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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
THE srUoEeAkER cAR

From every standpoint-comfor,.
durability. economy. appearance. O..
ficiency-'he Sudebaker -Four" is
q car to be sought for and purchased
because in its field BE- has no equal
The excellent balance OF the car. due
TO The proper distribution OF its
weight and also 20 It's spierdii
spring action. g.ve 90 erea. road
ability. Tho -Four is equipped
with q long tested and exceedingly
efficient electric system 4 push of
your heel starts the Na'er. a touch
OF o button LIGHTS The lirths. Center
control and left hand drive add io
he owners convenience. let us dem
onstrate to you. Puinsm House
sarage. p 3 Gardner prop.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
DIDN'T BAR NEGRO TYplsT
Delaney Denies charue-Employes
Did Not object 10 Her

Did Not Object TO Her
Albany Dec. 4.--John II. Delaney.
Commissioner Of Efficiency and Econ
omy. is charged in a story In The
Evening Journal tonight with refus.
ing TO place negro girl, Julia z
Johnson OF Yonkers, al work in his
department after he had notified her
of her temporary appointment for
sixty days. Mr.. Delaney says the al
legation is a misstatement Of facts
for political purposes
The girl was one OF a number elig,
lble as typewriters and copyists
whose names were submitted by tho
State Civil Service at Mr.. Delaney's
request. There was nothing to indl.
cate that she was other than white.
and Mr. Delaney sent letter OF ap-
polntment on Nov. "a directing her
to report on Dec. l. When she ap.
peared there was q commoion
among the other employees. the story
says. and they refused to work with
her. She was told to come TO work
today and was again excused until
next Monday
Mr.. Delaney says that no protest
has been made TO him by any en-
ploye and that he expects none
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

Group is a terrible disease. ID AT
lacks children 50 suddenly thev arc
very APT 10 choke unless given the
proper remedy az once. There is
nothing better in the world than Or
kings New Discovery Lewis Chan
boriain OF Manchester. Ohio. write,
about bis children. Sometimes in
severe attacks ne were afraid The,
would die. but since We proved VIA
Q certain remedy Or Kings New Dis
covcry is We have no fear. We rel,
on o. los Group. coughs and colds
;" can Won soc and sl.oo. 4 boz
De should be in every home. Al al
Druggists. a. p. Buclon a Go.
Phila. ST Louis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
USE OF NEWSPAPER URGED
Gas delegates Told They Must Adver
tise More

Philadelphia, Dec. i.-Adyerusing
newspaper and magazine. was the
subject discussed at todays session
OF the National Commercial Gas as.
sociation's convention in the Acade-
my ct Music The committee on ma.
tional advertising conducted the
meeting. the object OF which was 10
instill into the minds OF the dele.
gates that they must use space In The
newspapers more ahundanuy and
more consistently II they hoped to
win the confidence OF the public and
drive home the advantages and econ.
omies of gas as a lighting agency and
as q fuel
The committee recently began TO
collect from the companies represent
ed In the association fund Of $500.
600 to be used in national advertls-
Ing campaign. Half of that amount
has been collected already. The
scheme of the committee. which has
been indorsed is to use the fund for
the employment of experts to write
strong gas "copy''-stuff with the
'punch"-to be distributed amons
the company members for use in
their community papers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
REBELS RELEASE WiNDHAM
American Held for Ransom Ordered
To Be Set Free

Washington, Dec 4.-Confrmation
has been received at the State De
partmont Of the fan and Sucking of
the city of Victoria. capital of the
State of Tamaulipas, and consular
advices state that both Monterey and
Tampico. locked upon as gateways 20
the City of Mexico. are Threatened
by he Mexican rebels.
Nearly all of the Americans who
We're in Monterey have fed TO Texas.
Hundreds Of MeXicans have followed
them. The railway between Victoria
and Gonzales Is being DESTROYED hv
Consiimtionalists. \ report to The
department says that train which
left Tampico yesterday was Obliged
to turn back. progress being i'm.
possible.
The release OF W. 5. Windham. an
American. who. with James Dunn. al
so an American, was held for ran.
som by Constituencies operating
near Mazatlan. has been ordered by
the commander in chief OF that soc.
tlon. II is assumed that the order
includes Dunn.
The town OF Durango. which Is in
the hands OF the Conslmtionalis,s
is reported comparatively 1;lie.
Ihere are about twenty Americans
left there. AT Torreon there aye
sll forty Americans while thor, ,--
twenty more In the vicinity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

500 in the morning and ended his eli.
forts at CHS in the evening.
He would have continued his pro
gress the next day, but the canal au
thorities objected to his swimming
through Culebra Cut and he waited
another day and then started north
Of the Cucaracha slide. This time
he made something over eight miles
passing through Pedro Miguel lock
and Mirahores lock
The total distance Of approximate
~ thirty miles Brown covered In 10
hours and 81 minutes Of swimming.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
DAILY STICKS TO WILLIAMS
Signs Five Year Contract aa Gen
eral Athletic Director

Wnllamstown. Mass, Dec. i.-Wu.
liams coaching methods took en- q
new form today when Frederick J..
DAILY assumed the position Of general
coach and athletic director. His
work in connection with The basket.
ball and hockey teams viii begin i'm.
nediately
Ever since the middle OF last
month the athletic council has been
considering the advisabiliiy OF secur
ing the services OF DAILY as a general
coach. and the contract which Is TO
cover period OF five years. has now
been signed.
DAILY is among those on. with an
AllAmerican team as follows.
Hardwick. right end. Harvard.
Walker. right tackle. Williams.
Brown. right guard. Navy: Martine.
center Yale. Brooks. left guard.
Colgate; Talbot left tackle. Yale
MerrillaL left end. Army. Hunting.
zen. quarterback. Colgate: whitney.
right halfback. Dartmouth. AIahan.
left haltback. Harvard. and BricAley.
fullhack. Harvard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
sUPr. vARNEY THROWN OUT
His One Horse Shay Gave Way To
day in a Logical Way

While driving on Pleasant street
this forenoon Supt. A. w Varney was
the victim of a peculiar accident.
Something about the wagon gave
way and the vehicle came apart in
the middle. throwing Mr.. Varney on
to the horse.
The horse started TO run but stop
ped at its owners command, after
going n few yards. The carriage has
gone to the hospital. Mr.. Varney es-
capped injury, except a few bruises.
Mr.. Varney's rig tipped over on
Weeks street few days ago and II
IL probable that the carriage was
broken then, but the injury did not
become manifest until today,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
HETcH HeTcHY BILL
California Senator Vigorously Fight
ina the Measure

ing the Measure
Washington. Dec. 4.-San Francis
cos fight for the right to draw itf
water supply from reservoir in the
lIetch Hetchy Valley. Yosemite Ma
tional Park, took an unexpected turn
in The Senate tonight. when Senator
Works, of California, presented let
ter from Representative Church, OF
that state, expressing the hope that
the Senate would defeat the pending
bin
Church, who supported the meas
ure in the House, wrote that he was
now convinced that the Raker bill
would result IN ultimate disaster for
the farming interests tributary to
this supply of irrigation water.
THE passage Of this BILL the Rep
resentatlve. told Senator Work in the
letter may make the heart Of some
people IN San Francisco glad AT the
cost OF undesirable loss and sacrl.
fee To thousands OF men. women
and children in my district
He said he had given his consent
10 the bill after representatives OF
the irrlgationlsts in the Modesto and
Turlock districts had come to Wash
ington. conferred with the Hetch
Hetchy bill promoters and reached
a compromise that they believed was
safe.
Il regret 10 say that the men who
represented the irrIgatonists were
deceived. and soon after their arri-
val home their acts were repudated.
The people of their districts. as well
a. the farmers outside the districts,
are practically q unit in their op
position to the passage Of The bill"
Another letter figured In the pro
ceedings late tonight, when Senator
Gallinger submitted one from Tag.
gart Aston, an engineer OF San Fran.
cisco, who said that the Spring Val
ley water system which San Francis
CO VAS taking steps to obtain would
furnish supply adequate for the
needs Of the city for the next sixty
years and eli better quality than
was obiainahle from the Hetch
Ietchy Valley
Consideration OF the bill will be re
sumed tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
Dr. Hobson's Ointment Heals Itch,
Eczema

Tho constantly itching. burning
sensation and other disagreeable
forms OF eczema. letter. salt rheum
and skin eruptions promptly cured
By Or. Hobson's Eczema Ointment
Geo. ". Fitch OF Mendoza. m. SAYS.
4 purchased box Of Dr.. Hobson s
Eczema Ointment. Have had Ecze
M even since the civil war. have
been treated by many doctors. none
have given the benefit that one boz
'f Dr. Hobson's Eszema Ointmen-
has" Every sufferer should try 10
We're so positive 60 will help you ne
guarantee o. or money refunded. 81
lll Druggists or by mail soc.
Pfeiffer Chemical Co. Philadelphia
and ST. Louis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
G94 6S2 667

Tonight viii he open for practice
on the alleys. The advance schedule
for bowling matches on the Y. NJ. c
a. alleys is as follows: Monday, Dec
). Elks VS. Baptist Church; 9th. Con
gregational Church vs. Hillsides: 10th
Bennington Scale Co. vs. Tammany
ties: nth, Mohawks Us Pirates: l2'h
Catamounts vs. VI. +. Church, Dec
-. Elks Va Tammanyites; 10th. Con
sregational Church W. Catamounts:
18th. Bennington Scale Co. VS. No
hawks: 18th, Pirates vs. Hillades
18Th. Baptist Church vs. VI. f. Church
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
RECESS IN COUNTY COURT

County court took a recess this
noon until o'clock Monday afteI.
noon and the officials who reside out
of town left for their homes on the
noon train. The cases heard were
those of Snow vs. Smith, In re Ben
nington Water company and the di-
vOrce case of Hilliard VS. Hillard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
swims 30 MILES IN CANAL
Three Quarters Of Panama Waterway
Covered BY A. Brown


Washington. Dec. Secretary
Daniels idea OF making the voyage
through the Panama Canal in one OF
the navy SUMMARIES has been outdone
by Alfred Brown. professional
swimmer. who. according 10 a report
10 the Canal Commissions Offices In
Washington. swan on successive
days thirty of the forty miles length
Of the canal prism.
Ills drst attempt began al Gaiun
locks and be- swan throuEh the canal
channel t0 a point mile from Bal
boa. where the weeds impeded his
movements so much that he came
out of the water. He made die
isnce OF twenty-five miles IN that
ssv's swimming having started Al
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
MISS ELLA KNAPP
Died at Home This Morning on DivI-
sion Street

Miss Ella Knapp died this morning
at $50 o'clock at the home of her
parents of Division street, after an
Hines of one week with pleurisy. at
the age Of 10 years and four months.
Her parents survive, also four
brothers. Louis. Edward, Charles and
John. and four sisters, Mrs. w. A. VI.
all, Mrs. Edward LaFlamme, Mrs.
Robert Stratton and Miss Nellie. all
of Bennington.
The deceased was young lady OF
unusual brightness and all OF her
large number of schoolmates were
her friends.
Funeral arrangements are not yet
completed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
REPAIRING

Charles Miller has opened up his re-
pairing shop. locks, Keys and Furniture
repairing. correr tim and South streets
yer siOne blacksmith SOP. Bring your,
work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
A Common Cold

II neglected is often the begin
ming of serious lung troubles. Do
not walt until pneumonia develops,
OF consumption becomes seasted.
Get a bottle OF Downs Elixir now.
Sold everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
SCALE MEN LOSE

The Scale Works bowlers were
close after the Pirates last night on
the Y. NJ. c. \. alleys. but lost 4
points OF 5.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
weATneR FORECAST

For eastern Nov York and western
vermont fair tonight Increasing
cioudiness sunday. Slightly warmer
ln interior
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING

Four lines in this column Csc. for
one time, soc per week and sl.25 per
month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

For SALE -Four iulI blood White Orping.
ION bullets, also ono cOokrei; first May
hatch. Lquirc l. W. Moon, west Main street.
'3J2'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
SS1 SALE

EOR SALE-A Ford runabour, in Al c n
dtiou, fully equlDped. will sell az bar
gain. +. l.. Potter K. e. u. .. t9tl2'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

EOR SALE white Wyandotte cockeres.
Owen Strain direct. X. l.. Han'sh. 2Si
Union 81. 5lt6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

NOR SALE seven two years cid belfers,
mosily.Hnldens, With calf. II. N DYER,
North benntngt IN, VI. 5lt6f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

vTANTED Raw iurs. B,ch Fur Co, IFS
w la West 2ltn St New York reeS paid
every saturday at l9 Church St, Hoorck
Falls, N. Y J. II. Robertson, Buyer. 49tiS+
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

XTANTED-Live salesman Ia en- IN county
w for hiSnest Sr de garden and IRA SEEDS.
Permanent ei'uatton. good pay. Experience
unnecessary. Cobb y Co.. Franklin, Mass.
igt8'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

Tor SALE One good work and driving
horse / fiLe condition. Fred Net l. 22
Sob oil Sire t. 50t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

WANTED TO buy second hand lumber
w wagon Ia inch lire, 1890 cslacliy
J. II. Peters, NO. BENIN ston. 5yt6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

xMANTED Reliable NAN would like 10 liro
w sma or moderate sized arm with "A
good dairy. somew ere Ia BenninstOn or Ar
llngton preferred. Address d II. L. Gao of
Banner Othce ictl1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06
WANTED

WANTED Maid for general hon @wnrk in
w snail new : ORR ap0ci meat Time four
months. Apply at once at i2l south st Tel.
lSs-W. jltS+
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

FOR SALE White and brown feTreis. FIR d.
rick Holton. School Il. 500
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

w ANTED-I want 10 buy farm of from
bOto acres liable for apples n
small fruits o uewh within 10 miles oi Ben
nington or William town, Mass. Would prefer
pace with some trees IN rearing and room u
set more. In writing piye price and tut rrr
ticulars. Address FruiG farm, care Banner,
Bennington, Vt 4Stls
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

For SALE eautiful upright mob pVsny
piano. Id ST mdird mako Nust ell at
once for cash. s i4ntiy usei No reasonable
Off refused Post nifi box ga 5u,6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

E,oR SALE cray mare 50 iyht l400 10 ears
u old perfectly true. vii sell cheap "a |
have no use for her. FIR d II. Baker. X. z /
North bennington. 5t9'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

EOR sALE-This years geese and duck
fe theirs Inquire of Mrs. A. Robinson
South Sh iiIsbuTy. t9te
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-06

COR SALE-At the Porto Rics1 and Art
shon. Ra4kets. drawn work aud novelties
all hand maze goods. 6l4 Vain Sc. i9tf
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
HIGH OFFICERS TOUR STATE
Edwin Gould and Cotton Belt Aids
 Pleased With Conditions.

Wcstcrr Newstaucr Tnion News Service.
 Little Rock. \ party of hieh off eials Of the st Louis. Southwestern Railway Company. headed hy Edwin Could. chairman Of the Board of Di. rectors. and President F II Britton has been making a tour ot inspection O the company's lines Ill Arkansas. and the officials express themselves ao very greatly pleased with conditions ill the state.
 We are pleased with the spirit of optimism in Little Rock and through. out the state said one of the party.
 The members of the party ineluded Edwin Gould. Mrs Gould and Edwin Gould Jr. David H. Morris and Mrs. Morris and William T. Taylor. vice president of New York r II. Rritton. president. Henry l. Farrell vice presi- dent. and C. h Purdon. chief engineer. St Louis, w N. Neff. general super. utrndent. TyIor. Texas. and F. X. Richards. superintendent Pine Bluff
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
MANY CLAIMS ARE ALLOWED
Property Owners in Fourche Drainage
 District Must Pay sto4,OO0

Western Newspaper I'riou News Sarvicn
 Little Rock.-Claims agEregatinE SloAOi2.3l were allowed. while others totaling $l9a.oQg >9 were rejected in a decree rendered hy Chancellor l. r. Martinuea in finally adjudicatag the claims presented in Chanccry Court aeainst the Fuurche Drainage District, which was dissolved hy an act of the last legislature.
 ln lengthy decree, which will be written into the court record as quick lS as possible Chancellor Martiueau al- SO directed Receiver E. L. McHanoy to act IS master in taking evidence to determine the value of the work actual lN done in the Fourche district Re eeiver Mellaney was ordered to collect from the en,ire district which tncud- ed in" city of Little Rock. sum sui ficiTnt to meet thc claims allowed
 The improvements contemplated when the district was organized would have cost about $l.000.000
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
ROAD SCHOOLS AT ThE FAIR
Government and State Exhibits 10 Be
 Made at Hot Springs.

Western Newspap"r tnjon News Service.
 Little Reuben q. Dye com missioner ot the Uepartmeut of State Lands, Uiaaways aad Improvements. Eas completed arrangements with the officials of the state Fair Association tor the eNhihit of the department on the fair grounds al Hot Springs
 \ pavilion 50 hy l25 feet erected originally for an automobile display, has been procured by Mr. Dye for the good roads exhibit. Here. each day thrcuehout the week. working models of road machinery model roads, with aH styles ot modern surfacine ma terIals. motion pictures and .antcrn slides showing road work, will be shown the shronss who visit the fair. IT. addition to this, the exhibit of the federal government shown recently at the Ohio state fair and the Good Roads Congress in Detroit. will be shown al SO George D Marshall of the federal department will be in charEa of the exhibit and with members of the High way Commission daily Will conduct road schools for the visitors
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
"fEN" FUND SHOWS BALANCE
Receipts F-om Farm Crops Will More
 Than Pay Debts
we,tcrn Ncwanerer t-.-,,.l -sc,,. serx,c.

We.t"rn Newspaper tr-ou News servic.
 Little GocN An audit ot the books es ihe Sta Peuitennary Commission made In me office of l.. |. Cotfman, auditor ot state, shows the state peui tsntiarN aru farm 10 he iu excellent condition financially. on April r. when tho present con mission. including !. \ Ferguson, r. r. Murrey and ] \. Bradshear, tooh charge Of the affairs there wa S1N.0oU credited n inc isrtson fani From this amount tho board has paid expenses Of the tarm and peuitentiary and has balance of $400o.
 The report shows also that there are debts amounting 10 $3o,oQo which are not due unrl the crops are sold These obligations. it k said. are more than covered by the estimated receipts the crops will bring.
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
GENERAL REVENUE
 FUND IS BANKRUPT
MORE THAN TWO MILLIONS IN OTHER FUNDS, REPORTS
 SHOW.

Western New suapsr Uulon News Service.
 Little Rock According to report filed by the state burning board, the state has on hand $e.5ol .1o2.1H to the credit Of the various funds. the general revenue fund alone being without funds subject to disbursement.
 The reports of the state treasuror and state auditor show that there is $ll.54G.G0 in the general revenue fund, but that this money. under act of t'l" Is to pay the mileage. per diem and contingent expenses ot the Thirty ninth General Assembly. which was held in the beginning of the present year. Fms money is exclusively fo7 this purpose, leaving the general reEe nue fund bankrupt
 There is total of $9S. S.i6&.aS in United states currency in the general common school fund and total of $55tG9L2o in currency in the new state capitol fund.
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
COUNTY SCHOOL HEADS MEET
All Superintend Excepting One.
 Attend Institute.
Western Newspaper tuIen News S-,vica
 Western New spauer Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union Hews -,vfc. Western New spauer Union News Service
 Little ENNy county school superintendent in the state with one exception. was present at meeting of the county superintendents held in the office Of the State Apartment ot Puhlic Instruction The meeting was in the nature of an institute held fer the purpose of enabling the superin- tendeNts to interchange ideas and hear addresses on subjects of interest to all the county officials.
 State Superintendent George B. Cook called the conference to order and took an active part in the dis cussion of the various topics on the program.
 Tn addition to the discussions by the various county superintendents. ad. dresses were made hy ], (. FutralL acting president of the University ot Arkansas. pr J.R. Jewell dean of the uniyersitN President j. ] poyuc of the state Normal School Principal \. F. -Hin of the Little Rock high school and Prof ] l.. Bond, state supervisor of rural schools
 T A FutraN of Lee county. pree- dent of tte stare assoeiation Of county supcciutcrdouts. presided at a bust ness meeting of the supcrintcudeuts
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
STATE BRANCH IS FORMED
Conservation Congress Prepares for
 Active Work in Arkansas

Wesfo-n Ncvsr3rrt luiou Nrws Service.
 l4ttc Roch. \ state organization. to he a part of tae National Conserve ron Cousress, has been created by the congress and plans are being made for ac'tfe work on the part of the or garizatiou in Arkansas.
 H. II. Foster of Malvern. president of the Wisconsin and Arkansas Lum- Der Company. has been named as vice president and active head of th" organization in Arkansas and Sid B ReddiuE of Little Rock has been ap- pointed state secretary,
 Similar organizations are being formed in other states. it is said. ali to be under the direction of the na- uonal congress. The primary ohiec, o( this plan of organization. il is said. Is to put in moIon in the various states concrete plans for putting into practical operation the conservation principles for which the congress stands
The Dermott news., 1913-10-16
Sebastian County Man Pardoned.

Little Rock.-Goyernor George W. Hays. issued a pardon for James Ken. uedy serFmS a term of three years iu the state penitentiary for robbery kennedy was sentenced from Sebas. ton coun;y and has served 20 months oi his term, His pardon was request ed by the members Of the penitentiary board and the prosecuting witness. who appeared in the case against him at Fort Smith. The latter expressed doubt as to kennedys guilt.