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South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08
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JANUARY 6. 1921
CHILD LABOR AND HOMEWORK


The Womens City club OF New York IS working
for the reintroduction in the state legislature oil
bin prohibiting tenement homework. The biz
presented last year, but never eft the pig 10
which was consigned. The prohibition OF all
tenement work is the only way to prohibit chIj
labor At present according the report an in
vestisaton committee the state child l.bor law rs
practically nulli6ed far tenement chidren are
concerned
or 500 families Inspected 50 rerccnt Of work.
ers found to be earning than 20 cents per
hour. q percent earned IS "a week or less s5 per
cent lived with their families in four rooms or few
Most Of the homeworEers we're mothers ,.ho nc
elected their children and their houses in order To-
DO the piecework for which they received such
small reconpense.
Even when the children not tee rni-"l.v -la-
ployed in finishing. repairing altering or u.u Z. &C.
turing articles they were forced 70 work .o--
a. other things They looked after'the younger ui-
dren. cooked. washed dishes and did v..t...-
housework was done. The homes were vct. Dir r
the air bad. and the sweeping occa.i na.y ,o--
ed usually done with windows CLOSED and 81. a
the dirt flying about where it cou'd do the mos.
harm and finally settling back into its oi p T9ie
children carried goods. boxes and bundles
tenement and factory and they mad no time for ..-
door play. Home conditions generally were ftr ---
heaithful than In many factory closed 30 chi.s
labor.
In school the children from such sr-. hop
homes do poor work. attend irrcgula. - a.. &. s.,
ahead with their classes show the fleet ove.-
work, strain. lack OF fresh air and recreation.
The children must be protected The truth dis
covered In this particular investigation ho1cve-
has wider meaning 1t is impossible wi,h tn bcst
OF special legislation in their favor 10 protect lho
children OF family il The Of the t,m.y S
worked. undergrad and badly housed While Il
toll at factory work in the home they oannu:
fulfil mothers duty 70 their Little ones.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08
SOUTH SIDE NOTES
MIR. Bill Armstrong,
Tower of Babel

Alr. Bill Armstrong,
Tower of Babel
] ear Bill:
Well you were game. weren't
you? l never realized when l
first wrote you how bad off you
really were, and 1 offer an apology
which l trust you Will accept. !
am alst the proud parent of an
months old baby girl, also Il
Ford. Now when my baby gets
comfortable. I simple run out
the old Ford. take baby and moth
er for a ride. and in 10 minutes
both baby and mother are asleep.
Thus 1 have a very pleasant eve
ming.
Now anyone, who lives out near
the gas tanks, knows Frank Kol-
lar. energetic young salesman OF
the SUI shine Biscuit Co. Mr..
Kollal starte1 this life a p ,or
farmer boy, hut by persistence
and Icing "a good rhum player,
arose to his present wealth and
pC sition. Motto - Nothing is i'm
possible with wife, paby, and
Ford.
Old Hank Stegman Is never hap
py unless he can get a good joke
off at some ones expense. Ask
Charlie Ward of Leroy x Ward
Co.
Lou Kreidler and Doc Vitou
had their heads together WcdEes-
day eve. in LOUIS store. The writ
er could not find out what they
xynra r11Iri1u q hnl4f fhnU
ed to eat an apple, and discuss its
merits. hut b"th had a guilty look
and 1 am sure they were discuss
ing how d.ey could still hold up
the price OF drugs and doctor
calls and still retain the good will
OF their many friends.
Charlie CrofoOt Is enjoying an
enforced vacation from the well
known firm OK Crofoot K Stude-
faker. Tuesday. Charlie was in
tited 10 take a little trip 10 Mich
iEan City in a Ford. The day be-
ing ideal for an outing. Charlie
accepted, but when out a few
miles from town the Ford took
Il in it's head to cut up a little
causing Charlie TO become panic
stricken a"d refusing to so any
farther. The trip was postponed
until later when II is expected
Charlie Will be fully recovered
from his fright
A. READER.
P. S.-Lots of people think
Adam Beehler is raising children
for q living instead of growing
flowers.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08
NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND

Joe Williams arrives at Pair
Beach and Immediately hasteus O.
The landing station 10 inquire the
.aeroT are f -e 20 Havana. The lady
in the picture doesn't mean moth
inP She's just Inserted to give the
picture more class.
c. y. Steed. OF the Verrnin Cloth
ing company. Is abroad in new
soft crush hat. which is about the
size Of a wash boiler and the color
Of the yoik OF an ordinary fresh
hens egg.
Former Lieut.. Earl ?. Rooder has
put IN an application at home to
re- ain ont uGtil IL o'clock on next
New Years eve.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

Federal men. disguised as rubes
used a horse and buggy in Chicago
as part OF the deception 10 driV'
Ground 10 the Chicago brewcries anC
collect a few SAMPLES OF seven anC
@ half percent beer. Most of Tn.
bozos we know would never bothog
with a horse and buggy 10 get t.
some ole seven and a half percent
They would be more apt 10 savt
time by making the dash in a high
powered car or an aeroplane.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08
The Tower Of Babel
BY BILL ARMSTRONG

AT Cincinnati. bankers are holding
target practise on the roofs Of their
banks in prc0ar7tion for a visit from
bandits. Suppose II they sprung
that here in South Bend and the
Laaks held competitive shooting
bees together. there might be two
"r three OF the more important
bankers accidentally shot before the
hiChwaymen got here.
How would you like - see Jake
NoolvertOn trying TO shoS, an apple
OF Of Joe Neffs head at. say, 200
PAGES?
Three or four local men are still
nursing sore Jaws for following the
well known war expression, Tell
II TO the marines"
BURGLAR PROOF!
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08
BURGLAR PROOF!

~ Jazz --4I., ne well NaJs,
local physician. has had his auto
stolen so many times in the past
year. that his friends claim he now
keeps 1t in the house rs a protec-
ton against the thieves. Doctor.
auto makes a very handy piece OF
furniture for the home. The doctor
can sit In IL all evening. reading
eway the long hours in perfect COM
fort.
Fred Dennis tOle Us confidentially
at the Frank Herring luncheon the
other day that he has added two
more verses TO his famous comnun-
ity song, Sarah" which he will be
glad 10 sing at any future social
events in the city.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

Adam probably tried to convince Eve that she
a bit too lavish in trimmings for her hg-eaf gown
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

There is one thing that may be said OF the op
tin-is,-he sometimes fools himself as much II
does others.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08
ROUND To FOLLOW.

II they make John ID. pay that eN-
ira two or three hundred thousand
income tax. look out for another
be ost in the price OF gas
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

One man In every Il owns az
automobile. The other 13 are most
~ in the hospitals.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

WE'D STILL ALL DE INDIANS.
It's a good thing we didn't put u
the bars against aliens before Chris
.tCpher Columbus came over.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

Tire tea hing OF yhtl.t and Tstomltic savings In
.se public schools is fai-;y wei grounded To this
I'd uancaI oX ert would 4dd simple less MS In bust
b. az and finance. Tn point is wei taken.
"v nat good does il do?r asks this authority, "to
10 n the child thc necessity OF saving acquiring
property unless we teach him how to handle his
own funds? No matter how much advice he may ge;
from bankers or friends. he aas averythng to gair
BY having certain fundamental personal knowl-
s1-e."
PerhaLs the most valuable cart of such traihing
would be that it taught the child TO seek advice
from competent authorities before making invest
nents. and enabled him distinguish between re-
ale and unreliable advisers and between sound
and unsound bUssnass principles. The child with
s.ch a foundation Is li;te likely to become the
victim either the -rook the dreamer.
10 Tie majority Of adults today finance Is a close
hook That is why "s5eC c0O,OO0 a year is lost
in propositions that prudent counselor would
approve"
Tlore Is no reason why corning generations should
suffer Ike loss when practical education pre-
Yen; it.
shoe prices will probably uot-decline much until
n makers put more cheap leather and not much
t..h- priced pager in them.
It is too soon TO give up the idea OF higher
uoa-- there are still few ways in which the
learned can not earn money
Some folk may be TOO modest for their own good.
but lot OF others are sufficiently different strike
average.
There is one thing that may be said OF the op-
tin-is,-he sometimes fools himself much he
does others.
Adam probably tried to convince Eve that she
a bit TOO lavish in trimmings for her hg-leaf gown
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

Some folk may be TOO modest for their own good
blt lot of others are sufficiently different to strik
an average
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

II is too soon give up the idea OF higher educa
tone there are still a few ways in which the un
learned can not earn money.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

Old Hank Stegman Is never hap
py unless he can get a good joke
off at some ones expense. Ask
Charlie Ward of Leroy * Ward
Co.
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Morning ana Evening Eat fns
Single COpg, Be- sunday. 10 DELIVERED ~ torri" r So"
Bend and MshawIka 5000 lu advance h a' TIE
week Morning Evening Editions daily iE. .ludl1F 81 aF
Entered second clasz
South Bend news-times., 1921-01-08

shoe prices will probably not-decline much unit
th5 makers put more cheap leather and not so muci
"a. n priced pa,.cr in them.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
Farm and Orchard
(BY III. j. Wheaterl


The Agricultural Department has
seed corn for some farmers. Bring
gin Monday morning.
Much interest has been shown in
the raising of annual sweet clover.
The plant has been bred by Michigan
Experiment Station at East Lansing.
Below is an extract from the Michi-
gan Farmer Of February 10 by X. X.
Vining county agent of Emmett coun-
ty:
The attention of the Emmett
county farm bureau was called last
summer to a striking demonstration
Of the effect of sweet clover stubble
on rye on the farm of o. p. Churchill
in Bliss township in Emmet county.
In 1919 Mr.. Churchill had a strip
of sweet clover running across field
The first crop was cut for hay and
the second crop was used for the
same purpose. The whole field was
then plowed and sower to rye The
following summer there was a no
ticeable difference in the rye growing
on the sweet clover stubble. A quick
er start was made, it was heavier
stooled, larger stalk and heads, bet
ter color and thriftier condition all
around. The grain. when threshed
out was large, plump and had good
appearance. The writer's attention
was called to it and in company with
G. M. Grantham, of the Soils De-
partment at the Michigan Agricul-
tural College, visited the field in July
and cut one-fourth square rod sam
pies of rvs growing on the sweet
clover and rye adjoining but not hav
ing the benefit of the sweet clover
stubble. These samples were sent to
the college and threshed out. The
yields were as follows: The rye on
thes weet clover stubble yielded II
bushels of grain per acre and 2,2OO
pounds of straw. Where there was
no sweet clover. the yield was Ia
bushels ind ,440 pounds of straw.
The presence of the sweet clover
stubble double the yield of grain and
gave an increased straw yield of 760
pounds.
Here was startling demonstra-
tion of the benefit of sweet clover
and organic matter on crop of rye
If it will do it on rye it will repeat
on other crops. The soil was light
and had been run. Other soils in
Emmett county, Michigan, need SINH
lar treatment. Sweet clover will turn
the trick
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
THE BELDINc. MICHIGAN, BANNER-NEws

Hugo Casper is the buyer here and
says he is in the market for potatoes
every day at Greenville prices and
several farmers are beginning to
move their stock now.
Lou Compton and Earl Goodrich
were Lowell visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs: VIM. Cowles are
down on Cowles Avenue helping
Mrs. Ed. Cowles celebrate her birth
day.
Mrs. Ed Insley, Mrs. r. +. Barry
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Insley, Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Nash, Howard ms
ley and Ruth Brown were in Stanton
Saturday helping Mrs. Olive Winslow
celebrate her 92nd birthday anniver-
sary.
John Tebbel was a visitor at the
auto show in Grand Rapids last week
E. w. Condor was a Grand Rapids
visitor last week. 1Dg
Saturday night Is the regular
meeting for the Lady Bees.
Friends of MIRA nd Mrs. Fred Nc
Nitt were very sorry to hear that
they were confined to their home with
smallpox.
See "Get Out And Get Under" at
the Empress, Wed. and Thurs. March
8 and 10.
Mrs. Ed. Mosure is quite i'll at her
home near Whites Bridge
Hiram Olds returned Tuesday from
Metamora where he has been to at
tend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Fayette Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Norton were
in Greenville Sunday the guests of
Chas. Middleton and family.
Mr.. Orin Hanks and Mr.. Charles
Brink took dinner with Geo. Hanks
and wife, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark were
the supper guests Of her folks, on
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brink and
Mr.. Orin Hanks and Mrs. Sarah
Chase visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Hanks, Wednesday.
Mrs. Ada Hanks called on Mrs.
Aggie Gould Friday night
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
SOME THINGS YOU MAY
NOT KNOW ABOUT SILK
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
in Europe until the reign of julius
Caesar in about 81 B. C. when in
Rome it became the specified court
dress and sold for its weight in gold.
The Emperor Tiberius forbade the
men of Rome to wear garments of
silk because he considered the custom
effeminate and many Romans de-
nounced the wearing of silks from
the Island Of Sos by women. 1t wxs
claimed that the extreme transpar-
ancy of the fine fabric made such
costume indecent. 1t was the first
dress reform movement in history
The first standard price fixed for silk
was set by the Emperor Justinian in
528 A. d. When he decided that the
merchants should not exact more
than eight pieces of gold ($15) for
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02

pound of silk as sold ready for the
tailor. The price ruined the silk mer-
chants.
The silk of that day, although of
more gauzy texture, would not COM
pare favorably with the good silks
Of today in the beauty of coloring,
weave or durability. 1t excelled it
only in price.
By the year 1851 silken garments
were common in English court cir
cles although it was not until the
close Of the following century that
England took up the silk industry
during the reign of Edward Ill.
While France engaged in the industry
in the early part of the thirteenth
century it was not until almost three
hundred years later that the trade
became well established there thru
the efforts of Henry of Navarro who
spent more than $250,000 Of his own
funds in experiments.
Wherever silk was introduced it
depended upon the favor of women
who were its chief users then as they
are today when it virtually is impos-
.sible for a woman to dress herself
without donning many things into
which silk enters largely in manu-
facture. Even a man wears silk
from head to foot. His clothing is
sewed with silk.
The economy of silk in many ways
was soon recognized when the sup
ply became great enough to lower
the price sufficiently to enable others
than royalty and the very wealthy
citizenry to buy it..
The United States today leads the
world as the greatest manufacturer
of silk with the center of the indus
try located in Patterson, N. j., al
though the finest silk mill was built
in 1910 in Mansfield, Conn. Raw silk
was produced in America as early
as 1881 when Cortez took silk worm
eggs and mulberry tree seeds to Mex
leo and later in Virginia and other
colonies about 1919 but has been
abandoned because this country can
not compete with the wage scales of
China, Japan, India and Italy.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
SMOKY ROW

George Chickering and wife visit
ed Sunday afternoon with Frank Til
lotson and wife.
Loretta Andres was in Greenville
Saturday and was unable to get any
farther than Belding. She spent the
night with Josephine McVicar at the
home of Lewis Honson.
The Social Band met at the home
of Roswell Bliss and family Febru-
ary 18th with a good attendance and
lots of good things to eat. The next
meeting will be with Eli Hanks and
wife, March 18th. Let all members
be present
Ray Tillotson and wife and Roy
spent Sunday evening at Edd Hotch-
kiss
C. B. Johnston and wife were the
callers at Roy Tillotson's, Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. George Chickering visited on
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
Thursday with Loren Chickering and

Thursday with Loren Chickering and
wife.
Norman Allasgard and wife have
moved into c. b. Johnston's home
and will work for Mr.. Johnston the
coming summer.
John Andres and family visited
Carl Casper and wife, Sunday even
ing.
Freeman Witt visited Sunday with
Freeman Sparks girls.
Mrs. X. p. Russell was in Grand
Rapids Friday on business.
VIM. Sparks, Lewis Seeley and Ot-
is Seeley were in Ionia Thursday.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
LONG LAKE

Glen Pierce and two other men
came up to the lake last Tuesday
with the intention of fishing through
the ice but they were somewhat dis
appointed when they found there was
only a thin coating of ice on the
lake
Mrs. J. E. Dodson attended the
funeral of Mrs. Hill at Orleans last
Wednesday.
Monday was the last day of the
hunting season so now the bunnies
won't have so much fear of the hunt
ers guns and dogs.
Charlie Bonoit was in Lyons and
Pewamo last week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonoit left the lake Friday to make
their home in some other locality.
Orleans has had the misfortune to
lose their elevator by fire, twice in
about two years apart, the last fire
being last Friday which destroyed
the buildings owned by M. l.. Stout.
Ray Hall returned to Grand Rap
ids last Wednesday night after Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Hall for several days.
Mrs. L. j. Whitford received word
Monday of the death of her sister
Mrs. Minnie OFT at Lansing.
Mrs. J. f. Dodson was in Belding
Friday.
Jack Hartman upon the arrival of
a son at their home in Ionia, Febru-
ary goth.
Ray Holland, daughter Erabelle,
attended a party in Belding on last
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Morris and ba-
of 10, IL ;c,f faI hfc &c
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Morris, a week
ago, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stanton were
in Belding, Friday.
The friends at Long Lake were
grieved to learn of the death of
Miss Leila Baxter Miss Baxter spent
most of last summer here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baxter.
We send our deepest sympathy to
the parents and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Whitford and
children, Mary and Herman attend
ed a party in Belding last Tuesday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Hass, of Clair
arrived Friday for a visit tat the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rich.
Chittle school held their Loyal
Temperance Legion meeting on the
afternoon Of February % and also
observed Washington's birthday an
niversary with appropriate exercis-
es. Quite a number of parents and
friends were present and enjoyed the
program which followed the business
meeting. Ruth Dodson had the pro-
gram in charge which was as fol-
lows: Song, marching for Washing
tom" Recitation, Welcome, by Bea-
trice Love; Original composition,
George Washington, by Albert Chad
wick; Recitation, "The happy thot"
by Francis Stanton: Reading by Miss
Lavender; Song, "My Uncle Sam;
Colonial Tea Party, by five girls;
Reading. Plain Buttons, by Mrs.
Leach; Song, "Mount Vernon Bells"
Original composition "The Flag, by
Herman Whitford; Recitation, Ballad
Of Betty Ross, by Emma Pretzel.
The township organizer of the
Loyal Temperance Legion Mrs. Edith
Face, was present at the meeting and
spoke encouraging words he par
ents and members. She spoke also
Of the tribute paid to Washington by
the girls and boys of America and
what fine thing for them to honor
his name and deeds in this manner.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
BUSHNELL.

Clare Galloup spent Sunday after
noon at Horace Bush's.
Mrs. Frank Pearson spent Thurs
day with her sister, Mrs. Charlie
Greenhoe.
Mrs. Charlie White, Mrs. Lydia
Sprague and Mrs. Charlie Soule Wis
tied Mrs. Horace Bush, Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Claude Galloup remains in a very
serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Larsen and
family visited Clyde Bush and fam
lily of Sheridan, Sunday. Mrs. Bush
is on the sick list
VIM. North, of Sheridan, is break
ing a colt for Frank Wychoff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie White, Vic
tor and Bernice spent Friday even
ing at /. A. Yaw's.
Mrs. John Larsen called on Mrs.
Horace Bush, Sunday.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
SMYRNA

At public meeting held here Sat-
urday evening for the purpose Of Sc
lecting a committee to confer with
the Public Utilities Commission, of
Lansing, in regard to placing an ag-
ent at the depot the following men
were selected: Frank r. Chase, c. w.
Joslin and Frank Davis. The meet
ing has been postponed from Mar. 2
until Mar. 8, 1921.
Potatoes are coming in here in
pretty good shape even though the
price iss not as good as it might be.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-02
Oh. Much RetterI

Better 10 have a policeman call you
down than take you up; better to
have him bawl you out than haul YOU
In RoSton Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-04
woMANs DBArH UNsoLvED.
Corcncr's Jury FAILS TO Develop Any
Evidence Ia SHOW How Ruth
Marion Died.

At an inquest in the case OF Ruth
Marion, also known as Ruth Murray,
who was found dead in n house at No.
. Klund street. early Sunday morning
and was supposed to have died from
an overdose OF cocaine, the coroner's
jury, last night, after hearing a num-
Der of witnesses. decided that IL was
impossible to determine the cause Of
the woman's death and recommended
the release of Frank Blue. who has
been held pending further investigation
into the case.
BY number Of witnesses, il was
stated that the woman, who Is sup
posed to have been dope" user. had
gone to the Klund street address and
asked to be let in, saying that she was
sick.
Blue, who had recently rented the
house, admitted her. he said. She
went to an upper room, where there
were other colored women, and sank
TO the floor. She was brought down
stairs and given attention without
effect and died while they were trying
to counteract the action of the drug
she was supposed to have taken.
Blue rented the place, but the jury
decided that the evidence failed to
connect him in any way with the
woman's death.