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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
SAYS r. S AN AMERICAN
Man In British Prison Appeals To
Uncle Sam

Dub N, June Is Edward P. Cahil',
who was sentenced to five years penal
servitude by courtmartiaI here on
the charge that he was in possession of
seditious documents has appealed to
the American authorities on the ground
tnat he is an American citizen.
Cabin holds an American passport
and had intended to sal for the United
States soon His residence IN that
country is not known here. His appeal
has been forwarded to Washington
1t is stated that the consular official.
here recently have been extremity hnsv
examining claims to American citizen
ship on the part OF persons injured as
result of clashes between Sim Fem
ers and crown forces for which the
latter invariably have been blamed
Many OF the e claims were dismissed
quickly. but others require careful in
vestigation and inyo.ye delicate points
! of international Jaw.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
HOW ABOUT y. $. sEooRIrYr

Any nation n the world no matter
how friendly, which proposes to ere.
ate naval mowers strong enough to
permanently rupture these routes, is
sues a challenge to the British ma.
t ons Tor lifo anddeath duel, 1t Is
a Chal enge the British people have
never failed to take up, and have
never failed to foil, The last
thing Great Britain would dream of
doing would be to attack the United
States. The last war any British PEG
ple would think of fight ne would be
war against the American people.
The Americans, on their side. must
not build navy powerful enough to
attack successfully the vital integrity
of the British empire. We ght as
we write it down bluntly-that
would be IAN unfriendly act We
must take measures to protect our Sc
curity; I'VE cannot possible be con
tent with less, Montreal Star,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
Used Natures Gifts.

There are no indications that In re.
mote time either oil or gas was put
to much practical use as modern
people understand that term, but there
Is little doubt that priests of the fire.
worshiping cult which AouriShed In
old Persia made good things" out of
the phenomena. Not far from Beku
are the ruins Of a temple Of the cult
which Is believed to have been in ex.
istence for more than $500 years.
Tower beacons and affairs are provided
with channels concealed In the mason
ry, which demonstrate that gastittng
Is not craft OF modern birth. These
channels led from assures in the
earth which ONCE furnished natural
t. eas. To. this temple came pilgrims
from all parts Of the East as late as
the eighties OF the last century. BE.
sides the walls of the temple today
stands modern refinery, furnishing an
emphatic contrast in the old and new
uses'of Natures gift OF oil and gas
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
OPPOSES ANoLo.JAP PACT
British Newspaper Hints Treaty Is
AGAINST u. S.

London, June 27.-The Manchester
Guardian which is an opponent of the
renewal Of the Anglo,Japanese al
lance contended in an editorial Sat
urday that the original motive of the
alliance which was protective meas
ure against Germany and Russia has
disappeared 1t asked II such an ALI
ance was possible without tim ng the
edge Of it against United States.
mo saving clause in the renewed
alliance that Great Britain, under
no circumstance would be involved
in hostilities with the United States
could suffice, the newspaper contin
ued, to neutralize the unfortunate
effect such an exclusive alliance
would have on Anglo-American rela-
tions," N.e.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
SOUSA AND HIS BAND
Farewell Concert in Bennington. FIR
day Afternoon. July is

r Farewell Concert in Bennington Fri.
day Afternoon, July is.
Sou a and his band of nearly one
hundred, including many soloists, have
arranged to begin their twenty ninth
annual tour in Bennington on the af-
'ernoon nj Friday Ju Y rs. Going from
here to Rutland on a special train of
three pulmans and two baggage cars,
where they appear in the evening in
the new Rutland armory.
w lam j. Healy, formerly resi-.
dent OF this city, who for several years
has been manager of the band in lay
ing out the 1922 route put Benning.
ton down for the first stop The day
following their appearance here. Sousa
and his band appear in Montreal for
,nine days and go from there to Ottawa.
Lieutenant.Commander Sousa will
not be able to include Benn ngton In
his future tours because his concerts
VIII be cLnlined to the very large
cit es and his tours w I've verv short
1t can be said that this will be the
ilnal appearance in Bennington OF tn S
noted organization which has not been
here IN over fifteen years
On the last appearance Sousa play
ed one of the new marches written by
Rudolph Goldsmith, and It is quite
possible the great bandmaster VII re
peat it on this visit as he is now
searching his library for the parts.
Rudolph Go dsmith as everyone
here knows, was gifted composer
and one of the best musicians in the
country, and Lieut-Com. Sousa always
played his marches when appearing in
bennington.
AS a very large demand for tickets
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
HooRAY FOR DUG!

We have never met Dug" Bliss
of Concordia. But we imagine that
he is gentleman of considerable
merit, for he has made this remark
abe statement: 81 know that three
lourths of the time when man Is
quoted in the newspapers that he is
quoted right, and when ! hear him
deny ng that he said the thing and
blaming the reporter / put him down
forsa liaf. Some of. them are always
|rutning around taking and then
want to back up sons it when they
find out that they have been too
Imouthy. '-Atchinson Globe. 81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
Sacred Bull Of the Egyptians.

Apis, sacred bull worshiped by
the ancient Egyptians, was kept In
the temple of Osiris at Memphis, The
bull selected possessed certain dis.
tingulshlng features such as black
hide and certain marks on the fore
head and back, and other marks The
birthday Of the bull Apis was cele'
brated every year. When he died he
was embalmed aud buried in spe
cial part OF the temple and his death
was followed by a period of public
mourning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27

Devils Pulpit located about 1.-Two
miles east of Batavia, n, Yeas asrelic
Of the glacial age. ait Is Huge niass
Of rock shaped like an hour glass,
aud, isS0ue of the mestss peculiar u and
striking natural formations IN the
whole state. The baseiS fully 80 feet
across. 1t slopes upward to mar
row rock. corresponding to the neck
through which the sands Of an hour
glass sift, and then broadens out to
form what looks like the upper cham
Der Of the glass. 1t Is composed Of
limestone and stands 20 feet In height.
The nearest bedrock like 1t Is five
miles away to the north, and ge-
oogists believe this means that the
rock was torn loose from its original
mother vein and dragged those five
miles by the big glacier that swept
down from the polar regions ages
ago. Natural erosion did the carving
that gives It the hour-glass contour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
NEW IDEA FOR SCHOOL
Little Kansas Town Establishes Con-
solldated Plant on Prairie. sr

Ilttle Kansas own Establishes Con-
soIldated Plant on Prairie. G.,
What Is described as one of the
most elaborate and complete oonsoli-
dated school plants in America has
just been dedicated at Holcomb Kas..
seven miles west of Garden City on
the western Kansas prairie, The
plant cost $225,000 Seven school dis
tricts joined to construct the single
plant where the pupils may have the
advantages of city school, including
manual training, domestice science
and sclentifice training Of several
varieties. Six one-room schools OF
the old type and three-room school
at Holcomb were abandoned IN favor
of the consolidated project. The pup.
lis are transported to school by mo-
tor busses driven by teachers who
receive 500 a month for this extra
work. The busses have a capacity Of
thirty or forty pupils eaeh,-Atchison
Glove ~ & @
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
Mare Took paunhter,s Eoai.

Two mares, mother and daughter,
on a New Brunswick farm, foaled
about the same time All went well
until they We're turned out to pasture.
The old mare seeing her presumptuous
iilly with foal chased her and took
possession Of the foal. The foal took
liking to Its grand dam and she sue
cessfully raised both foas. The
younger mare was put to regular work
soon after.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27

presume the five most important
topics Of everyday conversation in this
country are "a politics, ~ religion.
CD sports, az tie movies and 10y
money, but should say that the Ave
things that u man most frequently
thinks about are % his family, ~
his business or his job, t3) his health.
az his recreation and (5l his invest
ments.-"A Business Man" In Golfers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
Love-.

"Dear Name: What you asked me
about did love Charlie, we'll, dear, It's
Ills way \ I'm afraid If don't take
him TIL be sorry and II do III re-
greet It, because can't live without
him any more than | expect I'll be
able to live with him. It's just SD
exciting being miserable until I'm hap.
by, that If amt in love with him |
might as well find 1t out one way as
another, and so we're going to get
married II don't change my mind,
and If ! do, the Lord have mercy on
my soul, Name because he's an awful
lemon If he has got job! So that s
how It is. dearle, and they tell me
It's just perfectly natural, like the
measles,
l'1ll5 send you an Invitation, and
when YOU see me walking down the
aisle with him, for the love Of Mike,
Name, don't gigge. This is too darned
serious for you to act like YOU feel
like. 40 MINIMIZE"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
TREES.
| think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

i MINK lhat ! snail never see
A poem lovely as a tree
A tree whose hungry mouth Is prest
Against The earth's sweet Moving breast.
A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may In summer wear
nest OF robins in her hair,
Upon whose bosom snow has lain:
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me.
But only God can make a tree,
.e.s JOYCE KILMER
(Killed in action on the Ourcq).
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27

Hedges Butler. pl-
oneer OF aeron-
autics aud motor
ing,
During one bal
loon ascent he
dropped, soon AZ
ter midnight, In a
rookerv clnSe Ia
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
PROMINENT LAWYER DIES

John 3. Stanchfield Expires In Long
Island Home.
New York. June 27.-John b.
Stanchfeld, New York lawyer, who
appeared in many important cases,
died Saturday at Islip, L, l.
5sMt. eStanchtield succunbed to
Kidney disease after an illness of
ten days. He leaves widow, daugh-
ter and son.
= Mr.. Stanchfeld was as prominent
in politics as the law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27

will prevail, especially from the sum.
mer resorts nearby, it will be we'll for
those plann ng to attend to send in
their seat reservations by first mai.
and they will have first consideration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
ROLLED STOCKINGS, AoIEUl
Chicago Railroad Bans Short Skirt
and peek-A-eoo AppareI in Offices

anu FeeK-NTbuo NpPaFeI m UFHceS
Chicago, une Of Short skirts,
rouge, peek-a-boo waists and rolled
stockings were placed under the ban
Saturday in the Offices of a large rail
road company here. Officers of the
road decided that the styles of dress
worn by young women in the roads
employees was becoming embarrass4
ing TO the working morale of the Of
fee, it was said
G ngham, the new rule said, was
the preferred hot weather fabric. "
Another rule stated that the general
appearance of the girls should be
such as is becoming to Office sery-
ice"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
Gompers REFLECTED.

Denver, June 25.-Samuel Gompers
was reelected president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27

"Has your Women's AntI.Hiph-
cost.of-LIvlnu League solved the
question:
We've Just held our first regular
meeting and all we had time to do
was to Increase the monthly dues to
three dollars"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
BkLL0ONTSTS ON THE R00ST
Sleeper QUITE. Naturally Surprised at
[ : uneonventiopai Call Made by
NJ >y,1} AR Travellers.

Many amusing stories OF his bal
looming experiences are told by Frank
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27
TIMELY 1921 THOUGHTS


The world will continue to exist
Business must move along.
What IS happening now, has hap
pened before.
1t took ten years after the Civil,
war before economic equilibrium was
restored.
Picture the state of the worlds
mind Ia the dark ages.
Men must hope.
There can be no progress or pros
perity founded on gloom.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27

Those who have enough ana TO
spare must help those who have not.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-27

An ounce of good cheer goes farther
than a pound CT commiseration.-From
Life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
As1ERIcANIzATYo~ SCHOOLS
Teachers Want Rooms Oper Y-ur No.
Two Nights Each Veet Drw+~r
Jsrusyv


Sup~rintsnS.n. Scot. or~~ers.A a nss,-
ton from teacher. IN ths Arrs~rs-tvs.so-
schools asking VI. Board ~ F.-n-..so~, ~
authorize the schools be op>-.sed forr
nights q week in order 10 rr~~~r. th~n
ing of the board r..rirtsro wss osss>r
allowing ssDo q north for esch - th-
months 81 January and February so -rn-
duct the Aro.ricsnis.sior srho>ls ts's
nights vssk The p>-i.ic, aske< tnss
the entire 1880 b. spent r,rins shi.
month in an -Tort % y>- sn~ schc~l. 81
sound basis
The teachers offered ,o zTv- .h~sv s~~~~~s
free during the month - FshSpsrv w,-t
the understanding that The snanrs 1orr-
rnIttee exercise its Discretion m m. matter
of payment for the month ~ Fsb-isry
The board -. AND. 10 former resolution
and authorized the srpendit1r. - fhe
81 ,0D0in sccordsnoe with thersrnrnm~nds-
tons Of the petition.
The resignation Of Ehxsr~xn Rnrsers a.
resident nurse Was scoep.>d The noAsu
approved the following Recommendation
made by the teachers committee. WiTiiaui
4. White, instructor in vocational 1aAchine
shop beginning January / Fan Ewlrs
School No. A, temporary appo,n-n.~r, b.
ginning January 10, 20 al vacancy csns~n
BY ahsence Of Mise Bsrhara Villa J n.
Jones, high school regular appoin-rnsrf
beginning January 10 % fI vanan-v
caused BY resignation of Paul Hamilton
Jane Sutherland, School 10. g. regular
appIrtmen- beginning January ~ f0r
vacancy caused by re.sI1stion q Niss
Annao~i wilkins.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11

Mayor TOOK sharp exception 70 n~wspApsr
criticisms, ecalring that be DID rSDA aGSse
with the criticisms made W sofos OF The
newspapers and which are ~ritt<n bf
writers, he said, who do not krso~ Nhs
they are writing about. This s'stensr
brought forth nush app'au>
The mayor praised the fire department
saying that IL has been very seldom tbs
The fire has spread 20 any other b'Iildins
than n which the fire first started Othsr
cities cannot boast Of this, the mayor ssld
Councilman Murray asked that bili
be prepared Which Is fsir, saying that nc
would be the FIRST 10 fight Il n the bill vas
not fair. Mr. Murray ssid that the repre-
sentatives should have a chance " COM
back a. meeting next Monday night
Mr.. Lyon AGAIN declared that al the
companies know what they want and Al
know whether or not the biil is sss,isfsctory
He urged, however, that mesflns ~
held next Monday nigh, and ths~in The
meantime copies Of the proposed uneasufc
be supplied 10 all the compNn,e-
Former Assistant Fire Chief Fdvayd
DonohIe wanted 70 know ~hy y vss
necessary 20 go 10 Dover ~ FL " get tbe
authority for the creation of a PAID hrr
department. He recalled that tuo year
sgv an effort was made for paid Gre
department and that although The ne.
sure had undivided support, Il failed -
passage by the legislature
Mr. Donohue said that a. the a.
session Of the Assembly, the Board 81
Police Commissioners a@ked Tor sushorify
10 create an additional captain. Re thsn
said, that although turned down by tho
General Assembly, the Board OF Pot,s
Commissioners had nevertheless zonf
ahead and made three sddHional sep
tains. Mr. Donohue sI.o p,ss>ss>f thsf
al TIRE lnrlranoe companies, botk for9sr
and domestic, be required N psy q ar -
one per cent or two pr oent on s-sir
business
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
WHY

Copyrighe 1920. by
wheeler syndio~so. Inc

January II Morris One
Why do We lose our balancel
Ask the average person what enables
him to stand upright and ne Will Dc
ply My feet and the muscles of my
legs" But he is wrong. a. may o.
seen by the fact that a young baby has
feet and IL also has muscles IN It's less
vet il cannot stand up. Tho proves
Of remaining erect is due. not to ans
action OF the lower part of the hcds
but 20 a portion OF the brain though Il
is true that this win not sufficc to
support as without thc assistance 0t
our feet and legs.
In addition 90 this section ol the hralf
proper, there arc three small nassskos
or canals connected with the ear aud
filled with = thick heavy huid.
These canals communicate directl
with the brain by means 81 a compli
Gated system OF nerves. ud until
we learn the knack of "keepinS our
balance" it is impossible Tor % % Waik
or even stand upright as Il would h.
for a person 20 ride a bicycle or walk "a
tight rope the first time ne tried Al
Experience has 20 teach US the trick
OF SO balancing ourselves that tn
liquid IN the aural canals remains a. 4
certain angle--which is the reason TIA
II We whirl around suddenly this nuid
continues - turn even after We have
stopped and inlr2rts tSe feeling % 30
ziness which causes us 70 fan over o.
lose our balance"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
JOS. LETTER JR- KILLED.
MiIlionaire's ren-Fear-oid son Victim
OF HuutIn1 AcciAanG

E-TsOrleans. Jan ll.-sosspn Laitsr
Jr.. ten-ysAr-old son Of Jospn Letter
millionaire Chicago and WA.ainxton
resident was killed yseze~cay ~ ne
accidental discharge of a snoLgun wnila
returning from a duck hunting rrfr
near the Letter camp At CraEa~u
Canard. near the mouth ot ne Eiss.s-
sippi River.
News of the death Ess rsc~svsu ,sr-
late. yesterday xnsn Nfr. L.zss~ ts.s-
pnoned instructions for NrrAnxem~n.-
FOR a special train % convsy mo boa-
20 Washington.
The Letter party arrived esrs as
Friday and went directly 20 C,ats~u
Canard. where Mr.. Letter sAz~-z
thousand. of acres of marsh isoa.
famous for duck shoor.ns.
Young Letter With his kstrex aaA .
number Of other hunt-rs we're -~<urn-
Ing from the marshes ~n~a ne ~cc!-
dent occurred No eeSA-ls -rp -
ceived other than th&t n. wye xnox-
gun was accidentally discaars-c snL
that death had been Alnnoss i,~rAa-
taneOus
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
AUCTIONS--LECALS
! uctio sales

AUCTION SALE-Fntire contents of this
store. consisting Of $4,000 worth of high
grade merchandise In furniture, carpets
rugs. beddings, &c., will be sold at thus
address. IL r. Fourth street Wednesday
morning, January IL. 1921. 10 O'Clock
q. M, sharp, Bedroom. diningroom. living.
room parlor furniture, brass beds, IS
eusmeled beds. 10 dressers, chiffoniers. 10
library tables. couch. three davenports.
two livingroom suites, four diningroom
suites. mattresses. 25 dozen dining chairs,
rockers. mirrors. pictures. cook stoves.
birds eye maple bedroom suite, six .ex-
tension tables. five butfets. blankets, bed
spreads sheets. pillow cases, &C. Rugs.
Rugs. Rugs. 90 rugs in administer. vii,
ton. brussels, tapestry. sizes 9xl2 and
s.3xi0.6 best colors and designs: is wool
fibre rugs mating rugs. congoleum rugs.
9xI2; l6 small rugs. 27x5i inches; 1000
yards felt base linoleum. stair carpet, rs
grass rugs, 6xe, sxI0, axl2 and many
other articles all sold TO the high bid. This
sale Will be the banner sale auction sale OF
the season. as you make the price and We
sell the goods: nothing reserved, every
thing 70 be sold Terms cash. stidham 4
Son, Auctioneers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
IRISH RELIEF.

A meeting OF the executive ccmussssr
OF the Delaware Branch Of the Amrrlcan
Committee for the Relief Of f-,.And va
held in the Knights Ct Columbus Hal Las
night with Peter A. HOrty PRESIDING Tn.
date Of the campaign for ralssns fands co.
Ireland was fixed for Jxruary III % Fec.
bulsry 10.
The neat meeting vii bs rad rralay
nlch4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
CLASSIFIED DISPLAY

Business Service
WHITE PINE CYPRESS
n. c. PINE CHESTNUT
YELLOW PINE POPLAR
FIR OAK
SPRUCE BIRCH
HEMLOCK MAPLE
Roofen. shcathina. Flooring. o..
press Shingles.
houldIngs and " all Board
S. G. SIMMONS & BROS. Co.
Front and TatnaH Stroets.
d. d A. 25l. Autoxnatio 24s4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
100 MEN WANTED

to buy overcoats at SIS. These coats
formerly sold as high as $40
MORTON G. STOUT & co.
Address $50 Market st.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
Sslesiaaum Plays IN Baltimore.

Salesisnum plsys Loyols Prep. oi sal
tlmore tonight The probable hneup
Quinn, forward Gillespie, forward; Csp.
Lowell, center; Buckley, guard; iiosa.
guard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Coming Events

Coming Events
JANUARY II, I92l--Tho mediums n,n
10 be held at Mrs. Fisher ). so Il Nii'A
street. Wednesday evening. All weleonle.-
JAN. IL. I92I-Socisty for the fTeFen.,pA anA
of Cruelty TO Children viii hold ies ~ ~ ~
nual meeting Tuesday. January H. io''o
a M at the Public Building. ------
NOTICE of annual meeting. Wilminslon
Del January !. 1921. Tne regular ,ri.r annui"s
meeting of the stockholders OF Sso,mi ,m * ~,
Trust and safe Deposit Company WIN ~ ~
held at the Office OF the company ,p pn
Tuesday, january Is. 1921. between 'ie
hours OF II 80 and clock, y. u. A. A.
MalonCy. treasurer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
STEAMBOAT LINES.
LEAVE WILMINGTON
4t\ Frunch ST. Wharf. S o. m
UE~ FREIGHT My
KXY r LEAVE PHILADELPHIA A
A Pier 10. North Wharvss
(R&cs street, IS .. M
S:@<Io Philadelphia
and Chester

Schedule in Effect October fs.
subject 10 Change without Notice.
LeAv Whining ton, Fourth st. WhAr & aud
philad phia. Chestnut ST. Wharf, week days
except aturdays. at 500 a. m. IL o'clock
noon an 3.to q. m
On Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. $50.
10. so =. m, l.30. AS and 200 y. N.
WILMINGTON-PENN' GROVE hOUTE
Daily, including Sundays. leave Whining
ton $50. 500. 1000 .. M, ~ o'ciock oon
200. 400. 900. 500. 1000 and l2.00 M
Leave Penn's Grove $50. us. 900, Hoo
.. M. LOO. 400. 500. 100. 900 and IL 90
p. "a.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
-
Real Estate.

Real Estate.
FOR SALE
Eden Park. new six-room house VIII sci l
reasonable. Small amount ia cash necss-
sary VIII finance the rest.
FIELDER & RIPKA. INC.
Phone 3si5. 2i7 W. Sixth 9frest