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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-05

ing of few picked members OF the post committee was
called, and THREE MORE ATTORNEYS WERE RE
TANNED
Wanted Appointment Kept Dark
These Clinton w. Howard, of Belingham, Stone &
Webster lawyer Z. c. McCord of Seattle and G. P Sullivan
of Tacoma Howard Is the appointed by Taft federal
Judge and later obliged step off the bench and political
bedfellow of s. A. Perkins, national republican committee
for this state
have heard from that time to today thousand adroit
explanations of WHY THESE MEN WERE RETAINED,
but | have yet TO hear satisfactory reason
When it became known that this step had been taken, the
hand picked committee members who put the deal adj
mitted that for of the selection of this triuvrate espe
cialy Howard become public would be runous to the
project in the pbcs eyes That is how much they thought
of their job agreed give the matter publicity,
vded their services dispensed with just the
election out of the way.
This agreed and they paid thousand dollars
each for their Services date and supposedly dismissed
All they did for the money to send batch of tee
grams to Lyle at Washington nstructng him to get the Sec
rotary of rewrte the agreement he had previously made
with this community These Lyle his authority Pierce
couny's representative very wisely ignored.
day after the election meeting of the army post
committee called refer to the executive committee of
which Appleby head the campaign committee of which
Mayor Fawcett was chairman
$4,000 Added to the $4,000
Here it urged by George Reid, of the N p Railway
S. A. Perkins, Elicit Kelly and or two others that these
three lawyers be retained to help Lyle and Henderson
with the bond suit Lyle mind you had already been author
lied by the county handle it, and he told the committee that
night that he did not feel the need of the offered assistance
But it was thrust Upon him.
The committee insisted that only the addition of this
ula trio of lawyers could the day. Without them all
would be lost
So voted spend 900 more of the citizens periodically
contributed fund to hand to the trio to help where
they weren't welcome
was the only member of the committee who voted against
the move and served notice that would fight through the
paper if any thought entertained of tagging this great
expense onto the county. 1t repeatedly stated in the
mittee that there such thought; that the money
to come from the citizens fund.-
Well the three lawyers went to work and the result of
their abors and those of Messrs Lyle and Henderson,
that the suit won by unanimous decision. do ques-
ton that they labored nteigenty and we'll do know though
that they followed closely in the suit the lines previously laid
by Lyle and have doubt whatever that the would
have been just decisivey if he had handled without
them
They paid the additional $6ooo plus large expense
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truthful and in particulars unjust to various indi
viduas and organizations.
The Tribune, further tried to inject into what is
matter of vital public importance the issue Of It's perpetual
quarrel with S. A. Perkins and Elliott Kelly of the Per-
kns Press controversy in which the public has small
While Perkins and Kelly figures in this matter, 1t
should be understood that they only members of group
which has been perniciously busy.
1t seems that The Tribune Is constituted it cannot
write editorial with punch unless the theme be
attack Perkins
Now The Ledger Selling the many inaccuracies and
foolish The Tribune article is out with lot
of irrelevant matter in reply.
Times remains only paper which is printing the
facts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-05
IT'S RICCED UP
FOR Benefit OF
SLICK LAWYERS

HE other papers have been forced to take up the
army post scandal. The Tribune last night at
tempted to tell the story of intrigue and graft
which The Times had outlined on Wednesday
and had started disclosing.
Not having the facts in its possession, The
Tribune was forced to shoot in the air. and
to guess at many points to which The Times
ho1 do tic hot
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TODAY.s CLEARINGs

Clearings .........S 414,371.32
Balances ......... 42,166.64
Transactions -. 1.282,496.21
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-05
BY WILLIAM G.. SHEPHERD
u. p. Staff Correspondent.

PETROGRAD, May 4, via Londan, May 5-After
two days of cheering muttering jostling mobs surg
ing back and forth in demonstrations that at times APP
preached perlousy to organized riots, the duma
provisional government had today apparently suo-
ceeded in re establishing itself.
An night meeting last night apparently smooth
ed out many differences between duma leaders and
the soldiers and workmens delegates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
SOUTH SALISBURY

DR.. F. E. Dean, Jr, was in Troy on
I Sunday,
Grant Bronson has returned to
Montpelier.
Orrin Hall aqd family are moving
to Arlington
w. f. Palmer was home from
Adams, Mass, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Harwood and
family are moving to Manchester
Warren Pierce was home from
Burr and Burton in Manchester over
Sunday.
Mrs. Justin Bentley of Arlington is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. FRED
Montgomery.
Howard Boutell of Bellows Falls
has employment in town and is stay
ing at C. R. Carlisle's.
Mrs. William j. Cole visited her
daughter. Miss Camilla Cole. at the
Samaritan hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. A. B. Hawkins attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Marietta
Bottum in Bennington on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Bottum visited
Mrs. Bottums parents, Mr. and Mrs
H. A. Niles in West SALISBURY Sun
day
Misses Jane and Elizabeth Monroe,
who have been confined to the house
for couple of weeks by illness, are
bette.
C. r. Carlisle and family have NOV
ed here from Bellows Falls and are
living in Mrs Millington's house on
Cleveland Avenue.
Mrs. Crane visited the Country
school" on Wednesday. She accom-
panied her son, Seth Crane, to school
to explain his nervous temperament
to Mr.. Snodgrass 1t is hoped Seth's
health viii quickly improve that he
may be regular in attendance.
minstrel show will be held in
Cole hall Wednesday evening. March
IA. III the cast are found. Cole Bow
Ell, Cole Harris, George Tester
Smith Harris, Forrest Bottum, Frank
Harris and George Broadhurst The
music will be furnished by musicians |
from Bennington A good crowd is
expected and the boys plan lively |
evening.
The pastor of the NJ. f. church |
gives the public a cordial invitation
to attend the Sunday night services |
at which he is preaching a series of |
sermons on Fools" Sunday, Mar
II. the second in the series, The
Young Fool" Every father and mo-
her. as well as the young people,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
pIMPLY? WELL, DON'T Be-
People Notice 1t. Drive Them Off
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A piinply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get a package OF DIR.
Edwards Olive Tablets The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and the
liver with DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets,
the successful substitute for calome-
there's never any sickness or pain after
taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effec-
lively, but their action is gentle and
safe instead of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets is
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste"
a bad breath, dull, listless. no good
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them by their
olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result
Take one or two nightly for a week.
See how much better, you feel and look.
l0c and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
WHEN YOU WAKE
UP DRINK GLASS
OF HOT WATER
Wash the poisons and toxins from
system before putting mora
food into stomach.
Says inside-bsthIng makes any.
one look and feel clean,
sweet and refreshed.

Wash yourself on the inside before
breakfast Ike you do on the outside.
This is vastly more important because
the skin pores do not absorb impuri
ties into the blood. causing illness,
while the bowel pores do.
For every ounce of food and drink
taken into the stomach. nearly an
ounce of waste material must be
carried out of the body. If this waste
material is not eliminated day by day
it quickly ferments and generates
posons, gases and toxins which are
absorbed or sucked into the blood
stream, through the lymph ducts
which should suck only. nourishment
to sustain the body
A splendid health measure is to
drink, before breakfast each day. a
glass of real hot water with tea.
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in il,
which is a harmless way TO wash
these poisons. gases and toxins from
the stomach, liver. kidneys and
bowels thus cleansing. sweetening
and freshening the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
tho stomach
A quarter pound of limestone phos-
phate costs but very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to make anyone
an enthusiast on inside-bathing Men
and women who are accustomed to
wake up with a dull, aching head or
have furred tongue, bad taste, nasty
breath. sallow complexion, others who
have billions attacks, acid stomach or
constipation are assured OF pronounc-
ed Improvement in both health and APP
pearance shortly.
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,|IE ] : Z!
HEARD UPON THE STREET
Junction lettings of More Than Local
Interest.

Junction lettings of More Than Loca
Interest.
That owing to the fact that there
will be no baseball strike it hardly
seems necessary to have an extra SEES
sion of Congress.
That some people claim that women
are not fit to be lawyers. but that
would not be because of their inabil-
ity TO talk TO the jury
That those congressman who are
proposing to raise the tax on newspa-
pers didn't talk that way when they
were begging for free publicity before
the last election
That appealing to national honor is
not sure to bring results. but wait un.
Ill people are thrown out of work by
interference of submarine warfare
with shipments OF goods
That if the immigration department
solves the servant problem. as it
hoped. our wives will no longer be
compelled so shamefully to neglect
their whist parties and club duties.
That the farmers who have not
been moved by the tales of children
going hungry for lack of potatoes. are
deeply stirred by the possibility that
their potatoes may rot in the cellar,
That there is general complaint
that the chorus girls and movie stars
don't wear enough clothes. OF course
If their faces Were attractive they
wouldn't have to resort TO scanty
DRESSING. ffntf
That you can't arouse much patrio-
tic enthusiasm nowadays on the suf-
ferings of the forefathers. but you
may be able to stir UP some by Ire.
our citizens OF the size of the
American pay Envelope --White River
Junction Landmark,
-------------
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FRAIL HUMANITY
Up and Down the Country With the
Personal Equation

Up and Down the Country With the
Personal Equation
A butcher in New York city, who
specializes in horsemeat, does a
thriving business.
Last year over half million bales
OF cotton were used in the manufac
States.
Fifteen thousand trained japanese
reservists in Hawaii have offered
their services to our government in
case TO war.
One hundred and twenty-five poll
ticians, democrats and republicans,
have been accused OF election frauds
in Evansville, Indiana.
A South Dakota farmer who, four
has just heard from man in Scot
land to whom the egg was served.
A Methodist minister of Follansbee,
w. Va, owes his life to Bible which
he carries and which intercepted a
bullet fired at him by a thug.
A heart-broken Chicago man has
filed, in his breach of promise suit,
an itemized account of expenses of
courtship amounting to $462 and
enough "heart balm" to bring the bill
up to $4,000.
At recent church conference in
New York, a prominent social worker
said: Never was it harder for the
young man to live clean than 1t is to-
day. Impurity has moved up to a
higher social strata"
A crazy man grabbed a woman in
the New York subway recently and
dragged her off claiming that he was
detective. A crowd followed to the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

should hear these sermons And a
special invitation is extended to all
parents. VIII YOU accept the invita-.
ton for Sunday night March II?
Answer By your presence.
At town meeting Tuesday the fol
lowing town officers were elected
Moderator, Francis e. Rice; town
clerk. Francis E. Rice !; town treasur-
err Thomas H. Dunlap; selectman. a.
b.. Hawkins; overseer of the poor.
Truman .sAInioon school director
James PEERS road commissioned.
Oscar Gross; first constable. Harry T,
Barber; second constable, Harry
Beagle: collector of taxes, Harry T.
Barber: lister. Edward Bounlon; aud
itors. Norman ID. Botalm. irwin Mat
tison, Il. E. Tinkham; grand juror.
II. ]. Beagle; town agent, L. w Cole;
tree warden, c. A. Monroe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

FOR SALE-Farm Of 143 acres IL
mfles from Bennington just off main
road, good 10 room house, never fail
ing springs and cistern, 2 good barns.
wagon shed, ice house ana work shop,
water piped to barns, this is good pro
ductive farm. wood lot with abund.
ance Of wood for home use, variety Of
fruit. Price for quick sale $4,000.
Owner will accept $1,000 down bal
ance on easy terms. Nash and Hut.
chins. 14tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

FOR SALE-On main automobile
thoroughfare in village of South Pow.
nal, Vermont, the property known as
the "Brookside Inn" This property
consists OF Colonial style house,
suitable for private dwelling or small
hotel with an excellent barn and other
ontbuildings with large lot. A fine
chance here for man and wife to make
a good living conducting small inn.
For particulars address Charles N.
Powers, Bennington, Vt. 16tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
Your Ere kles
Need Attention in March or Face May
Stay Covered.

Need Attention in March or Face May
Stay Covered.
Now is the time TO take special
care of the complexion if you wish it
TO look well the Test of the year. The
March winds have a strong tendency
to bring out freckles that may stay all
Summer unless removed Now is the
time to use othine-double strength.
This prescription for the removal of
freckles was written by prominent
physician and is usually so successful
that. it is sold by druggists under
guarantee to refund the money If II
fails. Get an ounce of othine-double
strength and even few applications
should show wonderful improve
ment, some OF the smaller freckles
even vanishing entirely. slEf1gN1f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
DON'T SUFFER
WITH NEURALGIA
Musterole Gives Delicious Comfort


When those sharp pains go shooting
through your head, when your skull
seems as if il would split, just rub a
little Musterole on the temples and
neck. 1t draws out the inflammation,
soothes away the pain, usually giving
quick relief.
Musterole is clean, white ONT
meut, made with oil of mustard.
Better than mustard plaster and
does not blister.
Many doctors and nurses frankly
recommend Musterolc for sore throat,
bronchitis, Group stiff neck, asthma.
neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheu
rratism, lumbago. pains and aches of
the back or joints, sprains, sore mus
Giles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet
colds of the chest lit often prevents
pneumonia). 1t is always dependable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

M FOR SALE-Asparagu and straw
berry plants at 1c each; Everbearing
Strawberry and everbearing raspber-
~ at &c; Concord grape vines, Perfec-
tion currants, iris, hemerocalls at Sc;
Moores Early, Niagara and Delaware
vines at 10c; Oriental Poppy, Shasta
Daisy, Yucca. Phlox, Golden Glow,
Bleeding heart, Ba5y'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 Is for or
ders accompanied by cash. c. E.
Knapp, North Bennington. 25t12*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
Live Town Needs a live Paper


The Brattleboro Daily Reformer on
Thursday last passed its fifth ami
yersary. In commenting on the fact
IL said: thF4> W
I'VE have feeling Brattleboro
would seem rather of dull and slow
moving town today if the people had
the scene suddenly shifted back TO
conditions previous to four years ago,
when their only home news service
was furnished by two weekly newspa
pers.'
We feel sure no community that has
been served by a live daily paper
would willingly give it up. We con
graduate the Reformer on its Success.
1t is published by live young men
devoted TO the best interests of their
town and state and we hope that the
next FIVE years of their work will be
even more successful and pleasant
than the first five years have BEEN
St Johnsbury Caledonian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

station house where the struggling
woman was released
Twin brothers who wanted to enlist
at Terre Haute, Ind, tried to conceal
the fact that one had glass eye, by
having the sound brother examined
twice When the imperfect man was
rejected his brother refused to en-
list--Lisle's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
Odd Habit Among Rocks.

Among the odd habits of rocks is the
way that members of the same rook-
cry have of intermaTying generation
after generation. The males always
choose their wives from among their
near neighbols, and il one should be so
bold as to bring home to his rookery u
bride from a distance the other rocks
will Invariably refuse TO receive her
and will force the pair to build some
way off. In the neighborhood Of bic
rockeries outlying nests of this kind
may always be found.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

TO RENT-Stores, offices, tene-
ments, shops, stables, individual
garage, individual storage lockers,
furnished apartments and rooms all
centrally located. Geo. NJ. Hawks,
i25 Main St 72tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

TO RENT-The farm consisting of
12i acres, known as the George War
rem farm in the west part of Benning-
ton from April l. Mrs. George j.
Warren 312 IL West Main st. 32ti2*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

FOR SALE-Japan barberries IL
IT, high SIS per 100 or $40 delivered.
Extra nice Spiraea Van Houttl IL
It. at 40c. or SOC. delivered. Also
phlox, bleeding heart, peonies and
other hardy perennials. c. E. Knapp.
North Bennington. 20t25"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

TO RENT-Suite of large front
rooms, very desirably furnished for
light house keeping. Inquire at 229
South street. 24t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

FOR SALE-Thoroughbred Guern-
sey Bull king Washer, 9th. Price
5000 or would exchange for another
thoroughbred. Andrew Barney, Man
ager of Carpenter Hill farm, Pownal
Center VT. 2Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

FOR RENT-Four rooms formerly
occupied by DR.. B. G. Jenney, All
Main st. Address l.. S. Norton,
Opera House Block. soft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09
MiSCEL

LOST-Black muff Reward offer
ed il returned to Banner Office. 32tf
LOST Saturday, brown bill fold
containing sum of money. Finder
please return to Banner office and re
ceiye s25 reward soto"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

One cubic foot of gold weighs 1856
pounds; one cubic foot of cork weighs
fifteen pounds.
The old lady has named me as her
heir" "But she's named me as her
lawyer. Life.
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b FOR SALE-Farn, or If not sold
by April list house and one barn with
plot of land il desried) will be for
wood Hill. For particulars phone
S83-M or call at Winslow's Hardware
Store. A. II. Winslow, Adm, 27tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

TO RENT--West side of my house,
10 rooms, after May Is. Mrs. E. E.
Hart. $40 Main st 30t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

FOR SALE-License place known
as Chickencoop Inn just west of North
Bennington. Inquire on the premises
or of Eugene Hathaway, p. o. address
North Bennington, VT 2St24*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

TO RENT--Small tenement Apply
P. B. Gardner. 20tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

WANTED--Good man to work on
farm Good teamster, pleasant loca-
ton, ten minutes from trolley. near
Holyole City. Wages s35 month and
board. Give references. John Reid.
South Hadley, Mass. site
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

Bombs and mortars were invented
in the year 1910.
Experience seldom helps one who has
no IDEAS of his own.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

TO RENT-Ideal Tour Garage,
North st. Apply to Geo. M. Hawks.
Hawks Block, AIS Main st. S6tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

TO RENT-For cub purposes or
Offices, the second floor space in
Hawks Block formerly occupied by
G. w. Petersen. All modern improve
ments and conveniences. George M.
Hawks, Hawks Block, 435 Main st.
sStf
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FOR SALE-House of seven rooms,
centrally located. Modern conyen.
fences. Price reasonable. Inquire
at 107 Jefferson Ave. 31t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

ED--Experience stenogra-
pher desires office work either whole
or part time, Good references. Tel
37l-W. site
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE--One drop-head Singer
sewing machine for 500 if bought this
week. Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
Griswold's Store Site
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TO RENT

TO RENT-Furnished room, cleo
trio lights, steam heat and. bath APP
ply Harte Theatre. 1916
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WANTED

WANTED--Two or three furnished
rooms for light house keeping. Ad
dress P. o. Box, BOA, Bennington.
2St6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

WANTED TEACHERS-At once
Good positions vacant. Hathaway
Teachers Agsy. Tel. 226-W. 66ti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

FOR SALE-Two seated carriage,
nearly new, at bargain; one new bug
gy pole. l.. c. Holton. este
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

WANTED-Pupil Nurses, male and
female, wanted at the Taunton State
Hospital Training School for Nurses.
For particulars, address DR.. Arthur V.
Goss, Supt., Taunton State Hospital,
Taunton, Mass. 54t1
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WANTED-Married man for gener
al farm work by the year. must be
good teamster. Apply c. A. Breese,
Hoosick Falls, r. F. d. 26t12
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

work. Apply to Mrs Rollin Jenney,
242 West Main street. soft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-09

WAN T ED

WANTED-Gentleman. fifty years
or over; light work. near home.
Whole or part time, good pay. Write
us. Pequod Nursery Co., Meriden,
Conn. 33t2%