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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
SCHOOL MISSIONS
Socrates and Plato Have Exchange
Of Condolences.

Ol NOHnuCUSCS.
Plato: How can | thank you suf-
fciently, Socrates, for taking me to
the school Of missions Sunday even
ing!
Socrates BY going with me next
Sunday evening.
Plato. Easily done, my friends
now that sIhaye found out what the
school of missions really is, intend
to be present at every session.
Sorates ] am indeed rejoiced to
know that your interest is aroused.
1t will greatly enhance the pleasure
and pront OF the hour for me, If you
are by my side. But what impressed
you the most at the meeting?
Plato: The fact that one hundred
persons, in the various stages Of life,
studied for one hour sedllously on
the one. subject.
Socrates: Then you mean to int
ply that the subject OF missions is a
worthy one.
Plato: Most assuredly do, and
mere; / believe firmly that missions
Is the most neglected, and at the
same time one OF the most important
subjects that can engage the atten-
ton of Christian people.
Socrates: What has caused you
to come to a conclusion so soon, you
who have always been so delibera.
tive, yes, even slew, in forming your
opinions2
Plato: I'll be honest with you So.
crates; long before you asked me to
go with you to the school OF mis-.
slons, and before | had read anything
on the subject, except the Bible,
had thought intently about 1t, reach.
ing finally pcint where it seemed
clear to me that missions is not u
mere incident, but the very essence
of Christianity.
Socrates; DO the Scriptures bear
you out in this belief.
Plato am quite certain they do
recall two passages just now, but
there are many others. Go ye into
all the world and preach the gospel
to every creature and Love your
neighbor as yourself"
Socrates: What has loving your
neighbor to do with the savage in the
wilds of Africa?
able of the Good Samaritan that any
body we can help is our neighbor.
Socrates. | preceiye thou art
already missionary Zea,Ct anC
will soon stand cut as a protagonist
In the great missionary drama that is
being enacted on the world stage
Plato. If | am worthy to take al
important place in the field of mis-
SONS. well and good rest assured oI
one thing, wise Socrates, now that
have found out my duty, nothing
shall deter me from performing it,
Socrates: admire your spirit Pla
to; would that there were more like
youl
Plato. Let us go togther Sunda,
evening to the Second Congregations
chapel and contribute our share t
| the School OF Missions
Scrates: Why the Congregations
chapel?
I Plato: Well, prefer to stick t.
my first love- Il was there we Start
ed in and let it be there until the
term closes, those Congregations
people are not strangers to us an,
more.
socrates SO be It, Plato; I'll stoI
for you on my way,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
APPEAL BY CLEMENT
Governor Asks All Voters to Turn
Out Election Day.

Rutland Oct. Ex-Governor Perci.
val W. Clement has issued an urgent
appeal for record republican vote
at next weeks election. The Cover.
nor's appeal reads as fCllows.--
At the election next Tuesday. the
issue is whether this country shall T..
turn to competent responsible, hon.
est, constitutional government or
continue in power party which has
not only demonstrated its incapacity
but whose head, the President OF the
United States, has steadfastly resist.
ed all efforts to return their govern
ment into the hands of the people.
The issue of the League of Nations
is not paramount. In accordance
with the pact between Cox and VIII
son. the Presidents pet notion has
been forced to the font. Now. faced
by certain overwhelming defeat the
demo cratic leaders ares usmg the
League as a mask; they cannot face
and defend the waste, graft aud inef-
ilciency OF their partys government,
so they seek to disguise the true is
sue. 81 et &t
Nothing in history has ever equal.
led the stupendous cost of the world
war, and nothing in the history Of the
United States has equalled the stu.
pendous waste and folly Of the demo
cratic administration of that war. In
addition. the creation OF new federal
positions, the padding of payrolls,
the duplication of effort the endless
red tape in every department have
created situation which can only be
amended by returning the national
government into honest and capable
hands.
The state of Vermont will be heard
from Tuesday, November 2nd. In no
uncertain terms. believe the ma.
tion expects our state TO make that
verdict so plain and unmistakable,
the majority for Harding and Coo.
lidge, for Hartness and Foote, and
for the senatorial and representative
candidates, so overwhelming as to
make it resound throughout the ma
ton.
hope that every voter, male and
female, eligible to the suffrage, will
enroll and vote, so that Vermont will
assume her true leadership and es
tablish new record for the endorse
ment Of republiCanism and the rebuke
OF political chicanery and incompe
tence in high places.
Perciyal W. Clement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
FOREIGN SHIPS
To TAKE ON COAL
IN BRITISH PORTS
Expected Embargo VIII BE Lift
ed During Day
NO STRIKE SETTLEMENT
stuat on Critical and Developments
Awaited with Much Anxiety
In Many Quarters.

London. Oct 27.-Amerlcan ship
ping authorities sa here this morning
that they expected the embargo inn
posed with the inception OF the coal
strike would be removed today. This
statement apparently refers to the
order of the British government in
connection with the embargo on ex-
port coal, prob biting foreign ships
from taking on bunker coal in British
ports.
Conferences of representatives of
the government and the coal miners,
1t Is expected, will be resumed today.
While the majority OF the morning
papers take a hopeful view on settle
ment prospects, doubt regarding the
outlook Is expressed in some quarters,
where, 1t Is sad, thai when negoth-
tions we're adjourned over night the
position was so critical that anything
might happen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
75 MORE WOMEN
GET NAMES ON
THE CHECK LIST
Town Check List Now Has a To.
tai of Over $500 Names
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY
Final Meeting of Board Of Civil Al
thorlty to Add Names VIII Be
Held Saturday.

During the special meeting OF the
Board of Civil Authority held yester-
day for the purpose of giving the Wo-
men OF Bennington an opportunity to
register, "a new voters qualified and
the check list to be used at the cleo
tions next Tuesday will contain over
thirty.hye hundred names. About
half of the women who registered APP
peared before the board in the after
noon and the remainder in the even
ing There are now about six huns
dred women in Bennington qualified
TO take part in the elections.
The final meeting for registration
will be held Saturday, October 80. OPP
ening at 2;30 in the afternoon and
7:30 In the evening. This will be the,
last opportunity for the women voters
to put the names on the check list
and also the last opportunity for men
voters. #
At the meeting yesterday the board
also appointed the following election
officers "a
Polling clerks:-John P. Gavin,
Thomas Maloney, J. Lawrence Gris-
void, John NJ Cronin, Roy c. Denley.
c. S. Estes, John Nash, John Connois
ly. n
Assisting clerks: Edward Ratell,
J. NJ. Ayres, Louis Bergeron, H. s..
Camp, Mrs R. E. Healy, Mrs. Harry
Moses, w. II. Lundergan, Martin Madi-
gan, Thomas Costello, Mrs. John Grif-
fin, Miss Josie Grennan, Edward Muir
ply.
North Bennington 2
Polling clerks. John Scarey, Frank
Powers, George d. yelling, Walter
Mattison.
Assisting clerks:-Miss Elizabeth
Powers, Fred Ranney, Ralph II. Jones,
Miss Marion White.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
GREENE AND FENTON
ARRAIGN WISCONSIN
Nermonters Speak OF Waste and
Despotsn.

Nermonters Speak Of Waste and
Despotlsm.
At a rally which filled the town
hall at the Arlington last night Con
gressman Frank H. Greene of st. AL
bans and Walter S. Fenton OF Rut.
land arraigned the democratic admin
istration in terms which included sar-
castle humor, eloquent enunciaticn n
and earnest appeal to the voters to
take charge of their own government.
Addressing the democrats, Con
gressman Greene said "Your party Is
busted. Woodrow Wilson has stolen
It away and given you state socialism
If you don't believe it. read the litera
ture circulated by the international
socialistic society"
In addition to charges of waste
and extravaganza, the speaker said
that President Wilson in addition to
repudiating his own and his party 8
published principles had so far en-
larged the powers Of the president
that he suffered from megalomania.
When the president sailed for
Paris" said Congressman Greene, "he
took with him private encourage
OF 1900 people who were maintained
In a regal palace at the expense of
the American people. Cleopatra go
ing down the Nile to meet Mark An.
toney was not a moving picture show
compared to the style OF Woodrow
Wilson's outfit in France"
Mr. Fenton described the condi.
tions brought about by mismanage-
ment and inefiiciency in high places.
AT time when we required In
telligent, courageous and efficient
management he said. we received
a continuation OF the stupendous
waste that characterized the war.
DO we want to continue that kind
of an administration In power? say
mo"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
ARLINGTON CAMPAIGN FOR
TOWN REPRESENTATIVE
Latter From John r. Fisher TO Cor
rect Some Pernieious Rumors That
Have Been Circulated.

Editor cf the Banner:-ln order TO
correct pernlcious rumor that is
being circulated about Arlington,
may | have space enough In the Ban
ner TO state:
That ! have not, and never have
had any connection with the Soca ist
party.
That ! do not approve of the prin-
ciples expressed in the platform Of
that party
That ! am not engaged in any Soc
ialist activity or propaganda whatso-
ever.
That, far from being a revolution.
list. my only motive in running for
Town Repre- sentative Is a desire to do
my share in assuring for the State of
Vermont, good roads, good schools,
sane laws, sound businesslike ad-
ministraticn and for every dollar Of
taxes, a dollars worth OF benefit to
the taxpayer
Very truly yours.
John X. Fisher.
Arlington, Oct. %, 1920.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
SOUTH sHAFTssURY

The Lend.A.Hand society will serve
a chicken pie supper in the parlors
of the NJ. Il. church Wednesday even.
ing, Oct 27th Adv
The dance that was announced to
have been held Friday, November
5. by Valley View Camp 10426 NJ. w.
A., North Bennington, will be held
this week Friday, October 29th A
harvest supper will be served at
Dwyers restaurant in connection
with the dance. All Woodmen and
their friends are welcome.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
indian Vast Timber Wealth.

Indln is a little less than half the
size OF the United States aud pos
sesses untold timber wealth. In only
one section has there been In opera.
tion any mills saving lumber that
being the province of Burma, while IN
every other part of the vast coun
try oil lumber is vhlpsuwed by hand
out of the tree In the place the tree is
dropped
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
sHAFTs5uRY

The dance which was to have been
held by Valley View Camp, NJ. w. A.
North Bennington. Friday, November
9Th will be held this week Friday,
october 29th. instead A harvest sup
per will be served at Dwyer's restau-
rant IN connection with the dance
All Woodman and their friends will
be welcome.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
To Tell How Much Can WIN Hold.

Measure the diameter aud height Of
the can ln inches Multiply the diane
ter by Itself and the product by the
height. Take one-thrd OF one per cent
OF the total and this answer Will be the
number of gallons, correct to onetif-
teenth. For exact result 2 per cent OF
the total may be added.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
Supply Brains and Other Things Necessary Going Concern
REPUBLICAN RALLY TONIGHT
Three Able Speakers at High School
Hall at O'clock.

There will be three speakers to-
night at the Republican rally at High
school hall In addition to Senator
VIM. p. Dillingham; and Governor"
James Hartness, Hen William H.
Fairless of Virginia will speak
Mr.. Fairless Is said to be one of
the abest speakers in the country
and this is his first visit to New Eng
land. The rally will open at 8
o'clock and the public is cordially in
vited Music will be furnished by
the Bennington City band.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
GAINS FOB HARDING
George Fred Williams and Gen. Miles
Bolt Their Party.

New York, Oct. 27.-Gen. Nelson
A Miles, on several occasions suggest
ed as a possible Democratic Presi-
dental candidate, came out strongly
fer Harding and Coolidge yesterday.
Boston, Oct 26.-On the heels oe
the announcement yesterday that
Richard II. Long, twice democratic
candidate for governor, had declared
1t his purpose to vote for Senator
Harding for president, comes the fur
ther announcement OF the detection
of George Fred Williams and Daniel
T. O'Ccnnell former director Of the
national bureau OF the Friends OF
Irish Freedom, from the democratic
ranks.
Mr.. O'Connell declared his intention
to vote for Harding In a letter to Sen
ator Lodge in which he praised the
senator for the patriotic, courageous
position you take"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
Mental snoba

Some men never respect The things
they are unable to understand.-Chica-
go NeTs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
WEATHER FORECAST

Showers and cooler tonight. Thurs
day fair and much cooler.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27

POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-27
TOO LATE TO oLAsswx.

FOR SALE-Best quality beans for
baking at S. per hushel or half hushel
for $3.50 at G. T. kuapp's Nursery, No.
Bennington i0t2l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07

- D.
Nations Assembly decideas Yesterday
is ss;eksso a Slow ard sure policy in
.safrnead1ij ing the covenant and 70 seytend.
3itth iIit phffeyto the Interpretation :: Of
the relations between the Council and
the Assembly with regard to their
respective duties and jurisdictions.
The Canadian amendment climina-
ting article y. and the Argentine
amendment declaring that all sovcr-
eign states shall be members Of the
League that do not remain outside OF
their own choice were referred to .
special committee which will study
all the proposed changes in the COW
enant and report to the next assem-
bly,.
The question as to what are the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07
Rapid Gain in Enlfstments
I Announced by Marine Corps

Washington, Dec. 7-Novembcr
recruiting figures: for the Marine
Corps show that the. sea-soldiers last
month exceeded by a comfortable
margin their record for any month
prior or subsequent to the world
war. Not only did November lead
in enlistments cover the two prior
lively recruitlheiMonths, but also in
actual gain the Figures leaped up
wards. The}deSertlon decreased ma
terially and discharges for all other
reasons fell well. below those Of Sep
TENDER and October: One third of
the total 1760 senlistments for No
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07
c. and o. Canal Now Closed

Hagerstown, Md, Dee. 7.-Naviga-
ton on the Chesapeake $ and Ohio
Canal has closed for the winter. The
last boat out reached Williamsport
and was unloaded today. The water
will be drawn from the levels of the
canal Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07

,eYaet relations between the council
.andi the assembly was temporarily
and partially settled by the adoption
Of 4 sort of working oasis in the
form Of the four general principles
cnunciatcd in the recent report of the
committee presided over by Mr.. Bal
four, with certain amendments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07
WANT sWR4TFRl IN COLLEGE
Broaddus Students! ,Forgidden !"
Wear garment, go on Strike

:. Philippi' W. Va, Dee. Sixty
one students of Rroaddus College.
who organized for the purpose OF
obtaining the privilege of wearing
sweaters while attending school.
went OF i strike because that priv
ilcgc was denied them. President
Nkinah. Hulley suspended five be-
cause they wore. sweaters and jer
seys TO class after he had given or
ders that they should not be worn.
The strikers, however, have voted
to return to school pending further
consideration of their petition by the
board Of trustees. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07

vember, wassan re Fnlis ffezEts from
the three HsssulsE 6saasSaa NE
total strength egthe Eoas snssDe55:
eember 4E gss Il aes 81; saaa
present rate Of enlistments the au-
thorized strength Of 27,400 will be
reached before summer.
The factor of unemployment, neg
ligible until October, showed an ap-
probable increase id: November, but
was less noticeable IN the middle
West than in other sections of the
country L,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07

LEAGUE VOTES TO co
on AMENDMENTS
Geneva, Dee. 1.-THE League OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-09
In The Days News. -

NJ. Paul Painleve, who is passing
through America on his way to the
Orient, is one of France s most rep
resentative men, equally famous as
statesman, orator, and savant. During
the late world conflict he served as
French war minister and for a time
filed the premiership. The son of an
artisan, M. Painleve at the age of
eleven had all the scientific knowledge
required for a bachelor s degree; at
twenty three he was a professor of
science at Lille, and at twenty-eigh
he was appointed to chair at the
Sorbonne. 1t was only ten years ago
that he entered public life as member
of the chamber of deputies, but his
rise since then has been remarkably
rapid. His first cabinet post came to
him in 1915, when he was made min
lister of instruction and inventions. He
is wonderful orator, and probably
in all France there is no man who can
better sway popular audience.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-09
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1920.
KICKING ON THE CENSUS.

New York and Boston are very much
stirred up because the census returns
did not show greater growth in their
respective municipalities. In Boston
there is talk of spending a large sum
of money to make recount by local
authorities and some New York news
papers are demanding a recount there.
The census returns made New York the
largest city in the world with a popu
Iation of j,62I,151 and Boston is cred
tied with population of 1893, leav-
ing it the fifth city in size in the United
States. But some people in each city
believe there should have been more,
hence the hue and cry.
That the census should be accurate is
apparent to all; but is there likely to
be greater accuracy by the local au-
| thorities? 1t is hard to believe there
would be. The official census was taken
by local men and the great majority
of them felt local pride in finding
| all there was TO be counted anu uuueO
to the city's Importance. That the
population of either city is the same
today as it was when the official cen
sus was taken cannot be admitted. I'm
doubtedly thousands of people counted
in the official census could not be found
in those cities today and thousands o
others who were counted in other citie
would now be found in New York o.
Boston. To accurately record the con
ditions of six months and more agt
is an impossibility and the record o
local and partial enumerators coul'
not be substituted for official record
1t would seem wiser for the dissatisfied
residents of these two cities to accep
the official enumeration the same a
their neighbors have done and Civ
their attention to improving condition
at home so they win attract more resi-
dents during the new decade upol
which they have entered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-09
A POLITICAL ISSUE NOW.

The supreme court has settled the
legal status of the prohibition amend
ment and Volstead enforcement law
and these two important matters are no
longer a legal issue. One of the at
torneys for the liquor interests stated
the result tersely and correctly when
he said 1.-THE cause is LOST
Alcohol as beverage is legally
dead but it is likely to continue as
political issue. While the Republican
national convention does not intend to
make 2.75 per cent beers and wines an
issue the Democratic national conven
ton probably viii. 1t may be the last
political fight King Alcohol will make
certainly II will be if the people defeat
the political party that champions it il
the coming campaign. That such may
he the result is admitted by the New
York Times, which says:
"This decision undoubtedly means
the end of the open saloon in thi
country. To accomplish this a substan
tial majority of the people have voted
and. we believe, would vote again i
the issue were presented to them. Wits
key drinking and the oldtime salool
will henceforth be under the ban o
prosecuting officers and the courts
This statement by such a judicial au
thority will confirm the belief tina
"the cause is lost
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-09
BY Gumi

Farmer Jones is bright old skate,
ALFRED smart and up-todate;
I.e thinks that fun will do no harm
So this is how he runs his farm
He has jazz band playing tunes,
His yard is hung with gay festoons
OF many -colored lectric lamps;
A dozen blonde and brunette vamps
Work in his dairy every day
And every night come out to play.
His hay barn has a hardwood floor,
Around the walls score or more
OF tables are, where folks can buy
cider and a wedge of pie.
Each eve at dusk the lights are lit
And dancers soon begin to fit;
Some shake their heels till four O'Clock
And then start in to feed the stock.
The labor problem does not fret
Our friend particle YOU bet;
And though the neighbors make yelp
Old Farmer Jones has lots of help
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-09
TodaY's Birthdays.

Sir Charles Dalton, known as "the
fox king of Prince Edward Island, :"
born 20 years ago today.
Ri. Rev James H. Darlington, Epis-
copal bishop of Harrisburg, lborn in
Brooklyn, 81 years ago today.
Charles j. Bonaparte, former attorney
general and secretary of the navy, born
IN Baltimore, SO years ago today.
John F. ShafFoth, former United
States senator from Colorado, born at
Fayette. Mo-, GO years ago today.
Admiral Sir Devotion Sturdee. who
commanded the British squadron in the
battle with the Germans off the Falk
land Islands, born 81 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-09

The United States biological survey
has determined the fact that 62 per
cent of the diet of the average crow
is composed largely of beetles, grass
hoppers, tussock moths, gypsy and
brown-ta moths, cotton worms, army
worms, eanker worms and chinch bugs
in fact sort of chronological hash
every item of which represents a dan
gerous enemy TO the farmers crops
The farmer, then, should not begrudgt
this gentleman of color what littl,
grain he pliers from him, but rather
look upon him as sort of friend ant
helper.