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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01
HEARTS MADE'SAD WHEN
DEATH TAKES BANKER
CONTINUED From Page One.
December FL, and the funeral was held
as above stated.
BELONGS BIG LOSS.

DGLDAN1 - Dl1 LOoo.
Practically everyone Is Of the opin-
ser, cashier of the Peoples Savings
asset, splendid type of American
citizen, the family a devoted husband
and father, the parents a great son
and helper in their declining years,
the Peoples Savings pank an efficient
offer, and everybody loses friend.
1t made no difference what the
service might be-if it would be an
accommodation to anyone Lee Cusser
was there to do it We can see him
at his desk now filling out question
aires and other blanks, auto license
applications, ETC., during the day and
burning the lights at night to keep
his own official work at the bank up
to that high standard which he al
ways maintained. He neglected
himself to help others and should
have taken care Of the cold which
bothered him, sooner than he did. He
knew no sacrifice, when it came to
helping others and only few days
before he was stricken i'll, he took up
the cashiers duties in competing
institution when the regular force
was laid up with influenza. He found
real joy in being able to help others.
Many a man will never forget the
good advice and financial and other
assistance given him by Mr.. Cusser,
because of the fact that this help
never came from any motive other
than big hearted impulse to do his.
share of good to other people and, lin
doing this he went far beyond the
required mark, so much So that he
often disconnected himself financial
ly and otherwise to help others. There
are a number of people in this city,
who DESTROYS of buying a Liberty
bond, but without the money to do it,
were loaned the first payment, per-
sonally, by Mr.. Cusser. He was al
ways willing to help
There will be no patriotic meetings,
no board of commerce luncheon, no
lodge gatherings, no meetings of the
business men in this city. or no meet
ings of the bankers of Ionia county,
no farmers club meetings and the like
but the presence of one great favorite
w. Lee Cusser, will be missed, for a
long time to come.
If he had any faults and we have
never heard word against this
friend of the communicative pray
that the Almighty Father will find
them far out-weighed by the good
he has performed for his fellow men.
The grief stricken parents, wife,
and daughter have the sympathy of
the entire community in our mutual
loss
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01
THE CAROLS.

One of the prettiest observances of
the modern Christmas is the singing
of carols about the streets. This
was a popular feature of the holiday
in England three or four centuries
ago, but is comparatively novel in this
country.
The best of the Christmas carols
are generally the oldest. These an
cient melodies have a peculiarly pic
turesque and romantic character.
That tune should be handed down
from one generation to another over
so long a period, indicates that it
must have some vital quality of mel
ody and rhythm.
Many of these melodies came down
through periods when there were no
singing books. Somehow their ma
tive power made them live. They
still have their quaint charm and fas-
cination. -
: So it is q pleasure when the sing
ers-o town revive this ancient Gus
tom. Let us not fret if it is beyond
the usual hour when conservative
people have sought their slumbers
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01
BROTHERS MEETIN AMER
ICAN HOSPITAL IN FRANCE

Continued from Page One)
me any. That night we moved for
ward and were obliged to pass through
gas attack while on the road. We
had several horses killed and tipped
cassion Of ammunition over, so
took my mask off to help straighten
things up. didn't smell any gas
but l had enough already in my lungs
and couldn't smell how stout it was so
by the time we had things readjusted
/ had received enough gas in me to
knock out an ordinary man, the doctor
told me. The next day it got to
working on me and ] was obliged to
go to the evacuation hospital No. 9
and from there was sent to Base So, at
Tongue and from there to camp Al at
Ishuteel where i was taken down
with influenza which terminated later
into pneumonia and larngitis and was
surely some sick. But imagine if you
can the great joy of finding my broth
er Earl here or rather Earl finding
me. had written him that was to
be sent to the hospital at al and he
lost no time in getting to my bedside
as / was only about a mile then from
where he was stationed, my dear
brother. whom l had wondered so
many times if would ever meet him
here and how many times had wish
ed l might be near him to help pro-
tect him, my little brother at my bed
side to help protect and comfort me.
He watched over me nights and was
with me every day and after / began
to mend he would fetch me a quart
of fresh milk each day in his canteen,
truly / never needed him more; God
has truly been good to me.
That will be a nevertobeforgotten
time for us both. Well the next /
was ordered to Base hospital No. II,
here at Dion. Oh yes, we hated to
leave one another but when man en-
lists he expects to always obey the or
ders of his superiors.
Well, this being Thanksgiving day
We are going to declare war on tur-
key. l. arp feeling fine today, hop
ing this finds you the same. The sun
shine is bright and nice and warm
outside The doctor has been through
and gave me the once over and asked
me if l would be able to travel in 8
or 10 days and told him / was ready
to go but he didn't say what he was
going to do with me. / haven't re-
ceived any mail, since Oct. 10. /
will ring off until after dinner and
then I will tell you what we had.
Well this is after supper now and
j will finish this letter. The dinner
menu consisted of roast turkey,
mashed potatoes, brown gravy, dress
ing, chicken soup, celery, olives, pump
kin pie, nuts, candy. cocoa and cigars
and cigaretts, bread, butter and for
supper we had hot chocolate, bread
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01
THE SCARCITY OF HOUSEWORK
Frs

The people whoNare able to employ
servants have found them exceedingly
scarce since the war began. I'm
migration has almost stopped and few
working women have come over. A
great many American girls have an
unreasonable but deep rooted preju-
dice against homework. They viii
labor for rates of pay in shops, which
when cost Of board is considered. are
distinctly less than what they could
earn at homework.
There is now no particular reason
why people who wish to employ SER
wants, and are able to spend their mo-
ney for that purpose, should not do so.
Many women of some wealth who are
now doing their own housework,
would put in a great deal of time on
community causes, If their energies
were nohtaken up by washing dishes
and sweeping floors. Also il be-
comes possible for many married wo-
men to engage in teaching or business
if they can hire girls to keep up their
home work.
In view of the feeling against
homework entertained by so many
American girls supplies of domestic
workers must be obtained largely
from abroad.
There are hundreds of thousands of
families that would gladly make use
of their labor if it could be had.
They render a useful service to the
community and set free the time of
better educated people to engage in
higher forms of production.
It has been proposed to forbid i'm
migration to this country for two
years while industry Is being read
iusted. But no one will be injured
IL women capable of domestic service
are permitted to enter freely. Also
no home interest would be injured by
the competition of such women, If
some of the restrictions Of the present
immigration law were suspended.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01

George Crothers, the genial cuss
who runs the harness factory down
at the Bedding Mercantile Company's
plant, fell 30 good along about Christ
mas time that ne went and gave him.
self as Christmas gift to Mrs. Lii
liam M. Goodenough; Of Stanton, his
old home town and the two were mar
ried by the Rev. r. q. Slice, at the
Methodist parsonage in Ionia, Tues
day, December 4. George said that
the, bride was Goodepough for him
s0d 90 De made her ke best Christ
present he could Vf--hihn-
C1gr1tuiatios ~ssnA
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01

LET us then stand by the constitution II
Is. and by our country II is, one. united. and
entire; let II be truth engraven on our
hearts let II be borne on. the flag under which
country. one constitution. one destiny. Daniel
Webster.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01
"RinR Out The DID,

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more !;
Ring out the feud Of rich and poor,
Ring in redress for all mankind.
pfip6.< false pride in place and blood
80 G SANDER and the spite;
VG nlpvs Of truth and right,
" 90 I'VE Of good.
n disease;
oe~old,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01

peaceful world I'll be one happy boy
when / get in that old union depot
once mere
Well, will have to close now so that
/ will be able to get all this in. one
envelope. Write soon and often,
Dad, and don't forget that love to
hear from you. Love to all, l remain
as always yur affectionate son, Lee.
Pvte. Lee j. Blanchard,
1084036 354th Aero Sqdn, A. E. F.
You would never have thought that
Vern Mcintosh would ever have made
a fighting Yank, but that is just what
he turned out to be and for some time
past he has been seeing service over
seas with the. army in action. He
writes as follows to his mother, Mrs.
<. M. Atkins of Rives Junction. Mrs.
Atkins was formerly Mrs Sarah Nc
Intosh and the family, until year ago
resided here: teils .
ara 11-12-19
Dear Mother: atr
Just note is all I'll write now as you
have already the news.
Our regiment crossed the river
Mouse Sunday a. m. before daybreak,
Nov 10 and on Monday, Nov. II at
IL a. m. firing ceased on all fronts
and you can imagine the joy manifest
ed by officers and men alike. Be-
lieve me, we are all glad.
Well, can't think of any more to
write now. Hope to see you soon and
tell you and Dad and the boys all
about it / haven't heard from you
lately. Are the boys over here? I'd
like to see them. Well good bye and
God bless you all is my prayer. Your
boy in France,
Werner l.. Mcintosh.
p. S.-Just<received your letter of
Oct. Is; sorry you were sick but glad
you are better. Hope you will be
up and feeling fine when / return
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01

HOME TOWN FEELING.
The home k1t,N means lot more to
some peopKH0f to others. Some
people d9s6T close ties to any
,lacs IT around without
q. II
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01

and 1am and chocolate cake, sol think
have a. good >deal to be thankful for.
] also went to church this forenoon
and played cards this afternoon with
soldiers. Don't you think about all
| have to do now is eat and sleep and
take quinine and iron. l am gaining
back some Of the flesh ] lost or at any
rate my clothes are beginning to fit
better. A merry Christmas to all
and hoping to be with you soon. With
best regards and love to all, from your
soldier boy,
Chief Mechanic Charles Cowles
Mrs. Smith Nichols recently re-
ceived the following letter from her
son, Willis Nichols, who up until a
short time~ago had been unheard from
for a long time and who the home
folks were commencing to, think, had
perhaps been killed: ..A
Nov. 90, 1918.
My Dear Mother:z
Will try to write you line; il is
finished letter to Ruth We are
all a trying to writ, write tonight; the \: M.
paper. We eth are on the the fro front It
Is very much better not to hear the
guns all the time Wish knew how
you people were, / would feel very
much better. / ought to get some
mail from you people but ! think the
mail will be faster now the war is
over. Well, mother, / was On the
front when the order came not to
fire shot. Gee, we were all glad
it was all still after that; it is one
thing will never forget. 1t is get
ting cool here now; got up the other
morning, the hills were white with
snow. Well, dear mother, / feel fine,
hope you people are the same. Will
now go to bed. From your loving
son,
Willis
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01
Willis.

Lee j. Blanchard, nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert PEBBLES, writes the
following letter to his parents, who
live at Grand Rapids. Lee is well
known here and makes an, extended
vacation here each summer and his
letter, like many ether letters from
the boys overthere, will be read with
great interest. 1t is as follows:
Nov Oh 1919
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
INTRODUCES DRUG IN LUNGS
French Physicians Method of Admin
istering Chloroform Said 10 Be
Pronounced Success.

A new method Of administering
chlOrOform, brought out in France by
DR.. GuiScZ. IS described in the Scien-
t!1c American. The doctor no longer
applies the drug by the usual com
press or mask placed over the mouth
but introduces the chlorOform vnpor
directly into the lungs through q tube
running into the windpipe. The tube
method has already been employed
In several hundred cases. and with
great success Besides being very
useful for operations to be performed
on the head and neck, 1t Is of great
interest because 1t never produces
nausea.
The effects Of the new method will
serve to explain the reasons why chlo-
rofOrm operations always produced
nausea when operating by the former
method, for It appears evident thnt
the nausea was caused by part OF
the chlorOform vnporS being absorbed
by the ocsOphngus and the stomach.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
Nelson's Victory Guns.

Recognition Of the English silent
navy" which did so much to win The
war has come in the presentation Of
two communion cups 10 the Royal Ma
val Barracks church Of Port Sinouth,
England. These cups were used on
Nelson's ila::Ship victory III IN" battle
of Trafalgar. Thus the glory that was
Englnnd'S in the earlier days Joins
hands with the glory Of the present,
and the spirit Of Nelson Is linked with
the spirits Of the brave men who stood
by in all the long months Of the North
sea vigil. Nine years ago these cups
were given to church in Glasgow
The widow Of the rector Of this par
ish now gives them to the navy as the
most fitting holder of the goblets,
which were made about 1900.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
Average Intelligence.

There have been II number Of re-
ports about the results of the pSy-
cholOgc tests in the army (which are
not particularly encouraging. or
course 1t Is all very well to flnd that
more than half Of those taken in the
draft were Of an average or Of Il
higher int"lligcnce and that four out
OF every 100 were Of Il very superior"
intelligence and eight to ten out OF
every 100 of superior" intelligence.
This will probably average up higher
than what would he secured in any
European country, but the ily in the
ointment is tn" high relative percent
age of those who are "brlOw average"
intelligence. or of an "infrrior" intrll-
gcnce or are very inferior" With
several grades and degrees even below
the every Inferior"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
OFFICERS HIT HARD IN WAR
Casualties Were Higher Than Among
the Enlisted Men in the
Army.

WashingtOn.-Cas were high
er among officers than among enlisted
men; higher among regular officers
than among emergency officers; higher
In the Infantry than in any other
branch Of the service, and higher
among West Point graduates than
among other regular officers, according
to Il war department statement.
Among enlisted men. battle deaths
were eight in each 1000" the depart
mcnt said. among emergency officers
they were II in each 1000, and among
regular army officers they were Ii in
each 1000.
death rates were far higher in the
infantry than in any other branch Of
the service
Among each 1000 enlisted men in
the Infantry reaching France there
were 270 killed or wounded.
Among each ] 900 officers In the in
f;lntry reaching France there were $50
killed or wounded
Battle death rates among graduates
Of the military academy were greater
In both the higher and lower ranks
than they were In the corresponding
ranks among officers Of the regular
army who were not graduates OF the
academy"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
LIVE HIGH ON STRIKE BONUS
Genoa Longshoremen Get $3.50 Day.
Hire Underlings at So
to Do Work.

Gcnoa.-Gcnoa longshorcmen recent
ly converted themselves in twenty-fOur
hours from striking wOrkmen to en-
ploycrS OF labor.
They obtained through the strike q
day wage rate Of $3.50 and the follow
ing day hired other men for their jobs
at 50 Il day, thereafter living easy lives
on ihc remaining $50 for eight hours
management of the $2-aday undcrling
Instances of strike winning with sub
Scnucnt soliciting of jobs according to
the Genoa idea have been prrvnlcnt
during the intermittent labor troubles
throughout italy
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17

Baltimore Admire" Declares the Breati,
OF the Lilac S. Unmatched
for S, cetness.

When the lilNci breathe, odors Of
.Araby become fr i! and astringcnt in
cOmnlrison. Wl-n The lilacs breathe,
their odorous bl', -. cnrrics The fra
GRANGE of the dis,..laiion cf rnnra-
ton of life and love that they have
gathered to themselves, where they
have bloOmcd by the garden wall or
against the porch pillar. The old
homc-wondcrful In the vividncss Of
itS memories and aSSocintlonS-is Gre
atcd by the pict airing OF beauty and
tenderness that the fragrance Of the
blosSoming lilacs brings to the mind.
one secs the path through the garden
winding down to the clump Of lilacs.
The faces Of other days are framed
In the pictures that fancy creates
through the magic Of the llucS.
The panlcles Of bloom are In full
flower and the blooms will be hailed
with JOY by the multitudcs who have
In their feelings the scntiIr .nts to
which lilacs appeal. They are mcd.
tative and reflective kind Of flower.
They come so quietly In the spring
They bloom forth so abundnntly and
magnificently. They sing their con-
cert a. the airs Of April and cause the
four winds Of the heavens to become
their survivors to the JOY Of man.
kind.
The lilacs are the softcst and most
persuasive of all tints. those Of laven-
der and purple, with some OF driven
whitcncsS. How wonderful their
beauty, the assembling Of the blossoms
and their disposition upon the branch
How full Of art How cxquisitcly
Dresden is the lilac as It swings in
the breeze! And every lilac bush Is
a product Of years OF growth, and that
growth goes on DCrcnnially until one
and another generation is laid be-
meath the sod, and the lilac has been
fntrnStch with the cherished. memories
OF youth and maturity and age-passed
out of lifc.-Ealtiuur American.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
Misunderstanding.

understood, and this misunderstanding
Is always to the poor fellows diSad-
vantage
The speaker was Adolph Junck. the
millionaire dye importer Of Duluth
81 know II German moloriSt." he
went on, "Who arrived one June eve
ming at crowded country road house.
When the clerk told him the house was
full, he said deSpcrntcly
"Can't you al ! aSt give me bun.
die Of hay Somcwl. rrcT
"rhcrc amt thing left, mSicr,'
said the clerk. but bit Of cold mutton
stow"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
Fortune Teller Takes
Long Trip She Predicted

Kansas City, Mo.-"NIister,
you are going on a long, long
Journey" said Allie Rico, for
tune teller, to Detective Harry
Arthur.
Il want company; come with
me to police headquarters" Ar.
thur told Allie.
In police court Allie wa~ fined
$500 and costs. She was given
a stay on condition she close up
her establishments
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17

~a, preserve "onanhooi There than
Apparently, the is as surdv
victims OF 49, ,o
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17

bottle brought good results, but as
WAS bound to get well, l took
Swclvc.
Fifteen >>ycars ago. I started with
fcfun2 ANA | wouldn't be without
4. AE weight is now around 200
fouT.S and l am hale and hearty
TIhc age of G3. I can do as much
Yo"k as my daughtcr.'
v The use of pcruna for forty-fye
years in the American family has
proved it's worth. IL you are sick,
90 not sivc up. try Pcruna. Write
The. Pcruna Company. Dept. B. Co.
IIumbus, ohio, for DR.. Hartman's
sold everywhere in LIQUID and tab.
let's. Insist upon having Dr.. Hart
mans Famous Pcruna Tonic Ask
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-17
Rooster Convicted Of Murder.

ST. L0ujS-Convictcd Of murder
rooster T.aS condemned to death The
rooster attacked Miss Florence Roe.
ben. IS y"nrS ud. Sho died of fright
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-26
One Claimed by Uncouth Ex-
lied Mississippi River Gamb-
Ter Turns Out to Be Seeker
Of a Stolen Baby.
IDENTITY IS REVEALED
Falls Victim to Asphasia-
Complications Result That
Make Story, 1.-THE Shutdown
Trail"

Monroe Salisbury, whose ambition Is
to be the Mansfield of the Screen, is
seen as the featured player in Sun
down Trail" which opens for a two
days engagement at the Majestic,
commencing Friday.
The star depicts the role of Quiet"
Carter, leader of the Vigilantees, holder
of the richest claim in the old Span
ish Bar camp of 1S49.
As the story opens the miners are
sending a delegate east to return with
stage load of women. When the
women arrive one of them is claimed
by Velvet Eddy, an exiled Mississippi
river gambler.
She was not of the bridal party,
however, but had come to ransom her
baby that had been stolen back in Vir-
ginia by Eddy, the man who now forced
his attentions upon her. Complications
arise when the girl becomes victim
of asphasia and forgets her idetinty.
Shutdown Trail is vibrant with the
spirit of the old west, well filmed un-
der the direction of Rollin Sturgeon
and gives Monroe Salisbury exactly
the type of a story that he requires to
emphasize his dramatic power.
Supporting Monroe Salisbury are
such well known players as Clyde Fill
more, Alice Elliott, Beatrice Domin-
guez and Carl Stockdale.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-26
performer at the camp

to appear as a performer at the camp
theatre.
He arrays himself in an oriental
gown and makes his bow as the great
Abdoul ben Maz2azza. All his tricks
go wrong, however, and he retires In
confusion, much to the uproarious de-
light of the rockies.
He gains the sympathy, however, of
Betty Martin, a village girl who is
appearing as a dancer.
"NOTHlN' DOlN'."
He is quite smitten but after he
sees her perform her dance, he tells
her he is sorry he cannot include her
among his acquaintance. Later, how
ever, he protects her by whipping the
villain and refusing to tell why he did
so.
His silence results in his being sum-
moned for court martial The girl
rushes to the court martial and coni
fesses that he is shielding her.
He is commended by his officer and
Betty lets him know that he stands ace
high in her affections.
Doris Lee is the leading woman.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-26
At the Majestic Wednesday and Thursday.
OFFERINGS OF WEEK
AT BOISE THEATRES
PlNN EY,

PINNEY.
Wednesday-"The Miracle Man."
Paramount-A Aircraft Wonder Pho
toplay.
MAJESTIC.
Today--"The Girl Who Won
Out" Pathe News, Christy Comedy.
Monday and Tuesday-Vaude-
vile, Fighting for Gold" Hawaiian
entertainers.
Wednesday and Thursday-"The
Heart of Wetona," seventh episode
Of Smashing Barriers" Scenic.
Friday and Saturday-'"The Sun
down Trail" Vaudeville.
STRAND.
Today, Monday and Tuesday
Zone Week of Life" Prizma natur-
al color pictures, Lloyd comedy.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
"A Mans Fight" Parsons COM
edy, Camping Out"
Saturday-"Silver King" with
William Faversham; Parsons COM
edy, Camping Out"
EMPRESS.
Tonight-"Dawn O. the Noun
tains."
Monday and Tuesday "Hayfoot
Strawfoot," with Charles Ray; Alice
Howell comedy.
Wednesday -" vengeance of the
Yukon" scenic.
Thursday, Friday. Saturday and
Sunday-"Brewster Millions" by
Empress players.