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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-02-15
HEEY TESTIfiES
AGAINST PACKERS
"MoGkJLS S" ARE MENACE, ATToR.
NEN ALLEGES-AWARDiNG OF
REBATES is TARGET.
Heads of Concerns viii Control Food,
Counsel Predicts-Smotheri
of Competition Assailed.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington Francis j. Heney, for
mer counsel for the Federal Trade
Commission, testifyng before the
House Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, Heclared that within ten years,
and nrobable within five, the five lead
ing meat packers would control the
eltifW food supply of the country and
would be able to charge whatever
price they desired. Mr.. Heney said
1.-THE aegers had extended into SO
Hi illai 4 e NeIds thar trey had become a
menace to the country. They now
control the cheese, oleomargarine and
butter markets, he said, and rapidly
are obtaining a monopoly of large
number of other food products.
Through their large capital and their
, special privileges, the witness de-
clared, they are able to smother COM
petition"
Mr.. Heney said the packers receives
their first start toward domination OF
4he food markets through rebates
granted by the railroads This gave
them such an advantage over their
competitors, he stated, that they soon
obtained control of meats and meat
CT tlEnn nv
the packers, he asserted was the OBJ
tanning of special privileges from the
railroads. for their refrigerator cars,
Intended originally for perishable
meat products alone. The packers,
Mr.. Heney said, now use refrigerator
cars for perishable and imperishable
goods alike, and at such algreat saw
| ing in money and in time of deliveries
as to destroy competition. AS re-
suit, he said, wholesale grocers are
being driven out of business. Govern
| ment ownership of refrigerator cars
| and stockyards was advocated by Mr.
EIeney as the only means of placing
| the packers ON an even footing with
possible competitors, and he said that
| even this could not cure entirely the
| packer evil" Cold-storage plants
should be built by the Government III
| all large cities, he said, so that small
| packers would have q means of dis
posing of their products.
| Government regulation of the meal
| industry he characterized as inadv1s
| able because 'the regulated have a
habit of appointing soon the regula
| tors themselves" He also said Gov
ernment ownership of the packing
plants or extensive licensing probably
would be unsuccessful. Testimony
submitted by the packers during the
i hearings was termed by Mr.. Heney as
| yirulent and unjustitied attack or
| the Federal Trade Commission. Ht
said the packers has made many mis-
| representations and called particular
! attention to their statement that they
4 had not been allowed to state thell
| side of the case during the commits
sions investigation. None of the pack
ers requested that he be heard at any
time, the witness said. Mr.. Hene1
also denied statements that the com
mission had made misuse of the pack
er's correspondence files and tina
4 much Of its evidence had been secured
! from uninformed persons or disgrun
tied employees Of the packers.
l. 4
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'Tf this program is authorized" !"
Mann said, ut will result inevitably in
discord among the allies. Every Ger
man will say the allies are quarreling
among themselves and he will not be
far wrong. 1t would be the best piece
of news which has leaked into Ger
many for many months, and much Of
the work already done at the peace
table will be thrown away"
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summer al Camp Grant.

Camp Grant, Rockford Ill.,, Feb. 13.
THE weather is so warm at Camp
Grant that grasshoppers were caught
by soldiers and dandelions are bloom
ing.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-02-15
Borden to Be Envoy to U. 8.

Montreal, Feb. 13.-Sir Robert Bor-
den. the Canadian premier, now
in Paris In attendance at the peace
conference, has been offered the post
OF British ambassador to the United
States, according to report in news
paper circles in London received by
the Canadian press.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-02-15
U. S. LOSSES IN RUSSIA 324
cablegram to Washington Gives Cas-
uaItles In Siberia Up to Feb
ruary 0.

Washington, Feb. ia cablegram
from the headquarters Of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces in France
gave the total casualties In American
forces in Siberia up to February 8 as
10 officers and 314 men killed, died of
wounds and disease and wounded and
missing In action.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-02-15
EBERT is ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF new
GERMAN REPUBLIC
Given Big Majority by the Ma
tionaI Assembly at
Weimar.
CONSTITUTION IS ADOPTED
Agreement Reached on Composition
of New Ministry Which Will Con-
sist of Fourteen Members
Scheidemann to Be Chancellor.

Basle, Switzerland, Feb. 13.-Ihe
German national assembly, meeting al
Weimar, elected Friedrich Ebert presl-
dent of the German public by 277
votes out of 379. Herr Ebert accepted
the office.
Count Won Posadowsky-Wehm re-
ceived 40 votes.
To Protect Liberties of Germans.
"We will combat domination with
force to the utmost from whatever
source it may come" declared Fred
erick Ebert in accepting the provis-
ional presidency of the German empire
In the national assembly.
eve wish to found our state only
on the basis of right. In our free
dom will be shaped our destinies at
home and abroad.
ITO give to the utmost my strength
and devotion to protecting the liberties
of all Germans-that is the VOW
now make before this national assem-
bly,.
However harsh may be the lot
threatened the German people we do
not despair of her vital forces, con-
tinued President Ebert.
Agree on New Ministry.
An agreement has been reached by
the German national assembly on the
composition of the new ministry, which
will consist of fourteen members.
Philipp Scheidemann has been selected
chancellor; DR.. August Mueller, min
lister of economics; Herr Bauer, min
lister of labor, and Herr Landsberg,
minister Of national defense and Jus,
tice
Another portfolio will 60 to DIR. I'D
uard David, who resigns the presidency
of the national assembly at Weimar
which position will be taken over by
Konstantin Fehrenbach.
The socialists have seven seats II
this cabinet, the democrats have three
and the centrists have three, includ
| ing Matthias Erzberger, who will hole
| the post of minister without portfolio
Count Won Brockdorff-R anti
socialist, will be foreign minister.
The national assembly unanimously
adopted provisional constitution
after three-hour wrangle between tht
| independent socialists on one hand ant
all the rest of the house on the other
| over one single point-the question o
secret agreements.
Although the independents lost il
their contention that Germany shoult
pave the way for the entire world II
going definitely on record in favor o
open diplomacy agreements, they ros
: belatedly to make the acceptance o
| the constitution as whole unanimous
despite the inclusion of the clause the
had opposed.
/ The state commission corresponds t
the federal council, or second chan
| ber.
! The independents sought to hav
| this clause altered so that German
| might unequivocally go on record a
legally bound to enter into no secre
agreements regardless of what othe
states may do in the future.
President to Get $25o,ooo Year.
Berlin. Feb. 13.-The future pres
dent of Germany will desire in tn
Schloss Bellevue here, It was learned
His salary will be less than millio
marks (S250,000) a year.
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Votes Three-Year Program Of
Ten Battleships and Ten
Cruisers.
Wins AFTER ALL DAY DEBATE
Vote on Adoption Of Measure Was 291
to 50-carries $721, 100000 for
Navy During the Next
Fiscal Year.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Administra-
tion leaders In the house won their
fight for a declaration by congress of
policy Of naval expansion unless
limitation of world armament is agreed
upon at the peace conference.
After an allsday debate the house
voted, 1914 to 142, to approve the new
three-year building program Of ten
ebattleships and ten scout cruisers and
Immediately afterward adopted the
entire naval appropriation bill.
The vote on the adoption of the bill
was 281 to 80. AS finally approved the
measure carries total Of $721. .00O,O 900
for the naval establishment during the
next fiscal year, including $179,OOO,-
900 for the unfinished part of the
first three-year program adopted in
1915.
Mann Objections Defeated.
During the day the house adopted
by a vote of 205 to 148, resolution
Of the rules committee making the
naval expansion policy legislation in
order, thus overcoming parliament
airy advantage gained on Monday by
Republican Leader Mann.
The votes on the resolution and on
final approval Of the program were
strikingly similar. Neither was en-
tirely on party lines, but the Repub-
licans on each roll call, cast the ma
jority of votes in opposition. Except
for one minor amendment, the build
ling program legislation was adopted
j, by the house as drafted by the naval
committee.
A legislative rider inserted In the
house forbids the navy department
from buying wireless stations or pay
Ling f<,r thasa aapa;s s7sss, isaeexz Aat "a.
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Demand Recognition New Government

Berne. a result of long con-
ference between Matthias Erzberger,
member of the German Armistice Com
mission, and various Ministers at Ber-
lin, it was decided, according to the
Frankfort Zeitung, that Erzberger will
demand that the allies recognize the
new Berlin Government when he
meets the Entente chiefs to negotiate
renewal of the armistice,
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Casualties In Siberia Total a24 Killed.

Washington. "A cablegram from the
headquarters of the American Expedi-
tionary forces in France gave the total
casualties in American forces in ST.
IBERIA up to February 0 as 10 officers
and 314 men killed, died of wounds
and disease, wounded and missing in
action.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

that Il must mean one of his own
comrades from his battery and ask
ed whom IL was as just then good
many were i'll at this time with the
flu So imagine IL you can his state
of feeling when he was informed THAI
the soldier in question was Sgt.
Charles 8. Cowles, chief mechanic of
battery b, the 10th field Artillery.
As he said later 1t seemed to him as
though he was frozen and as soon as
he recovered from this shock he. went
directly to his Captain and gave the
report and asked permission to go to
the hospital at once and thanks ever
to good Captain Cox for granting this
request at once and he also told Earl
to take his car. There Charles, the
brother had been severely gassed in
the last battle fought in the Argonne
woods and had been sent back to this
base hospital stationed just miles
from where Earl was serving. OF
course Earl lost no time in reaching
his brothers bedside and found him
delerious with twin pneumonia not
able to recognize his brother, and as
Charles says so i'll that in his rational
moments he prayed he might die.
Earl then was entitled to 10 day
furlough for having served faithful
for 4 months over there so he asked
his Captain to be granted the privi-
lege to stay and help nurse the broth
er instead, which also was granted
and he faithfully stayed by him but
the brothers never, either one, have
ever been able to tell of this joyful
meeting and | know it must have been
to sacred for the human tongue to
describe.
Earl, the lad of IS watching at his
brothers cot wondering how he would
break the sad news to mother at home
how would she bear up under this
and how could she tell his invalid
father to whom the sad intelligence
would surely be his death blow, hard
position for so young boy to be
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Crossken have
sold their East Center street home
to Herbert johnson and will move to
Chicago.
Don't forget that there is a rum
mage sale going on over in the city
hall and that it will continue until
Saturday, November %.
Among those from this city in at
tendance at the National Grange was
Mrs. Mary K. III. Coville, who took
the Seventh degree work.
Don't forget that Ballard-L Co.
carry full line Of silverware, clocks
and cut glass.
John Denton has traded his house
and lot in this city for a farm in Or
leans township.
The first of the series of monthly
cottage card parties given by the
Pythian Sisters was held at the home
of Mrs. Bert Rummler, November IL
There was a good attendance and
everyone thoroughly enjoyed them
selves.
O-Cedar Dust Mops, CSC. Ballard
Lloyd Co.
After visiting his grand parents at
Greenville for the past two weeks
Raymond Irish returned to his home.
Gordon Wood has moved his family
on Center street.
Mrs. Frank West, of Lansing is a
guest of Mrs. Frank Welsh.
Mrs. Oman, who has been on the
sick list the past week is little bet
ter at present. E
Leonard Irish, Of Lansing, was call
ed here Monday to see his wife who is
seriously i'll at her sisters, Mrs. f..
WEIGH.
Mr.. witbeow. has purchased the
Gibson property and will be at home
to their friends at 715 James street.
Under the direction of Fred wash
burn, of Benton Harbor, the churches
Of Bedding are preparing for . house
to house visitation in the interest Of
church. work. About two hundred
people viii take. part In the visitation
on Sunday afternoon, November 30.
Mr.. Washburn has charge OF the de-
partmcnt of home visitation for the
Michigan State Sunday School As
ThoS. Dawes, and Eugene Warner
were busy Men5Ay and Tuesday in
taking out the large windows IN the
front Of the W0rtley q French .drog
store and replacing them after having
put in new sills and frames. The old
ones had rotted out.
A special con IL It. linoleu1n. Don't
wait, our stock Is limited. Ballard
boyd Co.
The biggest lire Of Toys. Dolls, etc.
at Ballard Lloyd Co.
supper. 1t Congregational church.
Friday night Of This week. See menu
Ia another column.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

Ben Longan who Is working In Flint
returned there Monday morning after
having spent over Sunday with his
grand parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hamman.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman johnson went
to Alpena, Tuesday morning, called
there by the death Of the latter's sis
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Byers were pre-
sented with a fine six and one-hah
pound daughter on Wednesday morn
ing.
Alice DeFarre, of Grand Rapids, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Loren Brown.
See notice Of Congregational church
fair and supper in this issue. Don't
forget the date, Friday Of this week.
Pyrex oven ware, makes baking .
pleasure. We have a full line. Bal
d-Lloyd Co.
Robert Palmer, of the Palmer Bros.
firm of horse and stock dealers, made
a business trip to Conklin and other
places Monday.
Leo Scheidt left here Monday morn
ing for Grand Rapids where he has
a position and where he will work for
a time.
Roy Cranmer made a business trip
to Grand Rapids, Monday morning.
Miss Agnes Jonas who has posi-
ton in Grand Rapids, returned to her
place there, Monday forenoon, afte
having Spent the week end and over
Sunday with her parents Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Jonas.
Martin Stair, of Button, Ind, has
arrived in the city and will spend the
winter at the homes of his daughters
Mrs. Harry Ekkens, Of this city and
Mrs. Ed. Mosure Of the Smyrna neigh
borhood.
Go to Ballard-Lloyd Co. for alumni
mum ware.
Don't miss the good supper at the
Congregational church on Friday
night of this week. Sale both after
noon and evening.
Mrs. Loren King and children went
IN to Greenville Tuesday morning to
visit for the day.
Jud King made business trip to
Greenville, Tuesday morning.
Your photographer is not as busy
this month as he will be in December.
Have your Xmas photos made now.
Dennis Studio.-23-t-5.
Mrs. Roscoe Conklin and baby, of
Vickeryville, returned to their home
Tuesday morning after having visited
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

placed in. Well God was most mer-
ciful to us as soon as Charles began
to understand that Earl was with
him he began to slowly improve SO
instead Of us receiving the death notice
1t home received letter from Earl
saying Don't worry, because you
haven't had q letter from Charles for
he had q little touch of the flu. We
got together Mt last and we had a
lovely time. He will soon be coming
home to Gods country. So ! hope
4 have made it plain how my son
spent Armistice Day or the great
peace day, November the 18th, 1918.
I never can describe the weary
months of waiting only those that
had given their beloved sons to fight
the foe can understand. OF course it
seemed harder to me, 2 sons, at the
front in active service and their faith
er here at home failing each day
praying that he might live to see his
boys just once more. So our heavenly
Father was kind and restored our
boys to us some time before their
father passed away on June the 10Th
1919.
And when see my boys my heart
goes out even in deep sympathy to
those bereft Of their dear ones in
fact they loved them not less than |
and Oh, can we ever understand what
Armistice Day means to them.
After Armistice Day, Earl's Com
mander received the glad news that
the battery would soon be sent to
Brest, there to embark for home, then
is when the true rejoicing came. So
Earl received his honorable discharge
on January the 26th, 1919 and reached
home just year to the day that he
left. And as school opened again in
September he went back to High
school intending to finish there.
Anna N. Cowles,
Widow of the late Spencer Cowles.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19
On The Side

Our reporter ran up against an in
teresting little. story the other day
while out hunting for news, and as
the unexpected is generally what we
want, here it is.
The man was middle aged, good
looking, with a most delightful twink
lie in his eye, and M. ID. written all
over him. He listened in" on little
conversation with an old, old friend
of ours, and then apologized so nice
ly that in some way or other. that is
peculiar to reporters and unknown by
ordinary folk, we got little story
from him.
He was DR.. C. Diget, of Minneapo-
lis and was called to Michigan to a
council of doctors. He had lived in
the Holy Lands-for good many years
and told us some mighty interesting
facts. DR.. Diget was in charge Of a
hospital in Beirut, Syria. which was
controlled by the Protestant College
there.
He had often visited Damascus, Jer-
icho and Jerusalem and all of those
other cities which seem so unreal to
most of US.
MANY times he had bathed in the
Dead sea and he told us that the water
was so very heavy with salt that no
one could possibly sink while swim
ming there. He told us a good bit
about that "Street called Straight"
which we have read so much about in
our Bibles; how that same street is
still in existance with the modernized
name of Straight street, 49,
Altogether, he was most interest
ing gentleman, and we wonder il the
old saying about entertaining angles
unawares" wouldn't apply just bit
here. Anyway, he said that Bedding
was a beautiful little city far more so
than any city he had seen in the far
east because of its unusual cleanli-
ness. trt
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STRIKE WAS STAGED By
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
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CONTINUED from page oneJ
battery as his orderlie. His brother.
Charles was also on the firing line and
had been since April 1918. Now just
shortly before Armistice Day Earl
one evening was at the Y. hut wit
some of his comrades when he over
heard one of the boys say: at is
really too bad about that fellow up at
the hospital, they think that he will
cash in tonight" of course Earl thot
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

for a week at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George S&nhorn.
Bailard-Lloyd Co. is the place % do
your christmas shopping.
Mrs. Caroline Webster. one Of our.
young ladies who has seen but 50
years Of life, was a passenger for
Grand Rapids. where she spent the day
Tuesday.
Mrs. III. Patterson went 70 Grand
Rapids, Tuesday morning 10 meet her
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

Home cannon be given us. We may
be given II house, a place to eat and
sleep. This Is not a home. A home
is place of love and rest and peace.
Love and rest and peace must be de-
served. must be earned. Nobody can
hand them to you as so many pack
ages. They are matters of reciprocity.
II you have none to give, there will
be but little for you to receive.-West-
ern Methodist.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19
Home For
Thanksgiving

and you'll want your clothes
and luggage correct in every
detail.
We offer a complete line of
Bags, Suitcases and Trunks in
a wide range of materials and
prices.
Shirts of the finest silk fibre
and madras cloths in many
pleasing patterns.
Silk Scarfs and Cravats by
the best neckwear makers in
America.
Silk and Fibre Hose in plain
and fancy eolors and weaves.
Beacon Shoes in q wide var
iety of feathers and lasts.
Hart, Schaffner G. Marx Ov-
ercoats and Suits, all wool ma
terials cut and made in tn
newer and better styles.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

Mrs. Lovejoy-"Did the war benefit
your husband any, Mrs. NewbrideT
Mrs. Newbride-"Oh, yes. After his
life In the trenches he says he can
stand housekeeping every week."
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19
Special Song Service

The Sunday evening meeting of the
Congregational church will be speci-
ally interesting one because of the
fact that there is to be a special song
service, led by the choir which will be
greatly enlarged for the occasion. The
congregation will take part in the
singing of familiar hymns and it is
expected the service will be featured
with solo and duets.
Mr.. Henry Gildemeister and Miss
Lillian Davidson will render violin
selection.
During the service w. ]. Rookie, the
pastor, will give fifteen minutes adj
dress on the topic "The Law of Rev.
elation."
The evening meetings at the church
have been growing in interest and the
attendance has been steadily increas-
ing since the opening night. The pas
tor extends a very cordial welcome
to both morning and evening services
and says our church is not an end in
itself, but a means to an end namely
to make Bedding brighter and better
place in which to live. Your presence
will help in this work and we believe
you will consider your time well spent
Following is the evening program:
Anthem-Praise the Lord.
Solo-Mrs. Clayton Knapp.
. Violin Duette-
Barclarollez<%
"Tales from Hoffman.
Trio-"Lift Thine Eyes, Mrs. Rum
mler, Miss Raynor and Miss Arm
strong.
Ladies bring or send your combings
to have made into switches. Trans
formations or Puffs. A free hairdress
given with each order made. ia east
Congress street. phone 227.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

Now is the time to begin just whs
you expect to give in the way G
Christmas presents.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

On Friday afternoon of this week
at two o'clock the Congregational la
dies will hold their annual fair In their
church dining room.
A large line Of aprons and practi-
cal fancy articles, also a fine line Of
Japanese art goods, suitable TO r
Christmas gifts, will be on sale.
Home made candies will also be
included in this line.
Super will be served from o'clock
on with the following menu-Roast
pork and dressing, apple sauce, mash
ed potatoes, brown gravy, cabbage
salad, pickles, bread and butter sand
witches, pumpkin pie, cheese, tea and
coffee. Bill for supper, so cents.
Come and see the articles the la
dies have on sale, enjoy a social hour
and have a good supper.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-19

There will be dance given by the
Smyrna Social Club at Maccabee hall,
Smyrna, on Wednesday evening, No
vember 26.