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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
DEATH OF MISS LOIS
FERN LEFEBVRE

Lois Fern LeFebvre, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George LeFebvre. First
Street North, this city died at st. Vim
cents Hospital at Green Bay at II 100
a. m. Friday, July 25, 1919, having
been removed to Green Bay on We'd
nesday for necessary operation.
The little girl was aged 8 wears.
8 months and five days. She came
to Grand Rapids with her parents
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Mrs T E. Mullen, Katherine KAN
merer and Howard Mullen are back
from their motor trip to Elkhart Lake
and Green Bay where they enjoyed
-everal days outing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Nation State County and City of Grand Rapids Honor You


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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
COUNTY SHEEP MEN
Weather Saturday nterfered With
Association Meeting

Only four or FIVE men were present
at The meeting OF the Bennington
COunr' ShpeR association called al
the Office Of the Bennington Farm
Bureau Saturday afternoon The
reads were in such condition that on
~ two Cf the farmers ventured to
leave home
Two of the men present We're from
on, uf town. Stanley Painter Of the
state AGRICULTURAL college OF Burling-
ION and Walter Pratt Of iratreboro.
AIR Pratt has charge OF the sheep de-
partment AZ the Eastern states fair
IN Springfield Mass. aud he IS en-.
deayoring 20 interest Bennington
county breeders 10 mako an exhibit
AT the fair next fall Mir Pratt adYis
es that the breeders of the county
combine and secure an exhibit large
enough To warrant carload rates
Because OF the small attendance no
meeting was held Saturday and no
date Tor &c will be fixed until after
the weather becomes more favorable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
TESTING SEED CORN
Not All Good Looking Grain Turns
Out Well

f. Clifford Shaw. the Bennington
county farm agent, has begun testing
seed corn for the farmers and Is
learning that not al, good looking
corn saved from last years crop
is showing up we'll One sample an
parently in excellent shape did NOT
show termination better than 65 per
cent l''@
The county agent is now ready to
make tests for the farmers OF seed
corn 10 be planted the coming season.
lie advises that the farmer who dc
sires a test should take two or three
kernels each from considerable
number OF ears. He advises that the
farmer select as many as so ears. IL
possible, and to take two kernels
from each ear This plan, provided
the ope hundred kernels show better
than So per cent, would Indicate that
it would be safe to plant the corn
from the fifty ears with good expect.
atoms that the seed would gerininate
The county agent already has a
number OF tests in process of germin.
alton at his office,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
TO VISIT UNITED STATES
Cardinal Mereier Wants % See
American Cities.

New York, March 29.-Cardinal
Mercier the famous Belgian prelate,
i4 planning a visit to the United
states within the next few months,
according to William j Mulligan,
Chairman OF the Knights of Columbus
Committee on War Activities
Mr. Mmligan. on his recent trip
abroad, visited the Cardinal at Ma.
lines. aud invited him to be the guest
in this country CT the Knights OF Co.
lumbus. The Cardinal then told him
that his visit was certain, aud ex.
pressed a keen desire 10 make the
trip,
Cardinal MERCER Mr. Mulligan said
wanted TO come to The United States
to express personally his appreciation
of what this country has done The
Cardinal said he wanted to see all of
our big cities. aud mentioned Chicago
especially. Mr.. Mulligan said he did
think The Cardinal wanted to make
his visit here in the heated season
but in the spring or fall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
AUGUST BELMONT, JR~ DEAD
New York Capitalist Did Not Survive
Operation.

New York, March 29-August Bel.
mont. H., partner in the banking
finn of August Belmont q Co. Ameri.
can representatives. Of the European
banking firms Of the Rolhschilds died
here today after being operated or
for intestinal trouble he was thirty
six wears old Graduated from Har-
ward in 1904. Mr. Belmont in 1905 en-.
tered the firm Of his father August
Lelmont noted capitalist and i've
years later became partner he
was connected with q number OF con.
siruction realty and transit enter
prises, including the Cape Cod Con
struction Company OF which he was
president and the lnteraoroueh Con.
solidated Corporation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
STEVENS ADDS
TO RECORD AS
JAIL BREAKER
At Liberty Only Two Hours
This Time
WALKED OUT BACK DOOR
Pursued by Sidney Youngs, Jail Gus.
todan, and Captured Under Straw
at w. J. Hicks Pig Pen

Efford Stevens ir. who broke Jail
some months ago by crawling
through a yentilator shaft, made an
other get away" Sunday afternoon
He didn't have to crawl through a
ventilator shaft this Iime-just
walked out the rear door. He was
back in his cell. however. inside of
two hours
Stevens had not been absent from
the corridor more than ten minutes
when Sidney Youngs- who is in
charge of the Jail, took after the es-
capped prisoner. stevens left with.
out his coat or hat and Youngs was
also bareheaded and in his shirt
sleeves when he took up the trail
AS Stevens wore no rubers he was
easily tracked by Youngs who follow
ed the trail through the alley in the
rear of the jail to the Chatham Divis-
ion railroad track. Stevens took the
road leading to the Mount Anthony
Country club and ran through the GOV
cred bridge Youngs lost track OF
his man somewhere on the Flats
Youngs went into nearby house
to telephone to the village for assis-
tance. In the meantime Stevens had
doubled on his track and headed tow.
ard The w. J. Hicks farm. Here he
went into the pig pen and attempted
TO- hide under the straw He had
been seen to enter the building, how
ever and was easily discovered By
men who had gathered when news OF
the escape began to fit through the
neighborhood Stevens was dug out
from under the straw and turned
over to Youngs who had borrowed a
hat and coat and recovered his wind
lost in the long run from the village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
MINES MAKE No
REDUCTIONS IN
PRICES Of COAL
Local Dealers Make Concession
of I5c Per Ton
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
Increase OF Ten Cents a Month Be.
ginning May I and Running Un-
til October I

Tomorrow coal can be bought in
Bennington for Is cents ton less than
the prevailing price today The re-
duction means that egg coal can be
had for $1l ton. stove and chestnut
at SLIPS and pea coal at 1915.
These are the lowest figures that viii
be quoted during the year Begin
ming May there Will be an increase
of 10 cents ton each month until
October when the prices will be
s11.5O for egg, s1l.75 for stove and
chestnut and si0.25 for pea coal.
There Is to be no reduction in
prices at the mines The reduction of
15 cents ton which goes into effect
tomorrow is made by the local deal
ers for the purpose of stimulating
early ordering of coal for next winter
At the present time there are no
large stocks of coal stored a the
mines but the pockets of the whole
sale dealers are fairly we'll filed. Not
so much coal was used last winter
and both wholesalers and retailers
are in much better condition TO fill
orders than is usually the case on
April 1.
During the past two years because
OF the shortage that has existed for
number of previous winters il has
become a general practice for persons
who could possibly do so to order
their supplies of coal during the sum
mer months. There has been say
ing in prices and once the coal is in
the cellar one winter worry has been
disposed of in advance
For a number OF years previous to
191S.1910 there has been shortage
of coal. Pennington has Jared better
than most towns in New England, to
be sure, but .the-e haEe .sscs Teeks
when there was much anxiety There
is no reason why the same condition
should not. exist next winter The
general condition Of the country indi
bates that no more coal will be mined
during the next nine or ten months
than will supply the needs of thc
people.
There is always the possibility oI
Strikes at the mines At the present
time the local dealers are we'll sup
piled with coal They have made {
concession in price to stimulate de
livery for the coming winter They
had hoped that there would be the
usual reduction in price at the tim,
usual amounting to fifty cents tor
but they are informed that such vii
not be the case this year. 1t means
that the consumer must pay so cents
more a ton tor coal next winter thar
he will have to pay during mex
month
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
SOCIALISTS START
r4 TROUBLE MAKING
Mob in Toledo Resents Refusal Oh
Police TO Permit Meeting at Which
Debs Was 70 Sneak.

Toledo, O.. March 30,-When they
We're. refused admission TO Memorial
hall. city building. this afternoon BY
city cilicials, where Eugene V. Debs
was scheduled to speak. 5000 persons
stormed the place, broke windows
and doors and then paraded the
streets. saying ITO hell with the
mayo.
And all the time Debs was in bed in
Ia Cleveland hotel where, II is said. he
was too i'll 10 appear in public.
\ substitute speaker for Debs ap-
peared about $50 o'clock but when he
attempted to make an address was
chased away by policemen.
Mere than 20 men were arrested. In
Guiding Thomas Devine. Socialist
member Of the city council CHARGES
OF melting to riot were placed against
them but after 800 policemen had
succeeded in breaking up the mobs
the prisoners We're all released with
ont bail.
announcement that Debs would not
be permitted to speak was made Sat
urday night. after the Socialists here
had prepared to handle an overflow
crowd. The announcement appearing
IN the morning papers was the first
notice the Socialists had that their
meeting could not be held.
When the hour for Debs to speak
arrived there were at least 5000 men
and women about the William McKin
ley monument in Court house park.
across the street from Memorial hall.
\ man mounted the base of the
monument Wen use Memorial hall
this afternoon il we have to wade
through blood to do it, he shouted
y policeman grabbed him and he was
thrown nceremoniously into patrol
wagon The man who essayed 10
speak next also was arrested. As the
crowd sensed what was occurring the
radicals began TO hooe and boo the
officers, Clubs we're drawn and the
crowd was got moving. Then came
The parade through the streets. and
cries OF Down with the mayor.
Hang him. TO hell with the police.
and others of similar nature.
lt was after ; o'clock before IN,
police were able to disperse the gath
ering Fist fights by the dozen ur
red ON street corners. Hotels lobbiei
were invaded by the malcontents
Street cars We're held up and threat
OF serious outbreaks were TO be heart
IN every hand
Mayor Schroeder. who issued the o
Ter preventing the Debs meeting. sal,
'hat hereafter no meeting would be pc
mitted anywhere in the city whore
Is suspected "a man of radical tendon
d cies viii speak.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
RECITAL BY MRS. sALrER
President Of Federation Was Guest o.
Fortnighty


The. Fcrnightly meeting Saturday
afternoon was a successful and enjoy
able gathering. In spite of the storm
there was a good attendance and the
audience was thoroughly appreciative
Of the program rendered
The music committee prepared the
program Tor the afternoon but, from
one cause and another. not single
member Of the music committee was
able TO be present at the meeting
Mrs. sumner Salter Of Williamstown
was in charge OF the recital which
consisted OF folk songs, including the
Kentucky lonesome tunes" and the
work Of several women composers.
Mrs. Salter, widely recognized as an
able composer and exceptional mus
ician. gave delightfully."- informal eX-
plantations OF the members weaving
in much of interest and worthwhile
information The folk songs were
sung by Miss Edith Salter in a sim
pie pleasing manner Mrs Borgar.
dus rendered several groups OF songs
by women composers most accept
ably Mrs. Salter played all the ac,
compartments
Mrs Gilbert r Davis Of Windsor
president of the State Federation Of
Womcns clubs. was the guest OF the
Fortnightly ana spoke briefly on the
work and interests of tho Vermont
federation Mrs. Davis is q charming
woman who has never before visited
BENNINGTON and WAS glad 10 meet The
clubwomon OF this historic town
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
KINDERGARTEN PARTY
Mrs. Darling and Mrs. Roster Hos
tesses at Entertainments Wednesday

teSSeS at entertainment wednesday
Last Wednesday evening Mrs. Earl
H. Darling and Airs Harry c. Roster
entertained the ladies Of the Baptist
church at "a childrens night" The
child idea was carried out in every
detail. As the Red Team is really the
kindergarten department Of the Lad
les Aid society of the Baptist church
it was very appropriate that the en-
tertainment should he a kindergarten
class composed OF the members Of the
Red Team
The Blue Team paid an entrance
fee Of cent an inch for their waist
measure They placed the money in
the pocket Of tiny aprons and the
members Of the Red Team put their
donation IN a small red silk sock
Baby pictures OF members cf the
Red Team formed guessing game.
Lolly pops and ice cream Genes, were
served. The collection taken in a
red socs and apron was a generous
iorc
The evening affair was SO success
Iul that another unique entertainment
has been planned for next Wednes-
day evening april . Ms. d. 4.
Z Hallowag and Miss Florence Moore
win be hostesses and will entertain
the Rcd Team. and the gentlemen
this time are included Prove YOU
appreciate the invitation by accepting.
A Fine Time is guaranteed by the
committee aud please bring a LOT OF
( copper cents
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
EDMUND sUsHEE DEAD
Welkknown Resident Of Bennington
Falls Died Sunday

Edmund Bushee, aged 40 years, a
well-known and highly respected resi-.
dent OF Bennington Falls, died at his
home there Sunday forenoon. aged 40
years He had been iii about six
weeks
Surviving are widow and his par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs Peter Bushee and
. chilIlren, Truman. Violet. Burton,
Gladys Frederick, Charles. Chester
Gertrude and Milford The Oldest child
is II and the youngest was born on
New Years day The deceased is ai-
so survived by two sisters and a
brother
Mr. Bushee had been employed at
the Fillmore and Slade paper mill for
a number OF years as repair man He
was q conscientious workman and was
generaly liked by the members OF
the firm and by his fellow employees.
The funeral will be held from the
house Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock and the interment vii be az
the HinsdNlyille cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
ELlIlU ROOT WANTS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
But He Would Add Six Amendments
To Present Draft-sends Letter
to Republican Chairman Hays

New York, March 80 Elihu Root
declared himself tonight m advocate
ol The league of nations covenant
made public by The peace conference
provided Il is amended primarily, by
writing enforcement clauses INTO the
articles calling for arbitration and
limitation of armaments. by restrict.
ing to FIVE years the unanimous guar
anty of the present political and ter
ritcrial status ofmombers and by pro.
,ecune from non-American mterier
ence the affairs OF the American con
tnents.
He made his approval contingent
also upon amendments assuring peri
odic revision OF international law and
"a general redraftmg OF the covenant
in an asmosphere removed by sever
al years frcm the issues attendant mp.
an the settlement OF a world war
10 dispel doubt as to the right OF
withdrawal from the league he iav
orcd specific reservation OF this priv
/ ilege 20 amy signatory cOincident with
on after he proposed redraftmr con
ference
II these changes could be made IN,
former secretary of state asserted, II
/ would be "the clear duty" ot The Unit
ed States to enter into the leaeuC
agreement. In Keeping with what d.
termed the apparent general desire u
the American public that the country
"do It's full share toward the estab
lishmeut of an effective mtemationa
| organization to preserve the peace o
the world
Mr. Root reviewed the league pro
iect and proposed his amendments
six In number in letter to viii n
Hays. chairman of the republican na
! tlona committee. who gave ont M
letter for publication
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Home Economics s-eoialist viii AS
sist Miss Hunt in Demonstrations

The schedule OF meetings for the
Home Demonstration Department for
the following week Is as listed
Tuesday April ! a, North Powpal,
school house. 2.30 o'clock.
Wednesday April Young Won.
ems Club o'clock
Thursday. April g. South Shafts.
bury. 2.30 O'Clock
Friday, April A. Stamford Mrs
Norris Jepson's. 2.SO o'clock
Friday Aprl 4, pownal c.
hall 730 O'clock
Saturday April 8, Manchester. Mrs
Eliza Hard's. 3 o'clock
Miss Bertha Holden Home Econo
mics Specialist will assist the Home
Demonstration Agent by giving demon
strations on planning meals and thrift
.u clothing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
ENTERS K. OF c. SERVICE
Michael J. HeaIy to Co to France In
Near Future.

Michael j Healy, a native OF BEN
nineton, now OF Central Valley. \. y.
has been notified by the T. of G. that
his application for overseas service
with the X OF c. filed some months
ago has been passed upon favorably
and that his passport is awaiting him
Mr.. Healy passed the greater part
OF his life In Bennington and for
many years was with the firm Of A.
Drysdalee & Son in whose service he
made many friends. lie Is also re.
membered for his activities in local
entertainments and his unusually
general popularity His old.time ac-
Quaintances in Bennington predict
for him 4 useful career in his new
service 10 which they believe him
particularly well-nttea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
FOUR THOUSAND
AMERICANS SEEK
GRAVEs0F HEROES
IRVING to DESIGNATE Grave of
Every American
MAKE TIRELEss SEARCH
The Men Make Their Rounds Fully
Equipped With Pick Shovel And
Gas Mask

Paris, March 3O-Four thousand
Americans are now engaged in the
registration OF and search for graves
OF Americans who died in battle. The
work of seeking resting places OF
Americans heroes is being carried ON
with view TO designating the grave
OF every American Tircless seeking
for Identification tags marks the daily
task of the ren Of the graves regis
tration section They set on, on
their solemn mission equipped with
pick shoyAI and gas mask.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
byon Are Aped BY Men Who Play Cbbage or Read
MRS. ARTHUR Ruee DEAD
Passed Away Suddenly at Home il
Bennington Falls

Mrs Arthur Rugg died suddenly at
her home at Bennington Falls Salur
day noon She was young woman
- years of age and had been i'll but
week with influenza. Her condi
iion had not been considered critical
and her death was fastened as the re-
suit OF heart weakness.
Mrs Rugg was a member Of the
Methodist church at Hinsdillville
She was woman OF sterling char
acter and with many friends. Her
early death is greatly regretted by
those who knew her Surviving be-
side her husband are a little daught-
cr Fanny. years OF age; her mother,
Mrs. Fannie Sharkey, widow Of the
late Henry Sharkey; and one brother,
Raymond Sharkey
The funeral will be held lom the
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon and
the interment will be in the lIinsdill-
vile cemetery Rev G. C. Cornell
will ohciate
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
People Belong Baby
GEORGE H. WEBS DEAD
Resident Of Bradford, Pa.--Conneo.eo
BY Kin with Bennington

little past midnight OF March
25th, George II. Webb. was found
dead at railroad crossing in his
home town, Bradford. Pa II was
learned that the tragic death Of this
well-known citizen OF Bradford came
as a great shoek TO his relatives and
friends.
MIR Webb was one OF the leading
citizens of Bradford, was sixty-four
years OF age, and was largely engag-
Cd in the oil business, owning several
very valuable wells The deceased
was a grandson OF the late John v
McEowen at one time Sheriff of Ben
ningtcn County, and was also con
nected with the iate Daniel and Sid
ney McEowen, in their day prominent
merchants Of this town His father
was connected with the old United
States Pottery Company but later
moved to Erie, Pa. where the de
ceased was born in 1855
Mr. Webb is survived by his wife.
two married daughters, and an only
sister, Mrs. Louis j. Bonar, of Mans.
field, Ohio, and an uncle, Harmon Nc.
Eowen formerly of Bennington. but
now in Findlay, Ohio
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
ReeonnIs, Value Of Canals.

The conul system IN China is the
most extensive In The world. with the
possible exception OF Holland Wher-
ever the lay of the land permits the
Chinese have made canal Thus they
are enabled 10 carry the product Of
their labor TO market at minimum
expense.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
SUBMARINES CROSSING SEA
They Are Conveyed by U. S. subma'
rine Tender.

Harwich, England, March 3i--Four
German submarines, conveyed by the
United States submarine tender,
Bushnell. left here today for the Unit
ed States. Man more than the re
quired number @ officers are making
the transatlantic trip on the cap
tured craft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
IA Talk ON CLOTHES
Miss Bertha Holden Will Address
Young Woman's Club


Girls hWoa't i seem good to get
back 70 a Topic so natural and woman
ish and absorbing as clothes?
We're going to. Miss Bertha Held.
en Of the State Department OF Home
Economics now working in connec-
tion With the Bennington County
Farm Bureau viii give ~ a talk about
dress and eluthes-what 10 Wear and
how TO wear it. how 10 choose the
right thing IN clothes how 70 be
thrifty yet weldressed What girl
or woman is So ungirish or unwo-
manal as NOT to want 10 hear about
all these fascinating things?
Then come to the Young Woman $
club rooms at eight o'clock Wednes-
day evening, April 2nd.. and be en-.
'ightened dnd entertained. Every.
body is inyited Club momhers and
friends and The stranger within our
gates
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
SMALL FORCE Of
FRENCH At Tackled
BY HUNGARIANS
Three Hundred Fifty French
Taken Prisoners
DISTURBED CONDITIONS
Germanys Attitude Towards Peace
Negotiations Is Only in Accord
ance With Wilson's ID Points

Paris. March Sl,-A small force Of
French troops stationed in the neu-
ual zone between Hungary and Ru-
mania has been attacked by Hungar-
ian troops. Three hundred fifty of
the French were taken prisoners, ac-
cording to an official report received
here
On demand of the French general,
the release of the prisoners has been
promised by the Hungarians. Great
ly disturbed conditions are reported
to exist in Hungary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
pEes's APPLICATION r.ENleo
He Asked for Rehaaring on His
Appeal.

Washington March 3l.-Eugene
Debs's application for q rehearing ON
his appeal from conviction and sen.
'-2ce OF ten years for violation OF the
espionage act was denied by The su.
prcme court Dcbs. in applying,
claimed he had been denied The priv
ilege OF showing his motive in MAX
ing the speech for which he was con
victed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-31
TO PRESERVE TRADITIONS
win Retain Names Of "a Guard and
Army Divisions.

Washington March 90 Retention
OF the names of fourteen national
guard and national army divisions
with brilliant war records in O perma.
nent military establishment In order
to preserve their traditions was an.
ncuncod By Gen. March. the twenty.
seventh included March said that
recent events IN Hungary have result.
ed in no change in the military policy
of the United States so FAR as the
war department has been advised.