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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Five Tons Casualty
Records Brought Home

New York, July 14.-Five tons of
records listing all the casualties in
the American Expeditionary Force,
were brought by the steamship I'M
perator yesterday and will be taken
to Washington to be filed in the
War Department. The records
filled 92 boxes, and were in charge
of Lieutenant Colonel Ernest X.
Smith, of Wilkes-Barro, Pa, a
veteran of the Philippines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Standing of ,
Schedule For Week

Monday, Swatara vsfi st. Mary's.
Tuesday, Hygienic VS.. East End.
Wednesday. Hygienic VS.. Swatara.
Thursday, st. Mary's VS.. Swatara
Friday, st. Mary's VS.. Hygienic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
GIRL FINDS NAME

Bowling Green, O., July 14.-Dan
Cupid drew long bow to bring
about the marriage in this city of
Ivan Wittibslager. a Marion County
soldier, ard Miss Ruth Brooks of
Millbury, Wood County. While on
his way to Camp Perry for training,
Wittibslager, then a member of the
old 4th Ohio, wrote his name on
a piece of paper and threw it out
of the railroad car window. The
paper was found by Miss Brooks,
who, in accordance with it's request
wrote to the soldier. Their cores
pondence continued, ard plans for
their marriage were completed when
Wittibslager was discharged from
the service several days ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
REGENT

RiSNI
To-day and To-morrow-Margperite
Clark in, Come Out of the Kitch-
Wednesday and Enthusiastically
Gish in I'll Get Him Yet"
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
Friday and saturday-Charles Ray in
Creased Lightning
Vaudeville-Two shows every even
ins.
The most unusual event in the his
tory of motion picture exhibitions
Nnck Senpett,s ed to take place
Bcauteous Mermnids at the Victoria
are Here. Theater to-day,
when the famous
California mermaids of the hims'
Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties,
will appear in person on the stage
simultaneously with the screen snow
ing of the comedy kings latest ana
biggest production, Yankee Doodle
in Berlin"
Sennett's fame has. been chiefly
earned by his two-reel film burlesque
issued by Paramount and made py
him for this great releasing agency.
Yankee Doodle in Berlin is Wholly
Sennett enterprise, put forth only
on a state-rights basis. 1t is hve
reels of continuous hilarity, with
German royal bluff and buster as its
butt, and on it the Griffith of Com.
edy" has expended all his wealth OF
inventive genius in broad satire.
Previous to this, the prime, un-
disputed film comedy hit of the past
two years was Mickey" also SEN
nett production, with Mabel Nor
mand as its star. Now, it is proposed
to beat the furor caused by Mickey
by the personal appearance of the
Bathing Beauties, who will come east
to add a fillip to the picture, in which
they appear.
Married via Wireless" a spectacu-
lar scenic musical comedy with eight
people, is the head
At the Majestic liner at the Majestic
theater this week.
1t is considered one of the greatest
scenic novelties ever offered on the
vaudeville stage.
How were you married, was 1t an
elopement, via the ladder route. or
was it a quiet home wedding? Can
you imagine anyone getting married
by wireless? You have read in the
papers that people have been married
by telephone, but here's the latest.
The scene takes place on an ocean
liner. There are many realistic scenes
i'm the sketch including submarine
attack, a whale gliding through the
water. etc. Four other clever acts
complete the bill for the first half of
the week.
He found an island while exploring,
something which is very seldom done
in this age, but
At the Colonial nevertheless it was
an island. When he
returned to New York, a crowd of
stock swindlers met him and offered
big money for the rights to sell stock
for this island, representing it to the
innocent purchaser as gold mine for
investment purposes.
The he happened to be Taylor
Holmes so he failed to notice their
offers This is but n mere inllling of
the fertile story which makes "A Reg
ular Fellow" playing at the Colonial
theater to-day and tomorrow, an eX-
ceptionally clever photoplay.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
one of Rex Beach's novels will be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
1 EEETSS
MAJESTIC

MAJ ESTlC
High Glass Vaudeville-"Married Via
Wireless scenic musical comedy;
1osi. Jap contortionist; Dewey and
Dayton in comedy skit entitled
The Station Master: the Klein
Brothers in comedy songs and nom
ing some singing, comedy and &C.
centric dancing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

him six years. He accompanied
Hare on his first American tour III
1898
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

CHARLES ROCK, ACTOR, DIES
London, July 14.-Charles Rock, a
we'll known English actor, died here
to-day. He made his first appear
arce in 1885, and in 1892 appeared
with John Hare and remained witt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

All Week = Mack Sennett comedy.
Yankee Doodle in Berlin" and
Bathing Girls
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
COLONIAL

To-day and To- -morrow-"A Regular
Fellow" featuring Taylor Holmes
The Crimson Gardenia" one of
Rex Beach's famous stories filmed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
At the Majestic

Married via Wireless" a spectacu-
lar scenic musical comedy with eight
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Batteries-R. Williams and Fo,
land; Myers and Bowen.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

Tthdca this week Friday, Saturday
and iSundays3 81 They Pard<e, Miss
Ruth Christiansen and Miss Hazel
Eargood are the delegates from the
Bedding Epworth League.
The program in homer of the re-
turning soldiers, sailors and nurses
which was to be given the evening OF
May Is has been postponed to the
evening of June L.
The financial phase of the Centen-
airy is scheduled to begin May Is
Prospects are that the occasion will
be a happy one, as pledges are al
ready beginning to come. Over five
hundred dollars has already been
pledged, or one-fifth of the entire
amount. Many churches have found
it hard to wait for the date agreed
upon 10 arrive and have already rails
ed the entire amount allotted to them.
Practice for the Pageant "The
Torch Bearers" will be. in order this
week on the following nights. Thurs
day and Saturday. As these will be
dress rehearsals, everyone we'll need
to be present. The pageant will be
given Sunday night next at at the
time OF the evening service, seven
thirty.
Methodist announcements.
Class meeting 1000 a. m.
Preaching service 1920
Sunday school, 1900
Epworth League, $50 D. m.
Preaching service, 7:30
Thursday night prayer meeting at
1880.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

~ ] wouldn't let you. I couldn't
What was it held me aloof? I don't
know. But il was tragic-that wall
that rises between boy and his faith
er, and their frantic attempts to see
through 1t and climb over 1t.
l wish you were here now, across
the table from me, just for an hour,
so that | coulds tell you how there's
no wall any more: / understand you
now, Dad, and God, how love you
and wish | could go back and be your
boy again.
know how / could make you hap
py every day. know how on felt.
Well, it won't be long, Dad, till |
am over, and / believe you'll be the
first one to take me by the hand and
help me up the further slope.
And I'll put in the first thousand
years or so making you realize that
not enc pang of yearning you spent
on me was wasted.
1t took good many years for this
prodigal son-and all sons are in d
measure prodigal--to come to him.
self; but I've come; see it all now.
/ know that the richest, NEST
priceless thing on earth and the thing
least understood, is that mighty love
and tenderness and craving to help
which a father feels toward his boy.
For have boy of my own.
And it is he that makes me want
to go back to you, and get down on
my knees to you.
Up there somewhere in the Silence,
hear me, Dad, and believe me.
DR.. Frank Chase.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
MOTHERS DAY PROCLAMATION
BY The Governor.

III ever there was time to yield
homage to the mothers of our land
that time is now. The spirit of de-
votion and sacrifice and service they
manifested during long months of
cruel war is beyond all praise. With
aching hearts they gave their sons
TO die, If need be, that our cherished
Liberties might be preserved, but they
hid the ache and the pain and went
bravely and calmly about their allot-
ted tasks. This year then of all
years, when peace has come to bless
the world. we should thankfully cb-
serve the day that is especially mark
ed in honor Of the mothers Of America
living and dead. w
And let us rejoice with them that
do rejoice and weep with those that
weep. Many a Michigan mothers
heart will sing with Joy as cur Mich
igan bows return from a far: ard we
Joy with them in their joy. There
will be many mother too. aias.
whose heart will bridge the seas and
Journey on to find dear grave in
Flanders or in France or in far Arch
angel, there to place wreath of
loving remembrance for the boy who
VIII nOe SOihc DdCh, anu U J0eSc
mourning mothers we tender our
deepest sympathy while we sorrow
with them in their sorrow.
Therefore, that we may pay spec
ial tribute of affection to the mothers
who still live and honor the memory
of those who have gone from us, /,
Albert e. Sleeper. governor Of the
state of Michigan, do hereby designate
and set aside
SUNDAY. May IL, as Mothers Day
and / call upon our people. both young
and old. to ga her; in thier several
places of worship and take part in
services appropriate to the day, and
by the wearing of red flower fer the
living mother and white fer thc dear
Ger arted to symbolic their love and
reverence for the mothers Of the ma
ton.
ct me suggest too that absen.
scrs and daughters take this occ9-
sion to visit, if possible, the mother
in the old home or where such yis,
is impossible that they send mes
sage of cheer and greeting. Ply this
may mothers know that in the rush
Of affairs they are not forgotten.
| In accordance with a resolution OF
congress of the United States. / fur.
ther request the people of Michigan
on the day aforesaid to display the
United States flag in their homes and
in other suitable places, as fitting
expression Of their desire to pay hom'
age.to American motherhood.
Albert +. Sleeper.
Governor
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
An Exclamation.

There were some of cur readers who
felt hurt because they were of the
opinion that we made no mention Of
the staging of the high school operet-
ia, "The Maid and the Mildly" in last
weeks issue of the BANKER News.
The play was quite we'll covered by
the editors of School Notes in their
column and owing to lack of space no
other article was written and even if
such IN article had appeared it would
have been needless duplication. We
assure all those who may have criti-
cized us in this regard that the play
was not forgotten nor neglected and
was covered by School Notes.
Those who hold any other reason
other than the above in this regard
are wrong in their conclusion and
they ought to know that with the
multifarious duties connected with
the publishing of paper even such a
mistake as the omission cf AN item
should be pardonable and a more just
and charitable view held toward one
in error before passing hasty judg-
ment.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
THE SUCKER CATCH.

The United States has many valu-
able fisheries But all the salmon
and cod and mackerel may not equal
the great catch of suckers to be
made this year.
The pursuers thereof have Them
eyes firmly fastened on the $20,000,-
100000 which the American people
have invested in Liberty bonds. They
propose to transfer a large portion of
that amount to their own pockets.
Many Liberty bond holders who
know little or nothing about invest
ments, are being told by smart talk
ers and willy circularizers, that the
Liberty bonds pay too little interest.
They are informed that they can swap
them off for securities sure to pay
very large interest and yet have their
capital perfectly safe. These golden
dreams are enticing a great many
people.
Those who are not familiar with
investments should realize two facts:
There is an organized effort of
dishonest promoters to issue securi-
ties of either worthless or very doubt
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

The Lansing District Epworth
League convention is to be held It
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
SPRING IMPROVEMENTS.

No matter how neatly town may
be kept, it will always have bare
and hard look unless it is well planted
with trees and shrubbery. Every
street should be lined with shade
trees. A new street should have its
young saplings set the first season
it is laid out.
Few people realize how much they
could add to their home places by a
small expenditure for trees and
shrubbery. 1t changes house, into
home, a sweet center of beauty
which will remain a cherished men,
ory even though future years take
you far away. A house well sur
rounded by natural beauty will al
ways sell and rent for more.
When you set out trees and shrubs,
the slight cost and labor is soon for
gotten. The beauty remains as a
permanent possession. 1t gives
you pleasure every day that you make
the place your home.
Setting out shrubs is sometimes
called the lazy mans scheme of beau
LITIGATION. The work is performed
once for all, and they require no eff
fort succeeding seasons except little
watering. But a well chosen set
ting of shrubs makes a nest of ver-
dure and setting of natures lowell
ness for your dwelling. Flowers re-
quire more work. But they give
note of good cheer and festivity and
make a marvellous addition to the
home place.
Private grounds that are beautified
in this way add wonderfully to the
total impression of the beauty Of the
town. A simple little home care
fully beautified, passes for a place of
greater culture and distinction than
the elaborate mansion that cost three
times as much but shows no taste and
imagination.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
MORTALITY OF MICHIGAN
FOR MONTH OF MARCH

There were 4,542 deaths reported
to the department of state as having
occurred in the state of Michigan dur
ing the month CT March, 1919. This
number corresponds to an annual
death rate of 1876 per 1000 estimated
population. In addition to the above
there were 301 stillbirths returned as
deaths.
By ages there were 842 deaths OF
infants under one year of age; 285
deaths OF children l to years, both
inclusive; 1850 deaths of elderly per-
sons aged 65 years and ever. The
number of deaths of infants under
one year of age shows an increase as
compared with the month immediate
ly preceding.
Important causes of death were as
follows. Pulmonary tuberculosis, 256;
other tuberculosis, As; typhoid fever,
Is; diphtheria and Group, SO; scarlet
fever, 20; measles, 9: whooping cough
10; pneumonia and bronchopneumonia
GIL; diarrhea, enterifis under two
years, ia; meningitis, Al; influenza,
481; cancer, 210; violence, 209. Among
the deaths reported from violence
were IL railway; 20 street car; ano
IL auto accidents; "a homicides; 81
suicides; IA drownings and from
conflagration.
In addition tc the important causes
shown above there were deaths from
poliomyelitis, from pellagra, 1 from
tetanus and ! from chicken pox.
The different state institutions
Hospitals and asylums) reported
deaths as follows: Ann Arbor 20, Kali
amazoc 80, Lapeer 6, Pontiac IL,
Traverse City Is, Newberry z. Sol
diers' home 5, Wayne County House
AZ. The death rates for cities in
which the above institutions are To-
Gated include all deaths, transient and
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
We Lose A Good Employee.

Earl Wright, who since November
1917 has acted in the capacity of Lin
otype operator on the News, taking
the place of cur operator when he
went to war, quit his position with
the Banner-News on Saturday after
noon and will take rest for an in
definite period of time We regret
very much to see Wright leave us,
but realize full well that he has per-
haps overworked himself and that
it is undoubtedly the best thing for
him to dc. At the same time we can
not let this man quit without paying
him deserved tribute by saying
that Wright is one of the best men
we know of-honest to the heart ana
always ready, no matter what the OBJ
stacles or conditions to be overcome,
to help his level best to keep the flag
waving and get the old sheet out en-
time. Yes. as we look back over a
period of Is months and gaze through
those troubled days of the latter part
of 1917 and the year which followed
during which Wright was with us in
the work of publishing this paper,
we know his worth and must pay a
little tribute to the man who went
his share CT the way and then some
in the interest of his employers There
is no better, nor more cheerful scout
on earth than Earl Wright and we are
sorry to lose Kim from our employ.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

others. In a majority of instances
the transient deaths should not be
charged to the particular city in which
institution is located. Following are
corrected rates for such cities with
deaths occurring in institutions de-
Quoted: Ann Arbor 22.6, Kalamazoo
1873, Lapeer. 7.6, Pontiac 1876, Trav-
erse City To-.
The distribution of deaths referred
to above by counties and cities as well
as by the most important causes of
deaths may be seen in the tables
j. the Monthly Bulletin of Vital Sta
titles, which is published by the de-
partment and is for free distribution.
Upon referring ITO the table by
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

full value and exchange them for LIB
erty bonds
"A great many visionary and un-
practical people who may be honest
but have never made a success Of any
thing yet, will try to get hold of some
of this money, to put into their
wildcat speculations.
A vasu amount of this Liberty bond
money is going to be lost in these
schemes and projects. This will be
a damage to the country, because ev-
cry dollar of existing capital is need
ed for the development Of legitimate
enterprises.
OF course it is not true that all new
enterprises are either fraudulent or
dangerous. A gerat many Of them
are sound and should have financial
backing so that the country can be
developed. But in the main these
should be left to the bankers and
business men accustomed to dealing
with this class cf propositions. Small
investors with little financial exner-
fence do well to hang on to their Lib
ely bonds. xA
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

counties we find that he greatest. rate
Of mortality for the month is for the
county of Luce with rate Of 47.9 per
1000 estimated population. Muske-
gon county shows the highest birth
rate with a rate Of 42.9 per 1000
estimated population.
There were 7,164 births returned to
the department for the month of
March. This number corresponds to
an annual birth rate Of 26.2 per 1000
estimated population. An increase
of $50 births is noted as compared
with the amount Immediately proceed
ing. In addition to the number above
there were 298 stillbirths reported as
births.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

~. InI - F.
Prominent among the requisite gar
den tools are a plentiful supply Of
rocks to throw at your neighbors'
hens.
A good many men observe Clean up
week by cleaning out from the scene
Of activity.
The girls who economical for the
sake of the soldiers last year, now
have some money to buy clothes with
which to captivate them.
The people who might have come
across for the Liberty Loan but didn't
would find difficulty if they attempted
to borrow any such large sum as $3.50
from anyone.
Conditions are now perfectly nor
NAL in Turkey. as the Turks are mas
sacring Armenians again. y
Many of the people who find fault
because school teachers are scarce,
are the same ones who never take the
least pains to include them in the
social life of the community and help
them get acquainted.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
Church of Christ Notes

Altho last Sunday was rainy there
were all told, nine accessions and
confessions. And fine G.. f. in the
evening with six new members.
Last Friday evening Mrs. j. 5.
Raum, of Alma, Surely gave an ex-
cellent entertainment.
Her very personality is winning
and that with her splendid selections
Of an educational and charming quail
ity of good moral entertainment.
She gave several short readings
which were fine. but the two. "The
Other Man." and aBibl.cal review of
and around the birth of Christ down
through his life and the Patriot" or
bit of Revolutionary history were Of
high quality.
We hope to have Mrs. Raum return
for another evening in the future and
hope many more may be able to hear
and meet her.
Next Lords day is Mothers day
and the pastor will speak on that sub
ject in the morning and invites all to
attend, who do not belong to other
churches in the city.
Next Wednesday l.. A. s. meets.
c F.. business meeting was at Ber-
nice Wright's last Tuesday evening.
Winnie Thompson leads in prayer
meeting tonight.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
Dad"

Mr.. G. ID. Weter recently brought
in the following tribute to dad" If
you think it as good as Mr.. Weter
and l did you'll cut it out and paste
it away to look at again in times to
come. Perhaps, too, it viii help some
of the boys who cannot see things as
dad" does now, to get little clearer
conception of Dads relation to his
boy:
Dear Dad: am writing this to you
though you have been dead 80 years.
From your seat in the Place Be-
yond hope you can see these lines.
] feel / must say some things to you
things / didn't know when 2 boy in
your house and things / was too stu
pid to say.
It's only now, after passing
through the long, hard school of
years, only now, when my own hair
is gray, that / understand how you
felt.
must have been bitter trial 20
you. / was such an ass. / be-
lieved my own petty wisdom, and |
know now how ridiculous it was, com
pared to that calm, ripe, wholesome
wisdom of yours.
Most Of all / want to confess MY
worst sin against you. II was the
feeling that you "did not understand"
When / look back over it now /
know that you did understand. You
understood me better than did my
self. Your wisdom flowed around
mine like the ocean around an island.
And how patient you were with mel
How full of long suffering and kind
nessl
And how pathetic it comes home to
me, were your efforts TO get close
to me, to win my confidence, to be my
pal.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07

All rise and sing hymn No. 328 in
the Bolshevistic hymn book. loaf
for the night is coming, loaf through
the morning hours; loaf while the dew
is sparkling, loaf mid the springing
flowers, loaf when the day grows
brighter, loaf in the glowing sun; loaf
for the night is coming, when mans
loaf is done.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-07
LONG MAY TT WAVE

"Let us then stand by the constitution as II
IL, and by our country as II Is, one, united and
entire: let II be truth engrayen 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.
Webster.