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when 2 1-2 feet over that point
means ten days supply, at the rate
of twelve millions of gallons daily
and with the completion of the fiume
from the upper watershed only two
weeks off, you can understand that
we of the water supply are drawing
long breaths of relief" continued
Mr. Ayres. This to say nothing of
the rains which have providentially
come to relieve our anxiety further.
AS you have been informed"
said the water supply chief, Eve
have had double stan of employees
stationed at the Santolan pumping
station for the past ten days con-
sisting of engineers, firemen and
pipe men, awaiting the hurry up
call which would mean that tired
and perspiring Manilans are keeping
the phone busy with inquiries as to
why their showers are not working
But, thanks to the providence
which sent a half inch precipitation
of rainfall over the 100 square miles
which comprises the Bosoboso wa
tershed-the result of which was the
raising of water level in the main
Montalban reservoir some two and
a half feet. equivalent to Q ten days
supply-we can now assure water
users that they may use the, fluid to
their hearts content without a fear
of the shower dwindling and dying
away.
There is no danger OF water
famine this year Both reservoirs
are full, the fume will be complet-
ed within two weeks, and the San
tolan pumping station is ready to
start its engines. II the necessity
arises, the water from this source
can be treated with a chemical pre-
paration which will render II as
healthful as that which comes from
the streams above Montalban.
TN addition to this, one OF the
objects Of my trip to the site of the
water supply yesterday was for the
purpose OF posting guards, which
viii be under the supervision OF
Major Olsen. senior inspector Of
Constabulary Of the province Of Riz-
al, who will cooperate with the
municipal authorities in the patrol
ling Of the river"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

The Berkshire, the new steamboat
of the Hudson Navigation company
made its inaugural trip Tuesday and
will go into regular commission in a
few days between Albany and New
York. The Washington Irving, a
day boat between Albany and New
York, also goes into commission
this week. The addition OF these
two new steamships makes the Hud-
son river feet the finest river fleet
in the world. Nowhere else is river
travel so easy and convenient and at
the same time so economical as on
the Hudson. Notwithstanding the
magnificence of these new boats as
well as the old ones the scale of
rates is such that any passenger can
go according to his means. The de-
velopment of the navigation of the
Hudson is an indication of the ten
dency of the times. Traffic has
grown to such enormous proportions
that the old fight between steam
boat companies and the railroads is
mostly a thing of the past as 1t is
found that each feeds the other and
the business of the country demands
both. In years to come the great
inland water channels of the country
that have been little used for the
past fifty years, are sure to undergo
a new development and to us, here
in this section, it is of special inter
est to know that the Hudson takes
the lead. Steamboat travel is slow
er than by rail but is cleaner. safer
and more comfortable than by rail,
so that the river boats are able to
compete on successful terms with
the railroads for passenger traffic as
well as for freight transportation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

Col. Roosevelt is going to Michi-
gan to press a libef-suit against
newspaper that accused him of being
a drunkard. May success attend him
even if he has sometime taken. a
drink. There are too many of these
vicious attacks on public men especi-
ally in the heat of campaign.
Newspapers and individuals, who do
not hesitate to blacken a mans char
acter to serve some selfish, personal
or political purpose, deserve to have
an example made of them. Every
town has a few men and occasional
ly woman who make it a business
of circulating every damaging bit
of gossip that they can pick up.
These stories, sometimes of course,
have a little shadow of foundation,
but are usually so warped and dis
torted as to do more damage than if
they were all false. People, who are
always ready to believe evil, should
bear in mind that it is one of the
meanest traits that the human in
tellect is capable Of
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21
WATER. MAN AT MANILA
John M. Ayres Has Responsible Posi-
ton In PHILIPPINE Capital.

The following from he Manila
Daily Times of April 16 will be of
interest to the many Bennington
friends of John NJ. Ayres:
There is no danger of a water
famine in Manila now. We are on
easy street, and Manilans can go to
bed at night in the sure and certain.
hope that they may rise in the morn
ing and step under a shower which
will give them one fifty-thousandth
of twelve million gallons-if they
want to stay sprayed so long," This
is what John M. Ayres, acting chief
of the department of sewers and
water supply. said to a Times man
this morning. Twelve million
gallons is the daily consumption OF
the city, and Mr.. Ayres estimates
that there are $4,000 taps and show
ers in use. Hence the reference to
the amount of water which each per
son may expect to get.
Since the departure of Mr.. Gideon
on leave, the water supply for
Manila, with all of its responsible
tiles, has been under the direction
of Mr.. Ayres, who during the past
few days has had to shoulder the
weight not only of threatened
scarcity Of water. such as made life
miserable for the city's thousands
last year, but also a food which al
most put out of commission the San
tolan pumping station, which was de-
pended upon to afford relief when
the Montalban reservoir was I'M
equal to the demands placed upon it.
with the water standing four
and one half feet above the top OF
No. gate at the Montalban DAM
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
Annual Meeting of Bennington coun
ty Association at Dorset.

The forty-frst annual meeting Of
the Bennington County Association
of Congregational churches and min
listers will be held Tuesday. June 10,
with the Congregational church of
East Dorset with the following pro-
gram.
Morning.
Devotional Service
Rev. George H. Gilbert, d. d.
Organization and Business
Written reports from the churches,
not to exceed FIVE minutes each.
The Fellowship of the Churches
Rev. George B. Tiden
Afternoon.
Devotional Service
Miss Mabel T. Winch
The Rural Church and the Communi-
ty
Rev. Isaac Jennings, ID. ID.
The influence of the Rural Churches
of Vermont
Rev. Charles H. Merrill. d. d.
Discussion
Meeting Human Nature Halfway
Rev. Arthur w. Bailey
Sermon Rev. Charles f. Hitchcock
Tie Lords Supper
Rev. ]. ID. Kink and Rev. ]. 5. Clark
women's Missionary Meeting
Remington County Ministers Associ-
alton
Supper
Each church is entitled to be rep
resented by the pastor and at least
four delegates.
Please inform Mr.. ]. +. Buffum,
East Dorset, as to the number ex-
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pecting to attend the meeting from
your church by Saturday, June z.
Delegates coming by train should
arrive at East Dorset at 925 a. m.
and IL m.
Trains leave East Dorset at SIS
and 7.12 p. m. for the south.
The East Dorset church will cord
tally welcome all who attend.
The present officers of the associ-
alton are, Philip 7. II. Pierson, mod
orator; Rev. Sidney X. Perkins, reg
istrar; Rev. James S. Clark. treasur-
er.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21
BASE BALL BUNTS

Pittsfield beat Bridgeport in a IL
inning game at Bridgeport yesterday
by score of to 6. BILLY" Finne-
gan continues to be a factor in the
game for the Electrics. He scored
twice on two hits, one of them good
for two sacks and played a perfect
fielding game.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21
A Good Spring Tonic

For biliousness, constipation, sick
headache, loss of appetite, malaria,
get bottle Of Baxters Mandrake
6itters, the best spring medicine.
Sold everywhere, liquid or tablets,
rs cents.
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n. ]. CHENEY & co. Toledo.
of you Want to Succeed.

save" Marshall Field thus advised
yung men. Take an endowment
policy WHICH will save your money
and guarantee a hxed estate from
the start. National Life ms. Co, Of
Vt CMutual) Earle s. Kinsley,
General Agent. Mead Building, Rut-
land, VT
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How's Tbis1

We ofer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. TOLEDO. o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him. perfectly honorable IN all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo. o
Hairs Catarrh Cure = t-i-ea Internally
acting directly upon the blood ard nu-
cous sur faces Of the svster1. Testimonials
sent free. Price - cef.ts D. r bottle Sold
BY all Druggists.
AXE Halle Family pills for constipation
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LOST

4 OST-Smal black and tan dog with white
~ spot on breast and grey muzzle. Answ ers
to name OF Bob. Finder please return to f.
ward. S5t6t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

DOR sALE-Two desirable building lots on
northern School Street. Inquire of Mrs.
III. j. Campbell, 3S3 school Street. S3t6'
DOR sALE-we have on hand number of
L used cars all in fine running conrition;
God tires, etc.; price, ranging from ~ 1000
up. Troy Automobile Exchange, Inc. S2.2i
9TH st., Troy, N. Y. 69t24
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TO SENT.

ITO RENT Desirable small tenement in the
Il Columbian apartment corner Depot and
River street. Geo. NJ. Hawks. Phone. 2i5-4
ga South Street S3tf
ITO RENT - Desirable tenements, offices,
Il stores, mill property with water power
individual storage lockers. Estate of VIM. K.
Hawks, 205 North st. 5otf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

Ray Fisher, the former Bennington
pitcher. who is with the New York
Highlsnders, was elected from the
game at Chicago Sunday for taking
too strenuous exceptions to the UNI.
pire's decisions on balls and strikes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

W/ANTED-Sa Salesman or salesady to sc |
w the famous Stuart's non-alcoholic flaw
ors in Benningto on and more territory If de
sired. Unusually liberal commission. PEI ma
nent. Apply at once before terri DRY is taken
Il. A. Woodland, Dist. Gales Mgr, Rutland. vt
S6t3*
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FOR SALE

ltOR sAIE-Ideal summer or year round
Il home. Delightfully."- situated just of main
road. ~ miles from Bennington station only
one mile to Electric Ry.; q acres land, II acres
buildings attractively located. Modern full
story house. large hall, library. living room,
dining room, Kitchen and pantry on first MOOR
bedrooms and store room on second noor'
splendid water system, pure spring WAFER
Earn 24x40 with basement. Poultry house Tx
40. Shed and tool house l6x20. Running wa
ter at barn Buildings In splendid condition !:
81 bearing apple trees and large variety OF
stiff
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

VTANTED-Bed puffs to tie, 75c each. Mrs.
w +. c. Button, 30l South ST. S6t6"
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WANTED

v/ANTED-A giFl for cooking and general
w housework. No washing or ironing.
Wages $500 per week. Apply Mrs. A. s, Car
penter, 2l9 Pleasant Street. SSt6
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WANTED-Young girl as saleslady at The
w New York Store. S6tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

X/ANTED-Tc buy or rent secondhand
w typewriter in good condition. Address
G., Banner Ofsee. S6t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

UJANTED-Gardens, lawns and painting to
w do. Ashes. garbage drawn. Light
trucking. Phone 6S1, or write L. NJ. Slocum.
Tl0 Main st. 74t24
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

Johnny Dusk pitched the Fitch
burg team to victory over Webster
by the score of to Saturday. The
former Bennington twirler allowed
only four hits. Bosk, 1t is reported.
will Join the Utica club of the New
York state league later in the sea-
SON.
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WANTED-A girl for general house work
w Apply to Mrs. VIM. shaw. Bennington
Center. y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

Paddy Ryan, the former Benning.
ton outfielder, is back in the middle
garden at Fitchburg where he is cap
tanning the team. He got one hit
and helded cleaning In Saturdays
game.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21

XTANTED-Small tenement centrally To-
w Gated for family of man and wife and
daughter who is at college a larger portion of
the year. Inquire at Bennington Scale Works.
S6t6t
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WANTED AT ONCE-A few more reliable
w men to learn to repair and drive autos,
I'LL vacancies at salaries of 1880 TO 5000 per
week. Write stating age, and give reference
Maine Auto Company, Taylor Street Garage
Portland, Maine. s0t2i'
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TEAC FRS WANTED - Vacancies FREE
n quenily occurring. Apply in person, by
letter, or telephone. The Hathaway Teachers
Agency Bennington, VT, 54tf
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WTANTED-25 Shirt Operators wanted in
w the Shushan shirt Factory. Expert
enced operators preferred but inexperienced
help will be taught and paid while learning.
Steady work throughout the year assured.
Good Power Good Prices. We use only high
speed machines. Low House Rent. STIFF
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WANTED Girl wanted. Inquire at Sol
w diers' Home. S2tf
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-05-22
Believed That There Are
| 1000 Entries for the Big
State Corn Contest

have not yet sent in the names they
have received, which I am satisfied
will double the entries that have been
sent in at the present time.
we are expecting the very best
KIND of time at the boys encamp-
ment which will take place at Valley
city, Tor there will be from 100 to ITO
boys, all farmers sons, in attendance.
Alex karr, who has charge Of the
chautauqua, has announced that there
VIII be wall tents secured for the boys.
These will be equipped with beds
blankets and everything will be made
comfortable for the visitors. They will
have every opportunity for visiting the
chautauqua and hearing all that takes
place and we expect to make this very
pleasant. Already many of the county
commissioners and school superintend-
ents have sent in their list of names
and more are coming.
Secretary Wolf of theS Y. M. G.. A.
has stated that Roy B.. Henderson, the
physical director of the local associa-
ton, Will be at the encampment and
VIII assist in looking after the boys as
we'll as to teach swimming and every
thing else that may be necessary, in
the way of games and sports. We are
confident of making this the very best
affair of the kind that has ever taken
place in the state"
AS will be seen by the above the list
OF boys who will go from Cass county
have already been selected and they
are all looking forward with great
deal of pleasure to the great event.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-05-22
WHAT CREAnERIES
mean TO A COUNTY
THE WONDERFUL RESULTS OBJ
TANNED IN TODD COUNTY,
MIMI, IN FEW YEARS SINCE
THE FIRST CREAMERY WAS
ORGANIZED THERE.

The first cooperative creamery in
Todd county, Mimi, which is only
about seventy miles from the North
Dakota line, was organized in 1900 in
the village of Bertha. This creamery
opened for business in June of that
year with thirty-eight patrons. In
1912 it had 284 patrons. The total
business the first year was less than
$4,000. Now it pays out over $4,000
per month. which for the year 1912
amounted to a total of 1921 1,300.2S.
During the past twelve years new
creameries were organized all over the
county until they now number nine
teen, with $500 regular patrons, and in
1912 they paid to the farmers of Todd
twelve years of cooperation? Is it
worth while?
What the cooperative creamery has
done for the farmers of Todd county
it will do for North Dakota farm
ers, and those who plan to attend the
convention of The Northwestern asso-
citation of dairy officials at Bismarck,
N. D., June IL and 13, will have the
rare opportunity of hearing Prof. r.
Paul, Mimi, discuss The Relation. Of
Dairying to Profitable Farming. The
addresses at this convention will be
given by men who come from all over
the northwestern states and will be Of
inestimable value to every farmer,
business man and merchant.
The creameries of Todd county are
all owned and operated by the farmers
on the cooperative plan. The reason
these creameries have been SO sue
cessful is because they were first es-
tablished in the right way. Any one
interested in starting a creamery in
their locality will be well repaid if
they hear G. NJ. Lambert, federal dairy
inspector of Salt Lake City, Utah, eX
plain the Essentials in Organizing Co
operative Creameries. 1t is the right
kind of organization and genuine 10y
atty of the farmers Of Minnesota that
has built up the creameries, enriched
their farms, and put real cash into
their pockets
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-05-22
MPLIMEN'TS FOR
BIJOU THEATRE:

The manager of the Bijou theatre
has lately been receiving the compli-
merlts of many Fargoans on the class
Of films that he is showing at the pop
.iilar little playhouse. Yesterday We're
shown scenes of old Egypt and this
met with the approval of all who ap-.
preciated high class art. 1t is the aim
of the Bijou to have the best and most
instructive pictures at all times and to
get the latest innportant films before
any other house in the city. For this.
service they have to pay little extra
money but they leave nothing nndone
for the pleasure or patrons. All films
shown are passed by the National
Board OF Censorship and come from
the General Film Co.
For today, the programme consists
of a good variation Of pictures The
Daylight Burglar lis al very clever farce,
An innocent Informer. and Absent
Minded Mr.. Boob are two interesting
films. Watch this paper each day for
the days proramme as it lis changed
daily, and pictures OF Importance and
current events. The same popular
price of admission always prevails. -
lAQ YIsst W sFs.--- III
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-05-22

1t is expected that there will be fully
1000 entries for the corn contest in the
state which is being, conducted by the
North Dakota Better Farming associa-
ton, and it will be the most successful
ever held in the northwest.
Last season there were just 513 con-
testants entered, and. although the en-
tries closed on Tuesday evening last,
it is believed that not half have sent
in their acceptances for the work. On
that evening 500 had registered, but it
might be stated that many of the field
men who have been securing the
names of farmers boys who will COM
pete have not sent in their reports.
I'VE are confident in the assertion
that we will have not less than 1000
entries between now and the last of
the present week or the first of the
coming one. They are coming in some
what slowly, but this may be attrib-
uted to the fact that our field men
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-05-22
SCHOOLS ARE
MENACED Va BY FIRE.
IN SPITE OF ALL WARNINGS
THERE is A SURPRISINGLY
LARGE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS
THAT ARE VERITABLE FIRE
TRAPS.

Surprisingly little provision for fire
proof school buildings is found in re-
cent school legislation reported to the
United States Bureau of Education.
Notwithstanding the Collinwood fire
horror of five years ago, and notwith-
standing the wonderful development in
schoolhouse architecture. which has
made possible buildings that are artis-
tic as well as safe, cities and towns in
almost every section of the United
States continue to put up gingerbread
a constant menace to the lives Of
school children.
Ohio is the one state in the union
that has really complete system of
control Of safe schoolhouse design and
construction, according to table of
state regulations prepared by Frank
Irving Cooper, the Boston architect,
although several other states, notably
Massachusetts and Kansas, are credit
ed with adequate laws against the fire
peril. In Ohio, where the Collinwood
holocaust has not been forgotten, a
large corps of inspectors enforces a
school building code that assures safe
ty, at least as far as new buildings are
concerned.
Most communities appear to be still
oblivious1 of the fire risk in schools.
Insurance Engineering publishes a
long list of localities in which danger
Gus fire conditions exist; another ap-
palling list Of school fires that have
occurred within the last fifteen
months; .and still another list of cities
that are erecting school buildings this
year, together with the significant fact
as to whether fireproof construction is
buildings noted, for one month in 1918,
only % are reported with fireproof
specifications. Cities that have just
had destructive school fires appear to
be building in the same old way.
State regulation is coming more and
more to be considered the only way Of
solving this and other pressing school
problems. In more than half the states
central authority over schoolhouse
construction is now explicitly recogniz-
ed by law, even though it may not, be
exercised. According to Cooper's list,
nineteen states now require that plans
for new schoolhouses be first approv-
ed by the state authorities Twelve
specify fire escapes. Seventeen states
are listed by Cooper as entirely with
out fire requirements for schools: Ar
kansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illi
nois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Okla
homa, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Wis
consin and Wyoming. It should be
noted, however, that in many of these
states the population is mainly rural
and the fire problem is not so serious.
1t is pointed out that the rapid
spread of the school social-center
movement, which involves extensive
use of the school buildings by the gem
eral public outside of school hours,
makes it more important than ever to
insist upon adequate fireproof con-
struction in schools, ~.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-05-22
BANKS TO CLOSE
our OF RESPECT
FARGO CLEARING HOUSE HELDA
MEETING LAST EVENING AND
BANKS WILL CLOSE FROM IN
THE AFTERNOON UNTIL sATUR-
DAY MORNING. ..

Out of respect to o. G. Barnes, vice
president of the Merchants National
bank of Fargo, the various banks of
the city, belonging to the Fargo Clear
ing house. will close their doors to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock and re-
main closed all the afternoon, this to
enable all of the bank people to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Barnes.
There was a meeting of the Clear
ing house yesterday evening, and the
above action was taken and it was
requested that notice to this effect
be published in the newspapers. There
were several short talks made on the
life and memory of the deceased who
was one of the best known citizens
of the city, after which a committee
consisting of Martin Hector, +. F..
Grant and John S. Watson, was ap-
pointed to prepare the proper resolu-
tions in the case, and these will be
presented to the family of Mr.. Barnes,
as we'll as inserted in the city news
papers.
The banks will close at in the
afternoon and not reopen until Satur-
day morning.