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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
GOLD ROBBERY CASE.

The trial of J. o. Hewitt, charged with having stolen gold brick from the Chichagoff Mining company last winter is still on before the United States District Court and the government has almost finished introducing the evidence for the prosecution. H. T. Nichols and D. R. Banbury, the two young men who were bound and gagged by the rob bers were on the stand yesterday afternoon and told graphic stories of having been awakened to find themselves looking into the muzzles of automatic revolvers.
 They told how they were bound and gagged and also described the building in which the robbery oc- cured as we'll as all the circum- stances about the affair known to them. This morning Pat Cavanaugh, the night watchman was on the stand and told of having given the warning after having been notified by one of the men that the robbery had oc- cured. w. c. Freeburn, superin- tendent of the mine was on the stand this afternoon
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
WOMEN ENTER MEMS
 PLACES IN MEAT
 MARKETS OF COAST

SEATTLE, Dec. 7-Women have entered the meat markets and pack ing plants and are there to stay, de clared c. l. c. Barton, general mana ger of Barton & Co, one of the three big plants from which em- ployes left on a strike for more money and closed shop
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
POLICEMEN ARE
 DISPERSED BY
 OTHER OFFICERS
Gathered in Philadelphia To Hold Mass Meet ing For Better Wage
 Scale

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.-Peace- full citizens of Philadelphia witnessed the unusual sight of policemen gath ering at the City Hall Plaza to hold mass meeting of protest against alleged treatment accorded them by the administration and to urge an increase of wages. They also saw other policemen in uniforms, some of them mounted, drive the protest ing policemen away before the meet. ing could be held.
 There was no trouble. The dis. satisfied men obeyed the demands of their brother officers and dis persed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
THINKS GOVERNMENT
 MUST BE IN CONTROL

NEW YORK, Dec. 7-Charles s. Mellen, former president of the New Haven railroad, says he believes the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07

government ownership of railroads the only solution of the present sit uation He thought that it would come very soon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
CATHOLIC CHURCH TO
 OBSERVE HOLY DAY
 IN CHURCH SATURDAY

It is a Holy Day of Observation at the Catholic Church tomorrow. The feast of the Immaculate Concep- tion will be celebrated There will be services at and 9 o'clock a. m. In the evening there will be reception of Children of Mary" to begin at 8 o'clock. On Sunday the services will be held as usual at 8 and 10 a. m
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
RUSSIAN PEACE
 WILL RELEASE ENEMIES

LONDON, Dec. 7.-The Journal de Geneve says: ''Lenine's proposal of an armistice with Germany is dan gerous, because if he can find one Russian general to sign this mon- strous treason with him the agree ment would probably result in the re- lease of 1,000,000 German prisoners against the allies"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
MANY ARMY PLANES ARE DESTROYED
 BY THE ALLIES

LONDON, Dec. For the ten months ended October 31st, the French flying forces, including La fayette Escadrille, officially" dc stroyed 120 German airplanes over French lines and 397 over German lines. Also 513 additional aeroplanes were probably destroyed over Ger man lines although confirmation was unobtainable. Twenty-two captive ba- looms were destroyed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07

Today's News Today-in Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-07
ARRESTED FOR sEDITIoN.

John E. Alstrom was arrested last night on complaint of s. J. Arneson, who charges that Alstrom was using seditious language in the Burns Bar and urging two men there not to enlist in the armed forces of the ed this morning and will be tried on Friday before Commissioner N. l.. Burton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Grow Potatoes in Crates

Judge F. D. NJ. Davis, Stephen
Dadd, and one or two others in the
city are experimenting with the crate
system of growing potatoes. Mr..
Dadd planted his spuds a month ago,
and has all kinds of vines. Judge
Davis has smaller enclosure-about
six feet square. The results of these
experiments-not new to the world,
but new to this territory, will be
watched with interest, and should
they be successful, there will be
many of them put in action next
year, for crop of twenty-five bush
els of potatoes from eight feet square
of earth is an alluring proposition
Ionia Standard.
Henry A. Smith of this city is try
ing the experiment out and has con-
trivence from which he expects to
get his winters supply.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01

There are SO many things In the af-
fairs of this world which we cannot
understand that we can only find rest
In remembering that the Lord nveth,
and He Is not discouraged, and He
shall finally subdue all things unto
Himself. 1t therefore becomes US to
rest In the Lord and wait patiently for
Him Qsa. Kill, A; Rev. xvii, IA; Ps.
xxxvii, z; Phil. iii, 10, 21). That Ahaz
should be such a wicked king, Heze-
kiah, his son, such good king and
Manasseh, his son, such a monstrosity
Of iniquity is surely strange sequence
Of events, which / certainly do not
profess to begin to understand, but
rest In Him who foresees and over
worthy OF prayerful consideration In
the fact that Hezekiah had fifteen
years added to his life after his serious
illness Qsa. xxxviii, -, but did not rem
der to God for this extension of time
as he should have done Oh Chron.
xxi, 25).
Manasseh must have been born about
three years after that illness, as he
was twelve years old when he began
reign (xxxiii, u, and the question pre-
sents itself. Was it real blessing to
Hezekiah to have his life thus pro-
longed? When we are determined to
have our own way God sometimes in
dulges us, even though He knows 1t Is
not the best thing for us, as when He
gave Israel their request, but sent lean
ness into their soul (Ps elk, 49, A
mother once told me that when her
two boys were very young they were
sick unto death. but she would not give
them up, and God let them live. But
they grew up to give her a broken
heart. Whole hearted submission to
the perfect will Of God is the better
way. Contrast the Lord Jesus at the
age of twelve about His Fathers bust
ness and returning to the lowly home
at Nazareth, there to be subject to
Mary for the next eighteen years duke
II. 1852.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Gardening Beats Golfing

Haying is well started taking
weather conditions into consideration,
says Arthur p. Loomis. Heavy
rains have interfered with cultivating
and the demand for farm help will far
exceed the supply after wheat har-
vest begins. The call for men in
Ionia county is not confined to the
farms, as the factories are advertise
ing for help and making every eff
fort to increase their output. The
solution of the farm help problem
is the one big job for those who are
demanding an increased food supply
from Michigan farmers. The city and
village war gardens are great and
almost without exception, show good
care. Many of those, who made
gardens this year for the first time,
will "get the habit" AS a physical
culture proposition gardening beats
golfng and it costs less to get into
the game. Wheat and rye ripening
fast and prospects are favorable.
Com has grown well for the last few
days. A very late season will be re-
quired to mature it however. Pota-
toes doing well. Bean are good in
northern part of county.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Thinning Required
for Garden Crops

Natures law of Survival of the
fittest," should be applied to garden
crops, horticulturists of the Michigan
Agricultural college say. Rows must
be thinned, they declare, by removing
the weak and puny.
''If the garden crops have not been
thinned, start now" is the advice the
garden men give. "Most gardeners
sow too many seeds in the row, with
the result that the plants become
crowded and suffer from a lack of
moisture, light and plant food. For
this reason, small amount of thin
ming is necessary, even when the
seeds are carefully spaced with the
seed drill. A few plants well spaced
in the row will yield better, and pro-
duce higher quality product, than
larger number of plants growing un-
der crowded conditions.
Commence to thin just as soon as
the size of the plants and the raw
ages of insects will premit. Bear in
mind that thinning should be pro-
cess of selection, that is all weak
plants should be discarded, leaving
only the most vigorous to mature.
"The following are the distances
to which some of the most common
vegetables should be thinned: Beets
carrots, turnips, parsnips and satisfy,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
POULTRY
CONSUL TING DEPARTMENT
More Direct Marketing


Poultry products can be made to
net the producer larger profits and
enable the city man at the same time
to buy at lower prices, if direct con-
nections are established with city
customers and express carriers are
used for delivery, the experience of
an nj. A. c. poultryman has demon
strated.
Our own experience has taught
that this method is good business"
says Prof. G. II. Burgess, of the NJ.
A. c. poultry department "The
producer should try to establish a
trade with city customers. BY doing
this myself, we have been able to
supply customers with eggs at low
er price, and a higher profit to our
selves, than was possible for either of
us under other methods. The con-
sumner paid 81 cents a dozen, plus
express, which was about three cents
a dozen. The consumer formerly
paid 35 cents dozen for these eggs.
This was a gain Of six cents to the
producer over the usual method of
selling to local stores, and a saving
to the consumer of five cents Dozen
The eggs were shipped in crates of
twelve dozen. Some of the custom
ers divide the eggs with their neigh
borS.
There are of course disadvantages
to the direct method of selling. but if
express charges could be fixed at so
much per dozen, disregarding the size
of the crate, it would encourage the
shipment as well as the direct meth
cd of selling. AS prices are now it
encourages the farmer to take his
eggs to the local shipper and receive
just the same price and no more than
the farmer who has poor eggs to SELL
1t costs about the same to ship a 12-
dozen crate of eggs as it does to
ship a 30-dozen one. 1t costs as
much to ship a 30-dozen crate as it
does to ship two 30-dozen ones.
again, there are certain seasons
of the year when the producer has a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Agricultural Department
Conducted by C. W. Peuett-A gricuituraI Teacher
in Bedding High School

quent cutting. The last cutting
should be made sufficiently early in
the fall to allow additional growth,
to act as a protection through the
winter. Ususally alfalfa may be cut
safely as late as the first or middle
of September.
A top dressing of well rotted man
ure preferably applied with a manure
spreader is Of much value in protect
ing the alfalfa through the winter
1t not only acts as a protection from
the wind and cold but holds the snow
as an additional protection. The
heaving out of the young plants by
alternate freezing and thawing is
worst on very heavy clay soils and is
more or less common on light sandy
soils but is least serious on we'll
drained loamy soils that contain con-
siderable vegetable matter The
danger of heaving is materially les
sened by the top dressing of manure
or by leaving some vegetation on the
ground.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Treatment of Alfalfa Fields the
First Season

About the only treatment it is nee
esary to give to an alfalfa field the
first season is to cut it at the proper
time and to remove any vegetation
which may be so thick as to smother
out the young alfalfa. The alfalfa
should be cut at the proper time for
cutting older stands for hay, or be-
fore this time if the leaves begin to
turn yellow and fall off. 1t should
also be mown whenever the weed
growth becomes so large as to be apt
to choke out the alfalfa. The young
alfalfa should be cut at the usual
height, as otherwise the crowns will
be formed high and will be cut off
the next time it is mown. Fields
seeded in the early spring may need
to be cut as many as three times the
first season, but in other instances
one cutting will be sufficient, as the
alfalfa may be injured by too fire.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
F A r. M A NJ D
O II G. H A r ID


of diseases, and it will be only by
careful and thorough spraying that
losses will be prevented. Every eff
fort should be made to keep the fruit
free from disease by careful applica-
tons of dilute lime-sulphur and bor-
deaux mixture.
Growers should be on the lookout
for the appearance of the second
brood of the codling moth and be pre-
pared to hold it in check. Either
paste or powdered arsenate of lead
may be used.
During the early part of August
apple growers also should be prepar-
ed to make a spraying to protect the
fall and winter varieties from the
second brood of codling worms. A
poison spray should be applied to kill
the insects. Experienced growers are
familiar with the best methods for
going about this work. Less exper-
fenced growers should write to the
agricultural college for full informa-
ton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Distributing Points for
Choufauquo Tickets

Chautauqua tickets are on sale
at many Of the business houses as
well as in the hands of individuals
throughout the residence district.
Everyone should buy tickets to this
the best chautauqua ever brought
to Belding. The business places
where they may be obtained are as
follows: Wortley & French, Fris-
toe & Divine, Frank O'Bryon,
Smith & Whitney, Lincoln's De-
partment Store, Orlo Morse, Sec
rotary Board of Commerce, Under
wood Bros, z. C. Lloyd, Frank
Hudson, Sparks & Gambler, H. j.
Connell, III. A. Lamb, M. L. Will
loughby, Peoples Savings Bank,
Hotel Bedding, E. E. Hudson, Ban
ner Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Rains Encourage Development of
Fruit Diseases

The heavy rains which have mark
ed much of the present season have
encouraged the development of fruit
diseases in most fruit-growing Sec
tons of the state. Only liberal
spraying from now on will minimize
the danger of damage from this
cause. This is said to be especially
true of the apple crop, which already
is estimated to be more than 100000
barrels short.
The crop report published on July
8 estimates this years probable pro-
duction in Michigan of 3, $500 bar
rels, as compared with A, 100000
barrels last season. This means
that this seasons crop is correspond
ingly more valuable and much more
worth protecting than might other
wise be the case.
The unusually wet weather in most
sections has favored the development
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01

surplus number of eggs for which
there are no customers, and finally
there is occasionally an item of cost
in collecting or possible loss. from
bad accounts.
"But when we compare the direct
method of selling with the indirect
method the former undoubtedly pro-
notes and maintains a higher degree
of quality in the product marketed,
for when the producer sells direct to
the consumer, his eggs must possess
high quality if the customer is to
be retained. Anything other than
best quality reflects directly upon the
producer"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
WHY SHOES Wear Out

The average step is 26 inches.
This means 2,437 steps to the mile or
1885 in a fve-mile day. A person
weighing 100 pounds, in day has
pounded into his shoes 974 tons and
1000 pounds of meat, bone and
troubles, and all this he carries above
his shoes. Men buy three pairs of
shoes year. A steel hammer weigh
ing 100 pounds coming down at that
rate for four months would have to
be renewed each day and would have
to be fished out of the deepest hole in
the earth at the end Of four months.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01

ne hdlserS prayer
Mine Gott will you be mine pardner I?
You don't know who / am?
/ am the German kaiser,
Der Emperor William.
You know / whipped dem BeIgians,
Und mitt bullets filled Russia full,
Und III whip France and Italy,
Und blow up Johnny Bull.
Now all dem other nations
l don't give a dam,
II you just be mine pardner,
Und whip Uncle Sam.
You know got dem submarines,
All Europe knows dot well,
But dot Edison got a patent now
Vot blows dem all to hell.
Now, Colt, if you do this,
Den you / will always love.
Und / will be emperor of the earth
Und you be emperor above.
But God if you refuse me this
Tomorrow night at 1even,
I'll call mine Zeppelins out
Und declare war on Heaven.
/ wouldn't ask this from you
But it can be plainly seen
Dot when Edison pushes that dot
l got no submarine.
-Crawfordsville Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
METHODIST

Sunday, 1000, class meeting 10 80,
school; $500, Junior League; $3.50 Ep-
worth League; evening service at
1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting for young women
in Philathea room and young men in
Baraca room Tuesday evening at 1880.
Thursday evening at 1880, general
prayer meeting followed by Bible
study. w. E. Doty, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
CHILDRENS PULPIT
Determination of PURPOSE

A wise man has told us that "per-
sistency of purpose is the secret of
success" One of the most import
ant of all life's lessons which we
should learn is the truth of that say
ing. Many people have failed in
their efforts because they did not
stick to one definite purpose. 1t
seems to be so easy for us to "give
up" after we have started something
really worth while. We see all about
US lessons half learned; sermons half
prepared; tasks half completed;
plans half worked out.
We easily see the folly Of such
habit. The Children of Israel great
ly suffered from this fault as they
were going from Egypt and slavery
to Canaan and freedom. 1t seems
that they were all ready to make the
start with Moses as their leader. But
they soon became discouraged, and
many of them began to murmur and
wish to return. They would march
for a while toward the Promised
Land, and then would give up. They
would rebel and turn off in some
other direction, or even start back to
Egypt. AS a result of this weak
ness of purpose it took them about
forty years to make the journey that
they should have made in six weeks.
And thousands upon thousands died
in the wilderness.
In fact, this whole people probably
would never have reached the Prom
ised Land had it not been for the
strong determination of purpose in
their leader, Moses. He would not
give up. He had mapped out his
plans and nothing could induce him to
leave a noble undertaking but half
worked out.
One loses so much time and energy
changing plans. 1t is said that two
men started across a field that was
covered with snow. One of them
fixed his eyes upon tree at the 9TH
err side and went directly toward it.
He reached it in a short while. After
some time the other also arrived.
The cause of his delay was seen to
be that he had wandered all over the
field before getting across. His trou
BILE was that he stuck to no definite
fixed plan. He finally got over, to
be sure, but think of the time he lost
and the extra steps he took.
/ believe we can see one Of the
elements of greatness in Jesus right
here. Luke (9:5D tells us that
Jesus "steadfastly set His face to go
to Jerusalem" That is, He saw the
end of His life was to take Him to
Jerusalem and to the cross. But He
had mapped out His plan of life and
not even the cross could cause Him
to give up.
Without the strong determination
to stick to ones plan and purpose
there can be no strong character.
Those who accomplish things are
they who are persistent in their pur-
pose. How much more might be
done if each of us would learn this
lesson and refuse to give up our
worthy plans until they have been
executed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01

four to six inches, depending on the
soil and variety; rutabages, eight
inches; wax or string beans, four
inches; cucumbers, four plants to
each hill, or if in rows, allow two
feet between plants in the row; mel
ons and squashes, two strong plants
to each hill"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
CHIIRCH OF CHRIST

Regular services on Sunday, 1880
a. m. Worship and communion.
1900 noon, Bible school; $3.50 p. M,
senior G. E.; 1880 p. m, evangelistic
service.
Mid-week prayer meeting and
training class Thursday at 1880 p. m.
You are cordially invited to all ser
vices of the church.
Chas. M. Pease, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
Free Methodist Church

Free Methodist Church
Sunday school, 1000.
Morning worship, HOO.
Class meeting, 1900. Mr.. Frank
Rauch, class leader.
Evening service, 1880. Sermon by
Mr.. F "A. Puffer.
Holiness meeting, Tuehday even
ing, 1880.
Prayer service, Thursday evening,
7:30. You are invited.
j. Fred Iulg, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
BAPTIST CHURCH

Divine worship, 1890 a. m; Bible
school at noon; B. Y. p. Y. $3.50 to
600 p. M; evening service, 700 p.
M; prayer and praise meeting,
Thursday evening, 1880; covenant
meeting, Thursday evening before
the first Sunday; communion service,
first Sunday of the month.
w. A. Bliss, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
HOLY TRINITY MISSION
(EpiscOpaD

Corner of Congress and Alderman
streets.
Hours of service Sunday:
10:30-Holy communion.
12:00-Sunday school.
7:30-Evening service.
Rev. Robt. s. Nash,
Priest-in-C Charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01

day we have patients tell us they
thought it impossible, but now
they know it can be done. We use
no drugs to produce unconscious
ness and without the bad after eff
fects of the old method. For the
past five years, we have been MAX
ing full sets of teeth without COW
ering roof of mouth. We need none
of the natural teeth for attach
ment. Call and see testimonials
Of those who know. G. d. Owens,
Inc, Dentists. Drs. Jarvis & Jarvis,
LOG Monroe, opposite. Herpol-
sheimer's. Open on Tues. and
Sat. evenings only. Closed Sun
days. Both phones.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science society, 106 s.
Pleasant street.
Sunday morning service at 10:45.
Sunday school at 11:45.
Testimonial meeting every Wednes-
day evening at 1880.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
SoaHe Does

"Why don't you open the door?
That may be Opportunity knocking
"It's more apt to be bill collector"
"Well, If you only knew it, bill
collector offers a good opportunity to
get out of debt
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
CONGREGATIONAL

Morning service at 1890. Sunday
school at 11:45. Y. p. 8. G. K. at
Gas and Junior G. z. at 800 p. m,
evening service and sermon at 1880.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
a. ]. Blair, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
In The Churches
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC

81. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC
Mass every other Sunday at a. m,
every alternate Sunday at 1890 a. m.
Mass every week day at 7:30 a. m.
Rectory residence. 400 South Bridge
street.
Rev. John M. Zindler, Rector.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
LATTER DAY SAINTS

Sunday school, 1890 a. m.
Preaching service, 1880 a. m.
Religious service, 1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting, 1880 p. m, We'd
nesday evening.
j. d. Aelick, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
PrOyidential

Jones-"Was the public dinner you
went to a success ?"
White-"It was the best dinner /
ever attended. Every speaker who
was down for a speech on the pro-
gram had tonsilitis.-Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01

An honest blunder needs no excuse
"a dishonest excuse is worse than a
blunder.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01
In YEARS TO COME

1t will be possible to
enjoy life in old age if
you look after the well
fare of your teeth
while young. By our
method of removing
old roots and badly de-
cayed teeth, you need
have no fear. Every
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-01

Some men who believe in the divi-
sion of labor let their wives do all the
work and they do the rest.