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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

WILLIAM F. WEEKS DEAD
Former Prominent Resident Of Ben
nington Died Saturday.

William Faxon Weeks, formerly OF
Bennington, died Saturday, July 81, in
New York at the afe of 81 years. Mr..
Weeks was the oldest son of the
late Isaac Weeks, who in his day was
one of Bennington s most prominent
citizens, being presiden. of the Stark
bank and senior partner in the firm
Of l. and S. Weeks, proprietors Of the
we'll known stage route from Troy to
! Boston via Bennington and Brattle-
lbOro.
The home of the deceased was the
resident now occupied by Mrs William
+. Hawks on North street. Mr.. Weeks
lef. Bennington just prior to the Civil
war. He has held prominent posi-
tions with such old time business
houses as S. B. Chittendam & Co.,
William l. Peake & Co., and was for a
time in later years a representative
for industries which occasioned fire.
quent trips abroad.
Mr. Weeks married Miss Addie Ga
Ilusha of Troy woh died several years
ago She was sister of Henry Ga
lusa of Troy who died several years
father Of Mrs. Marie McDonnough and
he late A. Galusha Weeks.
The ccmmittal service will take
place at the Galusha plot, Oakwood
cemetery in Troy Wednesday after
noon, August 4, at 3:l5 o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. J. A. Perry Leaves Town for An
nuaI Vacation.

Rev. J. A. Perry leaves early Tues
day morning for an extended yaca'
tion at the home of Mrs. Perry in
Wolcott, N. Y. In case his services
are needed he can be found al the ad-
dress given, Rev. George Moody of the
Trinity Methodist church of P.ttsfeld,
Mass; will occupy the pulpit the fol
lowing two Sundays.
Rev. j. A. Perry plans to be at
home again by the 5th Sunday in
August.
Bible pictures will be shown at
noon instead Of the Sunday school
classes during the month of August.
Evening worship VIII be omitted.
The monthly meeting of he Ladies
Aid society will be held at the Metho-
dist church this evening at 1880,
There will be a class meeting at the
chcrch Tuesday evening at 1880.
Mid week services viii be held
Thursday evening at 1880 during the
entire month Of August
Mr.. Lockwood, U. S. prohibition
agent for the state of Vermont will
speak at the church next Thursday
Eeyening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
j. +. HANLEY KILLED
AS TRAIN HITS AUTO
Two Companions Fatally Hurt; Was
Prohibition Candidate for Presi-
dent in 1916.

Dennison, o., Aug. 2.--J Frank
Hanley, former Governor of Indiana,
and candidate for president on the
Prob bition ticket in 1916, and Dr.
and Mrt C. NJ Baker of Kilgore, O.,
were killed six miles from here early
today when a Pennsylvania freight
train struck the automobile in which
the party was driving to Kilgore.
All three suffered fractured skulls
and crushed bodies and none recoy-
creed consciousness after being
brought TO local hospita. Mr.. Han
ley died at 8 a. m; Mrs. Baker at 1870
and her husband at $3.50 p. m.
The Baker automobile drove acros7
the Pennsylvania tracks back of one
freight train and directly in front of
another The automobile was struck
squarely
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
RAILROAD RATES GO
UP $1,5O0,OO0,OO
Passenger Fares Advanced to SO
Cents a Mile; Ffeigh.s up 10
Per Cen: In East

/ Washington, Aug 2-The Inter
state Commerce Commission handed
down decision Saturday increasing
railroad freigb rates and passenger
fares an aggregate OF about $780,
100000.
All the advances asked by the car.
riers were allowed except these on
milk rates.
The decision divided the railroad S
OF the country into four groups for
rate making purposes, and percentage
Increases were made in each group,
The Eastern group remains the same
Freight rates in his group were in
Icreased 40 per cent The Eastern
carriers asked 3975 per cent to give
Ito them the 6 per cent return pro.
lYided by the transportation act and to
NEE the recent wage advance. aH
The Southern classification also re.
imains the same The Southern roads
received a freight rate advance of 25
lper cent. They asked SO per cent but
for the last four months the Southern
lroads have been the only ones SHOW
ing any earning =. yaa ~Hl
The Western classification territory
Twas divided in two. The division line
was run just east of the Rocky
Mountains, and Ihe division was made
because the lines in the eastern group
were generally having a hard strug
gle, while those from the mountains
west had bet er earnings. The car
rers asked a 80 per cent. advance in
the Western classification trritory
The lines from the Mississippi River
to the Rocky Noun aims were given a
35 per cent. increase and those from
the mounta ms to the Pacific coast a
I25 per cent increase
All passengers fares are increased
six tenths of a cent a mile, which
will bring them to three and six
ten his cents mile, with the addition
al per cent. war AK.
A surcharge OF so per cent, is put
on all Pullman tickets. This means
that wherever Pullman reservation
lis bought one half of the cost of the
Pullman ticket must be pad as a sur
charge on 1he passenger fare.
Computation and o her trip tickets
and all special passenger fares are in
Icreased 20 per cent. as are milk and
cream rates This is the same per
centage advance which applies to
straight passenger fares, which will
now be SO cents mile.
The transportation ac. provided
that rates be fixed to give as near as
Imigh. be per cent return on the
property of the carriers devoted to the
use of Transportation. The railroads
offered the property investment ac
counts of the carriers as the basis for
Ithe increase,
The property inyes ment accounts
as at present carried by the commits
sion aggregate $20,O14,O0O,Q0O. The
commission dd no. allow these fig
lures Instead in the decision today il
fixed an arbitrary value cf $lS,90O,000
600 on the railroad property of the
country actually used in tTansporta
tion.
This course gives a per cent re
turn on the lat er figure, the commits
sion having Topped off a little over a
billion dollars on the valuation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
SHAFTSBURY BEATS
LUDLOW AT CHECKERS
Led by Eight Games in Return Match
Played at Ludlow
Saturday.

The Shaftsbury checker club iourn.
eyed to Ludlow by automobile, Satur.
day afternoon, to play return match
with the checker club of that place.
The guests were royalty entertained
during their $ ay, The games were
played in the club room of the Odd
Fellows lodge. Each man played two
games against every member of the
opposing team, resulting in Shafts
bury winning 32 games to Ludlow's "a
with 16 games drawn. Following is
the individual score.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

Paris, Aug. 2.-The Russian soviet
army is now within rs miles of War
saw. 1t has captured Lomza, which
is Just that distance northeast Of the
Polish capital, and the towns OF Kol.
no and Szczucliyn, near the German
border in the Lomza region.
In spite of these and other Bolshivik
successes, the military experts Of the
Anglo-French mission in Poland are
reported 10 be optimistic because Of
the remarkable stiffening in the re-
sistsnce of the Polish Northern army
under General Haller.
The chief concern of the experts is
the position of the Fourth Polish
army, defending Brest-litoysk, but
Polish advices declare the pressure
upon that army will be relieved short
ly by the Polish counter offensive
which is being directed northeastward
from the region of BrCdy, northeast
of Lemberg.
A large number of ships are arriy.
ng at DAM g daily from French and
British ports with munitions which
are being unloaded rapidly and rushed
to the Polish front. An efficient un.
loading sys EN- has been organized by
the allied experts and in putting this
system mo effect French, British and
Polish workers are laboring side by
side without interference.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
BENNINGTON WON
BOTH WEEK END
BASEB BALL GAMES
Visiting Pitchers Easy Picking
for Home Team
CONTESTS LACK INTEREST
Local players Gave Good Exhibit ons
but Opposing Mines Were
outcIasscd.
CONTESTS LACK INTEREST

The week end baseball games were
both one sided cont ests, Bennington
winning both events by wide margins,
Saturday afternoon the home team de
feated the NAL able Iron Works nine
of Troy II to 3. Bennington also won
Sundays game from Jacksonville by a
score of IA to s.
Both games were fairly clean SO far
as the error column Is concerned, Ben.
nington winning on each occasion
through better work at the bat, On
Saturday Bruno held his opponents
to six h is, In Sundays game Dock
um was found for nine but it was not
until Bennington was far in the lead
that Jacksonville showed any disposi.
finn m find tho hall Tha Cporps
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
Revenge.

Sucking a stick Of candy, the small
brother of the village belle eyed the
visitor. The belle aforesaid had seen
fit to administer severe punishment,
and the small boy was seeking ven
geance,
81 know why Gwendollne wears her
hair punched down over her ears" he
breathed between the sucks and grins
maliciously.
''Do your asked the young man,
to whom any news concerning his
adored one was welcome. won't you
tell me?'
NO" he replied; II daren't tell any
one. But if my ears were as big as
Gwendolne's are I'd do 1t, too
Houston Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
RATES ON SHORT
HAUL .FRE|GHTS
LIKELY To CO UP
Carriers Will Apply to State
Commissioners
CHANGE ALL SCHEDULES
Intrastate Rates to Advance In Ac
cordance with Increase for
interstate Business.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Readjustment
'of the whole rate structure of the ma
tons transportation system started
today with view of putting into eff.
feet by September l the freigh, pas
senger, Pullman, excess baggage and
milk rate increases announced by the
interstate commerce commission
Saturday.
While tariff experts are working on
general rate schedules, carriers will
apply to various state commissions
for advances in intrastate rates 70 cor
respond with interstate rates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

Bernice aged six pW@ had just
started to school and was In the first
grade She also was very proud be-
cause OF her progress rveently vis-
lted her home and asked her mother if
! could take her fuf a stroll In the
park While walking along little boy
ahOut her size passed us, at the same
time giving Beruce friendly smile
who returned IL saying so mei Aunt
Jaae, don't you think he's q nice neigh.
borhoody - Exchange,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

Two base hits: Burns 2. Miner; hits
off Dockum o. Of Alback 10; sacrif ce
hits, Carpenter. Miner; stolen bases.
Burns, Meagher. Scott, Moran, Burke ;
double play; Moran to Scott to Miner;
left on bases; Bennington Z. Jackson
vile 3; bases on balls by A'back 4
hit by pitched ball: Miner; struck out
by Aiback 4, by Dockum 3; passed
ball; Burns; wild pitch. Dockum;
balk; Dockum; umpire; Murphy,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
POLES EXPECT
TERMS To Be TOO
HARSH To ACCEPT
Warsaw Officials Doubt Agree
ment for Armistice
RUSSIANS CROSS NAREW
Soviet Army Within rs Miles Of War.
saw but Poles Confident OF
Saving Capital.

Warsaw, Sunday, Aug. doubt is
expressed in official circles that an
agreement for an armis'ice would
come out of the negotiations between
'Sove. and Polish emissaries at Bara-
noyitchi.
1t is believed here that the Russians
will insist upon terms too severe for
the Poles to accept.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
Gas for naIloonn.

Hydrogen is the gas most commonly
used for balloons. 1t requires about
1850 cubic feet to lIft a balloon
weighing 100 pounds. Conl gas Is
sometimes used, rs II is cheaper. but
is not entirely satisfactory because Of
its great heaviness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
RUMANlA MAY BoLsHEVlKl
Gives SoViets Three Days TO Quit
Rumanian Territory

Vienna, Aug. 2.-Rumana has serv-
ed ultimatum on Soviet Russia giving
that government three days in which
to thdraw her troops from Rumanian
territory, according to Belgrade dis
patch
In the event of Russia's refusal to
comply with the ultimatum Rumania
will declare a general mobilization,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

Paris, Aug. 1.-THE Polish pleni-
po entiaries appointed to negotiate an
armistice with the Russian Bolsheviki
government have arrived at Barano
vitchi, where the conference will be
held, according to adyices from War.
saw.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
POPE TELLS or EVIL CONDITION

Bitterness OF Worid War and conse.
qUent Famine Broke Down Restraint
Rene Aug o-Fvij crnai IONS con.
traniiap ibs wrrd foaa8 ara outlined
'jn u cirn,lar latter issii6d .tositl,o
Charch nv Pdpe Renedicy l1T3RBei' 1T3RBe mr..
rose of tb.s la;ter is to nrooIaj,,,
thrtrgtou tbf world tbo dfHstb snni
.yersarv of the deeraa bv wS{ec33,41 ST
Jos6uh WAS znanIea natr1on ~ 'ttfTn8ii tTo ! mi.
-vJ,saT tJurcb land IN n tRa Rontirf
ufse ma Carholfc werld IL Pc pcelabrofa
Tor a wh59e veas from f{e6embes,pevt
salcr6l1n hu6f,6bs "a bonnI of 'tba Sair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
ACCOUNTS ARE SHORT
Army Finance Director Has Myster-
lousy Disappeared

Chicago. Aug Lieut. James
Donald Nolan, director Of finances Of
he central department of the United
staes army has mysteriously disap-
Ieared
Auditors, who have been checking
his accounts have found q discrepan-
cy Of four thousand dollars Accord
ing to federal authorities shortage
may amount 10 many thousands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

Troy NJ. I, T. - I . I . . 0 . 7
Two base hits: E. Waterman, 2;
Greenwood Q; Scott; three base hit:
Mahar; hits of Bruno, 6; Simmons 13;
Stobbins s; sacrifice hits: Mahar, 2;
Greenwood; stolen ba es; Stebbins,
Greenwood, Moran, Scott, Schultz;
double play: Waterman to Di Ion to
Williams; left on bases: Troy M |. T.
10, Bennington Z; bases on balls by
Simmons, Stebbins, Bruno. 4; h t by
pitched ball, Burns; struck out by
Bruno, 8; by Stebbins, /; by Simmons.
A. passed ball, Burns; wild pitch:
Bruno umpire, David Murphy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
TURKS TO SIGN TREATY
Long Controversy Expected to End on
Thursday

Paris, Aug. 2.-The peace treaty be-
tween the allies and Turkey will be
signed Thursday, according to the
newspapers here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair Weather and moderate temper
ature tonight and tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

London, Aug. 2,--Hot fighting along
the river Narew, in the region north.
east Of Warsaw, is reported in Sun.
days official Soviet communique.
The report says that ives. of Sialy
sex the Soviet troops have crossed
Narew and are continuing in pursuit
of the enemy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02

WANTED-Girls to take training in
the care of infants Nine months
course under graduate nurse. Salary
while learning. Certificate of gradua-
tion. Positions guaranteed. Address
Troy Orphan Asylum, 100 Spring Ave.
Troy, N. Y. 69t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-02
MARQuEss ca ousgMsREaaY

u .I|I-I N ------r-- ---- |''I"
Percy sholtp Douglas Dead In Sdutf
1.r.asatraa H4iaA Africa, ej d1.tE
t. Jnhunueshurg Union of Sou
Africa, Aug 2,-Percy Sholto Duu6lg.
ninth marques OF Queensberfy, Z.
dead ia 2H
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-30

year on account of the death of Jos.
Lapalme The belated observance is
now being planned for Saturday eve
ming, May 8th.
Rev. Arthur Routhier, curate at St
Mary's church, will be in Willimantic
Saturday to assist in the golden ju-
bilee of Mother Superior Tharsilla OF
St. Joseph's convent. She has beer
fifty years a nun and for forty years
at St Joseph's convent
Willimantic Chamber of Commerce
has appointed a housing committee to
look into the tenement shortage in
the Thread City with view of devils
ing some means of relieving the con-
dition. Other cities are doing the
same thing. Putnam might be benefit
ed by such a movement,
A high tension line carrying &c, 1000
volts has been strung from the main
line of the Connecticut Power Com
pany to the plant of the French River
Textile Company, Meehanicsville. A
line carrying 1920 volts is being
constructed from Mechanicsville tc
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-30
HAD CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
FOR TWENTY SIX YEARS
NOW WELL AND HAPPY
THIS IS WORTH READING

The experience of Mr.. E. J. Tou-
palik, l43S Rose street, Lacrosse,
Wisconsin. is chiefly remarkable
on account of the length of time
he was afflicted.
He writes: 81 have been suf-
fering with chronic bronchitis for
twenty-six years and every winter
| would catch cold and become so
hoarSe | could not speak for six or
eight weeks. / could get only tenn
porary relief.
This winter | was taken with
Grip and was in awful shape. A
fellow workman advised me to take
PE-RU-NA. By the time / had
used three-fourths of bottle, the
hoarseness was gone, also that
tired feeling. l am on my second
bottle. Hereafter PE-RU-NA will
be constantly in my house. Ii is
the best medicine ever put up for
the purpose"
For any disease due to catarrh
or catarrhal conditions, PE-Ru-NA
is equally dependable. Coughs,
colds. catarrh of the head, stomach
trouble, constipation, rheumatism,
pains in the back. side and loins,
hloating, belehing gas, indigestion.
eatarrh of the large and small in
testines, are some of the troubles
for which PE-RU-NA is especially
commended.
'E-RU-NA can be purchased
anywhere in either tablet or liquid
form.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-30

the mill of the Manhasset Manufactur-
ing Company in this city.
Mrs. George S. Bradley, two chill
dren and maid. left this Friday for a
visit with a friend of Mrs. Bradley in
Minneapolis. Mr.. Bradley will join
his family later and upon returning
they will stop in Cleveland to visit
George Gascoigne, and in Toledo to
visit Mrs. Forster, son and daughter
of Mrs. Carrie B. Gascoigne of South
Main street
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-30
"EVERYWOMAN' LAVISH PIC.
TURE

Remarkable scenic effects have been
secured in the Paramount-Ar tcraft
picture, "Everywoman," which is
showing at the Bradley Theatre this
week with Violet Hemming in the title
role One of the most spectacular is
the banquet hall of Wealth, the part
played by Theodore Roberts. 1t is
built in the shape of dollar mark
One circle of the 50 contains SWIM
ming pool, while the other is occupied
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-30

by dance floor On the two stages
beautiful girls in the most remarkable
costumes of ultra-modern mode dis
port. For the big theatre scenes in
which Everywoman makes her debut,
a chorus of extremely pretty girls in
unique costumes was employed. The
stage was literally covered with real
flowers, which gives an idea of the ex-
travagant scale upon which the spec
tacle was filmed.-Adv.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-30
Tie COUNTRY
GENTLEMAN

Are you one of the 100000? If
not, the odds are 100000 to l
that you ought to subscribe
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Wen tell you about modern
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TLEMAN will tell you about
everything that vitality affects
your farming business. We
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"make-it-easy-to,buy" cou-
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-30

should you delay longer? Sooner
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then. like the 100000 other
farmer-readers, you, too, will
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-02

park containing many weird-shaped,
red rocks. 1t used to be q worship
ping ground for Indians, but later was
owned by a prominent Colorado fam
lily who gave it to the city of Colorado
Springs. Just before reaching the
foremost of the Garden rocks. how
ever, the rubberneck wagon climbs a
small hill to tiny pavilion which has
on sale a view of the Garden Balance
Rock-the only one OF its kind. in
existence. The rock does not Balance
any more, if indeed, it ever did, but
the tourists are compensated by a look
thru high-powered telescopes and the
presence of a orgeously-dressed Pu-
eblo Indian. who is ready to war
whoop and dance at the slightest indi-
cation on the part of the visitors that
they would like and remunerate it.
Like the Cave of the Winds, the
Garden of the Gods has been stocked
and populated by the vivid magma
ton of the tourist guides. Several
rocky Indians are supposed to be
there in company with Punch and
Judy, a lion, a camel, a porcupine and
a bear. A Chinese temple and z-Man-
darin's house were also pointed out by
the guide. All these things a tourist
with enough Imagination may see.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-02
JUST FOLKS
By EDGAR A. GUEST.


Always whenever I want TO pley
I've got to practice an hour day.
Get thru breakfast an make my bed.
There's a time for work and time FOR
so 20 and get your practising done"
And Bud, he chuckies and says 10 met
Yes do your practising. Marjorie"
A brothers an awful tease. yoa know,
And he Just says that cause hate Il So
They leave me alone in the patlOr there
To play the. scales or The Maiden's
And II / stop. Mothers hound to call.
Marjorie lear. you're rot playing at all
or maybe the maid looks in ut me
And says: You're not playing, as can
Just hustle along-l've got work to do
And / can't dust the room until sou get
thru
or yop1l have to stay when the hour IL
Then when Ire run over the scales and
Like '.Thc Fairies Dahcc.'' or The Noun
find must sit there half hour more.
When you've got to practice and want to
so slowly at times has the big hand drop
That was sure that the clock had stopped,
And Mother called down to Inc:
A full hour, please. It's not over yet
oh. when I get big and have children. too,
There's one thing that l win never do
/ won't have brothers to tease the girls
And make them mad when they pull their
curls
And laugh at them when. they've got 10
stay
And practice their music an hour n day;
l won't have maid like the one we've got
That likes to boss you around lot,
And l won't have clock that can go 20
slow
When it's practice time, cause hate them
Copyright. 1920. by Edgar A Guestl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-02

ton is not fundamentally unsound has
caused a revival of hopeful comment.
A policy of prudence seems to govern.
which is in decided contrast to the pol
icy that governed affairs up to a very
little while ago But the reaction. un-
der way Isl orderly. and, basing their
opinion on obvious factors in the stu
alton. business men are preparing for
a fall and winter of considerable activ-
ity.
An improvement in nearly all the
crops. with hArvests that are gwen a
value by some authorities of s22,OOO.-
100000, says the bank, has had a lot
to do with the improved sentiment
that is now observed. Sentiment has
been helped. also, by the frightened
prospects of the railroads. by the sta
bilizing of the money market. by the
continued large demand for goods in
all domestic markets, and by the fact
that labor. as quickly as it is released
from one industry. finds itself readily
absorbed by others.