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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-11-24
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry .Skellenger
plan on having their children and
grand children with them on Thanks
giving day to a regular old time
dinner.
Come. come, come, chicken pie sup
per, M. 4. church, Saturday, Dec. A..
Rev. Osborne, of the local M. X.
church went to st. Johns Monday to
be present at a district conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Moore left
here Monday evening for Oakland,
California, where they plan on spend
ing the winter and perhaps settling
| for a permanent residence of they
like the country enough.
like the country well enough.
Grand Rapids, were in the city on
Tuesday, coming up on some bust
ness connected with the Jacquet Mo-
tors Co., with which concern Mr..
Ringold was formerly connected.
Mrs. Gladys Dutt, of Lansing,
came up Saturday evening to visit
| for over Sunday pt the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jensen and
with other friends here. Mrs. Dutt
now holds a responsible position
with the Aetna Insurance Company
and had been in Ionia on Saturday
to, adjust loss on a. plate glass
claim and took the occasion to visit
old home scenes for a short time.
Many of her old friends will know
her better by her maiden pane of
Miss Gladys Ellis.
Big chicken pie supper, M. E.
church, Saturday, December a.
Dennis Hollenbeck, of Chicago,
formerly an alderman in the second
ward of this city, arrived in the city
Thursday evening and visited for a
couple of days with old friends and
especially with +Dock" Ohlinger.
The two were very near inseparable
while they both lived here and it
sure done them both a lot of good to
get back and get together. Mr.. Hol-
lenbeck now holds good position in
Chicago and happening to be in
Grand Rapids on business, decided
to take a run up to the old home
town to see his many acquaintance.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Maxwell. Of
Grand Haven were visiting with old
friends here last week.
Mrs. Eva Divine has changed her
place of residence and is now living
with Mrs. Maggie Kinds at 121 E..
Liberty street.
Mr.. II. <. Curch attended the
Christian meeting of the Bird district
of M. c. M. S. last Thursday and
Friday, at Wayland, Mich.
Mrs. Frank Olmstead returned on
Tuesday to her home in Midland, af-
ter visiting her friend. Mrs. Jas.
Caverly, for the past four weeks.
Jas. Caverly is on the sick list.
Mrs. John Butterfeld, of Phillips,
N. Y, is visiting her brother, Albert
Sabine, at Edgar Stanton's.
M. E. chicken pie supper. Saturday
December 4.
Jennie Selleck and Nellie Van
Glider left Monday for Grand Rap
ids for an indefinite period.
Robert Moore is back after taking
a few days vacation.
Mrs. Jane Body, from Mecosta,
was a guest of Mrs. w. J. Gavitt,
through Armistice week.
Mrs. w. j. Gavitt and Mrs. Jane
Body, Mrs. Gavitt's brothers wife
went to Grand Rapids, Saturday to
do some sopping and called on Ralph
Body, Mrs. Body's son. Had dinner
and a nice time. Mrs. Body went
home Wednesday.
Don't forget the NJ. E. chicken pie
supper
Mrs. Roy Taylor went to Green
vile, Wednesday, $50
Stomach distress goes in FIVE min
utes. Wortley q French guarantees
Mi-O-Na to relieve indigestion or
any stomach trouble, or money back.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-11-24

Frank Harlan has his new confec-
tionery and pop corn store opened
up to the public in the little room
just east of the Empress theatre and
is doing business there now after
having occupied the theatre conces-
sion place for a number of years.
Mr.. Harlan has splendid little place
ard says that things are looking
pretty good for an opener and that
he will be glad to have his many old
patrons drop in and see him.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-11-24

M1s. Chas. Murray and son, Frank
went to Flint Wednesday for q visit
with her brother, Herbert Westcott.
From there she expects to 60 to De-
troit TO visit her sister, Mrs. r. L.
Kline.
Mrs. George Sanborn went to Wick
|eryville Wednesday to visit friends.
Come, come, come, chicken pie sup
per, M. E. church, Saturday, Dec. A.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
15 YEAR OLD GIRL
 WITH MIND OF CHILD
Parents Kept Her Shut Up ill Her Room Since Birth; Protest Her
 Removal.

New York, Jan. 9-Rural tourists were no more astounded at the won ders of New York today than Harriet Seres, a year old girl who has lived in the heart of the city since birth. The child had been kept a prisoner all her life by her parents in an up- per room of a Brooklyn tenement. and was rescued yesterday by agents of the society for the prevention of cruelty to children, with the aid of the police
 Her mother was placed under ob- servation in the psychopathic clinic of the Bellevue hospital. The father said that their first child died, be- fore Harriet was born, the mother had acted queerly." After Harriet was born her mother would never permit her out of sight, he said. He was heartbroken at having the child taken away.
 Relatives of the child's parents a few days ago carried to police author ities news that the little girl was being kept prisoner and that all ad- mittance to the one room in which the family lived was refused. Police women were sent to investigate. Two attempts to gain admission to the one room apartment failed. Then Thomas A. Burns of society for pre- vention of cruelty to children forced an entrance and found the frightened youngster huddled in the corner.
 The three "R's'' are complete mys- teries to the little girl. She had no knowledge of simple addition and subtra ction was unable to repeat the. alphabet, and took childish pride in ability to spell two words, dog and cat.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09

effects of the coal strike, in md often marked by holiday banki| Output for the 31 days was 2,633l tons, or S4,944 tons a day, against 392, ,350 tons in the 30 days of Nov| Der, or 79.745 tons a day. Twenty furnaces blew in last month and blew out, so that on January in blast was 37,94 tons a, day, agal S4, ,550 tons a day for 251 furnaces December l. Estimating charcoal iron at 360,000 tons, total pig production in 1919 was close to
 00O,0Oo tons, which comp pares with 054. 900 tons in 1918.
 More is heard of reduced operati at autom obile plants for lack of st Stocks that were drawn upon duI the steel strike cannot now be placed. An inquiry for alloy steel q ering q Detroit makers requiremd for 1920 is large beyond all precedl
 In the face of a provisional .setl ment of the holders strike, pig prices in Great Britain have been d en d horizontal advance of 15s.. Il ting foundry iron, at today'S rataI exchange, at $34.70 for home conslI CTS and 95c per ton higher for expoI
 The rise in British steel prices ct tinues. Billets are S2 to s4 per higher: galvanized sheets $5.5DI $950 higher, and tin plate now cd mands more than $1O per box.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
PIG IRON AND
 STEEL MARKETS
The Iron Age says:

The Iron Age says.
 That the railroads are in urgent need of rails appears from the definite closing of about 250,O00 tons in the Chicago district on which rolling will begin at once. These sales were made possible by verbal agreements of the railroad administra tion to honor rail- road corporation purchases in these closing weeks of government control.
 In addition to the rails closed, orders for between 100000 and 150, ,000 tons have been tentatively placed at Chi cago. The Illinois Steel Co. will roll 10000 tons each week for the Rock Island and Union Pacific, 30,000 tons for the Great Northern, 12.000 tons for the Soo- line, 10000 tons for the Chi cago & Alton, 500 tons for the Monon and 5000 tons for the Minneapolis & St. Louis. The Lackawanna Steel Co. will supply 15,0O0 tons for the Great Northern and 10000 tons for the Northern Pacific. The Santa Fe will close shortly for 10000 tons, of which two-thirds will be rolled by the Colo rado mill and one-third at South Chi cagO, and the St. Paul has reserved space for 20,000 tons. The Glover Leaf has bought 5000 tons and for the Nickel Plate a 7500-ton contract is pending. The Rock Island has bought
 
 Fe program includes heavy tonnages of spikes, track bolts and tie plates.
 In cars and locomotives there has been no such activity as in rails. While advance estimates of locomotive requirements are around 20o0. as yet only two or three roads have put out definite inquiries.
 The Union Pacitic's inquiry for 5000 refrigerator ears stands almost alone. These will require o1,000 tons of plates, shapes and bars and 4000 tons of aNles. The New York Central is asking for 1000 tons of steel for re- building 5000 freight cars.
 The amount of inquiry put before the steel companies from both export and domestic buyers in the first week of the year has been large in all the principal markets, but on much of it the mills have been unable to quote In particular bars. pipe. sheets. rods wire products and semi finished steel are scarce, in some cases to the point of limiting manufa curing, operations of consumers.
 The pig iron returns for Decem Der show further good recovery from the
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
SEARCH FOR PLAN
 TO EXPEL TURKS
Supreme Council AbandOnS Hope
 for U. s. Mandate

Washington, Jan. g. Having abandoned hope that the United
 States could be induced to accept a mandate over Turkey, the Allied powers are in correspondence with a view to finding some solution Of the problem of expelling the Turks from Europe without causing such an up- rising among the Mohammedan peo- pies as would endanger the control of the European nations over them.
 Information reaching Washington is that these efforts are in progress outside of Paris where the supreme council is sitting, though it is eX- pected that the ratification of that body will be required to give effect to any plans adopted.
 Reports from India, Egypt and oth- CT countries where the M MOhamm edanS are numerous of a general objection to expulsion of the Turk from Europe and insistence upon the retention of the head of their church in Constant1- nople under threats of boycotts of Christian business and trade and even actual warfare have stim ulated en- deavors of the Entente foreign offices to find some plan which will satisfy the MohammedanS and at the same time free Ccnstantinople from Turkish maladministration.
 One such project which it is learned has been brought into discussion as promising to afford basis for acton, contemplates the assumption of the control of Constantinople by the lea que of nations: the declaration Of the city as free port and the actual ad- ministra tion of the place by con-
 NT<>l,o hF{.- an populations eff countries and cclo- nies, such as India, Egypt, Punish, Morocco and possibly the Malays of the Philippines if the United States can be induced to participate to that xtent. It is proposed to clothe this committee with full powers to control Constantin ople politically and to ad- minister the local government. But to satisfy the Mohammedans the sultan and his suite would be permitted to reside there and to exercise from there all the functions of the head of his church. His position would therefore in some measure correspond to that of the pope in Rome after he had been divested of his temporal powers. Turin, Jan. 9 (Havas)-Italy will adhere to the Anglo-French solution of the Turkish question, according to dispatches received here. It is said that reports of the con- ference held in London by Premiers Nitti and Lloyd George have been examined at Rome by the council of ministers. In sediment of the Adriatic ques ton the Italians are said to desire that direct negotiations with the Jugo-Slavss be arranged through the | conference at Paris.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
SHOWER TO MISS WILSON
Young Woman, Soon to Marry,
 Guest of Friends

Young women friends of N Agnes Wilson attended a shower. h i'll her honor at the home of M Matthew McGrath of Stanley strS last night Miss Wilson is to beco the bride of Charles J. Gugel. ceremony to be performed one vi from Wednesday An enjoyable ev] ing was passed in wishing Miss VI son many years of happiness and was given many remembrances linen. cut glass and other articles
 One of the features of the even1 was a mock marriage in which Gud participated. Miss Rose Wilson y1 the groom; Miss Catherine Wils the bride: Miss Margaret Wilson II resented the bridesmaid; Miss Beyer was best man and Miss Gil acted as the clergyman.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
PREDICTS REVOLUTION
English Pastor Believes Men ''TfinI&'' When They Arc Thirsty. and Be- come Anarchists

Syracuse, Jan. 9.-Revolution is likely to follow in the wake of prohi- b1tion, according to the Rev. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan. pastor of Westmin- ster chapel. London, now visiting in Syracuse. London will be confronted with trouble by the arising; of her East End if England ever enacts it, he de- clared from the pulpit here.
 Whenever a great country banishes strong drink it must prepare for a revolution. When d man stops drink ing he begins to think. All that hap pened in Russia in the revolutionar ry line has occurred since vodka was abolished. Whenever London goes dry, her East End will arise.'
 mmenting on prohibition in the United states Dr. Morgan said Tt will be wonderful when the country is entirely dry and adjusted to it but it will be some time before you get set tied down..
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
Bolsheviks Capture
 City of Novocher Kassk

London. Jan. 8.-Bokhara, capital of the important khanate of Bokhars in central Asia, and less than 200 miles from the Afghanistan frontier has been entered by Bolshevik forces according to war office reports. Eur ther west Soviet troops have occupied Krasnovodsk, on the eastern shore Of the Caspian sea, it is claimed in re- ports from Moscow.
 Direct railway communication be- tween Trans-Caspia and eastern Rus sia has been secured in Turkestan with a view to carrying out possibly far-reaching plans westward toward the Caucasus region and southward toward Persia and Afghanistan, it is said. Bolshevik authorities have an- nounced their intention to penetrate Persia by way of KhoraSsan as soon as they could secure control of the Caspian sea and recent reports have indicated that Soviet garrisons along the Khorassan frontier had been heavily reinforced.
 The Bolshevik have as their ul terior purpose attacks against the British and plan movements in the di- rection of India in conjunction with the Afghans and other people who might be influenced by pan-Islamic as piration it is asserted. <.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
ADVOCATES KINDNESS
Korean Leader Says Japan Should Understand His People and Trea t Treat Them BeneyOIentIy

Tokio. Jan. 9.-Dr. Mizuno. direc- tor of administrative affairs of the Korean goVernment-gener told the Seiyukai party the other day that to regard the Koreans uncivilized and ignorant people and merely brin;, pressure upon them as such for ad miniStratiVe purposes was by no means a timely policy adapted to the existing state of affairs. It was oi vital importance, he said. to treat the Koreans with kindness and beneTo lence and guide them to progress and development.
 But as to the independence move ment advocated and carried on by :; section of Koreans, he declared that such intrigue must be suppressed by decisive measures.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
DEGREE TEAM ELECTS
Court Friendly Group Will Install
 Thursday-Prof. Wells to Exhibit

The degree team of Court Friendly, F. of A., has chosen the following, officers: President, +. H. Holleran; ; vice president, William Beckman; re- Sording secretary, Joseph A. Claffey; financial secretary and treasurer, John F. Burns. The officers will be installed Thursday evening under the direction of Captain Jack kiley. Daniel Sullivan, J. W. Manning. James Sheridan and Jack Riley will entertain with vocal solos. Prof. Charles Wells will repeat the enter tainment which he so ably presented gI Tuesday evenings smoker. Prof Wells is a local magician and sleight- of-hand artist Following the en-
 tertainment a Dutch upper will be served. The committee in charge is: Jack Kiley, H. Becknan, Thomas German, Joseph Bennis, H. Ellsworth, J. W. Manning and Georg Closeup.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Brooklyn Negro Who Murdered
 Housemaid Last Month Will Be Executed in February.

New York, Jan. 9.--When Frank J. Kelly, convicted negro murderer of Catherine Dunn, who was slain in Asooklyn on December 20, was called before the bar today to be sentenced to death, his council asked for one days delay. He explained to- the court that Kelly was superstitious and was convinced that if he was sen tenced on Friday there would be no hope for him in an appeal The plea EtS denied, however, and the week of February 16 was set for his sexecution.
 Kelly did not give the Dunn girl a chance as to when she should die,' declared District Attorney Lewis ill opposing a postponement.
 Emma Robinson, the negress who was indicted with Kelly for first de- gree murder as an accomplice, will be placed on trial next Monday.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
Krupp Workers Resent
 Politics in Bulletins

Berlin, Jan. S.-Because a recent krupp bulletin contained political matter 500 workers at the Krupp plant at Essen held a demonstration be- fore the headquarters of the directo- rate yesterday. To a committee the directors promised that in future po- lltical oponions would not appear in the bulletins but declared that what appeared was not adverse to the wOrkmen.
 the crowd waiting outside became in volved in a melee with guards. the fight resulting in the disarming, of the guardsmen and the destruction of their Wea pOnS.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
FINANCIAL
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

wall Street. 10:30 a. m.-rhe ir- regular range of prices at the listless opehlhg of today's stock market con- tlhued to express the mixed views of liadefs. Several of the high priced oils were strong. while those of less prominence recorded moderate reac- uons. The same uncertain course was followed by motors and accessor;es U. $. Rubber was slightly lower at the outset but soon strengthened on the 12 1-2 per cent stock dividend declared yesterday. Steels and eouin- liIeiiIs moved within a limited range ana rails were only occasionally ouot- ed.
 Noon-The few unimportant gains or the first half hur were forfeited when pressure against leaders be- came more insistent. U. s. Rubber reacted points. motors and related Issues to 5, oils 1 to and steels, equipments, tobaccos and feathers to 2- Aside from tentative buying Of seVra1 specialties and utilities, notably Industrial Alcohol, Columbia Gas and PhlIadelphia Co.,, the market drifted Idly and mostly downward for the ba!ance of the forenoon. The Der cent, opening rate for call money failed to effect more than feeble rallies.
 Wall Street Close.-Equipment and steels made further improvement in the hnal hour regardless of the per cent call money rate, but other issues were not changed. The closing was irregular. Sales approximated 75o.- 900 shares
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
CHARGE U. s. CUSTOMS
 IS DEMORALIZED
Low Pay for Employees Responsible for Falling Off in Efficiency of
 Service, Is Report.

New York, Jan. 9.-Demoralization of the United States Custom service through inadequate compensation for many of it's employees is charged in a resolution adopted by the board of directors of the Merchants associa- ton which was sent to members of congress today. Congressman are urged to take action imm ediately TO increase the salaries of custom off, cia1s. The compensation now paid to these officials is based on wage standard esta blished 30 or more years ago, it was declared.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
NO STING IN DEATH
Says He's Been Robbed So Often
 Shooting Doesn't Matter: He Loses s4sAgain, Though.


 Chicago, Jan. 9.--When six bandits with revolvers drawn, rushed into the jeWelry store of Otto Nerad today and commanded him to open the safe, Nerad refused, saying:
 tGo ahead and shoot. I've been robbed so often and lost so much money that I had just as soon you would
 SsWhereupon Nerad was felled with 8 blow and, with two clerks, was herded into a rear room. The ball dits crammed jewelry valued at $10,000 into canvas bags and fled. As Nerad raced into the street shoutin z an alarm one of the bandits leaned out of the fleeing automobile and shot him in the shoulder Fearing that lie would be shot a second time he feigned death until the car was out of sight.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
SOCIALISTS PREPARE
Get Ready to Fight Deposition by New York Legislature by Strong Defense.

New York, Jan. 9.--Ra pid deVelop- ment in the plans of social lea ders was indicated today in the fight to regain the seats of the five members of the party suspended from the assembly at Albany. Work was carried on fever ishly to prepare the defense to be made before the assembly judiciary committee at the capitol next Wednes- day. A house to house cEnNaSS throughout the city was planned to ap- peal for support in obtaining re- inStatement
 At the Peoples house which con- tains New York county headquarters for the socialist party it was reiterat- ed that the fight to save the seats of the suspended assemblymen would be cVarried to the supreme court of the United States if necessary.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
UP TO CONGRESS
Development of Air Mail Service in This Country Depends on Attitude of Lawmakers.

Omaha, Jan. s.-DeVelopment of the air mail service depends on the atti- tude of congress, Otto Praeger, assist ant postmaster general, said in an ad- dress at Chamber of Commerce field upon the arrival of the first plane in the new Chicago-Omaha service yes terday.
 Unless Congress changes it's atti- tude this is likely to be not only the end of the planned transcontinental air mail route but the finish of the air mail service itself,' Mr. Praeger said
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
Life is Nearly Ended
 By Drinking Carb0lic A

Joseph BrizgeI aged 27 years. improving today at the New Brit General hospital, after drinking contents of a bottle containing so carbolic acid last night at his ho He was rushed to the institution night It is believed that the act the. man was a mistake, due to condition.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
''Thine Is the Glory'' Tribute to Red Cross

The portraits Of more than one t h o u S a. n q Red Cross or k e r $ were fused into one mother" face, by F. Luis Mora, New York artist, when he painted "Thine Is the Glory," the s22,- 900 canvas Of "IdeaIized -Amerl- can Womanhood,' here reproduced.
 This painting is to be presented by the war depart ment to the Red Cross headquarters in Washington, as recognition a II d commemoration of the service given b y R e d Gro os $ workers to Amerl- can soldiers in the World war. +. Luis Mora is an artist of South American b ir t h, who has atta1ned renown as an H. illustrator as well as portrait artist and for almost ten years has taught in the New York school of Art.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
PRIZE COMES HERE.
New Britain Camera Club Takes
 Second Place in National Contest

In March, 1919, the Newark (N. J.) . auWe era Club, Inc, announced a com
 stition lantern slides between camera clubs of America, and offered as prizes Q sterling silver and a, bronze medallion. A minimum of 25 slides was necessary to constitute set and slides had to be submitted for judging not later than November l. 1919
 The New Britain Camera club enter cd this competition and has been .sarded the second prize. a bronze medallion. Slides were judged by three capable men on three factors com position. interest and technique
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
LOCAL STOCK
 MARKET QUOTED
Furnished by Richter x Co., )
 SfaDle, r E,11v Nor

The market has been active, with very few changes in price. North X Judd has sold at prices ranging from S4 1-2 to S6. and New Britain Machine from 60 to 61 1-2. There has been a good investment demand for American Hardware with very little stock in the market below 154 Eagle Lock has been active with sales at 110 and Iii. Union Mfg. Co. holds strong with sales at Ill and I12