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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-11

To all appearances the Board OF
! Trade Is defunct When less than a
dozen men. and two OF these are non
members, muster up courage to meet
at the hall where the meeting is to Dc
held, it is high time to send for the
undertaken and give the deceased de
cent interment Wilmington's Board
OF Trade exists in name only and the
name needs changing.-N llmington
| Times. s19ce' g7
We are inclined to think that the
Times is wrong in its conclusion, In
small village like Wilmington II
teven half dozen earnest and public
tspirited men will join in thinking and
planning for the benefit of the town
and vicinity the effort will bear
some fruit 1t is the experience OF
boards of trade in towns much larger
than Wilmington that few men have
all the work to do especially at first
and not only have the work to do, but
also have to bear criticism because
they do not do more OF do ii differ
emily. The less than a dozen VIII
mington men who attended the meet
ing showed by their attendance that
they are patriotic and public spirited
and even a little seed sometimes pro-
duces good crop. II they will meet
and plan modestly some effort for pub
lie good they are likely to find others
who will join in bringing the work to
fruition. A little yeast will leaven
quite batch OF bread.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-11
SEEK RAIDER IN PACIFIC
German, ship is Supposed to- BE In
toeo, That Ocean. rgsusqT nofst

.fooet That Ocean. fqsusqT nofs
Honolulu. March S.--The Australian
battle cruiser Australia, and the Aus
tralian cruiser sydney, with probably
the Japanese cruisers Chitose and
Tokiwa. are searching the Pacific for
German commerce raider, accord.
ing to reports from officers OF the
British steamer Niagara made public
yesterday. - las4f'.ss' ss'.'
Previous rumors to this effect were
current among the Niagara's passen-
gers when she arrived here March 2
The raider, it was said, was sighted in
the Straits Of Magellan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-11

Barre had socialist mayer $50 -
elected on Tuesday Robert cs,raoa
II is presumable that be vas Hai eieft
ed simply as a socialist sai % lecsl
issues bearing On city ssiessio1s rsths'
than on party lines closely ara~n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-11

Woman suffrage Is said b ~ In
force in the Elm street Eeciiof- kAfi3
Wednesday evening Mrs. Koina gss
ney. Mrs. Fred Packard and Mrs. Geo
Bond were observed shove'ins sse~
in front OF their respective dUmicties
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-11

There Is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurabls. For q
great many years doctors pronounced 1t
local disease and prescribed local RENE
dies. and by constantly failing to cure
with LEGAL treatment, pronounced 1t incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be
auirss constitutional treatment. Halls
Catprrh Cure. manufactured by #. j.
Cheney Co. Toledo. Ohio. Is the only
Constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. tie.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-11

Anyway. the Aati saiooa is2sus
cant claim Il was torpesoed vifhes
warning --IIArre Times
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-11
FRANK e HOWE. uanes ans 80


The Randolph Herald ssYs tasi lss
best liquor Law Is "ies the earnsa stuf'
alone
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-06
asva. zAis9

0owA 1Als9
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. o.
We the undersigned, have known II.
]. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
", acting directly upon the blood snd
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price Is cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-06
TOWN LOT SALE

Auction sale Of lots in the
new Town of Janousek,
Yankton Co., S. D. Located
on c. M. & St. P. Ry., 10
miles West Of Yankton and
6 miles East of Tabor. Fine
business locations in a rich,
thickly settled farming dist
riot. Watch for Advertise
ments giving further infor-
nation Address Box Is,
Yankton, S. D.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-06


slider the vote Of the previous meet
ing by which the application of
Frank Zolnowsky for a saloon IL
cense was refused, and that such
license be granted. On motion
the council refused to receive the
petition. A few words in explana.
ton of the action of the council
may not be out of place. In the
first place the petition contained
the names of quite number who
had personally expressed to mem
bers of the council or to the mayor
their approval of the previous &C
ton, as we'll as the names of many
who are known to be in favor of a
wide open" policy. In the next
place the request was simply that
the council grant personal favor
to an individual and hence did not
rise to the dignity of a question in
any way affecting the public inter
est or welfare. Furthermore, the
petition suggested no remedy for
improving conditions from what
they have been in the past, and
gave no assurance that the signers
would give the city officials any
assistance along that line. As the
purpose of the officials is to i'm.
prove conditions any petition urg-
ing simply q continuance of status
quo could not consistently be Ell
ter,ained.
Upon the city officials must rest
the responsibility of managing the
affairs for the best possible moral
welfare of the city. This being
true the officials must be given the
right to choose their own methods,
for they can not be expected to
assume responsibility for results
and permit others who have no
responsibility to dictate methods.
TO ask this is unfair to the officials.
1t appears to be tho opinion of a
majority Of the council that the
saloon business can be regulated
better if confined to one saloon
than if given to two. Some may
honestly differ from this view, but
results only are fair test and
until the method has had trial it
is too early to pass judgment. In
reducing the number of saloons no
injustice is done to any person, as
no person has or can acquire any
vested right to run a saloon. This
privilege is granted for one year at
time only, and all rights auto.
mallcally expire at the end of that
time. Every saloon keeper knows
this TO be true when he receives his
license, and that it gives him no
preference right for the future.
The action of the council was
prompted wholly by a desire to
improve moral conditions, they
were actuated by no personal spirit
of revenge or antagonism against
any one, and they only ask that
those who are in sympathy with
this end give what support they
can for its accomplishment.
Special Prices on Dishes at the
Bee Hive.-Adv.
Mr.. ia. johnson, field repre-.
sentative of the University of South
Dakota, was in Scotland Wednes-
day soliciting students for the
coming school year. he reports
great success and that there are
fine prospects for a large increase
in attendance. Mr.. johnson is an
alumnus of the school and is fa.
miliar with the institution and is
able to present many inducements
to prospective Students.
all of the old accounts due to
the firm OF Metcalf & Wagner have
been left at my store for collection.
ADV. Otto Schmierer
Will Wilson went to Chamber.
lain Monday to visit bis sister,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-06
6tsvsnson 4 Millse eos Ia anosh.
= oar load 81 Ford aujos Meuday,

6tsvsnson 4 Millse % Ia anosh.
q oar load Of Ford autos Monday.
Special Price On S6.pisos AIN.
minum Set at the Bee Hive Adv.
Mrs. Paul Landmann and son,
Paul. went 10 Sutton, Nsb., this
week TO visit for 4 lev weeks.
Miss Anna each went 10 Wakon.
do last week to make arrange.
ments for her work there next year.
Miss Elsie Jasmann arrived
from Aberdeen, WASH, last Mon
day and is visiting at the home Of
her brother. Dr.. Robert Jasmann.
The total assessment OF the city
Of Scotland as returned BY the
equalization board is about $500.
600. This does not include the
railroad or telephone assessment
which will be fixed by the state
board.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Presbyterian church has been work.
ing the past week battling its supply
of old papers and magazines to be
sent away to q paper factory. A
bailing machine has been secured
thru G. ]. Dickson and F. s.. Bir.
kinbine.
The La Crosse Steam Laundry
Go. Basket leaves Trelber's Tues.
day, July IL, at 8 a. m.-Adv.
The Scotland Chautauqua starts
today for five days session. II
you have not bought your season
tickets yet be sure and do so today
of the local committee and thus
save money for yourself and pre-.
vent a possible shortage to b
made ur by the committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
PROHIBITION AND ETHICS

Indeed, a study of the record OF the
Prohibition party as champion of causes
other than the extinction of the liquor traffic
will surprise persons who look upon the
organization as an aggregation of 'cranks" :"
In 1879 It came out for equal suffrage, for
a civil service based on merit and for d.
rect election of public officials, In 1875 II
aligned itself with TIE forces making Tor
arbitration as a mode of settling interna-
tionaI disputes and for equity in the dis
tribution OF public lands and punishment OF
land monopolists. In 1896 1t stood for In
come and inheritance taxes. In 1904 It de-
manded tariff commission In 1908 II
urged restriction Of child labor. In 1919
Il reiterated many OF these demands and
added the initiative, referendum and re-
call. Now, as a matter OF fact. practically
all these uttsrances antedate similar for
NAL action by either the Progressive or the
older parties Consequently, should the st.
Paul convention be the scene OF an ANAL
Kamation of the liberal. progressive ele-
ments of several of the parties, It will not
be dificult for the Prohibitionists to show
that their advocacy of broad-gauge, pro-
Kressive platform is not solely an AFFAIR OF
oppOrtunism. On some issues they have
been a full generation ahead OF their time.
and are now being appreciated, for the
frst time, for something like their full
worth as persons viewing government in
the light OF ethical standards meant TO be
obeyed as well as admired. - Christian
Science Monitor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
BRITISH PIN-PRICKs

Is II not about time that some ono arose
IN the House OF Commons TO echo Burke's
words about "the irresistible operation OF
feeble couneils"2 or, IL II were desirable to
cite an American authority, In order TO en-
plastic cordial feeling for the United States.
extracts might be read by some member
from Benjamin Franklln's Rules fori Re-
ducing Great Empire to a Small One" In
either case. the eftort would be 10 impress
upon the Government the need OF taking
large views and acting In a large way. For.
admirable as has been, ON the whole, the at
titude OF ths British people during the great
war. and whatever praise must be bestowed
upon the Government for courage and reso-
luton IN dealing with the big things, the
plain fact Is that Il has In several minor
matters been shortsighted and unnecessarily
exasperatlng in its policy This has too
often looked like policy OF pin-prlcks. In
carrying L out. only innniteslnal harm u
done 70 Germany. while neutrals have been
sexed and made resentfui-NeW YORK Eve
ftnz Pest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
PRINCE RUDoLF-WHo KILLED HIM?
Mystery of the Hungarian Cour-Concng Theories
to the Cause of the Meyering Tragedy-May
Have Been Suicide Pact
By JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS

ALL the hopes of Franz Josef, the pres
\ ent Emperor of Austria Hungary,
were centred In his only son, the Grown
Prince Rudolf. This promising young
man was married generation ago to the
Princess Stephanie, daughter of Leopold
II, late King of the Belgians, but the
union was unhappy. Rudolf was of a
lively disposition, care-free, dashing and
fond of adventure, while his wife was
moody, sullen and jealous. Thus were
supplied two points OF the eternal tri-
angle" The woman In the case was the
beautiful young Baroness Marie Vetsera.
For some time Princess Stephanie had
wished a divorce, and Rudolf was willing
to supply her with all of the legal grounds
that she needed, but his stern father, the
Emperor, forbade such procedure. Ru-
dolf. like his cousin. the Grand Duke
Johann Salvador, offered to relinquish all
of his honors for the woman he loved-to
give UP his rights to the throne II he
could but wed Marie Vetsera-
Rudolf arranged gay house party late
in January, 1889. The scene was the
castle Of Meyerling, IL miles from Vienna.
On the morning of January 30 one of
Rudolf's servants entered his bed cham
ber and beheld n scene which turned his
blood cold. Before him the sole heir to
the throne of Austria-Hungary lay dead
At first It was given out that the young
Crown Prince during the night had died
of apoplexy, but as he was only 30 and
possessed of magnificent physique, this
story was not credited by medical men,
and the suspicion became broadcast that
the public was being deceived by the court
bulletins. Later there was issued an an
nouncement that Rudolf had committed
suicide, and great excitement resulted.
But third shock was in store for the
subjects OF Franz Josef. There grad
ually leaked out the fact that tho corpse
OF Baroness Marie Vetsera had been found
with that OF the Crown Prince.
Then followed long list of conflicting
theories as to the cause OF the Meyerling
tragedy. According TO one story. Rudolf,
during the gay house party at the castle.
had told the Baroness of his fathers re-
fusal to allow his divorce, and that she.
unwilling to live without him. had killed
herself. Some say that she left note
beseeching him to follow her into eter-
nifty. and that upon finding this he had
covered her corpse with a pail of flowers,
had lain upon the floor beside her couch
and blown out his brains with an army
pistol.
According to further theory the
lovers, as soon as they discovered their
marriage was hopeless, had entered upon
a suicide pact. that Rudolf agreed to
shoot the Baroness between the shoulder
blades and that he left a note explaining
that he had placed the bullet where 1t
would not mar her beauty"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21

1t was asserted in some quarters that
Marie had flance whom she had prom.
ised to jilt for Rudolf; that this noble-
man was present at the house party; that
Rudolf in At of jealousy over her at
tentions to his rival had shot her; that
her other lover had Drained him with a
ants had later killed his slayer. There
was another story that Marie herself had
shot Rudolf and had then taken poison.
And II was further related that the Crown
Prince while hunting had been shot by a
peasant whom he had once subjected to
cruelty, whereupon the Baroness Marie,
upon seeing his corpse brought back to
the castle, had committed suicide from
grief.
Some time after the tragedy New
York paper published evidence purporting
to prove that Rudolf and his beloved
Marie were living in voluntary exile in
America under assumed names, and other
papers have from time to time hinted
that the story of the Meyerling tragedy
had been a hoax designed to cover up q
scandal and enable him to lose himself in
foreign lands. Several times in recent
years persons have asserted that they
had seen Rudolf in various parts of Amer
lea. An authoritative encyclopedia re-
cords its skepticism of the official account
of his death by stating that he was be
lieved" to have taken his own life.
After Rudolf's mysterious death the
right of succession to the throne of Aus
trin QrtT oil IN hn -rF.'u
brother. Charles Louis. But, sharing the
proverbial "Hapsburg luck" so long a
synonym for tragedy, the latter died, leav-
ing the succession to his son, Archduke
Francis Ferdinand.
Indeed, throughout his long reign
Franz Josef has been a man of sorrows.
Shortly after his coronation had come his
unhappy marriage with the Princess
Elizabeth Of Bavaria; their mysterious
quarrel, her fight, and their eight years
of separation; then the execution of
Franz Josefs brother the Emperor Max
imilian, of Mexico; and on top of the ter
rible Meyerling tragedy came the mys-
terious disappearance of Franz Josefs
nephew, Grand Duke Johann Salvador;
the disgrace and banishment of the En-
peror's sole surviving brother, Louis Vic
tor; the murder OF Franz Josef's consort,
the Empress Elizabeth, at Geneva, and
finally the assassination Of the heir to the
throne. the Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
and the latter's morganatic wife two
years ago-the crime which precipitated
tho present European war.
Probably the truth that has lain hidden
behind the Meyerling tragedy for nearly
80 years will never be uncovered. The
world knows as little about It today as it
did upon the morning OF its occurrence.
Copyright.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21

U EEP at least one eye open for the
IA Cheshire Cat" Better use two. for
II may change its name. But whatever its
title may turn out TO be. It's little insides
are bound to be interesting. Oh dear. no,
it's q magazine which Is announced for
September. It's object Is the multlplics
tion OF laughter, It's promoters say "its
editorial policy may perhaps be best do
seribed by the attitude OF the late Edgar
Wilson Nye when he was telling his
friends about PROPOSED visit to Niagara
Falls What are YOU going to do when
you get there?' they asked. I shall LOOK
them over he replied. and II ma they
need scathing shall seattle them good
ana proper
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
ALONE

want a little farm to own.
Where can go and live alone;
or course, I'd want my wife to 60,
And children. half a score or so.
To live alone. I'd want some friends
That could use for social ends;
I'd want 10 be where neighbors are
Whom could visit near and far.
ia have some cattle, sleek ana fat.
So could ind where peace was at;
A dog, perhaps. horse or two.
Their friendship should find so true
old-fashioned posies. gay and rare
I'd greet from my piazza chair.
To lend sweet music to the ear,
I'd have q brooklet babbling near
My acres should be broad and long,
To give me room TO sing my song
And not disturb my friend next door.
Who rates the cheerful soul q bore.
In groves and meadows, lush and green.
I'd have a most enchanting scene
But, please excuse a lack OF words
I can't describe the singing birds.
Most every day I'd drink my MI
OF scenery DER vale and hill;
My friends in town could quit their holes
And come up there to feast their souls,
Where. i they brought city cough
Iheyd ma a place 10 walk IL on.
No drear disease could eat them up;
Good. wholesome cheer would hll their cup.
1 grow more weary every day
OF people standing in my way;
The city crowds make living tough.
A half could so. and leave enough.
Ones bliss Is not so much In wealth
As love and Joy and booming health;
ia gladly live on half my pelf
II could only boss myself
ia then be free 20 go or stay.
And not a soul could say me nayi
ia live just where want to be
With only those want 70 see
The rest. I'd ind BY telephone.
And that's the way ia live alonei
Nov, dont you think tais selfish scheme
Is very like your own pipe dream1
wv. stoWsn 4ills. u BrooAlyn Eazla.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
Lansing's Career

g. L. S.-Robert Lansing. Secretary OF
State. was born in 1854 at Watertown, N. x.
He was graduated from Amherst In 1885.
Admitted to the bar three years later. Since
1892, when he was first called upon to serve
the Government, he has represented the
United States in long series of arbitra-
tions and has appeared as associate coun-
sci or agent oftener than any man now
living before arbitral tribunals or mixed
commissions, among which were the Bering
Sea tribunal the Alaskan boundary tribu-
nal The Hague tribunal for the arbitration
of the North Atlantic fisheries and the
Anglo-American Commission formed under
the agreement Of 1910 to settle outstanding
claims between Great Britain and the United
States. From time to time he has acted as
counsel for the Mexican Legation. later for
the Mexican Embassy and the Chinese
Legation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
A LINCOLN ANEcDoTE

General Palmer. who records the story,
was talking to President Lincoln at the
White House in 1855:
II said: Mr.. Lincoln, II I had known at
Chicago that this great rebellion was to
occur I would not have consented to go
10 a one-horse town like Springfield, and
take one-horss lawyer and make him
President
"Mr. Lincoln pushed back the barber from
him turned the chair ana said IA an excited
manner. Neither would J., Palmer. II we
had o great man for the presidency, one
who had an inhsxibls policy and stuck 70
a. this rebellion would have succeeded, and
the Southern confederaey would have been
established. All that I have done Is that
l have striyen TO DO my duty today with
the hope that when tomorrow comes / viii
be ready for it"-NeW Republic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
Dreams

T. R-The lines in vergils Aeneld to
which you refer are in the sixth book (s94-
S97 In most texts) Dreams which come
true are those which issue from the gate of
horn. Those which delude pass through
the ivory gate. According to Brewer. whom
you will find invaluable In such matters
this whole fancy depends on two puns
Ivory in Greek is ''elephas." and the Greek
word for cheating with empty hopes is "ele-
phairo." The Greek for horn is 'keras."
and the verb "karanoo" means ITO accom-
plish," hence, como to pass. A neat case
might be made out for the anticipation OF
Freud by Vergil. but we can hardly under
take to undermine the great psychologists
work at such short notice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
MONUMENTAL STUPIDITY

nNTIE American Government endows its
i own citizens with the right TO trade;
they do not derive the right from the
consent OF the British Government
The blacklisting OF American firms is
captious. insulting action, more In line
with the England OF a century ago than
with the England OF today. But the
worst feature OF II is the blundering It
eonnotes. We have endured much from
Great Britain during this war. We have
been content to await the slow processes
OF diplomacy for the rectihcation OF OBJ
yious wrongs. We have not pressed our
brother across the sea in the hour OF his
dire extremity. We have suceored and
helped him. That there has been profit
therein is incidental there was back OF
IL, as a controlling motive. an intense
sympathy with the purposes OF the Allies
in their struggle with mllitarism. What
this favorable American sentiment has
meant In the conduct OF the war no man
can estimate The Germans consider 1t
70 have been Of enormous Importance.
What rank stupidity IL Is. therefore. for
LONDON to risk the alienation Of American
public opinion BY such eaplious proceed
ing as a blacklist Of American firms! The
Germans. we take IT, win consider the
wisdom OF the Deutschland's trip to have
been amply vindicated BY this exhibition
Or British intolerance ana impatlencs
British jurisdiction cannot be extended
10 American ports with impunity. And
what. Be may ask, could Be more aisas-
irous 70 Great Britain thsn ; traas var
win thls nationf