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The Washington herald., 1922-06-27

term. is opposed
~ Mrs. Peter Ole
son, Democrat.
the nrst woman
20 make the race
'or a L. S. Senate
seat.
A lawyer by
profession Kel-
ogg stepped into
the limelight by
Gis vigorous
prosecution OF the
Federal dissolu p
tion suits against
the Standard OIL
: o m p an ~. the
"sper trust and
the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
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OTHER PEOPLES VIEWS CURRENT INTEREST Ass-

comnuninat.oni Will nat be re-
turned unless specific request for suca
return Is made and stamps iaclosed.
letter. skould Be typewritt.n when
ever possible. commu uniostions eI.
tremely difficult to read will rot b
considered. No communication lr.sd
with fctitiols names Will be ui -.
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regsrdant sinister, allie proper &
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strictlie. y thys blade is noe folles
| bauble.
writ by Amyas de la Tete.
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The Washington herald., 1922-06-27
SCORES FAILURE
TO CURB TRUSTS

1T is idle to close our eyes to
situation So acute as the antitrust
problem is and has been for years"
said Samuel Untermever nationally
The Washington herald., 1922-06-27

Denied even the crow's-pest on battle
ship, wherein to lay her eggs, the Dove of
Peace, frightened by the thunder of European
guns, IS up against the housing proposition
right
The Washington herald., 1922-06-27

at hand on all sides. but no one is
Interested to deal with these
criminal conspiracies that are
r,ainly responsible for the mainten-
anee of the high cost of living"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-27

Henry Levy, two years old, of New York
city, fell from third story window and landed
plump in postman's leather bag Special
delivery male with vengeance.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-27

When Miss Democracy opens her cup
hoard later on, she may find that there is a
bonus to pick.
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The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
DEATH OF: AN
OLD ASSOCIATE
To- PROVE FATAL
FORMER LOCAL HOTEL MAN is
NEAR DEATH AT HOME IN
TUSCON, ARIZONA

Friends of Thomas Bracken, sr.,
for many years clerk and later on,
manager of the Hotel Belding, in
this city, will learn with deep regret
that he is hopelessly i'll at his home,
924 N. Sixth Ave, Tuscon, Arizona,
and news of his cath is momentar-
.ly expected by his son, Thomas
Bracken, jr., at present manager OF
the hotel.
Mr.. Bracken came here 35 years
ago, with the late w. p. Hethering-
ton, who opened the Hotel Belding
and managed it for about thirty
years. During all these years Mr..
Bracken served as clerk and a
strong friendship existed between
the two men. A year after Mr..
Hetherington gave up the manage
ment of the hotel, Mr.. Bracken was
given the position and about two
years ago he left here, on account of
lis wife's health and went to Tuscon,
Arizona, where he has been employ
ed in hotel in the capacity as clerk.
Mrs. Bracken's health has been
improving and although their hearts
and home were here in Belding, the
fact that her health was bettered by
Int hIlLOUd hCPS SiNhi i'a
the west.
When the news Of Mr.. Hethering-
toons death reached Mr.. Bracken, it
came as a blow to him and he col
lapsed and was taken to his home,
where his condition has continually
grown worse and a telegram, from
Miss Ann Bracken, who left for her
fathers bedside last week, was to
the effect that Mr.. Bracken's condi-
ton was hopeless, but that her moth
er was bearing up wonj erfully.
While the latest news is to the ef-
feet that our good old friend is very
weak and his case is hopeless, his
many friends in this city are of the
kind who will not out hoping and
praying that a change for the better
may take place and that he may re-
cover his former good headth and be
spared the pleasure of many years
more of life, which he so richly de-
serves.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
MAKE ARRESTS
FOR DRIVING ON
OLD LICENSES
LOCAL POLICE OFFICER GETS
TWO DRIVERS FOR LICENSE
LAW VIOLATIONS

Local police officer Elmer<E. Cook
made two arrests last week in
which automobile nrivers were
charged with having operated mo-
tor vehicle without a 1922 License
and on being arraigned in the JUS
tice court to which they were TAX
en-, plead guzty. paid nominal fines
AMI costs and after promising to dis
play 1922 license plates before doing
any more driving, were released.
C. M. LOOMS, farmer, who lives
just this side of the Wabasis hill,
was the first man to be picked up
and he was taken to Justice Rfed's
court. Loomis' case came up3 on
Thursday, January 19. an he plead
guilty and was assessed fine of
$500 and costs which amounted in
all to 1925.
Miles Shorty Merriett, popular
proprietor of a boat livery at Long
lake, had already secured his 1922
plates but he had not got around to
showing them when Police officer
Cook hailed him into court for driv-
ing without the red and white plates
When arraigned before Justice Lap
ham, Shorty plead guilty to the
charge and for some reason or other
it cost him just two bits more for the
same offense against the law than it
did Loomis in Justice Reeds court,
Merriett's fine and costs coming to
$3.50.
Another case VIII ch was ground
thru the local justice mill recently
was that of George c. Westcott, who
was arrested, charged with being
Disortlerly. The complaint was
sworn to by Harry c. Robinson, pro-
prietor of the Natioal Hotel. West.
colt, it is alleged, presented an order
signed by his foreman in one of the
local factories in which the foreman
agreed to go good for Westcott's
board. 1t turned out to be a forg-
cry and the complaint was made. In
view of the seriousness of a forg-
cry offense and the sentence carried
with it and also because Westcott
has heretofore carried a good reputa-
tion, the lesser crime was charged.
Not having any money with which to
pay a fine, Westcott drew 20 days in
the county Jail at Ionia.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
South Side Mothers Club

The members of the South SiCe
Mothers Club met Tuesday, January
II at $3.50 in the End ward building
for their regular meeting. There
was very good attendance. The
mothers were deeply interested in an
account of the work being done. AS
result of this interest the club
planned bake good sale to be held
at the Belding Hat Shoppe on Satur-
day afternoon, January 21st. The
baked goods sale being held on that
date proved a great success. Mrs.
B. F. Brown read "What we owe to
Posterity", by Mable Irwin; and she
read in such a keen vein that her
hearers could visualize the wonder
full thought wrought in the stanza.
Other members on the program
which were appreciated was a ques-
tion box by the club, which proved
to be of much value. A poem "Now
/ lay me down to sleep" was very
emphatically read by Miss Lucille
Sutphen and Miss Ruth Skinner ia
vored the club with violin solo
"Sextet from Lucia" by Donizetti.
The next meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 21st at $3.50 in
the 2nd ward building.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
MUSIC PUPILS GIVE
A FINE RECITAL

The following program given by
the pupils of Miss Martha Rosek al
an informal recital was much enjoy
ed by the parents and friends of the
pupils.
In Lilac Time-Enge!man-Lila
Stanton, Geraldine Orser.
Petite EtuGe - Kern Francis
Gas.
Festival Procession - Concome-
Vincent Honson, Hilda Honson.
F,antasie In F Major-Virgil-
Ruthel Kelley.
zo-Read-Neta McVicar
Gavotte-Brounoff- Knight
Bruce Knight.
song-From Old Airs-Richard
Rummler.
Dance HumoreseQue = Berwald-
Geraldine Orser
Dancing Waves-Lawson Carmen
Driese.
Violin, Observation-Disclosures
Honson.
Piano-M. Rosek.
LegEo Melody-Woodman Rich
ard Rumm!er.
Etu'e Bhllante- Sewell - Helen
Wilson.
Simplette-W -Wachs-Cora Richards,
M. Rosek.
Fifth Blind Harper-virgil-Eu-
nice Knight.
Marcia Maestivole - Mcdonald =
Margaret Dicken.
Dance Caprice-Heins-- Mary En-
gemann.
Under The Mistletoe-Engelman-
Lila Stanton, Geraldine Orser.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
TOM MIX DUE IN HIS
LATEST FOX WESTERN"

Tom Mix is announced by the
Empress Theatre as the attraction
at that house for next Wednesday,
He is to appear in his latest Fox
picture, Western, entitled "The
Big Town Round Up" of which Will
liam Mcleod Racine, the noted fic-
Zionist is the author.
According to report, Mix has here
a story which keeps him at concert
pitch from start to finish. In fact
1T is declared that for speedy and
sensational action it never has been
surpassed by any photoplay in this
lively stars long list of successes.
That statement certainly sets a
pace calculated to interest anyone
who has seen NIX on the screen in
a Fox production.
Mix so often has made a new re-
cord in daring deeds and impossible
stunts after he had apparently reach
ed the limit, that nothing is now
likely to surprise his army of ad-
mirers. But all who are strangers
to his work might well carry shock
absorbers with them to the theatre.
For he simply can't help doing the
things which thrill in the nth de-
gree
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
UNLAWFUL TO TAKE
BASS WITH SET
LINES THRU ICE
LOCAL DEPUTY GETS RULING
FROM STATE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSERVATION

Ware O. the fish warden, for if
you have been in the habit of going
out on some favorite lake and chop
ping a dozen holes in the ice and set
ting lines to catch bass, the practice
must be stopped for Game and Fish
Warden Charles Waite has just re-
ceived a letter from the department
of conservation that in order for
bass to be caught legally through
the ice, the fisherman must be hold
ing the line in his hand. Set lines
are all right for other fish, but bass
ere protected against this way of
being taken.
The letter which Mr.. Waite receiv-
ed was as follows:
January 3, 1922.
Mr.. Chas. Waite,
Belding, Mich.
Dear Sir.
In reply to query in your let
ter of January 2iYI you'd ADVISE
that it is unlawful fsoNJ.ke bass thru
the ice by the use of lee lines, or set
lines, and these fish so taken should
be returned to the water.
There is no prohibition, however,
against the taking of bass through
the ice with hook and line held in the
hand.
Yours very truly,
John Baird, Director.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
Knitting Mill Expands

The Grand Rapids Knitting Mills,
located on Garden street in Grand
Rapids, is offering a limited number
of shares of no par value common
stock, to conservative investors.
This company, manufacturing mems
underwear, is necessitate5, by reason
of unusual good bus ness conditions,
TO increase is output materially and
are raising additional capital which
will be expended in building and
equipment cost. The company is on
a sound financial bass having no ac-
cumulated debts to retire such as
preferred stock, bones, or mort
cages. Every additional dollar go
ing into the business is a hundred
cents working force producing
profitable product of public necessi-
ty. The management is in capable
hands and the directors are all men
who have been identified with sue
cessful industries in Grand Rapids
for many years. The full page ad-
vertisement in this issue gives an an
alysis of this mills BUSINESS. Sew
eral men, prominent in Belding bus
mess circles, have become stock
holders in this concern and Mr.. A.
E. Wurzburg who is representing the
mills, is staying at the Belding Ho-
tel for few days and will be glad
to explain the financing and other
matters to any person Interested
Adv.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
LOCAL PEOPLE ELECTED
TO GRANGE OFFICES

At the meeting Of Ionia Co. Pomo-
ma Grange No. 16 held in the court
house the following officers were
elected for term of two years:
Master, Herbert Powell, Ronald.
Overseer, Mark II. Brown, Relding
Lecturer, Mrs. Jennie Martin, Rom
aid.
Steward, l.. Monroe, Portland.
Asst Steward, VIM. Rosevere, Sc
bewa.
Chaplain, Mrs. Ola Higbee. Ban
ner Grange.
Treasurer, P. C. Freeman, S. Bos-
ton, reelected.
Sec, Mrs. Mary E. II. Coville, Bel
ding, reelected.
Gate Keeper, Edd Higbee, Banner
Grange.
Ceres, Mrs. May B. Lyon, Lake
Odessa.
Pomona, Mrs. Carrie Monroe, Port
lapT.
Flora, Mrs. Myrtle Taylor, Berlin
Center.
L. A. S., Mrs. Minnie Pinckney,
Keene.
Mark Brown, of this city, who was
a delegate to the state convention,
gave his report. In the discussion
which followed it was brought out
that more time should be given over
to the study of the income question.
The state income tax was strongly
urged.
1t is planned to hold the next meet
ing and installation of officers in this
city.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
w. R. C. ELECT AND
START WELFARE SOCIETY

The members of the Womens Re-
lief Corps, No. 175 and the Dan S.
Root Post No. 176 and the sons and
Daughters of Veterans met at their
lodge rooms, on January 7th, 1922,
at the G.. A. r. hall for the purpose
of install.n their officers for the
year 1922.
Major F. r. Chase was the install
ling officer and the following were
elected:
President-Mrs. Blanch Eckler.
Senior Vice e-PresECarrie Choate.
Junior Vice-Pres.-Ruth Davis.
Secretary-Maggie Rich.
Treasurer-Mae Little.
aplain-Anna Cowles.
Conductor-Ida Thomas.
GuarC-Letitica Currie.
Asst. Conductor-Melissa Cobb.
Asst. Guard-Mary Ann Anderson
Patriotic Instructor-Mary +. II.
Coville.
Press Correspondent-Anna Cow
les.
1st Color Bearer-M Mathilda Hee-
ther.
2nd Color Bearer-Gladys Hee-
3rd Color Bearer-Winnie Kem-
pher.
4th Color Bearer-Elizabeth Cav
erly.
At the last meeting of the Wo-
mems Relief Corps at the G. A. R.
hall on Saturday, January 81, 1922.
The ladies organized a Welfare So
cety which will be known by the
title of the Willing Workers, to help
to relieve the poor and needy of our
city. Garments will be made for
those in need at our Aid Meetings
and we shall be glad of any informa-
tion in regards as to whom need this
assistance and also for any assist
ance for other sources, any one in
terested please call phone No: 233.
The first meeting of the Willing
Workers will be held at Melissa
Cobb's residence, Tuesday p. M, Jan
uary oath, all members are request
ed to be present.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
.|LL|NGWORTH CON-
CERT COMPANY A
GENUINE TREAT
PEOPLE FAIL TO APPRECIATE
WORTH OF ATTRACTION. BUT
SMALL AUDIENCE PRESENT

The Illingworth Concert Company
made its initial appearance in Bel
ding Monday night at the Opera
house. This company gave an Eng
hsh entertainment in just the same
way as given before a London au-
dience. 1t proved livery interesting
and enjoyable and many a hearty
laugh was enjoyed by the rather
small audience in attendance.
The program opened in very
novel way. The pianist. Mr.. Her
bert Goode, appeared first and intro
duced himself by means of short
piano introduction. At just the prop
er time Miss Elsie Illingworth, vo-
cal soloist and director of the COM
pany, made her appearance introduc-
ing herself and the remaining mem,
bers of the company in song in
which she told us they were all from
'T,ondon Town. Miss Mollie Sey-
mour, violinist, was the next to APP
pear playing an accompaniment to
the song. Miss Nellie Norway, bell
ringer, then appeared and blended
the bells in with the accompaniment.
At the entrance of Mr.. John Nestor,
impersonator, there was a pause IN
the music. allowing Mr.. Nestor to
give a few short character sketches
after which the entire company JOIN
ed in finishing this Introductory num-
Der.
Each member proved himself an
was as follows;
Quartet, Barcarolle, from Tale of
Hoffman, by Offenbach, Miss Hing
SpUnnnlIr
Mr. Goode.
Violin solo, Cavatina, by Raft,
Scotch Airs introducing the bag
pipes, Miss .Mollie Seymour. :,
Vocal solo, songs from Vauxhail
Way. by Oliver, Nobody's Coming to
Marry Me, Traditional Folk Song
Come to the Fair, by Elizabeth Mar
tin. Miss Elsie Illingworth.
Bell solo, Lost Chord, Sullivan,
Passed by Your Window, Brake, Miss
Nellie Norway.
Character representations from
Dickens, Mr.. John Nestor.
Pianoforte solo, Caprice Viennois
Kreisler, Mr.. Herbert Goode.
Light Comedy Reading, Little
Mary Faucet, Whitty.
Song, duet, Hatfield Bells, Miss
Illingworth and Miss Seymour.
Duet, violin and bells, Parted, Tos-
ii, Miss Seymour and Miss Norway.
Quartet, Vale, Kennedy Russell,
Arr. by Herbert Goode, Miss Hing
worth, Miss Norway Miss Seymour
and Mr.. Nestor.
Mirth and Mimicry, Mr.. John Mes
tor.
A Finale was given by the entire
company closing the program in the
same clever and attractive way ir
which it was opened.
On March II, Skovgaard, Danish
Violinst will give concert here un'
er the auspices of the Belding High
School. Mr.. Skovgaard is re-
nowned violinist and a thorough ar
tist. This concert promises to be
very fine one.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
H. S. STUDENTS
MAKE MERRY At
M|O.yEAR PARTY
REAL CARNIVAL OF ENJOY
MENT WHEN CLASSES CON-
PETE WITH PROGRAMS

The MiG-Year party of the Bel
ding High school which was held at
Hubbell hall, Thursday evening was
a great success. Nearly all the
High school students were present
which helped to make the affair a
success and everyone had good time
Among the evenings activities were
dancing, games, singing and relay
race in which each class had ten
boys and ten girls entered; the jun
iors won the race. John Wheeler's
snappy four piece orchestra furnish
ed the music for the dance.
Each class put on a fine program.
There were three judges selected
from outside the school to decide
which class had the best program. In
the contest the Sophomores won first
place, the Seniors second, Juniors
third and the Freshmen came fourth
The Sophomore program was as
follows: LYLE Engef, as Mf.. Gray,
speech and announcements; Harold
Coon as Coach Stevens, in a speech
which was short but sweet; Harriet
Conner and Glen Spencer as POGO
hontas and Capt John Smith; Alice
Sontag as Martha Washington
George was absent; John Wheeler
and Mabel Brown as John Alden
and Priscilla; Perry Define as
Woodrow Wilson; Leora Darling as
the Statue of Liberty and Charles
Elg as President Harding.
The Seniors are intending to buy
a phonograph with the proceeds of
the Senior play which is to be stag
ed in the local opera house on Fri
day, March 3. The phonograph is
to be given as memorial to the
Musical Appreciation class "A num-
Der of recorCs are to be given with it
and a number of them were illus
trated in the Thursday night pro-
gram. A few of the members on
the senior program were: Fritz
Kreisler as "An Agent for Insect
Powder, impersonated by Gertrude
Wicks; "My Uncles Farm, comic
dialogue by Fuller Dorr and Allen
Shurte; "a Little of the Sunny
South, Roy McKiddie and his ban
jo.
The Junior program consisted of
the marathon of a ghost story from
an old southern Save owner to his
negro slave, Ned Lansbertson TAX
ing the part of the slave, Henry
Johnson the ghost and Richard Haw-
lew took the part of the slave driv-
er. In addition to this the Juniors
also presented "A Fashion Show of
1927. If they have correctly pro-
phesied, the sweet girl graduates of
that time can ressurect their mother
and grand mothers party dresses of
30 to 80 years ago and come out in
the height of style.
The Freshmen made considerable
more noise than music in their pro-
gram. They had a four-piece or
chestra, Greet from Hawaii on their
first farewell tour through America
and Africa.
After the close of the numbers on
the programs the orchestra furnish
ed music for the dancers until about
one o'clock.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
MAKING PROGRESS AT
SILVER BEACH RESORT

Lincoln Lake Silver Beach Resort
is rapidly beginning to take the first
steps towards becoming modern
summer resort.
We were up there Saturday and
were surprised at the short distance
it lies from here, as it was less than
As minutes drive, and surprised at
what an Neal spot and agreeable
layout it is for summer resort.
The first cottage is already up and
nearing completion, and a gang of
men are busy clearing out the trees
for the streets and drives. We be-
lieve it VIII become hustling, pop
ular resort before its first summer
is over.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
Autos In Collision

A car drived by Alton Spencer,
bumped into the rear of DR.. Quits
sedan Wednesday noon as the physi-
clan stopped in front of his home
on S. Bridge street. Spencer was
following close to the doctors car
and rather than hit the car and being
unable to get by on account of wa
gon loaded with ice coming from the
south, which occupied the center OF
the road, he sent his car up on the
curb. the rear end. however, slurre1
and bumped into the sedan. Damag-
es were slight.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
FLYER Killed Man Tuesday

The Pere Marquette train due here
at 2:37 Tuesday afternoon was con-
siderable late in arriving due to the
fact that they struck an automobile
at the East Paris crossing and
killed one of the two occupants
of the car. Archie Heintzelman, who
was riding home with Gaylord Cor
son. in the latter's automobile. The
train completely demolished the au-
tomobile and carried the two men
and wreckage for about quarter
of a mile. When it stopped, Corson
wriggled himself out. unhurt and
assisted trainmen in getting the body
Of his companion off the engine.
Heintzleman died about an hour lat
er at Grand Rapids hospital. Frank
Joslin was among the local people
who were on the train and reviewed
the wreckage and accident.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
Residence Damaged BY Fire

While on his way home to dinner,
Friday, Ben Friedly was much sur
prised when he noticed smoke COM
ing out Of the roof of the home of
Theodore Blassen, GIT Alderman st.
Mr.. FREELY Immediately turned in
the alarm and in few minutes the
department was there ready for bus
mess. The roof of the front gable
was badly burned. But to the rest
of the building the damage was
small. The cause of the fire is not
really known, but it is generally
supposed that it was caused by the
electric wiring. Mr.. Blassen, who
has been i'll for some time was quite
shaken by the excitement of the
fire. The loss is fully covered by
insurance.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
l.. l.. f. G.. Meeting

At a meeting of the Ladies Liter
ary Exchange club. held Thursday
afternoon, January 10th, at the home
of Mrs. w. ]. Rookie, most excel
lent program was rendered, as fol-
lows: Reading of the Declaration of
Independence and Preamble, Mrs.
Donovan; History of the Constitution
of the United States, Mrs. Barnes;
The Amendments to the Constitution
and the conditions under which they
were adopted, Mrs. Chas. Lambert
son; The story of Betsy Ross and the
flag, Edna Wise; Reading, Independ-
ence Bell, Mrs. Ballard; America,
sung by club. The next meeting of
the club will be held at the home of
Mrs. H. w. Vincent, Thursday, Feb
ruary End.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-01-25
Band Bows Plan Concert

The members of the Belding Band
az planning on big concert to be
given in this city at some date in
the near future. They have been
practicing regularly of late and plan
on giving a real worthwhile concert
which should receive LIBERAL support
from the people.