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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
FAMINE HORRORS.
condlt ons in RussIa-starvation and
Disease.


Moscow, Jan. 5.-(By The Asso.
ciated Press.l--Russia las begun
the year 1929 with eig1t months of
unspeakablc horror before her and
the terrible dread that next sum.
meTs crop may only slightly relieve
the gnawing famine
AT Tsaratsin. Safatoef. Samara.
Ufa. Orenburg and Kazan frozen
bodies are stacked high awaiting
burial IN trenches whiUA workmen
cannot prepare fast enough for the
victims Of famine, exposure ana
typhus-and every day the situation
Is growing worse.
American relief workers who origl.
nally cautiously placed the number
Ct probable deaths In the famine area
this winter at 2,009,0o0 now say that
100000 Is low estimate. and many
say tlat i0,Qaa, ,000 or cyeu more, may
I've sna lowed up By the famine. This
is possible particularly since the
shortage Of horses. oxen and c9mels
makes It impossible 10 reach tho more
remote sections. and since it is pre-
dicted the typhus epidemic probably
viii be the worst that Russia has
ever suffered.
The Anne leans are feedIng nearly
100000 Caildren and the British
and various other organizations are
furnishing nOurishment for ut least
100, 900 under the most dangerous con
diions.
Dr. Reginald Farrar OF the Epi.
denies Commission OF the League OF
Nations; Miss Mary Patterson Of
the English Quaker Relief Mission,
ana Iir Guorinor Of the German Rod
Cross. have died within the pa It
week OF typhuS contracted In ~
famine area. Miss Nancy nobb ard
WI lam KeuHoTthy OF the English
Quaker unit, are III with typhus At
Buzueuk. near Saratoff and Colonel
Bell Of tho American Relief Admir-
istration, Is conya'escing from the
disease at Uta,
These cls6g have occurred amorg
fewer than fifty foreign relief work
Crs in the fnmiu, area. who took
everr precautiOn TO avoid contract
ing typ1us The disease IS 50 preya.
lent throughout oil OF the Nolga re-
glon and IN Turkestan that the Soviet
government has stopped all passenger
eervice to aud from those regions.
George Newes Of the British Save
the Children Fund reports he saw
$50 frozen bodies, many OF them
Children, buried IN trench at Sara
.tCff in enc day. lie says trainloads
of refugee children, uuderled and
scautuy clad, are riding from the
famine areu IN such pitiable con
ditlon that the living children are
worse Off than the dead
The Soviet government has agreed
to grant the American Relief Ad'
mlnistratlon The use Of 5000 cars
and 200 locomotives, required to
move the supplies which tho 100000 =
600. lust appropriated by the Ameri'
can Congress- will provide. 1t is esti-
mated that 200 cars and iiye locomo-
tlves will be required daily for forty
days.
Although the higher officials OF
the Bolsheyist government are CIV
ing the American Relief workers CO
operation. there is spirit oil critl-
cism manifested in many quarters,
which Is surprising TO the Americans.
In the recent all-Russian Congress
nr Frldtjot Nansen and the or
ranizatlou he heads were commended
much more heartily by the delegates
than was the American Relief Ad'
ninistratiop.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06

CHAUFFEuRs IN LOW GEAR
Receive Customary Trimm ng b.
Allen a. 5oWIers. b.

AS expected the Allen A took five
points from the Chaufieurs on tho
y" alleys Thursday night. However
the losers are slowing improvement
for they rolled their high single
string Of 1872. Hodge. and Dean were
high men for the losers while Conan
for the winners rolled q brilliant 55S
Thompson was only a few pins away
as he had 534 Tle Allen A bowiers
seem TO be- recovered from their
slump Of the last two weeks. Next
week they meet the Green Tigers
Thn srNrp,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our many rela
tves and friends. the H. c. White
CO. The Catholic Daughters OF Amert
ca. and the Loyal Order of Moose
who SO aided aud comforted us with
spiritual offerings and flower trib
utes In our recent bereavement in tNa
great loss of our dear mother
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Morris,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lassor,
James McGovern,
Mr.. and Mrs. Y McGovorn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
sEARLEs NOT A CANDIDATE
81. Johnsbury Man Not to Run fol
Attorney General.

j. Rolfe SeaTley Of st. Johnsbury
who was attending federal court IN
Montpelier Tuesday afternoon, author
lied the statement that he VIII not be
o candidate for attorney general Mr.
Seares has never announced himself
but his friends have been urging h!m.
This leaves Mr.. Archibald the sole
candidate unless Allen Martin OF Es-
sex Junction Is prevailed upon, and
about the hotel lobby Tuesday and
last week at the state House there
was some talk hoard that persons are
asking him to become candidate for
auditor Of accounts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
woNT's USE FIRE ESCAPES
Rutland Board Declines TO Have Chr
den Make Exits That Way

Rutland. Jan. (. The Rutland
beard ~ educs ton has refused to or.
der that children IN the publlc schools
make their exits by fire escapes in
Jne FIRE dri Is and 1t has developed
That a majority of the members OF t1e
board consider the escapes now N
Lso unsafe for small children, excelt
perhaps ut cases Of greatest emergen.
cy being designed for use OF adults.
The real trouble Is that there IS sn
iron bannlster IL feet above the
outside edge of The steps and there Is
nothing % prevent small children be.
ing crowded under this railing This
would mean bad fall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
BANDITS ADD ONE
MORE AMERICAN
To KILLING LIST
Thomas Costello Slain on Ranch
near Mexico City
BRITISH SUBJECT ESCAPED
James Kelly Got Safely away
Followed by Hail Of
Bullets

Mexico City. Jan 6 (By the As
sociated Press The war depart
ment has ordered our troops to pur
sue a band OF 80 band IS who killed
Timothy Costello. an American citi
zen, on a ranch IS miles from the
city Wednesday night
James Kelly, a Britisi subject, es
capped when the bandits attacked the
ranch but was followed by hs Night
with hail Of bullets
Troops are already 10 pursuit o.
tie band
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
The msrn o. r.n,lnlnltx

Tho cight-yenrold son Of North
side family was showing an animal
hook Co his little fouryPar.old brother
Coming TO The picture Of q reindeer.
with ilS odd-shaped hoots. he said
"Now. Billy you can always tell
woman reindeer by the kind of heels
Il wears III indianapolis News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
Her TASTES ARE SIMPLE.

Maid (hnndlng Up two books to-
library ass stanU U---Wlll you charge
these two books, please, for Mrs Craw.
iey-Smith
AsSlsiant--Arc there any others YOU
NlSh for?
Maid 49, No, Mrs. Crawley. Smith
dcesn't mind what they are So long as
,hey have big print and n happy end.
ing-.London Chronicle
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
Fair Exchange.

Young man" said the elderly sen.
tleman sternly, "this is q day.old pa.
per you've sold me. Do you know what
may happen to you lf You cultivate
habits of deception?"
Can dat stuG' retorted the news.
boy. Dis is a ten-year-old nickel YOU
banded me, but I'm q sport and ! amt
kIrkiu."-Legion of Ilouor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
And No Tonic

The mcdieya! duke on the ecGaold
vas heing kidded gently along by the
executloner as the latter Stroppcd his
aX blade
ANY last words, dooSJ" inquired
the head taker.
mighty decent Of you" murmured
the duke as he laid his head on tho
block. Just give 1t the once over
please. Legion Of Honor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
Crazy Cazy Enough Inss Th
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
Contributions to Nurses by Old Ben
nlngton Branch.

nln9ton bTdnCns
The Oh Bennington branch, Amerl'
can Red Cross reports the following
artic es completed and in the hands
OF the county and town Red Cross
public health nurses, Miss Clark and
Miss Randall for distribution at their
liscretlon Six layettes, each con-
3let'ng Of 81 pieces; II dresses with
IL pair OF boomers: 12 aprons; 6
knitted caps, Also the Juniors Of the
First Congregational church dressed
10 infant dolls for Christmas di5tri-
button. The cost Of the materials
used for the above work, amounting
to $500, has been paid for by the
Ladies' society Of the Old First
church, also the work was done by
this society.
The Misses Lulu and Mary Robin.
son have knitted many extra sweat
ers and caps besides dressing six
dolls at Christmas time.
Mrs. Guy Is. Johnson. chairman,
Old bennington branch, A. II. G..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
HAS sit,,e5.e2 CASH
Rutland Agricultural Society Took IN
Ss2,3se.25 az Last Fair

Rutland, Jan 4-The Rutland
County Agricultural society had cash
assets OF Sll 1852 at the close the
1921 fair, II was stated by Pr dent
Treasurer VIII L. Davia at the aanual
meeting which was held this after.
noon. The gate and grandstand re.
ceipts of the September exhibition
totallod S3&.SS9.25 and the total
amount Of money on which the socie-
ty had to do business WAS $60,959.N.
including a balance Of S9949.3S from
1920.
VIII l. Davis was reelected presi.
dent Extensive building operations
and ground improvements for 1929
were discussed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
Joyous opportunity.

"Are you going 70 hear my SpeechT
inquired Mr.. Meektoa's wife
Il certainly win Henrietta" replied
her husband. "You have no idea ot
the pleasure ! win derive from hear.
Ing YOU make good long talk which
Will permit me 20 applaud Instead "
compelling me 90 apologize
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06

BlackStuuc--Ile Heard you Ind au acct
dent With your cur Va, lt damaged
much?
webster-No such luck Thn best
could set from The mswenco people
was a new coat OF paint Sew York
Sun,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06

Mrs, Multlkids--I wish you'd round
up all the children and take them ont
Cor q walk need n rest,
Her Husband--But ! don't dare ,okc
all those kds out on tho street The
poltccu think I'm leadus street
parade withou, a permit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
Ancient SULPHUR.

Sulphur is one Of the oldest known
elements, The ancient Assyrlsn al.
chemists regarded II as the principle
Of combustion on account OF It's iu.
fammabihty and termed u "brim-
stone meaning literally burning
stone
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Generally fair tonight and satur.
day. Colder tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-06
SOUTH sHAFrssuRY

A dance at Lawrence Hall, Satur.
day, January tn, Murphys orches.
/ ira.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

bers OF the commandery from Reyn-
olds, Taylor Ridge, Aledo and other
points, who attend the Easter serv-
ice.
A. G. Carlson, 4. H. Wilson. E f.
Russell and E {. Johnston com
pose the eommandery quartet which
viii sing.
The afternoon program will be
as follows:
Hymn. Onward, Christian Sol
der"
Prayer-Ora L. Smith. prelate of
Rock Island commandery.
There is Joy in the Mansions of
Light"-Ladies trio.
Responsive service-Led by Ora
L. Smith
Awake. Thou That SIeepestr'
Observation-Disclosures quar-
tet.
Scripture lesson.
Selection from Easter Angels"
Choir.
Sermon-Rev Frederick ]. Rolf.
Prayer.
open the Gates OF the Tenn
pie" Grossly Knapp = Command
cry quartet.
Benediction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
RESERVOIR BOND
ISSUE UP NEXT

Advocates of the reservoir bond
issue in Moline have entered on a
campaign which they hope will re-
suit in the proposition carrying at
the polls next Tuesday. The ordi-
nance to be voted on provides for
the issuing of 100000 bonds.
Mayor C. p. Skinner in an appeal
to the voters cites the possible
calamity should the city of Moline
be menaced by a conf1agration that
would exhaust the reserve supply
OF filtered water. The water would
hold out only few hours. he says,
and after that ii would be necessary
10 either pump raw water into the
mains or let the fire 'burn itself
out, We're raw water to be pumped
into the mains, it would be used for
household consumption, and this
might result in plague.
Moline has never had an adequate
reserve supply of water, according
to W. Fl. Christison, former mem
ber.of the city council, and a heavy
taxpayer.
The amount of tax is small,
SAID Mr.. Christison, .'and l under
stand that with the saving that has
been made with the installing of
meters and the additional saving
that will be made in the operation
OF the waterworks by reason of hav-
ing a large reserve supply, the city
VIII be enabled TO reduce water
taxes to an amount which will Off
set the increase in tax incurred by
The bond issue"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
Regain the Vital
Force of Youth
A Simple Home Treatment, More
Available Than Gland Treat
ments or Bark and AMI
NAL Extracts.

Natures greatest gift to mankind is
Korex Compound for the rejuvenanon
of tagging vital force. If you aspire
to restored vital nervous energy, to the
glorious vigor of the days of youth.
try Korex in the privacy of your own
home. Gratifying results are known,
usually in few days.
Korex Compound Tin tablet form) ls
the result of many years of scientific
research Il contains no harmful drugs
or opiates It acts naturally to rebuild
the vital forces in man or woman, 10
revive the power of youthful vlgor and
stamina More widely acclaimed than
GLAND Treatments or bark and animal
extracts. 1t has q powerful action IN
STRENGTHENING and renewing nerve It's
sues and to overcome the handicap Of
physical weakness. resulting from break
ing natures laws
Korex is distributed and guaranteed
only by the Melton Laboratories. Dept.
$50. Massachusetts, Bldg. Kansas City.
Mo A full treatment of this wonder
yitalioer sent prepaid for only $500
Or if more convenient, send no money :;
pay the postman $500 and few cents
postage when II arrives The labor7-
tories guarantee 70 return your money
promptly if results are not entirely
satisfactory. Cut or tear out this ad now.
and send order ADVERTISEMENT
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
ANCIENT FLASK OF
WHISKY FOUND IN
HEART OF WALNUT

Ninety-five years in the bottle,
the amber liquid mass Of molten
suniight-this historical bit of pre-
volstead ambrosia was resurrected
In Rock Island this morning.
Henry Roggenkarnp was direct
ing the chopping down OF a great
old black walnut tree. in the vi
emily OF Twenty-seventh sire ct
ana Fourteenth avenue, at s
O'Clock The tree had decayed in
side. though only a small hole,
tour feet from the ground, showed
outside. When an aperture had
Deen made by the axes, Mr.. Rog-
genkamp happened to look into the
tree. What he saw made his heart
SKIP a beat. Pale-faced, he reached
into the hole and drew forth an
ancient flask. 1t was full and
tightly corked.
Look at this label" said Rog-
genkamp to Frank Wich, city
commissioner, who watched the
tree cutting.
There, for all the world to see,
IN faded letters, was the magic
text, Horn G. Blue, DistilIers, New
York City, In Bond, 1897"
A five-minute halt was declared,
while the history of the flask was
discussed, as well as the contents,
at disjointed intervals. The city
work was resumed a little later
with 100 per cent increase in eff
ficieney.
Fire-water traded to Blackhawk
by renegade whites and hid by the
cunning aborigines from govern
ment dry agents, just before the
great chiefs historic departure
from these parts in 1888, was
plainly the tale of the old bottle
All who ever before had seen or
touched it have been dust for two
generations.
Old records carry a tale of the
cache of Blackhawk, in which a
flask of the fire-water of the white
men was the prominent figure. No
one ever found the cache. Suposi-
ton now is that these things were
committed to the ground in the
Twenty-seventh street and Four
teenth avenue copse. The little
sapling at the side of which they
were buried, grew around the
flask in time and lifted the bottle
up inside the trunk to a height of
four feet. Decay, in the old age
of the tree. at length gave the fire
water back to the palefaces-jus-
tice after a century.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
DUMPS TITANIC
TRAIN OF COAL
George Hoffman's Six Year Record
Equals 40 Nile Long Trains;
Totals $4,000 Tons.

George Hoffman, BIT Twenty
chird street, knows what it is to
unload. by himself. 4o-mile-long
trainload of cars Of coaI-47o ,00o, :
900 pounds. He has just finished
doing that and the process took him
six years. Page Hercules.
AS an employee of the Rock Island
Fuel company at the Gravity Coal
Bin Handling company, Twentieth
street, according to -Fuelology," a
pamphlet published by the company,
Mr.. Hoffman has dumped 5,222 car
loads of coal in his six years Those
2S5, 900 tons, for such would be the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
DAYS MESSAGE
SERMON THEME
Knights Templar Easter Program
Complete-ReE. Mr.. Rolf De-
iVers Address.

THE Easter Message" will be the
topic Of the sermon preached to
Rock Island commandery No. Is,
Knights Templar, at 8 o'clock Sun
day afternoon in the Evangelical
Church of Peace, by Rev. Freder-
lex ]. Rolf.
The members OF the commandery
will meet at 2 o'clock at Masonic
temple and march to the church in
a body, headed by the Amoo grotto
band of so pieces. The Rock Is
land Southern railroad has agreed
to hold the train usually leaving at
4:30 O'Clock in the afternoon until
$50 O'Clock in order to oblige mem
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
HI-Y GIRLS AND
BOYS PLAN HIKE

A hike in the woods near Silvis
will be made by boys and girls OF
the Hi-Y clubs Monday. The party
will meet at 10 O'Clock at the ROCK
Island Lines station, Thirteenth
street and Fourth avenue, Moline,
and take the street car to Sllvls-
They will walk to the netghborlng
woods and the MONDAY lunch viii
be served around a bonfire. Each
one of the mixers is requested 10
bring a lunch. The afternoon Will
be spent in playing outdoor games.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
WILL OBSERVE
HEAL TIL WEEK
WITH PROGRAM
sssA
state WHl Attempt to Qualify for
Birth Registration Area by
May Campaigns.

Health promotion week will be
observed in Rock Island and in I'LL
nois beginning Sunday. May /, and
DR.. C. C. Ellis. district health SUI
perIntendent, urges individuals,
schools and clubs to join in the
week set aside for health promo
ton by Governor Len Small.
DR.. Ellis, whose Jurisdiction COW
ers the counties of Rock Island,
Mercer, Henderson, Warren and
Carroll, lays special emphasis on
the campaign for registration of
births, since this state is not in
Guided in the government registra-
ton area because OF its negligence
in reporting births. Such reports
are more lax in the southern part
OF the state than in the north, but
In order TO attain a 80 per cent rec
ord which will place Illinois in the
registration area, a special effort
will be made to get all births re-
corded.
The birth registration campaign
will be launched Monday, May 8.
All field work will be carried out
during the day and every possible
means will be employed to obtain
the name and address of every
child born in each community of
tae state since Jan. 1, 1922. On
Tuesday the list will be checked
against the birth records of the To-
cal registrar and certificates Sc
cared for all births found not to
be registered
Sunday. M~y z, the opening day
Of the campaign. will be devoted to
health sermons and talks by minis
ters, Sunday school teachers, Y. NJ
C. A. and Y. W. C. A workers.
Stress will be laid Wednesday
On the pasteurization of milk Bet
ter baby conferences and milk pas
teurization campaigns will be held.
The state slogan is "A better baby
conference for every county and a
pasteurized milk supply for every
community in the state"
Stress Vaccination.
Vaccination day will be observed
Thursday. May IL Every effort
will be made to see that all un-
raccinated persons in each COM
mun'ty is vaccinated, especially
against smallpox. An attempt will
be made to have children vaccina-
ted before entering school.
Friday will be health day in the
schools. One study period in every
school will be devoted to essential
fealth lessons. Health playiets and
ether special programs for the en-
fire school are suggested on this
day. Also adults will be advised
to have physical examinations.
They will be urged to see the fam
lily physician for a thorough medi-
cal examination.
The final day of the campaign.
Saturday, will be cleanup and
paint-up day. Householders will be
asked to give Jobs to veterans for
such work as housekeeping or
painting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
NO CHANGES THIS
YEAR IN COP CARE

Rock Islands police department
was hit by the annual spring
dress up" movement this morning
with the arrival of a set of new
uniforms for the entire force.
The Easter parade will be fea-
tured by "coppers" wearing the
very latest in brass buttoned
blouses of blue with striped pan
falcons to match. substantially
there is no change in uniform
styles since last season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
NEGROES HELD
TO GRAND JURY
ON COAL THEFT

William Jones. e07 Seventh ave
nue.. Rock Island, and William
Davis, 307 Twenty-second street,
Rock Island. both charged with
larceny, were held to the grand
jury by Magistrate Frank Gustaf-
son of Moline this morning. In de-
fault of $500 bonds each they are
held in the county jail.
The men were arrested March
%, in the railroad yards near
Tweuty-ninth street, Moline, and
were charged with stealing coal
from the Rock Island Lines. Thorn
as Burtchael, a special agent for
the Rock Island appeared as CON-
planning witness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
ROCK ISLAND MAN
AFFTRMS SAMPAIO
rs FLUENT TALKER

William E. Copp of the Home Tea
company says that Senior Sebastian
Sampaio, Brazilian consul and col
mercial attache, who is to adore IS
gathering of Rock Island bust
ness men at the Rock Island CT ID
Tuesday noon, is a fluent speaker
and man with very pleasing per-
sonality.
Mr.. Cope heard Senior Sampaio
in ST. Louis three years ago, and
also at Indianapolis last year, the
Brazilian addressing conventions of
the coffee and tea associations.
Heads of the association are to
visit Brazil at the time of the CEN
tennial exposition next September.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
PLANES CRASHING
IN MID-AIR TO BE
ATTRACTION JULY 4

Arthur Davis OF Chicago. head Of
the amusement company which
bears his name. and which VIII
stage the Trans Mississippi expo
sition and pageant Of progress.
Douglas park. June "a to July ..
announced today that on the night
of July the spectacle OF two aero
planes crashing together in mid
air. Ruth Law attraction, on
which he has an option. will be pre-
scented
Mr.. Davis, according to Rock Is
land Chamber of Commerce ON
Gals. has deposited $4,000 as evil
deuce of good faith, pursuant 10 a
contract which he made with the
commercial organization. which is
to share equally in the net PROFITS
OF the park exposition project
Bees have been trained to start
and stop work at the sound OF a
gong by an English breeder.