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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK

Writers on business topics could
formerly predict the commercial fu,,
ture with some confidence. Signs OF
storm were as clearly marked as by "a
barometer. But in these unprece-
dented times, past experience throws
little light on the future.
On the surface the business sltua-
ton is of the most favorable kind.
Bank clearings have been rising to
the highest figures ever reccrdes.
Most Of the railroad net earnings for
June have, been published and show
marked improvement. Commercial
failures are at very low point:
Yet there are many cautional sig
nails in the financial weather. The
price situation is bad. The constane
Increase of living costs must tend
to check business. Labor troubles will
check production and brighten capl-
talsts from Undertaking new ert
terprises. Europe shows a DISPOSE
ton to discourage imports from the
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

United States in all lines but those
very essential to reconstruction.
With such indications as these, the
business community should steer
clear of speculation. The enormous
amount Of money being put into oil
stocks is net a favorable symptom.
A great many men may find them
selves tied up before long with un-
salable or worthless securities while
their creditors are demanding cash.
Land speculation is proceeding reck-
lessly in many sections, and will tie
up capital needed to float business.
Yet no reason exists today why
any legitimate enterprise should cur
tail operations. More money is in the
hands of the working masses than
ever before. They are going to be
able to keep buying for a good while
under any conditions. AS long as they
keep buying all the producing indus
tries can market their goods freely.
These are times when it is safe TO
produce in large volume, but not to
speculate.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
French Goddess of Liberty.

The Goddess of Liberty was created
by the French convention in 1893. and
was enthf0ned by a public ceremonial.
1t Is not known who personated the
goddess on the occasion. but probably
she was dressed in the French tri-
color, red, white and blue, with cap
and flowing skirt Of classic design. The
French liberty cap was red, the Ameri-
can Is blue. with a border of gilt stars
on white. The figure of Liberty on the
early American coins had loose hair,
tied behind, Il sort of free and easy
gown, with low neck and short
sleeves and sandals without heels.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

Doing things by halves is the
ishiftless way. 1t never brings sue
Icess. If you are so afflicted there is
lone conclusion-the best half of the
Iyear is at hand.
| The annual epidemic Of Spring Fee
Iver disappeared. with the Flu. Va
cation days and sunburnt necks are
fading. The peak of the summer is
behind us. And Palm Beach suits are
selling at Half-price, clearly discern
ing the first suggestion on carry fall.
Many ball game has been jerked
out of the oven in the last half Of the
9th Many a Gridiron victory has
been garnered in the closing half of
the contest. And it is painful and
needless to recall that the late war
was heroically won after the foe
had piled up an alarming advantage
in the first half of the squabble.
If upNto date you have failed 20
reach the mark you set in January
get busy! Bring on your expedition
airy force of reserve energy. Trot
out your wrecking crew and win the
game before the final frame. Get on.
Then score.
The law of averages is as infallible
IN selling AUTOMOBILES as IN war or
baseball. Your opponent cannot win
continuously unless you let him scare
you into half-hearted endeavor.
& Look at N. Bonaparte and some Of
Hhe fast stuff he put over. Why this
Bid from Corsica had all of Europe
fumbugged until he took an order
pat Waterloo to big to fill. Every ma
fion within fighting distance had been
his prospect. Every flag his bath
Bowel.
! Wellington hadn't made sale since
Che appearance CT his latest models;
fhe Belgians had failed to take an
order since the auto show; the Dutch
were turning back carload shipments
10 the factory and old Butcher, always
;ate for demonstrations, was away
behind on his drawing account.
/; Suddenly the boys got together at
> Dealers meeting and gave the
Corporal an awful busting.
If you have been pressed or OPP
Dressed by Competition It's time to
10 little busting. If the car you
sell is not predominating in your ter
-itory it is the fault of your sales
men and yourself. Competition is
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

Meet me in Belding on Labor Day.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

just az impregnable as you admit
Il to be. Wellington proved that and
Foch confirmed it.
If YOU were trimmed in the first
half Of 1919 make the remaining half
4 Waterloo for your business rivals.
Arm your clerks for the big
campaign. Instill them with the firm
belief that their goods, and organiza-
ton and their ability is superior 10
any in the field.
Be the Duke Of Dealers and snip
competition to st. Helenal
THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEAT
The Iowa Homestead calls attention
to the fact that prices OF cattle ana
dressed beef at wholesale have de-
clined about 25 per cent since March
/. Retail prices however have either
not declined at all, or have shown
much less reduction.
One reason for this discrepancy is
that provision dealers have had 10
nav higher wages. Many of them
nave complained during the past
wear that they did not make as much
on their. sales as before prices went
up. They will say they have been
trying to recoup themselves Tor that
period.
Nevertheless, if retail prices OF
meat do not show reducrons CORES
ponding to the decline of wholesale
figures the consumers will do some
Kicking and he will do sdmethirg
besides talk. There is an opportln,
itv here for any enterprising pro-
vision man who is willing TO do bust
ness on a close margin. BY advertis-
inc his prices he can get a large
trade. and can afford to- sell at
rate much below the meat man who
is content to run along with small
trade and high overhead charge fer
each pound of meat sold.
Clarence Ousley, acting secretary
of the u. s. Department. OF Agri-
culture. holds that the problem OF
efficient distribution lof meat VII.
never be solved until its production
and distribution are officially SUI
nervised by the government, SO that
the public can prevent profiteering
and speculation. But the public Is
not oyermuch inclined to create any
new and expensive army of inspec-
tors. all of whom must be paid by
taxation.
Yet if the meat trader does not
find some way 10 distribute meat
mere economically, public sentiment
will compel some action OF this kind
The people want to know how far
middlemen and spectators are phi
ing I'D costs, and whether retail trade
is operated efficiently.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

Matthias Kohn was born in Ger
many, July A, 1847. When 8 years
old he came with his parents to this
country, remaining in New York state
one year with an uncle and then came
on to Michigan. The family settled
on the farm now occupied by Clyde
Day, west of the city and Mat help
ed his father clear the land. When he
was 16 years old he enlisted in the
Union army, serving his country well
and faithfully until the war was won
and over, when he returned home. He
was married to Katherine Werner
and to this union was born five chill
dren: Mrs. Tina Moon, and Mrs. Karl
Cowles Of this city Mrs. Willard Wor-
den of Portland, Oregon and Joseph
Kohn, of Rockford, Mich. The other
daughter, Mrs. Ray Tillotson, died ID
years ago. Mr.. Kohn's wife died %
years ago, when the youngest child
was but 4 years Of age.
He was taken sick and went to bed
on July 6. On the 18th he went to
Grand Rapids and was operated on at
Butterworth hospital, on July %. He
died on August 5 and his remains
were brought back to Belding and
taken to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Karl Cowles, with whom he
made his home.
His funeral was held from St.
Joseph's Catholic church, Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock, Rev, FIR. John
A. Kick officiating and burial was in
st. -Mary's cemetery at Miriam.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

could be Kept 1t home u Develop tl1o
country, the lender. could set more
for it than in city enterprises Under
a good system II would be safer and
he could afford to let the borrower
have it for q lower rate than the
latter commonly pays.
Nine states already have laws BY
which farmers may organise cooper
alive local q1edit unions, TO lend
money to each other as needed. N.
Carolina has IL such organizations
already.
AS a purely home affair, the man.
ayers of such a union can be sure the
money is being efficiently used and
lent only to capable and reliable men.
1t is supervised with but very little
expense and with full understanding
of local conditions. The unions us
ually find officers who do their work
with little or no salary, for the BEN
eft of the community. They do not
usually Heed Offices, and a desk room
in some store often serves.
There may be objection to these
unions on the ground that they COM
pete with the banks. Yet 80 much
money is needed to devesop the lanes
of this country, that this competition
will not be much felt. The banks
will be able to lend all the funds they
can get, and still there will be call
for much more.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Meet me in Belding on Labor Da


Some supercilious persons poke fun
at the so-called "card of thanks" the
brief newspaper notice by which be-
reaved friends express gratitude to
those who have helped them through
periods OF sorrow. Yet those who
have been through sad experiences
have come up against places where
they find the use of these cards very
helpful.
1t Is not from any feeling of con-
ventional politeness that a man Is
impelled to visit a newspaper Office
and insert q card Of thanks. He has
been through the experience of dis
tressing loss, is upset with grief ana
burdened by the many things that
have to be done at sucn a time. A
great number of friends and neign-
bors have done acts Of kindness and
offered sympathy.
He wants to recognize all this
friendly spirit. but finds it difficult
to do so. He might sit down and
write letters to everyone. But few
people have time for that. Many per-
sons write letters with great difficul-
ty. Some people have printed on
engraved cards distributed, which is
thoroughly appropriate. Yet there
is always the likelihood that some
people would be unintentionally omit
ted.
1t is simple and appropriate
thing, in such cases, for family to
resort to the newspaper card, in
which they can make their gratitude
clear to all their friends. Thus they
relieve themselves of n heavy burden
in time of strain, and show that APP
probation which everyone feels on
receiving kindly acts.
Newspaper people have helped
great numbers of bereaved families
to formulate these notices, and are
glad to offer their services to put the
same into shape. They should do it
not as a mere item in a days busi-
ness like taking in want ad, but
with some feeling that they are help
ing in the exchange of human SYM
pathy and doing bit to relieve the
suffering of the world.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

. prevalent a. In q country district.
Transportation Of food supplies for
long distances Is source Of peril
and infections are lying in wait at
every turn.
The country town and rural life on
the contrary provide good water, pure
air, abundant room, and q quiet and
serenity favorable to the normal
functions of the human organs. The
difference commonly means yeaAs
more OF life and a pleasant old age.
people who rush of to the cities. so
frequently from mere whims. sac
rifice much Of happiness and com
fort and security.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

Spectators make a lot of money
out CT misleading information re-
garding crops sent out to affect the
prices. The circulation Of crop scares
and stories of crop failure is one of
the most standard games for man.
ipulating the produce and stock mar
kets.
Farmers suffer the most by such
transformation. They are often in
fiuenced by it to close deals that
are not advantageous considering
actual conditions. The more accur-
ately the condition of the growing
crops is reported, the better the
chance for all who buy and sell food
products to base their deals on fair
prices and Actual conditions. And
the less the chance for spectators
to get their hauls.
The government has rather well
developed system Of crop reporting
and is constantly trying to improve
cooperate largely, and they should
go the limit to make the report COM
plete and accurate.
The fact that misleading crop re-
ports gain good deal of currency
and influence the markets to large
extent would seem to indicate that
the official reports do not cover the
situation thoroughly or frequently
enough. The official reports should
be so exhaustive and accurate and
frequent that they would be clearly
superior to any existing reports COM
piled from private sources. Then
buyers and sellers would feel that the
impartial government reports could
be depended upon and that reports
circulated for an unknown purpose
could safely be disregardec.
The farmers in the section around
Bedding should be glad to cooperate
with the crop reporting service by
giving when asked frank and impair
tial estimates of thor own crops
or those of the neighborhood. In
so far as they do this they perform a
public service Of great value
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

In the Kotzebue sound region. west
ern Alaska, there are asbestos depos-
its said to rival the richest In the
world. Asbestos. in its natural or vir-
gin state, is as white as snow, soft as
the softest silk and lies in long strings
or layers, easily torn apart with the
fingers.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
SHORT TIME FARM CREDITS

Agriculture development h a 5
been greatly held back by the lack Of
adequate financing. The farm mort
gage system has been built up on the
idea of permanent loans for periods
of some years. But 60 per cent of the
farmers of the courtyy also need
loans to carry them through the crop
producing season. They commonly
need good deal of accommodation
through the crop season that they
don't require and don't wish to car
ry all the year.
There are large amounts of cap
ital in theerural districts, but a great
deal of it goes to the cities to buy
bonds and build up manufacturing
enterprises. Now if that capital
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Proper Food important.

"As a man thinketh so is he" Yes.
but also: "As man eateth so doth
he think" For the brain, a part OF
the body is built of food.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Meet me in Bedding on Labor Day.
. Russell Story.

A story that the late G. w. Fl. Rus
sell told with gusto was of mayor
in a north of England town. His wor-
ship presented some seats for the sea
front. and had this inscribed on them:
presented to the borough by the
mayor. Aid. Boggins. The sea Is
his and he made it."TLondon Chron-
icle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
GATES MEMBER OF
LEGION OF HONOR
Yale Football Captain and de
Cernea Now Chevaliers of
Famous Order.

Artemus l.. Gates, Yale football cap
taiB-elect for 1913. and Edward de Ger
net.. well known as a Splinter on former
Yale track teams, but unable to COM
pete this year through inability to re-
tain pre-war form. have been appointed
to the Legion Of Honor by the French
President
comes from Clinton, la. He played end
and Tickle on the 1915 and 1915 elevens.
Against Harvard in 1915 he recovered
lie Cores tumble and by a fifteen yard
run not only gave Yale first down but
placed the ball on the five yard line,
from where 1t was carried over later by
Neville.
He enlisted in the spring of 1917 and
while in service was head of the United
States Naval Air Station at Dunkirk
About a month before the signing OF
the armistlce he was taken prisoner by
the Germans. An attempted escape
brought him as far as the Swiss Dor Ter.
AS a reward for his deserving work he
received the Croix de Guerre besides
the British Distinguished Flying Cross.
Upon arriving in this country he was
given the rank of Lieutenant Com
marder. He was one of the few men
to hold this rank in aviation.
De Cernea was stationed under Gates
at Dunkirk. Previous to this latest
award he had been awarded the Croix
de Guerre with gold palm.
Lie journal OffcieI dc la RepubHque
Frdncdtse of April 10 announces that on
April ., 1919, the. President OF the
Frerch Republic. acting upon the sug
gestion of the Minister, of Foreign Az
fairs. and upon the recommendation of
the Minister OF the Marine, gave out TIE
following honors TO the officers Of the
United States Navy:
"Chevalier of the Legion OF Honor
Lieut.. A. L. Gates. aviator pilot; saved
allied aviators who had fallen into the
sea after being attacked by the enemy.
L'Enseigne de Vaisseau Edward de
Cernea, aviator pilot; attacked and in
fiicted severe damage upon an enemy
submarine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
FIVE KNOCkOUTS IN
AMATEUR TOURNEY
Each Is Scored in First
Round at BensonhHfst Y:C.

Five OF the ten bouts contested in the
rreliminaries OF the Bensonhurst Yacht
Clubs amateur boxing tournament last
night ended in the first round. In each
the victim was knocked out. Two OF
tho abbreviated bouts came in the llS
pound class two In the l9S pound class
and the other IN the 10 pound class.
The finals Will be decided tomorrow
night. The summaries:
ITO Pound Class urials)-p Feurssor.
Clark House A. A., defeated NJ Wechler
Bronxdals A, g, ] round. stopped by rcf.
cree; {, Svoboda, East Side House. defeated
/. o'Connell, Hurley House, rounds,
iIs Pound Glass (trisls-J. Leo. Tween
ty-third Street V NJ Z. A. defeated NJ
Goldstein. Boys Club, round; stopped
by referee; j. Hurley. Trinity club. de-
feated 7. DruckNr. Mercury A. c. round:
stopped by referee; j. Sinclair. Union Set
Element A, c., defeated J. Burns, un-
attached, rounds, judges decision,
l2S Pound Glass Urialsl-l Lyons, uu-
attached. defeated Y. Crawford, Trinity
club. round stopped 10y referee; NJ
Huckermsn. Marshall Gymnasium. defeat
ed !, MAndelbaum, Mercury A. G.. round ;
stopped by referee +. FIorinto, BOY $
club, defeated }. 2ucl,erhird, Clark House
4. A. rounds Judges decision; y. Zucil-
err, Clark House ~ ~, defeated J. sal
gano, unattached, : rounds; Judges decis-
ion; II. Evans, Trinity club. defeated X
Fucker. clark House A. A, rounds
judges decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
YALE PLANS SPORT
TRIPS TO ENGLAND
Events With Oxford, Cam
bridge and Harvard Get
Student Approval.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 2e.-Inter-
national contests in track games and
rowing among Oxford. Cambridge and
Harvard and Yale next year in England
and here have been approved by the un-
dergraduate committee OF the Yale Ath-
letic Association. It was announced to-
day. The track meet Is TO be held in
London in 1920. but the stipulation is
that the Britons come here in 1921.
The committee also has voted in favor
of calling the new track Overton Field
after Yale's famous runner who was
killed in France: the playing field at
Yale Bowl the Wilson Field, and the
boathouse to be constructed on the banks
OF the Housatonic River, the Sturtevant
bosthouse. Tho Wilson honored was
Aleck. captain OF the football team
Sturtevant was captain of the crew.
Both were killed in service.
Harvard has sent to Yale a challenge
for a four cared boat race on the day
preceding the Thames River regatta
June 49, The members of such a crew
would be substitutes OF the varsity eight
Yale will decline because the training
this spring has not embraced four oar
work Coach Mather Abbott may sue-
gest that the race DO made one of Fights
to be composed OF four varsity substi-
tutes and four freshmen in each boat
On New Haven harbor on Saturday
sixteen crews will compete in a uni
yersity regatta. The winner of the
Junior sophomore event will row against
the Harvard champion junior crew.
The crew management has decided TO
send the freshman crew instead OF the
second varsity crew to the American
Henley on the Schuylkill on May 81.
The university. second university, the
freshman and one substitute crew will
60 TO Gales Ferry on June s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
Pfener to Pitch To-day.

Jeff Pfeffer, the pitching stalwart of
the Dodgers, will try for his seventh
straight to-day, when he tackles the
Ptttsburg Pirates on Ebbets Field.
Manager Bezdek OF Pittsburg really
has made a splendid fight against big
odds this spring. He has had almost as
many injuries to contend with as did
Bill Donovan of the Yanks In 1915. For
time Bezdek was forced 10 play two
semi-pros In the outheld.
The weakness OF the Pirate attack
may be explained by the absence OF
Billy Southworth and Max Carey, the
hitting outfelders. from Pittsburg's line
up. Southworth, who led the National
League in batting last year, though
Wheat was the official champion. re-
Joined Pittsburg here yesterday after a
two weeks absence. He had neuritis In
hig legs AID has played in only four
games. He was severely handicapped
and made only one hit. Southworth
says his legs again are right and he will
return to the Pirate lineup to-day.
Carey hurt his shoulder on the train
Ing trip and has not been in form all
spring Schmidt, Pittsburgs first
catcher. has been left at home with a
broken finger. and Ed Sweeney, the for
mer Yank. is doing all OF Pittsburg's
catching. Cation, the clever little short
stop brought out by the Pirates last
reason, is out OF the game with a char
fey horse.