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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24

GRAND COUNCIL FIRE
Buebirds and Camp Fire Girls Enter
tanned Large Audience

A numerous and enthusiastic crowd
greeted the successful efforts Of the
Camp Fire Girls Friday evening at Ii
brary hall in public ceremonial
From the very beginning, with the
WOhelo cheer and the sun dance by
the entire company the affair ran off
smoothly and pleasantly, giving much
credit to those in charge. The ball
itself, tastefully decorated by II. P
Woodman with flags over the stage
and on the balcony was fitting set
ting for the occasion.
The eight little Bluebirds appeared
to make the greatest hit of the even
ing with their Sing Song of Six
pence" and Come, my Dolly" The
poem written and read by Miss Marion
Hathaway, the history of the American
flag, delivered by Miss Florence God
frey, the recitation of the Declaration
of Independence by Miss Minerva
Holmes, the stunt entitled What to
do in Emergencies" and the two songs
rendered by Miss Helen Carpenter and
the piano solos by Miss Lois Estes
gained the most applause. The flower
dance was very well done and the va
rious motion songs were quite pretty.
The last number on the program was
a morality play entitled "Everygirl, -
written by camp fire girl in which
Miss Esther Thompson took the name
part All Of the cast took their parts
unusually well, but Miss Anastasia
Fitzgerald as Mirth merits special
mention. Dancing was enjoyed after
the entertainment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
PROGRAM BLOCKED
BY REPUBLICAN
F|L|BUSItR
DiIitoy Tactics In Senate May
Cause Extra Session
PENDING LEGISLATION HELD UP
Democrats Retaliate With Threat of
AIl-Night Sessions to Tire Out
Opposition.
PENDING LEGISLATION HELD UP

Washington, Feb 24.-Republicans
of the Senate began a filbuster yes
terday that threw into the air
plans for the remaining working
days of the session, threatening
essential pending legislation and
foreshadowing opposition TO any re
quest President Wilson may make for
authority to deal with the information.
al crisis after Congress adjourns
They did not challenge charges on
the floor that they deliberately we're
seeking to force the president to call
an extra session.
fight is aimed chiefly at the admin.
ght is aimed chiefly at the admin.
istration's emergency revenue bill. it
drew prompt and hearty support from
those opposing any grant of addition
al power to the executive which might
result in aggressive action TO pro-
tect American rights in the war zone.
The trouble began when the majority
rejected an amendment modifying the
excess profits tax provision of the
revenue measure. There was a con-
ference presided over by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts and partici-
pated in by leaders of both wings OF
the republican party including Sen
ators Penrose of Pennsylvania, Smoot
of Utah, Weeks of Massachusetts and
Brandegee of Connecticut of the regu-
lars and La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Poindexter of Washington and Norris
OF Nebraska OF the progressive group.
Democratic leaders are considering
forcing allnight sessions in an effort
to tire the filibusterB out, and they
may begin today 1t is realized that
the republicans by persistent obstruc-
tive tactics can prevent the enact
ment of the revenue bill, and the
necessary appropriation measures and
thus make an extra session impera-
tive. Some of the democrats hope,
however. that the real leaders of the
movement are maneuvering only for a
compromise on bitterly opposed fea-
lures of the revenue bill, and may not
carry out their threats against the
whole legislative program.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
THE kiDDIE kAR
North Bennington Industry Pictured
in Country Gentleman.

In the issue for February II of The
Country Gentleman there Is full
page of rotogravure pictures of the
manufacture of the Kiddle Kar, an in
i1stry which the IL G. White COM
pany of North Bennington originated
and made splendid success of with.
in short time. cH
The page is entitled "a Child's Cry
that Made Thousands and pictures
various phases In the manufacture of
the toy as well as kiddies enjoying
themselves on them. The story ac-
companying the pictures tells how the
father of family came home one
afternoon discouraged over a sudden
reverse in his commercial undertake
ings on account of the moving picture
industry having put crimp in the
sale of his stereoptican views of for
eign lands, some OF which are given
on another page OF the magazine.
The mother asked him to do some
thing to quiet young Freddie and he
found that what Freddie wanted was
a new kind of cart. He saved the day
and the family tranquility by turning
out with certain machinery in his
shop the first Kiddie Kar The mo-
ther was the first to think of selling
them and dozen were turned out and
sold in store somewhere in Jersey"
The rest is obvious. The factory
that once turned out stereoptican sets
and views was pressed into service to
fill orders for cars that came almost
unsolicited. Now Kiddie Kars are
being made at the rate of $500 day
with special machinery for their man
ufacture. The article concluded with
this paragraph: From pictures to
miniature autos is not a great step for
a man with imagination. So do not
be peevish when your child cries. He
may help you to make success when
possible failure stares you in the
face"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
WAR RELIEF WORK
BY WOMEN OF NO.
BENNINGTON
Has Been Continuously Maintain
ed Since November, 1914
NE.RLY SIX THOUSAND ARTICLES
Twenty-Five Thousand Yards Of Gauze
Have Been Used in Making
Surgical Dressings.

The following statement of the
war relief" work accomplished by the
women of North Bennington. who
have met at the home of Mrs. ]. G.
Mccullough from week to week since
September 1914, will be of interest to
the readers of the Banner: The first
shipment was made in November. IA,
From September 1914 to Jan. 1915,
the number of articles sent was 1880.
During 1915, the number was 2,Oll
and during 1916, it was 1,738. Max
ing a total of 5,679 articles. In the
year 1916, the number of articles was
less than during the previous years,
because more time was used in pre-
pairing the much needed surgical
dressings.
Since the beginning of the work, 22,-
900 yards of gauze have been used In
dressings, making between 10000 and
10000 dressings, and between 500 and
900 muslin bandages have been made
There has also been sent 1.400
pounds of absorbent cotton and quite
large sum of money expended for
anaesthetics.
Since January i, 1917 the following
articles have been added to the list
and have safely reached the other
side: IA surgical shirts, pair OF
socks, womens night robes, 2S knit
sponges, 3 knit scarfs, 60 new sheets,
4S bath towels, SO children's dresses,
16 childrens aprons, IL childreil's
petticoats. IL pair children's drawers.
~ E. D. waists. Most of this 1917
shipment has been sent to- Miss Fran
ces Park, daughter of the late Trenor
W. Park, who has sesta bIishsd home
in Paris, for homeless children from
9 to 7 years Of age. ss9
q A portion of the previous shipments
have gone to Queen Marys's Needle
Work Guild in England, aud the re-
-mainder to Mrs. Depew, to be used in
her private hospital in, France, or to
be distributed by her to points of
greatest need.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
SPECIAL SERVICES NEXT WEEK
Rev. c. Wallace Petty VIII Speak at
Baptist Church.

Rev. c. Wallace Petty of New York
city will speak every night next week
in the First Baptist church except
Saturday night The services will be-
gin at 1880 and his subjects are as
follows
Monday, Have a Heart; Tuesday,
big Ben; Wednesday, when !
Leave the World Behind2: Thursday,
Passed by the Board OF Censors';
Friday, "A God Forsaken Man"
Mr. Petty is one of New Yorks
leading preachers, His Church is
crowded to the doors every Sunday.
There will be a song. service each
evening at which the following local
vocalists will sing: Monday, George
Small; Tuesday, Mrs. Hubert Downs;
Wednesday. Miss Ethel Davenport:
Thursday. Miss Vera Suter; Friday.
the choir will sing an anthem. The
public is cordially invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
HURRYINo PROHIBITION
House Objects to Slow Methods OF
district of Columbia Committee

Washington, Feb. PA special
rule expected to insure vote In the
House at this session on the District
of Columbia prohibition bill was
agreed to late yesterday by the House
rules committee The measure al
ready has passed the Senate. Prohi-
bition advocates hailed the commit
tees action as another important vic
tory, for they believe the bill certain
of passage once ii Is brought to a
vote. For more than month it has
been before the House District of Co.
lumbia committee without action, and
recent developments there had given
the prohibition sympathizers little
for passage by March 4.
The rules committee stood seven to
four for the rule, which, If adopted by
the House, would take the bill out OF
the hands of the District committee
and set date for roll-call on its
passage That method of bringing a
measure before the House has not
been resorted to in years, and 1t was
said last night that the District COM
iuitlSc iuiSut uSNiuc W dNoiu ~ III tHS
present instance by Immediately re-
porting the prohibition measure.
1t was not decided when the rule
will be reported. 1t was adopted pri-
marily, committeeman said, to force
action by the District committee,
which previously had announced it
would not report the measure before
Tuesday. Supporters of the bill fear
that such late report would be fol
lowed by a filibuster extending until
the end Of the session, and tentative
plans last night were to bring in the
special rule today If the District com
mittee has not acted. Only three
hours general debate would be al
lowed.
The bill, as passed by the Senate,
would close all saloons in the District
of which there are about 275, on No
vember l. Special exemptions to the
Reed bone dry" amendment, agreed
to by both Houses, would be provided
in a bill introduced yesterday by Rep.
resentative Moon of Tennessee. II
would direct that the provision bar
ring liquor advertisements from the
mails in states which prohibit such
advertising shall not apply to letters
circulars, catalogs or price lists when
addressed to manufacturer or deal
or in medicinal or toilet preparations
fiavoring extracts or chemicals and
relating to such business"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
MUSICAL LISTENING CLASS
New Feature of Young Woman's Club
Class Work,

Some new things in the way of
class work are being tried out at the
Y. w. c. one of them being a musical
listening class. This class will meet
on Monday evenings. beginning Feb.
26 and will be open to everybody.
From those not members o fthe club
fee OF 10c. will be collected.
If you are interested in folkmusic
come and spend the evening with us.
There will be a talk on folkmusic and
the following program win be given.
Ye Banks and Braes o'Bonnie Doom
Scotch
Scots wha Haze WI Wallace Bled
Scotch
Jock OHazeldean Scotch
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
English
O No, John, No, English
The Minstrel Boy s...e Irish
Santa Lucia ~. a Neapolitan
Carry Me Back to Old virginny az
st.b -afe,s4, ef- American
From the Land OF the Sky Blue Water
Il tel s4i,-s, s,a American Indian
Home Sweet Home a.. 7h m+l
Old Kentucky Home American
Home Sweet Home American
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
LLoYD-cEoReE's PROGRAM
PremIer's Method to Conserve Brit
aims Food Supply.

London, Feb. 24.-Dayid Lloyd
George, the British prime minister
presented to the House of Commons
yesterday, in speech lasting an hour
and half, his program for copi/2
with the problem of shortage OF ship
ping space.
The premier'S program for dealing
with the situation was under two
heads. the first to increase home food
production and the second the curtail
ment of nonvictual imports. Under
the first head Mr.. Lloyd George out.
lined a scheme for speeding up the
farmer by guaranteeing him good
prices for his commodities over a per
iod OF years, thus inviting him to plow
and SOW every inch of available land.
This he supplemented by the an
nouncement that the land owner
would be actually forced to cultivate
his land.
Under the head of curtailment OF
imports, Mr.. Lloyd George said he ex-
pected to reduce the demands ON car
go space by several million tons.
Foodstuffs, of which 100000 tons
were imported last year, will be cut
down nearly million tons by Topping
off certain Injuries.
Premier Lloyd George said that tie
success Of the allied cause depended
on the ability to solve the tonnage
shortage, which was now affecting the
ordinary needs of the nation and mill
tary exigencies. The situation, he de-
clared, called for the gravest meas
ures. The premier said there was no
sure way to victory without hunting
the submarines from the deep. Enor.
nous sacrifices were necessary IRON
the British public, said Mr.. Lloyd
George.
The stocks of food in Great Britain
at the present time are lower than
they ever have been before, Mr.. Lloyd
George said. 1t was essential for the
life of the nation, he declared, that
every possible effort be made to in
crease home production. The opin-
ion was expressed by the premier
that food prices were not likely 10
decrease for a long time after the
war. inasmuch as Germany would
then be heavier purchaser than ever
before.
All essential articles of food, he
continued, would be on the free list,
but certain articles would be reduced
or prohibited Steps would be taken
TO prevent speculative buying. and If
necessary the food controller would
take control OF the commodity. The
restrictions had been. carefully con
sidered. and he asked the House to
take them as whole.
The premier declared he had not
the slightest doubt that If the whole
program were carried out and if all
those who could help in production
did help, n honestly say we can face
the worst the enemy can do, and that
is what we ought to be prepared to
dc" 13a i~1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
COMMISSIONERS NOT ICE.
~ Estate OF LOUIS K. NILES

The dersigned. having been appointed by
the Hororable Prohsta Court for the District
Of Remington COMMISSIONERS to receive,
exa nine and adjust the claims and demands
~ all persons against the estate OF ouis e.
Mes late OF Springfield ohio.
to- hereby give notice that we will meet for the
purpose aforesaid at the Town Jerks
nfi 70 in the rown of Pow al In
said nistrict on the 18th dav OF July n xt,
from 2 'cl ok n. m ,unt 1 40 locs 2 "a on said
da and that six morths from the 18th day
Of ] .ua A. n. 'al7. IL the tir 9 l'mited by
aid Court for said creditors to re ent their
ia ms TO us for examination ard allowance.
Dsfed at Pow al, VT. this sth. day OF
GEO ". DUNN.
G. b. PATTI RSON.
Ct mmission ers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
BILL SUBMITTED
TO SENATE
Would Give Country Trained Army
Of 4,00O,OO0 Men
REGULARS TO NUMBER 311,2S6
War College Estimates That Annual
Budget of s4472, ,25s,746 Would
Be Required.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The army
general staff universal service bill
was transmitted to the Senate mill.
tary committee yesterday by Secre-
tary Baker without a definite expires.
sion by the administration either on
the general subject or the specific
proposal.
In round numbers the staff plan
would supply a trained force OF
4,00000 men with one year OF in
tensive military instruction. 1t is es-
timated by the war college that ap-
proximately 100000 boys in their 10th
year would be available for training
annually.
In addition to these forces there
would be a regular army, composed
of men choosing military life as pro-
fession of 24,400 officers and 2S5,SS6
enlisted men. OF these $1,000 would
form the oversee forces and $4,000
the frontier forces, the remainder
composing the permanent training per
sonnel, which could take care of the
instruction of from 492.3S6 to 654,292
reserve recruits annually
In estimating the cost of mainte.
nance of the proposed army the war
college figured than an annual mill
tary budget of $472,25S.746 would be
required to keep the proposed force
at a strength of S.296,023 men, III
Guiding the regulars. The total rep
resents an annual cost per man OF
s143.2S. In comparison TO this the
staff says the eventual military bud
get under the present national de-
tense act will be $339.54S,000 to main-
tain partially trained force of $685.
572 national guardsmen in addition to
the regular army, or total of l,l37,-
200 men at per capita cost of $29S.5S
Other tables show the ultimate cost
of the proposed universal system as
compared to the present national do
Tense act plan. an
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
ESTATE OF JESSE NJ. VAUGHN

CTATE nF VERMONT. r Q honor
~ District of bennington, IS. ab Prubat 3
Court for the District afor said:
To all persons interested In the estate of
Jer s, NJ. Vaughn late Of hat, sbu In said
District. deceased. G nEEriNG
WHEREAS. said Court has assigned the sih
day OF va next for examining and al owing
the account of tn. adm nj trat ,r ~ he es ste
Of ,aid de as d and for decree of the resi-.
due of SAID estate h Law u caiInants OF tn
same, and ordered hat public notice thereof be
give, 10 all pers .. Interested In 81 estate by
publishing this rider three weeks SUGGEST, ely
previous to the day assigned. In the BenDing ON
Evening Banner. a newspaper published al Ben
ningtnD, in said District.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to ap-
pear AZ the Probate ounce ali bennington in
said on the DAY assigned. then and there
u contest the allowance of said account If
you see cause, and o establish your right as
heirs. legatees aud lawful claima- Is to said
residue.
Given under my hand. this 18th day of Feb.
ruary, 1917.
AMY Fl. HARBOUR. Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
RUSHING FLOUR EASTWARD
Special Trains on Way to New York
from MinneapoIis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 24--Head-
ed for New York and Pittsburg, with
right OF way over all other freight,
two trainloads of flour left yesterday
as the first shipments of a relief move
ment ordered by the interstate COM
merce commission to alleviate the
-four shortage in the East
Two more trains will go out today
and two more tomorrow, railway Off
cials said. Two special trainloads of
corn, oats, -four mill and linseed oil
mill by products for Boston and other
New England points were being made
up for clearance last night or early
today. Yesterdays shipments of -four
comprised 7,62S,055 pounds. Each
train consisted of SO cars. drawn by
two locomotives.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
WILL MOVE PoSToFFIcE
First Floor OF BrattIeboro Federal
Building to Be Occupied March d.

Postmaster NJ. j. Moran at Brattle.
boro announces that the postoffice
will be moved Sunday, March 4, from
the present quarters in the town
building to the new federal building
in spite of the fact that the entire
building will not be ready for occup
ancy at that time.
He believes that there is no ques
tion but that the first floor, which will
be devoted to postoffice purposes will
be ready even though the sub-contrac
tor who put in the wiring is now en-
gagged in removing it and replacing il
with the proper sized wire as called
for in the contract
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
ESTATE OF GEO. S. sTooDARD

CTATE OF VERMONT, The. Honorable
~ District of Bennington, IS. Probate Court
For The District OF Bennington:
tn AN persons interested in the estate OF
Georse Stod late Of Remington. In said
District, doc asrd, GREETtNG:
Al q frobate Court. holden at Benninston,
within an fer sad Dis riet on tn. 9tn day Of
February ~ Z, an inst sirumenL puip vt no TO
the lat y III and Te tsm-nt Of Gos rae Siod ard
late OF Beanin ton IN said lat ict. dceea c ;.
w.s pre.ensed to the Court aforesaii. tor rIo-
base.
And IL ia ordered by said Court that the 5tb
day of March 1917. at The probat Office in
said Benn,urton, b assigned for proving
said inatrume {, and tha' notice thereof he xiv.
en- to all mons .oncerned. by publi hing this
order three wtess success'vely in the Ben
ninston EvenInx Banner. a n.wsna er ci- u.
lating IN that vi ni in said district. pre- vious
to the time app inted
TIE kFORE. you are hereby notified to
appear 70 eaid Court az the time nd
place aforesaid, and contt 81 the pr b tie VI said
VIII. If Y u hav csu Q
GIVEN UNDER NY HAND at Bennington
In said district, this day ST Febr, 1917.
AMY II. HARBOUR.
Re9tsler
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
ing the immediate passage of th
Wicks bill.


New York, Feb. 24.-Yielding to
public demand, the Board of Estimate
and ApportiOnment at a public hear
ing yesterday, unanimously passed a
resolution instructing the Corporation
Counsel to draw up bill which, If en-
acted into law by the Legislature
would amend the City Charter to per-
nit the City to purchase and sell food
at cost in time of emergency.
There was adopted another resolu-
tion urging Congress to appropriate
the suggested 100000 for a country
wide food investigation and another
calling on the Legislature to enact
laws providing for adequate distribu-
ton of food.
This action taken by the board after
delegations of east side mothers had
presented pleas, was closely followed
by announcement that the Mayor S
Food Committee would begin immedi-
ately campaign Of education in the
use of rice, and that the committee,
which is quassi-public, had purchased
a great quantity of rice to be thrown
on the market if the retail price per
pound should be forced about six
cents, the present figure.
1t was generally understood that
George w. Perkins, Chairman of the
committee, himself financed the pur-
chasing of 100000 pounds, at cents
a pound, or 100000 In behalf of the
committee Mr.. Perkins also purchased
by long distance telephone at Tacoma
Wash, carload of Columbia River
smelts which will be rushed here and
put on the market by the committee
at nominal price.
The resolution of the Board of Esti-
mate calling on the Legislature to en-
act needed legislation was passed af-
ter it became evident that some mem
bers of the board did not want to vote
for an earlier motion to indorse the
Wicks bill, creating virtually a food
dictatorship, which was advocated by
the Mayor and Controller. This Is the
bill it was said Governor Whitman
might urge to meet the present situ'
alton, but no further action toward
pushing it was taken at Albany yes.
terday. The Governor came to New
York last night, and will likely hold
conferences on the food supply today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
PUPILS POOR sPELLERs
Bellows Falls Superintendent Says
Fault is in System.

Our pupils are poor spoilers" says
Superintendent B. E. Merriam of the
Bellows Falls schools in the annual re-
port of the schools
but this is not the fault of the
teachers, pupils or parents. | think
II is largely due to the methods we
may be employing.
DIR. Hillegas, our commissioner of
education, is emphasizing the import.
ance of better methods. We are al
ready making experiments to deter.
mine the best methods to be employed
in our schools. Within a short time
the parents will be asked to co oper.
ate with the schools in arousing a
greater interest in spelling"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
CoMMI ,sIoNERs' NOTICE

~ Est.te OF HARRIET Jackson
The UDdersignei b. wig been a pointed nv
the Honn able Pr bate curt or the district
Of Bennipgt n. COMM -S,OvEhS. t. receive,
exsnio.. and a 'ju.t he c Inns a d dem aDds I
all per ous aga nsr the. stare ( Har iei Jack
N, late OF Pownsl IN taid Di frict ue-
ceased, and all clain. xbihite in Offset there
TO- hereby give notice har W. will ueat for
the p,Ir os afor.aid, at tn offcesnf Patche der
& Bate IN the VII sg,uf Be.nngto I'd Dis
tiict n rhe Sis d+ OF Va adds,h day of ,ug
next, fr mlo,'eloo m..u u : p m on said
All ust 4. d. la,T / the Il Q limited hy ead
Uou = said editors present their aims
to us for examipation and al owsDce.
Daleo at Pownai, VT, this 2lh Jay of Fcbru
ary. A. ID. 1917:
CLIFFORD j. OSTRANDER
Com II issloners.