t
just means whiskey rule of the worst
kind; and we all know how they
would colonize voters to force towns
10 go wet 1t is just bold, brazen
scheme to disfranchise the farmers of
Michigan. and give them no voice in a
matter in which they are as much
concerned as are town and city folks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
.SEEGMILLEP 4 FULLER
TO SPEAK HERE FRIDAY

The Ionia County Democratic Cam
paign committee has arranged mass
meeting to be held in the opera house
next Friday evening, beginning at
7:30 o'clock. Besides the speakers
good music is promised for the occa-
sion. William A. Seegmiller, of
Owosso, candidate for congress, and
Earnest S. Fuller, democratic candi-
date for prosecutor, will be the
speakers. The committee and local
democrats desire a large attendance,
as matters of political Importance
will be discussed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Mrs. Gage Returns Home

Mrs. Charles McCotter has been
here for the past week from Indiana
polls visiting at NJ A. Cooley's and
other friends and relatives. She
came TO accompany her mother, Mrs.
j. S. Gage, who has been here during
the summer, back to her home.
Mrs. Gage will remember her visit
here with much pleasure as num-
ber of social functions and gather
ings of old friends haye been planned
and held in her honor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
West Otisco Farmers Club,

The West Otisco Farmers club will
hold their next meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis .Tuttle, Nov
ember 2 This is the first day meet
ing, and dinner will be served, con-
sisting of meat pie, mashed potatoes,
and everything that goes with them.
!, As the rush of work will be over
IL ia hoped that every member will be
present A good program is beiig
prepared. Martha Hall,
y cA Corresponding Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
New Parking System

Since Nightwatchman Thomas VIII
son has begun systematic method
of having drivers of cars park their
machines in regular order on our
streets, there has been but very lit
tie trouble experienced.
The owners of automobiles like it
very much and willingly comply with
instructions. Regulations relative to
rounding street corners and the
speed limit is well observed and it is
only occasionally that some careless
driver over-steps the law and is called
to account for it. The new parking
system is excellent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Ralph LLOYD IS Going West

Ralph Lloyd of Condersport, Pa,
has been in the city for the past
week visiting his brothers, Elvon and
Nevin Lloyd; and also his mother and
sister. He is on his way to Miles
City, Montana, where he will locate
and open up business in the handling
of real estate. Mr.. Lloyd resided
here about thirteen years ago and
was employed in the shoe factory at
the time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Farmers Club Meeting

The next meeting of the East Otis
co Farmers club will be held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.. Lloyd,
Friday, November 2. After the din
ner the following program will be
given: Music; topic, Making Michi-
gan Dry in 1916" leaders, J. +. Kohn
and Mrs. VIM. Beach; reading, Mrs.
M. l.. Howe; question box in charge
of w. K. Leach; recitation, Elvon
Lloyd
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
SPLIT QUARTER FOUND
BY AMBROSE SPENCER

Among the pieces of silver deposit
ed by one of the patrons of the Peo-
Piles Savings bank Monday, Ambrose
Spencer found quarter that did not
ring true. He was curious to find out
whether the coin was genuine and
took it to Willoughby's Jewelry store
for inspection. Mr.. Wihoughby found
that the coin was cracked open on its
edge. He inserted a sharp tool into
the crack and the piece of money was
divided into two sections, half of its
width. The interior of the crack was
discolored and somewhat corroded.
He pronounced it genuine silver, but
asserted that he would not care to
accept it at face value. Mr.. Spen-
Ger returned the coin to the depositor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Will Have New Office

The Murray Garage viii have a
new office. Ed. Whitford and Art
Corey are building it, adjoining the
garage on the south, The corner in
the building where it has been To-
Gated will give considerable more
floor space for their increasing busi-
ness
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Sold Land for Golf Club

w. G. Spicer was in Flint recently
and sold twenty acres.of his one-hun-
dned- d-eight-acre farm he purchas-
ed there about year ago to the Flint
Golf club. 1t is a fine spot of ground
and evidently the club members con-
cluded it was valuable as they paid
Mr.. Spicer $4,000 spot cash for it.
Mr.. Spicer has eighty-four acres
of his original purchase left.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Marshals Halloween Notice

/ hereby notify the boys, men and
anyone participating in Halloween
activities that soaping Of windows,
disturbing of outbuildings, using
lamp black or the destruction of pro-
perty in any way will not be tolerat-
ed. James Meginley,
City Marshal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Mrs. A j. Ecker Dead

Mrs. A. j. Ecker, aged 76, died at
her home in Greenville Tuesday
morning. She was the wife of the
late A. J. Ecker, and a member of
the Washington club. Funeral Thurs
day afternoon at two o'clock.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Church of Christ News

The annual experience social of the
church and Sunday school will be
held Friday evening. Come prepar-
ed to tell how you earned your gift,
in response to your name at roll call.
This offering goes into the building
fund. A good program will be given
and good time is assured to all.
Come and bring your friends.
A Bring One" contest is being
held at the present time in the Sun
day school. One young lady brought
it? Try it Sunday and see. how it
works.
Prayer meeting and choir practice
on Thursday night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Yoted Money for Campaign

The state grange has voted the sum
of $500 to be used in the campaign
for statewide prohibition, and for in
struction as to how to vote on the
amendments to down the wet"
"Home Rule" amendment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
Sons of Veterans, Dance

There will be dance held under
the auspices of the Sons of Veterans
next Friday night, October 27 in Mil
lard hall. Bill, so cents. Everybody
come.-adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
r. & A. M. Communication

Special communication of Belding
Lodge No. 355 +. & A. M. next Fri
day, October 81 Work will be given
in the NM degree, afternoon session
to start at four o'clock. All broth
ers welcome. j. b. Cook, w. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25

Therefore every who wants dry Michigan should
[Xl "Yes'' on State Wide Prohibition, and a
XXI NO on Home RulesU 81 asroyg M sotss. ~,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25

A ninety-six per cent ear
culation in BeIding and
trade territory
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09
"A Word Personal.

We have noted in some newspapers
mention of the name of w. ]. Bigelow
as a possible candidate for the state
authorship in case Horace F. Graham
should allow the use of his name as a
candidate for the governorship. AL
low us to say that all mention of our
name has been made without our
knowledge or consent. We have had
no thought or desire of becoming a
candidate for state auditor. We hope
that II. F. Graham will be the repub-
lican candidate for governor because
We think he is unusually we'll inform
ed regarding the business of the state
and has the courage to follow BUSH
ness principles in the conduct of the
states business. We also believe that
his candidacy would eliminate any
political work. in the coming cam
paign and give us an easy victory over
our old friends. the democrats. We
have not been urging Mr.. Graham to
accept another position in the hope of
winning his present Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09

DR.. H K. Carroll, ecclesiastical
statistician, reports that during the
year 1915 there was a net increase of
654, 900 communicates in the churches
of the United States. The catholics
show the largest gain, $4,000, the
Methodists gained upward of 1000,
the Baptists nearly 10000, the Pres
byterians over $1,000, and the Epis-
copalians 25, The Catholics in the
past twenty-five years have gained al
most six times as many communicates
as its nearest competitor, the Metho-
dists. Such a growth of the churches
may surprise the people of Vermont
who have been struggling to keep
their churches open but they show
that the world is not growing worse as
some have been inclined to believe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09
WEST DANvTLLE

(AIrs. E. F. Aver. Correspondent
Susie McQuin is working for Fred
Daniels.
Mrs. Willie Sweeney and children
have been spending the past week
with her father, Tom Founier.
Mr.. Clark and son of st. Johnsbury
have rented the Blair shop at Har-
vey's Hollow from Albert Daniels.
Mrs. E. f. Aver went to Greensboro
Friday to attend the funeral of her
aunt, Mrs. Leantha Barr.
c. D. White of McIndoes spent Fri
day and Saturday here with his
brother, H. r. White.
John Brickett spent Friday at ST.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Hattie Willox spent Thursday
at Danville.
Joshua Cate is quite sick with the
grip and several others are recovering
from it.
The Ladies Aid will have supper
at the church Thursday. Feb. 10.
Mrs. Hattie Willox and Mrs. Henry
Clifford spent Monday and Tuesday at
st. Johnsbury.
John Armstrong, Jr., spent Satur-
day and Sunday at st. Johnsbury.
Roy Dryer has gone to Cabot to
work for Harry Chandler.
Mrs. F. B. Milligan spent Friday at
Walden.
Mrs A ]. Goss has been spending
few days at Frank Goss' at Peach
am.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09
EAST CABOT

(Mrs. VIM. d. Barr, Correspondent.
Alvin Dunn had a COW fall and
break her shoulder on the ice Tuesday
She had to be killed.
Mrs. Ethel Houghton of Danville
and Mrs Edith Witham of Walden
were recent visitors at their father,
C. Peck's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Houghton OF
South Cabot were at Harry Chambers
Thursday.
Miss Gladys Armstrong was at Har-
ry Young's several days last week.
News was received here Wednesday
night of the death of Mrs. Leantha
Barr of Greensboro, widow of William
H. Barr of Cabot.
Mrs. Frank Robinson is home from
a two months stay at Montpelier.
1. c. Peck recently visited at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Orlando
Heath, at Cabot.
George Stone of Danville was at
Harry Young's Sunday the 31st.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Roy of West
Barnet were weekend guests at the
home of Henry Roy.
Hollis Witham of Walden was ut
Carl Durgan's the first of the week.
Nathan Batcheldor, an aged man,
who lives with Mrs. Eta Davenport,
is in very poor health.
Miss Alice Hill of Hardwick spent
last week at Gilbert Hills.
The friends here of E. III. Clark of
Barre are glad to hear he is able to
ride out after his long illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Young are both
i'll with grip at this time. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Abbott and Franklin
Beaton have been sick, also several
in the home of Harry Chandler, but
are all better. William D. Barr is out
after being confined to the house for
nearly three weeks.
Harry Young had a cow get its hip
hurt, probably by a fall.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09

familiar with the propagation of trout
say this would improve the fishing
more than anything else because it
would stop the catching of thousands
Of small trout in these streams. These
small trout when they reach maturity
would come down into the larger
streams where they might be caught.
If the raiding of small trout in the
small streams could be stopped and
fishing confined to the larger streams
the six-inch law might safely be dis
pensed with
The only effective enforcement of a
law is it's careful observance BY the
whole public and the same is true of
our fishing and hunting laws No
matter how well the waters and fields
will occur if a man is determined to
violate it. The closing of the small
streams will never reach full benefit
if there are persons who insist on do
ing what is forbidden, if they play the
hog and take privileges that are de-
MED to their fellow men. Penalties
will not. entirely restrain such people
but a public conviction that regula-
tons are for the benefit of the fisher
men as a whole and that anyone at
tempting to get more for himself than
is allowed others is not honorable
would be a strong restraint. There
fore education of the public to the
fairness of regulations and the dis
honor and damage resulting from
their violation will materially assist
in developing the best in our fish and
game interests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09

services at North Monroe on account
of the illness of Rev. ID. Il. Burns.
Mrs. Henry Quimby was called to
Lyme Monday by the death Of her
sister, Mrs. Ward.
Mrs. G. j. Powers, who has been
spending several weeks with her son,
Roy Powers. has gone to Irasburg, to
visit relatives.
Mrs. p. r. Blanchard and Mildred,
Mrs. Fred Gibson and Miss Susie STAN
ley spent Friday in ST. Johnsbury.
Herbert Burrill Of ST. Johnsbury was
in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Murray who
have been spending several weeks at
Thomas Murray's have returned to
their home in Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Miss Julia Fisher was at home from
East Barnet over Sunday.
Mrs. George Bort spent Saturday in
st. Johnsbury
There will be a Valentine party at
the vestry at North Monroe Friday
evening.
Miss Mary Fisher was in St. Johns
bury Friday to attend the teachers
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Frazer and son
visited at James Moore's at East Bar
net Sunday.
julius Lang has sold his interest I'm
the Eastman place to Clarence Lang.
The Ladies Aid society meets Wed
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Oscar
Frazer.
Mrs. E. S. Simonds of Lancaster
spent several days last week at Ray
PowerA'
Mrs. ID. e. Burns and Madalyn Wis
tied Mrs. Larkin Hosford at Woods
Vile part Of last week.
Downer Moore of Littleton was In
town Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09
WEST BURKE

(Mrs. Lillian Walter, Correspondent
Mrs. Will Cheney and son of st.
Johnsbury visited relatives in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. J. B. Cushman of East Charles
ton spent the past week with her
cousin, Mrs. A. c. Cheney.
Charles Bruce purchased the Harry
Woodruff house the past week and
took possession. Mrs. Woodruff has
moved into the Charles Cheney tene-
ment.
Mrs. Josephine Bigelow of Lyndon
vile is in town with relatives and
friends.
o. c. Woodruff was business Wis
itor in st. Johnsbury Wednesday.
Mrs. Cynthia Aldrich and daughter.
Miss Myrtle, spent the weekend at
Woodsville, N. H.
c. E. Brown, New England Phone
manager of Newport was in town Fri
day.
Miss Hattie Smith who has been
sick with grip the past two weeks is
much better.
Mrs. A. H. Jenkins and two sons
were in Lyndonville the latter part OF
the week.
Mrs. George Stuart of st. Johns
bury spent the past week with Mrs.
M M. Coe.
Edward Goodwin and family Of
Lyndonville were in town Friday to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Conn and daughter and Miss
Florence Drown of New Haven, Conn,
are visitors at Warner browns
Mrs. A. d. Fogg is spending a week
in Boston.
Pin Bolton went to New York last
week.
Merrill La Clair and Edgar Hart
were home over Sunday.
At the next regular communication
of Caledonia lodge, A. f. e. A. M.
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 16, the
NJ M degree will be worked. A
chicken pie supper will be served and
all visiting brethren are cordially in
vited.
The ladies will serve dinner in the
vestry Thursday, Feb. 10. There will
be a business meeting Immediately
after dinner
Telephones were recently installed
for A. o. Berry, Harry ]. Leach, ind
r. r. Davis, livery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09
many as he did from his demand that
Huerta salute the American flag.

BY a vote or forty-one to forty-one
and a deciding vote by Vice President
Marshall the United States senate last
week declared that full independence
should be granted to the people of the
Philippines in four years. BY vote
of fifty-nine to sixteen the senate re-
fused to give the people of the islands
their independence unless they mad
voted in favor of being freed from
United States control. This seems a
little strange If the people of those
islands are worthy of Independence
they certainly should be able to decide
whether or not they want to be indie
pendent of the United States. AS left
the bill would enforce them to take
independence in four years whether
they wished it or not.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09
President wilson returned from his

President Wilson returned from his
great talk fest for preparedness and
declarations this country should have
the greatest navy of the world, that
Americans hold their principles dear
er than peace and that he proposes to
keep this country out of war if pos
sible to face the refusal of Germany
to make satisfactory settlement of the
Lusitania massacre. We have noted
the announcements for weeks past
that the matter was to be settled in a
way satisfactory to the United States
with hope but it now looks as though
the talkative president would win
about as much satisfaction from Ger
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09

The Rev. W. r. Davenport of
Springfield IN a recent sermon called
attention to some of the discouraging
conditions in the small communities
in Vermont. He said that 10 churches
of the Vermont conference in the year
ending April 1, 1915. paid their pas
tors an average salary of $3.50 year.
or $1.29 a day for 800 days. These
churches had an average of 81 mem
bers who paid $11 a piece, which is a
good deal more than the members of
large churches average to contribute.
In detail the salaries these 10 charges
pay is given thus:-Holland and Nor
gan, $424; Newbury, West and Center.
$465; Lowell, $266; Peacham, 1852;
Waits River, 5000; Woodbury., $3.50;
Athens, 1925; Belmont, $40; Bethel,
$3.50; Bondville. $287; Hartland and
North Hartland. 1925; Perkinsville
and South Reading. $685.; South Lon
donderry, $500; Wilder, $425; Weston
and Landgrove, $685.; Worcester, $500;
Georgia and North Fairfax, $246. In
Bondville. where one of the smallest
salaries is paid, the individual member
contributes the really creditable sum
of $13.04, while in Woodbury., where
the church has only six members, $50
is the sum they each subscribe.
The pitable thing about these facts
is no man able to be of any spiritual
help to a community can possibly live
on such salaries as these So while
the members Of those churches are
paying an average of $11 each for the
support of the gospel they are getting
but little real help and benefit for
their money. Because they are unable
to get men large enough to build up
the churches and get a larger proper
ton of the residents of the commun-
ity interested in supporting the
churches there is little hope the COM
munities will relieve the situation
other denominations in these commun-
tiles a combination of the churches
and the employment of better paid
minister might be possible. If no
such combination is possible we see
no solution but fewer churches and
going a longer distance to attend di-
vine worship. George Washington
was a regular attendant of a church
seven miles from his home and it may
be necessary for some Vermonters to
follow his example.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09

A report comes from Washington
that the appointment of Louis D.
Brandeis as a justice of the supreme
court by Pres. Wilson is quieting the
talk of Justice Hughes as the presi-
Dental nominee of the republican
party because people are afraid the
president might make another as un-
fit an appointment to fill the vacancy
caused by Justice Hughes resignation.
If this be true the president has in
volved the supreme court in much
dirtier politics than anyone at first
suspected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-09
Some suggestions ON PoIicing.

We take the following excerpts from
an article written by Police Commits
sioner Arthur Woods on New York's
Campaign of Crime Prevention" re-
Gently published.
Times past number clews in muir
der cases were unwittingly obliberated
or evidence allowed to be lost by po-
licemen and cOroners first on the
scene. The policeman first on the
scene now takes charge and operates
according to definite official instruc-
tions. He is to try to accomplish the
three most necessary police duties:
Arrest the preparatory obtain and
safeguard all present evidence, get
witnesses. His orders are to clear
the room of all persons not in author
ity there. and until arrival of the de-
tectives to admit no one, except the
attending physician, members of the
police department, of the district at
torney's office, of the coroner's Office,
or, if explosives have been used, of
the fire department.. He must not al
low anyone to touch or move anything
in the room, particularly the weapon.
Before the body is removed the scene
as a whole, and the vital surroundings,
are photographed, every space is
measured, the position of every arti-
Gle in the room is noted on the chart,
and everything that might be used as
evidence at the trial is sealed and
marked for Identification so that the
district attorney may have more than
a. policeman's memory when he takes
his case to trial.
We have recently had q man on
trial for manslaughter in Caledonia
county court and the evidence given
by the sheriff's department and police
men who were called to the scene of
the shooting reveals that we have no
such system for handling crime by
our local officials. For instance it is
reported by those early on the scene
at the Hatch pool room that a /deputy
sheriff was among the first dozen or
fifteen persons to arrive there. He as
sumed no authority whatever and al
lowed the crowd to push into the pool
room and do as they pleased. He was
not even called as a witness in the
case. More than one witness testified
at the trial that he saw the High Sher-
iff of the county pick up a Jamaica
ginger bottle that was in the room.
The sheriff himself testified that he
did not remember seeing such a bot
tie. A little system in recording what
was found and done there would have
made this accurate knowledge. An
other deputy warned to be on the
lookout for the fugitive testified that
the first knowledge he had of the
whereabout of the fugitive was when
he sent his uncle TO tell the deputy
that he was at his uncle's house, ready
to give himself up. and that he (the
deputy did not go to the house for
from half an hour to an hour after he
was so notified. This deputy did not
give a word of testimony for the state
at the trial but was witness for the
respondent in the case.
These facts sound strange when
compared with what the police COM
missioner of New York declares to be
1.-The three most necessary police
duties: Arrest the perpetrator. obtain
and safe guard all present evidence,