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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

About the first time we have seen
an automobile given away and GO
ing to some one who did not have
one was when the local Masonic or
der gave the Ford touring car away
at their fair on Monday night of
last week, the car going to Enoch
Hildebrand, who is now trying to
trade it in as the initial payment on
home.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

The annual charity ball for the
benefit of the United Memorial hos
pital will be held April 2 in the Col
iseum at Greenville. Good music.
Any dance lovers are cordially in
vited to this social event Of the year.
Price $3.50
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
Makes improvement In Office

Hats off to our friend and con-
temporary, Ed. Hellus, who has
made quite change in the office
since he became manager of the
Herald Publishing Co. A new railing
and gate sets things off to perfection
besides a coat of white paint, clean
windows and other improvements,
add much to the cheerfulness of the
sanctum sanctorium.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
Went To Grant After BODY

Undertakers AL Cichy and Ben
Friedly left early this morning for
Grant, to bring back the body Of
Jerome Hicks, who died there Satur-
day. The trip was made with the
Brown-Hall Co. motor hearse.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
Cemetery Association To Meet

The Otisco, Cemetery Association
will meet with Mrs. Bert j. Storey
Wednesday afternoon, April IL for
the election of officers and the
transaction of business. There are
important items to come up and ev-
cry tne interested who can, /, urg-
ed to be there.-Mrs. j. l.. Morse.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
q f. 6 Nnfice

The next regular meeting of the
o. E. S. will be held on Tuesday,
April IL, at 1880 p. m. This is the
annual election of officers. All men,
bers are requested to be presnt.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

Mrs. Nugent Byrnes and son, Mar
tin, of Lowell, returned home on
Thursday, after spending a few
days with her mother, Mrs. Lena
Engemann.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
Baked Goods Sale

The North Side Mothers club will
hold a baked goods sale, Saturday
at the Wick-Fales store, beginning
at 10 o'clock.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
Ball Players Attention

Meet at Legion club rooms at 8
o'clock, Thursday evening, April 6.
Tonight.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

Mrs. A. J. Blair, of Wakeman,
Ohio, who has been visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Donald B. Coook, of
this city, for several weeks, left for
her home Thursday noon. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Cook, who will
visit with her parents for time.
Mr.. Cook has resigned his position
with the Belding Bas & Oil Company
and will soon take up a travelling
salesman's position with the states
of Ohio and Kentucky as his terri
tory. They have been popular young
people here and it is with regret that
their many friends learn of their
leaving this city.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
Notice

Notice :
Beginning Monday, April 3rd, for
the benefit of our customers, our
office and sheds will open from z a.
m. to p. m. including the noon hour
from IL to L. Belding Lumber Co.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05
obituary-Mrs. Marietta Simpson

Marietta Curtis was born May 1st
1884 in Oxford county, Ontario. She
was the daughter of Ashgee and
Hanna Curtis. When she was a
young woman her parents came to
Michigan and settled near Greenville
she staying in Canada to care for
an invalid aunt. After several
years she followed her people here
and soon after was united in mar
riage to Phillip Simpson. She and
her husband settled at Trufant where
they kent hotel for 20 years. Then
1892 she lived alone for a number of
years until 8 years ago when her
health became so feeble she came to
Belding where she has been tender
ly cared for by her sister and the
last three years by her step-son and
wife with whom she lived until the
morning of April 1st when SIZE
peacefully passed away at the age
of 81 years and IL months. She
leaves 2 step-sons, R. N. Simpson,
of Hastings, Ont, and Finley Simp-
son of this place and 2 sisters, Mrs.
Martha Brown, of Fresno, California
and Mrs. Katherine Stone, of Belding
also l brother, p. F. Curtis, of Bel
ding; and nieces and nephews and
hosts of friends to miss her.
She was passionately fond of mu-
sic and flowers and was a true friend
of everyone, always helping when
she could. She was converted and
baptized in early life and continued
all thru the years to live a true
Christian life. Ire last few years her
mind has been a little coluded but
thru all of the sunshine and shadow
of her life she has never forgotten
the love of her Savior.
Passing out of the shadow, into a
purer light;
Stepping behind the curtain. get
ting a clearer sight;
Passing out of the shadow, into
eternal day =.
Why do we call it dying, this
sweet going away?"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

Mrs. j. c. Wood. of Detroit, is
here. for a short time. working for
the Woman's Benefit Association.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

Mrs. ID. L. Garfield, of Grand Rap
ids, was here Thursday, on business.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

Mrs. Eugene Brown, former res
ident here died at her home near
Portland last Friday, of pneumonia.
The interment being in the family
lot in Green's cemetery. She is
survived by her husband and four
children, the youngest being only
six weeks old. Flora had many
loyal friends who are extremely sad
dened by her sudden death.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

Clarence Snow, aged 81 years,
we'll known Orleans township far
mer. died at his home south east
of the city. Sunday afternoon at
about four o'clock, following a short
Illness caused by valvular heart
trouble. Funeral services were held
from the Orleans church,, Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. w. A.
Bliss officiating and burial was in
Orleans cemetery. ~ 49,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1922-04-05

Doris Edwards spent the week end
at Remus.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
400 BARRED ALIENS SAIL
TO SLIP PAST u. S. PORTALS
Leave Rotterdam for Cuba and Mexico,
With Expectation Of Being Snug
gled by Guard.

profitable business by these compa-
nies.
Both the Holland-America and
Dutch Lloyd companies have in
creased their services to the Caribbean
ports within the last few months.
The German lines from Hamburg and
Bremen are now preparing to do like
catering to this traffic, responsible
authorities here assert.
The organization on a large scale
of this new form Of smuggling enables
every element which the American
people are the most desirous of ex-
cluding to force the portals of the
United States despite all restrictions.
The immigrants who are being sent
from Rotterdam to Cuba and Mexico
are probably being urged by repre-
sentatives of steamship companies to
embark for those countries with the
hope that they may either be sur
reptitiously smuggled into the United
States or may await the opening of
the new fiscal year July l for ad-
mission, when new quotas will be as
signed for the various countries of
the world. under which each country
will be given a definite quota, immi-
grafton officials said today.
Embarkation of immigrants for
these countries. presumably to seek
admission later into the United
States, Is an "old story" Commits
sioner General of immigration Hus-
band said today. In this connection
it was recalled that Secretary Davis
said he was without men or money
to completely patrol the entire gulf
coast to prevent entry of undesirable
immigrants.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
SENATE GIVES D. c.
THREE new PARKS
Bill Passed Authorizing Pur.
chase of Tracts for
improvements.

Three new public parks for the
District OF Columbia are authorized
under a bill passed by the Senate to-
day, They are: The Klingle Ford
Valley tract. one of the branches of
the Rock Creek valley. coming in
from the west, at the northern
boundary of the Geological Park; the
Piney Branch tract. consisting OF
about seventeen acres, lying east and
northeast Of the Tiger Bridge on
18th street: the Patterson tract, con-
sisting of eighty-one acres in north
east Washington on the north side
of Florida avenue and just west OF
Gallaudet College.
The bill authorizes the purchase
of these tracts at the following sums:
Klingle Ford Valley tract, $1S6,600;
the Piney Branch Valley Park, $751;
70O,, and the Patterson tract, $500, ,000
1t is expected that an effort will
be made now to have items for the
purchase of this land placed in the
District appropriation bill, pending
before the Senate committee.
The Senate having passed the bill
will make introduction of such
amendments to the appropriation bill
senator Jones Of Washington. sena-
tor Ball. of Delaware and Senator
King of Utah strongly urged the pas
sage of the bill, declaring that the
additions to the park system In the
District were needed. and that the
land could be purchased now far more
cheaply than in the future.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
French DELEGATES,
HOME, DISSATISFIED
Arms ENJOYS, Back in Paris,
Uneasy Over ParIey
Results.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 2o.-The French
delegation to the Washington arma-
ments conference reached Paris today
on its return from the United States,
it's members giving the impression
that they were dissatisfied with the
results of their mission. apparently
feeling that their visit to Washington
had caused regrettable misunder-
standings concerning France IN some
circles in America.
The delegation, headed by Albert
Sarraut. minister of the colonies, had
planned to return on board the liner
Paris. sailing from New York this
week, but being under orders from
their government to hasten their de-
parture, SO as to make their report
as soon as possible, made the passage
on La Savoie, reaching Havre this
morning.
While the members of the mission
declined to be quoted regarding the
conference, it is learned that they
felt disappointed because of the al
legation in some American circles
that France failed to enter the con-
ference in the true spirit of modern
diplomacy, that she was not ready to
make sacrifices for the common good
in lessening the burdens OF world
armaments and that she is adhering
10 Tnl1ltdTlSul.
The contention Of the French is that
nothing could be further from the
truth than these assertions Their
belief, it is indicated. is that France
made her great error in not insisting.
as a great power, in Joining at the
outset in the deliberations at " asn-
ineton over capital ships. from which
abe was excluded until the ratio had
been arranged by Great Britain,
Japan and the United States.
The anti-French opinion concern. !.
ing Frances stand on the question OF
submarines was attributed by mem-
bers of the delegation to the psyche
logical fact that France failed to pre-
rare public opinion for her subma-
rire desires, as they claimed the Japa-
nese did on the question OF the
"status quo" in Pacific fortif1cations.
In other words, the impression was
given that France neglected to map
out a systematic program for the
conference, while the early return 10
France Of former Premier BRAND and
Former Premier Viviani tended TO
weaken Frances position. one
Frenchman on the way home SAID:
Somehow or other we were
iockeyed into the position whcn
many thought Japan would occupy at
washington and which the Japanese
feared they would occupy,
namely, the position Of defendant"
Evening star., 1922-02-20
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.


By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922.
ROTTERDAM. February 20.-Four
hundred European undesirables. who
have been denied admission to the
United States by the immigration
authorities. have left Rotterdam for
Cuba or Mexico within the last few
months with the expectation of being
smuggled into the states, it was dis
closed here today.
Some are afflicted with chronic
diseases. while others of the number
are suspected Of bolshevism. Many
of those in the latter category have
been barred from the United States
ostensibly because they were in
excess of the fixed quota.
Little Dimeulty Met.
These emigrants can hardly fail to
reach the United States eventually.
to be no difficulty whatever in OBJ
tanning passports to Cuba and
Mexico. and those who do not reach
the states Immediately can proceed
thither freely after a years residence
In one of those two countries, owing
to loophole in the, American immi-
grafton law.
Several steamship companies. Dutch.
German and even the British, are de-
clared to be increasing the facilities
of their West Indian lines to meet
this demand. Transporting immi-
grants has always been regarded as
Evening star., 1922-02-20
Today's News In Brief

Attack on Ford Muscle Shoals offer
made by air nitrate corporation Of
hcer. Page
British accept French proposal to let
commission deal with German repa-
ration reply. r. Page 5
France willing to let league Of ma
tions organize Genoa conference.
Page )
One hundred horses burn in barn at
indianapolis fairgrounds. Page 4
Representative Kelley would scrap all
warships unfit for national defense.
Page 4
Riot guns halt strike rush at textile
plant Page 10
Taxable incomes for 1919 $1,000, ,o00,- :
600 more than in previous year.
Page IL
Split In Sim Fein at Dublin conven-
fion now held certain. Page IS
Retirement law changes up in COM
mittee tomorrow. Page f3
Mccormick consents to daughters
marriage. Page IL
Admirals Bisecker and Adama =
retired. die paDe ::
Evening star., 1922-02-20
b0NUS|S REFERRED
TO SUBCOMMITTEE
Problem of Financing to Be
Discussed-SaIes Tax Will
Be Considered.

Majority members of the House
ways and means committee referred
back today to the special tax sub
the soldiers bonus is to be financed.
1t was announced the subcommittee
would meet tomorrow and would go
into tie question OF q sales tax
among other things. ~ -.s. ~ 7-is.ss--2-
Opponents, of the sales tax began
to lay their plans today for q dght
against this proposition. Represent
ative Dickinson, republican. Iowa,
leader of the agricultural bloc called
It was said that aside from re-
ferring the finance question to the
subcommittee the majority members
discussed the Fordney bill as origj-
nally introduced and approved some
slight changes. 1t is indicated that
further action by the majority would
await a report from the tax subcom-
mittee. .r.-
Coincident with the meeting of the
committee the statement was made
by a White House official that many
letters and kilograms had reached
President Harding opposing enact
ment at this time Of bonus legisla-
ton. while the legislative committee
OF the American Legion made public
a telegram to the President from the
legion's national commander. Han
ford MacNider, asking that the legis-
lation be no longer delayed.
The letters reaching the President
bonus legislation greatly outnum-
bered those favoring immediate legis-
lation. it was said at the White
House. Some of the opposition let
ters, it was added, showed. however,
a similarity in form.
Commander MacNider in hts tele-
gram declared 1.-The negligible mi
nority in opposition can be traced in
nearly every case to certain selfish
interests intrenched in great finan-
cial centers who have the most to
lose by defeat and who would profit
said the American Legion did not
understand first commitment and
then retraction" on the bonus Ques-
ton.
Finance Question Delayed.
The House ways and means, COM
mittee members were not expected
when they met to take up the prob
lem of finances for several days.
Much of the time today was given
over to consideration of the original
Fordney bill as amended by special
subcommittee.
No changes in the five options con-
tanned in the measure were made by
the subcommittee. but the question
of making more attractive the in
surance, land settlement. home aid
and vocational training options, so as
to reduce the cash payments to a
minimum, was before the entire COM
mittee majority. j.
Suggestions that sthe cash pay
ments be deferred for year or long
er apparently have not been favor
ably received byleading republicans
on the committee and this matter was
expected to come up for discussion.
Chairman Fordney has said that, in
his judgment, the bill ishouid provide
for beginning the cash payments Oc-
tober l..
Mr.. MacNider declared in his tele-
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Evening star., 1922-02-20
POST OFFICE ROBBED
AT SILVER SPRING, ND.
5000 in Stamps and Cash Stolen.
Inspectors Suspect Boys
Of Robbery.

About 5000 in stamps and cash was
secured by robbers, who broke into
the Silver Spring, Md, post ofiice
early yesterday morning. The rob-
berry was discovered by Postmaster
Donald Clark, who called postal In
spectors to the scene from this city.
Entrance was effected by the rob-
bers through q rear door. 1t. ID
thought. between midnight Saturday
and 1 o'clock Sunday morning. e.
Inspectors are working on the be-
lief that some boys are involved IN
the robbery. The Washington dis
has yupeIytsion Of the .areAs has ths
Evening star., 1922-02-20
$500, 900 THEFTS LAID
TO GIRL BANDIT LEADER
Chicago Police Hunt Pretty Blonde,
Dressed in Imported Gowns,
Carrying Automatic.

CHICAGO. February 20.-The girl
leader Of bandit gang, described as
a beautiful blonde. dressed in i'm
ported gowns, carrying an automatic
pisto! and wearing a winsome smile,
was being sought by the police.
In the past five months this girl
and her accomplices have pillaged
homes and shops of more than $780,
600 worth of loot, according to
Michael Hughes, chief of detectives.
The latest activity of the band was
reported Saturday night, when the
woman and two of her man followers
boldly walked into a home on the
North Side. held up the occupants and
stripped the house of furs, jewels
and cash. They then walked out and
disappeared as completely as they
have after scores of similar robberies
recently.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
KILLS CONDUCTOR
|. After STEALING g
Paul Barry Shoots II. 3
Law|er-Confesses After
Arrest.

Paul de Verral Barry, twenty-eight
years old. of 1927 Irving street north
west. held up, then shot and killed
Tyler B. Lawler, enty-three-year-
old conductor employed by the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, about 2:30 o'clock this morning
at the Michigan avenue terminal of
the North Capitol street car line. He
confessed to the police few hours
after his arrest, early today.
Barry, who was on probationI in
connection with a recent six-year
sentence for grand larceny, gave him
self I'D to b. v. Moran. an employe of
the Trinity College for Girls. located
a few blocks from the scene of the
killing. Police Officer D. w. Coombs
of the tenth precinct arrested the
lars and some small change was found
on the prisoner, 81 of which the hold
up man said the robbery had netted
him. More than $50 in bills was found
in an inside pocket Of the dead con-
ductor.
Hunted for a Victim.
According to his confession to the
police and his written statement. OBJ
tanned by Sergt. Hood, Barry set out
I
early this morning with the intertion
of holding up and robbing the first
man he met who appeared to have
money. Carrying with him a .38-cali-
Der revolver. he walked through the
streets out North Capitol street to
Michigan avenue.
At Michigan avenue, Conductor
Lawler was changing the car lights
when Barry slipped up unnoticed,
poked his gun in Lawler's ribs and
demanded money. Motorman L. A.
Da,jis, 345 1 street southwest. who
war changing controllers, at this
juncture heard Lawler cry out. Take
it; you can have it"
Almost simultaneously a shot rang
out, followed by two others. Davis,
Herman S. Schmitt, a resident Of 2S17
other persons saw the hold-up man
rum toward the Trinity College, far
ther up the street. !
Thought He Was Recognized.
II thought that the conductor rec
ognized me, so I lad to shoot him.
nervously explained Barry to the po-
lice, 1t is not believed that .Lawler
knew Barry other than as frequent
passenger on his car, which passed
irving street several times a day on
northwest. Barry said he went to
the college with the idea Of confess
ing to some of the Catholic officials
there andA to telephone the police.
TIE conductor was picked up by
Motorman Davis and several resi-
dents awakened by the shots and
taken to the Sibley Hospital, at
North Capitol and Pierce streets
where he~was pronounced dead. One
Evening star., 1922-02-20
Big Rats Kill Calves;
Work in Bands, Chasing
Prev Until Exhausted

PENDLETON, Oreg.. February
2O-R. +. Jackson of the United
States biological survey, has
verified q report Of rats killing
calves. r.. C. Rasmussen Of
Stanfeld, complained that
wharf rats had killed four
calves.
jackson found that the rats
worked in bands, chasing the
calves until they were ex-
hauated. and then gnawinx the
flesh above the hO0fs and cauS.
ing the animals to bleed to
death.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
FIGHTERS FALL TO DEATH.
Plunge Four Stories While Locked
in Struggle for Pistol.

CHICAGO. February 2b.-An In
quest into the deaths Of Joseph Horaa,
sixty-nve. and Joseph Hussey. forty
two, who. locked in a struggle for
possession of pistol. crashed
through a window and plunged four
stories last night, will be held today.
So heavy was the impact when the
bodies struck that a first-hoor plate
glass window was broken. although
neither body touched it.
The fight began in the nat Of n
woman friend Of Hus-ey. Horan,. q
roner, was said to have taxed Hns-
say with responsibility for An e3ectlor
Evening star., 1922-02-20
p Carly Star. ;
Wednesday

The regular edition Of
The Star will be issued at
o'clock on Washington's
birthd Wednesday,
Februarys2z.
All advertising for this
edition must be received at
The Star ofiice before II
O'Clock Tuesday evening".
at which time the oGce
etss
Evening star., 1922-02-20
SEEK SEATS IN CONGRESS.
Two Sisters, Office Holders, Would
Be Representatives.

ASHLAND, Neb.. February Co.
Probably for the first time in the
history of American suffrage. two
sisters are candidates for Congress
this wear. They are Mrs. Irene, c.
BueIl, city prosecutor. Of Ashland. and
Mrs. A. K. Gauit. mayor of St Peter,
Evening star., 1922-02-20
BANDIT GETS s22,O 600.

NEW YORK. February 2o.-William'
A. Russell, messenger for the Green
wich. Bank, was robbed Of $4,000 IL
currency today by an automobile
handft. who boarded the trick ID
which. he was transporting the. money
q = dowqtoHtn bank. a. sss
B TKS Inhl - sdccurrson nth sIfs6et
Evening star., 1922-02-20

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Evening star., 1922-02-20

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to It O. not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1922-02-20

Partly cloudy and colder tonight.
lowest Temperature slightly above
freezing: tomorrow unsettled.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 3 pm. today: Highest, 81, at
pm. today; lowest. 45. at 10 PIN.
yesterday. Full report on page z.
Evening star., 1922-02-20

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