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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
Richards and Beck
 Win Tennis Tourney
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, March 10.-Vincent Richards. New York. junior singles champion, and Rodney Beck, Philadel- pLia. today won the middle Atlantic junior indoor tennis championship by defeating Milo Miller and Roy March of the Penn Charter school,~ Philadel- phia, 6-3. GO, 6-4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
Driseoll Wins

London, March 10.-Jlm Driscoll and Pedlar Palmer, two old-time feather weights, met in the ring at Hoxton to- day. Driscoll won the fight, which was stopped by the referee in the fourth round.
 Rome newspapers have been delivered by airplane in Naples, 120 miles away, in an hour and half.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

There ~ no more important Office
in the county than that of commits
sioner of schools, and every taxpayer
snd yster should make it his or her
bissiness to Investigate the candidate
for this Office and select a person
az meets lne requirements, and not
allow any sympathy or previous cam
palgn or party propaganda to divert
unelr attention from the qualifica-
tons, merits and personality of one
to olrect their schools.
When the, Advertiser learned that
there was TO be a vacancy in the
county commissioners office we al
once started campaign to bring to
the attention of the board the quail
ncat.cns of Frank w. Dalton, who for
four years had been principal of the
Saranac high school and whose work
IN and out of school had shown the
splendid organizer, director and lead
e. Re is. The boar, after giving all
applicants careful consideration, un-
s.-..A.lOasiy erected MIR. Dalton COM
missioner of schools on his own record
and without any effort on the part of
Mr.. Dalton, as he had then been
elected and accepted a fine position
in the Ionia city schools.
Frank w. Daltonswas born in Le-
land, Michigan, March Is, 1891. He
attended the Mt. Pleasant College for
four years and was graduated in 1914.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Daffy Dingle ON Law.

One might think by the heading of
this article that had given up my
natural peaceable pursuits and gene
into the legal profession but i assure
you that is not the case and think it
we'll to get that idea out of your head
at once or sooner.
There are three laws which wish
to discuss:
/. Natural Law, which is the
physical supreme law of the universe
by which all creation is governed
and to which everything is subjected
and the law will work whether we
know what the law or not. Man, by
investigating has found out many
of those laws that govern things and
applied them, producing many great
inventions and great discoveries in
science and art and this is all that
man knows. just discovering the
laws that govern things and applying
mem. And he may still 60 on in
vestigating those laws that govern
things, animate and inanimate and
gaining knowledge and at the end he
finds there is nothing new under
the SUM-" He finds the law govern
ing things was there before he was,
and all he can do is to apply it. He
cannot make the law that governs 1t.
\ But there are man-made laws, laws
Of governments and very many of
such laws are at pavariance with the
supreme law and when they should
not be enforced but should be set
aside for man has no power to make
law to disannul superior law than
he has to make law against the con-
stitution of the government Under
which he lives.
Different governments have differ
ent laws and the study of those are
dubbed "the science of government.
This is not science at all but only
theory pure and simple. If it were
scientific it would be founded on fact
and all national laws would be alike
and all harmonic with natural laws.
But this is not the case for If mans
law is in contradiction to natural
laws and man disobeys natures laws
he Is condemned and will have to suf-
fer the penalty If he disobeys man
made laws and violates them hgfis also
condemned and punished. So poor
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY

ARTICLES dealing with any public
matter will be published under this
head, when signed by the writer.
They may or may not coincide with
the publishers opinion. If you have
any subject of general interest to
write on, you are welcome to space
here.) ~
Belding Banner News, Bedding, Mich.
Gentlemep: Your explanation in
the last issue of the paper stating
why the city commissioners did not
take their seats is not just to the at
torney generals office. Had the only
defect in the charter and the pro-
ceedings been the failure to have it
on file with the city clerk 80 days be-
fore, election there might have been
some reason for the criticism but that
was only minor defect. Had that
been the only flaw and had the COM
missipners been otherwise legally
elected, that defect could have been
easily remedied by the city commits
sioners resubmitting the charter to
the electors after the 30 day period
had elapsed, as is provided by law.
However, the charter and the pro-
ceedings to elect the city commits
sioners under it, was full of holes.
There was no provision in the new
charter whatever for electing COM
missioners after the general election
on Nov. 5, last; even had there been
any such provision, the election was
not legally called; it was not legally
conducted after it was called and the
votes were not legally canvassed and
returned and the charter, was not
properly filed with the county clerk
and secretary OF state thereafter
These were some Of the more glazing
defects. ,-.sH ,.s 4
The attorney generals department
only considered the 90-day provision,
when the illegality Of the charter was
called to their attention, because that
defect appeared on the face of the
charter as filed with the secretary Of
state while the illegality of the cleo
ton would require extrinsic evidence.
Respectfully,
Fred L. Warner:
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
.Fliyersn VS.. Railroads.

A gentleman of the cloth residing
in. the city of Bedding had a disap-
pointing experience last week. He
intended to go to Ionia to assist at a
funeral service. Imagining that his
sturdy glass-encompassed "flivver"
was as good and reliable a common
carrier as the Pere Marquette, he
started out bravely on this particu-
lar morning beset by none of the
scruples and misgivings that Column
bus had when he sailed on his maiden
voyage across the unknown seas. Not
having had a wide experience with
country drives in winter and think
ing the roads to be as smooth for
travel as those within the limits of
the city, the gentleman, who is the
subject of this little narrative, had
a surprise awaiting him.
When he reached the confines of
the village of Orleans, the drifts of
snow were so great that the sturdy
"flivver" refused to "fliv" any fur
Their. The gentleman then got out
of his car and surveyed the road be-
fore him and he realized for the first
time what an immense amount of
courage Cook and Peary must have
had in venturing into the frozen
north. He finally persuaded a near
by farmer to get team and pull the
"flivver' out of the drifts. On his
journey home he took a resolution
to think and speak more kindly of the
Pere Marquette in the future. The
funeral went on without him.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

He has. taught and attended summer
school every year since his graua-
ton, thereby keeping in touch with
the best school methods. Before GO
ing to Mt. Pleasant he taught in dis
trict schools, and one year in a grad
ed school. After graduation he came
to Saranac where he taught for four
years and here he proved to be one
of the most successful teachers of
the Saranac schools, and it was looked
upon as community loss when it was
learned that he was to go to the Ionia
schools this year.
Mr.. Dalton is born teacher and he
has a faculty of organizing and di-
recting his pupils and brings results,
not in pushing himself ahead, but a
quiet. painstaking leader who brings
out the best there is in his scholars.
We want all voters of Ionia county
to investigate these facts now before
the campaign starts, for this is no
campaign article-just boost for a
worthy man, because we believe it
will be for the interest of the schools
of Ionia county to have him elected
to the office of commissioner of
schools next spring. All we ask is
that each voter gives his record and
the way he is handling the affairs of
his office careful. investigation and we
all feel sure that all will agree. with
the good judgment of the board in
electing him to this office.-Adv.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

K. c. Lloyd comes out with another
announcement of his annual green
ticket sale which has become so popu-
lar an event during the past years
that the people of this section of the
country are always eagerly awaiting
the announcement put out by Mr..
Lloyd that the sale will soon take
place. Turn to Mr.. Lloyd's large
full page advertisement and read the
many genuine bargains which are Of
fered to patrons of the store fer the
next few weeks to come and there
after.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Returned Soldier Takes Bride.

The first Bedding soldier to take
unto himself a bride since returning
home after the declaration Of peace is
Pvte. Floyd E. Bailey of this city,
son of Mrs. Harmon Bailey of the
First ward.
The bride is Miss Elizabeth M.
Clark and they were married at the
residence Of the officiating magis-
trate, E. B. Lapham Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock. Miss Clark is the
daughter of Alva HI. Clark, a resident
Of the Second ward. The young
couple became sweethearts before Mr..
Bailey entered the service and their
love for each other eliminated in The
wedding.
Mr.. Bailey did not get overseas
but had been with his division trans
ferred to Camp Dix ready for the
voyage when peace was proclaimed.
He had an experience, however,
while at Syracuse and was reported
dead. Flu and pneumonia took him
to st. Joseph hospital where one night
the nurse thought he was dying and
the priest of the hospital was called
and administered the last rites lof
death; he recovered, however, through
the careful nursing Of Mother Nc
Carthy and later was sent to Camp
Dix. Since his return to Bedding he
has gone back to his old job in the
refrigerator factory and he and his
bride will reside for the present with
his mother.
"The Biggest Show on Earth" at
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

The Seniors have selected tlLsir
class motto, flowers and coIors. They
are: A Qui vent,rieu n esta impossi-
bic, dark red rosebud, and maroon
and white.
The Seniors are to be entertained
Friday night at Smyrna by Miss
Penton.
The Juniors are planning on a
party at Harmony Hall, Friday night.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Handles Sheet Music

On another page of this issue APP
pears the advertisement of Mrs. X.
S. Skahen. Mrs. Skahen has put
in stock of high grade sheet music
which she will sell at popular prices
and it would be well for cur readers,
when wanting anything in this line
to see her line before buying.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

is. and by our country as Ii is, one. united, and
entire. let Il 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. DANIEL
Webster.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

evening, in the dining room Of the
Congregational church. The bill OF
fare and further particulars will be
given I'm these columns in the next
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Ionia County Goes Over Ton.

Following is a list Of the towns
and cities in the county, together with
the amounts which they subscribed
and took in the War Savings Stamp
drive.
Total sales War Savings and Thrift
STAMPS Dec. i 1917 to Dec 81 1913:
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Former Local Girl Progresses.

The friends Of Miss Martha Rosek
will be glad to know that she has en-
tered st. Mary's college, Notre Dame,
Ind, to finish her musical studies. The
college at Notre Dame stands among
the best of the institutions of learn
ing in the country. Miss Rosek has
studied music for many years and
since her return from California two
years ago; she has devoted all her
time to intensive study. With her
natural talent combined with years of
study and the training in the high or
der Of finish musicianship she will re-
Miss Rosek will one day held a place lace
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
To Give Benefit Supper.

To Give Benefit supper.
The board of managers of the To-
cal hospital are planning on holding
a supper for the financial benefit Of
the institution on Wednesday, Janu-
airy 20, beginning at o'clock in the
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

There have recently been brought
into this office several articles,
which in themselves would not pay
anyone to advertise them very heav-
|ilv but which are at the same
time perhaps valuable to the owner
VINO lost them and fnr this reason we
are listing the articles as follows: A
big, fuzzy, hair-like button, brown
In color, perhaps lost on from some
young lady's ccat-might have been
pulled off and kept for souvenir of
a certain occasion by some gay young
Lothario for all we know, but we
have got it and the owner can have
1T by calling at the office.
A fur glove also awaits its owner
here at this office and undoubtedly
when the fellow who lost it found out
that it was gone, he done some tall
cussing because il is a good glove.
A number 10 rubber, very nearly
new was also brought into the office
and we wish the owner would either
come in and get it or bring in fhe
mate TO it, as it is just the size that
the editor wears and our present PAIR
is very nearly thing of the past
as is also our credit, so new pair is
out of the question.
A mans heavy leather boot, with
brand new sole and heel put on it,
with no signs of its having been
worn since they were put on would
give the owner considerable more
wear and it can be had for the asking
if you will come to this office and get
it.
A pair of lady's silk gloves, several
rosaries, key rings, chains, a fountain
pen which no one has ever been able
to identify, ETC., go to make up quite
an assortment of lost and found ar
ticles which we have on hand and
which we would like to get rid of, pro-
ided the owner will come in and
properly identify the articles lost.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-08
CLOSING ARGUMENTS
 VS. BERGER FINISHED

CHICAGO, Jan. Final argument was concluded today in the trial of the five socialist leaders charged with conspiracy to violate the espionage law The case will be given to the jury tomorrow morning after Federal Judge Landis has given instructions on the law involved in the trial.
 Assistant District Attorney Joseph B. Fleming, in closing arguments for the government, reviewed the evidence al length and declared the prosecution has clearly established the defendants had conspiredato violate the espionage law.
 When the German submarines were sinking our ships and murdering de- fenseless men, women and children, when our country was swarmed with spies, and our factories and ammuni- tion pants were being blown up, Vic tor l.. Berger and the other four de- fendants in this case were working day and night, making seditious speeches and circulating seditious lit erature,'' said MT. Fleming.
 Attorney Seymour Stedman made l the closing argument for the defense earlier in the day. He declared the 1 government had failed to prove its case. l He closed with an appeal for the protection of ther ights of free speech 1 q free press and free assemblage.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-08
FORMER LOCAL UP
 SCORES 4 SUCCESS
 AS KANSAS OFFICER

Everybody who lived in Phoenix eight or ten years ago will remember Dan Hosmer, whom City Marshal Johnnie Moore initiated into police work and who developed into an eff fective officer He has evidently made it his life work and is now connected with the force of Wichita, Kans. Mir Moore lately received a letter from him in which he enclosed clipping from the Wichita Eagle, a column re- view of the work of the police depart ment there for d year. The following from it relates to the work of Hosmer:
 Through the Bureau of Criminal identification in charge Of Dan Hos mer, member of the national associa- tion, the department has now on file 1.33S photographs of criminals and 1,136 finger prints. There have been 476 persons had their finger prints made by this department in 1918. The other prints on file have come from other parts of the country, principally from the Federal Bureau at Leaven- worth.s There have been 67 criminals arrested and brought into the city jail here, who have been identified as wanted elsewhere. or having served time. through the sending of their prints to Leavenworth, where returns were made recording John Smith of certain prints to be John Brown" who has broken parole. escaped, etc.
 There were 5400 arrests made dur ing the year of which 49S cases were dismissed in police court. Of these arrests, 294 prisoners were sent to the county jail
 The greatest number of arrests, l., 21S, was for violation of the traffic ordinance. The police have never lost their Vigilence in seeing that mo- tor car owners have their cars parked ! correctly, etc. This does not include ! speedcrs. Drunkenness stands next 1T i line with S55 arrests. Many Of these are continual offenders, always re- turning to jail after a short absence 1 getting their liquor from bootlesger! and in other ways
 | There were single arrests for ob structing street. violating chicken or dinance and several others.
 Four persons arrested for murde 1 were sent to the county. Other sent {, the county jail were: Assault to kill 21. forgery, F; burglary. 39; grant i larceny. 64; miscellaneous state war rants, 5.
 There were 1,66S calls answered b, the patrol driver, including the tray cling of 3,651 miles by the wagon.
 Total fines collected through the DO lice court amounts to $23,S63, an
 through the district court from pris oners from the police department, $2,
 555.40, making 2 total of s26,21S.40.
 The number of motor cars stolen
 recorded at 506 of which sos have bee
 recovered by the police. With the
 foreign cars recovered by the depart
 ment it claims a record of 3S5 recov
 cred for the year.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-08
TRANSFERRED LAND
 FIGURES IN SUIT

A writ of attachment covering par cels of land. until Monday owned by Mrs. Angus Mackay, was placed in the hands of the sheriff yesterday, the proceedings having been instituted by Chalmers, Stahl, Fennemore X Lon gan.
 The law firm on Saturday filed suit against Mrs. Mckay, also known as Grace Macdonald, for s7.5Sl.43 for counsel fees and on Monday the de- fendant transferred six parcels of land to C. P. Lee for a $90 consideration.
 Mrs. Mckay yesterday demonstrat- ed that she had q weakness generally attributed to women of changing her mind It apepars that Jacob Melnik { had served Mrs. Mckay in various ca pacities, as caretaker of her property and general utility man. even to pay ing minor bills for her in her absence. He claims she is in his debt to the extent of $540, and has brought suit in { that amount It is alleged that she agreed to settle for $400. which was refused by Melnik. but later, on the advice Of his attorney, he agreed to 1 accept her proposition. When he con sented, the offer made by Mrs. Mckay ' was withdrawn and the case has been | set for jury trial February l3.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-08
MYSTERY OF MEXICO
 REMAINS UNSOLVED
(Mexicol


 Away up in British Columbia there lives today a group of Indian tribes called the Haidah. These Indians have peculiar sort of sculpture, and distinc- tive religious beliefs, which indicate very ancient history. One of their prin- cpal gods, called different names by different tribes, is the Man of the Sun" who descended from the sun in the shape of a bird and became man to teach the people civilization.
 A similar god under a different name was worshipped by the Indians on the Mexican plateau centuries before the coming of the white man. He was Quetzalcoatl. the Fair God" who had sailed away toward the east, and whose return, or that of his descendants, was dreaded by the Emperor Montezuma.
 When we look at the art forms, the carved totem poles, pottery, etc. of these British Columbia Indians, we see a striking resemblance to the sculpture of the ancient MeXicans These things lead some scientists to believe that the Aztecs, or Mexicans, who gave the Mexican plateau it's name, and who lived there at the time of the Spanish conquest, came originally from the Far North. But where they came from be- fore then, nobody knows. Perhaps from Asia, the cradle of the human race. by way of Behring Strait, then possibly dry land. There is something decidedly Asiatic in the appearance and customs of the Mexican Indians. One things must be remembered, they are totally different stock from the Red Men" or North American Indians
 A great student of these matters, Lord Kingsborough, went insane after writing nine large volumes on early Mexican history; while another scnol- ar. after twenty five years of study admitted that he was still in doubt of almost everything.
 All that is left to us of Mexican his tory before the Spanish Conquest are q few names, a few guesses. q few picture writings" and few stories
Arizona republican., 1919-01-08

not embryo, only offering proof of their qualification to practice in Arizona
 GLOBE OFFICIAL HERE-R~ l.. Pinion, chief ot police and deputy as sessor for the city of Globe. is d visitor in Phoenix during the meeting of the state assessors which he is attending. MT. Pinion motored down from Globe by way of Winkelman and the Fl Cap itan route 't'.--t
 ASST. u. s. ATTORNEY BACK John H. Langston, assistant United States attorney, has returned from d months vacation and will be in charge of that office in the federal bui>ng while United States Attorney Flynn at tends court in Tucson. MT. Flynn was preparing last night to leave for the southern city as soon as possible
 NEW DIVISION ENGINEER - The first change in the office of the state engineer under the administration of Engineer Holmquist. was made yester- day, when Earl Parker was appointed division engineer to succeed R. C. Per kins, resigned Mr. Parker had been serving in the capacity of locating en- gineer, to which he was appointed by Lieutenant Maddock two years ago. He remained with the office through the two succeeding administrations.
 PHOENIX MAN RISES-Word has | been received in Phoenix that Newton E. Levy, a former well known Phoenix | young man, had been appointed dis trict manager of the entire Pacific coast for the Affiliated Mutual Distrib utors' association, one of the largest | film distributing associations in the i country MT. Levy was at ono time
 in the employ of The Republican, ano
 left this city to go to Los Angeles tc
 accept the position of local manager
 of the Mutual Film exchange, sue
 ceeding to that of branch manager ir 1 San Francisco for the same company | Levy was born in this city.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-08
PROVES
 COSTLY IN COURT

Speeding k becoming a sport in which only the moneyed plutocrats may indulge, if yesterdays police court results may be considered as an indi- cation The joy Of riding at a faster rate of speed than the law allows cost three motorists fines of $lo each in court. w. $ Stone, the well kno~ John Doe. and Roy Westervet Were the gentlemen who contributed to the' city funds. H. shapiro escaped morc luckily, his case being continued unu today while l.. NJ. Ray got off with go deferred sentence.
 George Barber. who was also among. those present in court. was given his choice of paving $5 or being the ciJy's guest for five days as payment for in- dulging in forbidden liquor He pre- ferred the citys free board and lodS- ing.