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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THEATRES

play 1.-THE Knife" Yet of all the dia-
lect parts which Miss Benton has
tackled she prefers above all an In
dian role. AS a child she learned
"Hiawatha" by heart, recited it when
ever an opportunity offered and spent
hours practising the Indian walls. And
she still looks forward to another OPP
portunity to portray an Indian role.
Joseph Dunn, the incorrigible Unc'
Bose Of Mis- Nelly OF N Orleans" be-
gan his career in THE Drummer Boy
Of the Rappahannock." At the age OF
20 he Joined a repertoire company In
Michigan and played a different part
every night. In Potash and Perlmut-
ter" He Comes Up Smiling" and Wal
ter Lawrence's Come Back to Erin"
he has had an opportunity to test his
proficiency In various dialects. But
Mr.. Dunn Is loyal to the black face"
part and says that he would rather
play a coon than anything else.
Doris Moore, the black and woolly
headed AnDeIiQue, has been seen be-
fore on Broadway as master-or rather
mistress-cf a delightful Irish brogue
This was a six weeks appearance
at the Lyric Theatre as Peg in Peg O.
My Heart" after Laurette Taylor left
for London. After a long tour on the
road as Peg she spent her time play
ing ingenues in Western stock com
panies. \ black face part, however,
Is not Miss Moore's meter. At pres
on the complexion.
1t is far cry from singing ballads
in front Of a p ano in Sitka, Alaska. to
playing the leading role in farce on
Broadway. but that is the unusual rec
ord of Lynne Overman, who has /,
ceived the highest encomiums of praise
for his distinctive Characterization Of
the title character in George V. Ho-
bart's dream-play, Come On, Char
ley" at the Forty-e' ghth Street Thea
tire. Overman's initial effort at earning
a livelihood was as a jockey, but for
reasons unrecorded he was ruled off
the Western turf when he was riding
for the II. G. Budwell stables. He was
then seiTed with wanderlust and
struck out for Alaska After a varied
and somewhat eventful and interesting
career in The Land of the Midnight
Sun" Overman resolved to turn his
talents to the profess ona stage, and
after a zigzag journey he finally
reached New York. Here he encoun-
tered the usual and proverbial hard
knocks in seeking an engagement, but
he eventually landed" and was en-
p.oyed for several seasons playing
juvenile comedy parts of tour in Boys
of Compan B." The Wolf" "A Stub
born Cinderella" and other road or
CARNATIONS.
"It was always the goal of my ambi-
tons to he a burnt cork minstrel man.
said Mr.. Overnan in his DRESSING
room last night, land you can imag
Inc my delight when l was engaged
as end man with Ward - Wade9
Mastodon Minstrels. That is the high
spot in my young life" Overman cor
tinued I'VE played every tank and
hamlet in the middle and far West,
including Bad AK and Wounded Knee
and other unheard of communities
The tour was a continuous round Of
experience. with apologies TO George
V Hobart"
Overman's next move was to stock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27

of her just start a little conversation
about the managerial method of select
ing actors and actresses by what is
known as the type" system.
There's a little bit OF anarchy in all
of us says Miss Lewis, "and l dc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27

wallacks and most popular every
where was by the late Henry Hanil-
ton, who died recently in England.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25

y ~ ~
in Armenia are dreading the va. .r.
Just human remnants they are, not
protected. many of them, from the ele-
ments by even the dignity of rags.
The most favored have merely shred
ded rags How shall we sing our
Christmas songs and laugh and light
the candles and give beautiful gifts
while that pleading voice cries in the
ears Of our souls, I am naked and cold
naked and cold?'
But we can feed and clothe these
perishing ones-some Of them-before
it is too late. Herbert Hoover has ca
bled from the Caucasus, Tt IS impossi-
BILE that the loss Of 100000 lives a at
this day be prevented, but the remain
ing 100000 can possibly be saved
They need not starve and freeze and
die if we will save them. In the name
Of him who saw the multitude as
sheep.no having q shepherd and was
moved with compassion toward Them
who exclaimed when his disciples
would turn them away, They need not
depart, give We them to eat! open
your heart and purse and give to
these Christians whom he loves, who
are suffering for him and with whom
he is suffering. They need not die.
Give ye them to eat.
"Fifteen dollars a month will pro-
vide food, clothes, shelter and educa-
phan child.
"Ten dollars a month will provide
food, clothes and shelter for one or
phan child.
give dollars a month Will provide
food for one orphan child.
HE fed 5000 hungry people In the
wilderness and said to his followers,
The things that l do shall ye do also,
and greater things than these shall yo
do Today nearly 100000 destitute
Armenians-his people-need food and
clothing.
"He took little children in his arms
and blessed them. Today will you take
one or more of these sad, cold, hungry
little children of Armenia into your
arms and heart in his name and give
them food and warmth and life?
"What q joyful Christmas 1t will he
when with your songs and your laugh
Ter yau hear q voice of wondrOu9
sweetness speaking to you, o, ye
blessed of my Father, I was hungry
and We gave me meat, I was naked and
We clothed me; inasmuch as We have
done it to these, my brethren, ye have
done it to me-
"In his name. Nd
Faithfully yours,
CIVILIAN II. TAFT. y
ALEXANDER ] HEMPRILL
"HENRY MORGENTHAU."
For Executive Committee, Near East
Relief.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
PROMINENT men
IN XMAS APPEAL
FOR ARMENIANS
Former President Taft Leads in
Eloquent Plea for Support of
Near East Relief.

To save the lives OF 100000 people
IN Armenia and other western Asian
countries and to care for more than
250,o00 orphans who are homeless
there former President William How
ard Taft Henry Morgenthau, former
ambassador to Turkey, and Alexander
J.. Hemphill, the New York banker, as
members Of the Executive Committee
Of Near East Relief, the former Amer
lean Committee on Armenian and
Syrian Relief, have issued a Christ
mas appeal for continued support of
this organization and its work.
Near East Relief is now operating
under a government charter and is
practically alone in the western Asia+
field, the Red Cross several months
ago having announced its withdrawal
The Christmas letter, a classic Of its
kind, is as follows:
"Dear Friend-Another little child
has shriveled up and died.
"The mother, creeping back, gaunt
and cold, from the desert. has put
down the thin little bones with those
that strew the road and has sunk be-
side them, never to rise again.
"Only a little child and a mother
out on the bleak Armenian road! But
what is that vision lowering there and
what is that voice the cold winds bear
to the ears of our souls-'I was hungry
and ye gave me no meat; I was naked
and ye clothed me not
"Today-yes, ~today-while we are
preparing u gifts for Christmas,
many more Of these little children
not a hundred nor a thousand, but
25O,000 of @em-aEe still wandering
uncared for and alone in that dead
land, their weakened skins clinging in
fear to their rafting bones,' and they
are crying out with gasping breath, 4
am hungry, I am hungryT And the
voice Of one who watches Us as we
prepare gifts to celebrate his birth.
day comes again to the ears Of our
souls-'I am hungryl I am h%ungry!Y ]
am hungryIP
snow. the children and the mothers
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
Fl |. w. w. RECEIVE SENTENCE
Anti-War Conspiracy Brings 8 TO 9
Years In Prison,

Anti-War Conspiracy Brings 8 to 9
Years In Prison.
Kansas City, Kan, Dec. 19.-Federal
Judge John G. Pollock has passed sen
tence on 81 members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, found guilty
by a jury in the federal district cour..
OF conspiracy against the government.
The sentences rnaged from three to
nine years in the p%enitentiary at Leav-
enworth. Judge Pollock granted the
defendants 80 days in which to per-
feet an appeal. G. W. Anderson of
Minneapolis secretary-treasurer of the
agricultural and oil workers branch in
Kansas and Oklahoma, was sentenced
to serve nine years in prison, land I'M
til the costs of this prosecution are
paid"
The verdict was hailed as a great
victory for Americanism by counsel
for the government.
ut stamps the I. w. w. as in a
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment," said Fred Robertson, United
States district attorney, who has had
charge of the case.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
An american 81 Bill Did This
Motherless, fatherless, homel

Motherless, fatherless, homeless.
nameless. hungry AID clad only In
rags, the pathetic li;tle three year-old
shown at the left vandese> Into q
Near East Relisf orphanage 10 Ar
menia. Another photograph Of the
same child, shown ut the right, was
taken q week later, this time showing
him happy, well clothed and well fed.
Somewhere In America Is the happy
man or woman who contributed the 81
bill which wrought this miracle. More
than q quarter million other helpless
little victims Of Turkish cruelty and
oppression are knocking at the doors
Of the Near East Relief orphanages In
Western Asia. Many more American
81 bills are needed now to let them In
and to care for them until they can
care for themselvea
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
North Dakota to Help i'm Crisis

The State of North Dakota, together with all the other
states Of our country, will have the privilege of making a
Christmas gift to the hundreds Of thousands of starving peo-
pie, mostly orphans and helpless women, of the Near East.
These people fought valiantly for the Allies, and, while the
men were thus engaged, the Turks, true to their beastly
natures, took vengeance on the women and children.
Herbert Hoover, who knows Old World conditions as no
other American knows them, says: I'm my opinion, the situa-
tion in the Near East is the most desperate in the world"
"GOD JUDGES OUR GIFTS, NOT BY HOW MUCH WE
GIVE, BUT BY HOW MUCH WE HAVE LEFT"
Send your check today to H. P. Beckwith, State Treasurer,
Near East Relief, Fargo, N. D., or Cleveland H. Dodge, Ma
tional Treasurer, Near East Relief, One Madison Ave-, New
York, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
U. S. Ship Hits Mine.

U. S. Ship Hits Mine.
Berlin, Dec. The crew of the
American freight steamer Kerwood,
which struck a mine off Terschelling
in the North sea, while on a voyage
from New York to Hamburg, has been
rescued by q German fishing boat and
taken to Linden.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
Appropriations To Be Gut,

Washington, Dec. 19.-All general
appropriations for 1921 will be pared
down in accordance with strictest
economy" except the P%ostoffice and
Naval departments, the estimates of
which are less. than for the present
year, Majority Leader Mondell told
the House when the first urgent def
cheney bill Of this session was brought
up. Greatest reductions would be
made in the army and Notifications
estimates, he said, the former re-.
quest totalling $932, S00,020 and the
latter $117, 793, $50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, Dec. l9.-Oats, Dec,
1890; May, 1910. Rye, Dec, $685.;
May, $1.73A. Barley, Dec, $1.57h;
Feb, $1.54A; May, $1.50h.
Closing Cash Prices.
Minneapolis, Dec. 19.-Corn, No. 8
! yellow, $1.50@1.52; No. 8, white, $1.41
OLA; No. 8 mixed, $1.41@1.44. Oats,
No. 2 white, 82% @S4h; No. 8 white,
82A @83M. Barley, choice to fancy,
$1.56@1.60. Rye, No. 2, $1.72B@
1.72%. Flaxseed, $5.00@5.1O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
INVITES PREMIERS TO CONFER

London, Dec. 19.-Premier Lloyd
George of Great Britain and Premier
Nitti of Italy have been invited to
meet Premier Clemenceau of France
and possibly an American representa-
tive in Paris in the course of a few
days, it was stated here. An effort to
settle the question of Fuime is the
purpose of the meeting.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25

- There are att least three happy little Armenians in this holiday season
among the more than a quarter of Il million piiable little waits who are inno-
victims of Turkish Larbarity. These three have found fairy godmothers
in these famous American women, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the Presi-
dent; Mrs. Oliver Hartman and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. 1t is hoped that
thousands of Other American women VAL follow these distinguished leaders
and sgnaize the glad holiday season in America by making happy in the same
thousands Of other little orphans in the faroh stricken land where they
now areb being caredf or by Near East Relief, 1 Madison Avenue, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
PLANES CRASH 1000 Fl. IN AIR
One Aviator Killed and Other Injured
in ManeuVerS,

Arcadia, Fla, Dec. 19.-Lieut. Nor
ris S. Bailey of Worcester, Mass, was
instantly killed and Lieut.. E. w.
Brandenstein was injured in the COLI
sion of their airplanes at an altitude of
400 feet. The aviators we're doing Of
fensive combat maneuvers over Carl.
strom field.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25
South St. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, Dec. 19.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stock yards:
Cattle, 1000; calves, 800; hogs, $500;
sheep, 5000; cars, 174.
Steers, $5.85@13.75; COWS, $4,000
8.35; calves, $5.00@15.25; hogs, $3.50
@13.70; sheep and lambs, $5.00@13.25.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Dec. 19.-Hogs, receipts,
$4,000; mostly 10c higher than yester-
days average. Bulk $13.90@14.10;
top, s14.25; heavy, s13.so@14.15; lie
dunn, $13.95@14.15; liSht, $13.75@
14.15; light light, $13.50@13.90.
Cattle, receipts, 5000; steady. Beef
steers, medium and heavyweight,
choice and prime, $18.40@2O; medium
and good, $10.75 @18.4O; common,
$8.35@10.75; lightweight, good and
choice, $13.25@19.25; common and me.
dunn, $7.50@13.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-25

Minneapolis Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Minneapolis, Dec. 19.-Butter, ex-
tras, Csc; extra irsts, &c; firsts, Gle;
seconds, Goo; dirties, 49c; packing
stock, lb., Acc.
Eggs-Fresh prime irsts, new cases,
free from rots, small dirties and
checks out, per dozen, 75c; current re-
ceipts, rots out, $21.00; checks and
seconds, 36c. Quotations on eggs in.
clude cases.
Live Poultry-Turkeys, fat, 8 lbs.
and over, Csc; thin, small, 10000;
stays and cocks, 13c; ducks, fat, &c;
geese, fat, 18c; guineas, doz. $500;
spring chickens, all weights, &c; hens,
over 4 lbs, &c; 3 to 4 lbs, LOG: un-
der 3, 12c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

The Elks will hold their regular
meeting Tuesday evening, January Il.
There viii be a business meeting at
the rooms of the Bennington city
band Monday evening. January 10.
The annual meeting of the Y NJ c.
4. will be held Monday evening, at
eight Reports will be given for the
year, and FIVE directors elected. Every
body interested is invited to attend.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Shea
was held Friday morning AT o'clock
from the St. Francis de Sales church.
Rev 7. H. Carly oliiciated Burial
was in the Park Lawn cemetery The
bearers were Eugene Shea, Joseph
Shea, Thomas Shea Patrick Shea, LAT
yette DEMO and James O'Brien.
There will be a regular meeting Of
the Woman's Relief Corps Monday
evening. Beginning with this meeting
the meeting will be he'd every week
until further notice. Owing to the ill.,
ness of Mrs. Martin the installing of
ficcr. the installation of officers could
not take place last week. II Mrs.
Martin is able to be present Monday
the ctfcers will be installed.
Friends in Bennington have receiy-
ed cards from Rev +. ID. Tibbits. rec
tor of All Saints church at Hoosick,
announcing the selection Of sunday,
Jan. II, for the anniversary obser-
vance of the rector's ordination to
the priesthood There will be serv-
ices at II o'c'ock in the forenoon
consisting of a celebration of the Holy
Communion and historical sermon.
IN his announcement the rector re-
quests the presence Of as many as pos
sible OF the friends to whom he has
mInistered during the past 80 years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
HAVE YOU A BAD BACK
II you Have, the Statement OF this
Bennington Resident VIII Inter.
est You.

Does your back ache, night aud
day;
Hinder work; destroy your rest?
Docs Il stab you through and
through
When you stOop or III, or bend?
Then your kidneys may be weak.
Often hackacho H. the clue.
Just to give You further proof.
The kidney action may be wrong.
Ii attention Is not paid
More distress will snou appear.
Headaches, dizzy spells and nerves.
Uric acid and its Ills
Make the burden worse and worse
Liniments and plastcrs can't
Reach the inward cause at all
Help the kidneys -use the pills
Bennington folks have tried aud
proved.
What they say YOU con believe
Read this Bennington woman's ac
count.
Sec her, ask her. II you doubt
Mrs. c. II. Robson. 225 Depot St.
says II have used Doan's Kidney
Pills for the past four or Eve years
whenever I have suffered from kid.
uey complaint Al times my back be.
comes sore and lame, and 1t is die.
ncult for me TO sioop over or bend.
When these attacks come on, use
Doau's Kidney pills and they always
relieve me-"
pr're GOO. at all dealers Don't
simply ask torla kidney remedy-gei
.Doans Kidney pills--the same that
Mrs Robson had. Foster Milhurn Co
Mfgrs Buffalo, n Y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
Optimistic Thought.

\ secret, If useful to mankind
Should not be secret.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11

Commissioner g Agriculture.
This course will he open TO the for
owing classes of men;
First, men who now are acting or
have acted as testers for COW testing
associations These men will be Civ
en- special instruction in record work,
feeding, and herd management
Second. former short course stud.
ents at the University Of Vermont
and state Agricultural College
Third. former students of the state
Agricultural schools.
Fourth, men who have worked In
commercial dairy Plants.
Fifth, others over 20 years Of age
whose education or training has been
such as to nj them for one OF these
lines of work.
All who wish TO take the course
should make application as soon as
possible, stating their age, expert
ence, training. and giving at least two
references.
The expense Of taking the course
will be small Aside from travelling
the only expenses will be laboratory
fee Of 5000 to cover materials used
books 5000 or $500 and $500 oil
$1,000 for board and room
All applications or requests for fur
Their information should be addressed
to Prof II. y. Ellenberger, University
of Vermont, Burlington, VI
\ notice will be issued shortly an
nouncing 6.day course for experienc
ed buttermakeS from Jan. 27th L
Feb list, inclusive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
NORTH BENNINGTON

Baptist church, Frederick NJ. Der
wactcr, pastor Morning worship at
1880 Sermon The Year of Jubi-
lee" Sunday school at Has Speci.
al topic for discussion in Mems class:
What Did Jesus Teach Us About Him.
self? Young Peoples meeting at 6.
Group II. Evening service at Z. Ser.
mon. "Mi'itancy in Character This
Is the week Of the Armenian Relief
Drive for $3O,OOOO0O, An opportunity
will be given for you to make your
contribution at the morning service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
TESTERS NEEDED IN VERMONT
Special Short Course TO Prepare Men
For Positions.

Burlington, Jan. THE dairy III
terests Of Vermont are beginning to
feel shortage of competent Babeock
test operators which not only handi-
caps the commercial plants but also
menaces production Competent,
we'll trained, testers are especially
needed in three branches Of the dairy
work
II has been necessary TO disband
some associations because tester
could not be obtained and many new
associations could be formed If well
trained men were available to do the
testing and record work Men who
are able to give advice regarding feed
ing problems aud herd management
are in demand Such testers receive
$50 to $40 a month with board and
lodging
There are calls for testers to super
wise advanced registry tests from
breeders Of pure bred dairy cattle.
These supervisors are paid $3.50 a
day and all expenses
Some Of our creameries and milk
plants are in need OF competent cream
and milk testers and properly trained
men are usually paid from $50 to $50
per month
In an offor, to help meet the situa-
ton the Dairy Department Of the Uni.
yersity Of Vermont and State Agricul
tural College is offering a special TO-
day course from January 18th to 25th
inclusive During this time intensive
practical training will be given to pre-
pare men for positions as COW les
ers, advanced registry supervisors
and testers in commercial plants
anyone who needs state license &c
test may secure the necessary train
ing in this course Not all students
will receive the same work but each
OF these three groups will be given
the necessary special instruction. In
struction will be given by the regular
instructors of the College Of Agricul
ture and the forces Of the Vermont
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
NO TONIC like HOODS
Sarsaparilla For Time like This,
After Influenza, the Grip,

When pure blood, rebuilt strength
and regulated bowels are essential.
In the after-effects of influenza,
the grip and other prostrating dis
eases, Hoods Sarsaparilla has re-
markOble heslih-helping effect.
1t expels the poisons that have
weakened and depleted the blood,
causing pallor, anemia, aabby flesh
and lax muscles, 1t is the standard
blood remedy with successful rec
ord Of nearly fifty years.
Many people need a fine, gentle,
easy cathartie in these trying times.
We recommend Hoods Pills, used il
the best families, and equally effec
tive with delicate women or robust
men. Easy to take, easy to operate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
CHILD SAVED
FROM WORMS

A mother Of SIX children writes:
My baby was very sick and friend
of mine suggested trying Or Truc's
Worm ELIXIR Now | have six chill.
dren and am never without Or
rruc's Elixir the Family Laxative and
Worm Expeller in my house Mrs,
p. y. Gle. West Newbury. Mass.
Signs Of worms are: Deranged stom
ach, swollen upper lip, sour stomach,
offensive breath, hard and full belly
with occasional gripings and pains
about the naval, pale face of loadon
tint eyes heavy and dull, twitching
eyelids, itching Of the nose, itching OF
the rectum. short. dry cough, grinding
of the teeth, little red points sticking
out on tongue, starting during sleep
SLOW fever II your child shows any
of these symptoms, start giving Or
Trues Elixir at once
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11
Annual sank Mee,Ina

The annual meeting the share.
holders OF the First National Bank OF
bennington, st., for the election OF
directors and transaction of any
other business which may be properly
brought before said meeting, will be
held at the banking house OF said as.
sociation on Tuesday, January 18th,
1919 at ton o'clock q. m,
/, A. Graves. cashier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-11

WANTED -SounE men. lG and over.
nru eligible for government Railway
Mail Clerks Sl2 month EXamina-
tions soon For free particulars. write
J L. Leonard. (fOrmVr civil Service
Examiner $50 Kcnois Building wash
inutou git2f