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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
MRS. HUMPHREY WARD, FAMOUS AUTHOR, DIES
 OF HEART DISEASE

LONDON, March Mrs Hum- rhrey Ward. the celebrated author, died here of disease of the heart, aged 69 years.
 Mrs. Humphrey Ward, born Mary Augusta Arnold, was a native of Tasmania. the eldest daughter of Thomas Arnold. son of the great pr. Arnold of Rugby. She married Hum phrey Ward in 1872 when she was 21 years of age. She became famous through the publication of her great novel, Robert Elsmere." This was followed by David Grieve." Mar celia" Bessie Costrell, Sir George Tressady," "Halbeck of Bennisdale, . and other works She accumulated great fortune through her novels.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
EBERT EASING
 UP IN GERMANY
 OUTLOOK BRIGHT
President Calls Off General Strike, Abolishes Drumhead
 Courts, Arrests Luetwitz

BERLIN, March 24.-With quiet restored in Berlin and the forces oD- erating against Communists in the Western part of Germany meeting with success, things look brighter at the capital. There have been no more changes in President Ebert s Cabinet and rumors of grave sort are less numerous, than since the outbreak of revolution.
 President Ebert has decreed the abolition of drumhead courts mar tial, in view of his belief that there is no further danger of disorder.
 Strike Is Over
 The general strike committee has unanimously proclaimed the end of the strike. Business conditions are fast becoming normal
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
LEADER IN DAYS OF
 HAWAIIA N ROYALTY
 DIES LEAVING RICHES

HONOLULU, March "A. Col. Samuel Parker. Prime Minister un- der the regime of Queen Llliokalanf, died here yesterday. He left an es- tate that is valued at millions of dollars, consisting largely of great farms on Maui and Hawaii Isl ands devoted to producing beef and mutton. He was one of the best known Hawaiians. though he has ta- ken very little part in public mat ters since the overthrow of the mon- archy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
GROCERS. CONTINUE THE FIGHT AGAINST
 BIG MEAT PACKERS
Not Satisfied With Court Decision They Will Prosecute Before
 Interstate Commission

CHICAGO, March 24.-In reso- lutions adopted by the National Wholesale Grocers' Association, dis satisfaction is expressed with the recent government decree limiting the activities of the Big Five pack ing houses. Announcement is made that the Association will reopen the case against the packers and the railroads before the Interstate Com merce Commission.
 The grocers think the decree was not severe enough to remove the packers from the wholesale grocery business on a basis that makes un- fair competition.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
RADICAL PROPOSAL KILLED

OLYMPIA, Wash, March "A. - Representative John Gellatly of Wenatchee, Republican candidate for the nomination for Governor, yesterday introduced bill providing for a constitutional amendment giv- ing the Legislature discretionary powers in classifying property for taxation. Representative Reed, in opposition, declared that the bill would give majority in the Legis- lature power to tax any business out of existence He said that such bill was the first plank in the Non-partisan platform. The reso- lution was not adopted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
WILSON WITHDRAWS
 MAXIMUM COAL PRICES
 EFFECTIVE APRIL lST.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Presi- dent Wilson today withdrew govern ment control over the maximum price of bituminous coal effective April l.
 It is believed that the operators will increase coal prices to absorb the 27 percent wage increase recom- mended for the miners by the com. mission appointed by the President
 In letter addressed to the oper- ators and the miners, President Will son urged that they come to an agree ment immediately based on the com missions report. It is said that the proposed wage increase would total two hundred million dollars yearly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
HOUSE GIVES
 BIG SUM FOR
 OUR NEW NAVY
Naval Appropriation Bill Car rying Money to Complete
 Construction Plan Passes

WASHINGTON, March 24. - The House passed the Naval Appropria- tion bill without roll call. The bill now goes to the Senate. It calls for the expenditure of $425, 100000, including 4,O00.000 for new construction authorized in 1916, and the increase of the personnel to 125,- GOO enlisted men.
 All speakers in the course of de- bate urged complete fulfillment of the 1916 Naval Construction pro- gram"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
HALIBUT SCHOONER RUNS ASHORE IN SNOW
 STORM; MAY BE LOST

CORDOvA, March 24.-The hali- but power schooner Scandia was wrecked at Point Montague at the mouth of Rock Bay last Friday night. She ran on the reef during a snow storm and in swift current, and is believed to be in a precarious condition.
 Capt. Mornas and a crew of IT men were brought here on the can nery tender Sunset and will be sent South on the Alameda.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
IRISH HOME RULE BILL
 MAY GO THROUGH WITH
 SUPPORT FROM EVERYBODY

NEW YORK, March 24.-A Sun Herald London dispatch says the Irish Home Rule bill will pass the House of Commons, Listers decision not to oppose it clearing the road. Liberal Leader Asquith will try to block the measure. but his success is doubtful. It is believed South Ireland will accept the measure. 2
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Bain- bridge Colby. Secretary of State. has asked Senator Lodge to make public the evidence submitted to the Senate Committee on the subject of the confirmation of his appoint ment. It is the desire that the public should know all about the charges that were made against him and the evidence offered in their support and otherwise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
NEW YORK PHYSICIAN
 HAS REMARKABLE SUCCESS
 WITH X-RAY CANCER CURE

NEW YORK, March 24. = Fifty consecutive cases of surface cancer have been cured by an X-ray meth- cd developed by Dr. William 'Mey- CT, 1t was announced at the New York Post Graduate School.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
WOOD REFUSES TO ANSWER
 SENATOR BoRAH'S CHARGE

NORFOLK, Va, March 24.- Gen Leonard Wood refused to make a further statement regarding the iden- tity of the contributors to his pres idential campaign fund, as demanded by Senator Borah of Idaho. He said there was nothing to add to yesterdays statement of his manager, William Proctor, who said they were complying with the law
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
NAVAL OFFICER ATTACKS
 SECRETARY DANIELS

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Capt. Harris Lansing, assistant Chief of the Bureau of Navigation duringthe World War, told the Senate fn- vestigating committee that virtual chaos existed in the Navy Depart ment when America entered the war. He said Secretary Daniels personal characteristics made 1t impossible often to get approval of really im- portant policies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
GRiGSBY WANTS OIL REGULATIONS
 MADE LIBERAL

WASHINGTON, March 24.- Delegate George B. Grigsby is working to get the lease terms rules and regulations for Alaska under the oil leasing bill modi- fled so as to make them more liberal in Alaska. He was pres ent at the hearing of the contest case yesterday, and then immediately resumed work on the leasing bill
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
SENATE CONFIRMS
 WILLIAMS FOR HEAD
 OF INTERNAL REVENUE

WASHINGTON, March p4.-Thc Senate last night confirmed the nomination of William M. Williams of Alabarla for Commissioner of Internal Revenue. He succeeds Dan iel c. Roper. resigned
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
FLOOD PROPOSES
 NEW TREATY FOR
 U. s. AND GERMANY

WASHINGTON. March 24.-Rep- resentative H. D. Flood of Virginia has announced that he will intro duce in the House a joint resolution authorizing the President to pre- pare new treaty of peace with Germany. 4
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
GOVERNMENT TROOPS DEFEAT
 COMMUNIST MORCES

COBURG, Germany, March 24.- Troops Of the German Reichwehr have inflicted a heavy defeat upon the Communists, who lost many more men than they killed. according to the Reichwehr commander.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
CONSTITUTION MAY PROVIDE FOR ADJUSTMENT
 OF LABOR DISPUTE

LINCOLN, Neb. March 24.-The constitutional assembly, convened for the purpose of revising Nebraska's constitution. has adopted proposal providing for a State Industrial Com mission to adjudicate labor disputes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
CANADIAN EXCHANGE CONTINUES RAPIDLY
 ADVANCING RATE

NEW YORK, March 24.-The Canadian dollar reached 90 cents here today-a new high mark since the recent debacle. It is predicted that 1t will continue advancing until it reaches near par.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
COMMUNISTS BESIEGE
 GERMANS AT VESSEL

TERICH, Khein1sh Prussia, March 24.-Late news from Wesel says that Communists have besieged the ConsctitutionaI army at that place It is reported that the Communists have big, well-trained army of war veterans, and Ebert's forces arc nearly surrounded.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
LABOR BEGINS TO ACT
 UNDER LEAGUE OF NATIONS

LONDON, March 24-The govern ing body of the international labor bureau established under the provis- ions of the League of Nations has decided to organize an international labor office to collect and distribute information and prepare a program for the annual conference.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
vON LUETWITZ ARRESTED;
 VON KAPP IN HIDING

ially announced that General Von Luetwitz, military commander of the Kapp revolution, and Admiral Von Trotha. Admiralty chief, have been arrested. Doctor Kapp is supposed to be hiding on his estate in Prus- sia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
KANSAS CITY MAN
 WINS PACIFIC COAST
 FIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

SEATTLE, March "A. Morris Lux of Kansas City, won the Pa cific Coast welterweight title last night by defeating Billy Wright of Seattle in four rounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24

WASHINGTON. March 24. - Re- publican House Leader F. w. Mon dell told the House that an issue of bonds to pay bonuses to service men would send prices baliooning and bring grave danger of panic.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
BRITISH MANUFACTURERS
 20 RTARIFF ON COTTON

LONDON. March 24.-Manchester England cotton manufacturers fa- vor tax of six pence bale on im- ported cotton to raise funds for en-. cauraging cotton growing in the En- pire
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24

TULARE, Cal. March 23.-Two in ches of snow fell here yesterday evening It was the first snow fall the Weather Bureau records for this place.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24

VESSEL, Germany, March 24 = Six thousand German troops here fought 15,000 Communists guards It is reported that 62 were killed
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
LAST WIRES

SEATTLE. L. McPherson, man. ager of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, pre- diets that rails will connect Sew ard and Fairbanks, with the excep- tion of the Tanana river crossing, by the end of 1921 or early in 1922. He says $5,0O0,000 are available for immediate work. He says the Sem ate and House Committees on Terri tories will make an exhaustive study of Alaskan affairs. He says Con- gress realizes that Alaska must be developed to make the railroad a success.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
16,000 ANTI BOLSHEvISTS
 DIE OF COLD
Troops Engaged in Resisting Bolshevism Freeze on South
 eastern Russian Scopes

LONDON, March 24 Official dispatches from Russian authorities at Moscow say that over 16,0O0 anti Bolsheviki soldiers were frozen to death on the Southeastern Russian steppes. The dispatches say the hardships in that country where they have been resisting the government forces frcm hunger and cold during the winter that is passing have been horrible beyond comprehension.
 WARSAW. March 24-Extremely heavy fighting is reported on the Polish frontiers. After heavy artil- Iery preparation the Bolsheviki at- tackled the zwichel Bridge head, but were repulsed.
 PEKING, March 24.-The Chin ese government has ordered the withdrawal of Chinese troops in Si- berfa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24

SEATTLE = James H. Wilkins, a special writer who has just re- turned from Mexico, says he has positive evidence that Ambrose Bierce, noted satirist, author and artist, was killed by Villista firing squad several years ago. Bierce dis appeared several years ago, and his end has been clothed in mystery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24

WASHINGTON-Director Van H. Manning, of the Bureau of Mines, has invited the Governors of Cali fornia, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Louisiana and Alaska here to con fer regarding the regulations under the oil leasing act.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
SENATOR DENoUNcEs
 ADMlNISTRATION

NEW HAVEN, March Senator F. B. Brandegee of Connecticut, open ing the state Republican convention here, shabby criticised President Will sons treaty making and Mexican policies. He asserted that the Pres. ident was responsible for America s unpreparedness at the beginning of the war He characterized the State Department "a mere shell' and the operation of the Postoffice Depart ment big joke, if not scandal and tragedy"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-24
JOHNSON, FILED IN NEW JERSEY

TRENTON, March 24.-Senator Hiram w. Johnson has entered his name as candidate in the New Jersey presidential primaries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
MONDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1920
AMT 1T THE TRUTn7

That, in this great asylum called the
world, there is a large variety OF as
sorted human nuts, some CT the most
common being
The deluded young man who thinks
he can drive an automobile better ar
ter he has had about three drinks.
The girl who thinks that the more
Of her anatomy she exposes, the more
she is admired by a
The guy who thinks a woman will
always love him Just because she says
she will.
The man who will drink wood alec
hol and think he is having a good
time.
The wise guy who can run anybody's
business except his own.
The young man who thinks he can
lioin the navy and see the world {
The sport who thinks he can dope
a world series.
The Smart guy who gives a fake
news item tG a reporter.
The girl who tries 20, make herself
up to look ikegsoms movie actress.
The man who thinks the League of
Nations viii cure the ills OF. the
I world. iaF#
The man who thinks everybody is a
liar because he is himself.
The man who will 80 to Montreal
just to get a drink.
The person you dent like.
The fellow that your girl turned You
down for.
The girl that won't make a date
with you.
The man who won't lend you money
The romantic young thing who i.
always trying to decide whether
there is any such thing as Fate.
The guy who says, II got this
straight from the inside
The man who tells you who is going
to be elected.
The boob who tries to "see how fast
she'll co.
+ p. II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
Is

II was Josh Billings. we believe,
who warned a waiting world Of the
dangers that lurked in the processes
Of m%onkeylng with the buzz saw, says
Thrift Magazine. Like many q word
spoken in jest, there was the wisdom
Of the ages in this homely qulp. We
are doing too much monkeying with
the buzz saw today. We have been
%monkeylng with the laws Of supply
and demand. We have endeavored 10
amend or repeal economic laws that
can no more be changed than the
forces OF nature can be altered. ANA
teur economists, visionary politicians
and rampant refofmers cannot,
through the formation Of boards and
committees, the adoption Of resolu-
lions or the assembling of conventions,
change the fundamentals of life one
iota. We do not need any more pam
aceas. All we need do is to get on
the job and work, save, speed up pro-
ductlon, eliminate waste, quit looking
for Utopia and signing for the mlllen-
mum. The world will grow better on
ly through the development Of educa-
tion md the adoption Of wholesome
habits Of life by the people. What we
need above all things else Is a better
understanding Of thrift and a closer
application of its principles. Let us
quit monkeying with the buzz saw.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
ACTED ON ADVICE OF
WIFE, SAYS HAYS DOUCETTE

me. | became so nervous and restless
| couldn't be at ease anywhere and at
night that %smothering feeling was so
bad | had to get out Of bed in order
to breathe. The rheumatism was so
bad in my hips, that every step ! took
was painful to- me.
my wife insisted on my trying Tan
lac and the way it went to work on
my troubles was astonishing. ] finish
ed the first bottle feeling a great deal
better, so | kept right on with it, and
now | am sound and well. | eat three
good, hearty meals every day and
never feel a touch of Indigestion. All
signs OF rheumatism have left me, /
am 10 longer nervous and sleep fine
every night"
Tanlac is sold in Bennington by w.
l.. Gokay, in Manchester Depot by w.
W. Pratt, in Arlington by G. G. Guilt
nan & Co., and in East Arlington by
Victor l.. Smith and in East Dorset by
G.. II. Brophy. -Adyertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

Boyhood days without a hayloft are
like a play without a stage. The auto
mobile has vanquished the big red
barn, as the cement bottomed pool
has the old swimming pool, The cen
ter Of boyhood life has disappeared,
says Summer Session Kansan. Imag-
Inc the gang snealtlng Off from trust
Ing parents on a hot afternoon and
con%gregatlng in the shiny new garage.
Where can they conceal the forbidden
weapons, or the thumb-marked yellow
back that mother thinks has long
since fallen into the ash heap? Where
do they hide to escape the starched
shirt and stir shoes and the party?
Where are the circuses given? The
train robberies planned? And the
halr-raislng stories repeated? The
care-free scenes Of boyhood are gone.
Imagination has no field to grow and
expand In. Half the joys OF youth
have vanished with the passing of the
old red barn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

The world has a lot of fellows who
are decidedly fresh. They may be
gifted, may even be respected for their
talent, but they are just plain, ordi-
nary fresh. You expect to find a GER
tain number Of fools In your travels.
but you are filed with pity when you
run across the fellow who would be
perfectly good If he weren't so fresh.
Colleges have their share of these
"just watch me" artists. And ihe
students usually have a way Of re
lleying the freshness wien It gets IN
bearable. Many a lad who thought be
was the paragon of wisdom is ane
and sobcrer after a midnight visit to
the graveyard and other places where
he has sung songs confesslng his
booblness and done various stunts well
conceived 10 relieve mental imitation.
There seems to be no Other way Of
making the fresh reasonable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

1t has always been an accepted fact
that Paris led the way in fashion OF
dress and that America followed suit,
but now the reverse seems the case.
OyerallS, the outcome Of American
genius Of making the best OF things.
have become the vogue in the French
capital. Parties of people in oyeralls
drive In the Bots de Boulogne, and
attract attention in the b%oulevards,
merry parties fortlfy each other in
this progressive movement. The
climax was reached when two little
Peklnese dogs were seen waddling
after their mistress clad 10 the popu-
lar ralment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
Initiating Mahogany.

In the manufacture Of furniture and
cabinets a great deal OF red gum is
used as an Imitation OF mahogany or
CircasSian walnut, says the American
Forestry MagazlneA When red gum
is properly finished IT can be made
to look much like either of these
woods. There is a very distinct dit
ference, however, between red gum
and mahogany or walnut. This dlf,
ference lies in the size Of the pores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
Now Free OF Rheumatism And
Indigestion, Lewiston Man
Says He Will Never BE With
out Tanlac Again.

q VIII always be glad | took my
wife's aqyice and got Tanlac for my
troubless declared Henry Doucette,
Of Ill Winter ST. Lewiston, Me, as
sistant foreman of the Parker Spool
and Bobbin, Co, the other day.
why this medicine has rid me Of
a case of indigestion and rheumatism
that had bothered m for three or four
years, and las added thirteen pounds
to my weight besides. Before | got
Tanlac / had indigestion so bad every
thing seemed to iie like lead in the pit
of my stomach and cause me such
sharp pains | could hardly stand it.
Gas would form and almost smother
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
Ancient Symbol.

The initials l. II. s., appearing on
grave stones, in churches, etc. are the
Initial letters of the Latin phrase
Jesus Homlnum Salvador" which
means Jesus the Savior OF Man"
This was originally written in Greek
and was the first three letters of the
name Jesus, but, It's origin Ia lost
sight Of through substituting the IS"
for tile Greek sign sigma. Then by
mistaking the Greek II for the Latin
II a significance was found for each
letter. 2f"7
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

The ingenuity Of the age has now
confronting # the task Of fire proven
ton In oil storage. 1t ought to be
equal 10 the emergency. One step
should be the prohibition OF a growth
of residential section around any ex-
teusiye storage OF the kind. With the
danger isolated. there will be more
time and opportunity for minimizing
If not entirely removing 1t. The les
sons of the last few years are too
pressing to be dlsregarded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

The latest figures indicate that the
grain crops this year will be abund-
ant. There was n time when that fact
would he taken MS n sign Of cheap
bread but that was before people knew
what a world war would do TO prices
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

A st. Louis man says there is too
much meat that is bad, We don't be-
lleve 1t. There may be bad meat, but
we know there Is no such thing as too
much meat. There are merely too
many carrots.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
ARCHITECT
DOUGLAS MACINTOSH
BENNINGTON. VT.
SAVINGS BANK BUILDING
NOTICE

NOTICE
l wislI.to inform the pubic tnat Ed
gar S. Buss, who has acted as agent
for me fnr some time past, is no longer
in my employ. All orders for monu-
mental work intended for me, should
be sent TO my address at 220 School st.
Ernest l.. Lambert.
BENNINGTON, VT. ADV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

After reading that there are still
twelve wars In progress in the old
world one becomes more r%econciled to
. country where they merely have
elections.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

French authorities have decided
that the stage In Paris has grown too
naughty and they are going to stop It.
That ought to help the movement In
favor Of seeing America first.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
Fertile.

eyes, sir, we got two fee crops last
winter" "That so2 What kind Of wa
Ter did you plant2" 1eL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

Why do ice wagons carry scales
when The Ice men weigh by The SAW
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25

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