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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-16
Who Wants an lsland7

Sunday island, vcrdant tract OF
seven miles by five, in the Kermadcc
group of the south Pacific, Is to DO
abandoned. The thlrtgcn persons who
have been living u Crusoc.llkc life
there have been driven to desperation
by loneliness, rats, volcanic rumblings
and other Affections. and the New Zca-
land government is TO bring the party
back to civilization. While oranges,
bananas and tobacco thrive ON the Is
land, there are no cocoanuts, and tho
crops which the handful of islanders
try TO plant are often destroyed by tho
small Pacific rats which infcst tho
place. ana n surviving volcano fro
Quently gives tho whole island q
shiver.
Cork Light.
Freshly cut bark Of the cork tree
when heated gives Off gas that can
be used as an illumlnant.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-16
NOTICE 2
To the Tax Payers Of the Bennington
E.-L-l e.k--I EaI-L-l-L.

To the Tax Payers Of the Bennington
Graded School District:
A Rate Bill has been placed In my
hands for collection as follows:
90 cents on the dollar on the Grand
List OF 1916.
| hereby demand payment OF said
taxes. and notify you that | will at.
tend at the Bennington County Saw.
ings Bank from 8 o'clock q, m. until
4 o'clock p. IN.
There will be a discount of per
cent on above tax II paid within 30
days.
G. II. Dewey, Treasurer,
Bennington, Vt, July 10, 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-16
NOTICE
TO the Tax Payers OF the Village
Bennington:

A Rate Bill has Deen placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
80 cents on the dollar for the Village
Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for the
Highway Tax on the Grand List OF
1919.
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes and notify you that will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from 8 o'clock a. m. until
4 o'clock p. m.
There will be discount Of per
cent. on Village tax il paid within 80
days.
c. II. Dewey, Treasurer.
Bennington. VT July 10. 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-16
NorT.rTGE2

To the Ladies' and Gentlemen Of Ben.
nington and Vicinity.
Call and see my new Fall and
winter samples, and you will surely
leave your order. Prices very rea-
sonable. Cleaning. pressing and al
terations a specially.
Nathan Levin,
1870 North Street Tel. 9s.J
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-16

Flgg-Two negatives make an af-
flrmativc. Fogg-With n woman it
takes only one. Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-16
Will You Be The Next ?
J. MEAeHER BREAKS WRIST
North Bennington Man Injured While
Cranking Automobile.

OTUIINITFU FNURVTITVUI0Ns
James Meagher, who conducts n
general store at North Bennington.
was the victim this morning OF the
crank on Ford delivery truck and
suffered broken wrist.
Shortly before Z o'clock this morn
ing Mr.. Meagher attempted to crank
the Ford truck used to deliver goods
from the store. The engine back
fired and the crank was thrown
against his right wrist with such force
that both bones were broken.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
WAS PURELY
 ACCIDENTAL
ON THE MOTION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, TAYLOR
 IS FREED.

On the last northbound trip of the Steamer Admiral Farragut. which passed through here yester- day morning, among the passengers were one 4. H. Taylor and one Chow Wow.
 It appears that on the way up from Seattle, this man Taylor, ran amuck and in flourishing his gun. discharged 1t, the bullet passing through a door and wounding the Chinaman. Chow Wow. in the left arm. inflicting a painful but not serious wound. On the arrival of the Farragut here, a warrant was sworn toby the Chinaman, the man taken into custody and the China man to the hospital where he is now under the care of Dr. Story.
 Before the Farragut got away. Taylor was brought before the Com missioner and as there was no evil dence against hin-the Chinaman was in the hospital-on the motion of the District Attorney, the man was discharged.
 Taylor made his way to the oil dock where the FarraGut was talk ing on oil, went aboard and pro caeded on his way to Seward.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
MAIDEN TRIP TONIGHT.

The steamer Prince John une of the Grand Trunk Pacific liners. will arrive from the south this ev- sning about ten o'clock This is the first trip of the steamer on the new schedule promulgated by inc company some weeks ago
 The steamer will make 8 wsekgy rip between Prince Rupert and Skagway, carrying passengers and freight 10 and from all ports in southeastern Alaska This schedule will bs maintained until June when ether steamers will be added on the Tun.
 Mz NcNieholl. General Freigh. and Passenger Agent for the com pany wEsh headquarters at Prince Rr-srty is expected to make the round trip on the Prince John.
 -
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]. ]. DAILY ACCEPTS SCHOOL BOARD
 NOMINATION

Diogenes, the reporter, was out yesterday with his lantern. seeking man for the School Hoard elect Isn. aeooraing to that days news F. per Had he pursued his qass; flown the strecs two blocks further Ee would have discovered aneshe, Sshool Board candidate.
 In looking over the grim rec ord of the pssst ten years, I fail to notice an Improvement in ,he ketchikan school. except that the number of pupils has increased ma terially. am inclined to wonder if any cf the leaders of this so- called Good Government move rasnt, could have so nlunificently governed our School affairs.
 I am in favor of a full High School course, that will admit to College and University entrance re- qrirements- Those requirements are of q standard of training. thar Ket- .'hikan deserves to enjoy. II is tsl.y within the power of the school bSarS 10 give th.s town high sshCos, yet thousands of dollars are sa.nt each year. sending children below to complete their h,.su school course.
 The building of a new school bai',; ng rests solely with the City Gun eil. The Compiled Laws of alaska. Section 627, Article F. states that the City Council has the power to establish school dis tricts, to provide them with suit able school houses. and to provide the necessary funds for the schools.
 Has ketchikan 8 suitable schsol !?
 l will recommend to the City Council the erection of a new mod ern school building. I will give them all the assistance within my pewer, financial or otherwise. to complete that building this year.
 ketchikan has an assessed vaiu- ation of s1.1o1 $50. There are num- erous corporations within the lirn- its of the town. I do not believe there Is a man in charge of those corporations, but who would will lngiy pay for one year. an extra mills of his assessment, for the purpose of giving the children of this city proper school facilities.
 J, J. DAILY.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
NEW ENTERPRISE
 ISPROGRESS|NG
PILES DRIVEN. HOUSE AND OFFICE BUILT AND THE
 WHARF Is STARTED.
FURBER AND CLARK
Report Have Already Contracts For Scows And Strong Gas Tug.
 And Other Works.

Messrs- Furaer $ Clark. the en- serprssing newcomers who have SC cured shipways location on the waserfrOnt opposite Mr. Heath,s homestead on the Charcoal Point rOadway, apparently mean business If 1t can be judged by the amount of work already accomplished by these men
 It Is only a couple of weeks ago that they arrived frOnl the States. and already they have the piles driven for their wharf. 2 house and office building construct eds and have started work on the wharf. as well as the work for the foundation for sccw building.
 Contracts have been secured for the construction of two scows of l6x5ex4 for the Beegie Packing Co Besides. they are figuring on 3 large pile driver and . 45 foot gas tug.
 With Nessrs. Furber & Clark. the users Of boats have a com oinatiOn of mechanics canable to handle any kind of work Mr. Clark Is 2 boat builder of long experience and Dir. Forber is a machinist Of marked ability Although the firm dces not intend to enter into the field already occupied by the ma ehlriss trade, yet experience ~along that line can only be called ap asset 10 the firm as 2 whole All m all, the enterprise is worthy of encouragement by every user os boats in Southeastern Alaska, and particularly by the people of Ket- chikan who will derive consider able benefit from it's location.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
APPROPRIATENESS
 RETURN HOME
COUNCILMAN PATCHING RE- PORTS HAVING INyESTI.
 GATED FIRE APPARATUS.
CAPITAL CITY LIVELY
But Has Nothing on ketehikan ID The Way of Managing
 Municipal Affairs.

Councilman ". H. Patching and ;. Close. who left here several days ago on a visit to Juneau, returned yesterday well pleased with their visit. Both report business quite lively at the capital city and the people in high frame of mind in regard to the outlook for the con- Ing season. which they claim. is very promising of good results.
 While in the city, Councilman
 aEehing said that he had investi, gated the Juneau fire department streets improvements. etc, but that ne had found nothing for which the Juneau people could boast of over Kekchikan. Ketchikap Councilman Patching claims. is just as progressive in all municipal af- fairs as Juneau.
 In regard to the importance of the two cities, he said that while It WAS true that Juneau had 2 larg- CT population than Ketchikan. if we considered the unemployed, Ketchi- Kan was much better off, in that only very few people were idle here. whereas, at Juneau, hundreds were merely walking the streets.
 Deputy Marshal Sharp, who left here at the same time with Messrs. Patching and Close, is still at Ju- neau attending court.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
SEATTLE COMMERCIAL
 CLUB IS UP IN ARMS
PORT COMMISSIONER TAXES A HAND, WILL
 TRY TO BREAK COMBINATION

SEATTLE, March So.-At meet ing last evening of the Commercial Club, at which large attendance was present, a resolution protesting against the use of Colorado marble in the construction of the Arctic Club building, was adopted, copy of which was sent to all concerned as well as to members of congress. The club went on record as favoring the use of Alaska marble. This was shown to be impossible due to the excessive rates of transporta-
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
ALONG THE WATERFRONT

The steamer Admiral Watson ar rived from the north this morning and after having loaded 25 boxes of halibut and salmon from the halibut schooner San Juan, 87 boxes from the Washington Fish & Oyster Company, proceeded on her way south.
 The steamer Georgia of the Jun eau-Skagway-Sitka run, arrived ip port this morning and left an hour after. The services of Pilot J. Anderson were secured for the trip to Seattle where the Georgia will be overhauled.
 The next boat from the north will be the Humboldt today.
 The Alaska is due here next Mon day.
 From the south, the Alameda is due here Saturday evening.
 The Al-Ki is due tomorrow after noon.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

ton by the various companies and made the purchase of marble in Alaska prohibitive.
 Robert Bridges, president of the port commission for Seattle, who is q strong supporter of anything to develop Alaska, wired Senator Poin- dexter at Washington, urging the Senator to use his influence in hay ing the government charter ves- sel to be operated between Seattle and Alaska, threby break up the combination that is said to have been formed recently.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
GERMANS ARE
 CHECKED AGAIN
ALLIES ADMIT OF GAIN BY THE ENEMY, BUT CLAIM
 NOT VERY IMPORTANT.

PARIS, March 8O.--The war of flee today issued statement in which it is admitted that the Ger mans drove wedge into their lines, but that after a terrific bat tie, they Were forced back with no possibility for any further advance.
 The British troops have replaced the worn out French troops on the Western line of Verdun and will hold one quarter of the line of de- fense.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
HOLLAND MAY BE
 FORCED TO JOIN
COMMUNICATION Is SAID TO HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED
 BY THE GERMANS.

LONDON, March S0.-The com plete suspension Of communication between Holland and England is causing . great deal of speculation as to the meaning of the interrupt ion
 In Copenhagen it is rumored that the interruption is due to the fact that Germans have gut the cable. although this Is admitted to be q mere ruEnor. However, no press dispatches have been received from Holland since last Tuesday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
U. s. GETS LIMITED
 USE OF RAILROAD
FIRST TRAIN OF SUPPLIES LEFT THIS MORN
 ING FROM FL PASO

nasat of troops sni supplies where ever necessary.
 Ercra Fl PssO. . report was re e,eived that the first train of sup pies for the troops had left this morning zEad tfat ether trains would foElow.
 ! dispatch from San DisgO says that ns4gs hrs reached the city that when the 7eens in the town of Msz- aslsn, learues of the American eS- Bpssgztion into their country for .hc 5srp0se of capturing Villa. they gssaes'es and the mob tore She Alssev5csr flags to pieces
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
EUGENE KANE
 IS MISSING
THE MAN WHO EMBALAfED PEgk AFTER THE LATTER
 HAD BEEN POISONED.

NEW YORK, MargA s9--Eugs1e k4na- the man wao smhalznH.3 the remains If , F PAsk. f4shsr-aa- law of Dr. Arthur Waite. who is eha-zes w5ta having administered s..ais.on that caZSa5 his death is 3 1sach wan.ed man 6y she aaahoEs.- les
 Ths district attorneys office 'zas zaso--ad that KAaae WAS given S25 esss ss swear that he uss5 zrsenie a kiz wa-k. thus 5zfezs tsss au- sheaitiss IT she pros=u-s7a of the zexlses5-
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

WASHINGTON, March S9-Ihs Stare Dspsrtnisn. last evening re- osSvsa 5 formal permit from Car ranza se ze the Mexican North western Rsilway for thss tzauspor- sation 0f tr07ps and sup2lses into 4ny par1 of AEexseO in shs capture of Nllla- The Msxisan government. howeTe-s refuses 10 give peunIs- sion Ia transport alnuaatz5t6ous- Ds <pIte this res4rsetsun- the officers he-e claim shas the concession
 means 2 great aezl s0 the United States as t will facilitate 10 naove-
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
HOPEFUL OF
 SPEEDY ACTION
FIRST GREAT MEASURE FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE Is
 TAKEN UP BY SENATE.

WASHINGTON. M2reh s0-Tae saaate today took ID the all ira- p0rEzrs4 qzsszzan of 2 national de fznza- This is the first bill of a series If measures so tEaas end. This one PgoTideys for an increase of The army and hope Is entertained thai 1t will te disposed in short oF1er, as eFry. Or nearly evers- member has expressed his opinion fzEsrag the increase darnznded.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
FON PAPEN HAD PLANNED
 CANADIAN EXPEDITION

NEW YORK, March so.-vonder- goltz, the man who yas arrested some days ago charged with com plicity in bomb plots, said today that Capt Von Papen had planned Canadian expedition but that the plan had failed by the interference Of the United States authorities; that otherwise it would have been carried out.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
MEXICANS BUY ALL
 WEAPONS AVAILABLE

PEOENIX. Ariz. March so.- Spazisa--Amerl1an War Veterans an nol1csd +O'dax thsg had confirmed reports presented zs tteir meeting las1 night tha. all available arms and ammunition held for sale by snerehazts haye had bs=n purchased b. Mazieams-
 The Ts5erzns reported all wers armed snd ready for duty as home gsaar5s- Most Of them are too old for fz=ld service
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
TRAINMEN
 MAY STRIKE
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND TO TAKE ACTION APRIL
 TWENTY-NINTH.

NEW YORK. March SO.-A de- mand for an eight-hour days work without a reduction in wages. back ed by four hundred thousand train. men, was made upon the railroad officials last evening. The train men have given the companies un- til April 29th to reply.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
REPORT VILLA
 TRAPPED AGAIN
INFORMATION RECEIVED THAT HE CARRANZA AND VILLA
 FORCES MEET.

COLUMBUS. March sa-A wire less message just received says that Villa was again ensrappei- Scouts also report that the Carranza and Villa forces had mel and were en- gagged fn 2 hsartls- with the Amer can rroops rushing to the scena anxigus so sake g hand
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

WASHINGTON, March S0--Affi- davits sworn to by Americans when they landed at Liverpool after the sinking of the Sussex say that tho liner was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
FAVORITISM IS CHARGED.

OTTAWA. March 8o.-Charges of favoritism were made today i'll the Parliament against officials in awarding contracts for munitions and other army supplies.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

CLEVELAND. Mzreh ss9-Thres Nsw York Ceasraz psssezgsr trzi-= ~sre wrzsssas5 zssterzzv morning Thirty were kiHsd aE fifty wsEe injured.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

NEW YORK. March sO.-John AcGrath, former secretary to ex- President Roosevelt, was committed to jail for thirty days for disorder ly conduct.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
NUNTTTON FACTORY
 E BLOWN UP

BUCHAREST. March 2s-4n CT gslo,siga oeeuzra5 z4 ths mzzi4fe5. fze-azy a4 WeiEs59rf. A1str5a- kill ing kundrstss and fa55zzsng ss many
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

Bring in your bit Of news. The Progressive Miner is always glad 10 receive and print news items.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

FL PAS0. March sa.-The Unit =d Sta ss a-Isazl15=s have bee1 notified ag Cz1sazzz'z agent that 3 duty musf be paid ea all goo5z shipped 1ilrgagas p-hstzzr u Es amy supplies er not
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TILLICUMS

The Tillikum Club held it's usual weekly dance at the Moose Hall last night. A big crowd attended and jolly time was enjoed
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30
WEsI-RN PACIFIC 10 BE SOLD

SAN FRANCISCO. Mzrch s0- The Ercpe-ax If tae Western Pa fife 81iEwzx thar has been fn sha hzz3s of ths raealTar foy sometime. Ezs o-deEes sold to'5sy bE the cir cuit cours of appeals Following tae sale. II is said that al the plans hzvs been perfected for a rs-orgzni- za4tv7 es sta -uz5
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-03-30

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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06
.PEARY'S CROCKER LAND
 AN OPTICAL DELUS|ON

Evidence that there was little use in the supposed Arctic continent which Ad- miral Peary reported having seen and which he named "Crocker Land" is fur nished in the American Museum Jour nal.
 Donald MacMilan, leader of the ex petition which went north in 1913, re- ports that there Is no Crocker Land more substantial than mirage. His party fitted out for two years Ice in 1915. and the party must now stay in the Arctic a third year and, until relieved must live on the land as the Eskimos do.
 The ship Cluett which sailed last July to bring the party home got as far only as North Star bay, 125 miles south of Etah. the appointed rendexvious When the ship was stalled by ice motor- boat, which had been built for naviga- tidpn III Icy waters, set out Tor Etah tO gt t the men Nothing has been heard &I that trip The Cluett carried pro visions for two years, and a way proba- bly, can be found to connect with the MacMillan party Meanwhile MacMillan and his companions cannot get white mans food. There is no way of iudg- ing how long this condition may last
 MacMllans dash for Crocker Land is II. D. Borup, whose son. George. would have led the expedition had he not been drowned in Long Island sound, after he After telling of three marches. which
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

took the party 152 miles northwest Of which Peary saw the supposed continent, MacMillan writes, apparently about the beginning of 1915:
 "On the 4th of March We thought We har dit. All leads had frozen. the water sky had disappeared leaving the horl- zon as clear as crystal. Stretching for at least l2O degrees there were every appearance of an immense land-hills. valleys, snow capped peaks-as plain could possibly be l even asked one of the Eskimo toward which point We should head He smiled and said he declared that if le ever saw land that was land. The only reason I had for doubting was it's size. As we proceed ed it gradually changed in appearance and extent With the revolving of the sun, and finally disappeared altogether.
 Standing later on the heights of the cape where Peary stood eight years be- fore, We saw the same thing. and had We not been there We could have taken our oath il was land. our best juds- ment then, as now. is that this is mirage of the sea, due to layers of air at unequal temperatures. lifting the in- capabilities of the ice. causing the shad- ows and the lighted spots to. resemble land. At one time this resemblance cx- tended practically throughout the whole horizon. In other words, it appeared where We knew positively there is no land"
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Petersburg fishermen are planning to organize a fshermcn's marine insurance and credit association By this mutual arrangement it is anticipated that in- ed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Bear Hunting in Alaska" is the title of an interesting story of hunting trip in Alaska, published in the March number of Outdoor Life The author is w. II. Chase of Juneau.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

A reinforced concrete office building will be constructed al Seward by F. l.. on Adams street to the rear of the Bank of Seward. The lot sold for S40O0.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Parties coming in over the Rirchard- son road to Valdez. report the trail in good condition, and auto stages making regular trips from Chitina as far in as Our Home rOadhouSe.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

W. F. Terrin the Fairbanks frcightcr, is en route over the Fairbanks trail to Chitina to secure a large consignment of goods for Fairbanks merchants which he will take inside
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

postal department has cleaned up the accumulation of mail at the Cordova postofce consigned 10 interior points.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Every boat from Seattle north is filled of them are bound for Anchorage.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

R. F. Lewis, proprietor of the water works at Juneau. has announced that he is willing to consider any reasonable offer by the city for the purchase of his plant.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Old timers claim that the past winter has been the codest ever known in the territory. The mercury dropped to -S6 in several interior points
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

The citizens of Anchorage nave passed Il pleasant winter witt dog team races and wrestling matches for diversion.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Last month while the steamer Jefferson was on route north snc struck a rock about TWO hours and Il half. She noatcd off at high tide practically uninjwcd.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Mrs. W, NJ. sauers of Seward is spf- fering from a compound fracture of her right leg as the result of fall on the
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Following an amateur entertainment given in Seward last month, the Seward Gateway declared that Seward has the best amateur talent in Alaska
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Thc Fox gulch glacier. in the Fair banks district. has raised to d height never be,ore known, and people residing near were compelled to Vacate thcir homes to prevent being drowned out
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Carl oclberg, of Fairbanks, indicted for illegal voting at the last delegate election. pleaded guilty to the charge. Selbcrs had taken out his first papers and wes informed he had d right to vote
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Get your JOB PRINTING done by the Nugget office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Sitka people report seeing an airship soaring through the air in that vicinity one day last week.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

and the Alaska United mining companies paid a dividend of D cents and 30 cents per share. respectively.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Southeastern Alaska fishermen are jubi- lant over the fact that fish are bringing high pnces in the Seattle market. A few days ago halibut sold for r l-2 cents and salmon al l5 l-2 cents per pound.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-06

Wolves in large numbers are reported to Prince of Wales island A band of twenty five Were seen m the beach re- gently.