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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Chambers. Nav 2. 10

Council Chambers, May 2, 1919
Council called to order by Mayor
Fales. Roll call: Present-Ald. Ben
edidt, Shawley, Hollenbeck, Friedly
and McCue. Absent-Ald, Purdy.
Present-5. Absent.
Minutes of the last meeting read
and approved
Reports of Clerk and Health Officer
were read.
Moved by Aid. McCue, seconded by
Aid Shawley, that the reports of
clerk and health officer be accepted
and placed on file in the clerks Office.
Yeas-Ald. Benedict, Shawley, Hol-
lenbeck. Friedly and McCue. Yeas
IS. Nays-0.
We, the undersigned do petition the
Mayor and Common Council to per-
NIT the electric light located on the
corner cf Vincent and Bridge streets.
to be left as the people living in that
vicinity will be without sufficient
light to enable pedestrians to pass
along the street.
% Signers
The foregoing petition was read
and referred TO the committee.
To the Common Council of the City
of Belding.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned,
owners of property and liable for
taxation, hereby most humbly petit
ton your honorable body that a sewer
be constructed beginning on Mary
street. thence east to James street,
carrying said sewer by James street.
one lot, thence south on James street
within three lots of State street, ac-
cording to the plat CT the City of
Belding now constructed, and on file
with the city clerk.
IL signers
Foregoing petition for sewer was
read and referred to the committee on
same.
The following communication from
Henry Gildemeister was read and il
was decided to give the financial aid
requested.
Belding, Mich, May 2, 1919.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the city of Belding
Gentlemen: All the good towns a.
round Belding are trying to reorgan-
ize their bands with the boys return
ing from the war. We are anxious
to do the same and we believe that a
good band is one of the best adver-
| tisements a town can have. We have
boys coming back now that would fill
up our vacant places fully as good as
| in the past.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14

The wider knowledge Of the French
people brought about by war associa-
ton has set many an American home
maker and housewife to thinking
How, she wonders, with the small in
comes quoted as general among the
French peasants. or even those of the
smaller mercantile circles, can the
French bousekeeper accumulate the
financial reserve, the tidy savings"
generaIly-and acknowledgements
tied to her? The secret is not far TO
seek.
The French housewife looks upon
steady saving as a family necessity
as important as bread and as newt
able. No matter how small the in
come, some part of It must be set
aside to make provision for the future.
No matter from what source the in
come Is derived. how irregular its re-
ception, the statement holds good.
How else can provision be made for
the daughters little dot. or marriage
portion, the sons business start In
life. the occasional family holiday, for
possible illness, fire, failure, or any OF
the thousand and one exigencies that
may upset the applicant OF ordinary
life?
Therefore, the French housewife.
usually the chancellor Of the family
exchequer, saves before she spends
and spends judiciously". She slows
away the proper financial margin be-
fore apportioning any other household
expenses.
Long before the American housewife
was offered the educational opportuui.
ty Of Thrift and War Savings Stamps
her Gallo sister had learned the Joy
Of small but steady saving, the super
lative desirability of Government In
vestments. Safety deposit vaults be-
Ing rare in rural France, the Huns are
richer for many French government
bonds taken from household safes and
stockings.
II the French housewife could have
registered those bonds as the Ameri-
can woman can register her War Saw
ings Stamps, she would not have lost
her little savings. II you lose your
War Savings Stamps after registering
them, which is free, the same post
office where you registered them viii
give you new ones.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14
Dr.. Jarvis Dentist

G. d. Owens, Inc.
106 Monroe Ave-, Opp. Herpol-
sheimer's. Open Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings. Sum
days from 10 to IL.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14
Danger In Bad Teeth

Your health is in danger If you
leave your mouth filled with bad
teeth Many people in Bedding
and vicinity know we extract teeth
without pain. We also make full
sets of teeth without covering
roof of the mouth; we guarantee
them in every way.
We have recently put in an out
fit for the administration of gas
for those who prefer this to our
Method.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14

Council Chambers, May 5, 1919.
Council called to order by Mayor
Fales. Roll call: Present-Ald. Ben
edigs, Shawley, Hollenbec)k, Putdy,
FREELY and McCue. Present --6.
Absent-0.
Reports of clerk and auditors were
read.
Moved by Aid. McCue, seconded by
Aid. Shawley, that the reports of
clerk and auditors be accepted, pub
lished and placed on file in the clerks
office. Yeas-Ald. Benedict Shaw
ley, Hollenbeck, Purdy Friedly and
McCue.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14
Cart of Thanks.

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to the many friends who ex-
tended their assistance and sympathy
in the loss of our dear mother, Cath
arine A. Russell. Also for the many
beautiful offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Russell
Albert ID. Russell
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Dickens and
family.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04

an agreement but that as soon az the
antitrust bill became law. he In
tended to withdraw
The house, by vote Of 40 to 49,
refused to concur In the senate
amendment.
Delegate Boschen asked that the
cold storage bill, as It came over from
the senate with minor amendments,
be concurred in. which was done.
One of several tax measures which
came over from TIL, senate earring
an amendment imposing a tax OF one
per cent on incomes in excess OF Sd
600, was concurred in by vote of So
to 10, but an amendment reducing
hotel licenses from 81 to $3.50 per
room per annum was voted down.
senate amendment to another of
the tax measures relieving 1ohbers of
bottled soft drinks of tax was car
ried.
A resolution introduced by Dele
gate Norris, of Lancaster. thanking
members OF the house who served in
the world war was passed, and at 6:25
o'clock the. house adjourned until II
O'Clock this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
HITCHCOCK SURE
Continued from page ~

err the sentiment OF the irish Ameri
cans. in his judgment was hardening
against the treaty. To this question
he replied:
II have noticed that the senti
ment of Irish agitators is harden
ing against 1t. but l think any in
telligent Irishman Will hesitate
long time before committing him
self to an attitude which would
ALLEVIATE him from the good will
and friendship of the people of s.
America. Every intelligent Irish
- man ought to know that the great
est hope of 1reland's some day TAX
ing her place among the nations
lies in the continuance of the good
will of America for the Irish cause.
AS good Americans they will not
expect the United States to isolate
itself from the rest of the world.
as 1t viii do II II fails to become
a party to the peace treaty, and
as good Irishmen they will not
want to do anything that VIII lose
Ireland Americas friendship and
aid.
POLITICAL PAR.
The action of the senate for
eign relations committee in Civ
Ing hearings to the representatives
of ireland and other small nations
which are dissatisfied with the
treaty has only a political purpose.
The Republican majority has no in
tention of backing the amendments
to the treaty which these detega~
tions are asking. The hearings
therefore are a mere waste OF time.
so far as any practical result is
concerned"
Senator Hitchcock seemed m Il c
pleased with the presidents heart,
of the manage ment o
the night for the treaty in the senat.
and spoke himself as IL he were gu
premenly confident o- -:,e favorable
outcome of the fight.
When he was asked why IL victor,
were as certain as he represented. ths
president found 1t necessary TO make
a tour of the country. he replied tina
the president desired to explain tht
treaty to the country and have TIL.
people go on record for ratification a:
well az the senate
Senator Hitchcock said he had beer
Informed that Senator Lodge was
framing a new reservation on article
X of the treaty. This is the article
which Senators Knox. Johnson Boraf
and Reed and others have advocated
throwing out bodily Senator Hitch
cock said he understood now the new
Lodge reservation would be an enor
at compromise with the extremists,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04


tion is sending along sneciai repre-
sentative to take railway schedules.
There are eight cars in the train.
Just forward OF the presidents pri-
vate car lis the Office car which is in
immediate command of private
Secretary Tumulty. This car will be
the presidents office during his trip,
The newspaper,nen occupy two
cars. There were twenty representa-
tives OF the various news services and
metropolitan dailics who were on
board when the train pulled out to-
night. This number will be aug
mented by others who will board the
train in the middle west
1t is the largest delegation of news
paper men which has ever accom-
panied the president on trip. IT is
estimated that at least rs, 900 words
day will be written by the correspon-
dents each of whom carries his own
typewriter.
For the purpose of fling the copy
written by the reporters. the -tele-
graph companies have made special
arrangements. sending attachments
Of expert telegraphers at successive
stations ahead to re ceive and send the
newspa per reports.
There are five moving picture men
on the train, representing the leading
movie weeklies Ii is the first time
that movie men have been permitted
to accompany presidential special.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04

United States has duly submitted
to the legislatures of tho several
states the following proposed
amendment to the constitution of
the United States:
''Article---Secti ton /. The right
of citizens of the United States TO
vote shall not be denied or
abridged by tht United States or
by any state or account of sex.
Section 2. Congress shall have
Z power to enforce the provisions
of this article By appropriate
legislation" and
Resolved, by the general as
sembiy of the state of Virginia,
the house and senate concurring,
that the proposed amendment to
the constitution of the United
States he, and hereby is, rejected
as an unwarrGnted. unnecessary,
undemocratic and dangerous in
terference with the rights reserv-
ed to the states or to the people
in both state and federal con-
stitutions, and be 1t further
Resolved, that a copy of this
resolution be filed with the score
tary of the United States as the
NApi NsoStu VIII WI the peODlt nI
Virginia as registered in their con-
stttution and b5 their elected rep
resentatives in the general as
sembly, to retain the fundamental
rights of Local government
vested in the states or in the peo-
pie; and be it further
Resolved, that we call upon our
sister states. of the union to up
hold and defend the right of
each state to decide who shall
vote for its own officers, and to
oppose and reject any amend
ment to the constitution of the
United States that would trans
fer control of state franchises to
the federal congress without the
consent OF the people themselves
as duly exercised under their
several state constitutions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
MURDERS TWO CHILDREN

Continued from page y
home early yesterday morning for his
work and the double homicide and
suicide occurred shortly after he took
hie departure foi 1T was quite evident
that the little children we're murdered
while they were still sleeping.
Though In semi-consc ious condition
and very weak from the loss OFFS food
little Marjorie was making a brave
hrht for life when her father arrived.
An examination disclosed that the ball
entered her chest. She was inn
r1ediateiy removed TO Johnston Willis
ospital. where every effort is being
raade to save her life. 1t was stated
late last night that she has a chance
to recover
Temporary Insanity Cause.
Or. ]. Fulmer Bright Henrico
county coroner. who viewed the
bodies of the dean last night. declared
that every indica ton points to Mrs.
Slaughter being strick"n with tenn
rorary insanity, causing her to muir
dcr her two little children. attempt
the life OF the thir1 one and then
turn the gun upon herself The balls
from the revolver entered the hearts
OF the two dead children, and three
wounds were found in the body of the
woman. One of the bullets pene-
trated her heart Death in all three
cases is believed to have been in
stantaneous 1t was quite evident
that the shots were fired at very close
range and the burns indicate that the
gun was pressed against the chests of
the children
When Mr. Slaughter left home yes
terday morning his wife was in good
spirits He saws that he has had no
domestic trouble. and can assign the
double homicide and suicide only to
temporary insanity The revolver was
the property Of Mr Slaughter and had
been In the home some time
Breaks Into His Home
Mr.. Slaughter Thought ii very un-
usual when he returned to his home
about 6 80 last night and found all OF
the doors locked. After continuous
knocking for some ten or fifteen min
'utes he was finally forced 10 break in
his door TO gain entrance to the home.
Iie saw his wife first and then the
two dead children on a bed a short
distance away.
Little Marjorie, bleeding profuscd-
~ from the wound in her chest was
too weak from the loss of blood TO
utter sound. save n slight groan
now and then. The contractor, upon
finding that she was still alive, had
her rushed Immediately TO the hos
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
EXPECT SPECIAL
SESSION TO CLOSE

The senate found time during
breathing spells between suffraR
speeches, 10 advance the diminishing
calendar to such an extent az 70 make
inal Adjournment possible today, The
house joint resolution barring con
sheraton of any bills after today was
passed and indica tons are that the
special session will end today
Senator Goodrich stated last night,
SITTER the pa ssage of house bills ! and
5, that every purpose for which the
session was called had been accom- :
plished and that the ambitions of tho
Virginia GOOD Roads association had
been attained,
Uncontested house and senate bills
on their second reading were adj
vanced last nigh, and several senate
bills were passed The senate ad
icurned at 1880 In the midst of a
discussicn Of hgasa, hsl. sA, apnro-
priatinse amouev for a ten per cent
bonus to capitol employees. Senator
Conrad opposed tte f4ii.~ Spying rfazrt
n3ads of departments were empow-
cred to increase the salaries of their
Epboreinates and that the bill simply
shifted the responsibility to the SEN
a's II. ss9,arna ,,,t ~. Insurance a.
partment had returned the state $50
00o, which had been saved and that
the department of banking had also
returned money which could have
been used 10 increase salaries. The
bill will probably he the first acted
on at today's session.
The conference committee ap-
pointed 10 report on the senate
amendment 10 house bin Is stipulat-
ing that one member OF the highway
commission be selected from the mi
nority party recommended that the
senate recedc from its amendment
as the house would undoubtedly stand
by its guns. The senate receded and
the bill was adopted.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the Virginia War History Commission
was adopted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
It May Not Be Troubling You
During the Warm Weather,
But It Is Still In Your Blood.

Catarrh Is not only a disgusting dis
ease but is a dangerous one, and you
should never let up in your efforts TO
get II out of your system until you
have done it thoroughly. Get rid of 1t.
whatever 1t costs you in trouble and
money.
There is no use in permitting your
self to be deceived. Perhaps, like
thousands Of others afflicted with Ca
tarrh. you are about ready to believe
chat the disease Is incurable, and that
you are doomed to spend the remain
der OF your days hawking and spit
ting. with no relief in sight from in~
famed and stopped-up air passages
that make the days miserable and
the nights sleepless.
OF course this all depends upon
whether or not you are willing to con-
DDS of treatment that you and many
other sufferers have used for years
with no substantial results.
You must realize that the disease IT.
self. and not its symptoms, is what you
have to cure. OF course you know that
when you are cured OF any disease its
symptoms will disappear.
Catarrh manifests itself by infam-
nation of the delicate membranes OF
the nose and air passages, which
choke up and make breathing very
difficult. To Sc. rid Of these distress
Ing effects you must remove their
cause.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
NOW IS AGOOD
TIME TO DRIVE
OUT CATARRH

Don't be misled Into thinking your
Catarrh is gone. The first touch Of
winter weather viii bring 1t back with
ali of its discomforts.
The blood Is laden with the catarrh
germs. which direct their attack
against the tender and delicate mem
oranes OF the nose and throat rb...
germs cannot be reached by sprav. or
douches. which. of course have no ef-
feet whatever upon the blood.
Mid weather will aid the treatment
and this is an excellent time to thor
oughly cleanse the blood OF the germs
Of Catarrh and be forever rid OF the
troublesome sprays and douches that
can only relieve You for tho time.
s. s. S. Is purely vegetable rem
edy. made from roots and herbs direct
from the forest. which combat
promptly disease germs or impurities
in the blood. This great remedy has
been used for moro than nfty years
with most satisfactory results. It has
been successfully used by those af-
ficted with even the severest cases of
catarrh. 1t relieves catarrh BY treat
ing the disease At It's source. SIS. 8.
is sold by druggists everywhere.
For the beneft Of those afflicted
with catarrh or other blood diseases.
we maintain medical department. Ia
charge OF = specialist skilled In these
diseases. II YOU will write ~ fully.
we will give your case careful study,
and write you 1ust what your own In
dividual case requires. No charge il
made for this service Address swift
specific Co.. ~ swift Laboratory.
Atlanta. GA--aAv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
URGES PUNISHMENT
TO FIT THE CRIME

Governor Davis yesterday submit
ted to the general assembly MESA gas
bearing or proposed legislation regu-
lating "all trusts. combinations and
monopolies inimicai to the public well
fare, and providing aid for the Rich
mond branch OF the American Legion
His message relative to antitrust
measures follows:
Commonw ealsh of Virginia.
GovernoF's Office,
Richmond, Sept. 5, 1919
Gentlemen of the General Assembly,
AT your session OF 1918 there was in.
troduced bills as required by Section
1865 Of the Constitution of Virginia 10
regulate ALI trusts. combinai ions and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04

gard to tho document. A minority re-
port by the democratic members and
a separate minority report by Senator
| McCumber. Republican. also will be
filed.
PRESIDENTS OPPOSITION.
Senator Hitchcock In q speech de.
livered today in the same gave ex.
precision to the opposition OF the presi-
cent 10 all amendments or textuaI
changes in the treaty. He asserted
mat these amendments proposed by
Republicans had for their sole pur-
pose the killing OF the treaty. mas
much as II was not conceivable that
any of the amendments would be ac-
copied by Great Britain France and
Japan.
The senator warned the senate that
II the treaty were amended in the
| manner proposed by the Republicans,
the president might pigeonhole IL and
refuse to submit II to the other ma
tons. AT tho same time. he said.
Germany might refuse to become a
party to separate treaty upon the
ground that war against the United
States never was declared by Ger
many. and that therefore Germany
was In no way responsible for the ex-
fstence of the state of war
Senator Hitchcock painted dole
full picture of what would happen to
the United States If the treaty should
not be ratified. He said that American
business interests would be placed at
a disadvantage If the United States
we're not represented on the repara-
lions commission and the other COM
missions formed to execute the treaty
Another result, the senator said, would
be that the acts of the alien property
custodian in disposing of German
owned property in the United States
would not be validated and Germans
would be entitled to sue for their re !.
covery
SH.ANTUNG AMENDMENT.
Discussing the Shantung amend
ment, Senator Hitchcock said that
Great Britain and France would not
agree to II, but they would be at peace
with Germany and could go abe "a
with their trade. while the Unit. 1
States would be isolated and shut OFT
from all benefits.
1t would be .'preposterous to as j..
sumo that Japan would knuckie dowa
to majority of the senate and VIZ y
IN Shantung," the senator declared.
The suggestion that America might
declare peace with Germany bv a
resolution of congress presented many
difficulties, Senator Hitchcock said. !.
would be unreasonable to assume tt at
Germany would under such condi-
lions. accept responsibility for the wa.
and the United States might be con-
PEELED TO discuss with Germany for
Sftv years the question of RESPONSE
! billy for to.-r~s' ami damages"
Senator Hitchcock asc>rtad that =
majority of the senate favors immel.
late ratification of the treaty and he
criticised the republican majority f,r
holding thu treaty in cold storage :"
in the hope CT killing II. The speech
by Senator Knox advocating rejection
of the entire treaty was also severely
criticised, Senator Hitchcock saying
that Senator Knox expressed too muek
sympathy for Germany, he suggested
that Senator Knox might have gone n
step furthe~ and proposed compensa,-
ing Germany for her losses in the war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
ATTORNEY GENERAL
TO FIGHT PROFTTESERs

Boston, Sept 3.-The attorney
generals Of all the states are to make
a concerted attack on prohteering and
imitation Of living costs. This was
/ decided today at the closing session
of the National Association of At
forney-C5enerals.
T he aFet slap tfa-tha crusade Is la
he the obtaining of uniform state
J laws. a committee Of five is 10 meet
I ATTORNEY General Palmer To map out
n plan Of cam paign The committee
Will be named tomorrow by c. l..
Hilton. attorney-general of Mime
sofa. the president Of the association.
who was reelected today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
FOOLISH TO SUFFER
WITH NEURALGIA WHEN
RELIEF IS INSTANT

Thousands of men and women -in
Richmond are sufferers with neuralgia.
They have tried internal nostrums and
dosed themselves with heart depres-
SAINTS. often without results.
The thirg TO do Is to gently massage
the forehead, side of face and back Of
neck with Twentieth Century Lini-
lnent and in very few minutes, often
after the first application, perfect re-
JET is experienced.
Two nights ago my head was split
Ting said Richmonder yesterday.
L applied Twentieth Century Lini-
ment and got relief at once"
Unequalied In curing wounds, old
sores, bruises. or any injury that can
be cured by local application.
AT druggists or 200 e. Marshall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
ALLEGED STATEMENT

a ICbntInued from page y
mind. that shots from the outside had
made them.
b He insisted that both OF the front
storm curtains had been torn loose
from their top fast Jennings and drawn
TITO the. car behind The front seat.
\ CONTRADICTORY STATEMENT.
s In this last statement he was fatty
xc0ntradfcted by Beasley. who insisted
1xhat both OF the curtains were fast
1sthed into their proper positions when
M Examined the car.