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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
NORTH BENNINGTON

aSNIrs. s. Tacey Of School street is
very i'll with infanatory rheumatism
<Mrs. John; Upton Nof Dunstable
Mass. and Miss Ethel Carr of Dor
chester, Mass are guests at the home
pf A. S. Payne.
Miss Dorothy Rawson entertained
her young lady friends at a, tea party
IN thejawn at thesBaptIst tatsonase
"wednesday afternoon. W 3
%sThes Afternoon aessiops OF Cbautau
qtra win start at o'clock and the
etening programs will begin at
Otclocky daylight saving timeq sug
"a delegation OF ladies from ttie 10
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

the late Eben Ray of White Creek
died at home OF Mrs. Harriet Ray,
Aug. IS, after long illness. She
had resided witt Mrs. Ray at White
Creek. where she had been tenderly
cared for four years. Her funeral was
held from her late home, Saturday af-
ternoon. interment being in Rosewood
cemetery. Rev. Edward Niles ofiiciat-
ed. The deceased was born IN Tom
hammock, ~ Y, in 1910 and was the
widow OF Andrew Clapper, Prior 70
her removal to White Creek she was
a resident of Florida for4..30.. years.
The floral tributes were beautiful
Mr., and AIRS Frank Eafior aud AFR.
and Mrs. Clyde Fuller motored TO
Lake ST. Catherine Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
ed to Bennington.

Hurrah for the Grange picnic ut
Lake Lauderdale Wednesday,
Bennington County Agent Teaehout
held fowl culling demonstration at
the home of George Bouplon Monday.
A good sized delegation was in at
tendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Rice OF Shafts
bury were callers in the Valley Fri.
day.
Clayton Barber, who was driving
near the residence OF S. r. lake, was
recently attacked by a bull that lad
strayed from a pasture The horse
was knocked down and the wagon
broken 0ut the boy succeeded in driy-
ing the bull off without further
trouble.
Mrs. B. w. Niles, Misses Minnie and
Jean Niles and Rev. L. G. Niles mo-
tored to Troy Friday.
Mr., and Mrs. Edison Lake have pur-
chased a new Franklin Sedan car.
Mrs Lottie Ray clapper, sister of
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements

Advertisements.
Everything you want to eat at the
Checker Line.
Ripe cantaloupes and Bender mel
ons- Checker Line market.
Harry Wills and brother William II.
Wills are attending the races at Sara
t9ga tciAay.
Miss Catherine Butter Of Rutland
is spending two weeks with Mrs. Har-
ry Hufnagel
Miss Bernadette Laflamme Of YER
gennes Is. guest Of her sister, Miss
Irene LaFlamme
Miss Emma Bishop of Coaticook, r.
O. Is guer. of Mr. and Mrs. George
Gatchell OF Union street.
The Second Congregational chapel
service will be omitted tonight on ac-
count OF the Chautauqua.
Russell G. Graves, who has been
visiting IN town for the past week
has returned TO his home in New York
city.
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Stewart
Of Philadelphia are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs George Weeks Of Imperial
Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Inland Carpenter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris l,abonte Of Me-
chanlcyile were guests Tuesday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Hemenway.
Mrs. George Graves returned Tues
day from New York city where she
has been to see her daughter. Mrs.
Harold Hazeltine, OFF for England
Superintendent OF Schools D. ".
McClelland and family have returned
10 Bennington Mr.. MoClelland at
tended the Superintendent Con.
ference at Burlington the first two
weeks Of August and since then has
been with hi family visiting Mrs.
McClelland's people in Richiord, Vt.
There will lie special meeting Of
The catholic Daughters OF America
Thursday evening August rs, when
the national director, Mrs Mary Lar.
kin Of New York, will makeian Official
visit The meeting will he held at
Knights OF Columbus hail at g Is and
every member Is requested to be
present.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
Gratitude

We wish to express our gratitude
tor,e many friends who were so un-
firing in their deeds of kindness and
devotion during my recent long illness
at the Putnam Hospital In sending
fruit and flowers and cheering words.
Especially grateful are we for the
bountiful kindness OF the brothers,
and sisters OF TIE First Baptist
church and the Odd Fellows and Re
bekah lodges OF Bennington.
Lila May Chase,
Glare Bonynge Chase.
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all receipts over this sum will 80 to-
wards local Improvement This should
interest every one to assist by their
attendance in swelling the receipts
from the sale of tickets, for our own
village will receive the bo1 efits, The
Chautauqua opened this afternoon
and will continue through Friday and
Saturday. Single admissions can be
obtained for any afternoon Or evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
WsshInaton lryIna.s Love.

Wa 'hington Irving wac the young
esi of II children. He was beir ,ihed
10 Matilda Hoffman, daughter ~
prominent lawyer. In whose ofiirr Iry-
Ing Ind finished his legal stu'lles. Her
death. In 1900, was the great aflllc.
tian of his lie. ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
cal W. c. 7, U. visited the Vermont

cal W. I. i. L visited the vermont
Soldiers Home in Bennington Tues,
day afternoon. They were accompan'
led by Mrs Jean Helms of Phi, del
phla, who delighted the old soldiers
with several vocal solos. The ladies
then motored to the Town Farm,
where Mrs Helms again generously
treated those present to several Sc
lections Mrs, Helms Is a guest OF
Mrs, Q. r. Hawkins of South Shafts
bury, M va
The local Chautauqua committee
would like to hayeait perfectly under
stood that a fixed sum was guaranteed
to the Ghautauqua bureau for tie
three days" entertainments, and that
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EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THRoAr,
GLASSES PROPERLY FITTED

Dentist and Aurist 10 North Adams
aospitai Recently In charge Of eye.
ear. nose and throat services at Post
Hospital. Eastern Department Head
quarters
Tel. s72 NJ. ,ooniin Block. No. Adams
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

Worry, which is nearly always born
IN ignorance ani hurled In repentance,
is more hurting to man than is the
thing nj which he Worries. --Arkansaw
Thomns Cat.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
Possibly the Peace Treaty.

Washington. Sept. 22.-The an.i-beer bill virtually monopolized sena-e at tention today but made no galway
 The legislation, the an-i-saloon leagues activities. and acts Of federal prohibition agents were scored in an address of three hours by Senator Shields, and later the senate got into a parliamentary tangle which xas not un- travelled when it adjourned until tenor row
 A motion by Senator Sterling. in charge of he bill, to give it right of way and displace the pending Panama tolls measure was made late in the cay but after a wrangle as to whsfher the motion was debatable. adjournment was taken without reaching a decision.
 The outlook for he bill was compli- eated further by announcement of pans to call up the tax revision bill tomor- Tow. The question before the senate was whether the beer measure should be held until disposed of, blocking the tax bill and possibly the peace treaties. All sorts of predictions were .n ci-clla- ton but it appeared possible tha. some decision would be reached tomorrow.
 Opponents of the prohibition legisla- ton refused steadfastly today gran, unanimous consent to expedite the beer bill and threatened to continue obstruc- tive tactics.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
RACE SUICIDE IN NEW
 ENGLAND EXTERMINATING STOCK

New York, Sept. 22-Race suicide in New Englandl is exterminating the stock which laid the foundation of the repub- lie, Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn told the Second International Congress of Eugen- ics tonight at its opening session. Noted scientists from many parts of the world attended.
 Dr. Osborn, who is president of the congress, declared the very existence of the family was threatened by what he called a rampant individualism not only in art and literature, but in the entire social institution.
 Tn New England" he said, cen tury has witnessed the passage of a many child family to a one-child family. The purest New England stock is not hold ing it's own. The next stage is a mo- child marriage and the extinction of the stock which laid the foundation of the republican institution of this country"
 Dr. Osborn expressed the opinion that the melting pot theory gave little prom ise of advancing racia. virtues.
 Put three races together" he said. "and you are as likely to unite the vices of all three as the virtues. The right ! of the state to safeguard the character and integrity of the races on which the future depends Is, to my mind. as in- eontestable as the right to safeguard the i health and morals of it's people. Science has enlightened government as to the i prevention and spread of diseases. Il ! must also enlighten government in the members of society, the spread of feeble. mindedness of idiocy and of all mora
 and intellectual, as well as physca | diseases"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
CONSIDERING QUESTION OF
 ALBANIA AND SERBIA

Geneva, Sept. 22 Cby the A P.)-The assembly of the league of nations ad- mitted three more small states, Ltt- via, Esthonia and Lithunia, to rem- bership this morning, and in the af- ternoon, the political committee took up the question of Albania and Serbia.
 Lord Robert Cecil. representing South Africa, asked for immediate considera- tion of the Albanian-Serbian discussion. This was opposed by H. A. L. Fisher Great Britain; M. Reynald, France and Marquis De ImperiaH Italy, who sup ported a motion to adjourn decision un- til the British, French and Italian gov ernments could procure dstailed news concerning events in Albania
 Lord Robert insisted that the league could not procrastinate when mem Der appealed to it under circumstances such as Albania appealed to Geneva. MT. Fisher thought that they would be able to have the informat ton soon, and the question was put over on the un- derstanding that the discussion would not be further delayed whathcr infor nation from the governments should he flor incoming or not.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
1000 SPENT BY MINERS
 IN UNAUTHORIZER STRIKE

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 22-Led by Frank Harrington, president of the IIlinons Coal Miners, the anti-adminis- tration element in the convention of the United Mine Workers ofAmerica fought today for the convention's rejection of the recommendation of John L. Lewis, in ternational president, to require the Illinois officials to give an itemized ac- counting for S27,OOO spent in an unau- thorized strike two years ago.
 The fight with the administrations supporters, which continued throughout the day without a test of strength, will be resumed at the convention sessions tomorrow. Debate, however, showed a division among the Illinois delegates,o some of them opposing Farrington's stand. Conner David, of Coulterville, Illinois, offered an amendment to Lewis recommendation proposing that the unions executive board be instructed to enforce it's decision calling for the ac- counting.
 Mir. Harrington as the principal speak CT during the debate, insisted that the issue before the convention was one of the invasion of the rights of district au- tonomy.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE
 UNEMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE

Washington, Sept 22-Ten additional members of the national unemployment conference which meets here Monday were announced by Secretary Hoover. They are:
 Mrs. Sarah Conboy New York, secre- tary of the United Textile SYorkers- of president of the Buckwin Coal Co.
 John D. Ryan, New York, the United Metals Selling Go.
 Benjamin Strong. New York, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
 NJ. F. Tighe, Pittsburgh, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers.
 James F. Gibson. Seattle, president of the Waterfront Employers Union.
 Bird S. Coler New York. commission CT of public welfare and chairman of the Industrial Aid Bureau.
 John Donlin, Washington, president of the Building Trades Department, Amer can Federation of Labor
 H. IT. Stackhouse, Springfield, O., president of the National Implement and Vehicle Association,
 William Black, Louisville Ky.
 Early sessions of the conference Mir Hoover said, probably would be devoted to the selection of committees. Some re- cornme ndations. he added, would prob ably be submitted to the conference with in two or three days by some of these committees
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
FAY s7.5Oo.oOo FOR SPECIAL
 PROTECTION AGAINST THIEVES

New York, Sept 22-Steamsnip com psnies renting piers from the city of New York arc forced to pay $7,5oo.- 900 annually-a sum equal to their en- tire rental-for special police prote1- tion against thieves, EIon R. Brown, committee counsel toda ytold the Mey- Nr legislative committee Investigating Mayor Hvlans administration.
 Tho statement. which MT Brown called a deduction" based on two or three cases proved In their entirety" was made in the course of Mir Browns summing up of evidence so far intro duced. prior TO the committees ad iournnent until next Monday, when the inquiry into the police department will be resumed
 The chief sensation of the hearing dereloped early in the day when Jules " Behar. an official of the Navigazione Generale Itslisna. told of two payments or $500 each by his company to Police Inspector Dominick Henry as "gratui- ties" This. he said. was during May and June, 1920, when Henry, who for merly had commanded the district in which the company's riers are located, was under suspension awaiting trial on perjury charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
GENERAL WOOD FORMALLY
 NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT

Washington. Sept. 22.-Major Genera Leonard Wood was formally nominated by President Harding today to be gov ernor-general Of the Philippine Islands
 General Wood. whose selection for the pos. was announced several week. ago, has spent the past several months in the Philippines Investigating condi- tions for President Harding and is ez- pected to assume the governoTship for a period of one year as soon as his nomination is confirmed
 General Wood will be. placed on the retired list Of the army October at his own request, having served more than the necessary thirty years with the active forces He will take the oath of office as govemor-general in Manila about that date and begin his duties at once.
 Under the agreement reached by Gen eral Wood with the authorities of tho University of Pennsylvania, his ap- pointment as provost of that instit1tiou has been deferred a year to permit him, to undertake the task assigned hin in the Philippines. His services as gov ernor-general are therefore limited un- der his present plans to about twelve months.
 A preliminary cabled summary of the conclusions as to conditions in the islands and the extent to which the is- landers now are ready for full i1de pendence reache,s by General Wool ard W. Cameron Forbes. former governor general. during their investigation at the request of President Harding, all ready has reached Washington The summary has not been made public and will not be, according to Secretary Weeks. The full report will be given to the public. however. when NIT Forbes brings 1t to Washington on his return late in October.
 The war secretary has had nothing to say concerning recommendations made by the commissioners on the questions of independence further than the assertion that they warranted Gen. eral Woods appointment as governor general and that no 'absndonment' o- the islands WAS contemplated.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
18TH AMENDMENT S BE
 ENFORCED AT WESLEYAN

Middletown. Sept 22.-Setting forth Wesleyan University's position on the matter of the breaking of the law as it rela -es to the 18th amendment. Presi- dent William Arnold Shanklin stated iu his matriculation day address in Me morial chapel this morning that so long as the amendment remains a part of the Constitution, it will be vigorously enforced by he faculty Of the univer- sity. More than 800 unde-graduates, including ITO freshmen, attended the opening exercises of the university this morning. Glasses commence tomorrow morning
 Speaking of Wesleyans stand on inc 18th amendment. Dr. Shankl.n said in part: T desire to ate here this morn ing. squarely and unequivocally. the po- sition of Wesleyan on the breaking Of the law as it relates to the 18th amend ment. I would state in the words of the immor al Lincoln: Let reverence of law be taught in all schools and col leges '' Only so long as law and constituted authority are held in rev ererce by our people are the free iu stitlNons of the land secure
 The issue today joined over the 18th amendmen- is one of fundamental difference between the better element oi the American population and the worsf | element. many of whom are alien ;n l thought and speech IL is not a case 1 of whether a man shall or shall not | be permi ted to drink, but whefn ner a lawless element in our population shall
 be able 70 defy the will of the major | ity. Ii is now up to true Americans to | defend our national honor and ins.itu- tions. In the support of he laws of | the land-all law-every law-ths
 colleges should he the vanguard. And
 the position of the faculty of Wesley
 an University is that so long aE the
 18th amendment remains a par. of the
 Constitution, it will be enforced at Wes.
 leyan"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
LATEST DETAILS OF THE
 EXPLOSION AT OPPAU, GERMANY

Mannheim, Germany Sept. 22 (by The A. P.)-Desolation and ruins alone remain of what was once the flourish ing town of Oppau. The town had $500 residents, of which a majority of the men engaged in the chemical works were killed or wounded. Soldiers in French uniforms are clearing away the wreckage, picking up the dead and in jured as after big battle.
 Eleven hundred dead and four thou sand injured is the latest estimate of the disaster yesterday, which caused greater number of casualties in the im-Ludwigschafen district than the four years of the war. The deso- Iation around Oppau equals anything seen at Verdun or in Flanders over similar area. Hundreds of persons are digging in the ruins for the bodies of rela tives or friends, nearly a thous and of which have been recovered thus far
 Thirty-six hours after the explosion, from the gaping. funnel-like hole where the Badische works formerly stood, there are still to be heard moaning ard cries of the wounded, while the sol diers search for possible survivors. Twenty-Five hundred of the injured are reported to have passed through the
 
 The vast crater is slowly filling with water and it mas newer be known how many victims found grave there. The fremen and relief workers have rot yet been able to discard their gas masks. The Thirty second Army Corps of the Frenhc army is in complete charge of the area, and every available French medical officer has arrived carly this morning to cooperate with the Ger man physicians and surgeons The French and German Red Cross are CO operating.
 The village of Edigheim was badly wrecked, and it has not been possible to rescue some of the victims who are known to be under the debris. At Oppau whole families were com pletely wiped out, about 300 bodies having already been placed in the ad- 1 joining cemetery awaiting burial The Mannheim hospitals are crowded with l injured, more than 400 persons having suffered from the explosion in this city
 Several French soldiers were killed and many wounded when the force of 1 the Oppau explosion wrecked the French barracks at Eisenheim. A train which had just left that station was blown off the tracks, blowing through | the wooden sheds where French soldiers of occupation were quartered. The experts who are inquiring into the cause, said that the explosion prob. ably occurred in the course of tests Of 1 the compression of a new gas, the pro, perties of which were insufficiently l known
 Primarily, 1t Is reported. the disas- ter was caused by the explosion of if teen tons of ammoniVn1 sulphate in the preparation of new gas in which tho pressure of 300 atmospheres and tenn. perature between 500 and zoo degrees | cehtigrade were needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
STATEMENT BY HARDING
 IN BEHALF OF RED CROSS

Washington, Sept. p. - President Hrading in a statement addressed to the American people, called attention tonight to the national convention of rhe Red Cross to be held at Columbus. Ohio, next month and invited support for 1t. The statement follows:
 ITO the American People:
 '"The executive committee of the American Red Cross has arranged for national convention to be held at Co., lunbus Ohio October AS inclusive. Its particular object is the assembling ot as many as possible of the great mum ber of devoted men and women who un- dertook voluntary sesvice in behalf of humanity during the World war. Many of them are still giving time and activ- ity to the permanent program of the Red Cross ar7 the convention will concern itself ' a discussion of those activities as they bear upon the present and future welfare of the nation.
 "A series of public meetings viii be addressed by distinguished speakers and the convention will be brought 10
 a close by pageant setting fosth In attractive fashion the history of the American Red Cross and the program of service mapped out for the future. "As president of the American Ma tional Red Cross. I invite all who have at heart the continuation of the helpful | and patriotic service of this organiza l tion to join in every consistent way all | efforts to insure the success of this 1 convention.
 WARREN c, HARDING,r -
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23

was present at the post mortem, both corroborated Dr. Strange's description of the bruises and coroner's Dhotograp phs of tn body were offered as evidence
 tear in the bladder wall was describ, ed by Dr. Sarange, who said that the bladder and other organs had been pre- served by Dr. Ophuls He said he be- lieved that death came from peritonitiG resulting from the ruptured bladder, and that the rupture was caused by some external force.
 Dr Ophuls said that he was called in for a post mortem examination by Dr. NJ. F. Rumwell. the physician who at tended Mas Rappe in most of her last ill- ness. He found the abdomen Horribly distended" he said. as a result of the rupture. and a congestion of blood in several organs of the lower abdomen.
 The rupture. he surmised, was caused by. over-distention of the bladder re- sulting probably from some outside cause.
 The defense did not cross examin any of the witnesses, and Judge Lazarus rut tho hearing over until D. m. to- morrow.
 Mrs Rambina Maud Delmont the complaining witness. Alice Blake and Zeh Provost, will be among the witnesses to- morrow, the distriLt attorney announc- ed.
 Mrs. Delnont accompanied Miss Rappe and Al Semnacher on the trip from Jos Angeles to Selma Fresno and San Francisco which ended In Miss Rappe's death.
 Although many women. unable to get into the court room.stood patiently on the stairs leading to the court room. others refused to be satisfied and called on Chief of Police O'Brien. demanding their right as citizens and taxpayers to be given seat in the court room.
 Semnacher who called the district at- torney by telephone yesterday from Los Angeles to request that expense money be sent 10 come to San Francisco tP testify. arrived today by automobile. He was taken to the district attorneys of fee immediately and detained there dur ing the hearing.