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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-07
HARD COLDS
Cause Weak Lungs, Bennington Drug
eist Suggests Reliable
Remedy.

We have a constitutional remedy
for hard colds and weak lungs which
We guarantee. Such letters as this
prove its efficiency:
Wickatunk, N ]. Il suffered from
weak lungs, pains in my chest and
very short of breath. ! am an agent
for the C. r. r. of New Jersey. !
had a very bad cough and lost fifteen
pounds in weight and my trouble in
terferred with my occupation so that
had to stop work last July. had
doctored for sometime without bene-
fit, but when learned of Vinol
through friend | decided to try it,
and soon commenced to improve. My
cough has gone, the soreness from
my chest disappeared, l am working
again. and have regained the fifteen
pounds in flesh which | lost" Victor
Walden, Wickatunk, n. ].
The reason Vinol is superior to any
other remedy is because it contains
in deliciously palatabe form the
healing, bodybuilding and strengthen
ing elements OF fresh cod llvers, onic
iron and beef peptone-the oldest and
most famous tones known to medi
cine. Try 1t on our guarantee. w
l.. Gokay, Druggist, Bennington, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-07
TREAT CATARRH BY
NATURES METHOD
Every Breath Of Hyome Carries Heal
ing Medicated Air to the Infected
Membrane.

Nearly every one who has catarrh
knows how foolish it is to try and
cure it with sprays, lotions, and the
like. Temporary relief may be given,
but cure seldom comes.
Until recently your physician would
probably have said the only way to
help catarrh would be to have a
change of climate; but now with Il
simple preparation called Hyomei you
can carry health-giving climate in
your vest pocket and by breathing it
few minutes four times a day sue
cessfully treat yourself.
The complete Hyomei outfit is mex
pensive and consists OF an inhaler
that can be carried in the vest pocket,
medicine dropper and bottle Of
Hyomei The inhaler lasts a life
time, and if one bottle does not give
permanent relief, an extra bottle OF
Hyomei can be obtained at any time
for trifiing sum- II is more econo-
mical than all remedies advertised
for tho cure OF catarrah, and is the
only treatment known to us that tol'
lows nature in her method of treating
diseases OF the respiratory organs.
w. Il, Gokay sold a great many Hy-
omei outfits and the more he sells.
the more convinced he is that he is
perfectly safe in guaranteeing to re-
fund the money if Hyomei does not
relieve
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-07
POWNAL

That the local deer season failed to
Kill off all the deer is evidenced by a
walk which County Game Warden
Higgins took recently. Just between
the Massachusetts state line and
Brood brook he counted 40 deer. the
distance being about miles.
Misses Genevieve and Pauline Bar
Der have returned to their studies at
Simmons college On their way back
to Cambridge they stopped off and
visited Mrs VIM. Peach of Orange,
Mass. Mrs Peach was formerly
Miss Ellen ] burlington of this vii
lage
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-07
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the First National Bank of
Bennington Vermont will be held at
their banking rooms, On Tuesday, the
18th day Of January, 1916, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, for the cleo.
tion Of five directors for the ensuing
year. and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
l.. A. Graves, cashier.
Bennington, VT, Dec. 9th, 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-07
SAYS GERMANY SEEKS PEACE
Japanese Premier Says Kaiser's Made
OVertures.

London, Jan Count Okuma, the
Japanese premier, has informed an
interviewer that Germany has made
overtures for separate peace to
Japan and Russia. The requests
have been refused, according to a
Toxic correspondent who reported
the incident today. Count Okuma,
the correspondent states, credited
the desore ror peace on the part of
Germany to the stringent financial
conditions existing in that country
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

the gamble was worth while. We
must assume, anyhow, that II was. or
Germany would not have tossed the
dice.
But the Zeppelin has failed -
make good. As an instrument Of war
u ID q failure. II Sssms altogether
likely that, when the wars expert
ence is made up and studied In de-
tail, the Zeppelin will be credited
with demonstrating . considerable
possible utility for certain purposes
Of peace, but very little for the pur-
poses Of war. They say that II 10
dsmopstrably possible for . zep-
pslin TO cross the Atlantic ocean In
considerably less than two days. II
Il Il, and II It can bs done with
reasonable safety ~ also seems
likely, then the Zeppelin ~ = mode
Of rapid transit for extraordinary
uses has some very real utilities.
London, bombarded repeatedly BY
the giant aircraft without getting any
more serious shock than . vast SEN
sation Of amusement and edifcation,
will one day receive its mail from
Berlin in Ave or six hours, and from
New York in thirty or thereabouts,
by Zeppelin; and the civilization Of
a generation hence will owe to the
desperate expedients Of this war the
lesson that taught it how the air
could be navigated. But as . war
vehicle, the airship is not success
full. Some genius Of another era
may discover a way to use 1t for
certain and pre-eminent destruction.
That genius has not arisen. The ex-
perience Of the last two years has
merely proved that at present 1t ID
useless for war, but has great poBsi-
bilities of utility in peace.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
Owe THEM THE EI0HT.HOUR
DAY

Edward A. Filene, Boston man
who has made many dreams of So
dial reform come true, makes novel
suggestion about this railroad settle
ment in a statement he issues in his
capacity as a director Of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
He asks that the railroads give
1hsir employees an eight-hour day.
OF course, there has been endless
talk about an "eight-hour day." in
which it was generally understood
that an eight-hour day was not the
question at all, but an increase in
wages for the ten or twelve hours
the men might work.
Mr.. Filene points out that the pub
lie must bear the burden of the hasty
Congressional legislation, which ID
apparent. to everyone; but he also
gives the, comforting thought that in
ons way the public may get con.
csste return for its added expendi.
ture. A real eight-hour day would
mean greater safety for the travel,
ing public. He cites authenticated
records to show that accidents ant
long hours 60 hand in hand.
Thu azgumsut may not b pop2
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
A Village Dreibund.

"A Nu8kC
The rickety buggy without a top.
And the trusty old one-eyed nag:
And three little boys with their caps
with Ri Shirts that show many a rag.
Oh! These arc the kids who enjoy this
And they're always . group of three:
In a melon patch with a barlow knife.
Or climbing an apple tree.
They know the depths in the rivers cool
Where f,sh arc biting the best;
And they know enough when the day 10
TO hike for homo and rest.
Do you know what those rosuish eyes
Those smiles as bland as a chink's.
No sleuth in the world can make them
The mischief each one of them thinks.
They can show the head OF chain Of
whose money is racing with time.
How 10 work a deal that 10 not q steal,
And how much can be bought for .
dime.
ohl these arc the kids who enjoy their
And they're always . group Of three
Too big for small toys. those dear little
Are wiser than you or me.
Herbert w. Cam Hurst 1ll). In st.
Louis Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
THE stiAcKLRTON HEROES

The splendid performance Of Sir
Ernest Shackleton and his comrades,
In rescuing the party Of twenty-five
men who were left, last April, in
Elephant Island in the far Southern
ocean, is another page in the heroic
story of explorations in the polar
regions. Six members Of the party,
headed by Shackleton. undertook the
75O-mile voyage through Antarctic
rigors Of wind and cold, TO get back
to civilization and secure help in
bringing home the rest Of the party.
The trip in an improvised and ill
equipped craft was continuous hor-
ror; but on May 81 Shackleton and
his crew got to the Falkland Islands,
and instantly set about organizing
an expedition to hasten back to Ele-
phant Island. The Chilean govern
ment gave assistance, but it seemed
even then hardly possible that the
marooned party could have survived
the hardships Of their experience.
1t is now reported, on the return
Of the expedition to a Chilean port,
that every man is we'll. This is one
of the interesting facts so often
noted in connection with polar ad-
venture. Men sustain the most un-
believable hardships and live through
them. The cold, crisp, pure air Of
the Arctics seems to endow them
with a resisting capacity that would
be utterly impossible elsewhere.
Travellers have repeatedly declared
that exploration in the regions of
extreme cold is vastly easier than in
those of tropic heat.
Shackleton and his men will doubt
less try once more for the pole. That
the British explorer was deprived Of
the distinction Of being the discov-
erer Of the worlds southern apex
was . great disappointment; the re.
suit Of . combination Of unusual
circumstances over which no quality
Of organization and leadership could
well have triumphed. There is q
rood deal of reason to believe that
the South Pole, though it has once
been reached, may be able to main.
| tain its seclusion for a good MANY
years. A combination Of the mos,
lucky circumstances is necessary tc
! snable any expedition 10 get to Il.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
PATRIOTISM BY STATUTE

Baltimore's effort to compel pa
sriotism by statute seems to have
met with rough shedding. Citizens
Of Baltimore lack nothing in patriot
ism. They are inclined to pay every
proper respect to the national an
them, the more, because Baltimore
was the scene of the composition OF
''The Star-Spangled Banner"
But when regulations concerning
standing at the proper time, and the
manner in which the selection is to
be played, were put into city ordi-
nance, the community rebelled.
One city official is quoted as say
ing "there will be no prosecutions
under this ordinance" He cites
widespread condemnation of "the
folly of trying to instill patriotism
by law, to create reverence by
statute"
The Baltimore legislation is an ex-
osllent example of the misguided at
tsmpts of we'll meaning folks to ac-
oomplish by law what can only be
: achieved by education. It is proper
70 stand when the national anthem
y played or sung; it is poor taste to
mix the anthem with ragtime med
leys. Observance of these proprieties
a admirable when it is prompted by
patriotism, valueless when COMPEL.
ID by law. ...
Hence the citizens Of Baltimore
have a right to complain against be.
Ing deprived Of the opportunity fol
spontaneous display Of regard fol
their country, and having their re-
pect for the anthem robbed Of it,
significance by being made com
pulsory.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
pOoR RESULTS OF AIR RAIDS

The meager results from the most
recent and greatest Of air raids on
England suggest that much greater
efficiency has been attained in fight
ing Off the Zeppelins. Not only was
one of the giant craft destroyed,
with the loss Of its entire crew, but
it is declared that only three Of the
thirteen ships reached London. Only
two people were killed and thirteen
injured, aside from the fatalities to
the wrecked ships crew; so that the
Germans sustained much the heavier
loss in life; while the property
damage is reported also as very
small.
Apparently the most efficacious
means Of thwarting the raiders is
the enforcement Of darkness. That is
now the nighttime rule in Britain,
and it is insisted upon with all rigor.
Even q tight little island is a pretty
big place on which to drop bombs
AZ IdIuOHS q ClSy VIC DIG Va Aoh-
don offers rather q meager target,
when it is being shot at from base
some hundreds Of miles away; for
that is about what happens when a
Zeppelin starts out to grope its way
across the North Sea and up the
Thames in the darkness.
The best evidence that England ia
not greatly worried about the pos
sibilities Of Zeppelin attacks is found
in the fact that there has been, after
more than two years Of war. nc
great effort to retaliate. Britain and
France might have built their owr
fleets of destroyers and used them
before now if they had considered il
worth while. Seemingly their ideas
about the practicability Of such It.
| tack are very definite; they DOM
consider that the game is worth the
candle.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
LongHghtinC Congress
To Follo1v 8-Hour Lam
Enactment of Measure Only Beginning and Railroad
Problem. Promises to Press for Settlement Dur
ing Many Sessions to Come.

what will b the legislative aftermath
Of the recent sudden passage Of the.
temporary sisht-hour fnsaAure, for rail-
road trainmsn. who forced 'Consrsss to
act under threat Of 4 nation- wide strike?
This question II widely discussed in
Congress today. Few opinions agree. ex-
cspt in this. that the contention over
the eight-hour measure II only the be-
winter and probably for good many
sessions to come, the railroad problem,
involving capital and labor problems.
will be up for settlement. and will have
to be sauarely faced. That this issue
M. Of Il no man can sds
First OF ali, il IL clear that the rail-
roads are not going to rest content with
the present situation. They feel that
that certain legislation would be con-
sidered.
Roads Won Higher Rates.
II has not been considered. however.
and will not be considered this ses-
sion. What the railroads want is
higher rates. II they can get rates
enough higher they do not so much
object to paying more money to the
their energies to getting higher rates.
and in that relation they want the
interstate commerce commission in
creased, believing that the President
II II 10 increased, will name two men
who will be disposed to give them
higher rates.
K battle royal 10 ahead next session
over increasing the commission and
over every attempt, direct or Indirect
to get higher rates for the roads
Shippers Of the country are up In
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
PRESIDENT TO SIGN
S.HOUR BILL AGAIN

Growing doubt exists in officia! quar-
tors as to the legality Of President Will
sons action in signing the railroad
eight-hour bill on Sunday.
In consequence Of this. the White
House Is holding the measure In order
that the President might sign It oil
over again after his return tomorrow
afternoon from HodgenviNe, KY.
Ordinarily It would have been sent to
the State Department, Immediately af-
ter its approval by the President. to be
filed away in the archives with the
Not only is the bill being held. but
President signed it. Tre.e pens are
intended for the heads OF the four rail-
road brotherhoods as mementos OF the
occasion.
Precedents Not Looked Up.
Apparently no one in Administration
circles he's looked UP the precedents. 1t
was taken for granted that the Presi-
dent Avas not debarred from approving
a bill on Sunday.
II is still believed by some officials
that II has been done in the past. One
reason for the doubt that exists lies
in the fact that, in allowing the presi-
dent ten days within which to attach
Els signature to a bill. the Constitution
specifically excludes Sundays from con-
sideration. thus by implication, 1t is
pointed out, indicating that Sunday is
not to be regarded as a legal day for
such purposes.
Whether the Speaker of. the House
and the President, or President Pro
Tempore. or the Acting President Pro
Tempore OF the Senate Will have to
sign the bill all over again. IL Presi-
dent Wilson does so, has not been
given serious consideration as yet.
Mix-up in Senate.
The original parchment copy Of ehe
measure. however. shows plainly the
marks of a mix-up which took place
IN the Senate on Saturday over the
right of Senator William Hughes of
New Jersey, to sign 1t as Acting
President Pro Tempore. Being In the
chair at the time of the passage OF
the bill. Senator Hughes signed the
measure as q matter Of course. 90 he
Then it was held that as he had
never been elected Acting President
Pro Tempore by the Senate, he had
| no authority to sign it. To overcome
the difficulty, the Senate passed a
resolution making him Acting Presi-
| dent Pro Tempore. and the original
copy of the bin shows that the Sena-
tor from New Jersey thereupon sign
ed II all over again and endeavored
| to trace his second signature over his
first.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
LABOR DAY

The marts Of trade are deserted.
TActories and workshops, 30 noisy
q other times, today are silent. This
n the national birthday Of lsbor--a
day set apart by wise Government
when thinkers, producers, and arti-
sans may understand and appreciate
tie sacredness Of rest.
Other holidays there are, but
Labor Day seems to be rightfully an
American institution-a creditable
recognition of the dignity and ma
jesty of toll. Throughout the length
and breadth Of the United States
professions are expressing their
tribute in various ways. Time-sav-
ing devices will answer a popular
need, but hand labor and human in
Rsnuity will constantly defy the en-
croachments and be the basis for all
production. Year by year the ranks
have been recruited until there now
exists an army of respondent, faith
full, energetic toilers who are the
bulwark and mainstay Of the Re
public. Think what debt is owed
to labor-the food upon the table,
the garments which clothe the body
all are the products Of either ma
ture or machinery in which human
labor has had part. Marketing,
distribution, transportation - all
await on personal effort and indi-
vidual skill.
Labor is a divine mandate, "ln the
sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat
bread" Severe as seems this judg-
ment, there are rewards for those
who heed the precept. Brain and
handworkers 60 forth in the morn
ing to their different places Of en-
ployment. They return at night and
receive the benediction Of sleep and
comfort. The farmer works in the
heat Of the monday sun, and rests
when winter is a reality before the
fireplace of contentment. This il
tae material side Of labor. but there
are hands that rock the cradle in the
still watches Of the night; people
who seek to relieve the needy, ant
voices that whisper words of cheer
to disconsolate. These sympathetic
workers rob labor of its drudgerI
and christen it with sublimity.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
THE zEPPELIN,s EVOLUTION

Zeppelin raids have cost Germany,
first and last, a powerful lot of
money. They have not earned divi-
dends, but that is not a testimony
that German ingenuity was neces-
sarily at fault in trying out the
great airships. The submarine, at
the wars beginning, looked rather
less attractive to most people, as
an instrument Of effective combat,
than the airship. Yet the subma-
rine unquestionably has been q
powerful weapon for Germany. Per-
haps the bill she will have to pay
later because Of using It will be q
hard one; but the post-bellum bills
must always be forgotten while the
fighting Is on.
From the German point Of view,
which conceives that wars beginning
is the instant ending of all the
modes and methods and ideals OF
civilization, the Zeppelin was worth
trying out. If the Zeppelin and the
submarine and the sixteen-inch
mortar and asphyxiating gas and
terrorism and the serapping Of
treaties could have been, as a whole
successful, then Germany would
have been able to destroy what she
regarded as a mollycoddlish sort OF
civilization, and substitute one oi
blood and iron. There is some evi.
dence that Germany miscalculated
but from ths German poipt Of view
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
GARRE ETSON SEES
OWNERSHIP BY US.
Brotherhood Spokesman Calls
Settlement Method a Step
In That Direction.

Government ownership Of railroads
and Of other public utilities coming. in
the opinion Of A. b. Garretson. spokes-
man for the four railroad brother
hoods. Avoidance OF q national rail
strike through strong governmental in
reference. ht said today. IL only one
Of series Of steps toward such an end.
Ten years hence" he predicted, you
will see a mighty stride toward govern
mental ownership and operation of all
Quasi-public utilities. I believe in such
n program after mature reflection. I
take this view-that there are deadly
dangers In Government ownership. but
that with the Government engaged in
regulation-as II must-I feel that we
must choose the least dangerous. That
Is. Government operation, and owner
ship. The sentiment In that direction
has grown steadily. AS bricklayer
just another course in the structure 4"
Garretson explained that some roada
may face a balance on the wrong side
Of the books as a result Of Government
Then" he continued. such lines
must look to the Government for reim-
bursement. But the lines making q
profit should not be allowed to escape
while their weaker associates are un-
Hence, as I see 1t, Government opera
ton and control Of all railroads must
result.
"Aii of this, then. means that social
Ism Is comingM" he was asked.
well, I believe In the socialistc idea
as a whole, but disagree totally with
the average Socialists plan Of attainins
It. Socialists disagree as to their den-
milton of socialism, but II socialism 10
defined as common ownership OF the
means Of production and distribution
then we are trending toward suoh
state"
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
With Due: Credit


Wish.
Re = . stinsy millionaire
wish that I was him.
He sets the dollars foul or fair.
] wish that I was him.
He owns some paiaoss and yachts;
He built . lake In which 70 swim;
He owns some houses ana some lots
! wish that ! was him. Z.
He owns some lawyers and . court.
I wish that I was him.
He robs the poor and oAns II sporA
I wish that I was him.
He has his yellow stacks Of gold.
He has his servants gaunt and grim.
0odlyi How I hate that fellow
Yst-I yish that was him.
He owns a dossn railroad tracks.
wish that ! was him.
He lodges all his income tax.
I wish that I was him.
He's gobbled half the wine In France.
He nils his glasses to the brim.
He'd steal the patches OF your pants.
Yeti wish that ] was him.
ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

arms. The progressive Republican
Group IN Congress will fight higher
rates. 3d. Will many OF the members
from the South, for Southern shippers
IT The VIshs QUESTION Of ~ some " srSisrst,on srbsr1
legislation of a permanent sort. such
as the Canadian act, will have to be
threshed out. Then. there 10 the prop
osition to give the interstate COM
as well as rates. This will come up
next winter. II has many supporters,
who say the commission ought to fix
wages as well as rates. thus leaving
the public less at the mercy OF con
Government ownership looms up more
and more closely as a policy which Con-
gress must consider. The men ..who
have all along advocated Government
ownership say the strength OF their
cause has gained vastly in the last few
weeks.
Legislation Against Strikes.
Some members will advocate drastic
legislation against strikes on interstate
public utilities. Senator johnson Of
South Dakota next winter will present
a bill to prohibit strikes.
The Joint commission of Congress to
investigate the transportation problem
probably will meet In preliminary
way this week to consider plans. The
Investigations OF this commission are
given greatly increased Importance as
the result Of recent developments. The
commission, headed by Senator New
lands, and including such men as Sem
ator Cummins, Judge Adamson, Con-
gressman Sims and others, will have
to consider the wage question, Govern
ment ownership. and a long list of SUBJ
1ects which are given increased moment
by the recent threat Of a great strike
and It's consequences.