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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
VERMONT. NEWS 4
Items Of Interest from Various Parts
Of the State.

OF the State,
Rutland is to have seven.cent
trolley fare,
The new Black theatre in Bare is
to be erected during the coming sum-
mer.
The Rutland Playground Associa
tion has been formed with NJ. b. Hunt
chairman.
The women OF the First Baptist
church at Brattleboro raised over ST.
500 last year.
James e. Giffin has been 29 years
janitor of the Congregational church,
Barre. never missing a Sunday.
The Rev ]. l.. Alexander has resign
ed his pastorate of the Congregation
al church at Bradford and will ieturn
to Canada.
Selling cigarettes to minors, Berto-
limo and Andosea. two Bellows Falls
merchants, were fined sl7l5 and
1885, respectively.
The Rockingham hospital at Be-
lows Falls has an Indebtedness Of $5,
500. of which $4,000 was incurred in
operating expenses the past three
years.
Leon Fisher, aged 10 years, of
Shelburne has been arrested on n
charge cf uttering worthless checks.
Fisher. who cannot write, secured a
check. which he had made out for $50
by a boy, and then cashed It at the
store of John w. Bradley on She
burne road
Owing to the iline7s of Y. A. Bul-
lard, one of the counsel fer the CON
testan;s, the Wells will case has been
suspended in Chittenden county court
until Monday afternoon, the jury be-
ing excused until that time. Judge
Frank l.. Fish excused the jury at the
opening of court "Wednesday after
moor. Court will probably be in ses.
sion for the remainder of the week
to try court cases.
Guy W. Bailey, acting president CT
the University of Vermont Burling-
ton, will go to Buffalo, Friday
night TO attend the meeting of the
alumni of western New York. which
will be held there Saturday evening
Mr. Bailey will take with him a re.
port of the plans for the student mem
orial building and the information OF
how much the students have already
raised, which will probably be $40,
600 as last night it had reached $S9,
21S.50.
The granite tie-up in Washington
county remains unchanged from day
to day and a meeting held the first
of the week by the cutters failed to
bring any change in the situation
Granite workers continue to leave for
other parts Of the country to seek en-
ployment and one Montpelier worker
prominent in sporting circles, was
seen headed for farm With his
working clothes on.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
PRESIDENT OF o. A. r.
Mrs. George Maynard Minor Of
Waterbury, Conn, Eelected.

Waterbury, Conn, EeIected.
Washington, April %, - Mrs.
George Maynard Minor of Waterbury
Conn., today was unanimously elected
president-genera of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. succeed
ing Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey
OF Kansas, All the candidates for
executive offices on Mrs. Minors
ticket were elected without opposi-
ton, the only contest being for
Ivice-presidents-general. Twelve can
didates were nominated for seven
posts.
Balloting began this morning and
kept up during the day, the an
nouncement of the winners being
held back until the close OF the night
session, according to custom. The
newly elected officers. will be in
stalled Saturday, the closing day OF
the 10th continental congress.
The Daughters went on record to-
day in favor of universal military
training. There was only scatter.
ing vote against the resolution which
was presented after an effort to have
the organization recommend volun
tary service had failed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
Friendship.

The capacity for making friends, the
ability to win others to us, to fasten
them 10 our souls with hooks Of steel
to surround ourselves with those who
are loyal and true, is a wonderful
power Some possess It in marvel
Gus degree; they make friends without
clfoft. But although comparatively
few are thus gifted 1t is possible for
every one to develop the power in
greater or less degree.
"Only be admonished," as Emerson
Gays, mot to strike leagues of friend
ship with cheap persons where no
friendships can be. Our impatlence
betrays US into rash and foolish ALL
fes"--Orison SWEET Marden, In Chi.
cago Daily News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
CLIMB THAT REQUIRED NERVE
English Workman Went $50 Feet In
Air TO Make Repairs to Marconl
Wireless Mast.

The Morning Post of London gives
the description Of a climb performed
by workman in the employ OF the
Marconi company at their works in
Chelmsford. A short time ago the
highest part of wireless mast $50
feet high, higher than the cross on
the top Of ST. Paul's, was broken by a
gale. How was It TO be repaired?
ladders were out Of the question. But
the difficulties dll not daunt one OF
the workmen who noticed that the
mast was made Of quartersections
boted together and then fitted one on
top of the other. He asked, and was
given permission, TO try the climb. He
made himself belt, at the two ends
Of which were rings that would slip
over the ends OF the bolts. Thus
equipped he started 90 mount on high,
the bolts being his only means OF
support. On the first day he swarmed
up 200 feet, fitted the tackle and
descended to earth, for 1t was too cold
to proceed farther. On the second day
he was hoisted up the 200 feet, and
then, hand over hand by means of bis
rings and bolts, he got to the top Of
the mast, where he effected the reces
sary repairs. The last $50 feet OF
climbing was done in an hour. The
mans name was Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
SUED FOR $2,5oo,ooo.
Kansas City Star Sued Again BY Or
Hyde. ...

Kansas City, Mo-, April 2S.-Suit
against the Kansas City Star for 81
100000, was on file in circuit court
here today at the instance of d..
B. Clark Hyde. The suit of DR.. Hyde,
who was tried three times on a MUIR
der charge in connection with the
death of Thomas II. Swope. million
aire Kansas City philanthropist, is
based on an article printed in the
Star on July %, 1919. tei.ing Of the
dismissal of another suit brought
against the newspaper by the doctor,
The charge against Dr. Hyde eyentu-
ally was dismissed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
Priests Not Always csllbntss.

From the very beginning OF the
Catholic church it was the custom for
those entering the priesthood to re-
nounce marriage. 1t was not oblga-
tory, and the rule requiring men, who
were already married at the time OF
ordination, to separate from their
wives, was not made until the end Of
the fourth century, when Pope Siricus
forbade the clergy to marry, and or
dered the separation from their wives
of priests already married This ac-
counts for the fact that st. Peter, the
first head of the Catholic church, was a
married man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
CATTLE DROPS; BEEF HIGH.
Chicago Markets Charge Top Prices
DESPITE Market Quotation.

Chicago, April 23.--Despite the fact
that the stock yards are glutted with
cattle, and wholesale prices are drop
ping so fast that they cannot be fixed
retail butcher shops in Chicago report
ed boost in price for prime beef,
which they say is hard to get Porter
house steak was selling at Chicago to-
day at SO cents pound, sirloin steak
lat 80 cents and rib-roast beef at 40
cents. New levels may be reached by
the end of the week.
AT the stock yards three.day run
.of $4,000 steers has frightened almost
all buyers off the market and more
cattle are coming In all the time. The
price has gone down nearly SO a hun
dred weight during the last 10 days.
Steers which sold at $3.50 a few days
ago were sold at between $12 and $13
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
Shows Blood Circulating.

by fitting powerful microscope to
a motion-plcture camera Michigan
physician has succeeded in throwing
on the screen detailed pictures OF the
circulation of the blood 'rhe complete
nlm presents view Of chickens
heart ia action, demonstrates the re-
action, depicts the causes and results
q obstructed ilow and makes clear
the operation OF the eleetrocardlo-
graph In studying the heart.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
PRESIDENT SAYS
LEAGUE IS ISSUE
OF THE CAMPAIGN
Wants ii Made Chief Feature at
San Francisco
LETTER PUBLISHED TO-DAY
Only Democratic Candidate Who Has
Backed Treaty Is Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska.

Washington, April 23.-President
Wilson is determined that the League
'of Nations shall be the leading issue
.ot the coming campaign. All his en-
ergy and influence will be directed
toward making it paramount at the
San Francisco convention. He expects
the convention to nominate a candi
date who will go to the country on the
treaty issue in the hope that the voters
will drive the Senate to do his bidding
This became apparent in Washing
ton today through the publication OF
ia letter President Wilson wrote to
Jouette Shouse, delegate at large from
Kansas to the San Francisco conyen
ton. 1t is the first expression on the
Subject that has come from the Presi
dent since the defeat OF the treaty in
the Senate more than a month ago.
While it always had been we'll under
stood that the treaty fight had moi
ended so far as Mr. Wilson was con
Icerned, yet nothing until now had
come from the White House to indi
cate in the slightest degree the Presi
dents intentions. Hence the import
ance OF the announcement.
The letter reads.
| cannot help thinking that the
party is to be congratulated on the
fact that it has come to a year of
exceptional opportunity and duty.
The issue, which it is our duty to
raise with the voters of the coun-
try, involves nothing less than the
honor of the United States
and the redemption Of its most
solemn obiigations, its obligations
to its associates in the great war,
and to mankind to whom it gave
the mosta explicit pledge that it
went to Var, not merely TO win
victory in arms, but also to fol
low up that victory with the estab-
lishment OF such concert of ma
lions as would guarantee the per-
formance of peace based on
justice.
The text of the letter was not made
public at the White House, but in Kan
sas and telegraphed back to Washing
ton, officials of the White House ex
planned that Mr. Wilson had writer
the letter about two weeks ago ant
that the text was authentic.
Mr.. Wilson's letter is significant IL
its relation to the various Democratic
Presidential booms. Not one of tht
candidates is making the treaty tn,
paramount issue, unless Senator Hitch
cock, can be regarded as heir to the
treaty fight which Mr., Wilson, at the
height of the pre-convention cam
paign, reveals that he regards as 81
| important
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
HITCHCOCK WlTHDRAWs
Retres in Favor of Underwood as
Senate Leader.

Washington, April Withdrawal
of Senator Hitchcock (Neb) from the
race for Democratic leadership of the
Senate today left the field to Senator
Underwood (Ala), who will be elect
ed, probably unanimously. at the par.
ty caucus next Tuesday. The defeat of
Senator Hitchcock who led the ad-
ministration forces in their unsuc.
cessful fight for ratification OF the
treaty, had been foreshadowed. He
announced his withd. avail in letters
TO Democratic Senators.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
WILL FREE ARMENIA
Supreme Council to Make Little Ma.
ton lndepe ndent

San Reno, April 23.-Armenia is
to be created an independent state,
This decision was reached by the
Supreme Council Of the Allies today
because neither the United States nor
any other power was willing to accept
la mandate over the country.
The boundaries of Armenia have
not yet been defined and the new
republic will probably be rather con
Itraoted, as it is believed that the
smaller the country, the more easily
can it take care OF itself, because
If too many Turks are left within its
confines they might overthrow the
government,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
ss5 SHELLS TO KILL MAN
interesting Statistics Collected BY
French Scientist.

Paris. April 23.--Dr. Mercer, mem
Der Of the French Academy of Medi.
cine, after an extended investigation
has dertimed that during period of
five months in 1917 total of $780,
600 shells fell on the front of the
three French armies.
The shells. according to DR.. Mercer,
killed 1926 men and wounded 55,412,
According to his figures, It took to-
tai of 395 shells to kill one man and
fourth as many to wound one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
une the Eleetlnu Moments.

II genius like Gladstone carried
through life book in his pocket, lest
an unexpected spare moment slip from
his grasp, what should We of common
abilities not resort to, TO save the pre-
cious moments from oblivion ?--Ex.
change.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
THEODORE Walls WILL
Lyndon Literary and Biblical Society
VIII Benefit.

Morristown, N. j, April 23.-The
Lyndon (VermonD Literary and Bib
lical Society and several colleges will
benefit by the will of Theodore N.
Vail telephone pioneer, made about
six months before his death which oc.
Cured last week. This announce.
ment was made here today by Mr..
Wallis lawyers, with the statement
that an estate CT very moderate value
is indicated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
ITALIAN sovIETs PLANNED
In All the Large Cities Of Italy, Ma
tonal Council Decides.

Milan April 2.-Constitution Of
soviets as an experiment in all large
Italian cities where the proletariat is
wei organized was decided upon by
the socialist national council, in ses-
sion here today.
Propc sails to institute soviets every
where throughout Italy were rejected
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
An annuity of $50 a month

can be purchased for woman seven
ty years of age for S53S2oO. Consult
us.A list year. National Life 1ns
Co., VT (Mutual) Earle s. Kinsley
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut
land, Vt. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
TO REPEAL DAYLIGHT SAVING
Governor Smiths Entire Program is
Thrown Out.

Albany, April 23.--The daylight saw
ing repeal bill was passed and Gov
Smiths entire reconstruction and wei
fare program was killed today In rapid
order, when the Republican state
leaders hurried to the rescue of Speak
er Sweet They swung the steam rol
Ter into action in preparation for the
close Of the session tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Sunday. Colder
south portion tonight with frost,
Rising temperature in north portion
Sunday. Strong northwest winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
AMuNpsEN DRIVEN BACK
Explorer Forced to Land in Eastern
Siberia.

Nome, Alaska, April 23. (Assoc.ated
Press) Captain Roald Amundsen,
discovered of the South Pole, has ar
rived at Anadir, trading post on the
Behring Sea in Eastern Siberia, ac-
cording to "a wireless message from
Anadir, The dispatch gave no other
details.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-24
steel shIna carrv Morn

Ships built of steel are said to be
able to carry about 20 per cent more
cargo than those made Of iron.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-27

 minous coal. The day the strike began Mr. Spencer put his organization into effect throughout the country, and from then on the problem was one of distributing coal and looking after the constantly decreasing stock of the country.
 On the Job Every Day.
 Tine committee remained in practi- cally continuous session every day of the strike, including Sundays. and as rapidly as telegrams and letters came in. took immediate action.
 Back of this committee and cooper ating closely with it have been re- gionai and district local coal com mittees. picked in advance of the strike and established immediately after the strike began. On these re gionaI and local coal committees has fallen very large share of the bur den of handling the coal distribution problems from day to day. and it is to the credit of these committees that they have had minimum of clashes
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-27

nave suffered much more than ft did, and it would have been impossible to have looked after the emergency re quirements of the parts of the country in. greatest need Throughout the strike practically all of the coal moved was produced in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, although some coal was produced in Kentucky, Alabama and Wyoming and few other states. The great central competitive fields, how ever, closed down completely and out side of the stocks on hand the people in that territory had to depend entirely on the coal from the East and upon the coal in the hands of the railroads to meet just this emergency.
 At the beginning of the strike coal was delivered freely to all of the ten classes on the fuel administrators pri- ority list. krt soon afterward 1t was necessary to restrict deliveries to the first five classes, which included rail- roads. army and navy. together with other departments of the government, state and county departments and in- stitutions. public utilities. and retail dealers. and toward the end of the strike 1t was difficult in some parts of the country to meet even these re quirements, due to the fact that princi- pally in the middle West the stocks became almost exhausted and 1t was necessary to depend practically en- tirely upon the coal produced in the East. The amount which could be shipped West was limited. not by car supply, but by transportation facilities and the necessity for moving this coal West was one of the reasons for the curtailment of passenger service in all parts of the country, which nat urally led to some hardships and some complaints.
 With regard to these complaints, a careful survey shows that. taken as a whole. the country has stood re- markedly we'll the restrictions which had to be placed
 Restrictions Enforced.
 The action of the government dur ing the strike which caused the great est comment was the placing of restric- tions in connection with the use of bi- luminous coal and coke in supplying light, heat and power to stores, office buildings. manufacturing establish ments, etc. These regulations were put into effect by the railroad admin istration on the advice of the central coal committee and under authority of the fuel administrator. They were put into effect primarily as coal con- seryation measure and because prior to their issuance local regulations some times more stringent than these regr- lations. had already been laid down In many sections of the country. Prior to the issuance of these regulations the fuel ntlInlnistrAtor had issuet . M
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-27
By BRUCE cLAcETT, AssIstant to Director General of Rail-
 roads.

l have the thought that the people Of the United States would like to know how their coal supply was ham dled during the six weeks strike of bi- luminous coal miners, which has just come to an end. This was the first na- uon-wide coal strike the country ever experienced, and therefore the prob lens arising were novel. Necessarily. turing the continuance of the strike. mo exact stacks on hand could not be made public at all times. although as 70 all vital facts. the public seems to nave been kept fully informed day by gay. Uncle Sam set up his own coal ple as soon as the strike began and kept replenishiHg 1t from the mines which continued to work, but mean while the pile was being diminished more rapidly than new supplies were eoming in, and before long 1t became z question of keeping people warm atner than what industries should be eontlnued. Had the strike continued mocn longer many industries would rave had to shut down and people @rown out of work, but on the re- stacted basis to which the country ppaiiy came and with the part-time pEoouction obtained undoubtedly the os'lon could have "carried on" for 7eeks longer, if not months.
 Strike Anticipated.
 several weeks before the coal strike esean on November l it's coming was 'a'nly apparent, and therefore the @4Esctor \ general of railroads, Walker
 Hines, consulted with all the re s'vnal directors of railroads and the 2'ncipal members of hls staff. and eloeq that if the strike came 1t would se sne job of the railroad edministra- ~ ~ to make the coal produced go as
 as possible. After thorough dis
 lon the plan was adopted of allow
 ail coal mined up to the time of the cs ' proceed as billed to consieneea
 ne 'aea that once tlle strike rctu-
 pegall the railroads could look
 tAeIr own and inc eIs~sssrtcy
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-27

quest that coal for light. heat and power be conserved as much as pos sible. Just as soon as the Indian apolis settlement was reached the at torney general. following out prior arrangement, immediately notified the railroad administration, and plans were at once begun to modify restrictions, with the result that within two days after the strike was formally ended. instructions were issued to regional di- rectors permitting them to remove the restrictions as to the furnishing of light, heat and power, and also permit ting them to restore passenger trains which had taken off as coal con servation measure.
 The receipt of the word from In dfanapolis was also the signal for the releasing of instructions already prepared for the turning of empty coal cars towards mines which were ex- pected to begin operation fin order to transport the maximum production of all such mines at once.
 Control of Distribution.
 Probably there was never more unique organization ever set up in the United States than the central coal committee of the United States rail- road administration at Washington, which throughout the strike had com plete control over the distribution of coal mined and over supplies of coal in storage and on wheels on the rail- roads when the miners stopped work. The committee had back of it all the power of the fuel administration un- der the Lever act. There was no prece- dent to go by. Being bound by no precedents, 1t could go ahead in common-sense way and that is exactly what 1t did.
 Harry B. Spencer director of divi- sion of purchases of the railroad au- ministration, formerly vice president of the Southern railroad, and man of long experience in dealing with coal questions. was given the unenviable job of handling the situation as chair man of the central coal committee. Be- fore the strike actually began, he had his assistants all picked. his plans all made, his orders written and every thing prepared to take charge There fore, the evening of October 31 Dr. Harry A. Garfield. the fuel administra- tor, who had rendered his resignation months before. but whose resignation had not been accepted and whose pow CTS had only been suspended, not an nulled. was called back into service and Issued an order re-establishing control over the distribution of coal. making the director general of rail- roads his agent. and re-estahlishing the priority orders In effect during the war. Al the same time, and to pre- vent profteering. the fuel a0ministra- tor Issued orders re-establishlng the government maximum prices on bitn' <*
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-27
Needle in His Body
 For Half a Century

Elyria, O.-From humps to measles and chronic indigestion to neuritis,, Robert Myers, fifty two. had run the gamut of hu- man Illness. Recently lump appeared between his shoulder blades. It did not heal, and when the family physician was called he hurried the patient to a hos pital. There a tirnished needle with 24 inches of thread at tached was removed. Physi- clans believe Myers swallowed the needle when child and that perhaps half century it has been wandering through his body seeking an outlet. His var ious ailments are charged to the needless peregrinations.