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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
AMERICAN LEGION DAY
At THE IONA FREE FAIR
WILL BE A BIC EVENT
CAN'T GET ALONG
WITHOUT AN AUTO

Periodically, it seems, there bobs
up some movement designed to brand
the automobile as a luxury and a
non-essential. To prove such allega-
tions at variance with facts, the
Travel 4 Transport Bureau of The
b. +. Goodrich Company, instituted
survey of representative farming
community which consumed weeks
time and during which majority of
the farmers in an entire county were
personally interviewed
Lorain County, Ohio, was selected
for the check because it possesses
everything from the small truck gar
den to large highly cultivated acre
ages.
Over 1870 of the farmers owned
passenger cars, the census takers
found. Each owner was asked
whether he classed his car as a bus
mess or pleasure car. Fully 500
of the answers were, in effect: "Ab-
solute necessity, and Couldn't get
along without it," Of the other half
of Lorain county motor car owners,
400 stated that they considered
their machines a fifty-fifty PROPOSE
tion-half as utility and half as a
pleasure vehicle. The balance re-
garded their cars chiefly as pleasure
cars but when asked if they would
have purchased their cars for pleas
ure only, the reply was invariably
"No".
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
MASS MEETING TO Be HELD Al
JACQUET MOTOR co. PLAN
PLAN FUTURE Of CONCERN
WE GET A VISIT
FROM PAPER FAIRIES

Just about the time we got ready
to go to press tonight a bunch of
fairies from the Grand Rapids News
editorial, circulation and advertising
force dropped in under the leadership
of Miss Lucille Parney now CT the
Grand Rapids News force but who
started in on her newspaper work in
this Office. They fluttered around our
Office for while and completely up.
set the editors head while they were
here and for some time afterward.
Harry Hills, of the News adv. de-
partment was along with them and
kept them in check somewhat when
they gave evidence of running too
far.
There were about 20 of the young
people in the party and Bill Cannon
of Grand Rapids, formerly of this
city was one of the drivers who
brought them up. They spent .
dandy evening which included a hot
cafeteria supper at the E. M. Par
ney home, sight seeing around the
city, the visit to the Banner-News
office and the consequent upsetting
of the editor. After they had gone
we saw where the poor cuss got his
inspiration when he wrote Whose
wild, wild women are making wild,
wild man of me-. just the same
their visit was agreeable to the edi-
tor and they can come again anyway
they want to, singly, in pairs or in
groups and any time they want to.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
COMMERCIAL TEAM
WENT OVER AND
BEAT HUBBARDSTON
WON BEST GAME PLAYED IN
IONA COUNTY IN LONG TIME
BY A REAL CLOSE MARGIN

On August 9Th, our boys went to
Hubbardston to battle the American
Legion team of that place. I
The Hubbardston team lis known
as one of the fastest in these parts
and only few days beat Owosso's
picked team seven to two and a
week ago beat Six Lakes eleven to
three, in fact this team is so good
that up to the 9Th they had been
beaten only twice this season.
The Commercial team battery con-
sisted of MacKercher and Weeks and
everyone says that MacKercher's
pitching was marvel and that
Weeks caught like a regular Lacquer.
During the first and second innings
our boys made few errors that let
in two scores for Hubbardston. No
more scores were made off our boys
until the last half of the 9Th. The
game ended with Belding 8 and Hub
bardston z.
The Commercials will play Carson
City here Sunday, August 18th and
as Carson City has a mighty fast
team this promises to be a game
base ball lovers should not miss.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
To VOTE ON FOUR
AMENDMENTS AT
NOVEMBER ELECTION
POSSIBILITIES ARE SCHOOL"
AMENDMENT WILL NOT BIS
PLACED BEFORE VOTERS

The voters Of the state will have
at least four amendments to the state
constitution to vote on at the coming
election which falls this year on
Tuesday, November 2, two other pro-
posed amendments, one referred to
commonly as the "home rule" bill
and supposed to be of special benefit
to Wayne county and Detroit and the
school" amendment, aimed at the
parochial and other private schools
Of the state. The attorney general
Of this state has ruled against the
amendment being placed on the bal
lot. on the grounds that it is not in
accord with the state or national
constitution. The Wayne County
Civic League has however taken the
matter to the supreme court and it
may be a week before it is definitely
known whether or not the amend
ment will be kept off the ballot.
One amendment which it appears
now will be submitted to referendum
is designed to empower the legisla-
ture TO fix the compensation of the
secretary of state, the state treas
urer and the auditor general. Their
salaries are now limited by the con-
stitution to $1,000 year. 1t is the
concensus of opinion about the state
house that these officials are under
paid with the cost of living at the
present level.
In all three departments the dep
uties are paid higher salaries than
the heads. For those second in COM
mand $4,000 is paid, while their su.
periors receive but $4,000. Officials
have found it impossible, however, to
find competent men who will act as
deputies for $1,000.
The attorney general end governor
receive $4,000 while the superintend-
ent of public instruction is paid $4,000
There is some agitation in state cir
cles, to increase the superintendent
salary to $4,000. The effect of the
second amendment which is proposed
to be made to Article III, would be
TO provide that every male inhabi-
tant of foreign birth, and the wife
of such inhabitant, who, having re-
sided in the state two years and six
months before the eighth day of No
vember, 1894, and having declared
his intention to become citizen of
the United States two years and six
months before that date and who shall
have completed his naturalization pri-
or to Jan 1, 1924 shall be an elector
and entitled to vote; also to extend
the privileges accorded to absent vot-
ers to include any person engaged
in teaching in the public schools Of
the state, and the immediate family
of any member of the legislature
during any session of that general
assembly.
Article V would be changed by the
third proposal, which, in effect would
empower the legislature to enact
laws relative to the hours and condi-
tions Under which women as we'll as
men and children can be employed.
The last amendment which is in
tended to change Article XIII, would
empower the legislature to author
ize municipalities of the state to con-
denim and take the fee to more land
that is needed for acquiring, opening
and widening parks, boulevards, pub
lie places streets, alleys or for any
public use, and to issue bonds there
for.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
CHAUTAUQUA IS
TO RETURN HERE
FOR NEXT YEAR
1920 PROGRAM SURPASSED ANY
WHICH REDPATH HAS EVER
SENT TO THIS CITY

Lovers of and persons who attended
the Chautauqua programs each year
in this city will be pleased to know
that the entertaining and pleasing
feature is an assured fact for re-
turn engagement for 1921, practically
enough tickets having been pledged
for to assure the guarantors that its
coming will be easily taken care of
financially.
In all truth and without boasting
in any way, we can report that the
Redpath program for 1920, which
closes its seven day stay here to-
night, has far surpassed and previ-
Gus program which they have sent
to the people of this city, Those peo-
pie who were supporters of the chau-
tauqua and inside the tent were well
pleased and satisfied that they were
getting their moneys worth and the
only fault that those who did not
assist in supporting the chautauqua
but who had Sidewalk rights" had
with the program was that the cam
vas fence was about six or eight
inches too high. Just the some, they
enjoyed the 1920 program and want
to see it come back in 1921 as well
as the next person.
Supt. John J. DeBoer has been act
i've in the work of putting on the var
ious numbers and in caring for the
large crowds which have attended
the chautauqua. He is a man whom
it is a pleasure to meet and has prov
en- himself a fine fellow while here.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
TOURISTS ARE
NEAR END OF
LONG AUTO TRIP
ENCOUNTER DESERTS UNTIL
THEY CRY ENOUGH. HOPE
FOR LOS ANGELES AUG. IA

We publish another letter this week
from Club" Engemann, who is one
of the party of ten local people en-
route on an overland auto trip to
Los Angeles, which place will be their
destination and which it is hoped to
reach by this coming Saturday night
They were planning on spending last
Sunday in either Reno or Carson
City, Nevada and are perhaps by the
time this is being read by our read
ers somewhat near San Francisco.
The letter is as follows:
Dear Ed. and all:
Well, we have been at Salt
Lake now for over two days and are
now preparing to continue our jour
ney, although all reports are that
roads are almost impossible no mat
ter which way we go. Some folks
figure on shipping their cars and go
ing by train. There are over 100
auto parties camped in this public
tourists camping ground which is all
fenced in and covers city block. BY
the way a city block covers about
four times as much ground here as
it does in Belding. They have very
wide, beautiful streets here and long
blocks and a system of naming the
streets so one. can very easily find
any address. Many Of the streets are
paved and are washed daily and all
day long in most of the streets,
streams of mountain water run down
the cutters.
Monday morning we were shown
thru the Norman grounds and build
ings and they sure have a fine taber-
nacle and temple. We were not al
lowed in the temple, of course, as only
members of their faith are ever al
lowed inside, and not all of them as
if they use tea or coffee or tobacco
they are not allowed inside the tenn
pie, according to the guide who show
ed us through. This is Norman
stronghold, but at that there are four
churches each of Catholic, Baptist
and other protestant denominations
and lesser number of others. Mart.
and | attended Sunday mass in ST.
Mary's cathedral, which is a very fine
building.
(TO BE CONT N('ED1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
VIOLATE FISHING
LAWS get CAUGHT
AND PAt fines
DEPUTY FISH WARDEN COOK
is BUSY PICKING UP ALL
LAW BREAKERS

Deputy game and fish warden +.
E. Cook, made some pretty good
hauls of fish and rounded up the
fishermen for violating the fish law
last Monday. He made a seventy-six
mile drive taking in Woodland lake
Long lake, Pickerel lake, Zeigenfus
lake and little and big Wabasis lakes
At Woodard lake he found a boat
load of fishermen and fisherwomen
with a big catch of fish, whole lot
of them being understood which he
seized and brought into Jutsice Lap
Frank Zander, George Colvin and
Karl Zander. who pleaded guilty to
catching the fish. The men were
fined ten dollars each and costs and
Mrs. Zander paid $500 and costs.
At Wabasis lake he encountered
three boat loads of fishermen just az
thev were pulling into shore.
Mr.. Cook thought several pals of
fish with lot of perch on top looked
suspicious and he clawed them over
disclosing many understood bluegills
rock bass and sunfsh. He confiscat-
ed the small ones leaving others with
the company among whom were a
number of ladies for fish fry sup
per.
He arrested four to appear in court
Monday afternoon, they were from
Grand Rapids and H. Grimes, S. c..
Grimes, Chas. Bristol and H. Van
Slike paid $1,000 and costs a total
of $3.50 for each.
Mr.. Cook has been instructed by
the officials at Lansing to enforce
the law in all cases.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Chas. +. Remer Marries

We received a letter from our old
friend, Charles F. Remer, of Alma,
Saturday, in which he requests that
his paper be sent to his rural route
home out of Alma. Incidentally Mr..
Remer made mention of the fact that
he had been married on June 9, TO a
Mrs. Pett, an esteemed lady of Alma
and that he was at home again. Since
the death of his first wife, here, in
1914, an event which broke up his
home, Mr.. Remer has boarded ana
stayed around among his several
children. Well, Chas., we herewith
join in with your many local friends
in extending our hearty congratula-
tions for long and happy married
life.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Entertained Chautauqua Speaker

Members Of the Board of Com
merce who were present at the six
o'clock luncheon, Monday evening
were not only partakers of fine
supper but were very highly enter
tanned by the guest at the luncheon,
the Hon. G. G. Jordan of Pennsylva-
mia. Mr.. Jordan who spoke in the
afternoon in the chautauqua tent on
the subject "Back to the Farm" is
Connected with the association as one
af the talent during the chautauqua
season and accepted the invitation to
the luncheon at the close Of which he
was introduced by Fred l.. Warner
and gave live wire talk compliment
ing our city for its progressive spir-
1T and its splendid board Of commerce
He spoke very highly Of the fine ap-
pearance of our factories, that he had
seen none that equal them in clean
surroundings in any of the cities thru
which he had travelled, conditions like
these were an inspiration to the CT
tizens and laborers in any community
toward better living and higher
standard of citizenship. Mr.. Jordan
is a Presbyterian minister and oper-
ates a farm also and talked very en-
tertainingly Of his pigs and cattle and
how to keep the soil of the farm in
prime condition. At the close Of the
meeting he was invited by Brinton
+. Hall to ride out to his farm telling
him he could not show him pigs but
could give him glance at an orchard
-
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Orleans Family Loses Child

Dorothy Rowley, aged four years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Row
ley, living just outside of Orleans,
died Sunday afternoon after a two
weeks illness. The child had been
very i'll and there has been some diff
ference of opinion as to the exact
nature of the illness, though the last
diagnosis called it meningitis. Her
parents have another child, a little
boy of two years. They have a host
Of relatives and friends in Belding
and vicinity who feel the loss of the
little girl very much. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home Tuesday
afternoon and burial was in Orleans
cemetery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Help The Boys To Ionia

The American Legion boys are
planning on going over to Ionia
on Tuesday, August 18th to
get those two prizes offered at
the free fair. The matter of get
ting over has to be met and taken
care of and if you will be good
enough to take one or two or an
auto load over with you please let
Com. S. L. O'Connor know. You
can let him know at Hotel Belding
on Saturday afternoon. The boys
have went over the top for you,
Mr.. auto owner-now will you go
over TO Ionia for them?
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11

During 1919. exports Of automo-
biles and parts totaled $195 900, 900.
This carried the total amount of ex-
ports since the industry started past
the one billion dollar mark. France
took the largest part of the 1919 OK
ports, buying cars valued at $15,000,- :
000 Sixty other countries and col
onies were customers of the United
States. Imports into this country
during the year were only $521.000,
less than n seventh of whas they
were during the peak year of 1910.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Ionia Folks Picnicked Here

The store force Of the Quality store
and the shareholders, to the number
of %, went up to Belding Thursday
afternoon and had picnic dinner at
the park, and then attended the Chau-
tauqua there. They report the finest
of times. splendid picnic dinner and
a most interesting program at the
big tent. The party was taken up in
the cars of II. f. Kidder, r. A. Haw-
ley, Thane Benedict, Mrs. Geo. Dye
and Fred Cptler.-Ionia Sentinel
Standard
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Is Expecting New Hearse

Arthur Fitzjohn is expecting the
arrival of a new and modern motor
hearse which he has recently pur-
chased from the Filler Hearse Co.,
of Quincy, Ill. With this moder2
piece of equipment Mr.. Fitzjohn will
be enabled to serve his patrons bet
ter than ever before.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Iacauet Announcement

To the people Of Belding: The
officers of the Jacquet Motor Corpor-
alton wish to announce that within
fifteen days the first car will be out
and on the streets Of Belding. All
parts have been received and are now
being assembled at the plant.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Ex-Seryice Men Attention

Com. S. L. O'Connor will be at
Hotel Belding Saturday afternoon
between the hours. Of one and FIVE
o'clock TO assist in making out appli-
cation blanks for the ex-service men
who desire a victory medal. Bring
your discharge with you. This ap-
plies to army men only and not to
sailors.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Stahlin Reunion

E. M. Stahlin and family. S. M.
Shannan and family, F. C. Powell and
wife, Mrs. j. o. Brown, of Lorraine
Ohio, Mrs. Kate Shannon and daugh-
ter Grace held family reunion at
Long lake, Saturday
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11

partner in the concern. Mr.. Wicks
has. been with the company and in
charge of its business for some time
past and the addition of Mr.. Fales
to the company will be a drawing
card for the concern and good
thing for the city in general.
Mr.. Fales formerly resided on the
Fales farm in Orleans and at one
time operated a milk route in this
city. He became interested in the
furniture and undertaking business
and was associated with the Miller
& Harris stores, first at Greenville
and later on at Lowell and finally at
Hastings.
Belding people will welcome Mr..
Fales back to his home city and to the
business field also with a wish for
his success.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
BUYS INTEREST
IN LOCAL HOUSE
FURNISHING STORE
BRUCE G.. FALES COMES BACK
TO HOME TOWN AND MAKES
BUSINESS CONNECTION

Step right up folks and meet Mr..
Bruce G. Fales, of Hastings, brother
of former mayor Elmer E F.ales and
Mrs. Merton Smith, of this city and
himself IA former resident of this
city. We know you will be pleased
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11

Program for Belding Grange for
August Ia. Roll call, current events;
Reading, Elizabeth Brown; Question,
Should the parents choose the life
work for their children, leader,
Mrs Mary Skellenger; Reading, Mrs.
Millie Woodbridge; Penny march.
Please bring slips with questions you
would like put on for discussion.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11
Notice

Persons or parties having empty
Universal of Wolverine Portland Ce-
ment sacks are requested to return
same to Belding Lumber Co., as soon
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11

to learn that Mr.. Falss ~has purchas-
ed one-third interest in the Ballard
Wicks Co. furniture ard undertake
ing store and that he is here and has
taken possession of his interest.
The other members of the firm are
Mrs. J. c. Ballard and Mr. NJ G..
Wicks, the latter being actively en-
gagged with Mr.. Fales, while Mrs.
Ballard will continue as silent
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-08-11

Mrs. Alice Ross, of Ionia, is at
tending the chautaucua this week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09
M ere temporary relief
from the flaming skin ir-
ritation should not deter
you from seeking its cause
and removing it.

In other words, you shoulo
mot be content to have only
temporary relief from the
terrifying itching and burn
ing of fiery skin diseases
And that is all you can pos.
sibly get from the use OF
,alves, ointments, lotions and
other local remedies applied
% the surface of the skin.
Temporary relief will do
you but little good if you are
! victim of itching eruptions,
letter, rash, eczema or other
terrifying skin disorders,
Soon all the itching and il
ritation will eak out
afresh with renewed fury,
and you should be convinced
that no amount of local
treatment can possibly rid
you of your trouble.
Such remedies viii doubt,
less afford some measure OF
temporary relief, but why
should. you be satisfied with
makeshift remedies that can
make no progress toward
Kidding you of your afflic-
ton?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09
LARRAZ0L0 VIII WIN
IN WALK IF ENTHUSIASM
CAN BE RELIED UPON
Continued from Page oneD

governor and the LarraZolo dele
gates were prepared to defeat such
a measure.
Electors Become Important.
The first suggestion of fill
buster against the vote on govern
or was when II, O. Burspm arose
end made a plea for distribution of
electors throughout the state. He
declared that there was danger in
naming electors from the same
section. He proposed that COM
mittee be named by the chair to
suggest candidates for these import
ant offices. His motion was then
supplemented by the suggestion
that the chair instruct the commit
tee to be appointed to include at
least one woman in the list of cam
didates for the important office Of
elector. After ten or fifteen min
utes had been consumed in debate
on this question. 1t was decided
that women were not eligible as
electors are considered state Of
ficers and women, though they
have the ballot, are not yet eligible
10 serve as state officers.
The motion was put and passed.
Then M. Bursum took the floor
again N the effort TO get a recess.
He urged thn necessity Of care and
elaboration in the selection of the
three electors. Chairman Leahy
had called for procedure with the
e I'll ,rr
nomination of candidates for gov
ernor. Mr., Bprsum moved that
a recess be taken Until s o'clock,
bur the motion was defeated with
out roll call. the Larrazolo dele
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09
The Itching Torture
Of Skin Diseases

1t will not be so difficult
! to rid yourself Of skin dis
eases if you will but realize
that these troubles originate
in the blood, and if you eX-
pect real substantial relief
you must treat them through
/ the blood. Millions of tiny
disease germs find Judgment
in the blood, where they
multiply rapidly and attack
some part of the surface of
the skin where there can be
! no resistance.
Realize, then, that you
can know no real and gen.
uine relief until these germs
are eradicated from your
blood. -
S.S.S. has given great sat
|isfaction in the treatment of
skin diseases, because it is
such a thorough blood puri-
fer. 1t cleanses the blood of
all accumulations and thus
frees it of the germs that
attack the skin.
Why not use this intelli-
gent method of treatment?
Begin today to take SIS.
and discard all local treat
ment which can give moth
ing but temporary relief. S.
SIS. is sold by all druggists.