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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Uncle Sam Boosts the Widows
Pensions.

Washington, Sept. IA bill Civ
ing to widows of officers or enlisted
men who served in the Civil or Mexi-
can war or the war of 1872 and who
have reached the age of 70 years pen
sions of 500 a month instead of the
present $12 a month was passed to-
day by the senate. 1t already has
passed the house.
Widows of Civil war soldiers drop
ped because of marriage to another
person are restored to the roll by the
bill.
The brief debate on the bill did not
disclose the additional cost to the gov
ernment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13

On October | the subscription
price of the Banner will become
$3.50 a year as previd bly, announc-
ed. Until that time, rs heretofore
announced, you can pay up your
back account and as far in advance
as you like at the present price of
$1.0O. Scores of people are call
ing at the Office and are paying in
advance. In addition to this we
have received substantial list of
new subscribers. 1t is impossible
for US to add big list of new
names to our list in this territory
as the Banner is already taken and
read in an unusually large per cent
of the homes in the territory now.
If you desire to save money on your
Banner subscription call at the Of
flee before October 1.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
BOARD OF EDUCATION
PASS ON TUITION RATES

The regular meeting of the board
of education was held last week We'd
nesday evening. The regular busi-
ness was done in connection with the
boards activities. Chas. Wagner was
offered a contract for keeping the
pianos and organs of the schools in
tune and repair. The board also vot>
ed to continue the old rates for foreign
tuition in the grades. These are $12
in the primary grades, SIC in the in
termediate grades and $50 in the
grammar grades.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
BrickIayers Are Busy.

Bricklayers began operations on
South Bridge street Tuesday morn
ing after a lay-off of week await
ing the arrival of brick. The new
concrete mixer has arrived and is now
in operation on North Bridge street.
While taking it from the car to the
place of operation the machine was
tipped over and broken. Several
parts of the engine were wrecked
necessitating delay of two days for
repairs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Mrs. Whorley Dead.

Mrs. Diana Whorley, wife of Oscar
Whorley, died at her home in Easton
township Sunday afternoon at the age
of 81 years. She leaves, besides her
husband, two sons, Charles and Will
Whorley. The family lived for many
years in Ionia, near the west end of
High street, moving from there about
ten years ago. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. X. b.
Chapman officiating. The burial was
made in Highland Park.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Banquet at wabasis Lake

The Thimble club entertained their
banquet at Wabasis Lake club house,
the tables being laid for thirty-seven
people. Miss Mary Ritterstorf ac-
companied the party and assisted in
serving the sumptuous banquet,
which was served at one o'clock.
The day was spent in fishing and
playing games, and everyone reports
a fine time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Last Band Concert Sept. 20.

The last band concert of the season
will be held next Wednesday evening,
September 20. A selected program
will be rendered and extra men will
appear in the band. The band has
given the people of the community
a very successful years work: All
the concerts have been good and well
attended. Much thanks is due the
bows for their faithful service.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Are Here From St. Joseph.

DIR. and Mrs. +. K. Rogers OF 81.
Joseph are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. E. Clark. He is a veterinary
surgeon and has been residing there
for the past seventeen years. Mr.:
Rogers was a former resident OF
Greenyille and one of the firm of Rog-
ers Bros. liverymen. He is the dis
coverer of the Arabian horse remedy,
one of the greatest boons for the horse
afflicted with disease yet known.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Box Social Friday Night.

The Sons of Veterans will hold a
box social at their hall on South
Broas street next Friday evening,
September Is. A big time is expect
ed. A compentent auctioneer will be
selected and placed in charge. Good
music will be furnished and the hall
placed in good condition for dancing
after the lunch. Everybody invited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Judge Webster Was Here

Hon. Montgomery Webster Of Ionia
was in the city last Friday on busi-
ness. He is a candidate again for
Judge of probate on the republican
ticket and his past record in that Of
fee has been such as to merit the es-
TEEN and confidence of the people
throughout the county. The voters
will see to it in the coming election
that he is returned to that important
position.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
G. F. Society Will Entertain.

The young peoples society Christ,
ian Endeavor of the Congregational
church will entertain the young peo-
ples' societies of the Baptist, Metho-
dist and Church of Christ and the
teachers of the schools at the Con-
gregational church on Friday night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Notice Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Belding
Building and Loan association will be
held at the Office of the secretary on
Monday evening, September 18, 1916
at eight o'clock for the purpose of
electing three directors and for the
transaction Of such other business
that may be brought before said
meeting. George r. Wagner, '1
adv. 2wks. ~ Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
CONRATH GETS TERM
IN REF0RMATORY

Louis Conrath of Orleans was SEN
fenced Wednesday afternoon by Judge
Davis to term of two to fifteen years
in the Michigan reformatory, with a
recommendation of two. Conrath
was convicted of stealing automobile
parts from Frank Heth at Long Lake.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Fall Opening

You are cordially invited to call
and see the latest styles in fall and
winter millinery. We have a com.
plete line of pattern and fancy dress
hats, tailored and ready -to-wear hats,
which will be on display Saturday.
September 16 Stanton & Sabine.
aIu
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Hiram Northway Dead

Word has been received here by
relatives that Hiram Northway, aged
eighty-two years, a former resident
Of Smyrna, died at his home in Cad
lilac at an early hour Friday morn
ing, September 8. He was brother
of Albert Northway of Smyrna.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13

! Miss Ethel Ronk and Carl McDon-
aid of Ludington were quietly mar
ried Saturday, September 2, and
kept the affair unknown to their
friends for more than week.
Mr.. Mcdonald Is employed on a
boat on Lake Michigan, and will con-
tinue his work. They will make their
home here, however. nn.f
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
First Sale of Tickets.

Fred A. Washburn has the distinc-
ton of being the first purchaser of
two tickets for the winter lecture
course to be put on under the aus
pices of the board of commerce and
DIR. G. A. Stanton holds the record
for making the first sale.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
Is Recovering from Burns

Iris, the little two-and-one-half.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Reeves, who was so badly
burned two weeks ago, is recovering
from the scalds she received from 9
cup of boiling hot postum.
The little one is very active child
and took the cup quickly which hac
just been prepared and began drink.
ing the boiling hot liquid. Her
throat, hands and chest were badly
burned and her sufferings have beer
intense.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13

Every lady reader will be interested
scribed s IN Ioyds sOssS adv A Don't 's miss i
reading it on another page of this IS
sue. n
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13
MELONS CONFISCATED
INTRUDERS HALTED

A number of complaints have been
made by growers of melons in this
vicinity that theft of that delicious
fruit has been the order of business
during the past week quite frequent
ly, many melon patches having been
given a visit by the moonlight PROV
lers. Harold Caldwell had a big
patch of the finest quality of water
melons and rnuskmelons on his fruit
farm west of the city, from which he
has been selling large quantities. Re-
Gently some night providers evidently
overloaded their stomachs from sew
eral of the biggest and best melons
there and not content with taking
them proceeded to do a lot of damage
in destroying vines and the unripe
fruit Mr.. Caldwell places the dam
age he sustained at thiTty-fve or
forty dollars. He is endeavoring to
locate the perpetrators of the deed
and says he will bring the law to
bear on them if found.
Jefferson H. Godfrey has suffered
loss along this line also, no particular
damage to the vines, however, has
been done but a whole lot of fine mel
ons have been taken. Jeff" made
up his mind to stand guard one night
recently after his patch had been re-
peatedly raided for three nights in
succession, so he armed himself with
a blunderbuss and his pipe, went out
under an apple tree near the patch
and awaited developments.
Mr.. Godfrey is an old soldier we'll
versed in army tactics and when
three men at $3.50 o'clock entered he
awaited until they all got busy then
in a stentorian voice not unlike the
"rebel yell" he said haiti Throw up
your hands; advance and give the
countersign. "Jeff" says a streak of
lightning couldn't have caught the
fellows as they beat a double quick"
out of the garden. There was moth
ing left Of the raiders but an empty
bag which he found and says they can
have it and some melons also if they
will come and get it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Currie and son,
Carleton, have returned from their
western trip, having travelled 1000
miles and been in thirteen states.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13

The ladies of the Church of Christ
will serve a most excellent supper
Saturday night from 5 to z o'clock.
All welcome. Everybody come. Bill
25 cents.-adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13

Inc circulauOn BOOks
of the Banner are open to
Inspection at Any Time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-13

A ninety-six per cent cir
culation in Belding and
trade territory
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
FORT SMITH BANK LOOTED?
Arkansas Examiner Accuses Cashier
and Two Assistants of Getting
Away With 100000.

Fort Smith, Ark, March 31.-That
the American National Bank of this
city has been raided to the extent of
at least sos, 546.O7 and that false en-
tries were made in five quarterly re-
ports for the bank to the comptroller
of the currency during the years 1915
and 1916, was. the sworn statement of
H l. Machen, bank examiner Of Lit
tie Rock. which was filed before Com
missioner Dunblazer late today
against E. NJ Dickinson, P. A Ball
and A. J. Dowd, cashier and assistant
cashiers of that bank.
Each of the defendants last Satur-
day was held under $4,000 bonds on
the information filed by the examiner
and to those bonds the commissioner
required of each defendant additional
bonds in the sum of $4,000, making
total bond against each $4,000. All
defendants deposited the required
bonds.
1t is also charged that within the
past thirty days money seems to have
disappeared without record. Today a
representative of a Kansas City bank
was in the city. That bank had fig
ured as loaner to the American to an
amount between $4,000 and 800. 900.
and he was here in the interest OF
their claim.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
U-BOAT ACTION HANGS FIRE
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin Silent
Regarding Questions Submitted by
Washington Government

Washington, March 31.-Three days
have passed since Ambassador Gerard
was instructed to inquire of the Ger
man government whether any Of its
submarines torpedoed the British
channel steamer Sussex, and the
United States still is without an al
mission or denial Of responsibility.
Nor has any word come from Mr.. Ger
rard regarding the inquiries he was
instructed to make regarding the at.
tacks upon the British ships English
man and Manchester Engineer.
It is assumed here that the Ger
man government is Withholding any
statement while awaiting reports from
submarine commanders Officials are
puzzled, however, by the failure Of the
ambassador at Berlin to make some
kind of response to the State Depart
ment's communication. 1t is hoped
that he will be heard from tomorrow,
when President Wilson probably will
go over the situation with his Cabinet.
While the State Department has al
most completed its investigation as
far as other sources OF information
are concerned, no action will be taken
uHII Lnefe IS q report IEOH beIhH-
In an effort to secure conclusive
proof regarding the disasters which
have oVertaken the Sussex and other
unarmed British merchantmen carry
ing American citizens, the United
States is employing every means at
its command. While the situation has
| developed for the time into waiting
one, high official quarters here reflect
the anxiety which grows hourly as
no word is received from Germany.
| Unless Ambassador Gerard reports
in the near future he may be asked
| the cause of the delay.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
congratuiation from Baker.
INTO GASOLINE BUSINESS
Motor Car Manufacturers to Form
Company with $4,000, 600 Capital
May Lower Prices.

New York, April Manufacturer
Of automobiles connected with the
National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce announced today their de
eision to incorporate a company with
"an ultimate capital of from 100000
to $4,000, 900" to produce gasoline and
other products of petroleums, with the
purpose of demonstrating that gaso
line can be produced and sold at q
profit at a price somewhat lower than
that now prevailing and within the
means of all users of automobiles and
motor boats"
Conferences of automobile manufac
turers and men engaged in oil pro
duction have been held here during
the past few days and have been at
tended by Alfred Reeves, general man
ager of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce; S. a. Miles
manager of the New York and Chi
cago automobile shows, and John A
Royal, an oil man
In q statement given out at the of
fees of the Automobile Chamber oil
Commerce today, Mr. Royal said:
1.-The forming Of this corporation
seems the only real remedy for exist
ing conditions We shall at the very
least demonstrate that no further in
crease in the price of oil is necessary
and so protect the business Of The
automobile makers and their millions
OF invested capital"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
LONE GERMAN TAKES A SHIP
Stowaway on British Vessel oVera~es
Captain and Crew OF 81 Men
Captured Later.

Lewes, Del, March 31.-How a lone
German stowaway held up the captain
and fifty-six members of the crew Of
the British steamer Matoppo, compell-
ing them at the point OF a revolver to
change the course of the vessel and
land him at the Delaware breakwater
after he had rifled the ships safes and
taken their vaIuables, was told here
tonight by Captain Bergner, master Of
the Matoppo. The stowaway, who says
his name is Ernst Schiller and that he
had lived in Hoboken, n. J., for the
last eight months, is now locked up in
the Jail here awaiting the arrival Of
the United States district attorney
from Wilmington, Del, and the British
consul general from Philadelphia.
The holdup took place outside the
three-miIe limit and federal authori-
ties here say this government under
the circumstances probably will have
| nothing to do with the matter. Schil-
Ter, they say, will be returned to the
Matoppo and turned over to British
officials at St Lucia, where the vessel
| will stop for coal.
The Matoppo sailed from New York
yesterday for Vladivostok with cargo
consisting chiefly of barbed wire and
farm implements.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
TO FIGHT FOR HIS "RIGHTs"
Dr.. Finney, ousted Atchison Mayor
viii Stay in Race in Spite
of Brewster.

When Chief of Police W. II. Cole
man of Atchison was informed that
Attorney General Brewster had start,
ed custer and contempt proceedings
against him, he said he would take
time to consider what action to take.
Coleman says his resignation has been
with the city clerk since March 20,
but that he continued to serve at the
request of the president of the coun-
Gil, Louis Weinmann.
Coleman denies that he has broken
faith with the Atchison county dis
trict court or the attorney generals
office, as he complied with the agree
ment when he rendered his resigna-
ton. He feels that the attorney gen
eral is unfair in his action. Chief
Coleman has eliminated himself as a
candidate for chief of police, in case
DR.. Finney is elected mayor again
Meanwhile, DR.. Finney is showing
no inclination to withdraw as candi-
date for mayor, as Attorney General
fight it out Mr. Brewster's action
DR.. Finney this afternoon said:
LET him hop to it. I'm in the race
until the end, even If l have to con-
duct my campaign from jail I
want the world to know that every
detail of the gentIeman's agreement
1 entered into with the attorney gen.
eral has been carried out, and that
no part of my agreement has been VIC
lated. This agreement was that all
the cases were to be settled except
the case in the supreme court, which
was held up by the attorney general
for reasons of his own.
after the conference 1 was asked
whether I would again become a can
didate. l said I would not make any
expression until 1 had fulfilled my gen.
tlemaA's agreement by resigning."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
TRAIN WRECK KILLS THIRTY
Three New York Central Flyers Crash
in Heavy Fog Near Cleveland, o. -
Forty Injured.

Cleveland, O., March 3O.-With a
toll Of probably thirty persons dead
and forty or more injured. federal and
state officials and officers of the rail
road companies began today an inves-
ugation of the cause that led early
this morning to one Of the most disas-
trOus wrecks that has occurred IN
this state in a dozen years and one Of
the worst in the history of the New
York Central system twenty-five
bodies have been recovered
Three trains, including the west
bound Twentieth Century Limited
which is the New York CentraFs pal
atial flyer, and two sections of No. IS,
known as the Pittsburgh Lin
tied, eastbound, came together in col
hsion near Amherst, o., thirty-three
miles west of Cleveland.
Reports generally credited were
that the first and second sections Of
No. Sc were proceeding at a rapid
rate and at some points were only a
mile or so apart When the second
section crashed into the first section
the Twentieth Century plowed into
the wreckage of the first two trains
which bulged over from the parallel
tracks.
The day coaches and engines of No.
Sc were tOppled over and wreckage
was piled thirty feet in the air Two
cars were smashed to junk. Fourteen
coaches overturned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
BRITAIN SWEPT BY STORMS

London, March 29.-Great Britain
during the last forty-eight hours has
experienced the worst hurricane and
blizzard in the recollection of the pres
ent generation
Details Of devastation and disaster
are coming in to London from various
sources, but communication is too dis
organized for any complete summary
Of the damage done by the elements.
Rivers are at flood stage and rail
way trains have been held up for
hours in the drifted snow; houses
have been unroofed and trees and tele-
graph poles blown doEn-this is the
oft repeated story from many corners
of the country, particularly the north
eTn counties and Wales
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

The Burnett immigration Bill,
with its litefacy test and Asiatic ex-
clusion provisions unchanged. has
passed the House by a vote of 30S TO
81. It now goes to the Senate, where
favorable action is regarded as as
sured.
Six men are known to have been
killed and at least two others are
missing. as a result Of an explosion OF
gas IN the Robindale mine of the Cone
maugh Smokeless Coal Company at
Seward, eight miles west Of John
stown. Pa
Three persons were killed and
two injured at Houston, Tenn. recent
". when an old water tank used as a
boiler for a sawmiII exploded The
victims were: Sam McCauslin. %, en-
gfneer. Savannah. Tenn; Marvin
Beckham and Mark Beckham, 10 and
II, of Houston
American business men have out
done the American government in the
attempt to get supplies to General
Pershing's expeditionary forces at
Casas Grandes by way Of the North
western railway.
Twenty Apache scouts for serV-
Ice with General Pershing's forces in
Mexico, viii be selected by Captain
Hazard, commander at Fort Apache
in northern Arizona General Fun
ston has sent TO him instructions to
choose them from those willing to
volunteer
Three men we're killed and TWEEN
IL injured by an explosion in the
mine Of the King Coal and Coke
Company at KimbaII, W Va. recent
y. A number Of the injured were
burned beyond recognition
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
DODD'S TROOPERS
DEFEAT VILLA men
Bandits Main Command Scat
tered by ImpetuOus Dash
of the Americans.
EXPECT CAPTURE OF LEADER
Washington Believes Death or surren-
der of Outlaw Chief VIII Follow
ShortIy-Army Congratulated.

Washington, April With Villas
main command shattered by Colonel
DOdd's cavalry dash, the war depart
ment expects that the death or cap
ture of the bandit leader himself and
the successful conclusion of the Amer
lean punitive expedition to rid North
ern Mexico of his raiders will follow
more quickly than it had at first been
anticipated.
Congress stopped business and
cheered the news Of the dash of the
American troopers. President Viii
son sent words of congratulation to
Secretary Baker and the secretary
sent messages of cOngratulation to
Major General Funston to be con-
Yeyed to Brigadier General Persh-ng
and Colonel Dodd. The first smash
ing blow at the bandits was what all
officials had expected of Pershing's
seasoned troopers, but few of them
had hoped it would come so soon.
Killed 81 Villa Soldiers.
San Antonio, Tex, April Thirty
one Of Villas soldiers killed, four
American soldiers wounded and more
than $50 Mexican dispersed after a
running fight that extended over ten
miles is the condensed summary of
| the first engagement between forces
Of the American punitive expedition
and Francisco Villa.
Col. George Dodd surprised five hun
bred of Villas men at Guerrero
March 29. His was the smaller force,
comprising attachments of the Sew
enth and Tenth Cavalry; but without
waiting he began the attack that fin
ished five hours later, when the Villa
force had been chased into the hills
northeast of Guerrero and broken into
small bands
Press On After Villa.
General Pershing's report reached
General Funston today, and. by him
was transmitted Immediately to the
War Department. Villa was not taken
with the defeated force, and Colonel
Dodd was believed to be forcing his
cavalry to its utmost exertion to run
him down before an opportunity was
found for him to reconcentrate his
scattered men.
1t was reported to army headquar-
tiers here that Villa was wounded;
that one of his legs was broken, and
one of his hips badly bruised The
character of his reported injuries sug-
gested thatSperhaps he had been in
jured in falling from his horse, rather
than by a gunshot, as had been IN
officially reported.
congratuiation from Baker.
News of the punishment inflicted
upon Villas men was received with
manifestations of delight at General
Funston's headquarters and an echo
of the manner in which it was receiv-
ed at the War Department came in
the form of a message of cOngratula'
ton to General Funston from Secre
tary Baker.