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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
ANOTHER BIG RESERVOIR
Dam In Victory VIII Feed the Con
necticut River

. HCCIICuL niVcF- ..4....|
Burlington, Dec. 20.-Anuther lake,
and by no means the smallest, will
be added TO the list of bodies of water
in Vermont before long with the con-
struction of dam In Victory which
viii turn the upper Connecticut into
q lake several miles long and from a
half to two miles in width. The dam
will be built by the Essex Storage
company and hearings were held be-
fore the public service commissions
in St. Johnsbury last week
The great conservation move will
furnish power to St Johnsbury and
other places, but will have a far great.
er value as a storage vault for great
amount of water which can be let
down the Connecticut river when the
dry season is on and in that way save
thousands of tons OF coal for the hun
dreds of plants which dot the banks
of the river through Massachusetts,
Connecticut. New Hampshire and Yer
mont. One thing about water is that
it can be used over and over again
and the lake at Victory will turn hun
dreds OF wheels.
The lake will cover thousands of
acres of what were timber lands. The
timber has been cut off now and the
second growth is on it's way. Much
of the land is or was owned by the
Victory Lumber company Condem-
nation proceedings have been brought
for some of the land and il is over
this that the hearings will be held
before the public service commission
in st, Johnsbury.
W. r. Warner Of Vergeunes, a mem
Der OF the commission, during the
past week attended the rate hearing in
Boston, and commissioners Bacon and
Dutton attended the hearings in St.
Johnsbury. Mr. Warner and Mr.. Dut-
ton attended hearing in Bethel and
granted the petition fthe Bethel
Telephone company to change its
name to the White River Valley Tel.
ephone company The company has
recently acquired considerable other
property and was given a much wild
er service than the name indicated.
Mr.. Warner was in the city Tues
day evening en- route from Bethel
TO Bennington, where a hearing is TO
be held today. According to Mr.. War.
ner's observations much is being
done by way of conserving the water
power in the state. In dams where
much power goes to waste in the
spring when more is generated than
could be used by the local concern
the surplus is turned over to other
plants which have large water stor
age capacity They use it while fill
ling up their storage places. Wher
the water is low and the first plant
has no power, the storage plant turns
its surplus over to it and in thai
manner great saving is made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
brary N \HP
Ihi6H UsEea ID
BEING BUILT
SAYS HURLEY
Red Tape Delays But Doesn't
Stop Work
THINGS NOW 60 WELL
Chairman Of Shipping Board Says
We Take All Responsibility and
They Do as They Please.

Washington, Dec. 22-Full re
sponsibilty for the success or fail
ure of the governments shipbuilding
program was shouldered by Chair
man Hurley of the shipping board
testifying yesterday at the Senate
commerce committees investigation
of delays in ship construction. Called
as the first witness in the inquiry,
Mr.. Hurley admitted that there have
been delays, but declared that the
recent reorganization of the board S
first time gives the chairman of the
board proper authority and fixes re-
sponsibility where it belongs. The
dual organization OF the board and
the corporation, he said, has been
done away with and the present gen.
eral manager of the corporation
answers directly to the chairman
The present organization, Mr.
Hurley said, lis the only way that
ships can be built We do not need
additional legislation. If the head OF
the institution does not build ships
it is because of his inefficiency and
not because of faults OF the organi-
zation."
From Mr.. Hurley and from John
A. Donald who has been member
of the board since It's creation, the
committee. drew a long story of the
troubles OF the board and the fleet
corporation, starting with the row at
the outset between William Denman
first chairman OF the board, and Mai
Gen Goethals, first general manager
OF the fleet corporation.
Resides organization faults, fac.
tors which have contributed to the
delay in ship construction were Civ
en- by Mr. Hurley as the navy's utili-
zation of shipbuilding facilities, labor
troubles, lack of housing for workers
the necessity of building new ship
yards, and changes in specifications
of ships. a
The changes in specifications were
made in wooden vessels two months
ago after some of them already were
under construction. They were
made, Mr. Hurley said, by Admiral
Capps and his staff OF designers
when it became apparent that the
ships as contracted for originally
needed larger timbers to strengthen
them.
The labor situation, Mr. Hurley
said is improving and the shipping
board in cooperation with the war
and navy departments and the coun.
Gil of national defense is working on
a comprehensive housing plan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
RED CROSS
DOUBLES
COUNTY QUOTA
Bennington County MayEead
Whole State
JOIN SURE TONIGHT
II Bennington People viii HustIe a
Little This Evening This County
VIII Top List.
JOIN SURE TONIGHT

Bennington county has gone over
the top in the Red Cross membership
campaign and is likely to prove. the
banner county of the state.
At one o'clock this afternoon Coun-
ty Chairman Fred c. Martin tele-
phoned State Chairman Darling that
already over $500 members have
been secured in the county while the
Families or individuals missed by
The town of Bennington which was
given the job of securing 1000 mem
bers has already reported over 1,400
through Town Chairman w. E. Bis
sell, who has worked like a horse
and to whom much of the success OF
the local canvass is due. while some
of his chief lieutenants deserve pro.
motion for what they have accom-
plished #.@..
State Chairman Darling told Mr..
Martin that Bennington county in re-
ports so far received, is second only
to Caledonia and may be first in the
lisa 4tfs 'issfsi
The canvass does not close until
midnight tonight and IL bennington
people will do little hustling this
evening. this county can win the
gonfalon.
Families individuals missed by
the street canyassers have, not been
left out, intentionally "a and should
come forward and hand in their
names to any member of the com
mittee. sss,.4 .sr
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
CHRISTMAS DANCE
Committees and Plans For the An
nuai Event Next Week.

nual Event Next Week.
The Bennington Public Welfare AS
sociation is making arrangements
for Christmas dance, on the even
ing of Thursday, December 9th, at
Forresters Hall. beginning at nine
o'clock This social function, occur
= ring once in the year, is held for the
purpose Of raising funds toward the
support of the Welfare recreation
work in this village and, at the
same time. affording an opportunity
for all who Will to participate in a
select and well-ordered dance, soc
full recreation.
No one who patronizes the right
sort of a ball need feel any the less
sympathetic for those who are at the
front. enduring the hardships of a
war on foreign soil, or in any of the
cantonments waiting to be sent over
TO the other side, as the soldiers
themselves who are already engaged.
or those in camp, avail themselves of
many opportunities of like nature,
which keep them from utter loneli-
ness and give them the much needed
touch of friyolity, believing with so
many that the aud really does justify
the means Our government has even
gone so far as 10 send an expert to
France, expressly to consider just
what amusements the soldiers should
have in their more leisure moments.
Undoubtedly, many of the strong
est supporters of the Welfare work
here approve Of Just the same plan of
recreation In war as in times of
peace; surely 81 o boys and girls here
in bennington need well-directed
play and recreation as much in these
strenuous times as they ever did un
der circumstances the most favor
able The boys of today will be the
soldiers of tomorrow and the strong
er and cleaner they are, so much
the better for everybody Nothing
is lost and very much gained by pur-
suing those plans in our community
life that tend toward common feel
ing OF brotherhood and altriism.
The chairman of the various COM
mittees having this function in charge
are HS IoiiOWS, huSlC, MI anu WI -
Collins NJ. Graves; Decorations, Mr.
Harry S. Southall; invitations, Miss
Dorothy Carver Refreshments, Mrs
c. w Thatcher; Favors, Mrs. George
NJ Hawks. Mrs. Paulson will make
and serve the punch, which of itself
speaks excellence. Arrangements are
being perfected whereby this dance
promises TO be the pleasantest and
most profitable OF all those hereto
fore given; but, the Association and
the committees need the loyal sup
port of every one in the community
who believes in the welfare of the
children. The cause for which it is
given Is one of the most important.
the receipts being given over enteire-
ly for welfare work, under expert
supervision
1t ought to appeal strongly to every
public spirited and patriotic citi
zen 1t hardly seems possible that
any one would feel like criticising a
dance because our country happens
to be at war Let one and all our cit
izens rise to this opportunity of real
service through patronage of this
Christmas dance. viii you do your
BIT?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
EVANGELIST SWIFT
Closes Tomorrow Night-Mass Meet
ing in Afternoon.

Evangelist Swift closes his Evan.
gelstic campaign at the First Bap-
tist church with a Goodbye Serv.
ice,' at 73O Sunday night when
he speaks on, Lost in Sight of
Home"
Sunday morning, he will give his
lecture on, The Best Place On Earth
or Home, Sweet Home" Those who
attend are requested to wear a white
flower or ribbon, in memory OF
mother.
Sunday afternoon at 3, he will
speak to mass meeting of men, on
ly Subject, "a Square Deal" This
is a straight talk to men, irrespective
of creed and anything but dull time
is promised. The Masons have beer
invited to attend as special guests.
Tonight will be Colgate Night,
subject, The Worst Prayer in the
Bible
Some 20 decisions have been made
thus far.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22

WAR SAVINGS PLAN
The Government Will Give SIS For
Investment of $4.12.

The State Director OF the War Say.
ings movement is urging employers
to bring the attention of their EN-.
ployees to the benefits of the ,warsav-
ings plan by presenting each employ
er with a thrift card and a twenty
five thrift stamp. For sixteen OF
these stamps and few cents addi-
tional Uncle Sam will give q war say
ings stamp which the Government
will redeem for five dollars January
l, 1928. Many patriotic employers
will take this opportunity TO help win
the war and encourage thrift. Thrift
is good for US in times of war and in
times OF peace. It's encouragement
among the rich is as much to be de-
sired as among the poor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
PROPOSE QUEBEC sEcEDg
Motion in Provincial Assembly Will
Be Debated on Jan. 8.


Quebec, Dec. PA proposal that
the Province of Quebec secede from
the Confederation of Canadian Prov
inCes was expressed in motion in
troduced into the Provincial Legisla-
tive Assembly today by J. ~ Franco
eur, Deputy for Letbiniere. Quebec
is the only Province which voted
against conscription at the recent
election
The motion will be debated on
Jan. \. II follows;
That this House is of the opinion
that the Province of Quebec would
be disposed TO accept the rupture of
the Federation pact of 1867 if, in the
opinion of the other provinces, it is
believed that the said Province is an
obstacle to the union and the pro.
gress and development of Canada. 8
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
NoRTH BENNINGTON
Baptist Church.

Baptist Church.
The Baptist church announces the
following program for Sunday for the
morning service;
Prelude The Angelus" Rockwell
Anthem. The Redemption Song
Anthem, THE Song the Angels Sang
OIertory, Christmas Heyzer
Anthem, Hail the Glorious Morn"
Postude, "Adeste Fideles" Whiting
The following will be the musical
program in the evening.
Prelude, "Barcarelle" Offenbach
Anthem, What Mean Those Holy
Voices?'
ofertory, Cradle Song Schubert
Anthm. "Bethlehem's King
Postlude, christmas March,
Battman
The pastor will speak in the morn
ing on rs This the Christ ?'', and in
the evening on Waiting for the
Dawn" The ordinance II baptism
will ne administered at the close of
the evening sermon. The Sunday
school and Young Peoples society
will meet at the usual hours
The Christmas program of the Bap-
tist Sunday school will be held on
Monday evening at 730 o'clock The
beginners, primary and junior classes
will have a Christmas tree on Mon
day afternoon at the church
Congregational Church.
AT the morning service at eleven
o'clock the choir will be assisted by
an orchestra, consisting of George Il.
Donnelly, violinist: Lamrence l.. Go.
kay, cornetist; H. S. Phillips, organ
Isl:
The special music will be as fol
lows:
Prelude Priest March" Mendelssohn
Violin, Cornet and Piano.
Contralto solo with violin obligato,
There were Shepherds
Frank Lynes
Mrs Wells w. White
Offertory Trio Sextet from Lucia
Donnizetti
Violin, Cornet and Piano.
Postlude "Anthony's Victory"
Lachnei
Violin. Cornet ard ISiano,
Theme Of sermon will be Keep
ing the Christmas Faith"
At o'clock in the evening there
will be a Christmas concert by the
Sunday school-"Christ, the Hope Of
the World. Everybody welcome!
Only by making Christmas 1917, g
Giving Christmas can we make i
seem real So, during the concert
gifts will be received for Christmas
baskets TO be distributed here a
home; gifts to take the form of fruit
nuts, etc, or money, Envelopes viii
! also be on hand for Armenian ant
Syrian relief, so that we may do tn,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
AGAINST coNscRlPTIoN

Heavy Vote in Australia Not Likely
to he Offset by Soldiers.
Sydney, Australia. Thursday, Dec.
20 yed)-Unless the soldier
vote on the various fronts, which has
not yet been counted Offsets the vote
in Australia, the Governments con.
scription scheme has been defeated
in referendum by majority OF
about 100000 This is believed to be
hardly likely, however, on account OF
the heavy vote against conscription
in New South Wales, which gave a
majority Of $4,000 against the pro
posal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
TOO LATE TO cLAssIFY

LOST-~Small brown pocked book
containing keys and money. Reward
if returned to Banner Office. 76t1
FOUND-Biack and white Puppy
no name on collar, owner may have
same by paying for this advertise.
ment by calling at Farmer Sheds at
noon or at night, C.. r Suydam 76t64
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
IToY.sHepl PLAYli
Entertainments, Dec. 90, Under oi
b, rection of Jeannette1 e. Perkins.

4SCSs Srt0CI Qt-
rection of Jeannette1 e.. Perkins.
Everybody loves toy-shop. Prob
ably the most attractive one ever
seen in Bennington, and certainly
the most live one, will open ON the
afternoon of December 29th. The
toys will be exhibited on the stage OF
Library hail. and dolls, tin soldiers.
punches, and jump-jacks will fill the
counters and overflow on to the floor.
Unfortunately they are not for sale;
it is only loan exhibit. Which all
means that the annual Christmas
play, given for children by, the Pub
lie Welfare association, takes place
the Saturday after Christmas at
three o'clock
The name Of the play is The Toy
Shop" and sthe forty children who
take part III it, from Capt. Fritz of
the Tin Soldier Squad, TO Gretchen.
the shy little Dutch doll, make the
most life-like and charming copies of
toys you could imagine. You certain
ly never have seen such Frenchy
French dolls, such tinny tin soldiers,
or punches with so much punch to
them And there's the jumping-est
iumping-jack, and the raggedest rag
doll, and fairies.--hayen't you always
wished you could see a real live
fairy? There are two OF them In
The Toy-Shop.-- daintiest, air.
lest, fairiest little creatures. with
sparkly wings and gold wands But
the most important person of ALL of
course, is old Daddy Tackhammer.
the Toymaker, who loves all his toys
as if they were his own children
He makes
Dolls that stand,
And dolls that walk.
And dolls that sing. ~
And dolls that talk,
and all he has to do to start them Off
is to wind them up. When the fair
les appear they don't even need that,
Remember, it's the Saturday after
Christmas, and it's free to every
child in town. No grown-ups are ad.
mitted to this performance, but the
following Saturday it will be re-
peated for them at the FortnlghtlY
meeting. This will be held in Lii
brary hall. and except for members
of the Fortnightly. who enter on
their membership tickets, the admis-
sion prices will be Twenty-Five cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
g BRITISH AlRMEN KILLED
Machines Collide in the Air Near
Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Texas. Dec. 21.-
Three British aviators in training
here we're killed this morning when
two machines collided in the air.
Two of the men were in one ma.
chine. The collision took place at a
low altitude and less than half mile
from the landing field
The dead are: Arthur Eden Web
ster, 10, Kingston, N. Y; Lieutenant
Russell Genner, 49, of Kingsville
Ontario, and Cyrie Albert Baker, 20
of Kent, England
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
FINE CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Employees at Bradford's Get increase
In Wages.
An agreeable surprise Christmas
present was announced at the mill OF
n. E. Bradford & Co., this morning
In the shop Of an increase of ten per
cent in wages.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22

most we can for these peoples. Two
and a half millions will starve this
winter unless Christendoms viii
TO give" answers the call OF the hour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair and much colder to-
night and Sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
SPECIAL. MUSIC
At CHURCHES
ONCHR|STMAS
Elaborate Programs Arrang-
ed For Local Choirs
WAITING DISPENSATION
Midnight Mass Service May Be Omit
ted at ST. Francis and Sacred
Heart Churches.
WAITING DISPENSATlON

Special musical programs have
been arranged for the observance OF
the Christmas anniversary in most
of the local churches and in North
Bennington.
The choir directors at st. Francis
de Sales and the church of the
Sacred Heart have not been able to
prepare their programs as usual for
the reason of the uncertainty regard
ing midnight mass. So far rs has
been learned no dispensation for the
holding of this service, as has been
the custom in recent years, has been
received from the pope. The pro-
gram Cor tomorrow's services follow
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Organ Prelude Mrs. Fred Stickles
Carol Christmas Bells
HYMN Joy to the World
Prayer by the Pastor
Anthem Song of the Magi'
Responsive Scripture Selections
Offertory, Ladies Chorus
There We're Shepherds
Hymn There's Song in the Air
Sermon by Rev, Charles F. Wilcox,
Phd., Troy, N. Y.
hymn Shout the Glad Tidingsp
Sunday school 1900 NJ.
Epworth League $50 p, M, leader,
Mrs Ella Towsley.
There will be no evening service.
The congregation is invited to attend
the special service at the Baptist
church tttg.ft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
100000 FOR BELGIUM
American Credits to Country Total
$4,000, 900.

Two million dollars loaned Bel
gium yesterday brought the total of
American credits to that country to
$69,900,O00 Credits to all allied
countries now aggregate SS,sS7 ,900,-
00O declare Washington dispatches.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-11
FISK RUBBER CO.
 A|DS UNCLE SAM

The purchase of Liberty bonds by s7 per cent of the employees of the Fisk Rubber company at Chicopee Falls. Mass, is a display of patriotism which has set a high mark for com munities and industrials all over the country.
 The seven day drive in which this remarkable record was made closed with a total subscription by the Fisk employees amounting to sS3,2e0. This averages a S65.07 subscription for every one of the 5,121 subscribers.
 This astonishing percentage and the huge total of third of million was reached through the efforts of well organized campaign committee of en- ployes which thoroughly canvassed the entire plant However, many em- ployes born in other countries and on- ly recently adopted by the United States, required little solicitation. AL most with one accord, they subscribed eagerly enough when the opportunity was presented.
 In preparation for this campaign, special editions of the factory news paper were issued frequently contain ing full explanation of the liberty loan in four languages, and stating in sim pie terms the plan under which the bonds could be purchased through the company. With this careful advance work the corps of solicitors divided into nine divisions under volunteer commanders found their task relative ly simple. The way was further pre- pared by the good influence of prom inent local speakers wfo were able to address each group in it's native tongue.
 One other feature of the Fisk cam paisn which served to stimulate and maintain the interest was a large bill board, 24 feet by which showed the daily percentage standings of the var ious divisions. This developed rivalry and spurred the men to do their best for Uncle sam. The gross amount of the subscriptions day by day were re- corded on clock surmounting the bill board. The first clock with it's cap acity of only S200.000 dollars. at first thought adequate for the whole cam paign, was unable to carry the load longer than the first twenty-four hours and another clock with max mum capacity of $350,O00 was hastily erected.
 When the announcement came at the close of the campaign that the Fisk company itself. in addition, would take two bonds for every one subscribed for by it's employees, thus making the grand total of $1,000,OO enthusiasm throughout the plant was registered at high pitch.