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10 THE HOLDERS or FIRST MORTGA6B
So SINKING Nd GOLD BONDS OF
THE SAFETY INSULATED WIRE &
CABLE COMPANY Due MAY 1, iOia.
The undersigned, successor to Knicker-
booker Trust company, as Trustee und2r
the mortgage dated May LIST. 1902. given To
secure tn" above described issue of BOMBS.
desires under authority Of said mortsaS'
"a rNp"ud the sum Of Ten Thousand SIS
Hundred and Ten Dollars and Forty-fve
Cents tS10.Glo4ll in the purchase OF bonds
Of said issue at tho lowest price obtainablc.
not exceeding 1850 OF the face value
thereof and accrued interest.
Sealed offers of said bonds may be sem
20 the Office az the undersigned. Trust De
paryment on o. before March 10th, 1919.
a. twelve o'clock noon.
R1nds accepted must I've delivered on
March 91at or security Furnished that DAY,
n required, that delivery will be made
within ten days Tho right is reserved by
the undersigned to reject any and al
offers.
COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY.
Successor Trustee
by GEORGE f.. WARREN.
vice President.
Dated <eW York, March 9rd 1919
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HENRY ". CANNON
A. BARTON HEPBURN
ALBERT II. wIGGIN
John J. MITCHELL
GUY T.. TRIP
JAMES n. HILL
The sun., 1919-03-13
NEW STEEL BUYING
HAS FURTHER CUT
Price Reductions Expected to
Follow Development of
Redfield Plan.
CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK
Trade Is Generally Disposed to
Let Government Lead Way
in REIMBURSEMENT.

The principal effect of the movement
FOR cooperation between tho steel inter
csts of the country and the Department
OF Commerce in the Redheld plan for
price sterilization has been to cut to an
even smaller point new buying OF iron,
steel and steel products. 1t is regarded
as almost certainty that there will be
reductions of prices when the plan is
developed, although how far the reduc-
tions will extend seems to be somewhat
of a problem. In view Of the situation
buyers are sitting back quietly and
awaiting developments before placing
more orders
In that connection the Iron Trade Re
tfeto declares that new buying of iron
and steel to the utmost degree Is being
held in suspense. whilo producers are
preparing to carry into effect their de-
c!sion to cooperate with the Government
in concerted effort to stabilize trade
conditions"
Price reductions" tho article con-
tinues. ARE regarded as assured by the
rank and file OF consumers, and the hold
ing back of orders except where guar
antees against declines are given Is the
natural result. Circumstances COMPEL
ing the postponement by a week in the
conference between the committee repre-
senting the industry and the new Indus
trial Board promise to prolong inactivity
and uncertainty. A concrete example OF
the tactics of delay being practised by
buyers is the action of the Navy De-
partment In rejecting bids on 10000
tons OF steel for battleship and fuel shiI
construction recently received and the
readvertising of these requirements for
n later date.
THE trade generally, in view of the
change in Its attitude since the full pos
sibilities of the Redheld plan were re-
vealed ut the meeting held at the Wal
dorf last week, expects that prices to be
named at Washington will represent
rock bottom on the basis Of present costs
They must be low enough, it is felt, sc
that they will carry with them the as
surance, which everybody agrees thai
buyers must have, that further declines
will not occur Immediately.
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$3.50, S05, 554.31

EDWARD 7. NICHOLS
NEwCONIB CARLTON
FREDERICK II. ECKER
EUGENE v. X. THAYER
CARL J. SCHNITDLAPP
GERHARD NJ. DAHL
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29

The Electric Shce Shop, situated on
South Bridge street and owned and
operated for a number Of years past
has taken on new repairman, VIM.
Dowdell, recently employed at the
brass foundry and the shoe shop is
now one sure busy place for the pro-
.prietor and Mr.. Dowdell are trying
to keep the machinery busy and keep
the people of this city well shod by
keeping their old shoes in as good a
condition as they were when new. Mr..
Schmidt, proprietor of the shoe shop,
has a splendid advertisement on the
conservation of leather in this paper
and it will be we'll worth your time
To read it.. He is born shoemaker
and knows leather and the building
and repairing of shoes from the capi-
tai letter A to the lower case and
the shop is thoroughly equipped to
give you satisfaction in the way CT a
repair job. Take your next pair of
shoes there and see what the boys and
their machinery can do to them.
Some new solid brass and expen-
sive shining standards have recently
been added to their shoe shining par
lors and they now have the best shin
ing parfor in this part of the state.
Ladies are especially invited to come
in and have their shoes shined in this
up-to-t -the-minute place.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
A Good Line of Talk.

The Belding Lumber company
through A. s. Dimmick, are this week
commencing the running of splendid
line of talks on There's No Place
Like Home,' and succeeding talks will
appear in this paper during the next
few weeks or until the series is CON-.
pleted The talks deal with the pFpuI,
lem of owning your own home, I =
keeping it up to date and in good fd
pair, of the beauty cf pleasant su,
roundings for the one spot of az
where things should be comfortaE \
and cozy-your home. 1t would be,
well for all Of our readers to care
fully peruse these various subjects
as they appear and on reflection see
the Belding Lumber Company about
the matter of either building or re-
pairing the home, so that There's
No Place Like Home viii mean all
that the phrase implies.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
Dandelions In January.

w. ID. Pond, j. B. Essex, Fred Me-
Nit, Mrs. Harvey Currie and several
others have told us and shown us
that they picked full bloom dandelion
blossoms on Tuesday, January %,
arather remarkable thing for this
time of the. year. In each case the
informants brought in the dandelion
blossom as evidence that there was
something more than talk to the af-
fair. These dandelions, together with
the hearing of the sweet warm notes
of spring birds are evidences of spring
all right even though the weather has
caught cold during the last two days
and held up garden planting. The
surest sign of spring, as we all know,
is when the kids begin playing "migs"
and we caught sight of our first bunch
for the season playing the popular
spring game on the sidewalk up in
front Of Dick Weeds house Tuesday
afternoon. That is a sure sign of an
early spring.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
Elwood weter Now in France.

Quartermaster Sergeant Elwood A.
Weter, son of Guy d. Weter, of this
city, sailed on Jan. IA for Paris,
France. He has been serving in the
paymaster's offices, at Paris Island,
South Carolina, in charge of the al
lotment and insurance bureau cf the
Marines for very nearly two years
now-in.. fact SINCE shortly after he
enlisted and he was sent to France TO
take up a similar line of work with
that branch of the service over there,
being undoubtedly picked for this i'm
portant position through the fact that
he had made good in the Paris Island
offices. His address is at the present
time as follows: @. M. Sgt. Elwood
A. Weter, care of Chief Paymastey,
u. s. Marine Corps, Paris, France,
and any of his many local friends may
write to him there. 1t is needless
to say that Elwood will be very glad
to receive letters from the friends
back home.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
INSURANCE RATE
IS TO Be LOWER
ON LOCAL RISKS
MICHIGAN INSPECTION BUREAU
MANAGER COMES TO CITY TO
READJUST HIGH RATES.

S. p. Ashton, of the Michigan In
spection Bureau, was in the city Fri
day in the interests of the stock COM
panies who carry a greater part OF the
fire insurance in this city and who for
some time past have Deen able to car
ry off the business at a rate which
finally broke the camel's back, so to
speak and the rumblings of discon-
tent, small at first, finally got so plain
that A. M. Hall, of the Miller q Har-
ris Furniture Co., spoke right out
in meeting one evening about the in
Justice which he considered was being
perpetrated against local people who
were carrying insurance through the
high rate which the companies charg-
ed for taking and carrying the risk.
Mr.. Halls talk on this matter open
ed the subject and from that time on
the Michigan Inspection Bureau Off
ces at Grand Rapids were deluged
with letters in which the writers kick
ed about the rates which had been es-
tablished for the insurance risks of
this city, through a policy which each
successive visit from one Of the bur-
eau's inspectors had repeatedly raised
until it was so high that many people
were just about unable to carry the
insurance. Mr.. Ashton says that
the first the bureau knew that the
rates were unsatisfactory in this city
was when letters came pouring into
the office and on investigation he
found the people of the city in an up
roar against the high rates.
Mr.. Ashton therefore, personally
made tour of inspection of many To-
cal risks where the insurance rates
had been complained of and stated to
a reporter for the Banner-News that
he could see no reason at all why
some of the rates were so high. In
several instances about which he told
us, the decrease in the rate will
amount to about 20 per cent and 9TH
ers will be more.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
BD. OF COMMERCE
To HAVE SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS NIGHT
PLANS BEING MADE FOR BIG
OUTDOOR CELEBRATION LAT
Err ON IN THE YEAR.

Our board of commerce is making
arrangements to entertain all the men
who have returned from the service
of the United States on Tuesday
night, Feb. IL. Supper will be serv-
ed at $50 in the city hall for all board
of commerce members and their sol
der and sailor guests. Every man
called into the service from this vi
cinity, whether he went to France or
a training school or camp, is invited
to be present.
Sometime later, when rne men have
returned from overseas, Belding is
going to have a big outdoor celebra-
tion, plans for which are already un-
der way. The committee in charge
of the arrangements fop this big af-
fair are planning on making it real
big affair-ox roast and all the good
time to go with it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
Rebekahs Install

Victoria lodge, No. 60, held install
lation Friday evening, Jan. "a at their
hall. The following officers were
installed by District Deputy Mae Ortt
assisted by Grand Marshall Lynn
PEBBLES:
N. G.-Olive Scott.
V. G.-May Rowley.
Rec. Sec'y-Mabel McNaughton.
Fin. Sec'y.-Alma Scott.
Treasurer-Rose Mcconnell.
r. S. to N. G.-Mae Ortt.
l.. S. to N. G.-Adell McNitt.
Wardenv-Myrtle Collier.
Conductor-Anna Hanson.
r. S. to V. Cecilia O'Connell
l.. S. to V. G.-Theressa Cooley.
o. G.-Clara Barlow.
/. G.-Mary Osworth.
p. N. G.-Edna Sager.
Chaplain-Olive Wilder.
After installation a fine supper
was served to over so.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
WON 500 PRIZE
FOR HAVING BEST
WINDOW DISPLAY
LOCAA FIRMS WINDOW PROVES
BEST IN CONTEST AND GEN
EROUS CHECK is RECEIVED.

George Crawford and Art Mccoy
danced with joyous glee on Monday
morning when the mail carrier on
their route brought them a letter
from the Winchester Repeating Arms
Co., which contained a letter to the
effect that herewith enclosed find
well, we are reproducing the letter
as it was received:
New Haven, Conn, Jan. "a, 1919.
Belding Hardware Co., Belding, Mich.
Gentlemen: We take pleasure in an
nouncing that you are the winner of
the first prize of 10000 in (Class G,
dealers in towns from $500 to 10000
in population), in the Winchester
1918 show window display contest and
are enclosing check for this amount.
Your display received total of 76
IA points out of a possible 100, on
the following basis: Attention value,
33 3-4; sales value, % ga; arrange
ment, 13 ga.
We also wish to congratulate your
window trimmer en- his splendid work
and trust that you may see your way
clear to have him share in the prize.
Very truly yours,
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
The display was about as attractive
-and well arranged as any we have
ever beheld in the windows of the
stores in this or amy other city anu
we called special attention to it at
the time it was placed, last September
and hundreds, or perhaps thousands,
of people paused to look at the artis-
tic beauty of this splendid array of
everything to make up the hunters
paradise, from guns, ammunition,
hunter and dog, to the must desired
game in the shape of wild game birds,
deer and other game animals. The
window was sure prize winner and
we are quite certain that the judges
who had to do with the awarding Of
the prizes had no hard matter in set
ting this particular exhibit aside as a
winner, right off the pat.
When you SET old "Spud" Crawford
or Artie Mccoy you always see a
Winchester booster. There never
was any use of asking either OF them
anything about any gun or make of
ammunition unless il was the Win
chester brand, for that was about all
they knew when it came to this line
of stock. In fact we have heard them
talk Winchester so much that Win
chester would mage a good middle"
name for them both and now, with an
extra $4,000 as a gift from the Win
chester company tucked next to their
bosoms, we would not be surprised to
see one of those big red WIS covering
the full size of one of their show
windows.
Laying all jokes aside it was a
mighty fine prize from mighty fine
firm whose goods are above question
the best that can be bought in their
respective line and it does the COM
munity good to have prize won by
one of our own home firms from a
company as nationally known as the
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., for
while advertising the prize winners
nation wide, it also advertises the
fact that our city to all that is goot
and helps keep Belding on the map.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
TO GIVE BIG SAINT
Valentines DANCE

Owing to the large number of re-
quests from local dancers for a large
dancing party, Hale's Concert and
Dance orchestra will give their big
Valentine dance in this city in Hub
bell hall on Friday evening, Feb. Ia
and plans are now we'll under way to
make it the biggest dance ever held
in Belding.
The orchestra will be specially en-
larged by number of the finest mu-
siciahs in Grand Rapids and Manager
Hale promises not only the largest
orchestra ever used in Belding but
also plenty of special features and
the latest of novelties. Special dec
orations and all at no advance in
prices. The Valentine dance of
Feb. Ia, 1919 will be made a dance
long to be remembered in this city.
Remember the date and that all are
invited and there will be dances for
the old as well as the young.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
THREE
OFFICERS BANQUET
At THE SOUTHLAND
(wrATTAN BOY, COMMANDERS OF
NJ. S. NAVAL SQUADRON, BAN
QUETTED BY OFFICERS.
(Special To The Banner-News from
Norfolk, Val

(Special To The Banner-News from
Norfolk, Va.)
Ensign VIM. A. Mccormick, Graf
ian boy, was guest of honor at a
uanquet given by the officers of his
squadron at Hotel Southland, Nor
folk, Va, Saturday evening. There
way a general turnout of all officers
of ahe Third squadron. Music was
furnished by the Naval Base orches-
ira, accompanied by the Naval Base
Quintet.
After enjoying a fine Princess Ann
turkey dinner, smoker followed at
which a number of prominent speak
ers were heard. Among the speak
ers were Lieut.. Jos. Carnart, Jr., Du-
luth, Mimi, Lieut.. (jg) l.. E. Garri-
son and Lieut.. (jg) t. G. Christopher,
Norfolk, Ensign +. J. Harrington,
Brockline, Mass, Ensign S. E. Stew
art, Portland, Oregon.
Ensign Mccormick was presented
with a beautiful silver loving cup
and in response to many calls for a
speech he spoke very highly of the
officers and men unuer his command
of their hearty cooperation at all
times in the various campaigns in
which his squadron participated dur
ing the war. He also spoke briefly
on the Naval Reserve force as an
organization.
Ensign Mccormick is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Mccormick Of Graf
tan. He was home on a visit last
October.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
ARMY OFFICERS
IN HUNT FOR A
LOCAL YOUNG MAN
SEND LETTERS TO LOCAL PAR
TIES IN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE
SOLDIER-ILL IN HOSPITAL.

Army officers went on a man-hunt
last week and started out to find Clay
ton Steele, a local boy and the son
of Carl Steele, one of the carriers on
the rural routes out from this office,
having him classified as absent with
out leave fer more than 16 days and
had Clayton been a bear, the army
officers might have been bitten for
the boy was right with the army all
the time and the incident goes to show
that with the immense amount of
work which the army has to do it is
mighty easy to make mistake.
II. j. Leonard first received a let
ter from Mayor Fred w. Green, who
is chairman of the Ionia county Red
Cross chapter, asking him to look into
the matter as it was supposed that
the young man had left camp without
leave Mr.. Leonard took the letter
to Carl Steele, the boys father, and
found out that Clayton was i'll in the
base hospital at New York, suffering
from an attack of rheumatism. The
sick man had been unable to leave
his bed and his feet were so that he
could not put his shoes on for a long
time and he could hardly be absent
without leave and still be in the hos
pital. The information was sent
back to the officials and nothing fur
there was heard for a time.
Steele enlisted in March, 1918, and
spent some time in a motor training
school in Chicago, later being trans
ferred to Fort Schuyler, N. " and
from there he was sent overseas.
Shortly after landing in France the
armistice was signed and Steele was
one of the soldiers to be sent back to
the States early. His parents re-
ceived wire from hm when he land
ed about Christmas time and the next
they heard was that he was laid up
with rheumatism in the hospital at
New York. In some manner his
record was lost while he was in the
hospital and a search for him was
started. By the time that the Of
ficers had been notified that Steele
was in the Srmy hospital, at New
York, and went there to look fer him,
he had again been transferred and
was stationed at Fort Totten, N. Y,
when he was eventually located and
the muddled mess Strengthened out.
During the time that Clayton was
in the hospital he had a sum of mo-
ney which had accumulated for sew
eral months pay, which he wanted to
use part of for the purpose Of pur-
chasing some clothing and he was de-
MED this right because his record had
been lost and his proof Of ownership,
undoubtedly did not look good enough
to the hospital authorities who were
caring for the money, to give it to
him.
Clayton has now been transferred
to another company and the chances
are that he will not be home for some
tine to come. In the mean, time it
is to be hoped that he will mot be
obliged to re-enter the hospital and
that the officers in charge Of the rec
ords will not again lose his army rec
|ord.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
The Service of Home Stores-NO. 1.
The service which the stores of Bel

The Service of Home Stores-NO. 1.
The service which the stores of Bel
ding offers to cur people, is an
achievement which is not always real
lied as we thoughtlessly make use of
their service. And it is something
far beyond what has been created by
any one group of men.
1t is linked up with system Of
worldwide distribution, which has
been built up through years of effort
of the brightest business minds.
Years ago the ordinary retail store
had no such command over the re-
sources of the world. Today a sys-
tenn has been organized by which even
"a small store can draw at once on
central distributing points for any
thing under the sun. 1t is visited
regularly by trained representatives
of these distribution centers. who give
expert help on supplying public needs.
Even the little store becomes an inte-
gral part of a great system, able to
rise to high standards of Service.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
STAND BY IS
TO Be SLOGAN
OF FIFTH LOAN
UNALLoYED PATRIOTISM is TO
BE KEYNOTE OF DRIVE TO
PUT OVER LAST LOAN.

Patriotism will be a strong keynote
of the new Victory loan drive IN April.
This is as it should be. Proverbiaily
the American people have been known
as good fnishers, possessed or ca
pacity TO carry to successful compile
tion any project they started. We
built the Panama canal, almost in the
face of natures DEGREES against 1T, II
one may Judge from the handlcaps
which arose.
We sent a mighty army oversee to
France and aided materially in win
ming the war after it had promised to
drag on interminably. The task is
not vet ended for we must keep one
army of 100000 men in France, and
on German soil, and transport to
these shores an equally large group
of soldiers. Here, as rs the case with
almost 100000 men in the training
camps, they are to be discharged ana
assimilated in the civilian body. :,
These are handicaps to successfui
termination of our part IN the world
struggle. We do not doubt our abil-
itv to surmount them Instead Of
being a mcney-mad nation, we have
proved ourselves to be a money-wise
nation. We found that we could ac-
complish tasks of tremendous scope,
provided we spent sufficient money.
We went to work and raised the mo-
ney in four Liberty loans, cumulative
evidences of our wealth and, even
more. of our determination.
We need more money now to over
come the remaining obstacles to the
permanent peace and prosperity OF
which we all dreamed and for which
American youths died.
Throughout the war all of US have
talked about patriotism in glowing
terms and evidenced our loyalty In
supporting the government issues.
From a quiescent state in conscious,
ness, patriotism became the vital
thing of the hour, in all our lives.
With war ended, it does not follow
that patriotism has spent its strength.
There is something deeper, grander
about such a sentiment to Americans
who have learned the true value OF
real Americanism and the necessity
fer using it as an actuating principle
in our life at all times.
Therefore, being Americans, we
will continue to be patriotic. Ready
response to the approaching Victory
loan will be an index to our patriot
ism. The heat of battle and excite.
ment cf contest is over, but the need
for supporting the government is still
with us.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
Opens New Barber Shop.

Dallas McDuffee, a we'll known To-
cal young man, has rented the rooms
recently vacated by K. Chapple & Co.,
when the latter sold out their business
and has fitted them up with new,
sanitary and modern barber shop. He
opened up fer business Monday MORN
ing and is already enjoying a nice
trade from the people of this city. In
an advertisement in this issue Of the
paper he solicits share of your bar
Der work.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-29
Christian Mothers Elect Officers.

The meeting of the Christian Mo-
theirs Of st. Joseph's Catholic parish,
which was held at the church Sunday
was good one and many topics CT
vital interest were discussed. The
election of officers also took place and
the following ladies were elected to
administer to the business of the So
ciety fof<the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. ID. M. Hogan; vice president,
Mrs. Will Ward; secretary, Mrs.
Frank Klock; treasurer, Mrs. Peter
Engemann; consultors, Mrs. A. Jonas
and Mrs. Thos. Bracken.