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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
BENNINGTON MAY HAVE
STATES LARGEST ZOO"
Nucleus Us Here-Lccated In Secluded
Spot OF Main stieet-owner.
ship In Question.

Between the Grwold music store
and The Banners editorial room
there's a little zone. or court yard,
probably 20 feet in diamater. From
time immemorial this miniature area
has been like unto a desert waste.
But last fall pair of tramp rabbits
arr we'd in Bennington, discovered
this unoccupied territory and pro
ceeded to appropriate 1t under the
law of squatters' rights From that
time until the cold weather came the
two rabbits held undisputed posses.
sion of the property, and they were
daily rationed with juicy cabbage
leaves, that Alice passed to them
through The Banner Office window
But when the first wintry blasts be-
gan to whistle, the rabbits departed
whether to more congenial climes or
into some epicure's pot remained a
problem until Tuesday last.
1t happened about Tuesday noon,
the me when Alice seeks daily So
lace from her Office cares by viewing
the prospect without the window.
Her musings were suddenly inter-
rupted on this occasion of Tuesday,
which caused her to exolaim:
"Oh, look! What's that?
1t was the nose of something, polk
ing itself impudently through hole
under the Gr.swo'd building. Sud
denly it popped itself out into the
little court yard. Yes, it was wee
baby rabbit And then second wee
one came, which was followed by an
Cthe'.
BY this time Alice had called Mrs.
S, of the society staff, to the win
dow
They're triplets!' Mrs. S. almost
screamed.
The qu ok arrival of the fourth
baby bunnie knocked the diagnosis of
Mrs. s. into cooked hat. And then
the wee ones began to come in earnest
When they we're all together in the lit
tie area an official count listed nine
young rabbits The parent pair did
not appear The office boy, who is
an excellent authority on every var C.
ty of problem--so he claims to be,
anyway, attributed the non-appear-
ance of the elders to feeling Of
false modesty. .
The new arrivals have been hav-
ing the time OF their brief lives ever
since. The best green stuff on the
market is being fed to them regular
ly And Alice has no monopoly of
the commissary department. She is
assisted by Mrs. S. and even Ida,
from the mechanical room, insists up
on sharing in the rabbits up-keep.
! Opinions differ in the Griswold-
Banner neighborhood as to the owner.
ship Of the brood That matter will
very likely be settled by arbitration
But no matter as to that. The point
is this-the little zone, formerly un.
used, between the Griswold and The
Banner premises, gives every promise
of developing, year, hence, into one
of the foremost geological gardens IN
the state. And the garden itself is d
place that John Burroughs he were
alive-would never have selected al
q game preserve,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
ABANDoNs EXCURSIONS
Tour to Near Arctic Circle to Observe
M dnight Sun Discontinued.

Seattle, Wash, April 2S Famous
Midnight Sum excursions to Fort
Yukon, Alaska, taken every summer
by people des ring to see the sun re-
main above the horizon twenty-four
hours at one time will not be conduct
ed this year as the boats in which
the excursionists were carried down
the Yukon river were crushed in the
ice last fall. The IN dnight Sun.
ners," as the excursionists were
called in the north, went by steamer
from here to Skagway, crossed the
White Pass by rail from Skagway to
White Horse and went by river steam
boat from White Horse to Fort Yu-
kon. which is about 10 miles inside
the Arctic circle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
UNIONS ALLEGE FAULTY
METHODS COST BILLION
Declare Enormous Waste Is Caused BY
Bad Management On Part of
The Railroads,

Chicago, April 2S.-The railway la.
Dor unions that are fighting wage re
ductions before labor board yesterday
increased their charges of waste and
inefticiency on the part of the ra l.
road managements by quarter of a
bi lion dollars in supplemental report
to that of last week when the emp oy-
es Charged a possible saving of one
billion, two hundred and seventy-six
million dollars could be effected by the
roads II they would introduce modern
methods In the maintenance and op-
Grafton departments Of the Industry
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
SHIPPING BOARD INSISTS
ON WAGE SCALE CUT
Chairman Benson Suggests Reduction
OF is Per Cent For Marine
Workers.

Washington. April 2S Reduction of
not less than Is per cent of the pre-
ent scales is the basis on which the
shipping board must and will act.
Chairman Benson yesterday told con-
ference of marine workers, owners and
operators of American steamships in
an effort to avert a threatened strike
May of seamen, through the adoption.
of a new agreement, covering wages
and working conditions.
A sharp difference of opinion as to
wage reductions between Chairman
Benson and spokesman for the ma
rne workers developed. Andrew
Furnseth, president of the Internal
ional Seamans union and. other
spokesmen declared fifteen percent
reduction was unacceptable to the
unions. ay %TNEwl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
WEATHER FORECAST
Generally fair tonight aud Friday,
Not much change in temperature
COHOES MILL RESUMES;
so OPERATIVES ON JOB
Hope Knitting Company Opens Plant
Workers Receive News WITH
Satisfact on.

Troy, N. Y, April 2S The Hope
Knitting company of Cohoes resumed
OPERATIONS n part yesterday, wing
employment to about fifty operatives.
This plant has been closed for some
time owing to the lack of bus ness
and only several weeks ago started
making samples for fall and winter
trade News of the opening of his
mill was received with much satisfac
ton by the workers and bus ness men
of Cohoes Add tional emp'oyes will
be added, according to information
received at the plant, as soon as bust
ness warrants su .au .4c -4I.e
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
AGED WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Mary Draper Of Bratt'eboro Ex-
pires-Funeral Friday.

Brattleboro, April 2S.-Mrs. Mary
Jane CPutnam) Draper, s., widow OF
Dr. Joseph Draper, who was for IL
years super ntendent of the Bratt'e'
boro Retreat, died at 4.05 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in her home at ~
Linden street Although she had
been in falling health a long time
and confined to her room several
months she had been confined to her
bed only since Sunday
The funeral will be held at 8
o'clock Friday afternoon. Rev b. q.
S. Osgood, pastor OF the Unitarian
church, will officiate, and the burial
will take place IN the Draper lot in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
GERMANY SOFTER
NOT ACCEPTABLE,
FRANCE INSISTS
Paris Notifies Ambassador At
Washington Of Its Decision
ALL EYES ARE ON AMERICA
Secretary Hughes Department
Is Maintaining Policy Of
Deep Secrecy.
ILL EYES ARE ON AMERICA

Paris, April 28.-The next develop.
ment regarding the German repara.
tions proposals is expected to occur in
London as, according to the best in
formation available, no further steps
will be taken until the Supreme Coun
Gil has acted upon the proposition Sat
urday.
Paris, April 28.--The German count
er proposals on reparations as trans
mitted to President Harding at
Washington are absolutely unaccept
able and the French ambassador to
the United States, NJ. Jusserand, has
been notified to this effect.
All eyes are now turned on Wash
ington. where the counter proposals
are under advisement, but no new
tact had developed here up to mid
night to change the S situation as it
concerns the attitude of France. The
general feeling is that occupation of
the Ruhr Is unavoidable.
Explains Proposal
Paris, April 28.-The German EN-.
bassy here has issued a lengthy ex.
planatory statement regarding Ger
many's reparations offer. 1t claims
that the difference between the sum-
offered in Berl.n's last proposal Of
200, ,000, 100000 gold marks and the
226,000.000,00 gold marks under the
Pars terms is but small
Washington In Dark
Washington, April 2S.-The Ameri.
can government last night stll was
without any official information as to
the attitude of the allied powers with
respect to Germany's counter propos-
ais on reparat ons. Consequently u
reply to the communication received
from Berlin yesterday has not been
prepared
Administration officers continued
last night their policy OF silence with
regard to the whole reparations ques.
ton. 1t was understood however,
that an element of the situat on
which they have under consideration
is an irtimation from some Of the al
lied governments that the, mere
transmission of the German offer by
the United States would involve the
American government Ill SOihe HledS'
ure OF responsib. .lity.
1t is believed that the state depart
ment is not ready to accept this view
of responsibility on its part, provided
its efforts are confined to mere
transmission Of the communication
W .thout endorsement of any kind.
AS only three days remain before
the date set by the French govern
ment for the beginning of its move in
to additional German territory, it is
expected that reply to the German
communication will not be long de-
layed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
GoRED BY ANGRY BULL
North DanViIle Farmer Drives Three
Miles For Medical Aid

st, Johnsbury, April 2S Frank
Lenroos, farmer of North DanvilIe,
narrowly escaped being gored to
death by a bu on his farm Tuesday,
it was learned today, when the animal
attacked him VIII lie he was cleaning
out It's manger One of the crea-
lures horns caught MIR, Lenroos un-
der the chin, making a deep wound
Mr.. Lenroos extricated himself from
his perilous position and, although
bleeding profusely. hitched up his
team and drove three miles to the viii
lage He was given first a d by a
physic an and later taken to this
place where his wound was dressed
by DR.. John NJ. Allen. He will prob
ably recover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
PLANS NEW PENALTIES
Supreme Council May Add To Burdens
Allotted to Germany.

Paris. April est was learned to.
day that the application of further
penalties to Germany and the tracing
of new boundary lines between Poland
and German Upper Silesia will be dis
cussed by the supreme Allied council
in London on Saturday. 1t is under
stood that the United States may be
invited to have a representative at the
meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
BRIT an Not Committed.

London, April 2S.-premier Llyod
George today declared in the House
of Commons that the British govern
ment was not committed to any ac.
tion, so far as the west Phalian coal
fields were concerned if the German
reparation proposals prove 'unsatis'
factory, He added It was not for him
to say whether another opportunity
be given Germany or not. Speaking
earlier on the proposals he said he
very much regretted to say they were
thoroughly unsatisfactory, H.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
TORNADO SNUFFS OUT
MORE THAN II LIVES
L lite Mississippi Town ls Swept BY
Hurricane--Msny Buildings
v Arc Wrecked

Hattiesburg, Miss April 2S.--A
tornado hit the town of BraHton late
Tuesday and demolished every bust
ness house except tho bank. There was
no re connection hrtween here and
Breton yesterday but belated reports
from Menden Hal the county seat OF
Simpson county, in which Braxton Is
situated, said eight persons had been
killed and a number injured.
Braxton is a town of about six hun
dred inhabitants on the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad, thirty miles from
jackson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
PUZZLED BY TWO sUiToRs
So Widow Lets Children Select Her
Next Husband.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, April s.
Confronted by two suitors and having
taken out licenses to marry both OF
them, Mrs Victoria Zina of Stoneco
N. Y. yesterday was unable to choose
between the two in Justice OF the
Peace lyons court so she let her two
children name the man to be their
future stepfather.
The ch ldren dec ded on Emeiio
Frozzno of Stoneco and it was an
nounced that he and Mrs Zina Will be
married here On Saturday.
The other suitor was Gin Doslo oil
this city,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
SHOOTS HUGE BEAR
ErattIeboro Hunter Brings Home
800 Pound Bruin

Brattleboro, April 2S.-Dr p. T.
Lee, a veterinary surgeon. of this vi /
age, returned here from his hunting
camp in Stratton W tn black bear
weighing 800 pounds. DR., Lee and S.
M. Gibson of this place went into camp
Saturday and Dr., Lee shot the bear at
the foot of Somerset mountain Mon
day
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
THIEVES COME BACK
Make Third Visit, w thin TWO Years,
To Cohoes Store.

Troy, N. Y, April 28Bernard j.
manager Of the II. II Butler
store at 104 Remsen street, Cohoes,
reported to the police Tuesday n ght
that thieves had entered the store
and stolen ten suits of clothes. 1t is
possible that the thieves had skele.
ton key to the store This is the third
time the store has been entered, or
an attempt made to enter, within the
last two years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
Reports Many Killed

Jackson, Miss, April 2S.- More than
Il dozen persons are reported to have
been killed and score injured In
tornado this afternoon at Braxton 1S
mile1 from here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28

STRAYED--From premises of John
Story in west part of town, female COLI
lie puppy, months old. Dark brown
nose. Suitable reward VIII be paid for
information leading to her recovery.
ii. FL Shields, Old Bennington. 1916
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR tSALE--Rabbns and hares, Sls
main street wits
FOR SALE--Several second hand gas
stoves and coal ranges f. II. Warren,
52S Main street. 93t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28

WANTED--Second hand bicycle in
rood condition, Address Bicycle" care
Evening Banner g3t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-28

WANTED--Sde car for 1917 Indian
motorcycle. John Vail, tel. 50l-M 93t6s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
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KaasS1YPU5eeSS|


New York, Feb. 2G.-Joe Lynch, who won
the worlds bantam weight boxing cham
pionship from Pete Herman last Decem-
Der, today sent a message to the New Or
leans boxer stating he was ready to make
good his promise for an early return bout.
Lynch has declined a bout with Roy Moore,
of st. Paul, on St. Patrick's day, giving
Herman preference for this date.
New York, Feb. 26.-Receipts of the
Dundee-Jackson contest amounted to $780,
$40, according to the figures announced to-
day. The principals drew $1,000 each for
their labor. The state got S2,317, and Tex
Richard got most of the rest Jackson.
who defeated Dundee in fifteen-round
bout, announced today he would post a
forfeit to bind a match for the champion
ship with Benny Leonard AS Leonard
has already agreed to the match, Richard
may match them for late in March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
BACK FROM CELL
Jack johnson Plans Return to
Squared Ring.
But n. B. A May Bar Him in
Seventeen States.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.

New York, Feb 26.-From his cell
in Leavenworth prison, Jack johnson
is planning a return to the ring.
1t was for this renewal of his old
means of livelihood that johnson
gave up his liberty in foreign coun-
tries and returned to serve the prison
sentence that caused him to become
an exile.
Tom O'Rourke says that his big
boy, Fred Fulton, has been matched
to fight johnson in Havana this sum-
mer.
There is little doubt that the Ma
tiona1 Boxing association, the guiding
body of the sport in seventeen states,
will close the doors to johnson.
THE matter of Jack Johnson's re-
turn to the ring has not been sub
mitted to the association; We have not
given the subject much thought as
johnson will not be released for some
time" W. H. Laginger, president of
the association, told the United Press
today
New York and Massa chusetts do not
belong to the association.
Until Johnson applies for a license,
we are not authorized to comment on
the subject. However, let it be I'M
derstood that we are guided in all
matters only by the desire to keep the
sport clean and protect the public"
one of the New York commissioners
said today.
I'VE do not want any of the big
fighters in this state. We are trying
to promote sport on a sound and pro-
gressive basis and we feel the big fell
lows would hurt the game. That
holds for all. We have not taken up
the Johnson case the Massa chusetts
commission said
Tex Richard is decidedly off any
match in which johnson is a princi-
pail he said today
The International Sporting club,
which has declared itself against the
color line and which promoted the
Harry Wills-Fred Fulton bout, has
also a hands-off policy on johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
DECREASE IN INVESTMENT.
Railroad Property Paid Return OF
Only .7S Per Cent in 1920.

There has been steady decrease in
the interest which railroad stock
holders have received from their in
vestment. since the peak of the past
eight years, which occurred in Deem
Der, 1916, according to figures re-
Gently published by the Association of
Railway Executives.
In December, 1916, the average in
terest paid by the investment of prop
erty in the railroads, was 6.17 per
cent. In 1917, the return dropped to
5.31 per cent; in 1918, to SO per cent;
in 1919, to 2.64 per cent. and in 1920,
railroad property paid an investment
return of rs per cent, less than one
cent for every dollar invested, accord
ing to the figures of the association.
Railway operating income is fig
ured as operating revenue less operat-
ing expenses, taxes and uncollectl-
BILE railway revenue
The following figures, compiled by
the bureau of railway economics, show
the return from 1908 to 1920, upon
the amount invested in railway prop
critics in the United States:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
Three walkers on Athletics.

Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-The Phila-
delphia American team which will
play exhibition contests beginning
March LIST with the st. Louis and New
York Nationals and the New York
Americans will include three Walkers,
Clarence, in left field; Frank in CEN
ter and Johnny behind the bat, a dis
patch from the clubs spring training
camp at Lake Charles, La, said today.
1t will be the first time the three men
have played together. Frank being on
the bench thru illness last season
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
GOOD WEATHER COST MONEY.
Union Pacific Spent Much During De-
cember in improvements.

ODAOlt Il aNAhlC SEpNhL ~
cember in improvements.
The fine weather during December
cost the Union Pacific money. But
the money expended was by way of
il sestment. 1t was spent in mainte-
nance of way, not because the condi-
ton of the track during the month
made it necessary, but because the
open weather gave opportunity for
work which needed to be done, and
which during a December of ordinary
years could not have been done in the
winter.
The Union Pacific spent s3,231,8 S7
on maintenance of way during the
month, an increase of 56.6 per cent
over the amount spent in December
of 1919.
On the other hand. there was not a
corresponding expense necessary for
the maintenance of equipment. Elk
penditures for maintenance of equip
ment amounted to only 1913 per cent
more than for December, 1919.
increases in wages and other
COSTS says the Railway Review,
doubtless amounted to more than
that, indicating that equipment needed
less attention than in December, 1919.
such a reduction was regarded as
justifiable because the Union Pacific
has restored its equipment to very
good condition"
A decline in traffic that ,.-as excep-
tionally small compared with that on
other roads, was one of the features
of the Union Pacific's statement of
earnings for December.
Revenue from freight amounted to
$11,739,946, an increase of 1913 per
cent, compared with an average in
crease in freight rates for the entire
system of about 80 per cent. Passen-
ger revenue showed an increase of
1876 per cent over the revenue of De-
cember, 1919.
The net operating income of ST.
193,409, compared with $1,562,471
was somewhat less than had been ex-
pected by the road. The fact that SO
much more money was spent for main
tenance of way, is believed to be re-
sponsible for the decrease in net oper-
ating revenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
WHEAT AS BASIC VALUE.
Col. George L. Miller, of 1O1 Ranch,
Visits Topeka.

The fixing of wheat as a basic value
instead of gold, was advocated by Col.
George L. Miller, of 101 ranch in
Oklahoma. who passed thru Topeka
Friday on his way east to address
several meetings on cooperative
marketing.
Colonel Miller pointed out that
wheat usually regulates the value Of
all farm products. If a stabilizing
process was worked out thru the fed
eral reserve board, he declared, it will
finance the farmer and enable him to
operate on a standardized plane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
TIGERS DEFEAT JAYHAWKs.
Missouri Five Win Hard Fought Game
Score S3 to II.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 26.-Missouri
university basketball team defeated
Kansas university here last night, 33
to IT. The Tigers led at the end of
the first half, 8 to IL. The game was
rough and hard fought.
The Jayhawkers forged ahead
fiercely at the beginning. but soon
were held down by the Tiger guards
Missouri did it's scoring in spurts.
Williams, Missouri captain, running
smoothly over the floor and throwing
goals by merely swinging either arm,
was one of the most spectacular play
ers seen on a Lawrence court this sea-
son.
Endacott and Uhrlaub starred for
Kansas. The teams play again Sat
urday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
PHI ALPHA Delta CHAPTER.
Benson Club of Washburn Trans
formed Into Fraternity.

The Benson club of Washburn col
lege was today being transformed into
a chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta, the
national law school fraternity. A
team from the Kansas City chapter
was putting on the initiation work and
a delegation from Green chapter,
Kansas university, was here for the
occasion.
The exercises. which began at 1880
O. clock this morning, were held on the
fifth floor of the National hotel. A
banquet will be given in the hotel
dining room at O'Clock tonight Ros-
coe W. Graves is president of the
Benson club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
TIGERS START FOR TEXAS.
Players Make Dallas
Spring Training Center,

Detroit, Feb. 26.-The Tiger cam
paign for the 1921 pennant started
today. From a dozen different parts
of the country, thirty-four men, in
Guiding players, trainers and coaches,
boarded trains headed for San An
tonic to prepare for the drive that will
end next October.
There are thirteen recruits, not
counting a new staff of trainers.
When the entire team assemblies for
initial practice on Tuesday morning
there will be fourteen pitchers in the
group.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS

Virgil, 2s; Emporia, 25.
Parker, 40; Greeley, o.
Waterville boys, %; Irving, II.
Waterville girls, 20: Irving, II.
Holton boys, %; Hiawatha, 19.
Holton girls, So; Hiawatha, 81.
Quenemo, IS; Ottawa, %.
Quenemo, &c; Melvern, IS.
Horton, So; Leavenworth, IS.
Horton girls. A; Leavenworth
girls, so.
Harrington high school, boys, 46;
Hope high school, boys, Z.
Haskell Indian, girls, Is; Herring
ton high school, girls, 81