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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28
Some Fine Tomatoes.

The first real good meal which we
have had in some time came this noon
when we took five large Ferris Wheel
rdans which tsh Sa%es Mu Bill the
brought to this office the other day for
exhibition, home ard had the missus
part of them, for even though we
carry large appetite with us We
three of them for the family. The
tomatoes were prize winners If they
would have been given the chance TO
win prize and were Of about as good
OF atty as any we have ever giimpsed.
Bring on some more, you people who
want chance to beat Jim Munn's to-
matoes and we'll see about it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28
Improving Looks of Postoffice.

Painters are at work this week dec
Grating the interior of the postoffice
asd are certainly doing a good job. The
ceiling which had become quite cover
ed with coal smoke, looked as if the
place was. to be made entirely new
with paint, etc. The Bedding Land
& Improvement Co., through its man
ager, w. p. Hetherington, owners of
the building, are constantly on the
alert to keep any of their buildisgs
and premises right up to the minute
in appearance and neatness.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28
Guard Against Smut.

Preventable smuts destrong enough
wheat every year to make 1920, 1000
barrels of flour, oats enough to feed
100000 cavalry horses and barley
and rye enough for 100000 barrels of
wheat flour substitutes. You can do
nothing more patriotic than treat
your seed. Simple. inexpensive, sure.
For information write to your State
Extension Department or the United
States Department of Agriculture. Do
it now!
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28
NEW SUPT. OF SCHOOLS
GETS GOOD EXPERIENCE

When S. j. Skinner, the new super
intendent of schools. finished his last
years work at Ann Arbor and was de-
Gliding how best to put in the summer
he thought Of many different things
at which he might busy himself until
the time came fer him to come TO this
city and get ready for the work ahead
of him i'm the coming school year. The
ordinary summer work usually taken
up and followed. by other people of
the teaching profession failed to APP
peal to him as just the right line for
this year, when On account of the ex-
traordinary conditions brought about
by the war and other causes, he DEEM
ed it the patriotic duty of every man
to be engaged in some work which
had to do with the greater production
program on throughout the nation at
the present time.
For that reason, instead of going
out upon the road and selling some
useless article or taking up some other
agency work, Mr.. Skinner decided to
get into some factory and study the
conditions under which the CONNER
cial articles of the nation were being
produced during these strenuous war
times. This would give him first
hand knowledge and at the same time
give him first hand lot of Informal
ton of the working conditions of the
people who are the real producers
the men who work with their hands
and strength-the laborers of the ma
ton.
Consequently he secured employ
ment in a tractor factory and worked
at common labor all during the past
summer. He assembled engines, he
tested them out, he worked at assem-
bling tractors and he grabbed on to
every various phase of the work car
ried on in this tractor factory during
the time that he was there and he got
just as greasy and dirty as any man
in the whole shop. He was usually
the most tired man who left the plant
at night, but was one of the first back
there in the morning and stuck to it
gamely until two weeks ago, when
the time being near at hand for the
taking up of his work as head of the
schools here he resigned" his job and
came here.
Mr.. Skinner is a practical and eff
ficient man, a mixer and will make
hit with the Bedding people and the
Banner-News is glad to welcome this
man and his family to this city.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28
School Opens Sept. 3.

The Bedding public schools will open
in all departments Tuesday morning
Sept. 3 at $3.50.
On Saturday afternoon of this
week, Supt. Skinner, Prin. Hockstad,
and other members of the faculty will
be at the high school from l to 4
for consultation with pupils. All
high school pupils who are in doubt
as to their classification are urged
to be present in order to prevent de-
lay in getting started Tuesday.
Supt. Skinner will also be in his
Office from 9 to IL Saturday morning.
All teachers who have not had con-
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28

Rev. and Mrs. j.. Fred Iulg and
family and Mrs. Emma Knox left on
Monday morning by auto for a three
weeks visit with relatives and
friends at Tonawanda, N. Y, their
former home. r'
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28

LET us then stand by the constitution as II
Is, and by our country as Il Is, one, united. and
entire: let II be a truth engraven on our
hearts let II be borne on the flag under which
we rally In every exigency, that we have one
country, one constitution. one destiny. Daniel
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28
Noddins Reunion.


The descendants of Noddins fam
lily met at Riverside park, in Ionia, on
Friday, August 8. for their annual
reunion. Sixty-four members of the
family were present, coming from
Tawas, Butternut, Blanchard, Palo,
Orleans, Ionia, Boston and Berlin
townships.
After the greetings were over very
satisfying dinner (for war times),
was served, to which old and young
did splendid justice, victrola music
helping to make them linger at the
tables.
After the dinner the company was
called to order by the president, who
after a short address, called on the
company to complete the program.
America" was sung, followed by a
brief history of the family, proving to
the satisfaction of all present that
they are in no way related to the
kaiser or his followers.
A fitting tribute was paid to the
memory of Mrs. Charlotte Sherwood,
the oldest member of the family, who
died last January; also to Mrs. Laura
Worden, who died last September.
Mrs. Adelbert Worden read a paper
greatly appreciated by the ladies.
This was followed by other readings,
all enjoyed by the company. There
was caused feeling of sadness, the
only one of the family overseas, was
by letter written and
signed by a majority of those present.
DR.. H. M. Maynard was elected pres
ident, Adelbert Worden, vice presi-
dent, Clara Aldrich, secretary and
treasurer. A collection for the Red
Cross and singing of "God Be With
You Till We Meet aAgain" complet-
ed the program. After posing for a
family picture. the company dispersed
to meet in 1919.
Mrs. Frank Fuller and daughters,
Carrie, Bertha and Thelma and son1
John attended the Fuller reunion at
Ionia last Thursday, Al being present.
Mrs. John Bradley of Sand Lake is
visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Otto Oberlin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
GERMANS LIVING
IN ALSACE SHOW
DREAD Of FATE
Anguish at Leaving Provinces
Expressed by German Resi-
dents Unable to Understand
French Sentiment.
(By Associated Press)

STRASSBOURG. Wednesday, Nov.
27-Several hundred thousand Ger
mans in Alsace and Lorraine have be-
gun to experience suffering which
equals. if it does not exceed that
which the Germans have inflicted upon
the natives during the past forty
eight years. A great many of them
who are holding public offices find
their occupation suddenly withdrawn.
Many others who were employees of
the public administrations, are living
in daily fear of discharge and the ne
cessity of leaving the country.
In addition to these apprehensions,
the Germans feel real anguish at the
idea Of leaving Alsace and Lorraine.
While the Germans succeeded in CIV
ing newer parts Of towns like Metz
a Teutonic architectural aspect and
have given German tone to town life,
as far as they participated in it, those
Germans who immigrated or settled
there as functionaries or merchants
have themselves undergone mental
modifica tons. They now strongly
prefer the two provinces to Germany.
They have ceased to be German but
still have not become Alsatians. They
have not acquired French culture be-
cause they have lacked the necessary
social contact with the natives but
they have forgotten some of their
German ideas and have grown to high
ly regard Alsace and Lorraine and be
solicitous for their future.
Treated With Consideration.
ut is not French rule that we
dread" said the daughter of the first
German station master to arrive In
Lorraine after the war of 1870. 1T
is the native population that will not
accept us. We do not dislike them.
and for my part l cannot understand
why they do not like us, after all we
have done for them in improving their
towns and bringing German culture
among them"
This lack of comprehension of the
attitude of the native population in
the provinces is general among the
Germans, who have seen only their
own life and appear to be ignorant of
the great moral suffering of the ma
tive inha bitants during the past forty
seven years. The people of Alsace
and Lorraine, however, show feeling
share in the responsibility for the
harsh treatment they have endured.
Toward all others they are remark
ably considerate and the few incidents
that have developed so far in the
changed situation are traceable to
cases of undoubted use by the Ger
mans of power they had over the
native population.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
WILLIAM SIGNS
Continued Fror, Page One.1

certain parts of the country but they
have been restored to their former
condition from the last harvest. Since
October they have not been touched.
There should be no famine in Ger
many this winter, it is said, if strict
rationing is enforced and stocks are
Intellectually and regularly distributed
among the different states.
The first of the 10000 railway cars
which Germany must deliver to the
allies under the terms of the armistice,
arrived yesterday at the frontier and
were received by military authorities.
An American who has just returned
from a trip which extended as far as
Frankfort, Germany, says that the
withdrawal of the German troops, un-
der direction of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, is being conducted in a
most orderly manner everywhere, de-
spite reports to the contrary. This
man is familiar with military matters
generally and says that. from his own
observations, he believes the with
drawal is being carried out perfectly
Another American who has returned
from Germany says that on Wednes-
day he passed German troops all day.
The columns he says, were in perfect
order and there was the usual number
of officers with the men. He believes
that reports that the Germans are dis
organized are based on a few isolated
cases where individuals or small
groups have caused trouble
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Civil Service Body
Cites Richmond Case

The Indianapolis News Prints the
following dispatch today from it's
Washington bureau:
WASHINGTON, Nov 30.-The Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League in
demanding reorganization of the civil
service commission, and in substan-
tiation of it's assertion that the COM
mission manipulated eligible lists SO
as to enable the Democrats to get the
appointments, directs attention to
what took place at Richmond, Ind
There were eight rural routes
starting from that city," says the
league. The majority of the carriers
on these routes were Republicans,
and had been in the service more
than five years. When it was an
nounced that new rural routes were
to be established. C. B. Beck. the
Democratic postmaster, who had re-
ceived his appointment on the recon-
mendation of Finly H. Gray, the Dem
ocratic congressman from the district
received letters from the department,
instructing him to discontinue routes
Nos. l to 8, inclusive, naming the
carriers who were to be discontinued.
and establishing four new motor
routes, lettered A, B, c and d.
Congressman Takes Hand.
"The postmaster stated that after
the examinations for motor carriers
for these new routes had been held.
and the eligible lists had been pre-
pared, the congressman came to him
with these lists and conferred with
him as to which of the men certified
in each case should be given the
place. AS result of these confer
ences and of Mr.. Gray's recommen
dations, four men were selected, all
Democrats.
ITO see how these changes worked
in individual cases let us take the ex
ample of the carrier, Joseph Peltz.
He was admitted to the service on
competitive examination in 1909, be-
ing the highest on the list and passing
with a record of 81 per cent. He serv-
ed faithfully. The postmaster himself
stated that Peltz was an efficient car
rier. He furnished his own automo
bile with which he distributed the mail
on his route for salary of $1,000. He
was dismissed to make place for two
Democratic supporters of Congress
man Gray, who divided the route be-
tween them with some other terri
tory.
Statements Mockery.
yet he and all the other dismissed
carriers received from the government
a little book of instructions in the con-
duct of the rural delivery service, in
which Section IL states: Politics or
religious affiliations of applicants are
given no consideration nor are politi-
cal Endorsements entertained. The
merit and qualifications of the appli-
cant and the good of the service are
alone considered Section II states:
"A rural carrier will not be removed
except upon written specific charges
with the postoffice department, of
which he shall have full notice, nor
until he has had an opportunity for
defense.
Under such circumstances these as
surances of the government are hol-
low mockery."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30

A drive for clothing. bedding and
shoes will be made by the Social Ser
vice Bureau December 4 and 5. The
committee in charge Is composed OF
Mrs. Demas Coe, Mrs Paul Ross and
Mrs. James F. Hornaday. chairman.
An unusual number of requests for
bedding and wearing apparel have
come to the Social Service Bureau dur
ing the past month. The demand is
due, in large measure to the cpl
demic of influenza and other sickness
Whole families have been stricken. In
many homes the income has ceased
and in others it has been greatly re-
duced. Yesterday the General Secre-
tary received a note from a woman
who has six children recovering from
influenza. The father deserted the
family some time ago. The note said
In part, II need some bed clothes
awful bad We sleep cold at night.
You know we are not able to get
them" A visit was made to a home
in which the father. mother and six
children were ill. They do not have
sufficient bedding and clothing to keep
warm, and clean. In another home a
mother and three children were found
sleeping in one bed, using coats for
covers. The main support Of the fam
lily, an eighteen year old girl, has been
months. The Bureaus supply of sheets,
pillow cases, towels, gowns, ETC., has
been exhausted.
Many cases are known to the Blu
reau where women are trying to keep
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily by Esgemeyer's)
VEGETABLES
SELLING PRiCEa

New cabbage, sc pound; Chinese
cabbage, 15c pound green beans, zoe
pound; carrots, sc pound; spring
beets. sc pound: caulifiower, 15c ID. j;
cucumbers, zoe; egg plant, 25c Id. !;
zoe per ID; head lettuce, trimmed,
soc pound, untrimmed, zoe pound ;
leak, 10c a bunch; Bermuda onions,
&c per h.; parsley, &c a bunch; man
goes, sc each; tomatoes. hot house
grown, Csc h.; Jersey sweet potatoes,
10c h.; turnips, new, sc pound; pota-
toes new, s1,75 bu.; young onions,
10 cents bunch; breakfast radishes,
sc bunch; endive, zoe pound; button
mushrooms, $1.0O a pound: Brussels
sprouts, 25c straight; parsnips. &c lb. /;
Black walnuts, 10c pound. $3.50 bu. !;
Chestnuts. 25c pound; cranberries. 15c
straight; Emperor grapes, Csc pound /;
Malaga grapes, 40c pound pumpkins
and squashes, &c to &c per pound !;
water cress, zoe per pound.
Miscellaneous
Eggs-73c a dozen; butter, creamery
re pound; country. &c ID.
Produce (Buying)
Country butter, soc h.; eggs, Csc
dozen; old chickens, 18c pound; fry
chickens, zoe pound.
Fruits
Grape fruit, 10c, 15c and 1Sc; ALI
gator pears, SOC each bulk King
apples. 10c h., or $1.75 per basket;
Jonathan apples, 8 lbs, 25c; bananas,
10c h.; lemons, Coo doz.; lines, soc
doz.; oranges, Coo doz.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
BULLISH INFLUENCE
ON CORN MARKET
By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO. Nov 30.-Rural disincli-
nation to sell has exercised bullish
influence in the corn market this
week, and especially so after word
came that food relief for Europe
would be organized on broad human
itarian basis. Compared with a week
ago, corn quotations this morning va
ried from &c off to SAC higher, oats
ranged from Bc decline to &c ad-
vance, and provisions showed gains of
10c to &c.
At first. the fact that cold weather
pointed to larger receipts had de-
cidedly weakening effect on the corn
market. Announcement that Argen-
tine corn was being shipped to Bel
GUM and that South Africa was ship
ping heavily to Great Britain, tended
also to depress values here, but was
offset later by rumors that specula-
tive short selling of corn might be
put under official ban. Then evidence
began to develop that farmers were
adopting a hold-back policy, and the
market yesterday swung upward in
earnest, with the trade taking special
not of reports from Paris that help
for food distress in Europe would be
furnished in every possible way.
Oats were governed mainly by the
factors that ruled corn.
Upturns in provisions seemed due
to a large extent to the fact that ship
ments were much in excess of a year
ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
FINAL REVISION
OF REVENUE BILL
IS COMPLETED
Measure Will Raise $6,000,-
100000 in 1919 and $4,-
OO0,OO0,0O0 In 1920.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 30.-Af-
ter voting, 10 to 8. to repeal the zone
rates on second class mail matter. the
senate finance committee completed iys
revision of the revenue bill for 1919
and 1920, Friday. The measure is
calculated to raise $6,000,000, 900 in
1919 and $4,000,000,000 in 1920
The committee adopted the Pomer-
enc amendment, placing 10 per cent
tax upon the profits on child labor
products over and above all other
taxes.
The amendment applies to profits on
products of labor of children under
IA years of age and those between
IA and 16 years when they are worked
more than eight hours a day.
The Pomerene amendment is design
ed to accomplish the purpose of the
child labor law recently declared I'M
constitutional by the United States SUI
preme court. 1t is aimed particularly
at the cotton factories in North and
South Carolina and Georgia.
Its adoption was opposed by Sena-
tor Simmons of North Carolina, chair
man of the committee. and other mem
bers from the south.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
INTENSIVE EFFORT
IN W. SIS. DRIVE
URGED IN STATE

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 30.-Indiana
is in the midst of it's most intensive
effort to avoid failure in war financ-
ing campaign, according to- an an
nouncement here today by officials of
the War Savings campaign. Between
this date and January 1, the people OF
the state must rally once again to the
financial colors if they are to keep the
Hoosier war record 100 nercent per-
feet With a quota of $5S,000,000 to
raise for the current year, Indiana has
taken and paid for only $46,00O,OOO in
War Savings Stamps. Probably $10.-
100000 additional has been pledged,
but these may not be redeemed in
many instances.
Thus far Indiana has not failed in
any war finance enterprise. j. B.
Oliver, of South Bend, director Of w.
S. S. sales for the state, is making
an eleventh hour effort to arouse the
people of the state to their duty and
their opportunity during the next
thirty days. The work will be speeded
all along the line, even in counties
where the quota has been subscribed
and distributed. Special efforts will
be made in such counties as have not
taken their allotments.
Will H. Wade, state director of
sales for the Liberty loan, has Joined
forces with Mr.. Oliver in this final
attempt to distribute in Indiana the
states pro rata of War stamps. Mr..
Wade and Mr.. Oliver have just COM
pleted two weeks tour of Indiana
intended to arouse the interest of those
financially able to buy additional
stamps.
Governor James P. Goodrich and
Michael E. Foley, chairman of the
State Council of Defense have joined
in an appeal to the people to buy the
stamps.
Indiana and Ohio are the only two
states east of the Mississippi river
that may make a perfect war finance
record by taking the full allotment Of
Stamps, Mr.. Wade states.
The plan of the governor to name
historic commission which will write
down for posterity the states war rec
ord is expected to prove a stimulus to
laggard counties in the stamp cam
paign. Counties tagging in the stamp
drive, which are to be urged to make
their percentage 100 include Lake. AL
len. Vanderburg, Madison, Vigo, Clay,
Spencer, Parke, Marion and others
that have done equally well in other
drives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Milton, Ind.

Miss Laura Bertsch has gone to
drive Mrs. Roth's car to Florida. 49,.
Mrs. Charles Hardy and daughter Sue,
of Union City, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jones. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jones and guests, Mrs. Charles
Hardy and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred B. Jones of Muncie, and Miss
Nellie Jones were dinner guests with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Jones Thanksgiving
day. Frank Galloway went to FIT.
Wayne Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Hartshorn. $3.50. Miss Mary Stills was
home from Muncie to spend Thanks
giving Mr.. and Mrs. Colbert Crown
over went to New Madison, O., to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Crownover. =. Miss Eleanor
Newman is home from Philadelphia,
where she has been engaged in GOV
eminent work. =. Mr.. Weaver of Ben
tonville, has bought the property on
Central avenue recently occupied by
VIII Daniels and family. Rev. Herr-
eel who sold his farm south of town,
will occupy Mr.. Viewers property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Whitley will move
into the home that belonged to Miss
Hattie lzor. Thomas Doddy and son
Allen are home from Hamilton, O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Murley have had
as their guest Mr.. Owen Murley of
kendallville. Mr. and Mrs Clayton
kimmel had as recent guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmett Kimmel and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Huddleson. go. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Moore and daughter Miss
Ruby spent over Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bertsch of In
dianapolis. Miss Mary Lowell Jones
was home from Connersville to spend
Thanksgiving. 80. Mrs. Ernest Doty
and Miss lola Hall are on the sick list.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
CHILD IS SHOT BY
"UNLOADED" GUN

Helen Boomershine, the 11-year-old
daughter of A. H. Boomershine, 900
North Sixteenth street, was accident
ally shot this morning by Harvey
Smith, colored. 1t is believed she
will recover. Members of the child 8
family told the police that the shoot
ing was unintentional and that no
blame was attached to Smith.
According to the story told by the
child's parents Smith had come to
the house to borrow some bread for
the boarding house where he is en-
ployed as caretaker by the Austin Con-
struction company. He was showing
the revolver to the children at the
Boomershine home when it went off,
striking the little girl. Smith said he
did not know the revolver was loaded.
The bullet penetrated the child's left
side.
The girl was taken at once to Reid
hospital where an operation was per-
formed. Physicians say she will re-
cover.