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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. p
+. Colgrovc, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

"A score of counties along the
southern route of the highway in
Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida al
ready have been organized and selec-
tions made of the trees and shrubs
that will border the road. Through
the beautiful Bluegrass region Of
Kentucky, famed in song and story,
elm trees and dogwood will be plant
ed; in Tennessee, on the stretches of
road where rugged oaks and mountain
laurel have not already been liberal
ly distributed by the hand of nature,
pecan trees will be set out.
"The blackberry tree has been chos-
en-. to adorn long stretches of the beau
tiful roads in Georgia and several
hundred of these have already been
put in the ground under the personal
supervision of the enthusiastic women
who are behind the work there
Royal palms, red and pink hibis-
Gus, and oleanders in great profusion
will add much to the semi-tropical
beauties of the Florida landscape"
Inspired by the patriotic efforts of
the ladies in the various states above
referred to, shall we not aid and as
sist in a like movement in Michigan?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

CONSULTING DEPARTMENT


The following is taken from the
Service and Regulatory Announce
of the Insecticide and Fungicide
Board:
Ii has come to the notice of the In
secticide and Fungicide Board that a
great many manufacturers are put
ting out liquid preparations for killing
chicken lice under such names as
Liquid Lice Killer" "Lice Killer"
Lice Killing Liquid" etc. These
preparations are for the most part
composed of one or more of the fol-
lowing liquids: Kerosene, crude pc
troleum, crude carNolic acid, creosote
oil, and various oth.r fractions of pc
troleum and coal tai, as well as tur-
pentine. In giving directions for the
use of these prepar stions against
chicken lice it is a common practice
to direct that they be applied to one
or more of the following places:
Roosts, dropping boards, wide boards
nailed beneath the roosts, nest boxes,
inner walls of the chicken houses, etc.
Another less common direction for
the use of these preparations against
chicken lice is to paint the inside of a
box with the preparation, place the
chicken or chickens in the box, cover
loosely with burlap bag and leave
for certain length of time.
1t is evident from both of the above
mentioned directions that the manu-
facturer considers that the fumes
which arise from such preparations
will kill the chicken lice when the pro-
ducts are used in accordance with the
directions.
The board has now tested very
large number of these preparations
and so far has failed to find single
one which is effective against chicken
lice when used in accordance with the
first set of directions given. Some
few of the preparations were found
to be more or less effective against
chicken lice when used in accordance
with the second set of directions Civ
en-, provided that the chicken or chick
ems were left in the burlap-covered
box for about an hour. 1t may be add
ed, however, that such treatment
might in certain cases be injurious to
the chicken.
1t is therefore evident that the
fumes given off from these prepara-
tions in modern poultry house are
not sufficiently strong, or, in other
words, are not sufficient concentrated
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Parable What WOOdpecker Did Next
Now it came to pass nine days after
the Woodpecker had flown in at my
Window, and had let him out again,
after that he had bumped his head
once against the glass, that l sat in
my Study reading a great Book, and
there came Crash against my VIM
dow, like as if Brick had been
thrown by Suffraget. But the
Window brake not. And | rose and
looked out of my Window, and, 10,
there lay on the ground futtering
Woodpecker. And / looked on him in
pity, for he lay on his back, and he
fiuttered; but after that he had flut-
tered for a season he ceased. And /
took him up, and behold, he was dead.
And | was sure in my heart it was
the same Woodpecker that had Visit
ed me before. And it was given to
me that / might know what he had
Reasoned in his Foolish Red Head.
And this is what he had said:
Lo, that was q most interesting Adj
venture that i had, for / did fly into
that House and out again, and though
/ Bumped my Head so that it ached,
yet that could not Happen Again if /
should fly Hard Enough. Go to now,
and let me try that Risky Stunt again.
And the Woodpecker's conscience
said to him, Go not thither again, lest
it go i'll with thee. Count myself
Mighty Lucky that thou didst get
out; now stay out.
Bit he hardened not, and he Flew
Violently aginst my Window, so that
his Neck Brake and he died.
And / sorrowed for the Bird, and /
said.
Oh, my God, have been as foolish
as he; for oft hast Thou delivered me
from my folly, and | have gone at it
again, even as this poor foolish Bird.
Yea, and my fellowmen there be many
Souls are as Redheaded as this Bird.
And / took up the body Of the
Woodpecker and buried it nigh unto
the roots Of the Hollyhocks / had
planted.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Planting Shade Trees

This subject is one in which am
intensely interested and have written
several articles for the various papers
Of the State advocating the planting OF
fruit trees along the roads upon which
State reward had been paid. Time
will not permit me to enlarge upon
the subject, butt trust that steps viii
be taken in Michigan through some
organized force to carry out the idea
In response to letter from Mrs. r
H. Ashbaugh, 43, f.. Boston, Blvd.
Detroit, Michigan, Judge Allison
president of the Dixie Highway, re-
Gently wrote as follows:
prominent Club Women in the
States of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
Tennessee, Georgia and Florida have
recently organized movement to
make the Dixie Highway a Boulevard
of shade trees and flowers along its
entire length of 4,400 miles. You can
readily imagine. that this will be no
small undertaking, as the Highway
states at the Straits of Mackinac and
ends in the Everglade Region of Flori-
da.
"State leaders like Mrs. Denny,
President of the Tennessee Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Fitz-
patrick of the Georgia Federation,
and Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Moore of
the Florida Federation have given
their unqualified endorsement to the
planting and are actively at work or
ganizing their forces for carrying out
the planting of shade trees, shrubs
and flowers in systematic way.
ACTIVE organizations have been
formed in Georgia, Florida, Kentucky,
Ohio, and Indiana and through the eff
forts of these ladies considerable
stretches Of the road have already
been planted in vegetation native to
the locality"
1t was delight to me while max
ing an automobile trip recently
through the state of Georgia from
Macon over the Waycross route to
Jacksonville and thence back by Saw
annah and Charlestown to note the
wonderful things that have been ac-
complished by the Georgia ladies
along these lines.
Nellie Frost Fyfee in a recent ar
says in part:
Having all of this in mind, CO.
terie of prominent southern women
nave idbCiy DdfiOcu lOktlucf W CREATE
active organizations for aiding in the
work of building the Dixie Highway.
They have no intention whatever of
doing this work single-handed or MAX
ing it southern movement, but will
enlist the aid of the women of the
north in order that the Dixie High
way be a road in which all shall share
alike.
'The plan as originated by the
women of Georgia is to plant trees
and flowers along the highway, en-
courage folks who live along the route
to paint their houses, barns and
fences, trim up the lawns, and mark
all points Of historic interest.
"Wayside wells will be attractively
marked, the ground around them
cleaned up, rustic seat built nearby,
and an invitation to stop for a drink
displayed at just the right spot where
it will catch the eye of the thirsty
traveller.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Feeding Alfalfa

Horses should not be given chance
to overfeed on alfalfa hay as kidney
trouble may result when it is fed in
large quantities. A rule followed by
John l.. Tormey of the Wisconsin Ex-
pertinent Station is to give each horse
one pound of alfalfa hay for every
one hundred pounds Of its own weight
The leaves are rich in protein which Is
highly nutritious when not fed in too
large quantities. Herein, according to
Mr.. Tormey, lies the danger as far as
horses are concerned. They are quite
likely to overeat and an excessive
strain upon the kidneys may result.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Farmers Should Keen Books

Could you tell your wife how much
you are worth if she should ask you?
Could you tell her exactly how much
profit you made last year? Not many
farmers could answer either Of the
questions without guessing. Few
farmers ever take an invoice or keep
records. Just because your bank ac-
count is little stronger than it was
in 1915 does not indicate that you
have made money. You may have
less corn in the crib, less wheat in the
bin and less stock in the yards.
Why not make resolve now to
start to keeping books? You'll not re-
gret it. In few weeks time you will
begin to realize that farm records will
help you in your business The inven-
tory is the first step. 1t should include
land, buildings, live stock, machinery,
grain and other supplies, and bill re-
ceivable. When these are all listed
and given a conservative value, de-
duct the bills payable and you have
the net worth of your business.-Th
independent Farmer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
F A r M A N D
O r. C III A H d


hgrel Bees Produce Poor Honey
Misrepresentation bees are as real
desirable factors in honey manu-
hre as bred-for-p production cows
In dairying.
he honey losses and more or less
|ey shortage often result from
ping mongrel or scrub bees, which
y not such profitable producers as
b pure bred stock, and more suscep-
Bile to disease.
To give Wisconsin beekeepers a
thance to secure Italian queens in or
der to improve the grade Of their
stock, cooperative work in queen
rearing has been started at the Col
lege Of Agriculture University. of
Wisconsin, under the direction of II.
#. Wilson, Department Of Economic
Entomology. 1t is planned to send
out at least 500 Italian queen bees to
honey men in various parts OF the
state this year, providing the. develop
ment work is a success. About l25
queens were sent out last season.
The original stock, obtained two
years ago from Springhill, Tenn, was
secured through donations by the
Wisconsin Beekeepers' Association, of
which N. <. France, state apiary in
|spector, is the president. A number
Rf commercial concerns in the manu-
facture Of bee-makers' apparatus
have supplied the hives, crates and
other things necessary to the work.
Individual beekeepers in the state
have donated colonies from time to
time as well.
Although the demand now promises
to exceed the supply, the College of
Agriculture will furnish queen bees at
so cents each to. beekeepers who make
early applications. Next year it is
hoped that between 1000 and 1900
Queens can be produced at the college
apiary, for similar distribution.
Competition with the regular breed
eIs of queens is not intended in this
movement, which is planned solely in
the interests of better bees for Wis
consin. The new Italian stock, be-
sides being heavier producers of
honey are almost always safe from
attacks of foul brood--a germ disease
which destroys whole colonies, and is
,asily spread from hive to hive.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Arthur, aged z, had carefully bitten
out all the soft pieces of his slice of
toast, neatly piling the crusts on the
edge of his plate.
when was a little boy" said
father reprovingly, II always ate my
crusts."
"Did you like them ?" asked Arthur.
'.Of course | did," lied the father.
glibly.
"Then you may have these" replied
his son, graciously.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

1t is estimated that the average
manure pile will breed 100000 flies
per ton?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Just because boy lives in town,
wears two kinds of sox, parts his hair
in the middle, sucks a cigarette, curls
his hair on his mothers curling tongs
and has a daddy with spondulix to
burn. that is no sign he is going to
run this country in the future.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
In Classic Boston

Signs seen in Boston, according to
The Transcript: Placard at moving
picture show: young children must
have parents" In barber shop win
dow: During alterations patrons will
be shaved in the back" Sign i'm a
fremont street store: Empty boxes
suitable for Christmas gifts" In a
tailor's shop: eve dye for others;
why not let us dye for you?" In a
clothing store: "These pants will look
better on your legs than on our
hands," A silversmith has a place
next door to restaurant. The form
er having put up placard, "Jewelry
of all kinds plated" the restaurant
keeper followed with this: "Oysters
and little-necked clans plated"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Slouchy postures menace health :?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Part Payment

IT was wet, miserable night, and
the car was crowded. Suddenly a
coin was heard to drop. An old man
stopped and picked it up.
"Has anyone lost dollar?" he en-
quired, anxiously.
Nine passengers hurriedly searched
their pockets and shouted: 81 have"
"Well, I've found penny toward
it," said the old man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
NOTED DIRECTOR
NOW WITH. METRO
Perry N. Velroff Has Joined
Staff Of Popular Plays
and Players.
DIRECT PETRovA PICTURES

Perry N. Vekrof, a director ia
nous for his artistic screen produc-
tons, has been engaged by the Popu-
lar Plays and Players to direct Nine.
Petrova in features for the Metro pro-
gram. Mr.. Vekroff is the third mem
Der of trio who will look after
the Petrova productions. Harry Re-
vier will continue as supervising di-
rector and Aaron Hoffman will attend
to the matter of furnishing scenarios
suitable for Nine. Petrova. Together,
they hope to form a combination rare
ly found in a studio.
Mr.. Revier, who was formerly con-
nected with the noted Ambrose STU
dos in Italy and assisted in making
the first Passion play, brings his many
years of experience; Mr.. Hoffman,
who has been successful playwright.
furnishes new blood and ideas, and
Mr.. Vekroff's distinctive gifts as
one. Of the foremost directors in the
country.
Mr.. Vekroff has had a career that
reads like fiction. At one time he was
confidential secretary to King Ferdi-
nand Of Bulgaria and was schooled
by his parents to be diplomat. He
is graduate of Roberts college in
Constantinople and studied law at
university in Berlin. Since he has been
in this country he has been engaged
in several occupations and for more
than a year was a reporter on the
Evening Telegraph in Philadelphia,
He speaks and writes six languages
and is the author of 158 photoplays,
all of which have been produced.
Before joining the Metro forces
Mr.. Vekroff was a director with the
Kinemacolor company for three and
half years. Among some of his best
know features he made with that
company are Should a Baby Die?"
Three Weeks" when 1t Strikes
Home" Hearts of Men" and "Her
American Prince"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
1.-THE Crimson Yoke" at -
Princess Theater TODAY

The Princess theater will have two
big two-reel features today, Cleo
Madison, the we'll known emotional
actress, will be presented in The
Crimson Yoke" picture of intense
feeling and emotion. Harry Benham
and Edith Roberts will be shown in
The Little Grey Mouse" drama of
intrigue. A comedy, THE Gentle Art
Of Burglary" will also be shown.
Monday, Herbert Rawlinson will be
featured in They Wouldn't Take
Him Seriously" Tuesday, the twelfth
episode of Peg O the Ring" will be
shown. Wednesday, Mary Fuller is
starred in "The Garden of Shadows"
Thursday, Blue Bird feature "The
Grasp of Creed" and Friday,
Temptation and the Man" Satur-
day. is Dorothy Davenport in NO, Is
Martin Street" Good comedies &C
company all these features.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
Good General Program
At the BeSSe TODAY

The Besse today offers good gen.
eral program, consisting of THE Re-
turn" a Selig drama with Kathlyn
Williams, THE Engineers Honor" a
Kalem production. and Sis Hopkins
comedy entitled Her Great lnven-
ton" The latter is produced by the
Kalem company and is typical Sis
Hopkins perturbation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
Mixed Program will Be
Offered Alamo Patrons

A mixed program has been arranged
for the patrons OF the Alamo theater
today. The sixth episode of Peg O.
the Ring THE Fall of Deacon Still
Water" 1.-The Rosary" and THE Scar
let Mark" are the offerings, During
the week the programs promise to be
interesting as they combine the best
of the Universal program produc-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
May Establish Movie
Studio in Omaha Soon

The w. T. Warren Film company
of Chicago may locate a photoplay
studio in Omaha, according to A. A.
Myers, representative of the COM
pany. t..
H, Cunningham, the general man
ager, is investigating the situation
here and several locations are being
considered The company took the
speedway pictures yesterday. II pres
ent plans mature finishing plant
will also be located here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
Theda Bara in "Sin'' i: .'''. . =. !.
=. Farnam OFFERING Today

"Sin," one of William Fox's great
productions with Theda Bara and
William E. Shay, will be seen at the
Farnam today. If anything Miss
Bara is more vampirish than ever in
this play. One of the most wonder
full Of scenes is the festival or feast
Of "Our Lady of CARMEL" the great
est Of all Italian carnivals. The cast
is Of more than ordinary strength.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
News and Gossip Of Players omd Producers the World of Films

lion pulls few stunts and tears up
things in general. Many weeks OF
arduous training were required to
make the lion do some of his stunts
but the success of the picture is due
to the really wonderful success in the
lions training. A Keystone comedy
called The Lion and the Girl" are in
cluded in today's program.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
Merely Mary Ann" Plays
~ Dundee Theater Tomorrow

Merely Mary Ann is the feature
production at the Dundee tomorrow
with Vivian Martin in the leading
role. The story has been reviewed
in The Bee and it is a worthy produc-
ton. IAN All-Round Jake" is the
Joker comedy on the same bill.
For the rest of the week the offer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
1.-THE Social Highwayman"
Today on Grand Screen

THE Social Highwayman," which
will be shown at the Grand today,
scored one OF Richard Mansfield's
most substantial successes. AS a
photoplay it is equally noteworthy,
being enhanced by the genius of Ed
win August and Ormi Hawley and the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16

ings are Tuesday and Wednesday,
Norma Talmadge in "The Lion and
the Grip and Keystone comedy, with
Joe Jackson. Thursday, His Broth
er's Wife" and Sammy Johnson
Gets a Job" a cartoon comedy. Fri
day, THE Seekers" with Carter De-
Haven, Saturday, "The Beggar OF
Cawnpore," with H. B. Warner.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16

active charge OF his theater at 2555
FarnaT street
Previous to leaving Omaha Mr..
Monroe and his wife were both suffer-
ing from i'll health. Since going to
Colorado Mrs. Monroe underwent a
difficult operation and at the present
time is very much improved. Mrs.
Monroe and the children will remain
in Colorado, at Pine Grove, in Platte
canyon for sometime.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
liking o. Make Believe" Is
Today's 0rpheum OFFERING

The Orpheum, on the South Side,
today offers THE King O Make Be-
live" Centaur drama, as its feature
photoplay. With this comes THE
Tanning Of Wild Bill a Mustang
drama Of the west. The usual comedy
film will complete the interesting pro-
gram.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16

atmosphere of a painstaking produc-
ton. The story is one Of human in
terest and deals with subject all can
understand. The accompanying
comedy is Cub film entitled The
Traitor"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
Monroe Returns to Take
Active Charge Of Theater

George o. Monroe, proprietor of
the Monroe theater, who has been
spending some time in Colorado fish
ing and recuperating generally, will
return to Omaha Monday and assume
New Britain herald., 1916-09-19
Fvom Dudabest 70 the Black Sea Through fhe Iron Gates

Washington, D. C., Sept. 16.--The Iron Gates the last great defile of the Danube in it's course to the Black sea. and the first point at which the Aus trians launched an offensive against their new enemies, the ROumanians, is described in the following war geo. graphy bulletin which the National Geographic society issued today:
 Contrary to the general belief of readers to whom the term Iron Gates of the Danube is familiar, this fa- nous dcfile of the chief waterway of Hungary, ROumania, Bulgaria and Serbia does not derive it's name from precipitous walls of rock through which the waters dash in a narrow channel, Cs at the Kazan Defile, but from the dangerous boulders that fair ly litter the riverbed@for a distance of nearly two miles, beginning at the once strongly fortified island of Ada Kaleh which was captured by Hun gary in 1878 and is still inhabited ly a picturesque colony of 300 Turks. Opposite this island, on the left bank of the Danube and at the mouth of the inconsequential Eachna river, which here forms the Hun garian- oumanian boundary, is the attractive little Rou- manian customs village of Verciorova on the Budapest st-Bucharest railway, 237 miles west of the latter city.
 "It was not until 1890 that work was begun in a definite and compre- hensive manner to rid the Iron Gates of some of it's gravest dangers to nav igation. In that year a Hungarian engineering company undertook the task of removing nearly a million and a quarter cubic yards of stone from the watercourse. Eight years after the enterprise was inaugurated the canal which had been hewn from the solid rock on the Serbian side of the river was ready to be thrown open to the steamers which ply the Danube from Budapest to the Black sea. The canal was designed to provide a year round channel ten feet deep, whereas the original course of the river was not navigable for more than nine months out of every twelve.
 "The opening of the waterway was the occasion for a great celebration in which three monarchs participated Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary, King Alexander of Serbia, and King Carol (Charles D of kou- mania The festivities of the day were somewhat marred by the discovery that the current through the canal was so swift that while steamers could ,,nsh through it in the downward jour nev they could not make a trip up ward so that the old river course had +o ba used for westward-bOundt traffic.
 ..yvhen the water is high the rocks of the Iron Gates are completely suo- merged but they are only few feet beneath the surface and the polllnS' churning waves present a terrllS!ns sight to the timid passenger as H's steamer fights it's way to the callier