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Evening star., 1921-04-06
JOHN !. HANSON,
knaaas Superntendent.

March "a, 1924.
Mr.. Dear Mr.. NewboI:
In response to your request for information about
om street lighting policy, win state that Baltimore
has always given equal consideration to gas and eec
tric units for street fighting and the experience of
years has justified the wisdom Of this course.
At the present time, with population of 100000,
street lighting system consists of $4,000 gas and
$4,000 electric units of various types
Our street lighting policy is based on three
tial factors: Public safety, efficiency, and economy;
the cardinal factor always in mind being service.
Streets are lighted primarily for safety. which
requires adequate distribution of units so arranged as
to safeguard far possible against Interruptions to
continuous service.
On Saturday March 18th, circuit troubles on
electric lines responsible for the outage of large
ping of domestic commercial and theatre lighting
The street lighting service only partially affected
due to the sde-street lighting of gas lamps. In the
No DlFFn1aTY BECAUSE OFT OF The MnP PREpoNbER M M M
ANCE OF GAS over electric lamps Wherever posi-
Bile GAS LAMPS ARE MAINTAINED in THE ELEC
TRiCALLY LIGHTED DISTRICTS TO MEET SUCH
The demands of traffic for increased Illumination
are met by increasing the numbers Of units the
required substitution Of the electric for gas lamps
HIGHER POWERED GAS LAMPS ARE NOW CON-
s1DERED SO THAT THE ESTABLISHED SYSTEM
IS RETAINED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
Not only does the dual gas and electric system
give best results from the standpoint of Public Safety
in continuity of service and adequacy of Illumination
but enables extensions to be made economically
than IS the case where only one type of il ninant IS
obtainabe- Furthermore, the costs of street lighting
service are kept down by reason of the competition
in
Baltimore the same public utility furnishes both gas
and electricity maintenance service with the gas being
Of course, furnished by your separate organization
under contract | would unhesitatngly recommend to
other municipalities the same street lighting policy as
established IN Baltimore
JOHN J. HANSON
Superintendent Of Lamps and Lighting.
w01cha~h G+~
Evening star., 1921-04-06

~ UR attention has been drawn to the
recent discussion before several of the
Citizens Associations criticising the
system of street lighting, both gas and electric,
now prevailing in Washington. An impression
Is sought be created that gas as street illumi
nant is obsolete and that electricity is by far the
better medium for this purpose: This impress
sion is altogether erroneous and is contrary to
the experiences of the great cities of this coun-
try and of Europe
Street Lighting is based on the following
essential factors: Public safety, efficiency, and
the cardinal factor-service.
Safety, efficiency and service go more or
less hand in hand, and there is no more reliable
agency of these three than GAS, due to the fact
that, except in isolated instances, the service
rendered by gas lamp is always continuous,
which is not the case with electricity, as evi-
denced by the recent discomfort to which Balti-
more was subjected not only was the en-
mission, but complete interruption of the rail-
way traffic, which condition existed for almost
an hour; whereas, those sections lighted by gas
were NOT affected. Therefore, we think we
are safe IN assuming that gas is better safety
and efficiency factor than electricity.
The matter of street illumination is one
that is now being given scientific consideration.
1t is the consensus of opinion of competent ex-
perts dealing with this matter that there should
prevail in every well-ighted municipality what
is known as the dual system" of street light
ing; that is electricity is deemed to be the
proper illuminant for the downtown and busi-
ness sections of the city, and incandescent
mantle gas lighting throughout the residential
portions of the city.
In the residential sections gas is we think, the most
efficient lllrninant, as is evidenced by:
Baltimore with $4,000 gas lamps
Philadelphia with $1,000 gas lamps
St Louis with q, 600 gas lamps
Chicago with 1000 gas lamps
Brooklyn with 1000 gas lamps
Boston with 1000 gas lamps
and the cities of Europe:
Paris with $1,000 gas lamps
Bordeaux with $4,000 gas lamps
city of approximately the size of Washington and Berfn
Vienna and London all have preponderance of gas street
lighting, while Liverpool, England, is ENTIRELY
LIGHTED~BY GAS.
Lighting Conr
E. S. NEWBOLD, Vice-President
For demonstration of improved gas street light
Evening star., 1921-04-06

service and adequa-
cy of illumination,
butit enables extern
slOns to be made
more economically
than is the case. where only
one type of Muminant is
obtained.
'Where increase illunii-
nation is required (instead
of changing to electricity
as was formerly done
higher powered GAS
LAMPS are now consid-
cred SO that the established
system is retained as far as
possible y
Evening star., 1921-04-06
The Superintendent of Lamps and
Lighting for the city of Baltimore

"Not only does the dual Gas
and Electric System give best
results from the standpoint of
Public Safety in continuity of
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
Vampires


So many newspaper accounts of
incidents wherein unprincipled men,
lure innocent-or so called innocent
young females TO enjoy auto rides,
VIII ch oft times end in tragedy or
near to it, causes all thinking peo-
pie to inquire who is to blame when
young girls allow themselves to ac-
cept invitations from male vamps.
A Oh cago paper recently report
ed a change in the program, where
in girl told the court in that city
how she solicited rides from auto
mobile drivers, and then lured them
to a secluded spot where confeder-
ates robbed them of their money and
machine, that being one of the
many tricks of her trade. Thoughts
along this line will demonstrate
that there are many easy marks
among the male sex for the female
vampire. So many men are easily
lured by a pretty face to action be-
yond the understanding of their
most devoted friends, they doubtless
would easily refuse to become the
victim of an ordinary looking wo-
man of the street, who they would
turn down simply on account of her
unattractive face, rather than from
any moral scruple, but if some girl
full of daring, new to the uno err
world, comes along with her beauty
unimpared, they become easy fruit
for the picking
Here in our own city we oft mes
hear remarks relative to young men
who solicit the company of girls
for an auto ride, and several cases
of such a nature has been brought
before the local courts. If one will
stand where they can see the young
women as they come from the fac
tories, they VIII not be surprised
that the BOYS are attracted by the
beauty, graceful and womanly bear
ing of the crowd, however, the fact
remains and can just as readily be
distinguished by an observer, that
there are those girls among the
workers, who are careless of their
action and who respond to joking
remarks made by passers, who are
not among their personal acduaint-
ance, and who then feels at liberty
to further continue the conversation.
Of course there is no reason why a
lady cannot reply when addressed
by a stranger, and there are few
men who will not hold in respect a
lady who responds to a civil inquiry
but many times girls who claim
protection from so called insults, are
really responsible for the action of
the party who they claim are at
fault There can be nothing more
charm n.y. interesting AMI elevating
to a young man than the society and
companionship of a maiden Of his
own age, while on the other hand
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
OAKFIELD

Chilly October is here.
A severe thunder storm visited
this section last Thursday evening,
doing lots of damage
We are glad TO hear that Ernest
Tower is getting better.
Mrs. j. Deal Wis tea at Will Deals
last Friday while the men folks went
TO the sale at George Slawson's,
near Harvard.
Mrs. Sleno has moved onto the
place known as the Black place on
the state road.
Mrs. Havens visited with Mrs. C.
Dennis one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Jones and Ma
bic Dennis were in Grand Rapids,
shopping, one day last week Pa
Ellis run the mill am Ma Ellis kept
house and cared for the children.
The Oakfeld Ladies aid met at the
Chapel again last Wednesday to
hurry up their work. They are plan
ming on hold ng a fair in the near
future.
M. Stevens, the grocer. has gone
to st. Louis, Mich, for the benefit
of his health which has been quite
poorly of late.
Bert Havens came up from Rock
for. Sunday evening, to visit his
mother a little while. She went
home with him to visit for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Gottings, Of
near Greenville. visited last Sunday
with the formers sister, Mrs. Stults.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Moore and 2
children visited with their mother,
Mrs. Stults last Saturday afternoon.
They all went fishing and they got
several whopping big bluegills. Af-
ter supper Mr.. Gals drove back af-
ter them. There were other fisher
men who were from Grand Rapids
who had good luck too.
October l, 1921 was Mrs. Dan
Clark's 80th birthday anniversary,
so with her children and friends and
relatives here and party of near
relatives from her home state, Indi-
anna, she was well reminded of the
Lay he is very feeble but with the
help Of her son, Miles she manages
to do her homework.
L. d. Baker is very poorly. He
had a very bad spell last Sunday.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
-CRATTAN

Jim and John Donovan are filling
Sam Brownell's silo and husking
his corn.
Mrs. Laura Clemons, of Beld,ng,
and daughter, Mrs. George Rhodes
returned home after spending week
at Spring lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wood and
little daughter Betty, of Grand Rap
ids, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
+. l.. Brooks.
Mr.. Luther Elk returned to Bel
ding after spending week with his
son, Claud Elkins.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Manly Whitten is not so well at this
writing.
Mrs. Edith Ashley, Of Kalamazoo
spent a few days at her home here.
Margaret Scott is lot better at
this writing.
There will be services every Sun
day evening at '7:30 at the M. +.
church here. Rev. Ballard is our
new pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Donovan and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan were in
Grand Rap DIS Friday.
Robert Woodcock spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. jim
Maloney. Of Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Donovan were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Storey, of Lowell
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vanderpool, of
Grand Rapids. spent Thursday af-
ternoon and evening at Will Nc
Naughton's.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05

there is nothing which tends TO de-
grade and lower his manhood and
his aims in life so much as TO asso-
ciate with a girl who does not have
the right ideas of what is due lac Y
and who by her actions causes her
companion TO form false estimates
Of true womanhood.
There is great need that the
mind OF our young men and young
women be filled with clean thoughts
and wholesome ambitions. Young
people who become interested in out
door sports, that help them to work
off surplus activity, do not as a rule
develop in these abnormal ways,
they rarely find anything attractive
in lives of crime and Illicit relations
This fact should cause all parents to
pay special attention to the train
ing of their children along lines
which will enable them in future
years to repell all advances Of such
a character as will have a tendency
to cause their down fall. Early as
sociations and kindly parental ad-
vice during the years in which youth
is open to temptation of such a ma
ture, will help them to develop char
acter which will withstand the lure
of the vampires of either sex
Even if the girls are playing the
game of the woman of the street,
the man loses something far more
valuable than any property, that is
his self respect and clean life. Many
such victims have wives and children
to whom they owe sacred obligations
but that seems to have but little eff
feet on their actions, very often,
some men simply go crazy over a
good looking girl, then if the good
locker happens to be girl without
moral principle, her power over such
men seems to become almost ire
sistable. If some day they are black
mailed by the beauty who trapped
they, they get their just dues, and
deserve no sympathy from their
friends.
j. G.. II.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
SMOKY ROW

Mrs. Eli Witt called on Chattie
Crozier, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Lewis Seeley and son, Earl
Davis and Mrs. Elva Tower visited
in Coral, Saturday.
Rube Highland and family, OF
Saranac, visited with Will Rysdala
an wife, Sunday.
Roy Powell and wife were called
to Saginaw on account of the death
of Mrs. Powel's sister.
Lewis Seeley and family, Otis See
ley and Miss Nellie Seeley visited
in Freeport, Sunday.
Eugene Tillotson and wife of Wa
tervelet visited f. NJ. T llotson and
wife from Sunday until Tues ay.
Mrs. Flossie Scott and Mrs. Roy
Taylor visited Wednesday at Eli
Wits.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
CUT THIS QUIT Is WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with SC and mail it to
Foley & Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave, Chi
cago, Ill, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. Ycu will receive in
return a trial package containing
Eoley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds and Group; Foley
Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and
back; rheumatism, backache, kidney
nd bidder ailments; and Foley Ca
shactic Tablets, a wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for
constipation, biliousness, headache,
e'''~--i~l- 'c,welS.
Glenn f. Wortley and H. J. Connel
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
Pomona Grange, ls Elects Delegates

At the Ionia County Pomona
Grange, held Tuesday, in the court
house, the following were elected
delegates to state Grange to be held
at Flint in December: Master Her
bert Ross and wife, Mark II. Brown,
past master of Belding Grange; Hon.
Herbert Powell and wife, Ionia, of
Ronald Grange; Mrs. Carrie Monroe
Pomona Lecturer Eagle, and Mrs.
Mary +. III. Coville, Pomona
Many others from this city were
2lso in attendance.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
Grattan Grange Notice

The Grattan Grange will meet in
regular session Thursday night, Oc-
tober l3. The program will be Civ
en- and supper served by the men.
For supper there will be scalloped
potatoes, sandwiches, pickles, pump
kin pie and doughnuts. All members
are requested to be present.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
You Save All the
Rent---and More

The red tags on the sale instru-
ments tell the whole story. The
original price; the amount receiv-
ed as rent, the amount deducted
s25, $50, $75 and in many cases an
even greater amount-and the sale
price ALL IN PLAIN FIGURES!
And bear in mind that these dis
counts apply on many of the instru-
ments of our own matchless line;
that many of them are like new
and that all have been carefully
regulated and tuned by our factory
experts and guaranteed to give
years of service just as satisfactor-
ily as a new instrument.
Note the instruments and prices
mentioned-merely representative
of the sal stock awaiting you now
on our floors and make up your
mind to HURRY QUICKLY TO
OUR WAREROOMS AND MAKE
SELECTION!
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
Realistic.

Overheard while coming out of the
movies-"That was wonderfully real
istic rainstorm. Why. the scene hadn't
been running Ten seconds before my
corns began to ache '-Eoston Tran
sclint
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05

No, Alfred, a man seldom puts
his foot into it when he takes a step
in the right direction.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
Long Time to Pay

No reason for your home being
longer without music--with its
wonderful influence for good-for
we've made these terms easy
enough, we know, for every family
that wants a piano or player-piano
Let us tell you all about these sur
prisingly easy terms-Come quick
Iyf
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
KEENE HEIGHTS

Russell Dunlop and Mrs. T.. Dun.
lop spent Sunday d L.o Dun o)'s,
i'm Eel ling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vine Hunter and
daughter, Of Lansing, spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at l.. p. Hunt
er's. F. p. Hunter and Jesse were
also dinner guests Sunday.
Mrs. James Dennis. of Grand Rap
ids spent last week with her parents
Mr.. Dennis was there part of the
time
Mrs. Leslie Ames spent last week
with her mother, Mrs. Welthie Bow
en-, who has been sick.
Orv.lle Vanderlip spent Saturday
evening at L. ] Hunters.
Archie Denny and family spent
Sunday at R. S. Bigley's.
G.. Vanderlip spent Sunday even
ing at T. p. Hunters.
The Great Majestic Ranges being
featured at lreland's during the dem
onstration there this week are being
sold with tn extremely attractive Of
fer A handsome complete set Of
cook ng ware is being given away,
absolutely free, with every Great
Majestic Range solj. That. in ad-
dition to the very attractive price on
these well-known ranges, is making
tn selection of Great Majestic
Range at this time decidedly profit
able.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05
Read Letters Below
Records from 10000 to $1,000 Miles

Now and then they are empha-
sized by unusual instances such
as quoted below. Performances
like these demonstrate the ulti-
mate possibilities of Firestone
Cords under careful driving.
Sept 2. 1921
The Harvey E Mack Co,
Thirteenth & Harmon Place,
Minneapolis
Centemen:-
IL occurs 10 me that you might be interested
In the mileage that | obtained from the set OF
Pirestone Cord tires my Dodge coupe. The
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05

Cord Tires built the Firestone
way could not fail to produce
mileage. Every day, from all over
the country, comes the word that
10000, 10000 or 10000 miles are
frequent and consistent records.
Sept. 10. 1921
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.,
Jacksonville Branch,
Jacksonville Florida.
Gentlemen
I submit herewith the history OF s3x4 Fire
stone Cord tire This tire has 81 900 miles.
I have retreaded IL seven times. The average
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05

mileage TO eacn reuead-
ing was about 1000. !
think you will agree this
is q remarkable record.
IL Is especially unusual
as I know the owner 20
be a severe driver. How
ever, he gives his tires
proper imitation. The tire
in question is not yet
out OF service and has
every indication Of being
sufficiently strong for an
other retread. l am
mailing photographs un-
der separate cover.
G. u. Penney,
Plant City. Fla
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05

Car Owners rubber the tread where the wear
HARDEST between cord plies perfect resilient and
powerful And they scientifically constructed Non
Skid with all angles and skddng and
Cord Tires have these demands OF
the
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05

Just such values these mentioned make up the e
tire sale stock So exceptionally low the prices
great the values of these high grade Instruments
usual the advantages that of this sensational clea
has brought prospective purchasers from far al
By seeing the sale instruments you too, will full
realize the Importance Of this clearance-AND VIVA
1T MEANS TO YOU!
This stupendous clearance has Just commenced-yC
it to yourself to COME AND MAKE YOUR SELE
TION WITHOUT LELAY-at least you should invest
gate thoroughly the and unequaled bargans CON
QUICKLY!
Learn fully of our privilege of Free Exchange Trial
it affords greatest possible protection.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-05


600 miles. The second
tire rolled up a mileage
OF between 5000 and
$4,000. These were both
rear tires and had been
cut considerably by
chains. The two front
tires have gone better
than $4,000 miles and are
still in good condition. 1
expect 20 get al least
10000 miles from each of
them. l need scarcely
say that the Firestone
Cord will be my tire
choice for the future.
Archie II. Beard.
s22 LaSalle Bldg.
Minneapolis.
The state herald., 1921-03-25
COUNTY
SCHOOL
NOTES

w. w. Hastings resigned as secre.
tary of school district No. 81 last
Monday and Mr.. Lundeen has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
The teachers. of the .Haxtun grade
schools entertained the teachers Of
the Haxtun high school and Highland
Center consolidated schools at st.
Patrick's party at the home Of ].
Wesley Miller. principal of the Hax.
tun schools.
Margaret McElroy, Mary Bevard,
Kathryn Moore. Rosa Mahan. Edith
Saylor. Omega Rose. Mrs. Minnie
Dukes. Mary Peter. Orel vernson,
Clara B. Prior and Mrs. Edith En-.
yeart of Holyoke and Helen Nauman,
Irene Nauman. Esther Lucke and
Gladys Lucke of Haxtun and Bessie
Avery Of Fleming and Mrs. Emma.
line Gentert Of Amherst attended the
teachers examination at Holyoke last
Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Enyeart,
who teaches at the Cement school in
Yuma county, had her papers sent
to that county for grading.
The following contestants represent.
ed their respective schools at the coun.
ty spelling contest held at Holyoke last
Saturday: Amherst. Ralph Ewegen;
Evergreen, HALEY Kennedy: Hilltop.
lola Clifford: Beachville. Mac Clark;
Holyoke. Anna Renck: Liberty. Al.
berta Guthrie: Fairfield. Carol Lydin;
Morning View. Verniece Cox; Philor.
ado. Lettie Snyder: PaOli. Thelma
Crawford; Community Center. Lena
Sailor; Lone Star, Bonnie Durham;
Haxtun. Thomas Ray. One hundred
words were given as test. Ralph
Ewegen OF Amherst spelled eighty.
eight words. correctly. Thomas Ray
followed with eighty-four words spell.
ed correctly. The average number
of words spelled correctly was sew
enty.
&c MY Slpt OF Schools.
The state herald., 1921-03-25
Burlington Makee
Freight Record

Considerable has been said OF late
concerning ON time passenger trains.
That some of the freight trains also
are hitting the ball" is evidenced In
report OF the Burlington that freight
trains operating between Chicago
and St Paul. Chicago and Denver.
East st. Louis and Paducah. South
Omaha and Kansas City. st. Louis
and Billings. Montana. Hannibal and
East st. Louis. were 100 per cent
ON time during the month OF Febru,
airy. while twenty-five other freights
operating between widely separated
points were SIS per cent on time for
the month
The state herald., 1921-03-25
TAKEN FROM OUR
EXCHANGES

noon by a federal officer and turned
over to T. w. Carroll, deputy United
States marshal. Cramer told Mr..
Carroll that a new $1,000 automobile
had been confiscated by the authori-
ties. They expressed gratitude over
the opportunity to return to their
homes.-Sunday State Journal.
Miss Christensen, one Of the teach
ers in the Lamar school. and Miss
Katie Arnold. attended the state de-
clamatory contest at Arapahoe the
first OF this week. Miss Arnold enter
ed the contest with humorous se
lection.
For the last fifteen to twenty years
County Clerk Cunningham has inter
ested himself in keeping the French
man stocked with fish. One week
ago last Sunday, under his supervi-
sion. II. p. Runyan of the state fish
hatchery ut Benkleman, put In 10000
brook trout. The fish were placed
in the stream from Champion west
and 1t is hoped good results may be
obtained from this effort. Mr.. Gun
ningham deserves the thanks Of our
people for his interest in keeping this
steam stocked with fish.
In one of the fastest games ever
staged in this part of the state. Ia
perjal town team, last Friday e. CO.
ing. trimmed the hitherto invincible
Grant American Legion team to the
tune of 2S to L..
The state herald., 1921-03-25
GRANT ra,svNE.ssnr,NEL

The week beginning April has
been set aside by the state fire mar
shal as cleanup week, and all fire
chiefs are impelled to see that prop
erty owners clean up all rubbage and
inflamable material from their
premises.
Perkins county was represented for
the first time with basketball team
at the state tournament. Our boys
met Roseland for their preliminary
game and defeated them in close
hard fought game 1913. The second
game or semi.fnals with Juniata
spelled defeat for the locals and elm
mated them from the state tourna
ment. The local team this year has
won eight games and lost seven.