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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-08
PowNAL

Our town was largely represented
at the Hoosac Valley Fair in North
Adams this year
The following scholars have enter
ed out of town school this fall
Misses Edwina C. Barber, Drury, No
Adams; Mia Stewart, Bennington;
Forrest Hassom and Harold Babcock,
Hoosick Falls; Warren Mason Bliss
Business college, North Adams
Mr.. and Mrs. George Houghtaling
of Lowell, Mass, are spending their
vacation with Mr. Houghtaling' s faith
err G. w Houghtaling. h'.
The funeral OF Mrs Ella Pratt All
combright was largely attended from
the Notre Dame church at North Pow.
nal last Sunday afternoon. The pro.
illusion of flowers were in evidence of
the esteem in which the young woman
was held in the community. She was
laid to rest in the family lot in Oak
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Eleona 'rowslee, one Of oul
esteemed old ladies', died at the home
home of her daughter, Mrs, John Bar
Der, last Saturday morning. after I
general break down. brought on b,
old age Mrs. Towslee was a woman
that was we'll known. having spen
her entire life in Pownal She was /;
worker in the Christian faith unit
infirmities caused her to retire from
its activities, but she was a ferven
woman of God until he called her t
, lay down her life. She leaves t
mourn, two daughters, Mrs. John Bal
: Der of Pownal AND Mrs, Daniel Roo
of Willamstown. five sons, Solomon
Lynn, Norris, all of Pownal and Ma
: Gus and Murray of North Adams, SCI
+ ieral grandchildren and great gran
> children, one sister, Mrs. Evelyn Je
son, two brothers, II. w. Myers
Bennington and G. II, Myers Of Ca
& hfornia. The funeral was largely q;
htended from her late home Monda
with interment in the Towslee cen
tpry tftt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-08
Card Of Thanks.

The family of Mrs, Ella Pratt An,
rombright. tender their sincere and
heartfelt thanks to the neighbors and
friends for their kindly assistance
during the illness and death of their
loving daughter and sister, also the
help of Bradford Knitting Mills for
their beautiful floral tribute.-Mrs
Margaret Pratt and family; Mr., and
Mrs. Orrin Barber.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-08
WEST sHAFTseuRY

Several parties from this vicinity
attended the celebration held in Ben.
nington Monday
Richard Hall of Bennington who
has been employed by Arthur Perkins
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-08
The Primrose Path.

Road maintenance is even a greater
problem than road construction. The
only road that remains smooth and
inviting without maintenance Is the
broad road to perdItlon, every mile
OF which may be coasted.--Loulsvlll
Courier-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-08

bfthfS GtfNAS
two days, and was
unfit to do my work.
! read in your little
book about Lydia q.
Pinkham's Y ege
table Compound and
took the medicine
with satisfactory
results. | am a mid
wife and recommend
the Vegetable Comp
pound to my friends
and nv daughters
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-08
SUFFERED
SIX YEARS
Mrs. StoIl Tells Wo m e n
How She Found Relief
From Pain

Philadelphia, Pa. u suffered for SIX
years with. pain every month, had vom.,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-08
Monuments!

Before purchasing a monument or
marker be sure and get my prices.
My prices have surprised quite few
people that have been talking with
out OF town dealers.
We. do our own polishing, cutting
etc, by machinery, buying all stock
in the rough.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
DEMOCRATS FORCE
ARMY MEASURE CUT

Washington. April 30 = HOLDING .
solid front against a Republican split
Democrats forced thru tho house to-
day an amendment, TO tho army ap-
preparation bill cutting down the en-
listed force to 10000 men. The Kahn
proposal for a bigger force never got
n vote
The bill as approved by secretnry
Weeks provided for 10000 men.
There was no certainty. however.
that the $4,000 figure would stand. for
tho vote today was in committee OF
the whole.
The amendment for reduction Of tho
enlisted strength to 10000 was offered
by Representative Byrncs. Democrat.
South Carolina. Tho vote vas 1oe
to Sc.
The house previously had adopted
as a substitute for tho Kahn proposal
an amendment for l5s.coo, hut the
Byrncs amendment went thru and
wiped it out.
Representative Mondell. wyoming.
Republican leader, in closing debate
urged Republicans to stand by the bill
as framed by the appropriations com
mittce with its enlisted total OF tss.-
600. C hartman Kahn OF the military
affairs committee pleaded for at leas'
175. 600 men.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
HORSES DIE IN
STABLE BLAZE
Cavalry Barn. at Fort Bliss
De.aroyed-Shells
Explode

Ell Paso. Texas, April 3o.-Firc to-
night destroyed the stables of the
sand United States field artillery at
Fort Bliss. The fire extended to the
ammunition stores OF tho regiment
and exploding shells and small arm
ammunition endangered the lives OF
the fircmon. At 10 o'clock at night
tho firo had not been brought under
control.
At 1890 o'clock tonight the sound
OF exploding ammunition had ceased
and the fire was officially reported
under control. City firemen who as
sisted the army department in fight
ing the blaze estimated the los sat
S35,000. Army officers placed tho
damage at $4,000. 1t Is known a
number of tho artillery horses res
cucd from the burning stables broke
their haltcrs and rushed back to
perish in the flames. Hundreds OF
tho horses stampeded across tho
desert and at a late hour tonight
were being rounded up by rcgi
mcnt of cavalry. Two soldiers werc
reported hurt by flying shrapnel but
the officers declined to give their
nameS
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
Indictments Made
in Building Probe

Chicago. April so.-Thc governments
investigation Of alleged conspiracies in
the building trades brought forth to-
day indictments against II. corpora
tions and individuals voted by the
April grand Jury but suppressed until
today.
Sheet metal contractors. steam ht-
ters and plumbing manufacturers. ac-
cnsed of restraining trade In metals
made outside of Illinois. arc hit
True bills previously returned were
against dealers in lumber. mill work
and union carpenters.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01

The retirement of municipal bonds,
completion OF payment on the new
city hall, and other actions taken by
the city this year toward decreasing
the municipal debt will act TO decrease
city taxes for the next levy by an
amount estimated conservatively at
between $l25,000 and S15o.ooo.' This
statement was made Saturday after
noon by John NJ. Jackson, city com.
missioner. in explaining the effect OF
bond retirement ana decrease OF In
debtcdncss upon city taxes.
Notice is published today for tho
cali of $4,000 OF municipal bonds.
general and special. This. according to
the records at the city hall, say the
city commissioners, Is the largest
single call of Pueblo municipal bonds
ever made in the history of this city.
John NJ. jackson. city commissioner
of finance and supplies, in explaining
the nature OF tho bonded Indebtedness
of the city. states that general bonds
differ from special bonds in tho
method wherein they are paid off
While special bondz are called as fast
as money from tax assessments comes
into the treasury to cover them, gem
eral bonds are called whenever the
city treasury has sufficient balance
on hand to warrant their retirement.
OF tho $4,000 total bond call pub
Iishcd today, 37s000 Is general city in
debtedness. OF this amount AS.oo
covers general bonds isstfed in 1901
for bridge construction, while sal 900
applies on the outetanding bonds for
storm and sanitary sewers. After
the, present call. only $4,000 of these
sewer bonds will be outstanding. f..
r. Jordon, city cashier. states that this
$4,000 will be retirsd on or before
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01

here In Washington who arc now say
ing II. Grounds to Justify their de-
seription OF 1t as sensational are to
be found In the words of one OF the
court itself Justice McKenna. who
was strongly opposed to the decision
made by the majority of tho court
and who handed down the dissenting
opinion repeatedly uttered words of
alarm at the effect Of the decision
on the sanctitv OF the constitution and
its implications for the future. That
Justice McKcnna was deeply moved
IL readily to bo recn from an cxami-
nation of his words. Several local stu
dents OF the constitution who are now
discussing the decision say that II
ranks in fundamental Importance with
any decision ever handed down by the
Supreme Court. and that its effects
on ths heart OF tho constitution. AZ
written in tho besinnipg, are so far
reaching as any of TIM courts most
history making decisions.
Stated az SIMPLY as possible and
with n due warning to the reader of
the limitations involved in giving
mere extracts from decision. and
paraphrising its spirit. tho case was
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01

, Ihree democrats voted Tor the re-
solution and altho no Republican,
voted against it. Senator Nelson OF
Minnesota. was paired against 1t. Tho
Democrats voting for it were Senators
Myers. Montana: Shields. Tennessee;
Democrats. Reed. Missouri and
Walsh. Massachusetts,. were an
nounced as favoring tho resolution.
The resolution now goes to this
house with prospects of prompt ac-
ton. 1t would repeal the war rcso-
Austria, Hungary. impound alien
enemy property and reserve 10 tho
United States all rights and privi-
leges under the treaty of Versailles
and other peace treaties.
An effort to amend the resolution
made by Senator Townsend. Repub-
lican. Michigan, who moved to strike
out the clause repeating the war de-
clsration and substitute simple dc
claration of peace. was defeated, -
to rs.
Senator Lodge in inaugurating tho
debate told the senate that treaties
with Germany and others with other
nations with which the United States
had been at war. would follow tho
Knox resolution. Ho also gave no
tice that the United States would not
abandon" tho allies.
sQOStitutcp tVV tU' hHok fco'iuii''s
prepared by Senator King. Demo-
Chat. Utah. were not offered.
The vote on tho peace resolution
did not come until after o'clock to-
night and was preceded by tense par
tisan clashes. Tho republicans lined
up almost solidly behind the measure
and all but five Democrats voted or
were paired against it Tho roll
call: a.+
For adoption: Republicans-Bau.
Borah. Brandegee. Bursum. Cam
eron. Capper. Colt. Cummins. Curtis.
Dillingham;. Elkins Fernaid. France.
Frelinghupsen. Gooding. Hale. Har-
roid. johnson. Jones Cwash.). Ken
yon. Keyes, Ladd. Lafollette. Lem
root. Lodge. Mccormick. Mckinley.
McNary. New. Nicholson. Norbeck.
Norris. Oddie, Pcnrosc. Poindexter.
Shortridgc. Smoot, Spencer. Stana-
field. Sterling. Sutherland. Townsend.
wadssorth Warren. Weller and VIII
lis. Total IS.
Democrat-Myers Shields and
Watson C'iaorgisD. Totals ,.
Against Reputlicans-ncns.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
PUlOPOLCE ALERT TOHALT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. here

stickess, and authorizing their immed-
late arrest. The posting OF these
stickerp 70 believed by local authort-
ties 10 form part of n nation-w wide ac-
fivity by communists. who arc at
tempting to- create. upr;Sings on May
day all over the United States
Ch.cf Daily at II o'clock Saturday
morning gave out special orders to all
patrolmen and city police and detec-
tives to keep sharp lookout for per
sons Attempting to place such stick
crs. or having them in their poases-
sion. 1T is the duty of every officer
to mako special effort to place under
arrest any and all persons circulating
these xtickcrs." the order stated.
Two stiokers Of similar character
were noticed early Saturday morning
at tho Union station. One had been
piaxtorcd on tho top OF United
states mail box near the iron railing
on the south side of the station. Tho
postman noticed 1t In making his
morning collection of mail. later effac-
ing IL with a pocket knife Another
sticker. pasted on the south entrance
door to the ladies' waiting room, was
overlooked by station authorities un-
Ill Saturday afternoon. II read. Now
Free cz-DcmonstrAte May L.
United Communist Party"
None OF these stickers are reported
to have appeared north of tho Union
station. Between 100 to 200 Of them
were plastercd on walls, fences. street
poles. ard in pool halls on tho South
side. particularly in the Northern ave-
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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
Ml DISCUSSION over COURTS OPINION

this: Congress during the war passed
a law applying to the District of CO.
lumbis known rs the Rent law. Stat
cd roughly. 1t provided that a land
lord cannot get his property back
from a tenant at the end OF his lease
II the tenant is willing to go on pay
ing the same rent a similar law
was passed by New York State ap-
plicabie to New York City. The laws
were obviously contrary to the nor
mai sanctity Of contracts. However.
they were passed. and many tenants.
both in New York and in Washing
ton, gook advantage of them. A null
t,tude qf suits arose. In the lower
unconstitutional. but In due course
two OF the suits. one from New York
and one from Washington. werc unit
cdand carried up to the Supreme
Court. 1t is the decision In these two
cases which is now described as 80
sensational. The present decision by
the Supreme Court upholds the law
and decides that the landlord cannot
eject his tenant at the termination of
the lease. The court was divided on
Continued on Page Fiftecu)
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
TEARS ANTLERS OFF
ANGRY BUCK DEER

Bend. Orc, April q. so.-Attacked by a
muledeer buck. L.. A. W. Nixon. special
state officer, literally tore the antlers
from the bucks head before s'ibduinE
the animal. The report of tho untsuai
battle WAS brought here today by
Deputy Shertfe ~Stokoe. who had ae-
eompanied Nixon on q trip OF invcstf-
CATION into the high desert and who
witnessed tho encounter.
On account OF soft mud in which he
was standing when the buck attacked
Nixon was unable to evade the ami
mails rush and the hand to horn
struggle was forced upon him before
he could reach his automobile. Stokoc
said.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
ALL PASSENGERS ON
STRANDED SHIP SAFE

Block Island. r. l.. April 3o.-rhe
last of the passengers on the strand
cd Portuguese steamer Mormugao
werc taken off today by the Block
Island coast guard crew and trans
ferrcd to the destroyer Cowell. The
Cowell then started for New Bedford.
Mass where others were landed to-
day by tho destroyer McCalla and
mine sweeper Grebe. Captain Vidiko
and members Of tho crew are stili
on board. No attempt was made to-
day to float the steamer.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
)NIROVE'R||lS'1|ES
| REP PARAI'IONS
CONSIDERATION
pch Fight For Paris
IN to Punish Germans
| For Delay

don. April 3o.-(By The Asso-
frees).-A sharp difference of
\ between the French. on the
)c. and the British and Italians
other. arose today at tho
of the supreme council to
r enforcement OF the peace
and the steps to be taken to
payment of tho reparations
nany.
ier BRAND OF France. who
support Of NJ. JAspar. Bel
eign minister, made a strong
fr tho Paris plan which in
Immediate occupation OF the
egion. whilc Premier Lloyd
md Count Sforza. Italian for
nister, brough UP new pro-
nder which the conferences
ccide how the obligation was
!. isified and then Issue an ul-
which would have q brief
I. to Germany.
tonight arc considering
tchcmes and will report Sun
ia bns.
bus was the situation con-
SIC at Mr.. Lloyd George called
an iato meeting of the British
meeting of tho supreme
cou IS a protractcd ono. Only
10y 1t made known that the
oI d a new scheme to offer.
rnis communicated TO NJ.
DtI ohoon. II was explained
ew movo was made OWING
ding OF tho repAratfons
com that the German indebt-
sun $500. 900. 900 poundA
hIS said. altered. the situA-
uoh. wa necessary in apply
ins Alties that the provisions
OF ~ should he observed.
~ s,irprise to find Count
pr ig the British plan. ~
y ni knsvn Italy was opposed
y * @ u st4lfe Rhur unless ab-
Ton Ens (ting OF the experts
ny NJ vAH out OF the difficulty
~ y the Supeems counciI
l the differences or find
,.m prue. but the diplomats
.ooN : View OF the situation.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
New |rk Police
Real for Riots

New Yorhii so.-Public build
ings and chu and homes Of prom
inent publicl,ls and wcli-known
financiers wndcr special police
guard toniSAsnticipaton of pos
sible May 4turbances.
The arrest bn Il. Scibert. Abra-
ham Jackira Israel Amtcr. who
were dcscribi department of jus
.icc agents aers of tho attempt
ed revoiutionbvcment. is believed
to have disned their followers.
Police franfnitted they expect
cd no trouble
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
MOVING DAY IS
CONFUSION CAUSE
Chicago Court. to Be Filled
With Law Suits to Gust

Chicago. April 3o.-Movins day.
Chicago's annual spring uphcavai.
today resulted in moro excitement
and confusion than ever before.
As a result of tenants refusal to
move. 1885 suits wcrc flied by land
lords, and many fortified themselves
In their homes for a long siege.
Many a load of furniture stopped
before n flat building. had to go back
or take its load to a warehouse.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
DRY" OFFICERS ARE
SHOT BY SMUGCLERS

FL Paso. Texas. April 3o-E. w.
Holman and J Watson. federal pro-
hibition officers. were shot and ser
iousiy wounded in a battle with Mcxi-
cans supposed to be liquor smugglers,
near Anthony. N. NJ, shortly before
midnight tonight
The affair was reported by telephone
to the prohibition supervisor here and
an ambulance dispatched to bring IN
the wounded men.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01

Al, pone .rs In %sssss1e on
guard an oubie orN aftempta TO
start May ,ts in the city. ~ the
result OF ntfon OF printed prop
axnndA ur ich action by sympa-
thtsern am hers of extrcniSt or
Red " ol tions. Chief OF fclicc
Daily state Irday afternoon. Tho
diAtributio1 hflammatory material.
began At d hour Saturday morn
ing, but n fined to tho South
.ide and I'd form OF small utick-
crs. iuch Z and inches wide.
bearing sh( orans. Chief Daily
gave speciafrs 10 all officers TO
watch for ks circulating these
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
WhatPueblO Need

'Pueblo needs health cener,'' Dr. Buck head Of
department his opinion Yesterday when question
'Therc should be Capitalization, tending to bring
fcrent organizations working for the relief of s0
and to coordinate their efforts. At present. there q
lost motion and duplication of effort Z,
"Perhaps dozen organizations looh
and these have not the benefit of conferences wi
extent These conferences, in there should bd :
he the of inspiring the workers, and the 81 ~
would certainly cut down some of the expenses r.rA
looking after the work.
''Problems could be worked out th2F
narily heavy, perhaps, to any one of
be delegated to any especial group = r
oe especial training.
''In every way it -unsii7-7 kf
batting sickn 1aHaNN
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
49SENATORS V0TEFOR
and q AGAINST IT; HOUSE
MISREPRESENTATION NEXT
Prompt Action Expected-Efforts to Amend
Measure Meet Defeat-Tense Partisan
Clashes Before Ballot

Washington April placing
he senate in the resolution
The adoption twenty three
Townnds amendment defeated 26 to A. 1t
Republicans
Sterling o South Dakota and Townsend.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
TAXES IN PUEBLO WILL Be
LOWER; CITY RETlRES BONDS

September !. 1871. the date OF ma
turity.
Tho issue of bridge and viaduc;
bonds In 1907. were rcfunding bonds.
amounting to s136,coo. Some years ago
a retirement of $4,000 was made. re-
ducing the Indebtedness to slN. 600.
Last fall. $4,000 more was retired
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
SENAE PASSES KNOX PEACE RES0LU'
The Spot Ligl

yMJ w. l ~
I'm In spite Of some evidence to
|ss contrary I assert that Spring
Gassome. l can't prove it by the ell 4
4or the clock is q notorious liar IL
III daylight saving days, and even \
ealendar isn't wholly trustworthy
ylong as Prof. Einstein is around.
"a As for the birds and the flow4
] and other natural witnesses to t
" sdvent of beautiful Spring, they ha1
been spending the winter IN Puebl,
The robins sang IN City Park
! lChristmas, there we're dandelions i
( hloom on the Court House lawn o
New Years day, and in February 4
man brought a can of live grasshapI
Spcrs to the Chieftain office, saying
Mad picked them on the prairie a
Nes east of town.
\, first witness for the de-
immon the Pueblo golfer.
Them will do. Ask the first
1t what he thinks Of the
have been having the
yticnlsrly in the after
int need. to swear him,
Ahe will attend to that
formality himself, and
his testimony you will
!. that the best proof that
come is a golf player who
yplay golf in the spnngtime
~ because of the weather.
md what do you know about three
" golf links in Pueblo, simultaneously
and all at once? If that isn't proof
of spring fever, what isl Ans. It is.
!. Next on the roll Of Witnesses is the
baseball player and his inseparable
pal, the baseball fan. Are they pres
Int in court At this time of writing
ssIl6tJ 10 any noticeable degree. On ths-ii'
'sArefully prepared diamond, maybe
the corner lot, not 20 carefully
SSred. perhaps; in Whatever street
Y]ey is long enough and wide
40 roll baseball, vary likely;
u .,ou can't find him there look
4 him in whatever store they sell
r and balls and mits and masks
xher-f AnA He is
"a ssurb him He's happy,
is, nd besides he
s9ttsot;se4 4s ~ sSu r
kike three" or
ethins equally g :,
HI language. So re
inter- the fact that a a,
mud. as second proof that y
come. -. di
III witness is the tourist: b,
I watch for the robins oi in
heblo has its eye on the :, :,
Alicense tag. Rarely IN the b,
secs the strange stigmata g.
n.ss,ce from Florida or "
when the sun of May
liz in the south the an
in the blood since the !
lChauecr wrote Of folks
70 on pilgrimage, I'M
- disturbance upon
and sends them
h open road may
lSoping thru the I
}se birds of the !
Ned in strange
tobcr khaki but
,cclor, and borne
endless variety !
From the far
i Atlantic coast,
Nh valleys of the
e ice and cot
: 49, kh,, they swarm
mo eintains and
}ua<velosu Won
cam, of park
- Sing ,rrent and
4 lies slop the crest
Ia
In 1.-the hebird by
'ck ~0to wing
4 <%Iss::;;s;;s;;:; s:;;;::s' ;ss
Meet Am the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01

last week hs Ugh, that deoisio
to a point " engages tho at
tention of coeonsl lawyers an
public men moIk any sub
tect OF mere ID at ur CORE
spondent is asa ~ discus
sion will auick'yY '" uout tn
country. I,u,k
Both those who ~ sion an
those who dishbf agree
that It's importn 1os pc. Az
parcntly II wns u of ac
cidentnl ctrcums e dcci
sion failed to nomen
1t was HANDED - nsatic
which many scr ~ "a it wi
. rake as soon eosn, . iudses
sS''sts sSnn,sy AnS nse 0.5 y Of arss .a
ent effects on Sonr \ md It
implications a. t"c the az
sociation TIA that s,tuti8 de-
ed states ir y tiopa e,,,,, !, res
mostly on th' ''''e vyer
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01

md what do you know about three
= golf links in Pueblo, simultaneously
and all at once? If that isn't proof
of spring fever, what isl Ans It is.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
By sullivan

Washington April so.-A ris-
ins tide OF al b about a decision
handed down. b. suprcme Court
last week ha aght that decision
to a point engages tho at,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
Weather

Sunday fair south, some
what unsettled north portion;
cooler east portion; Monday
partly cloudy.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01

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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
John Says:

sToday IL Nay Day-Sund'
/ ANNUAL radical scare day
j. aw hat .day-B.VD.'S.
III, Boyl