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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
Noiseless Coins.

II Is quite probable that the twen.
tieth century will soon see new type
Of coin, noiselesS and clean, which may
replace the metal ones which become
grlmy and dlngy with use If expert.
ments now being conducted at the roy.
al factory at Neissen are successful,
Germany may have ? and s mark coins
In constant circulation. The expert.
ments, carried on at the request OF
The ministry of finance, give promise
OF feasibility. as the composition IA
light and compact and while as wash
able as cups and saucers, Is perfectly
durable. 1t IS said that these coins
would he difficult to counterfeit he
cause of the technical apparatus re
quired for their mintlng.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
HOOVER PASSES
Responsibility
UP To HARDING
Will Go into Cabinet if Presi-
dent-elect so Decides
SEEKS LARGEST SERVICE
Impressed with Magnitude of
Distributing S30,0OO,OOO Sub
scribed for European Relief
,EEKs LARGEST SERVICE

New York, Feb 24-Herbert Hoov-
er, in statement issued today, says
that he has left it TO President-elect
Harding to decide whether he could
be of more service as secretary of
commerce or director of European re-
Hell
In his statement Mr.. Hoover pro-
posed reorgan zation Of the COM
merce department and an enlarge
ment OF its field II now consists OF
remotely connected scientific bur
eauc
Thirty million dollars has been con
tributed for relief IN Europe and the
responsibility of dsbursing this large
sum is one which Mr.. Hoover feels he
could not justly drop at the present
time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
WILL ORGANIZE BAND.
Committee Chosen In Bratteboro to
Nominate officers.

Brattleboro, Feb 2O-More than 20
Brattleboro musicians assembled in
the chamber of commerce rooms last
night in response to an invitation of
the chamber to scuss the matter Of
organizing o band. much interest
was shown and it was dec ded to
organize A committee consisting Of
DR.. George r. Anderson, H. G. Gusta
fson, Spencer w. Knight, Joseph e..
Brock 'ngton and Carl s. Hopkins,
president of the chamber OF com
merce, was elected to bring in nomi.
nations for officers next Saturday
night.
For many years Bratteboro has had
a first class band under the leadership
Of Fred c. Leitsinger, but Mr.. Let
singr now is away most OF the time
and interest has Jagged. Whether he
Will continue as leader or whether
some other person will be engaged
has not been determined. Public
money was ava liable last summer for
outdoor concerts, but none were CIV
en-. Doubtless money will be avail
able again this year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
CONTEST IN PoWNAL
Indications Point to Much Activity
on Town Meeting Day.


An unusually exciting caucus was
held at the town hall in Pownal, Sat
urday evening, the main issue being
the nomination of a candidate for
road commissioner. During the past
year the town has had two road com.
missioners, VIII ch was the beginning
of a new epoch in the towns history
of roads Cons derabe feeling was
expressed last Saturday, however,
against this policy. A demand was
made for one commissf oner. A vote
was taken and Frank ]. Davis receiy'
ed the nomination. The list of officers
Is as follows: Moderator, Norris NJ.
Towslee; town clerk, Esther Peck
ham Niles. town treasurer, George
Myers; selectman, Jonn N. Barber;
road commiss oner, Frank j. Davis;
collector of taxes, Norris NJ Towslee;
first constable, Harry Wilson; sec.
ond constable, Fred Ryan; lister,
George II. Dunn; auditor, Daniel F.
Gardner; oyerseer Of the poor, Nor
rs VI. Towslee; trustee Of public
money, Daniel r. Gardner, town
agent, Clyde A. Peckham; town grand
jurors, b. Oscar Barber, Clyde A.
Peckham.. Albert Dean; school direc-
tor, George b. NJ Goodwin.
! Directly following the adjournment,
William NJ Crosier, who had been alb
sent at caucus, appeared, performed
the necessary legal preliminar!es, and
filed nominat on papers. Later,
/ Brownell r. Wilcox, the present first
selectman, upon the entreaty of his
friends, aso filed on the ticket,
More interest is manifested in the
approaching town meeting than In
many years in Pownal, the outcome
1 of which is impossible to conjecture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24

The lizards of Indla-and India has
great crop of them-are hunted for
their skins. Women's md children's
shoes, purses aud handbags are manu-
factured from them. These articles
have been found to wear as well as
cafskin or glace kid. The average
skin Is two feet square and Is worth
32 cents pair OF shoes made OF
lizard skin costs four dollars.-p0pu'
Jar Science Monthly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
682 692 c
Cooper E state
JAPANESE SENTRY ACQUITTED
Soldier Who Shot and Killed Amerl-
can Naval Officer.

Tobo, Feb ga finding of not
guilty has been rendered by the court
martial which tried Toshgora Ogasa'
wara, the sentry who shot Lieut..
Langdon Of the U. S. S. Albany at
Vladisvcstok asst month, it was ofilci'
ally announced by the War Depart
ment yesterday The trial was on the
charge of accidental murder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
MuRRAY-suMNER
Pownal Young People United In Mar
rlaoe by Benninuton Pastor.

rage ny bennington FdstoV'
Mss Adde May Sumner younger
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sum
ner of East Pownal and Glenn Ernest
Murray also of Pownal were united in
marriage Monday evening, February
II at the Baptist parsonage in Ben
n'ngton by Mr.. ToN-sC
The groom Is a native of Pennsyl-
vania, but has res ded in Pownal for
the last ten years. re served in the
U. S. cavalry during the word war,
The bride, a native of Pownal. is a
graduate of Pownal grammar school
class of 1908 and of Bennington high
school. class of 1912 She has been
teacher of her town until this year,
Both are favorably known in Pownal,
The bride was gowned in navy blue
velvet. embroidered in gold. The
couple we're unattended Immediate
ly following the ceremony, the couple
returned to Pownal and have taken up
their residence on the Denn nson
farm In East Pownal, recently poss'
essed by Mrs. Murray,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
Hnw Lampreya LaY Euna

Lampreys are eel.like residents Ia
the ocean that run into the fresh wa.
ter at the mouth OF rivers In the
spring and build the nest In which
their eggs are deposited. They pick
out the pebbles In the bottom Of the
river, using the suction power Of their
large mouths to disodge the stone,
and deposit eggs in The spot selected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
EIGHT DEAD IN TROLLEY WRECK
Shocking Accident Results from Head
On Collision.

Shelton, Conn, Feb. 23--Eight per
sons were killed and twenty-five in
jured yesterday afternoon when two
trolley cars collided headon on the
MISREPRESENTATION Inc near High
bridge in the southern part Of Shell
tor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
Variety In Rlhien.

A collection of la Bibles published
between 1897 and 1866 was recently
sold Mt Sotheby's in London, 1t In.
cluded samples Of the Great Bible
1910. the Bug" 1910; the Genevou
or "Breeches," 1860, and "Pear"
Bible, 1853.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
TO DEVELOP ELECTRIC POWER
Several Water Privileges Near Stock
BRIDGE CHANGE Hands.

West Stockbrdge, Feb. 23.-The
South Berkshire power and electr. c
company has bought from j. f. Bos-
sidy his grst mill and surrounding
property and has secured control OF
the water Of the FIVE ponds located
here. The concern will develop its
electric power facilities and the sale
may result in the establishment OF a
manufacturing business by the com.
pany.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
Something Country Anything
HIGH SCHOOL HoNoRs
Pupils Who Have Credits Above Nor.
nal for Half Year

The following list shows the rela-
tive standing of the leading students
in Bennington High School for the first
half year. The figures indicate the
amount of credit above normal that
each pupil received. Normal credit is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
Green Tigers
TEN PIN TOURNAMENT
Cooper Estate Won Three Games
from Drysdale's Wednesday.

Wednesday evening in the "Y"
bowling alleys, the Cooper Estate ont.
pointed Drysdale's store in the bowl
ing tournament Hurley had high
single score Of les and Wright had
high total score of ass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
PARED TIGERS CLAWS
Legion sowlers Won by Small Shaw.
ing Of Three Pins

tuesday evening on the Y. NJ c. A.
alleys the American Legion bowling
team took two out Of three strings
from the Green Tigers by margin Of
only three pms on the total. Thomp-
son rolled high total with 50S and
Harwood high single with 1875.
American en;n,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and somewhat colder tonight.
Friday increasing cloudiness probab-
" followed by snow,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED--Glrl to work on tailor
ing Paid well while learning j. C.
Jensen, Tailor, 422 Main st. 39t.f
FOR SALE-Farmers Inn property,
IL acres good land on state road. Com
plete set Of buildings, orchard. etc. Sell
or trade, Ed Armstrong i06 Putnam
St. Bennington. 39t7
FOR SALE-One gasoline engine, one
and one half horse power Apply to
C. Fruitrich or Harry Frultrich 39t6
FOR SALE-One ice box, II. long.
4 IT, wide and IT. high. one counter
about II, long with desk to fit; also
e show cases. Il. b, Patterson. call
,2t7M 9st,fs
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Tire Industry Adopts
New Claim Policy
Warranty and Standard Claim
Form Issued as Method of
Eliminating Loss to All.

movement is in progress through
out the tire industry to eliminate the
chief evils which have for years caused
loss to consumers, dealers and manu-
facturers through improper claims for
adjustment. Manufacturers and deal
ers are working together to revise The
old guaranty in the form of q new man
ufacturer's standard warranty. aimed
to clear up Misunderstanding the pub
lie may have had regarding the tire
Manufacturer's responsibility. A stand
ard claim FORM Is also being placed in
the hands Of dealers.
Through the plan all claims covering
alleged defects will be presented in q
uniform manner for consideration hv
the tire manufacturer. That portion
OF the warranty that covers the change
IN policy toward adjustments reads as
follows: aus 30
we do not guarantee automobile
slres Tor any specific mileage, but every
pneumatic automobile tire bearing our
name and serial number is warranted d
ny US to be free from defects in work.
m,ansnip or material. Tires claimed to
oe defective will be received only
when ell transportation charges are
prepaid, and when accompanied b. th;s
company's claim form duly filed out
and signed by the owner.
III, upon examination. it is our ;ndr-
mens that the direct cause of the fail
Sre OF the tire to render satisfactory
service is attributable to faulty ma
serial or workmanship, we will. at our
option, either repair the tire or renIaca
sr Tor charge which will compensate
TOT the service rendered bv the re-
turned tire, based upon it's cenernI an
pearance and condition.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
A. A. C.. W. Warns of
Misleading Ad Copy
Makers of Certain Type of
Gasoline Pump Criticized for
Hurtful Camnaipn Methods

Says bulletin Of the Associated Ad
Clubs of the Worlds national yiei-
lance committee:
For some time campaign of ad
vertising has been common in the
newspaper press wherein the makers
OF q certain type Of gasoline pump.
generally called a visible pump have
by innuendo and accusation cast dis
credit on the honesty of dealers in
gasoline and the efficiency of pumps
which are not visible
Makers Of the so-called blind
pumps have retaliated from time to
time with accusations against the vis-
ible pump, and situation which is to
be regretted has grown up.
Recently the authorities Of New
York State made an announcement shat
an inspection of gasoline pumps had
shown that. comparatively Few pumps
Of any kind we're absolutely accurate
The makers Of certain visible pumps
and dealers in them have taken ad-
vantage of this to spread their propa-
ganda to the effect that the blind
pumps are inaccurate. As q matter of
factsthe finding of the New York State
authorities was merely that pumps OF
any type whatever could be made in
accurate ii the attempt was deliberate
Such campaigns are unconstructiye
IN high degree"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

settlement no reputable company viii
pay more than the actual value Of the
stolen car at the time of its loss. II
the automobile has been insured for n
higher amount than its actual market
value the rnotorist has paid an excess
premium for coverage he is not receiv-
inEs which, of course, would be attrjb-
ufed to the brokers' inefiiciency.
The Car Price Trend
The trend Of secondhand car price.
has been downward. The reduction on
new cars reflects upon the value Of
the used car Of that particular make
and it would be we'll for the broker tn
keep in touch with the new LISTING 81
autonobiles- so that he can make rea-
sonablc Estimates on the value, of tba
cars to be insured and so advise his
clients.
Exceptions, Of course, appear in this
business, as we'll as in any other. Fo,
illustration, a car having a spec;ai
body or having been rebuilt. whieb
after investigation is verified. woula
have to be figured from an individuay
standpoint. Such an exception is not
common. Proper protection erestes
satisfaction between company and su-
tomobile owner and eliminates IN
necessary annoyance as TO arriving g,
the market value of the car insured
The matter Of amount Of the noI;e,
Is secondary to that of its markes
value at the time OF claim.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Tire Thefts $4,000
a Year in Ne,g York

4 vigorous campaign against in
dividuals or concerns, acting as
clearing houses for stolen tires has
been started by tho Greater Few
York Tirc Dealers Association.
This organization, representing
some fifty of the leading tire NOR
chants in New York, Brooklyn and
some sections of Westchestcr Coun-
ty, is determined TO make it diff.
cult for the tire thief to find a
market for his stolen goods.
Tho extent to which tire thcfts
affect the car owners and cut in on
the business Of the legitimate deal.
ers was disclosed at meeting Of
the association at the Hotel Marie
Antosnettc, when 1t was stated that,
according TO the records Of insur-
ance companies. between $40 600
and $4,000. worth Of tires arc
stolen from automobiles every year
In New York.
The association feels it can be
of material assistance to the au-
thorities in tracing these tires and
in disclosing the sources through
which they find their way back on
the market. Every member of the
organization has soecn appointed on
committee to conduct an investi~
CATION on tho stolen tire situation,
and each dealer has pledged him.
self to share the. expense Of any
steps taken to aid in the prosecu-
ton Of persons indulging.in illegal
practices affecting the tire bust
ness.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Long Winter Nights Cause
Unusual Drain on Battery
Seasonal Trouble With This Motor Car Access.
sorry Can, Be Remedied by Taking 1t to
the Garage Man for Thorough Rechargnp

, running slow to observe the speed Laws.
| Up to a certain point, the amount Of
current which goes into The battery Is
| increased in proportion to the speed of
| the car.
Generators are constructed SO that
| they will deliver a normal charge to
the battery for normal running. They
must not be constructed so they will
send out excessive current, or they Will
charge the battery too rapidly, and
that is harmful. The sun sets much
makes it necessary to use the starter
more. In warm weather one little Kick
will start the car off; in cold weather
it takes often from half minute to a
minute.
Heat Augments Consumption
Most engines are now equipped with
carbureter choke and priming devices
to facilitate starting when the engine
is cold, but even with these more cur
rent is consumed in starting the en-
| ginc when it is warm.
| Tlfen. too, the storage battery drops
off in efficiency as the temperature Is
lowered and will not deliver SO much
current on full charge as at higher
temperature. This comes st time
when there is a greater call on the
battery, and where a battery fails
under such circumstances it is wise to
get an occasional charge to help; out
| the generator.
| 1t is becoming the practice to take
I all current for lights, ignition and
other purposes direct from the battery,
using a generator to recharge 1t. In
! side of a year at the most the bottom
of the battery will become filled with q
/ sediment from the plates. This causes
an internal short circuit and the bat
terry will discharge itself inside instead
of outside. About once a year bat
terry should be taken apart and the
sediment cleaned out.
Adjustments Arc Possible
/ Some generators are constructed so
| that they can be adjusted to deliver
more current on demand; that is, there
| is one adjustment for summer and one
for winter running. Wherever 1t is pos
| sible to do this it should be done.
Otherwise, when a battery loses volt
age, it can be taken OFF the car and be
charged. It need not be necessary to
leave it for twenty-hour charging
| charged in six to ten hours, or when
the car is laid up over night. Two
nights would be enough, at any rate.
| The life of storage battery may be
/ considered to be about two years, and
if it lasts that long it may be consid-
cred to have done it's work and to Be
entitled to be retired.
But if your battery seems to fail
with the coming Of short and cool days
90 not discard it until you have tried
having it .recharged, for possibly you
have simply been overworking it and
not feeding it enough current to keep
lit in condition.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

dItions arc still suffering from the
downward trend.
Under the insurance contract, q
motorist is obliged to accept suck re-
placement, although n, every case, no
doubt. the cash would be preferable.
Such adjustments have of course
made that form Of fire and theft
coverake not 90 attractive ~ 1t WAS
formerly. Those automobile owners
who formerly were inclined TO be care-
less and Indifferent toward the loss of
the car are now not so interested In
seeking insurance protection.
Insist on Higher Coveraxe
Many have noticed. tendency on the
part c1 soYae brokers TO Insist upor q
higher amount Of coverage than is nec-
essary. Some companies are guided as
to amount, In issuing policies, by the
national used car market reports. On
cars that list at less than $4,000 these
companies usually figure on a basis of
not more than 10 per cent above the
car market report quotation. On cars
listing at $4,000 or over che margin Of
allowance is anywhere from the market
report to SO 1-3 per cent in excess.
A.. broker insuring car for an
amount in excess Of the actual market
value Is defeating the very purpose for
which he is striving--that.is, Of prop
crly protecting his client. In the event
of theft of secondhand car, upon
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Railroad Finds
Car Drivers Still
Flout Safety Law

In its efforts to prevent grade cross
ing accidents the Pennsylvania Rail-
road recently made attest at crossing
over the Lincoln Highway in southern
Pennsylvania. This test, which was
made by member of the railroads s
Safety First Organization, showed that
on tho average one in three auto
mobiles and motorcycles approarled
the crossing at reckless speed.
The crossing selected for the OBJ
servations is six hundred feet west of
Fort Loudon station, ON the South
Penn branch of the Cumberland Valley
division. The view for drivers of'auto-
mobiles going west is obstfucted until
thAy are almost right ON the tracks.
FoA eastbound drivers the view is some
Yclear lookout for approaching trains.
4 Between 1880 and $40 p. m. thirty
S3ouF license numbers were noted from
the ninety-nf1s cars which passed over
the crossing. Of the forty going east
fourteen and Of the tifty-nine going
west twenty were observed to be care
iessly driven, The average speed of
the thirty-f0ur cars reported was
twenty five miles in hour. Three Of
the machines were travelling at thirty
miles an hour or better. The lowest
speed recorded was nineteen miles an
hour.
The driver Of motorcycle. when
within twenty five feet of the crossing.
was observed to turn his head to con-
verse with the passenger riding in the
sidecar. :
Car Owners Cautioned
In accordance with the general policy
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad to pre-
vent grade crossing accidents, post
cards have been mailed through the
State Highway Commissioners office to
those owners of the thirty-fou We
-hicles who live in Pennsylvania. Be-
sides giving the place, date and hour
of the observation, the postcard says
'Not in spirit Of criticism, but
rather with the view Of conserving
life, it is earnestly requested that you
approach, grade crossings with car
under control and look in both direc-
tons before crossing the tracks. This
would save hundreds of lives in the
United States every year."