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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
Former Resident Succumbs.

Art Walker called the Banner-News
office Monday afternoon to inform US
that his sister, Mrs. Scott Hile, for
merly Miss Myrtle Walker, had died
at her home at Watrousville, Sunday
morning, at the age Of 20 years, fol-
lowing an attack of influenza which
developed into pneumonia. Mrs.
Hile will be remembered here better
by her maiden name of Myrtle Walker
and she with her mother and brothers
resided in this city for a number of
years, but later on the family remov-
ed to Caro- near where they have
since resided. Miss Walker was unit
ed in marriage IL months ago to
Scott Hile and had since been living
at Watrousville. She was a sister
of Vern Walker, who died several
years ago in this city after q valiant
fight against tuberculosis. A Pc
culiar incident in connection with the
family is that the father died of the
great white plague and several Of the
children have since followed from the
same disease. The Walker family
was well liked in this city and Mrs.
Hile's many friends win regret to
learn Of her untimely death. She
was member Of Bedding lodge No.
781, Mystic Workers Of the World, in
which order she carried benefit pol
icy for $1,000. Her funeral was held
at Watrousville, Tuesday afternoon
and interment was in the cemetery
there.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
Young Woman 10 Called.

TIE death of Mrs. Ben Johnson,
aged l6 years, tooh I'sce at the home,
sos Brooklyn street. Saturday after
afterno at &c o't'oth, following a
short illness with sp; ish influenza,
which was followed by an attack of
membranc Gus Group. Mrs. Johnson
was Miss Laura Whnney before her
marriage sno came to this city with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Whit
ney from Tennessee when she was a
girl, since which time she has always
made this city her Eome. Funeral
SERVERS which we're private, were
held from the house Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock, Rev. w. A. Bliss
officiating and burial was in River
Ridge cemetery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
Christmas Gift Suggestion.

The Miller e Harris Furniture COM
pany in their this weeks advertise
ment tell the men Of this city about
one cf the best and most useful
Christmas gifts for the home which
can be suggested and we want to tell
you brothers, if you want to make the
old girl look up at you with a smile
of admiration and gratitude every
time yoL come home turn to that ad-
buy one. That's how we got the old
at our house to appreciate fully the
jewel she captured. No stree, as a
step and temper saver there's nothing
like it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
HOSPITAL ,RUMMAGE
SALE RECEIVED
GOOD SUPPORT
BOARD OF MANAGERS DEEPLY
APPRECIATES ASSISTANCE
GIVEN BY CITY PEOPLE.

The Belding Hospital association
through the board of lady managers
wish to thank all those who responded
so kindly with donations of all kinds
for their annual rummage sale. Es-
pecially do they wish to thank Geo.
Wagner for the building, also those
ladies not affiliated with the board
who so kindly came and helped.
The board has been making a men,
bership drive and owing to the recent
War Work campaign postponed their
drive until later, however, the ladies
expect to finish up their work next
week. They have met with hearty
support and hope all those not al
ready members will feel interested in
this matter. Our boys are coming
home and should our little hospital
be needed we want to have everything
in readiness to receive those who may
be wounded or i'll.
The board wishes to thank all who
have taken memberships, especially
Father Klich and F. A. Washburn
each Of whom took out life member
ships.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
The Great Power of Advertising Dem
Onstrated

Never has there been given such a
demonstration of the power of adver-
tising as is shown by the results of
the War Work, Red Cross and Liberty
bond drives. If anyone had sug-
gested two years ago that these huge
sums could be raised, the effort would
have been called impossible.
While house to house solicitation
has been necessary in these drives,
yet it was advertising that prepared
the field. The solicitors have re-
ported that they had to do but little
arguing. BY a tremendously wide
spread advertising campaign the
minds of the people were prepared.
If these solicitors had had to do
their work unsupported by newspaper
would have refused to give. The So
licitor could not convince them of the
necessity in the few minutes of con-
versation he would have secured. Peo-
pie would have refused off hand, and
them would have stuck to their refusal
from a certain feeling of consistency
that leads many people to refuse to
reconsider a decision once made.
The advertising campaign prepared
peoples minds for these drives. They
had time to reflect upon the argu-
ments before they were asked TO
make a decision. 1t was just like
raising a crop in a field that had been
thoroughly plowed and fertilized in
advance.
The success of these campaigns
backed by advertising will lead many
business men to apply the same prin-
ciple in small way to their business.
If Uncle Sam can get such a grand
result by advertising his proposition,
and telling the people about it in ad-
vance, why can't I get the same re-
suits in my own small way by telling
people about my goods before they
start out on shopping trip?
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
Belding Teachers Raise Orphan Fund.

The teachers or the city SCHOOLS
joined the parade at the first peace
celebration and carried the school
flag. Much to their surprise nickel
was thrown into it, then dollar bill:
money seemed to be coming from all
directions. In a short time this
group of teachers who had meant only
to show their PATRIOTISM organized a
War Orphan Relief club. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Eliza
beth Raynor, president; Neoma Good
ding, tremasurer; Ola Fern Little, sec
retary. By the middle of the after
noon S44 had been raised; $36 will
support a French orphan for year
but the whole sum will be given to
the American French Orphan fund.
All people who contributed so liber-
ally may feel happy in the assurance
that they are making possible the ne
cessities Of life for those children
whose land has been devastated and
whose parents have been taken from
them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
SUMMONS COMES
TO MEMBER OF
LOCAL GROCERY FIRM
MEL" CHAPMAN, A LIFE LONG
RESIDENT AND WELL KNOWN
BUSINESS MAN PASSES.

"Mel Chapman is dead" This news
was spread over the city suddenly on
Saturday morning and followed the
news which passed out Thursday af-
ternoon that Mr.. Chapman had suf
fered stroke of apoplexy shortly af
ter noon that day and that he soon
became unconscious and the chances
for his recovery were very doubtful.
His condition continued to grow worse
and he never regained consciousness
from the time when his condition be-
came known as critical until the time
of his death at 1925 Friday night.
Mr.. Chapman, who was a member
of the firm of Chapman q Strunk, the
South Bridge street grocers, had been
at the store Thursday morning attend
ing to his accustomed work as usual
and at the regular time he had gone
home to dinner. After dinner he
went outside to attend to some work
in the yard and shortly afterward
came and told Mrs. Chapman that he
was sick and asked her to assist him
with hot foot bath to warm him up,
which, together with some other sim
pie home remedies, she did until a
few minutes later, realizing that he
was growing worse quickly, she called
for medical aid but in spite of all that
ed into Inconsistencies and subse-
quent death.
Mr.. Chapman was a well known fig
ure in this city and vicinity. OF a
quiet, unassuming disposition, he was
satisfied to attend to his own affairs
and although he was life long resi-
dent here, he never mixed much into
public matters. AS business man
and good citizen he is known to thou
sands of people in this city and vicin-
ity, who will learn Of his untimely
death with genuine regret.
He is survived by his widow and
two sons, Charles, in the grocery bus
mess at Hart and Clayton, a druggist
located in Detroit, both Of whom were
at his bedside when death called and
who with the widowed mother, other
relatives and friends are left to mourn
the death of a splendid husband, IA
ther and friend.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon at o'clock from his residence,
the local Masonic order Of which Mr..
Chapman was a long time member,
conducting the services and interment
was in the family lot in the Otisco
cemetery. where sleep so many of the
friends of former days.
Melvin A. Chapman was born On the
farm now occupied by Chas. Rich, ON
October 2, 1854, and grew to manhood
there. After time he went to
Grand Rapids and later on to Green
vile where he engaged in business
In 1879 he returned to the farm and
the following year he was married to
Miss Elma Green. After eight years
spent on the farm, they went to Chi
cago, where he engaged in business
for time. finally returning to Beld-
ing where he worked as a salesman in
various local stores, finally forming
copartnership with his son, Charles,
doing business as Chapman e. Chap
man in the South Bridge street gro
cery store. The firm then went to
Rockford and after few years Mr.
Chapman returned to Belding and re-
entered the South Bridge street store
with Birney Strunk, as Chapman &
Strunk, at which place he was in bust
ness at the time of his death.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
ELECTION WAS POST.
PONEO TO CONFORM
WITH THE Law
ERROR MADE IN SETTING DATE
FOR DECEMBER 10-BALLOTS
TO BE CAST WEEK LATER.

The election which was to have
been held in this city on Tuesday,
Dec. 10, has been postponed for one
week and will be held on Tuesday, De-
cember II, instead, a change made
necessary when it was found that the
holding of the election on the date
first named would have, been illegal
and might have opened up loophole
for someone to wipe out all the good
work which had been accomplished
through the adoption of the new char
ter and the subsequent election.
City Attorney Hubbell brought
back the ruling from the attorney
generals office at Lansing when he
returned from the state capital on a
recent trip and because the attorney
general .horght that the time between
the notification and the date of cleo
ton was too short and would not com
ply with the election laws Of the state
he advised our city attorney to have
the date set back one week, which
was accordingly done. Mr.. Hubbell
was Of the opinion that the time
which would elapse between the no
tice of the election being given out
and the actual date of holding the
same would not be sufficient and to
satisfy his own self that he was right
in his opinion, he sought further in
formation at the attorney generals
office.
The dates of registration have also
accordingly been postponed from
Friday and Saturday, November 29
and 80 to Friday and Saturday, Dec.
6 and 7, but the hours during which
the board of registration will be in
session in the council chambers OF
the city hall will be the same, from
o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock
in the evening of those days and ev-
cry woman in the city who expects to
vote must register on one Of those
days, otherwise she will be denied the
right of voting when the day Of cleo
ton finally rolls around. 1t is pre-
dicted that heavy registration of the
women of this city will take place
and that they will also turn out in the
election. In fact il is thought that
he ladies of the city are going to say
who will be the three commissioners
elected on December IL to take up the
work of running the city's business or
the first Of January
1t was also thought that the cleo
tion which is to be held here would be
the first election III The history Of the
safe Of Michigan at which women vot.
ed for offices to be filled but Portland
will beat us to that distinguishing
mark by having its election for city
commissioners on December 5. This
will be the first election at which wo.
men were allowed to vote on general
officers and questions and the election
in this city on December II, will be
the second.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

The annual union Thanksgiving
service will be held at the Free Meth
odist church on Thursday evening of
this week. Rev, Rookie of the Con-
gregational church viii deliver the
message. As it has been the custom
to take an offering of some charitable
purpose at this service each year, it
has been decided this year to use this
fund to establish free bed work at our
local hospital. At the union SER
vice held in the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday evening, Nov. II,
$29.38 was contributed to start this
fund. Surely we are all interested
in this cause and will come prepared
to make our offering liberal one.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

Rev. Fr. John A. Kiich and the con-
gregations at the Miriam and the To-
cal Catholic churches are joyous over
the good which resulted from the
holding of the two week missions, one
at each church, by Rev. FIR. Ellerbush,
of the Redemptorist order at Grand
Rapids. Many protestants as well
as members of the churches attended
the services and spoke highly of the
excellent sermons which it had been
their good fortune to hear. The clos
ing services here Sunday night were
participated in xhy Revs. Koelzer of
Portland and GABRIEL of Ionia.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
An Error in O,Bryou,s Adv.

Last week we pulled another "bull'
as such things are generally called in
printing offices, when we quoted the
price of butter fat in Frank O'Bryon's
advertisement as 60 cents when Mr..
O'Bryon had stated that he would pay
65 cents. However, it is generally
well known that Mr.. O'Bryon as a
rule pays the top market price for
cream and we are Of the opinion that
cream producers living in the vicinity
Of this city, being aware Of this fact,
brought their cream to this station
just the same as II the price had been
correctly quoted. The difference be-
tween the quoted price in the adver-
tisement and the quoted price IN pAfr
market quotations being 20 great that
It was reasonably certain that IN err
ror had been made.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
"Portland Is Asleen."

Nothing exceptional in the above,
we always observed it when passing
through the town and put the muffler
on for fear we might wake up some
one. Others have also noticed it and
for fear of disturbing someone, have
soft-pedalled through the village and
left the inhabitants to enjoy them
selves. But what worries us is how
did Brother Fred Mauren of the Port
land Review. screw up courage to
come out with the above headline in
SO point type and tell his natives all
about it. Fred has been running that
fearless exponent of "whc's-who-and-
what's-what" in Portland for upwards
of 30 years now and this is the first
time in all those years that he has
truthfully told the populace what all
ed the place.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
Noted Orator TO Come Here.

Rev. G.. ". Buckner Of Connells-
vile, Pa, a former law partner of
Speaker Champ Clark and an orator
of international reputation will de-
liver lecture in this city, under the
ausP,eeS CT the d0a Iona county nty NJ ri: =
topic will be Anglo Americanism. Mr..
Buckner lived in England six years,
three and one;half years prior to the
beginning Of the war and is thorough
ly familiar with his subject. Watch
for later announcements.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
TSCHTUKA CAMP FIRE QUILT
HAS ARRIVED IN FRANCE

The Tschtuka Camp Fire Girls have
received word that their comfort
quilt has arrived in France. 1t is
now adding a note of cheer to Y
hut in Brest; the secretary in charge
is Francis L. Bailey. He comments
on the excellent workmanship and
promises that the quilt will be put to
a good use.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

We will give the above. reward for
Information which swW lead to the
conviction Of peFAoAs otheettnR out ~
breaking lamps from the stsSet light
ing system.
Spencer Electric Light 4 Power Co
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

The annual meeting cs the Belding
Cemetery association will be held at
the home of Mrs. Leti.ia Currie, We'd
nesday afternoon, Dec. 4, 1918. Will
everyone interested piease attend.
Marie Johnson. Sec'y.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
(Onicial.)

Notice is hereby given that gen.
eral registration for the women cleo
tors of the city and for all male cleo
tors who are not at present registered
will be held in the council chambers
in the city hall on Friday and Satur-
day, December 6 and z, between the
hours of o'clock a. m. and o'clock
p. m, the beard of registration being
in session at that time for the pur-
pose of registering the names of all
persons prescribing themselves for
such registration for the purpose Of
qualifying themselves as electors for
the special election which will be held
in this city on Tuesday, December. IL,
1918.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

/ am prepared to do your moving,
long or short distance trucking and
dfay work on short notice and ut right
prices. 'i1Give me . call when y6p
Have anything in this line owe Rhsae
IA. All .3dz
- Lew Mclean,
722 Pearl Street.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

% Albert Anderson Of Crooks, Alberta
nssce, Mrs. Bjrney Strunk and his
sistsr-in-!sv, Mrs. AZ. Arletta Andsr-
s0n a-.t
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27
Notice s. aud d. Of v.

A special meeting Of the Daughters
Of Veterans will be held Er:2sy night,
Nov. 8, 1918, for inspection Of OIL
cers. All members requested to ~
Mrs. Ada Fowler, PrsA
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

Clerk Of City of Belding.
Dated Wednesday, November 20, 1913
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

Dear Father and Mother:
Just received your letter of Sept.
IL and was surprised to learn that you
had not heard from me as have writ
ten you number of times since being
over here, but the mail cannot be de-
pended on. You may get all my
letters at once. We usually get two
or more letters from the same per-
son in one mail so don't think / have
neglected to write. I am always glad
TO get your letters and hope you will
write often as mail is the only thing
that breaks the monotony.
Forest Beemer IL here and sleeps
across from me. We are the only
(Continusd on Page Three.)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

Corp. George Trimble, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. f. Trimble, writes the
ing them of how the boys "over there"
feel as a rule toward war:
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-27

Ben Longan assures his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ham
man that he is all right and sends
his best regards to all with the fol-
lowing letter:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
AIDS q. S. SHIPPING PROGRAM.
Delaware College to Inaugurate
Course in Marine TRANSPORTATION.

NEWARK, Del, April 30.-With a
view to aiding the government ship
ping program. the faculty of Delaware
College announced today that the in
stitution had decided to start a special
course in marine transportation next
September. The course places empha-
sis upon the fundamentals of engineer
ing and at the same time provides in
struction in subjects which relate spe-
cidcally to shipbuilding and marine
transportation.
One OF the requirements will be that
those taking the course must spend
three summers working In shipbuilding
plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
Curtain Materials,
Yard. CSC

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Voiles, Scrims, Marquisettes
and Swisses. Dozens of attrac-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
Seattle Protest Strike Called of.

SEATTLE. Wash, April 30.-By vir-
tually unanimous vote the Seattle
Metal Trades Council. representing
nearly $4,000 workers. among them
shipyard employees. last night called
or the one-day strike set for May /
as q protest against the alleged perse-
cution of Thomas ]. Mooney. convicted
Of murder in connection with the pre-
paredness day bomb explosion at San
Francisco Similar action, it is UNDER
stood. IS contemplated at q meeting
tonight Of the Seattle Central Labor
Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
WAS STEAMSHIP ORONSA.
Vessel Torpedoed With Y. M. c. A.
Workers Aboard Is Identified

LONDON. April 3o.-It was the
British steamer Oronsa which was tor
pedoed with the party of ffty-seven
American Army Y. NJ. c. A. workers.
The first public announcement of the
torpedoing of the Oronsa, which &C.
CURED early Sunday morning. was made
in this mornings newspapers.
The steamer Oronsa was owned by
the Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
in Belfast in 1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
Bed Davenport,
Special at $3.50

Mahogany finish, in plain de-
sign and covered in good
quality tapestry. Special for
tomorrow at $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
SENATE VOTES GRACE
TO ALLEY FOLK
Holds Crowded Condition Of City
Makes Vacating of Houses
Unwise.

The Senate today passed bill which
would postpone until one year after
the end of the war the operation of
the law which forbids the use of
houses in alleys. in the District of
Columbia as dwellings. The law be-
comes effective July of this year.
Chairman John Walter Smith of the
District committee reported the sill
favorably from the committee today
and asked for its immediate considera-
ton. He explained that only because
Of the crowded conditions of the city
had the bill been brought in. To put
out Of their present homes the several
thousand persons dwelling in alleys In
the District would mean these persons
would have no place to go in WASH
ington. The District Commissioners
have urged the passage of this bill.
:, Not a "sympathy" Measure.
Senator Jones of Washington, an
nouncing that he would vote for the
bill and that he had voted for a IA
vorab1e report in committee, said:
II don't do 1t out of any sympathy for
the owners of these alley dwellings,
They have done nothing since the law
was passed to clean the dwellings out
when the time limit proposed in this
bill has expired the owners of these
houses must be prepared to obey the
law"
Senator Smith said that he had no
disposition to stop the operation of
the law, but merely. to delay it, on
account of the crowded condition of
Washington, to which some 10000 more
people had come since the beginning
Of the war.
II am in entire sympathy with the
senator from Washington that these
alley dwellings should be done away
with as soon as possible" said Senator
Smith
The bill was passed without a dis
senting vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
Window Awnings,
Complete, 500
All Sizes

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Shirt Waist Boxes at $3.50
Cretonne Chair Cushions at CSC
Cedar Chests at s$1O.75
Window Shades at, each 75c
Bamboo Book Racks at $I.75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
Drapery Material,
Yard. $3.50

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