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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
81 DELE Gates.
To BE ELECTED
IN THREE DAYS
Republican Primaries Tomorrow
Most Important
MAY DETERMINE RESULT
Democrats Are to Elect SO Delegates
This Week and Are Much
at Sea.

New York, May 22.-Fifty-four
delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention and sixty-eight
delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention will be selected in
Eprimaries and state conventions to be
held this week. In addition Indiana,
which sends 80 delegates to each ma.
tional convention, will hold preferen-
Itlal presidential primary, preparatory
to the Republican and Democratic
state conventions, May ~ and IS,
respectively at which the delegates
Iare elected.
Utah Republicans hold state con
vention at Ogden tomorrow at which
eight delegates are chosen, four dis
trict delegates and four at large. Sen.
ator Hiram w. Johnson Of California,
Governor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois
and Major General Leonard Wood
each have conducted campaign in
the state although it is possible that
an uninstructed delegation may be
lchosen.
Other delegates to each national con.
vention will be elected at the presiden-
tial preference primary in Maryland
tomorrow. Senator Johnson and Gen
eral Wood are the principal Repubb-
can presidential contestants, electors
also having the opportunity to vote
for uninstructed delegates. The name
Of candidates for the Democratic presi
dental nomination appear on the
ballot
Kentucky elects 26 delegates to the
Democratic national convention at a
state convention in Louisville on Tues
day. The principal contests viii be be
tween delegates wishing to go to the
national convention uninsuucted and
those pledged to Governor james NJ.
Cox of Ohio.
California holds statewide primary
Tuesday to choose &c delegates each
to the Republican, Democratic and
Prohibition national conventions, Chief
interest there centers in the fight be
tween group of Republican candi-
dates tor delegates pledged to Senator
johnson and another group pledged to
Herbert Hoover.
There are four Republican candi-
dates IN the preferential presidential
primary in Indiana on Tuesday. They
are Governor Lowden. General Wood
Senator Warren G.. Harding of Ohio
and Senator Johnson. The delegates
to be chosen at the state conventions
later will be instructed for the presi-
Dental candidate receiving a majority
vote in the primary. If no candidate
receives a majority, the state conven
tion may either instruct its delegates
for any one candidate or allow them to
go 10 the convention uninstructed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
JOHN sPAReo EDITOR
Has Joined staff of The independent
New York Weekly.

Announcement has just been made
that John Spargo, of Old Bennington,
has joined the editorial staff of The
Independent, the well-known New
York weekly, as contributing editor.
Mr.. Spargo will contribute editorials
upon political and economic questions
with occasional special articles. He
will make only occasional visits to the
office of the magazines for editorial
consultations and will not lessen his
literary activities in other directions.
The current issue Of Harper'S Mag
azine has as one of its main features
a very long article by Mr.. Spargo on
What Bolshevism has Become" and
the New York Times on Sunday carri-
ed an important article from his pen
on the situation in Russia. Mr.. Spar
go is also a constant contributor to
the weekly magazine of the New York
Evening Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
MEXICAN klddies "shOot High"

Geometry, zoology, mcteorology and
botany are taught rs early as the first
grade In the schools of the state of
chihuahua, Mexico. The study of these
sciences is simpliiled in the early
stages, but there Is little attempt to
"sugar coat" the hard facts.
A visitor to a second glt rlu classroom
recently found the puplls-none more
than eight years old-glihly discussing
rhombusses. rhomboids trapezoids and
parallelograms. Whenever their teach
er asked a question a thicket Of little,
waving arms went upward
When the history period was called,
considerable emphasis was placed on
the various kings that ruled the Toll
tees, the aboriginal inhabitants OF this
part of Mexico The children handled
the ancient Indian proper names with
surprising ease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
WOOLEN MILLS
PLAN To FIGHT
FURTHER R RAISE
Either Wage Increase or Cost of
Materials
CURTAILMENT EXPECTED
Mills Have Made Profit But Figure
End Of Initiation Periods Is
About Due.

Providence, r. l., May "A repre-
sentative OF one of the largest wooden
concerns in New England said to-
night that the officials of the American
Woolen company had decided to shut
down its mills in the event that the
textile workers present further de.
mands tor increaded wages. If this
action is taken by the American
Woolen company it is believed every
mill in Rhode Island will follow suit
1t is reported that several of the
larger mills vii cut down their work
ing force about the middle of this
month which means that hundreds of
operators will be laid off, or shut down
their plants altogether until the mar
ket becomes more active.
Woolen men have declared that for
several reasons the time has come
when they must make a stand against
higher wages and higher costs of ma
terials, although the financial state
ments of virtually every manufacturer
show tremendous increase in profit
for the asst year over succeeding years
The first company to announce that
it contemplates closing mill is the
Saltwater Worsted Mills, Inc, of Har.
which has declared that the
wooden mill at Nasonville viii close
Friday. A. l.. Sayles & Son of Pas.
coag, heEe posted notices that after
Friday the plant will be operated with
only shipt, laying off 100 hands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
BIGGEST SHOW TONIGHT
Every Scat Was Sold at Rutland Fri.
day EVENING,

Listen Lester" John Cort's musical
dancical comedy. with a years run on
Broadway to its credit, dances its way
to the Opera House tonight with the
entire New York cast, chorus, pro-
duction and special company orchestrq
happy and buoyant as when II first
star ed the theatre-goers to listening
and watching with eyes and ears and
all faculties they could summon to
their aid.
Henry L, Cort, George E. Stoddard
and Harold Orlob form the trio to
whom Lester boys for authorship. and
who evolved the combination that
brings to musical comedy lovers the
overwhelming odds of good music,
clever lines, plot with a beginning
and ends and a middle and set it all
down amid dizzying whirl.
Friday night at Rutland every seat
waI sold and the Rutland Hearld says
of the show;
with every seat sold two days be
fore the show and many people turn
ed away, Listen Lester" lived up to
its reputation at the Playhouse last
might so far as smart dialogue, won
derful dancing tuneful score, hand
some sets and lights and the chickest
of chick costumes could 60 A com
pany much out of the ordinary, eccen-
trio acting and good singing galore
made up total that was pronounced
money worth by the record audi
ence.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
strassburo's Famous Cathedral.

Strassburg, capital of AlSace, called
the bulwark of the Holy Roman En-
plre by Emperor Macmillan |, is
famed for its cathedral and pate de
fcie gras and priced FOR its commercial
and military importance, Its cathe-
dral whose building extended over
Sour centuries, says National Geo
graphic society bulletin. typliies the
diverse influences to which the city
has been subjected. The facade es-
pecially presents slngularly happy
union OF the northern France and
German style of cathedral architecture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
CONGREGATIONALISTS TO
MEET IN BRATTLEBORO
125th Annual Meeting Of the Vermont
Congregational Conference
May Il, IL and 13.

| Announcement was made at state
/ Congregational headquarters in Bur-
: lington OF the program for the 125th
annual meeting of the Vermont Con-
gregational conference and the 102nd
meeting of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society, which will be held in
the Center church, Brattleboro, Tues
day afternoon to Thursday noon, May
l1-13. The general subject of the meet
ing will be The Place of the Pilgrim
Faith and Polity in United Protes-
| tantism."
! An important business session will
( be held Tuesday afternoon after which
addresses will be given by Rev. Lewis
= r, Reed d. d.. New York city, on "The
Relation Between the Annuity Plan
and the Pilgrim Memorial Fund" and
/ by Rev. Clifford H. Smith, New York
city, on "The International Congrega-
tional council of 1920" The conference
sermon will be preached by Rev. DON
aid Fraser of Wells River, followed by
/ the communion. At the evening ses-
sion, the veteran historian of the con-
( ference, John M. Comstock, Chelsea,
viii report on Vermont Congregations
alism in the Tercentenary Year." and
( an address will be given by Rev. Frank
( l.. Goodspeed, d. d., Barre on THE
( Call of the Present Hour"
On Wednesday devontional periods
will be conducted by Rev. Paul Dwight
Moody, New York city. The annual
meeting of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society will be held at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, at which
! the speaking program will be as fol-
lows "A Winter in Eden" Rev Frank
l., Stacy; Ventures in Vershire," Rev.
George II. Dierlamm; boy Scouting in
Hartland," Rev. Edward C. Fellowes;
Pastoral Calling in Simonsville," Rev.
Elmer II. Stevens; "A Winsome Mes
sage and'a Winning Program" Pastor
at.Large Andrew S. Bole; "The Obliga-
tions of Victory" Associate Secretary
Charles c. Merrill. After the afternoon
business session, addresses will be
made by Rev. Merritt A. Farren, sec
retary Of the Boston Seamen's Friend
society, on THE Men Who Sailed the
Mayflower"; by Miss Laura II, Wild,
Mt Holyoke college, on Our Pilgrim
Mothers and the Task of Their Daugh-
ters"; and by Byron N Clark, secre'
ltary Y. NJ. C. A.; Miss Marion Gary.
field secretary Y, w. c.. A.; and Rev.
Charles N. st. John, Montpelier, on
I"The Youth of Vermont" The evening
addresses will be by Rev. Paul Dwight
Moody on Some Modern Factors for
Church Unity" and by Rev Cornelius
II. Patton, d. d., of Boston, on "The
Rising Tide of Christianity in the Far
East"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
ChIneoe New Year Customs.

On the occasion of the new year,
the Chinese exchange the greeting,
"Kung Hal Fat Tsoy," meaning Con
gratuations may you collect wealth."
The word "tsing," meaning hall Is
repeated by them numerous times.
During the celebration Of the new
year, all secret societies and guilds.
whose rivalry is often very bitter, de-
clare "Truce of the Gods" when no
man may attack his brother. This
is generally respected by both the
hunter and the hunted, who are glad
Of q relief.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
baptist CHURCH
IS OVER $4,000
ABOVE ITS QUOTA
Remarkable Record of Benning-
ton Baptist Church
COUNTY BAPTISTS ALSO
Every Baptist Church in County Has
Filled Quota or ali Door of
Success.
COUNTY BApTIsTs ALSO

Sunday evening there was a Vic
tory Service in the First Baptist
church. The apportionment in the
New World Movement for this church
was $26,352. Every one had worked
enthusiastically all week to reach the
goal. An educational campaign has
been in process for several weeks and
minute men and women spoke on va.
rious phases of the program.
The slogan of the church was "over
the top and everyone giving" That
the church went at the task with de-
termination is seen in the report Civ
EN- by the various captains. Earl
Whitaker called upon each captain
who reported on the number of con.
tributors and the amount received as
c,.l1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
BENNINGTON HIGH
BEAT HOOSAC IA TO II
Opened with Three Runs in First
Inning and Led All the Way to
the Finch.

The local high school team won its
third straight victory on Saturday at
Hoosick defeating Tibbets, better
known as Hoosac school, by a score
of IA to II.
The Bennington boys tailed in all
two inningt of the game and drove the
offerings of the first Hoosac pitcher
to all parts of the diamond in the first
frame of the game, showing their
usual offensive power to the extent oil
three runs, and causing the Hoosac
coach to put in a new twirler.
w. Mallory banged the first ball
pitched for three sacks and Stein drove
him IN with a pretty single Fraden-
burg followed with a single, sending
Stein to third. Donald failed to con.
meet, but Sumner doubled, driving IN
Stein and FrandebuTg.
In Hoosacs half all was going we'll
until Cronin, in an effort ot complete
double play, threw low 10 Mallory at
third This started an exhibition ol
rather weird throwing on the part OF
some of the Bennington players which
resulted in two tallies by the home
team.
A. Mallory, freshman, started in
the box for Bennington, and though mt
rather freely at times would probably
have finished the game but for the
poor support accorded him in the
pinches by the Bennington inheld. In
the sixth with two on and two out
Hoosac had amassed six runs. Law
renee, who had been warming up, was
sent in to relieve Mallory and he stop
ped the Hoosac batters from further
scoring and pitched invincible ball for
the remainder of the game, allowing
but one hit and retiring the Hoosac
side on strikes in the eighth inning.
The batting of w. Mallory and sum
ner and the superb pitching Of Law
renee were the features for Bennlng-
ton. Stein had an off day back OF the
bat but contributed two nice hits at
| the right time. Connolly in center and
Donald in right accepted all their
chances in the field. Cronin, though
off his stride in batting, obtained three
passes which aided materially in Ben
nington's total.
The Bennington team worked the
double steal and hit and run play to
advantage on several occasions. Nc
kean made three nice catches, two OF
them back OF first base and A. Mallory
in the fifth led off with smashing
twobagger, scoring one of the three
runs which Bennington obtained in
this inning. Mexican choked up in the
seventh with two on and drove both
runners in with a clean single to right
field.
Bennington
S12 2 2 % / Old
Hoosac School
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
French Academy in ouandary.

What the French academy is to de-
eide in connection with the national di-
rectory concerning the introduction of
current slang terms created by and
during the war Is disturbing the peace
of It's honorable members. Should such
words as "poilu' be recognized? Opin'
lon varies. Is "boche' to be ncademici
"poilu," literally "hniry one" is gen
orally considered not to be worthy
synonym for the heroic French sol
dler. In regard to "boche," Nj. Brleux
writes: "In the next edition of the
dictionary Of the academy cur sue.
cessors will decidedly be Obliged to i'll
scribe the word 'bS ne as term "
contempt earned b. the Gernt .ns dur
Ing the iast war"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
WITNESS IN BOMB
CASES KILLS HIMSELF
Throws Himself from Window Of
Department of Justice Head
quarters in New York.

New York, May S.--Tony Tazio, 80
years old, and detained by depart.
ment of justice officials as an import.
ant witness against number of radi
Gals involved in the bomb outrages
here last June, committed suicide
this forenoon by hurling himself
from the window on the 14th floor o.
a Park Row Office building in which
the department headquarters is 10.
Gated
The suicide revealed for the first
time that many important arrests
had been made in connection with
the bomb outrages
Chief Flynn Of the department said
that the suicide would net injure the
government case against other an
archists arrested for bomb explos
ions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
No Law Schools in EnnIand.

England today has no law school in
existence. Haryard's Law school is
not only the oldest existing law school
in the United States, but 1t Is the
Oldest existing academic law school in
the English-Speaking world. They
have a professor of law at Cambridge,
and a professor of law at Oxfcrd, In
England, but they do not teach law in
the manner of professional school.
They simply lecture upon law, or en-.
deavor to give scientific preparation
for the profession of law, but do NOT
give scientific, professional training.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
REV. F. NJ. DERWACTER TO
GIVE UP HIS PASTORATE
North Bennington Pastor Resigns and
Will Go Into Missionary Work.
Drive Quota Raised

The North Bennington Baptist
church was apportioned $5460 as its
quota of the one hundred million dol
lars to be raised by the Northern Bap-
lists. end when it was announced at
the Sunday morning service that the
$1,000 mark had nearly been reached,
there was naturally great. rejoicing in
the hearts of the members, but their
JOY was temporarily turned to sadness
when at the close of his sermon, the
pastor rendered his resignation to take
effect the third Sunday in June.
The church had for some time been
aware of the fact that both DR.. and
Mrs. Derwacter had felt called to the
work in the foreign field and had been
accepted by the missionary board; but
ii had been hoped that they might
see their way to remain with this
church for @ few years longer at least
where they are doing such excel 'ent
work, and where nothing but the pleas
ATTEST of relations have existed be-
tween pastor and people during near
ly four year pastorate
While compelled to accept his res
ignation with sincere regrets at part
ing with such good man and true
the church realizes that what is their
loss will surely he others gain, and
paramount over all is the rejoicing
that they have not on'y gone over the
top in the great drive for funds, but
that from their midst will so to Japan
two earnest workers in the cause Of
Christ
The. North Bennington Baptist
church esteems 1t a high honor to be
thus represented on the foreign field,
at this time, Of all others, when work
ers are needed more than ever before
in the history of the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03

A boy of eight was dining with his
father at hotel where the manners
of the guests were not remarkable for
their elegance. Soon after they had
seated themselves at the table, the
youngster piped up with Daddy, why
do all the men say 'whoop TO their
soup?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
PERSHING'S CAR HALTED
BY CROWD IN PANAMA
General Unable to Attend Ball 10
Have Been Given in His Honor
Because of Interference.

Panama, Sunday, May 2.--Several
thousand Panamanians marched
through the streets Of this city last
night as protest against the aqu.si-
ton by the United States OF the
major portion of Taboda and its fer
ulfication as part of the Pacific
coast defences of the Panama crowd.
The automobile in which General
Pershing was driving to a ball to
have been given in his honor was
halted by the crowd and the general
was compelled to return to Tivoli
hotel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03

While touring in northern Wiscon-
sin one night two big rabbits ran into
the road in front of my machine, They
were blinded by the bright light from
my headlights, and It was an easy
matter to get out and! catch them both.
had good dinner the next day
Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
Actually Compelled
r.ElPER ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Was Found Guilty on First Trial and
Sentenced for Life.

Buffalo, May 3.--The jury in the
case of John Edward Teiper, charged
with the murder of his wife and son
nearly four years ago, returned a
verdict of not guilty this morning.
The jury had been out II hours,
The double murder with which
Teiper was charged occurred in 1916
on the road between Buffalo and Or
chard Park.
At the first tIial of the case Te.per
was found guilty of murder in the
second degree and was sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
SUFFRAGISTS HOPE TO
WIN IN CONNECTICUT
Flying Squadron Leave New York
to Wage Intensive Campaign In
Nutmeg State.

New York, May 3-The Woman
Suffrage flying squadron departed to-
day for Connecticut where the ora
tors viii wage an intensive campaign
in an effort to put the nutmeg state
over the top for the final voted need.
ed to secure the ratification of the
national suffrage amendment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
10000 WORKERS
At NE VI De EDFORD
HAVE QUIT TODAY
Employees in Big Cotton Mills
Out on Strike
NOT FOR INCREASED PAY
Cause OF Strike Was the Demand That
Loom Fixers Take Care of
More Looms.
NOT FOR INCREASED PAY

New Bedford, May "a strike of
approximately twenty thousand opera
tives went into effect today at 81
cotton cloth mills here today.
The walk out was occasioned by the
posting of notices relative to working
conditions for loom fixers who were re
quired to operate more looms than
formerly.
The Dom fixers struck several
weeks ago and their protest received
the support of the textiles council
which ordered today's general strike.
The manufacturers claim that the
closed shop is involved in the loom
fixers' strike
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03

The man who lives under an habltual
sense of the divine presence keeps up
perpetual cheerfuness of temper,
and enjoys every moment the sausfac-
ton of thinking himself in company
with his dearest and best of friends.
The time never hes heavy upon him:
It is impossible for him TO be alone
Joseph Addison.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
FIFTY KILLED AND TOWN
WRECKED BY TORNADO
First Survivor to Reach Nearby City
Reported SO Bodies Recovered
and Not a BuiIdinq Standing.

Muskegee, Okla. May 3.--Fifty per
sons are reported to have been Killed
and over a hundred and fifty injured
in the storm which is said to have
destroyed the, town of Pegs, Okla,
last night A special train carrying
physicians and nurses left here this
morning for the scene of the calami-
ty.
Reports received here stated that
not a single house was left standing
in the entire town. According to one
man who reached here from Pegs
this morning 80 bodies had already
been recovered from the ruins
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
Sure sions Of Storms.

A sudden and local motion Of the
air, not otherwise seen but by Its
whlrllng up the dust on a dry rond
In calm weather, in the manner of a
woterspout, is sure sign Of COM
Ing storm. When swallows fly low it
is sign of approaching rain. This is
accounted for by the fact that before
rain insects which ere the swallows
food fly very low, and the swallows
always fly where their food Is.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03
EPWoRTH LEAGUE ANNUAL
Business Meeting and Election of Of
ficers Took Place Thursday.

At a business meeting of the Ep-
worth league of the Methodist church
held Thursday evening the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year. President, Miss Minerva
Holmes; first vice-president, Miss
Ruth Walker; second vice-president,
Miss Annie Hewitt; third vice-presi-
dent, Albert Center; fourth vice-presi-
dent, Clinton Hall; secretary-treasur-
er, Miss Belle Ray; treasurer, Miss
Mary Towsley; pianist, Mrs. Albert
Center.
The installation of the above Off
GERS will take place at the regular
meeting next Sunday evening when the
league will celebrate the anniversary
of its organization.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-03

Pittsfield, Mass, May 2,-Berkshire
textile mills will be employing fewer
hands within six weeks unless the
money situation eases up and the
freight embargo is lifted One large
Pittsfield wooden concern reports so
per cent cancellation of orders in the
last two months. The railroad freight
situation has forced the manufacturers
TO ship their goods by motor truck to
Hudson, n. Y, and thence by boat TO
New York, while some concerns have
been shipping direct to New York by
truck, which is costly.