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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17
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; TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR
J CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN.

, q Owe your neighbours lot as
, IL you DO your own, but be
: sure to love your own.
: Don't plant tomato cans and
) rubbish ON unused land. Their
: fruits are withered civic pride
, Don't allow yourself or your
) city to create dumps. Waste can
? be made to pay for its own de
) struction at a profit.
) Don't allow tumbled down
8 buildings TO stand on valuable
; land They are financially waste
. ful They create filth. invite vice
: and are a menace to life.
{ a fence that has ceased to be
. a fence and has become an Of
3 Tense should be repaired or de
. stroyed.
9 Unresulated advertising on I'm
: used land pays for the mainte-
Q nance Of public nuisance.
. Two gardens may grow where
. one dump has bloomed before
q School gardens arc valuable
: adjuncts to education and recre-
. alton. They can be cultivated
8 on an open lot.
. Let the children plRy ON the
Q unused land, so they may be-
. come strong and keep ont of the
9 hands of the law.
Q Let not an inch OF land be
. kept in idieness. 1t has a divine
Q right to bear fruit and flowers
q ana ever serve the highest IN
. terest of man.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17
Wednesday, May II, 1916.
VERMONT LOANS. MOI eoRRows

VERMONT LOANS, NOT 6ORROWS.
Vermont has often prided itself on
the fact that the state has no funded
debt, has floated on bonds and has had
no state tax to amount to anything for
the past twenty years. The following
correspondence between Congressman
Frank Greene and Darwin p. Kingsley,
president of the New York Life lnsm-
ance company emphasizes the fact
that Vermont is a state that lends
money instead OF borrowing it;
Washington, d. c., May 8, 1916,
Mr.. Darwin p, Kinsley, President,
New York Life Insurance Company,
New York
My dear Mr.. President
q have just been looking at the list
Annual Report of the Company sent
policy holders and have been i'm
pressed by the fact that in the lists
showing Government and other bonds
owned, etc, our own state OF Vermont
does not appear
rs there some reason for this that
a Nermonter would be interested to
learn? Does it involve the character
Of our securities at home or is there
some other feature Of it that is easily
explained?
My query is simply that Of an in.
terested Nermonter who tries to follow
up the interests OF the home state and
inquire for information OF men who
know how to give It.
Very sincerely yours
Frank L. Greene"
New York, May 8, 1915.
My dear Mr.. Greene
The reason there are no bonds oil
the State of Vermont or any Of the
municipalities of the State Of Vermont
in our statement is that Vermont is d
creditor State. While theoretically
poor, Vermont is a moneyIenoer,
81 don't remember when an offering
of State or municipal bonds from Yer
mont has been made to the Finance
Committee.
Il assure you that the absence OF
these securities from the list does not
in any way represent any prejudice
against the State. 1t simply happened
that way under the laws OF supply and
demand.
Very truly yours,
u z. Kingsley,
President"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17
WHAT PAINT WILL DO.
Adds to tho Appearance and Value of
Houses.

Ask any real estate man what per-
ccntagc Of value is added to a house
by fresh coat of paint and you viii
he surprised at the size OF the figure he
will give you. Too many householders
have the habit OF putting of painting
until q house fairly screams for It,
and they perhaps figure that they are
economZing. Not so.
Good paint applied at regular inter
walls not too far apart, is the true econ
omy In that It not only actually raises
the value of the house by improved
appearance, but through preservatiye
ingredients prevents and arrests de.
cay.
The man who let's his house become
an eyesore in an otherwise well kept
locality should be taxed for the heavy
damage he is doing to that community,
says the Real Estate Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17
A Changed Conception.

whats your opinion Of Bommas.
ter"
well when | first met him he i'm
pressed me as being a leader Of men,
a 10000 volt human dynamo, clarion
voiced ear who would brook no oppo-
sition, hut when met him the second
time in his Office, | sized him up for n
pusillanimous mouse"
where did You meet him tho first
time?'
ION the telephone ~ New York
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17
The rent Of ability

is what you pay for good professional
service. Knowing How is insTable
property. Lawyers, Doctors, Actors,
Artists Artisans. all should insure
National Life ms Co.. of VI (Mutual)
Earle s, Kinsley, General Agent, Mead
Building, Rutland, vt, ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17

A COW ate $500 in bills, the savings
Of n farmer, which he had hidden in
his barn, But come to think Of it, the
money is Just as safe in the COW and
doing just as much good as it was in
tie Washington Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17
Hew . 80 III oyen Esfore 20 Ban

Test Your oven before putting in the
cake by throwing ON, the ho6opi q
spoonful OF dry flour lf the flour
takes Gre or quickly turns dark brown
color the ovens temperature is too
high and Won should allow the oven
TO cool little. II The -four remains
white after it has been there u few
moments the temperature rs too low.
lf the oven IS Of the proper heat the
flour win slighty brown aud look q
u.lle >.0rched,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17

VERMONT bank
L. AGRAvEs, Casht
Subscribed and sworn to before this 18th attest
Gay Of May 1916 COLLINS ss pss II iS S%AS
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10

James Smith has returned from the
hospital to A Com JAng.
Capt. King has been granted a
leave of absence from February II to
March I'd, and accompanied by Mrs
King will make a pleasure trip to
Porto RIGA. During his absence
Capt. w. E. F. Milburn, quartermas-
ter, will act as Commissary of Sub.
sistance, and Maj. Lyle, Treasurer
will act as Superintendent of Post
Fund.
Mrs. Harry Hobbs, wife of the
hustling janitor of c company, is en-
joying a visit with relatives and
friends in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Harry c. Talbot, of Toledo,
Ohio, has been the guest of his boy
hood friend, Capt. VIM. T. Eaton, of
Co. e, for several days. Notwith-
standing the fact that Capt. Eaton
served with distinction in the Civil
War he and his old chum have en-
joyed each other very much and the
two left yesterday for short visit
to Chattanooga and old time battle
fields.
Capt. and Mrs. Deaderick were
called to Bristol last Monday on sad
mission-to attend the funeral of a
relative.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
Barrack News.

Patton Post, G.. A. R., will observe
the 10th anniversary of President
Lincoln's birth next Saturday at 1880
p. m. in Memorial Hall. Four lady
singers and four preachers are on
the program.
Frank Wentworth, the popular cap
tain of F company, has made arrange
ments to build home on lot oppO-
site the Home on the east.
Peter Graham, boss carpenter, and
Charley Neville, boss painter, are
two soldier artisans that civilian me-
chanics cannot compete with.
The total number of members
cared for in this Branch during the
past year was 1928, consisting of
soldiers of the following wars: Mex
lean, 2; Civil War, 1898; Spanish
War, 4S9; Provisional Army Phillip
pines), So; Indian Campaign (Regu-
lar), 10; Foreign Service, SO. Total
number of civilian employees here
last year. ITO men and So women.
The average number of soldiers
present in all the Homes during the
past year was: Officers, 10S; men,
bers, 1870. The average age of
members whose service was in the
Spanish and subsequent wars, was
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
SOLDIERS
HOME
General News and Spicy Comment from the Mountain
Branch of Interest to Veterans and Friends
Personal Menton---" Increase" Pension
ListNew Arrivals, Etc
By KELL

Sells, a Republican Member, coming
from a Southern Republican district
secured the passage Of is private
bills.
MR.. LANGLEY. Docs not the
gentleman think that that is proper
that an additional allotment ought to
come to those Representatives of dis
tricts where the old soldiers are the
greatest in number?
MR.. FIELDS. Absolutely so, for
l believe that pension bills should be
passed in the INTEREST OF THE
SOLDIERS AND NOT IN THE IN
TEREST OF MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS. 1t is plain to see that a
fairer distribution could not be made
than was made by this committee in
the pension bills that were passed
during the Sixty-third Congress; and
in addition to what this committee
did in the Sixty-third Congress for
the old soldiers, there are other BEN
efts that the soldiers have received
from that committee and this Con-
gress since it went under the con-
troll of the Democratic party. When
the control of this House passed
from the Republicans to the Demo
Gratis at the opening of the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress, that honored veteran,
Gen. Sherwood, who has seen the
horrors and tasted the bitterness of
the Civil War, was placed at the head
of the Invalid Pensions Committee,
and from his brain and ability, coup
led with his love for and devotion to
his comrades, emanated the bill
which bears his name. That bill was
favorably reported by a Democratic
committee, and passed by Demo-
cratic House. 1t was then passed
by Republican Senate after it was
stripped by Senate amendments of
some of the benefits which it was de-
signed to extend to the soldiers, and
in it's amended form it became law.
But amended as it was, 1t extended
under it's first years operation relief
to 376,721 Civil War soldiers to the
amount of $20,800,000 or an average
annual increase of more than $55 to-
each of the number thus benefited. /
meet and answer these charges, not
for the purpose of making personal
dIldCh upOl any Olc, uuI III JuoIASC W
the soldiers of the country whom they
seek to evade and deceive. / would
be untrue to my convictions, untrue
to my party, and untrue to the sol
diers of my district and the country
if I permitted the preparation of
such evasions and receptions with |
out raising my voice against them. l
take this position, not because l adj
mire personal conflict or enjoy par
Licipation in it, but because believe |
that the man who has served his
in time of need is entitled
10 fair treatment and correct state
nents from the Representatives of
he people or those connected with
hem, and it is gratifying to me to
know that my party takes the same
position. which is evidenced by the
air and liberal pension legislation
which has emanated from this House
since it went under Democratic con-
rol st II n"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
Persona Non Grata.

Here is one from mortar:
"* Among the younger men,
bers at each branch there seemed to
be number who did not appear to
be sufficiently disabled as to prevent
them from earning a living outside
to be permitted to remain in the
Homes As it is believed
that such members are in the branch
because they are TOO LAZY to make
an effort to earn their living outside y
And here is shot at half-shot old
heroes: "One of the hardest prob
lens come cted with the administra-
ton of discipline is how to handle
members addicted to the use of liquor.
The majority of this class of
offenders are all old men who have
lost whatever moral will-power they
may have possessed. Among the
members whose services was in the
Civil War there is a certain class who
90 not appreciate the benefit of the
Home, and have no intention of obey
ing it's administrative rules. They de-
serve no consideration, and it is rec
commended that when it becomes nee
essary to drop such member from
the rolls he be barred from readmis-
sion to any branch for at least six
months"
1t is recommended that more care
should be taken in issuing proper
fitting articles of uniform to mem
bers." Also that periodic visits of
an eye specialist should be author
lied for the Mountain Branch"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10

46l6; Civil or prior wars was 73i2
years. The actuaries Of the Pension
Bureau say that 80 per cent of Civil
War soldiers now living will die in
two years.
Now that dyes are being made in
this neighborhood, it is the wish of
janitors that our vain members will
buy the real article to color their
locks and whiskers in lieu of shoe
backing.
While here next week, President
Close will adjust salaries among ex-
ira duty details. Other important
changes will likely be made in the
interest of members.
Memorial services in honor of the
heroes of the Maine" blown up in
Habana harbor Feb. Is, 1898, will be
held under auspices of the veterans
of the War with Spain in Memorial
Hall, next Sunday at p. m. A gen.
eral invitation is extended to all.
The Mountain Branch has the pref
test princesses for mattresses of any
branch-bar none. This is the col
lective opinion of the old heroes, who
have eaten government grub in all the
Homes.
1t is the concensus of opinion that
our librarian, from a mistaken sense
of proprietorship, will soon have the
rollers put under him.
1t seems that anything loose at
both ends will disappear nowadays.
Even newspapers are conflscated by
petty larceny buns.
Co. D has been selected for segre-
cation of veterans who have Com
plants" from sore-eyes to housekeep-
er's knee-not serious enough to
corral them in the hospital.
Pipe-dreams by local loco vets. of
alleged changes out of the ordinary
in the Home wage-workers can be
heard related at any time. Others of
equal imagination add to the stories
but people will talk
A number of left-handed wives of
veterans will be surprised next pen
sion day, when they realize that the
Commissioner of Pensions has cut
off their fifty-ffty. Secret agents of
the Bureau are now busy in investi-
eating matrimonial mesalliances, and
the old fool soldiers will again get
their full pensions.
Bull Needing, of Washington and
Jonesboro, is now visiting in Alexan-
dria, Va.
Capt. King advertised the loss of
$500 in going from the mess hall
to his residence. And soldiers from
time to time loose wads also. We
are more or less careless about our
small change.
Company A has now a fairto-mid-
ling glee club.
VIM. Johnson of e Company suf-
cred stroke of paralysis Monday :
morning, was taken to the hospital
md up to the present time (Wednes-
ay night has been unconscious.
The following soldiers are await
ng admission as new Corners: Will
lam T. Edwards, Frank Farrien,
rank Harrington, Moses Sanders, S.
V. Brown, ]. NJ. Gibson, Marion Dill
ard, Geo. W. Worrell.
Two former members of this
'ranch died at st. Elizabeth, Wash
lgton, D. c., the past week--Henry
affield and Earnest Layton, both
panish War veterans.
X
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
Burglars Scared Her to Death.

Fright from a burglars visit has
caused the death Of Mrs Lucius F.
Spencer at her home at Passaic, NJ J.
Fear Of thieves had always haunted
her, and when she was awakened by
the fash of dark lantern through
bedroom window full in her face, she
screamed several times, frightening
the intruder away, and then became
unconscious.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
List of Members

Who have received increases
pensions since January 1st:
George L. Andrews
John Alwell
John Anderson
Charles T. P. Bass
Samuel Bridges
Henry M. Dryden
Thomas K. Beezley
Timothy Boyle
William N. Blystone
Augustus Coble
Jesse Cannon
John Cushing
Joseph w. Coleman
Peter Cottet
Arnold Delfs
Haywood Dudley
Henry Ditch
Leon Degletts William Davis
William Flood
Adam Getman
Christopher Gordon
George Geer
James E. Gateley
James F. Getchell
Josiah c. Gregg
Samuel Gardner
Charles w. Henry
Conrod Hines
Edward Horey
Joshua c. Harris
Mark Harrington
Robert D. Hunter
Alexander Jones
Howard S. Jones
Edwin P. Mcfarland
John ]. Needing
George H. Murphy
James Henry Myers
Richard e. Micahel
Stephen C. Minor
William A. May
Levi Nichols
Clifford E. Pond
William Powell
Edward C. Riske
James F. Rem
Achilles II. Sur
Frederick H. Slough
John M. Siebert
Nat Simpson
William Smith
William NJ. Simpson
Anthony Taylor
Francis NJ. Topper
Eugene F. Viles
Thomas Wilkes
Thomas T. Wood
Walker Willis
William Watson
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
Bombs From Inspectors Renert.


The report of inspection of the
several Soldiers Homes made by
Maj. W. P. Jackson of the War De-
partment has been made to Congress
Most of the recommendations for bet.
terment as viewed by former inspect
ors have been thrown on the scrap
heap, but it is possible the new
Board will adopt some of the sug-
gestions of Maj. Jackson. Listen to
what he says in the Report:
Under paragraph 1863, Home Regu-
lations, the president of the Board of
Managers was directly responsible for
special funds of the Home, and was
authorized to invest them and to
made such disposition of the bonds
and other securities as might be for
the best interests of the members.
The president is bonded in a sum not
less than $150,000 to faithfully ac-
count for these funds. On November
IL, 1915, the special funds of the
Home amounted to $244,346.6O. Prac-
tically speaking, THE FUNDS IN
QUESTION BELONG TO THE MEM
BEERS AND SHOULD BE EXPENDED
FOR SUCH THINGS AS TEND TO
INCREASE THEIR COMFORT AND
WELFARE"
A BrOadside.
"At various branches the members
hlUn nj oi mr. af h.
filling vacancies by either advancing
civilian employees to positions of
higher pay or by hiring new men in
stead of giving employment to the
member, and the influence of a mill
tary society has been brought to
bear upon Home officials to further
the employment of members. The ex-
perience of Branch officials has been
that only small proportion of
members employed proved to be sat
isfactory. In the first place the av-
erage member is inclined to be most
independent as to accepting a posi-
ton. Most of them resent being cor
rected for dereliction of duty, and
quite often quit on slight provo ca
ton. Others will work long enough
to earn few dollars and then quit"
This seems like Maj. Jackson lis
tened only to one-side interviews. He
says nothing of the difference Of pay
between civilians and members while
doing the same work. There are sew
eral other angles of this question
that could be decided-but what's
the use? (
To quote further: "The amount of
whisky used in the Mountain Branch
hospital seemed to be unnecessarily
arge. Also the number of patients
who were being given narcotics daily
seemed larger than that found in the
hospitals of other branches"
AS we have by far the lowest death |
ate per thousand of any of the
Homes, probably the practice fol-
owed justifies the surgeons in giving
whisky to charges.
Here is another centimeter shot:
AT several of the branches the cost
f the ration of the noncommissioned
Ulcers (nickel-plate) and nurses
lesses was more than that of the
eneral mess ration. THIS SHOULD
lot BE PERMITTED"
Persona Non Grata.
Here is one from mortar:
. q Ahannr Tho ,ronnno.. man. |
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
The Big Gun of the Roofing Business

The Generals preparedness consists of the three largest and best
equipped roofing and building paper mills in the world
Each complete producing manufacturing full line of the
Generals products Each advanageousy located in the territory
has cheap fuel and favorable transportation facilities
The General buys materials quantities and far ahead
This favorable buying and the pick of the market
With manufacturing perfected and cheapened the highest quality
produced the lowest
This preparedness enables the General make onehd of all the
rolls of roofing used All the civilized world you will find
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
NEW ARRIVAL ON
GASOLINE ROW

One Of the newest arrivals on Gas
oline Row is the Liberty Six.
Royal R. Moss, the Imperial Val
ley distributor, announces that he has
in the Liberty a car of the highest
grade. From radiator to tail light
and from top to tires, there is not
a single part but what is of the fin
est type and construction.
Mr.. Moss is particularly desirous
Of showing automobile admirers the
classy performance of this Six in all
Of the "details. Long, easy springs,
beautifully easy and simple gear
shift, and a perfectly designed Conti-
mental Six motor produce riding quail
tiles that cannot be excelled.
Mr.. Moss reports delivery this week
of roadster model of the Liberty
Six to Paul H. Black of Imperial.
Headquarters for this new arrival
have been opened at the State Street
Garage.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30

A horse-drawn vehicle must turn to
the right of the beaten path or road
way and permit motor car coming
from behind to pass. Failure to dc
this makes the driver of the forme,
vehicle guilty of negligence, in the
pinicn OF jury composed largely
+ farmers at Woodstock, I'll. This
verdict was reached after a trial last
ing three days, as reported to Motor
Age.
Mrs. Florence Reid of Chemung filed
suit against Liant Stevens of Harvard
demanding $4,000 damages for per
sonal injuries received in runaway
caused, as she averred, when Stevens
drove his car into her buggy when
she ignored his repeated signals tc
turn out and give part of the road
The accident occurred on the high
way between Sharon and Harvard.
Stevens gave the plaintiff foul
warning calls, according to the testi-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
CHANDLER ESTABLISHES
SERVICE STATIONS

"People have the idea that they get
the ideal in service if they buy their
cars in the large cities" said H. F.
IO'Bryne, distributor for the Chandler
in the Imperial Valley. today.
"That is a great mistake. The man
or woman who buys a Chandler in
the Imperial Valley today buys serv-
ice as much as if the car were bought
in the East or in any large city. For
instance, here in Ell Centre we have
our service station at the Day and
Night Garage, two doors from the
salesroom, where Chandler drivers can
get service at any time, day or night.
In Brawley we have the largest
service station in the Valley at the
Valley Garage, and at Calexico Sam
Dick, the we'll known Chandler agent,
has bought Ben's. Garage and is in
staHing d complete electric and gas
service station.
Outside of this, the Chandler fac
tory is establishing seventeen service
stations in the Valley, starting with
INLAND, coming south through the
Valley, east to Yuma, and west to
Campo.
At these service stations parts are
carried and once month the Coast
factory representative visits each serv-
ice station in the Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
Right of Way for Motorist;;
Jury Decides Against Horse

nony of witnessesses, but she failed
TO respond, despite the fact that the
roadway to the right was fairly level,
permitting her to turn out, while to
he left the roadway dropped absu y,
making it impossible for the or TO
get by without capsizing. A. stew
ems drove past the buggy, the car col
lided with the wheels OF the former We
hicle, the crash frightening the horse,
which ran away, throwing out the oc-
cupants of the buggy.
Mrs. Reid received injuries which
she claims are permanent. After a
hard-fought trial the jury decided in
favor of the defendant, claiming that
the plaintiff was negligent in not sur
rendering one-half of the road as the
statutes of Illinois require. The de-
cision establishes an important prece-
dent and one that will be Of interest
to every driver, whether of motor
car or horse-drawn vehicle.