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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

Of Cerasota flour coed At he Fish 4
Young market which went 20 Mrs. w.
l.. Covert, another from the some
company went to another person
whose name we did not get, the or
der however being drawn on the L. +.
Trimble bakery. Another order from
the same company on b. l.. Strunk
went to Mrs. Arnold Schmidt. An
other order from the same company
drawn on f. E. Underwood fell to
the editor. A pair Of mems leisure
shoes from the Grand Rapids Shoe 4
Rubber Co. became the property on
DR.. G. F. Smith. A crate of cante-
loupes from M. Piowaty & Sons was
won by Mrs. Lou Leonard. A sack
Of Weights Crescent -four from the
Voight Milling Co.. went to Abe Fried
man. An order for q sack of Cere-
sofa flour drawn on George w. Kings
bpry, from the Judson Grocer Co.
brought out contest between M. l..
Osterhout and p. A. Frederick, each
OF whom seemed to have the number
calling gor it. Mr.. Garfield, manager
of the Judscn Grocer Co. and by the
way former Bedding man, settled
the matter very quickly by giving each
contestant an order for q sack The
Judson Grocer Co. order on j. De-
Vlieger h Son, for a sack of Puritan
-four went to A. M. Hall. one on F.
H. Hudson for a sack Of the same
brand went to Tom Ireland. A sack
of Aristo flour from the same COM
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

pany went to Vern r. Brown and
Miss Margaret Friedly won . sacl
Of Fanchon -four with an order from
the Judson Grocer Co., on L. J. Kim.
berly.
A fine automobile refrigerator taker
to Grand Rapids for the occasion by
Belding- Hall Co. was raffled of FOL
the wholesalers and fell to Mr.. r. e
Leonard, himself refrigerator man
ufacturer and Of the firm of H. Leo
nard 4 sons. The waste basket taken
down there by the Bedding Basket Co
fell to Mr.. Finch, Of the Grand Rap
ids Shoe 4 Rubber Co.
On passing out of the room every
person was presented with a one
pound package Of Quaker coffee, as q
gift from the Worden Grocer Co.. The
Bedding people were also presented
with q theatre ticket good for the
show at Ramona theatre that even-
ing. Many remained for the show,
but others feeling that the return
home would be too late for them Wis
tied number Of places in the city
and came home that afternoon.
The Grand Rapids wholesalers have
always been q good bunch of fellows
and while it did not take a party like
that of Thursday to tell us that, il
only strengthened our belief in the
knowledge Of the fact and certainly
caused still warmer feeling to cx-
list between the people of the two
cities.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

VIM H. Martin of Detroit, arrived
in the city Friday morning for an over
the Fourth and Sunday visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Martin
He was former alderman from the
first ward of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Gordon, of
Greenville, returned home Saturday
morning after visiting at the French
Arnold home and camping in this vici-
nifty for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Workman and
two children, of Lansing, returned to
their home Saturday night after q
few days visit at their home here.
Robert Reeves, CT Detroit, returned
Saturday afternoon after visiting with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Reeves, of Cooks Corners, for sew
eral days.
George White of this city spent
the later part of last week with his
sister, at Pontiac.
A. HI. Caldwell left here Tuesday
noon for business trip to Detroit.
Mrs. Samuel Raby an d son Arthur
were in Ionia, Tuesday on business.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

H. T. Hale left, here Monday noon
for q business and pleasure trip "a
Ionia, St. Johns and other places.
Will Avery, one of the boys who
saw service over in Russia, arrived in
the city Tuesday morning and stopped
off for a between train visit with his
brother, AL Avery and family Will
is on his way to his mothers hcme
at Gladwip. He had lot of Russian
money and other interesting souven-
iers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson and
son, Roy j., left here for Ionia Tues
day noon. Ernest will stay there and
take a practical experience course in
tire and rubber vulcanizing and when
he gets the art CT vulcanizing thor
oughly mastered, he will, come back
to this city and engage in that bust
ness, he having purchased the vul-
canizing outfit which Cobb & Donovan
have been operating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brown and son
Wendall, motcred up to Croton Dam,
Tuesday and will spend some time
there visiting, they having formerly
lived at that place.
George Rhodes, of South Bridge st.
who is well known as a practical mar
ket gardner and small truck farmer,
left here Tuesday noon for Ann Arbor,
where he will enter the University
hospital as patient. in the hopes
that he will be relieved and cured Of
the afflicticn which has been troubl-
ing HON since last winter. His son,
George Rhodes jr.. of Mt. Pleasant,
accompanied him on the trip.
Mrs. w. r. Fitchett and son, Clay
ton, of Bad Axe, returned home Tues
day morning after having been guests
at the home Of Mr.; and Mrs. G. c..
Allgee.
Mrs. Lizzie McCullom, of Greenyille,
returned to her home Tuesday morn
ing after having spent some time Wis
iting her sisters, Mrs Kate Ritter
storf and Mrs. Frank Rivenburg, also
her brother, John Heether. Part or
her visit here included motor trip
to Muskegon and back in the Ritter
storf car.
Mrs. Lena McCanbrey, of Ionia,
came up Thursday morning, to spend
the Fourth at her home here. Mrs.
McCanbrey says she is making good
down at Ionia.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
Bedding. Bigger and Better

When A. i. Demorest came back
to the city several weeks ago and saw
the changes wrought by time and man
during his absence he struck upon the
idea Of writing up series of articles
dealing with the Improvements and
changes made. The following is the
first of these articles.
Yes, looking back over five years
there has been growth and enlarge
ment.
No extensive additions have been
plotted, but steady building in, on
vacant lots, making the city more
compact and neighborly.
The extensive brick pavement with
its accompanying guttercurb, park
age and concrete sidewalks are an
added growth, of which. many much
larger city might justly be proud.
Of especial notice is the A. N. Bel
ding Library Building, structure of
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

n The band boys are happy in the po-
session Of a large bass B fiat horn,
the value of which is claimed to be
in the neighborhood of $500.
II has been used in the last two
concerts by Henry Gildemeister and
he puts out some fine music with it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

Optimistic Thought.
To enlighten his subjects is the true
province of i1iler.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK

Bdng
by O Banking
? Resources
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26

Mrs. T. l.. Karn of Louisville, Ky. a well-known Kentucky woman, is head of the Department of Women, Savings Department, War Loan Or ganization.
 Mrs. Karn is we'll known throughout the state and for her work among women's clubs and in war campaigns. During the war she resided in Tampa, Fla, where she took an intense in terest in war work. She was chairman of the Women's Committee, Council of National Defense, for Tampa and Hills boro county, chairman of Women's w. s. s. and Liberty Loan Committees during the Second, Third, Fourth and Victory Liberty Loans. This commit tee, of which Mrs. Karn was chairman, successfully directed sixteen war cam paigns in Tampa and Hillsboro County.
 Mrs. Karn is a member of the Flor ida Federation of Women's Clubs. In the time that Mrs. Karn was chairman of the various campaign committees more than $500 women worked under her direction. Not single campaign failed to overscribe it's allotted quota
 In the work in Kentucky of the Saw ings Division as the head of the De- partment of Women, Mrs. Karn will organize the women of Kentucky to do effective work in the thrift campaign of 1919. A woman chairman in every county will be appointed by Mrs. Karn, and they in turn will organize thrift societies in every woman's organiza- ton throughout the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26
The Cold Helped.

Gravely and laboriously the fresh men of the Montana States School of Mines carried 5000 gallons of water and 300 pounds of lime up the noun tainside the other day to keep their annual custom of painting white M
 on Big Butte, says an exchange. This
 is a landmark of collegiate industry
 raised every spring under the super vision of the seniors. The letter is 100 feet square, made of closely packed rocks. The freshmen do the haul ing, the sophomores and juniors apply the lime, and the seniors arrange for the tools. This year the solitary co-ed
 at the school of mines helped gallantly.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26
ARK ANSAS SCHOOL, FOR THE
 BLIND WILL OPEN OCT.

Little Rock Aug. 26.-George Thornburgh, Superintendent of, the Arkansas School for the Blind, which will open Oct. 1, announces the foll- owing terms of admission:
 "It is only required that the child be of so defective vision as to be un- able to get an education in the ordin- ary schools; that it be of good health and sound mind, and within the ages of six and twenty-six, for it must be remembered that the institution is neither hospital nor an asylum. If the child is destitute, the fact should be so certified by the County Judge and in that case the State will pro-
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26
-~ Ia-A ~s-- Wy RATS AND MICE TERMINATED.
1t Was Great Fun for the Orphans, and They Were Paid in the
 Bargain.

Rats and mice, enemies of mankind everywhere, and one of the most po- tent agencies of destruction anywhere, have been banished from the orphan age at Oxford N. c.
 This spring they appeared in V; :. numbers-little brown mice and ig gray rats. They gnawed their way into the cupboards, and were playing havoc with the grain in the barn. Traps they avoided and the usual poi sons they spurned.
 It was just about this time that a War Savings Society was organized in the orphange, but not vast num- Der of Thrift Stamps were bought because the inmates were not bur dened with an overplus of money.
 But the superintendent had an idea He had two ideas. He wanted to get rid of the pests and he wanted his charges to acquire habits of thrift. Therefore he declared war on the yer min.
 For every casualty in the ratdom one cent per head And the little boys got busy and the little girls overcame their aversion for the pestiferous TO- dents, and a war of extermination was declared.
 Now the orphanage at Oxford is freed from the pests, and the little boys and girls are all creditors of Uncle Sam and are piling up sav- ings account that will help to make them useful men and women when they depart from the orphanage to take their places inthe work-a-day world.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26
w. s. S. GIVES MAN FREEDOM.

In one court is Louisville, Ky, War Savings Stamps put professional bondsman out of business in at least one instance, and proved real saving to the holder. A striking lineman had been arrested and was taken before a U. s. Commissioner. His bond was fixed at $500. The labor union of which he was member had bought freely of War Savings Stamps and $500 of these were pledged to answer for the strikers appearance. The baby bonds" will continue to draw per cent interest while they are in escrow, and no bondsman will get a fat fee.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26
Sitting Game.

At cavalry post on the border re- gently the officer of the day was maks ing the rounds of the post. It was after challenging time. He seated himself on the corner post of fence and waited for the sentry. Tke sen try, a recruit from the woods of Maine, rode slowly up and stopped only few feet from the O. D. After waiting in silence for few moments the officer asked:
 Well, what are you going to say?"
 "Durned if I know what to say" drawled the recruit. If you were walking I'd say Halt '"-Private NJ. E. Russell in Judge.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26
EXTRA SESSION, WILL BE
 CALLED ABOUT OCT. 20.

Little Rock. Aug. 26.-Gov. Brough has decided to call another extra sess- ion of the Legislature, but has not yet decided on the time. It is quite probable, however, that it will be called for the week of Oct. 20. It will last four or five days, possibly longer, if the question of profiteering is talk en up.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26

vide railroad fare and clothing. No charge is made for board or tuition. Pupils will be admitted at any time but they are much benefited by be- ginning promptly at the first of the session.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26

Just out, Harold Bell Wright's lat est book, "The Re-Creation of Brian Kent" Price $1,50. Guthrie's.
 Miss Helen Hawkins, of Pine Bluff, who has been in the city, the guest ot Miss Lii Pittman, left this afternoon for Palestine, Texas, for visit before returning home.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-26

Entered as second class mail mat ter November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3. 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
WASHINGTON RED CROSS
WORKER REEVES TOWN
Mrs. Vaughan's Arrival in Policka
Relieves Situation Which
Depressed People.

POLICKA, Czechoslovakia, August
greatest good accomplished by the
American Red Cross in this new re-
public was the revival of energy and
hope among the people of the strug-
Cling nation. They were brought out
of their slough of despond and began
to learn, how to help themselves.
An instance of this was well illus
trated here. When Mrs. Constance
Vaughan, Red Cross worker of
Washington, D. c.. arrived, she was
met by committee which showed
fully as much enthusiasm as group
of chamber of commerce men in a
small midwestern town at home dis
play in greeting the promoters of the
new, steel plant.
Each citizen recognized her at once
as the director OF their destinies. in
asmuch as starvation was reducing
the inhabitants on every hand. The
owner of the biggest store gave his
services to organizing the committee
that would have actual charge Of the
relief work. The proprietor OF the
only hotel turned his entire kitchen
force to her for use in making cocoa
and soup for the undernourished chill
dren. He advised what few guests
he had to go elsewhere Or show
cause for obtaining a, place in t. the ie
the fire department, police force and
everything else was at the Red Cross
disposal.
Mrs. Vaughan found that SO per
cent of the children were undernour-
ished and that deaths were occurring
every day from malnutrition; but
with the cooperation and revival OF
spirit displayed by the townspeople.
one week, milk. cocoa and soup be-
ing served daily in generous por-
lions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
BAL |M0RE A CENTER
FOR OIL TANKERS
Export and Import Board of Trade
Calls Attention to Growing
Importance in Industry.


BALTIMORE. August 30.-with the
prospects bright for Baltimore becom-
ing one of the foremost cities in the
east for the handling of oil and it's
products, shipping interests here are
doing their best to bring the city
Immediately into the lead in the con-
struction Of oil tankers for trans
porting the crude product to the city
and distributing it when ready for
consumption.
Though there are no figures at hand
to show exactly what other cities are
doing. members of the Export and
Import Board of Trade believe that
Baltimore already is the foremost
city in the construction of oil-carry-
ing ships. seventeen vessels of this
type now being under way at the
local shipyards.
The United States Shipping Board
and the Navy Department have in
that were built in Baltimore, and
numerous others are used by private
firms. Four are regular traders be-
tween Baltimore and ports on the
Gulf of Mexico.
At the close of the war the gov
eminent Cancelled contracts for oil
tankers at many yards along the At
lantic coast. No contracts were can
celed in Baltimore, however, which
indicates that the shipping board
favors this port as a tankship- build
ing center
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
poration, at Sparrows Point, however,
is not combining it's activities to tank
ers alone. for eight passenger ships.
each of 10000 lightweight tons, will
shortly be built. These will be the
largest ships ever built here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
WEDDINGS, FUNERAL, BAD
LIQUOR BLAMED FOR
COAL DELAY AT MINES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 30
Federal Manager Galloway of
the railroad administration here
has discovered that the coal car
shortage, which the United
States Senate is investigating. is
not altogether the fault of the
railroads. 1t is a discovery, he
believes, that the Senate investi-
eating committee has not yet
made. 1t was revealed to him in
from a shipper in West Vir-
ginia:
Your letter of the 21st, from
-, in regards to loads or
dered and left over at our mines.
with the position you take.
THE Lord only knows what
any of us are going to do with
this situation. On Monday, with
a full run of cars at - two and
three mines, there were two
weddings, which knocked out the
tonnage; on Tuesday, through
an acci6eat, one of the miners
met his death, and everybody
quit work; on Wednesday they
buried him, and on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday they were
in such rundown condition
physically. due to the low grade
of intoxicants which they used.
that the whole record of the
week is anything but satisfac-
tory.
I'VE are helpless, but are do
ing the best we can under the
circumstances. The manage
ment is in no way to blame for
the cars being left over"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
REVOLT IN HUN TOWN
BLAMED ON FRENCHMEN

BERLIN, August 30.-A dispatch to
the Lokal Anzeiger from Mannheim as
sefts that Frenchmen in the garb OF
civilians promoted an instruction at
Ludwigshafen. They demanded en-
trance to the main post office at mid
night for the purpose of telegraphins
abroad news of the proclamation Of
republic, but were forced to retire.
Later, equipped with arms and hand
grenades, according to the dispatch.
they renewed the attack. Shots were
exchanged. in the course of which the
chief postal official was killed and two
others were seriously wounded.
All public buildings have been closed
and street cars have suspended opera
tions. A general strike was ordered
on Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
NEGOTIATIONS. FOR PEACE
LONG DRAWN OUT IN THE PAST
Two Years Farley Followed War of Rev
olution-Delay In 1912 and Closing of
Mexican Conflict Reviewed.

The final ratification of interna-
tiona1 peace treaties which is ahso-
lutely necessary for restoration to
most difficult problem to solve in the
intercourse of nations.
Negotiations for peace and cessa-
tions of war operations are mere in
itiary steps in the incipiency of a
final settlement that follows the clash
of arms between nations. Months and
oftentimes years elapse from peace
proposal to a final ratification of a
peace measure; in the meantime
warfare more or less continues.
The unvarying vigilance of the
block aiding Squadrons stand before
hostile ports while hostile armies. are
often awaiting orders for invasion.
Delay in Revolutionary Period.
The treaty of Paris" the treaty
in which Great Britain acknowledged
the independence of the North Ameri-
can colonies in 1888, required quite
international complications and final
ratification. 1t was year after the
Yorktown disaster. which alarmed the
British parliament, before the Paris
treaty was signed. November 80, 1872
and nearly a year passed before the
| memorable document was finally rati-
! fed by the United States government
The peace negotiations of 1888
which were first proposed to Ben amin
Franklin, then in Paris, and, finally
! consummated by the allied powers Of
Great Britain, France and Spain ant
the American commission. is regarded
| now as one of the most brilliant tri
| umphs in the history of modern diplo
| macy. Those powers were pledged tt
one another not to conclude a peace
| except by common consent. France
and Spain had possessions to the
south and west of the Atlantic colo
| MES, and hoped. by prolonging nego
tiations and entangling the American
claims and proposals with their own
to make better terms for themselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
WATHEM INQUEST TUESDAY.
Wife of Victim of Atlantic City
Wreck Sues Railroad for Damages.

Investigation of the death of Ode
S. Wathem Of this city, who was
killed in the excursion train wreck
at EIwood, N. j.. last Sunday. will be
held at Atlantic City Thursday after
noon at 1 o'clock. Coroner Charles
Cunningham deferred the date in or
der to give plenty of time for Sc
curing witnesses and to make a
thorough investigation. Edmund c.
Gaskill of Atlantic City is the prose-
cutor and has six men conducting the
states probe.
Mrs. Wathem, the victims wife,
has entered suit against. the railroad
company to recover damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia, unsettled to-
day, probably showers; tomorrow fair,
not much change in temperature: gen.
tie to moderate southwest winds.
Maryland, showers and thunder
storms today, tomorrow fair; not much
change in temperature; moderate
southwest to west winds.
Virginia, fair in west, showers in
east portion today; tomorrow fair;
moderate southwest to west winds.
West Virginia, showers today, to-
morrow fair; not much change in
| temperature.
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Midnight, 72; am, u; am, 70;
am. 10; s am. 10; 10 am, 10; IL
noon, "a; pm. "A; pm. 70; pm,
q; pm. z; 10 pm, II. Highest,
Relative humidity-s am, "a; 2
pm, .s2; pm, 81. Rainfall 6 pm
to 8 p.m.), OF. Hours of sunshine
none. Per cent of possible sunshine
| none.
Departures.
| Accumulated excess of temperature
since January l. 1919, 1925 Def
| cheney of temperature since August
1919. 81. Accumulated excess OF
precipitation since January 1. 1919
! I 131. Deficiency of precipitation since
| August l. 1919, -0.S4
| Temperature same date last year
Highest. 81; lowest, 81.
| Tide Tables.
| Compiled by United States coast and
| geodetic survey.)
Today-Low tide, 7:21 am. and 7:33
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. $40 am. and
S:21 p'm.; high tide, rs am. and 1:4O
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6:34 am; sun sets,
7:42 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:35 am; sun
sets, TAO pm.
Moon rises. 1928 p.m.; sets 10:42
| am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Up-River Waters.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, August
30.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were both clear this evening.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
ACTORS IN BOSTON TO STRIKE
posroN AUGUST ao-Retwsen zoo

BOSTON, August so.-Between 200
and 300 members of the Actors
Equity Association playing at Bos-
ton theaters. voted today TO JOIN In
the strike for union recognition. The
waikout will become effective Mon
day.
The actors meeting was called by
Francis Wilson, president of the as
ISOLATION. He predicted nation
wide strike if necessary to gain rec
oenition of the union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
John Law Dies at Glasgow.

LONDON, August 80 (via MontreaD.
John Law, brother Of Andrew Bonar
Law, government spokesman in the
house of commons, and son OF the
Rev. J. A. Law of New Brunswick,
Canada, died at Glasgow, Scotland,
Friday. Death was due to conges-
ton Of the lungs.