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The Lamar register., 1917-09-12
CHAPTER XIII.
Rangers.


Longorlo stared first at the huddled,
DersplriHg man beside the telephone,
and then ut the frightened woman. "Is
that the TRUTH" he demanded harshly.
yes" Austin answered. "They ure
bringing the body to this side. You
know whut that MEANS"
"p!d you know thls7" The general
turned upon Alnire. OF the four he
wus the least excited.
From the background Palomn qua
vered: you told us Ricardo was not
dead, so-it Is all right. There is no
harm DONE
rtfrf Sl10ncp r~vVal F.er r.--
rio shrugged. "yvho knowsf Let vi
hope that lie suffered no harm on Mex
lean soil. That would be serious, in
deed; yes, very serious, for / have
given my word to your government
Thls-Dayld Lnw"-he pronounced the
name carefully, but with a strange for
elgn accent-'he is reckless person
20 defy the border regulations. 1t Is
n grave matter TO invade foreign ter
ritory on such mission" Longoric
agnin bent his brilliant eyes upon
Alalre. 81 sec that you are concerned
for his safety. You would not desire
him to come to trouble, eh? He has
done you fnvors; he is your friend
us am. Nelr'-a mirthless smile ex.
posed his splendid white teeth-'we
must think of that Now l will bio
you good night"
where are you goingT' demanded
Miss Jones.
"To the river, and then to Romero
may be needed for those men OF
mine are stupid fellows, and there IS
danger OF n misunderstanding. In the
dark anything may happen. should
like to meet this David Law; he Is
a man Of my own kind" Turning to
"Young Ed" he said: There is rea,
son for haste, and horse moves slow.
ly. Would you do me the favor, If you
have un automobile"
mol I won't" Ed declared. 81
don't wnnt TO see the Rio Grande to,
night. l won't be involved"
"But you are already involved
Comet There is no time TO waste, and
1 have something to say to you. You
will drive me to the river, and my
horse will remain here until 1 return
for him"
There wns no mistaking the com
mand in LonGorio's tone; the master
of Las Palmas rose as If under com
pulslon. lie took his hat, and the two
men left the room.
"Oh,. Mrs. Austlnl" Paloma gasped
They'll be in time, and so will the
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moonlight; from Morales house, to
their right, came the sound of voices.
The women waited.
A few moments, then a number of
men appeared. Paloma judged there
were at least a dozen, but she was
too excited to count them. As they
came struggling toward the pumphouse
one of them called back:
Morales! Put out your lights"
Both women recognized Tad Lewis as
the speaker.
Alaire had stubbornly refused to
charge her husband with any active
share in this evil business, but her
faith in Ed suddenly vanished when
she heard him say:
"Hushl You're making too much
noise. You'd better scatter out too,
for there's no telling where thayll
land" Alaire leaned weakly against
the door. I'm going to leave, and let
you-all attend to the rest" he was
saying. But Tad Lewis halted him as
he turned from the group.
"Where are you going Ed? You left
your car back yonder by the road.
almost ran into it."
"I1h? What are you talking about?
My car is over by Morales house"
"Senor Austin is in great hurry"
sneered someone in Spanish. "Once
more he leaves all Of the fighting to
his friends"
"Thats Adolfo Urbina," painted Pa
Iona 81 know him" Stung by this
open charge of cowardice, Austin be-
gan n voIubIe defense. but in the midst
of It General Longorio addressed him
sharply.
"You will stay here, senor. Nobody
leaves this place"
81 told you wouldn't be party to
the business" Ed declared hotly. You
forced me to come in the first place"
"Yesi And now force you to stay"
Longorios stand appeared to please
Lewis, who chimed in with the words:
That's right, Ed You've got to stick,
for once in your life"
"What do you mean, you nearly ran
Into my car back yonder?" Austin
asked after moment.
"Ain't that your machine yonder by
the thlcletg' inquired Lewis. 'If 1t
amt, whose is III" As no one an
swered, he started in the direction he
had indicated; but at that moment
nan came running from the river bank,
crying softly:
Look out They come"
A man passed swiftly by the crack
of the half-open door and scarcely ten
feet beyond. He was followed by three
others.
The first of the newcomers, acting
as spokesman for his party, stepped
out into the moonlight and cried loud
ly: "Hello, menl What's goin' on
hereI" 1t was an American voice; II
had a broad, slow Texas drawl.
The group Of plotters turned; there
was n startled murmur, then Tad
Lewis answered:
"Hellol Who are you'll What do
you want?"
II reckon we must have got of the
road" announced the stranger. Then
he peered out across the river. "Say
Amt that sklff yonder?" he inquired.
"Well, 1t don't look like steam
boat" Lewis laughed disagreeably.
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oogTrlsh. by Rarper a brother.

toward him on weak, unsteady feet,
but she halted as the voice of Longo-
rio cut in sharply:
whats this l hear? Ricardo Guz-
mans bndy?" Husband and wife
turned. The open double door to the
living room framed the tall figure of
the Mexican general.
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Nj. f. Church News

Christmas was celebrated this year
at the Methodist church as a giving
Christmas. The Sunday school board
asked all members of the church to
make their Christmas gifts to Christ
instead of to each other, and the
White Christmas program was emin-
emily successful. Three people ac-
knowledged Christ for the first time
as their personal King. There were
forty-two who, as Christians, recon-
secrated themselves for better work
in the coming year in the church. Be-
side this there were 514 separate gifts
of service in church, Sunday school
and Epworth League. Gifts of money
for the suffering people of India
amounted to s188.25. All this is an
evidence that the true spirit OF
Christmas is rapidly supplanting the
old perversion of it. At the close of
the White Christmas exercises on Fri
day night, candy and popcorn were
distributed to all the children who
were present.
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REV. FIR. kLICH
WAS BUSY SUNDAY

Rev. Father John Klich, pastor of
st. Joseph's Catholic church, was a
very busy man last Sunday in his
work of conducting services here and
at Miriam.
The first service was held in st.
Joseph's at $50 o'clock a. m, the
church being filled at that early hour
with worshipers and very impress
sive service in keeping with the
Christmas spirit was carried out, inn
mediately at the close he drove to
Miriam and conducted services in the
parish church there, returning in time
for the second meeting here which
was also largely attended at 1880
o'clock a. m.
In the evening he gave a very in
teresting and instructive lecture in
Willard hall illustrated with stere-
opticon slides to an audience that tax
ed the seating capacity. This, too,
was in line with the spirit of Christ
mas, and the service was emphasized
with songs and Christmas carols by
the children's choir. Both the Beld-
ing and Miriam parishes were well
represented.
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FARM DWELLING
MADE MODERN
Robert Wells Has Been Adding Some
Commendable improvements to
His Rural Residence

Robert Wells has recently complet-
ed improvements at his farm home
west of the city that makes it COM
pare with any city dwelling. A new
Delco lighting system has been in
stalled in the home. The plant fur
nishes lights to the house, barn and
outbuildings and nearly two thousand
feet of wire was required to circuit
the different structures. A power
washing machine has also been in
stalled. The location Of the former
woodshed has been changed to q point
nearer the dwelling and an ice house
has been attached to it. The base
ment and well room of the home have
been cemented and everything arrang-
ed for convenience.
Everyone of the twelve rooms In
the house now have plenty of light
ing facilities. The dining room es-
pecially is provided with a cluster Of
lamps that give it most inviting
radiance at night. Mr.. Wells con-
templates further improvements to
the home within the next year, when
it will be made modern in every way.
4. Chase was the cement worker
and A. l.. Snyder the contractor in
charge of the completed work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

National efficiency, like national
preparedness-so we Americans be-
gan to discern clearly about the time
that two Hohenzollern torpedoes leap
ed out of the night and found their
mark in the Lusitania and in the
hearts of hundred women and chill
dren-is of various kinds. There is
one kind that is piracy. But there is
another kind-real national efficiency
that is the handmade of real ma
tional preparedness.
Real national efficiency is, in fact,
virtually synonymous with real ma
tional preparedness. 1t is that which
makes for progress-world progress.
1t is the accumulation of meritorious
and constructive effort by all individ-
uals in whole nations of people.
1t has, it has had to have, much to
do with munitions of war. But it
has, and it has had to have, vastly
more to do with conditions and devo-
tons and innate facility and prompt
tude in the realization and demon
stration of ability to perform con-
structive achievements necessary to
human happiness, civilization and the
things constituting civilization.
There was something all wrong,
thus, in the fact that the Germans
were, before the war, supplying
America with the dyes for many of
our soldier and sailor uniforms; that
the Germans, in fact, were actually
putting the red and the blue in our
own American red-white-and-blue
And dyes, millions of dollars
worth of them, were only the small
lest part of the things that the Ger
onI nfhn,-
sending us, making us pay for, max
ing US negligent of our own real pre-
.paredness,
them, from Saxony. Rather cheerful
ly we paid the Imeprial German Gov
eminent virtually, about two millions
of dollars a year for goods even so
nationally unimportant as these.
They sent hides and gloves, glass,
porcelain, cutlery, a thousand things
more, all "Made in Germany" right
down till August 2, 1914, and the new
order of things, and even thereafter
they sent dyes and few things more
via submarine.
1t was not so very long after that
when the Imperial German Govern
ment sent two torpedoes at the "Lusi-
tania."
And now, very likely, the Imperial
German Government wishes that il
hadn't!
For those two torpedoes traced on
the surface of the ocean, and in the
history of the world, the setting for
an important American Magma Char
ia that we may call Our Declaration
of Industrial independence. "In
resolute manner" observed DR.. Thos.
III. Norton, of the Bureau of Forgein
and Domestic Commerce, american
industry issued an economic declara-
ton Of independence worthy to be
ranked alongside the political declara-
ton of our great-grandfather
Well, we used to get many of our
paints and pigments, lacquers and
varnishes, from Germany; now we
make all such materials ourselves.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26
LoIIypops for Youngsters

If Santa Claus finds himself short of
money anywhere we invite his atten-
ton to those dressed-up lollypops.
They will delight the children. A lolly-
pop is fiat piece of candy on the end
of a stick and 1t lasts long time.
All sorts of little figures Of things
animate and inanimate are made by
dressing up lollypops in crepe paper.
One end of the stick is thrust into a
disk of heavy cardboard and arms and
legs are provided by small wires fast
ened about the stick. The faces are
painted on wax paper. over the lolly-
pop. Fruits and vegetables, fairies,
soldiers, dolls. dancing girls, clowns
there is no limit to the things that
can be made In this way.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

She who has not knitting bag must
feel like stranger In strange land.
Christmas will give opportunity to pro-
vide her with this requisite Of the
woman In polite society. Also to re-
place knitting bags that have grown
shabby with use.
Those of cretonne have everything
to recommend them. They are cheer
full and durable and they are mex
pensive as bags go.
The handsome bag In the picture is
made of tan cretonne with black stripe
and Japanese designs In brilliant flow
ers and foliage. 1t Is lined with bright
green sateen and finished with clusters
of satin-covered apples In tan, red and
green at each side.
The handles are of thin wood and
are wound with a fiat gold braid.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

The complete collapse of Kerensky
finds counterpart in the career of
every man who undertakes to placate
his enemies, instead of fighting them.
The man who aims to be good fell
low to everyone never gets very far
i tnhis world. The man who has no
bitter enemies has no strong friends.
The woman who will succeed in
business is the woman who has or de-
velopes initiative, who accepts re-
sponsibility, understands team work,
and who eliminates absolutely during
business hours the thought that she
is a woman.
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THE TITLE TO GREATNESS

At his laboratory one day, Thomas
Edison called a new assistant to his
desk, 81 want you," he said, "to fig
ure out the cubic contents of this
electric light bulb"
The young man went away and
spent hours at the task, using all the
mathematics at his command, filling
sheets of paper with his figures. Fin
ally he went back to Edison with his
ashwer. Lets see if you're right,
said the big man.
He broke the tip off the bulb, filled
the thing with water and then meas
rued the water in graduated glass
In two minutes he had done what his
assistant had given most of a day to-
i This independence of formulate is
one of the secrets of Edison's sue
cess. Isn't it the secret of success of
most great men?
The Austrian generals complained
of Napoleon that he did not fight ac-
cording to rule. But Napoleon
whipped the Austrians. Garnt had
against him the cleverest strategist
in America. Yet Grant, blunt man.
rusty on many military things OF
which Lee was master, crushed the
confederacy. The man who invented
the sewing machine achieved what
he was after when he stopped trying
to initiate the human hand. If you
go into a factory you will see ma
chimes doing things which only hu-
man skill could do but short time
ago, but the processes are quite diff
ferent from the manual method. The
inventors have risen superior to the
: formulate that nature would seem to
have laid down for them.
1t is one of the weaknesses of man
kind that il is forever establishing
rules, programs, formulate. They serve
their purpose for their guidance OF
ordinary minds. But the pioneers OF
thought ride rough-shod through the
rules. They gain the ends they de-
sire by refusing to be directed by
what someone else has thought be-
fore them, by what teachers have
insisted upon as binding. By such
short cuts as Edison made in mea-
surfing the cubic capacity of the light
bulb do they earn their title to great
ness.
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Death Of Mrs. Gals

The remains of Mrs. Carrie Gals,
wife of Fred Gals of Detroit, arriv-
ed here from Traverse City for burial
in River Ridge cemetery Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Gals health became impaired
a number of years ago while the fam
lily was residing in Ionia and she was
taken to the hospital in Traverse
City for treatment.
The funeral was held at the home
of Mr.. Gals mother, Mrs. Caroline
Gals, SAT Ionia street, Wednesday at
two o'clock, p. m, Rev. w. A. Bliss
officiating.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Gals
leaves two sons, Harold, of Detroit,
and Elton of Niagara Falls, New
York.
Obituary next week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26
Saw an Aeroplane

Lester Brown says he is sure he
saw an aeroplane Tuesday night fly
ing over his farm, high up in the sky.
The strange lights moving south at
tracted his attention and he called
several of his neighbors who also saw
it and will vouch for the statement.
With the many aircraft now being
built for use in war service it will not
be long before they will come into
general use, and air navigation, both
night and day, will be commonplace
affair.
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THEATERS give
RED CROSS AID
MATINEE PERFORMANCES YIELD
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS
FOR MERCY FUND.
Assist in the Promotion of a PhIar
thropy Made Acute by
A. Wars Need.

The heart OF the mimic world that
throbs SO true and resolute in the
philanthropies OF peace is doubly
warm and responsive in the charities
o. war.
Red Cross matinees in the theaters
of the state last Friday
= raised substantial amounts
y for the fund. While not a
part OF the Christmas mem
bership drive, the fine cooperation OF
the theaters. who contributed the en-.
tire receipts Of the day. was fitting
'curtain-raiser."
others Besides PIayerfoIk.
In Detroit 1t wasn't only the player.
folk of the footlights, though. who
gave their time and talent The arts
united. Captain James w. Inches
Edgar A. Guest and some people OF
the Arts and Crafts theater, among
others. participated in the programs.
The service khaki OF DR.. Inches
brought an air of actually and realism
beyond the compass OF painted drop
or eloquent word.
Sacrifice is a word of red letters
in the lexicon of the Red Cross" he
said, in his talk from the Temple
Theatre stage.
Recalls Night In italy.
LET me take you to dark night
in Italy. We are coming up a mar
row road to a small hoptal. There
is a rumbling of big guns talking In
thunderous voices. and ahead is a
steep mountainside. To pass up the
trail one must go directly through
enemy fire.
Three small Red Cross ambulances
are spinning along.
You're removing some wounded :?
| asked
"'Oh. no. But there has been q
nasty shell.burst up the mountain and
we're going to bring back some r.
wounded the officer told me- And he
said IL just as you might say you were
going TO the river to catch the Wind
son ferry"
In France, Captain Inches related
the former health officer visited q
munition factory making $4,000 higt
explosives day.
who was turning them out? Eigh,
thousand OF the finest women In
France. And ] said TO myself. 1f thai
is the spirit of the nation, they MAY
kill France but they never will whiT
her
Whether We win this war depends
on whether we can develop the same
spirit. When left there, they seemed
to think in England and France thu
chances OF victory we're about fifty
fifty, unless America awoke. Russia Il
cut of IT.. Italy hardly can take care
81 herself, and France. having Tough
a magnificent fight, is In bad straits.
III we can't go, We at least car
work"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

After just one years time follow
ing the destruction of its dam near
Moseley the Citizens Light company
changed back to its own power last
Friday. During the year current
was furnished by the Belding-Hall
company. Before making the change
M. A. Reed and F. X. Chase met with
the Lowell council and reached an
agreement as to the portion of main
tenance the local company should
pay for current.
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Relief SPEEOED
TO HALIFAX
TWO SPECIAL RED CROSS TRAINS
CARRY succoR TO VICTIMS
or EXPLOSION.
Physicians and Nurses MobilIzed; Sit
uatIon 10 In Hand

Washington.-Two special Red
Cross trains carrying the personnel
and equipment OF an entire base hos
pital unit. with additional doctors
nurses and social workers. foodstuffs
bedding. clothing and surgical sup
plies. were rushed through
- y New England to the stricken
j city Of Halifax. Special ar
rangements for their prompt
movement was made by the.railroads
over which they passed.
The two trains were made up oil
five coaches each. One left from;
Boston and the other from New York
The base hospital unit was on the
Boston train.
In addition that train carried a
special medical unit OF % doctors and
and 30 nurses as we'll as a number
doctors and social workers also were
aboard the special leaving New York.
Several other trains were also dis
patched from New England points
with every facility for supplying aid
TO the stricken city.
Before arrival of the trains, how
ever. active work OF American Red
Cross relief was under way, as work
ers were on the ground several min
utes after the explosion occurred.
What Trains Carried.
The following articles valued al
more than 100000, were carried by
the trains; 1890 pairs OF socks and
1904 pairs of bed socks: 10,0SC
sweaters; 1882 pieces of mems
women's and children's clothing; 10,
600 blankets; 20 cases containing 1OC
gallons of disinfecting fluid; 20,00t
pounds OF bandages; 496 cots and e
carload of foodstuffs.
Physicians and Nurses Mobiilzed.
One numbered surgeons and ply
sicians. more than $50 nurses and 6
number of social workers were speed
ly modified by the Red Cross.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

The regular4&e& ting of the Ladies
Literary Exchange club was held
with Miss Florence Washburn on
Thursday afternoon, December ~
The Christmas program, as outlined
in the club calendar was dropped ana
a Red Cross program substltuted
making a most interesting afternoon
introduced by Mrs. Hockstad and 1ol-
lowed by Mrs. Hattie Little and otnet
members with papers along din eu cns
lines of the Red Cross work. mis -.
Louise Lambertson, accompanied ~
Miss Ellen Blair, gave two so,os
which were much enjoyed, as also
were two of our popular war synss
Of the day, sang by Mrs HuDpen;
Mrs. Lloyd, who recently et!en H;u
the meeting of the Michigan Dlvlsio.t
of the Council Of National Defense -
Grand Rapids, gave q report q IN. SIe
meeting and outlined the work on 'n,s
organization under the direction %
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane 40
state chairman. -,
The meeting closed with the sing n
ing of America" to meet WITH Mrs'
z. B. Lapham on Thursday AFTERNOON
January 3.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

No more acceptable present can be
found for any woman young or old
than the collar and cuff sets of organdle
which add SO much to the tailored suit
or the one-piece frock. For the young
er women these sets are shown In pale
tints or in white with ruflles In light
colors. In all-white they are suitable
to any age.
The set pictured is a favorite for
street wear or with tailored suits. 1t
Is Of white organdie having little ruff
fies In light tan color. Handsome sets
are also made of white and cream or
ivory satin but nothing is more dur
able or dainty than organdie.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

Next week, Friday, the Daughters
OF Veterans will install the new off,
GERS. elected at their meeting on De-
cember z. The stations were all filled
at the election with able workers
Mrs. Ada Fowler was named as the
presiding officer and will assume her
duties at the time Of installation. The
other officers are: ~
Senior vice president, Mrs. Melissa
Cobb; junior vice president, Mrs. Min
ME Hubbard; chaplin, Mrs. Hattie
Warner; treasurer, Mrs. Jennie Coop.
er; council, Mrs. Cristina Moon, Mrs
Nellie Phillips, Myrtle Collier; pa.
triotic instructor, Mrs. Nora Wise,
secretary, Mrs. Jennie Whitney;
guide, Mrs. Ida Cobb; guard, Mrs
Trace Hale; assistant guard, Mrs
moliie Gardner; colorbearers, Mrs
Anna Parent, Miss Bessie Sheppard
Mrs. Myrtle Collier, Mrs. Cristins
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26
OFF the Griddle

The hotel was overcrowded and
a very fat man had been forced to
spend the night on a wire cot minus
blankets and mattress.
"How did you sleep?" enquired the
clerk the next morning.
ooh, l slept all right" the fat man
assured him, "but / certainly looked
like waffle when got up this modn-
ing"
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G. A. r. and w. r. c. to Install

The G. A. r. and w. R. c. will meet
Saturday, January at ten o'clock for
an all-day meeting. A picnic dinner
will be served at noon. After the
dinner the officers of both organiza-
tions will be installed. All members
are urged to be present and contri-
butte to the success of the day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

Two or three heaping spoonfuls of
sugar drown the taste Of real good
coffee and robs one of part of his en-
joyment of a meal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

No matter how much clerk may
need to be called down, it Is a fatal
mistake to let the event happen in
e presence Of customers.