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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
CHILD WELFARE PRIZES.
Kansas Rewards For Towns That Are
Best For Children


To interest the residents Of Kansas
in child welfare work prizes have
been offered to third class towns
which are the best for child rearing.
The contest was arranged only re-
Gently, and already more than 500
towns have entered.
The contest is being conducted by
Professor w. A. McKeeyer. head OF
the child welfare departmental the
University Of Kansas. He had charge
of similar contest last year, when
w. R. Stubs. former governor, Of
fered a prize Of $1,000 to the city OF
the second class which showed the
most improvement in child welfare
work and was found by competent
Judges to be the best town Of that
class in Kansas in which to rear chill
dren. Winfield won that prize, and
independence received second honors.
The state is furnishing each city
with a copy OF the findings Of the
commission that picked that winner
in the former contest, so that the
towns will know the points upon
which the scoring will be based.
The six chief points are Oppor-
tlnity for play and athletics, school
wor.,. and industrial training, social
and rccreational activities. physical
and moral safeguards, activities OF
c,ald fostering clubs and societies, at
tendance at Sunday school and kin
bred organizations. The contest closes
r.. SC
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
pownAr

Abner F. Towne was in Albany yes.
terday.
v. N. Benedict of Troy WAS in town
Thursday.
A. G. Parker is attending the open.
ing of the Albany Automobile show
today
Walter Sims of North Adams, Mass.
was a business visitor in town yes.
terday.
party from the village are plan.
ming to attend the supper in the Con.
gregational church in North Pownal
Monday evening. 49,
Miss Maude Grady of Main street.
who has been i'll with grip. has re-
turned to her studies at Bliss Bust
ness college
There was a party last night at the
home of Clinton c. Kately on Center
street Refreshments were served
and the evening passed pleasantly
At the Baptist church tomorrow
morning the sermon subject will be-
1T is one thing to say it, and another
thing to do it, Mr.. Mohrs evening
subject will be Looking Through the
eye of faith
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
PRIEST OPPOSES PERRY GILL
Says It's Passage VIII Not Stop Sale
OF Liquor.


Rev. Roy Winchell Magoun, priest
in charge OF st Luke's church, Fair
Haven. St James church, Hydeville.
St. Marks church, Castleton, and
Grace church, West Rutland, has is
sued a statement in "The Messenger"
periodical published in his various
parishes. in which he deplores the
policy OF fanaticism." which would
favor a return by Vermont to the
evils of statewide prohibition.
The article appears on the fourth
page of The Messenger. and gives as
a reason for the attitude which he
takes against prohibition his unwill-
ingness to add to the evils begotten
OF the drunkard, the evils begotten of
the hypocrite, the liar and the lie
The article in full reads as follows:
THE Vermont Anti-Saloon league
has favored us with copy OF their
32-page pamphlet with this title print
ed at the top of the first page, "A
Better Vermont This organization
claims that this much-needed condi-
ton will be brought about If MAORI
ty OF the voters of this state will upon
the 18th day of March cast their bal
lots in favor of statewide prohibition.
Then the league goes on to say, the
licensed sale of intoxicating liquor
will cease in Vermont and Vermont
will become White State
The licensed sale of liquor will
cease to be sure but will the sale of
liquor cease? Did it cease when Yer
mont was a White State before? Has
the sale OF intoxicating liquor ceased
in the other so-called White States?
II prohibition becomes law in this
state on the first day of May will the
number OF persons who use alcoholic
liquors be decreased? These are ques-
tons which the Christian voter has
a right to ask. We hold no brief for
the saloon. We fully understand the
evil which is begotten of intemper-
ance and 1t is just because Of this
that we do not want to add sin to
sin and jump out of the frying pan
into the fire.
THE liquor evil is a real evil, no
one questions that. This evil, how.
ever is too real an evil to be solved
by a policy OF fanaticism.
Where statewide prohibition has
been tried it has been clearly demon.
strated that the law does not prohibit
and that the law Is neither regarded
nor enforced. Therefore some of us
who are working and praying for tenn
perance. temperance in all things, op-
pose statewide prohibition because
we would not add to the evils begot.
ten Of the drunkard, the evils begot.
ten of the hypocrite, the liar and the
lie
Roy Winchsll Nasoun.1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS


In Rooms In Front Of the Apollo Hall
Saturday Evening, Feb. 10, 1915.
The Democratic voters of the town
Of Bennington are hereby warned to
meet in caucus Saturday evening
February 10, 1916 at eight o'clock at
rooms in front Of the Apollo hall on
South street In said Bennington for
the following purposes:
1st. To place in nomination eandi.
dates Of said Democratic party for
town Offices to be voted for at the an.
nual town meeting Of said town of
Bennington to be held on the first
Tuesday in March,, A. d. 1916.
and. To transact any other bust
ness found necessary when met.
Il. ]. Tiffany.
VIM. Gibney,
w. p. Hogan,
John Scarey,
Dennis Enright,
II. D. Fillmore,
John P. Mulligan.
Democratic Town Committee.
Bennington, VT, Feb. Sth. 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
Mrs. Ellen Murphy

Sleeping the sleep that knows no
waking" and surrounded by relatives
and friends with whom she had so
lately been associated, Mrs. Ellen
Murphy, mother of James Murphy Of
this place. was laid to rest in ST.
Mary's cemetery in Troy on Thursday
morning.
More than quarter of century
ago she came to this country from
Dublin, Ireland, where she was born
some seventy years ago, and has
since been resident Of Troy.
Some months ago she was stricken
with her fatal illness and up to the
time OF her death on Monday morn
ing. she bore her sufferings with the
meekness and patience that had char
acterized her life. She possessed a
loving disposition that won and re-
tanned for her many friends. Her
kindness and generosity was known
far and near, and will be missed by
the MANY whose good fortune 1t was
to possess her as friend and bene.
factor until after serving her Master
in the vineyard of this life the Angel
OF Death drew the curtains aside and
lead her across the threshold to her
Fathers home.
At st. Mary's church Rev. Father
Walsh celebrated requiem high
mass. Her remains rested in solid
oak casket with silver trimmings sur
rounded by wealth of beautiful for
al tributes. She is survived by two
daughters, Miss Bridget Murphy OF
Troy, Mrs. Mary Cavanough of Dub.
lin, Ireland. two sons James Murphy
OF Bennington, Lawrence Murphy of
Troy, and several grandchildren.
The bearers were Philip McGown,
Andrew Neville. Jerry O'Neil, John
.Lawlor, John Shannon, John Hen
nessey. Patrick Foley, and William
Booth
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
The Burlington Trust Co.
Burlington. W. City Hall Square, North

from which one or more Apple Sur
vey blanks have been returned:
Names of towns from which we
have received one or more Apple Sur
vey blanks:
Addison County-Bristol. Cornwall,
Middlebury. Orwell, Shoreham, Yer.
gennes. West Addison.
Bennington County-Bennington
Dorset, SALISBURY, Manchester.
Caledonia County-Danville, Lyn.
don, st. Johnsbury.
Chittenden County-Burlinston,
Charlotte. Colchester. Essex, Rich.
mond, Shelburne, Underhill, Willis
ten.
Franklin County-Bakersfield Berk
shire. Enosburg, Enosburg Falls. FLEET
cher, Franklin, Georgia. Montgomery.
st. Adams. Sheldon, Swanton.
Grand Isle County-Grand Isle, Isle
La Motto, North Hero, South Hero.
Lamoille County-Cambridge,
Stowe. Waterville, Wolcott.
Orange County-Brookfield Chel-
sea. Corinth. Newbury. Randolph. Ran
dolh Center. Stafford. Thetford, Top
sham, Tunbridge, Washington, West
Fairlee, Williamstown.
Orleans County-Brownington, Der.
by, Glover, Lowell. Newport, West
Glover.
Rutland COMPREHENSION Claren-
don, Fair Haven. Middletown, Poult-
ney. West Haven.
Washington County-Cabot, Calais,
East Montpelier, Middlesex. Montpel-
Ter, Waitesfeld, Waterbury.
Windham County-Bartonsvi
Brattleboro. Dummerston, Guilford.
Halifax. Jacksonville, Marlboro, New,
fame. Putney, Rockingham, Wards
boro, West Halifax. Westminster,
Nottingham.
Windsor County-Barnard, Caven-
dish, Chester, East Barnard. Hartford,
Hartland, Ludlow. Pomfret, Roches-
ter. Royalton, Sharon, Springfield,
Weathersfield, West Windsor, Wood
stock.
From the answers received on each
question in survey blank informa-
tion has been secured which is to be
gathered into report to contain, II
is hoped, data of much value to the
Vermont apple grower.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
DORSET HOLLOW

Mrs. John Dalton is quite i'll.
John Dalton was in Manchester last
week Friday
Miss Phoebe Paddock Of pawlet is
at her home here.
P. Roberts spent over Sunday at
Charles Jones.
Mrs. Robert Paddock, who is sick
with pneumonia IS better.
Graves Jones is confined to the
house with sore throat
Miss Jane Tully returned Monday
after spending the week end at her
home in South Dorset.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Y. 4 Mclaughlin
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Kelley,
Mrs Mary Harwood o, the West
Road is spending a few days with her
son. Henry Harwoosl s.8
Mr.. and Mrs. Erncst .,ooerts and
daughter were guests OF Frederick
Seymour Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noses Sheldon spent
Sunday in North Rupert the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Sheldon.
Miss Lucy Paddock, who has been
attending school at Mortified, Mass,
was called here by the sickness of her
mothe:.
An entertainment win be given for
the benefit of the Dorset Hollow
school Saturday evening. Feb. IL,
1916. A small fee will be charged.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
Your Five Hundred Muscles.

The five hundred muscles in the hu.
man body depend on pure and rich
blood for their health and contractile
energy which is the ability to labor.
II they are given impure blood they
become enfeebled, the step loses its
elasticity, the arm its efficiency, and
there Is incapacity to perform the u.s.
ual amount OF labor
What great blessing Hoods Sar.
saparilla has been to the many toiling
whose blood it has made
and kept pure and rich! This medi.
cine cleanses the blood OF all humors.
inherited or acquired. and strengthens
and tones the whole system. 1t Is i'm.
portant to be sure that you get Hood 8
Sarsaparilla when you ask for it. No
substitute for 1t is like it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
EAST ARLINGTON

The 18th of Feb. 1916, will long be
remembered in East Arlington. The
Z. A. V. |. A. gives one of their
Lyceums. The great electrician.
Louis Williams will be there to greet
you. Come all and see his wonderful
display, then stay to one OF the good
suppers. which the ladies of e. A..
will serve for 25 cents each. Then
the dance, don't miss that with the
little st. Valentine gift to each. 4
good night A packed house is hoped
by the r. A. v. /. A.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
sHAFTsHuRY DEMOCRATS

Called to Meet in Caucus at Cole Hall
February 10.
The Democratic voters of the town
OF SALISBURY are hereby warned to
meet In caucus Saturday evening.
Feb. 10, at o'clock In Cole hall in
said SALISBURY for the following pur-
poses:
LIST To place in nomination candi.
dates Of said democratic party for
town offices to be voted for at the an.
nual town meeting of said town OF
SALISBURY to be held on the first
Tuesday In March.
and To transact any other bust
ness found necessary when met.
Martin J. Murray, Jr.
A. B. Hawkins,
z Myron Knapp.
Democratic Town Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
MARBLE WORKERS GET RAISE
And Others at Clarendon Given a
Nine-hour Day.

Anu OtherS AZ Clarenoon Gtven q
Nine-hour Day.
! Rutland, Feb. 11.-Raises in wages
for the employees OF the Vermont
Marble company and nine-hour
working day at the same wages hith.
erto paid for 10 hours for the en-
ployes OF the Clarendon Marble com.
pany are the two latest developments
in the Rutland county labor situation
which has lately exhibited vague
signs of unrest
The raises given by the Vermont
Marble company will result, 1t is said,
in the abandonment of the policy hith-
,erto pursued by the company giving
quarry machine operators annual
bonuses The increase was not gen.
eral one, but 1t is said that MAORI
ty OF the employees at the West Rut-
land plant and a number of those en-
ployed in the company's Center Rut-
land plant are affected.
The advances range from one cent
to 20 cents per day. The machine
runners, who have been receiving
$3.50 get raise of Is cents per day.
This Is practically the largest advance
,given.
The action of the Clarendon Marble
company in adopting the nine-hour
schedule at the old 10-hour day rate,
is in effect an increase of 10 per cent.
The Clarendon company pays it's ma
chine runners $3.50 day, and COM
fpany official states that the lowest
wage paid by the concern is about 81
"a day.
The 1875 men employed at the Clar-
endon company's plant are working
in day and night shifts in an effort to
keep place with orders. Orders
enough to keep the plant going at full
capacity for the next eight months
have already been received according
to statement made by the manager
yesterday The company plans to en-
large it's plant materially in the
sprin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
ORGANIZED TREE PLANTING
BEAUTIFiES A SMALL TOWN
How the Marvin Is. o. Commercial
Club loausurated q Movement.

Marvin, $. d., Is small Town Of
some 800 people located In prosper
Gus portion of the northeastern part
of the state. about 200 miles directly
west Of Minneapolis. writes Herbert
j. POppelman, secretary of the Marvin
Commercial club in the American City.
The town is not organized tfor local
reasonsl and is governed by the town
ship organization. which has two mem
bers in the county and one in the
town.
The town obviously could not under
take 10 carry out such a proposition as
tree planting al the public expense.
but the Marvin Commercial club could.
This is a live organization which de
rives from club dues and The manage
ment of local dances and other public
entertainments a small annual sum
which is used III public beitcrinent.
scented the idea OF planting trees OF
the streets of the village. The matter
was thoroughly discussed and plans
were laid. and long before spring ar
rived the club had bargained for 2OO
ash. 200 elm and 200 box elder frees
from six to eight feet tail. Exception
ally low terms were quoted by the
nurseries, which We're strongly in synl-
I,athy with our good intentions.
Planting 600 trees OF that size is no
small mntter Many members v0lur.
tecred to plant twenty trees each, and
others made larger offers; but, feeling
assured that such a plan would not
work out well, we hired two able men
10 dig the holes, which were about
four feet In diameter and twenty-f0ur
inches deep. Then we secured voun
GERS among the men who had had OK
l,erience in planting trees. each to give
II day Of his time. Other volunteer as
Slstance was also accepted.
When the trees arrived local Arbor
lay was proclaimed. Organized squads
began the work. and by : o'clock Of
the second day all the trees were plant.
I'd. The ladies OF the town gave the
workers good lunches in the middle OF
he morning and the middle Of the
afternoon. so that the hard work was
made pleasant and all enjoyed the di.
version.
Tho summer was very favorable-a
lit.c tDn 7yct for crops, but Just right
fer the new trccs--nnd almost every
tree grew and fourished. Many Of
rhem now measure eleven feet in
height. The topography Of the town
site is rolling, and we placed the ash
and elms on the upper streets and the
box elders in the lower parts OF the
town. In the fall the trees were prop
crIy mulched with old straw, etc, and
there is every reason to anticipate a
vigorous growth in the coming sum
mer.
OF course IN every community there
are a few who will not assist In any
undertaking Such people are known
the world over as local Knockers.
There were few of that kind in Mar
vim. and they almost succeeded in dis
couraging the lukewarm workers, bnt
the leaders went right ahead unit,
even the knockers were delighted ia
see that their knocks awaited nothing.
We are now making plans to lay ont u
park and plant it this spring Will
shade trees. This is a still larger I'M
dertaking. but We believe we are big
enough for tine job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
AFTER ORCHARD STATISTICS
Greater Vermont Association Collect
ing Valuable Data.

The interest in the apple survey
which the Greater Vermont associa.
ton is carrying on throughout the
state is increasing. Each day the
mails bring from the various counties
apple survey blanks with the differ
ent questions answered. One of the
county agents writes: Il think that
the agitation is doing some good. be-
cause several have asked me for or.
chard management demonstrations
for the coming year.
The following table gives the per.
oentage of the blanks which have
been filled out by the apple growers
and returned to the Office of the
Greater Vermont association. This
table is based on the blanks returned
up to January % by counties:
Out Of the 24T towns In the State
the following list shows the 102 towns
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
sHAfTsBURY CAUCUS
Republican Voters to Meet at Cole
Hall February 10.

Republican Voters to Meet at Cole
Hall February 10.
The Republican voters of the town
Of SALISBURY are hereby warned to
meet in caucus Saturday evening,
February 10, 1915 at eight o'colck at
Cole hall in South SALISBURY for the
following purposes: s
LIST To place in nomination candi.
dates OF said Republican Party for
town officers to be voted for at the
annual town meeting of said town OF
SALISBURY to be held on the first
Tuesday in March. 1916.
0nd--To transact any other bust
ness found necessary when met.
Irwin Madison,
Truman Amidon.
J. Perle Harrington.
Republican Town COMMITTEES.
SALISBURY, Vt, Feb. {. 1915.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
TO Do Held at Library Hall Frida,
Evening, Feb. 18th.

TO Do Held at Library Hall Friday
Evening, Feb. 18th.
The Republican voters of the town
Of Bennington are hereby warned to
meet in caucus in Library hall Friday
evening Feb. IS, 1916 at seven thirty
N:S0) o'clock for the following pur'
poses.
First-To place in nomination can
didates for town officers to be voted
Tor at the annual meeting Of said
town of Bennington to be held on the
frst Tuesday in March 1916.
6econd-To transact any other
business found necessary when met
by order of Republican Town Com
nlittee.
Dated at Bennington, Vermont, Feb.
7th. 1915.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
SALISBURY

William Reed and son Clayton Reed
were in Hoosick Falls Thursday.
Miss Alice Reed left Wednesday for
Brooklyn where she will be the guest
OF relatives.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
NORTH PoWNAL

On Monday evening, February 14th,
III. A. James will give lantern lee
ture on "The Negroes" at the Episco-
pal Mission, at 4 % Everybody invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12

SOUTH sHAFTsBURY
All citizens wishing to vote at the
coming March election must pay their
taxes on or before Feb. Is.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-25
STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN

Voting for Senator Henry A.
dupont is just as much the duty of
every Republican as the voting for
the Republican electors. That the
electoral vote of Delaware will be
cast for Charles E. Hughes is gen.
orally admitted. The vote for the
national Republican ticket in Del
aware is predicted to be unusual
ly heavy. There is, however, an
element in the state who from per-
sonal enmity, are trying to defeat
the candidate for Senator. How
any man, who is a Republican
from principle can vote for the ma
tional electors and not for the q.
S. Senator is more than we can
comprehend. 1t is absolutely vi
tai that President Hughes have
working majority in the Senate.
The citizen who votes for one and
not for the other is failing not
only in his opportunity but in his
duty.
1t takes but small reasoning to
see that either Senator DUPONT
goes back to the Senate or a Dem
ocrat. To vote for Burton is only
a crude cowardly way of voting
for a Democrat. To send a Demo-
crat is to cast vote for a man who
will act directly contrary to what
you as a Republican believe.
The question can be stripped
down to one issue-"Do you as a
Republican want a Republican
Senator or a Democratic?
We know the answer. Then vote
the straight Republican ticket and
allow no one to dupe you other
wise.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-25

head for the army of the United
States of America, and would tend
to seriously injure its morale; and
be it further
"Resolved, That we do hereby
demand that President Wilson re-
pudiate this comparison of Next
can bandits with Washington's
Continental Army, made by one of
his cabinet members on the de-
Tense of the Presidents policy in
Mexico; and be it further
Resolved, That as the utter
ances of such libelous and false
statements in regard to the officers
and men of the American Revolu-
tion are unpatriotic and dis'oyal
and must be most pernicious in
their effect upon the loyalty and
patriotism of the youth of the ma
ton, we therefore call upon every
loyal and patriotic man and Wo-
man in America to repudiate this
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-25

day taught to honor and so live as
to perpetuate those Revolution
ideals, let the honored dead alone.
"Just as bad characters as the
Mexicans"-then comparing the
President to Lincoln. Villa the
modern Washington! Huerta the
jefferson of our day! Border ban
dts, the heroes of Valley Forge!
Words fail to express our disgust.
If Bakers words are true, let us
destroy American history for all
that is best in us today is the in
heritance and inspiration gain d
from the ideals and lives of those
men of '76.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution did we'll in the follow
ing action:
Their resolution commenting on
the stenographic transcript says ::
"There can be no reasonable doubt
as to the intention to characterize
the patriots who followed Wash
ington from Bunker Hill to York
town as thieves, church lootersb
and disreputable characters gen.
orally" Continuing, the resolu-
ton reads:
BE it resolved, That we officers
of patriotic societies of women,
with headquarters in the District
of Columbia, do hereby demand
the immediate resignation of New
ton D. Baker, as Secretary of War
on the ground that a man of such
amazing ignorance of history, and
so lacking in ideals, is not a fit
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-25

odious comparison and unjust ana
untrue attack upon our forefatn-
ers the founders of this repuollc
and the Declaration of 1ndepend-
ence: and be it further
Resolved, That copies OF THESE
resolutions be sent to every patrl7
otto organization in the united
States, to President and to secre-
tary of War Baker $780,,
What will our local Daughters
do? What will Delaware's ae,
scendants of the Revolution Go
Such statements make him unfit
for our Cabinet. And the Presl :,
dent who sits silently by-What
Shades of Princeton-not OF 10.
day, but of the Revolution-speak