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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-27
Opening of Snake Season" in Berks

HEADING, Pa, April -. -- The snake
season mas opened here earlier than usual
Fred McEwen, of near Elverson. had what
he describes as quite an exciting cxperi-
ence' few days ago. While going through
patch of weeds he saw large black
snake. "Hc succeeded In killing the reptile.
which measured six feet and was about az
'hck as his wrist" declares Currc-
Sppndcnt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-27

tackled and sunk in zone prescribed by
the order, including the English Channe'
and the North Sea.
The protest was received at the state De-
partment from Minister Stovall, at Berne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-27
Germany Drafts Men Hitherto Exempt

AMSTERDAM. April 27.--A German Of
fetal announcement received here says that
Germany has ordered "A great number OF eN-
empts to be drafted for field service, They
will be replaced in the war industries by
women and those liable for the national
auxiliary service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-27
FOUNDED 1868
The Proyident

life and Trust Company Of Philadelphia
Some men thiuk "thc present. and its trcomc
viU 90 forever. There is tuC WhCu an
EndoWmcut PoHcD might BE- the orV coit- Killer.
FOURTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-27
Our Intensified Value Sale
Today and Tomorrow!


PERRY SPRING SUITS
Sold This Week
at the
One Uniform Price
SIC
don't know how on
earth we did it
Every one SIS, $3.50 or $40
grade fabric-every one on sale
FOR the first time this week-every
one impossible to duplicate today
by us or by anybody at anything
ike the prices we paid for them
every one in addition to our big
regular stocks at SIS to SAB!
C We could have marked every one of them full
price and put them on tables with the con-
sciousness that they would be splendid values
at $40, at $780, at S25-and they would be
bought and paid for without question as well
worth the prices! But we pledged them to our
Intensified Value Idea-we bought the fabrics
and made the clothes to exernplify that exclusive
plan of Perry Merchandising occasional
windfall to create new customers by creating
clothing event that the public cannot avoid
talking about!
CCan't buy similar fabrics to sell in suits
marked even S2O $3.50 and S25 under present
conditions
l Plain and fancy worsteds, cassilneres, chew
lots, serges, crashes, Observation-Disclosures
blues, double-breasted stripes; light grays,
greenish grays Checks-poCket variety, CuH va
riety narrow pointed lapels; belt backs and full
belters-all the newest 1917 ideas, and all the
solid, conservative styles
GGo out into every clothing store in town, ex-
anime the choicest SIS, $3.50 and $40 Spring
Suits they can show you, and then give these In
tensihed Values at
One Uniform Price
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20
PLAN ANTI-WAR MEET

Call for an anti-war convention in
st. Louis during the second week of
April issued by the National Socialist
headquarters yesterday. Contention
of many Socialists is that people are
to b eurged into war by the metro
pOlitan press, which in turn is
spuTred on by mUnitiOn miIliOnaires,
anxious to make their enormously
watered stock hold up by bolstering
with home war orders.
John Dingler, saloonkeeper, Ham
mond, threw out patron last night.
Then died behind bar. Heart dis
ease.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. - Seven sailors of
German commerce raiders Kronprinz
Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich
made dash in night for liberty. Cap
tUTed by marines after shots were
fired.
BerIin.-Purchase by Japan from
Portugal Of island of Macao reported
in Portuguese press.
Berlin. Won Bethmann-HoIlWeg
warns PrUssian diet that there must
be a square deal for all in Germany
after the war. Interest of working
class and employer should not be in
HTecOncilable opposition" he said.
Washington. - Government again
permits mastering out of units of
state militia.
Washington. - Pupils of Central
high school tear down portrait of
kaiser and hang one Of Wilson in it's
place.
Lynn, Mass.-$1O,O OO, 900 worth of
shells for U. S. navy ordered from
General Electric Co.
Boston.-Legislature passes emer-
gency appropriation of 81, 100000 for
of state in event of war.
Signed at once by Gov. Mccall.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20

RETREATING GERMANS LEAVE
ONLY DESOLATIoN BEHIND
With French Armies Advancing
From Roye, March 2O.-116 square
miles of territory, buned black and
rent with wanton explosions has
been prize wrenched from Germans
by French in district from Chaulnes
to Disc. It is merely part Of vast
territory repatriated by French
troops after hot pursuit of German
retirement that for precipitate haste
resembles retreat from the Marne.
Retreating Germans destroyed ev-
erything. Roads were dynamited,
bridges burned, houses RACED, towns
destroyed, and where possible, fields
were ruined for tilling.
Paris. - Slight progress" despite
bad weather and destruction of all
means Of communication in Avre-
Aisne district.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20
EWald Mans ;.

Judge c. c. Daily of Marinette,
Wis, has ordered Mans, a German,
out of the city after serving five days
in the WOrkhOuse on a charge of
boasting Of the power of Germany
and ridiculing the United States.
Mans has first citizenship papers.
War arguments involved him many
times in fights, his accusers say.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
NORTH EASTON

Rob Geurnsey of Ionia was the
Tuesday guest Of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Guernsey.
Mrs. Joe Dutt of Grand Rapids
left for home Saturday night, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. b. Penny.
Mrs. Dutt was called here to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Willis Wood of
Bedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Penny and Chas.
McClenathan went to Bedding Friday
to attend the funeral Of their sister,
Mrs. Willis Wood.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Leach
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Krick and three sons Of Brink were
dinner guests of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Krick. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Snow were callers there also.
The day was the wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Krick.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
CANNONSBURC

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hartwell spent
Sunday in Battle Creek with their
daughter, Dorothy.
DR.. and Mrs. Collins III. Johnston
and daughter of Grand Rapids call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ladner
Sunday.
Road Commissioner Alfred Tiffany
has finished grading the hill east OF
Charles Ladner's and Is soon to
gravel it.
Misses Rose Hubbell and Marion
Squires and Lloyd Ramsdell called at
Pinecrest Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Sturgis have
returned to Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Norman and
daughter were entertained at dinner
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
Bush.
C. r. Angus has rented and taken
possession of the house recently &C.
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. E. Shier.
The health officer was called upon
last week to quarantine the families
of Charles Hadper and Alta Beach Of
Harper hill for scarlet fever.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
KEENE HEIGHTS

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bigley, son,
Hugh, and Miss Larissa of Eureka
township autoed to R. S. Bigley's
Sunday and B. S. Bigley accompanied
them home after a two weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bigley of Grand
Rapids visited Saturday night and
Sunday at r. S. Bigley's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kingdom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Kingdom and
Willard and Charles Denny visited at
Archie Denny's recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Vanderlip enter
tanned her people from McCords Sun
day.
Mrs. Wealthie Bowen, Mark and
Maggie, visited at X. S. Ricketts,
Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
BRINK

1t was just three months ago Tues
day when Mrs. M. l.. Howe fell al
her home and suffered injuries which
necessitated treatment at the city
hospital in Bedding. Mrs. Howe is
now able to be around the house in a
wheel chair. Recent guests who
have called to make her short visits
and lend cheer to the home were:
Mrs. Dan King, Thursday; Mrs. Ed
Hotchkiss, Mrs. George Wiley, Mrs
L. c. Devendorf and Miss Neva King
the latter of Detroit, on Friday; Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Anderson and babe
DIR. and Mrs. Pinkham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Fisher and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Chickering.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
SHILOH

The boys who were drafted from
this vicinity have been called and
will leave the coming week. Many
of them will be missed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Comstock and
son, Ben, were in Grand Rapids last
week.
Mrs. Emily Morris was in Ionia
Saturday.
Floyd Mikesell was an Ionia visitor
Sunday.
last week for an indefinite stay with
friends.
deserted d. after a GOOD summers bns;.
ness, although the weather has not
been as warm as would have been
desired.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
CRATTAN

Sam Brownell and son, Leo, Miss
Edna Brownell and Mrs. B. Van
Slyke attended the homecoming at
Cedar Springs Wednesday.
Mrs. A. A. Norton and daughter,
Ruth. Mrs. Ida Matice and daughter,
Bernice, visited their niece and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Watkins,
of Sparta, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bookey spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Green of Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Norton and chill
dren spent Sunday with their home
folks in Oakfeld.
The L. A. S. social at Mrs. G. NJ.
Spencer's was well attended. Collec-
tions for supper-$7.00.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Partridge Wis
tied his brother, Clyde Partridge and
wife, of CORTLAND, Sunday.
Miss Avis Partridge entertained
the following company at lunch Sun
day evening: bud" Connell and Miss
Marguerite Wilbur of Bedding and
Frank A. Brooks.
Miss Bernice Matice of Ann Arbor
arrived Wednesday to visit at home
for few weeks.
Mrs. L. jacobson returned to her
home in Lowell aftera two weeks
visit at the farm here.
Mrs Manley Wolfe returned home
Sunday after a two weeks visit with
relatives in Grenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Bookey, and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIVA. Donovan took an
auto ride to Ionia and Muir Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Osmer enter
tanned the following company at din
ner Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. James Will
liams and brother, Clayton Williams
of Reed City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Dixson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19

Miss Edna Van Arlingen of Chica-
go, who has been spending her va
cation with Mr.. Hoppough's people
returned to her home last week, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Purdy of Beld-
ing were Sunday guests of their
mother, Mrs. Helen Purdy.
Several from Smyrna were in Beld-
ing last Saturday afternoon and
evening to see "The Daughter of the
Gods"
The social club will give another
of their all night dancing parties
September %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley, Mrs.
Barry and Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Insley
were in Eagle last Sunday, the guests
of Mrs. Barry's cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Rabbit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Day of Clarks-
vile were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Insley recently. Mr.. Day is
preaching at GAINESVILLE.
Frank Joslin and family are now
nicely located in the Ashby house on
Bridge street in Bedding and Mrs.
Barry is moving into the Joslin house.
f. +. Williams and Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams of Lansing spent Saturday
and Sunday at the Tebbell home.
Charles Richmond and son, Frank,
have the church all shingled and are
now repairing the floor.
The Lady Maccabees have organic
ed sewing circle and will do sew
ing for anyone who wishes for a
small sum of money. Anyone who
wishes sewing done can find out about
it by calling on any Of the officers,
who are as follows: President, A. l..
Barry; vice-president, Nellie B. Cow
les; secretary and treasurer, Eva L.
Hoppough. The first circle will be
held at Maccabee hall, Thursday,
September 81, with a boiled dinner.
Mrs. E. w. Condor will furnish the
sewing.
Mrs. Lon Conrad of near Moseley
was Tuesday guest of Mrs. Elgin
Condor.
Mesdames Penton, Purdy, and ms
ley were in attendance at the Ionia
County convention of o. E. S. chap
tiers, held at Ionia last Thursday.
They report fine time. Over 300
Stars being present.
VIM. Norotn, the Pere Marquette
agent at Moseley, has been transfer
red to McBrides, and Mr.. Blazo of Ed
more is now the new Moseley agent.
George Davis has purchased a
Buick-six of Fred Thompson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
THE BELDING BANNER


Mrs. Hannah Isabelle Wood was
born in Pennsylvania May "a, 1856
and died September IL, 1917, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie
Weber in Belding, Mich.
Mrs. Wood leaves to mourn their
loss, husband, two daughters, five
sons, nine grandchildren, many
friends and relatives.
The deceased was converted at the
age of twenty-six years and lived a
faithful and devoted Christian life for
forty-five years. She was firm be-
lever in the radical teachings Of
early Methodism; therefore shortly
after her conversion. she united with
the Free Methodist church of which
she was a loyal member at the time
of her death. The high tribute in
which she was held by her friends
and neighbors was expressed in q
wealth of floral tributes.
The funeral service was very large
ly attended in the Free Methodist
church, her pastor, Rev. J. Fred Iulg,
preaching a very excellent sermon.
Her remains were laid at rest in Riv-
er Ridge cemetery.
The sons are: Wilbur, Thad.,
Frank, Leonard and Lewis Wood and
tHc uduSutcIS are. MIS-. ndttit WtD-
Der and Rose McNaughton.
The following tribute was written
by a neighbor:
Say not she is dead, she is sleeping
From suffering untold, she is free.
Though the loved ones for her are
weeping
Yet the goodness of God they can see.
But God knows what is good for his
children,
He sends us both sunshine and show
erS.
In the grave we have tenderly laid
her,
Covered with beautiful flowers.
Dearest wife and mother you are
resting
May your sleep be peaceful and
In our hearts you will not be forgot
ten
Though on earth we no more shall
meet.
Mrs. Emma Wright.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
SARANAC

Mr.. and Mrs. John Vergho were
surprised with a motor party of old
friends from Albion over Sunday, the
personnel of whom were as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Gleason, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Potter and family and
Mrs. Durham.
Mrs. S. ID. Bonner of Newaygo has
been i'll for over a month at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. t. S. Barber.
L. ID. Bonner of Newaygo spent
Thursday and Friday with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. t. S. Barber.
Misses Hazel Lee and Ella Schneid-
err are preparing to return to the
Michigan State Normal college at
Ypsilanti next week.
John Adgate and Earl Scheidt an
swered the draft call this week..
Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Talcott and Mr.
and Mrs. d. X. Jepson Of Ionia spent
Sunday in Battle Creek visiting Keith
Talcott, who is stationed at Fort Cust
ter.
DR.. Ray Sexton and wife and Miss
Annie Thompson of Grand Rapids
were Saturday guests of I. S. Barber
and family.
The new teachers, the Misses Van
Westenbrugge, Perkins and Everett
are boarding with Mrs. George Nc
Kay. Miss Perkins rooms at the
home of Mrs. English and the other
two at the home of Mrs. Anon Otis,
who has recently purchased and NOV
ed into the home formerly owned by
Dan Wilson, deceased.
Ten or twelve motor loads repre-
senting about fifty Saranac people at
tended the o. E. S. convention in Ionia
last week.
Mrs. Emma Mosher is reported to
be critically I'LL with slight stroks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
LONG LAKE

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hale have been
visiting at Ben Halls few days, re-
turning to Grand Rapids Monday.
There has been no school in Dis
No. S this week.
There has been no school in Dis
trict No. 8 this week, as a new Chin
ney is being built on the schoolhouse
Homer Eckert of Bedding is doing the
work.
Frank Heth and family went to
Lansing Monday.
Eleanor Heth spent Saturday after
noon with Leeta Brown.
Ed. Decker is under the doctors
care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Morse of Ionia
visited at Will Kidd's Friday and
Saturday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
Clean Up Your Town


A town looks like its citizens.
Is there anything wrong with your
town?
Are the back lots filled with rub
bish?
Are the Easements full Of trash?
Is there rubbish leading to exits
that people would have to pass over :?
If there are any of these conditions
existing, then there is something the
matter with your town.
If your tongue were coated, your
back ached and you had chills, you
would 90 to a doctor. You would go
because you were sick.
Your town is sick 1t gets clogged
up like your system and is coming to
the only doctor it can come TO. 1t is
coming to you.
People Judge town by its looks.
If there have been fires in your
town from moss on the roof, from de-
fectives f1ues or from rubbish in the
basement, it is too bad.
Property that could have been tax
ed and thus helped to reduce your
burden, is beyond the power Of taxa
ton.
Food that could have been eaten is
destroyed.
Gold with all its alchemy can not
substitute, it has purchasing power,
not food value.
Clean up your town.
1t will mean dollars and cents to
you.
1t may mean the saving of a life:
Your own home may be destroyed
by the careless act of neighbor.
His home is in the same danger as
yours.
Sunlight, fresh air and cleanliness
never start spontaneous combustion;
lack of ventilation and accumulation
of filth and dirt will.
This is your town.
You live in it. 1t is what you
make it.
Remove those unsightly and dang
erous piles of rubbish.
Clean up and fix up.
This is your home town.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19

Mr.. and Mrs. John Schultz, his
mother, Mrs. VIM. Schultz; brother,
Herman, and sister, Mrs. l.. j. Whit
ford, visited his sister, Mrs. John OFT
of Lansing, Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
Grange Meeting


The next meeting of Grattan
Grange will be Thursday evening,
September q, when we will give the
first and second degrees, and we hope
our new class may all be present.
The same program will be given as
announced for last meeting.
Remember the Pomona meeting for
October day and evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19

Recruit: "If you was to put the lid
on, you wouldn't get so much dust In
the SOUP"
Cook: "See here, me lad, your bust
meas 10 to serve your country"
Recruit: Eyes, but not to eat lei"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19
SMOKY ROW

Mrs. Eli Hanks and Mrs. Sherman
Hubert and daughter, Lucy, visited
Mrs. Eli Witt Sunday afternoon.
Eli Witt and son, Leonard, and
granddaughter, Frances, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Taylor Sunday.
Mrs. Milo Towne and son, Herbert,
visited Mrs. Edgar Kilborn Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Edgar Kilborn visited Mrs.
Eli Witt Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Kilborn and
son, Fireman and Wits visited friends
in Lansing over Sunday.
Laugh a little more at your own
troubles and little less at your
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19

The world welcomed horesless car
riages and wireless. electricity, but it
is not at all keen for peaceless
peace.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-29
NOTICE OF TAKING UP AND SALE
OF ESTRAYED ANIMALS.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned J. l.. Kirk did on the
21st day of January, 1917 take up at
his place ON upper Willow Creek
about IL miles south of Heppner,
Oregon, and now holds at said place
the following described animals, to-
WITT
One bay mare apparently coming
three years old, no decipherable'
brand.
One brown horse (stallion) ap-
parently coming two years old, un-
branded, both of above animals are
wild and unbroken.
Notice is further hereby given that
unless said animals are claimed and
right to possession thereof shown by
the owner thereof before such date, l
will on Saturday, April IA, 1917 at
the hour of 2 O'Clock p. IN. at the
place hereinabove described cause
said animals to be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash
in hand to satisfy the costs of taking
up and keeping Of said animals, and
all other expenses and costs herein.
This notice is published by order
of A. l.. Cornet, Justice of the Peace
of Dist. No. l Morrow County, Ore
gon, made February "a, 1917.
st. J. l.. KIRK.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-29
Will Hold Union Services.

A union platform service will be
held ON Sunday evening at the Christ
ian church, which will be presided
over by Mayor Notson who will give
the opening address. Other speakers
will be Attorney c. E. Woodson and
Pastors Macdonald and Moves. This
meeting is called for the purpose Of
arousing interest and sympathy for
the European war sufferers. The
Belgians, Armenians, Servians, Poles
and Jews are special sufferers, besides
the citizens of the contending nations.
Aid for these will be called for, and
all contributions made will be for
warded to the particular class of suf-
ferers designated by the donors. This
is something that appeals to all and
a large gathering of our citizens is
looked for on this occasion.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-29
PERFECT CONFIDENCE
Heppner People Hove Good Reasons
For Complete Reliance.

Do you know how
To find relief from backache;
To correct distressing urinary ills;
To assist weak kidneys?
Your neighbors know the way
Have used Doan's Kidney Pills;
Have proved their worth in many
tests.
Here's Heppner testimony.
Mrs. A. Missildine, Court St., Hepp-
ner, says: 1T was a good many
years ago that l took Doap's Kidney
Pills and l know from the benefit l
received at that time that they are
all that is claimed for them. If 1t
would be necessary to take a kidney
medicine again, l would use Doan's
Kidney Pills, for have always had
a great deal of confidence in Them"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Missildine had. Foster -Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-29
The Old Notion That Corporation
Have No Souls is Passing.

The Old Notion That Corporations
Have No Souls is Passing.
Affairs in some of the war-torn ma
tions today would hardly warrant the
general statement that the world is
growing better; and yet normally
there is evidence that it is. Two
hundred and fifty thousand workmen
employed in American industries
have had their lives insured by their
employers. This represents insur-
ance policies to the total amount of
about $3.50, 100000. The premiums
on these insurance policies are paid
by the companies, for which the men
work. This system of insurance for
employees, paid for and maintained by
the employers, has been growing over
a period of about five years, but has
attracted little attention. The
whole subject was forced to the front
the first of the year by the action of
the board of directors of the Union
Pacific System, which took out in
surance policies covering every one of
its employees from sixteen to seventy
years of age who have been in SER
vice one year or longer and who are
not receiving more than $4,000 al
year in salary.
This one instance means an in
surance policy of $50, 700, 900 and in
cludes some 10000 employees at
work on 5000 miles of railway.
Men and women are included, the
Office boy as we'll as the Oldest en-
ployee. There was no examination,
the first of the year the Union Pacific
System had more than two hundred
men in its employ who were sixty-five
years Of age or over. No distinction
was made between the clerk in the
general Office and the men employed
in hazardous occupations, nor be-
tween union and non-union employee
es.
Judge w. A. Day, President Of the
Equitable Life Insurance Society
who is looked upon as the father of
the plan in America, has compressed
the great humanitarian idea into
these fitting words II look upon
group insurance as an expression of
the group soul-which most happily
is the English translation for the
great French call of brotherhood,
esprit-de-corps."