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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
BACKBONE OF LIQUOR
TRAFFIC is BROKEN
If War Prohibition Should End Oct.
But Little Territory Would Be
Affected. For Short lime.

AIIGCLCQ, TIT
Wes.eryille. o., july 14.-Just
how much of the United States was
affected by war prohibition and how
much will be affected by constitu-
tonal prohibition?
The average man, it seems, thinks
of prohibition as something that has
suddenly enyeloped an entire nation.
But IA statement OF the Anti-Saloon
league issued from the headquarters
here points out that before war pro
hibition went MO effect there was
only a little portion Of the United
States vet
For instance, 80 states and the Dis
trict OF Columbia were dry, either by
poLIlar vote or legislation. They
were dry as to light wines and beers
lust the same as TO spirltaou
liquors. War prohibition did not at
feet them at all, neither will conGtitu
tional prohibition affect their states.
It was Illegal TO ship liquor into them
from wet states.
Those 80 states represent the larg
ess area in the United States. OF the
IS wei states only two g. three are OF
any size, as, for instance, New York
i-ennsyNanla, Minnesota, California
and Louisiana. The remaining wet
states. such as Delaware, hnvde 10
land, Maryland, Vermont, ETC., are
among The smaller OF the states in
area.
But even the IS states are not
whony wet. In fact, there is not q
state in the Union that has not dry
spots in it. For instance, almost hall
OF New York state was dry. In more
than half of California sale of all
liquors was illegal. In Kentucky, lOl
cf the 800 counties were dry. More
than half of Louisiana WAS dry.
There have been very few saloons in
Vermont, and Wilmington was the
only wet spot in Delaware.
SO, according to the drys, there
was mighty little of the country that
wasnt under prohibition, anyhow
and about 80 per cent Of the people
lived in arid territory.
Minnesota, it is pointed out, would
have been wholly dry except for the
state law which requires the drys to
set a majority OF all votes cast at
any election. When Mime 2ta voted
ON the wet and dry issue prohibition
had larger vote than the vets 1Nols
red, int no a majority oil al votes,
Ivy about 500, cast in the election for
governor. That means that many
voters ignored the wet and dry issue
entirely.
Even if war prohibition lasts only
a few months and not until constitu-
tioral prohibition comes in. the drys
do not anticipate any great gain to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the shareholders OF
the Bennington Cooperative Savings
and Loan Association win be held At
The Office of the Secretary on Thurs
day evening, July 18th, 1919. at eight
o'clock to transact the following
business:
list. To hear the reports CT the Off
GERS for the year ending July
LIST, 1919.
End. TO elect officers and two di
rectors for the ensuing year.
3rd. To transact any other business
found proper when met.
II. L. HALL, President
w. ii. Mills, Sec'y.
Bennington, VT.
July 7th. 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15


Bates
Lois Young Of North Benningt5a
has been visiting Mrs. w. b. Randall
for several days.
Mrs. Della Cole of Arlington has
been spending a week with her grand
daughter, Mrs. Merritt Bentley,
M. and Mrs. II. V. Alien and chill
dren Of Boston are visiting Mrs. Al
lens parents, Mr. and Mrs. d. w.
Harrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Soimon Carpenter CT
Rutland are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Fl. NJ Hottum
The remains Of Mrs Myra Johnson
former resident were brought here
recently from Waterford, N. Y. The
interment was in the family lot at
Maple hill cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
POWNAL

Mrs. John Barber is the guest OF
Mrs. Harriet Il. Patterson of North
Adamr.
Charles &. Tyler of shelburne
Falls, Mass, who recently returned
from one years service overseas. is
a guest at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Campbell
Harmon O'Dell has returned from
overseas and is at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon
ODell. He served nearly one year in
service overseas.
Miss Isabelle MoLaren of Cooper
town, Miss Florence Eldridge of
Norlh Adams, Miss Eva Cole of Al
bany, Miss Ina Walker and William
Durkee of Holyoke, were recent
guests OF Mrs. Agnes Sexton at
Camp Way Up"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

l.
provides as follows.-
Keeping Of Swine.
Sec. So No hogs or swine shall be
kept within the limits of the village
between the first day of April and the
fist day OF December of any year, cX-
cept IL such localities as may me des-
ignated by the trustees of said village;
and all hogs or swine, together with
tho places wherein they are kept be-
tween the dates aforesaid, except in
the localities designated rs aforesaid
are hereby declared 10 be nuisalces,
and the owner or keeper thereof shall
pay a fine Of ten dollars for each and
every hog or swine so KEEP in yiolat-
ion of this ordinance. provided that
the whole amount of such fine recover
ed in any one suit shall not exceed the
sum of one hundred dollars.
Notice is hereby given that when
specific complaint is made and pro
per evidence furnished to the under
signed that any person is violating
the aboyo ordinace. the offender will
he prosecuted according to law If he.
does not dispose of such hog or swine
and abate the nuisance within ten days
after due notice is given him OF such
complaint; and further. that the Trus
tees of the Village OF bennington have
no. as yet made any designation what
ever of localities where any hog or
swine may be kept within the limits
of this village.
HENRY CHASE,
Corporation Attorney, Village of
Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
MINUTE MEN Aid
ALLIES.IN RUSSIA
Peasants Without Uniforms Give
Valuable Assistance to Inter-
national Army.
HAIL ALLIES AS REsCUERs
In Nearly Every Attack Made or
Enemy These Partisans Co Ahead
OF CT Along the Fisnks Look
ing fer Pot Shot.

With TIE Americans on the North
Russian Front.-Ih this international
army. which Is fighting numerically
superior bnshevik forces in north
Russia there are. mingled with the
lalf dozen or SO varieties of uniforms,
men who wear no uniforms at ali,
They fight, as did the francs tireurs
in the Franco.l'ruSsian war. and the
first minute men of the American row.
oution, for the protection of their
Gresides.
They are peasants, bearded or
Geurdess. with nothing To distinguish
them from the thousands OF other
peasants liviag around them but their
guns and cartridge belts. They are
the irregular o. partisan" troops.
and The sentiments they are showing
and fighting for in Wis wilderness OF
snow and pine trees loom up so patr.-
otically that the government of north
ern Russia is beginning to look upon
them as the keystone on which TO
build a Russian state that viii be free
from bolslcviSm.
Hall Allies as Resouers.
These PEASANTS have known the raw.
ages Of bolsiieyik troops in their Wiz
Ingcs. They haze seen friends exc
cuted for arlh0lshcvik activities.
They hail the allies rs rcscuers. In
nearly every attack The regular troops
make against tie enemy one finds
these armed part sans. crack shots, go
Ing ahead OF or along the TANKS of
the Americans. British French and
trained. uniformed Russians to scout
Il path ar take II pot Shot Mt the enemy.
The point Of view o2 these peasants
Is this: The ermy has not yet been or
ganized;sWe ERE robbed and i'll treated
By the bolshHNiki; therefore we have
70 defend ourselves. The peasants in
the Khobnosory district. along the
Dwina river, have been fighting for
four months. Military authorities say
they do their work rs cheerfully and
efficiently as regular soldiers. The
red guards are helpless against the re-
voltc1 population.
The appearance Of peasants fighting
vciuntmtiy against Trolzky's forces
las n demoralizing effect upon the
bolSheviki, MS 1t disabuses the minds
of some Of them Of the theory that
DIZZY are hcing opposed only by "im-
pnrialists."
Scout Like Animals.
The partisans know that If they are
captured they will be shot. But,
knowing the forest country as city
dwcllers know their own streets, they
are seldom captured. In scouting they
are as tireless as wild animals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
Wanted

A.ash paid FOR logs. delivered on pub
Tic high for loading ON our AUTO
TRUCKS. Cord and sian wood. stove
lengths and saw-dust Tor sale. We
DO custom saving. III. II. Cushman
Mfg. Co.. North Bennington. Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
nneeorioal sl.ndltrlrta.

"How's politics coming out your
way2"
ut isn't what it used to be. Every
time anybody would think up good
husky epithet he'd use It on the Hohen-
zollerns instead of saving 1t up for the
local campaign"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
SALISBURY

A. S. Webb is seriously i'll.
Miss Marjory Randall is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Bernie Twitchel entertained
n friend from Massachusetts, recent
Is
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Dsan and chill
dren are visiting Miss Gertrude
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

WANTED-Chamoer and dis
washer Also maid for nurses hall
Maid need not be experienced. wal.
luomsac Inn, Old Bennington. at.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

WANTED--A competent waitress,
Apply Box 3S7. Bennington. 4sti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
Mo- ICE

Section 50 of the Ordinances and
Bylaws of the Village of Bennington
provides as follows.-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. power ma
chine operators. Davis Apron FACTORY.
i7t6%
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
TO RENT


FOR SALE-Work horses. Chas a.
Breese, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. r. +. ID.
4St12.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

WANTED-Textile men: Second
hands for putting up dept. folding.
packing. etc. cotton piece goods;
man 10 set up mlues; sewing machine
lNer: Crane knitting machine fiNer
$50: underwear bleacher finished per-
cher; mule fixer zoe hour roll coverersi
oversecr wooden carding; second hand
wooden carding and many others
Charles p Raymond Agency, 294 WASH
inGton ST., Boston, iSt3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

Saleslady in suit depart
ment with experience In alterations
preferred. Address giving are exper-
fence, references and salary expected
Box 800. Fitchhurg, Mass. 47tGt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

Wanted-By Il. a. Waist Company
operatives for scanning machine. 47tG
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

WANTiD--Pupil nurses, male and
female. at the Taun ION State Hospital
Training School for nurses. For par
ticulars address Or Arthur v Gosa
Supt., Taunton Stat, Hospital. Taun-
ton MasR, ~,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

Wantcd--Small second hand safe
Apply L. II. Graves, End. sBti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
Scout Like Animals.

The partisans know that if they are
captured they will be shot But,
knowing the forest country as city
dwcllers know their own streets, they
are seldom captured. In scouting they
are as tireless as wild animals.
The government of the north for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

FOR SALE-Four piece bed room SET
reasonable. Antique. Inquire ar
Main street. 45t6H
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

FOR sALE-Belgian Police dog. Five
months old Thoroughbred and best
stock in America. Price $25. VIM a.
Fischer, Tel. 454-M 45t6'
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24

Gr""e's Tastc.c5s ciii,: 'ion.c
ccstcrcs vitality and energy by purifying and c.H
dching the blood. You can soon feel its Strength.
ming, Invi2or.tng Effect. P-ice G0c.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
COMMISSION As SPECIAL EN-.
PlOYNENT AGENT RECEIVED
Secretary Carl DOdds Is Commissioned
As a Special Agent Of the U. s.
Employment Service at One
Dollar a Year.

Secretary Carl Dodds, of the Mays
vile Chamber of Commerce, who was
recently appointed Special Agent of
the United States Employment Service,
today received from Washington his
commission as such agent at an an
nual salary Of one dollar a year.
With this commission the Maysville
Chamber Of Commerce becomes a
branch Of the United States Employ
ment Service and all returned soldiers
in Mason and surrounding counties
may feel free to use the local Office
at any time they need it free of cost
of them. 1t is the purpose of the SER
vice to bring returned soldiers and
employers together. Any local soldiers
who are seeking employment are ask
ed to list themselves with the local Of
fee and any employers in this section
who are in need of men and who will
employ returned soldiers are asked e
list themselves with the local agen
Now that Maysville is given loV0|
Office Of the Employment Service it is
up to the people of this section to use
it freely.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
MRS. SPHAR WILLS HER EN-.
TIRE ESTATE TO HUSBAND
Considerable G Business Transacted IN
the Mason County Court To-day
Mr.. A. c. Sphar Sole Bene.
fcIary In Wlfe's VIII.

This being regular monthly County
Court Day there was considerable
business Of Importance transacted.
The orders made during the day fol-
low:
A paper bearing date of August 7,
1909, and purporting to be the last
will and testament of Mrs Eliza s.
Sphar, deceased, was produced In
court and filed, The due execution OF
the paper was proven by the testimony
of Harry T. Miles and E. A. Robinson,
attesting thereto and 1t was admitted
to probate. BY the terms of the will
Mrs Sphar's entire estate is bequeath-
ed to her husband.
1t appearing that Andrew c. Sphar
was under the terms of the will of
Eliza S. Sphar named as executor
thereof and 1t further appearing that
the said A. c. Sphar has declined to
accept the appointment on account of
infirmities of age, he moved the court
that A. S. Clark be appointed admins
traitor with will annexed of Eliza s.
Sphar and he qualified as such with
Z. A. Robinson as surety on bond.
Several settlements filed at the last
term of court and ordered to be left
over until this term for exceptions
were ordered recorded, no exceptions
having been taken thereto.
Several other settlements were filed
and ordered to lie over until the next
regular term for exceptions,
The will of Ernest Dieterich was
filed and ordered probated upon proof
of its due execution.
F. A. Wilson was appointed admin
istrator of John F. Wilson, deceased.
and he qualified as such with H. l.,
Pepper as surety on bond.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
SUCCEsSFOLREV|vAL
WASCL0SED SUNDAY
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Two Weeks Special Services at First
Baptist Church Proves Success I'm
Every Way = Sunday Nights
Was Last Service.

Special revival services which have
been in progress at the First Baptist
church for the past two weeks came
to close Sunday evening in one of
the best services of the entire series.
Pastor Bailey gave his hearers some
thing to think about Heaven-the fu-
ture home of the soul.
The musical program at Sunday
evenings service was especially at
tractive. Mr.. Carl Dodds and Mrs.
Dodds both sang solos. There was a
male quartet and a special chorus
number by the large choir. The musi-
cal part of thsi entire series has been
wonderfully attractive. Mr.. Carl Dodds
has handled the music as few could
have done and every one is more than
pleased with the record the chorus
,choir las made. He has been able to
get m re music from the audience
than il usual and the manner in which
the church officers appreciate the SER
vices Of Mr. and Mrs. Dodds was shown
by the handsome purse they were pre-
sented with at the close of Sundays
service DR.. Bailey Sunday evening
also h shly complimented Miss Stella
Archdeacon upon the splendid manner
in which she had handled the piano
during the series.
Although Pastor Bailey gave his SER
vices during this series to the church,
the off GERS have informed him that all
Of his expenses to the Southern Bap-
tist Convention, which meets next
week in Atlanta, Ca, and all of his ex-
penses while in Atlanta will be paid
by the local church as their apprecia-
ton for his services during the re-
vival.
During the special series of services
there have been eight accessions to the
church and those attending have read
through the special Bible readers
course total of 2,676 chapters in the
Bible.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
HEALTH LEAGUE WILL Pre-.
SENT PETITIONS TO COUNCIL
Mason County Health League VIII Ask
Council to Adopt System Of Caring
For Toilets In Unsewered
Sections Of the City.

Petitions are being circulated this
afternoon by members Of the Mason
County Health League calling upon
the City Council to adopt system re-
commended by the United States Pub
lie Health Service for the care OF
toilets in that section Of the city which
is at present unsewered.
The petitions, which will be pre-
sented to council at the regular
monthly meeting this evening, point
out that at present the city may moi
be in financial condition to install
sewers In all parts Of the city where
they are badly needed but they point
out that the system recommended by
the U. S. Public Health Service will
relieve the situation temporarily and
the Health League officials set out that
they believe such action would greatly
relieve the threatened typhoid fever
epidemic in Maysville.
It is more than likely that repre-
sentatives of the Mason County Health
League will appear before Council to-
night in support of these petitions.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
COMMERCE CHAMBER
MEMBERS TO HEAR
BUSINESS EXPERT
Plans Completed For Business Mems
Get-together Meeting at the Cap.
roni Building This Evening
Calvin d. Brown to Speak.

The Board OF Directors of the Cham
ber OF Commerce have completed final
arrangements for the big membership
meeting which will be held in the
Boys Band room, Caproni building,
Second and Sutton streets, this even
ing, at eight o'clock. Mr.. Colvin B..
Brown, the speaker Of the evening,
arrived this afternoon and was
shown about the city and county
by some Of the leading citizens.
They will not lose sight Of the fact
that Mr.. Brown is travelling all over
the United States and will herald
the good features of Mason county and
the hospitality of our citizens. The
Boys Band will give concert at the
meeting.
The subject Of Mr.. Browns address
will be "Why a Community Should
Support Its Chamber of Commerce, ;"
and he is especially fitted to discuss
this topic in as much as he has been
meeting with citizens Of the most
prominent cities in the United States
and discussing with them the particu-
lar problems confronting their Cham
ber of Commerce.
Invitations have been sent out to all
Of the members, both city and county
and 1t is expected that this meeting
will attract the largest attendance of
any meeting that has yet been held by
the local Chamber of Commerce.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
DR.. is. LOCKE HAS
RESIGNED AS COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICER
Mason County Health Officer Accepts
Position With National Tubercu.
losls AssOciatlOn-Johns Hop.
kins Graduate Recon-.
mended For His
Position.

1t became publicly known today for
the first time that DR.. ]. s Locke, Ma
son county's full time Health officer,
for the past two years, had rendered
his resignation as such officer to take
effect on May 18th. There has not yet
been a meeting of the County Board of
Health to accept this resignation but
such meeting will be held on We'd
nesde/ of this week.
DR.. Locke has been offered and has
accepted the appointment as head of
the National tuberculosis Associa-
tion's work in the entire state of Ken
lucky and he will move his family to
Louisville where headquarters will be
opened and maintained. DR.. Locke
will go to New York City next week
where he will meet with officials of
the National Association for a weeks s
meeting and he will then return here
and move his family to Louisville.
AS his successor in Mason county
the United States Public Health Ser
vice and the Kentucky State Board Of
Health have recommended DR.. J. l..
Rice, of New Haven, Conn. DR.. Rice
has been in Maysville for the past
several days but was called to New
Haven this morning by telegram an
nouncing the death of his mother-in-
law. DR.. Rice is a graduate of Johns
Hopkins University and is a labora-
tory expert. If he comes to Maysville
he will install here first class medi-
cal laboratory in which he can make
all kinds of investigations and exami-
nations. This laboratory will be of
great assistance during epidemics of
various kinds and will also be Of great
value to the local physicians cooper
ating
DR.. Rice has just returned from
South America where he has been for
some time under the direction of the
United States Public Health Service
making certain Investigations and it
is practically certain that he will be
selected County and City Health Of
ficer to succeed DR.. Locke and he will
receive the hearty cooperation of the
State and Federal Health authorities
In his work in Maysville and Mason
county.
Since coming to Maysville when the
Sanitary Survey was made, DR.. Locke
has made many friends in this county
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
AUTO STOLEN BY YOUNGSTERS

An automobile belong to Mr.. Cleve
Howe was stolen sometime Saturday
night from its parking place at the
carnival grounds. The machine was
found by the police Sunday morning
on the Mt. Carmel pike near the Mays
Vile cemetery where it had been de-
serted. The machine was uninjured
and the joyriders were not discovered
This is twice this same thing has hap
pened in Maysville in the past two
weeks and the police will severely
prosecute those responsible II they are
discovered.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05

A great degree Of the success OF the
day is due the newspapers for the gen.
erous way they gave space to boost
for the day. No such movement can
succeed these days without the sup
port Of the newspapers. The churches
are deeply grateful for the many fa-
vors and courtesies shown.
There seems to be a general feeling
that the publishing Of the attendance
from week TO week adds new zeal ia
the work. and the attendance secre-
tary has been urged to continue the
publishing the attendance every Mon
day. This we shall do AZ long as the
newspapers are willing 10 do II.
Many OF the Sunday Schools Of the
city and county have pledged theIr
offering for 0o-to-sunday -schooi-Day
after dsductins the legitimate sx'
psnsss for the day, to The Ksniucty
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05
WATER COMPANY PROPOSITION
TO BE THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED

The proposition the Maysville Water
Company has made to the city for the
sale of their entire system will be
formally presented to council as a
whole by the Ways and Means commit
tee at tonight's meeting and the mat
ter will then be thoroughly explained
by the Representatives of the company
Because of the expediency of doing
something at once. it is expected that
some definite step will be taken by
council tonight.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-05

who will be very sorry to see him
leave but realizing his new position is
quite a promotion they all congratu-
late him. DR.. Locke's work in Mason
county has attracted attention to him
in all parts Of the country and his
success here is responsible for his re-
ceiving this splendid appointment in
charge of the governments work
among the tuberculosis patients in the
state of Kentucky.
1t has not definitely been decided as
yet but it is thought that the office of
the County Health Officer and the
County Health Nurse will be consoli-
dated and in the future the County
Health Officers Office will be at the
headquarters of the Mason County
Health League in Court street.