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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13
Do You Feel Headachy?
Look To Your Stomach

1t is an unusual thing for drug
gist to sell medicine under a guaran-
tee to refund the money if it does
not cure. Yet this is the way w. l..
Gokay, the popular druggist, is SELL
ing Mi-o.na, the standard dyspepsia
remedy.
Never before has he had so large a
number of customers tell him that a
medicine has been successful as with
Mona. People who a few months
ago looked like walking skeletons
have put on flesh and today are ruddy
and vigorous with perfect digestion
and good health.
There is no longer any need for
anyone suffering or making their
friends suffer on account of dyspep-
STA Mi-o-na can always be relied
upon. The percentage of cures is so
great that there is little risk to him
in guaranteeing to return the money
if the medicine does not relieve.
And he stands ready to do so without
any questions
Headaches, all forms Of Indigestion,
specks before the eyes, dizzy feelings,
and all forms of liver trouble are
helped by Mona. A few days treat
ment should show considerable gain
in health while complete cure often
follows rapidly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13
a Cure That Failed.

When | was Il youngster,' said an
old man, =! was poisoned by an ivy
vine. My nose got very red and swell
ed up twice its natural size. The in
FICTION spread to my cheeks. and they
were all covered with blotches.
Il was told 10 use buttermilk. /
bought Il gallon and drank IT, ! bought
another gallon the next day and got
outside of that. In fact. | drank so
much butterlnilk that the price went
up about Is cepts gallon in that
community within IL very few days.
But the poisoning was not getting any
better. II was not improving one bit,
and couldn't understand it,
Il told the people who had recon-
mended the buttermilk that it was not
helping me. Why bet have swal-
lowed barrel of buttcrmilll within
the past week. | told them.
"'You drank it, tLey shouted back
at me.
"'Of course | replied What did you
expect to me to do with it?'
Why, we meant for you to battle
your face with buttermilk, not drink
it, was the answer.
Il pretty nearly collapsed. To this
day / can't look buttermilk in the
face
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13
Both Expert In LOGIC.

"Tom,'' said a father to his son,
whose school report showed him 10
have been IN idle young scamp, what
have You been studying this term?'
Logic, father replied Tom. ~ can
prove You are not here now"
Indeed. How sou
"Well, you must be either at Rome
or elsewhere
"Certainly.'
You are not at Rome?"
mo"
Then you must be elsewhere"
"Just so"
"And il you are elsewhere you clear.
~ can't be here
For answer the father took up 6;
cane that lay near and laid it smartly
across his sons back.
"Dontw cried Tom. "You are hurt.
ing me-"
"Not at all You have just proved
conc'usively that l am not here, so I
can't be hurting you"
Before his stern parent had quite
done with him Tom felt that there
must be, after all, flaw somewhere
in his logic London Tit-Bits.
The Comforter.
81 understand Mrs. Green is very ILL.,
"Thats so? What's the matter?"
THE doctor thinks it's pleurlsy.'
"Oh, my, | must hurry right over to
see! | know dozens of people who
died of that. Detroit Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13

expenditure is also provided. Munich
palzation of public utilities would be
permitted and the life or private fran
chiseS. us IL rule. limited TO thirty years
Such Il system of government as is
outlined in the model charter offers,
the committee hclcrc5, a great oppor.
tunity for i've md efficient admin.
istration aul ~ the same dme demo
cratic government II is offered as Il
great Improvement oyci the Old forms
but not rs the pamtcca for all mnIici-
pal government shortcomings whose
rectification lies wholly in the people.
The motel city charter indicates
break in the wave for highly central
lied commission city manager form of
government. There has been in some
quarters an urgent demand for the
widest of powers centralized in the
city manager. Under the model city
charter the council is held as the leg
islative and policy board, with the
control Of finances, and the city man
ager is made absolute only in opera.
ton of the city under determined pol
icies. In the discussions there was
strong opposition TO any absolute cen
traliZation of control. Municipal gov
eminent must not, it was urged. be
permitted, even in behalf of efficiency.
10 become autocratic. The democratic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13
A Matter Of Advancement.

a man was brought before police
court charged with abusing his team
ana using loud and profane language
on the street One of the witnesses
was pious old darby, who was sub
mtted to a short cross examination.
Did the defendant use improper
language whilc he was beating his
horses - asked the lawyer.
Wei, lie talk mighty loud, sub"
Did he indulge in profanityE"
The witness seemed puzzled. The
lawyer put tie question in another
form
"Whal | mean, Uncle Aus, is did he
use words taat would be proper for
your minister tousc in Il scIInon:'
"Oh. YES. alh: ycS. sull, the old man
replied, With . grin that rcycalol the
full width Of lis iaE!cAsc MOUTH "but
dey'd lave 20 ic ranged arunt.
Everybody's
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13
That Was All,

a man was walking along the street,
and he saw house on fire. He rushed
across the way and rang the hcll. Aft
er some time a lady, who proved to be
slightly deaf, appeared at the door.
Madam, your house is on fire.
What did you say" The man began
dancing up and down. He pointed
above II said your house is afire!
FLAMES bursting out! No time TO lose"
What did you say Hose a1ire.
Quick The lady smiled, rs that
allY she said sweetIy. "WeU," replied
the man hopelessly. chats all can
think OF just now
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13

theory must be preserved, but empha-
sis was laid on diyorcing that idea
from the idea that there must be par
tisan goyenment The model city
charter emphasizes civil service pro-
lection.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-13

Object Is to Organize the American City
Closely on the Lines of Bank or a
Railroad, Including lnfusins the Idea
of Democracy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05


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In a
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The feeling
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
WANTS U. S. ROAD
Nebraska Senator Would Build
Nationwide System.
Impending Strike Strong Fac
tor for Govt Ownership.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The strongest
argument ever presented fer govern
men Ownership of railroads is the
threatened paralysis of traffic due to
an employers-employes controversy,
Senator Norris of Nebraska declared
today.
Should the impending disaster fall,
he announced, he win seize the oppor-
tunity to advance the doctrine that
private ownership of a public utility
necessarily is opposed to the public in
tcrest.
Norris will introduce a bill calling
for the contraction or purchase of a
nationwide syStem-a line from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
gulf to the lakes. This he will propose
to operate as a model utility, both as
to treatment of the public in rates and
to employees in pay.
'Watered stock is the greatest evil
of railways" said Norris. MANY of
them must earn interest and dividends
on from two to five times their actual
value. Nothing, therefore, is more I'M
fair and unintelligent than to 'euss'
railroad managers. Simply hired men,
they must operate with such economy
toward their employees and with such
make-it-pay- regardless attitude to-
ward the public that the surprise is
that the blowup has not come sooner.
This strike Is as inevitable as is
summer and winter. Possibly the stu
alton may be patched up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
FROM CHILD'S LIPS
Six-Year-01d Daughter Tells of
Mother Drinking Wine.
ssMamma Had Nice Man." She
Tells Officers.

Chicago, Aug From the lips of
6 year old Mary Phipps has fallen the
story of the home life of her mother,
Mrs. Violet Wicks Phipps, divorced
of a wealthy Pittsburg family, at Mrs.
Phippss palatial place in Calumet
avenue.
Upon Mrs. Phipps the police have
been trying for a month without avail
to fasten evidence Of gay night life
with guests who passed through the
side door of the home, notorious for
its defiance of the police efforts to
close it.
The session of little Mary with As
sistant States Attorney Thomas s. Ho-
gan came as the climax of a spectacu-
lar race between Mrs. Phipps and Pro-
baton Officer Anna Davern. The race
led from Chicago to Momence, Ill,
where Mary was taken from st. Pat
rick's convent by Miss Davern on a
warrant charging Mrs. Phipps with
contributing to the child's delinquency.
Both chartered autos of great speed
Mrs Phipps arrived an hour after the
probation officer had departed with
the child for Chicago by way of Kan
kakee.
Testimony of the character of the
establishments Mrs. Phipps is alleged
to have conducted in Chicago is re-
corded in scores of dispositions which
are locked up in the states attorney
desk. These, however, seemed weak
in the face of the overwhelming po-
litical influence welded in behalf of
Mrs. Phipps until tonight sioseted
with Mr.. Hogan and a stenographer,
little Mary told her story.
The state is prepared to prove that
Nary lived at her mothers Calumet
avenue home for several weeks during
June and July. She was returned to
| the convent on July 10. after expert
epces which she remembered today
| and with naive innocence she told. She
told about women she knew in her
mothers house Aunt May" Aunt
Maizie," AUNT Ruth and Aunt
| sMaria"-these and a few others she
remembered. She TOLD about parties
she had seen.
Mostly, they locked me up after
dark she said. But / saw the gen.
tlemen who came to our house late
at night. They drank whisky. Mama
| drank wine. They always had lots of
wine"
"And then what, Nary" a proba-
ton officer asked her.
"Oh, that's all. Everybody went to
bed in the morning. All over the
| house. Mama had a nice man. He's
my Uncle john
The child described In extraordinary
eetail several of the parties into
which she was allowed to peep.
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BUBBLES BUSTING
Inflated Values of Many Stocks
on the Decline.
Trade Operations Indicate Big
Oil Overproduction.

New York, Aug. 5.-Bearish influ-
ences; which have been upperrnost
since the stock markets failure to
make favorable responses to the Unit
ed States Steel statement and extra
dividend, contributed measurably to
the declining tendencies of the week
tably the general tenor of crop ad-
vices, local and country wide labor
conditions and steady liquidation OF
motor, petroleum and sugar shares.
Reasons for selling these and kin
dred issues were found in the i'm
come over these Industries. Motor
stocks by common agreement have
been quoted at speculative or inflated
values and the price reduction an
nounced during the week by one OF
the foremost manufacturers of auto
mobiles accentuated this belief.
Oils and Sugars ON.
Oils and sugars have also been sub
jected to obvious speculation and the
series of cuts made during the past
fortnight in crude and refined petro-
1eum suggests enormous over-produc-
ton. AS for sugars, it now appears
that reffners have profited but little
by the prosperity attending producers
of the raw product
Rails and other investments stocks
were not materially changed by the
downward revision elsewhere in the
list. Numerous statements Of June
earnings were submitted by leading
roads and with few exceptions offered
promise of continued large gains in
gross and net returns.
Steel Holds Up.
United States Steel and Independent
manufacturers added to their book
ings of foreign orders and some of the
munitions and equipment companies
were in receipt of further contracts
from abroad.
There was a perceptible shading of
rates for long time loans and abund-
ance of cash supplies was reported at
all reserve centers. The only altera-
ton shown in foreign exchange was
furnished by lires, which hardened
after many weeks of dizziness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
u. P. Wants C. P.
Preparations Being Made to
Purchase Unmerged Line.
Court Decisions Expected to
Clear the Way Soon.

San Francisco. Aug. 5.-Prepara-
tons are being made by the legal and
financial departments of the Union
Pacific to buy the Central Pacific
property in case the United States cir
cult court of appeals decides that the
Southern Pacific must part with the
Central Pacific road. 1t Is expected
that the decision will be filed in Salt
Lake within the next week OF ten
days.
When in Salt Lake this spring, Pres
ident Robert S. Lovett said that the
Union Pacific stood ready at any time
to take over the Central Pacific prop
erty which includes the line from Og-
den to San Francisco and various feed
ers and terminal property in Caiifor-
MIA, if the right price was named.
Pay Hundred Million.
Lovett was willing to pay about
when the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific were unmerged some years
ago, but his plan was upset by the
railroad commission of California,
which refused to grant exclusive
rights to the use of he Sacramento
Benecia tracks and all spurs and ter
mlnal property to Lovett's roads and
the unmerged Southern Pacific, thus
shutting out any participation of the
Western Pacific and Santa Fe should
they desire 1t
A0VlceS from oaIt Lake are Indt
force of Union Pacific engineers
have been going over the Central Pa
cific and have been making estimates
as to what it would cost to duplicate
the road. The Oregon Short Line and
other Union Pacific men at Salt Lake
are sanguine that the decision of the
United States court will favor unmerg-
ing, and are already laying their plans
for business after the Union Pacific
shall have bought the Central prop
erty
Fight Not Over.
Equal confidence is expressed at
Southern Pacific headquarters here
that the decision will be against COM
polling the Southern Pacific to part
with the Central route and its still
more valuable terminal property, feed
ers and spur tracks in California.
II the decision is against the South
ern Pacific, an appeal will be at once
taken to the United States supreme
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

The to heaven-turn to the right and keep straight
on.-Spurgeon.
Lord that lends life lend heart replete with
Observation-Disclosures
can't despise the mud and mire,
Though neither fills with desire,
Because know that out of these
By fes eternal mysteries 49, as ~,
Have sprung in unfahomed
The spendors that today,
And up from pain hath to be
-ser1 world of love and chvalry.
John Kendrick Bangs.
Temperance is bride of gold he who it rightly
is more like god than man-Burton
Blessed that feareth Jehovah that waketh in
his way-Ps. 1891.
Father, perfect my trust;
Let my spirit feel in death
That her feet firmly set
On the rock of living faith
Phoebe Cary.
If you hit the mark you must aim little above it,
that flies feels the attraction of the earth-H W. Long
fellow.
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ing service in the morning. Even
ing, union service on the Central Park
school grounds. The Rev. Herbert j.
Corwine will speak. Special music by
united choir led by Paul Van Ness.
spiritualistic Temple Builders, 122
East Sixth avenue. Meeting in the
evening. Messages. Lecture by J. H.
FOUGHT.
First Christian church. 622 Topeka
avenue, o. L. Cook, minister. Morn
ing sermon subject, 1.-THE Certainties
of Faith" Evening, union service at
the First Lutheran church.
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
sermon subject. Spirit" Wednesday
evening meetings with testimonials OF
Christian Science healing.
Oakland NJ. E. church, Sardou and
Chester avenue, A. E. Peterson, pas
tor. Morning sermon subject, THE
Churches Program" Evening, ''True
Riches
East Side NJ. e. church, Seventh and
Lime streets, J. F. Youngman, pas
tor. Morning sermon subject, "Mck k
ing Friends of Unrighteousness,'
Evening, union service at the Third
Christian church.
German Evangelical st. PauPs
church, Third and Hancock streets, G.
H Kruger, pastor Preaching and
communion service in the morning.
Reformed Presbyterian church, go
Clay street, c. A. Dodds, pastor. Morn
ing sermon subject. True Disciple
ship Evening, service at Irving
Place chapel.
First United Brethren church,
Twelfth and Quincy streets, G.. K.
Hartman. pastor. Morning sermon
subject, 1.-The Efficacy of Prayer"
Union evening sefvice at the First
l. theran church.
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HE NEARLY DIED
Extreme Heat Too Much for
CurIey, Govt Prisoner.
81 Don't Care If / Do Die,o He
Told His Doctor.

The federal government came near
losing Ben Mcintosh, alias Curley the
not attempt to escape. He is toe old
not attempt to escape. Ell is too old
and too much of a philosopher to try
anything so commonplace as that He
came near dying. A physician worked
over him for. long time before he was
out of danger.
Seventy years, lived no one. but Cur
ley knows how, the extreme heat. lack
of exercise and chronic case of
asthma conspired last night to end
CurIey's days.
81 don't care if I do die he told
Charles Hixon, night jailer. What
have 1, man of 20 years of age and
federal prisoner, to live for?"
But Hixon did not want him to die,
at least not during his watch, and he
called physician. Mcintosh is out of
danger today, but the indications are
that Jail and penitentiary life VIII
shorten his days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
CAMP AICN IS Open
City Health Department Swears
Out Two Warrants.
After ViOIatOrS of Ordinances
Protecting Population.

With warrants for arrest of two per-
sons charged with violation of city
health ordinances, the city health de-
partment this morning commenced an
active campaign to bring into camp
persistent violators of the law War
rants were issued this morning against
G. w. Carrier, 2100 Lincoln street,
charged with leaving manure in the
alley, and s. P. Hawks, 11s8 Lane
street. charged with failing to con-
meet premises at 1417 Jackson street
with sewer.
"A number of persons over the city
have for some time adopted the prac-
tice OF dumping manure in til alleys. I"
Dr. Herbert L. Clark. city physician,
announced this morning. AN ordi-
nance passed year ago makes this
practice misdemeanor punishable by
fine net to exceed $50.
This department has in various
ways attempted to impress offenders
with the seriousness of the practice
Violations of the law have continued
to be persistent, however. 1t APP
peared that in at least several in
stances warning will bring no results
and consequently we swore to two
complaints. Whether or not other
warrants are asked for depends alto
gether on how persons who have been
violating health ordinances decide to
act"
While city officials are confronted
with the problem of dealing with per-
sistent violators of health measures,
comparatively few violations of health
laws are reported. Health officers re-
port excellent conditions over the CITY.
Weed cutting which is compulsory
under city ordinances is proceeding
rapidly. according to Doctor Clark.
No arrests for property owners who
refuse to rid their property of weeds
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FINISH VOTE MONDAY
With Four-F1fths Counted, Stand
to for Strike.

New York, Aug. 5.-When FIVE
sixths of the ballots cast by the 40e,-
geo employees of 2a5 railroad sys-
TENS throughout the country had been
counted today, 1t was announced that
the men stood 90 to / for a strike
Only a few ehairmen of the train
mems unions had not arrived this
forenoon and it was definitely stated
by officials of the four trainmen's
brotherhoods that the count would be
completed on Monday, after which the
final vote would be considered and
joint conference with the railroad rep
resentatives held.
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BOWSeT Gets a Bite
And Mrs. Bovvser Tells the Story
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

DIRECT 1 1bvss4YHarS Ss~ co..
A2-4lA Central National p gane i ssSs'
bicycle. and Motorcycles.
40 A'A'' 30 phone l44a
TOPEKA BH 5sfiesss e eol.fEEap,
NJ L. strickier. Pres. III e stn s 30,
DoUGHERrY's BUSINESS COLLEGE
George u Dougherty. Pres. 11 p West ta stn'
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPOND
Phipps. 107 west 18th st Phone 3454.
MERCHANTS National TON BANK.
New England Building. <,-,
CAPITAL CITY vITRIFIFn BRICK q
Paving Co.. basement Elks Bldg. a..
Phone So
Contractors and Builder
LuNDGREN s Sia c 9aatsS0 l.
Phone 24s.
Druggists-
las Kansas Avs.
GIBBS enorH.fSs 1't co:.
Phone saos
Dry Goods.
WARREN y; CROSBY CO.:
Phone $500.
Elecsrlcal Fixtures. Repalrs, Supplies.
II. B. HOWARD, ELEGTRIC ATH-
letic Supply. 716 Kansas. Ave.
DIR R. rArs Il r s1ss'.'' .s..
Phone ia.
ropHk Ez1sfSf 5Fef Eng co. 's 3 q whit.
62S Adams st.
Phone $3.50
Groceries and Meass.
LAENAN Il LAENAN,
312-18 e. 4th.
Phone $3.50
Insurance.
FALKINER WENTWORTH, GEN
eral Insurance, 409-11 New England Bldg
Phone Gil.
lee Cream.
BAuGHMAN BROS,
2235 Lincoln St
Phone 3640
TOPEKA PURE MILK CO.,
4o0-82-04 jackson st.
Phone SGT
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increase
GUIsTO TO CLEVELAND
Indians Pay $4,000 and Players for
Coast League Star.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 5.-Cleveland
has given the Portland club seven
players and a cash bonus for Louis
Guisto, the slugging first sacker, ac-
cording to announcement here today.
The element of cash involved is said
to be $4,000. Two of the players
coming here are Grover Loudermilk
and Joe Evans Guisto is regarded as
the most valuable player in the Coast
league,
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BY JUST HALF A GAME
White sox Are still Leading in the
American League Race

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The White Sox
were still hanging on to first place to-
day in the American league pennant-
made race. The Sex split a double
bill with the Senators here Friday be-
fore $4,000 wild eyed fans, while the
Browns gave them an added advan-
tage over the Boston Red Sox by wal
Looping out a to 1 win at st. Louis.
The White Hose are now leading by
half game.
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DepL., TOT lulOVEldIlOu.
pyAr Rnos 'Snt COP ps. MssTHsioLrsALs
Scrap Iron. 2i4-16 N. Kansas Ave.
Phone 264
MISS N. L. ADDS.
r. n. MoREHousE.
~ Phone 1eza
Hodack Finishing.
J. C. woLCOTT.
Phone 1l4l.
Loans. Mortgage. Financial Agents.
FARM MORTGAGE CO..
MERRIAM MORTGAGE CO..
II Columbian Bldg;
PIONEER MORTGAGE co,
9Th Floor Mulvane Eldg.
MsENTIRE BRos.,s aoI BEDa
Mattress Factory. 227-229 Quincy-
couRTNEY's MILLINERY PARLoRs
Phone 155.
W. J. LEWIS. ~
500 Kansas Ave.
1OT West 9Th st.
Photographers.
C. J. BoEGER,
TOT Kansas Ave.
Phone 3sso
Packing Companies.
WOLFF PACKING CO.,
Foot Of Quincy St
Phone 4160.
Real Estate Dealers, Loans. Insurance
g. p. BOLIVAR. REAL ESTATE,
Collectfons. so Columbian Bldg.
WILSON s. gEIswANGER, :
Ill West 9Th St.
Real Estste Collections and Loans.
r. d. BLAINE, +l aai~~ss
525 Kansas Ave. fe-s.. -
Phone 141A
Sand Dealers.
TOPEKA SAND CO.,
Foot Of Topeka Ave.
Phone s4as.
Undertakers.
Fl. W. BOMGARDNER,
621 Jackson.
Phone 146