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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
Farmers cauto oned to Watch Forslgr
Sources Of Infection

Montpelier, March 3l-Word has
been received by Commissioner OF Ag.
riculture r S Brigham from the U S.
bureau of animal industry of a serious
outbreak OF foot and mouth 'sease in
Great Britain. The disease appeared
IN 9G6 herds in that country, requiring
the Slaughter OF 43753 animals.
So far, the United States has es.
capped invasion of this plague, but
every reasonable precaution should be
used to safeguard against introduc
tion II seems possible for the virus
70 be carried long distances in cloth
ing or other belongings Of the immi.
grant farm laborers, or in hay or
straw used in packing crockery and
other goods.
Vermont cattle owners should be
careful to avoid using for bedding or
feeding hay and straw formerly used
In packing goods and II immigrant
laborers are employed careful watch
should be kept to see that cattle show
no unusual symptoms.
Cattle affected with foot and mouth
disease come down with chills and
fever and 90 OIL their feed Character
istIc symptoms are SOLDERING or
droolmg from the mouth and champ
'ng of the Jaws. Blisters appear over
the muzzle and gums, finally breaking
and leaving raw surface Pustules
also appear around the hoofs and up
on the teats, which also break soon
and leave raw sores. All cloyen hoot'
ed animals are susceptible to the dis
ease Horses are not known to be-
come affected with foot and mouth
disease. A local veterinarian should
be called promptly If cattle show
symptoms like the foregoing, and re.
port should be made Immediately to
the commissioner of agriculture, Mont
peller. The last outbreak Of foot and
mouth disease occurred in this eoun
try IN 1914. but Vermont at that time
wos not visited by this plague.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
ANNUAL KAYSEE
CONCERT AND BALL
PLANS UNDER WAY
Big Social Event to Be Held Here
on Evening of April II
NEW DECORATION SCHEME
Committee Will Develop Novel
Ideas at High School
Hall

SatlstdCtOry arrangements are be
ing made for the sixteenth annual con
cert and ball of the Bennington Coun
ell, No. 307 Knights of Columbus
which well be held In high school hall
on Monday evening, April 17th The
committee in charge is endeayorlng in
every way to make the big social
event Of the year surpass any held
heretofore, and the success of their
efforts to this end is already predicted
The plans of the committee on dec.
orations are very elaborate, while the
lighting effects are to be unusually
unique
Music will be furnished by Hur
leys augmented ten.piece orchestra
past performances assuring unani
nous satisfaction in this respect The
dance numbers will be many and vari
Gus, in line with a desire to give com
plete satisfaction to all
Supper WI be served, as usual, in
the basement of the high school build
ing, and the ability Of the committee
on refreshments is positive proof that
the appetites Of all will be pleasantly
appeased
The following are the various com
mittees in charge OF the ball:
Chairman, Francis Leahy.
Secretary, Robert r Cummings.
Treasurer, Edward D. O'Connor.
Printing committee. Frank Nolan
chairman; William Ryan and Angus
tus O'Hare.
Music committee: David Sears
chairman; Thomas Powers, william
Eddngton.
Decorating committee: Lawrence
Sears, chairman; William Sears ant
Joseph Cunning.
Refreshment committee David T
Murray, cha a'rman; William Lonergan
John p Ryan, Thomas Dunn and Johr
p Morrissey.
Floor committee-To director
John p. Ryan.
Aides: Joseph McDermott, Francis
e. Morrissey. David T. Murray. F
Ishmael Waite, William d. McGurn
William Sears, Alfred Marseilles, ]
Emmett Leahy. Raymond Cone, }
Francis Lcahy, Joseph j. Cunning
Fred Brisker, Thomas Powers, Johr
Ryan. David Sears and Eugene Shea
jr.
Reception committee: Alexander J
LaMarre. chairman; John J. Leahy
Robert Il. Cummings, Edward d. o.
Conn1r. Daniel j Keeler, Arthur a
Murphy. William Eddfngton, Louis l.
Martin Patrick Thompson, Arthur
Patten, John j. Whitney, jr, james
McCue, William Lonergan, Edward
w. Lonergan, Augustus OHare, \. J
Morrissey, Or. F. J. Hurley John p
Morrissey, Joseph d. Schramm. Johr
B. p. ODonnell Patrick J. Prender
CAST. Daniel a. Ward. William F, Hur
ley. Arthur J. Colgan James Keough
Frank Reagan, James Powers, Law
renee Sears. Frank p Nolan, Matthew
K Mahar. James Tracy, DR. r. h
Grennan and b. a. Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
BENNINGTON BIRD
LOVERS FEEDING
HUNGRY B|PEI'
Storm Starved Songsters Flock
About Village Homes
BANQUETS IN BACK YARDS
Robins, Song Sparrows, Juncoes
and Fox Sparrows In At
tendance

The birds that have arrived north a
little ahead of time because of the
open weather tlat prevailed nearly
all winter are having a hard time to-
day. Because the sleet storm has
covered not only the ground but the
trees and the stand ng weeds they
are deprived Of their usual food sup.
plies in the open country and focking
into the village in large numbers. The
robins, juncoes, song sparrows and
fox sparrows are more numerous
than usual at this season and II the
present weather conditions prevail
Tor any length OF time many of them
must die of hunger
There are many bird lovers in Ben
nngton and three years ago when
New England was visited by an early
spring storm after an exceptional
period Of open weather and deay
mortality was reported throughout
the northwest Benningtons record,
due to the energetic efforts OF inter
ested persons, was one OF the best.
only a few dead birds being reported
to Dr. l.. H. Ross who compiled the
statistics for this locality.
Hardly any effort is required TO
care for the birds during a period OF
weather like that OF the last two days.
The little birds are extremely hu--
cry and with empty stomachs they
lose much OF their natural fear "
human beings in their desire to or
come the cravings Of hunger. And
they are not at all fussy over til
bill OF .are. Corn meal, ground oats.
johnny cake, a doughnut broken IN
pieces and even bread crumbs are
thankfully received Reef suet, scraps
Of meat a baked potato with the skin
opened are al excellent feeds. Suet
is one Of the best for the reason OF
It's heat generating qualities The
BIRDS eat It for the same reason thar
the Esquimaux eat wha blubber.
One OF the best methods o. helping
the birds just at present Is TO tdrn
over a heap OF weeds gathered from
last years garden. A few minutes
work with a fork on a manure pie
NAAA oNAA AT tNtlA uf Allt AbAtNos I ut
manure contains all kinds of seeds
and the warmth OF decomposition is
undoubtedly appreciated. a few shoy.
els full Of chat from the barn floor
deposited in Sheltered spot will help
mater ally.
a demonstration OF the results that
can be accomplished with hardly any
effort was observed at the home of
Or. and Mrs. Ross on Main street this
forenoon. In the rear OF the garden
was a small manure pile on which
the doctor had taken a little early
morning exercise with fork He had
also used the fork on a small heap o.
weeds in the middle Of the plot and
Mrs. Ross had added some OF the
easily secured feeds from the house.
There were probably fifty birds on
the premises. There were a number
Of robins, several song sparrows,
many juncoes and a few fox spar.
rows, the latter a somewhat rare bird
in this locality. The birds were
working as industriously as a flock OF
chickens The manner In which they
scratched and dug and pulled was
leyidence enough that they were down
right hungry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
ESSEX AUTOMOBILES
REOPEN MOHAWK TRAIL
Famous Highway over Hoosae Noun
tain cloosd for Nearly Three
Months BY Severe Winter.

After being c-osed to traffic since
January because Of the severity Of
New Englands winter the Mohawk
Trail, from Charlemont to Adams,
Mass, one Of the best known high.
ways in the Berkshire Hills was
opened March "a, by three Essex
automobiles.
All the cars negotiated the snow
drifts and steep mountainous route
from the Deerfeld Valley into the
Hoosac Valley without stopp ,ng,
though in places the snow drifts were
sti,l six feet deep. The trip was
made In as minutes.
Though the trip was difficult one
more than mile in low gear being
necessary at one point, none of the
cars boiled over.
Philip ID. Powers, Hudson Essex
dealer at Adams, drove one car. A
second was driven by Chester II. VII
Icy. the dealer at Charlemont.-Ad'
vertisement,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01

Former Emperor Charles Of Austria
Hungary and his wife ,Zita, were sent
into exile by the Entente Allies after
he had made two spectacular attempts
TO regain the thrones either of Austria
or Hungary. Thereafter he was kept
a political prisoner on Portuguese
island of Madeira, 400 miles OFF the
African coast.
Ex Empress Zita had left her Chill
dren in Switzerland and when one OF
them was taken i'll the Allied govern
ment permitted her to return to that
country and visit them.
After the establishment Of the Aus
trian republic on November II, 1918
Charles, who was then in Austria
sought permission to remain in that
country but he was asked to leave af
ter II was found he was plotting for his
resumption of power. He left will
his family late in March, 1919 and
rented a house on the banks of Lake
Geneva at Prangins, where he resided
for some months.
On March 20, 1921, he suddenly ap
peared in Vienna but, his overtures
being repulsed by the Austrian author
tiles, he went to Budapest, where he
attempted to take over the Hungarian
government from Admiral Horthy
Hungarian regent, but without sue
cess.
Switzerland, meanwhile, ircensec
at his violations OF his agreement mol
to leave the country, was reported as
unwilling again to receive him. He
was ordered to remove his residence
from near the border to the centra
part OF Switzerland and did so, locat
ing near Weggis The Swiss Increased
their guard over him but on October
% he reached Raab, Hungary, having
crossed the Swiss frontier in an air
plane. He formed a legitimist cab
inet' at Raab and marched on Buda
pest with an army Of 1900 men.
The Hungarian government SEN
loyal troops against him and he wa.
finally captured with his wife neal
Komorn and confined in the castle a
Tata Tovaros until the Entente Allle'
determined that he should not agaI
have an opportunity to attempt a eoui
d'etat. sent him to Madeira
Charles still refused to abdicate AM
the Hungarian government on demand
Of the Allies, passed a bill IN th'
National Assembly dethroning MN
and permanently oustng the Hap 7buri
regime A few days later he and y u
were conveyed by British warshll
TO Frnchal where they arrived NOV
10, 1921.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
TO LIMIT PRESCRIPTIONS
New Orders Expected to Restrict
Liquor Blanks and Reduce Amount

Washington, March s1.-New regu.
lations further limiting the use OF
liquor prescriptions by physicians
were understood yesterday to be in
preparation by the treasury. II was
said they would accord with the
Wil.Is-Campbe'l bill prohibiting beer
.as o medicine and limiting the al.
cohol which may be prescribed to
one.half pint IN 10 days and the mum.
Der of prescript allowed to a
physician to 100 in three months
The treasury is understood to be
considering a change in the definition
.of liquor prescription to extend that
classification to cover prescriptions
issued for medical compounds of
which alchol is an ingredient as well
as a prescription for a regular alcho.
holic liquor, Heretofore prescriptions
for compounds containing alcohol
have not been regarded as prescrip.
tions Tor liquor in computing the nun
ber which may be issued by a p1lysi.
cian
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
seelnq Win the Hands.

The inherent sense most people have
Of "feellnE" someone in their presence
In Il carefully darkened room is to be
nursed carefully and developed. "A
totally blind man in II pitch.dark room
vas tcld to hold his hands palm
upwards. Then powerful lnfra.red
light was turned on them. The blind
man saw the light with his fingers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
SOLDIERS HELP FIGHT
FIRE AT PLATTSBURG
csdy Block, One Of clty's Landmarks
Destroyed with Estimated
Loss Of S25o,ooo

Plattsburg, April 1.-The Cady
block. one Of the city's landmarks
was destroyed by fire early today
with an estimated loss of $3.50 600 to
100000.
The blaze which started in the base
ment of a hardware store and fed by
gasoline and oil spread rapidly.
Soldiers from Plattsburg Barracks
aided the fremen In controlling the
flames.
A seven-lnch snow blanket on roofs
prevented the FIRE from spreading TO
adjoining property,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
ICE PRICE REDUCED
Springfield Dealers to Charge SO
Cents Hundred This Season.

Springfield, Mass. March Sl.-A
reduction OF 10 cents a hundred
pounds in the price OF ice for fami.
lies and from FIVE to 10 cents n hun.
dred pounds in the price for markets.
hotels, drug stores and business con.
Germs viii 20 into eff ect April /, rep.
resentat'yes Of leading dealers an.
nounced last night.
The new prices will be at the rate
of 80 cents a hundred pounds to
families and 30, 40 and 45 cents a
hundred pounds for business places,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
MAsoNs VOTE WAGE CUT,
Union In Burlington Voluntarily Re
duees Pay-other Wage Rates

Burlington, March 3l.-A straight
cut OF 10 cents per hour or so cents
per day on all work, effective April ].
this week, is voted by the Masons'
and Plasterers' union This action
followed as a result of cons derable
agitation on the part Of the public
and among the members OF the union
TO stimulate building in this city.
Carpenters will now receive 81
cents per hour; masons and plaster.
ers 30 cents per hour: painters and
paperhangers' wages vary from so to
so cents. depending upon Whether
they are nonunion or union men; all
these rates showing a decrease OF
from Z 1.2 cents per hour TO 10 cents
per hour, since last year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
TWO RUTLAND TEAMS
BEAT BENNINGTON
Local Legion Lost to Rutland Former
Service Men and High School
Did likevylss

The season for local basketball
teams was closed Friday evening.
Bennington post American Legion.
lost to Rutland Legion at Library
ha by a score of 35 to %, while the
h gh school boys who went to Rut.
land were defeated by the Marble
City students 26 TO 49,
The game on Library hall floor was
one of the best OF the season There
were a number of personal fouls but
otherwise the game was close and in.
teresting.
At Rutland Bennington high school
found the Marble City students super.
ior in caging the leather The Ben.
nington boys made frequent attempts
at scoring from floor but overshot the
basket, Their passing, however, was
brilliant The play of the Rutland
team was clean and fast and the for.
wards scored frequently on long
shots Summary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
BOXER MAY DIE
Probably Ruptured Blood Vessel IN
Head In Bout In Eugene, Ore.

Eugene. Ore, April Injuries
which physicians say may prove
fatal were suffered by George Tetsie
In a boxing bout here last night.
Fifteen minutes after the contest
Tetsie showed indications of what
the doctors say is probably a broken
blood vessel in the head.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01

WON BY SIX POINTS
Bennington Independents Defeated
Hoos ok Falls Stars.

The Bennington Independent bask
etball team defeated the Hoosick
Falls All Stars in fast game at Hoo
sick Falls asst night Evans and Ho-
gan starred for Bennington. Sum.
mary:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
aenlus and EIoauenee.

The secret of the roses sweetness.
os the birds ecstasy, of the sunsets
glory-that is the secret Of genius aud
eloqueuce. ce.--Wend Phillips
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
Second Thounhts often neat.

ihe saying that "hnste makes
waste" is old but the truth It carries
is us fresh MS ever. A little delay OF.
ten opens wiser and safer way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01

FItIU BOdIS TeIsup B, KansOm J,
Bellerose 2. Cook 5, Rice /, Met2ger
3; four goals, Ransom 9, Bellerose 3,
Cook /.
Substitutions- Bennington. walker
for Tomasi; Rutland Beale for
Met2ger; Endorson for Bellerose.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy and cool tonight. Sunday
fair with rising temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
CHARLES, FORMER
APSBURG HEAD IS
DEAD IN EXILE
Ex-Emperor Died in Funchal,
Madeira, Today
TRIED TO REGAIN THRONE
Made Two Attempts at Restora-
ton of Monarchy Since
Close Of World War

Funchal Madeira, April 1 (By the
Associated Press Former Emperor
Charles of Austria. Hungary died here
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01

London. April IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Belfast says the ke'
publican COMMITTEES has ordered Sc
cret mobilization Of the Republican
section of the Irish Republican army
for sunday. possibly with the iaten'
tion. OF violent action.
The dispatch adds that the Prov
s,onal Government in Dublin has Is
sued a warning TO the men.
Raiders today seized the cargo oil
explosive. chiefly gelginite. aboard an
Admiralty ship of the irish coast
and slowed II safely in some unknown
place. according to a dispatch to the
London Times from Cork this morn
ing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
POLICE FIGHT WITH
IRISH REPUBLICANS
Catch Body Of Troops in Act Of Drill
ing and Bloody Battle
Results

Belfast, April (Ry the Associated
Press).-A fierce fight between police
and members of the Irish Republican
ARMY took place nine miles IRON
Cookston, near the eastern border oil
Tyrone city, Ulster, at midnight
The police, while patrolllng the ais
trlct came upon a body of soldiers IN
the act OF drilling. The police took 70
cover and In the batte e that followed
the commander OF the patrol was
wounded and the soldiers lost one
killed and a number in wounded.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-10-11
Paragraphs

A gun sent through the mails re-
Gently. went off and seriously wound
ed a Postal Employee. Postal clerks
should be more careful as our mans
are discharged. At frequent intervals
from adj trains and they are often
rified
When you discover two or three
meen peering mysteriously about
your premises, don't get excited. The
proba bilities are they are neither
prohibition agents spying out the
location of your dandelion make-be-
lieve cache or yeggmen planning to
burglarize your home, but only the
Board of Tax Rate Assessors fgur-
ing on how to separate you from a
large portion of your wealth in a
legally constituted manner.
Speaking of Taxation, it reminds
us of a simple sum in arithmetic. 1t
adds to our tribualtions, and SUBJ
tracts from us accumulations.
While on this pleasant CD sub
ject of taxes-we notice that the
United States Treasury this year is
something over a billion dollars, and
Congress has promulgated tariff on
practically every imported raticle OF
luxury, comfort and necessity they
could think of, tipping our taxes up
ward sufficiently to cover this short
age These Congressman are darn
ed poor mathameticians in COMPARE
son with a recently departed Board
of Commissioners of our County, who
in the face of large and growing
i w Ty.n0 n
aged to reduce our tax rate five
cents on the hundred dollars. We
opine according to the ratio of our
shortage to the tax rate, if our de-
felt had been as large as that of the
United States the Board by their
miraculous methods Of calculation
would have wiped out our tax rate in
it's entirety.
Judging from the recent debacle
of the Grecian Army, we are of the
opinion they were unable to teach
the legions of Kemal to do the Turk
key trot in Asia Minor.
The fall political campaign will
soon be running at full speed and
the public will then be able to ascer-
tain if there is any improvement in
the quality of gas that is being pro-
duced in our country.
No dear readers: the back yard of
the many pretty homes in Cambridge
are not apiaries with bees swarming;
what you hear is the humming of the
woodsaw combating the coal short
age
Now doth the little busy buzz saw,
Improve each whineing hour,
Cutting up our cord wood,
With gaSOline'S explosive uOXer
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WEAK; RUNDOWN
Carolina Lady Got So She Coull
Just Drag.-"Cardui Built Me
Up," She Declares.

Kerners7iile, N. C.-In an interest,
Ing statement regarding Cardui, the
Woman's Tonic, Mrs. Wesley Mabe, of
near here, recently said: Il have
known Cardui for years, but never
knew its worth until year or so ago.
I was in a weakened, rundown con-
dition. became draggy-didn't eat or
sleep to co any good; couldn't do any.
thing without great effort. I tried
different remedies and medicines, yet
continued to drag.
81 decided to give Cardui trial,
and found it was just what I really
needed. 1t made me feel much strong.
er soon after l began to use 1t. l be-
gan to eat more, and the nervous,
weak feeling began to leave. Soon
was sleeping good.
"Cardui built me up as no other
tonic ever did.
81 used Cardui with one daughter
who was puny, felt bad and tired out
all the time. It brought her right out,
and soon she was as well as a girl
could be. We think there Is nothing
like C2rGQi.'
DO not allow Yourself to become
weak ard rundown from worIianly
troubles. Take Cardui. You may find
1t IL What 20: really Iced. For
o. 1T n :! - vears il has h,Hn used by
IT, )usants ana thousands. and found
tu3t as AIS. Mabr dtscl lies.
At y.''r druggists MAJ
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-10-11

lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Tablets and Lydia E. Pinkham's
Blood Medicine and improved every day.
I do all my own work now except the
washing and do it with ease. l can &C
complish as much in day now as it
would have taken me week to do last
winter and try to get every one know
to take your medicine to build them up.
You are welcome to use this letter as
testimonial if you like. Mrs: CHAs.
BAKER. q Spencer Ave-, Hornell, NY.
In almost every neighborhood there
are women who know of the value of
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. They know because they have
taken it and have been helped. Why
don't you give it trial?
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i,teeI Combine effective.

New York. Oct. 1.-THE Belhlehem
Steel corporations purchase of the
] .arkawanna Steel company WAS fin
ally completed. The deal WAS for
mally closed by the Bethlehem board
of directors and the Lackawanna de-
livered Instruments for passing titles
to all its properties in exchange for
Bethlehem stock and cash, il WAS an
nounced by President E. q. Grace,
of the Bethlehem corporation.
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Britain Will Do No,

London. Oct. 1.-The III
papers. which hitherto ha
tie prominence Il The rnii '
rey General DauSherFy in
prohibiting liquor on VeA
American waters. ley, te
space TO it. printing intel
ship men. reports Of the Z
ing in the shipping trade
liquor sales aboard liners. !
lation upon changing he pi
tination in the event the
upheld and enforced.
1t is stated that Il meet
members of the North Allan
ence will be held in London
at which the whole queSti'
discussed. 1t may also &C
the usual weekly meeting
ference in Liverpool, but
supposed that any final acti
decided upon at either meet
The interviews publiShe
newspapers confirm the %
tude previously ascribed tC
ish shipping companies-thi
shall say nothing and do NJ
In some quarters there
incredibly at the "crank
as it is called, and the be
clared that it is likely t.
dropped when the America
they will be the chief losers.
liners undoubtedly will tral
sailings, to Canadian ports.
The. Times prints details
to show that travellers v
little time and gain in othe
going to Quebec and Montr'
of New York. The newspap
that even if some liners co
make New York their WeSte
us, there would still be an
the popularity of the Canat