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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
A Past Custom.

You, no doubt, have heard the term
bakers dozen" You hive never re-
,eived more than the usual twelve
loavcs for your money, though in oldcn
lime you would surely have been given
thirteen. In those days the law was
very strict about shortages in weights
and measures. The bakers were afraid
that somehow thcy-would not give full
weight, so to be sure they got into The
habit Of giving thirteen loaves for the
price OF twelve. Thus Il was that thlr-
teen came to be called the bakers
iozcn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Daisies.

Meadows OF swaylng Wilderness,
Can you guess what they may bef
Endless pillows OF flowers,
An ever moving sea.
What but meadows OF daisies
TO the far horizons brim:
Many OF them are near mo.
Hosts In the distance dim.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
George Creel, Editor
Of Official Bulletin

George Creel, chairman of the re-
Gently created committee on pubic
Information. is a well known writer
for magazines and experienced news
paper man, An oliefil bulletin is Is
sued daily by the committee and is In.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Safety First with Cough and Cold

"Oh, just a cough today may be-
come grippe or pneumonia tomorrow.
Thousands die from neglected colds.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery before
your cough becomes chronic. A few
doses check the cold by killing the
germs. The healing belsams soothe
the throat, loosen the phlegm and
clear the air passages of secretions
which provoke coughing. Contains
mildly laxative ingredients which, re.
move the waste that aggravates THE
cold. At your druggist, soc, N.OO.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10

~tN NSSoASA 10S.s NCuOSud, NlSs
Jan. 10th, 1916.
G'I had Catayvd for Mir1-nine years,
and l doctored with a great many
doctors and took all the patent medi-
cines that I heard of. At last, L went to
Canada and saw Fruit-a-tives "adver-
tised. commenced taking themin191i,
and kept right on for year and my
Catarrh was entirely Jeiieoed. Thank
God for the relief as it is an awful
disease to have. The Fruit-a-tives"
have helped me in other ways, also.
Now, you want to publish this, you
may do so for it is nothing but the
truth, and the whole TRUTH.
4 MATTE RHAPSTOCK.
Sold by all dealers at 50c. box, 6 for
$40, trial size 25c. -or sent postpaid
on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives
Limited, 0gdensburg, New.York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10

FOR SALE--Phonograph. One large
cabinet mahogany case Perlectrola
phonograp. Plays all makes OF rec.
ords. Excellent tone. fine porlor In
strument With or without electric
attachment which does away with
winding. Perfect condition. WIN sell
for IL price Cash or easy terms.
Dewitt n. Lewis. iie Main 81. 1877
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10

FOR SALE-You Menl Can save
Z to $40 on getting your suit made
from woolens direct from the Black.
inton mills. Send postal for samples
and be convinced that We can make
to your order for s22 to $50 a suit
that cost you $2S to $40. Costello Co.
III Main St, North Adams. Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
NEW War SUPERSTITION

Prediction that Conflict Would End
This Year Blasted.
Many are the superstitions and
cryptic prophecies upheayed by this
war. A writer in the Pittsburgh
Gazette Times notes this curious one:
President Wilson was born 1856
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10

FOR SALE-Upright piano in good
condition will be sold on easy pay
ments or at sacrifice for cash
Mrs Grace Masefeld, Box. 277
North Bennington. 36t6"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Cheap-Bnngalow on
Berkshire trolley line, pleasantly To-
Gated, all furnished. Inquire f. L.
Lambert. 35t6t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10

WANTED weavers-Good wooden
and worsted weasers wanted on cloth
for the u $. Army Steady employ.
ment and good wages with liberal
bonus at end OF year. Low rents.
Apply Germania Mills, Holyoke
Mass. ost33
The Washington times., 1917-11-11
10000 YOUNG MEN
WANTED FOR REVIVAL

While 1o7 Washington churches as,
ISOLATED with the Billy Sunday cam
paign are today raising $4,000 for a
guarantee fund, an appeal is being
made to enlist 10000 young men for
organized Bible class work in con-
nection with the revivals, which be-
gin here January 6.
The $4,000 is for a guarantee that
the expenses OF the erection OF the
tabernacle and the meetings will be
paid It is being raised by pledges,
and the officers of the Sunday com
mittes said enough money would be
taken up at collections to make II un.
necessary to call upon the persons
pledged. Mr.. Sunday has no financial
interest in the meetings. and will re-
ceive nothing for his work with the
exception of o free-will, offering at
tho close of the campaign, the com.
mittse announces
The Washington times., 1917-11-11
Al MORE SUFFRAGETTE
PTCKETS ARE ARRESTED

Forty-ons members Of the National
woman's Party were arrested ysster-
day afternoon for picketing IN front
Of the White House. They will sp-
pear in Police Court tomorrow to
answer a charge OF obstructinS trsf-
fie.
Today the women are free on col
lateral of S25 each, furnished by Miss
Mary Ingham. OF Philadelphis- after
their arrest They insist they will
20 to jail In default OF fines.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11
.STIRRUP CUPS OF
WINE BROKENBY
PRETTY WOMEN

while the army has behind II thou
Hands Of women who are doing some
shtng for the soldiers, the navy has
tAS advantage Of having q woman
6Ahind every ship, who not only gave
- he name that marks It apart from
kts feIIowa, or sisters, TO be more &C
HnEats. but who sent It away to win
StfA . Stirrup cup Of real wine
ThS order Of the Secretary of the
efnVY that nothing stronger than Mr..
kYAaAs faxorits tippIs shall be used
~ Shs navy does not apply TO ships.
N0body ever started . battIeship on
0 . lighting eAreea by breaking q
htttIS of Saratoga or waukeshA water
O~sr her qHOenly nose, and every sf-
esrvOsctnE drink that has been given
- = lighting craft has come from
- fAir hand 0f an American woman
W6oSS heart went along with the ship
- she giided down the ways to take
y hand In sach subsequent proceed
3agS - the fortunes OF war and the
eHes ef nations might suggest
HOC Eron Kansas.
When the big superdreadnaught
NSw York was finished at the Brook
Ha navy yard Miss Elsie N. Calder
ESat her away with the words II
ShRtsten thee New York." and q
splAshing OF q bottle that did not
oOnS from Kansas over her gigantic
prev. Miss Calder christened the
New York October 30. 1912. The
yOunE woman Is the daughter of Will
Ham n Calder. United States Senator
for New York. He Is also one of the
chief political factors in the Repub-
1iean party, to say nothing OF having
built q good part OF Brooklyn in his
private capacity OF a citizen. No
matter where the New York goes, she
Will have the spirit OF little Miss
The Washington times., 1917-11-11
PROMINENT CANADIAN DEAD.

TORONTO, Nov. 11.-Hon. 7. 8.
SprouIe. NJ. D. OF the Canadian sen
ate. formerly speaker OF the House
of Commons. and formerly grand mas
ter of the Loyal Lodge OF Ontario, is
dead.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

Calder lowering over the fighting top.
and helping the boys along as they
make an honest effort to elevate Q
part of the Kaiser's navy.
The Pennsylvania, another OF the
superdreadnaught class, had for her
sponsor Miss Elizabeth Loudon Rolb.
q daughter of Col. and Mrs. Louis
Kolb, of Germantown. Pa The big
fighter. was launched at Newport
News, March 16. 1915 She IS one Of
the most powerful lighting ships In
the world.
Much Sentiment.
There Is a lot Of sentiment about
the smaller craft, In fact more Of II
than the big ships command. In the
case OF the destroyers, their names
are taken from the list OF men who
have distinguished themselves In the
National service. This gives to the
christening q personal touch that the
larger events do net possess
The Sampson, for instance, was
named for Admiral William T. Samp-
son, who was in command OF the
American fleet when IL bottled up
the Spaniards In Santiago bay. When
the Sampson came to be launched
Miss Marjorie Sampson Smith, daugh-
ter of Captain Roy Smith, OF the
navy, and granddaughter of the ad-
mfraI, broke the wine bottle that
started the terror to submarines on
her way.
Granddaughter OF JOses.
And when the Jacob Jones slid
oceanward with the name Of an old
sea-fighter who made the Stars and
Stripes important in the war Of 1872
who should be on the ways with the
cheering bottle but Mrs. jerome
! Parker Crittenden, 6 granddaughter to
the man whose name was given the
ship. She was Mis- Pauline CRzsnove
Jones before her marriage, and she
did the honors at the christening at
4 Camden, y. ]. May 20, 1915.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Mining Men Go East.

"A. B. Jones, president OF the Ar
gus Copper and Gold Mining COM
pany, Charles l.. Talbot and Madi-
son Marine, a well-known attorney,
arrived in Parker from Los Angeles
Tuesday morning. The party was
met by A. 3. HardWick, secretary of
the Argus company, and all but Mr..
Jones went to Planet to examine
the companys property. They de-
parted Thursday morning for New
York, where they are going in the
interests of the company. The Ar
gus is preparing to open up mining
operations on q large scale. Mr.
Jones will return from the east in
about thirty days.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
A Grievous Mistake.

When the train from the west
pulled in last Saturday morning at
two o'clock, Constable John Roberts
was at the depot on the lookout for
bootleggers. Among the passengers
arriving was Mrs. Rose Ellis, carry
ing what appeared to be an unusual
ly heavy grip or handbag which
looked rather suspicious, and what
seemed to confirm the officer in his
apprehension that the bag contained
cOntraband was the fact that he
come from within it, Stepping up
to Mrs. Ellis Roberts asked permis-
sion to see the contents OF the bag.
Mrs. Ellis willingly consented but
asked him to accompany her to her
home and there make the examina-
ton. The proposition was accepted
and when the grip was finally
opened it was seen to contain moth
ing more than a lot of dishes, and
Roberts gracefully retreated with a
profusion of apologies for the grieg-
Gus mistake. Of course, the laugh
was on Mr.. Officer, and those present
including the victim Of erroneous
suspicion did not spare him a little
bit in this regard Nevertheless
his action showed commendable
vigilance and fidelity to duty we'll
worthy of emulation by others who,
in their official capacity, are wont to
nullify rather than enforce the laws
enacted by the people
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Unique Defense.

Bisbee has a lawyer who, 1t must
be admitted, is resourceful. He has
injected new and unique interro-
cation point into the prohibition
question in this state. Called upon
to defend two men charged with
bootlegging, he charged the officers
of the law, made the arrest with be-
ing the violators of the law and not
his clients.
The men were on the streets drink
ing, and after being taken into GUS
tody were searched at the Jail and
a bottle of whiskey was found on
each one. The attorney set up the
claim that as they were standing
still on the streets they were not
transporting the liquor, and did not
transport it until compelled to do so
by the officers, and asked for their
release, claiming that the officers
should be held for transporting the
booze. The justice could not see it
from the same view point and held
them to appear before the superior
court and answer to the Judge.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
More Alleged Bootleggers.

Sheriff Greenleaf has taken the
trail for bootleggers in northern
Yuma county, the hunting for this
class of law-breakers evidently be-
coming tame in and around the city
of Yuma. Last Friday the sheriff
slipped into town with two warrants
from the superior court and took in
to custody Frank Smith and John
Bennett, two miners who are quite
we'll known here
One of the sheriff's spoilers" is
supposed to have secured the evil
dence against these two men, having
come to Parker several days previous
and mixed with the miners here.
This is the first time the "spotter"
game has been worked hereabouts,
and from all reports it is not going
to be popular among the bootlegging
fraternity.
Another new departure introduced
by the sheriff is the arrest of viola
tors of the prohibition amendment
upon information filed direct before
the superior court, instead of the
heretofore usual practice of a pre-
liminary examination before JUS
tice court.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
AGENT STOPS
NIGHT TRAVEL

Orders have been issued by In
dian Agent A. r Duclos to the two
ferries operating on the Colorado
river at this point to the effect that
all travel over the ferries must be
done between sun-up and sun-down.
At present the orders are being
complied with. but there is a yeri-
table howl going on the part Of the
travelling public, and it is believed
that the ferries will be enabled to
resume their night travel within the
next few days.
This paper could not learn wheth-
er the night passenger trains are to
be stopped from crossing the bridge
or not, and thus put the lid down
on Parker good and tight.
Every night parties coming
through by auto are compelled to
spend the night on the California
side Of the river waiting for sun-up,
or else walk the bridge and leave
their cars and personal belongings
to the kindness of auto thieves.
And the reason for these near war
orders is that some car might SNUG
gle in cOntrahanl into the bone
dry" state under cover Of dark ness.
passing over the Ccnsecrated ground
Of the Indian reservation en- route
Travelling autoists are vigorously
protesting over the orders Of Agent
Duclos, and during the past week
great injury has resulted TO the
Parker coast to- coast route as a re
suit OF the ferries refusing to
cross travellers after sun-down.
Immediate steps should be taken
to have the new order rescinded or
else ignored. Ii it is not there viii!
be very few, if any, that will come
through over the Parker route
Many business men doubt the au-
thority Of the Indian agent in the
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
SWANSEA IS
DIGGING OUT
REPORT OF TRUSTEE SHOWS
NET EARNINGS OF $4,000
MONTHLY-COMPANY PLANS
ON TAKING OVER MINE.

SWANSEA, March 14.-The re-
port of O. M. Soudan,, trustee
for the Swansea Consolidated Gold
and Copper Mining Company, issued
a few days ago, is document which
brings pleasure to the stockholders
of the company; also it shows what
capable management will do.
When the working of the mine un-
der direction of the trustee was TAX
en- over on the oath of last October,
Mr.. Ernest G. Lane was in charge as
superintendent. His services had
been eminently satisfactory up to
that date, and he was retained as
manager. To his efficiency and
that of Mr.. Soudan is due the mark
ed success of operations from that
date to February %, 1917, the time
of making report.
AS shown by the trustees report,
this period of four months yielded a
net cash balance of $47,310.52, not
withstanding there had been paid
the sum of $9,441.32 for back taxes,
together with some smaller items of
old debt On October Oath there
was cash on hand to the amount of
$22,334.95, which, added to the
net cash required during the past
four months, leaves available cash to
the amount of $69,645.47
During this period there was ship
ped to the smelters 452 cars of ore,
the returns of 67 of which are not
included in the receipts, the ore be-
ing in transit. The total value of
the ore shipped and accounted for
was $215, 5,050.15. To this should be
added the estimated value of ore in
transit, $37,416.15, bringing the
gross value of ore shipped up to the
goodly sum of $252,4663O.
The payrolls during this period of
four months was $45,1S4.58, the
last half of January being $8,91761
It will be seen from these figures
that, while rapidly digging itself out
of the financial hole, the Swansea
Consolidated, through it's own pay
roll and by paying treatment charg-
es upon very large tonnage, as we'll
asa liberal contribution to the rail
roads, is distributing handsome
sum each month in northern Yuma
county.
A representative of the Dutch and
Belgian stockholders is now in Ari-
zona, and is working out a plan by
which the debts of the company can
be paid and the Swansea Consolidate
ed affairs controlled by the company
The regular annual meeting of the
company will be held on April Gath,
at which time this matter will be
thoroughly gone into
The Parker post., 1917-03-17

RICH GRAVEL
Especial to The POst.)


QUARTZSITE, March 12.-The
King Placer Consolidated, successors
to the Yuma Consolidated company,
has finished its up-to-date hoist, and
Is now developing the rich gravel
run on bedrock encountered last
year.
This gravel on bedrock is said to
be 5 feet deep, averaging $3.50 in
free gold. In addition to this there
is 80 feet OF surface gravel which
averages $1.45 per yard All old
timers concede this ground to be un-
equaled in the United States, and
the King company is very fortunate
in consolidating with the Yuma, al
though the King company had very
rich gravel, In its own ground some
two miles west
The consolidation brings to Yu-
ma county some of the wealthiest
men Of Los Angeles. as we'll as cast
ern capital and will soon make nls-
tory in placer mining in Arizona.
Mr.. George Sapp of Tampa. Flori-
da, is visiting his sister and nephew
at PlomOsa
Mrs. Mailman, wife of the mana
ger of. the Plomosa Placer Co., has
returned to keep an eagle eye on
said manager.
1t is rumOred that there is to be
a couple of weddings here in the
near future--wonder if anyone can
guess who
Judge Grossman and Dave Ellis
paid visit to Plomosa camp today.
They both are looking we'll. The
judge has recovered from his depres-
sion of spirits over the loss of his
entire camp by fire.
Parker has none the best of us.
We have a lady doctor in camp
More next week. SUSIE.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17

The of the Committee
Representatives including Congressman Carl Hayden expected
arrive Parker the evening of March 80 in special for the
purpose making investigation Colorado Indian
reservation
hearing will be held Parker Saturday 81 and all
available data relating the opening the surplus of the
evaton and the possibilities of igang the by
of wells will be presented to the committee.
In letter conveying the above information Congressman Hayden
states that there possibility the committee going Caor
MIA owing the special session of Congress called for April 18TH
committee Parker than any other
point in Arizona
meeting of Parker citizens will probably be called within
days order for the entertainment the distinguished
party well for the preparation presented
at the hearing of the committee.
Congressman Hayden Post
S follows:
Washington D. c.. March TO- 1917
Mr. J. B. Flanagan, Parker. Arizona.
My dear Fanagan-I leaving Washington today
members the Committee Indian Affairs who
make of investigation
We will first 60 Florida and then Mississippi Oklahoma
irving in Arizona the last week II March.
The present plan on the
evening March 30h the sleeping dropped
They then the morning overlook the entire
the Colorado River Indian Reservation. hearing
Parker and shall be greatly obliged you will assemble all
available data relating opening the pos
sbiities Of irrigating the bottom lands.
Owing the special Congress has been called
April 18 the may go on to California but am
anxious that they should any other point in
Arizona and will they get there shall advise
by wire there should be any change the plans
With best wishes I am
CARL HAYDEN.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Attempted Train Wrecking.

Several Mexican boys, out of a
spirit of downright deviltry, placed
a couple OF ties and an iron tie
plate on the track of the Santa Fe
railroad. near town, one night this
week, and then lay in waiting out
in the brush to see the fun" A
freight train struck the obstruction
which was carried for some distance
by the tenders, but no serious dam
age resulted. The boys were track
ed by Constable Roberts and their
identity learned beyond doubt
but as yet no action has been taken
to prosecute them
The Parker post., 1917-03-17

Judge w. w. Dunbar, A. w. Bry-
ant and Miss Chirl Dunbar made a
trip to Yuma by auto Sunday, re-
turning home early Wednesday
morning. Owing to the absence of
signs along the Yuma road they got
lost and were in the Cibola country
before they found where they were
at.
A. B. Harrison returned to Par
ker Wednesday morning after spend
ing two weeks in Los Angeles. AL
says that though the weather Is
chilly here our climate beats the
coast all hollow and Parker looks
good to him.
George A. Fischer, a biographer
and writer of note, came up from
Los Angeles this week and will re-
main here for a while. Mr.. Fischer
owns dwelling on Arizona avenue.
which he built during his previous
sojourn in Parker, six or seven years
ago, and is now engaged in renova-
ting it for occupancy.
Jesse T. Martin arrived from
Kingman Thursday night and ex-
poets to take up his residence In
Parker for an indefinite period
Mr.. Martin has just disposed Of his
cattle interests in Mohave county
for a large sum. Mrs. Martin will
join him here in few weeks.
r. c. Sauf1y, e. w. Bernard and
Mickey" Harrington of Phoenix
arrived in town Thursday evening
by auto. They are making a tour Of
this part of Arizona in the interests
of the Diamond Rubber company.
boosting the well-known Diamond
tires. Mr.. Saufley is member of
the firm of Payne & Sauf1ey, which
firm has the state agency for the
Diamond tire.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
PERSONAL MENTION

c. j. Caleb OF Los Angeles is here
this week visiting G. A Marsh
NJ H. Horn came in from the
Horn mines Monday, and reports
that everything is looking exception
ally good at the property of the Horn
Copper company. A shipment of
high grade ore was made recently,
and another shipment will be sent to
the smelter in a few days
o. M. Spence was a Wenden visi-
tor Wednesday, and from there he
went to Phoenix on business.
Frank Lucas and j. f. Matteson
Of Wenden spent Tuesday afternoon
in Parker. They report the Wenden
country booming, many shipments
Of high grade copper ore being made
from the mines In that vicinity dur
ing the past few weeks.
Cal Morgan was over from Vidal
Wednesday. He reports that there
is considerable activity in the mines
of that section
Warren King of Phoenix trans
acted business in Parker Wednesday.
Division superintendent j. A.
Christie OF the Santa Fe was here
from Needles Sunday, accompanied
by party OF railroad officials.
A. E. Craig of Charleston, H.,
spent several days in town this week
visiting his brother-in-law, Ralph
Livingston. He left Thursday night
for Los Angeles, where he will spend
about two weeks before returning
home.
T. D. Stanley, superintendent of
the Acknowledging Copper com
pany, returned Sunday from San
Diego, where he was called on ac-
count of the illness of one of his
children.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Attractive Edition.

The esteemed Parker Post is pre-
pairing a Special Mining Edition"
of that paper in March, and from
what Brother Flanagan told me In
Los Angeles when l met him there
two weeks ago it will be one of the
most attractive special" editions
of a newspaper ever printed in the
state. The Post has recently in
stalled a new linotype machine in
it's office and the regular edition OF
the paper is greatly improved, not
only in general appearance but in
it's news columns.-Col. B. F. Fly,
in Yuma Sentinel.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Will Open Engineering Office.

George w. Llyod, who has been in
charge OF the Parker Syndicate's in
terests for the past two months, has
decided to open an engineering office
here. He has leased offices in the
new hotel block now under construc-
ton. Mr.. Lloyd is United States
deputy mineral surveyor for Nevada
and California, and Will be admitted
to practice in Arizona within the
next few days. Mr.. Llyod has had
many years experience in the engin-
eering business. and thoroughly un-
derstands all branches of his pro-
fessiOn.