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The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-15

The position of the United States is
this: We want all the benefits of
the Versailles Treaty of Peace, but do
not want any of the responsibility of
enforcing it on the Germans. There
by we get the pro-German vote and
sell out our Allies.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-15
Rreyity of the Soul

The landlady of a well-known Cana
dian boarding house always made a
point of asking departing guests to
write something in her visitors book.
She was very proud of it-of the peo-
pie of whose names were in the vol
ume, and the nice things they said:
"But there's one thing | can't under
stand" she confided to a friend, "and
that is what an American gentleman
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-15

Wisdom is neither gold nor silver,
nor fame, nor wealth, o health, nor
strength, nor beauty; but leads to all
of them.-Plutarch.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-15

put in the book after stopping here.
People always smile when they read
it."
"What was it," queried the other.
Gust three words: 'Quoth the
ravenv"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
PLEADS GUILTY To
MANSLAUGHTER IN
THE FIRST DEGREE
state bibrarv Silk Murder Case
Halt Before Jury's Chosen
FLEA ACCEPTED BY COURT
Aged Man Ready To Take His
Medicine--Maximum Penalty
Is Twenty Years

Troy, n. Y, June 17.-0n the
fourth day of his t<.l for the murder
of his brother of Rowe, Mass,
Thomas Six of Stephentown, N. Y,
yesterday pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter in the first degree and the
plea was accepted by County Judge
Russell. Half the number of jurors
necessary to try him for life had
been selected when court opened yes
terday morning, and his attorney
Harry e. Clinton, announced that the
defendant had dec ded that he might
as we'll make the plea.
District Attorney Abbott Jones said
that after consultation with the coun
sci for defense and with the court,
and in view of all the circumstances
in the case, he felt that the ends of
Justice would be met by accepting the
plea.
In accepting the plea, Judge Rus
sell declared he was taking into con-
S deration the fact that Silk is more
than rs years old and that the SEN
tence, which he will pronounce later,
viii undoubtedly be unexpired on the
death of the defendant. District At
torney Jones turned to Silk and for
maly asked him if he wished to
plead as his attorney had stated. The
prisoner arose and in an even voice
declared that he wished to so plead.
The max mum sentence for the
crime to which Silk pleaded guilty is
20 years and the minimum is in the
discretion of the court,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
SAYS AME ERICANS
ARE IMP PRESSED
IN CREEK ARMY
u. S. Consul General Makes Pro-
test To The Authorities
PRACTICE LONG IN VOGUE
Claims Victims Are Thrown In
to Jail If They Offer Re-
sictance To Officers

Smyrna, June 17--American citi-
zens are beng impressed into the
Greek army by agents of the Athens
government and George Horton,
United States consul-general here,
has made a vigous protest to the gov
ernor-general of Steriades against a
continuance of the practice,
For many months past Americans,
even the men who served in the army
in France, have been taken forcihly
from their homes or from vessels ar
riying from the I'm tied States and
compelled to join the Greek colors,
There are scores of such cases in
Athens, Smyrna and Patras.
Victims Are Mistreated.
Saloniki June 17.-Only those who
we're able TO escape and get into com
munication with the American consul
lar officials have obtained redress.
In many instances they were stripped
of their clothing and passports and
other papers we're confscated. When
they protested, it is charged, they
were handcuffed and thrown into
jails and m!streated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
ORDER OF FORESTERS
MEET IN MONTPELIER
Banquet Follows Election of Officers
Forty one Delegates At
Annual Convention

Montpelier, June 16.-The 14th con
yenton of the Catholic Order of For
esters was held here Tuesday, Off.
GERS elected were: Chief ranger, r.
S. Delaney of Burlington; vice chief
ranger, DR.. j. A. Drouin Of st. Johns
bury; secretary, j. O. W. Galaise,
Montpelier; ;treasurer, l. w. Carbon
neau Of Rutland; state directors, Rev
u. A. Vezina, II. B. Haus, Brattleboro,
A. G Finn, Highgate, Lucien Brau t,
St. Adams, Elmer Duprey, Northfield.
The secretary's report shows that
in spite Of the war and the influenza
there was only a small decrease IN
members in the three years, the de.
crease being from 1920 to 1868. One
court was disbanded at Middlebury.
The report of the state treasurer
shows receipts amounting to 1858. 10
and disbursements of $6,758.83 Re-
solutions of regret over the death of
two of the state officers were adopted
These officers were n. +. bEcuyer of
st Albans and Louis A. Provost Of
Rutland.
There were al delegates present
Bishop j, j. Rice of Burlington spoke
to the members upon the good work
they have done in educational lines
and asked them to cont nue. that kind
of work, ending by giving the mem
bers his blessing.
This evening a banquet took place
at the Pavilion hotel followed by post
prandial exercises. Among the
speakers was Rev. l., A. Vezina OF
Rut and.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
LUTON ASKS
VERNMENT FOR
ACTION ON JAPAN
Labor Council Demands Menace
of Yellow Men Be Removed
WOULD STOP IMMIGRATION
Proposed Plan Most Drastic Ever
Submitted To American
Labor Federation

Denver. Col June IA demand
that Congress take action to protect
the nations interest against the
growing menace of japanese immi-
grafton and colonization today was
made in resolution submitted to the
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor
Labor leaders declare the resolu-
{ on which was submitted by NJ NJ.
Mcclure of the San Francisco coun-
ell, is the most drastic measure on
the Japanese question ever consider
ed by organized labor,
The American Federation of Labor
Yesterday unanimously repudiated the
"one big union idea,
The declaration, presented by j.
l.. Pauley of the West Virginia state
federation of labor, also urged all
national and international unions to
insert clauses in their work .ng agree
ments whereby they can 'render
such assistance as is needed by any
ard all crafts, when called upon to do
So 1t asked that all unions arrange
the dates of their contracts so that
they would expire at the same time.
A great ovation was given Rev. G..
s. Lakeland of Denver who discus
sed The Duty Of the Church to La
Dor He was cheered repeatedly as
he condemned the enemies of organic
ed labor.
The dense ignorance of the other
side will win the fight for labor, he
declared outlining alleged attempts
by business men and others to sup
press the church investigation Of the
tramway strike in Denver last sum
mer
He declared the American Legion
should get together in the first for
the masses" addng Il believe they
will"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
INSPIRATION ON THE WING
Great Compositions That Seem to
Have Been Awaiting the Moment
OF Their Birth.

Charles Kingsley returned home one
night rather detected because SER
mon he had preached that day in
London had proved a little too Social
istic" for the incumbent. Instead OF
going to bed he paced BACK and forth
In front Of the fire. and his wife,
knowing he was composing, left him.
and retired. In the morning he re-
cited to her that moving lyric:
Three fishers went sailing out into the west
Out into the west as the sun went down"
There is tablet in the porch Of
WreXham church TO the memory Of
Bishop Heber, which records that the
most popular of all missionary hymns
was composed in the town. Reginald
Heber, who was then vicar Of Hodnet,
happened 10 be staying at the vicar
age with his father-in-law, DR.. Shipley,
dean of st. Asaph's, who was to preach
q missionary sermon on the Sunday.
Ileber and other friends were as
scmbled in the library on the Satur-
day, when the dean asked his son-n-
law If he could write something for
the service next morning, Heber re-
tired to the farther end of the room
for the purpose and at the end of Is
n,inutes he read the first three Of the
four verses of which the famous hymn,
From Greenland's Icy Mountains"
consists.
His hearers were delighted, but He
Der said the sense was not complete,
and devoted another FIVE minutes to
the fourth stanza.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
HOUSE PADLOCKS
PURSE Of PUBLIC;
SENATE DEF |ANT
COnferees In Congress Vermont
ed Over Appropriations
PLANS FOR NAVY OPPOSED
War Contracts Under Scrutiny
Of G0vernment-Hot Poker
For PrOfiteers

Washington, D. c., June 17.-These
three developments came yesterday
in the matter of stanching the flow OF
public funds and of recovering exor-
bitant profits extracted from the Gov
ernment on war contracts:
/. A conference dead ock was
reached on the navy appropriations
bill House members insisted that
the senate measure for 10000 men
and $494000,0 900 must be cut to 1907
coo men and 1895, ,000, 900. They main
tain that t1e senate bill is eXtraya-
giant and can be reduced without af-
fecting the efficiency OF the service.
2 In discussing the harness case,
Attorney-General Doueherty said
that all war time contracts would be
Investigated and where the facts JUS
titled action would be taken to recov-
er funds. and in aggravated cases to
proceed with criminal prosecution.
8. Senator Willis (Rep., Ohio)
recommended a Law that would prohib. t
the incurring of deficiency obligations
by department heads. He also adyo-
Gated special federal fund, super
vised by a board, to be used in real
emergencies,
The opposition of the house to the
S100,000,O00 increase which the SEN
ate attached to the naval appropr a
tion bill reached a climax yesterday
when the house conferees, after un-
successful attempts to obtain reduc-
tion, broke off the conferences.
Representative Kelley (MichD told
the senators that the house because
OF the need for governmental economy
would never accept the increases.
Senators Poindexter (Wash) and Hale
(Me announced they could not yield
to the house.
In case the deadlock cc> >tinues un.
til the latter part of next week Mr..
Kelley said he might ask the house
for instructions, but said he is conf
dent he will be ordered to continue
his opposition to the increases,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
CAN NOT HIDE WEAKNESSES
Philadelphia Writer Draws a Moral
From the Life and Works of
TWO Men
There were two men.

One, in order to hide his faults from
the eyes of TIE public, surrounded him
self with many friends, better than
himself in character
The other man had a single friend,
as sterling In character sympathies
and perceptions as himself.
In the first case the man fooled the
public, which seemed to see him
through his friends.
In the second case, however, the
man and his friend were mlsunder-
stood and neglected by the public.
The first man. during life was
praised and hattered, for, being very
wealthy, he could very easily purchase
empty words, but not loved or re-
spected
,n The second man, after death, was at
last understood, respected h0nored
and loved, but TO no avail; for he
could not be brought back from the
grave.
1t was case Of the same old story
OF an unjust, blind world.
Moral-Armor will not hide ones
weaknesses.-Charlcs Flngerman in
the Philadelphia Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17

of note that Walter w. lIollister who
won fourth place in his class is total
~ blind,
These won I'm yersty of Vermont
schoarships-MaX II. Webster and
Miss Valda c. Lyons.
The following prizes were award
ed
Junior prize Miriam E.
Shaekshober, Domenic Tomasi.
Spelling p, Griffin,
Latin-IIarret Il. Harwood.
Breadmakng-B Beatrice NJ. Wemet-
te
Boy member of athletic team hay-
ing highest scholastic standing for
the year-Victor a. MattisOn.
United States history in junior
high school Joseph f, Drohat.
Historical essay in junior high
school--Lucy Morgan.
These wer the graduates:
College preparatory -Kath-
crime Angela Fradenburg, Valda Con.
stance Lyons, Max Harris Webster.
General COurse-Alicia Catherine
Armstrong; liOIlndn stone BeaS e,
Charles Kenneth Carpenter, Freder.
ick Goold Cowan, Alan Harrison Fos-
ter Richard Francis Fradenburg,
Richard Andrew Griffin, Orrin Adel-
bert Grifiis Walter Winslow Ho lis
ter Martha Margaret Leahy, Mar,
garet Jean Stt\rt
Commercial Course-Julia Abigail
Bushnell, Arthur Francis Cronin,
Elizabeth Marguerite Cutler, Helen
Gertrude Ferguson, Edith May Jep-
SON Margaret Anna Piling, Isabel
Luela Remington, Marion Bridget
Shea,
Teacher Training Course Mary
Alice Casey Anna Frances Cone,
Della Catherine Jepson, Bess e A.
Kent (postgraduatel May Bel e My
ers, Margaret Kennedy, Smith, Mary
Ella Towsley Ellen Clarabel Squres.
These were the class officers
President, Richard T. Fradenburg;
vice.p president, Edith NJ Jepson; sec
retary, Julia A. Bushnell; treasurer,
Alan II. Foster
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
FAST BASE BALL GAMES
IN STORE FOR FANS
ArnoIds Of North Adams On Program
For Saturd sy--Graavitie
Team Here Sunday

Manager Dave Murphy of the X. of
c. baseball team plans some real
sport for local diamond fans on Sat.
urday and Sunday He has two games
scheduled for those days. The con-
test for Saturday will be with the Ar
mold Print Works aggregation Of
North Adams. The Arnold players
have the reputation of being the
speediest lot in the Dusty league. The
game will start. at Morgan park
promptly at o'clock,
For Sunday Mr. Murphy's offering
is a game with the Granville, N. Y,
team. These Granville huskies have
been playing fast enough ball to de-
feat all comers this season in the
eastern section of the Empire state.
The game with Granville will begin
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Manager Murphy has been the re-
cipient of congratulations every day
since last Sunday over the excellent
work of the X of c. players in Their
last tilt tn Williamstown. Many
critics insist that the contest with
Williamstown last Sunday was the
c'eanest and most SC entihc baseball
exhibition every staged in Bennine-
ton, This, too, seems to be the sent
iment of every last one of the $500
people who Witnessed it Mr. Muir
ply predicts equally good exhib .tions
on the coming Saturday and Sunday,
and all baseballdom in this section
now understands that Murphy never
peddles hot air-he's there always
with whatever goods he has prom.
ised
During tn past week the X. of c.
team has been doing some hard prac-
tice work, so that today every mem.
Der of t is in the pink of condition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
LITTLE BROWN BEAR
His Arrival May Figure In Stillman
Divorce Proceedings.

Poughkeepsie, June 17.-Testimony
saying that Mrs. Stillman on the day
Guy Strlman was born directed a
nurse to telegraph Fred Beauyais in
Montreal a message reading, Little
Brown Bear has arrived" today Is un
derstood will be introduced in the di-
vorce suit brought by Stillman.
The testimony given by Mrs, Olive
Glligan, the nurse at Guys birth,
added that Stillman did not appear
that day at the hospital where the in
fant was born.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
APPEAL ABOVE GoMPERs
international Unions Demand That
His Ruling Be Reserved.

Denver, Coo, June 1.-Two inter.
national un 'ons have demanded that
the convention of the American Fed
Grafton of .abor instruct President
Gompers to reaffuate Immediately
with the international federation of
trade un ons This became known to
day wlen resolutions presented by
the international association of ma
chinists and the fremen and oilers
union were made public Both prac.
tcally call for a reputation by the
delegates of the action of President
Gompers and the executive council in
seyering relations with the European
labor movement because of its REV.
olutionary activities"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
SCHOOL SAVINGS SHOW
SLUMP FOR PAST YEAR
Failing Off In Deposits BY Pupils
Said To Indicate Tighter
Financial Cond ton

The total amount Of money deposi-
ted in the savings bank for the
school year ending June 10 by the
pupils of the School street and Cora
m. Whitney schools totaled $232S.35,
The amount deposited in 19l9-192O
was $323090, showing that times
have not been as good as they were
last year The amount by rooms is
as follows
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
KuRN HATTlN HOME
Miss e. E, Sessions Makes Annual
Visit to Bennington.


The attention of Bennington people
is again being directed to Kurn Hat
tin Homes by the Financial Represen-
tatiye, Miss E. e., Sessions, who is in
town to make the annual collections
for that charity. She will follow her
custom of former years and call at
the homes aud places OF business.
Miss Sessions is the guest OF Mrs.
Lucy j. b. Burt. 1913 Union street She
may be reached here by telephone
before a. M, during the noon hour
and evenings. The telephone num-
ber is 36S-W.
The Kurn Hattin administration
wishes to make grateful acknowledge
ment of the generous support which
has always been given by Bennington
friends and hopes for the same KIND
of a response this year as collections
are coming unusually hard and slow;
due to the present slump in business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
Stunn in Her Ambition.

$50 Morgarets boy is mere ac.
countant, and she had such great
hopes of him."
"YeS, poor woman; she little knew
Tint she was nursing an adder at her
breast"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
WILL DINE SOLDIERS
IS From Hospitals To Be Guests Of
Y. M. c, A.

Fifteen soldiers from hospitals in
the vicinity of New York city will be
dinner guests at 4:30 o'clock in the
Y. NJ. c. A. today Ten other guests,
including the local clergy, have been
invited. After the dinner the soldier
boys will be conveyed in autos to
Brookield, the camp of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis NJ. Wilson, which is located
on the Pownal road and south of Ben
nington, where they will remain the
guests of Mr. and Mrs wilson for a
Fortnight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17

"What did the Smith boys do with
the money they inherited from their
fatherW
Harold built castles in Spain with
his, and Jim bought a beanery in
Boston,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
His WaY.

"Ile certainly is philosopher He
takes even trouble with equanlmlty."
Yes, when he is sick In bed you
can say of him literally that he is
perfectly natural and i'll at ease at
the same time"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17

"What's the matter with you, Sam?"
81 think Tse got infnntile paralysis"
"lnfantIle paralysls?"
"Ycss0h, boss; mn ann am par
nly2ed frum glttin' up In de night an
tutln' de baby"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
JOBLESS DEMAND WORK;
PARADE IN SPRINGFIELD
Thousands Assemble In Public Park
To Prote I At CDempI oyment-
Speakers Make Threat


Springfield, Mass, June 17.-This
city witnessed parade and demon
stration Of the unemployed yesterday
afternoon which. while not reaching
the proportions advertised for it, had
a tone Of some import to the city,
The demonstration was unique in
the city history While orderly
throughout, an effort to give a rad
ical tinge to the movement was eyi.
dent in the words of speakers who
addressed mass-meeting at Hamp-
den park and a gathering in front
of city hall after the paraders had
marched there for the announced
purpose OF calling upon the city gov
ernment for re'ief
Workers May Take Reins
The number in the parade, which
left Hampden park about $50, was
about 500 1t was in this group that
sentiments expressed by speakers
that the government and city fathers
must accept responsibility for right
ing cond tionS, otherwise the workers
should take matters into their own
hands, found most echo
The assemblage was augmented TO
about 1900 at the Hampden park
meeting, starting soon before 3. and
at city hall to several thousand by
people who had gathered in Court
square during the early afternoon or
who had followed the marchers as
they passed down Main street. The
interest of the greater number of
these appeared to be one merely of
curiosity
OFF to The Farms, Mayor Says.
The city was doing all it could the
men out of work must do tler own
part by registering for what jobs
were available, and especially by turn
ing to the farms, if they were hard
pressed, where their help was needed
to make New England more se,f,sup-
porting than it is-were some of the
points made to the crowd at city hall
by Mayor Edwin f. Leonard
A resolution was passed petit on
ing the mayor and city council TO
provide for an opportunity to earn
sufficient to feed, clothe and house
ourselves and families, and protest
ing that the present condition. as A
result of social m smanagement most
be question of social concern and
not a matter for private clarity
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17

BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
First of Series to be Given by Ben
i nineton City HandS

+ irSt OF ser es 10 ne 6iNen ny Ben-
e ninaton City BandS
The opening concert OF the season
will be given from the Putnam
house yeranda tonight The follow
ing program VIII be rendereds
The Star .Spargled Banner
March King Of Hearts Losch
Waltz old Ghestnuts Lake
Fox Trot-
Underneath Hawaiian SIX es
Erdman
Med Overture-Ace High
BrOckton
March Characteristic-Windy Willie
Losey
Days of Old Robinson
Buddies lillian
March--Benningtonian Goldsm tn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Showers this afternoon and prob
ably tonight Warmer tonight; Sat
urday partly cloudy and warmer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-17

Other features of the program
we're: Essay with salutatory-M Me-
d aeval Trade Guilds, Miss Valda c.
Lyons; essay with interchangeable
Ideal of Progress, Max H. Webster;
presentation of diplomas by Homer
II. Webster; presentation of scholar
ships and prizes by superintendent
D. NJ. McClelland, and class sing ng
The class standing came in the fol.
lowing order--MaX H. Webster Val.
da c Lyons, Elizabeth NJ. Cutler
Walter W. Hollister, Della c. Jepson
and Julia A, Bushnell. 1t is worthy
New Britain herald., 1921-08-13
WEATHER REPORT.

Fair Tonight With Increasing C1oudi-
 ness Tomorrow is Prediction.
 For New Haven and vicinity: Gen erally fair tonight and Sunday.
 Con: Fair tonight. Sunday increas- ng cloudiness, probably followed by showers on mainland; not much change in temperature; variable winds becomig south and southwest.
 Conditions: Showers have occurred quite generally in the southern and western districts during the last 24 hours. There is no we'll defined storm area east of the Rocky mountains. Areas of high pressure are central over the British and south Atlantic coast. The temperature is slightly lower than it was yesterday morning in the northern districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity generally fair weather and not much change in temperature.