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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-07
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Wednesday, November z, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF Tho Town and Village ToiS
Briefly for Busy Raxdsrs

Nelson Payne from Fort Ethan
Allen is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Payne.
A, j. Dewey has purchased of Bos-
ton parties the timber lands in Wood
ford known as the White tract and
consisting OF 440 acres.
The Y. w. c. will hold dance to.
morrow night. Dancing from $50 to
11.30. Donnelly's four piece orches-
ira. Adv
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Pelley and Mrs.
Hattie Holbrook returned Tuesday
from an automobile trip to Spring.
field and Greenfield.
Don't fail to come to the big patrio-
tic dance with the Williams college
orchestra in Foresters hall on Wed
nesday, November IA Dancing 9 to
/. Admission 35 cents. Adv.
John j. Hayes, foreman for the
spring needle department of the
Charles Cooper Estate machine shop
who has been seriously i'll, was report
ed this morning to have passed a
comfortable night.
The play coming to the opera
house Monday, Love o. Mike" was
written by two Williams men, Luke
Thomas, IA and Sidney Smith, ex- 16
The first is the son OF Augustus
Thomas, the other the son of Henry
b. Smith, both we'll known in the
world of light opera.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-07
SECOND THOUGHTS
Next Best Bet by Jay E. House in
capper's (Topeka) Weekly.


There is no hatred like that exist
ing between the wife Of poor man
and her wealthy broth-in.law.
Another thing this country needs is
man who can intelligently explain
the fact that apples are selling for so
cents dozen. Plenty of alibis have
been offered, but no legitimate rea-
son has yet been advanced.
THE French losses" says the es.
teemed A. p. were small, which
leaves nothing TO be desired except
the actual figures pertaining to the
number OF dead and wounded.
Mrs. Tug Watts hates war but, now
that we are In it, hopes 1t will last
long enough Tor her to finish the pair
OF wristlets she started to knit for
the soldiers some time ago.
We find nothing by Mrs. Roberts
Rineheart in the November magazines
What. If anything, has happened to
Mary?
Considering the sort of language to
which it is compelled to listen. the
surprising thing about a baby is that
it ever learns to talk ts
Touching the assertion that kissing
is unsanitary, Buck Kilby says those
who kiss mot doit for their health.
You can tell pretty well the sort of
fellow he is by the incident that in
spires his laughter.
Every man has habits. Those who
do not smoke are likely to white,
Not the least Of the horrors Of war
10 s-,.aacla1,, IL i1aStair
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-07
FEW CHEAP SLACkERS
Resort to all Methods to Avoid New
War Revenue Taxes

Brattleboro. Nov Some awfully
cheap slackers have shown their heads
since the new war revenue taxes be-
came operative. They bob up princi.
pally on the railroads. where an as
sessment Is made of eight
per cent on all tickets costing less
than SO cents.
Here is the way a few have been
working in this locality. They buy a
ticket to East Northfield which is wit
in the 36-cent limit and exempt from
the tax. When that station is reached
they drop off and purchase a paste
board which will carry them TO Green
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-07
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
c a 8 O Fri a
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
G q. 81 - r r.
RECRUITING
OFFICE

Men between the
ages of Is and As are
wanted to fill the
ranks Of the First
Vermont regiment
now at Westfeld,
Mass, now In the
u. S. service,
This is a volunteer
regiment and tine men
are paid $40 per month
more than the drafted
men. Enlist now as
the draft is sure to be
used to call out more
men a little later. Men
'uill feel better to vol
-.nteer than to wait
and be drafted and
their pay is more.
The First Vermont now at
Westfield is expecting soon
to go south for the winter
and to France in the spring
1t is one of the best chances
offered TO join the army.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25
MULF0RD TO GUIDE
SUPER-SIX RACERS
The Hudson viii This Year
Enter the Racing Game on
a Large Scale.

Ralph Mulrord. who viii hold the
star racing wheel for the Hudson
Motor Car compiuNa team this year.
.u addition 20 his place as driver. u'.
culcs also % unique tho unofficial
position IN his connection with the
COMPANY Multord is AN Ambassador
of fact 90 the realm Of thcurctir tl
motor engineering lu his hundreds
Of big contests the daring driver has
seen with the vision thai vivid mo
m,uts of excitement hriug where
mechanical constructions are at fault
where something failed ut crisis.
where the supreme moment found oui
"a weakness that theory would never
have decided.
Multord and other members ut thH
Hudson facing team keep constantly
Boz touch with tha E. LiuocrIug depart
mcnt of the COMPANY, aud many ~
their suggestions have proved ul
value.
This year Will hc the nr-t that th,
Hudson has entered the racing atmg
on large scale. At least five SJpI'
Sizes viii hc In the flutlliH that Vli
meet the motor world 300 every ie
speed ANA endurance contest Uiiin-
,hc coming year. Ayitgr lliIl. Itto ui
tie pcugcot team. VIII bee the man
agc'. and Billy Chandler who ha.
rivon up active racing has been ape
PORTED master mechanic and VIII Doe
In charge al the pits. where many %
race is won on lost
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25

I. =. ROYAL CORD
is % tire which has
AN of the tpughness
and strength inherited
from the best cahlcd
cord 4 real cord tire
for long. hard, fast or
slow service.
Guaranteed 5000 Mile
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25
NEW SALES HEAD
FOR CARNATI0N
G. l.. Wigton, Formerly Rep
resentative for Chalmers
Motor Sales Co., Chosen.

The oar salcs department of the
Carnatiou Auto Sales company. Is now
90 charge of q. L. Wiston. who has
until recently boon connected with the
chalmers Motor Sales company pi
Detroit Mich Mr. WIgtou states that
In his capacity OF sales rcprosontluN"
foi that compan, ne has travelled from
coust {, coast making every city oi
any consequence during li, ncum.
hcncy. but until ne came 20 Tulsa be"
had mover seen tho place ip which hc
desired 20 take mp his permanent resi-.
Gcnce. and quit tine road Tulsa" ,"
saii MIR Nigton. appealed TO me from
the moment arrived, and my suhsc
pucut imp ossions have only served to
strengthen my earlier conclusions. u
{. q WlIc-tW1lto. got-up-aud surI
uf % place ana thut is what ! like u
be- .s cosmopolitan us the best
MI Wigtun. In addition To the car
sales department viii also have charge
oi the service station ON East Hodge,
which b. housed ir now two-stur,
mild.ur lust recently completed. rms
station IS equipped with every devils
fur makinp speedy and permanent rec
ualrs on customers cars Mr. Wi-tuu
b. the successor to q. r.. Kemp.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25

socvcr. They opposed II for two rca
sons: % Because they believe 1t I'm
POSSIBLE TO define the meaning Of raso-
line without increasing the price or
restricting supply, C2) because laws
hean inspectors, inspectors mean
graft. graft means increased price or
decreased profit
II was stated that the chief reason
that definition Of gasoline is glinS
to be- almo,t impossible Is that nobody,
OH man og automobile engineer Is able
t. say what gasoline ought or uught
%: to contain New York Tribune
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25
SMALL CHANGE GETS SCARCE
Government of India Has Ia Issue
DimimitiNC Paper Currency.

CALCUTTA. Feb. - The pressing
financial and commercial problem IN
India ana ueighborug countries Is the
shortage of currency Ccylun is max
ing an effort To- provide the needed
small money 10y the issue OF paper
money of denominations as low a. Two
rupees tabout 80 ccutsJ, as compared
with the fiVc-Tupce note. which is the
lowest denomination OF paper money
In India.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25
We Have Convinced a Lot
of People this Way

"No more heavy cars for me-" wel-known man told US
only few days
had Just given him ride in the Franklin and he had
lust found out what scientific light weight means. .
This who had believed that nothing bu Dig
carheavy and high powcred-coud do what he requires OF
a
He talked holding the road We let him pick out the
toughest going he could and made him take corners
all such tests that tend to throw off its feet
Now he knows that scientific light weight instead OF
heavy dead weight that keeps in and on the road
He talked about fast time But he knows his rlgldy
built heavy car big gasconsuming engine could not
follow our feXby built Franklin 100 miles of roads as
they 80
Downtown in traffic the Franklin surprised him again. He
found that light weight is of figure in getaway than
big power that light weight far easier to stop and steer
than heavy weight.
When we got back the trip measured the gasoline
used ',uSt about half what my big would have used
he said
Too bad we couldnt have shown him this rp-how
respondgy the tires last how small the and tear
But did show him owners records that averaged
between and and 10000 miles set OF tires and some re
sale prices Frankns from so cent to 100 per cent
higher than other of the same age.
ear that will do much for little is enough evidence
for me that Franklin light weight gives maximum service
was this man 5 conclusion.
ChapPle Bros.
6O9-l1 S Main st. Phone l29Z
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25

the contours and forms + the rcilcc-
tors
The third class involves the ne OF
,lass fronts made IN the various forms
and f blinds Tive various rlAS ii'utS
used To control the reflected llrh
may hc divided into two Glasses.
l,rismntc and the dtfusing Dallas
News
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
A COzy Place to Rest
Good Music Il
 all the time ( 6o F
SCHOOL OPENING

Next Monday the schools of Green Forest will open for another years work. Of course all the patrons are anxious that the school should be successful one. To insure this certain things are necessary.
 First, the parents should give the teachers their hearty support. Try to meet them as often as possible. Talk matters over with them. Commend where possible. Let them know your wishes and plans. We are all anxious to serve you.
 Secondly, have your children on hand the first day and every day of school thereafter if possible. Also have them on time. Nothing ruins the work of school more than rregul arity of attendance
 In the next place have your children provided with books and work material. Lastly give them all times to under stand that your are back of the school discipline.
 As rule when a child Is punished at school he needs it, and it is fairly safe proposition to double the dose at ho me- If you will send your children to school faithfully, advise with us freely and fairly. 1 can promise you a good years work.
 As to the vaccination, you of course know that it is absolutely necessary. Don't send your children without it as we will be compelled to turn them away.
 Start your children with their old books. The school Look question is un- settled. The new ones are not yet on hand but when they arrive we are com. pelled to use them.
 1 will be at the school house Saturday to attend to grading unplaced pupils and any other matters you may wish to sec me in regard to.
 School will commence Monday at nine o'clock All grades will assem- ble in the auditorium. We woull like to have as many parents present as possible.
 Yours for the very best school possible,
 J. P. Perrill.
 w. c. Hanbury and R. E. Norris were here from Berryville Monday, W. G. was over in the interest of his tele- phone business.
 Labor Day was noticeable in Green Forest Monday by the two banks, and post office being closed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
PREPARE YOURSELF

Young men and women, if you wan t to be able to earn good salary and don't know just how to go about it, if you long to be shorthand writer or a bookkeeper, if you always wanted to be an agent of the railroad, write us for the position you want. If you are willing to work for the government at a salary of S900 to $l200 year, drop us a card for our assistance, it's free. We need young men and young women every day to fill the many calls for positions Read the following extracts from letters from our graduates.
 You have made wise selection among the many schools of shorthand; ; I attended there and am now holding q nice position and drawing a good salary" The above was from young man now working in a bank, had nothing to look forward to-took our course and now independent
 "I want to thank you for your kind ness and attention while at your school. l am now located in nice town of 2000 people and getting good salary as Agent of the Union Pacific Railroad. <" These lines are from young man only seventeen years old He worked his way thru school and at graduation, stood the highest test in telegraph of any known record in or out of a tele : graph college. Expenses lower than any school town. Write us today. Harrison Business College.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
CLEAN UP

The city council issues the following order:
 All unsanitary toilets must be cleaned on or before September 20.
 All property owners are required to cut all weeds along their property and burn same on or before September 15 This means if you can not do the work yourself, have it done. Saturday was busy day in Green Forest.
 Thos. Bishop and w. L. Sneed were here from Osage Tuesday. Little five year old pretty Violet Artell plays in "A Wife's Folly,' also Ben Wilson and Edna Hunter play leading parts. Cashier O'Neal and family and Miss es Mollie Burkett and Mable Galloway ate watermelons at the home of James Norris at Denver Sunday. Jewel Braswell, who has been in the west doing railway station work al Folsom, N. Mex, the past three years, ' arrived Tuesday night for visit at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. A. J. Braswell.
 Old papers for sale at The Tribune office.
 Mrs. M. s. Coxsey and Little Mist Rosemary returned Saturday from a week s visit with relatives in Oklahoma a. and Mrs. Coxsey's brother, c. R. Seitz at Carthage, Mo. Capt. L. E. Harbert lapsed back in. to the long ago, took sheet of tin and made-guess-a grater and is now liv, ing down the high cost of living eat, ing grated corn bread.
 E. D. Dunlap and family have made safe their return from Oklahoma and are now at home on their newly pur. chased farm on R. 2. | Rev. keener was over from Berry. vile looking after his farming interest Tuesday.
 Capt. and Mrs. M. V. Lightburn spent several days during the week ir Eureka Springs. Ms. Lucy Bruton left Sunday morn ing for her home in Kans as after { 6we ek's visit at the home of her son Paul Bruton, south of town.
 Work has been resum ed on the sur veying of the Jefferson Highway ant the south route survey to lAlpena wa completed early in the week.
 We "Canteloupe" "-haye too man, melons to eat up. Wedne sday morn ing was a treat of canteloupes fror the garden of J. c. Stafford, bein brought in by Cashier Ray Anderson who with his wife is entertaining J. C. while Mrs. Stafford spends the wee visiting relatives in Springfield an other Missouri points.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
Capt. M. B. Russell Goes to Ft. Riley.

M. B. Russell of Arkansas is gather ing laurels thick and fast up in Nebras- ka. We have received newspaper clippings from all over the state refer ring to the great and untiring work he has been doing all summer. As re- suit he was last week commissioned a Captain in the National Guard Reserve, and will train at Fort Riley, Kansas
 On last Sunday afternoon the Seward (Nebr.) paper states fully 5000 people assembled in patriotic gathering to do honor to the boys and in which many compliments and words of praise and appreciation were expressed for M. B. An informal dinner was served in the leading hotel in which Capt. and Mrs. Russell, with sixteen others were the honored guests.
 Later-Captain Russell arrived IT Green Forest Wednesday evening ant is now busy receiving congratulations from his boyhood friends who are prouc of the distinction he has won. He vii be here ten days.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07

For rent-After September 15 my Foreman residence property. Enquire of o. F. Hale
 For sale-Four good milch COWS. See Dorse Standlee at Cox & Standlee s store.
 l Mrs. J. c. Stafford was a passenger to Springfield Saturday morning where she is visiting relatives.
 J. F. Walker has recently remodled his bern.
 Mrs. c. H. Colvin visited the old man at Harrison first of the week. The Colvins are preparing to move to Harrison as c. H. seems to be back in railroad service for k keeps. Sherman Buell., the feed man, has installed 5-ton Howe wagon scale at his mill, which is located so that it can be reached either from Springfield or Main street. The scale is of the latest Howe model scale which means accur- ate weights.
 Monday, as long as the present war lasts and during the conservation of food campaig gn, will be ''hourless day" in Hot Springs.
 Logan Stafford went to Alpena last week and bought the white faced cattle recently shipped there.
 "A Wife's Folly" was played in Gloucester and the scenery chosen for the back ground is wild and beautiful.
 Jno. Wells. auctioner, good services. See him or leave ordesrs at Wells store.
 Who can beat it? Five feet by five feet is the exact measures of a pump kin growing in the garden of A. J. Tabor.
 Judge w. A. Butt writes his wife that he is getting along splendidly in the sanitarium in Kansas City. We expect to see the Judge home in week or ten days.
 If your child is pale and sickly, picks at the nose, starts in the sleep and grinds the teeth vile sleeping, it is sure sign of worms. A remedy for these parasites will be found in WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE. It not only clears out the worms. but it restores health end cheerfulness. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by Myers Drug Store.
 Clifford Fry returned last week from Little River, Kansas where he has been harvesting and farming for the past two months. He leaves today for Des Arc, Ark. where he has d position as first assistant in the schools there.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
Farm Lands

OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAIL ROAD co. GRANT LANDS. Legal fight over land at least ended Title revested in United States. Land by Act of Congress, ordered to be opened under homesteai laws for settlement and sale Two million three nundre ed thousand Acres. Contairi tn ,onr Of best Timber and Az icpitusi Liud, left in United States. Logt Cu4- righted Map showing land by townships and sections, elevations, temperature, etc, Postpaid One Dollar. Grant LanGs Locating Co.,, Portland, Oregon.
 For sale or trade-3 room cottage and two lots. See CIaud White.
 To rent-A dwelling. Sec Mrs. A. J. Braswell.
 Yellow complexion, pinpes and dla- | figuring blemishe5 on the face or body can be gotten rid of by doctoring the liver, which is torpid. HERBINE is a powerful flyer correctant. It purifes the system, stimulates the vital organs and puts the body in fine vigorous con- dition. Price soc. Sold by Myers Drug Go.
 Oscar Tate, a stave dealer who lives at Harrison, was here Saturday and purchased the timber eff of so acres of timber land in Newton county from our townsman, w. E. Lamb.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
Resolutions of Respect

Wheras, God in his Infinite Wisdom has seen best to remove Little Virginia Marshal Neal from the home of her parents, our bro ther and sister, we as members of the Missionary Society of the M. E. Church South, Green Forest, Ark. do hereby
 Resolved, first-That we hereby give expression of our heartfelt sympathy in this their loss and Heavens gain. A beautiful, lovable baby with an expression almost Divine.
 Virginia is 'Safe in the arms of Jesus, and has left, oh so many sweet memories to finger with those who loved her so.
 May the Father of mercies and God of all comfort be very near and very precious to them in this, the day of sorrow, trial and loss.
 Resolved, second-That these resolu- tions be spread on the minutes of the Society and copy be furnished Broth CT and Sister Neal. Also a copy be furnished the Green Forest Tribune for publication Mrs. c. H. Sherman,
 Mrs. Mabel Seitz,
 Mrs. Lottie Kirkham,
 Mrs. Dora Ward,
 Mrs. Jessie Moore.
 Committee
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
Sow wheat is the slog an.

Miss Leona Lamb has returned home from Harrison after visit of several days at the home of her grandmother.
 Mrs. Ira Watt sent us an egg plant Saturday which measured 9 inches around and weighed 1-2 pounds. 7 Don't fail to see Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran in the 1-reel Nestor comedy, "A Macaronia Sleuth" shown at tte Majestic Saturday night.
 w. J. Lynn treated the Tribune force to a watermelon feast Tuesday. Mir. Lynn knows what it takes to please folks, and We thank him very much.
 Lee Parker and family returned last of the week from their visit to relatives in Texas and Lee is again handing out U. s. mail at the Green Forest post office.
 All that extra music by the Green Forest band the past week was the using up of the time of their fellow musician, Stanton Johnson and his bro- ther, who were here from Madison county.
 G. P. Hedrick on R. is as regular as the calandar on taking care of his subscription. He is an adopted sor who has proven himself an industrious and useful citizen.
 Deeds and mortgage blanks for sale at The Tribune office.
 Cashier Ray Anderson of the Farm CTS and Merchants bank had business at Harrison Thursday afternoon of last week.
 w. T. Gray was prospective visitor leaving for Raton, N. Mex, Friday night of last week. He was accom- panied by Mi's Emma Grace Foster o1 Grass Leaf farm who goes for an ex tended visit at the home of her sister Mrs. Madge Rice.
 Mrs. F. R. Morrow and daughter Miss Dorothy, and Miss Nellie Carlton spent first of the week in Eureka Springs.
 w. L. Sneed was here from Osage Friday. While here trip the Bishop way was made to Blue Eye.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07

For Rent-A 4-room cottage newly papered Good we'll Gall at the Tri- bune office.
 Wan ted-to trade acre tract of well improved land for wagon and team. Call at Tribune office or see Frank Cole.
 The Girls Military Club at Leslie sent Saturday g comfort bags to that many of the Leslie boys who have gone to the army and navy from there.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
TO THE FARMERS

Am once more citizen of Green For est and am in the Real Estate Business having associated myself with MT. Chas. Harbert under the firm name of Pinkerton & Harbert. If your place was listed with us kindly come in and re-list as we are getting out new land lists as we expect to launch ar extensive advertising campaign as of yore. If your farm is not listed for sale and you wish to sell it we would be glad to advertise it for you.
 Adv JIG. Pinkerton.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07

Monday was a legal holiday, being Labor Day, and by proclamation of Gov Brough was observed in many places thruout the state as Patriotic Day, farewell receptions being given the men who have been drafted and will soon be leaving for camp Pike at Little Rock.
 Ira M. Gurley of Alpena was taking care of business in Green Forest Saturday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
NOTICE

All who are indebted to Dr. C. w. Donaldson in old accounts please come in and settle by Sept 20, by note or cash. helped you when you needed it and shall expect you to help me now 1 owe and am forced to collect
 Dr. C. w. Donaldson.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-09-07
Farm Loans

If you want d loan on improved farm at reasonable rates, no extra eXpen- ses, and privilege to pay part or all at any interest pay day, see J. W. Free man, or C. A Hamilton, Berryville, Ark.