davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01

stu. Napotil Sc ie ma DunajSko cc,to, da stopi ne
mudoma ma P~osavje. Cim dalje ie Sci tenn bolt jc
ponehavala utruienost, tenn boil je ra,la tcleSna
sila in Z MO dobrost duha. Zc bczi mimo Sv. XII
stofa, kjer mu pociva zena, in zdi Sc niu, da GLE
da materino oko IL nebcs mani in ga izpodbuja X
yztrajnoSti ma trnicvi poti. he HIT prcko ravncga
Iubijanskega polia, kjer Sc jc tofkokrat izpreha-
jail = hterkO. OkrognokrOg lei dehela mcgla, ka-
kor sly lid mu zastira poglcd V daljo. Ali carujc
za MO nebeSii mir vtlikonoGne noel ali StraSno
ecrje ljublianSkcga mesta? Dohitcvaio in SrcGGva-
10 ga ljudje, no, on So ne zanima IN nikogar, nc
pogleda nikOgar trcsc Sc zelnlja. no, to ga ne owl
"a V begu lie emo zeljo neguje V dust in Ia Oh zenc
naprej, YES upehan je priSel ma Jezico. tn ie po-
Stal pri vsaflem clovekU, XII ga je vidcl IN cpsto:
ali pc vozniiu je izpraSeval Zastoli PoSavci sc
niSo zmenili "a fiiaka,"Ei dobitck: hoAisi da MISC
bill vaieni jemati "a Y svoje proraGunp, bodisi da
Jill &c potresni Strah ;ako prevzol. NSak ic incl
svoj pcsel,ni izgovor, da ie cd\Iizal prosilca. Sko.
raj v ME So jc z2rudila |n.iegova duSevna sila. ko
Je vIdel. da Sc jc pol urc Zastonj zamudil V yusi.
PcdChno Sc mu jc gOdilo ma C1muGah. Tudi IN il
: vNiel pri2ore in Alikc potrcSo in razgreta dcmiSlii-
in mu je V podohne Slike in prizorc ~stavliala hccr.
oko sc mu je pOmraGilo in zaSolzilo. u bodrostio
duha Jc upadla tudi njegova telesna mos. ZCpct
so opeSale noge in pocaSno sc ie pomikal dale.
Dohiiel je voz ma katerem so peliali bolnika.
Hivolas startek jc Sci IA vozcm, poleg mega razo-
glava zenska srednjih let, Xxi jc ihtec popravliala
~Vz@lavJc holniku; oh strani sc ic drzal lest vice in
nepreStano cledal bolniku V obraz trinaistlctcn
decek. V tom ko je drugi deck. kakih deSctih LET.
seael spredaj na vozu ter %poganjal rejenega in o.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01
Socialism i'm mOderna ZnanOSt.

kar Sc pa tice viSine in naGina razlaStitvenc cd
s%kodnine, ne uvidim, zakaj maj hi bila popolna
in absohtna sal mora re danes pri razlastitvi in
splCSnega interesa odstopiti lastnik svoje zem-
lJiSte, katera ina zanj pretium affections vsled
dragIh neplaGljiyih spOminov, ne Ola hi doDil povr-
Memo to posebno vrednost. Pri kolcktivni razlasti-
tvi, Xxi jo bO p~Oehcala koncetracija zemlji5ke la
stnine V rokah pitlih latifudijarjev, bo zadoScalo,
ce sc slednjim zagotovi IN Gas njih ~zivljenja
mirna in zlozna eksistenca, da Sc podeie razlasti-
tvi vsi znaki najstrozje pravi6nosti.
Socializacija lastnine je oh vsej svoji nepo-
polnosti in pribliznosti vendar razloGna in traj-
ma, i'll he da Sc tajiti, da kaze sospodarSka in
: tenn tudi juristicna Smer laStniskega rcda rasto-
GO prevladovanje kolcktivnih intercSov in pravic
med individualnimi, neudrzni tok razvoja nado-
mesti To prevladovanje 5 kolektivno lastnino ze-
mile in proizvaialnih Sredstev.
Osnovni stavek Socializma jc torci V popol-
mem soglasju 5 socioioSkim zakonom navidezncga
nazadovanja, Xxi ga je IL p~rirodnih vzrokov pray
zanmcnito razlozil Loria. Pokazal je, kako zaGrta-
Va prvotno c%loveStvo pod prvimi vtisi o~krozujo-
tega syeta najprepro>tejSc oSnovne linijc Svoicga
z~ivljenja. Kasncjc izhaja IL naprcdka intelligence
in razvoj SprcmljajoGc, rast0cc kompliciranosti
analiticni razvoi V vSaki napravi kalecih bistve-
Min clcmentOv; ko je dopClniena Ia analiza Xxi
vsled izgredOv ma razlicne plati tcStO poraja ma
Sprotja p%oSamcZnih clementov. 81 2druZuic clo-
veStvo ma viSCki razvojni stopnji V zakljucni sin
tel teh razlicnih clementov in So vraGa k izhodi-
Scu i $ to Omejitvijo pat, da la povratck X prvo-
tnosti nj COLA in preproSta ponoyitev. Zatcgadeli
govOrimO o zakOnu navideznega naZadovania, in
cato je ~Ocitanjc pOvratka V barbarSko prvotnost
ncOSnOvanO. Ne gre "a COLO ponavlianjc, temvcc
IA dopolnitev kolobaria, elena V velikem ritmu,
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01
Moi 1. Tnaj 1913.

Tckom ve6erje mi je poveljnik ukazal, da cd
korakam : svojim vodom oh zori V vas Gru6aro
oh Prespi "a zascito policijskih organov, XII ina
10 tam izvrsiti nekatere izslcdbc. Bio mi je vse6,
ia sem zaradi jutriSnjega pohoda lahko takoi in
odScl Spat.
ko Sc ic delal dan, sem bill re ma poti, ma lepi
pOti oh PreSpanskcm jezeru in pod goroStasnim
PeriSterom. Dan j. bill krasen za mars, toda mo-
Stvu j. bilo toStc treba dajati odmorc, ker so ii
p0mandrani liudje, tako hojcvati, ko smo skipaj
prcSt0pali turSko mejo. Pot nj bila dolga, pa smo
lahko korakali patagonia. Ja2 in moji voiaki smo
So vSclci cutili Srecne, kndarkoli smo bill loteni cd
tetc, SAM svoji goSpodarii, brez vsakega predpo-
Stavljcncga mad Mani. Tcdaj korak0mo vcdno
Svobodno, Y pro>ti skupini in oh razgovoru, Xxi Sc
jc Ia dan prclevil V moic pripovcdovanic u prvem
mainiku.
Ko >n.o doSli V vas, razpostavim straze, spra-
vim vojake V Soil pod Streho, %poiSGemo 81 slame
IA leziStc, potcn pa jo mahnem, da pogledam vas,
prcden pride goSpod okrajni natemik. Razm
par his ic v>a vas turSka. Turk so priSli ma uli-
GO, vznemirjeni, preplaSeni vsled prihoda vojakov,
Hi jc dial vcdno slutiti poziganjc, ubiianje ali pa
vSaj tepez. Priklanjajo Sc in pozdrayliaio. kakor
hi hotcii reel: Milost. gospod povcljnik! V dobi
cd padca t~urSkcga rczimG pa do prihoda srbSke
oblasti ST. jc V vasi %primerilo nckoliko ~Slutajev
ub0Ia IL maSGeVanja, Iii 50 Jill izvrSili kristiani
mad Turk. in VISA prizadcvanja okraincga %natelni-
ka, ia hi meStani odprli usta in povedali, kdo Jill
ugonablja, so bill zaman zaradi blaznega strahu
prebivalcev.
Medtem je priSel go>pod naGelnik, samosta-
lee IL s, trczen in pamcten MOI z okrctnostjo IL
uriCnega StrankarSkega agitatoria. Sklical je
vaStane ma 2bOr, Skocil ma mizo in jim zaGel govo-
rti lepo, popularno kakor ma Strankarskem sho-
du. Da hi Jim opiSali svobodo, Xxi jo prinaSa Srbi-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01

Priznanje ma sreGo Sc nj bilo i~zreceno. Po-
rabbi sem priliko, ko je bill nacelnik zabayljea
l. drugim opravkom, pc sem pristopil k Sarfanu
in mu tho dejal o, -
- Cuj, Sarfan, nikakor lie smeS priznati.
Zakaj pc naSem zakom Dos ustreljen, &c priznas,
drugaGc pa ne. q 81
MOI me jc za6uden gicdal, nj vcrjel, zrije
cas- vamc, cas- V lnOjo oficirSko miforlno, in no
bencga znamonja nj bilo ma niegovem obrazii.
Ali ko ic natclnik nadalieval poizvcdovanie,
jc Sarfan odbiial trditvc vastanov, sramczliivo
ali StanovitnO.
- Ri Ii prcnchali , sc cbrnc natelnik k incni.
Da, cas- jc IA ko>ilo.
Med kOsilom Sva sc pogovarjala o vpraSa-
niu, Xxi Sc jc vsiljcvalo ne lc Incni, anpak>tudi
MENU. PriSli smo l. zakonom V roki, da scdima
Judi, Iii MISC doslej nikdar slisali kaj o TEN za-
konu. Sodimo Jill laradi reel, XII 50 sc godilc pc
padcu enc in pred prihodom drugc oblasti. Da
Sc izvrSi ia izprcmcmba oblaSti. so balkanskc Via
de : SlavnoStnimi kralieNskimi proklamacijami
dvignilc SvCjc vojSkc mad TurGijo in odprle stoti-
sotem ~erohove : ti>oc in tiSoG uboji. &c pa sc
jc zdaj neki kmci Y PreSpi vmeSal Y IN krvavi
process, mai hi bill uStrclie en- zaradi uboia
Ali rczimi ne trpc, da So Jim gleda V pretek-
lost. ObIa,t nina rada. da sc We "a nien vir. IL
krvavih vojStakov. XII priha iaio preko grobov do
image, 50 mogotci cez noe izpreminjajo V nedol-
znC tuvaic pravice, z~ivljenja, zakOna, ne IL ljubeZ-
hi do teh praZnih bcsod, ampak Y interesu svojc-
ga priznanja, svoje utrdityc. Svoie existence in
avtoritetc. Kaj so jim mar glObOki vzrOki. Xxi so
izzval dogodkc in ki govorc o potrcbi hitrih re-
form. ne pa surovc zakonitc nepravitnoSti.
JAZZ in moi gospod naGclnik sva soglaSala..
Poizvcdbc 50 So izvISile, ali ma Sto vaSGanov oh
PrcSpi ie bio rcSenih pogina.
Tako je potckel moi prvi mai 1913.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01
Enrico Ferri:
Zakon navideznega
nazadovanja in kolektivna

lastnina.
Protivniki socializma STEER priznavanjo, da 5
svojo zahtevo pc druzabni preobrazbi Socializem
navideZnO soglaSa Z raZvojno teorijo, da pa IL
tega Sc ne sledi veljavnost njegvih knGnih zahtev,
prcdSvem zahteva Pc nadomeStitvi individualne
lastnine : socialno in ia pray tn zahteva greSi
profit raZvOlnemU nauku in da je raditega nesmi-
selma in utopisticna. Glavno protislOvje med soci-
alizmom in evOluciOniZmom pa ola obstoja V TEN
eeS, ola pOvratek k skupni zemljiSki lastnini pome-
MIA obnovitev p~rivOtnih i'll divjih kulturnih raz-
mer. Socializem ola STEER stremT "a preobrazbo,
toda pc rakovi pCti, prot toku drrzabnega raz-
voja, Xxi meri cd prvotnega agrarnega kOlektivi-
Una k Sedanjemu sistemu individiulne lastnise, to-
ga znamesja napredne kulture. Socialism pa da
pomenia V tenn ~slucaju povratek V barbartvo.
Ma tenn ugovOru je popolnoma pravilna opaz-
ka, da hi pomenjala skupna laStnina V marsicem
'povratek k prvotneWu druzabnemu redu. Toda
sklepi IL tega dejStva so skozinskoz zmotni in ne
znanstveni, ker povsem zanemarjaio vazcn raz-
vojni zakon, kateri sc STEER malo u~vazuje, Xxi pa nj
cato mic mani ~resnicen. Najpoprej ga jc formula
raj prerano umrli francoski zdravnik Dumont Il
toda JAZZ sem opozoril mani, Sc predno sem Sc V pO-
litiki %priStcval "a sacialista njegovo vazpost sem
pOjasnil V Kriminalni sociologiji in GA nanovo IL
temclii Y dskusiii z Morseliiem.
Ia zakon Gci, da je povratek druzabnih ma
pray * primitivnim Oblikam stalen pojav. he Co.
-nnetti de Mallrtiis ie razodel 1881 V svoji knji-
81 o prvotnih oblikah gospodarskega razvoja ne
doloccno sklepa Il nedol0cno napovedio, fla Sc IL
tegnejo V bodocem gospodarskem razvOju pcno-
viii primitive oblike, Xxi so prevladovalc V "a
cetku tcga raZvoja2).
Spominjam Sc svOiega uGitelja Carducija liza
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01

ia, Je pravil, da sedaj nj wee turska doba. V -Sr-
biji ne more biti tako, da hi Glovek poginil meni
mic tebi mic, ampak tudi ubiialec mora biti ustre-
lien. Potem je pozval ~vaSGane, mai svobodno go
wore, in pricelo Sc je poizvcdovanje.
- Reel, kole, 81 Ii ubil Murata i~zpraSujc
natelnik mladcnica IL Potocanov, Armavta, XII Sc
j. pray pred voino dial krstiti, da hi mogel poroci-
II kriStjanko.
kolc sc roti, da nj, pa Sc ioha. VISA policii-
SKA SpretnoSt ne pom&ga mic. NaGclnik vzamc
skoba IL tCrbc, to policij>ko ultima ratio, in ma K0-
Town lOkah so zelezne ZapeSinicc. Vijak Jill zaG-
ne pritcgovati. PrcgrcSni kolc Sc zviia od bolc-
Gin, meni sc najczc lasie ma CLAW in IL US, mi nj
de:
Go>pod natclnik me pogleda zajudcn in ypra-
;a:
- Res ne mOrctc gledati!
- Ne morcm. Spravitc to ploG. proSim Vas.
OproSccni Kole 81 zatnc bri>ati solzc, zbranc
price glcdajo z%atudenc, goSpod na5elnik pomolGi
%nekoliko, potcm pa zatnc ) Professionalism druee-
GA uboia.
Pred MIN jc stall vitck, krcpek in pog,men
vascan Safrin 2 izohrazbo kmcta, XII jc prcbil mno-
90 let Y Ameriki in : hladnokrvnoStjo doleolct-
mega bolgar>kega cctaSa. VISA vas priGa. da je
pred nck0liko messed ubil IL ma>;cvanja nckcga
bega, XII ga JIG bill kaznoval. On molti; muGi Sc
z msislijo, ali hi primal ali ne. Mcni ga ic zal. Da
pcgine taxa moe, tako zdravie, pravi junak xiv
ljenja prcmagal jc ncvarno>ti amcriSkih rudni-
kov, uSel jc puSkam turSkih aSlarjev. pa da po-
CINE Y zaporu ali pa da bo ustrelicn IA kolom pray
ti>ti hip, ko opaza carlo boliSih dni. In zakaj?
ker le dial nagIomadenim lalitvam in nasprot-
Iem, ma katcrih je ~obStaialo vSe turSko ccSarstvO,
lZraz po Svojih pojmih in V caSl SploSne brez-
Wade!
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01

''Oh, moj MOI jc isti, Xxi ga &cctc. Pravil jc. da
vas jc re vozil. Kjc innate pa svoio gospoditno
hccrk0?'
ma kmetih.'
''Potcm hi scveda radi ma dezclo, Bog SO u
snili! Pa mas je ~naprcgel re pred pol ure. Neka
goSpa ic prisla sana ponj in nemmdoma jc mo-
raj i MO, namrcc moi brat je pclial mcsto mole
ga moza, kcr imampo bolncga otroka."
''Kaj pa mu je?"
'Bolan je bill re poprej, nocoj Sc mu je pa
%NhuJsaio, kO vSo noe hi mira. Edinega otrOka
nan-nebesa ne smejo vzeti. Ali ne veste, gospod
professor, katera lekarna hi bila nOcoj odprta ?"
Me ne VEN, matt. mimo nobene menda nj
sem sci, ali pa videl niscm."
MOI Bog, mprda DO treba cakati do ultra.
&c zelite, kak0r pfavitc, ma dczclO prot Domza-
lam, 90 naJboljS, da stopitc pa Posavje; ma kme-
th boSte ncmara dobili priloznost, da Sc pope
iJcic naprej, kamor hotctc. P~oglcdala BON k
mcstni hiSi, jc Ii ondi lekarna odprta. Bog vas
obvarui in VAN dali sreGo ma vaSi poti!"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01
Druzabni razvoj in individualna svoboda.

Ma podlagi drugega dozdevnega nasprotja
med socializmom in evoluciOnizmom trdiio in po-
n~avljajo V vseh mogocih melodijah, da bode soci-
ALIEN nova oblika tiranstva, da no unicil yes bla-
eoSlov Svobcdc, Xxi GA je = trudom in IN ceno
dragih zrtcv ter tezkega muccniStva pridobil 10.
vck.
Pri pojaSnevaniu prirojenc necnakosti sem &c
%izvaial, da zagotavli ia socialism vsakcmu poleg
cioveSkcga obstanka najsvobodnejSe in najpopol-
nejSe udejstvovanie njcgove oScbnosti. In drug
pc razvoini teoriii zaSnovani zakon kaze. kako ne
opraviten je strah, da uresniGenje socializma "a
tire, kar je zivega in plodovitega V osebni -svobodi.
Ia zakon, ki gu je prvi moistrsko' razvil Ardiso,
uti, da nohena nova faza druzabnega in ~prirodne-
GA razvoia ne zatre biStcnih piavov prcdidocih
faz, temvcc da Sc Ohranjujc kar ic zivega V Nth
i'll da od>tranjuje lie NTH pcrvcrzne in pataloSke
pojave y. Y vrsti zivih hitii razvoj rastlinskega
zivljenja ne odstraniuje prvih, Y kristalizaciji ma
stopajocih OrganizacijSkih poiavov. kakor zival-
Sko he odstraniric rastl;n>kega zivlienia in Glove
>ivo ne p~rcjSnjih, tomvct vSi pctomci ~razlicnih
prvotnih ziylicnskih form live drug poleg drugc-
ga.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01

caSov svojlh Studijv BolOnji, ki je pogosto pona-
Vial trditev, da YES novejSi literarni napredek
20 oblikah in pc snovi nj drugega kot ohranitev
forme in snovi prvih literarnih pojavovo grsko-
orlental>kega >veta; pravzaprav je tudi Sedanji
znanstyeni monizcn, Iii ozivlia YES razvoj in XII
pomcnja trajno pridobitev m~iSljenia mad svetom
poJavcv, V gotovem pogledu lc povratek k ide-
jam grSkih filozofov in v~clikega pesnika misleca
~lukrcca, pc dolgcm caSu me;afizicnega potepa-
MIA in pohajanja. Mnogostevilni in prepriceval-
hi izgledi potriujejo talk p~ovratek k p%rvotnim o.
blkam druzabnega iivljenja.
Prvi argument hi veljal lie tedaj, &c hi name
raval socialiezm kaznovati sedanje lastnike; de-
janjSko Sc mora individualna pravica umakniti
Soclalnemu praVu, cc Smatra druIba raZglasitcv
~zcmljiSke Jasmine V SploSno koriSt "a potrebo, ka-
kor sc tudi danes dogaja. Glcde druzesa proti-
iazloga ie pa omenjati. da zemlji;ka melioraciia
nj iZkl poSicdica i'm ZaSluga laStnikovcga o.
Sebnega dcia, temvec da obstoji dcloma V nakopi-
Genem naporu in zivljcniski sill mno 9Th delavskih
generacij, Xxi so Spravilc zemljo V Sedanie kultur-
no Stanjc in STEER ma korist drugim: dejansko
5c druZabno ~zivljcnjc druzba sama, glavni faktor
z~emljiSkc mcleoraciic: ;zgradba cest, ieleznic, IL
uanitev %pOljSkih strOjcv v~zviSuje las,nikom ciSto
otiyidno in brrzplaGnO ncznansko zemljiSko vrcd-
most.
l. Ia zakon, Iii go ie sprovil Torrcns lcta
1858 V AvStraliii pod streho, zelo olaiSuje prena-
Sanjc zcmljiSke laStnine potion posebnih hipo-
tccnih pisem.
y kkor je znano, je Aristotel smatral rela-
tivno pravo svojc dobc ~ abSoluten s0cialen "a
kOn in jc razla2al SulenjStvo kot priroden pojav.
ceS, ola jc vSak clovek ie rojcn "a suznja ali pa "a
gospodarja.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01
Dale %prihodnjic.)

NcmSka vlada sk,lSa ma vsc naGinc ykriti de-
Janla, Xxi so imela pc PoroGilih cdigravati |. ma-
ia od strani ~dclaySkih mnoz;c, V nasioparju prc;i
vladi 2 zahtevami IN ve5 kYuha in .konec vojnc. -
To JIG pac diplomaciia obupavanja.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-01
NIN.

DaaiG nj wee omahoval. Edinega otroka nam
nCDcs;a nc Sincio vzcti! - tc besede so Sc mu zasa-
die V duso. BC!Czep tujega otroka ga ic tako Opla-
Sila, da Voc nj mogel Odoleti Svoicmu Srcu. Ne tenn
MA noe he utrujenost ga nj mogla wee draft V me-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
MRS. JOHNSTON DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

The death of Mrs. Edward o.
Johnston occurred at the city hospi-
tai Friday where she had been taken
for treatment few days before. She
had been ailing for about three
weeks.
Mrs. Johnston, whose maiden name
was Hulda Lenora Remer, was twen-
ty-nine years old and the daughter of
Charles Remer of this city, who came
here about eight years ago. She
was born in Saginaw, February %,
1888, and was married to Mr.. John
ston four years ago. She had a
large circle of friends and much
sympathy is expressed for the ber-
eaved husband.
Mrs. Johnston leaves three broth
ers-Edward X. Remer of Muskegon,
Ezra III. Remer of Detroit and Carl
f. Remer of Alma.
The funeral was held Monday af-
ternoon in the M. r. church where a
large number of friends assembled to
pay their last respects. Among them
were members of the Mystic Work
ers of which order she was affiliated.
The casket was covered with flow
ers and fine floral piece was given
by the employees of the room in the
silk mill where she worked. Rev.
w. E. Doty officiated and Mrs. Grace
Strunk and Miss Lottie Helm sang.
Her remains were borne to the River
Ridge cemetery and placed in the
family lot by the side of her mother.
The bearers were Henry Gildmeister,
Glenn Brown, Byron Cook, Fred Hay
mes, Earl French and Earl Wilson
from the Knights of Pythias lodge.
Among those present from out of
the city were Mr.. Johnston's brother
and two sisters-Horace B. Johnston
of Bannister, Frances Johnston Of
Metz, Presque Isle county, and Mrs.
Walter McGreggor of Posen, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
FRANK STOCKING TELLS
OF WARM BAlMY DAYS
Grass Is Green; Birds are Singing
Frogs Are CrOaking and Almond
Tree Are in Full Bloom

Frank G. Stocking of Morgan Hill,
California does not believe he would
like the temperature of Michigan
when the thermometer drops as it did
three weeks ago. After reading the
account of the extreme cold weather
in the Banner he felt impelled to
write to his friends here, through the
Banner, and tell them of the balmy
days he is enjoying in the far west.
Mr. Stocking was at one time we'll
known here and his letter will be of
general interest. Here it is:
Morgan Hill, California,
February %, 1917.
Editor Belding Banner:
AS / was reading the Banner was
trying to realize how it would seem to
be in the cold and ice. 1t has been
twenty-seven years since ! had any
experience in that line. Since it got
thirty-two below zero in Belding 1
fell sorry for you all. Here / am in
the sunshine. The thermometer is
around fifty and sixty; the grass is
green; the almond trees are all in
bloom; the frogs are croaking and
the birds are singing. i would like to
try to skate once more, but | suppose
/ would break my neck now. But
don't want any thirty-two-b -below-zero
to try it, so think will stay in Cali
fornia. You all have my sympathy.
Frank G.. Stocking.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
LESS THAN THE DUST"
SHOWING AT EMPRESS

AS star away from any pro-
gramme and shinging all alone, Mary
Pickford is to be seen at the En-
press in the new picture, LESS Than
the Dust" which will be viewed with
additional interest because of the
fact that it is the first production
made by the famous and loved "Our
Mary" since she took the head of her
own company, the Mary Pickford
Film Corporation.
1t is by far the largest production
in which Miss Pickford has ever ap-
peared and it has been made under
her guidance and ever present infu-
ence in the perfection of every detail.
The scenes are laid in India and Eng
land and all are of great beauty, while
several will have startling effects
without stepping beyond the possi-
bilities of the plot, Mary Pickofrd will
be seen as little orphan girl who
deserted in India by her father, is
adopted as a sword maker and rear
ed as a native of the lower caste
less than dust.
See the large advertisement in the
Banner this week for date of this
production.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
.EvANGEL|ST|C
MEETINGS DRAWING
A BIG AUDIENCE
REV. M. p. FIXES PROVING HIM
SELF A CONVINCING AND
SYMPATHETIC SPEAKER

Much interest is being shown by
Belding people in the evangelistic
campaign being held in the opera
house under the leadership of DIR.
Fixes. The big room is filed at ev-
cry session and most of them many
people are turned away being unable
to even get standing room inside the
doors.
Last Friday noon special train ar
rived from Portland, bringing over
two hundred people from that city to
attend the afternoon and evening SER
vices. They were given special seats
in the house and were enthusiastic, in
their demonstrations. The delegation
included men and women in all walks
of life-doctors, lawyers, ministers,
merchants, bankers, teachers, editors
and all. Every person in the dele
cation came here especially to hear
DIR. Fixes. In addition to giving tes-
timonies the company had prepared
special song to the tune of the cam
paign son, Brighten the Corner
Where You Are" aid sang it with
vim and spirit. The whole delega-
tion returned to Portland on a special
train about midnight.
Sunday morning DR.. Fixes preach
ed especially to the church members.
In his sermon he showed them their
duty in a light never presented be-
fore. His topic was "His Church."
and in it he showed the Importance
Of church affiliation and the striking
difference between churches and or
ganizations. He classed clubs, lodges
and societies as organizations and the
church as an organism. In defining
the terms he classed an organization
as a moral and civic body and the
church as many organizations work.
ing through the church or an organ
ism after life had been breathed in
to it.
Sunday afternoon over five hundred
men assembled in the opera house
for a special meeting, while the lad
les of the city were congregated in the
Central Methodist church under the
leadership of Mrs. Potter of st.
Johns. The men in the opera house
almost raised the roof of the building
with their singing when Mr.. Bennett,
the leader, appealed to them for vol
ume in their voices. Alternate sides
were pitted against each other in GER
tain sections of the songs and then all
united in others. with mighty ring
of music. Mr.. BENEFITS direction of
the siging will result in much per-
manent good to the different church
choirs Of the city. vefabers of all
choirs are well represtnted, and are
taking deep interest in Mr. Benefits
leadership.
DR.. Fixes talked on "Big Divid-
ends" using as his text: Goodness
is Profitable" The men listened in
tently as he gave reason afte- rea-
son and proof after proof that God
illness is really profitable and most de-
sirable for all men,.
During the week special evenings
will be given to delegations from the
mills. The workers in Mill No. 2
were given special seats Tuesday
evening; red mill workers will come
this Wednesday evening and the
schools will occupy reserved seats on
Friday night Other nights are be-
ing planned for the men, and also for
the fraternal organizations.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
WHO. AM Ii?

am the foundation of all business am the foun of all
prosperity. the parent of genius. the salt that
gives life its have laid the foundation of every fortune
America from Rockefellers down. must be loved before
besow grates blessings and achieve
Loved make life sweet and purposeful and fruitful do
youth than his parents be they
rich Fools hate me wise love represented in
every from the every train that
continent every ship that the
every newspaper that the press the
of democracy All progress springs from Who I?
What am 1? I AM WORK. --B. G. Forbes.