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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
COST Of LIVING
SURE To CLIMB
STILL HIGHER
Farmers Are Planting Much
Less in New England
REDUCTION OF Is PERCENT
Causes Are Shortage Of Farm Labor
and Late Spring with Too Much
Wet Weather.

Boston, May 6.--Living costs are
sure to go up again next year owing
TO the decreased crops that are being
put in by the farmers.
A reduction of 25 per cent in the
acreage to be planted for food In New
England this year is shown in reports
to the United States bureau of crop
estimates, Field Agent v. A. Saunders
announced today. Higher prices for
vegetables are a probable conse-
Quence, he said.
THE reduction, as high as so per
cent in some cases, Is heaviest on crops
requiring. much hand labor, such as
beets, carrots, lettuce and parsnips,
while some coarser crops, like pota-
toes, sweet corn and squash that can
be cultivated with horses are decreased
five percent.
Reductions are heaviest in the main
producing area near the larger cities
Boston, Providence and New Haven
q considerable number of the large
growers are cutting down half and
some quitting entirely
However, some farmers in all the re-
g'ons are trying TO plant a full acre
|age OF all crops, and some will plant
more, hoping that later they will some
how be able to care for their crops"
Continuing, the field agents state
ment says, that farmers are ready and
anxious TO plant full acreage but have
been unable to obtain sufficient labor
at any price. Much of the labor, Oh
tanned proves undependable and is will
ing to work only short city hours and
give indifferent service. F ~
The acreage OF potatoes In Aroos-
took county. Maine, which produces
about so per cent of New EngiaRd's
potatoes, is yet uncertain because the
deep SHOWS, strikes and embargoes
have prevented the usual shipment OF
fertilizer into the county,
Planting has also been delayed ow-
ing to the cold, wet weather Even
Those farmers which have help have
thus far found it impossible to prepare
their soil for planting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
NEW TERROR IN IRELAND
Land Owners Are Being Intlmldated
and Forced to Sell.

Dublin, May 5.-Conflicts over land
attended by organized "cattle drives
to intimidate land owners and compel
them to sell have been added lately to
Ireland's other troubles. The distur.
Dances are a revival of conditions
which prevailed 30 or more years ago
when farmers and graziers were forced
by similarly methods to sell large land
holdings.
The malcontents complain that most
of the good land in the south and west
of Ireland is being used for grazing
purposes aad that they are unable to
purchase it. Consequently they have
resorted to the cattle drives and
threats of bodily harm to the owners
1t is very very difficult to police all
the country and many of the drives
have resulted in three or four farmers
losing all their cattle at one swoop.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
BENNINGTON. VT. THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1920
RECEPTION TO PASTOR
Nj. E. Ladies Aid Honor Return of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry.

A very pleasant social event took
pace in he Methodist church last
night in the h.nor OF Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Perry The affair was in charge
of the Ladies' Aid society. Mrs.
Raymond Howard had, with her able
assistants, made full arrangements
before her much regretted accident
and the program was carried ou4 un-
der the direction OF Mrs. Hicks, the
first vice-p.esident
After passing the reception line at
about S:15, the company enjoyed a
fine musical program which was in
charge Of Mrs. James Martin. A
male quareteet consisting Of Andrew
Maurer, Arthur HOLSTER, Douglass
Godf.ey and Edward Long. rendered
several selectacns, Nellie Ray and
Prof. Long sang duet. Prof, d. w.
McClelland and Mrs Martin sang q
duet, and Mrs H. H. Metcalf provided
two soos.
Resolutions Of sympathy were pass
ed for Mrs. Howard. Refreshments
were served by Mr.. HOLSTERS class.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Mrs. Mary Jackson Made President Of
Young Woman's Club.

AT the annual business meeting of
the Young Woman's club, held for the
purpose of electing officers for the com
ing season, the following were elected:
President, Mrs. Mary Jackson; vice
president. Miss Belle Tominson; End.
vice president. Miss Marie Stout; sec
retary, Miss Irene Lassor; assistant
secretary, Mis- Irene Davis; treasurer,
Miss Eta STeeter, assistant treasur-
Ter. Miss Victoria Temple. Members
of the council we're elected as follows.
Miss Claudia Maynard, Mrs, Florence
Godfrey, Miss Asundae Stappinella
Miss Ella Sigworth, Miss Della Ames.
Miss irene Lassor was elected reporter
for the club paper.
Plans FOR raising money to take dele
gates to the convention were discus
sed and the following announcement
from the State League office read:
The National League of Women
Workers, OF which the Y. W. c. is a
member viii hold its eleventh biennial
convention at Bryn AIawr college from
June 10 TO June IA The college has
generously offered the use of its
beautiful buildings for the convention
which together with interesting speak
ers and side trips to Valley Forge and
Philadelphia, promises to make this
convention one of the most successful
ever held by the league.
THE Massachusetts League includ-
ng one third of all the clubs in the
National League should have one
hundred per cent convention delega-
ton without fail"
The future OF the Young Woman's
club was discussed, with various plans
which it would be practical to work
out Finally by unanimous vote il
was decided TO cooperate with the
/ Welfare Association OF Bennington, by
| inviting all girls clubs to join the
League, having one secretary for the
whole. The plan, with various de.
/ tails was drawn up and sent TO Miss
Martha Pratt. director OF Girls Work
for the association. A committee was
appointed which will meet with one
from the association to discuss de
tails Of any plan possible for making
recreation for industrial girls more eff
! fective in Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
CARRANZA HARD
PRESSED AND HIS
FALL PROBABLE
Events Point to Change in Mexi.
can Government
MAY HAPPEN ANY DAY
Leaders Of Rebel Movement More Ac
ceptabIe as They Promise to
Treat Foreigners Better.

Washington, May 6.--Ohicial interest
in the development of political phazes
of the sweeping revolution in Mexico
have been stimulated by the govern.
ment reports which continue to indi.
cate the rapid weakening Of Carran.
za's grip.
Although any recognition by the
United States OF the rebel movement
other than that accorded any defacto
force was said to be improbable. II
is known that State Department Off
cials have studied carefully the pro-
mulgated rebel program and published
assurances Of Alvaro Obregon and
other leaders of the revolt that more
friendly attitude towards foreigners
will be adopted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
BRADLEY CASE SENT BACK
Another Trial in Famous Manchester
Lumber Case.


Montpelier, May 5.--The May term
of Supreme court convened yesterday
morning and the entire day was oc-
cupied by the juctices reading opinions
These include three state cases, the
most important Of which was the eff
fort to secure the release of Tony
Guerra of Waterbury by habeas cor
pus proceedings. He was convicted
in Montpelier city court of illegal
keeping of intoxicating liquors. He
was sentenced to the House of Correc-
tion for IL months. His attorneys
brought habeas corpus proceedings,
claiming that the war time prohibition
act of November 1918 removed the
states jurisdiction in such a case but
the Supreme court held that the state
and Federal government had concur
rent jurisdiction SO that the respond
ent must serve the rest Of his sem
tence.
The other two state cases were
State against Lowe, who was fined
for selling mortgaged property in
which the court held that no error
occurred in the lower court and the
case Of State against Palmer for non.
support which was reversed and the
cause remanded.
Other decisions announced were:
In Bennington county Bradley against
Bladin and others, judgment reversed
cause remanded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
BOY ESCAPED KlpNAPER
Ford Car Had Two Blowouts and
Couldn't Get AWAY.

Burlington, May 5.--Two blowouts
on a Ford car, and an approaching
team saved eight.year-old Sidney
.Claflin of Charlotte from being kidnap
ed at four O'Clock Monday afternoon
A strange man who seized the boy
and threw him in the car was forced
to run for it after the delay of re-
pairing his tires had made it necessary
for him to pass an approaching team.
The boy was the son of Sidney
Caflin a prosperous Charlotte farmer
who was on his way home from school
to his fathers farm just west Of Mount
Philo and at the south end OF the viii
lage of Charlotte, when the Ford car
drew up side of him. A man with
hair just turning gray jumped from
the car into the mud of the ditch sei2-
ed the youngsSer by the. shoulders and
threw him into the car and continued
inorthward towards Burlington,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
SUFFRAGE IN DELAWARE
Senate Converted But Nothing Said
About House.

Dover. Del, May 5.--Woman suf-
frage was revived in Delaware today
when the State Senate adopted res
olution of ratification. II to 6. After
rejecting substitute offered by Sen
ator Gormiey, providing fcr refer
endum at the next election on the
subject, the Senate adopted the reso-
luton of Senator Walker, rasifying
the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amend
ment. Senators Brown and Palmer,
both of Sussex county, were the on
ly Republicans who voted against
ratification, while Senator Price OF
Smyrna, Kent county, was the only
Democrat to support the resolution
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
SECRETARY oVERTURNs LAW
Labor Bureau Head Stops Alien
Deportatlons.

Washington. May 5.-Alien members
of the Communist Labor party in the
I'm ted States are not subject to depor-
tation under the amendment to the inn
migration laws providing that all who
advocate the overthrow of the United
States Government by force shall be
sent out of the country, A broad deci-
sion to this effect was handed down
by Secretary of Labor Wilson today in
a test case, that of Carl Miller, a Ger
man. Assistant Attorney.General Fran
c's p Garvan who conducted the De-
partment of Justice campaign against
radicals under the act, stated tonight
thai the decision meant the complete
collapse of the Departments efforts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
Don't Let the Boy Take a Blind Alley
job.

SOL.
Only a few weeks are left of the
school year, so that the time Is at
hand when pa.ents cf boys who are
about to go TO work must ask them
selves: What sort OF occupation
shah my boy take up?"
In the past too many boys have
been permitted TO 90 into bind al
ley jobs" that lead nowhere. And
thousands have remained in these
blind alleys hun ing in vaih for a
way out-economic drifters, untrain-
ed for any job in particular; round
pegs in square holes.
In these times especially, when
good wages a.e being offered TO
boys, the temptation is for boys 10
snap up those jobs that have the
large immediae money value rath-
er than those that csfer the best fu-
ture.
Parents should consider whether
it is better that their boy should
take the job that offers an immedi-
ate living, or the job that offers what
is far more valuable; training tor a
useful and productive life,
The best job is not the one ouI OF
which the boy can make good ms
ney" at once, but the one out OF
which he can make his life, as well
as his livelihood, for the future.
Before permitting boy TO take
one of the many jobs that now car
be had for the asking, the paren
should ask; Is this Q blind alley jol
or one that is on the broad highway
leading TO permanent success? ?-Rut
land News
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
Few Men Are Thoug.
HAVE 70 PER CENT
Congtegationalists are Approaching
State Quota.

At the headquarters OF the Congrega
tional World Movement ii was stated
by State Campaign Director Charles
c, Merrill that up to noon returns had
been received from 121 of the 200
active Congregational churches in the
state and that they reported pledges
totalling $102,57129 towards the
state quota of $4,000. This means
that 60 per cent of the churches have
pledged 79 per cent of the quota which
indicates that the entire amount is to
be raised.
The association that has most large
~ oversubscribed its quota is compos
ed of churches in South Windsor and
North Windham counties. This asso-
citation has raised Ill per cent Of its
quota. Among other associations Ad.
olson has raised 80 per cent, Wind
ham 9S.7 per cent Among other not.
able associations are East Orange, 81
per cent; Rutland ST. Per cent: Chit
tenden 81 per cent Frankln-Grand
Isle So per cent; Bennington II per
cent; Caledonia and Essex 50 per cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
ELECTRICAL WORKERS. QUIT
Schenectady Firm Won't Force Pay
ment of Back Union Dues.

Schenectady, May 5,-Eighteen hun
dred members of a local e electrical
workers union employed in the plant
of the General Electric company went
on strike this afternoon. The walkout
was caused by the refusal of the com
pany officials to force four members
Of the union at work in the plant to
pay back dues to the union.
Leaders of the strikers announced
that members OF the other electrical
workers unions employed at the plant
would quit work before the plant CLOS
ed tonight. They estimated that the
total number of strikers would reach
between $500 and 1000 before night
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
A. j. HOLDEN, JR. MAKES "cREw'
Old Bennington Boy In Harvard Re-
aatta en- May 29.

Cambridge, Mass, May 5;-A. John
Holden. jr., of Old Bennington is row.
ing number five on B boat of the sop.
homore crew of Harvard University,
There will be a spring regatta held
here on May 20 in which this crew
will participate.
The Charles river which flows
through Cambridge afl,rds an excel
lent course for such an affair, and
this spor. has become one of the
most popular at Harvard, almost four
hundred men taking part in it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
RIVAL G. o. p. DELEGATIONS
louisiana and Mississippi viii Send
Them to Chicago.

New Orleans, May 5.-Louisiana
and Mississippi vii send rival delega
tons 10 the Republican National Con-
vention.
When the ".egular Republicans of
Louisiana named unnstructed dele
gates to Chicago two months ago, it
was announced shat party differences
had been buried, but it became known
today that the so-caAed lilly white"
fact9n met yesterday an Alexandria
and named new set of delegates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
K. OF c. STATE CONVENTION
To lie Teld in Bennington Tuesday
May 18-Ball in the Evenino

The state convention Of the Knights
of Columbus will be held in Benning-
ton on Tuesday, May 49, The concert
and ball will be held in high school
hall the same evening. The aim OF the
committee is to have this ball outdo
all previous occasions. Hurleys 10
piece orchestra has been secured and
a first class time is assured. All per-
sons who received Invitations to the
last Eater Ball are cordially invited.
a first class lunch viii be served. Con-
cert will start at s y. m. Grand March
at 8 D. m.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
WILL PA YNo ATTENTION
To American Resolution on the Irish
Question.

London, May 6,-Premier Lloyd
George won't take cognizance of the
message from American congressman
relative to Ire'and.
A nofficial at Downing street told
the Associated Press: I'VE long since
have come to believe that resolutions
and messages coming from American
political mneuvres do no, represent
American sentiment and consequently
have little weight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
WILSON VICTORY" GROWS
Belated Texas Returns Strengthen
Convention Control. :

Da las, Tex, May 5.-Belated re.
ports from Democratic county conven
tons held Tuesday gave further assur
ances that the partys faction favcr-
abe TO the Adminis ration of Presi-
dent Wilson would controi the Teyas
Democratic State convention, May 25.
The Administra ion forces will now
control 1900 OF the l,400 votes, Il was
indicated by the reports.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06

Boston, May 5.-H. L. Rotzel, acting
manager of the Lawrence local of the
textile workers, who came here to-
might to consult George E. Roewer, Jr.,
counsel for the union, said the mem.
bers of the branch unions would de-
eide whether there should be strike
to enforce the demands made In Law
ence today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
Enlt hlnnself a Stranger.

John was anxious TO see his new
brother who had just arrived. The
nurse nnany took him to the bedside
and the new brother was crying. John
looked hewildcred and finally said, He
Is crying for hts ovu folks"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
FAvoRs BEER AND WINE.
Connecticut Democrats Opposed to
VoIsted Act.

New Haven, May 6.-The revision
of the Volstead act tc permit The
manufacture and sale Of beer and
lght wines was favored by the Demo-
cratic state convention Today when it
adopted the report Of the committee
on resolutions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
WANT WAGES DOUBLED
Increase of Pay and Reduction OF
Hours Demanded.

Lawrencef Mass, May 5.-Formal
demands for so per cent increase in
wages, A hour week and recognition
of the union were presented to agents
of all the textile mills In Lawrence to-
day by the local Council of Amalgama-
ted Textile Workers of America.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
MErHoplsrs ADJUSTMENTS UP.
Disciplinary Article Is Referred to
in Des Moines Conference.


Des Moines, Ia, May 5,-The first at
tempt to bring up the amusement ard-
Gle of the discipline of the Methodist
Episcopal church was made today at
the general conference, when resolus
tion was offered asking the committee
on judiciary to bring in a report on the
constitutionality of the article. The
resolution was referred to the commit
tee on state of the church.
This paragraph makes it the duty OF
the pastor to demonstrate with mem
Der who dances, plays cards, attends
horse races or violates the advice OF
the church on various other amuse.
ments and to expel the member from
the church in case Of continued viola
.tions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
/ ,oht shJ Dark Of the Moon

The light az the moon is the time
FROM new moGn To- full moon, and
the dark Of the moon is from full to
new moon. through the waning pc
riod.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
CALIFORNIA AND
INDIANA RETURNS
Johnson's Lead in California Over
15o,ooo--Wood Leads BY Nearly
5000 In Indiana

San Francisco, May additional
returns from yesterdays Presidential
preference primary continued to add
70 the majority of the delegation that
will support Senator Hiram W. John
son at the Republican National Con-
veution. The Johnson ticket led the
Herbert c. Hoover ticket tonight, on
tabulations compiled from 463l com
plete precincts of 5,724 in the State, by
l55S3S votes. The vote:
Johnson group ......,,,,. 333,9l6
Hoover group ............. l7S,57S
The Republican contest apparently
settled, interest has turned to the
strength of the Democrats and Prohi-
bition votes. The fate of the lndepen-
dent candidacy of Henry II. Childers
of Los Angeles on the Democratic tic
ket still was in doubt tonight and an
official canvas may be necessary before
the result is definitely known.
Indianapolis May 5.--Indiana is for
MajorGen. Wood. In the latest re-
turns from the Republican Presiden-
tial preference primary, covering 3,111
out of 1887 precincts, the figures are:
Wood, S0,47S.
Johnson, 72,062.
Lowden, S6,34l.
Harding, 1S,777.
In 2,7S9 precincts the vote for the
Republican nomination for Governor
stands; McCray, 91,7S5; Fesler, SO,
599; Toner 34,SS4.
In 2155 precincts the vote for the
Democratic nomination for Governor
stands. McCulloch, S2,0S2, Niblack
1889; lsenbarger, 1885, Risk, 10,
500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Friday. Little
change in temperature. Frost to-.
night interior,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-03-26
BARRiCADE NEGRO TAKEN:
IS RlOOlEO WITH BULLET

Baltimore, Md. March Rddled
by shot and probably mortally wound
ell, W A. Scott, n negro. was captured
early yesterday morning after DIES
pernte three-hour battle waged from II
harricaded house. Two policemen Mere
wounded In the fracaS and another
negro, mistaken for the hunted man.
was shot three times by policemen aud
beaten by a mob before II MAS learned
he MAS not the man,
The belief that white physicians are
ahdacting Colnred persons FOR dissect-
ing purposes was held by the authori.
ties IL he responsible for the trouble
An exchange Of greetings between n
white dentist and another white man.
according To the police inspired II
crowd of negroes with thu belief thar
the dentist and HIS friend Mere look ing
for prey fer the diSSerting table. and
they started Ia beat the two whites.
Two policemen la plain clothes arrest,
ed one of the negroes whose friends
turned their wrath upon the officers
aud sueeee,led In releasing the pris-
ouer The Negro fled, firing his pistol
a. he ran, The chase ended only when
h. entered house in Nest Saratoga
street.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-03-26
IF BACK HURTS USE
SALTS FOR
Eat less meat IL kidner
lead or Blades
bothers.

Most folks forget that
like the bowels, get 81
clogged and need a flushli
ally. else we have backed
misery in the kidney re-
headaches. rheumatic twh
liver, acid stomach, sleep
all sorts Of bladder disords
7ou simply must keep !
active and clean. and the
feel an ache or pain ID
region, get about fonr GU
Salts from any good drus
take a tablespoonful in a 8
before breakfast for a re
your kidneys will then &C
famous salts is made from
grapes and lemon juice, "
lithia, and Is harmless TO
kidneys and stimulates the
activity. 1t also neutralli
In the urine so II no lon
thus ending bladder disorl
sad Salts Is harmless;
makes a delightful efferSs
water drink which ever!
take now and then to keep
clean. thus avoiding ser
cations.
A well-known local drus
sells lots Of Jad Salts =
believe in overcoming III
while 1t is only trouble