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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
BROKERS' WEEK END HOLIDAY
DEMONSTRATES CONFIDENCE
In CONDITION OF MARKET
Continued Favorable News From Europe Strengthens
Feeling of Optimism Gloomy War Prophets
Denounced-Cossp of the Street

absence of Exchange
the
Oh the stock market continues favor
all Independence
S so many of produced wonderful i'm
preston and has strengthened optimism which each day
nut also the ira
speaking of the leader wellknown
~ yesterday he believed the would declare the fun dvi
or "A heard
authority ended
June 3o to favoraby
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm, but trade was
qu'et. The quotations; city beef in
sets' smoked and air-dricd. i2c: west
srn beef. in sets smoked, 40 city beef.
knuckles and tenders smoked and air
dried' aried' 58c: western beef. knuckles and ten
ymiiS, n2 @ 81 Hams. $, p cured, loose
A. m3oh c: DO; skinpcd. loose, esA 02eh c:
IN 'ssd City cured. as to brand and aver
gN. 2ait 9Sohc: do. smoked western
picnic shoulders: S. P, cured. loose. .o1h {;
oor,n 90 smoked, ashc; Bellies, in pickle; &C,
bacon; as to brand and average. city cured.
refined o5ia a &c do, pure city. kettle rem.
dered. 25h HI 5Gc,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
" abash arranging for Exchange of Stock

banking which
Railroad making
The privilege in
be
calable
1920 The
mon automatically
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
ODtimism Rules Bond Market

bond
phenomenal
of houses
Of
No anticipated anything
a pronounced
In s
oan5s, originally brought
Liberty Slightly
of deaa
said The
the market tarecom
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
Sun Ship Clerk Going to Camp

Frank Delehanty. assistant to chief
Clerk Fred Bonsall at the Sun Engine
shop office, has been drafted and expects
to leave for camp soon. He will proba-
bly, be given a sendoff by his fellows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
Bank Director Hangs Himself

Reading. Pa, July 6,---John ii. Mil
ler seventy-fiye years old, retired busi-
ness man OF Topton. director Of the
Farmers National Bank here aimee 1877.
ended his life By hanging in he attic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
Var Pessimists Denounced by Banker

prominent banker district held his
ahd the latest Of the Annais and with tired look
on MS face pointed with his finger the Of the first
ana SAID Read that" This which
One of worlds
national institution
u feel that
year BY that overelated
deNelopmens months
We must face conditions
think they o be a ew months shence.
II am Influenced the
the French
You Of
able
territory
line of safety Paris
II have felt o
OF
right
but the
lives
the head of international nstuon his
Let him
pades Of
million fully in Europe
President Wilson's
spirit today and his feeling
o a and not
fault No afford to be a bear America"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

There was virtually nothing doing. bu
prices were firmly held on basis OF 100
FOR fnC cranulated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
ALL USE GESTURE SIGNALS
But Many School Children Are Abso-
luteiy Unaware of Practice That
May Be Called Universal.

Ernest Thompson Seton maintains
that children are natural sign takers,
and Illustrative Of this fact he tells In
his new volume, Sign Talk, the follow-
ing uniform experience he had in TAX
ing observations among schoolbOys and
girls:
"All denied any knowledge 0f the
slgp language. at first. but We're them-.
selves surprised ON discovering how
much of it they had in established
use.
"one very Shy little girl-So shy that
she dared not speak-furnlshed II good
ILLUSTRATION.
"Do YOU use the sign language IN
your school? asked.
''She shook her head
"Do you learn any language but
EngllshT
"She nodded.
"What is the use of learning any
other tl.an EnglishT
''She raised her right shoulder In the
fainteSt possible shug and at the same
time turned her right palm slightly up
"'Now, was my reply don't you see
you have answered all my three ques-
lions in signs which you said you did
not use?
Following the subject" Mr., Seton
says, lin general / found about 100
gesture signals i'm established use
among American school children"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
AS 1T SEEMED TO CHILD
Little Cne Only Looked to Particulars
OF Situation as They Appealed
to Her.

An amusing story Is told by Miss
Hazel Pawn concerning II certain cine.
LA play she was once rehearSing for.
In one scene the herolne-'not Miss
Dawn-had to heap overheard from a
yacht, clad only In her night attire, and
swim ashore, pursued by the villain in
a mOtOrbOat
As the actress, rather dIminutiye
parsonage, ran along the beach after
scrambling ashore, she came unexpect-
edly on a family party consisting OF 4
father and his little daughter.
The child was evidently astonlshed
that anyone should be running about
out of doors dripping wet and with So
little clothing on.
"Oh, dadaw She piped, after reflect
Ing for moment. "Oh, dad, / s'posa
that ickle girl must have run away
from her mother when she was wash
Ing her.'-Pears0n' Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
Mininn the Air.

y member Of the army general staif
at Washington states That IL Is feasible
10 ''minc' the air above Notifications
against attacks by dirigihles aud air
plenes. The experts plan OF defense is
analogous TO the mining OF marine APP
proaches TO ports, and consists of send.
Ing aloft each evening large number
u small captive balloons ut varying al-
ttudes carrying sufficient amount OF
explosives TO destroy the airplunes or
dirigibles with which they come In
contact.
These balloons can he supplemented
~ number of Kites provided with
long tails Of mallcable wire. designed
70 foul the propcllers Of any aircraft
The aerial mines could be reeled In NJ
daybrcak.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
SOUTH sHAFTsBURY

Dewey Cole Is confined to the house
by illness.
Mrs Wyman OF Peru is guest at
the home of DR. Frank Dean.
Mrs Elmer Smith Of Mechan,cvllle.
n. w. is visiting relatives i'm town
David Bartlett OF the Bennington
Soldiers home visited in town Thurs
day.
Coleman Harris is substituting in
the station during Dewey Coles i'll
ness
Miss Sarah Greene. trained nurse Of
North Bennington. is caring for Horny
Beagle
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Stickles left on
Wednesday for Albany where they
win reside.
AIR and Mrs. Oscar llarwood Of
Albany are guests of MIR. and Mrs.
Arthur Bockwith
Mr. and Mrs. James King of North
/ Adams. Mass. have been visiting his
sister, Mrs Walter CormS.
Mrs Miles Rice. who has been
/ spending q few weeks at her home
here. has returned to North Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wright and
family of Ludlow, are visiting Mrs.
/ Wright's parents, Mr. and Mrs Grant
Bronson.
Bcrouio Si0pOr son of William
Slopor. recently underwent an opera
ton ut the Putnam Memorial hospital
in Bennington.
n Wales Hawkins returned 10 Eliza
beth, n. j., Monday after spending a
two weeks vacation %ih his parents
Mr. and Mrs G.. Il. Hawlns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Aaron Levin of Springfield was with
/ friends in town over the week end.
Mrs. r. f. Howard and son Fred
erick are visiting at Mrs Towards
former home at Weston.
Mail Carrier John Healy, who has
been i'll for more than week with
grip. resumed his route this forenoon.
Louis Levin Of the navy returned TO
duty sunday after few hours leave
Of ahscnee spent with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Nathan Levin.
Miss Daisy Newton is caring for
Miss Cora b Whitney principal of the
seventh ward school who is confined
TO the house by illness.
L. E. Bottum. Earl II Darling, Geo
Il. Grant and Lyman e. Royce have
returned from ten days motor trip
through the Adirondacks and to
Montreal.
Miss Amy Harbour has returned
from her vacation passed al the home
OF sister at SALISBURY and has re-
smed her duties at the probate
house
Miss Ruth Temple has resigned as
clerk at the Il. l.. Nichols store and
left this morning for Rutland She
will enter the Rutland business col
lege tomorrow.
Lyman f. Royce, who has been en-
ployed as grocery clerk with several
Bennington concerns during the past
sixteen years. has employment with
the Twin State Gas and Electric com
pany
"The Beloved Blackmailcr' featur-
ing Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn
Greedy and chapter No 10 Of THE
House OF Hate" featuring Pearl
White and Antonio Moreno at Harte
Theatre today.
Miss Florence Godfrey, who has
been employed at the probate Office
during the absence of the registrar
is working temporarily at the Office
Of the II. +. Cushman Manufacturing
company at North Bennington.
Capt Percy II Jennings. son of Mr.
and Mrs + b. Jennings OF North Ben.
ington. has recently been made major
lie is a chief disbursng officer Of an
aeronautical division of the signal
corps and is located somewhere in
France"
DR. Mildred Haynes Of this village
who was recently appointed house
physician Of the Brockton, Mass. hos
pital, is i'll Of pneumonia Word OF
her Illness was received by relatives
here last week At that time she was
reported 10 be afflicted with influenza
Sunday word WA received that pneu
monia had developed.
There will be United States civil
service examination at the Benning
ton postoilice on October - to FIJI thC
position OF rural carrier at Airing
ton and vacancies that may later oc
E cur on rural route from other post
) Offices in Bennington county Tn,
forms and application blanks may be
obtained from the Bennington post
onice or from he civil service Ollie,
: in Washington. y. G..
J The funeral Of the late John Nash
y for many years deputy sheriff o
a bennington county, was held from 81
q Francis de Sales church Sunday af
n ternoon and was one OF the larges
4 attended services Of the kind in the
q history OF The parish Rev T. r. Car
u ty presided and the bearers Alex La
a Marie. Chief of Police Patrick Brazil
4 Nicholas Morrisscy, James Morrissc,
u and II D. fuichins of this village
81 and Nicholas Morrissey of Albany
y The burial was at the Park Law
a cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23

The shabhy-looking man slouched In.
10 the silyersmlh's shop ana halted
before some fine silver cups.
They're good specimens" he oh.
served to the shopman
eyes, sir" answered that worthy.
"They are to be given as prizes for
races
"ila" calculated the slouchy one, rs
ae grabbed the largest and made for
,hc door, then suppose we race Tor
This oneT"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
To TIE People of Bennington
who have always appreciated our reliability, Q
have not as yet favored us,
and PARTICULARLY OUR OLD CUSTOMERS


have not as yet favored us,
We Desire to Announce
the completion perfectly wonderful Fur Coats
select Hudson Seal prime full! fared pes both plain and
trimmed garments Caracu in fiat MORE and medium
curl effects
Taupe and Natural Northern Muskrat, also very
choice Nuria Goats Beaver effect in all lengths.
These garments well all Fur Sets pro-
duced in workrooms In most they retail
ing less than market value TODAY Duplicates will surely
Our small furs numerous it would be impossible
describe the variety unless used all but the front
Of the Bennington Banner. kN.a
invite your inspection and advise your selection
early possible.
Brouehfon Fur Co.
Troy's Oaiy Manufacturing @'Ff M. SULLIVAN rs
Funes Troy, NJ y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23

To the Taxpayers OF the Village OF
bennington:
A Rate Bill has been placed In my
hands for collection as follows:
90 cents on the dollar for the VII
lage Tax. 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Grand List
OF 1913,
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that | viii at.
tend a. the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from . O'Clock a. m. until
o'clock y. IN.
There will be a discount OF per
cent, on Village tax II paid within 80
days
G. II. Dewey, Treasurer.
Benning' VI, July 10. 1918.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23

{. 5. FOOD AdmluIstraIlon
Baking powder biscuits. con
bread, mullins, brown bread, grid
die cakes en- waffles is wot dey
call "quick breads"
You all makes EN- wild one cup
er wheat flour ter two cups er
substitute flour to save all de
wheat dat kin be saved fer de
sojers. Some folks kin git er'long
widout any wheat at all and are
glad 10 do it ter help win de war.
Dat amt bad medicine to take.
TO who's gwine tu'n up his nose
at good con bread or biscuits or
rapjacks2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
NOrTTCEs

To the Taxpayers OF the Town OF
Bennington:
A Rate Bill OF the Town Taxes OF
1918 has been placed In my hands for
collection as follows: Sl05 cents on
the dollar for tho Town Tax, 20 cents
on tho dollar for the Town Highway
Tax, 30 cents on the dollar for the
Town District School Tax.
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that will at
tend at tho Bennington County Saw.
lngs Bank from . o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. m
There will be discount OF 4 per
cent. on Town tax II paid within 30
day1.
G. II. Dewey Treasurer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
Ruslness Methods.

"Whon you broke off the engage
ment with Ned, did you send him back
his diamond ringw
"Of course not. What do you sup
pose accepted him in the FIRST place
for3"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
American Beef TO Allies.

Before the war the average monthly
exports Of beef by America To the coun.
tries of the allies We're less than 900
600 pounds. During the last two years
they have averaged about 22O0O0OO
pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23
NTOTT9.c.'-Gs

10 tho TaXpayors OF The bennington
Z Graded School District:
A Rate Bin has been placed In my
hands collection as followa.
yl.9O cents on the dollar on the
Grand List OF 1913.
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes. and notify YOU that will at
tend pt the bennington County Say.
ngs Bank from o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p m.
There will he discount OF per
cent on above tax II paid within 30
days
|. H. Dewey, Treasurer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23

Are you cutting down the number
VI calorlcs you eat every day2"
"Ncyer have 'em; we don't care for
these now.fungled Dishes"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-23

She-That batter doesn't seem
s,rald of the swiftest kind Of balls.
He-No. He's mnrried and he's been
ludglns crockcry for ten years.
Evening star., 1918-11-03
Inadequate Means.

A SENATOR said at n dinner:
1.-THE pacifist. who would pre-
tend to bring the war to a satisfac-
tory end with words, conferences.
peace palavers--well, the paciflst ire
minds mo Of the lady ut the Florida
hotel. g.
"a lady descended to the hall in a
dressing gown at late hour and said
to the night clerk swectly:
Could you give me a glass Of wa
ter. please?' ...
'"rhe night clerk gave her the, wa
ter. and she carried II upstairs.
"ren or fifteen minutes later She
came down again and asked for an
other glass OF water. which, Of course,
she got. ~.
Another ten minutes passed, and
with profuse apologies the lady re-
appeared and asked the clerk il ha
would mind giving her u third glass.
Excuse me. madam the man said
curiously. but do you object to telling
me what you are doing with all this
water?'
"I know you'll just scream when
you hear It. said tho lady. I'm trying
to put out fire in my room,'"
Evening star., 1918-11-03
The Profiteer.
y REPRESENTATIVE ROWE was CO

y REPRESENTATIVE ROWE was con-
demning a profiteer
This pronteer declares that hs
loves his country" said Representa-
tive Rowe. His love reminds me OF
the German baron's.
"a young German baron in pre-
war days proposed to IN elderly MIL
waukec widow, the rclict of a mil.
lionaire brewer.
' "1 loaf you" he said. II loaf YOU
more dan ] can dell in vOrts'
III words fail you said the widow,
try tigurcs, haron.'"
Evening star., 1918-11-03

Pamela remarked, that England
played the game here"
"The bribe was not big enough"
Fischer replied drily. England would
sell her soul, but not for mess of
pottage. To proceed, however, Japan
She is enjoying a prosperity never
known before, and for every million
pounds worth of munitions she ex-
ports to Russia she puts calmly OH
one side 25 per cent to accumulate
for her own use. At the conclusion
she has never occupied before, and
while the rest of the world is still
gasping, she will proceed to carry
out what has been the dream of her
Iife-the invasion of your western
states"
'I admit that this is plausible"
Pamela confessed. but you are only
pointing out very obvious danger,
for which l imagine that we are al
ready fairly we'll prepared"
believe me-" Fischer said earnest
W, you are not. 1t is this fact
vital to you. Later on in our nego-
tiations 1 will show you proof of
your danger. Meanwhile. let me pro-
ceed to the offer. which 1 am en-
powered to make. which comes direct
from the one person in Germany
Pamela changed her position q lit
tie, as though to escape from the
sunlight which was finding it's way
underneath the broad blinds. Her
eyes were fixed upon her visitor. She
hstened intently to every word he
ing of inistrust. which she acknowl-
edged to herself might we'll have
been prejudiced. she found the situa-
tion interesting. even stimulating.
Her few excursions into the world
of high politics had never brought
felt both flattered and interested--at-
tracted, too, in some nameless way,
by the mans personality, his persist
cnce, his daring. his wholc-hearted-
ness. The situation was instinct with
interest to her.
"But why make it to me?" she mur-
:nured.
you are to be my delegate" he
answereh. Take the substance OF
what say to you to your uncle. Try.
for your country's sake. to interest
him in it. The offer which I make
rifice. 1t shall save your dislocatinE
the industries of the country and
sowing the seeds of disturbing and
yet Inadequate militarism. l offer
you. in short. German alliance
against Japan"
"The value Of that OFFER" Pamela
remarked thoughtfully, would de-
pend rather upon the issue OF the
present war, wouldn't it?"
Fischers face darkened. His tone
was almost irritable.
THAT Is already preordained," he
said firmly. You see, will be quite
frank with you. Germany has lost
her chance Of sweeping and complete
victory. The result of the war will
be return to the status-quo-ante.
Yet, believe me, Gelmany will be
strong enough to settle some of the
debts she owes, and the debt to Japan
is one of these"
"Still, there Is the practical ques-
tion OF getting men and ships over
from Germany to America" Pamela
persisted.
ut is already solved" was the
swift reply. AT the proper time L
will show YOU and prove how 1t can
be done. At present, not one word
can pass my lips. 1t Is ore Of the
Evening star., 1918-11-03

this morning. I was only trusting
him for a matter of few hours"
"And during those few hours" she
observed, 'he seems to have developed
ter"
Il do not understand the affair at
ALL" Mr.. Fischer declared. land, If
] may say so. 1 am a little weary of
1t. 1 came here to discuss another
matter altogether"
She leaned back in her place.
- What have you come to discuss,
Mr. Fischer?"
What depends so much upon you."
he replied. III you give me any en-
couragement l can put before you a
great proposition. If your prejudices,
ways have been, on the side of Eng
land. why then 1 can do nothing"
"lf l counted for anything" Pane
Ia said, II mean to say if it mattered
.to~afy ope what my attitude was,
4 would start by admitting that my
of the allies. OMIT other hand, my
sympathies amount to nothing at all
compared with my interest in the well
fare of the United States. 1 am per-
fectly selfish in that respect" =
"Then you have an open mind to
hear what have to say" Fischer re-
marked. II am glad OF it, You en-
courage ME to proceed"
"That is all very WE'LL" Pamela said,
stirring her tea. but 1 cannot help
asking once more why you come to
me at all? What have I to do with
any proposition you may have to
maker
"Just this" he explained. "T have
a serious and authentic proposition to
make to the American government. /
cannot mako it offlcially-although it
comes from the highest of all sources
for the most obvious reasons. 1t
may seem better worth listening to
today perhaps, than a week ago. so
far as you are concerned. That is be-
cause you believe in British invinci-
bility upon the sea. I never did"
"Go on, please" Pamela begged. II
am still waiting to realize my position
in all this"
Il should like" Fischer declared.
my proposition to reach the President
through Senator Hastings, and Sena-
tor Hastings is your uncle"
II see," Pamela murmured.
my offer itself is very simple one."
Fischer continued. "Your secret serv-
ice is so bad that you probably know
nothing OF what Is happening. Ours,
on the other hand, is still mnrvelously
good, and what ] am going to tell
you is surely the truth. Japan is tlc-
cuWplating great wealth She is saw
ling her ships and men for one purpose,
and one purpose only. Europe could
y1kot hfibe her highly enough to take u
more active part in this war. Her
price was one which could not be paid.
She demanded a free hand with the
United States"
"This." Pamela admitted. "is quite
interesting, but 1t is entirely in the
realms Of conjecture, is 1T not?"
Not wholly" Fischer insisted. AT
the proper time ] should be prepared
70 bring you evidence that tentative
proposals were made by Japan to both
England and France, asking what
would be their attitude, should she
|. provide .them with half u million men
ana undertake. transport, if at the
conclusion of the war she desired a
settlement with the United States. The
answer from France and England was
the same--that they could not coun-
tenance an inimical attitude toward
the States"
you are bound to admit, them"