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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
PROHIBITION TWICE VICTOR
Bill to Make Capital Dry Only Lacks
Presldent's Signature.

Washington, March Prohibition
won a double victory in Congress yes
terday when the. House passed by a
vote of 273 to 137 the Senate bill to
make the national capital dry and Sen
ate House conferees on the postal ap-
preparation bill unexpectedly an
nounced an agreement under which
the Reed bone dry amendment is
virtually assured of enactment. Hope
of agreeing on the postal supply meas
ure had been abandoned by the con
'erees who Tuesday night submitted
a resolution to continue existing pos
tai appropriations for another year.
Last night, however. they got together
On a report which includes the Reed
amendment prohibiting shipment Of
LIQUOR into prohibition states. and
which they expect to present in both
houses today or tomorrow. The lead
ers thought last night there was no
doubt of its acceptance in Senate and
House. They are taking 1t for grant.
ed, too, that President Wilson will
approve both that and the District Of
Columbia prohibition bill.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
ARRESTED IN ALBANY
Deputy Sheriff Purdy of Manchester
Ran Down AlIeped Thief.

Deputy Sheriff j. d. Purdy Of Man
chester arrived in the village from Al
bany Wednesday night with Con"
Rierdon whom the deputy put under
arrest on the charge of robbery and
forgery.
Rierdon has been working on one
of the lumber jobs in the northern
section of the county and he is charg-
ed with stealing a pay check to the
amount of s125 from Andrew Ander-
son, another lumberjack, and forging
the owners endorsement.
The alleged theft was committed at
Manchester evening Rierdon was
traced to Troy and to Albany and was
found in hotel. He objected to re
turning to Vermont but New York
state officials finally pursuaded that
was the best thing for him to do.
The pay check was recovered and
is in possession of States Attorney
+. G.. Archibald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
TROLLEY ROAD EXTENSION
Guideboard Meeting Votes to Send
Representatives to Montpelier.

Over fifty were present at the meet
ing held Wednesday evening in the
Guideboard school house to discuss
the trolley extension bill and to ap-
point representatives to attend the
next hearing on the question. Mar
den II. Nichols was elected chairman
of the meeting and Edward Burgess
was made secretary and treasurer
w. IL. Nichols, president of the board
of trade, explained what that organiz-
alton was doing in support of the bill
and William II. Wills spoke briefly on
the benefits accruing to the entire vii.
lage from the proposed extension. A
number of others expressed favorable
opinions.
1t was voted TO send representa-.
tives to Montpelier Eugene Shea and
Marden II. Nichols, to act in conjunc-
ton with the board of trade and the
representatives of the village who are
to be present at the next meeting,
which will probably be called by the
committee on corporations and fran
chises the latter part OF next week. A
vote of thanks was extended to Rep
resentative w. A. Root for his efforts
in behalf of the bill. Village Presi-
dent A. w. Braisted telephoned his
regret at being unable to attend on
account of having just arrived from
New York on the evening train.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
-FOUR STATtSClAIM
RESIDENCE Of
HtIIY GREEN
New York Striving to Collect
S6,0U0,0OO transfer Tax
ESTATE VALUE, $4,000,
Counsel for Heirs Insists that Bellows
Falls Was Home of Worlds
Richest Woman.

New York, March New York
states fight to prove that Mrs. Hetty
Green, rated one OF the worlds rich
est women, was resident of New
York state so that it can collect a
S6,000,000 transfer tax on her S170,-
100000 estate brought out in the sur
rogate's court yesterday that four
states claim her citizenship Vermont,
New Jersey and Massachusetts are the
others.
Counsel for her estate claimed she
three years before her death last July,
;esided in Vermont, asserting that
Mrs. Green was baptized in the Epis
copal church, so that her body could
lie in Episcopal soil beside that of her
husband at Bellows Falls. VT. 1t was
at Bellows Falls that Mrs. Green
and her husband lived and reared
their children, and where she retained
all her life the family homestead. pay
ing taxes on it, counsel said, adding
that she spent part of every year at
Bellows Falls. 1t was also argued
she never did anything to establish
her legal residence in New York state,
whereas in numerous legal documents
She gave Bellows Falls as her domi-
cile. a lan
Counsel for the New York state tax
appraiser cited as facts establishing
her residence there that Mrs Green
kept her deposits In New York city
transacted her business there almost
daily for number Of years, and was
courted there By her husband AS
a matter of fact, counsel argued, she
was resident of New York for so
years Before her death.
Decision by the surrogate was re
served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
sIoan's Liniment for Rheumatism

The torture of rheumatism, the
pains and aches that make life un-
bearable are relieved by Sloan's Lini-
ment, clean clear liquid that is easy
TO apply and more effective than
mussy plasters or olntments because
it penetrates quickly without rubbing
For the many pains and aches follow.
ing exposure, strains, sprains and
muscle soreness, Sloan's Liniment is
promptly effective. Always have a
bottle handy for gout, lumbago, tooth
ache, backache, stiff neck and all ex
ternal pains. At druggists, 25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
Much Extra Work in March

It's between seasons now, when few
persons perspire as much as health
demands The result is double work
for the kidneys, for the kidneys must
throw out waste matter from the sys-
tenn that is eliminated through the
pores when persons perspire. Over
worked weak or dsordered kidneys
need help now. B. II. Stone, Reading,
Pa. writes: Whenever l need kid.
ney remedy / rely on Foley Kidney
Pills. They have been worth their
weight in gold to me" Sold Every.
where.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

Montpelier, Feb. 2S--Administra
ton bills held the center of the arena
in both houses of the Legislature to
day. In the House the turmoil cen
tered around S. 81, to create the of
fee of director of state institutions
and in the Senate the center Of attack
was S. 20, to create board of con
troll.
Long before the House assembled
this morning the hall and lobbies were
seething with discussion, the general
charge being that once more the leg
islative Machiayelli from Ludlow had
slipped another one over"
The bill was advanced to a third
reading by an Overwhelming vote, less
than a dozen voices being heard in
opposition to it,.
The second big contest of the day
was begun by Senator Villas against
S. 20, the board of control bill He
proposed to amend by substituting the
lieutenant governor for the fifth mem
Der OF the board to be appointed by
the governor This was an amend
ment to the committee amendment
and was hotly debated by Senator
Morse with Senator Chalmers oppos
ing it, Senator Taylor and Fairchild
favored the committee amendment
which substituted the retiring Cover
nor for the fifth member.
The Villas amendment was lost by a
vote of IS to II and the committee
amendment by vote of 25 to 4.
Senator Peck then proposed that
the fifth member of the board should
be appointed upon the advice and
with the advice of the Senate and the
same was adopted
On the question of advancing the
bill to third reading, Senators Rick.
er and Demeritt opposed the measure
from start to finish and 1t was sup
ported by Senators Foote and Leav-
ems.
The opponents of the bill announc.
ed tonight they would resume the
fight on the final passage of the bill
In the morning and declared that they
had gained two members for the op-
position since adjournment. Admins
tration leaders state, however, that
they have votes enough to pass the
bill.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
ILL, BROWNS HIMSELF
Body Of Harry Blssett, 26, Found In
Spring Near His Home.

Harry Bissett, the 26 year old son
of Louis Bissett of Sudbury, commit
ted suicide Wednesday by drowning
himself in spring near his home. He
had been in poor health and suffered
from dependency. Missing him from
the house, the family made search
and soon discovered the. body.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD DEAD
Poet Scout, Formerly Noted indian
Fighter

New York, March John Wallace
(''Capt Jack") Crawford and noted In
dian fighter Of early frontier days,
died Tuesday night at his home at
Wood Haven, l.. |. He was stricken
with pneumonia more than a month
ago. Capt. Crawford wrote a number
OF plays, stories and poems and was
known as "the poet scout" He was
chief of scouts under Gen. Custer
at the time of the Custer massacre,
but it is said that he was on his way
to Clusters headquarters with dis
patches when this event took place.
Later he played an active part in the
pursuit of Sitting Bull.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

Montpelier Feb. 2S.--Stating that
lack of funds at the Brattleboro re-
treat resulted In the forced employ
ment of an inferior class of attend
ants who naturally abused the pat
tents, and in the supply OF poor food
and that the professional and business
administration of the institution was
badly mixed Frank u. Howe OF Ben
nington, former lieutenant governor,
in his testimony today before the leg
islative committee investigating the
retreat, proposed that the State either
take over and run the institution or
provide sufficient funds to remedy its
present defects.
Mr.. Howe's testimony provided the
truest insight into affairs at the re
treat that has been given during the
! hearing. He was for four years a
member Of the board of visitors at
the institution; both his parents were
once employees of the retreat, and his
| boyhood home was in Brattleboro so
/ that he is well acquainted with the
! history of the institution. Other wit.
nesses at today's hearing were Robert
w. Simonds OF st. Johnsbury, former
chairman of the State industrial acct
dent board, and Walter Hamilton of
Springfield, who was for several
months private patient at the re
treat in 1915.
| The institution lacks sufficient EN-.
| ployes TO properly care for the pat
tents, said Mr.. Howe. and it Is a mat
I ter OF common report that the build
! ings are infested with vermin, and
that sanitary conditions there are bad
There is not the right distinction be
tween the professional and business
administration of the institution and
while the medical staff do not coun
tenance abuse Of patients they are un
able to exercise enough supervision
to prevent wrongs being done by the
attendants
The witness also said that while he
believes the stories Of cruelties tolc
by many former patients, we're simply
delusions which they retained, he
thought undoubtedly there were some
cases Of abuse Of patients.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
INSTRUCTIONS SENT FROM BERLIN
INTERCEPTED WHILE ON
WAY TO CARRANzA

Secretary Lansing Confident Proposal Would Not
Be Considered By Japan-Kaiser Planned to
Restore Southwestern States to Mexico In
Return for Military Assistance Of
Scheme Carried Out By Former Ambassador
Bernstorff-Verifed By President Wilson
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

witness at the forenoon session today
of the investigation of the Brattleboro
retreat. He testified that conditions
at the institution were poor and that
the patients were improperly nourish-
ed and sometimes improperly abused.
Mr. Ray was a patient for five years
at the retreat and an employe for
four years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, fair tonight and Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
BOARD Of CONTROL
BILL PASSED BY
SLNAIE TODAY
Final action on Measure oreCeded
By some opposition
R.TREAT PROBE CONTINUES
Former Lieut.. Gov. Frank e. Howe
Says state Should Take Over
institution.
R.TREAT PROBE CONTINUES

Montpelier, March 1.-THE senate
today passed the ADMINISTRATION bill
creating a board of control composed
of the governor, state treasurer com.
missioner OF agriculture, director of
state institutions and member to be
appointed by the governor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
<SoMMIs ;IoNEaS NOTICE.
~ Estate OF YHON c. ADAMS

The undersign d h,ving been app In ed by
the poncrabe Pr b,t Court for ne Oisfr c,
OF Bennirgton COwMISS oVERS t. reoe We,
exam mre a. d y st the cei ns ard en- nds "
all persons apHrsi the estate of D'ron G..
Adams a Of Shat shurv IN sid Di tric'. de-
cea e ard sll claims exhibit N ffs there
& hereby i've no ice that ue will n eat ,r the
rurpna aforesaid & th r. wn Cle' ks
ONE in the To N o. Shaft;buaIy IN .ei '
Di ct on the 10Th dsvo Ju ~ 1911 rex'. from
clock y m until ',lccs p. m, on
saio day and that six mon $
IL m he goth day of DE enter. A. y. 1919,
"a the t,tne limited BY sttd G urt or seid cred
itors 10 p'esen' heir claims TO us or examina-
tioD and allowance
Dates ot Benni .gt'n. Vermont, this "a h cay
OF pecembor A. u tal6
ARTHUR = rrNHAM,
W. III. WHIPPLE
Comm lgsioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

Montpelier, March 1.--Charles e.
Ray of Brandon was the principal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22

er He told several good stories and
 his good humor permested his audience
 before he started to speak.
 Senator Underwood eulogized MT Davfson in his introduction by saying that he was man who would give
 the last dollar that he had to the na- ton if necessary to win the war; that
 he had given his boys. his yacht, and
 now he was giving them his time and
 brain.
 The time has come when you must lay your all on the altar of your country, willingly and many of you
 have already placed your sons there
 you are sacrificing for the destruc- tion that war brings. and you arc paying the penalty of war, but our guests are here for a different cause
 They come to lay before you a cause that will take care of our boys, oi the boys of our allies and nurse them on their dying bed" said Senator Un- derwoed.
 The meeting was opened with the doxology, followed by the invocation of divine blessing by Dr. Henry NJ , Edmonds. The audience then stood and sang America" directed by Prof. Rob- ert Lawrence and MT. McAfee. Rob ert Jemison, Jr., then presented Sen ator Underwood, who introduced Ivey
 Lee. Following MT. Lees address which was short. "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean" was rendered as wei
 as Dixie" MT. Davison was the next speaker.
 Ending the programme Professor | Lawrence engaged the audience with God Save--K eep-Hold Our Men" Rev w. N. Claybrook pronouncing the ben ediction.
 The theatre was packed and many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
EIGHT MORE DEATHS r ROM PNEUMONIA AT CAMP WHEELER
Six of Victims Alabamians. Surgeon General Com s ing to Investigate
 Conditions '

Macon, Ga, November 21.-Five ad- ditional deaths from pneumonia were reported late tonight at the base hos pita1 at Camp Wheeler. They were: Edward Taylor, Davison Holton and Johnny Keahey, all of the 1e3d in : fantry, First Alabama; James L. Moore, Womack, Ala, and Herbert Brown, Sinrock, Ala.
 Macon, Ga, November 21,-Three more death from pneumonia were announced at Camp Wheeler today. They were John Alexander, Sandersville: Jesse Campbell, Athens, Ga, and Frank T.. Henderson, Waycross, Ga Exclusive of the death reported today, 2S soldiers have succumbed to measles and pneu- monia during the past Il days, it was said. 1
 Capt. E. H. Nagel, of the medical re- serve corps. recently stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, has reported to Camp Wheeler, to succeed Maj. Richard Veil as chief of the medical department of the of pneumonia.
 United States Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia visited the camp today and con- ferred with the health authorities, who announced tonight that conditions were much improved"
 It was learned tonight that Surgeon General William Crawford Gorgas and other army surgeons are expected to- morrow to make further investigations of the conditions at the camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
MUSIC STUDY CLUB
 WILL MEET TODAY

A meeting of the Music Study club of the city will be held at Cable hall this morning at II o'clock. and quite an attractive programme has been ar ranged as follows:
 A talk, Early Instrumental Music in Music Form" by Mrs. Charles A. Brown.
 i. Piano, Sonata A major (by Scar latti), Miss Fannie Mae Pointer
 2. Quartet ttwo violins, cello and piano). Sonata (by Core1lD; Violin, Mrs. w. B. Picard; violin, Mir. c. R. Klenk; cello, MT. Edward Roach; piano, Miss Fannie Mae Pointer.
 3. Harp, (a) "Old Welsh Melody" (b) French Patrol;' Co Spanish Pa trol," Miss Bettie Rosalind Gilmore.
 4. Duet, two violins: Andate from Concerto" (Bach), MT. c. R. Klenk and Mrs. J. o. Beggs.
 5. Piano. (a) Little Windmill" (Couperin); (b) "Capricio' (Dander- eme), Miss EdgelI Adams.
 The Music Study club extends a cor dial invitation to visitors and delegates in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
Increase in Shine Prices May Increase
 License of ParlOrs

Shoe shine parlors who charge 10 cents for a shine one day and cents the next are facing a problem that they had not evidently heretofore considered, as it is possible for the city to double their l- cense schedule where they are found to charge 10 cents.
 Commissioner Hornady got stung on the the 10-cent shine shop the other day and he says that if they are going to charge 10 cents they must put out their 10-cent card, stating the price on the outside of the shop as well as on the in- side
 Mir Hornady says that they must be regulated and pay the license schedule that their prices place them under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22

were turned away. The meeting was enthusiastic and there was intense interest in what each speaker had to say. Birming gham evidently appreciated the visit of one of the worlds great est fnanciers and undoubtedly he en- joyed Birminsham's hospitality. for he referred to 1t feeiingly when he stated that Birmingham had more pep than any city he had ever wis ited, and Chat he started out yesterday at o'clock and took in the circle, winding up in the afternoon at ue- gro meeting.
 The party left last night at 1o;S0 for New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
Milk for Russian Babies
 and Limbs for French Are
 Parts of Red Cross Work
Continued from Page Fivc)

arm, or both, one eye or both gone, to talk over their experiences-and what part will you take in these converse tions if you have notd one everything that you can to aid in this struggle? You will not be able to say a word, and besides you will never again have any position in society.
 Its going to be over some day, and it's going to be over our way" said MT. Davison in conclusion, 'and it may be of interest to you to know that your money has constructed an artificial limb factory in France which is now making artificial limbs for these maimed soldiers of France, and that as soon as one can be built another will be erected in Italy for the Italian maimed. and that these heroes who have lost their legs will walk on limbs that you have given them, and praise the American people for what they
 have done for them, and that in all the years to come, wherever you or your boys or girls go, they will be proud of the fact that they are Americans, for they will be honored everywhere"
 LEE SPEAKS FIRST
 Robert Jemison, Jr., presided at the mass meeting last night and introduced Senator Oscar w. Underwood, who well coned the visitors, and introduced them iE turn. He first introduced Ivey Lee. assistant chairman of the American Red Cross, MT Davisons right hand man. and MT. Lee explained the organization of the Red Cross, and stated that he was delighted to be in Birmingham, though he would have to admit that his day had been strenuous one.
 I've have $102,000,000 subscribed to the Red Cross war fund and sS5.o0n 900 of that has been paid in and strange as it may seem, more than 100 per cent of every dollar subscribed goes into the work as fast as 1t is needed, the dues from the membersbin taking care of the administration enu of the work. Even the interest ac cumulated on this fund while idle is going into active relief work, as well as part of the dues collected" stated MT. Lee.
 When the war started we had about 200 Red Cross societies in the United States. but today we have over 10000 organizations doing ac- tive work. We have so far expended between s36,000.00 and $40. GOO. .c01. about $29,000,000 of which has gone into France.
 Mir. Lee explained that no salaries were paid except to the clerical help and to one man who received $75OO per year and to another who received $6o00. He stated that the head of one
 bureau was making $60, 900 per year and another $l0o,o00 per year, when they laid down their positions to take up Red Cross work without compensa- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice to Contractors Plans and specifications of administra- tion building for the board of educa- had at the office of D. O. Whildin, SOL Title Guarantee Bldg.
 BOARD OF EDUCATION. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
EULOGIZES DAWSON

Senator Underwood next introduced MT. Dawson, who provoked laughter immediately when he stated that in settling upon his life's work he was told that a banker never made good public speaker. This. he said settled him for a banker, and the longer he was engaged in Red Cross work the more and more he became convinced that he was well qualified for bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
 One eI'hiing Certain

m And that is, E you'll probably k never again N have another E such opportunity H to take part i'll K the development E of an
 invention that K promises to so thoroughly M revolutionize
 the industry
 1t represents as you
 now have
 in the E Cycloramoscope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
And
 Another Thing

The people are
 waking up
 to the
 fact of it's greatness. And those who have seen
 1t demonstrated and learn its principle
 are loud in their praise
 for it.
 More than
 that,
 they are
 Investing their
 money in it, for they
 are convinced
 that 1t will
 accomplish
 all that we claim for it.
 And there's
 every reason why they should.
 THE CYCLORAAI4ASCOPE Will certainly revolutionize the motion picture business, because 1t is as far superior
 to the present day
 moving picture
 machines as the present
 day machines
 are over
 the magic
 lantern of yesteryear.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-02
BUGS BUSY AS BEES.
Mosquitoes Also Are Numerous and,
Make Life Unpleasant for Farm (
ers In tho Far North.

Reports from every corner OF the
town, where the little garden has
been nurtured irto healthful life BY
master, maid and milady, are constant
~ appearing to the effect that the gar
dens are being completely wiped cut,
or rather cut of, by a diminuiye In
sect, apparently at first blush, harm
less, the Anchorage Democrat states.
The lettuce and cabbage seem to af-
ford the best food for the ~pestferous
little bug and the only barrier that
will stop him is a quantity Of I've wa
ter sprinkled around each Individual
plant. The homesteaders, too, are
troubled much in the same way, and
unless some means may be developed,
and n more practical than the I've
water for big crops, the seasons re-
turn will not be as ample as expected.
And the bug is not alone proving Q
pest to the farmer. The mosquito this
year is making life on the farm any
hing but pleasant, and, in fact, the
swarms Of them appearing day and
night not only retard much Of the nee
essary farm work, but practically
make some Of it impossible. This year
more than any other In the last three
years the mosquito has proved q most
harassing little winged devil q,