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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Aews o. the Town and Village rai6 asscss
tse Russ ReadenA-

Charles S. Hadley is in North AID
ans on business.
Miss Janet Shurtleff. who has been
| ill, is recovering.
Duane Bassett is spending few
days in New York.
Goodall Hutton has returned from
a visit with relatives in Dorset.
Walter Houran, Springfield, Mass.
is visiting at his former home here.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Howard of Gage street is ser
iously ILL.,
Miss Mary Butler and Miss Louise
Burns visited in North Adams Thurs
day.
Misses Lena and Ethel Morse OF
division street are visiting relatives
in Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Catherine LaMarre, who has
been spending few days in Rutland,
has returned home.
Reduced prices on all cuts of meats
for Saturday at Ryan's market, River
street Tel. 337-M. Adv, 94t2
Samuel Cominsky has returned
from Manchester, where he has been
spending several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn White of New
York are visiting at Mr. Whites tor
mer home in North Bennington.
Miss Jennie Cone has gone to New
York to join Miss Sarah OConnor,
who is in the city on business.
All are invited to attend the sale
of household goods now in progress
at the home of II. S. Bingham. Adv.
The regular meeting of the W. II.
c. will be held this evening at 8
o'clock. A large attendance is desir.
cd.
Walter c. Wood, who has had
position in Burlington during the sum
mer, returned home last evening. Tor
a few days vacation, before resuming
his studies at Vermont university.
Rev p. L. Dow win preach at the
Hinsdillville Methodist church Sun.
day afternoon at o'clock the pas
tor Rev. j. c. Mitchell being absent
on a vacation.
Rev. Noble L. Ball of Ferrisburg,
who is to assist Rev. p. l.. Dow in
evangelistic services at the Chapel
church during the coming week, will
preach in the Union church at Wood
ford City, Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock
Special gospel services are to be
held in the Chapel church, commence
ing Sunday evening the goth at $50.
The pastor, Rev. p. l.. Dow, will be
assisted by Rev. Noble l.. Ball. OF
Ferrlsburg who will preach each even
ing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-18

Hanna and II. II. Merrick, all of Wal.
den, to attend the State fair at White
River Junction. Just below South
Royalton he was oyettaken by a
Ford car that signalled to pass. Mr..
Barnett turned out as far as he
could in narrow road. and the 9TH
er car passed and turned up bank,
sliding back into the road and crowd
ing MIR Barnetts car so that he went
over a six.foot embankment.
His car turned completely over
and righted on its wheels. Mr. Ban
croft and Mr.. Barnett wer injured
about the chest. ribe and head. The
others escaped injury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-18

Caldwell of East Thetfo d. and i-10
pounds to the minute; second Elsie
c. Armstrong OF Norwich, ? pounds
to the minute: third, Beatrice Gibbs
of Quechee. and 7-l0 pounds to the
minute; fourth. Pearl Caldwell Of
East Thetford. and clio pounds to
the minute; for the fifth place Eta
Parsons, Marguerite Hutchinson and
Alice F. Cobb were tied. scoring
$40 pounds to the minute. The tie
was decided by three girls drawing
tickets from hat blind.folded and
the fortunate one was Eta Parsons
Of Bethel. The prizes were $40, $l5
$40, s. and $3.50 respectively.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-18

head French and British aeroplanes
are flying hither and thither. trying
to locate the positions Of the big Ger.
man guns. These. however, are so
well masked that thei- emplacement
has not yet been discovered. and they
continue necessarily to launch their
great proiectiles in the direction Of
the allied forces.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-18
AUTO DOWN BANK

One Man Loses Eyesight; Another
May Die
From the effects Of an automobile
accident. Il. II. Barnett OF Cabot IS IN
the sanitarium at Randolph, unabl,
to see with either eye.
Warren Bancroft OF Walden is al
son in the same institution seriousl,
injured, his recovery being doubtful
Mr. Barnett driving his Buick tour
ing car, left Walden "Wednesday
morning with MIR. Bancroft, Georst
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-18
GERMAN GUNS HIrHARo
cleVerly Concealed, They Cause Much
Trouble to the Allies

Near Braisne. France. Sept g.. via
Paris. Sept. 17.-There is an inces-
SAINT roar OF artillery along the entire
line Of battle in the vicinity OF
Braisne. where for the last four days
the great forces OF the Allies and the
Germans have been in very close
grips.
The field itself over which the arm
les are fighting is of a broken nature
consequently little evidence is visible
OF the terrific struggle in progress. al
though hundreds Of thousands Of men
are engaged in this vicinity.
Detachments 81 artillery from the
allied front FIRE shells with great rap
idity at the German positions over
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
Hearts TREATED FREE
By DIR. Miles. the Great Specialist Who Sends
New s2.5O Treatment, Free.

Heart disease 10 dangerous hundreds drop
dead who could have been saved. Many have
been cured after doctors failed. To prove the
remarkable efficacy of his Special Per-
sonal Treatment for heart disease, short
breath, pain in side, shoulder or arm, oppres-
sion, irregular pulse. palpitation, smotherinEs
putting of ankles or dropsy, Dr. Miles will
send to afflicted persons $3.50 Free Treat
ment. Bad cases usually soon relieved.
These treatments are the result Of 80 yeara
extensive research and remarkable success Ira
treating various ailments of the heart, liver
and stomach. which often complicate each case.
Send for Remarkable Cures in Your State.
So wonderful are the results that he wishes
every sick person 20 test this famous treatment
at his expense. Afflicted persons should avafl
themselves of this liberal offer, they may
never have such an opportunity again. De-
lays are dangerous No death more
suddenly than that from heart disease.
Send at once for his Free Book and FREQ
Treatment. Describe your disease. Address
Dr. Franklin Miles, Dept. HF., ZIG TO 226
Main ST., Elkhart. Ind.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
Very Desirable Office Was
Insurance Commissioner i'm
Days of Fees Few Years Ago

The insurance department has just
turned into the general fund of the
state the sum of $5,243.44, says the
State Journal. Upon that sum hangs
curious tale of political revenge and
of how state office which paid its in
cumbents well over $1,000 a year now
pays but $500.
When Ex-Governor Osborn wiped
out the political aspirations of Lawton
I. Hemans and was elected Governor
of Michigan, James V. Barry, insur-
ance commissioner of Michigan, knew
that the axe was about to drop on
him and he Immediately opened ne
gotiations with life insurance COM
panies in the east which had for
some years sought his services. These
satisfactorily transacted, Mr.. Barry
resigned, whereupon Governor Warn
er appointed NJ. o. Rowland, deputy
insurance commissioner, to the va
cancy. Mr. Rowland chung to his seat
just long enough to warm it well.
Then he heard that he was to be re-
moved by Governor Osborn and c. A.
(Puss) Palmer selected in his place.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07

Whereupon Mr.. Rowland cogitated
long and deeply and decided that he
would, in the language of the dairy
lunch, spill the beans. Having de-
cided that he would be revenged, Mr..
Rowland is said to have called the
attention of the legislature to the
fact that the insurance commissioner
was drawing down the neat sum OF
$4,000 or more each year in fees that
no one knew anything about, in ad-
dition to his salary of $4,000.
The legislature, which is always
looking for a chance TO lop of the
perquisities of office holding patriots
Immediately, attacked the insurance
department with much vehemence
and Topped off all fees, placing the
salary at $4,000 and thereby reducing
the value of the office a tull 90 per
cent or more.
Having accomplished this Mr.. Row
land retired gracefully and jauntily,
paying no attention 20 the names
which the incoming commissioner ap-
piled to him.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07

Many people have an idea that there
is something mysterious and occult
about the work of the Weather Bureau
in forecasting the coming of storms
frosts and floods. Not a few thinS
that the observers must necessarily
get their data by reading the planets,
the stars and the moon. AS a matter
of fact that forecaster of the Bureau
foretells the coming of disturbances
in businesslike way, very similar to
that in which a man who has ordered
shipment of goods would estimate
the date of its arrival.
Suppose business man had ordered
a carload of pineapples from the Ha-
waiian Islands. He would know the
average time it would take the steam
er to make the trip to the Pacific port,
the average time for unloading and
loading into refrigerator cars, and the
average number of days TO be allowed
these cars for their trip across the
continent to New York. His estimate,
however, would be subject to error,
because the steamship might be de-
layed by fog, or the cars might meet
with an accident.
Storms, like pineapples, as a rule, do
not originate in the United States.
They come to US, some from the Phil
ippines, Japan, Siberia, Alaska, Cana
da or the Gulf Of Mexico. The Wealth
er Bureau gets cable, telegraphic or
wireless notice of foreign storm.
Station after station, or vessel after
vessel reports the storms arrival in
it's neighborhood, so that the general
direction and rate of progress can be
determined very early. In fact, the
arrival Of some storms can be fore
told ten days in advance.
The fOrecasters watch for the re-
gion of low barometer, which is the
storm center around which the winds
blow. This whirl or eddy moves bod
ily forward with the general eastward
drift Of about $50 miles a day in our
ATTITUDES. AS the lines of equal pres
sure (isobars) around the low center
crowd closer together, the winds at
tending the storm increase in force.
The fOrecaster determines the direc-
tion Of movment of the storm and its
velocity.
When weather disturbances are re-
ported, the forecasters know from ex-
perience about how long it takes them
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
S II O X T
STATE
S T @ r | E S

Benton Harbor-Sam Goldstein
commission merchant, won So bet by
eating two dozen eggs in less than a
minute.
Detroit After celebrating Is
hours on the case of J. NJ. Stone and
N. S. Williams, charged with operat-
ing a bucket shop, a jury in Judge
Connolly's court reported its inability
to agree and was discharged.
Durand - The Shiawassee County
Bankers association will meet at Du-
rand Feb. IL to discuss plans for the
hiring of an agricultural expert for
the county and TO also hire an alfalfa
expert.
Ypsilanti-Art Ament, cashier in
in a local bank, saw fire in the home of
Ray Million, called neighbOr and TO-
gether they broke window, crawled
in and dragged Million from his bed.
The house was damaged about $4,000.
Flint - +. G.. Ladinsky fell asleep
on table i'm his tailor shop. The door
was left unlocked and some one en-
tered, took So from Ladinsky's pockets
and cut diamond stick pin, valued at
$50, from his tie with pair of shears.
Hastings - Unable to furnish bonds
totaling $1,000, Mrs. Nellie Jones
Lewis, aged 80 years, who was arrest
ed for assaulting Mrs. Brubaker of
Acker's Point with a dish pan, has
been bound over to the circuit court
and confir a tail.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
How the Weather Bureau Fore
casts Storms, FrOStS and Floods

, to reach our Pacific Coast, and then
how long after they will reach the At
lantic Coast. For example, if a storm
coming from Siberia drifts eastward
around the North Pole and reappears
in Alaska, it should appear in Wash
ington and Oregon in about two days;
should get to the Great Lakes in six
days and to the Atlantic Coast in
seven or eight days.
Unexpected conditions may delay
storms or divert them from the
straight track just as a refrigerator
car may be thrown off its schedule OF
be shipped by accident on a wrong
road. Some of these storms deplete
themselves by running into regions OF
high barometer, which are of greater
magnitude and extent than the storm
itself. Some of them, however, travel
completely around the world.
To keep tab on cold waves that come
iuto the United States from Canada
and Alaska, the Weather Bureau stud
les the Canadian weather reports
England sends reports from Iceland
the British Islands and Continental
Europe, and daily reports come from
st. Petersburg on the conditions in
Russia and Siberia.
The same businesslike system used
in tracing the track of storm is APP
piled III determining the arrival of
frosts.
Flood forecasts are made in much
the same way. Information as to the
amount of rainfall at the head waters
of streams that cause floods are COW
cred by telegraphic reports sent by
local observers. As this rain reaches
the main channel, the height of the
water in the channel is determined by
successive gaging stations. Past rec
ords establish how much height, say
of 20 feet at Dubuque, Iowa, will pro-
duce at Davenport, another station, 80
miles down the Mississippi. This plan
is followed all the way down the river,
and at each point full allowance is
rtade for the effects of water from
tributaries, and from additional and
local rainfall. As q result Of these
observations in the recent food. the
people of Cairo had warning Il week
or ten days in advance. The Pitts
burgh district can ne giy2n only II TO
81 hours notice, because a food is
upon them within % hours after a
heavy lain storm.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
Other Preventive Factors.

Among the other important factors
in preventing fires was the protective
service instituted by the public do
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07

main commission on its reserves of
state lands; the practical and Aner-
getic field work of the several inde-
pendent lumbermen's protectivel as
sociations; the splendid publicity given
by the city and country press of
Michigan on all matters pertaining
to forestry and the prevention and
suppression of forest fires.p
Notable in view of the marked re-
duction of loss by forest fires is the
fact that many, more were reported
TO the department in 1913 than were
reported in<1911, when the loss on
mIIerchanfzable timber and other read
~, estimated property was stupen-
dous.
Following the disastrous fires Of
1911, eliminating in the destruction
OF the populous towns of Oscoda and
Au Sable, the forestry warden exploit
ed the organization of the school
boys of the district for forest fire
service. In 1912 there were 1,500 en-
rolled as auxiliaries to the state fire
warden's department under the title
of Michigan Forest Scouts. Besides
eXtinguishing 500 fires, some of which
were of considerable magnitude, the
scouts did effective work as messen-
gers for the regular wardens and
supervisors and as educators in for
est fire prevention. In 1913 the For
est Scouts increased to membership
of 5000. They more than duplicated
the work of the previous year with a
record of 731 fires extinguishd and
reported. Last May the scouts estab-
lished object lesson in reforestation
by planting of unit forests of 1000
trees near many of the principal
towns and villages of the state.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
4 Futurist Picture

A painter of the "impressionist
school is now confined in q lunatiC
asylum, according to the Pathfinder
"Look here; this is the latest master
piece of my composition. They look
and see nothing but an expanse of bare
canvas. They ask, what does that
represent ?"
"That? Why, that represents the
passage of the Jews through the Red
Sea-"
BEG pardon, but where is the sea ~
at has been driven back"
"And where are the Jews ?"
"They have crossed over"
And the Egyptians ?"
"Will be here soon. That's the SORT
Of painting / like; simple, suggestive
and unpretentious." New Orleans
Picayune.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07

OwossO -- The Detroit VitrifeC
Brick company plans to enlarge its
plant in this city in the spring. The
new addition will provide for the EN-.
ployment of more men. The stock
of the plant is owned almost entirely
by Detroit capitalists.
Saugatuck - j. NJ. Bond post. No
as, G.. A. r., Of Saugatuck, is pro-
testing against a threatened campaign
to change the style of the American
flag by the introduction of the bars
similar to those used by the southern
confederacy during the Civil war
Lansing-Dr. Lewis A. Smell, pio-
neer physician and surgeon of Michi-
gan, died suddenly at Los Angeles,
Cal. DIR. Smell was "a years of age and
began the practice of medicine in this
city when a young man. For the last
% years he had lived at Charlotte. His
wife and a daughter in Los Angeles
survive him, as well as one son, DR..
F. II. Smell of Lansing.
Hastings - There has just been
filed in the register of deeds office
here a deed transferring all of the De-
troit, Toledo & Milwaukee railroad be-
tween Battle Creek and Monteith, in
Allegan county, a distance of 1916
miles, to the Michigan Railway Engi-
neering company. The deed was signed
in New York by w. c. Brown, presi-
dent, and Dwight w. Pardee, secre-
tary, respectively, of the ID. t. e. NJ.
r. r. Co. The price given is 81.
Alma - That Marcus Polasky,
dreamer Of millions, who makes this
place his home, would condescend to
sue for IL cents seems to be an idle
dream. Yet it is true. Some time ago
an Alma business man, Simon Mes
singer, as a joke gave his note for
10 cents. II was Endorsed by SO bust
ness men. When the note fell due
it had changed hands, and was in the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
Forest Fire Losses
In 1911, So, 100000;
Only $4,000 In 1913

Losses by forest fires in Michigan
which have Appropriated upwards
of $1,000,00O annually for so years,
dropned from $3,4OO,OOO in 1911 to
$4,000 in 1912 and to less than $23.-
600 in 1913, according to the annual
report of State Forestry Warden Will
liam r. Oates.
- 1913 Noted for Drouth.
..rtS iause of the remarkable re-
a,,at;nu &c .,s,ual loss must be as
auction or MGc agencies re+har
signed to working, 49, i .aTl:l
than conditions" say5, 0"'es. nus
department cannot ms atllie es',
claim more than a nominal credit in
the elimination of forest fires. 1t sub
mits that the curbing, suppression and
prevention of forest fires and the re-
sultant reduction of loss is due to a
systematic and thorough organization
of the township supervisors of the
forest district as local fire wardens
and the educational posters and lit
erature on the suppression of forest
fires, placed through them before the
township communities.
"The improvement and standardiZa-
tion of locomotives and rights Of-way
inspection helped materially, while
the moral enlistment of 5000 school
boys of the forest district as Michigan
Forest Scouts, with the prime pur-
pose of prevention of forest fires and
reforestation, was an important fac
tor.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
Modern Ladies.

Bishop Blougram was laughing in
Denver over the servant gir.'s defini-
ton, or at least in part of it, she said
81 was walking the other day when
came upon little boy smoking a cig'
arctic.
Goodness, Willie" / SAID, what
would your mother say if she saw
you smoking cigarettes like that ?"
She'd raise CAIN" Willie an
swered. They're out of her best box"
Buffalo Express.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07
To Educate Immigrants.

lnasmuch as it has been noted that
many forest fires were set by alien
immigrants, special effort has been
made to acquaint this class of people
with preventive knowledge. Among
the foreigners of Marquette, Baraga,
Iron, Houghton and Ontonagon coun-
ties, scout companies for the several
nationalities have been organized and
the English text in fire fighting has
been translated by lecturing inter-
prefers.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-07

possession of POllasky. Messenger, to
carry his joke still farther, refused
payment. Now the promoter is seek
ing to recover the dime and interest
of l per cent. He is holding all Of the
SO indorsers for the sum.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-17
SCORES
LAWYERS FOR
VRANGLING !
Declares That Barristers Are No
Doing Their Duties as Attor
neys by Entering Into News
paper Discussions and Demand
That Charges Be Made Unde
Oath.

81 don't feel like investigating
any matter on mere newspaper 70
pert. I have nothing against tho
newspapers at all, but I know they
sometimes report things on mere ru-
NOR that arc not well founded. II
any man has charges to make, no
oughs to come out boldly and put
those charges IN writing under his
oath; II he doesn't know the matter
directly, stating the source Of his In.
formation. Tho court Is not going to
take up it's time to 60 into these
matters merely on newspaper report.
don't care to say anything 50 far
as the court is concerned about my
part in any matters in the drawing
Of any jury. If anyone sees At to
start an Investigation, well and good.
I think that attorneys might well
get down to business and stop all
this newspaper discussion. II eeems
20 me so far as members Of the bar
are guilty Of starting It OF keeping
It going, they are not doing their
duty as attorney" Judge Charles
=. Clemens.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-17
VILLAS ARMY DEFEATS
FEDERALs AT SAN PEDRO

JUAREz, Mexico, April lj.-f Asso-
eiRted Press by Federal wireless,A-.
After nine days battle at san
Pedro, IN the State o. coahuiia, forty
miles cast Of Torreon, between the
Huerta forces who evacuated Torreon
and the rebel forces led by General
Villa, the rebel forces have gained a
decisive and crushing victory, accord
ing to official advices received here
last night from Villa. The report
states that three thousand Of the fed
erals were killed or wounded in the
fighting and seven hundred were taken
prisoners. FIVE hundred rebels were
killed or wounded, according TO the
report. Villa also reports that before
eapitnlating, the federals. fred the
city, including the houses and prop
critics Of the Madero family. The
remnants of tho federals are In, re-
treat toward Monterey across the des.
ert Non-eombatants who were CON
PEELED to fee from the city and camp
out on the desert wastes surrounding
the city during the progress Of the
battle suffered intensely from starya-
tion and thirst,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-17
WILCOX ORGANIZING
FARMERS OF HAWAII

{. -
IIIL0, April l3.--Dr. T.. ". Wilcox,
The director Of the federal experiment
station worls in the ISLANDS, arrived last
Sunday on one Of his periodical visits
A meeting has been called which Will
take place tomorrow morning at nine
thirty o'clock at the board of trade
rooms, which all farmers, big, small and
medium, are invited TO attend. Doctor
Wilcox viii address the meeting adyis-
Ing better organization among the pro-
duoers, whereby they may henefit from
Individual experiences, keep informed
with General Farm conditions and the
like. He will also speak of marketing
possibilities and the like.
!, Several local farmers win also speak.
Mr.. Gamaliclson viii speak of cooper
atiye butter-Ihaking and Director
Cloves Of the. Glenwood station will
probably also make some remerks AZ
y eynorted that the meeting will be at
tended by farmers from the region all
the way botween Glenwood and Paauilo.