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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25

Paris, June 24.-lt is believed that
the treaty will be signed either Friday
or Saturday. Although the day has
not been fixed, it has been decided
that the hour will be two o'clock in
the afternoon. The peace conference
is still without official knowledge OF
the personnel of the new German
delegation or of when it will arrive at
Versailles.
Notable among the persons who
will attend the treaty signing will be
five senator's who participated in the
Franco.Prussian War. and Marshal
Petain accompanied by six French
generals. Mrs. Wilson, her secretary,
and Miss Margaret Wilson will be
among the thousands of persons, in
cluding delegates and secretaries who
will be present. Three hundred
journalists from all interested ma
tions, q few neutral correspondents,
and about three hundred guests ap-
portioned among the signatory ma
tions will have places in the hall.
Seven regiments OF cavalry and
four of infantry will guard the pal.
ace grounds. Within the marble
court through which all of the wit.
nesses except the Germans will pass
will be stationed company OF drum
mers and buglers. No other music
ians will participate. The Germans
will be admitted at the side entrance
from the park after the other delega
tions are seated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
INDUSTRIAL STRIKE ENDS

winnepeg, June 25.-After an in
dustrial strike lasting nearly six
weeks, Winnepeg's general sympathe
tic strike has been called off. Az
ter midnight, the central strike com
mittee agreed to order back to work
tomorrow at II all strikers. Simi
liar announcements came from Cal
gary, Edmonton and the same action
is anticipated in Vancouver and Vic
toria.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
100 GALLONS oF WINE
Seized BY Police at italian Home In
Rutland

Rutland, June 23.--Two barrels and
another part full, containing more
than 100 gallons of wine, were seized
Saturday night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Antonio Rlcci of West street.
whose residence near the crossing,
was, raided by a party of deputy
were no arrests made, but Mr.. Ricci
was notified to appear in City court
this morning at 10 O'Clock when the
case win be disposed of.
The raid was made on a warrant is
sued by Grand Juror John s. Dorsey.
which alleged the possession OF In.
toxicating liquor with intent to sell
and without proper license.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25

Paris, June 24.--The German del
egation which will sign the Peace
Treaty will arrive at Versailles Fri
day morning. according to informa-
ton reaching the French Foreign OF
fee. It is thought probable in
French circles that the signing OF the
treaty will take place at o'clock
Friday afternoon.
According to Liberte Hermann
Miller. the new German Foreign Sec.
retary. will head the delegation to
sign the treaty.
The information regarding the time
of arrival OF the German delegation
was made known to Premier Clemen
ceau, Lloyd George, and President
Wilson, while they were at Versailles
tins afternoon. looking over the ar
rangements for the signature of the
treaty.
Plans for the ceremony attending
the signature of the treaty were con-
sidered by the Supreme Council to-
day. President Wilson fayors max
ing it as simple as is consistent with
the nature OF the event. and the origi
nal plans for the conclusion OF "the
second peace of Versailles" have
been materially modified at his sug.
gestion.
The plenipotentiarles will be seated
on raised dais in the center of the
Hall of Mirrors in the Chateau OF
Versailles
NJ. Clemenceau will open the cere-
monies with a brief introduction. No
speech is expected from the Germans.
William Martin of the French For.
eign Office as master of ceremonies,
will then carry the treaty to Presi-
dent Wilson and the Premers, who
will sign at their seats.
After the treaty is brought back to
a table expressly assigned for signat-
ures, the names of the other dele
gates will be called. and they will ad.
vance and sign opposite seals which
will have been previously affixed to
the instrument.
The order in which the allied dele.
gates will sign after the signatures of
the President and the Premiers are
attached will be according to the
alphabetical order OF the names OF
the countries they represent.
It is expected that the signing will
require two hours. The seals of all
the delegates will be affixed in ad
vance, many of them are already in
the hands OF the French Foreign OF
ice. President Wilson Is using the
Presidents seal, which Is an eagle
with the words, seal OF the Presi
dent OF the United States"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
TO OCCUPY DANzle
Allied Troops Will Replace Germans
and Poles.

Paris, June 23.--The Supreme Al
lied Military and Naval Council met
at Versailles today to consider de.
tails concerning the replacement OF
the German and Polish troops at Dan
zig with allied soldiers.
An armistice has been concluded
between the Poles and Ukrainians,
who have been fighting in Galieia and
volhynia, dispatch from Warsaw
states.
It is reported also that an agree
ment has been reached between the
Poles and the Rumanians, so that
neither will cross the river Dniester-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
SOUTH sHAFrseuRY

The primary department OF the
Methodist church will serve ice cream
and cake on the church lawn tonight.
Howard Cady and three friends from
Amherst college were at the Metho-
dist parsonage Sunday
Mrs. Lee Casele and daughter of
Albany spent part Of the week with
Mrs. casele's parents. Rey'and Mrs.
Cady.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
ALLIES MAY SEND
HUN COVE ERNMENT
AN ULT|MATUM
Will Demand That Germany
Choose It's Delegation
READY AT VERSAILLES
President Wilson viii be the First
Delegate to Place Signature
on the Document

Paris, June 25.-If the heads of the
allied powers do not hear from Wei
mar soon regarding the German dele
CATION for signing the treaty, an ul-
timatum will be sent to the German
Government, says Reuters de-
spatch 1t will demand the appoint.
ment of plenipotentiaries within a
certain number of hours.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
NOTICE

The members of the Village Fire
are requested to meet
Friday evening, June q, at s o'clock
at the Stark Hose Companys rooms
Business of Importance is to be tran
sacted at this meeting.
Signed
WILLIAM SEARS Chief Engineer
William P. Hogan, President
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston 10, Philadelphia 6 (irst
gamel
Philadelphia .. Boston 8 (second
game)
New York 4. Brooklyn 3 (irst
game)
Brooklyn .. New York 3. (second
lgame)
Chicago G Cincinnati 2 (drst game
Cincinnati 2, Chicago 0, (second
game)
st..Louis o. Pittsburg 2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
BASEBALL RESULTS
Scores Of Yesterdays Games and
Standing Of Clubs
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston 5. Washington 2.
New York .. Philadelphia 0.
Cleveland 2. Chicago 0.
Detroit s. ST Louis 4.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to solicit or.
ders for lubricating oils, greases ana
paints. Salary or Comm isslon. Au-
Cleveland, O. 5Otl'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25

wANTED-An antique bead bag and
an old fashioned cameo. Give size,
description and price. Address Eylyn
Hall. 81 Ingersoll Grove, Springfield,
Mass. Sbtl-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25

wANTED-Man for farm work,
hoelng. haying, etc. George Il. Davis,
near Haynes Corners. ell 22l-S;
2bt6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-25
WEATHER

Showers probably tonight and
Thursday.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
Equality of Opportunity.

The socialist dream that laws can
make all men equal is founded on
misinterpretation of the constitution
that all men shall be free and equal,
overlooking the fact that this refer
red to political status.
To give all men equal opportunities
before the law and under the constitu-
ton was the highest concept of the
founders of this government but it
was never dreamed by them that this
referred to material conditions.
To fail to take into account individ-
ual selfishness and the natural weak
mess of the undevolopel Individual, to
say nothing of natural talent and ma
turnal-born cussedness and inefficiency
would seem to be pure folly.
All government can do is to give
each member of society an equal
chance but it cannot make that in
dividual take it and make the most of
it. 1t cannot make men or women wise,
frugal, industrious. or intelligent.
The false, un-American, hypocritical
Interpretation of the constitution that
laws can make all men equal would
destroy all individual values and only
make all men equal by making all men
cyphers under autocracy.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
Bailey Assails Democrats

Washington. April s.-Joseph W.
Bailey, former representative and SEN
ator from Texas, and once leader Of
the Democratic party in the House of
representatives, has excoriated the
present administration with a force
fulness which has caused consterna-
ton among his old colleagues.
"For more than a century" he says,
"the Democratic party has opposed the
creation of useless offices, but in the
last six years Democratic Congresses
have created more offices and more
useless offices than were ever created
in the same length of time since the
government was organized. For more
than a century the Democratic party
preached and practiced economy in all
public expenditures, but, despising our
traditions and teachings, Democratic
Congress, even before we engaged in
the European war, had spent more
money than any Congress which had
ever assembled in the history Of the
republic. Our fathers were wise
enough to know that extravaganza
breeds corruption. that an extravagant
government can no more escape be-
coming a corrupt government than
spendthrift can escape becoming
bankrupt, and our children will learn
this truth in bitter experience"
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
"Ain't II Funny What a Difference
Just a Few Hours Make?"

Raymond Hitchcock spilled a whole
mouthful of good sense in the above
named song, and Lamar has Just had
a fine exhibition Of the application.
The late unlamented publicity com
mittee Of the Peoples party filled
several columns with explanations
that any citizen should do his duty
when he accepted a public call even if
he neglected his own business. and no
one deserved any praise for suc1 n
small matter. Also that an organisa-
tion like the Elks had 10 righ. to even
permit its club room to be used for
any public affairs, 5ut snoald keep
strictly in the background. Les tia l
a week after the election one Of die
publicity committee m" nicrs accepted
a position rs member of the committe,
to put over a na.ibn1i driy' Ee found
under his owh hat one citizen who
would not acglect his buTiness for any
public duty, and 81 srnc another man
to solicit the Lamar Lodge of Elks to
take over the drive and raise the
money. How many bonds would the
government have sold and how much
Red Cross money would have been
raised, if such men had been depended
on for the work
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR
LOCAL COMPANY
Cotton County Oil and Gas Company
Benefits by Late Oil Develop
ment in Texas and Okla
homa.
hOuia.

Frank A. Cox, secretary of the Cot
.on County Oil & Gas Co., was called
% Ration, New Mexico, to close up Il
.leal by which a considerable portion
IF the stock of the company Will soon
De disposed of. The recent oil strikes
N both Cotton County, Oklahoma, and
,iurkburnette, Texas, are on lands
right adjoining their holdings and they
nave received numerous very flatter-
ing offers to lease their holdings, but
the officers are determined to carry
out the original agreement with their
stockholders and drill on one or the
other of these tracts. They hold
twenty acres in Cotton County and
Ibout the same amount right in thu
neart of the territory at Burkburnette
that has made more millionaires than
sere ever made in the oil business be-
ore. The most recent strike of a big
well in this territory is on land lying
light alongside of the Cotton County
Oil e. Gas Co. lease, and IS said to
DC one Of the best new wells brought
IN for many weeks. The Burkburrette
iield is now the mecca OF all the spec
llators of the country-the one place
where the poor mans dime may prove
Just as much a winner as the rich
mans thousand dollars-and the eyes
of the investing public are all turned
towards it, and thousands of people
are crowding the streets all day long.
The sale of another big block OF stock
will put the company in position TO
drill well in which ever field they
may deem it most propitious for the
good of all concerned, and the stock
holders can assure themselves that the
work will be pushed from the time
the funds necessary 20 successfully
carry on the work are assured.
The company has number Of local
business men on its board Of directors
and all are anxious to get action now
that the wonderful striheJ all around
their holdings make the prospect lock
so inviting. The lots are now selling
rapidly at figures fifty per cent high
Ter than when they wore first placed
on the market. and the cumpany could
lease its property at once for price
that would pay AL hoIjefs a profit
even on the advanced figures.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
BIG SNOW STORM
Eastern Colorado Visited by Another
Big Snow Storm.

Twenty inches of snow the second
week OF April! 1t seems incredible
even to the oldest old timers, but that
is Just what has happened this week,
and all hope it is the final curtain call
of the most distressing and most re-
markable winter the eastern plains Of
Colorado have ever known. The snow
began on Tuesday afternoon and fell
slowly that evening. At night II
turned to a regular blizzard which
lasted all night and until late Wednes-
day afternoon, drifting to a depth Of
several feet in many places. and ac-
cording TO the government moisture
guage showing a depth Of twenty
inches on the level. Il melted rapidly
underneath during Wednesday. but
freezing weather followed at night and
the ground is now covered with
heavy blanket of snow and ice. No
such storm was ever seen here at this
time Of year before, and the suffering
to stock will be something terrific.
The sun is now out but the tcmpera-
ture is not rising rapidly and relief
from the situation will not be rapid.
The storm seems to have extended far
to the north all over the Colorado
plains and down through Oklahoma
and FAR into Texas. To those dry
land farmers having out~winter crops
il will be n blessing, but to the stock
men and many others nothing more
drastic could have been dished up by
the weather experts. Southern Colo
RADIO has been so used to getting a
fine deal all the time from the wealth
err man that the past winter has SEEM
ed like one long drawn out nightmare.
The roads had just become merely
passable-not even fair-as a result
Of the winter storms, and now all
traffic is tied up again.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
Going Some.

The monthly compendium Of the
House of Representatives, made pub
lie yesterday, shows that the Sixty
fifth Congress during its three ses-
sions of war legislation appropriated
about $57 ,0O0, ,00O,O0 This is con-
siderably more than fifty times the
total which gave the celebrated Bill
ion Dollar Congress its historic name
and fame.
Two salient facts about the Fifty
seven Billion Dollar Congress may be
stated briefly:
L. The expenditure by the Wilson
Administration of the money thus ap-
propriated for the winning of the war
has yet to be audited in the political
sense; but the process of audit in the
political sense is bound to come.
2. The Republic is prosperous and
patriotic enough to support a fifty
seven billion dollar Congress when
ever a fifty-seven billion dollar Con-
gress is needed to vindicate American
honor or protect American interests;
but it is not and never will be pre-
pared to support a fifty-seven billion
dollar Congress to finance. to police
and to regulate the entire planet on
part of which We live.-N. Y. Sun.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09

tional President, J. NJ. Kirkpatrick, OF
Topeka, Kansas, who will bring with
him the moving picture initiatory de-
gree to be given at Fraternal Temple
on Saturday night, April 18th.
This degree requires 1900 feet OF
film prepared especially for this order
and the odes from the ritual will be
given on a phonograph from records
produced by world famous singers.
To secure a visit of national officer
a local council must secure 100 new
members, and it is a matter Of pride
to the Lamar members that. with the
assistance of District Deputy Geo. w.
Duffy, the class has almost reached
the 200 mark.
The meeting on Saturday night is
for members and candidates only
and bids fair to pack the largest hall
in the city.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
WILL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Lamar Lodge Ii. 7. o. Elks and Lamar
Have Same Birthday and Lodge
viii Celebrate.

Arrangements are being made to
take another large class of candidates
into the Elks on next Tuesday even
ing, and after that no more will be
taken in until May "a, the anniversary
Of the birth of Lamar and also the
local Elks lodge. Already class of
fifty is assured for that event and it
is expected that over hundred will
be secured before the time is up. They
are coming in rapidly from all over
the big territory tributary to the La
mar lodge and the anniversary occasion
promises to be even bigger event
than the big time when the lodge was
established. There will be an all day
session with big street parade, sew
eral bands and fireworks in the even
ing. Master of Ceremonies Fred Kel-
sey has abandoned business for the
time being and will devote the next
five weeks to preparing new methods
and stunts in the line of grand cele-
brations. You will miss something If
you are not in it.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09

sufficient help to care for crops dur
ing the busy season there is an ex-
cess at other times. This means that
ordinarily some of the hands are idle
and that winter wages are low.
If there is sugar factory in the
community, it uses great number of
men during the winter and the con-
gestion is relieved. Those who would
otherwise be idle are given employ
ment and the entire winter wage scale
for the community is advanced.
Sugar beet raising calls for inten-
sive farming and promotes dense
population. This makes possible bet
ter educational facilities and more de-
sirable social opportunities, thereby
reducing to minimum some of the
chief disadvantages of farm life.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
READY WHEN THE
WEATHER MAN PERMITS
Nee No She Oil Co. Has Everything
in Readiness for Big Well North
of Lamar.

President Charles Sweitzer of Eads,
who is in charge of the Colorado end
of the development work of the Nee
No-She Oil Co. has everything in read
mess now for the work of drilling to
begin at the site of their first Colo
RADIO well twelve miles north of La
mar on the Nee No-She dome. He
expected to spud in on Tuesday of
this week, but owing to the big storm
had to put il off and will begin the
first day that the weather man will
permit. The big rig and derrick is
all ready now for the campaign and
the drilling will be rapid once they
get started. The outfit is capable of
going to depth of 1000 feet and they
have ample finances now to see them
through and will give that section a
thorough test. Mr.. Sweitzer has tax
en- over the Colorado part Of the work
because he is interested here and
wants to see the Arkansas valley
thoroughly tested for oil possibilities.
He has made study Of the subject
for some time and has secured the re-
ports of some of the best expert geo
logists on this section and feels con-
fident Of winning out.
However, the company has 5000
acres in the heart of one Of the best
oil sections of Texas and offers its
stockholders this additional opportun-
ity-almost certainty-of getting
their money back. Mr.. Cornell, the
manager, is on the ground there and
is now putting in a rig and drill. They
expect to spud in there the last of
April and should soon get results AS
it is section noted for shallow pro-
duction. This company's stock until
recently was almost entirely held in
Kiowa and Prowers counties. but in
the last few weeks the business men
of Pueblo have investigated the Texas
properties of the company and be-
come so enthused that they have been
buying the stock in large blocks.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
Presbyterians Win Victory Banner

The Lamar Presbyterian church un-
veiled its Victory Banner last Sunday
morning. The recent drive" for the
local organizations share of the bud
get of s4O,OOO.OOO raised by Presby-
terians this year was very successful.
The Lamar church was one of the
first in the Arkansas Valley group to
go "over the top" A beautiful white
banner with gold cord, displaying
prominently red cross, was awarded
by the headquarters of the New Era
Movement, in recognition of the VIC
tory and spirit Of the campaign. The
congregation feels justly proud Of this
honor.
The Victory Banner has n two-fold
purpose, recognition of work done as
indicated and challenge to the church
to cecure as many stars on the victory
banner as there are now on the serv-
ice flag of the church, by adding
members to the local organization.
The campaign for increased member
ship is now on, number having al
ready expressed the desire to come
into the fellowship of the church. All
those taking this advance step rs well
as those coming from other organiza-
tions by certificate will be received
April 27. Stars will appear on the
victory banner showing the progress
of the campaign.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
Advantages of Sugar Production.
Chairman.

The growth of the sugar beet in
dustry will mean over S100,000,0 900 to
western farmers this year. With pro-
per encouragement and development
of this industry this amount could be
doubled and trebled in a short time.
Those who have made a careful
study of the subject are agreed that
the introduction of sugar beets into
the agriculture of a region results in
good in many ways. In the European
countries where beet raising has seen
its greatest development, agriculture
has a stability that is not found in the
newer countries where sugar beets
have not been introduced.
The fact that the farmer has a sure
market for his crop at price known
in advance, enables him to judge more
accurately the value of the land. Ex-
perience shows the approximate yield
of beets he may expect and cost of
production.
The raising of sugar beets is not
consistent with poor farming.
In all the farming communities work
is more pressing in the summer than
during the winter. In order to have
The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
Wising Up!

The specially prepared official press
dispatches from Paris state that Presi-
dent Wilson is now about to fix the
responsibility for starting the war. 1t
only lacks a few weeks of five years
since the war started and if our presi-
dent has discovered in that time what
all the rest of the world knew on
August /, 1914, we may reasonably
hope he will be able to arrange a
tresty Of peace by ls4S.