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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

When mule kicked Livingstone
Mcconnell, a three-yearold Memphis,
Tenn, negro boy. in the head. the
blow broke the skull Surgeons re-
placed the broken bone with a brand
new dime OF the mintage of 1917. The
dime will so to the grave with the
negro. Coming generations may find
and marvel at IT,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

Bertram Hargraye. four days from
London, rang what he thought was
the elevator bell at his hotel in New
York He brought four engines, two
trucks, hose carts and battalion chiefs
racing to the fire
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Asparagu and straw
berry plants at 1c each; Everbearing
strawberry and everbearing raspber-
ry at &c; Concord grape vines, Perfec-
ton currants, iris, hemerocalls at Sc
Moores Early, Niagara and Delaware
vines at 10c; Oriental Poppy, Shasta
Daisy, Yucca, PhloX, Golden Glow,
bleeding heart, Baby's Breath, white
and purple Lilac, Russian Mulberry
at 15c; Boston Ivy, Clematis, red.
white. and pink Peonies, Weigelia,
Golden Elder. Hydranagea, Spiraea,
Orange, SNOWFALL Butterfly BUSH
Hardy Femockns, striped and banded
Grasses, standard kinds. hardy Roses
at Csc; Tree Roses at 81; Cut leaf
weeping birch at $3.50; Rivers pur
pie Beech and Rosters blue Spruce at
50 each Above prices include deliv-
cry within miles if order amounts to
SOC and are good till Mar 10 for or
ders accompanied by cash. C. L.
Knapp. North BENIN gton. 25t12"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

The cudgel against mushing" has
been taken up with a vengeance in
New York by Secretary Charles W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

TO RENT-Suite Of 3 large front
rooms, very desirably furnished for
light house keeping. Inquire at 229
South street. 24t6~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-A competent young wo
man for general housework. Liberal
wages paid. Mrs. Edward L. Bates
212 Silver Street. 15tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-At once strictly tenn
perant married man for farm work.
Good light farm work. Good eight
room tenement house. Apply Geo. E.
Davis, near Haynes Corners, Tel. POI
IS. 25t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
Oore shoulders, lame back.

Gore shoulders, lame back.
stiff neck. all pains and aches
- yield to Sloan's Liniment.
DO not rub Il. Simply apply to
the sore spot, it quickly penetrates
and relieves. Cleaner than mussy
plasters or ointments, it does not
stain the skin.
Keep bottle handy for rheumatism,
sprains, bruises, too,hache, neuralgia, govt.
lumbago and sore stiff muscles.
At all druggists, Csc. Soc. and Sl.00.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-Old raise Teeth. Don't
matter If broken. pay s1.00 to $500
per set. Mail to L. Mazer, 2007 Fifth
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. viii send
cash by return mail. 15t25'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-Cash paid for 2 inch
round or square edge Elm and Poplar
lumber. H. r. Cushman Mfg. Co.,
North Bennington, VT. Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

| was great interest today in just what
| Uncle Sam has spent ON the search
| that did not get Villa Estimates
| ranged all the way from s90,0000o0,
10 100000, 900.
In making this estimate, war de-
partment officials declared that per-
haps half the amount would have
been spent anyway"
Everything spent on the militia and
the vast sum spent in transportation
of troops, both regular and militia,
to the border and beyond. however,
constituted extras. Offhand, officials
said estimates would run roughly as
follows.
Transportation of regulars and mill
tiamen to border, $4,000, 900.
Transportation OF food to border
$500, 900.
Transportation of baggage and
other impedlmenta to border, $780,
600.
Subsistence Of regulars and militia
men, $20,000,000.
Pay OF officers and enlisted men in
militia and regulars, $30,000,000 to
$35, 100000.
Special motor equipment purchased
$3,500.000.
Clothing equipment issued to militia
S2,500,000
Medical supplies, s2,000,000-
Horses for militia, S3,500,000.
Federal relief Of militiamens de-
pendents, S2,0OO,0O0.
Transportation OF militiamen from
border 10 homes, S4,500,000.
Wear and tear on equipment CT all
kinds $l0000,000 to $15,000,000
The Philadelphia Orchestra associa-
ton announces that it has secured
pledges aggregating more than $780,,
0O0 yearly for i've years as an endow
ment fund thereby meeting the condi-
ton OF the offer of donor, whose
name was not disclosed, to pay the de-
ficit of the orchestra during that per-
iod. The fund, according to the an
now amounts TO s64S.000 |
and is expected TO reach Sl,OO0.000 in
the near future.
Napoleon once said that an army |
fights on its stomach and from glanc-
ing over the menu of the mess of the |
chief petty officers of the battleship |
Rhode Island at the local. navy yard
for Washingtons birthday indicates
that that particular branch of the
navy is fully prepared to fight. The
menu, which is choice exhibition Of
the culinary knowledge of Captain
Writer Robert Whitear, has been
printed and will serve as a souvenier
Of the affair
The menu follows and incidentally
each dish is named after a chief petty
officer:
Olives a la Nick.
Roast Turkey au Krause.
Oyster Dressing a la Claussen.
Mashed Potatoes au O'Brien.
Sandied Sweet Potatoes ia Houston.
Dreamed Caulifower Ia Whitecar
Sauce n la George EARLY
Nuts au Sorenson.
Candy a la I.indgreen
fruit au Johnson, Coffee la Lynch.
Cigarettes au Breen.
Cigars a la Types.
Following the dinner an entertain
nent was given. William Buckley. a
'etired navy man, presided at the
)iano. All OF which shows that Uncle
SANS tars are not worrying whole
OF and losing their appetites.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

be 104 years old. Drysdale was con
verted and joined the church when
he was 1902 years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

TO RENT-Sman tenement Apply
P. b. Gardner. 20tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

FOR RENT-Four rooms formerly
occupied by DR.. b. c. Jenney, All
Main st. Address l.. S. Norton,
Opera House Block. soft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
~ -puplI Nursea, eanle ano

NAN IhD- fupn NQrsss, male ano
emale, wanted at tie Taunton 3ts:,
Hospital Training School for Nurses
For particulars. address Or. Arthur
loss. Supt., Taunton atats Sospit1!
taunton Mass sats
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

TO RENT-For cub purposes or
Offices, the second floor space In
Hawks Block formerly occupied by
C. W. Petersen. All modern improve
ments and conveniences. George NJ.
Hawks, Hawks Block, 435 Main st.
5Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED--Old False Teeth bought
broken or any condition. We pay up
to So set, according to value. Mail
at once and get our offer If unsatis-
factory, will return teeth Domestic
Supply Co., Binghamton. N. Y. 20t20
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

TO RENT-Ideal Tour Garage,
North st. Apply to Geo. NJ. Hawks.
Hawks Block, 435 Main st. S6tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED TEACHERS-At once
Good positions vacant. Hathaway
Teachers Agsy. Tel. 226-W. 66tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-Women for general
housework. Apply Vermont Soldiers
home. 19tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
TO RENT

TO RENT-Small tenement or fur
nshed room, S01 Grove street, tel.
l45-Y 27t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

FOR SALE-One Yawman & Erbe
Rapid Roller Gopher. In good condi-
ton. Suitable for use in small Office
or business. Cheap. Call so phone.
23t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-Lady boarders. lis SAT-
ford street, corner of Scott St. 22t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

TO RENT-Carpenter Hill farm,
Pownal Center, VT. Completely stock
ed with Guerney cows; ali machinery
and nicely equipped creamery fur
nished. Address owner, Mrs. e. G.
Holt, Abbot ST., Andover, Mass. 10ltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

FOR SALE-Second hand house
hold furniture. Inquire at Town
Farm. Tel. 224-Y. 23t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

IF / live until the 18th of next Au-
gust III be 1911" said John Drysdale
CT Baileysville w. Va. who is 10
years old and the Oldest man in West
Virginia. Drysdale, hale and hearty,
was born Aug u, 1886, in Scotland,
he says, the year before George Wash
ington went out of office.
He ran away from home in his
youth and was a sailor for 80 years.
He landed in New York Wen he was
seven years old, and he has visited
every country on the globe since. He
was a member of Sir John Franklin's
Arctic expedition when its ship was
frozen in the ice for 10 months. Drys
dale, who walked to the polls 10 vote
for Woodrow Wilson, still Is an ex-
cellent swimmer, in spite OF his age.
He was married at Is and was a
father and widower at 16. He has one
wife buried in Scotland, one in Cana.
da and one in the United States. If
his eldest son were living he would
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-Ford roadster, give
model in first letter. Address G.
Banner office. 25t6%
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
WANTED

WANTED-Two experienced win
ders. girls preferred. Apply f. q
Waist Co. 2ltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

Observation-Disclosures at the DO.
Drop-In. All home cooking. AIT
Main street, next door to Harte
Theatre, Mrs Charles H. Lee. 17t25$
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01
CLIPPINGS
Oddities of the News Frbm All Over
the Land

OuoItleS OF I've NcWo FiOHi ~ w.
the Land.
Saratoga Springs, which has come
back as a health resort, will come
still farther If State Conservation
Commissioner George d. Pratt has his
way. He says that the enormous
treasure of mineral water" at Sarato-
ga is as great as any in the world
and more varied, and he asks for the
immediate construction OF new
bathhouse and drink hall. Battle and
drink in America first
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

WANTED-False Teeth--We pay
as high as $3.50 per set for old False
Teeth, no matter If broken, also old
Gold, Gid silver, old Platinum. Please
mail to Berners' False Teeth Specially
22.3rd St., Troy, NJ Y, and we will
send cash by return mail. Berners'
False Teeth Speciality. l0t26*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

Don't carry your demonstration
too far, even when you are engaged.
Use your kisses for affection. not
for passion: and your arm for pro-
lection, not for spooning"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-01

With the hunt for villa over there
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
SLOAN RETURNS TO
OLYMPIA FROM EAST
DECLINES TO SAY WHETHER
LOCAL YARD WILL BE
ENLARGED.

No definite statement as to any
plans toward the enlargement of the
yards of the Sloan shipyards Corpo-
ration to accommodate eight, ten or
twelve vessels at one time, would be
made by President Phillip D. Sloan,
who returned to Olympia Thursday
after six weeks business trip In
the East.
The company has six slips COM
pleted. four keels laid and the fifth
nearly ready to lay. and the original
plans for the yards. as announced by
President Sloan at the outset. called
for eight boats to be under construc-
ton at one time by midsummer.
But further than to say. II could put
I'm slips from here to the Point II I
wanted to-" President Sloan would
make no statement Thursday with
reference to expansion Of the plant.
Labor Gituation Dimcult.
Labor shortage was referred to hv
Mr.. Sloan ~ one of the big difficulties
to be overcome. but he is meetins
this by bringing shipbuilders fron
the East. Two crews are On their
way here now. ii addition Is tho
who have come In the past. ana oth6r
crews. are exrected during The next
few weeks.
II have the most enacient vood
shipbuilding plant here there Il ~
the country ana I IN perfectins -
organization all the time" Prssidsak
Sloan aaid Thursday, and. pointing
to the three big Gantry cranes ct the
yard. continued: "on account Of the
labor situation, ! haxs invested thou-
sands of dnl3aF1e "a lAboEssavlIkg
equipmeuf. eliminating iot * coll-
mon labor, and ! can build my boa<n
from 10 to Is per cent cheaper than
any yard on this coast.
I've put : lot more money n here
than ! ngured." 10 added. stbut Tn
not bit sorry.
"unclei Sam can have my boats -
soon - they are built" he satd IN -
sponss to : question regarding the
plans Of the federal shipping board.
He did not say anythins with refer
snce to government contracts, inti-
mating that his company had -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
SPECIAL SESSION TALK
REVIVED BY CONFERENCE
Acting Governor Hart Calls Adjutant
General Here for Consul
tatiOn.

Talk Of an extra session of the
legislature, started shortly after
Governor Lister. accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Florence, left for
Washington, d. c., last Thursday af-
ternoon, was revived again this week
when Lieutenant Governor Louis F.
Hart, the acting chief executive,
called Adjutant General Maurice
Thompson of the National Guard to
Olympia for a conference Wednesday.
The conference. 1t is reported, was
to discuss provisions for military
protection in the state that may be-
come necessary if the regular militia
forces are called out of the state into
federal service, as is thought likely.
A proposal has also been made to the
acting governor that the legislature
should be called to create a commits
sion of public safety with supreme
police power within the state, SINH
lar to q commission recently author
ICED by the state of Minnesota.
Among Democratic politicians It is
asserted that the talk of the extra
session is prompted by Republicans
who desire revenge on Governor Lis
ter for vetoing the appropriations
for the state bureau of inspection
and for the state law librarian, and
hope to pass these appropriations
over his veto II special session Is
called. They also emphasize the fact
that Governor Lister went East at the
request OF federal officials to attend a
war council, and that the state should
take no military steps until his re-
turn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

Measures to overcome the menace
of the German undersea campaign,
together with plans of the admins
tration to control and regulate the
food supply of the nation and the
passage by congress of the selective
draft army measure, have been the
outstanding features of the week. In
cidental to them but over-shadowed
later by reports of the success of the
German submarine campaign, was
the question of how soon the United
States should send troops to Europe.
Statements made by different gov
ernment officials to the war council
of governors emphasized the fact that
the submarine attacks furnished the
present great problem of the war and
revealed also that a far greater
amount of allied tonnage was being
sent to the bottom than had pre-
viously been generally known. Ships
having from 100000 to 100000 tons
capacity had been torpedoed in one
week recently, these officials stated.
Coupled with these statements
were declarations by all the govern
mental officials that the war, in their
opinion, would still be q long one,
and the state executives were admon-
ished to have their respective govern
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
SPOKANE STOPS EFFORTS
TO REFER CAPITOL BILL
Chamber of Commerce Puts End to
Campaign to Hold Up APP
preparation.

A telegram received by Frank M.
Kenney late Wednesday from P. M.
Troy, president of the Olympia Ma
tional bank and of the Chamber of
Commerce, gave first announcement
Of the fact that the Spokane Cham
ber of Commerce had ordered the
dismissal of the referendum suit in
volving the capitol building appro-
priation bill passed by the last leg
islature and had discontinued all ef-
forts to subject the bill to a referen-
dunn.
The referendum petition on the
bill was filed the fore part of last
week by Attorney Livengood of Spo-
kane, acting on behalf of the civic
affairs committee of the Chamber of
Commerce of that city, and later in
the week, when Attorney General
Tanner refused to give title to the
bill for referendum purposes. hold
ing that 1t was an appropriation for
an existing state institution and
therefore not liable to the referen-
dunn, mandamus suit was brought
in the state supreme court to cempel
him to do 80.
This suit was to have been argued
Friday but was dropped npon the
order Of the Spokane Chamber. which
was backing the referendum cam
paign. largely at the instance Of the
Spokane Chronicle. President Troy
went to Spokane Tuesday. accompa-
MED by Senator Carlyon and Presi-
dent c. J. Lord Of the Capital Ma
tional bank, toy confer with that
chamber, and the order diminishing
the suit followed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
War EDents Day by Day
Brief Notes of Chief Developments Of Week. Reported in
Dispatches From Day to Day.

ments make all preparations upon
such a basis.
Regarding the food situation, the
administration has asked congress
for absolute authority to regulate in
its discretion the production, distri.
button and prices of food and other
necessities during the war. Regard
ing the advisability of sending United
States troops to the European battle
front. 1t is authoritatively reported
that the government has made an
offer to the allies to send contingent
of from $4,000 to $4,000 whenever
they thought ships could be spared
for transporting them.
Saturday, April %.
State department officially an
nounces that Guatemala has broken
diplomatic relations with Germany.
The first vote in the house on the
administration selective draft meas
ure showed a big majority in its
favor.
War counsellors at national capital
consider two problems; help for Rus
sia and solution Of Irish home rule
question.
Berlin dispatches say German So
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
]. S, TROOPS NAY
GO. TO EUROPE SOON
APPEALS OF FRENCH WAR MIS-
SION BRING OFFER FROM
ADMINISTRATION.

Accepting the appeals Of the
French war commissioners, endorsed
by the British mission, the national
administration is authoritatively re-
ported to have determined to send q
small contingent of United States
troops to the battlefront in France
whenever the allies deem 1t wise to
divert the necessary shipping from
transporting food to the continent.
/ It became known definitely this
week that the government has offered
the allies troops. but has suggested
that the alarming shortage of world
shipping may make 1t impracticabie
to send them at once. In spite Of OBJ
jections Of the general star to putting
any American forces on the firing line
before the great war army has becn
raised and trained. the administra-
tion has determined that the small
contingent earnestly desired by
France for moral effect shall be sent
as soon as possible. The general be-
lief at the national capital. dispatches
say. is that the way soon will be
found.
Kind Of Force Not Decided.
Whether the force hrst to carry the
Stars and Stripes into battle IN
France shall be made up of regulars
or national guardsmen, or both, has
not been worked out. So far as vol
unteers are concerned there has been
no indication that the administration
would favor the proposal that sep
arate provisional volunteer army be
raised for early service in France.
State department officials have con-
tinuously urged the sending Of an
army solely for its psychological ef-
'fect, not only in encouraging tho
allied troops, but in discouraging the
Germans. Convinced that the diplo-
matte advantages far outweigh the
technical and training difficulties ad-
vanced by the general STAFF, they have
felt that such step would conse-
crate the United States as full mem
ber of the alliance, entitled to o most
honorable seat at the peace confer
ence.
The amount of tonnage that would
be required for transport is usually
put at about 20 tons per man in a
fully equipped force. For the regu-
lar American unit Of $4,000 men,
nearly half a million tons therefore
would be necessary. or ships about
Continued on Pare Eight.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

Miss Elizabeth Mcdowell. who was
recently elected president Of the
Columbia River district Of the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary society, will
leave Friday for Cleveland. Ohio. to
attend the annual convention Of Bap-
lists to begin there next Tuesday.
She plans to make an extended visit
in the East, including . trip to
Washington. D. c., New York ana
Boston, before returning home.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
CONGRESS RECEIVES
: FOOD CONTROL BILL:
ADMINISTRATION PROPO6 e
LEGISLATION TO MEET WAR
TIME NEEDS.

First steps toward the control of
the food situation in the United
States during the war were taken by
the national administration tho fore
part of this week when Chairman
Lever. Of the agriculture committee
of the house. offered a bill to give
the agricultural department direct
supervision Of food production and
distribution. The program was put
before the senate in resolution by
Senator Gore. chairman Of the senate
committee.
The measures proposed do not
cover price fixing or control of grain
entering into the manufacture of
liquors. Both these subjects will be
dealt with later.
81, 900, 900 for Enforcement.
Twenty-Five million dollars is asked
for the agricultural departments use
in administering the program. The
|legislation calls for an immediate
survey Of the country's food re-
sources and confers powers upon the
department to prevent speculation
and price manipulation. It would
provide for equitable distribution and
would suspend the law prohibiting
the mixing Of -four. It would estab-
lish and enforce standards for agri-
cultural products and for fertilizers.
Under the measures asked the Sec
retary of agriculture could, II the
government thought 1t necessary.
license or operate any business Of
manufacture. storage or distribution
Of food, food materials or seeds. He
could compel concerns SO licensed to
loose boarded stocks Of food. to re-
frain from unjust or discriminatory
practices or charges and could force
them to exact fair prices only.
1t gives power to control the mar
ket movement and distribution Of
perishable products. to prescribe per-
centages Of -four which shall be
milled from wheat and to permit or
compel wholesome and economical
mixtures of wheat, wheat -four or
wheat products with other products.
To Give President Power.
A bill to be introduced later will
confer plenary power on the presi-
dent to more adequately handle the
situation, including the fixing of
prices. both minimum and maximum;
to prescribe national prohibition in
the presidents discretion; regulate
transportation of food products and
deal with produce exchanges and
boards of trade to prevent undue
speculation.
The federal trade commission,
directed by President Wilson to in
vestigate with the agriculture de-
partment the causes of high food
prices. started its inquiry Monday
fNA~Alm~AA An n~>~
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