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The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
Sheriff Gets Big Drink

When Sheriff Mark Hoppough
went in response TO call from sew
eral people who roomed in the place,
that a number of people were max
ing the night hideous with their
gayety, he found no one at home,
the birds apparently had flown. The
sheriff decided, however, to poke
around a little bit and in doing so,
ran across a jug of booze which had
five gallons of pretty good stuff in it
and he confscated this. Mr.. Hop
pough hunted up the man who oc-
cupied room No. 4S, of the Hotel
Hudson, lonia and the fellow denied
having any knowledge Of the h;lar-
ious party or that there was booze
in his room either. Mr.. Hoppough
told him that so long as the booze id
not belong to him or concern him in
any way, he would have to confscate
it and use it in the shrieval gas per-
nambulator this winter to keep the
radiator contents from freezing.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26

Whatever the outcome Of the pro-
posed railroad workers strike, it
seems to us that there ought to be
some way of forcing the roads to
pay living wage-by that we mean
wage which will allow its employ
ees TO liye am! also lay by a. little
money fof the rainy day which comes
at some time in every mans lie.
While there are some rail workers
whose wages should undoubtedly be
cut, there are others-and they are
in the vast majority, whose pay is
not that Of carpenter or an ordinary
hand in garage, at present. Take
the men on the local run from Free
port to this city and back again each
day. The engineer receives for this
strenuous and dangerous work, the
munifcent sum of $3.50 per day,
while our friend, Ray Bailey, who
fires on the engine gets $5.12 per day.
They put in a long hard days work
trip in an engine will be amply COM
petent to testify. A garage man or
a carpenter gets more than those
fellows do and he has the further adj
vantage of being at home all of the
time.
We believe that the crookedest men
in the nation can be located in the
bunch of men who are classed as the
railway executives and that there
ought to be some way to make them
came across with a freight and pas
senger rate reduction before they be
allowed to further rel uce the wages
which their employees are now re-
ceiving.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
THE BELDlNG, MICHIGAN. BANNER-NEws

Clare Wilcox, of Greenville, called
on frier here last Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Smith and
daughter, Jess e, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. II +. Curch
and daughter, JOY attended the 'ith
anniversary of the Church of Christ
at Langston last Saturday afternoon
and evening.
Mrs. Marietta Bradforl and her
daughter, Emma and Mr.. Simon, Wis
tied with Mrs. Asher Shaw on last
Thursday all from Sparta.
Get home ma baked goods at
Saturdays booth, G. A. r. hall, on
October 29th.
Mrs. May E. Caswell came down
from Greenville. Saturday, week
end guest of Mrs. Asher Shaw, re-
turning Sunday night.
Advance announcement of a mus =
can entertainment to be given Thurs
day evening, November oath by The
p ison Artists. To obtain free tick
cts inquire at Wicks-Fales Co.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
Plant More Perch In Lakes

The Belding Sportsmen's club re-
ceived 20 cans of fngerling perch
from near Baldwin and Traverse
c ty last week and they were dis
tiibuted around in the various lakes
in this vicinity. The fish were part
Of the millions which have been OBJ
served in the northern waters dur
ing the past few months and which
the s.ate is catching and shipping to
other parts Of the state in the effort
to save them. Where they come from
and the reason for their appearance
in such numbers at this tine of the
year is problem which the state
fish. commissioners and others 90 not
seem TO be able to solve.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

VIM. Doyle, of Lowell and Miss
Monica Mccarthy, of Parnell, were
the Sunday guests of their uncle Pat
Roe. The young people were publish
ed as having signified their intention
of being married at Parnell, Sunday
and for that reason they attended
mass here. The marriage will take
place at Greenville. Thursday, No
vember g. They will reside at Low
ell, where the will-be groom is sec
retary of the King Milling Company
All roads lead to the Congrega-
tional church supper, Saturday, Oc-
tober 29th.
Mrs. Alta Evans returned from
Lansing Sunday evening, where she
had been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Will Huntley and family for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert PEBBLES were
also along, the trip having been made
in the PEBBLES car. They report
Carl Huntley as being in a govern.
ment tuberculosis hospital.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs George H.
Engemann, of Kalamazoo, former
residents Of this city, a daughter.
The young lazy arrived to take up
her residence with the Kalamazoo
people at eight o'clock, Friday even
.ng and we understand that she is the
cutest ever and that she has been
named Marjory Ann. Grandma En-,
gemann is on the job at Kalamazoo
to see that everything goes all right
Carl and Leo Scheidt, who have
been up in Saskatchewan for a coup
lie of months returned hlne Wednes-
day. They report good crops have
haap harvested bu Tho 20 r,,,arc ~, tho =
district.
When ordering butter say Silk City
butter.
j. b. Cook returned on Thursday
from Detroit where he had been at.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
To Get Small Percent

Creditors Of joe Reed. who for
merly operated the Murray Garage,
have been notified that the percent
age of their accounts which they will
get WI be very small. 1t seems that
Reed got everyth ng h could get in
the lire Of money, automobiles and
ere it before he beat it and as re-
suit the people who were good enough
TO trust him will have to crawl out
of the small end of the horn, il they
get chance to crawl at all
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26

tending a convention. Mrs. Cook and
son had been visiting at Leslie and
they returned home with h.m.
George w. Connor, of Grand Rapids
came up Friday 10 visit for a few
days with his nephew, Brunson Con-
ner, Mr.. Conner intended TO leave
on Tuesday .moIning for trip thru
Arizona and then TO Pasadena, Cali
fornia, where he plans on spending
the winter, after which he will return
to Grams Rap DIS.
All roads lead to the Congrega-
tional church supper, Saturday, DC,
tober 29th.
George w. Madden and his son-in-
law, t. H. Joslin, Of Muskegon, ar
rived in town Saturday and were th-
guests of the formers brother, Chas.
Madden and o,ner relatives and
friends over Sunday. Mr. Mad en-
was a former resident of this city
and since going TO Muskegon he has
engaged eXtens vely in the fox bus
mess and is making good at it. His
son-in-law, Mr.. Joslin,- is an import
er Of these fine animals and they are
both very enthusiastic over the prose
poets before the local people who
have gone into the business.
Lawrence Martin, OF Muskegon, has
been the guest Of his mother, Mrs.
Joseph Martin and sister, Miss Liz
zie Martin for the past week.
George L. Beckwith, Of Orleans,
says that he picked eight quarts of
Strawberries from h s vines last week
and that he has been having straw
berry shortcake just about the same
nc in ha oil
time.
Order SIX City Creamery Butter
from your grocer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Preston and
baby spent the week end and Sunday
in Grand Rapids as the guests of his
parents.
Mrs. Melissa Cobb spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Northway
and Mrs. Diana Hull, in Smyrna, and
while there went out and picked her
self enough Strawberries to make a
shortcake with on Sg1day.
Alfred Jonas, who is working on
b & school house job at Edmore, was
a visitor at his home here over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Finch, of
Greenville, have moved to this city
and are occupying the house former
ly occupies by Fred Thompson, on
Harrison avenue.
Frand Davis. who has been laid off
from his regular place at the Wilson
a. Co. coal office. is back again. While
Mr.. Davis was away sick, Jennie
Hughes was on duty in the office.
Miss Ina Davis and Abbie White
left here Friday noon for Ann Arbor
where they visited with relatives and
friends for a few days.
Will Kessler returned Friday morn
ing after having visited at the home
of his son. Lewis Kessler in Ohio. for
the past seven months.
,Elva Thomson, Joy Curch. Wini-
fred Thomson and T. McConkie at
tended the Halloween social at Miss
Evia Thomson's school at Crystal,
last Tuesday evening.
Don't forget Halloween at Mrs.
f. J. Knapp's, next Monday evening,
October 81.
Rev. J. c. Meese. of Muskegon, was
a t the home of Rev. f. Curch yes
terday.
Perhaps you will find some sugges-
tions for Christmas at our reception
day booth.
Hear the trial of "Mr Foxey
Face" at the G. A. r. hall, Saturday
evening, October 29th.
Mrs. o. j. Burrows, Rev. and Mrs.
f. f. Curch attended the 9Th district
of w. c. T. u. at ST.
Louis last Thursday and Friday. (
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
Surprised Mrs PurGN

On Wednesday, October 49, about
thirty Of the members Of the Bap-
tist Ladies Aid. with few invited
friends, and well filed baskets, also
a big bunch Of pink rose buds made
their wav TO the home of Mrs. Han
nah Purdy, TO remind her that they
still loved her and wished her years
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26

Of happiness vet 10 come. Mrs. Pur-
day is the only charter member Of
the Baptist church living, and is not
well enough to often meet with her
fellow members in church service. a
sumptuous pot luck supper was serv-
ed and the day thoroughly enjoye
by all.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
James Stucky SAYS. Rat Cost Ne
SI25 For Plumbing Bills

1--WE couldn't tell what was clog
ging up our toilet and drains. We
had to tear up floors, pipes, ETC..
found a rats nest in basement. They
had choked the pipes with refuse.
The plumbers bill was $l25. RAT
SNAP cleaned the rodent OUT
Three sizes, 35c, CSC, $1.25. Sold
and guaranteed by Weter-Wise Co.,
The Corner Drug Store. II. j. Connell
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Erie Second Preferred

Cuestion-Havs 10 shares OF Erie I'd
preferred. which I bought at 90 and am
holding speculation DO you con-
slider the Erie system a necessary trans
portation link? Do you think there is any
danger OF receivership, ! have always
thought tho Erie good piece OF property.
but overcs pitalized. as good many OF
our roads are.-B. L.
Answer--We agree with you that the
Erie is !. good property and that it is
overcapitalized, but disagree with you
that there are many other American
railroads as grossly overcapitalized as
this one. We think that junior bonds
OF the Erie are rather attractive
speculation. There hardly seems q
chance of the return OF a public opin-
ion which would permit substantial
earnings on Erie stock and dividend
payments thereon, even for speculative
purposes. 1t would seem far more
likely that the management of the Erie
will, II possible, operate the property
SO as to earn its interest charges, and
anything above that will presumably
go back into the property. Even were
the Erie to be combined with the Lack
awanna as suggested in the Interstate
Commerce Commission tentative plan
for a combination OF railroads. the
Erie stockholders would not benefit, SO
far as we can see.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Mexican Oil and Salt Water

Men we'll posted on the future Of
tho oil industry in Mexico estimate
that there are between 15O 100000 and
200,00o0O0 barrels remaining in the
Cerro Azul and Toteco districts, where
salt water has not yet put in its ap-
pearance, so far as the records show.
The wells in these districts. according
to A. J. Stevens, president of the ISL
and Oil & Transport Corporation, are
Of unusually high structure and are
shallower than In other districts in
Mexico. where oil is being produced.
"The ultimate end of all wells in Mex
ico," said Mr.. Stevens, "has been salt
water, owing to the nature of the geo
logical formation of the ground where
the oil is formed. "The formation re-
sembles a honeycomb. The gas pres
sure and the hydrostatic pressure of
the salt water below this honeycomb
force the oil out. When all the oil
has been forced out the we'll naturally
turns to salt water" Mr.. Stevens said
that Island Oil is now producing an
average of from 10000 to $4,000 bar
rels Of oil daily. Two months ago
sales of oil were made at the we'll as
low as 10 cents barrel. The price
now received at the we'll is 60 cents
a barrel.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Good Money After Bad

ouestion-During the past two years
have bought outright thirty shares Wabash
preferred "a" average cost 34l, thirty
shares Brooklyn Rapid Transit. average
cost s27. Would you advise holding
Wabash for some time get and as ! have
$50 TO spare I thought OF buying twenty
shares OF Brooklyn Rapid Transit. would
bring my average down TO about p. Your
comments will be appreciated.-E p. P.
Answer-About all we can do is to
offer our condolences on your pur-
chases Of Wabash A and Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. If you ask our advice
as to whether you should throw $3.50 Of
perfectly good after the bad you have
already lost in Brooklyn Rapid Transit
just to bring your average down. we
should respectfully but firmly advise
against it. You may bring your aver
age down. but you will bring up the
amount of money you have sunk in a
security Of very doubtful value.
Neither would we advise holding your
Wabash indefinitely. We should sell
the whole outfit, charge the loss to ex-
perience, and start over by buying
some good bonds. You have thorough
ly learned how to lose your money;
why not try investing it for change :?
It is just as interesting and more
profitable.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Trading Quiet
In Irregular
Stock Market
Rail Shares Decline as Opin-
ion on Strike Outlook
Shifts, but Oil Stocks Adj
vance; Others Are Steady

As reflector Of financial sentiment
regarding the present critical relations
between railroad management and men,
tho stock market yesterday indicated a
slight shift of opinion. The barren re-
suits of the conference between the
brotherhood chiefs and the Railroad
Labor Board at Chicago on Thursday
chilled the enthusiasm which had been
reflected in rising rail shares quotations
since Tuesday, and reaction began at
the opening. Later in the day it became
known that the Labor Board had asked
representatives OF the management and
the men to appear before it next week,
and the adverse effects Of Thursdays
failure on sentiment became minimized.
Railroad shares began to rebound, yet
closing prices were lower than on
Wednesday or Thursday.
Meantime, industrial shares, particu-
larly the oil stocks, continued to move
upward in a dull, inactive market, in
which professional spectators were
clearly the moving influences. There was
much irregularity in the market, but
the predominant tendency was upward.
Motor shares and steel stocks were con-
spicuously steady.
In the commodity markets, after an
early reaction, cotton prices rallied and
then declined again, closing 25 to 81
points net lower. Wheat quotations, on
the other hand, retained gains Of 3A
TO cents bushel.
Tho foreign exchanges revealed tho
effects Of profit taking. After marked
strength, sterling and the Continental
exchanges shrank in dollar value. Marks
lost all of the previous days recovery.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Easy Call Money

Not since the early days of the war
has Wall Street experienced week Of
such easy call money as during the
period ended yesterday. For four con-
secutive days call funds could be OBJ
tanned in abundance in the market out
side the Stock Exchange at 81 per
cent. AT the exchange the rate dropped
to per cent. Yesterday the tone was a
trifle frmer, and in the afternoon the
rate moved UP to per cent. The dis
bursement of large volume of govern
ment funds here explained largely the
ease Of the last few days, although the
Federal Reserve systems statement
this week djscloses that Improvement
in the fundamental banking position is
still taking place. The ratio of re-
serves to deposit and Federal Reserve
note liabilities combined for the sys-
tenn this week stands at the highest
level since October, 1917
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Peoples Gas

One Of the strong spots in the stock
market yesterday was Peoples Gas,
which advanced ~ points net to So.
Recent buying OF the stock is said to
have been based upon the improved
the prospects that dividends may be re-
sumed next year. The new $4,000 900
gas plant of the Chicago By-Products
Coke Company, which will operate it
for Peoples Gas, went into operation
yesterday. Under the contract the
plant will eventually become the prop
erty Of the latter without additional
outlay. The plant is built in two sec
tions, enabling production OF both coal
and water gas. The water gas plant has
capacity Of 26,00o,ooG cubic feet daily
and the coal gas section 100000 cubic
feet day
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
A Widows Investments

Question: am in the unfortunate po.i-
tion Of financial adviser to the widow o.
inclined to be ruulIsh. When you give peo-
pie good advice and they succeed they in
var!ably credit their success 20 the exer-
else OF their own Intelligence. Nobody
knows better than yourself what would
he ppen II you were ever stupid enough 70
give bad advice. A the time Of her hus
bands death his former partners boue =
out his share in the manufacturing plant
Of which he was a part owner at @ very
fair price, and the widow lives or the pro
eseeds, as reinvested under my advice About
20 per cent OF her capital is invested in
stocks OF the following corporations: Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph. General
Electric. continental Insurance and Cen
trail Union Trust Company tNew York;.
Her bond holdings consist OF the following
Brooklyn Edison. series D, per cent De
troit Edison collateral per cent, Dominion
per cent, Montana Power per cent. New
York Central per cent, Norfolk G West
ern frst consolidated 4 per cent, Northern
Pacific per cent, Northern Pacific 9 per
cent series b; New York Telephone per
cent General Electric 8 per cent Niagara
Falls Power per cent, Union Pacific frst
Rubber first and refunding per cent,
United States Steel sinking fund per cent:
Nirginian Railroad 8 per cent. Kingdom OF
Sweden Sper cent, French governnent ia
per cent, United Kingdom 5t5 per cont.
You will notice that practically all Of these
Investments sre long time. SubjT't to your
speculative Investments. In 1919. much
as ainst my advice but IN perfectly par
donable At OF patriotism. my client SOLD
per cent on the original purchase price
ard bought 500 600 worth OF Victory notes
AS to safety OF principal she is holding IN
this perhaps the greatest investment in the
world But within q very short time the
principal will either be paid back or re-
funded, and my present advice to her is
that she should CELL at least halr OF her
at
the money up in safe long time invest
ments. Fer It is my opinion that at the
funded 1t will be difficult to reinvest the
money at safe rates OF per cent. en1
suggesting to her the purchase OF Bell
Telephone of Pennsylvania 7 per cent. Cali
fornia Gas and Electric per cent, Central
Of New Jersey per cent, General Electric
debenture per cent, Northwestern Bell
Telephone per cent. Southern Bell Tells
phone per cent, Western Union per cent.
Salmon River Power per cent. Chicago
Union Station 63s per cent, Duouesne Light
9 per cent Northern States Power per
cent. Will concede that nowhere Is
your principal safer than IN United states
government bonds. but isn't reasonable sas-
of principal compatible with higher re-
time Victory Notes. What would you ac-
wise to the widow as to her holding Of $50,
coo in Victory Notes?-J. Nj. $.
Answer-We sympathize with you
But We also congratulate you on The
splendid list Of securities which you
have persuaded your client to acquire
It is quite unimpeachable, IN oul
opinion. We also agree with you tha'
it would be to your clients Interest
notes at this time and rsinvest tht
proceeds in some Of the high grade
long term securities which you sug
UeSt
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Has Good List Now

Question--For an investment Of approx
rnately $500 I have been advised TO pur-
chase the following: $1,000 bond New York
Central first II per cent. 1887: $500 bond
Montana Power hrst per cent, 1898; $500
bond United Kingdom 5ia per cent. 1897:
have some Liberty bonds and wanted
something else. and these were suggested,
to comprise a arst class railroad bond. a
first class power bond and first class
foreign government. While I am not de-
pendent upon the income. l would never
theless desire safety Grst consideration.
Do you think the above list we'll chosen
Do you think Brazil per cent and pu-
quesne light per cent would be equally
good or better?-Mrs. +. P. w.
Answer-The description given you
of the three bonds you mention is en-
tirely accurate, and we think that for
the sort Of investment you contem-
plate they are quite suitable. The
substitution of Brazil So and Duquesne
Light 6s would not improve your list,
in our opinion
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Investment Bankers to Meet

The impending convention Of The In
vestment Bankers Association, to open
i'll New Orleans the end Of the month,
is expected to produce number of in
teresting developments, not the least
in pcrtant of which will have bearing
upon the railroad situation. Accord
ing to the present program the CON
solidation plan prepared by John Old
ham, Boston, member Of the rail
road committee Of the association, will
be made public at this time 1t is also
understood that a report may be sub
mitted to the gathering of bankers urg-
ing the abolition of the Railroad Labor
Board. Many bankers here are plan
ming to attend the meetings.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Excellent Tax-Exempt Market

Bond men emphasize the vigorous
tone of the market for tax-exempt state
and municipal bonds. Recent issues
have gone extremely we'll, and during
the last day or two the market has been
cleared OF unsold blocks by dealers who
plan to offer the securities on lower
yield basis. An officer Of a large bond
distributing organization declared yes
terday that he looks for the market for
prime taX-exempt municipal and state
bonds to be established shortly on a
the market was on SIX per cent basis
last June indicates the extent of the
improvement that has taken place. In
srrance companies have been unusually
heavy buyers of these securities in re-
cent weeks, while savings banks also
have absorbed a large volume of cur
rent offerings
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Railways Investment Has
Total Income of HI.7S2. .6R5

For the year ended June 80 the
United Railways Investment Company
reported total income before taxes
and charges Of $1,752,6S5, compared
with $1,730.7ls in the preceding year.
Profit and loss surplus amounted to
$7619,907. against $7,472, OPS.
The balance sheet showed cash $780,
2ob, compared with sl44,o54. Notes and
accounts payable totaled $500, 900,
against s260,Qo0. Accrued accounts
amounted to $177,793, contrasted with
&2.523.17A.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Industrial Reports Due

Next week will witness the publica-
ton of the September quarterly earn
ings statements Of the United States
Steel Corporation, the Corn Products
Refining Company, the Central Leather
and the American Hide and Leather
The steel and leather reports are due
Tuesday, while it is expected that the
Corn Products figures will not be made
public before Friday. 1t is believed
that the latter company will show the
best quarter for the year thus far
while no Improvement is expected from
the other. with the possible exception
Of American Hide and Leather.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
italian City Seeks Loan

The assortment of foreign security
issues coming into the American mar
ket is growing more varied. The latest
prospective borrower is an Italian city
which is seeking $l0,000,OO0 long
term loan through A. B. Leach & Co.
Inc. Negotiations for the fotation are
now being carried on by the local bank
ing house and representatives of the
Italian city, which is understood to be
Florence, noted for its art treasures
The loan probably will bear an per
cent coupon and be offered to yield bet
ter than per cent. This is the first
time an Italian municipality has come
to this market for funds