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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
LOCAL items
About Our Town -nd It. P.opl.

James Brown and j w. Wiersms
OF this city, who recently enlisted II
the army and are now at Camp Gus
ter, were among the soldiers sent III
to lonia, Tuesday to take part in the
days program at the Free Fair.
Glen Granger has purchased the
John Regan farm and is now living
on the place.
Miss Vivian Skellenger has accept.
ed position as book keeper for the
Bedding Coal & Ice Co.
Divorces between local partners
were granted by Judge Davis, Mon
day to the following: l.. r. Weed VS.
Catherine Weed, Florence West VS.
Wilbur West, Lydia Jenkins VS.. Roy
Jenkins and Flossie Miller VS.. Ros-
well Miller.
Edwin Johnston, of Lansing, called
ON his brother, A. N. Johnston and
family, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Howard and
wife, Of Ionia, had business in Bel
ding the week end.
Mrs. ). w; Rickie is visiting her
SON and family, at Alma.
Mr.. John Andrews, of st. Johns,
shook hands with friends here Mon
day, his mother accompanied aim
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Brown and
Mrs. Anna Moon spent the week end
visiting relatives at Mears, returning
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Dodds and son
Gerald, Of Detroit, are visiting rel
atives here and at Smyrna and Sara
FAC.
Raymond Gleason and wife were
called here Saturday. Their mother.
Mrs. George Gleason being very i'll.
M. Urch and wife We're Sunday
guests at the home of John Ricl<le.
NJ. ard Mrs. Alvah Dodds were the
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel
Johnston.
Misses Florence Murphy is spend
ing her vacation with Mamie Heffer-
on. Miss Catherine Hefferon, or Par
nell also visited her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Hall and
their son, w. A. Hall and wife, of
Hastings, drove over Sunday for a
visit with their son and brother, A.
M. Hall and family. Mr.. Mathew
Hall is more than so years old and
is remarkably well preserved for a
man if his years.
James Johnson returned Saturday
evening from a six weeks stay in
Chicago. James was a student at
the Merganthaler Linotype school
and graduated with high honors. He
was in Chicago during a particularly
exciting time, the fatal race riots
street car strikes, big fires and many
unusual accidents taking place while
he was there to take some of the
monotony out Of life. Despite these
occurrences, however. James says he
had a good time while away.
Harold Howard went to Lakeview
Tuesday morning to visit with his
uncle Dick Flynn for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Harmon and
baby, of Grand Rapids returned home
on Tuesday morning after a visit
with Fred Sears and family.
Mrs. E. J. Mackie, of Sears, went
to Remus, Tuesday morning after
having visited with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. MINER for time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Brakeless Auto Kills Man

A. L. Mckee, aged AZ years, a
prominent business man Of lonia, re-
ceived injuries from which he died
about four hours later, when a Ford
truck which was uncomfortable
through the fact that it had no
brakes, struck him as he was prepar-
ing to get into his own automobile,
Thursday afternoon. Frank Jacobs,
an employee of the Ionia Vulcaniz-
ing Co., in front of which store the
accident took place was also painful
ly injured but escaped serious in
jury. Jacobs had helped Mckee put
some air in his auto tires when the
Ford, running wild and uncontroll-
able by Roy Patrick, its Is year
old driver, came tearing down the
street and struck them. An investI-
CATION after the accident disclosed
the fact that there was no emergency
brake on the car and that the foot
brake had not been applied.
Mckee was q monument maker and
dealer in Ionia for the past Ia years
and had just completed arrange
ments to move to Flint, where his in
creadine business could be better
taken care Of. His funeral was at
Q o'clock. Monday morning. Patrick,
driver Of the auto which killed Nc
Kee, is being held by county officials
pending a thorough investigation in
to the tragic occurrence.
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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Ne IS AGAINST GOVT
OWNERSHIP AND LEAGUE.

CONTINUED from page one.)
cost is less than one dollar per day
Nevertheless her railroads cost $11b,-
10000 per mile. The railroads OF
United States, with hundreds Of miles
Of tunnels, with terminals, some Cf
them costing as high as Sl50, 600 900
built with wages twice as high as Ia
Germany, are capitalized at less tnal.
sos 100000 per mile including all the
water" which has been injected there
in. Senator Cummins, Chairman Of
the Interstate Commerce Committee
of the Senate, is well within the facts
when he says ut costs the. govern
ment wore to do given thing than
it costs any one else to do it."
Germany has not reduced her
freight rates in forty years, during
which period the average rates In
America were voluntarily reduced
from over three cents to less than
seven mills per ton mile. This re !uc-
ton was all made before: the govern
ment fixed its first rate. Freight
rates in Germany are more than twice
as high as in the United States and
in every other country IN the woriu,
they are more than three times as
high as Americans pay. II you ride
past your station in Germany. vol
have to pay for the extra ride and are
fined on the spot for the offense. A
hundred pounds of baggage which
you cannot carry in your hand, will
increase the cost Of your ticket about
one-third. Determinations in freight
rates in Germany are the rule. In al
dition to the regular freight schcd-
ules, they have special rates which
will fill 915 volumes. And yet Ger
many is the only country to which
government ownership advocates
point with pride" They should point
with shame.
Belgium was losing seven million
francs per annum en- her government
roads when the war broke out. France
owns a part of her roads and a part
are owned privately. She purchased
the Western Road which for five
years had earned an average of 49,
OOO,O 900 francs per annrm. This
dropped to 22,000,000
francs. The operating expenses Of her
government owned reads, before The
war v ere above ninty per cent of
their operating income, leaving her
rcthing TO show as interest on her m
vestmcnt =. Il 20, one-qua" ..r enough
t Z. cover depreciation and Ier,GccL III,
CT worn out material.
Government railroads pay no taxes
and most governments repudiate any
liability for loss or damage to goods
as well as for personal injuries. The
railroads of Indiana alone pay ap-
$3.50, 100000 in state,
county and city taxes. If the gov
owned the railroads this rev.
enue would have to be made up by
increased tax rates on private prop
erty.
In private business a man will be
unless he does something;
but in government service men are
discharged only for something they
have done. Self preservation is the
first law cf life in government service
as elsewhere and for this, if for no
)ther reason, no government official
will assume a responsibility the wise
exercise of which will bring no re-
ward, and where a mistake regardless
Of intent means criticism. sometimes
investigation with its accompanying
disgrace, and not iinfrequently, dis
charge, if for no other reason to save
he man higher up.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

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

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Beemer re-
ceived telegram Wednesday, which
stated that their son, Forest, had
reached this country, landing at Nor
folk, Va. Later on they received a
letter telling them that he was in an
army camp awaiting rehabilitation
and that he expected soon to be home.
Shortly after this they received his
gas mask and helmet through the
mails and are expecting Forest HIM
self now at most any time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Rracken-Waife

The marriage of Thomas Bracken
and Miss Bessie Waite, both popular
young people of this city, took place
in Detroit, Wednesday, August 6,
Rev. John M. Doyle, chancellor of the
Catholic diocese of Detroit, officiating.
The groom is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Bracken, of Hotel Bedding and
the bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Waite. Both are welf,
favorably known and highly respect
ed young people of this city and are
now receiving the congratulations
of their legion of friends.
Meet me in Bedding on Labor Day.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Trouble In the Future.

The pessimist is always anticipat-
Ing new varieties of trouble. One con
temporary gloomster casts his eye for
ward to the day when wireless tele-
phony viii be so perfect that man
viii have receiver in his hat and be
managed by his wife all the time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
Meet me in Belding on Labor Day


Notice
To the Ladies of Belding:-
When you buy set of furs you
must buy them of a reliable concern.
You must know that you are buying
Right.
You know this when you deal with
Salzman e. Sons.
Trade in your own city Don't pay
car fare to a larger city-we bring
the larger city to you. Call and see
our large stock Of beautiful fur sets
and muffs. We bought them early in
the season before the advance in
prices. 1t is to your advantage to buy
now. Make your selection while our
present stock lasts.
Or, why not let us remodel, clean
and generally rejuvenate your last
seasons garments and furs. We are
fully equipped to do so and shall be
delighted to show you the newest
styles.
Last season we were unfortunately
compelled to refuse an astoundingly
large quantity of work of every. de-
scription and in consequence we ask
you to avoid such disappointment by
bringing us your work early.
We thank you.
Salzman & Sons.
Ladies and Gentlemens tailors and
furriers, Main street. Phone 359.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

The members of the Neighborhood
club will hold their annual pichfc
at Baldwin lake, Thursday, August
20. President J. b. bradford, who
is at the head of the organization
says that everybody is invited and
that they should be present at this
picnic in order to make OF rank up
with the other annual affairs of the
club which have been held in the past
years. a
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13

! Mr.. and Mrs. vii! Wilson and
Daughter and Hon. Fred l.. Warner
and family leave Thursday on mo-
tor trip through Ohio, Pennsylvania
and New York, to Fred's old home at
Penn Yam, N. Y. They will visit at
places along the way also. They win
be gone about three weeks.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02

turned soldiers are requested to join
in the parade, also the school children
The United Workers instead of the
United Workmen as stated last week
will serve the dinner in the vestry.
Recent guests at Echo Inn: RI.
Longe, Mr. Kipp, A B Cobleigh, Os-
car Prouty, Mr. Lindsay and friend,
Mr. and Mrs w E Trip and son, Abb
on of Newport; Capt G W Burleson,
A C S Buman of st Adams, l. W
Bean of Boston, C S Larrore and Mr.
AMI Mrs M C Buck of New York; E
by hone taler. will he tfr.snttd Fri.
Friday evening July lin the ves-
try. Proceeds for the c E Society
to pay expenses. Everybody Come.
Rev. Mr.. Herwitt of N. Y. was in
town last week Thursday in interest
of the Pilgrim Memorial Fund and
the towns quota was about met
Any one wishing to donate to that
fund please see Rev. w. c. Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Allbee and son
ter, Mrs. P D. Kelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Kelly were cal
led to West Charleston last week
Tuesday to attend the funeral of her
DR.. Emery kellogg and wife and
Clinton of Swansey, Mass, were week
end guests at Leon Bucks.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
NEWARK

Mr. I L Robin and family of Island
Pond visited at Fred Berry's Sunday.
Fred Deforme and Aleas Fountain
of Springfield, Mass, has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs Fred Berry.
Jim and Henry Cahill and Mrs. T.
Cahill and daughter, Annie, visited re
latives in Sutton, Sunday.
H w Rolston and mother of Phila-
delphia, Penn, are spending their an
nual vacation at Jobs Pond and MAX
ing their headquarters at Jobsside Inn
Hugh Spalding of St. Johnsbury is
making his annual fishing trip at Jobs
Pond and stopping with Tuffile Berry.
Mrs. Millef Lee has gone to work
for Charles Hopkins at East Charles
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
EAST CHARLESTON
MRS. EUGENE BUCK, Cor.

Rev. and Mrs. w. R. Price of East
Berkshire called on friends in town
last week.
The Sunday evening services will
be discontinued thru the months of
July and August.
Mrs. w. T. Findlay is seriously ill.
Miss Merle Varney spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs Carroll Piper.
Ivan Buck sprained his ankle last
week.
Miss Leas Maxwell attended COM
ment at Derby the guest of Mrs Cy-
nus Cargill.
Miss Chamberlain visited relatives
at Newport thepast week.
News is received of the safe arriy-
al of Gera,d carney at Newport News
Va, last week.
. MIR and Mrs M c Buck of New York
City spent the weekend with relatives
Irving LaFrance has returned from
overseas and is visiting his sister,
Mrs w u Stoddard.
Mrs Ed Crow entertained her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs Stevnes and mo-
Their, Mrs Fannie Curtis of Island Pond
Miss Alice Danse has gone to New
port to work in Hurst's restaurant.
Misses Ruth Hudson and Minnie
Colburn are home from Derby Aca-
denny.
VIM Colburn and family and sever
al others attended commencement at
Derby last week.
Miss Laura Whitehillis spending
her summer vacation with her sister,
Mrs M D Lewis.
Mrs w G Stoddard and Irving La
France went to Montreal Sunday to
visit their mother, who is slowly re-
covering from her recent operation.
t Mr. and Mrs A C Gallup went to
st Johnsbury Sunday and brought
Mrs R Wolcott home from the hospi
tai. Her friends are all glad to see
her so we'll
Several from here attended the
camp meetings held at Morgan Cen
tire this week
Geo Canning and family of Green
/ field Mass, are visiting his brother, J
G Canning.
Recent guests at the home of VIM
Locke and son are Allen Gotta and
friend, Miss Grace Bean and Elmer
Bean Of Berlin,N H, Fred Rogers and
Frank Hyatt of Boston, Mass and Don
aid Foster of West Charleston.
Remember the 4th Of July. All re
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
LITTLE RUTH WANTED
TO BUY "FRIF STAMPS"

Every week on pay day Ruth's aunie
brought her one or more Thrift
Stamps. Auntie was not only very
fond Of Ruth but she was young
woman Of business and understood the
value of small savings. She wanted
Ruth to be we'll provided for and there
fore made an investment for her In
the way Uncle Sam had made possible
for people with small incomes every
time the payman had been around.
Three-year old Ruth was deeply in
terested in the stamps. She literally
cried for them. Late one cold after.
noon last winter when it had grown
quite dark, Ruth insisted on going out.
Nothing would dissuade her from it.
She was finally bundled up and the
door opened into the blackness beyond.
Nothing daunted, Ruth went out alone
and trotted up the street ever so far
Mamma, following after, wondered
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
Was On A Tornedoed Shin

Thomas A. Breslin, 645 Broadway
Albany, N. Y, writes: "Having been
on a torpedoed ship coming to this
country from England, I had a cold
ever since. I was advised by a
friend to take Foley's Honey and
Tar and before long l was cured"
You can stop that cough or cold that
has been lingering since Spring.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
1t Is All Gone Now.

Samuel L. Krammer, Box 95, Sell
lersville, Pa, writes: 81 had kidney
trouble for two years and had ter
rible backache. That is all gone now
after using Foley Kidney Pills and
| feel well again" Foley Kidney
Pills get results quickly and are tonic
in their healing and soothing effect.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
WISE
GAZING
SPELLS
SUCCESS

III -S.yg
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02

what the baby could want. AS there
seemed no end to the Journey she
finally asked Ruth what she was going
for. The answer came promptly,
Ruth buy Frif Stamps"
Ruth seems to have learned her
lesson and Auntie is more in earnest
now than ever in buying Thrift Stamps
and seeing them turn into War Saw.
ings Stamps for baby Ruth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
Held Her Little Girl.

Children need all their strength
for growing. A lingering cold weak
ems them. Mrs. Amanda Flint,
Route 4, New Philadelphia, O.,
writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar
cured my child of the worst tickling
cough" Gives immediate relief
from distressing, racking, tearing
coughs; soothes and heals.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
Farm For Sale

The Tracy farm, IL mile from G.
I. station. 200 acres, house, two
barns, granery. $1,000 of pulpwood,
$1,000 of soft and hardwood saw logs.
In fair state of cultivation.
W..D.iLadd
Island Pond, Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02

For Sale: Two tenement house
on Cross street, opposite E. M. Bart
let's. E. F. Hobson, Newport, VT.
Apply to H. H. Hobson. 9,t
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-02
Wanted, Lost, For Sale, Etc

Advertisements under this heading cents pc
line for LIST insertion and 2 lie a line for each
subsequent insertions. Count words to . line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-06
HEARINGS ON MILITARY
POLICY OPEN TOMORROW
Gen. March Is to Be Principal
Witness Before Senate
subcommittee.

Hearings on the War Department s
bill outlining a permanent military
policy with universal military training
as feature, and on other bills now
pending. will open tomorrow before q
Senate military subcommittee with Gen.
March as the principal witness, Chair
man wadsworth announced today, fol-
lowing a meeting Of the committee.
Secretary Baker. Gen. Pershing, as
we'll as other military experts, will ap-
pear later. The hearings will be open.
Special aeronautical engineering train
ing for limited number of officers Is
proposed in a bill drafted by the War
Department and introduced late yester-
day by Chairman Wadsworth. The bill
would authorize the Secretary Of War
to detail not more than twenty five
aviation officers for education in en-
cheering and other technical colleges
Another War Department bill intro
duced by Senator Wadsworth would
authorize transportation of civilians on
Army transports at rates to be pre-
scribed by the Secretary Of War when
there are extra accommodations beyond
those needed for Army purposes. 1t is
understood that the department believes
considerable revenue may be derived
from transporting civilians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-06
FEELING AGAINST THE KAISER
AT THE TIME OF THE ARMISTICE

to listen to my recommendation that
he abdicate. Had the general staff
told him November as 1t did Novem-
Der the truth about the army.
have no doubt that the kaiser would
have abdicated the evening of the 9Th
Then it would. in human calcual-
ton, have been possible for the ma
jority socialists to keep the working
men in the factories. Certainly there
would have been an uprising. but
only by the radical element. The
troops in Berlin would have conduct
ed themselves more reliably.
"One of the most dangerous points
of contact between the rioting work
men and the soldiers was the fact
that the kaiser had not abdicated."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-06
GREAT BRITAIN PAYS US.
IN FULL FOR MUNITIONS
Transaction Without Precedent,
Verbal Statements as to obliga-
tions Being Recognized.

BY the payment of sss.17s.123 Great
Britain has settled her obligation to
the United States government for
munitions negotiated for during the
war. OF the total sum paid s13, 900, 900
was for liberty motors, s13.274,00o for
airplane spruce. $2.ss7.0o0 for wood
distillates. $4.eso.ooo for powder and
1851, 900 as the British share in the
cotton linters' pool.
The encouragement was in the form
Of . letter received by Secretary
Baker from Chester W. Cutnell. spe-
cial representative in negotiations
with the British minister of NUM-
tions. Mr.. Cutnel said the transac-
ton probably was without precedent
Gin that a government has recognized
obligations. based almost entirely on
verbal statements, to contribute to
losses sustained by an ally in the
production Of war materials beyond
it's own needs. It Is likewise without
precedent in our country as to the
amount Of money involved, and be-
cause Of the fact that no recourse was
had to any international tribunal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-06
Al INDICTMENTS MADE
BY THE GRAND Jury

Forty-seven indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury yesterday
as follows:
Edmund H. Elston, violating section
a.. United States Penal Code: Ray
mond H. Ball. Daniel A. Mahoney,
John H. Adams, Eugene c. Neville
and Henry c. Barnes, jr., forger, ut
tering: Eugene C. Neville and Henry
c. Barnes. jr.. violating section At.
United States Penal Code; Bernard
Lewis, violating section Al, United
States Penal Code; Garfield Holmes
and Mary A. Hensley. grand larceny:
Jesse Craig and Walter Dwyer, as
sault with dangerous weapon; Elias
Taylor. violating sectiond S26-b of
District of Columbia code; William
Johnson and Charles Marshall. house,
breaking, larceny; Robert CHAPMAN
assault with dangerous weapon and
assault with intent to XIII; Morris
Williamson, violating section s26-b
OF the District of Columbia code;
Marshall Frye and Lenwood Hill, as.
sault with dangerous weapon: Ben
tamin s. Jones, violating section
826-b Of District of Colum bia code;
Richard Adams. Raymond Lee. Ed
mond Thomas and Roger Smith, as
Sault with dangerous weapon; George
r. Pollard, alias Jack Pollard, house
breaking, larceny; john T. Wilkey,
false pretenses; William G.. Gilmore
and Charles Matthews, grand lar
ceny: Eugene Neville, adultery:
Virgil Bradley. embezzlement: Ber-
nard Stewart, William Thomas, Ed
ward Thomas. Garfield Preleau and
John Jackson, robbery. violating sec
tion 826-b Of District Of Columbia
code; Augustus Breitenstein, perjury:
Ernest Pons and Phillip Myers, vio-
lating section 826-b Of District Of CO.
lumbia code; George M. Carr, for
gerry, uttering: George e. Hopkins.
grand larceny; Alonzo Randolph
Rowles, Frederick H. G. Wassman,
jr: William NJ. Gibbons, Basil C.
Bowie and Louis Sellers, forgery, ut
tering.
James A. Barnes. alias James Banks,
Charles Boyd. Thomas H. Cornett,
Wendell Czenczius, non-support Of
Pappas, non-support Of wife; Louis
son, George Griches, alias Gimes
wife and minor children; Frank Dod-
R. Lippincott, non-support Of wife
alias Albert Garrett, non-support Of
minor children; Eppie H. Payne, non
support of minor children; Henry r.
Rabbit, alias Harry Rabbit, non
support of wife and minor children:
Edward W. Richardson, non-support
Of minor children; Harry r. Boots
and Joseph Savoy, non-support of
wife and minor children: Thomas Sa-
voy, non-support Of minor child. and
Samuel e. Streeks non-support Of
minor children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-06
STREET ACCIDENTS.
Two Persons Hurt by Autos
Street Cars Collide.

I. E. Mason, 1929 Calvert street. was
knocked down by an automobile at 18th
and F streets yesterday afternoon and
slightly hurt.
Robert Gaskins, colored, six years
old, 1909 Wylie court northeast, ran
against an automobile at 18th and n
streets northeast yesterday afternoon
and received slight injury.
Virginia Myles. 516 18th street, pas
senger on a street car, was slightly in
jured last night as a result of rear
end collision between two cars at 18th
and Monroe streets.
James Mccarthy. residing near Falls
Church, Va, suffering from an injury
to his left leg, was taken to Georgetown
University Hospital from NJ and Po-
morning He was injured as a result
Of a collision between his wagon and
a street car. His wagon was badly
damaged and his horse severely injured