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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01
SECRETARY OPENS FIGHT. ON.
= soviETIsM IN THE UNITED
81. .a,7 STATES NAVY, X 81
OFFICERS REL 3 .oF DUTY


washington. ~ Edwin Denby, Seere-
fary Of the Navy, who has served In
tha naval services ana the marine corps,
both ~ an enlisted pan and an officer.
and Is well acquainted with c9nditions
among the personnel. has set hts force
against a growing tendency to intro
duce Soviet methods in the navy. Two
commanding sffieers, who had under
taken to permit crews Of naval vessels
to vote, in one case. on questions Of
discipline, and Ia the other to deter
mine where the ship would go, have
been removed from commando In
qdfries are being made with a View to
ascertaining whether there are other
instances Of such procedure, which
Secretary DENLY holds is subversive OF
military discipline as well as contrary
to law. TH - !. -. ~ &ss..
One Of the two cases mentioned is
that of Capt. Clark d. Stearns, who
was detached fFsm 1he- command Of
the battleship M1chfgan foE permitting
'the enlisted men to elect committee
to pass upon disciplinary measures
among members Of the crew and to
take other action which Secretary Dem
by and the comfqaItd CHIEF Of the,
Atlantic Fleet. AdmMaf Henry B.WiE
son, believed to be inimical to the best
interests OF the service. After his
detac chment Capt Stearns represented
to Secretary DENLY that sha bad put
Theses measures into effect 81 q Vessel
whcih he had commanded prior to
being given command of the Michigan
and that they had been approved by
Josephus Daniels, then Secretary II
the Navy. ~ n,
n view Of this mitigating circum-
stmce, Secretary DENLY will assign
Capt Stearns to command of another
warship. In xdshachipg, Uapt, Stearns,
Secretary DENLY took the position that
1t was contrsrS to the ahng -establishad
custom Of the naval service to gtSs
the Grew discip!tnary .spthprtyat 4
IA the other somewhat similar case,
where the Secretary of the Navy de-
tached an officer from command, the
crewswas perpitted 10 express IT. pref
erence BY VOTE -as to where the vessel
should be taken TO 60 into dry dock.
Thlss gave the crew ieAGHap&ip db5
terniine the port which would AFFORD
the best chasice Of enjoyment ashore,
and beyond t}R Aasstdep of4iisaipline
involved. the Nfvy Department te.tt
that # was highly detrimental to a1a
interests OF the government to let such
personal considerations rule In mat
ter tpat meant loss of stiPe and the
expenditure Of considA fAba k6tc
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01
EDISON "A sPIRITuALIsT.
|, ,1axsntor classed as. Spirit Medium Of
..t,. High, Power,

New |, YoTk-Tbe Edison. brain,
which evolved numerous inventions
and a knockout duestionnaire, got its
instruction out of the irnnaterialL :
the r5alm Of the mind and the spirit
according to ]. F. Streckenreiter, OF
Brooklyn, president Of the general as
sembly OF spiritualists, which opens a
three-day convention here. Thomas
A. EdisonSis a spirit medium Of nigh
pQwer;"' Mr. Streckenreiter said, "al-
thoughghs has never put himself on
record as accepting The, spiritualistic
philosophy. He has been chosen by
the forces In control to bear the spirit
message" ." e3s' ,-''.' ~ :
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01
METHOD Is UNJUST TO SOLDIERS
3 AND cITIzENs--DisCREDlTA5LE
TO REPUBLICANS PARTY. W
PLEDGES CANNOT BE MET
III 7" y ~ "
|.,daho Republican Leader Counters
= After Mecumber Had Made. Pro-
pgao posaIs to Pay IN Cash or it's
|lf ~ Equivalent.

Washington Proposals to pay In
cash, valuable services, or land, q
bonus to former service men were ad-
vocated In the senate by Senator Nc
Cumber, republican. North Dakota, and
made the subject of savage onslaught
by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho.
Senator McCumber earlier in the
day discussed the bonus bill along
with other fiscal legislation. with Pres
'idehtl 4 Harding, and latter leaving the
White House said his conference had
given him the feeling that the presi-
dent expected legislation to be enacted
at the persent extra Session. ~ ~
" Senator Botah launched his attack
principally sat the method and delay
/ involved lin the making of payments
under the bill,. declaring it "discFed;
liable to the republican party" The
t'courageous thing to d." he said, 'is
'torstellp the soldiers you cannot pay
them In cash" s'eea .l.gs;a 80 y
i Senator McCumber, attacking. war
time profiteering, said the adjusted
compensation was q matter Of justice
and that the word bonus" had re-
suited in nnjusified criticism.
&s'If the republican party is cour.
ageous and honorable 1t will send this
bill back to committee Senator Bor
an asserted. land do one of two
things; tell the country and the sol
diers that the bonus. can't be paid In
cash, or face the prospect OF doing it
This bin undertakes 10 promise foul
billions IN cash to the soldiers, and
to promise to the taxpayers that Il
win not cost them anything. -,
nFsI venture to. say that every, serv
Zee man understands that it is 2 prop
osition to give him $500 or 5000 in
cash. In fact, it proposed to give him
$50 in'July; 1922, and then $50 ever,
four or five months thereafter. Why
the delay, If this Is moral obliga
tion Of our country. delay for thres
| years and half after the war? It j!
Because We dare not put Upon our con
/ stituents this four billion dollar OBJ
legation, and then go out and tell then
| 1t is done. The scheme is unjust t.
the soldier, the taxpayer, and discred
liable to the senate of the United
States" ~"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01
WILL REFUSE JAPANESE.
Rights in Djamhia Oil Fields VIII Be
Denied by Dutch-ry-, ~

Il. The Hague Replying in' the first
chamber of the parliament to the re
port of the. committee on the piambia
oil fields bill, the colonial minister
stated that the Japanese government
had recently asked Holland whether
there was any possibility Of JAPANESE
capital sharing in the exploitation OF
the Dutch East Indian oil fields. The
minister emphasized the pHsch char
ter of the Batavian oil Company and
it's parent, the Royal Dutch and She'll
Group, and declared that the govern
msnt could not countenance anyssat
tempt by foreign interests to Interfere
with Dutch legislation and admins
tration as, he said, II 1t was conceded
to one could not be refused to another.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01
t HuRxSAx IN; HAVANA.
Political Factions Sink Differences In
- Effort to Meet Crisis.

Havana. Guba.:A q conference be-
tween members OF the chamber Il
deputies and president Zayas, it was
decided to sink all political differences
a4d rush sthrough emergency meas
ures ito meet the financial crisis eopl
fronting. the country. An agreement
was reported to name commission
from both houses which wonid Con
slider measures proposed by the presi-
d4nt and subrhit't them to ltbnaress with
the assurance that the icommission's
retommendations would be. snfficiept
to secure immediate enactmept.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01
PRESIDENT SPEEDS UP h \,
y TAX AND TARIFF BILLS

sWashington. - Tha second White
IN, effort to speed ND enactment Of
.tartff and tax legislation. called Chair
man Fordney. Of the, House Ways and
Means Committee to the white House
to, discuss. the possibilities of early
passage Of such laws. sies'e'i =
Meanwhile the suggestion was re-
newed In the Senate BY Senator Wat,
bon, Of Indiana, a Repubncan member
.ef the, Finance COMMITTEES, that tax
rekisions be placed ahead Of tariff
lsgislatio4s .sThe question gave leaders
home trouble early fr--ths, extra tsos-
sion, and: Its revival made IT appear
that another effort would be attempted
to subordinate tariff to taxation IN the
iegfsiatfvg program. ----''G-'''-s-----'-,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01

gWashfngfon PROVISIONS Of the nas
vi, aspxapsaauqn bipsiDr atsAsBnaains
base at San Pedro. CAL, were stricken
from the bill by agreement OF the
senate and house conferees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01

BY Mrs. Bartlett, told her he must
have some money, about $500. and that
be would not harm her II she gave It
% him.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
LONG LAKE

Mrs. Irving Hall and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Ryckman and son, Sumner
of South Boardman, were callers at
Ben Halls, Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Ryckman is niece Of Mr.. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Halsted, of
Grand La ge spent several days in
their cottage ReXall last week.
Mrs. j. +. Dodson and daughter,
Marie, spent Friday in 'Ionia.
Mr. Fred Baxter was over from
Pa several DAYS last week taking
in his boats and dock.
Mrs. Ed. Morris called on Mrs.
Ben Hall, Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heth and sons
Elvert and Leonard, of Grand Rap
ids, were up to their cottage Sunday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Leland and
children moved 10 Ionia last week
as Mr.. Leland has position as guar
at the Ion reformatory.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fischer and
sons, Gordon and Bobby spent The
week end with Mrs. T. w. Merriett
at Allcominn Cottage.
Mrs. Frank Heth and sons, Elvert
and Leonard and Mrs. Fred Schultz
were callers at Frank Halls, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs J. f. Dodson arr
daughters, Marie and Ruth spen'
Sunday in Ionia.
Gordon Fischer spent Saturday
night with Winsor Chapman at NJ
and Mrs. Miles Merriett's.
Charlie Stein and Clarence Rey
holds were up TO Linger Longer cot
taee last Thursday.
Leslie Hall was in Belding Mon
day.
The Halloween hard time socia
( given by the children of the Chittl'
school, Saturday evening, was at
tended by large number of parents
and friends. The costumes worn FOL
the occasion were very clever and j
prizes had been given Mrs. Alber
Rich would have won it with he
latest Paris styles. A splendid pro
gram was given under the direction
/ of their teacher. Mrs. Esther Leach
Mr.. l.. j. Whitford and Mr.. and Mrs
Miles Merriett assisted in the musi
cal part, after which a box luncl
was served and several contests wer'
held.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02

tory to build. She believes in it,
works and strives for it, but is not
obsessed BY il. Washingson nee
not fear being driven over the pre-
cipice by unreasoning sentiment.
We are having as plendid chance
these days to see the benefits OF
partial disarmament worked out I'M
der compulsion Germany, under the
terms Of the Versailles treaty, Is
bound hand and foot as far as arma-
ments go, and is facet by a heavy
indemnity.
Yet so terrific is the saving result
ing from this enforced disarmament
that she will save, during the period
Of indemnity payment, an amount
equal to the indemnity she must rem
der. Meanwhile, unless disarmament
in some form comes, the other ma
tions of the world must go on pay
ing of their own staggering war
debts, and piling up fresh ones for
battleships and armies. This will
give Germany a tremendous COM
mercial advantage. for she will be
running with lower overhead ex.
pense that will be reflected in her in.
dustres. Disarmament will be good
business for the whole world.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
LET OTHER NATIONS BE FOOL
En-

Washington is. very wisely letting
it be known these days. here and
abroad, that this nation will not en-
ter the conference on the limitation
of ornaments on any disarmament
at any price" basis.
There is a sound reason back OF
this. Our leaders feel. and rightly
that some nations may come TO
Washington in the false belief that
America is willing to sell her soul
and mortgage her whole future To
the end that some measure of dis
armament may come about, and that
impression must be erased in adj
vance. America, they want 1t
known, is not a nation of sentiment
alists or pacifists, willing to go 10
any end and endure any humiliation
to get war out of the world.
Washington knows that other ma
tons are likely to try to take adj
vantage of US, and saddle us with
the cost Of disarming such part Of
the world as is disarmed. Washing
ton knows that there will be practi-
cal men as we'll as idealists in that
conference, and that the practical
men, feeling that America must have
disarmament, will try to sell it to
US at staggering price.
Washington need not fear that
American sentiment will warp Am
erican judgement in this matter. Our
political wisdom teeth were cut at
Versailles, where we ran up against
old world diplomacy for the first
time.
The country wants and hopes arms
limitation will come-and no one
worse than the men who fought thru
the last WARRIOR we are not mill
tarists. We do not bring up our
children to look forward to conquest.
The American instinct is to hate the
ways and works of war. We are
willing to go long way to lessen
ornaments, but we expect reason
able cooperation from the rest of
the world
America is going into this confer
ence with unselfish motives. We
want it more for the rest OF the
world than for ourselves. II need
be, we can go ahead and outstrip
every nation on the face of the earth
for no nation can afford to arm as
we can. Where we would be bur
dened, others would be hopeless.y
crushed. This fact will doubtless be
firmly implanted in the minds of the
representatives to this conference.
America sees in the ending Of an
r1anent burdenA the salvation of "a
civilization that has taken ali of his.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
A Hand On Your Shoulder

When man amt got a cent.
And he's feelin' kind of blue,
And the clouds hang dark and heavy
An won't let the sunshine thru
It's great thing, o my brethren,
Fer Teller just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder
In friendly sort O. way.
1t makes man feel curious.
1t makes the tear drops start,
An you sort o. feel f1u,ter
In the region of your heart!
You can look up an meet his eyes
You don't know what to say
When his hand is on your shoulder
In a friendly sort o. way.
Oh, the WORLDS curious compound
With its honey and its gall,
With its cares and bitter crosses
But a good world after all
An good God must have made IL
Leastways, that is what ! say
When a hand is on my shoulder
In friendly sort o. way.
James Whitcombs Riley
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
CORTLAND AND BElDING
SQUADS TIE ONCE MORE

Continued from Page One.)
the battle and when the first half
was up the score stood 13 TO in
their favor. 1t was shortly before
the end of the first period tina; Will
cox was injured and h S team mates
did not know the extent of the in.
juries until Coach Benedict had a
chance to get at them turing the in.
PERMISSION.
When the whistle SCUM ed at the
resumpt on Of play the nifty Belding
crew found, much to their dismay,
that their opponents had taken a
new hold on life and their fond ideas
of shutting 'em out" soon took an
awful jolt. Portland was bound to
make up for the early lead scorel by
their opponents and for the bad
smash the plucky little team-mate
took in wild effort to stop the on
rush, although his opponent out
weighed him by many pounds. The
local backfield smashed the heavy
opposition to pieces time after time
and soon had the ball on Belongs
one-yaIii line. Frank Hosey, the local
fullback who tops the scales at about
10 pounds, smashed through for the
first touchdown that has been scored
on Belding this season. Webber tr ed
to kick the goal but the ball went
wild.
In the final quarter Belding stiff
fened a trifie, but again the locals
started a march down the fel'. With
about three minutes left to play
Jackson intercepted a Beld ng pass
and put the ball on the opponents
10 yard line. Again Hosey smashed
the line for several feet and ne Bel
ding outfit felt the cold chills creep
up their spines as they fell before the
final onslaught. The las plunge was
made by Capt. John Lakin who now
ed down three tackles and shot
across the coveted goal line for six
more points. Hale kicked goal this
time and the ball went straight and
true. The fighting spirit that mark
ed the big score run up on Ionia had
again pulled Portland out of a hole
which might have cost all chances at
the county championship
Friday Of this week Lake Odessa
will play at Portland. If the home
boys trim this team it is probable
the final battle-royal for county hon
ors between Belning and Portland
will be staged on a neutral field. as
the teams have played in each of the
home towns-both times TO a tie
score.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
A GUN UP EACH SLEEVE

AS the fated day OF the Armament
Conference draws near, it appears
to the average American as if the
ink in the milk is Japan-silent,
cunning Japan.
We hear all sorts of talk in our
very best sensational papers and
magazines of the great navy she is
building in secret; of her mysterious
battleships, her mysterious airplanes
and this and that mysterious engine
of wat.T Add TO this the fact, which
has been impressed on us all for a
third of century. that Japan works
darkly and springs on her victim like
bludgeon-armed thief in the night
no wonder we fear her attitude at
the coming conference.
But the American military experts
do not share our average impressions
They laugh at the widely printed
stories of the Japanese navy being
as strong or stronger than ours, or
that it is likely to be as strong as
ours in few years. They point out:
1t takes time, great sums Of mon
ev. large purchases of material
abroad to build a dreadnought. 1t
is impossible to camouf1age such a
huge undertaking.
Japan is moor country. Her rev.
enues are only one-ffteenth Of the
revenues of the United States and
her people are even now grooming
and FESTIVE under the burden. Be
her naval program what 1T NAV.
she cannot compete in sea strength
with 81 to Uncle Sans 500.
Our naval experts are willing to
bet their regulations that she has
only six dreadnoughts to our 10, and
they saw that that proportion-or
nearly that-will continue under our
and Japan's programs up to 1928,
which is as far as anybody can fig
ure in 1921.
Perhaps it is another cunning orr
entail game to make the world think
that Japan is armed to the teeth.
Maybe she thinks that she'll scare
somebody bv pretending at the Con-
ference that she has a gun up each
sleeve of her kimona.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02

all the events that 60 to make UP
community life.
History? Why. the average Home
Town Paper" contains at least Ten
Thousand Names in the So weeks OF
any year! Just reflect bit and real
ize what that means. If you sat down
and read a voluminous history OF
the whole world from the birth OF
creation, you. would not find that
many names in it. And yet the
"Home Town Paper" makes regular
yearly custom of printing ten thous-
and names and sometimes twice that
number.
The "Home Town Paper" is a Sc
dative, tonic to the nerves, a re-
lief after hard work with hand OF
brain, an entertainment to you, your
wife, your son and your daughter.
Have you subscribed to the Ban
ner- News?a If not come in and see
us about it. Only a small SUM each
week keeps the paper coming regu-
larly each week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
Church OF Christ Notes

Church services same as usual, 10
a. m. and y. m. Last Monday even
ing the Halloween c. f. party at
Mrs. +. j. Knapp's, was decided
success, the decorations were great,
also the witch ana fortune teller and
something doing all the time, with
supper at a very little cost. The
ghosts also did their part well with
all the dress ups. Next Sunday
morning we extend special invita-
g We a report Of the state S. S. con-
vention, held last week in Kalama-
zoo at the morning worship hour.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
FOUR SHEEP FOR BREAKFAST

There are famous appetites in his
tory and more or less famous appe-
tites right here in our own commun-
ity. But have you yet heard. of the
American citizen who consumed four
sheep-or, to be exact, the equiva.
lent of four sheep for breakfast?
Come with us to Chicago. Arriv-
ing on another train is a stock far
mer from Nebraska who raises sheep
by ten thousands. No, matter about
his name; the incident is on record
in: the Office Of Mr.. Wallace, Secre>
tary of Agriculture in Washington.
The stock farmer has shipped 49,
600 sheep before leaving home. When
his flock arrives in Chicago he sells
it and is paid thirty-two cents per
sheep after freights, commissions
and other charges are deducted.
The next morning he goes into a
fairly good Chicago restaurant and
orders mutton chops for breakfast.
When he pays his bill he finds that
he has eaten the equivalent of the
price he had the day before received
for four sheep.
AS we have said before the wood
pile is full of Senegamg.ans.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
Gave Halloween Party

Miss Gladys Burns, teacher in the
Cooks Corners school, entertained
the pupils Of her school and their
mothers with a very delightful par
ty on Friday. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent in playing games
and afterward the prizes, jack o
lanterns, were given tc Nancy Ethel
Hodges and Kenneth Hamilton, win
ners. Practically every mother in
the community attended the party
and there was even one father pres
ent and he seemed to enjoy it as
much as any Of the rest.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
A Rat That Didn't Smell After Being
Dead For 3 Months

IL swear it was dead at least 8
MONTHS said James Sykes, Butcher
Westfield, N. j. 1--WE saw this rat
every day. Put a cake of RAT SNAP
behind a barrel Months later my
wife aksed me about the rat. Re-
membered the barrel, looked behind
SLIGHTEST odor."
Three sizes, 35c, 65c, S1.25. Sold
and guaranteed by The Weter Wise
Co., The Corner Drug Store, II. j.
Connell.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
A COMPLETE HISTORY

OF course. che whole family eag-
erly reads the "Home Town Paper.
The whole family wants to know the
happenings of the community: wants
to read the news about what the
people they know for miles around
are doing.
The "Home Town Paper" is a
complete history every year of you
and your neighbors. It tells of the
comings and goings. the births, the
marriages, the joys and the sorrows
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
A Lady In Chicago Telegraphs For
Rat-Snap

Read Mrs Phillips wire. "Youell's
Exterminator CO., Westfeld, N J..
Rush SO worth of RAT SNAP" La
ter reed following letter: "RAT-
SNAP arrived. 1t rid our house Of
rats in no time. Just moved here
from Pa, where used RAT-SNAP
with great results"
Three sizes, 35c, 65c, S1.25. Sold
The Corner Drug Store, II. J. Council
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
Medical Society To Meet

The members of the Ionia County
Medical society viii meet Thursday
evening in the library. A program
on Local Infection" will be given.
Among the visitors and speakers
will be, Drs. Ferris Smith and VIM
Northrup. Of Grand Rapids, s. c.
Sladen. of Detroit and c. ID. Camp,
Of Ann Arbor.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02

We cannot resist passing along
this advertisement which appeale
not long ago in a Chicago news
paper:
If Wilbur Blank, who desert
ed his wife and babe 20 years
ago will return, said babe viii
knock his block off.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
Attends Legion Convention

So far as we have been able to
learn +. Sidney Washburn is the
only local man to be in attendance
at the national ,convention of the
American Legion, he living left here
Saturday night for the big time at
Kansas City, Mo.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
To Shin live Stock

The COOPERATIVE Shippers Asso-
citation will ship stock again on Tues
day November 8. All parties hav-
ing stock to ship on that date, see
VIM. r. Ward, local, manager.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02
High 81 I'll
Explosive
(Ry Gum Nasticsl

There has been great deal OF
agitation the past few years anent
new motto for the coins Of the
realm. Personally we have leanings
toward abide with me-"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-02

A reformed cannibal says the meat
of the white man tastes like young
pork. Probably that is the reason
so many of them act like hogs.