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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
TRANSPORTATION CRISIS
To Pool Cars in Effort to Break Trat
fii Jam.

New York, July 2.-The railroad
heads of the United States, meeting
Yesterday in the beard rooms OF the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad to deal with the transporta-
ton crisis that confronts them, ialu
plans for what may prove TO be the
biggest attempt at cooperative ehort
in the history of competitive business
They appointed an advisory commit
tee. headed by Daniel Willard cf the
Baltimore and Ohio, whose function
in effect will be to prove to the couh'
try through their handling OF the
TRANSPORTATION emergency that private
ownership and management shoula
continue to be the established policy
in railroading. .,....
: irt was said tobe the largest meeting
of railroad executives ever held IN
this country. Representatives OF Vir-
t,ially every big road discussed the
sitdation from every angle for more
than six hours before the vote was
taken Witch resulted IN a unanimous
decision to form a central advisory
commit ee Of nine and subsidiary com
mittees in the important traffic cen
ters of the country.
The men had before them the ain
fact that there are not now enough
cars to 20 around and that the denfnd
upon what they have will be greatly
increased as the crop movement gath
ers in volume.
Realizing that there is sight pros
pect of big addition to the number
of cars, they decided that their efforts
must be concentrated upon obtaining
the maximum efficiency through com
bined effort toward the best distrihu-
tion of cars possible The plan OF
the committees will be to ration out
the cars where they are most needed
for the movement of essentials. Coal
and grain are the two commodities de
manding the most instant attention
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
Chicago Corner Philosophers
SPEAKS IN BENNINGTON
Prof. Walter S. Ahearn to Be Here
Next Sunday.

Walter S Athearn, author Of THE
Church School," professor of religious
education in Boston University, and
Ione of the greatest authorities on ~
aim and scope of the modern Sunday
school is expected to visit Bennington
on his way to fulfill his lecture en-
gagements at the religious education
conference at Round Lake, Saratoga.
In order that all people may have an
opportunity of hearing Prof. Athearn
the churches of Bennington and North
Bennington have arranged a union serV
ice. to be held in the Methodist
church at 1880 next Sunday evening,
which he will address. Immediately
following this service, he will hold a
conference not only with the Graded
Union, which holds its monthly meet
ing at this time, but with all Church
school superintendents. officers ana
teachers of any grade. There will be
an informal discussion Of work Of the
Church school, with plenty of oppor-
tunity fer questions along any line OF
Sunday school work.
There is a possibility that the date
OF Prof. Athearn's visit may be
changed If he finds it will be impos-
sible to reach Bennington for Sunday
evening, the same arrangement for
union service will be made for mid
week service, on Thursday evening,
July 18th, Watch the Banner for fur
lther notice,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
Y. N. C. A. NOTES
Items of Interest From the Boys
Popular Headquarters

The Y dormitory and lobby was
well filled over the fourth. Free pool
to every one, shower baths and read.
ing rooms were attractive features.
Mr.. Damon Of room No. spent the
Fourth with relatives in New York.
Daniel Gardner doing the same.
Scoutmaster Smith is out of town
for few days but will be on hand for
the Tuesday night Scout meeting
Oscar j. Littlestein had charge Of
the Athletic program for the Welfare
assisted by Baron Steuber July 4th.
Willard Sumner has been employed
the last few days at the on house
cleaning and painting.
A new Office has been completely
fitted up for the use Of the Physical
Director. Work is going on also in
the locker and shower rooms
The office of the General Secretary
has been made attractive by the addi-
ton of many framed photographs of the
fellows.
The camera Is a constant compan.
ion on all hikes as is testified to by
the large supply of kodak pictures. :
Hugh d Hughes a graduate student
and assistant at Wesleyan College is
living at the Y. NJ. c. A. during the
summer. He represents the Frontier
Press company OF Buffalo, N. Y, and
viii call upon people here to interest
them in a STANDARD Book of Facts, 50
a book of real value to student, read
er or man of any walk in life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
CONVENTION END
COMES WITH ROAR
OF ENTHUSIASM
Delegates Scramble for Trains
Bound Homeward.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Leadero EIated Over Spirit OF Har-
mony Which Prevailed During
Closing Hours In Frisco.

San Francisco, July delegates to
the Democratic national convention,
their work done and the big gathering
adjourned in last roar of enthusiasm
for the party standard bearers, Gov
ernor Cox of Ohio and Franklin d.
Roosevelt of New York. are scramb.
ling today for train accommodations
homeward Every string of departing
sleepers is loaded to capacity
Roosevelt Is due to leave today for
Dayton, Ohio, to consult with Cox
where the preliminary plans for the
campaign will be mapped out, subject
to amendment later when the party
chinery is organized and its advisers
selected.
Secretary Roosevelt intends to re-
sign from the navy department as soon
as he can clear his desk. The Demo
crat leaders are elated over the spirit
of harmony which marked the last
hours of the convention,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
SOUTH DORSET

Miss Eva McDevitt of New York
City was week end guest of her par
.ents Mr., and Mrs. w, F. McDevitt.
Miss Mary Kirk of New York City
was a week end guest of her mother,
Mrs. Ellen Kirk She was accompan.
led by her niece Miss Catherine Dwyer
who remained with her grandmother.
Mr., and Mrs Thomas Sheridan and
sons, Roger and Gerald and Marian
Haley Of Montpelier and Patrick Nc.
Bride were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Tully and family.
A large number of people from here
attended the reception given by Edwin
Lefeyre Monday night.
Miss Susan Molloy of New York
city was week end guest of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Moloy.
Mrs. De Roster and daughter of Rut
land were guests Of relatives in town
recently.
John Trahey who has been the
lguest of his cousin, Thomas Malone
for the past week. returned to his
home in Berlin, Conn, Saturday
John Mcbride and niece, Anna
Menaey were week end guests of Mr.
McBride's sister, Mrs. w. E. Tully
and family.
Miss Rose Burns and Walter Koch
! Of New York city were week end
guests of Mrs Julia Burns.
A son, John Philip, was born to Mr.
and Mrs, Henry Gallagher, June "a.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
he line up was as follows:
MANCHESTER

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Briggs were in
BondFille recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mclaughlin
spent Sunday In Dorset u.
Merritt mad Fred Phelps of South
Dorset were in town recently,
Miss Bertha Anderson of Peru is
spending few weeks In town.
Mrs. George Balch of New York
city is visiting relatives in town
H. Menson and Harold Roberts of
|Bondville were in town last week.
Harold P, Bennett of New York
city spent the weekend at his home.
Supt. and Mrs. Robert Morrow of
West Pawlet were in town last week.
Mrs. Eta Beattie was a recent guest
of Mr.. and Mrs f. H. Holden of Ben
nington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Towlsey and
daughter of Springfield, were in town
Sunday
Mrs. Wissell of St Albans is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. William
Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moore of
Barre were recent guests of Mrs.
Nancy Clemons.
Miss Ethel Derby, who has been
visiting friends in Granville, Mass,
has returned.
Miss Allen of Washington, D. c.,
and Miss Ruth Morrow of West Paw.
let were in town recently.
The sad news was received Satur-
day Of the death of Frederick S. Bone
steele of New York city. Mr.. Bone.
steeles body was brought here for in
terment in the family lot at Dellwood
cenemtery on Tuesday afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07

Get up right in the morning. Go
to bed right at night. Start with JOY
in your heart, hope In the future, kind
ness in your purpose. If it is dark
day, never mind; you will brighten 1t
up. If 1t Is a bright day. you will add
to the brightness. Give a word of
cheer, a kindly greeting and a warm
handshake to your friends, says
writer in Leslie's.
If you have enemies, look up, pass
them by, forget and try to forgive.
If all Of us would only think how
much Of human happiness is made
by ourselves, there would be less of
human misery.
If all of US would bear in mind that
happiness is from within and not from
without, there would be Il well-spring
of JOY in every heart and the sun
would shine forever.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
JOHNSON STANDS
BEHIND HARDING
AND platform
No Other Course Left for Be-
levers in Americanism
STATEMENT MADE TODAY
viii Not Accept Third Party Non1ina-
ton from COMMITTEE of 48"
and Other Radicals.

Frisco, July 7--Support of the Re
publican party with the candidate
standing four square upon the plat
form" is the only choice left those
who believe in safeguarding, protect
ing land preserving our Americanism'
Senator Hiram Johnson of California
declared in a statement at his home
today
There has been a tremendous effort
on the part OF the committee OF 4S'
and other radicals to get Senator
Johnson to accept a third party nomi-
nation and this effort was secretly fos
tered by the Democratic leaders who
hoped thus to draw votes from Hard
inG.
. on the other hand the Republicans
have felt that if Johnson supported
the Republican ticket it would make
California and other Pacific coast
states sure for Harding
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
EAST ARLINGTON A

Mrs, Lamreau OF Albany IS visiting
her sister, Mrs William Soonley of
this place
Robert Culinan Of Utica, N. Y,
pent the Fourth in town visiting
friends and relatives
Gertrude Shevlin of Bennington is
spending Il few days in town with her
sister. Mis- Lila Shelvin
Frances Merritt of Keene, N. H.,
passed the weekend in town with
Miss Myrtle Robertson.
Alexander Walsh of Kingston, N. Y,
has been spending a few ays in town
with his brother, Daniel Walsh.
" l.. Smith, Dennis TCll and EN-.
met Smith have been spending a few
days at the formers parents, at South
Horican, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schwarzkopf of
New York, former residents, visited
his brother Joseph Schwarzkopt of
this place recently.
Miss Jennie Bromley and George
Bentley returned Monday evening
from motor trip to Bennington, Al
bany and Kingston, N Y.
Frank Jepson of New York, Wilson
and Robert Jepson of South Bend, Ind,
are spending a few days in town at
their parents summer home,
Mrs, II. F. Bosserau and children
Of hA ,ct
few summers in town at H 0. Brown S
arrived Saturday for the season
Mr.. and Mrs. William Houghton and
family and George Paro motored to
Bedford Mills, N, Y, to spend the
Fourth with their sister, Mrs. James
Strofeterio.
Miss Frances Haley of Holyoke
Mass and Miss Margaret Clahassey
of Springfield, Mass, former school
teachers of Sunderland, have been
spending few days in town,
Mrs. Thomas BELLS, Miss Hazel
Bells, Mrs. Eugene Stowe, Miss
Emily Stowe, Mr.. and Mrs. w r.
! Hayden, Mr. and Mrs Henry Shuttle
! ton Mrs. William Stafford Marcus
Shuffleton and Mr. and Mrs r. A,
Shuffleton attended the funeral of j.
II. Powers at Bennington Friday.
A baby show will be held in Bailey
hall on Tuesday afternoon July 19 at
2;30 o'clock. Children three years
old and under will be eligible to enter.
There will be a parade of trimmed
baby carriages and doll carriages.
Prizes wils be given as follows -
to the youngest baby, to the one with
the most teeth at one year of age, to
the one with the most curly hair, the
one with the bluest eyes, the darkest
eyes, the youngest child to walk, the
one that came the farthest, and to
the prettiest trimmed baby carriage
Let all the mothers come with their
babies and the little girls with THEN
dolls. This is given under the aus
pices of the w. G. r. U. and entries
to the contest should be sent to Mrs
II. r. Lawrence, East Arlington, sec
retary, by Monday July IL. If the day
should be stormy the contest will be
held the next day Let everybody
come and enjoy the afternoon,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
PAID MANY BIG BILLS
Not Much Business Transacted at
Meeting of Trustees

Gu side of auditing the bills, not
large amount of business was transac,
ed at the regular monty meeting OF
the village board of trustees last eve
ming. c. d. lAnholm of Pibtsfield, the
contractor who is to build the new
highway en- Main street, was present
and there was long informal discus
sion regarding the work. Mr.. Lind
holm is to bring his equipment to Ben
Inington and begin operation at once.
President J. p. Morrissey presided
at the meeting and Trustees Lighthall,
Bergeron, Mcclure, Estes and Buchan-
an were present. Clerk Hogan and AT
torney Chase were also present.
The actual business was purely rou-
tine. 1t was voted that the fire alarm
boxes be repained, Rev. J. A. Perry
appeared before the board in behalf
of the parsonage committee OF the
Methodist church and requested that
a sidewalk, be built on the west side
of School street from the corner Of
Pleasant street to the School street
bridge.
A building permit granted to Mrs f.
.B. Carver was confirmed.
1t was voted that the license
charged the Bradford Hook and Lad
der company for the carnival recently
held at the Morgan LOT be refunded.
Permits to build garages were gran,
ed to George Twitchell Of Gage street
tand' Augustus Perrault Of Congress.
Istreet' ~ 'ahi}=l '
1t was voted that a silent police
man be placed at the corner Of South
and Elm streets, ."a1 "+
It3was voted tol remove two shade
trees on River street. sn '"]i i'
1t was voted that curb and gutter on
Imperial avenue and Silver street,
THAT a sidewalk be put in on Silver
street fronting the Cone property and
on Imperial avenue fronting the Cone,
Bates, Resseguie and Whitney proper
ties
A permit was granted Louis Berger
on to construct front at his store on
North street
When the meeting was adjourned it
was with the understanding that it
should resume its session at the call
of the president
The clerk was instructed to draw his
| l. 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
Application for License.

Bennington, Vt, June 29 1920.
Notice is hereby given that in ac-
cordance with the Public Statutes of
Vermont w. L. Gokay has applied for
a license of the Fifth Glass, to conform
with Federal requirements to sell in
toxicating liquors in the room situated
at 405 Main street in the town of
Bennington in the village of Benning-
ton, VT.
Public hearing on said application
will be held in the attorneys room at
the County Court building in the viii
lage of Bennington. at one o'clock p,
m, July %, 1920
E. D. MOORE,
]. Fl. DIMOND,
w. ID. HOWE
Licene Commissioners for the
County OF Bennington.
july 7-1421.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
Roosevelt r IS
MADE RUNNING
MATE FOR cox
ANNUAL MEETING
Women's League of the Henry w. Put
nam Memorial Hospital.

The annual meeting OF the Woman s
League Of the Henry W. Putnam Mem
orial hospital will be held at the Y.
NJ. C. A. building at 4 o'clock p. m. on
the 14th day of July, 1920, to transact
the following business.
First: To elect president, first vice
president, second vice president, sec
rotary, treasurer and auditor.
Second: To amend the bylaws of
the league so that section l Of Article
/ will read as follows:
The annual meeting for the election
of officers shall be held on the second
Wednesday of May, at which time the
membership fee shall be due.
Third: To transact any other bust
ness found necessary when met
Dated at Bennington, Vermont, this
7th day Of July, 1920.
Womens League of the Henry W..
Putnam Memorial Hospital,
By Betsey Sibley Donnelly, Secretary
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
QUOTA NOT SUBSCRIBED
Bennington Peope Slow in contribut'
nu to Library Fund.

The following people have contribut-
ed TO the Books for Everyone fund:
Mrs. H. r. Gibson, Miss Annie Dakin,
Mrs F. E. Howe, Mrs. Irving Cobb,
Miss Bessie Kline, Mrs. Carolyn Clapp,
Mrs. w. B. Walker, Miss Florence
Walbridge, Mrs. George Williams,
Mrs. A. j. Holden, II. |. Norton, H. E,
Clough, Or. II. S. Goodall Several
others have given anonymously thru
the box" on the library desk, but Ben
ningtons quota is not yet subscribed
This movement is a nationwide et-
fort to promote Libraries and to make
for a better citizenship and wider op-
portunities for self education through
good books
When the blind made their pitiful
plea for reading matter to bring light
and cheer into their day of darkness,
a special raised type, to be read by
touch was discovered Unfortunately
books for the blind are produced in
different types and it has been only
recently that a standard type has been
adopted.
There are $4,000 blind in the United
States, including the American sol
dier5 who lost their sight in the war
When these blinded soldiers returned
from the field of battle they were
tanght to read the new uniform type
but it was found that there were only
few books in existence in this type
mi A,,,orinop ihrnrV agcOpiotiOp i'm
mediately began the task of having al
adequate number of books produced
in this type, but it is an expensive
process, and today there are less thar
4 two hundred books available for the
blind. A large part of the fund which
is being raised will go toward this worl
Benningtons share is $4lS.75, not hal
of which has yet been raised. Won
you help?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
Polishing Mirrors.

In cleaning mirrors and pictures
great care must be taken that no wa
ter seep under the glass. Water will
ruin the back of a mirror and blister
the picture.
Perhaps the safest way to polish
and clean these glasses is TO use a
damp chamois skin. Wiring the cha
mols as dry as possible out Of warm
water, rub the glass until perfectly
clean and dip the chamois into clean
water and again wiring dry. Rub the
glass the second time and polish with
paper If necessary, but It won't be.
This way of cleaning mirrors and pic
lures does not endanger the frame IN
any way and is very satisfactory.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
PATROL Of ARMED
MEN IN STREETS
OF TEXAS TOWN
Race Riot May Follow Lynching
of Two Negroes
PAIR BURNED AT STAKE
Charged with Murder of a White
Farmer and His Son Near
Paris, Texas.

Paris, Texas, July 7.-Extraordinary
precautions are being taken to pre-
vent possible race riots as the result
of the action of 9, mob last night in
burning at the stake Irving and Her
man Arthur, negroes accused of kill
ing two white men, j. II. Hodges and
his son William, at their farm near
here Friday.
Armed volunteers are patrolling the
streets today and there have been re
ports of desultory firing on the out
skirts of the town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07

San Francisco. July 6.-The sun
shine in which they will bask for
day of two before starting for home
is no brighter than are the spirits of
Charles +, Murphy and his Tammany
council as they survey their conven-
tion achievements
They are going away in happier
frame of mind than they have gone
from any other convention within the
memory of man. They say that their
discontinue at Baltimore in 1912.
when they were exbommunicated by
Bryan and at st. Louis in 1916, when
they sat in to ratify the nomination
of,a man they did not want is erased
and nullified by the nomination OF
Cox and Roosevelt and the attainment
OF all their desires except q wet plat
form.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
OPEN NEW BALL FIELD
South SALISBURY Shuts Out Tigers Of
North Troy 3 to O.


The South SALISBURY baseball
team opened its new field on the 4th
by defeating the Tigers of North Troy
by a score Of to 0. The game was
played in the rain but it was fast
and interesting contest.
Green, who pitched for South Shafts
bury, handled the slippery ball ike Il
veteran He passed but two batters.
allowed only hits and struck out IA.
There was good attendance in
spite of the rain.
Monday South SALISBURY met North
Bennington on the South SALISBURY
field and was defeated by a score of
2 to 0. The game was fast, being
played in one hour and 26 minutes.
South Salisbury was unable to do
much with Bevis, the North Bennington
pitcher, securing only two hits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
MT. ANTHONY STARS WIN
Green Mountain Home Team Defeated
10 to 9,

The local Mount Anthony Stars
played the Green Mountain Iome a
game of baseball on the latters home
field. The game was not as fast as
was hoped for, due to a slippery grass
diamond and to a lack Of practice on
the part of both teams. The game
brought out good feeling on both sides.
The score was 10 to 8 in favor of
the Stars"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
Az She Saw the EIepnant.

Little Catherine, aged four, saw an
elephant at a circus for the first time.
Looking at It, she exclaimed: "Oh,
mamma, look at the fat horse with a
tail gear his eyes"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
Llfe Made up Of surprIees.

Life is a series Of surprises. We do
not guess today the power Of tomor-
row.-Emerson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Thundershowers this afternoon or
tonight; Thursday fair and cooler.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-12
PETERSBURG WILL Be
HOST OF SYNOD IN 1921
Tablet Is Unveiled at Waynesboro
Presbyterian Church COmrncmo-
ratiDg Beloved Pastor.

SThUNToN. VA, Nov. ii.-Choos-
Ing in 1921. the synod OF Virginia.
southern Presbyterian Church. to-
night has about completed It's work
ana VIII adjourn tomorrow.
At tonight session. in the Wayncs-
boro Presbyterian Church, 4 tablet
was unveiled TO n late pastor OF the
Church, the Rev. DR.. Alonzc Rice
Cooke. who held the Wayncshoro pas
t"ratc from 1886 "a 1901. TN" tablet
was unveiled by his sister. Miss Ro-
Derta Cooke. and an address praiS
ing the deceased minister's life
was made BY the Rev. G. X. Str!O-
linz. TIL" Rev. X. d. Walthail. u. d.,
present pastor OF the church. pre-
sided.
j. Mat. Harrison. n Petersburg lay
man. nrcSiden at today's sessions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-12
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
KIDNAPPING OWN CHILD
James Flowers Admits Taking IL.
hear-oid laughter From SCHOOL
In Automobile.

PETERSBURG. Nov. l1.-.On n
charge of kidnapping his l4-year- old
daughter, who had been adopted by
another family more than ten years
ago. James Flowers. 45-ycar-old
negro. was arrested here today and
is being held for 4 hearing In Police
Cour, tomorrow. The negro. who
admits carrying OF his child from
public school IL was attending last
| year. is held without bail.
When the negroes wife was al :
Judged insane and ordered to tho
Central state Hospital about ten
years ago. the child was adopted by
4 respectable negro woman with the
fathers consent. 1t WAS brought nm
in her home and knew practically
nothing OF it's parents. Last year
Flowers went 10 the school the child
Was attending and took her away in
an automobile.
Despite the efforts OF tho police.
! nothing was heard OF either tho man
or child until! he returned here yester-
day and WAS arrested. rho girl is
now in Clayton, y. g., and will be
returned 10 its foster parents The
negro admitted taking the child. but
said he did not intend to keep Il as
long as he did. From this city he
took IL To Philadelphia and hter 10
the Carolina town.