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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
COOPERATIVE RUYiNe
New England Retail cIothlers
Reorcanized.


A group Of more than a sc5re Of
retail cflthing and furnishings mer-
chants in various New England. cities,
outs de Of Boston, hive joined togeth-
or in 4 cooperative buying movement
under tho Eame Of the Independent
Chain Stores, Inc Membership is
limited to 80, and while the limit has
not been reached. numerous invita-
tleps for membership have. been &C;
ceptod and others are pending 81 that
within short time Il Is expected the
association will consist cf 80 active
merchants.
The principal object Of the associa-
tion is to erablo the members to buy
their merchandise cheaper and thus
distribute It to the consumer at lower
prices, but edition the movement
has valuable educational and social
features, for meetings are held week
ly in Boston, enabling the members to
dine together and exchange ideas on
methods OF merchandising 1t is
an innovation in the East, 1t Is said,
but has been turned out in some form
& other with success IN some sections
in the West
The Boston Office is located at 1870
fremont street, where samples from
various manufacturers and jobbers in
qome cases, are on display The mem.
bers meet there, look over the sam
:. nes and place their orders through
the Boston office. In some instances
J. whore there IS a good opportunity to
u make a large purchase, the PROPOSE.
3 'ion Is discussed and investigated. and
if found TO be advisable, the purchase
IFS made and the goods distributed
isamong the inembers. Under these
circumstances it is sonnet mes neces
sary to warehouse the goods, but the
general scheme is &c have members
purchases shipped direct to the var
iious stores. A Il
Aside from buying together in the
lmanner described the Boston Office i,
i'also at the service of any indy dua
~nember at any time, In case a mem
Eher in Manchester, N H. for instance
tnee1s some shirts quickly, all that Il
nessary is telephone message t,
that effect to the oston office. ant
~pith,n q few hours the goods are OF
he way. If member in Portsmouth
l. N, H., wants to hold sale, he re
iPuests tho Boston Office to find on
where no can ret what he wants 20
ithe sale and this is done without della.
= This sort OF service lessons the nun
Der OF trips such distant merchant
n have to make to Boston. The office
II operated on two per cent prof
basis just enough to cover expense
: The association alse has a trad
to marked line Of goods, the name bein
N -'Chainbilt." It has arranged with
!. clothing manufacturer to make suit
:" and overcoats. which are distribute
= under this name, and whenever 1t I
possible to buy up a stock OF shirts O
or underwear which have no trad
4 name. the. purchase is made and tn
a goods scll under the name 4Chah
M bilu"v X gisk
i'd Charles H. Grover Of Charles 4
y Grover Inc, Haverhill, Mass, is pres
On dent of the association James \
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
]. H. ROBERTSON
Hoosick Fnlls, NY.

Eenresenling Bach Eur Coz 1is West
.llh St. New YORK. one of Tie largest
% deat and absolutely financially
strongest raw fur house in Sew York
the largest fut market Ia HE world
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
CLARK. OF Clark & Friend. Salem.

Clark, of Clark & Friend Salem,
Mass, is treasurer and Russell c.
Paige, Of the Colby Stores. Taunton
and New Bedford. Is secretary The
board of directors consists OF these
officers, together with Gusaye Pey-
ser, Of Henry PeyGer & Sons, Ports
mouth, ~ H.. and Harry c. Russell Of
J. K. Mitchell Sons Co., Bristol, Conn.
The present membership includes
the following; William Narcotic &
&C Manchester, N H.; Brown Bach
elder Co, Concord, N r.; Henry Pey-
ser & Sons, Portsmouth, n H.; Clark
& Friend, Salem, Masss Z s Sweet.
lenda MAJ, ok, Mass. f. + Williams.
Marlboro. Mass; Charles " Grove.
Inc. Haverhill. Mass. Nieekrson
Clothing Co., Danyers. Mass Fitch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18

burg Dry Goods Co. Fitchburg, Mass
The Colby Stores. Taunt.n and New
Bedford Mass; Howard & Caldwell,
Brcckton, Mass. f. Armstrong &
Son, Northampton, Mass; Stacy Cloth
Ing Co, Gloucester, Mass George l.
Kelly Co, Inc, Wa.tham, Mass; Dan
$. o Brien, Lowell, Mass; The Hast
ihgs Store. birmingham. Mass; Ed.
ward Brine, Attleboro, Mass; j. r.
Mitchell Sons Co, Bristol. Conn, and
Charles G. Cole, Inc, Bennington, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18

ors at the Florida winter art school
exhibition today found the nude stat
ues CARRIED in middle blouses and
boomers. Recently the Christian
Civic league censured the nude art at
teh school and today several busts,
suspended from the ceiling by strings
t ed around the necks we're labelled
"lynched by the Christian Civic
League
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
notice..
HennInaton County savings Bank

Tho annual meeting of the corpor-
ators Of The Bennington County Saw
ings Bank will De held at the office of
said hank in its bank building IN Ben
ri1gton vi. on the first Wednesday,
9th day OF January, A. y. 1927 at
o clock D. M. for the purpose OF filling
vacancies IN the number OF corporators
and TO alter and revise the bylaws
also, for the purpose Of clecting a
board Of trustees Tor tho year ensuing
and tho transaction OF any other bust
ness found necessary when met
Charlea II. Dewey, Secretary.
Dated 1T Bennington, VT,
Nov 30. 1870.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders or the County National Bank
win be held ~ their baniting rooms.
Bennington. W ON Tuesday. January
T. 1891. AZ 10 o'clock In the forenoon
for the election OF directors for the en-
suing year and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly
come before the meetlnw
Dated at Remington. Vt. Dec 1, 1920.
HOMER IL. WEBSTER
Cashier
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
KILLED BY BLOW OF LIMB
John A, James Of Wcybrdoe Was a
Prominent Citizen.

weybrIdge. Dec. l6.-Johu A.
James, G., a prominent farmer who
represented this village in the legisla-
ture OF 1890 and who was senator
from Addison county in 1904. died
Tuesday as the result Of being hit IN
the head by tree that fell in an un-
expected direction Monday morning.
A huge limb struck him In the head
and caused a hemorrhage and he did
not regain consciousness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
Raw Furs Wanted

bug unlimited quantities IN large
or small lots Of New Eneland and New
YotS state furs ! guarantee to nay
you New York nrices on extremely lib
eral assortment.
relegraph ot write me Whenever YOU
have fnrs for sale. ! win cali ON YOU
toi 5000 lots and over. small lots ship
ped atrect
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The First National hank Of Bennlnetsn
Vermont

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of this Bank for the election
OF directors TO consider amending the
Articles Of Association go az TO increase
the authorised number OF Directors
and 10 act upon any other matters
which may be brought before the meet
ing will be held at the banking house
on Tuesday, January nth, 1871 at ten
o'clock A. NJ
H. A. GRAVES
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
pRApEp NUDE sTATuARY

Middle BIouses and 5loomers Used at
st. Petersburg, Fla.
St Petersburg. Fla, Dec. i5.-Nisit-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-18
NOTICE.

The mnual meeting OF tho stock
holders Of the First National Rank Of
North Bennington VI. will be held
Al their banking house ON Tuesday, tho
fourth day OF January, 1891 at ten
o'clocl a. A., for the purpose Of elect
nE Board OF Directors for the ensuing
wear and for any other proper and
necessary business
RALPH A. JONES
Cashier.
North Bennington, VI.
Dec Srd 1920
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

seventh ward, Keokuk; W. Ewers.
sixth ward, Keokuk; C. P. Ebersole,
fifth ward, Keokuk; Robert Ferris,
fifth ward, Keokuk; A. F. Greiner,
second ward, Keokuk; c. Hubert,
third ward, Keokuk; Irwin Hanson,
third ward, Keokuk; J. B. Hutchinson,
first ward, Keokuk; c.. w. Hartley,
second ward, Keokuk; C. A. Halbeck,
first ward, Keokuk; c. Holland, third
ward, Keokuk; B. B. Hobbs, first
ward, Keokuk, A. J. Harrison, fourth
ward, Keokuk; w. F. Jones, seventh
ward, Keokuk; Felix Kelly, sixth
ward, Keokuk; F. e. Kerr, Jackson
township (outside); John NJ. Kinney,
first ward, Keokuk; r. G. Noodle,
Charleston; Sherman Moranda, fourth
ward, Keokuk; Ed Loges, Charleston;
William Long, Jackson (outside); e.
N. Mccoy, second ward, keokuk;
Dan Moore, third, Keokuk; Charles
Nagel, seventh, Keokuk; w. H. Pat
terson, second, Keokuk; M. M. Prun-
ty, seventh, Keokuk; A. D. Richards
fourth, Keokuk: J. H. Sutlive, sixth.
Keokuk; J. L. South, Van Buren,
township; William Snider, Charles
ton; A. W. Settler, second, Keokuk;
John c. Snowden, fourth, Keokuk;
II. o. Smith, Charleston; James ].
Sullivan. third, Keokuk; Ira w. Wills,
first, Keokuk; William B. Woolley
sixth, Keokuk; c. S. Wells, sixth,
Keokuk; J. c. Wustrow, second, keo-
kuk; John Writ, Jr, seventh, Keo-
kuk: Harry Witticker, fourth, keo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
FIGHT ON ARTICLE
/ X, SMOKE SCREEN
Mayor George r. Lund Of Schenec-
tady Says That Real Issues are
Being CIouded by
Il
TALKS ON THE LEAGUE
George w. Potts Is Speaker at the
Meeting and Talks >on His Can
didacy for state Repte-
sentative.

The fight ION Article Ten is Just a
smoke screen for the fight on other
provisions Of the league Of nations,
George r. Lunn, mayor Of Schnec-
tady, New York, told a capacity audi
ence of democrats at the superior
court rooms last night. Mayor Lunn
appeal to his audience to carefully
consider the provision OF the league
and made two hour talk in defense
of the covenant.
Appealing to many of his auditors
who were laboring men, he discussed
article twenty-three which provides
for an assembly each year for the
purpose of securing and maintaining
fair and humane conditions Of labor
for men, women and children, both
in their own countries and in all
countries where there are CONNER
cial and industrial relations.
Mayor Lunn declared that article
ten, about which there is SO much
controversy is simply an exposition
Of the Monroe Doctrine, and he talk
ed at some length on the Monroe
Doctrine. He declared that ARTICLE
ten is just a smoke screen for the
fight on the other provisions of the
treaty"
Coming down into state politics
Mr.. Lunn made some cutting refer
ences to the exposures that have
been made On the present admins
tration. Il don't know much about
your state politics and issues" he
said, ''but I do know that Iowa is
getting rather unsavory reputation,
and n you 60 ahead and elect the,
state ticket OF the republicans now
conn ected as they are with the
others, some of them are going to
think they will have the right to
take the gold off the capitol dome
Mayor and Congress.
George R. Lunn is former mayor
Of Schenectady, New York, elected on
a socialist ticket in 1912 and 1913
and 1916 and 1917. He has also
served one term as congressman. He
was former minister OF the gospel,
preaching Presbyterian. Dutch re-
formed and independent" doctrines.
! George W. Potts, candidate for
state representative, was speaker
last evening, and he discussed
number of issues Of state and local
interest as they affect the campaign
Henry S. Walker, who presided at
the meeting last evening, made an
earnest appeal to the voters to work
for the success Of Claude r. Porter,
for senator, and e. w. McManus for
congress.
The meeting last night was held
under the auspices of the county
democratic committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
pRORS DRAWN
FOR NOVEMBER
'nty Officers Have Chosen Men
fto Serve For Next Term-Old
Jury Commission Plan
Abandoned.

ne men to serve on the petit jury
the November term of the dis
court of Lee county have been
gn by the county officers, Clerk
~ Johnston, Recorder Fred c..
moers and Auditor R. A. Gard
This is the first time in sew
years that the county officers
Drawn the jurors.
jury commission, composed iof
Hardin of Keokuk, H. J. Schroe-
Oh Fort Madison and J. H. Yer
en- OF Charleston, have formerly
En the jurors, but owing to the
Pse in the population of the
Pty, this work has been turned
TO the county officers.
ne jurors drawn for the Novem-
term are:
d. Ayres, first ward, Keokuk;
Buck, third ward; @. r. Beatty,
Moines township; J. R.. Brown,
fnth ward, Keokuk; A. A. Conley,
trose township; William Cloud,
prose township; H. l.. Connable,
ward, Keokuk; F. N. Cowley,
Fnth ward, Keokuk; F. w. Curtis,
trose township; C. H. Davidson,
ward, Keokuk: c. A. Devero,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
Iowa Grange Joins Strike.
Another Political Chance.

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct. 30.-Starling
P. Bond, democrat, who was can
didate on the democratic ticket for the
senatorial nomination against Senator
James A. Reed in 1910, yesterday ad-
dressed an open letter to voters urging
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
U-E 20

the election of Harding and Coolidge,
national republican can dfdates, and of
Arthur M. Hyde and Senator Selden
P. Spencer, nominees of the republi-
cans for governor, and United States
senator, respectively.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
G. O. ?. Leader for Cox.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 3O-Coo l.
Crawford, former republican United
States senator from South Dakota, has
announced his support of Cox and
Roosevelt Congressman Frank f.
Doremus. in charge of the midwestern
headquarters of the democratic nation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
FARMERS ASKED
TO ORGANIZE
Called to Band Themselves Together
So That All Products May Be
Marketed in an Orderly
ManneE.

EBy Ralph Couch, United Press STAR
Correspondent
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-m far
mers virtually were asked to organize
for a possible strike against present
luton adopted here by representatives
! of more than thirty farm organixa-
tions.
The resolution calls on farmers to
band themselves together SO all Pro-
ducts may be marketed 'in an orderly
manner" It WAS explained this
meant Throughout the twelve months
of the year from one harvest to
another, as the demand requires"
! Charles S. Barrett, speaking as
president of the National Farmers un-
ion, Immediately after the resolution
passed, issued an appeal to cotton and
awheat farmers to withhold your pro-
ducts"
| Seventy Thousand wheat growers
TN the middle west and many cotton
growers in the south have been en-
ploying the strike methed fer more
than two weeks by refusing to sell at
present prices, which they say are be-
low the cost of production.
The proposal for Withholding pre-
ducts from market and the organiZa-
ton of farmers cooperative societies
is the first item of long program
framed by the conference here intend
ed for relief of farmers from falling
prices.
! Other points of the program are
Government financing of the devel
opment of foreign markets with i'm
mediate revival of the war finance
corporation.
Protective tariff for dairy products
and substitutes.
Immediate organization of far
mers' committee representing all agri-
cultural interests to formulate plan
looking to making credits easier for
farmers to secure.
Iowa Grange Joins Strike.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 31:-The
Iowa State Grange Will support the
movement to force higher grain prices
and will ask it's members to withhold
their products from the market, &C
cording to an announcement made
here by A. P. Judson, president of the
grange.
Judson stated he is preparing
Statement to be sent to all grange
members in which he will urge such
action be taken.
The grange is one Of the oldest farm
organizations in the state. 1t claims
a membership of 10000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

The shortest taxi ride in Berlin
costs five dollars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

al committee, announced yesterday.
On the bass of this he issued a state
ment claiming for Cox every western
state that was carried for Wilson in
1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

The Daily Gate City.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-20
ARMY AVIATORSPLAN T0LAUNCH AERIAL MAIL SERVICE FROM N.Y..
 TO NOME BY WAY OF FT. ECBERT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-(49-The aviation corps of the U. s. army has under serious consideration the establishment of aerial mail service from New York City to Nome Alaska. It is entirely probable that at tempts will be made this to cover the route which has already been mapped out
 Using statistics furnished the weather bureau and other departments the army aviaors have decided upon the route which will probably be used From the big aviation field Mneoa Long Island, the planes will proceed almost directly west to point the border be- tween North Dakota and Canada. After crossing the border the planes will then proceed to Hazeton British Columbia, and there take direct turn northward. The next important stop after Hazleon will be Whitohorse, 1 T., from which place they will fly direct to Fort Egg bert Alaska From Fort Egbert the aviators plan to follow the Yukon for greater part of the distance to Nome leaving the stream its mouth and turning toward Nome.
 Those who have considered the plan of the flight consider quite feasible and declare that there is why it should not be successfully made It is gene1 ally believed that this proposed aerial route is but the first step in complete aerial mail service which may be inaugurated in the north. The proposed route distance of approXimate fOrtyfiye hundred miles.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-20
LAhiESAYS THAT ALASKASHOULD BE GOVERNED BY HER RESIDENTS
 AND THEY GIVEN FULL CONTROL

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 17.-(P)-(Delayed)-S retary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane is strongly Ill favor of Alaska being governed by Aaskans and he will lend his support to any such movement telegram sent bv the secretary today the annual banquet of the Alas ka Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce says:
 Thc government authority in Alaska should be ccntered in single board of residents of that territory and that board should be given broad authority.
 Secretary Lane believes that Alaska would be more prosperous if governed by those who we'll acquainted with conditions as they instead of officials in Wash mgton who have never the northern territory and onv hear of it occasionally He expresses the opinion that the governing board should be given practically complete control of the territory and be allowed full authority in virtually all questions.
 In his telegram the secretary of the interior stated that Alaska reindeer and muskoNcn could easily supply the entire Pacific with meat and this might prob ably be the 1t for certain laws which sup press that potential industry. He believes however, that the future will the growth of the native cattle in duStry such extent that the meat of the reindeer and muskoX will be largely used for human consump tion. Secretary Lane says that certain laws which are ill effect protect the predatory beasts of the north and these laws should be remedied. He reiterated his boundIcSs faith in the future prosperity of Alaska and closed his telegram with the that he would always work for the best interests of the territory.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-20
WICK WILL NOT MAKE RACE FOR
 1920 DELEGATE
DELEGATE ARRIVES IN SEATTLE ISSUES STATEMENT TO ALASKA REPUBLICANS SAY ING WILL NOT MAKE RACE THIS YEAR FOR CONGRESS.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 17.-tR)- iDeldyed) Wickersham, who recently arrived here from the east. says that he will not seek the re- publican nomination for delegate from Alaska to congress this year and that he will not be a candidate for that position. Mir. Wickersham's statement confirms reports received here from private sources to the same effect.
 MT. Wicke~sham has not, however. retired from active participation in Alaska politics. He says that he Is a candidate for delegate to the re publican national convention and ex- poets to be elected without much op- position
 Regarding the election of dele gate from Alaska to congress MT. Wickersham said that he had prom ised to throw his support to another candidate and would do so. Whether or not he will go to Alaska and take an active part in the coming cam paign is unknown.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-20
COUNCIL CHOSE
 BOURGEOIS FOR
 LEAGUE LEADER
DELEGATE TO COUNCIL CHOSEN FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS; DE- CLARES THAT PLACE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WILSON'S.

PARIS, Jan. 17.-R)-Delayed)- )- In it's first meeting held here today. Leon Bourgeois, representative of the French government to the council of the league of nations, was elected as frs, president of the league. NJ. Bourgeois was formerly a member of the French cabinet and one of the leading statesmen of Europe.
 In accepting his new position. he declared that the meeting of the league council and formal launching of the league of nations marked the birth of a new world in which the freedom of all people and nations was made the paramount issue and equal justice assured for all nations. He said that he was reluctant to accept the position of president of the league which should have gone to Woodrow Wilson and would undoubtedly have so gone had it been possible for him to have accepted the office. It was .he vision and practical statesman ship, he declared, of President VII son that made the league possible and his should have been the hand to guide 1t in its first policies.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-20
BRYAN ASSERTS PEACE TREATY
 NOT AN ISSUE
DEMOCRAT DE- CAMPAIGN WILL NOT HINGE ON RATIFICATION PEACE TREATY BUT ON PROFITEERING.

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-(P)-In the opinion of William Jennings Bryan, the coming presidential campaign should ignore the ratification of the peace treaty as an issue and center its activities on proflteering and pub lie ownership.
 In an address delivered before an immense throng last night. Bryan declared that the campaign must deal with the important domestic problems, such as profiteering and possible public ownership of national industries, in order to satisfy the wants of the American public. He stated that it is impos- 5ibIe to make the league of nations and the peace treaty a political is- sue because the voters are more con cerned with the problems that lie near at home. There are too many of these domestic problems. asserted Bryan to allow the peace treaty to become a campaign issue.
 The former secretary of state Is that the treaty will be ratified by the senate and at an early date