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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-13
Todarls Rlrthdays

RI Rev John c, Farthing. Lord Bis
hop OF Montreal. born at Cincinnati,
Ohio. 50 ears ago today
Dr. A. : awrenee Lowell. president
Of Harvard University, born In Boston
64 years ago today.
Oliver H. Shoup, who has been re-
elected governor OF Colorado, born in
Champaign County, III 81 years ago
{. day
Dr Edwin F. Laid. United States
senator-elect from North Dakota,
born at Starks, Maine, 81 years ago
todaJ
Emil Seidel Socialist leader and
former mayor of Milwaukee, born at
Ashland, Pa Sc years ago today.
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MISCELLANEOUS

LOST-An Airdale terrier female,
with heavy brass trimmed collar
Answers 20 name Of Dido Reward Of
fered Phone 1851, 7stGs
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Women watch the CLICK

In our stores and factories for that
blessed hour when the days work
ends The reason is readily seen, as
the nature of their duties too often
drifts them into the horrors of all
kinds Of organic troubles peculiar to
women, causing backache, headaches,
and Titabillty Lyd a
q Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, a
simple remedy, made from roots and
herbs, may be relied upon TO over.
come these troubles. Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-13
Today,s Anniversaries

1642-New Zealand was discovered
by Tasman.
17S4-Dr. Samuel Johnson, the re.
nowned photographer. died in
London Born at Iitchheld,
England, Sept is, 1909
ls50-Nearly 100 persons we're killed
or injured when the steamer
Anglo-Norman exploded her
boilers at New Orleans
lS60-Earl OF Aberdeen, who was Brit
ish pr me minister from 1913 10
1856, died in London. Born in
Edinburgh. Jan 2S, 1884
1s71-A, T. Alderman. Attorney-Gen-
eral ri the United States, re.
signed.
1897 Michael Dayitt was injured in
a fight of political factions at
Waterford, Ireland.
1902 Brit sh and German warships
bombarded Puerto Cabello, Ven
ezuela
i91S-President Wilson and party
were received with great state
by the French Govern0ment on
their arrival at Brest
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WOODEN CLOTH

For the boys MOTHERS. you can
cut down the HIGH COST or LIVING
on your boys clothing We are selling
direct from the MIL Strong, durable
cloth. Nice line of patterns TO select
from. suitable 20 RAIL- THE FAMILY.
Wri.s us for samples.
ASHUELOT WOODEN CO..
GILSUM. n. II.
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FOR SALE-A three tenant house OF
10 rooms on Depot street. George u,
Davis, 200 Pleasant ST. 59tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-13
Tired Of Making Allowances

"You ought TO make allowances for
his shortcomings
That's true, | suppose, but on the
other hand, think I'll devote myself
in the future 10 the frierNs ! don't
have TO make so many allowances
for"
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FOR. SALB--Any part of the material
In the Lyons House. River street. now
Standard Oil property Said house TO
be wrecked. Hot water system bath
room completes windows and doors
complete with castings; flooring and all
interior, finish; slate clapboards and
rough lumber Geo. M. Hawks, 435
Main Street. cliff
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cafe From the Ghoul

WV ' VIZ VIZ NE'FVHISs
"An obscure life has its compensa-
tleAs."
"1ow SOP"
"When a citizen dies unhonored and
msung nobody is going TO dig up a
batch of his old love letters and pub
fish them as llic.ary curiosity"
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FOR sALE--ro quick buyer, owner
leaving town, double house on large
lot yielding a gross rental of 10 IL per
cent on the price asked Geo NJ,
Hawks, 1876 Main street. 6ttf
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EkpIalned.

Talk IS cheap 1.-The reason why
Is vory plain" said Rand.
III IS case whore the supply
~ far exceeds demand"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Uncle Harry Talks About the
Wonderful Progress Made
in Teaching the Blind

Joe had been playing new
record on the talking machine when
Uncle Harry came up the walk to-
wards the house. and a few min
utes later. when the mem bers Of
the club were gathered for the
evenings talk. Uncle Harry said:
Il wonder If any Of YOU read the
news published the other day about
new invention. which II ii does
all that its inventor believes II
will. ought to be great blessing
to all the blind people all over the
world"
"Why no, Uncle Harry. what is
this new inventiono" asked Helen
1t is called a TypOphOnia' and
it is the invention OF a DR.. Max
Herr. an eminent physician. whose
home is in Vienna. who has recent
ly come to the United States to
consult with American experts on
blindness and methods Of helping
the blind" said Uncle Harry.
A New Invention.
Maybe have that dispatch here
in my pocket" continued Uncle
Harry. as he began searching
through his pockets.
Sure enough. he found the clip
PING ana from II he read this BRIEF
explanation: The invention is based
on a sound alphabet devised by DR..
Herr from tn, Morse telegraph
cod \ phonoEraph record is
made OF a story in the sound Ian
guaEe. The record Is placed on an
instrument. resembling phOno-
graph. equipped with sounding
box. and the blind after becoming
familiar with III" ALPHABET is able
10 read by car rather than through
the fingers, as IN Rrsille."
The great advantage OF this in
ventiOn. as explained by Or. Herr"
added Uncle Harry. lis that all Of
III" best Literature Of every kind
can be put within tho reach Of
every blind person at cost very
much lower than that OF the Brajlle
or any other system that has ever
been suggested"
Just what is the Braille system.
Uncle Harry asked Joe
1T is method Of printing by
means Of raised characters on book
PAGES instead Of printed words II
was invented by Il French teacher
Of the blind. Louis Braille. and up
to the present time il has been the
greatest single contribution to the
education and enlightenment OF
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WAS CORNELL'S FIRST
CHINESE GRADUATE.

Afterward he went to Cornell and
was the first Chinese student to
graduate from that university. lie
has brother, or maybe it iS a
cousin, now in Washington in the
person Of DR.. Philip SEE. head of
the Chinese educational mission.
who has an interesting family here.
OF those diplomats in town now,
some of tham are summer widow
ers," like the Spanish Ambassador,
v hose wife, Nine. Riano. ran up to
York Harbor to pass about a month
with her brOther-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs Chandler Anderson,
but she will be back in day or
TWO, now. Nine. LeBretOn. wife of
he Ambassador of Argentine, and
Nine Pez=t. wife of the Peruvian
Ambassador both of whom are tour
ing Europe. won't be back until
about Thanksgiving time. according
to present prospects. Lady Geddes,
as l said. will return the end of this
month, and Nine. GrOuitch. wife of
the Minister of the Serbs Croats
and Slovenes. who has been visiting
a dozen or moro friends at various
resorts, is due back almost any day
The week opened with the Labor
Day holidays which found the city
rather deserted, though it is said
that comparatively small number
of people went away "over Labor
Day" because of the increased rail-
road rates. 1t was a rather mean
day for holiday. rainy in the morn
ing, but it cleared off in time for
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

Secretary Of the Treasury David
+. Houston went Friday to New
London. Conn. to attend the grad
uatlng exercises of the Coast
Guard cadets. From there he went
on to Woods Hole. Mass. to join
his family for the end of the week.
He viii be back this week and Mrs.
Houston and the children are re-
returning in about fortnight.
secretary Houston went to Sal
timore the middle of the week To-
attend the dinner given there by
the personnel Of the Baltimore di-
VISION OF the internal revenue The
dinner was given in honor of
Thomas Hume Mcdaniel. who has
been transferred from that division
to Hartford, Conn. and Homer T.
Gfaham, of st. Louis. who will sue
ceed Mr.. Mcdaniel. There w"ra
100 guests. Among others who
went from here were Mrs. Nc
Dannei and daughter. Miss LurN
McDanneI: the Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury and Mrs. Shous".
commissioner of Internal Revenu"
and Mrs. w. W. Williams. Assist
ant Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue and Mrs. Paul Forest Myers,
Deputy Commissioner and Mrs.
James Hegeman. Deputy Commis-
sioner and Mrs. George V Newton.
Chiet of Revenue Agents of the
United States and Mrs Frank
Boyd, Internal Revenue Agent and
Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson and col.
Daniel Porter. of the New York
division.
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blind people that has rvrr hrrr
made. All the big Libraries in rhfs
country ana Iu other countries have
departments for the blind and re0-
pla who have lost their sight may
borrow ,hs many books printed m
II" BTaiIle system. and enjoy sr0r1rs
and other writings. just as ". CO
who are fortunate IN stIl having
our sight Lot us hope that The
new Invention Of the -TypoDhonIa'
will rarTy on this excellent wgr-.
and MAX u easier fu every wsv
for blind people every WHORE 70 sn-
JOY NOR" and moro Of Jhe Eond
Literature OF tho world"
\ Famous Trip.
1t - wonderful vrat hurr pe,-
pie can l.s-n 10 do. isn't D." SAID
Joe
The accomplishments or tho blind
are so marvellous" replied Uncle
Harry. that they often mako M
feel as if I had fallen far below the
things that might have don.
There is Miss Helen Keller. for IT,
stance. She is not only blind ~
deaf. out for many Sears she W.
absolutely dumb. TODAY. she cam.
emily SPEAK fairly we'll considering
the hsndlsaTs that she has had On
overcome. bur she Is regarded as one
Cf the most intelligent a0E ,...lh--
Cned women in the world
One Cf rne iu~em1s. Do. -. -. -s Il
Congress. senator tr.r. .- t.-fs-
homa. is blind and .-. - OIL. wc--
eminent men IN G-.ar E-.rr.- S.-
Arthur Pearson. rr, ~rr.- r-l.r-nr-
Is also blind Tr, batter has dire.
ted much Of The work done IN Tu--
land for the soldiers Who vsr-
blinded in the war
There was time. ami ~7- 50
many Years ago. v'.7 a "l~. r.--
son was regarded as D. 'r.-~~ ~ .'-
most every way. TaGa-. r-r 80 -r s.
does not consider a-H0n. .-..i.~
helpless. T., matter what ..s .- hap
affection In the first place. rr.>.-
ans are a0l' 10 ne.n 7a..n', -.r.-
deal more THAN ever h.t.-s and Sd a
their SIGHT nd n rloS. ea~.~ .s ..-
SOlute blindness eyfrEtrrr- ru-~.h o
is done 10 assist blind nrra.. IN
rs aiding. and Iu l,a-u.uE Nar.r g
kinds OF trades 90 that they can .7
useful work ami thus feel that .r.
are rendering s,rNi.r ro the v-1r q
the same as other folks
Copyright. 'n2o. Dos The NC srndirate O
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
ANNA PANLOWA
HERE OCTOBER -.

Anna Pavlowa. "thc wanderer." ="
Is she calls herself. wIi return as
the first attraction Of Mrs. Wilson,
Gre,ne's season on October -. after
an absence of more than three
Years. Patronesses for her concert
include several dozen names that
are all well-kRown in Washington
society.
One Of the first Of the artists to
visit the city will +" Tom Burke,
a noted Irish tenor from the Royal
Opera. Convent Garden. London.
Burke. they say. has quite a ro-
mantle history, havin- risen from
poverty and obscurity To- recogni-
tion as one of the most gifted
singers OF the day
Burke will open the season on
october and by the end Of the
month the concert world will he in
fun swing. Extra concerts already
announced will present such artists
- -Heink who comes on
October %. Frieda Hempel, who
comes November 10: Geraldine Far
rar. Nine. Louise Homer and her
daughter. GalIi-Curci MARY Garden
and dozens of others equally we'll
known.
Some Of the visiting artists are
already well known in Washington,
some are making their first appear
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
GOWNS FOR WEDDING SHOW
EXCELLENT TASTE OF BRIDE.

OF course. the bride has been busy
between parties. getting her trou>-
se4u all in order and receiving all
SORTS Of handsome presents She
writes Of one gorgeous turquoise
blue panuc velvet evening gown with
train-Nrr first real train. sus-
rocI-sh, has had made And
Franks maid ut honor dress
~nuud,5 lovely: is of Euld satlu
with drap~ries OF Eeorgrit-. "a
slighrly low neck back and front
and short georG,ttr sleeves Her
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
SIAN STLTAN'S DAUGHTER
4 VISITOR HERE.

Another visitor Of note of the
week-eaCh week the year round has
its quota Of noted visitors. il would
seem-was Miss Tarhate Karam.
daughter Of the Sultan Of Siam. who
, came sightseeing and to greet a few
friends She is A student at the
University Of Illinois and came to
this country with Carmen AGuinaIdo.
only daughter of Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo. often referred to as the
George Washington Of the Philip
pines"
A few more weeks will find most
Of the wandering diplomats back
in our midst and perhaps a few
new ones. The French Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Jusserand are COM
ing back from their visit of sew
eraI months in France about the
first of October. The Italian Am
bassador and the Polish Minister
whose families spent the summer
in Newport, will close their cot
tages there early in October and
open their embassy and legation.
respectively. here ViscOunt d'Alte
who went to Portugal early in the
spring, returned some weeks ago
and is at Bar Harbor. but will come
bdNN " W d@ll II < TON DElOlt = ION
The Minister of Norway and Nine
Bryn. who are at SkyIand. Va. are
preparing to come home.
w. A. +. Ekengren of Sweden
and his wife, who were at Edgar
town. Mass. and Newport the
greater part of the summer-ever
since they came back from Europe
are now visiting the AIgers out
in Detroit but expect to open the
legation here before many weeks
The Minister Of Siam. Phya Prabha
Karavongse, is just back from Cape
May where he took his daughter
Miss SChwee Bunnag, over Labor
Day. His daughter stayed on a
while longer and the Minister will
join her there occasionally for
weekend visits The Minister of
Bulgaria and Nine. Panaretoff will
return next Wednesday after spend
ing month touring New England.
COLOMBIAN LEGATION
REOPENs THIS MONTH.
The end Of the month will see
the Colombian Legation open once
more. with the Minister and Nine.
Urueta and her sisters. the Misses
Tribe. back in town after passing
the summer IN remain, \. 1 Inc
Netherlands Minister and Nine.
Cremer, who are in the Neither
lands, will not return until some
time in october, maybe not until
the end of the month. The Finnish
Minister. Armas Herman Saasta-
moinen. and his wife and brother.
OnniO Herman Saastamoinen, went
home early in the summer and |
haven't heard when they will re-
turn but am pretty sure II won't
be long before they come back to
take charge of the legation. which
has been ably looked after all sum-
mer by Judge lives. who lives out
at Wardman and is quite an at
tractive and interesting young man,
He plays a good game of bridge,
too.
Uruguay's envoy. D. Jacobo Va
rels, and his family are due back
next Wednesday from Rehoboth
Beach, Del, where they spent the
late summer. Switzerland's Min
lister and Nine. Marc Peter are So
journing at their home in Switzer-
land. but will sail for these shores
before many moons now and will
bring their children with them this
time. They left them behind when
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

ance here and others are returning
to renew an acquaintance already
begun. Among these latter is the
world famous Spanish cellist. Pablo
Casals, who is scheduled to appear
twice. under the direction Of both
Mrs: Wilson-Greene and T. Arthur
Smith. Casals caused much plessur-
able excitement among music lovers
in Washington two or three years
ago when he appeared at A semi
public but very select affair given
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

baseball fans 20 sec a FAIR game out
at ;fe Florida aVcnu, hall park.
The usauI parade OF automobiles
filled with holiday makers leaving
the city that day didn't seem to be
any larger than the general Sunday
procession, and Rock Creek Park
was almost deserted. certainly the
bridal paths We're. rode i'm the
park with som" friends in the after
u""n and ."'" %ad on, other
rider the entire time
CABINET orr !. I---.,
POLITICALLY BJSN.
Labor pay found mast Of tho
cabinet still III town. but the. ere
about to distribute themselves all
over the political map in brha!g "f
the Democratic national Campa,-H
Secretaries Daniels. Meredith ard
Wilson were all on the stump on
Labor Day and the others all hav-
Important >reakiUg dates. Certain
lN before th, contest ends everyone
of the administration officials will
10" on tn" firing line Most Of the
cabinet members ar i'm town today.
however. One exception rs Sr,re-
tarI Baker vino went Yesterday to
Saratoga Springs to attend the re-
union of the Tweuiv-~tvouru N..w
York Division. II, IS du, ha,h her,
Tuesday
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

they came over for the first time in
the late winter
The other ambassadors and min
listers ! have failed to mention are
here expect those embassies and
legations without heads. including
the Belgian EmbdSsy-it has not vet
been officially announced that the
Belgian Ambassador. Baron Emil de
Cartier de Marchienne, won't come
back from Belgium where he went
ill the carly summer with his wife,
but every one seems to take ii for
granted that he isn't returning
and the Mexican En- bassy. ana the
legations Of China. Greece. DomlnI-
can Republic. Costa Rico. Panama,
Rolivia, Nicaragua Montenegro, Par
aGuay-their minister Just went
home to be resIdent-Haiti. Saliva
dOr-I think that is all. So You see
We may have that many-thirtcrn.
| think it is, new ambassadors and
ministers with us before the win
er's season is inauEurated. and a.
each will be entertained and will en-
tertain they will add much social
interest. Tnen there are several
new nations, Armenia and such.
that have ministers-elect here and
countries like Egypt that may send
ministers or minister's elect There
are apt to be many strange faces
in the corps before long
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
JAPANEGE WEDDINGS SHOW
at EER ORIENTAL CUSTOMS

Talking of weddings. did you ever
see how many there have been for
the summer time? l read some pIace
that the number of marriage H.
censes issued in August broke all
records. This subject brings to my
mind story ! read not long ago
about weddings in Japan. ran
across it in journal printed in
Japan in English.
"AnOther 5000 yen LOST is tho
remark frequently heard in LAM
nese family on the occasion OF fba
birth of daughter. The expression
is called forth by the speaker look
ing forward to the time when tba
baby girl will have reached the time
of her wedding. Such is the burden
borne by Japanese in providing a
marriage outfit that the thought Of
it occurs to those liable to be con-
cerned even at the birth of a girl
The tendency at present is 10 ru,
down somewhat in this item of ev
Pcnse to family. A Japanese mar-
azinc. called Housekeeping, in a plea
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train is separate. and the sash is Of
satin faced with the georgette. It
is at the right side back and about
ten inches wide. The bow hangs
open and is lined with gold cloth
and the ends form the train. She
wore gold slippers with it and big
black velvet hat f1ared off of tn,
face in front. The bridesmaids wore
hluc and gold taffeta and chiffon
gowns. and my dress was to have
heen all of the blue, turquoise blue
But I won't talk about that, for I'm
terribly diSannOintedi
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

at Mrs. Thomas Gdns fer the Brit
ish-Americzn war relief fund. He
was scheduled to appear in Wash
ington again twice last year but
came only once. a. soloist VITA the
Philadelphia Orchestra.
MISS WILLIAMS ENTERTAINs
WITH SOUTHERN FOLK SONGS.
Miss Louise Alice williams. Of
Georgia celebrated for folk stories
and folk songs OF the old negro or
the South, gave q Southern evening
at Boiling Field Thursday night
for the L. S. Army Aviation Corps
stationed there, before an sppre-
cIative assemblaRe Of the birdmen.
Miss Williams was assisted by
Miss Sanford Macdonald Norris a
gifted sviolinist Of Baltimore, who
played several violin numbers and
gave an artistic imitation OF the
wind Introduced into one OF Miss
Williams negro short stories
Miss Williams recital was also
given recently at the Marine Bar
racks. when she was assisted by
an orchestra OF the Marine Band
who played with their usual artistic
proficiency groups OF plantation
melodies and other selections: and
At Quantic0. where the audfpnce
consisted of nearly 1000 Marine.
and on which occasion the Wash,
ington Boy Scout Band. Al the tirnn
guests Of the Marines. PLAYED old
southern melodies Gen and Mrs
John A. Lejeune attended the To-
citsl at Quantico. Friday evening
Miss Williams. assisted by Mise
Norris. entertained for the L. $
drla-
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
DIR. kOO'S ABSENCE
Is REGRETTED.

Among the diplomats VINO VIII
not be. as I've said. in Washington
this winter to the regret Of all. rs
the Chinese minister. DR.. Wcnug
ton kOo DR. EoO. YOU know. has
been appointed to the post Of min
ister al St. James and will leave
this country about Christmas to
take over his new charge / haven't
heard whether or not he will take
his two cunning youngsters with
him. but probably they will be sent
home to China to be placed in the
care of their grandparents Their
pretty young mother died here two
years ago Of influenza, leaving Wei
lington junior. a fine. sturdy IittI.
chap Of about five. and Patricia. Il
baby girl. mOtherIess
They are darling children. quite
American. speaking only few
words of their native tongue and
dressing and playing exactly as
though they were really truly little
nieCes and nephews of Uncle sam
DR.. Koo was abroad. in Paris. att
tending the peace conference at
first. last winter, and the babies
were left in charge of the legation
staff, who collectively and individ-
ually were their slaves. Their
father returned early in the summer
and the family have been summer
ing on a farm down near Annapolis.
In assuming charge Of the lega-
tion at ST. James Dr.. Koo will be
exchanging post with the present
Chinese minister to Great Britain.
Dr.. Alfred Sze. who has been or
dered to Washington.
DR.. SEE is already well known in
this city, having been a student at
one time of Central High School and
later member of the legation staff
here While at Central, it is re-
membered. he took quite an active
part in the cadet corps and as an
officer of one of the companies led
his men to victory in the annual
competitive drills. That was before
the day when it became fashionable
to shave ones queue and Lieut. Sze
wore his tucked up under his cadet
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
NACATIONISTS LEAVING
SIMMER RESORTS.

With tho temperature falling a.,
the seaside and Northern resorts.
yacationists and others are pulling
Up stakes and leaving for White
sulphur Springs Already the sum
mer crowds have disappeared and
many guests from New York. Ros-
ton. Philadelphia and Chicago are
beginning 10 nut in their arnsa--
ance. Labor Dav brought more
guests than usual for this time ~
the year. and although nothing o'
any great excitement went on. the
day was well filed In the line NJ
entertainment Mr and Nrs Fred
eriCk Lewiston gave pf.-i. On
CONTINUED on PADE THREE.