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The diamond drill., 1921-02-05
LANSING
LETTER
THREE NEW DEPARTMENTS ,
PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR
Bills Sent 10 Legislators and Early
Action Looked For; Many Bodies
to Be Abolished.

Definite indication OF a busy session
OF the fifty-first Legislature is shown
by the number Of bills going into the
legislative hopper
Governor Groesbeck last week sent
to the house and the senate. bills pro
viding for the reorganization OF three
branches Of the state government by
creating department OF agriculture.
department of conservation and anoth-
or to be known as the industrial and
labor department.
The diamond drill., 1921-02-05

First publication January %. 1921
last February 9. 1921.
PROBATE NOTICE
Copy
STATE OF MICHIGAN
The Probate Court for the County
sf Iron.
Al session OF said Court held a.
the Probate Office in the City OF Crys-
ial Falls, in said County, on the 18th
day OF January, A. d. 1921.
Present: Hon. Fred r. Murphy.
Judge Of Probate.
in the Matter OF the Estate
OF Michael G. Heath. deceased.
Mrs. Eva Gibson and Or. Peter Nc
Murohde, having filed in said court
their final administration account
and their petition praying for the al
lowance thereof and for the assign
ment and distribution Of the residue
Of said estate.
1T IS ORDERED, that the 18th
day OF February, A. d. 1921, at ten o.
clock in the forenoon. al said Probate
Office, be and is hereby appointed for
examining and allowing said account
and hearing said petition.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED, that
public notice. thereof be given by pub
lication OF a copy OF this order. for
three successive weeks previous 10
said day OF hearing. in The Diamond
Drill, q newspaper printed and circu
lated in SAID County.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
BENEFIT OF HIGH SCHOOL
"Her Own Money" at Opera House
: BY New York Cast.

The successful New York comedy,
Her Own Money" will be presented
in the Opera House the evening of
Friday, Feb. II, by the Percival
Vivian Players. These players are
a high grade New York city company
In fact, they are successors to the
famous Ben Greet Players.
II is unusual for so good a company
TO come to Bennington. The local
II gh school has been able to make
favorable contract with the producer
and thus IS able to offer tickets at a
lower price than is usual for a play
OF this character The best seats are
Sc ng for a dollar and a half. There
are few fairly good seats at dol
lar The poorer seats are selling for
seventy-five and fifty cents.
Ticket vouchers may be bought
from high school pupils. The profits
are for the school.
In Her Own Money a husband IS
Concerned in a business crisis which
makes It necessary for h m to raise
two Thousand dollars at once in order
to protect previous investment and
reap a handsome profit During the
course of several years. ihs wife has
secretly saved this sum out OF the
money that he has given her for the
household expenses: but She now
hestates to lend It to him lest he
should neg'ect to pay It back. Her
reason for this hesitancy IS that
shortly after their marriage, she hau
leaned him five hundred of her own
money. whereupon he had ineorporat-
ed / In his growing business instead
Of returning IL II cash
In this situation the wife now takes
recource in an amiable subterfuge.
She lends the full sum to friendly
nelehbor. WIG in turn advances Z, on
bus ness terms. to her husband. The
husband swings his deal and returns
the money to the neighbor; but when
the latter makes out check to the
order of the heroine, his own wife OBJ
serves the operation through a win
dow and beng an abno-mally jealous
wcman kicks up a disturbance that
eadg TO disclosure Of the whole
affa The husband turns so angry
at the doube dealing that he leaves
his home The last act brings him
back, duly repentant and finally con
yinced that he was in the wrong.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
Resolutions

AS 1t has p'eased the Almighty to
remove from our midst by death our
esteemed friends and brother Frank
A. Wahlquist, who has for many
years occupied a prominent rank IN
our m DIST, maintained under all cir
cumstanCes a character untarn shed,
and a reputation above reproach.
BE 70 therefore resolved, That by the
death Of Brother Wahlquist We have
sustained the loss Of friend whose
fellowship was an honor and n
pleasure to enjoy
We offer to his bereaved family
and mourning friends. to whom sor-
row has hung her sable mantle, our
heartfelt coincidence and pray that
infinite goodness may bring speedy
relief to their burdened hearts and
inspire them with the consoat on
that hope in the future and faith in
God give even in the shadow of the
tomb.
BE it further resolved, That n copy
of these resolutions be du'y recorded
on the minutes of our lodge and a
copy be sent to the family of sour
deceased brother and publ shed In the
Massachusetts Workman. And our
charter be draped for period Of
thirty days
Patrick Mulqueen,
John Freltag.
William Gee,
Committee on Resolutinos.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
5oTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon
n. MeEoWen Of Findlay, Ohio.

On January 27th, 1921, Mr. and Mrs.
Harmon II McBc wen OF Findlay.
Ohio. celebrated their 5Oth wedding
anniversary. They were united n
marriage January &C., 1871 N Erie,
Pa.
Mr.. McEOwen was born in Benning
ton. October 10, lS43, son of John
Van Der Speigel McEowen. He en-.
listed at the outbreak OF the C:Vl
War in 1861 and partlo pated IN the
battles OF Fcrt Donaldson, Shiloh lie
was disabled at the Sc ge OF CorInth
and was obliged 10 leave the service
for time He re-enlisted in Bat.
terry b, First Regiment, Il ght Artil.
cry at New Jersey and participated
in all the engagements n which his
battery took part, from the crossing
OF Rapidan to the surrender OF Lee
He severely wounded his hand and
shoulder in the seige OF Petersburg
Va.
Mr. McEowmen spent his boyhc od
in Bennington and for portion OF the
time was on his uncles' farm, the late
Judge enjamin ON OF Shaftsbury.
He Is a nephew Of the late Sidney and
Daniel McEowen, merchants who oc.
cupied the store now known as the
DrySdale store. this store having been
built Or their occupancy by the late
Trenor w Park
Mr. McEowen Is and has been Cor
many years connected with the Ohio
oil company OF F.ndlay
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
VERMONT WILL
CONTINUE TOVOTE
AS OTHERS VOTE
State Will Not Return to Sept
ember Elections
SENATORS ALL OPPOSE IT
Adopt Amendment Permitting Certain
Defendants TO Waive Trial
by Jury.

Montpelier Feb. 3.-The seventh
proposal Of amendment to the state
const tuition which would have re-
stored September elections and
October sessions OF the legislature
was rejected by the senate this morn
ing without one vote in its favor.
On the other amendments, consid-
cred before the senate went into exc
cutive session, the committee rece "
ed a fifty-f reimbursement. No. 4,
abolishing jury trials n book ac-
counts cases, failed of tive thirds
vote, although a majority Of the SEN
ate favored the proposal. No. S, per-
hitting defendants to waive jury
tr ais In misdemeanor cases, was
adopted.
IN the house this morning Mr.. Mil
Ter of Peacham undertook to have
house bin 81, establishing commits
sion of foreign and domestic COM
morce, reconsldered, but on rising
vote th motion was rejected by
vote Of 10l to SO.
II. 80 The anti daylight saving
biz came into the house today under
an adverse report and Mr.. Luce of
pOmfret undertook to preserve its
life by reading what New Hampshire
had just done in pass ng similar
bill On his motion the bill was made
a special order for $50 p. m. Tuesday
Feb. 10.
The nomination Of John =. Weeks
as director Of state institutions was
confirmed in the senate tn morning.
Senator Carpenter of Franklin coun-
ty introduced in the Senate new pro
posal Of amendment to the constitu-
ton. requiring person to be able TO
read to be entitled to the privilege Of
voting. The proposal was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Stearns OF Johnson presented in
the House this afternoon number of
petitions which he had received ask
ing for the re-establishment OF the
normal schools at Castleton and John
SON These included: petition from
Edward Nichols of Brldport and 81
others: from Mrs, Alfred Payne OF
Cornwall and 80 others; from Mrs D.
o. Foote of Charlotte and 33 Others;
from Miss Mary Z. Mcdonald of Char
Iotte and l07 others: and from Mrs. II.
d. LaBatt and 800 others Of Arlington.
These petitions were referred to the
educational committees. Mr. Stearns
also presented a petition from Charles
z. Mayford Of Johnson and 25 others
asking for an earlier date for the
opening Of the deer season. This peti.
ton was referred to the committee on
fish and game.
The signature Of Governor Hartness
Is a ! that is now needed TO make
laws Of II I. increas 'ng the pay of
Justices Of the supreme court and su'
perior judges and II. 95 repeating the
law requiring the annual vote on liquor
licenses. Both these measures passed
the Senate this morning under sus-
PENSION OF the rules. Senator Cobum
of Chittenden county moving for sus
reudnc the rules on the justices
salary bill and Senator Foster on the
other measure. S. IA, increasing the
pay of assistant judges from three to
five dollars day was ordered to
third reading in the Senate. after the
adoption OF the committee amendment
making the pay 81 day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
MERCY EXTENDED TO
IRISH REBEL LEADER
Death Sentence imposed on Joseph
Murphy COMMITTED TO Life
Term

Dublin, Feb 2.--The death sentence
imposed on Joseph Murphy, convicted
by a court martial of having led an at
taek in Cork October against the mill
tary. has been commuted TO life I'M
prisonment The date set for the ex.
eeution was February g.
At general headquarters It was said
that although there was convincing evi-
denee OF the guilt of Murphy It was con
sidered an act of mercy TO commute
the sentence N view OF the anxiety
through which the prisoner had passed
by the repeated postponement Of his
execution Altogether four dates had
been set for the execution Of Murphy.
Dublin Castle reports that this morn
ing. near Dunlaven, County Wicklow,
Robert Dixon, magistrate, was shot
dead, AMI his SON. James, seriously
wounded while resisting armed men
who demanded money from them.
The submarine cab.es from Burton
port to A1ranmore Island County Done
gal were cut ard the telegraph wires
in the Dunfaneghk district were sever
ed six times in January. Mails for
Dublin Castle are now daily dropped
within the grounds Of the castle by
alrplanes,
Four policemen were ambushed last
night at Dromoleague, County Cork. by
q party Of twenty men One Of the con
stables was killed and one seriously
wounded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
HOURS OF LABOR
Subject Of Lively Hearing at the
Statehouse.

StateNOuSe'
Mcntpelier. Feb. 1.-One of the liv-
lest hearings in the histroy of the
present session was held before the
committee on commerce and labor this
evening. The bill under cons dera-
tion was H32. prov ding for a nine
and.a half-hour day and As hour week
for women and minors,
The committee room was crowd
ed and the exchanges between the
various speakers were spirited and at
times personal so that the audience
was IN a roar OF laughter nearly half
the time.
Alexander Ironsides of Barre, speak
ing in behalf Of organ zed labor, de-
tended the measure at some length as
a matter of justice and humanity. Sen
ato~ Villas OF Chittenden county, who
intro duced the bill, took on himse (
the chief burden of defense. He ad-
nj tied that while some OF its prov s.
ions might be too drastic he thought
that concession could be made by
both parties so that useful meas
ure could be evolved.
Manufacturers and employers OF
labor from many parts of the state
were present and spoke at length in
regard to the desire of working wo-
men for overtime. Harry Daniels Of
Montpei or, former senator, provided
most Of the humor of the evening by
his sharp replies and questions, fred
principally at Senator Villas and Mr..
Ironsides, and Representative Warner
Of Ludlow told of the large amount
of money which the working women
had earned in the wooden mills during
the last two or three years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
AGAINST PREPARATION CLAIMS
German Reiohstau Parties Agree on
the Subject

Berlin. Feb. 2.--The Reichstag
parties through ther leaders today
seconded the Governments attitude to
reject the reparation terms decided
hy the allied Premlers at Paris. The
debate, which lasted three hours,
was dispassicnate, barring interup.
tions during the Communist leaders
speech the sole dissenting note In the
Parliamentary chorus OF approval.
Editor al comment generally as
sumes that further Developments lie
in the d rect'on of the Governments
ability to formulate counter propc sails
which VIII pave the way for amicable
negotiat ons in London.
The prevalent opinion was that DIR.
Slmons had not burned his bridges
behind him and that his presentation
of the German attitude m ght enable
him to gain important time beth In
anticipating the attitude of the new
American Adm nistration and In
reaching definite settlement OF the
fate Of Upper Silesia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
STOLEN BONDS FOUND
More Than Half Of S446,ooo Has
Been Recovered.

New York, Feb. 3.--More than half
OF the S446O00 in Liberty bonds stol-
en- by bandits on November 80 from
two messengers employed by the
banking firm of Kean, Taylor & Co.
Of Nassau street were recovered
yesterday when representatives OF
the brokerage house of q F. Chllds
& Co. OF 120 Broadway took 100000
OF them to the Federal Reserve Bank
to TRANSFER for bonds Of smaller de
nom nations After an investigation
it was learned that s145,OO0 the
bonds were also the Chicago office
OF the Childs company
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03

FINES RUN THE COURT
Large Sum in Fines by Municipal
judge Meauher.


Fines and costs imposed in Benningr
ton municipal court during the year
ending February have more than paid
the salaries Of the presiding judge, VIII
liam j. Meagher, and the county pro-
scouting officer, Collins M. Graves
Judge Meagher has just made his re-
turns from the fourth quarter Of the
fiscal year and finds that the total
for the IL months amounts to $3276.62.
Fines imposed, following the Decem-
Der raid which collected a number of
slot machines, constituted large por-
ton Of the sum collected during the
last quarter, which was the largest
during the year. but there have been
several instances in which penalties
have been in excess Of the general run
of business in municipal court.
Apparently, persons who have stray
ed from the straight and narrow way
as prescribed by the statutes have
been footing the bills so far as local
court expenses are concerned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
JANUARY WEATHER REVIEW
Month Warmer than Normal, Says
Prof ostrander Of Amherst

Month Warmer than Normal, Says
Prof ostrander Of Amherst
Amherst. Feb1.-Prof. J. E Ostrand-
er, state meteorological at the Massa-
chusetts agricultural college submits
the following remarks and observa
I ons on the weather for January. He
says: "The weather for the month was
somewhat warmer than normal, and
precipitation comparatively small
The snow on the ground at the begin
ming of the month soon me ted and the
ground was practically free from snow
during the whole month. A few light
snow storms occurred but the warm
days which followed each storm soon
left the ground bare. Two short peri
DDS OF zero weather occurred after the
middle of the month,
The maximum barometer was 5000
inches on the 10Th. the minimum was
% 40 inches on the 18th; mean barom-
ter 80 Ill inches. The highest tenn
perature was 90 degrees on the 2nd,
the lowest was six below zero on the
10Th. the mean hourly was 266 de-
grees; the warmest day was the 2nd,
1876 degrees, coolest day four degrees
on the 18th: the create { daily range
was 80 5 degrees on the 20th mean rel.
atlve humidity 1872 per cent, the total
precipitation was two inches, total
precipitation was two inches, total
amount Of snow "a inches. The total
wind movement was 5616 miles, great.
est daily movement 465 miles on the
25th; least daily movement Al miles
or the 1st. There were 10 clear days,
II fair and 10 cloudy days with l67
hours OF sunshine or 81 per cent Four
gales were recorded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
CARL DANFoRrH GOES OVER"
Taken to Workhouse Under Sentence
For Old offence.

Taken to Workhouse Under Sentence
For Old offence.
Sheriff Perry p Gardner left We'd
nesday for Windsor with Carl Dan
forth, who will serve sentence Of
not more than FIVE or less than four
months in the house Of correction
for the theft of livery rig from
Nicholas Cone In 1915
Since the offence was committed
Danforth has had a somewhat specta-
cular career During the years since
he was arrested for the theft of the
horse and wagon he has broken out
of Renn ngton county jail. has es-
capped from the custory of Bennington
county officers and has served term
in one Of the Massachusetts reforma.
tories, In addition made a spectacu.
lar escape from the custody of a Wi.
Jamestown officer
Danforth had been In bennington
for some time before his latest arrest
and sentence imposed by Judge VII.
liam j Meagher in municipal court
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
Vermont state iaipiuis
2OseptiS .,nnr
MILLIONS LOST
IN RECEIVE RSHIP
Iron Manufacturing Company to
Sue Shipping Board
WRANGLE OVER CONTRACT
Litigation for Damages Of St3,o0o,oo
to Be Brought by New London
Concern.

New London, Conn, Feb. 3.--A suit
in which the damages are set at $13..
100000 will be brought by the Groton
Iron Works, belonging to the C. w.
Morse sh p building concern, against
the shipping board
The Groton Iron Works recently
emerged from receivership which
followed a controversy over contracts
with the emergency fleet corporation.
Morse claims that the receivership
caused him financial oss.
Morse cla ms that the receivership
caused him financial loss.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
WOMAN WON'T BE A JUSTICE
Mrs. Smile Thinks a Woman Who
Worked Should Have Honor

Montpelier, Jan. 31.--Mrs. Harriet
Smile, who at the November election
was elected justice Of peace In Mont
pelier, stated this evening that she
would not act In that capacity SO there
will be vacancy in the list in Mont
pelier.
Governor Hartness will have to
appoint successor Mrs SMILES
objection to accepting the duties,
which become hers Tuesday morning,
is that some one who has been more
active in the suffrage movement should
be entitled to the first appointment,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
NEW plTTsFlELD THEATRE
To Be Erected This Year by Kelton B.
Miller

Phtsfield, Feb 2.-Pittsfield is to
have new theatre with a seating
capacity Of 1000 persona Kelton B.
Miller, editor aud publisher OF the
Berkshire Eagle, is to build on the
east side of North street and expects
to have 1t compelled by Thanksgiy-
ing. The playhouse will be tn largest
and finest in the commonwealth west
of Springfield.
The plans as drawn by Architect
George r. Haynes. have been approved
by Mr. Miller and contractors will
have the estimates in so that the con-
tract may be let Immediately upon his
reutrn from Florida The policy OF
the theatre has not been determined.
A large organ will be one of its nota-
BILE features.
Theatre will have an entrance
from North street through one of the
stores in the Miller block. 1t will
cover all the plot in the rear and will
have a frontage on Renne avenue of
1884, feet and 101 feet east and west.
The stage viii be on the south end.
The proscenium opening will be as
large as the Metropolitan opera house
in New York. The building will be
of fireproof brick construction. One
exterior stone front of the Miller block
will be transformed into an ornate
theatre front
There will be one balcony no por-
tion of which will project over any
Of tho main auditorium seats, This
will make possible a balcony Of slight
slope. When carried over the audito-
rum the front must be raised so that
those IN the rear seats are given a
view at point high enough on the
curtain line to see the stage settings,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
SIX SINN FEINERS
KILLED IN NIGHT
ATTACK ON POLICE
Party of Several Hundred Lost
Some Wounded
FOUR DEAD IN AMBUSH
Lord Eunsany, irish Poet and Play
write, to Be Tried by Court
heplI5 leRisW

Skibbereen, County Cork, Feb. g.
Six members of a party OF Sim
Feiners. sad to number several hun
dred We're killed and several more
were wounded N an attack last night
upon a detachment Of l5 ptlice Off
GERS. The police sustained no casu.
alties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
APPOINTMENT is SURPRISE
Brattlehoro's New Municipal Judge is
Sc Years Old

Bratt'ehero, Feb Attorney
Frank y. e, stowe. who was appoint
ed Judge of Brattleboro Municipal
court by Gov James Hartness was
clerk OF the Windham County court
from 1907 to 1920, resigning last
summer The fact that he was a
candidate was known by only a few,
so his appd ntment came as a general
surprise.
He is Sc years cid, a native Of VIII
mington
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03

ten failure, Sharp was all right
but the rest Of them were utter
failures. 1t was all due to the
appointment Of society men
pink tea fellows. Why, we
couldn't get anywhere. We
had George McFadden over there
and he did in three days what
the diplomats couldn't do in three
months.
Before the supply service was CO
everybody Mr. Dawes said,
was pull ng in different directions
I'VE have got the same trouble
here" he added, with ten cabinet OF
hcers each trying to get everything
for himself, regardless of the com
mon welfare. The President ought to
stop It,
Mr. Dawes said mistakes were
made. He added:
But am glad that there is de
sire In some quarters to make
permanent and honorable record
OF what our men dvd. There have
been complaints that our surplus
In France was sold 1t would have
kept 10000 men there trying to
guard 1t while we peddled 1t On
small lots. The men were
brought home, and the best bar
gain Of the war was in the sale Of
that stuff to France.
New, here is how we sod 1T.
Members Of our commiss on, in.
cludng Judge Parker sat down at
a table with the French We la d
our cards down ! told our friends
that some Of us had suggested
different prices, that this bird
Parker was a hardboiled egg, and
was standing out for $450OOO'OOO
4 said that | thought $40O,O00OOO
was far, and we traded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03

Dublin, Feb. 3.-Four men are
dead as the result of an ambush OF
squad of auxiliary police at Ba imlee,
near here yesterday, two OF the
wounded dying last night Details Of
the attack have not been received.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03

Dublin, Feb. 3.--I4ord Dunsany.
poet and playwriter, who was arrest
ed recently after a search OF Dunsany
castle is alleged to have disclosed a
number OF shotguns and other sport
ing arms, wll be tried by court mar
tai at Ki,mainham court house on
Friday.