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The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15
LONG LAKE

Mr.. and Ms. John Kern and chill
dren and Mrs. Riley Kern have NOV
ed back to their farm after living In
Saginaw the past year.
Hiss Virginia Hall returned to her
school at Cedar Lake last Wednesday
after spending several days at home
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Burger and Mr..
and Mrs. Belmont Burger were up
to the farm home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall and chill
dren and neice, Errabelle Hall were
in Belding, Saturday.
Mrs. Bertha Peterson and children
of Belaing, spent Saturday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Whltiord
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heth, of Grand
Rapids were out to their cottage on
Sunday and had as guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Buffham, Of Grand Rapids.
Miss Jessie Presley entertained
several friends in her cottage Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. f. w. Merriett. Mr.. AMI Mrs,
Fred Fischer and children, Gordon
md Bobby spent Sunday afternoon
vi ith Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Merriet..
Mrs. l.. j. Whitford and children
Herman, Mary and Orlo, were in
Beldlng, Saturday.
Jack Hartman and Earl Davis
called at Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. bod
sons, Saturday.
Miles Merriett and nephew, Win
sor Chapman were in Shiloh Satur'
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall were il
Belding, Wednesday.
Saturday callers at Mrs. Ben Hall''
were: Mrs. Gilbert Huested
heir daughter. Mable and Mrs
Spencer of Belding and on Friday
Mrs. Ed. Morris.
Floyd Mikesell was in Ionia Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. j. E. Dodson attended the
Orleans Aid at the M. f. church last
Thursday
A couple of men occupying the Var
Every cottage were fishing through
the ice, Sunday, and walked away
with about twleve pounds of fish
While there is ice in the lake yet
it is getting pretty soft,
Mrs. Miles Meriett called on Mrs
Ben Hall and Mrs. Frank Hall las
Monday afternoon and on Tuesda!
afternoon on Mrs l.. J. Whitford
Mrs. Albert Rich and Mrs. Charlie
Bonoit- Mrs. Rich also called OF
Mrs Bonoit.
Mrs. j. E. Dodson and daughter
Ruth. We're IN Belding. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell and children
came to the lake, Thursday to liv'
and are occupying the Oak-Havei
cottage.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15

We hear the sweet songs Of the
robins and the other spring BIRDS.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Skillens call
ed on their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Warren, Sunday afternoon.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. K. b. Har-
mon, a 7 1-2 pound baby boy, the
mother and baby are doing nicely
They are in DR.. Hollands care.
Mr.. Warner has commenced his
SD ring work for Mr.. Will Hessler.
Mr.. Earl Hendricksen has been
spending a few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Warren.
We learn that Mrs. Geller has
gone to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Gel!er's to
visit for few weeks.
Mr.. Ferguson has moved into the
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tingley and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoppe
and son, spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Hoppough.
Charles Merkel and family have
moved on the farm formerly owned
by Milo Thornton.
A number attended the l.. I. l..
meeting given at the Piper school
house last Friday. New officers for
the ensuing month are as follows:
President, Alice Wacha; Secretary,
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15

L. J. Whitford was in Ionia. Tues
day.
Miles Merriett and Arthur Rich
were in Orleans, Monday.
Uncle Ben Hall is very busy now
a-days gathering sap and boiling IL
down. He has about twenty-five
trees.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15
OPENS Cream Buying Station

Frank Pixley has formed con-
nection with Swift & Co. of Saginaw
and has opened a cream and egg
buying station in the Orton Webster
building on West Main street. Mr..
Pixley is rather veteran at this
game and plans on handling general
produce later on and will import
peaches in large quantities.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15
Maccabee Dancing Party

The Lady Maccabees of Smyrna
will give one of their famous St.
Patrick dancing parties, Friday night
March II, at Maccabee hall. in Smyr-
ma. Bakers orchestra, of Greenville,
will furnish music. Bill $1.00 in
Guiding tax. There will be square
dances, round dances and dances for
everybody. Everybody come.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15

RAYMOND Warden. A fine program
wa 3 rendered by the children.
George Reeves, of near Smyrna,
spent Friday with his brother, John
Reeves and family: ,,
Mrs. Henry Tingley and little sons
called on Mrs. Alva Face, Tuesday.
Children entering this school the
past week were: Edith and Emma
Merkel and Ila Warden.
We have just received our new
cards. All orders filled promptly.
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The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15

"The instrument on which he played
Was in remona's workshops made,
BY great master of the past,
Ere yet was lost the art divine;
Fashioned of Maple and of pine
That in Tyrolean Forest vast
Had rocked and wrestled with the
blast;
Exquisite was it in design,
Perfect in each minutest part,
A marvel of the Lutist's art;
And in its hollow chamber, thus,
The maker from whose hands it
came
Had written his unrivalled name
Antonius Stadivarius.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15

house owned by Mr.. J. i. Norton of
Grand Rapids.
Mr., q. E. Lessiter made trip to
Grand Rapids, Monday.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends for the
acts of kindness and sympathy ex-
tended during the sickness and at
the death of our father, Peter Han
sen, also for the beautiful flowers
at the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Packard
and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Wisner
and family
The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15
Grand Concert
SKOWCAARD
The Danish Violinist

The Danish Violinist
and Alice McClung Skovgaard pianist
Program
Sonata in f Minor. +. Emil Sjogren
Alice and Axel Skovgaard
lie Deluge ............ .Emll-SaenS
Allegro from "Suite F'antastique"
80. .tNiSoiSieh
Mazurka de Concert -. .Wieniawski
Axel Skovgaard
Frolic Of the Waters $500. .Ravel
Flower Waltz from "Nutcracker
Suite" .... -. -. Granger
Alice McC,ung- -Skovgaard
Andante from Concer.o, Mendelssohn
The Guitar 80. ..... Carl Reinecke
Melodie ...... ..... Edwin Lemare
Menuet from Quintet in + Major
80. -. -. boccherlni
Indian Snake-Dance Cecil Burleigh
Axel Skovgaard
Prelude Op. 32 No. 10, Rachmaninoff
Waltz Caprice 80. 80. -. Scott
AraDesque -. .DeDu3sy
ErOtlkOn 80. OrleS
Finnish Dance 80. .... .Palmgren
Etude de Concert ...... ..... List
Alice McClung- -Skovgaard
Arrangements of Classical Compo-
sitions (selec.ed) Fritz Kreisler
Sierra Morena -. .Axel Skovgaard
Axel Skovgaard
Skovgaard is pronounced Scow-gaw
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
FLYNN DECLARES
THE INNOCENCE OF
MOONEY BILLINCS
Former u. S. Secret Service Head
Completely Exonerates Them
of Blowup.

San Francisco, March 24.-From a
startling and wholly unexpected
source has just come further and
more complete confederation OF the
innocence of Tom Mooney and War
rem K. Billings, California labor lead
ers, in the 1915 San Francisco bomb
explosion for which they have served
six years OF their lie sentence in
San Quentin prison. William J.
Flynn. former chief OF the L. s. sec
ret service, writing in the New York
Herald of his experiences with the
Department Of Justice, completely ex-
oncrates Mooney and Billings OF any
connection with the outrage and
ascribcs the crime to an alleged
group.
Mentioning the alleged leader OF
the group, Ex-Chicf Flynn asserts
positively:
I'VE know that he was in full pos
session OF all of the facts OF the San
Francisco bomb plot, Tor which Tom
Mooney and others went to jail. At
the time the outrage was perpetrated,
he was writing for one Of the numer-
Gus ephemeral newspapers he either
founded or edited. That he was more
or less informed regarding the San
Francisco affair we gathered from one
of his editorials, wherein he declared
that neither Billings, Mooney, Nolan,
Weinberg nor Rena Mooney was
guilty.
"That statement in itself was not
particularly impressive, lnasmuCh as
newspapers of the so-called capitals
tic class had said similar things about
the affair But his editorial con-
tinued to say that the preparedness
do ~ Il
San Francisco constituted "a triumph
OF shame, Of vileness, OF idleness,
treason and cowardice.
'Inasmuch as l had nothing to do
with the San Francisco affair, | am
not in d position to hold forth there
on. But this | do know, whoever did
it was we'll known to the editor and
he knew it was about to be pcrpe
trated and who was to do the actual
work."
Commenting upon Flynns belated
revelations, the Irish World, publish
ed i'll New York, declares editorially:
This testimony strengthens tie
many convincing proofs already given
of Mooney and Billings innocence Of
the crime for which they are under
going a life imprisonment. Neither
would be now behind prison bars, had
it not been that they were champions
OF organized labor. Are the labor
unions to remain inactive whilst this
glaring injustice is unredressed?
The Mooney-Billings defense com
mittee bitterly denounced Flynn's sill
ence over period of six years while
the two labor men were languiShing
in Jail for a crime he declares they
did not commit Now that he can
capitalize his revelations by offering
them for publication at a big price,
he has broken into print, the com
mittec, headed by Mrs. Rena Mooney,
Declares
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
CONSUMER PAYS
MANY TIMES COST
OF MINING COAL
Huge Profits of Operators, Added to
BY Retailers, Government
Survey Shows.

Newspapers all over the country
within the last few days published a
statement by J. d. A. Morrow, vice
president of the National Coal Asso-
citation, that he did not testify con-
ccrnnig retail prices OF coal before the
Interstate Commerce Com1ni ssion.
Mr. Morrow, however. did state that
during the seven months, April-Octo-
Der, 1921, the average cost for labor
at the mines was only $I.07 per ton,
and he substantiated this testimony
with tabulated statistics. The United
States Bureau Of Labor Statistics,
which collects and publishes the gov
crn1ncnt information on prices and
the cost OF living, states in its Month
ly Review for January, 1922, that the
average retail price OF bituminous coal
throughout the United States was in
October, 1921, between 5000 and
$Io.4I per ton, so that the fact that
the retail price amounted to over five
times the labor cost is fact, whether
it comes from Mr.. Morrow or from
the government bureau.
this average price of $Io.4I for Octo-
Der, 1921, is considerably below the
prices that have prevailed for some
time. For instance, the retail price,
according to this government bureau,
was in October, 1920, $I2.5o per ton,
and at this time the cost Of labor at
the mines was no more (and probably
little less) than it was last October,
ST it is evident that then the con-
sumner was paying at retail for his coal
more than six times as much as the
mine workers were getting for Dig
ging it out Of the ground.
The profits made by the operators
during the year 1921 were not eNces-
sively high. The National Coal AS
ISOLATION states that the average mar
gin (Which includes all taxes as well
as prohts) during the IL months was
only about 10 cents per ton, but in
the few years prior to 1921 the pro-
fits were unusual. For instance the
vice president Of the Pittsburgh Coal
Company, which sells annually from
10000 to $4,000, 900 tons, stated to
the Senate Committee on Manufac
lures in January, 1921, that the pro-
fits OF his company were between 8
and 10 cents per ton during the four
years, 1913 to 1916, inclusive, but rose
to 81 I-2 cents a toy during 1917, and
averaged over "a Cents ton during
the first eleven months of 1920. In
1917 the total cost of mine labor in
he Pittsburgh district was, according
othe Federal Trade Commission
only SI.o4 per ton, so the profits
made by this company over and above
all OF its expenses were equal to four
ffths of the total wages ofthe mime
workers.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
c. F. OF |. OFFICIAL
CERTIFICATE OUT
Convention Placard, Promoting
Friendly Merchants, Ready for
Distribution

The official certificate issued by the
Connecticut Federation of Labor in
connection with the annual Conven-
ton, to those business men who show
their friendship TO Organized Labor
through the official souvenir, is now
ready for distribution. 1t is a neatly
printed card Of two colors, with the
official seal OF the organization at the
top and therefore cannot be dupli-
Gated and issued unofficially.
While Of course it is especially
valuable to those merchants in the
city where the convention is held,
calling as it does, the attention OF the
delegates at the convention to the
fact that the merchant displaying it
has shown his friendship and is de
serving of the patronage OF the con-
vention, it is just as valuable to those
in other cities who also express their
desire to cooperate with La Dor and
enjoy its trade.
The convention will be held this
year III Stamford, from June 5 to S
inclusive, and in connection with it a
souvenir booklet, such as never issued
by the Federation before is being got
ten ready Instead of the former
crude program, the souvenir this year
will contain mass Of historical and
other information that will make it
valuable not only for the convention
days but throughout the year,
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
LIVING WAGE DENIED
EASTERN MILL LABOR

Washington, March 24.-"In New
England at the present possible wage
OF sly per week, it is necessary that
not only the father but the mother
go into the mills to support a family
in common decency," said President
Gompers on his return to A. F. of l..
headquarters from a tour through the
eastern textile section where he
spoke in behalf OF employees who are
resisting wage reductions.
with the father and mother in the
mill, the children are also in the mill,
or neglected at home or on the
street," said President Gompers. "A
20 per cent. reduction in the possible
Sly weekly wage against which the
workers are protesting would take
$40 out of each pay envelope every
week, and with it would go what little
pleasure and JOY there is in life, as
wei as some of the direct necessities
THE mill owners, not satisfied with
offering reduction in wages, are in
sisting upon lengthening the hours
from 48 to 81 per week, khlch would
mean 10 hours every work day, eX-
cept four hours on Saturday. And
this after these same workers scarce
ly more than a year ago accepted
22M per cent reduction.
ITO drag the New England textile
workers down to the southern stand
ard in order to increase dividends is
something against which the workers
Of New England will fight to the last
ditch.
Furthermore, it is a known fact
that the same financial interests that
control the southern mills also largely
control the northern mills, and to be
permitted to play one against the
other is an inhuman thing, unworthy
of our boosted Christianity"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
THE BIJOU

Another innovation from an enter
talnment standpoint comes to the
BJou the coming week when Tom
Carroll and his Musical Comedy Mer-
rymakers "Gigglc Getters" will offer
d new form Of entertainment which
might best be described as "Three- In
One" for in the hour that the musical
comedy, The Explorers" is on the
stage there is introduced d bit OF vau-
dcvllc, bit OF musical comedy, a bit
OF grand opera, bit OF burlesque and
just fash OF the legitimate the whole
making quite the most entertaining
hour of amusement that could posi-
bly, be devised. Carroll will be re-
membered by vaudeville devotees for
he has starred both in vaudeville and
III "Getting Acquainted, the big
musical comedy which toured the
country for two seasons. He is rated
as one OF the funniest Hebrew comics
on the stage, despite the fact that he
is in civil life a real 1ibernian. He
has surrounded himself with a superb
company the principals including such
well known stars as Ted Steele, Joe
Baker, Lucille Cameron, Rene Roland
and Danny Cavanaugh and the nift-
lest, prcttiest, Shapeliest and pepper
cavorted bac kof the footlights. The
Explorers" is in three scenes the first
taking place at the Hotel Wantmore,
the second d street, and the third the
big banquet scene. In connection with
the Carroll Musical Comedy company
the Bijou will offer this Sunday night
and the three days following one Of
the most likeable screen stories that
OF Sol Smith RusselPS play, "A Poor
Relation" with Will Rogers as the
star. "a Poor Relation" is still rated
on the stage as one OF the most popu-
lar comedies ever written. Will
Rogers impersonates the philosopher
inventor, Noah Vale, who cares more
about the welfare of two orphans he
has adopted than about the success OF
his Inventions AS is ofte nthe case
with impractical men his invention is
appropriated by another but the
sparkling wit that unconsciously drops
from his lips is gathered into book
form by young friend and brings
Noah Vael fame and money when all
his plans seem to have failed. AS the
kind hearted philosopher Rogers
gives an inirnitable performance. On
the same program Sunday night will
be the usual extra features including
an episode Of THE White Eagle, "
with Ruth Roland starred Tuesday
will bring the big added feature each
week of Opportunity Night with the
promise OF more laughs this Tuesday
night than any other since the Oppor-
tunity Nights started.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
NUTMEG A. c.
TO GIVE CLASSY
BOXING SHOW
Music Hall to be the Scene of Some
Very Clever Bouts Next
Monday NIGHT

Boxing will ease into the spotlight
again next Monday night at Music
Hall when the Nutmeg A. c. that
hustling downtown organization, puts
on an all-star card. The feature bout
Of the night will find Mickey Travcrs
returning to his native heath for a
bout with Willie Murphy Of Staten
Island. Murphy won doubtful de
cision over Travcrs in Lowell few
weeks ago and the local boy is anxi-
Gus to remove the blot from his
escutcheon. The scrap is booked for
IL rounds.
The main scrap is expected to be a
hot bed OF action for Travers and
Murphy are two Of the most satisfac-
tory performers now exhibiting be-
fore the New Enfland public. Travers
has lost but two bouts all season, but
in each his work was very satisfac-
tory. Murphy, on the other hand,
with great regularity, Travers and
Monday they will probably follow
makes Tor a thrilling battle.
Joe Currie will be trotted out TO the
barrier in the semi final sketch to en-
encounter frankie Young" Mack of
Hartford, a tough two-handed fighter
and as aggressive as a hungry bull
dog Curric beat Mack in a recent
bout in Meriden so the latter will
come here to do the same as Tray
ers will to Murphy-attempt to even
up the score. This number is billed
for eight rounds.
Fireworks will probably develop in
the preliminary encounter between
George Proto Of this city and George
Lynch Of Meriden. Lynch has yet to
be tagged with defeat in a profession
al bout In Proto he will meet Just
the type OF battler who will make him
hustle Proto is working hard to be
in the best physical shape possible.
Jimmy Calvin Of Waterbury will
referee and Jack Maher will do the
announcing.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
RAILROADS
CONTINUED from Page One.

Furthermore, these railroad officials
are educating their employees in meth
DDS of violating the law and disrc-
garding decisions of this board,
There is nothing to be gained by
this board fixing wage scales If the
carriers are permitted to haunt any
schedule so established by transfer
ring the same work to private con-
tractors or dummy concerns Of their
own"
Mr.. Hooper again stated that this
was still an undecided question be-
fore the board, therefore was not ger
name to the present hearing. 1T
will be definitely answered by the
board in due time" said he.
Before entering into a formal pres
entation, Mr. Jewell said he wanted
TO establish the fact that proper nego-
tiations had not been conducted by
the carriers. He cited particularly
the Wabash, Missouri Pacific, Chica-
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and the
Pere Marquette as carriers which had
not held negotiations on their pro-
filing ex parte submissions with the
board and asked that these cases be
remanded.
The chairman stated that the point
raised would be considered along
with other evidence presented,
I'VE are endeavoring to get the
naked facts before this board in order
to be helpful in carrying out the pro-
visions of the transportation act" in
sisted Mr.. Jewell.
Yes, and the carrier representa-
tives here are throwing out smoke
screen to hide their bad faith inter
jeced J. A. Franklin, presiden Of the
Boilermakers. LET us lay all the
cards on the table and look at them
face up"
John G.. Walbcr, representing the
eastern roads, wanted to know if the
other classes of employees were going
to follow the shop crafts in protest
ing that proper negotiations had not
been held.
Their representatives are here and
can speak for themselves" replied Mr..
Jewell.
In turn the chief executives or their
representatives arose and answered
that such was their purpose. These
included the Clerks, Signalmen, Fire
men and Oilers, Photographers, Main
tenance Of Way, and Dispatchers.
Under a ruling of the board on
order of business, wages of the six
mechanical shop crafts were first
taken up, and the carriers heard on
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
BRISTOL CITIZENS
DEMAND PROBE OF
WAGE REDUCTION
Petition Council to Investigate Waste
on High School by Unskllled
Help.

Bristol, March 24-The meeting OF
the city council Tuesday night was
featured by the presentation OF
petition signed by about 80 citizens
urging the council to appoint a com
mittee to investigate conditions eA-
isting in the construction OF the new
high school, those signing the petition
being OF the opinion, so they Salu III
the statement that preceded their sig
natures, that money was beng vast
ed, and the progress OF the building
seriously retarded by unskllled labor
AS told in the Labor News last week
the skilled union carpenters quit
when their wages were cut to IS cents
without warning. The petition was
sent in, it was said, as d result OF the
walkout Of the members OF the car
penters union a short time ago, re-
fusing to work following the posting
of notice that their wages were TO
be reduced AS the wage scale did
not coincide with the union scale, the
carpenters refused to work, the union
scale being 81, and the new scale as
put in force at the high school beng
So, ST a day less. The petition as
turned over to City Clerk Thomas b.
Steele reads:
TO the Honorable Mayor and
Council of the City Of Bristol: We,
the undersigned citizens and tax
payers of Bristol, respectfully Petl-
ton and request your honorable
body to appoint committee to IN
vestigate the conditions existing IN
the construction OF the new high
school building.
1--WE believe that much money is
being wasted, and the progress OF the
building seriously retarded, by the
employment of -unskilled and lncom-
petent men to do the carpenter
work; and that a large amount OF
money can be saved in the cost, as
we'll as much time in the compile
ton of the construction Of this much
needed and important public build
ing, by employing skilled, competent
and efficient carpenters TO do the
carpenter work, rather than by hlr-
ing handy men and common labor
ers to do the work OF skilled me-
chanics."
The petition was a big surprise to
the members of the council lnaslnuch
as they had no intimation that any
money was being wasted at the high
school, and this part OF the petition
was vigorously denied by those who
have the construction OF the school
in charge. 1t is the claim OF the sign
ers to the petition that the carpen-
tering work is not being done by ct
fcient men, and that those who are
now engaged in doing the carpen-
tering work should be discharged,
and efficient men placed on the jobs.
The merits and dement's of the mat
ter became a question among the
councilmen, none OF whom showed
any inclination to serve upon any
committee which might be appointed
by Mayor John F. Wade.
Several union men. were at the
meeting to see how the members OF
the council took the petition, being
interested because union men were
given a reduction in pay which did
not correspond to the wages paid
like contracts in the city. On the
other hand, those in charge Of the
school said that wages on all jobs
were being lowered, not only among
tradesmen, but in factories and other
places. The petition was referred to
the high school committee