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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
COMMITTEE DELAYS BILL
State Official Fails in Securing 4
Favorable Report.

I The cenAs committee Of the national
House Of Representatives has refused tC
consider the Congressional Reapporiion'
ment Bill at this time. The bill, i
passed, would, have permitted the gov.
ernor and otllr state officials Of Mis-
souri, to from rev congressional districts.
If enacted it would have reduced Mis-,
souriis representation in Congress from
sixteen to fourts en.
Governor ArtlE,Ir NJ. Hyde was active.
ly in favor of the act and made a spe.
cial trip to Washington, trying TO secure
a favorable repor.
The fact that the committee refused
to consider the measure is Of special
interest TO Boone County. If the bill
had passed. Boone County would have
been transferred f,om the eighth congress
sional district to another district.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

law, went to St. Louis yesterday. She
has been here a month.
Mrs. J. ". Penn Of Beggs. Okla. who
has been visiting Mrs. Stanley Smith.
Providence road and Rollins street, for
the past six weeks, left for her home yes
ierday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

Quilts Made for Masonic Home.
The Ashland Chapter Of the Order of
Eastern Star met Tuesday and quilted
two quilts to be presented to the Masonic
Home at St. Louis. Hot lunch was
served at noon.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
Among the People of Boone County
DEMONSTRATION POSTPONED
Speech Is Delayed Until March 20
on Account of Blizzard,

The lecture accompanied by moving
pictures demonstrating the lining Of
soils which was TO have been given by
the soils department Of the. College OF
Agriculture Of the University Of Mis-
souri, at the Hallsville High School Tues
day night was postponed on account Of
the blizzard.
II will be given, together with the ar
rangemenis made for obtaining neces-
say limestone for use in the commun-
ity, March 20. Prof. p. F. Schowen-
gerdt and Owen Howells were 10 have
spoken.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
ASHLAND NEWS

Milton Coons and Roy Nichols have
rented the barber shop from Paul Reed.
er and will take possession at once.
Vancourt Sappington made a business
trip to St. Louis last week in the interest
Of the Bass,Johnson Mercantile Co., of
which he is manager,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

| have received notice from the Stale
Tax Commissioner that committees from
Boone County who desire to confer with
them relative to valuations Of properly
should meet the commission at the Cap
iiol in Jefferson City at O'Clock p. IN.
next Saturday.
C. W. DAVIS.
County Clerk.-Adv.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
NORTHCUTT TO TALK ON BILL
County Unit Measure Will Be
Discussed at Fairview.

c. E. Northcutt. county superintend.
ent Of schools, will talk on the County
Unit Bill at community meeting al;
Fairview, two and one-half miles west Of
Columbia, at 1880 o'clock tomorrow
night.
l. J. ]. Paxler Of Fairview is in charge
Of the meetings, which will be held once
week. Owen Howells, of the rural life
department in the College Of Agricul-
ture Of the University, will arrange for
the speakers.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
Englewood Team Gets Charter.

Englewood Team Gets Charter.
The Englewood stockjudging team,
near Ashland, Of which the Rev. George
I. Rolston is the leader. has finished
its work and received the club charter.
Twenty members Of the team received
achievement buttons from the extension
department Of the College of Agricrl-
ture of the University.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

Church Women Serve Dinner.
The women Of the McBaine Bsptis,
Church furnished dinner at the saIe
held there Monday by c. F. and F. B,
Douglas. Between $40 aud $50 vas
raised. ----=--..-.-z
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
Hallsville to Hear ].

Hahsvile 10 Hear J. v. Ankeney.
Prof. J. v. Ankeney. of the College
OF Agriculture will give a lecture on
visual education At the Hslkville Hish
School Monday. March 6. Professor
Ankeney is secretary Of the national
committee on visual education. A com.
munity club will be organized after the
lecture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
TROLLEY EXPRESS
ON SPECIFIED CARS
Change Made TO Facilitate Traffic be-
tween Bennington and North
BENNINGTON,

The management OF the Bennington
and Hoosick Falls division O. the
Berkshire street railway is making
every possible effort to improve the
service and run the cars on time be-
tween Bennington and North Ben
nington.
George E. Greene, superintendent Of
the division announces that commenc-
ing Friday morning express packages
will be carried on the following cars
only: $3.50 and 1880 a. m, 1880 and
$3.50 p. m The fact is obvious that at
other hours the traffic is heavy and
too much time is lost for one man to
deliver the packages and handle the
car.
The travelling public that under
stand the condition are cooperating
with the road in great shape. There
are two ways in which its assistance
can be featured to advantage; that is
to have exact change ready and not
to obstruct the front end of the cars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
PETITIONERS INSIST
KHAN IS BANKRUPT
Alleged They Were Dropped from
Membership when They Started
lnNestlaatlon.

Atlanta, Ca, March IA general
demurrer to the suit for receivership
OF the Ku Klux Klan was presented
by counsel for the Klan when formal
hearings we're begun in Fulton Su-
periOr court yesterday on petition OF
Henry B. Terrell and others for ap-
pointment of a receiver for the or
de-.
The petitioners allege that the
organization Is bankrupt and charges
that they were dropped from member
ship when they sought an inyestiga'
tion OF It's acairs.
In its demurrer the order alleged
that the plaintiffs in the case had
no property rights in the Klan, had
been duly expelled and consequently
had no cause for action. The demur
rer also set up that If intervenors
whose memberships in the order was
not questioned wanted to bring ac
tion against the Klan they should
do so separately and not in conjunc
tion with the deposed members who
are bringing the suit
Judge George Bell, before whom
the case is being tried, dissolved q
subpoena duces tecum obtained by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to produce al kilograms relat
ing to Ku Klux Klan affairs received
by the order since last August.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
CRASH OF EXPORTERS
MAY REACH $9,OOO,0O0
childs & Joseph Failure Likely to Be
Ons OF the Worst in His
tory Of New York.

New York. March AT the in
stance Of the Federal Reserve Bank
an inquiry has been made in the an
airs OF Childs & Joseph, exporters
and importers Of GO Wall street, who
failed recently for liabilities then es-
timated at s7,O0O.OOO and frozen as.
sets Of $5,000,O0O, II was learned to-
day
The liabilities It Is said now, are
discovered to be in excess of $4,000
600 and the value Of listed assets is
problematical because being repre-
sented by warehouse receipts, trade
acceptances and similar paper much
OF the security merchandise has not
been located
II the circumstances, as indicated
by the grounds OF the inquiry, prove
to be true, commercial men said the
Chi DIS e. Joseph failure viii be one OF
the most disastrous in the history
Of New York
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
+. HAVILAND SIBLEY
TAKES UP INSURANCE
Bennington Young Man 5ecomc3 Part
ner In Business Established
BY William H. Wills.

f. Haviland sibley who has been
connected with the production system
at the Allen A company office, has
purchased an interest in the William
II, Wills insurance and real estate
business.
Mr.. Wills, who established the bust.
ness in 1905, has found that changes
and increases have developed to such
an extent that the office in the Hawks
block ceased some time ago to be a
one.man institution and the admission
of Mr.. Sibley into the concern con.
stitutes what Is believed will prove a
solution of the problem.
Mr.. Sibley is a native Of Bennington
a son of the late A. Buel Sibley. He
Is a graduate of Williams College, was
In the service during the war and
should be qualified by natural ability
education and experience to accom-
plish what he and Mr. Wills have In
view.
BY steady application to the work al
hand and by taking up new features
as they developed Mr. Wills has es
tabllshed a business in which he is
entitled to take no small amount oI
pride. The new partner will have the
benefit OF that experience and the
combination should result to the fnan
cial benefit TO both.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
WORKINGMEN'S PARTY
FILES. VILLAGE TICKET
List Of Names Presented to Village
Clerk as Candidates for
Offices.

The Workingmen's Party, village
committee consisting of Ernest d,
Barber, Charles Fraser and Patrick V.
Perrott, has filed the following ticket
for village officers to be voted for at
the annual village meeting to be held
Tuesday, March 81:
President. Norman E. Greenslet.
Clerk, ], l., Harbour.
Treasurer, A. NJ, Torrance.
Corporation attorney, Charles A.
Maurer.
Collector Of taxes, Fred w. Silver.
Auditors, John f. Leahy, f. b. Pope
and VIII am II Nichols.
Trustee in Ward One, Charles Saus.
vile.
Trustee in Ward Seven, Charles
Fraser, jr"
Water Commissioners in Ward Two,
Edward j. Cummings.
Water Commissioner in Ward Four,
Arthur r. Rickert
The names attached to the petition
are those of Albert Noel, George D.
Dockum. j, c. Scott Levi h. Thomp,
son, NJ. Lacroix, Frank ]. Welch, John
J. Hogan, Fred c. Knapp, L. J. Cor,
rigan, Emile d. Bellemarre, T. A. Glib
ney, W. A. Bahan, William II. Broggs
I. j. Murphy, F. P. Kelly William
Riley J. f. Scarey. j f. Leahy w. F.
Corhett. Moses Betit, William pin
sonnault Alfred Pinsonnault, William
M Mercier William I Saugville Al
fred y. Duclos, Hugh w JUDY.
Patrick V. Perrott telephoned Vii
lage Clerk William p. Hogan this
morning that he was not consulted IN
the making up Of the Workingmen'
Party village committee and knew
nothing of the procedure. II is pos
sible that the ticket contains thC
names of citizens who do not wish t
become candidates at the village
meeting They have ten days in which
to withdraw
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
BOB OFT SCORED HIGH
IN OPENING NIGHT
Popular Humorist Greeted by Full
House Opening Weeks
En1agement.
non OFT sCORES-NO. 8. m

BOB OFT SCORES-NO. 3. IN fl
Bob" OFT and his goodly company
os entertainers were we'll received
before housefull Of friends last night
at the Opera House. Bob is the same
quaint humorous character of old and
Meet the Wife" took with the audi.
enc TO a tee.
Bob's humor is like some kinds of
tobacco, ut gets better" Certainly
time has added something to his nat
ural mannerisms, and they have be.
come more spontaneously fitting and
funny than ever be ore
The show was cl5an cut and snap
py and the time seemed all to short,
gales of laughter greeted the natural.
ly comic situations which were made
more humorous by the fine comedy
sense OF Bob
The fine size Of the entire com.
pany, the special dancing, the cos.
tunes, the music and the scenery
were all that could be asked Of a
metropolitan production
What Wright Left is the bill Of
fare tonight and according to al
accounts has got something on Mon
day nights performance. Bob's motto
is Progress" He is always endeay.
oring to present something newer
and better each tine and he Ger.
tainly comes mighty near to sue
ceeding and all the members OF his
company work to the same end.
Mr.. OFT has publicly announced
that Friday night will be Shfters
night and that at that time he will
appoint officers to take up the bur.
den where ne leaves Il off.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
Undoubtedly Figures Can't Lie
OFFER TO DEMPSEY
Would Give $35oooo for Bout with
Wills

Wills
New York, March 7.-Harry Fra
zee, owner Of the Boston American
League baseball club, announced
late Saturday that ne had offered
Jack Dempsey $35O,OOO to defend the
worlds heavyweight boxing CHAM
pionshlp against Harry Wills, negro
heavyweight. Saturday, September 2,
was mentioned as the date, the site
to be selected later
In addition to the Dempsey-Wills
bout, Frazee said that he was ready
to make suitable offers for title
bouts between Benny Leonard,
worlds lightweight champion and
Lew Tender OF Philadelphia and be-
tween Johnny Buff, American hy-
weight champion and Jimmy Wilde,
premier English fywe ght. Mr.. Fra
zee said II these matches could be ar
ranged they would be staged as pre-
liminaries to the Dempsey.Wills con
test.
The sum offered Dempsey for the
Wills match Is $4,000 more than he
received for his bait e with Georges
Carpenter at Jersey City last July.
1t is the largest individual purse ever
offered to a fighter
If Dempsey and Wills accept, Fra
zee said, the battle undoubtedly Will
be staged In the East and out Of
doors. Boyle's Thirty Acres at Jer-
sey City, where the Dempsey-Car-
pentier bout took place. and Fenway
Park, Boston, the home OF the Red
Sox, was suggested as possible sites,
providing the permission Of the state
boxing authorities could be obtained.
No offer has yet been made to
wills, FraZee explained.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07

HOW TO SAVE PHEAsANTs
Booklet Being Sent Out BY State Fish
And Game Commissioner.


Montpelier, Mach 7.-Copies of a
booklet giving instructions for the
Raising of Pheasants" are beng sent
out from the Office of State Fish and
Game Commissioner II. z. Sheldon.
The booklet is being issued by the
State fish and game department.
Bad breeding seasons, disease, and
constant increase in the number OF
bird hunters are the three reasons for
the scarcity of ruffed grouse in Yer.
mont woods according to statement
by the commissioner in the booklet
Artificial propagat on of grouse being
held as an imposs bility the introduc.
tion of hardy strain Of pheasants is
looked upon as the only solution OF
the woodland game bird problem in
Vermont. the booklet states
Cooperation Of local organizations
in introducing the birds is asked, and
success Is expected. The local sports
men are rem 'nded that pheasant pro
pagatlon under artificial conditions Is
not difficult and that organizations
which assist in the work will receive
the benefit Of it, as the pheasant tends
to stay where II is bred. The birt
is not injurious to farm crops, but OF
the contrary is a destroyer of harmful
insects, It is stated The sex markings
are so plain that the hens can be pro
tected and only the male birds shot
The booklet is issued to the sportsman
and farmer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
GEORGIA TOWNS
REPORTED WIPED
OUT IN BIG STORM
Langley and Warrenville in Path
Of Winter Gale
FATALITIES ARE RUMORED
Definite Information Impossible
as Wire Communication
Is Cut Off

Augusta, Ga, March 7.-Langley
and Warrenvllle, two towns 10 and
II miles from Augusta in South Caro-
lima are reported to have been wiped
out by storm that swept through
the section early today. Several
persons are reported to have been
xii ed at Langley but it is impossible
to verify reports as all wire commune
ication to the stricken district has
been cut off.
Warrentown, Ca, on the Georgia
river is also reported to have suffer.
ed from the effects Of the storm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
ADvENruRER A SUICIDE
Charles Cooley 5oIand Pioneer in
California.

Los Angeles, Cal, March e.
Charles Cooley Boland, 60. former as.
sociate of Bret Harte and Joaquin
Miller in the picturesque early days
of California, is dead, at his home
here from the poison taken with sui
cidal intent At one time he edited
the Desert News OF Salt Lake City.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
WILL H. HAYS QUITS
POLITICS FOR GOOD
viii Devote All Energies to $780, 900
Year Moving Picture

New York, March 7,-Will II. Hays
put in his first day on the job as
motion picture dictator yesterday In
suite Of extensively furnished offi.
ces on the second floor of the old
Sherry Building at 522 Fifth avenue.
He announced that he had served all
connection with politics and that he
would devote himself exclusively to
the upbuilding of the movies during
the next three years. His contract
will expire March 5, 1925 Although
Mr.. Hayes made no statement regard.
ing his salary, one Of the producers
who has been active In obtaining his
services for the industry said yester.
day it was 100000 a year--not $780,.
900, as has been reported
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
BEFORE HOUSE TO-DAY
Republican Members Of Ways and
Means COMMITTEES Order Meas
ure Reported,

Wash ngton, March IA final agree
ment on the compromise soldier bonus
bill was reached today by the house
ways and means committee Republi-
cans who authorized Chairman Ford
ney to present the measure today.
The Democratic members are not c.
pected to submit to a minority report.
Besides the redeemable certihca IS
the bill provides an option for vota.
tional training, home and farm aid and
land settlement.
Chairman Fordney today predicted
that the bill would pass the house in
its present form.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07

Carlisle, Pa, March 7,-Burglars
early today attempted to rob the vault
of the First National bank at Holly
Springs six miles from here, but OBJ
tanned no cash.
The bank lost valuable records in
a fire started by a torch which the
burglars used attempting to cut their
way into the big safe. They succeed
ed in opening only the outer part OF
the vault.
The attempt this morning was the
fifth in five years to rob the bank.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
IvERSITY FUND
TREASURER AND
BONDS MISSING
Securities Worth $150,000 Taken
from College Strongbox
BANK BURGLARS FoILED
Vault in Pennsylvania Town
Foils Fifth Attempt of
Thieves

Philadelphia, March Bonds and
other negotiable securities worth
sl5OOOO have been stolen from the
strong box of the DR.. Thomas II. Evans
dental school and museum fund of the
University Of Pennsylvania.
Walter A. Unger, assistant treasur-
er Of the fund is being sought by the
police.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
TOWN NURSE REPORT
Statistics Relative 10 Activities Dur.
ing Month Of February.

Following is the report for the
month Of February of the town Red
Cross nurse:
Nursing visits, ia; infant welfare
visits 8; prenatal visits, 2; child wei.
fare visits,S; visits to schools, 6; home
visits to school children, 81 social ser.
vice visits, 7; friendly visits, /; other
visits, 22. Total 1853 Three children
fitted for glasses. Five talks given to
school children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
Lump Sums frItter away

Study our Life Income policies foI
your dependents, Full information on
request. National Life lns. Co., oi
VT (MuWal) Earle S. Klnsley
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut
land, Vt,--Adyertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
Making Income Tax Returns
ISRAEL LAFLAMME ACQUITTED
Jury Brought In Verdict Of Not Guilty
Of Selling

Israel Laflamme, who was arrested
last week following a raid at his prem
ises near Pleasant street, and who was
arraigned In municipal court Monday,
was acquitted.
The hearing occupied nearly all day,
the jury coming in between and 8
O'Clock with a verdict Of not guilty.
States Attorney George A. Mathers
appeared for the prosecution and Hen
ry Chase for Lahamme.
There was large crowd in attend
ance at the trial end when Lahamme
appeared on the street after being dis.
charged by the court he was given an
ovation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain tonight, probably changing to
snow; colder tonight. Wednesday
generally fair and colder.

under one hundred and nine o. the
acts OF 1915.
Article dismissed.
IA. To see If the town will vote to
have medical inspection Of tie
schools OF the town.
Inspection ordered.
Is. To see what sum, II any tho
town will appropriate for the plant
ing and protection OF shade trees
pursuant to the provisions OF No rs
Of the Acts OF 1904. entitled, IAN
Act to Provide for the Protection OF
Shade Trees"
Article dismissed.
16. To determine at what time
the tax bills shall be delivered 10
the treasurer Of the town for collee
tion.
Fixed August 1st.
II. To see II the listers for 1922
shall be paid for their services Sep
tember lst, next, and what sum per
day shall be paid to the town officers;
the town clerk, and the board OF civil
authority for their services for the
coming year.
Voted same as last year.
IS. To see what sum, II any, the
town will vote in aid o., or for the
purpose of maintaining a public IL
brary or libraries therein and also tC
determine how the same shall be dis
tributed.
Appropriated $500 for Bennington
Library. $500 for North Bennington
and 5000 for Old Bennington.
49, To see what sum. If any, the
town will vote toward the expense OF
observing Decoration or Memorial
Day.
Appropriated $500.
90 To see IL the Town School
District will vote to pay a higher rate
Of tn tlon than SS6 per school year
per pupil for the High School in
struction which 1t furnishes its ad
vanced pupils as required by law
and il II so votes to fix said rate.
Voted yes.
81. To see II the Town will vote
to instruct the Se.ectmen to install
electric tights on the highway in saiC
Town from the Village limits at the
Brooklyn Bridge, so-called, northerlJ
to the foot of Claybed Hill, so-called
Article dismissed,
! %, To see If the Town will vote
to exempt from taxation the manu-
featuring establishment Of the TryoI
Mills OF Vermont, Inc. and such ma
chinery as is necessary for use II
! the business and the capital and per
sonal property used in such business
and to fix a period not exceeding ter
years from the commencement o
business during which said exemp
tion shall continue,
Exempted to the amount of $4,000
for FIVE years.
%. To see II the Town will vot,
to exempt from taxation for a perioC
not exceeding ten years, and to al
amount not exceeding ten thousanC
dollars, the real estate Of the For
resters of America.
Article dismissed.
"a. To transact any other bus
ness found necessary when met,
Business session adjourned.
. !
In the town districts outside tn
village the vote for road commission
ers was as follows:
District No. I.
Judson Galusha, rep. 10
Edw. Murphy, dem. 6
Geo. Harmon l
District No. 2.
} Thomas p Kinney, dem. 10
John Watson, rep
Harry NJ Dunham wac rp.elpcte o
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
sHAFTseURY

AT the town meeting in SALISBURY
the following officers were elected:
f. h Rice, moderator and town clerk; /;
Thomas II. Dunlap, treasurer; George
II Robinson selectman; Ralph IL.
Bottum, school director; Harold M.
Dean, first constable and collector of
tayes; Walter Bronson, second con-
stable.
esaf gtNyvsdiJ, s3tft astS ,N.t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07

b. II. S. will play the American
Legion basketball team at Library
Hall Wednesday night at o'clock
Admission 25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07

3. II. S. will play the American
Legion basketball team Wednesday
night at Library Hall at 8 o'clock.
Admission csc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07

Belfast, March Z (By the Associa.
ted Press .-Gunmen became act We
during the early morning hours and
tension IN the city is increasing in
spite of the efforts of police and sol
dier5 to maintain order.
One man was shot dead while on
the way to work and another had his
right arm shot away.