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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
FIVE CROP RECORDS
BROKEN IN THE U. S,
More Corn, Rice, Tobacco, Sweet Po'
tatoes and Pears Grown in Country
Than Ever Before

Washington, Nov S.-American
farmers broke production records Of
five crops this year. Preliminary
estimates announced recently by the de-
partment of agriculture show the corn,
tobacco, rice, sweet potatoes and pear
crops surpassed in size those Of any
previous year in the countrys his
tory.
In addition very large crops were
grown in some instances cloely ap-
preaching records of oats, barley, rye,
potatoes, apples and hay. The buck
wheat production record, however, has
stood since 1866 with this years crop
more than 100000 bushels under IL.
Final crop production figures Will be
ANNOUNCED next month.
Corn, king of all crops and of which
! the United States grows more than
\ 10 per cent of the worlds output,
reached the enormous total of S3199,.
| 10000 bushels That Is rs 600, 600
! bushels more than ever before grown
in any year. This is the third corn
crop to exceed 100000 900 bushels,
the previous record having been made
in 1912, while the crop Of 1917 was the
second largest
In point of value this years crop
viii not equal that of last year Based
| on the December price which was
( $lS3 a bushel, il Is worth S3,934,'
J 234,00. The crop of 1912 was valued
at $3.50 .454,O00 on December | price
of 4S.7 cents bushel, and the 1917
crop at $3,920, 22S.000 with the Decem
ber price almost $l.30 bushel.
The value of this years crop, based
on the November | farm price which
was S73 cents bushel, is estimated
at S2,792,S37000
lowas corn crop is the largest OF
any state at AL, ,660,000 bushels, Hi
nois ranks second with 302, 634 .00C
bushels, and Nebraska third at 250
99S 90 bushels
r The tobacco crop of this year, plac
ed at 1,476,444,0O0 pounds by the pre-
liminary estimate, is S7000000 pounds
more than grown last year when all
previous records were broken. Vir
ginia, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima exceeded their last years nroduc
ton while Kentuoky's crop this yeal
Is 36,000,000 pounds less than a yeal
ago
Production of rice this year ex
ceeds by 12,OO0,0O0 bushels the pre-
vious largest crop in 1917. The output
this year is placed at 5229S 600 bush
els, almost half of which was grown II
Louisiana
The sweet potato harvest will show
105 $4,000 bushels which is 2000,00l
bushels more than grown last year
when the crop exceeded all previous
years production Alabama's outpu
is larger than any other state.
The crop OF pears this year Is placed
at 15,55S00 The previous larges
cron was that of 1917 when 122S1 ,00
bushels were rroduced. California
produced more than 100000 bushel
while New Works production Is al
most 2,250,00O bushels
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
uniting Himself Offered
THE FoRTNleHTLY
Wilson AIwyn Bentley to Give Illus
trate Lecture Saturday.

The Fortnightly meeting will be
held in High school hall Saturday, No
vember 18th, at o'clock The pro
gram consists Of an illustrated lecture
on snow crystals, frost, dew and
clouds by Wilson Alwyn Bentley.
The following extract concerning
Mr.. Bentley Is from a letter written
by friend to Mrs. IRVING Cobb:
81 certainly do know Mr.. Bentley very
well but had to go to Chicago to ap-
preciate him and find out what he had
done. think without doubt he
knows more about snow crystals than
any other living person When
found Pref Salisbury of the Univer-
sity quoting him and using his pic
lures | began to investigate and
found it wasn't just craze but a
scientific research which he had made
and that he stood almost alone in the
field He has given his life to photo
graphing and studying snow srystals
and ice forms Of al kinds and scien-
lists everywhere know him and cor
respond with him. He is very simple
and you will wonder at him, but he is
a star in that one thing"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
FLOUR DROPS BELOW $40
AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLS
First Tire the Price of Flour Per
Barrel Has Been Down to That
!p Figure In Four Years.

Chicago. Nov. 9.-Lowest prices in
four years prevailed today for all
Options OF wheat, corn, and oats on
the Chicago Board of Trade The new
prices represented declines of six to
seven cents for wheat and two or
three for corn and oats under yester-
days prices. Wheat was 80 to 80
ceiits lower today than ii was a week
ago and corn quotations we're less
than onehalf what they we're six
months ago, The December option
Ia wheat closed today at III to 17S.
December corn rs cents, and De-
cefiber oats 40 cents. Coincident
With the new low prices in wheat
came announcement from Minnea-
polls rhillers of declines in family
patents to new low points, the price
arobblng below $1,000 barrel for
the first time in nearly four years.
lower ccrn prices were followed by
declines in pork-"fi finished corn"
Heavy receipts, aggregating 100000
animals in ten markets, we're dec
Jared to be one of the causes of the
decllne IN pork.
Weakness of the wheat prices was
ascrlbed by some brokers to reports
that Kansas bankers we're considering
the Question of curtailing credits,
which, II done, might force Kansas
wheat Oh the market, 1t was said:
lattt report quoted the Kansas bank
commissioner as saying that while
sbihe banks we're overloaded, there
woula be no blanket order for cur
tailment OF loans, but that each
haRkA Situation would be considered
dDSIts merits, The bank commits
slpnef Joined j. c, Mohier, secretary
oR Tie State board of Agriculture in
daeiarins there was no Strike Ct
l<aphas farmers to hold wheat for
higher prices,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
SUNDERLAND

NJ. S. Pike was in Hoosick Falls
Sunday
Mrs. E. S. Pike is visiting friends
In Hoosick Falls.
Walker Wright md family were in
Bennington Sunday.
Elisha Bul of North Bennington
is visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler are
visiting friends in Glens Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Twitcholl of
Bennington were in town Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. W. Waite of East
Arlington spent Sunday at Raymond
Waite's.
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Sumner Of
Bennington spent the weekend at NJ.
S. Pixies
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Brockway and
family OF pittsfield Mass, were Sun.
day guests of Miss N. u. Houghton,
Mr. and Mrs. +. A. Wade returned
to Fitehburg. Mass, Monday, after
spending two weeks in town. They
we're accompanied by A. G. Hough-
ton who will spent the winter with
them,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
LlNEMAN ELEcTRocUTED
Montpelier Was at Work Testing
Transformers.

Montpelier Nov 9-Wnliam Mill.
ham. 21, was electrocuted about 4
o'clock this afternoon while employed
by the power company here testing
transformers. These tests we're
made made in a series of transform
ers and apparently MIR. Millham had
obtained a grounding through one of
them Clarence Lull, who was EN-.
ployed with him. was washing the oil
from his hands when he heard the
man groan. Looking around he found
Mi'lham unconscious
A pulmotor was used for an hour
without success.
Among his relatives surviving are
his mother and a brother in Richford.
His father was killed about year ago
by the explosion OF gasoline motor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
Peculiar Chinese Music.

Chinese music is not written. The
words of some Of the famous songs
have been preserved, but the music
has been handed down from father
to son for generations and goes far
bacli before the day Of the trouha-
dours. When music is played 1t Is
played according to the memory of the
musician and his idcnS Of interprem-
ton A musician uries the perform.
ance as his Judgment dictates and the
strings. reeds or brass may break in
almost any time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
SELL PRODUCE DIRECT
Organization to Fix Prices for Farm
ers Predicted

Boston, Mass, Nov 10.-The estab-
lishment of "a nationwide selling or
ganizatlon which shall fix the prices Of
farm products" if the farmer does not
secure "the same pay for hours work
that others receive" was predicted by
Norman ] Lowell of Fredonia. N. Y,
master of the national Grange and
Patrons CT Husbandry, in his address
at the opening of the Grange conyen-
tion here today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
BIG HOUSE FOR "DARDANELLA"
Capacity Audience Last Evening for
McGregor Musical Comedy

"nardanella," the McGregor musi.
cal comedy was produced before a ca
pacity audience at the Bennington
Opera House last evening. The piece
has more of plot than most produc-
tions of its kind and with good voices
in the leads could undoubtedly he pro-
duced in a manner that would gen
crate considerable enthusiasm on the
part Of an audience.
The company that appeared here
last evening was hampeSed by de-
ficiency in this respect a deficiency
that was probably responsible in a
large degree for the appointment
experienced by the audience The
chorus, as a whole, was better voiced
thpu the principals Il was we'll drilled
and with a better orchestra, could
have injected into the production the
sadly lacking element which is COM
monty known as pep ...
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
Three nraetIoaI suaaestIons

for every man who loves his family.
Make a family budget 3 Make a
will 3. Make an income provision be-
yond your own life, outside the risk
of your business or individual invest.
ments. Consult us. National Life
ms. Co. VI (Mutual) Earle S. Kin.
sley General Agent Mead Building,
Rutland. Vt Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
Obituary.

Thomas Lyman. who died October
18th 1920 was born April nth 1899 in
South Arlington, moving when young
man to Amoskushacook, New York
where he was married to Jane Haigh
by whom he Is survived "Unc'e
Tom" as he was familiarly known. was
a man respected by all who knew him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
MRS. MARY L. HUTcHlNs
8lstsr Of II. 3. Hutchlns Died Today
After Iona Illness.

After Long Illness.
Mrs, Mary \ l.. Hutchins of Benning
ton died this morning about o'clock
At Lawton Hal, Brattleboro, where
she had been for treatment by spec.
Ialist. She had been in failing health
for Adnde time but her death was not
expected.
iSThe deceased was a daughter OF
The late Thomas A and Eliza Squires
HqtohlfiB and a sister of H. b. Hutch.
iiis, She was born In Bennington 50
pears ago, The body was brought
here. from Brattlsboro today Furth-
or obituary notice viii appear later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
LEAPEo INTO FIRE
Strange Suicide Of An Insane Roehes.
ter Woman.

Rochester n. Y, Nov. S.--Mrs.
Louise A. Stout ", burned herself
to death at her home here today BY
leaping upon burning mattress and
pillows which she had just saturated
with kerosene aud ignited AS she
set fire to the mattress she called to-
her seven-year-old daughter TO bring
the baby so that she could "baptize"
It, The little girl rushed outdoors
with the baby and called the neigh
bors
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10

We the undersigned wish to ex-
press our thanks through the columns
OF the Bennington Banner for kindness
shown us during the sickness and
death of our husband and uncle, also
for flowers sent at the time Of the
funeral
Mrs. Jane Lyman.
Mrs Orcha Loziear
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and probably Thurs
day, colder tonight strong north west
winds diminishing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10

New York, Nov S-Ten prohibition
agents this afternoon seized nearly
four hundred cases of whsikey valued
al $4,000 In raid on the warehouse
of NJ. Grief. after a rough and tumble
feht with 25 men who attempted to
bar their entrance. IF YOU get in
here you get IN ever our dead bod
les, one OF them yelled The fight
began but the % men later disap'
peared when a riot call was sent in
fer police reserves No arrests were
made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
MUCH WHIsKEY SEIZED
Thousand Cases In One Lot and 400
In Another.

pttsburg. Nov. S-One thousand
cases Ct whlskey said to have a value
of Sl500o0, were seized In an express
car at Glenshaw near PittsbWg, to-
day by prohibition agents. The
whiskey was shipped from Atlantic
City yesterday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10

FOR SALE-- One No i4i stewart
heating stove. Inquire ot l07 Pleasant
street. 52t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-10
roo Lars TO oLASaIFv.
Crehll Nntlcc.

FOR sALf-Tord touring car f. j.
jtoarus North Bennington. Vt h2t6'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06

pears in the dark tunnel as silently
as one Of the shadows, and is gone.
we are not afraid to be left alone.
as no one ever comes our way at night,
and the only sound we ever hear IL
the distant rumblings Of lions roar.
or the hootings and cries of the night
birds. But we have a good time. as
we can see much bettersat night than
when the sun is shining. and we romp
and play. just like little tame kittens.
sometimes we run round and round
IN a circle and try to catch our cwn
tails. something. of course. which
can't be done. but then. 1t Is great
fun just to try. And sometimes We
play that We are hunting. and will
creep along on our stomachs and
spring on a leaf. and pretend II was
an antelope or a zebra colt. And
sometimes we would play leap-frog
over each other. and sometimes we
would run races to see which one
could get in the cave first. And y lille
we would be LAYING all kinds OF fun
mother would appear a. silently as
she went away. but this time she
would have a half-grown buck sluns
over her shoulder. and this meant
supper was ready. So we would sit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06

With Just enough autumn cr:spness in
he air to make good football playing
possible.
The game with Grant High was. to
De called at ten and by nine-thirty the
small srandstand al the east end of
he field was filled and students a-foot
nd in car were drifting in o stand on
he side lines. The first game of the
;eason was 10 have a fine crowd, there
vas no doubt of that.
With cheer as 'he whistle blew
the game began. Through the first
quarter the boys of Park Junior High
played carefully. watching signals but
ceiling little 100 excited to make
he most of chances they had while
the ball was theirs
In the second quarter Grant had the
ball practically all the time and Park
was on the defense. 1t was a good
thing their captain was a general for
he needed all the head work he had 10
keep his men lined up and prevent
Grant from scoring.
AT the end of the half the score was
0 to and both crowds of rooters were
yelling themselves hoarse cheering.
The third quarter pascal tough
battle and not score made by eithe,
side.
The fourth quarter was well under
way; it was Park Juniors ball and
three downs had been played without
the gain necessary. The situation wa.
critical. If they lost the ball then
there was little chance Of getting Il
back in the time left for play. and tn,
game would ENID to o a most un
satisfactory score.
If I only knew how that new kit
would do in a pinch" groaned tn,
captain under his breath. Guess II
take a chance!" And with quick
eager tones. he called out the sigma
for the quarter to kick.
For an instant Albert felt his hear
beat SO fast he could hardly breathe
had his chance really come? Then
taking deep breath to steady himself
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06

rock. And in front Of the cave YOU
could not help from seeing three
beautiful. yellow striped animals,
SNAPPED just like over-grown kittens.
Wen. they are my brother, my sister
and myself. and by this time, you have
PROBABLY guessed that we are tiger
CUPS. or tiger children. We have lived
right mere ever since We can remem-
per, and think it is the finest place in
the world for home. No one knows
we are here except our big. beautiful
mother. and when she comes home
she steps very quietly so as not TO
attract any attention. She generally
stays with US during the daytime and
stretches out. and goes to sleep back
IN the cave where it is cool and dark
out when the sun drofe out of>sight
over the tops Of the trees. and a
beautiful twilight settles down over
the jungle. she wakes up and has her
bath. which with us. means lickinr
her rumpled fur into shape. And then
she smells each one of US to male
sure that We are her very own. and
that We are all here safe and sound
ana after a little while. she disap-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06

- HALL we have football at Park
Junior High"
~ That was the big question or
~ The fall season as it had been the
big question of spring and summer
and 1t wasn't answered till the all
round athletic meeting the second
week of school.
|, At that time the principal put the
matter squarely UP to the boys for
their decision.
Boys" he said. after he had talked
a bit about the value of athletics
"You're not very old and you re not
very heavy. and football players are
supposed to he both. But if you are
| willing to play by the rules; to study
game that shall be as open as pos
sible. I'm willing to let you try it fol
this year. But what we want to de-
! velop at Park Junior High. is not the
heaviest boy who can push his way &c
goal. but the most skfllful player
who by his head work can help wir
the game. Shall we do it,"
Cries of"You bet!" Watch u.s." ant
Three cheers for Mr.. Thomas." mus
! have assured him that he had said
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06
GIRLS WILL
Be GIRLS
8, Asei"e r1te''seo

0u nv goodness, i've got :hree
In.le brothers. guess ] can man
age two nice little girls easy
" enough" cried Mary Funk. Just
leave them to me. Mrs. Thompson, ana
run right along 10 the station ana
don't worry one Bit"
THAT'S lovely OF you. Mary. re-
piled Mrs. Thompson doubtfully. "pu'
Agnes and Fan are-not bad. but Just
4 wee bit lively"
At that Mary laughed gaily. she
could manage them all right. she de-
clarcd and Mrs Thompson neednt
worry At last the mother OF the TWO
little girls decided 10 go on the long
promised visit to the home OF an OLD
school friend. As Mary had said. she
had three little brothers and 90 mhs'
ne used 20 misrhievors children
Mary was what people called "h'g
bouncing girl NJ sixteen. good-na-
'ured and nasv-coinC.
"Now. chilfren Mary said as soon
as Mrs Thompson had gore. "r"n
awav and plav IKE little dears wffe
4 Auntie Marv sits in the ham mock ana
H reads this new r,araZ're, Where are
H vo,f- dollso Put their hest dr"sses on
h hen, ard take thorn for an airing"
II "Arerr YOU po're to plav with u.s.
II asked Agnes "Resides 7 didn't know
III Won were our aun'ie.
N mo dnarie" replied Mary. II can"
plav with Won now. n you're goad
H kiddicS TT read 70 Won awhile this
evening. or course. I'm not VOW real
II auntie. hut vour mother has left Won
II N INV ct"r~e so vow "oust do Just what
III 7 eov. Get vow do'1'es now. nu'ck"
il The two li','o girls ran and ro'
IL their dolls a,d senirg that Mary wos
II settled /, he hammock for ~ood the,
III wen, off 10 NAV nv themselves. q"
81 hey rarbied IN the pasture. and 'her
n II was that Agnes noticed that the
n ~rave, nj, which was uerallv f,l! ~
a -o,d workers digging out gravel wa
III emnty.
3l Lets leave our dolls here and -
81 iown there and play" said Agnes. an
nan agreed.
al The lively little brook THAT cam
81 down from the woods and rinn'"'
'~-ough the pasture ran by the grave
H. ,it,
81 ooh. saw" cried Fan. "wnu'dnr.
81 We fun to build dam and make
n lake in the gravel pitt"
"Oh hne!" cried Agnes. pceing OF
81 We could dig a channel right 'hnr
al and then dam the brook there so tn
Al water would go right straight into n
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06

gravel pitt
II believe we really can. tool" cried
Fan.
They ran to the work shop. built
by their father against the barn. and
soon came back with spades and a
hoe and pick ak. To see those girls
work would have led one to think that
making the dam was something on
which their lives depended. 1t was
really quite hard work for them. but
they worked so hard that by the time
they heard the dinner bell their dam
was made and the channel dug. which
led the waters Of the brook tumblinl
in a grand little cascade down into the
gravel pit.
"Hurray!" cried Agnes We'll Eavt
a dandy lake by this afternoon"
well. dears," said Mary. as the,
all sat down to dinner. have you hat
pleasant morning? What did 20,
doo Where are vour dollies?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06

he dropped back from the line. and
all by himself, stood ready for the
ball. AS 1t came toward him he took
two or three quick. running steps and
with all the energy and accuracy that
had come with his careful training.
sent the ball straight across the posts
from the thirty yard line.
Then the crowd went wild. II was
the best single play by high school
boy many of them had ever seen and
the cheers that went up from that
field would have done credit to a
grandstand full of folks.
Two minutes more and the game
was over-with a score of 8 to 0 in
favor of Park Junior High And Al
bert Hart. the new boy who didn't
know soul. but was willing to train
and work, found himself in the thick
of a friendly crowd.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-06

Alas! It was a. they had feared.
The cows had stepped On both dolls
and they were sight to behold.
"Never mind" said Mary. "be glad
twas dollies' and not your head that
broke"
OF course, Fan and Agnes we're very
sorry, especially when they remem-
bered that these dolls were their best
ones given them by their aunt and
uncle. sill just then they were in
terested In their lake. -
Right after dinner Mary said: Nov.
dears. I will give you q fashion mag
azine and scissors. 'Spose you run
away and play paper dolls while
Auntie Mary finishes the story she's
reading"
She gave the girls the magazine and
scissors and off they ran to the gravel
pit.
1--WE can watch the lake grow while
We cut out" said Fan to Agnes. While
Mary sank down into the hammock
saving: Girls are so easy to look
after. wish Jim and Charlie and
Joe were girls"
Look. Oh. look" cried Fan "a
they reached the gravel pit. And vel
they might look. 1t was full Of water
Forgotten. in a minute were papel
dolls. Lets make some RATS out o
those old boards in the barn!" Grief