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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
FIRE DEPARTMENT
READY FOR EMERGENCY
Chief Sears Has Taken Precautions
to Combat Conditions Created
by Deep Snow.

Chief William E. Sears of the Ben
nington fire depar ment has taken all
possible precautions to overcome the
conditions created by the recent
heavy fall of snow in the event of
fire in the vi lage. With the roads In
the shape they ara at presen, 1t is
doubtful if it would be possible to run
the auto trucks. The surface may
now be sufficiently settled but the
trucks would make SOW progress even
if hey succeeded in reaching the
scene Of a fire
The chief has secured a large
double sleigh which he has put in at
the fire station on Stafford street and
which he has loaded with hose, lad
ders and other equipment With the
sleigh it would be possible to have a
ream on at fire as quickly az
though there were no snow ON the
ground and perhaps in shorter space
of time. Only limited amount of
apparatus can be carried on the sleigh
at one trip but in case of a serious
fire more hose could be carried from
he station nearest the fire once the
original load had been delivered.
At the present time there are four
horses stabbed at the station and
should the necessity arrive ahe big
truck could be hauled over the snow
roads by hitching the second pair
ahead of the village team.
Snow has been cleared away from
about the hydrants since the first
storm and no trouble should be ex-
perienced in this respect. There is
no question that the department
would be hampered to considerable
extent by big fire but It is evident
that the emergency has been an ici-
pated as fully as possible with the
available facilities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
BIG CROWD AT RURAL DRAMA
THE osd Homestead Well Received
at Opera House Last Night.

That the oldfashioned melodrama,
once so popular with American thea
.regoers before the movies played
hob with the theatrical business, has
not lost its grip was thorough y dem
onstrated by the large audience that
attended he production of Tho
Old Homestead" at the Bennington
opera house last evening.
There were many in the audience
who had in years gone by witnessed
the p ay when produced by its crea-
tor Denman Thompson but they were
willing to concede hat William Law
renee has proved an excellent success
sor to the famous actor
The play has been before the pub
lie for so many years that the leading
characters, Uncle Josh, Cy Prime,
Seth Perkins and Aunt Mathilda have
long become established in the mem
ories of thousands OF peop'e.
One of the most enjoyable features
OF the production last evening was the
singing of the double quartette. The
voices were excellent and showed evil
dence of considerable trainingg.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
FRANCE HON0RS
AMERICANS WHO
DIED IN SERVICE. .
Certificates to Next of Kinto Be
Presented Sunday
ADDRESS BY JOHN spARGo
Program for Exercises to Be Held at
Library Theatre at 3 o'clock in
the Afternoon
ADDRESS BY JOHN spARGo

Bennington post. American Legion.
has completed its arrangements for
the memoria' exercises to be held at
Library theatre at 3 o;c ock Sunday
af ernoon on the occasion Of the pre-
senta.ions of the memoriam certif-
Gates of honor from the French gov
ernm mt TO the next OF kin of the
Benning on young men who gave
their lives in the world war.
The public is invited to attend the
exercises. A section Of seats will be
reserved for those who are to receive
the certificates and section will also
be reserved for The members Of the
local legion post until 2.55.
DR.. John D. Lane will preside at the
exercises and will make the opening
address which vii be preceded by
the singing Of the "Marce laise" in
French by Joseph Pellerin
Scripture reading and prayer will
be TO lowed by Rudyard Kip ing's Re
cessional" and selection by quar-
tette consisting Of William H. An
drews, Joseph Pc lerin, Michael Gil-
more and William Shaw.
Reading OF Edwin Markham's poem,
France in Battle Flame" will pre-
ceed he address for the occasion
which will be delivered by John
Spargo of Old Bennington.
The quartette will sing 1.-THE Va
cant Chair" the ihonor roll wills be
read and the certificates will be pre-
sented The exercises vii close with
the benediction and the singing of
The Star Spangled Banner by the
quartette and the audience
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
HUGHES NOT a CANDIDATE
Asks Name Be Net Used In Nebraska
Primary

Omaha, Feb. 10 Charles f. Hughes
has written a letter to Frank Dewey,
County Clerk, asking him not to pro
ceed W tn plans to present Mr. Hughes
name in the State primary as candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
the Presidency
81 cord ally appreciate your personal
inte est and fr endly sentiment YOU ex-
press" Mr.. Hughes letter reads. 81
am utterly unwilling, however, to un-
d0rtake a second candidacy. I am
deenly interested in Pepubllcan sue
cess md anx 'ous that there should he
Renuhlican unity. but there is no lack
of available men and ] do not recognize
any obligation to permit my name to be
used | must therefore. ask you not
to bring my name forward"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
WILSON WANTS
NOTES PRINTED
IN F|UNE CASE:
Is Writing His Reply to Allied
Council
ANSWER is NEARLY READY
Situation Expected to Be Cleared Up
When All the Facts Have
Been Reported
ANSWER is NEARLY READY

Washington, Feb. 19.-Pre3ident
Wilson's second note to the allied Pre-
N @ concerning the Adriatic spute
la being prepared and probably will be
cabled tomorrow evening
There was every ind cation today
that the Prem ers, con .ronted with the
Presidents first note disapproving
their course, and h s threat to with
draw the treaty, had put 1t up to the
Pres dent to suggest some othe solu-
ton than that which they embod ed in
their ult matum has been extended
from time to time, but to t the Allies
still stand committed Before rescind-
Ing t the Allies apparently want to
see what the President has to propose
in its stead in view of the Italian re-
ject on of the joint memorandum Of
December 8.
Just how far the Allies have gone in
discu sing the relation of this Govern
ment toward European affairs, brought
up by the President b mself in his
th eat to withdraw the treaty, has not
been disclosed Upon tbs point, ~
volving not only as does the Adr attic
question but the Turkish problem, in
terest in the Senate now is focused
The fundamental points of the reply
to President w l5on, according to a
correspondent, are:
First-The Allies answer the accusa-
tion of hav ng prepared a convention
for the annexation of F. ums to Italy,
VIII ch presupposes bad faith on the
part of Italy, by saying that President
WI son is unable to demonst ate this.
Second-The Italian petit on for the
establishment of terr .torial contigu ty
with Fume Is a very small thing com
pared W tn the ce sion of DaImatla,
which the whole world is able to prove
by mercy examin ng the map of
Europe.
Third-Ths Allies observe that the
project OF President Wilson, which com
prehends the Great on of buffer state,
has been rejected by the Jugo Saws,
and the allied nations have been un-
able to ina st upon it.
Fou th-The strip of territory neces-
sary to establ sh the contiguity of
r ume with Itay has not sufficient
value to ju tify procrastination in re-
eStaDl Snlng the peace or Europe.
Fifth-Italy entered the war insp'r-
ed by ideals at moment at least as
critical as that when the I'm ted Sta es
entered She suffered sacrif cos in
blood and money incomparably more
ser GUS than those of the United
States.
Sixth-The President. in threatening
ITO W thdraw h 8 signatu from the
Treaty of Versail e7, which established
the security Of France, grave'y Injuries
the very new French policy for VIII ch
he invited protect on. He not only de
stroys the value Of s first and most
important act but an1ihilates it abso.
lutely, snce he shows that engage
ments contracted n accord with this
policy can be destroyed lightly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
OVERCAME ASSAILANT
AFTER BEING SHOT
Y. D Veteran Wounded in Breast
overpowered Henry Gagnon and
Tied Him to a Chair.

Morrisville Feb. 20.-Robert Whit
temore, a veteran OF the Yankee Di
vision, who was wounded hree times
and twice cited for bravery, was shot
through the left breast yesterday.
Then, with his mothers assistance
he overpowered Henry Gagron, his al
legged assai ant, and tied him in a
chair to await he arrival of officers
Gagnon had gone to the Whittemore
home when he learned his daughter
Miss Isabelle Gagnon had been there
several days. Whittemore probab y
will recover. Gagnon was taken to
the coun y Jail
Whittemore, who is % years of age
was married while he was stationed
at Camp Deyens. He told friends
here recently that he was endeavor-
ing to obtain divorce from his wife
who was said to be at her home in
Jericho
Miss Gagnon, who is is years Of
age, had been staying wi h White
more's mother and father since Sat
urday without the knowledge of her
father, al hough the Gagnon homo
is less than mile away. When
Gagnon learned at the office of the
town clerk here yesterday that his
daughter, who had been employed
there had left the office with White
more Saturday, he went to the latters
home to seek her,
He 'o'd Sheriff George e. Downe
that he was ordered away that
Whittemore pursued and struck him.
and that he fired when he feared he
was in danger Of serious Injury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
FRED W. WILDER DEAD
Well Known Woodstock Banker and
Hotel Finaneier

Hotel Financier
Woodstock. VT, Feb 18.--Fred w.
Wilder died at his home here today
aged 68 years.
For over half a century Mr.. Wider
had been connected with the banks of
Vermont. He was president of the
Woodstock National Bank and was
well-known in bank and nancial
circles throughout New England.
He was one of the 0 ganizers and
was rst president OF the Northern
Bankers association which includes
several Vermont and New Hampshire
banks
Dur ng his IS years residence here
he was very act We In local business
enterprises. He was one of the pro-
moters of the company which bu 1t
the Wood stock Inn
He is survived by his wife, Lucy
(Chapman) W lder and one daughte j,
Mrs Joseph White Of Winchendon.
Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
SOLD LOW GRADE SPARK PLUG
Plot Said to Have Melted a Million
to Operators.

Chicago, Feb. 20-One man is un
der arrest and number of others
are being sough by the police in
connection with an alleged plot to
food the market with low grade
spark plugs
The p'ugs bear the trade mark of
Toledo, o., firm and is an imitation
according to he police and represen-
tatives Of the firm.
The pugs have been on sale for
four years and have been disposed of
by thousands.
The alleged swindel is said to have
netted more than a million dollars
and to have threatened he existence
of the original manufacturers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
GERMAN DEBT 2o4 BILLION
Grip Patients overcrowdina Berlin
Hospitals.

Berlin, Feb 19,-The national debt
is expected to reach 204,0O0.0O0,O00
marks by the end of March, 100000
100000 marks of which comprises
non-in crest bearing treasury notes.
Grip patients are overcrowding he
Berlin hospitals these days, and the
scarcity of nurses and the inadequate
accommodations are complicating the
condi ions Of treatment for this pre-
va ent disease. Malnutrition and in
adequate clothing are chiefly respon.
sihe Similar epidemics are report
ed in Breslau, Dresden, Hamburg
and Bremen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
NO SUPPORT FROM ENGLAND
Government Not Bound to Go to Aid of
Poles, Says Lloyd George

London. Feb. 2O,--Great Britain is
not committed in any way to go to
the support of Poland with M n aud
munitions If parts of Russia such as
Dvinsk now occupied by Polish arm.
les are attacked by Bolsheviki, Pre-
mier Lloyd George declared in the
house of commons today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
TO KEEP HUSBAND AT HOME
Georgia Woman Used Gun; Now He
Is In the Hospltal.

Savannah, Ga, Feb 19,-Alex
Grimes is lying in ocal hospi al at
he point of death from a wound said
to have been inflicted by his wife,
who declared that she shot him to
make him stay at home, according to
officers.
Tire woman is said to have 10 low
ed her husband to a Port Wentworth
car as I came cityward and when
the car was near the sugar refinery
she opened fire on him
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
ARcHANGEL HAS FALLEN
City on White Sea Captured by
Bolshevlki.

London, Feb. 2O-The Bolsheviki
forces have captured Archange on
the White sea, according to a wireless
disp ach from Moscow.
The White army abandoned the
town and the troops Joined the Boil
sheviki, the message dec ares.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20

For Colds. Grin or Infuenzn
and as a Preventative, take LAXATIVE
BRoNO orrtNINE Tablets Look for r..
w GROVES signature on the box 3Oc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20

Fair .onight and Saturday. Not
much change in temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20

Washington, Feb. 2O.-Rear Admir-
al Robert e. Peary died at his home
here .oday of pernicious aenemia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
MINE KILLED THIRTEEN
Steamer DANUBE Ran Afoul of Mine II
Black See.

Black See.
Paris, Feb. 90 The steamer
Danube struck mine in the Black
sea, according to- dispatch received
from Constan inople and 13 persons
were killed by the explosion.
The ship succeeded in reaching Con
stantinople.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-20
TO Heal a Cough
WEATHER FORECAST

Take HAYES HEALING HONEY. aSc
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-07-29

the occupants of the automobiles on
their way to worship. Listening to
the hooking bird as he thrilled a
merry greeting to the beautiful Sab
bath day. The bob-white calling to
his mate, and the far away COO of the
dove bringing the olive branch, all
seemed to say. Peace, love, and good
will to mankind"
Also the following poem by Mrs.
Clara Cox Epperson:
( A Memory Of Old cookevIiIe
It was town in the heart of the hills
And in memory its sweetness even
yet thrills +.
The hearts of those who lived and
loved, 1l ~ Li5
And within it's portals all joyousness
proved.
The roses fragrant grew everywhere:
The girls of the town were fresh and
fair; a 81.
The homes were built in simplicity
But filed with hospitality:
The mothers unselfish, of nothing
thought
But the care their .children's lives
we're fraught;
The meals OF chicken and dumplings
and cake
Give those who remember bit of
heartache;
The apples and fruit in baskets piled
Were free to the fingers of every
shild;
No selfish rules nor snobbishness
Were known in this town in Gods
wilderness,
But each one lived, and each one
loved,
For the good Of others each life was
proved;
And all was peace ana harmony,
OF wrongs and evil the town was
free.
There was no West, there was no
East,
Just one town for all, the greatest
and least.
Gods sunshine smiled, the roses
grew
The roses so dear to me-to you;
And fragrance rises as memory
Goes back to those days care-free,
And the faces of those who have
long slept,
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-07-29

And for whom our hearts have Of
ten wept,
Rise up and smile on us today,
And it seems a message 10 each
would say:
That no matter how changed our
lives may be
II the reign of love supreme there be.
Our footsteps on the sand Of time
Will mark journey upward sublime;
But if dear Love be crowded out,
And gentle Charity be barred without,
The blessing of the old town Is lost,
The things they left, ana priced the
most;
For times and customs still may
change
And our lives stretch far beyond
their range,
Yet IL sweet Love with us abide
Well feel those mothers by our side.
The exquisite essence of any place
Is found in loving, abiding grace;
The love that helps, the grace that
shields .''-
And forever divine unselfishness
yields;
So that is their message to you today.
II l may imagine what each would
say
From that dear town of the Yester-
day,
In which as children we used to play,
And the message comes to you-to me
From those enshrined IN memory,
Never from the good, old ways de-
part,
But keep Love forever in your heart"
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-07-29
OLD FRINEnDs GET TOGETHER

Mrs. ,Rutledge Smith invited the
old settlers and their daughters to a
porch party Tuesday afternoon in
honor Of her sister Mrs Hord Nc
Mcknight. Mrs. Mcknight lived in
Cookeville thirty years ago and II
was friends whom she had known
then who were invited to meet her.
Thirty women were present. The fol-
lowing paper was read by Mrs. Nc
knight:
A "Reminiscences
Distant pictures are unrolling
while in my mind are tolling sweet
toned bells of bygone days" After
q strenuous ten months of daily
companionship with youth college
boys) who had had the privilege OF
being lover there" Their exuber-
ance Of life, joy and appreciation
showed their thankfulness that the
German bullets had spaed them to
come home, and reiterate to each
other their experiences and narrow
escapes at Chateau Thierry, Argoane,
and other places. Always ready for
Chow" How quickly they would
count the hard-boiled eggs to see how
many extra ones and who would be
the first to them; and the last piece
of steak in the dish, and often one
would say, "Is there no more gra-
vy% Don't take all the gravy"
They are gone, and may pleasant
memories not be all, but we will
hear Of them in the Hall of Fame
with their names written high. Tho
they were thoughtful, ourteous anc
kind, their very gladness of living
told on us and we realized not that
we had reahed the meridian of life
until after they were gone-Rest was
SO sweet
And yesterday as we sat on the
stool on the platform of the rear
coach of the at. c." what a short
time it seemed since we made our
first trip over the "T. c." in a box
car, thirty years ago; the same beau
streams inviting you to come par
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-07-29
Scraps of Verse and Prose

take Of their joy. The high hills and
bluffs all speak of Gods handiwork
in their praises to him. Stopping
OF at Cookeville thirty years ago,
Saturday afternoon, in August, in a
drizzling rain, getting in an old hack
with two lean horses, and mud up to
the hubs. When we had gotten half
way to the boarding house we said,
Turn around. Take us back to the
conductors home. Leave our trunk
at the station. Monday, IL the out
look Is not brighter we will 60
home" Will we ever forget that
Sunday morning, with the sun COM
ing over the mountain top, the
sweetness and purity of the air, glad
that we were living, glad that we
were in Cookeville, a little town of
five hundred Inhabitants town or
music lovers-a fiddle, a banjo, An
organ, piano in almost every home?
The old Scotchman with whom we
boarded, how tenderly he would
speak of my CATTLE" the two oxen
that were used to haul the wood. The
roads, they may have called them
streets, the neighbors across the
street was as II the ocean rolled be-
tween us as to accessibility. But
four years Of unalloyed happiness
was spent in this little mountain
town. After thirty years Of life's
ups and downs, shadows and sun
shines, we find ourselves getting out
of a nice coach at Cookeville, an up
to-date station with dozens of auto
mobiles and takes waiting to carry
us to any part Of the little city of
thirtyafive hundred over beautiful
roads. As we opened our eyes this
morning from our sleeping-porch at
a magnificent modern brick house
with every luxury ana convenience
Of city, yet has what a city can't
buy. Nestles among hundreds OF
grand rugged oak trees, reaching out
as If to heaven. The same sun glo-
riously coming up over the even
changing hills, yet never change. Sit
ting on the porch, looking over the
fine buildings of the state school and
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-07-29
There Is A Reason

WHY you SHOULD TAKE YOUR
BARTER TO A. z. RANDOLPH
It is because he pays you the high
esp prices in money or trade. Call
on him and be convinced. You can
get your groceries cheaper and have
your corn ground on brand new
Medders Mill, at the same trip, and
if you have to buy meal, take your
sack along and get it filled with good
neal, for he has it all the time.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-07-29
BIG LAND SALE
Fine Mules

IUS MutC8
Next Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 9 o'clock,
a. m, on the premises the J. w. Chat
we'll $50 acre farm, just on the Cooke
Vile and Sparta pike, and near sak-
ers' Cross Roads will be sold at auc-
ton, including all live stock, farming
Implements, household -ana Kitchen
furniture Sale under management
Of Doak Aydelott Auction Company, Of
Tullahoma, Tenn.-Advt.
Mr.. and Mrs. LATHE Judd of White
hall, ILL.,, are visiting his father, Mr.
Nathan Judd, and also the family Of
Joe Bartlett, and they are having a
good time.
The Demorati nominees for county
offices in Putnam county were all
fairly nominated in county demo-
cratic primary election in which all
democrats. of the county participat-
ed AS the nominees of the party
they deserve and are entitled to re-
ceive the vote OF every democrat in
Putnam county.
Mrs. w. c. Davis and little daugh-
ter Kathleen left Tuesday for Ada,
Okla. to- VISIT, Mrs. Davis parents
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Goodpasture.
Mr. and Mrs. "A. l.. Nicely enter
tanned last Friday at dinner, Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Darwin, Mrs. Sarah Oar
win, Mrs. Mary Draper, and Mrs.
Opha Johnson.
Dawson Morgan left Wednesday
for Red Boiling Springs, accompan-
led by his mother, Mrs. r. p. Nor
gan and Mrs. A.. L. Nicely.
C. s. Jenkins and Family have re-
turned home after three weeks Wis
It with relatives In MurfreesboN.
Let MS do your Job printing. "A
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-10-05
Heavy Cut in
Wheat Prices

Drastic cutting Of prices took
place in the wheat market yester-
day. In some cases. as much as
IL IL cents a bushel was slashed
from values. the December delivery
at one time bringing only s1.96 as
against s2.O7 to $2.071-2 at the
finish on Saturday. Increased liqni-
dation by holders was in progress,
especially from rural sources.
An future deliveries Of wheat
dropped below SO bushel for the
first time since the withdrawal of
the government guarantee Of mini
mum price. Other grain as well
shared the weakness Of wheat. Corn
values shrank more than SC a bushel
and oats about &c.