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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
BETTY WALES BIRTHDAY
Celebration Last Night by Nichols
Store Employees.

Nine members OF the Nichols store
moth birthday party. This party
was held simultaneously in six hun
dred different cities, large and small
from Canada to Mexico, from the At
lantic TO the Pacific.
The same program vas carried out
in all the agencies. the object of the
occasion being to celebrate the sec
ond anniversary of the Betty Wales
dress business.
The local celebration was hello in
tile Nichols block with L. IL Nichols
presiding as master of ceremonies.
AS soon as the guests had aSsenlbl.
cd. Mi Nichols opened the mystery
box" which had been sent from New
York From 1t he took black sduil
cap and goggles which he immediat e.
~ assumed along with the attitude
OF schoolmas:ef. 2 With a gavel he
raped for order, and after appoint
ing Mis- Ruth Temple as monitor to
distribute song books, school was
opened by Justify singing THE Star
Spangled Banner
The first lesson" of the day was a
picture puzzle originated especially
for the occasion BY sam LLOYD the
world famous Puzzle MAN. Each
picture represented some item found
in a Betty Wales dress and the prize
was Sam Loyds Book Of Puzzles.
At recess a new game of trying to
look like b. w ploskin was
played. y consolation prize for the
loudest laughter was given to Miss
Temple
Another facinitating lesson" was
that in dress designing where each
one was provided with small samples
of materials such as are used in max
ing Betty Wales Dresses. From these
pieces, each designed a dress over a
cutout figure of Betty Wales herself.
An exhibit OF the various designs
was most interesting. That of Miss
Julia LaMarre was decided the best.
IN addition to receiving an appropri-
ate prize, Miss LaMarre's design will
be sent to New York to compete for
a grand prize to be given to the best
design from among the coo prize
winners from all the other agencies
participating in the celebration.
Much spirited fun characterized
the entire "school-session." AIr.
Nichols adding a great deal to the
success and gayety by getting every
one TO enter fully into each number
of program.
Souvenirs were distributed to all.
These consisted of boxed copies of
the little cloth Bound volume called,
Betty Wales. Business Woman
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29

Peanuts Are Hand Sorted.
IS Chinese peanuts are usually hant
serted by women after being sifted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
MARVELLOUS !
fruit JUICE
v MEDICINE
s'Fruit-a-tives" Is Made From The
Juices OF Apples, Oranges, Figs And
Prunes; With Tonics.
WONDERFUL RECORD OF A
WONDERFUL REMEDY
Thousands OF Sufferers In England
And Canada Owe Their Recovery
To Fruit a -tiyes'.

Fruit-a-tives lis now made in the
United States. This will be welcome
news TO thousands of people who have
been sending to Canada for their supply
of these famous tablets, which are
made from the JHiccS Of apples,
oranges, Hgsaad Jb,uneS.
So great has been the demand for
Fruit-a-tives from all parts of the
United States, that the proprietors
deemed it wise to establish a branch
right in this country.
Offices and fruit tablet works are in
active operation at Ogdensburg, New
York from which point druggists and
general stores are being supplied.
"FRUIT-A-TIVES" is the only
medicine in the world made from fruit
juices. An English physician in
Ottawa discovered process whereby
fruit juices may be combined in such
a way that the natural medicinal pro-
perties of fruits are many times
Increased.
"Friit-a-tives has many times
proved its value in cases of Stomach,
Liyey and kidney 7rou5ie--iN Rhen-
1iatism, ReaaacheS, and NEURALGIA
5n Dyspepsia and Constellation - in
Nervousness, general aeeakneSS and
.Skfn Diseases.
"Fruit-a-tives" is sold by dealers
at soc. box, 6 for S. SO, trial size,
a5c. or, sent postpaid on receipt of
price by Fruit-a-tives Limited,
Ogdensburg, New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
Free OF CHARGE.

Why suffer with Indigestion, dys-
pepsia, torpid liver, constipation.
sour stomach. Observation-Disclosures
eating. etc, when you can get q
sample bottle OF Green's August
Flower free at Vim. L. Gokay's This
medicine has remarkable curative
proper ties and has demonstrated its
efficiency by fifty years of success.
Headaches are often caused by dis
ordered stomach.
August Flower is put up in 30 and
90 cent bottles For sale in all
civilized countries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
The Cow Won.

An official of the board of health In
n Massachusetts town notified a eitI-
zen that his license TO keep Il COW ON
his premises had expired. In reply to
this letter the official received the fol-
lowing communication
Monsieur Bord of He'll just get
your motifs that my licens to keep my
COW has expire. I wish to inform you,
M'sieur Bord of Helt, that my COW she
heat you TO it--she expire tree week
ago. Mu:b oblge. Yours with respek.
'pETE.@
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town ane Village rse
Briefly fer 5usy &saesFs

Pearl White in the gripping serial
THE Fatal Ring" at Harte Theatre
TO-DAY ADV.
Francis Brazil LEFT Bay Shore, l.. l.,
Thursday for Pensacola, Fla, where
he viii be stationed for The winter.
b. S. LOOMS was able to be at his
store today after being off duty for
two or three days because Of Illness.
Eyerybody's fayorlte, Gladys HUI
lette in The Last of the Carnaby's"
in five acts at Harte Theatre today
ADV.
Harry Roster moved his family to-
day from their home in North Ben
nington to their own home on Elm
stree;
Orry Martel of Bellville, n j. is
the guest of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Bergeron of Depot
street
Thomas Craven OF Co. f, SO2nd
Engineer Corps, who has been spend
ing Christmas with his father, John
Craven, has returned to Camp Upton.
L. l.
Daniel Fitzgerald and Samuel KEEL,
son, who enlisted recently as machin-
lists in the aviation department of the
navy, left Albany Friday afternoon
for Pensacola, Fla, 4D W
John ]. Hayes, who returned early
in the week from the Samaritan hos
pital where he has been undergoing
treatment, was able to be out of doors
Friday for brief period
The officers of the o. E. S and
those that are to take part in the
new march will meet in the Temple
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock for a
rehearsal. Please be there that we
may commence at sharp.
Corp. August Kelson of company |,
first Vermont, who has been at the
home OF his parents Mr. and Mrs,
Hans Kelson of Old Bennington, left
Friday for New York where he will
make a brief stay before returning to
lamp Greene, Charlotte, n. C.
Roger Higgins of Arlington, who
enlisted in the infantry early in the
war and whose regiment is now. in
France, was in Bennington Friday or
his way to Portland, Me-, where he
Is at present attached to headquar.
ltsers,. Late. in the. summer while
playing baseball at camp he was in
iured while sliding base and was in
the hospital for some weeks. He
hqA, fully recovered and is hoping TO
receive. orders tolioin his regiment at
an early date
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29

Additional souvenirs comprised book.
let's in imitation of leather pocket.
books overfowing with suggestions
on How to Fill Your Pocketbook"
Announcements were also made OF
two contests with cash prizes. one
for the best slogan for Betty Wales
Dresses; the other for the best let
tiers ON why Women Buy Betty
Wales Dresses" After school was
dismissed refreshments were served
by Mrs E. l.. Nichols.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29

Say, wish they had invited us to
supper. we only room here.
Don't you think we were mighty
lucky to get into such a home?
forgot to tell you about that feather
bed l sleep on. real goose feather
bed, with sort of square pillow on
top which is used for a cover, and
makes me so warm have to pick it
off in the middle of the night. Don't
woiry about your poor brother. He
has fallen into the lap of luxury
Remember me kindly to all the peo-
pie met and tell them l am having
fine time"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
MOTE |.

The annual meeting Of the Stock.
holders of the Bennington County
National Bank, OF Bennington. Vt.
will be held In their banking rooms
on Tuesday the 1st day Of January,
1918, at 10 O'CLOCK a. M, sor the pur-
pose OF electing Board of Directors
for the ensuing year and to transact
such other business as may properly
come before 1t. III
Howard A, Wilson,
Iis ~ ls Cashier
December /. 1917. sd7 q aN13 IN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
United States in 1916 quarried gran.
tie valued at ST., 41S.5S2.

States national banks have
$4,000, 100000 in deposits.
Pennsylvania railroad has sent 2,54o
employees TO war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-29
Everybody Counts.

The humblest individual exerts some
influence, either FOR good or evil, upon
others.-Beecher.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

phases of naturalism. or Of empire
seeking. that are harmful to human
kind as a whole. All the people
not least the Germans themselves -
are having a terrible demonstration
of the meaning and value Of world
wide association. Each nation is
undergoing something OF a chasten-
ing, and is facing the need of MAX
ing its own due concessions to the
general good International society
had progressed much faster than
means had been provided for sup
porting it. National governments,
being a law unto themselves. had
not been capable Of protecting the
immense network of interests that
did not own allegiance to any one
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14
Object of the War.

1t must not be forgotten that this
great world war is wholly unlike
any other recent war, although it
presents APOLOGIES that recall earlier
struggles in Europe The war is
not to be won simply by direct mil
irary effort, with all the subsequent
conditions to be laid down bv vic.
tors. This is q war in which the
objects are. to some extent at least.
to be gained as the war goes along
lis principal object is to prove to
mankind the superiority OF the in
terlacings of worldwide civiliza-
ton over the separate groupings Of
national units 1t is not Germany
alone that must abandon those
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

IF women will read the grocer
ads in their local papers before
buying their food products they will
find it to their advantage" said a
St. Louis food commissioner the
other day, and we pause to state
that his advice to women is timely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

Indictments against Frank H. Far.
ris. Demosratic leader in the Mis-,
souri, house of representatives, and
against Ray H Cummins. former
St. Louis policeman, charging them
with conspiracy to commit a felony,
were dismissed in the court of
criminal correction in St. Louis The
assistant circuit attorney gave no,
tice of an appeal. The indictment
was based on alleged irregularities
in connection with the passage Of a
bill increasing the salaries Of ST.
Louis policeman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14
because they were

government because they were
worldwide.
This was said and most neatly
said. by President Wilson: The only
test of being with me is not to think
about me personally at all, but
merely think OF me as the express
sion for the time being Of the power
and dignity and hope Of the United
States"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

The port of New York isjiunder
military control, the water fronts
being guarded bv the ReeularlArmy.
Fully armed guards prohibit the
passage of any person. fallen or citi-
zen. who cannot establish aibusiness
reason for access to the. Waterfront
areas. The same military control
will be established at:falllsother
American ports and may include
factories engaged in war work
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

The reports from Arizona regard
ing MIR Bryan's adventure with a
twIld Buii are So vapue and incom
tplete mat it is difficult to determine
from them just what did happen -
whether the bull chased MIR Bryan
iup tree, ar Mr. Bryan chased the
bull up the tree.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

When YOU buy Red Cross Christ
mas seal for a penny you will not
jonly be purchasing a pretty decor
iation for your Christmas package.
ibut will also he aiding to restore
isome anaemIc child to the healthy
franks Of the new generation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14
bull up the tree.

Under the terms OF decision by
Secretary McAdoo. the business of
all insurance companies incorporat.
! ed under the laws of enemy or ally
of enemy countries is to be liquidat-
ed. with the exception of life insur-
.ance companies, which are allowed
to continue existing contracts,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14
L. M. WOOD

, We take it that no great harm
%ill be done il YOU get your wires
Grossed and observe meatless day
bn whearless day and wheatless day
Hn meatless day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

8 Some people have the wrong idea
iof conservation. The Government
only asks that we conserve on food
and material needed by our soldiers
land DER allies. To conserve does
not mean that you must hold on to
every dollar that you get. We must
have business as usual. Good bust
ness conditions will greatly help in
winning the war
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

! Order a good supply of Red Cross
poster stamps and use them on your
envel pes. letters, packages, every.
iwherethat you POSSIBLY can 1t is
met too early TO start right now
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

HI Another kind of a Stacker is the
IMAM ar woman who will give food
land comfort to an able bodied tramp
khis winker when llborers are scarce
sand the army. needs men
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

After she had thrown out tb,
dishwater, a Charlton county womA an
noticed that the diamond was miss.
ling from the ring she WIRE on heI
FINGER. Chickens we're picking
about where the dishwater had been
thrown, and when close scrutiny
failed to reveal the stone their
slaughter commenced. In the crop
Of the thirty third chicken the
diamond was found.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14

A Livingston county man has
brought criminal action against
his brother, charging him with dis
manning his sawmill and selling
the metal parts to a Chillicothe junk
dealer. This is. we think, the first
case We have ever heard of a man
stealing a sawmill, but perhaps
strictly as a family matter it may
not be uncommon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-12-14
DOCTOR SAYS
/ VINOL IS THE
+ BEST TONIC
Honest Opinion Doctor Gave
His Patient

| IBedford, Ohio.-"I was in pitiful
@Sndition, weak, nervous and run
Down so could not do my housework.
! had doctored for years and tried
Everything under the sun. A friend
told me about Vinol. l asked my
hbctor about it, and he replied, 1T
Certainly is TIE best medicine that can
be had today. I couldn't give you
shy better took it, and today
Ikm as well and strong as any woman
jeould wish to be, and it was Vinol
ithat saved me."-Mrs. Frank A. Hor-
hey. Ash St., Bedford, Ohio.
We guarantee this famous cod liver
lind iron tonic for all such conditions.
II L. M. WOOD
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

under two United States flags were
'Hurrah for America" while the
young kaiserist slowly wended his
way homeward, with his books under
his arm as a diploma.
The G~oodfellows' association is
appealing to the people of Keokuk
for clothing. The housewives who
arc now busy with fall h~ouseclean-
ing are asked to not forget the asso-
citation and it's needs, and to get to-
gether some Of the clothing that
will not be worn by their family this
fall and send it to the Goodfellows,
who will make good uJe Of the
bundles. The Goodfellows have been
given a donation of a number of
hats, and these are to be sold to the
first customers who come for anne.
The Streckfus line steamer Du-
buQue, which sank in five feet OF
water recently when it struck a snag
while backing out Of Martins Land
ing, has been raised again and put
back in the apple trade Tuesday.
According to information from Joe
~Streckfus, assistant general manager,
the big boat was flcated just twenty
four hours and three minutes after it
went down, the time being considered
a record, and a good one. When the
boat went down she had a cargo of
apples on her lower deck, but this
cargo was not damaged and was re-
shipped to St. Louis by rail. Around
the hole in the steamer a bulkhead
was built and the steamer was pump
ed out by her own steam.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
did send off of the city of KeokuK,

did send off of the city Of KeokuK,
Arthur l.. Ffnerty, acting captain of
the squad during the trip, reports in
a letter home, and he states that the
men wish 10 thank the committee
that arranged the baskets and the
citizens who showed their interest
and loyalty.
Mr.. Finerty is in the artillery. He
reports that the members of the
squad were given the privilege Of
selecting the branch of service they
desired to enter. A number of them
who have had previous military train
ing, are attending a school OF In
.struction for non-commissioned Of
ficers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
THANK CITIZENS
0 SEND OFF
Selected Men Who Left for Camp
Lact Friday Morning Ap-
preciated Baskets and
Demonstration.

The ninety-three selected men who
left Keokuk last Friday for the ma
tional army cantonment at Camp
Dodge, appreciated the lunch baskets
provided for them and also the aplen-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
inundated.

Kansas City Star: Nothing seems
TO COW a newspaper like a libel suit.
Since Mayor Thompson sued the Chi
cago newspapers the News has called
him nothing worse than Bill the Boob.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

Topeka has launched an anti-poll tax
league to fight a law passed by the last
legislature. Lawyers assured the
league that the law is unconstitutional
and were employed t lead the fight
for conservation Of the w%hereWith.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
PERSONALS

Mrs. Paul Plume, Mrs. Carl Plume,
Jake Simon. and mother. Mrs. Y.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
Passed by Both Houses

House bill No. 119, by Albrethsen-
An act abolishlnS office of water COM
missioner.
House bill No. IA, by Peckham-
Relating to unplatted agricultural lands
towns.
commissioning consent of state to
congressional act on post roads.
House bill No. 213, by fish and game
committee-Providing fines collected
for game law violation shall be paid
into county treasury In which county
arrest Is made.
House bill No. IS, by Storey-Pro-
viding registration books shall close 10
days before an election.
House bill No. 257. by committee on
ducation-Providing minimum school
tax Of SIS per capita to be levied by
county commissioners.
House bill No. $50. by Moody-Ap-
propriating $4225S back salary due
members of public utilities commits
sion.
House bill No. 233, by Anderson Of
Latah-Providing weight of sacks shall
be deducted when grain is sold and
sacks returned to owner.
House bill No. $50. by judiciary COM
mittee-Providing state banks may in
vest in bonds OF federal farm loan
bank.
House bill No. Sc, by Miles and Kiger
Authorizing cities, towns, villages
and county commissioners to install
public scales.
House bill No. 1s, by Daughters,
Baillie, Smith and Kiger-Reclassify-
ing counties Of the state and regulat-
Ing salaries of commissioners.
Senate bill No. "a. by committee on
mines and Misunderstanding a bureau
of mines and mining TO be composed
OF governor, mine inspector and three
others to be appointed by chief execu-
tive.
Senate bill No. SO. by Hill-Author-
fzing road overseers to install culverts
under dams, bikes or levees.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
ANDERSON BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE;
GOES TO SENATE
No Change. in the Attitude
of Upper House Toward
Measure and Conference
May Be Held.

Tho workmen's compensation bill
was passed by the house early today
by vote of 81 to 8. There was
nothing today to indicate that
majority of the senate had changed
their attitude with regard to the house
amendments which are not satisfac-
tory and 1t was predicted that the SEN
ate will refuse to concur in them, which
will throw the measure back into the
house and force the appointment of
Joint conference committee. The SEN
ate will take similar action and the
two committees will then endeavor to
got together and settle their differ
ences.
GAIN ONE MORE VOTE.
The senate majority now claims the
equivalent to "a votes, having gained
one additional since Saturday, while
Senior Bane is i'll and cannot be pre-
sent. The senators determined not to
accept the house amendments are
standing solidly for the Rockwell bill as
1t left the senate and reached the
house, which means that they do not
propose to stand for the substitution
Of the Anderson bill In the body of the
senate measure. The house majority
insists that the Anderson bill as incor-
porated in the senate measure offers
more common ground on which all CON-
flicting clements can stand. The house
will pass the buck, as 1t were, to the
senate in offering them the Anderson
bill. Unless this apparent deadlock
cannot be compromised in some way
the prospects for the passage Of a
workmen's compensation measure do
not look bright.
HEAR EXTRA SESSION TALK.
What are claimed to be authentic
reports that every plank in the Demo-
cratic platform must be enacted into
law, including the workmen's compen-
sation measure, or else an extra ses-
sion of the legislature will be called,
were heard again today. In the event
a session extraordinary is necessary 1t
will not be called Immediately, but
members will be allowed to return to
their homes and consult their con-
stituents.
There has been paid out to meet leg
islative expenses so far a total Of ap-
proximately $4,000 and Thursday, the
final pay day there will be paid out
$4,000. The legislature appropriated
$4,000 for expenses, $4,000 first fol-
lowed by $4,000 later.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
Sloan's Liniment Eases Pain

Sloan's Liniment is first drought
OF mothers for bumps. bruises and
sprains that are continually happen
ing to children. 1t quickly penetrates
and soothes without rubbing. Cleaner
and more effective than mussy plas-
tiers or ointments. For rheumatic
aches, neuralgia pain and that grippy
soreness after colds. Sloan's Liniment
gives prompt relief Have a bottle
handy for bruises, strains, sprains and
all external pain. For the thousands
whose work calls them outdoors, the
pains and aches following exposure
are relieved by Sloan's Liniment. At
all Druggists. 25c.-Adv.