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but an oral "gentlemen's agreement
was entered into by Wilson, Clemen-
ceau, Lloyd George, Sonnino and the
Japanese peace pIenipotentiaries, I'M
der which Japan is obligated as
matter of honor to return Shantung
to China, presumably in the near flu
ture.
The Japanese representatives here
intimate that they will issue a posi-
tive statement ON the subject in a
few days. 1t is clear that they are
concerned over the development of
anti-Japanese sentiment in the Unit
ed States on account of Shantung.
President Wilson evidently argument
ed this concern by cabling the Ameri-
can delegation to urge that mote
verable" of Japan's oarl engagement
to release Shantung be published.
Under stress of public feeling in
America and Wilson's virtual insis-
tence that Japan give definite assur-
ances on this point there seems a
strong likelihood that Japan will
publicly announce that she will sur
render political control of Shantung
on a fixed date.
That China expects this outcome is
indicated by intimations in Chinese
circles that she will sign the Ger
man treaty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
SUGAR CROP WILL BEAT
AVERAGE FOR SIX YEARS
Government Forecast Does Not
Agree With Alarmst Statements
of Country's Retail Dealers.

.
Washington. July 23.-While re-
tail dealers throughout the country
are advising consumers that they
have difficulty in obtaining normal
stocks of sugar the Government has
forecast a domestic crop far above
the average for the last six years
The Department of Agriculture in
an estimate based on July / crop con
ditions and announced today predicts
a crop Of 2,216,000,000 pounds Such
production would be $4,000 900
pounds more than the average of the
preceding six years, during which the
total of the two crops of beet and
cane sugar has slightly exceeded .
O0O,0Q0,000 pounds every year except
in 1914-1915.
The beet sugar forecast this year
Is higher than the record crop of
1866 by nearly $4,000 tons, but the
cane sugar crop of this year is al
most 100000 tons below the average
of the six years. The sugar beet
acreage this year is record one
In recent years the cane sugar crop
usually has been about one-fourth of
INC tOtoi CdHc anu ptet sugar pro-
duced in the United States, but this
year the prospect is that 1t will be
only about one-seventh. Smaller
acreage and a wet cool spring are
the causes of the smaller crop
Michigan, Colorado and Utah show
big increases in beet sugar prospects
Forecasts show Michigans crop as
1,159,000 tons, an increase of 275 900
tons; Colorados 2,024.000 tons, in
crease $4,000 and Utah's, 1,2OS,OOO
tons, increase 205,OOO tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
JAPAN MAY RENOUNCE
SHANTUNG CONTROL
She Is Concerned Over Development
of Anti-Japanese Sentiment in
United States.

Paris, July 22.-Intensive efforts
are being. made among representa-
tives of the Allied Powers to induce
Japan TO announce that she will give
up political and territorial control of
the Shantung Peninsula as fixed
date. There is reason to believe that
President Wilson has cabled perth
nent instructions to the American
delegation, and it is known that there
have been conversations on this sub
ject between the American Commits
sioners and the Japanese representa-
tives.
No written guarantee was furnish
ed by Japan that she would relin-
quish political control of Shantunes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Phillip r. II. Pierson is in Schagh-
ticoke on business today.
Miss Edna Walbridge has gone to
Wells Beach, Me-, for stay of two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs John Burton of Elm
street are visiting for a few days in
Berlin, n. Y.
Rev. J. Elmer Mckee was called to
Port Washington Tuesday by the
death of his sister, Mrs George
Smith.
Guy B. Johnson, who has been con-
fined to the house by illness. is able
to be out again and was down town
this morning.
Coming to the Harte Theatre to-
morrow Norma Talmadge in the Sell
ect picture 1.-THE Probation Wife" and
Ford Weekly.-Adv.
Mrs. Lucy ]. B. Burt and son, Prof.
Frederick Burt of the Michigan state
university, have returned from
short stay at Woodstock.
Miss Marjorie Luce. state worker
with the boys and girls Clubs, who
has been in the village since Monday,
left this afternoon for Dorset.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Wells Person have
returned to Bennington from Plain
field, N. j., and Mr.. Person has re-
sumed work in with the Bennington
Scale company.
Dr. and Mrs. II. S. Goodall and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Goodall and
guests, returned Tuesday from an
auto tour of several days through the
White Mountains.
Lieut.. Joseph Pellerin, who few
days ago returned from service over
seas, arrived Tuesday at the home of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pei
lerin of Mill street.
See what the unknown quantity is.
that elusive ,alluring, mysterious X.
without which nothing in life is worth
the while in THE Unknown Quantity"
with Corinne Griffith and chapter No.
10 of THE Man of Might" at Harte
Theatre today-Adv
The Misses Ryan of Gage street
pleasingly entertained Tuesday even.
ing in honor of Mrs. X. S. Rosenow of
Detroit who has been visiting reIa-
tives and friends in town for the past
two weeks. Mrs. Rosenow Is for
mer resident and was at one time EN-
ployed in the same industry with the
Misses Ryan. a delightful program
of music was enjoyed and light re-
freshments were served. Mrs. Rose
now left this morning for Fulton. N.
T., where she will spend few days
before returning to Detroit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
EXPECT GOOD PEACH CROP
New York State Likely to Double
Last Years Production.

New York State Likely to Double
Last Years Production.
The prospective commercial peach
crop of 30,OS2,00O bushels, forecast
July by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates, appears liberal beside the
very light crop of 10000 900 to 81
100000 last year, but the present
crop is moderate when compared
with those of recent years. Prob
able shipments appear more limited
when it is considered that fully half
the crop or over $4,000. 900 900
bushels, is credited to California,
says report from the Bureau of
Markets.
Nearly 80 per cent of the Califor-
mia crop is commonly used for drying
and canning, which would leave only
about 5000 cars to be shipped as
fresh fruit. Actual shipments NAV
equal 1000 cars. In previous years
the California crop has not been over
one-third the total.
Georgia, the leading Southeastern
producing section, according to early
indications. will ship 1900 cars in
GLIDING 5000 cars of Elbertas. com
pared with $500 last years totals.
Arkansas, leading in the South Cen
trail section, may ship 5000 cars. or
nearly half as many cars as Georgia
Oklahoma is likely to become a
fairly heavy shipping section for the
first time, with possibly 500 cars.
New York, usually the heaviest
shipping State of the Northeast, may
have twice the very short crop Of
last year. The forecast of car lot
shipments is $4,000 compared with
1903 cars shipped last year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
Ill of pep as could be expected.

full of pep as could be expected.
I'VE visited the foremost theatre
here and it surely was picnic to sit
through eight or nine acts and pipe
the actions of the 'spcks' The audi
ence talked necessarily during the
performance, and occasionally they
would applaud freely and have a big
laugh. AS we sat in the front row,
we were compelled to be good fellows
and applaud too. although it could
have been a death scene for all we
understood
''Cockfights are common and are
held on Sunday mornings. Cock fight
ing seems to be the national pastime
her, and thousands of dollars change
fighting ability of these birds"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
Truth Everiasiynu.

The truth was never born, and II
will never die. 1t is as old as the
universe, and while the universe en-
dures the fact. that love is life and
hate is death will endure along with 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
ADVICE From q Great Man.

Phillips Brooks once said that It is
Just as presumptuous to think that you
can do nothing as It Is to think that
you can do everything. Try to steer
middle course" between the two.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
BIueberrieS

Cranston's Blueberry field will be
opened to picl1ers on July 81 and every
day after that as long as berries last.
so cents for first day; 20 cents the
remaining days.
CARLES CRANSToN.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-23
MARINES LIVE EASY IN CUBA
Letter to Recruiting Office Tells of
Sports and Pastimes

New York, July. 22.--While the mar
ines who are stationed in Cuba go on
occasional hikes and camping trips,
there is plenty Of time for baseball,
tennis and other sports. There is a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

fsNN YELL MaWru1ss what cid told
wv you2" Abe Potash said a few
days after the settlement Of the
actors strike. The actors strike IS
over ana them managers which sWore
solemn oaths they would never put
on another show as long as they live,
are nov putting on shows again, Just
Ike them zolemn oaths were no diff
fereut from non solemn, every day
oaths that a theayter manager ordi-
nariiy sWsars IN the course Of his
business. understand
AT that i think them managers Is
keeping their oaths. Abe" Norris
f7erimutter observed, because sucn
managers can always alni. them
selves by claiming that no matter
sFhnt show they are putting on it
amt smother show but the same
show bv a different name For in
stance. there is The show where an
actor gets murdered at a quarter 10
nine and until a quarter 10 eleven.
3 understand, not e single member Of
the audience could guess which Of
the actors IS guilty Of the crime. with
the possible exception OF about q.
percent OF them who has been tipped
of by friends that they Shouldn't on
no account miss seeing che fatal
murder and that FAIRFAX Harbottle,
who PLAYS the part Of the butler, done
it, cumberland Well now. I leave
II to you. Abe, how many times dur
inE the past two years have you ano
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

the audience says she knew all the
time that he vas the one
well there IS fashions IN plays
Just ike there IS fashions IN gar
msnts. Abe Norris said. and just
now every manager is showing a line
OF plays with unexpected endings
which Is called a twist. Abe. and
these here twists IS Of seVeras varie-
ties There is for instance, the
twist where all through the show II
looks like A did It and at 1915 #
turns out that B did It Then there
is the twist where ali through the
show g looks like A did l. and Al
.s-45 It looks ike B did it. whereas
at 1880 it turns out that A really
did do It. There is also shows whsre
az 9 o'clock IL looks ike a. did il. II
$3.50 IL looks like p did IT, at 10
o'clock il looks like c did T. and 50
forth. down through the alphabet,
TN a. 1915 It turns out that Il
did it,
at seems 10 me. Mawruss. that
pretty soon the audiences VIII be
getting 20 the point where at about
10 o'clock they viii be saviug. NY
'lzuris, who did TT and viii be walk
Ing ont on them twist shows before
they are half over" Abe declared;
so ~ would be a manager. I would
put on q play where at a-45 il looks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
Potash And Perutter Discuss Great American Drama
Suspense Is The Thing That Counts In NetO York Play

,seIf on being ignorant Of. like the
cloak and suit business, and I for one
wouldn't give you no argument
about it,
Nevertheless" Morris continued,
after the delay occasioned by a rather
heated discussion Of who got personal
first, there is parties who make a
tare living in all sorts OF businesses.
from architectural iron work 20 zinc,
and who pride themselves on Know
ing so much about the show business.
including the actors. that considering
&c only costs $4,000 or so 20 put on
play. you wonder that some OF
these amateur experts don't back
out their stock, fixtures and 5000
will and treble the proceeds with
the very first show they produce
Take my wife's sisters daughters in
tended by the name sam Meiselsons
which he is in the dressmakers sup
plies business and expects TO get
married as soon as he can AFFORD TO-
Abe. and from what he said the other
night when me and my wife was
round TO his intended motherinlaH g
20 dinner the other night, II the
Teller that wrote Friendly Enemies
had consulted him first as to the
way the second act should ought to
have been fixed. instead Of the play
making only 100000, It would have
been a great big success PEG o. Ny
Heart was another play that Meisel-
son would have improved upon. and
7 doubt whether he thinks that the
players scene in Hamlet was properly
prepared for and planted; anyhow,
not the way Meiselson would have
prepared for and planted it."
Rosie Just Like Him.
well. some people are very funny
that way" Abe remarked with
me when 7 see a show. I take the
authors word for Il that he wrote Il
according to the constitution and BY
laws OF the United Dramatists' OF
Continued In Column :. this PaEe.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
Managers Who Said They Would Never Put Show Are Their Old Tricks
Again. Putting Old Shows Under New Names Hard for First
Nghers 10 Tell Whether Play Is Success or Not

a fellers name on the program you
can tell that he amt going to arrest
somebody in the first act just as
surely as when you see Kreislers
name on program that il don't
indicate a cornet solo"
wen. Tu ten you, Abe" Norris
said, my acquaintance with the
names Of actors is, In a way. what
you might can limited. 7 am sure
about John Drew and Lillian Rus
sell, and after that you could repeat
20 me the name OF any prominent
actor and I wouldn't know for sure
whether I had heard il before ia con-
nection with acting or grand larceny
= understand. While when IL comes
to being an expert on plays. Abe. If
lgnerammus like, you would know
only tenth part OF what I am ignor-
ant in such matters. you could offset
your knowledge against this David
BelascoWs experience and 80 as
paStners together in the show bust
ness on $3.50 basis"
Has a Real Partner.
why should I want TO 90 into
partnership with David BslascoW
when I have already got for a
partner someone which ia his own
mind is a combination Of SplnoEa.
Rambam and the feller that invented
algibbry." Abe inquired also,
Mawruss, IL you are going 10 pride
yourself on being ignorant OF the
show business. there Is lots OF other
businesses that you can pride your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

they doine it. Just ike Il should BE-
eating with your knife or 11rEcf-Lr-
70 button your vest"
1T must be very hard for an
the audience at the first nlsht IN N74-
York whether his nIav IS 2 success
or not7 Abe observed
.-oser stue<.' Morris replied -lL
such an audience comes cut look
inE guilty and ashamed. thsr means
them and maG- them so Gar l1rset
themselves as TO laugh once I'm q
While. ana the play IS therefore 2
success. on the other hand. u such
VITA themselves an1 lqch-nz lfe
they had done che ri-ht thing in the
right place. you could depend On it.
Abe the play is miserable failure
and 60 have such rotten time
11e- are Wiling 90 pay s. throw
1or lcze-s. ABE exclaimed
Ten Dollars for Rotten Tine.
They are willing to pay even SO
20 have rotten time az q 5000 snow
OF E0ol time At rotten SHOW
&C. ls immrlerial 90 them. just so Ions
as people won't mistake them -or rne
ordinary LleaEter Eoer WHO. when one
Of the actors leave the stage au-
Nlrorrs j. willing 90 believe -lar be -
going fhto the Conservatory and
doesn't STOP 90 consider that lu ree Iilr
the actor is E1ing into the space be-
tween the scenery and The back VAN
Of the tteayrer Morris said
and suppose you DID stop % con-
slider It. -lWruSz. IS 10 gong GO add
TO rhe evenings entertainment L'or
my part. when an actor says he IS
goiuE ont into the serF1rcrE O.
smoke q c'Ear. not only DO take
his word for IT, hur ll Dine cases
cut Of ten. 7 feel like calling after
him. 'Wna-. III so with lou-
Abe said. because while a child
snatehed from its mother arms IS
strong dramatic situation. and
som coolV breaking down q door IS
also considered 10 be quite trrilIiug.
1lawruss. TO me the most harrow in-
affair 70 witness on The stage is
somebody snQlzins ciear and me
Wlth my vest pockets FUN and not
chance in the vo-ll ~ lighting one
OF them -In-l anyhow ten minutes
20 eleven
-Wan DC should ought TO console
ycl then that there is q cts fireman
behind Che scenes and rs soou as the
actor leaves the sr4ee Ae has Eot %
pat the cirar out. under that wen
known rllc OF play tr1ctIur.
which ls entitled so Smckins-
Morris said "AIsc. Abe. nobody
should envy an actor when bis part
compeis him TO smoke q eigarH
-NlT uot Abe ASKED
Because the maraeamert sup
plies it Norris s1id--conyrirl
1913. the Mcclure Newspaper syndi-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

such habits as are threatening 20 the
health and disfigurlng 70 beauty.
A simple exercise that have louE
used when 7 noticed a tendency OF
the shoulders TO sag forward. is to
place my arms behind me- bend them
at the elbows and thrust between the
back and elbows my umbrella or q
handy cane.
The temporary support drew ny
shoulders FAR back and expanded the
lungs SO greatly that Il became my
IaForlte exercise in this attitude I
walk about my room many times OF
standing before the open window,
tightly close my lips and breathe
deeply. This I continue for is min
utes unless my arms grow weary. In
ming again II teW minutes after ]
have rested In all exercises you
must stop short OF the point OF
fatigue.
For the sagging abdomen. slow.
regular bending exercises are best
stand with the arms raised above the
head and the palms forward Keep
the elbows straight with a slow,
sweeping motion bend forward until
the tips OF the fingers reach the floor
in front Of you This Is difficult. es-
pecially for the stout, and for those
with muscles stiffened from lack Of
When you have mastered this exer-
else by practice. thrust the hands.
ciasped at the finger points, as far
back between the knees as you can.
In this way a semi-circle is described
at one sweeping motion. and the alb
dominal muscles are strengthened az
the same time and the abdominal or
Eans stimulated
For inactive, heavy back muscles
the rotary trunk motion is best Bend
the body forward from the waist line
and SWIM The MINER mart mF the hnaw
slowly around as though the waist
we're a pivot Move the trunk slowly
to the right as FAR as il VIII 90, then
to the LETT as far as possible Sway
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

me seen this play under all .sortg OF
aliases ard By different authors4
skill. llawruss, on the opening
niEhe the audience don't know who
done it, Abe said
Keep Audience Guessing.
Maybe they don't know until, we
would say. hale past nine. Abe and
ften they begin 20 figure that q wide
awake tleayter manager amt going
70 pay high priced actor like air
Tax HarbotLle $500 a week Just to
serve coffee Ia the first act y'under-
stand. unless Go would be that Fair
FAX Is going 10 have a whole lot 20
DO in the lzst act understand me,
and right s=Hav the suspicion fastens
on FairfzZ Harhcttle; which, II
would be a theayter manager ] would
keep the audience guessing right up
70 the end Of the play as 10 which
one 81 the actors done it and then
FOOL everybody in q big scene where
The police inspector forces con-
fession Ont Of the man that sells the
tickets in the boz office.
But Would the audience believe
that, 1iaHrussl Abe asked
"A Kew York theaT-eraoer VIII be-
Ievs auythinE about a man that sells
ric.rets ga the box office motifs re-
See lIntrimonlaI Trouble
"But what don't understand is.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

THE young lady across the way says
1 eugenic marriages may turn out
all right sometimes but personally
she'd rather marry an American
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

why should the management want to
deceive The audience Abe asked.
II i take my wife to the theayter,
it's enough that we should have the
usual scraps about otkcr Women's
husbands taking them down IN
taxicab aul not the subway. and
couldn't I buy decent seats eff Of
Spectator, the way any other man
who had any gumption would do. So
why should ] take my wife TO a show
where I also run the risk Of spending
every intermisisou with not only ne
and my wife but also practically
every married couple IN the audience
getting sorer and sorer. AT each other
over whether Il was the Teller that
plays the young feller with the slick
hair who committed the murder, OF
that it was the actor who takes the
part Of the murdered mans business
rival. in a t0upee that would fool
almost auybody-especiai as il
turns out afterwards that the guilty
man was an actor that only the
author could have suspected Of such
a thing, even though every woman in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

IIIHEN you form the exercise habit
w see that It beetmes q daily
habit and one that cannot be broken
except duFing some period Of marked
and unusual stress IN this regularity
lies one Of the greatest values u
exercise
There are exercises that reconstruct
build over and there are exercises
that destroy, chiefly by excess. 7 am
going TO tell you OF the first sort
The second may be dismissed as Tio-
Sent exercises violence IS always a
destroyer Of beauty. Excessive exer-
else with heavy dumbbelis, whose
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
POTASH AND PERLMUTTER on
GREAT AMERICAN DRAMA


America. New York Local no. 1. OF
whatever document 10 IS tl1r sets
Q0Wn what the cricze-s call the rules
them knockers SAYS IS always pens
violated With me. lLaWruss. 11 an
actor dies on the stage Iu -ne course
OF show j. atLells me pretty nearly
as much as il he would De In real
life a customer OF OUTS and q whole
petitor. 1ly Rosie Is the same way,
TOO. took her 10 see once the
Auctloueer and the way thar woman
carried on over what happened 70
mat ne was any now ner mo -Ae- s
favorite brother ana how could she
90 home and break the news 20 the
old lady Vow j ask you, -iaWrlssi
could anyone enjoy show more t-i..n
that, no matter how much they knew
about the way such a play SHOULD
ought 20 be constructed
That's Just the point which I am
trying 10 make Abe. Morris said
To my mind a play is like O dollar
ABOUT how il is concoc-ed. the bet-
ter you VIII enjoy j., but you take
these here amateur consulting play
engineers which goes to the first per-
abe. and them r4llera ger no mQt e
pleasure OUT Of going to a rleayter
and seeing a show than health de-
partmenr food inspector would out
Of going to restaurant and orceril-
@ Saint Of turkey wings the week
after Thanksgiving day
Source OF Real Pleasure.
Probably they DOM want 20 Set
pleasure out Of it, Abe said. (which
it always seemed 10 me from the ex-
preston Of them first nishters' faces
and the loud way they talked so that
everybody within four or five row 8
Of them shouldn't miss nothing that
they said. that what they were get
ting pleasure out OF was informing
other people who was also trying TO-
get no pleasure OUT OF the show that
they wasn't getting no pleasure out
Of It, IL you understand what
mean"
Il do know what you mean Nor
ris agreed and the chances IS that
when a really and truly 5000 show
comes along. it emfarrasses them
first nighters TO death D. for few
minutes they get so interested in the
play that they forget all about how
the author Is shooting the rules OF
construction Fun Of holes and max
ing them laugh or cry against the
regulations o. playwritluE in such
case made and provided Yes. Abe.
when them first nlghters laughs by
mistake, they look around 90 see II
any other first nlEhterE han seen