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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-11
NORTH HOOSICK.

Mrs Williams and baby are very
sick.
George Russell is working two teams
improving the road near the power
house. He has several hands at work
widening the road through rock.
Mr. Remington and John Brown of
Clay Hill are working in Stevens and
Tbompson's mill.
Mrs Cathcart was called to Hoosick
Corners by sickness in her sisters fam
lily.
Mrs Hall of South SALISBURY spent
Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs
Brooks
Miss Minnie Eldred, who has bsen
confined to the house long time, is
able to ride out aud spent day with
her cousin, Mrs Minnie Tucker last
week.
John Barnett who has been on the
sick list is now out around as usual
Mr. Deming preached at the M. E.
church, Sunday, Dec. 9Th He is a
member of the Anti Saloon associs-
tiou.
The town is taking down the Gov
cred bridge which spans the White
Greek near its junction with the Wal
loomsa; and is intending to put in an
iron one l4O feet long in its place,
The old bridge has been used for about
GO years.
Mr. and Mrs Sisson who have been
visiting their daughter, wife Of Rev
Mr. Potter, have returned to their home
in Massachusetts,
There was a dance and rattle at the
Hathaway house recently.
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NEW YORK, Dee. 1l.-SOmewhere
in New York old Macmillan Hershel
left between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000
in securities, besides the $950000 al
ready discovered in safe deposit vaults.
Mrs. Bella Georgi and the other heirs
have organized thorough search for
them in the vaults of banks, trust com
panies and safe repositories all through
the city. In his dying moments the old
man tried to disclose the location Of
this wealth. He succeeded only in stat
ing the fact that it exists, He had
elung to his secret too long; his strength
ff led
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Referee, Fauley; Umpire, Wilbour;
Timekeepers, Fauly and Sears;
Trainer, Newton; Score B. B. BIS
Cambridge-S.
We copy the above from another
paper. Cambridge:-A contest was
had last night in Beach's Hall be-
tween the Cambridge basket ball team
and the Salem team. After the close
of the game the second FIVE played the
Bennington team.
The game between the United Five,
Hooick Falls and the Y. NJ. c. A. sche-
duled for tonight has been cancelled.
Two of the team are on the jury In the
Rogers case and two are on the sick
list.
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Say securities Merger Was Lawful.

Say Securities Merger Was Lawful.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-A brief in
behalf of Messrs. j. Pierpont Morgan,
Robert Bacon and Daniel s. Lamont,
appellants, with others, in the case of
the United States versus the Northern
Securities company has been filed in
the United States supreme court by At
torneys Francis Lynde Stetson and Da-
vid Wilcox. They claim that the 50
called merger was entirely lawful and
say: These transactions have consisted
merely in the organization of lawful
corporation of New Jersey and in the
sale to and purchase by it of property
lawfully salable. All acts done in rela-
ton to the organization of the Northern
Securities company and to the purchase
by 1t Of the shares of stock Of the rail-
way companies and to the sale thereof
by the owners were expressly author
lied by law"
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BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Mrs J, Ed Walbrldge will leave the
first of the week to make visit of
some length to her daughter Mrs H.
C. Harmon in Bainbridge Ohio.
A new edition of the constitution
and grand statutes of the Domain of
Vermont, Knights of Pythias, has
Just been issued. 1t was edited and
issued under the direction of H. L.
Stillson.
DIR and Mrs L. L. Fillmore have
gone to southern California to spend
the winter there. ItGould not be sur
prising If he finally located there as
he has two brothers that have been
there for years: This climate does
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CInimed 100000, Got s1bo.

WATERBURY,. Conn.,, Dec. 1.-THE
jury in the case Of G. w Cairns Of
Boston versus F. p. McEvoy Of this
city has returned a verdict awarding
the plaintiff $3.50 damages. Cairns
brought the suit for, $4,000 for false
imprisonment and SANDER. McEvoy
traded his bicycle buslness'in this city
for twelve building lots in Woburn,
Mass, with Cairns, afterward claim
ing that he was bunkoed, and had
Cairns arrested.
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NEW YORK. Dec 10.-Plans on a
large scale are being prepared for q
museum of security" which is pro
jected by the American Institute of So
cial Service. This institution, for which
an effort will be made to raise an en-
dowment of at least S1,000,000 is in
tended for the purpose of practically
demonstrating the various devices for
preventing accidents in the dangerous
occupations in which mankind Is en-
gagged. There is in Amsterdam an in
stitution modelled on the same lines.
and it has proved to be of great prac-
tical value
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JUMPED THE
QUARANTINE
Ran Away From the Lumber
Camps in Somerset.
IN WORSE FIX NOW
Shut Up in Detention HOSpita
Here Lest They Have
Small Pox.
IN WORSE FIX NOW

VIM Myers and three other lumber
men who worked in the Somerset log
ging camps quarantined for small
pox jumped quarantine yesterday and
came to Bennington.
They we're Immediately arrested and
instead of getting out of trouble are
in worse than ever.
They we're taken before Judge Bates
who ordered them vaccinated and
held in custody until it is seen whether
they come down with smallpox.
They will have a chance to enjoy the
hospitality of the detention hospital
in the meantime.
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was with her
All three sat down on the stone wall,
on which two days later, Rogers dead
body was to be laid to dry off.
As Perham tells it, "She says to Mr.
Rogers, Let's sit down on the ground
beside the WALL. She says, Mr. Rog-
ers, you stand up, this don't sit
right. -
She stood up and spread Perham's
overcoat on the ground, then they sat
down again. Rogers lay with his head
in bis wife's lap, while she let her
hand rest on his forehead. She talked
with him about his work and his
health.
The following is from Perham's tes-
timoDy
Shs says to me, Stella Bates did
some tricks today with rope. Leon,
let me take the rope. So gave her
the rope.
"She says to Rogers, Let me take
your hands. She took his hands and
tied them behind him and the first
time she didn't make it work nor the
second time.
"She says, You take the rope and tie
it, so tied it. -
1t is supposed that Mrs Rogers then
began to pour chloroform onto her
handkerchief
To return to Perham's statement
"He says, while was tying the rope,
Mrs Rogers, what are you doing9'
She says, Nothing. Chloroform
smelled pretty bad. He smelled it too.
So kept On tying the rope
"She handed the chloroform to me,
but | shook my head and told her /
didu't want it. She held it under my
nose pretty close.
"6he put hor hand on his forehead
and held the handkerchief under his
nose. As soon as she put ber hand
kerchief under his nose, he said to
stop. She said to hold him. did
for about twenty minutes and then
he was dead.
She took the bottle Of chloroform
and laid it down.
"She says, you have got to take
the jack-knife out and cut the rope
and get it off his hands
Says she, You take and roll him in
to the river and cover him up so that
no one could sse his clothes.
This question was asked:
"Did you take bitO and roll him in
to the riveF?"
"Yes sir, answered Perham.
"Did any one tell you to get the
rope?" was another question. 4
"Yes SIR" was the response.
"Who?"
MRS Rogers ~
'Oid she tell you what to get iti
for?"
eyes sir, to tie his bands. -
"Who took the chloroform bottle to
the river, where he was killed."
"Mrs Rogers. "
Mrs Rogers put ber husbands hat
with a note pinned TO it on the tree
where it was found.
Here Perbam testified thar be could
read and write very little.
Perham and Mrs Rogers, according
to the formers testimony, returned
home about 1890. The rope was
N MRS Rug
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digests allclasses Of food, tones and
strengthens the stomach ard digestive
organs. Cures dyspepsia, indigestion,
stomach troubles, ana makes rich red
blood, health and strength. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure rebuilds Wornout tis
sues, purities, strengthens and sweet
ems the stomach. Gorefnor G. w. At
kinsop of W. Va, says, II have used
a number Of bottles Of Kodol Dyspep
sia Cure and have found IL to be veTy
effective and indeed a powerful rem
edy for stomach ailments. | pecnm e
mend it to my friends " Sold by b.
a. QuinlSn-
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COIored student at Harvard a Thief


BOSTON, Dec. 10.-Against Clarence
Lee, young negro who is held in S5,-
600 bail by United States commits
siOner, are charges of having fraudu-
lently obtained Harvard Yale football
tickets from the mails and Of having
robbed Harvard students of more than
$1,000 worth of jewelry and clothing.
In his room in the south end heaps Of
clothing, watches, scarfpins and rings,
which have been identified by students
as their property, We're found by the
police. Lee took postgraduate course
at Harvard and it is asserted that he
passed his spare time in stealing from
the dormitories and from the Hemen-
way gymnasium.
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The feature of yesterday afternoon
and today in the trial of Mrs Mable
Rogers has been the complete CON
fession of Leon Perham, who says
that he helped Mrs Rogers kill her
husband.
His appearance caused a sensation
and the defense objected vigorously
TO his testimony being received
Having been instructed by Judge
Watson as to his rights and knowing
that his testimony could be used
against him at his own trial, he seem
irgly told all he knew about the mur-
der.
He seemed somewhat dazed and at
first appeared to little understand the
questions asked him by Mr. Barber.
Having told of his first meeting with
Mrs Rogers, and of her boarding at
his home, he went on to the time when
she first spoke of doing away with her
husband, Marcus Rogers.
She asked himto get team and drive
her to Hoosick Corners where she
wanted "to make date with a man."
as Perham put it. She said he had
an insurance policy and that she
wanted to get rid OF him in order to
get the insurance money.
Perham hired the rig but did not ac-
company Mrs Rogers to the Corners
where Marcus was working
Evidently at this time Mrs Rogers
persuaded her husband to meet her in
Bennington.
She persuaded Perham to help her
in carving out her plans and on the
afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. IL 1902,
they met Marcus Rogers at the Spauld-
ing house on East Main st where Miss
Stella Bates, who is also accused of
completely, was then living.
Perham and Mrs Rogers talked their
schemes over. that evening.
Perham went to bed about 8 30. An
hour later Mrs Rogers csLe into bic
room, wskened him and said, "Are
you ready to goY" Perham, however,
fell asleep and again shu aroused him.
Sitting on the side of his bed, she pro-
duced bottle Of chloroiorm. As Per-
ban tells it, Mrs Rogers said, "stella
Bates got this down at Hoosick Cor.
ners the other day.
Perham dressed and they went down
stairs together and out the back door,
both in their stocking feet.
Mrs Rogers said "Sit down, don't
be in hurry" They prt on their
shoes and sat there about twenty min
utes.
Then" to use Perham's words,
''she tied the door to q nail on the
house to keep the door shut"
They went from Perhau's house,
which was 90 the north end of Stafford
street to County street, thence to Grove
street, thence to Morgan grove, where
they entered path.
To quote the witness, She says,
we're OF the wrong path. She went
ahead and says, Follow ma.
They took the path leading toward
the southwest corner of Morgan's lot
near the bridge.
R gers had not yet arrived to keep
his date. P rham and Mrs Rogers, sat
on the stone wall, waiting for bin.
After a half Tour had passed, Mrs
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Notice To Advertisers

All advertisements for the Evening
Banner and notices of change mus
be at the Office the day before they are
to be used.
Advertisements for the weekly Ban.
ner and Reformer and changes of copy
must be in the Office not later thar
Tuesday noon of each week and earl
Ter is desirable during the holiday
season.
Frank f. Howe
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til morning, when she gave it to Per
ham, with the chloroformed handksr
chief wrapped around it, and be con
cealed them.
The following morniog be saw the
hat and note still hanging from the
tree.
The body was brought to Perham's
house.
When Perham confessed at the time
of the inquest, he brought Deputy
Sheriff Nash to where the bottle and
handkerchief were and handed them
over to him
1t was on the night of the murder
that Mrs Rogers first told Perham that
the victim was her husband She said
she wanted the money to go to hOnss
keeping with Morris Knapp.
Perham's testimony developed tina
the relations between himself and Mr.
Rogers and between Knapp and he
had been OF illicit nature.
When the defense objected to the aC
mission of that part of the testiu ony
the counsel for the state exclaimed,
"He is her tool-she got him to do it ~
There was nothing in Perham s,
statements to indicate that Stella Bates,
was with him and the respondent on
the night of the murder.
Perham thought that Mrs Rogers
took the insurance papers from Rog-
ers pocket before the body was rolled
into the river.
Perham was cToss-examined this
morning by Mr. Archibald. His evil
dence at this point became almost pn
intelligable. Some questions he did.
not answer at all.
The defense developed that Perhams'
brother Levi had told him that il he
went on the stand and told the truth. (
he would be permitted to plead a
charge Of manslaughter.
Some inconsistencies were broughtK
out in the minor details of his story.
Wnen questioned, he said there wer
six days in week and be did not kno
the number of feet in a rod.
In bis redirect examination by N
Barber, Perham said that while
was on bis knees, about to roll q
body into the water, Mrs Rogers too
some papers from her husbands pocl
ct which she said we're the insuranct
papers.
M. Il. Middleton, the surveyor, went
into the witness box and produced
plan of the vicinity of Morgan's grove
DR. E. B. Daley testified that in
August, 1902, he and DR. Pottera,Uer.
formed an autopsy on Mar
The doctor said that the ci
hair of the dead man were wet
urated with sand and saw-dust
memoranda taken at the time has 81
lost. There we're marks on the FAD
and bruise above one eye, which bal
slightly broken the skin. When the
brain was removed, it was found that
the bruise above the eye was more SER
ious than had been supposed.
DR. Daley then testified that fore
ible application of chloroforu over the
nose and mouth made the glotus close,
and thus caused the death Of Marcus
Rogers by smotherirg.
On cross-examination he testified
that the bruise above the eye was
caused by blow dealt after death.
The s-examination seemed to
produce an impression that death NAV
have been caused, atleast partially, by
drowning.
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MCINTYRE
BABY DEAD
Trouble Still Pursuing the Paw.
let Minister.

Rev Daniel Mcintyre of Pawlet is
full of trouble these days. Wednes
day evening the youngest child, born
but few months ago, died, while the
nurse that attended it is recovering
from an attack of scarlet fever.
The baby was born about the time
that he took Mary Frances Holland
back to her birth place in Boston.
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GETS MORE TIMBER.
Fremont Wright Of SOmerviIIe Increasing His
Holdings Of Woodland.

Fremont H. Wright of Somerville,
Mass, has been here for several days
securing options on wood lands locat-
ed in Woodford. Mr. Wright purchas-
ed several thousand acres there about
a year ago and last season cut over
5000, 900 of spruce and hard wood
timber. He has already commenced
operations fer this season.
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IN MANcHURIA.
Consul Davidson'E Experience of
Four Months Travel.

HOuH "p"a"S ANN'NA'
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 10.--James
w. Davidson, United States consul at
Tamsui, Formosa, who is here on his
way home after four months Of exten-
sive travel in Manchuria, says that
through the courtesy of Baron de Ro-
sen, the Russian minister to Japan, he
was provided with special car when
travelling on the Manchurian railway
and that every facility was placed at
his disposal by the Russian officials
throughout his journey.
The reoccupation of Mukden by the
Russians, Consul Davidson says, con
sisted only in the placing of forty
guards at the gates.
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WILL PROTEST.
HOOsck Falls People. viii, Against Abandon
ing A Portion OF B. & II. VR.R

nooSlck TalS Peopie, WILL against Aoahooh'
ing A Portion OF B. & Il. v. R.R.
Hoosick Falls has decided to protest
with all its might before the board of
railroad commissioners of the state
against the abandonment by the Ben
nington and Hoosick Railway com
pany of a portion of its tracks in the
corporate limits.
The people of Hoosick Falls claim
that the railway is public necessity,
and if they succeed in making this fact
clear to the state board, it will be diff
iicult for the electric company mana
gers to establish their case.
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ruller-Mnnninr Weddinr.

NEW YORK, Dec. Il. = Mrs. Clara
Heath Manning has been married to
William Il. Fuller, assistant attorney
general of the United States. The GER
emony was performed by the Rev. Dr.
David ]. Burrell OF the Marble Collie
giate church.
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Union League club and Negro Vote.

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-After long
and bitter discussion the Union League
club by vote OF 400 to 100 took from
the table and adopted resolution in
troduced by former United States Sen
ator Warner Miller calling for thor
ough investigation by congress of the
charges of the suppression Of the ne.
gro vote in the south and still retain
ing their representation in congress.
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frightened Hsrss,

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or 3. hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
reuces. 1t behooves everybody to have
a reliable salve handy and there's none
as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Burns, cuts, sores eczema and piles,
disappear quickly under its soothing
effect. 25c, at GibsJp's drug store.
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EMPIRES. win Recnl Yintchnng

SHANGHAI, Dec. ll.-It is reported
here that the dowager empress intends
TO recall General Ylntchang, the Chi
nese minister TO Germany, and to place
him in command OF the foreign drilled
Mantchoo troops,
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BASKET BALL.
Frank Il. Howe.

Another Victory for Home Team at Cambridge
Wednesday.
Bennington Basket Ball team de-
feated the strong Cambridge team al
Beach's Hall Cambridge Wed. eve
by score of Is toS. It was a close
hard game and much credit is due the
B. B. b. team. The guarding of the
local team was nearly perfect.
Line up was as follows:
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SPEClAL AT YIN. C. A.
Program OF Interest Prepared EOr Next Sun
day Afternoon.

]. V. d. S. Merrill will speak or
Character and its Value in Business
at the Y. M. c. A. Meeting for men at
4 O'Clock Sunday.
w. H. Fuller of Woodsville, N. H.
for three years general secretary of
the locol Y. M. C. A., viii be present
at this meeting and will probably give.
a, short address.
From 3:45 to 4. Miss Bessie Hudson
and Miss Georgiana Austin with vocal
music.
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beats all remedies for COUGH or
GELD. We refund tie price il il Is.
not satisfactory. Large BOTTLES u
cents. y. A. Quinlan al
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Judge Watson Told Perham That His Confession Would
Be Used Against Him at His Own Trial But
Perham Said He Would Tell Just
The Same
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HNO RENT-TwO very desirable tenements
i hve and six dollars. Apply TO B g. Slade
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no RENT.-Seven room tenement on Union
ST. single house; possession given at once
Also six room tenement with all modern I'M
prOvements, electric lights on Main St now
occupied by Miss II, j. Morgan, the milliner
possession gwen Sept, 1. S. II. lockwood. q
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VKTANTED.-man TO do chOre work on farm
w and cut wood through winter Jesse
Robinson. wtf
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FTNO RE VT-Five rooms ON FIRST floor, moo
ern Improvements. also IA furnished room
for lady or school girl. Apply to Miss NJ. IN,
Moore 2JI Park ST.
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TITANTED.- Woman for general house.
w work. good cook. Call or address 220
West Main street.
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Call And Give Your Orders For

Nursery Stock, Garden and Farm
Seeds, Ornamental Shruter etc.
Spring delivery.
G. Ainsworth,
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Women love a clear, healthy complex
ion. Pure blood makes it. b urdocs
Blood Bitters makes pure b lood.
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WANTED - Young man or lady TO do
w house TO hOusR advertising Nothing TO
sell, good pay. Address r., Bennington
Banner. W.
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BUSINESS EXCHANGE

TINO RENT.-DeSirable tenements. Offices an,
l store Possession given Immediately. w
e. Hawks, 2p6 North st,
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VSOR sALE-Ewo new mileh cows. years
old. one Jersey Geo. f. Davis near
Haynes Corners, Bennington, VT
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XKYANEED,-G Girl TO do gen raj housework.
w Apply to Mrs 4. j. Tiffany, 400 Gage st.
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RIO RENT.-Cottage2 2O6 Grove St., rooms
J. bath and toilet; No. 800 Main St, Il
rooms. bath, toilet hot water boiler and steam
heat. W. Is. SHIELD n. 35tf
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UYANTEO-A canvassing agent with small
w amount OF money may. secure the
agency OF California product that can be sold
to every family OF bennington and surrounding
country. \ hne seller for house TO house
canvasser 10 handle with other goods II lie an
article OF daily consumption, and where once
sold Is a sure repeater. The product Is not as
vet introduced in Vermont but hundreds OF APP
pllcationS have been received from there.
For particulars, prices and sample address
MANAGER. p. o. FOX 5ST
San Jose, California.
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I1OR RENT.-House, Willow St. now oc
il cupel by W. w Burke bathroom mod
ern conveniences. Inquire Mrs Edw Norton
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VXTANTRD--Orders for fruit trees, orna
w mental trees and shrubery for spring de-
livering Allen Nursery, Rochester, n. Y.
G. AinswOrth, Agent. 81 West Main st. 4itf
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WANTED Faithful person TO call on retail
trade and agents for manufacturing house
having well: established business; local terri
tory; Straight salary $50 paid weekly and ex-
Unnecessary position permanent; business
successful. Enclose self-addressed envelope.
Superintendent Travellers, 605 monon Bldg,
Chicago. Ill, 4lws