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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-27
ESTATE OF BYRON c. ADAMS

STATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
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real e.taie OF tad de<e sed tor the paytlett
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$ ia Gece ,s-d, tie ehacss OF a1minisuatt y,
and lie amoaut Of Ter cnal estate an the
stuaion OF The re | estate.
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tate Onca ia benriugtNn. in sld idli-t. 10
hear AID decl6e uOon said a lcNtlAn and
petition, ~ d ordered public no tee re COZ be
wen To al iers ms inI re ted IA rel - puh-
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pushcaii1i S -ha | be prtvlous 10 the CAS- us
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r tFREFORE you are hsreby notified TO ap-
paRr I C ore said Court at ihe time +nf axe
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our Obi ac,ions 10 the granting or such &c 4nse
it ytu SEE cause.
GiVea under my h'rd at Bennington In said
District, this 18Th Cay OF April 1871.
AMY n. HARBOUR, Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws s9 the Town and village TsIa
1rlsfIy fer Buoy Readers

Wilbur Presbrey of Bridgeport who
has been visiting friends here for d
few days has gone to Pittsheld
Mrs Presbrey will remain here some
time longer
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Ellen Donovan took place this
morning at 8 o'clock at st. Francis de
Sales church, Rev Thomas II. Carly
ofiiciated lnterment was in the
Catholic cemetery at Old Bennington.
The speech On the American flag
delivered by Frank +. Howe at the
recent flag raising at the Black Cat
Textiles company, has been published
in the Evening News of Kenosha,
Wis, where the home office of the
company is located.
A large number of local people at
tended the funeral of the late Mrs.
Milo c. Huling, which was held this
afternoon at 2.30 from the residence
i'll North Bennington. Rev. James
S. Clark of Madison, Me-, formerly
a pastor in North Bennington, otficiat-,
ed lnterment was in the Huling
John c. Mccormick had sufficiently
recovered from his accident at the
Black Cat Textile factory so as TO at
tend the funeral today of an aunt in
While Mr. Mccormick was
fixing a machine pile of goods in
some unaccountable manner fell upon
the machinist and the young woman
operator of the machine, Mr.. Nc
Cormicks ear was cut and the opera
tor was considerably bruised
Mr.. ana Mrs Henry F. Boardman
Of Troy are spending the day at their
summer home in Old Bennington.
They spent the winter in New York
and plan to leave soon for France,
where they viii pass the summer.
Their son, Derrick, is in the American
ambulance corps and letter received
his week stated that he was writ
ing it 30 feet underground on the Yer
lun front Edward Fitzgerald, chauf-
'eur for Mr. Boardman, who is with
hem today, VIII probably spend the
summer in Troy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-27
MORGAN BREEDERS PLEASED
Minimum Height of Horses Bought
for War Department Lowered.

w wa Se't AtllCth -SNsCiCos
Advocates of the small horse for
cavalry service have scored victory
with the war department in the re-
cent change of the government speci-
fcations, lowering the minimum
height to 143 hands. This is in line
with the opinion of Major Frank
Tompkins. whose column led the
chase after Pancho Villa in Mexico a
few months ago. and who wrote that
horses under 1872 hands stood up bet
ter than the taller hourses under She
severe ordeal of the Mexican cam
paign. Major Tompkins himself rode
one only 14.3 hands high. Colonel
Theodore A. Dodge, Francis NJ Ware
and innumerable other horsemen of
countrywide prominence have long
maintained that tall horses would not
last under heavy weight with the big
little ones, or, as Fred H. Post put it
the other day.-"Height is not indica-
ton of ability to carry weight Mr..
Post. who supplied lot of horses for
the Mexican campaign and has bought
thousands for the European armies,
says the war department has made a
wise move in modifying it's specifca-
tons to take in horses down to 14.S
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-27
The Perspective Of L.ieht.

Velasquez recognized that light is
elastic and illumnates the air; hence
he WAS the first to discover new kind
of perspective Men long ago had
learned to make lines vanish from the
eye TO make tie figures diminish ~
size and shape as they recede from
the front and 10 explain the distance
10y contrasts OF light and shade But
he discovered the perspective OF light
by the most delicate rendering Of the
quantity OF ight reflected from each
and every part Of the room and the
figures and objects in it he has given
to the latter the reality of form and
10 the room its appearance of hollow
ness and distance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-27

hands.
c. C. Stillman and other members
of the Morgan Horse club are much
pleased over the action of the war de-
partment in lowering the minimum
height of horses brought for the army
They have long maintained that short
legged, close coupled big little
ones of the old fashioned Morgan
type could outlast and outwear the
tall horses at the war game, and this
was the opinion of Major Tompkins
after the forced marches of the recent
expedition into Mexico.
II. r. C. Watson has issued cata.
logue of prize winning Morgan horses
at his Edgeyiew farm in Brandon
which contains an interesting esti-
mate of the percentage of Justin Nor.
gan blood in some of his descendants
today, The original Morgan horse
lived from 1893 to 1921, and Mr.
Watson's stallion Success is eight re-
moves from him in the direct male
line, while in some other lines he is
twelve times removed Such Is his
inbreeding, however, that he has
dpout ten pSl Ceht VI justin 4hOi gan
blood. according to the calculation of
his owner. Reynard, another OF the
stations at Edgeview farm, far ex-
ceeds this inheritance from the foun
tain head of the breed. He traces to
Justin Morgan through AZ different
lines and has about % per cent of his
blood. He is 14.3 IL hands high and
weighs 1850 pounds. In height and
weight this is getting close to the
original Morgan type, Justin Morgan
having been a little less than IA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-27
Practical.

Little Alice wrote the invitations for
her birthday party. and when the little
guests arrived at the appointed TING
each came with gift Tor the hostess.
Alice upon seeing her mothers sur.
prise said;
ITS all right, mamma. They are for
me. put in every letter note say
Ing, Please bring presents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-27
Els Comeback.

Mrs. Jawhackl suppose YOU con
slider your judgment far superior to
mine Mr.. Jawback-No. my dear. We
proved the contrary when we chose TO
marry ench othar
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01

Little Sisters of the Poor at their in
stitution for the care of the infirm
in Minneapolis. He was never mar
ried and left no surviving relatives,
so far as is known by his friends
and acquaintances in this city.
. Sketch Of His Life.
He was born in County Waterford
in the year 1912, and came to America
when he was 20 years old. For a
time he lived in Ohio, where he had
a brother who died some years ago
as far as can be learned. A few years
later he took up his residence in Mich
igan where he worked as bookkeeper
and in the drug business. In 1875
he came to Minneapolis and took up
work as bookkeeper for the old
contracting firm of Ring and Tobin.
Later he taught school in the rural
portions of Hennepin county. It was
about the year 1880 that he started
newspaper work, starting with the
Minneapolis Tribune. From 1880 to
1890 he was employed on various news
papers of the Twin Cities, including
the Globe of St. Paul.
Continued on page 81
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
JESUlTS IN ALASKA.
Eleven Thousand Eve Hundred Con-
verts Brought Into the True
Fold.

Now that Alaska has risen to the
dignity of vicariate-apostolic, inter-
est in it's religious history is re-
awakened. Christianity was intro
duced there more than one hundred
years ago by Russian traders, and
various missions were established. 1t
was not the Catholic religion, how:
ever, but the Russian orthodox faith.
The Catholic missionaries eventual
ly began work there, and it has re-
suited in bringing into the Church
eleven thousand converts, who con-
stitute the present Catholic popula-
ton. All the missions are in charge
of the Jesuit Fathers, to whom was
assigned the difficult work of build
ing up the Church among the natives.
In 1916 there were twenty-five
Jesuit priests, ten Jesuit Brothers and
fifty-seven nuns of different communi-
ties. The Sisters conduct four board
ing schools, five day schools, six hos
pitals and one orphanage.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
Mr.. DEVLIN AND VOLUNTEERS

"Did Not Want Arms in Ireland"
Amongst the documents read at yes
terday's National Volunteers Conyen-
tion was the following letter marked
"private" and dated 7th July, 1916:
"My dear Mr.. Rooney:-I have your
letter of the 1st inst, with enclosure
handed to me by Mr.. Redmond, which
1 return herewith. would respect
fully suggest that the Westley-Rich-
ards people should be distinctly told
that we do not want any arms in Ire
land, and that we will not have them.
AS law-abiding citizens, we consider
them a danger to the State; instead
of getting arms into the country we
want to get them out Of the country.
When this is done, we will see what
further action should be taken.
JOSEPH DEVLIN."
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
LADIES' AUXILIARY PLEDGE
LOYALTY.

Executive Board in Session in This
City Pass Patriotic Resolutions.
The Executive Board of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. o. H., of Minnesota, at
meeting held at the Radisson Hotel,
Minneapolis, pledged their loyalty and
devotion to heir country and unani-
mously adopted the following resolu-
ton:
"The Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H. of
Minnesota, in common with their Sis
ter members throughout the United
States, are in complete accord and
hearty sympathy with the Knights of
Columbus in their great movement to
raise fund of $3,O00,OO0 for the pur-
pose of erecting recreation halls at
army encampments for the use of our
Catholic soldiers and furnishing chap
lains for their spiritual welfare, and
give assurance of every moral and ma
terial assistance"
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
(By Associated Press.)

Kansas City, Aug. 27.-Catholics of
America will support the cause of
their country with undeyiating loyal
ty" throughout the war with the Teu-
ton empires. That pledge was given
here today by John Whalen of New
York, in his annual address as presi-
dent before the opening session of the
convention of the American Federation
of Catholic Societies.
"All sacrifices demanded of us
should be met cheerfully," he declared.
Whether the struggle be long or
short, we pledge the undertaking 10y
atty to our country of 100000 Catho-
lie men and women united in fedora
tion."
mo Peace With Dfshonor."
Catholics, he estimated, would prove
to be 35 per cent of the American
fighting forces. Active work already
is under way to provide for their
spiritual and physical needs.
Much as we deplore war, we want
no peace with the dishonor or with fu-
ture danger to the Starry Banner or to
the world at large" he went on. "But
this does not take from us our priv
lege and our duty to pray and to strive
for true, lasting peace that shall give
speedy and permanent comfort to the
long suffering human race. We rejoice
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
Rev. F::T!sJ. Burns
in Military Service
Appointed to chapIaincy Of the Third
Minnesota Artillery.

Rev. F. T. J. Burns of the Pro-Ca-
thedral parish has been appointed to
the chaplaincy of the Third Mime
sofa Field Artillery stationed at Fort
Smelling under command of Col. Will
liam Murphy. The appointment was
made by Governor J. A. A. Burnqu1st
with the sanction of Archbishop Ire
land. Father Burns enters upon his
active duties at the fort on Monday.
He has been assistant pastor at the
Prof. Cathedral for about four years,
having been assigned to that position
upon his ordination to the priesthood.
He had charge of the young peoples
Amphion Club, and under his dlrec-
ton that organization has staged
number of meritorious entertainments
during the past few years. He was
also an instructor and lecturer at
the Pro Cathedral school. During the
last Lenten season he delivered
course of Sunday evening lectures at
the Pro o-Cathedral on the Lutheran re-
ligious movement, which evlnced a
thorough research and scholarly analy-
sis of the mischievous and fallac1ous
theories of the so-called Reformation.
He had become general favorlte
with the parishioners by reason OF his
kindly and helpful interest in all
church activities, especially those OF
the young people. The members OF the
regiment may well be gratified that
Father Burns has been assigned To
the care of their spiritual welfare.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
Bishop Of Limerick
Passes Away
The Rt. Rev. Edward Thomas o'Dwyer
Ordinary Of Historic See Was
Noted Patriot of Ireland.

Dublin, Aug 20.-Rt. Rev. Edward
Thomas O'Dwyer, the patriotic Bishop
of Limerick, died at the episcopal resi-
dence, CORDIALLY, Limerick, on Sunday,
August 10.
Bishop O'Dwyer had been a promi-
nent figure in Irish politics for gen.
Grafton. He was born at Holycross,
County Tipperary, in 1912, educated
at Maynooth, and was consecrated in
1886. On September 5, 1888, at the
opening of the new water works at
Limerick, he made an address, urging
that Ireland be self-governed. He was
regarded as the leader of the Sim
Fein movement, and in the last few
years actively opposed the British gov
ernment and conscription. The Bishop
wrote several letters in strong terms
addressed to Mr.. Asquith and other
leaders of the government, and as a
result of his personal force, it was
said, Limerick became citadel of
Sim Feinism.
Conference Resumes.
The conference of the Irish Con-
stitutiOn resumed it's sessions at Trim
ity College today, with Sir Horace
Plunkett presiding. The main point
Of discussion now seems to be whether
the Constitution, when completed,
shall be submitted to a vote for the
approval of the Irish people. The Sim
Feiners and Irish Volunteers insist
this must be done, and such promi-
Continued on page 81
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
NEW DIRECTOR OF ST. MARY's
HALL APPOINTED.
Mrs. Michael Breslauer Takes Charge
Of Affairs for Coming Year.

Mrs. Michael Breslauer of 1776 Irv.
ing avenue south was chosen director
of st. Mary's Hall Boarding Home for
the ensuing year at meeting of the
Minneapolis League of Catholic Won.
en-, held at their headquarters, 72O
Marquette avenue, during the week.
The league has charge of the main
tenance of the Hall, which is a board
ing home for working girls. The Hall
is located at Hawthorn avenue and
Sixteenth street, near the Pro-Cathe-
dral and is the home of about one
hundred girls. Mrs. Breslauer will
appoint her committees at once and
proceed to outline the program of ac-
tivities for the year.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
RECTOR OF COLLEGE
IN ROME is DEAD.
Monsignor Thomas F. Kennedy Had
Been Mentioned for American
Cardinal

Been Mentioned for American
Cardinal.
Rome, Aug. 29.-Monsignor Thomas
F. Kennedy, rector of the American
college in Rome, is dead after long
illness.
In 1914 Monsignor Kennedy became
ill and although he recovered tempor-
arily, his health failed gradually. In
May of last year Pope Benedict al
pointed Monsignor Charles A. O'Hern,
vice regent of the American college in
Rome, as coadjutor to Monsignor Ken
nedy, with the right to succeed to the
rectorship.
Monsignor Kennedy was native Of
Pennsylvania, and had been in charge
of the American college since 1901.
He was appointed titular bishop of
Adrianople in 1907, and titular arch
bishop of ST. Leucia, of 1sauria in 1915.
He was spoken of at various times as
a possible addition to the list Of Am
erican cardinals, but was said to have
been retained in Rome at his own re-
quest.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01

specialist of this city, who enlisted
for hospital work a few months ago.
An extended sketch of his career was
given at that time in the Standard.
The Doctor is member of the Henne-
pin Minneapolis Branch of the Knights
of Columbus, and of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians. In letter to Fred v.
Milan, Secretary of the Hibernians, he
intimates the likelihood of his going
either to France or Russia in the near
future. For time he was obliged to
serve as eye, ear and throat specialist
to camp comprising $1,000. men, but
now probably has assistance. The
task of removing 500 tonsils has al
ready fallen to him.
The doctor speaks in his letters of
many of his fraternal brethren who
left nothing undone to make things
pleasant for him.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
ARE CATHOLICS PATRIOTS?
READ.
More Than one-Half the Casualties of
the Great Wst WHi@Fa.ts on Men, y
hers Of Church of Rome.

More Than one-Half the Casualties Of
the Great WSr W4iiasa.ts on Mem y
bers Of Church Of Rome.
An item has been going the rounds
of the Catholic press to the effect that
Archbishop Durig, speaking in Bris-
bane, Australia, before the entrance
of the United States into the war, de-
clared that in the countries repre-
sented amongst the Allies he found
there were 1O9,71O,O0O of Catholic
population, as compared with $4,000
900, or less than half, Of the Protest
ant populations. Among the Teutonic
nations the Catholics are in the ma
jority, too, for Austria is a Catholic
country, and in Germany the Catholics
| form about One-third of the pOpula-
tion.
These figures give rise to some re-
Election, says a writer in Queens
Work. To begin with, how completely
they put to shame those consciencsless
bigots who have been saying these
many years that the Catholics are not
patriotic. They are now engaged in
Staying one another on every battle
field in Europe, out of loyalty to their
native lands.
Another reflection that presents
itself is that since more than one
half of the armies embattled in
Europe are Catholic more than one
half of the casualties also will fall on
Catholic families. Pray with earnest.
! ness for all these afflicted people,
that Protestants and Catholics both
may receive from God consolation and
grace, and that light may come to
many darkened soul even amid the
filth and squalor of the trenches.
Finally, from these vast figures we
should draw the practical conclusion
that it is of immense Importance for
us to organize associations for our
/ Catholic people to make it possible
for them to cooperate very thoroughly
in spiritual way toward holding
! their members together under the
standard of Christ. War or any per-
iod of great public excitement is a
time of special danger, and nothing
can meet the multiplied perils of the
times save careful, supernatural or
ganization, which will be effective in
bringing to all the influence of good
companionship and good example.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01

at the earnest, wise, fatherly efforts to
bring about such a peace by our great
spiritual chief, his holiness Pope Bene-
dict XIV. His efforts will not be in
vain."
Large Crusade Is Planned.
Anthony Maitre of Chicago, the ma
tional secretary, reported to the con-
vention that the federation now had a
membership of 100000, embracing
every state in the Union and most of
the insular possessions, that crusade
of large proportions has been taken up
against vice and immortality, and that
plans were under way for the forma-
iton of Catholic Young Mems Christ
ian association.
"Drifting Toward Paganism."
Paganism, with all it's accompanying
vices, is the shoal toward which the
United States is rapidly drifting, ac-
committee of the convention, presented
this afternoon.
Society, the report reads, shows a
startling decline. Justice no longer
rules. The family life of the nation
is endangered, virtue, public and pri-
vate, is decadent.
"a largely contributing factor in
this paganizing of the nation is d.
vorce," says the report. 1T has been
recently estimated that up to the pres
ent more than a million divorces have
been granted in this country, and the
expected number for the current year
will be greatly in excess of 100000.
1t would be wholly useless to devote
any consideration to the viciousness of
this evil and what 1t means morally
to the nation"
The Irish standard., 1917-09-01
WHAT DO IRISH
WANT? Freedom.
Descendent of Daniel o'conneli Out
lines Demands and Necessities Of
the Celts Of Innisfail.

The June number of Overseas, the
official magazine of the Overseas
Club, of which Lord Northcliffe is
head, prints statement of the. Ma
tionalists' side as written by Sir John,
a descendent of Daniel O'Connell.
After enlarging upon the grounds of
Ireland's claim Sir John writes:-
What, then,, does Ireland want? 1
answer in one word, Freedom! For
this there is no substitute which a
self-respecting people will ever accept.
The right to order their own lives, to
shape their own destiny, to mold their
own future along the lines and on the
principles which their hearts and con-
sciences teach them to be just, this is
the inalienable right of free people,
this is and has always been the claim
of Ireland.
after the incessant struggles of
over century the heart and soul of
Ireland are weary-they are most pro-
foundly anxious to have their long
pressed demand settled and, above all,
settled in so full a measure as will
render the re-opening of the question
for all time unnecessary and will give
Ireland peace. But it must be peace
with honor, the honor of free, self.
governing state. The coptentment OF
Ireland, the approval of the great
freedom-enjoying peoples of the self
governing dominions, the goodwill OF
the Irish race in the United States, in
Canada, in the Australasian continent
are considerations of immeasurable
value to Great Britain and to the en-
tire imperial fabric. The measure Of
this goodwill will be the contentment
of Ireland.
II come back to the question, What
does Ireland want? Ireland believes
that the freedom which she desires
will best be secured for her by Par
lament consisting of the King, to be
represented in Ireland by Governor
a Senate, and House of Commons
elected by the men and women of Ire
land on the basis of adult suffrage
4 Going into the details of Home rule
Sir John writes: "There are two con
ditions essential to any measure O
] Home Rule in order that it may b,
acceptable to the people of Ireland
The first is that the Parliament O
Ireland shall represent every part ant
it's powers shall extend over ever,
acre of this country; the second il
that it shall have complete, unfettered
and absolute control over it's fisca
system. Ireland, one, entire, indivis
ible, has ever been the dream of he
sons. Today, for the sake of Grea
Britain and of the empire, that dream
must be made reality. At whatso
ever sacrifice and, in the last resort
under whatsoever pressure the few
thousands of unreasoning men il
Northeast Ulster must be made to un
derstand that, their rights being ampl,
preserved and absolutely safeguarded
they will not be allowed to stand il
the way of the march of an entire ma
tion to the fulfillment of national life.