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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17

Mrs. Ida Wadsworth, daughter of
VIM and Sarah Ireland, was born in
Sublette. ILL.,, December 10, 1858 and
died in Grand Rapids March LIST 1920.
Her girlhood was spent on the home
farm and her early education was OBJ
tanned from the district school. Later
she attended the northwestern col
lege at Naperville, Ill. and after COM
plotting her, education she taught for
a number of years. In 1884 she was
married to Frank Wadsworth, and to
them were born two children, one of
whom survives. The home was in
Ill. for twelve years but after the
death of her father she came to Bel
ding and made home for her mother
and brother.
For twelve years she lived in Bel
ding, then moved to Grand Rapids,
where the last ten years of her life
has been spent.
Mrs. Wadsworth was woman of
strong, sterling character, self reli-
ant through the difficult places in
life and with an unselfish devotion to
those about her made the world
brighter and better.
Those living nearest her proclaim
ed her kind helpful neighbor whose
hospitality was felt by all who enter
ed her home.
From childhood she was a loyal
member of the M. E. church and its
relationship frightened her whole life
After years Of service she answered
the summons to come up higher and
today is enjoying sweet communion
with loved ones on the other side.
The funeral services were held at
the home in Grand Rapids, Wednes-
day, March 3, Rev. Beach. pastor of
the First M e. church, officiating and
interment was in River Ridge ceme-
terry, Belding.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17

The origin OF the phrase. 'palmy
days" arises from custom Of the
ancient Romans. victorious giadia-
tor received a palm branch as SYM
bolIc reward for his brave deeds
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
Respectfully submitted,
Seymour +. Gates,

Seymour F. Gates
County Treasurer
that the Of the
County Treasurer received placed fe Carried
Moved by Supervisor supported the Chairman
Clerk authorized audit the diem and mage OF the
members Of this session. Carried.
ne Of the meeting read approved.
by Goodwin and supported that the Board do
adjourn until D. 1920 at $50
o'clock in the afternoon Carried.
L. G. David, Geo. W. Mouton
STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY IONA.
We the Undersigned Chairman and Clerk Of the Board
Supervisors said County Of na do hereby certify that
presented and allowed
Clerk for attendance and mileage during their Dc
session,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17

hands, the 18Th day Of October 1919
ss Clerk :" si B Bossd Chairman . Board
1920 JANUARY SESSION 1920
JANUARY 18th
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that COMMITTEES three be sppoted investigate this matter
Ss% G. Curtis and
IS, that the
1920 81 e. Sss;tss he Carried s.v
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Grange Society
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the State Grange Society all
hon of onia
Moved by Supervisor Laden
adjourn until
D. 1920 at nine o'clock in the morning. Carried
Geo w. Moulton L.C.D David
Chairman
1920 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14TH 1920
Meeting called to order by Chairman, David.
Roll call: Quorum
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Your Committee Justices Claims would respectfully
Be se
this Board be authorized draw
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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY l4TH
w. w. Inman
/ C.. /. Goodwin
Isaiah Long


Rsss s s1 ss5s:s sa.1
the Committee Justice Claims
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1s 's 'fas
County done on the plan Of
We Building Committee authorized
hour with tse Michigan at
PAID sa fSs ss material to be
Respectfully submitted
Frederick T i; 5sdf Pit.
F. T. Williams
ns sssa
Moved BY Supervisor Travis Supervisor Williams
f s s s s % @ f ss d 5S s oSs Of
=. Moysd BY man and that
Supervisor aS s Psake nominated Ds J. Lewis Sparks
Se. the sD and that the Clerk Be TO- east the
that Lewis Sparks had been elected for
Supervisor supported when the Board
january 18Th ID at s IN @
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Respectfully submitted
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17

Moved Innan
that the Of the Special Committee be accepted
mendations adopted. Carried.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors:
Committee Claims and Accounts No
NIT the following their recommending
below that the Clerk
draw orders for
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The evening world., 1920-05-28
RETAIL GROCERS
MAKE PLEDGE TO
CUT FOOD COSTS
Association Will Lower Prices,
to Meet Declining Whole
sale Quotations.

Food prices viii be lowered By
members OF the New York Retail
Grocers' Association to keep pace
with declining wholesale rates, ac-
cording to a pledge given this morn
ing by Peter H. Alner, President Of
the Association, to ]. j. Price. of the
Department Of Justice Flying Squad
ron. There are 500 grocers in the
organization.
At the close OF his conference Mr..
Price declared that the squadr m
would not rest on the assurances OF
the association, but would continue
its Investigations and that the de-
partment would take drastic action
in event any grocers fail TO follow the
market quotations..
In explaining what would be con-
sidered a reasonable price under the
agreement, Price gave the following
examples Of what should be to-day's
maximum charge for vegetables and
dairy produce by retailers: Best
new Bermuda potatoes, 15c lb.; No
potatoes. 10c lb.; best Georgia Gu
cumbers, from sc TO Sc each. accord
ing to size; cabbages, for 15c;
Texas onions Sc lb.: fresh laid eggs
soc doz.; best butter. CSC 10.
These prices he said were based or
the days quotations for wholesale
produce. AS Price finished reading
the list, n woman uptown on thu
west side telcphoned to complain
that grocer had just charged he
90 cents a pound for butter. Agen
Joseph Siffson was sent from tn,
bureau In a hurry to check up tn,
complaint and take action asains
tho grocer.
we are glad of all such assist
ance." said Price. But people VIII
call us up must be willing. as thi
lady was, to give their names an,
addresses and il possible to becom
witnesses. 1t il OF the greatest as
sistance If complainants will preserv
their bills or slips for purchase"
The evening world., 1920-05-28
AFIRE,
SAVES 2.TRAPPED
IN BLAZING AUTO
Explosion Follows SmaSh-Up
on Upper Broadway as Gig
arctic Drops in Gasoline,
BIG CROWD IN DANGER
Patrolman, After First Rescue,
Puts Out Flames on Dress
of Woman Spectator.

Three minutes after a touring car
banged into big limousine at 1tSO
o'clock to-day at the corner OF Brold-
way and West lSjth Street. breaking
the gasoline tank OF the Limousine and
covering the roadway with gasoline,
an unidentified youth in the the crowd
dropped a lighted cigarette. There
was a puff, and flames shot into the
air. with the first pun the limousine
was ablaze.
In the tonneau were DR.. Roger IT..
Dennett, forty-four. OF No. l25 East
seth Street and q small boy.
Patrolman McWilliams or the West
125th Street Station. his shoes and
the bottoms or his trousers on fire,
pulled open the door Of the car and
drew its occupants to safety. The
limousine was destroyed.
Meanwhile the skirt OF a young
woman in the crowd, who refused to
give her name, caught FIRE. McWill-
Jams extinguished the DANES with his
uniform coat.
Traffic Policeman Casey pulled a
nre alarm and, seeing that DR.. bennett
apparently had been injured, called
lur an ambulance. DR.. Shapiro Of
Knickerbocker Hospital thought DR..
Dennett's right arm had been. broken.
but DR.. bennett said he would see his
own physician and. climbing into an
other car with the boy and his chaut-
feur, Maurice Horan OF No 55 Rail-
road Avenue, Winfield, N. Y drove
away.
The touring. car, which the police
men said, was responsible for the
collision, was driven by Its owner,
David L.ederer, n salesman of No. 6S2
West 17lst Street. Lederer was
handed a summons 10 appear next
Tuesday morning before Magistrate
House in the Traffic Court for driv-
ing on the wrong side of the high
way
Lederer, the officers said, had
driven south on Broadway and, turn
ing in toward Riverside Drive at
1S5th Street. was well toward the
south side OF 1S5th Street when the
collision occurred. The corner is a
terminus Of the Fifth Avenue buses
and one OF the busiest points in that
mart OF the city. With Lederer was
William b. Chuck Of No. 70 East oath
street. Neither was injured.
The evening world., 1920-05-28
HOUSE BURNING
GOES ON IN IRELAND
Sending of New Troops Fails
to Stop Shooting of
Constable.

LONDON. May 2s-Burning OF pri-
vate and public buildings and shooting
OF citizens continued in various parts
Of Ireland last night.
The Coast Guard station on Sybil
Head. in County Kerry. was burned.
Castlecaulfield Barracks in the same
county were likewise destroyed by fire,
In County Glare. a farmer living near
Ennis. on the River Fergus. was at
tackled and seriously wounded. A civil
iaR near Lisdoonvarna. in the north
west part OF the county. was attacked
and shot. Constabulary Sergt. johnson
was ambushed and wounded during a
fight with his attackers near Bally-
vaghan. seven miles north OF Llsdoon-
varna.
The whole OF ireland iS reported
awaiting the arrival OF the military
reinforcement now en- route from Alder
shot
The evening world., 1920-05-28
BIG NY CLOTHING FIRM,
FIRST IN i. S. CONVICTED
OF EXACTING HUGE PROFIT
Suit That Cost Si2.lO Sold
for S40-Manager Barely
Escapes Prison.
ANOTHER TO BE FINED.
Bnghamtoh Concern Found
Guilty in Federal Court on
Seven Counts.

SYRACUSE May 2S.--Convicted OF
conspiracy and prohteering in the
ssle Of mems wearing apparel, Weeds,
Inc exclusive clothing retailers Of
Binghamton. and Gordon H Smith,
general manager OF the concern, were
jointly fined sSl,oOo here this morning
in the Federal Court.
Smith escaped prison sentence
only because he had no financial in
terest in the business.
The defendants were found guilty.
on seven counts, the first of which
charged a conspiracy between Smith
and the corporation in the marking
or retail prices 80 as TO exact an eN-
cessive profit This count had TWEEN
ty-sdx separate items, showing cost
prices and sale marks on the goods
rs found on the counters Of the store
by agents OF Sthe Department OF Jus
tice. None OF the goods were actu-
any sold. on this count Judge Man
ton levied a fne OF only $1,000.
The remaining six counts covered
= sales actually made and a fine OF
S. OOO was imposed for each OF them
The charges in these counts were as
follows:
The sale OF a suit Of clothes cost
ing 500 TO J. II. Nelson of Bingham
ton for $40. Another suit costing
S2lO sold 20 DR.. S. J. Num- OF Bing-
.hanton for $40 Another to DR.. Nunr
for S45, the cost price being fixed a.
$3.50.
The sale OF a suit costing tl7.S2 tC
b. Perder Of Binghamton for $45; an
other 10 A. NJ. Pierson of Bingham
ton for $3.50, the cost price beini
S1175: one costing $32.25 sold to T. B
Carey, a Bnghamton millionaire, TO
$50
The fine, as imposed this morning
by Judge AIanton. is the largest tina
has been passed in the United State
following conviction for prohteer
ing. This is the second conviction
against a large and long establishes
concern in. the entire country; th
first having been obtained here tw
weeks ago against the John A. Rob
erts Company Of Utica, convicted o
eleven counts. each charging prom
teerina This company has not ye
been sentenced. A fine of $4,000
the maximum which can be impose'
"The fact that Smith has only on
sshare Of stock in the corporation, 70
which he paid no money and while
Is given him only as a means
making him an cdicer Of the corpc
ration, alone holds the fine on thf
point down to $1,000 and saves hi
from going to prison" said Judg
Manton, in delivering judgment. 20
the other counts the maximum hf
been imposed and l will not rt
duce It,"
The evening world., 1920-05-28
HYLAN TRIES AGAIN
TO AVERT STRIKE.
ON B. R. 7. LINES
Asks That Action Be Deferred
Until Tuesday To Arrange
Conference.

Mayor Hylan made active efforts
this afternoon to avert the threatened
strike in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
power houses and sub stations. which
would tie up the entire street railway
system Of Brooklyn.
]. IL O'Donnell, Vice President Of
the International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers, who has been
seeking to defer radical action, spent
the day in vain efforts to get con-
ference with Receiver Garrison.
The Mayor sent a telegram to
O'Donnel1 asking him to appoint a
new conference committee OF r. II T
employees adding to the old commit
tee a number OF representatives OF
men employed in tn sub static
The Mayor also asked that all action
be deferred until Tuesday next to
give him time to bring about con-
cilatory conferences.
ODonncll said he had no authority
to accept the Mayors suggestions
but would put them before the meet.
ing OF the Powerhouse Mems Organi,
zation, which began at o'clock.
Peter Brady of the Allied Printing
Trades was Mayor Hylan's adviser
to-day in the negotiations.
Philip Reeves, President OF Local
Continued on Second PagaN
The evening world., 1920-05-28
PEOPLES FAULT
f. THEY PAY OVER
$3.50 FOR SHOES" ?"
George F. Johnson.
"Shoe King" Declares Good
Footwear Is on Sale at 81,
S. and SO a Pair.
BLAMES THE PU BLIC
Says Poor Encourage Profit
eering by Paying High Prices
to Initiate Rich.
BLAMES THE PUBLIC
By Sophie Irene Loeb.
(staH Correspondent Of The Evening
Worldly

(StaH Correspondent Of The Evening
Worldly
JOHNSON CITY, N. Y, May 2s.-
ut is the peoples own fault if they
pay more than $3.50 for a pair of
shoes. The average person should
not pay more than 81, IS or SO for a
pair of shoes. There is no reason
why good shoes should bring the out
rageous prices they do"
& spoke George f. Johnson. the
shoe king, whose factories here man
ufacture $4,000 pairs OF shoes a day.
1t is the consumers own fault
the high prices he pays for Shoes"
said Mr.. johnson. "The best shoe,
except for fancy trimmings, is $3.50
and the average person should not
pay any more.
THE trouble with the consumer is
that he thinks that II he does not
pay a high price for an article, 1t is
not good.
This Is the fallacy that has
brought about a wave OF extrava-
gance in the past that has reached
the superlative degree. 1 believe the
people will wake up.
'Shoes are like millinery. Fancy
prices seem to make them better. II
you don't demand a fashionable name
/ and are willing to pay the hve-and-
let live dealer reasonable price, you
can get shoes at prices that will
eliminate profitcering.
"The trouble Is that people OF mod
erate means refuse TO go in the high
ways and byways and purchase shoes
at moderate prices. They always
want to reach the highest. They want
to compete with the persons of wealth
who can pay the profiteers and not
feet It.
Take the average working girl. She
buys the same priced shoes as women
on Fifth Avenue.
at Is the same in the small towns
All OF this creates a demand for high
priced shoes. and they get them.
"The dealer in shoes is encouraged
therefore TO move to more fashion.
able quarters where his overhead'
are higher, and quite naturally the
prices soar accordingly.
"A common commodity like shoes
should be bought where the overhead,
are the least. The few rich people
who don't mind high prices may have
the high priced dealers.
"Such a dealer must thrive also
and he fills the want of the rich peo,
pie.
"This is all very well and have NJ
Quarrel with the fancies and foiblei
of these people Of wealth. But wha
is OF utmost importance is that tn
average consumer should not pa!
. profteering on shoes.
And this is a matter entirely with
In the consumer. He doesn't have I,
The evening world., 1920-05-28
FIGHT OVER DRYLAW
ON AMERICAN SHIP
Attempt Made to Garry Bottle Of
Whiskey Aboard Martha Wash
ington at Montevideo.

MoNTEvIDDo. May 2S.-An attempt
to enforce the United States prohibi-
ton regulations on the Northern Amer
lean passenger steamer Martha Wash
ington led to disorder here to-day on
board that vessel when one of the ship S
officers endeavored to take from a coal
passer bottle OF. whiskey alleged to
have been in the mans possession.
More than score of the crew took
UP the side OF their fellow worker and
a fight followed, In which the port au-
thorities were forced to intervene
Thirty members of the crew were
landed before order was restored The
United States Consul has taken up the
incident.
The Martha Washington is bound fol
New York from Buenos Ayres..
The evening world., 1920-05-28
TERRIER RETURNS
TO HOSPITAL TO
HAVE LEG DRESSED
Intelligent Little Animal, Injured by
Auto, Goes Back Daily for
Surgical Attention

n HISS ISABELLA BENNETT,
N a nurse at the Newark
city Hospital, was walking
near the hospital Wednesday
morning when she saw an auto
truck strike and injure a white
fox terrier. She took the dog to
the receiving room Of the hospital,
where the animals badly bruised
and cut foreleg was dressed.
Yesterday morning about the
same time the dog arrived at the
receiving room and hung around
until the surgeons again dressed
his leg, when he disappeared.
This morning promptly on Jhe
hour he again appeared at the re-
Ceiving room and sat quietly in
a corner until the doctors got
round to mis- case. To make sure
the bone was not injured the sur
geons to-day took an N-ray pic
ture OF the leg, found the bone
unharmed, replaced the bandages,
and the terrier went off about his
business.
No one at the hospital knows
the dog.
The evening world., 1920-05-28
SENATORS FAVOR
EMBARGO ON SUGAR
Committee Orders Favorable Re-
port on McNary Bill to Stop
Exports.

WASHINGTON. May 2s.-By a vote
OF six to three the Senate Agriculture
Committee to-day ordered a favorable
report on the McNary Bin providing for
an export embargo on sugar.
Those supporting the BIN were Sena-
tors McNary Of oregon, Capper Of Kan
sas. Kenyon, Iowa. and Norris. Ne
brusta, Republicans. and Harrison. Mis-
ssAppl and Kendrick, OF Wyoming.
Democrats. Senators Smith Of Georgia,
Smith or south Carolina and Rapsdell
Cs Louisiana Democrats, opposed H.
Before taking Anal action the COM
mittee amended the measure so that u
would not AFFECT sugar sent TO the
United states by foreign countries or
their nationals TO be refined. Early
Senate consideration OF the bill Is
planned by Senator McNary.
The evening world., 1920-05-28
LID IS CLAMPED TIGHTER.

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-In an ef-
fort 10 defeat the 'indiscriminate sale"
OF lIauor on physicians prescriptions,
Commissioner williams Of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue, issued a ruling
to-day limiting the number OF permits
oI,o1Ved each physician TO 100 for each
three months. except with good
cause"
The evening world., 1920-05-28
WOMAN SHOOTS
A "PEEPING TOM"
Saw Him Peering Over TranSom
and Fired, She Says-lnjured
Porter Is Arrested.

While comblng her hair in front of
her dresser in the Hotel Berkeley in
Elizabeth. N. j.. Mrs. William Mitchell
OF Reading. Pa, saw in the mirror the
reflection Of a man peering over the
transom She threw a bed sheet around
herself, seized. revolver. fired at the
"Peeping Tom" and hit him in the
head, she said. She continued dress
ing and went to the Police station.
where she filed a complaint.
4 short time later Bruno BOoch.
twenty-five, was taken into custody in
General Hospital, where he was being
treated for a slight wound in the head,
lie was charged with being the
"peeper" He said he was porter in
the hotel.
The evening world., 1920-05-28
AR MEMS SUITS, S2I.O5.

The HUB" Clothing Corner. Broadway. corner
B,rclay Street corp. Woolwouh Buldingl, will
s.u to-day and Saturday 1900 mems and young
mems Spring suits in blues browns green's. srayi
and fancy mixtures single or double breasted form
nttlna military STYLE slash or patch pockets vGn
l.t,a young men's models al sizes. Our speciI
nrlees for to-day and SATURDAY. S2i0J. Othsr
=, i3l 90. Open saturday night ull &C.. HUI
CLOrRIERs. BIVsdWIy. sOI, BLTslIJ sIsVt -Aen
The evening world., 1920-05-28
HOUSE REFUSES
TO OVERRIDE VETO
President Wilson'S Disapproval of
Knox Resolution Gets i52
Votes; 2t9 Against 1t.

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The
Knox peace resolution was killed to-
day by the action of the House in re-
flsing to override President Wilson's
veto OF the measure.
The vote was 219 for overriding
and 152 against or 90 less than the
necessary two thirds.
The evening world., 1920-05-28

Previous to Daughsrty's
pOaranoe Angus W. Mclean, Q
rector Of the War Finance Cor
poratiou, had been examined by
Chairman Kenyon, who said he
was anxious to learn something
about the invisible" boom. for
William @. MeAdoo. Mclean
said that MeAdOo had forbidden
his friends to push a campaign
for him and asserted there was
no MoAdoo boom, no MeAdoo
fund and no MoAdoo organizs-
ton.
Before the committee met II was
stated that Major A. A. Sprague,
Treasurer of the Wood Campaign
Committee in Chicago. had started
for Washington swearing mad
Major Sprague is expected TO tell the
story of the Wood campaign fund
from the place where Col. william
Cooper Proctor left off up to date and
to add another million 20 the total
amount expended. This would bring
il up TO the 5000, 900 mark.
WOOD TREASURER CALLS THE
WHOLE THING "DAMNABLE."
This whole thing Is the most
damnably outrageous affair 1 ever
heard Of" he is quoted as having
shouted when he was leaving Chi
cago. They impugn the motives or
high-minded, patriotic citizens, all OF
whom are doing their patriotic duty.
l wish the real. underlying motives OF
this investigation could be published
to the country at large so everybody
would see them.
whenever an old-styie politician
feels a tremor under him he starts
accusing the opposition of all manner
OF crooked motives and methods"
The committee has been unable 10
locate II. l.. StSbblns, Treasurer a.
the Wood headquarters in New York.
A subpoena server sought him. bur
/ was Nglu llAg AAHd5hAtA lAdu bouG on u
fishing trip and left no address.
REFERS TO STORIES ABOUT THE
WOOD CAMPAIGN.
When Daugherty took the stand he
was questioned by Senator Reed
about the sudden switch OF the
State Journal and the Columbus De
spatch from Harding 10 Wood.
Il would be willing to go this far"
Mr.. Daugherty said. There was a
very active campaign made around
Columbus for Gen. Wood"
i've understood" said senator Reed.
that Mr.. Wolfe is the controlling fac
tor Of both papers. and that he changed
his policy to oppose Senator Harding.
and that later everything indicated
the expenditure Of large sums OF money
in the campaign"
MIR. Wolfe pretended at first to sup
port Senator Harding" Mr.. Daugh-
erty replied. "and afterward went TO
the vigorous support OF Gen. Wood. /
don't know II he was sincere in his
hrst attitude toward Senator Hard
ing"
rs it true that very large ex-
penditures were made on advertising
in that Ohio campaign" Senator
Reed continued.
There wera expenditure OF thai
The evening world., 1920-05-28
CONGRESS CANNOT
SETTLE A CUP OF
COFFEE" HE SAYS
Vice President Marshall Tells Pres
byterianS They Must Urge
League of Nations.
PHILADELPHIA. May 2S.

T1HE latest unfiattering opinion
OF Congress comes from
Vice President Marshall.
speaking on Christian Educa-
ton" before mass meeting Of
delegates to the Presbyterian Cen
eral Assembly last night In the
Academy OF Music. At one point
he said: you and want n
League Of Nations to stop the
war"
Then he called on God TO teach
the country that peace was bet
ter than anything else, and
added:
"Who is going TO settle these
questions? Congress- is not. Con-
.gress could not settle a cup OF
coffee"