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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
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PROJECT MEETS
WITH APPROVAL
One Check for $50 and Other
Help Is Offered
SOME GRAVEL is WANTED
All Those Willing to Help Are
Asked to Leave Word With
Arthur j. Cclgan
SOME GRAVEL is WANTED

The proposal that the highway TO
Woodford be repaired by private sub
scriptions OF labor and money Is meet
ing with favor. Several contributions
of money have been sent to Arthur j.
Colgan, the treasurer of the fund. one
of them for the sum of $50 In addi-
tion one good citizen has offered his
team for week, one rseident Of Wood
ford has agreed to work his gang OF
men and teams for two days, and
sti another Woodfordite has offered
his team with driver for two days
None of these offers was solicited.
but spring from genuine interest In the
project Winthin a day or two an or
agnized effort will be made to obtain
further contributions and there are
excel ent prospects that enough money
and labor will soon be pledged to re-
pair the road.
Gravel is needed and it is hoped that
someone owning a gravel bed near
the road will either contribute the
gravel or put low price on 1t.
There are hundreds Of people In
Bennington who use this highway and.
all OF them can help little. They
should not be backward about coming
forward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
SPELLING CONTEST
Words Most Missed Were losing"
"disappoint' and alfalfa

"dlsappoint ana al1dl1d'
One Of the features OF the Tri-county
teachers convention he d here next
week will be a spelling contest. Each
superintendent chooses two pupils to
represent his district The local con-
test in the Bennington Southwest dis
trict given last week resulted in the
choice OF Theresa Walsh, of North
Bennington, as first, missing one word;
and Warren F. Rice, Of Harwood Hill,
second, missing three words
The test, which was issued from the
state commissioner office, consisted
OF $50 words Seventeen pupils stood
better than IS per cent. Their names
in the order of rank. follow;
Teresa Walsh, North Bennington;
Warren F. Rice, Harwood Hill; Esper-
ance Fillmore, Shaftsbury Hollow;
Emily Rice, Harwood Hill; Theodore
Pratt, Pownal Raleigh Tatro, North
Pownal; Irene Williams, North Pow
nal; Marjorie Chandler, Julia McCar-
thy North Bennington; Willie nina
Savery, North Pownal, Irene Noyes,
Bennington Falls; Kenneth Worthing-
ton, North Bennington; Doris Carlisle,
South Salisbury; Evelyn Bresett.
Pownal; Carl j. Brown, Pownal; Hugh
Mattison, North Bennington; Ralph
Woodarw, Shaftsbury Hollow.
Ruth Fitchell of Old Bennington stood
94.S.
The one word missed by Teresa
Walsh was "a falfa Warren Rice
missed mechanical" losing" and
hastily Other words missed by
these leaders were: official, sense, IA
miliar, inquiries. enormous, jobber,
naturally, fund improvement, brief, ex.
tension, terature, disappoint, abso-
lutely, practical y, literary instrument,
feeling, probably, athletics, maintain,
receive. necessary.
The words most mispelled were dis
appoint, losing and alfalfa
The two pupils who will represent
the graded district of Bennington are
Mir am Watt and Ruth Foster. Each
of them missed two words ou- of the
total Of $50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
SPRING PARTY
Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. kee3eman
Entertain at 500

Mrs. e. BPatterson and Mrs. Geo.
w. keeseman gave pretty spring
party at the home of Mrs. Patterson
on Union street Wednesday afternoon.
The house was attractive1y decorated
with daftodils a favorite spring flower,
and the score cards had tiny chick
ems tied on them. When the luncheon
was served the hostesses and their as
sistants, Miss Annie Dakin, Mrs S. b.
Patterson, Miss Gladys Taylor and
Mrs, Nathan Smith donned dainty yel-
low aprons and wore yellow caps to
match, which were most effective with
their white gowns. Even such details
as the napkins with individual rings
vas carried out in yellow and white
The forty guests played 500 during
the afternoon. After the luncheon,
prizes were awarded to Mrs. f. d.
Bennett and Mrs Willard Lighthall
who had the highest scores, also CON
ISOLATION prizes to Miss Florence Wal
bridge and Mrs Calvin Endress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
PERSONS Of BAD
RECORDS 70LOSE
POLITICAL JOBS
Plan to Clean Up Prohibition
Enforcement Service
CRIMINALS NOT WANTED
National Civil Service Reform
League Took Up the Issue
at Meeting Today
CRIMINALS NOT WANTED

Baltimore, April 14-The activities
of the National Civil Service Reform
League in combating the appointment
of loose and inefficient prohibition
enforcement agents were revived in
the report of the council of the league
read today at the annual meeting
The report reiterates charges that
the enforcement personnel includes
many dishonest men and women, and
some with criminal records The re-
port urges support of bill before Con
gress requiring al dry agents to be
pledged under the civil service regu-
lations and subjected to the custom
airy examinations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
Club satnding
PHYSICIANS OPPOSE BEER.
Say It Is No Remedy and Serves No
Medical Purpose.

Washington. April 14-More than
100 prominent physicians, most Of
them connected with leading medical
inst tutions, have Fled a memorial
with Representative Volstead Mimi
a protest against the use or authori-
zaton of beer or malt liquors for
med cal purposes. The memorial
reads:
THE unders gned physicians Of the
United States desire to place on re-
cord their conviction that the manu-.
facture and sale Of beer and other
malt liquors for medical purposes
should not be perm tied Malt IL
quors never have been listed in the
United States Pharmacepoea as OF.
ficial medica remedies. they servel
no medical purpose that cannot be
sat sfactor}y met in other ways and
that without the danger of cultivat.
ing the beverage use of alcoholic lie
1quo.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
ARLlNG ON

Mrs. Scott Gray is spending a few
days in New York.
Miss Hilda Vaughn of Troy Is vis-
iting Mrs. f. Stuberauch.
Elmer T. Ford OF Hanover, Mass. is
visiting his daughter Mrs, Burton
Hard.
Mrs. and Miss Harrison OF Lancaster
shire, Eng are visiting Mr. and Mrs
Robert Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Swift Of Man
chester spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs H. d. LaBatt.
MIR. and Mrs. Jake Hausenburg have
moved into their new house recently
purchased from Joseph Stephens.
Mrs. A. Bump has purchased a neat
sedan car in which she and her friends
will doubt ess enjoy themselves this
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams spent
Sunday in New York with their SON.
who lately returned ON a vessel from
South America.
Rep. G. NJ Vaughn has returned
with his family from their legislative
sojourn at Montpelier, and are now at
home at their residence on Water
lstreet
Miss Ellen Garfield OF Ithaca, N. Y,
after visiting a tew days with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. N Garfield,
returned to her duties at Cornell Uni
versity Tuesday.
Mr. Albert tombstone and wife have
been in Bridgeport part of the week,
Icalled there by the serious illness of
MIR. Johnstoue's sister. The patient is
now on the road to recovery
Miss Josie Robinson entered the
hospital at Troy. NY, Saturday A
very successful operation was per
formed Tuesday for an old trouble
which had grown more aggravating OF
late There is much reason for a
speedy recovery.
The smal pox scare has succeeded
in practical Y closing the upper rooms
in the Central ana North District
Ischools In one instance two scholars
Iwere able, or permitted TO attend. The
danger is now considered to have pass
ed, and the schoo will be conducted
on full time.
1t now seems that there might have
been a serious fire at the Brush Bach
factory the other day if it had no
been for the timely and generous as
: sistance of the working force of the
Refrigerator shop and others, The pro
lprietor of the Brush factory is yer!
emphatic in his expressions of appre
citation of the timely assistance given
The Argo Club has Strengthened thu
side walk in front of its property, Th'
marble tagging has been carried ou
, several feet towards the roadway thu
z wing space for grading ana the laying
out of a lawn with flower beds, etc
The relaying Of the sidewalk will b.
carried out beyond the Rectory The
Improvement will be acceptable to tn
b many who have occasion to make u.s.
of the walk.
Mrs. II. d. LaBatt entertained th'
members OF the O. f S. at her homt
! Saturday afternoon April 9th This
was in honor of Mrs. Eva Coolidge ;
charter member, and came as com
plete surprise and as an observance o
her seth birthday. Cards were played
during the afternoon, the first prize
going to Mrs. May Walker and the
ticiency, to Mrs. Emma Eaton. After
consolation recognit on of belated eff
the card party Mrs, Coolidge was pre-
sented on beha Of the Order with ar
Eastern Star pin accompanied with q
sum Of money Refreshments followed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
RHEU MATISM
LEAVES YOU FOREVER

Deep Seated rIc Acid DeNOsitS Are
Dissolved and the Rheumatic Poison
starts 10 BcnVe thc S"Stcm within
Twenty-four Hours.
Every Druggist In this country Is au-
thorlzed to say to every rheumatic suf-
ferer that If two bottles of Allenrhu
the sure conquerer of rheumatism, does
not stop all agony, reduce swollen
joints and do away with even the
slightest twinge of rheumatic pain. he
VIII gladly return your money with
out comment.
Allenrhu has been tried and tested
for years, and really marvellous results
have been accomplished In the most
severe cases where the suffering and
agony was intense and piteous aDd
where the patient was helpless
MIR. James n. Allen. the discoverer Of
Allenrhu, who for many years suffered
the torments of acute rheumatism. de-
sres, all sufferers to know that he does
not want a cent of anyones money un-
less Allenrhu decisively conquers this
worst of all diseases, and he has in
structed Quinlan's Pharmacy TO guar
antee 1t in every instance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
RED sOX, YANKEES,
DODGE RS, GIANTS
WIN FIRST GAMES
Babe Ruth Makes Five Hits, But
No Home Runs
ST. LOIUS BEATS INDIANS
Giants Win From Philadelphia
In the Eleventh Inning by
kelly's Home Run

New York, April 14-Pennant base
ball, the championship races of the
two major leagues, began yesterday
under circumstances richer in pro
mise than the nat Onal game ever be-
fore experienced on opening day.
Baseball opening day always is an oc-
casion OF nat onal interest if not inn
portance, and this time it was un-
usually SC.
1t was unusually 50 by reason of
the great amount OF interest shown
at the outset of season immed ate
ly following the one in which the ex'
posures of crooked playing took place.
The public, judging from the big at
tendances everywhere, is ready to
start W. tn clean slate and hold
that the crooked ones have all been
driven out and that they who remain
are square,
In New York the attendance was
$4,000 in round numbers, the biggest
opening day New York has had in
Boston, where the Brooklyns played,
the large patronage proved renewed
interest in the homo team; in Cincin-
natl the crowd was not far behind
New Yorks; the Giants and Phllies
started in Philadelphia with clatter
and hurrah; that is the way it was in
all O, the cities.
Fayoring weather fine patronage
and baseball played with spirit and
zest by the contestants! The year
makes splendid start toward rising
to the necessity OF doing its best to
combat the critical situation caused
by the scandals of 1920. Good luck
was with it in providing game, most
of them close and uncertain, calling
for hard Jealous playing.
For the three metropolitan clubs
things went particularly well. The
Yankees finally won easily, but for
the most part their game was in
doubt. Their playing was strong and
dash ng, and the batting of Babe
Ruth an outstanding feature. The
appreciative fans saw their favorite
slugger rap out five safe hits, some
thing worth talking about any time.
President Harding was at the
Washington game and took a lively in
terest. He threw out the first ball,
a distinction which dosen t fall to all
men-not even Presidents. The Gil
ants pleased their friends immensely
by the manner OF their victory. They
oyercame a big lead and won an Gle
ven inning game on their opponent i
groundt.
Likewise, the Brooklyn Club. The
champions of 1920 finished strong
and won a fighting scrap in Boston
Cincinnati and Chicag were other Ma
tonal League winners. The Cleye
land Indians, American and inter
league champions, took a header il
their first game. They had theil
star, Coveeskie, on the rubber, bu
the st. Louis Browns, regarded as {
dangerous opponent this year, bea
| them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
GOVERNOR MILLER ACCUSED
OF Promoting Policies Not Friendly
To Unions

Albany, April 14,-Representatives
of organized labor throughout the
state gathered today in a special con
vention to Systematically denounce
the policies Of Governor Miller and
to launch campaign against the
anti.labor legislation.
Samuel Gompers, President OF the
American Federation of Labor, Jas.
p. Holland, President of the State
Federation directed the conference
Plans we're laid to institute full
campaign against Republican munich
pal and Assembly candidates and to
further candidates friendly to union
labo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14

FORREST PARSONS DEAD
Promising Young Man Had Been III
For Months

Forrest T. Parsons, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph b. Parsons of Bee
Hive Crossing, Hoosick. died yester
day afternoon after long illness. He
was young man of fine promise, clean
character and many friends.
The family formerly lived in Ben
nington and the young man graduated
from Bennington High School in 1916
He afterward stud ed in Boston and
later entered the emp oy Of the Tur
ner Construction Company. At the
outbreak of the war he tried to enlist
but was refused because of heart trou
BILE
For several years past he was with
the American Chicle company on Long
Island and had risen to a position of
responsibility Last fall he came home
sick with rheumatism and heart trou-
BILE and was for a time patient at the
Putnam Memorial Hospital,
He was 2S years old. The funeral
will be held Saturday and burial will
be in Park Lawn Cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
EDITOR ACCUSED OF TREASON
Berlin Soviet Organ. Once Suppress
sed, Rea1pears.

Berlin, April 13.-The Soviet organ
the Red Flag, which was suppressed
by the Government because of its at.
tacks on the special courts constitut.
ed by Pres dent Ebert for dealing
with Commun st rioters, has reappeac
ed. despite the fact that most Of its
vital machinery had been confiscated.
The editor has been charged with
b gh treason for an article in the
newspaper call ng the proletarat
to action and charging the special
courts with committing murder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14

Chicago, April 13-The umpires
cry play bali was heard by moro
than 155,000 persons in seven major
league parks today in what officials
of the national pastime hearalded as
the come back OF baseball
The figures, which we're unoffi-
q al estimates, included two records
for opening day attendance at the Chi
cago National league park, where
nearly $4,000 saw the game and at
the home of the New York Yankees
who played before $4,000 The Chi
cago.Detroit game at Detroit in the
American league was postponed be
cause of rain, but reports were that
record. breaking crowd was disa
pointed by the postponement,
Unofficial figures for other q ties
we're. Cincinnati, National, 10000;
Boston National12,0 Washington
American. 1S,200 Philadelphia Ma
tional 10000; St Louis American Is,
I0C
Judge X NJ. Lands, commissioner
of baseball, could not be reached to
night, but his secretary, Leslie NJ
/ O'Connor, said that the attendance
in dicated a great year for baseball
! It was especially gratifying, he said
in view of the inclement weather in
several cit es and the scandal that
startled the country last year in con
inection with the 1919 worlds series.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
MORE KILLINGS IN IRELAND
Sir Arthur Wears and One Policeman
Are Shot

Dublin, April 14.-,Fiye policemen
were ambushed last night at Feda-
more, Limerick county, One was
XII led and three wounded. The raid
ers then attacked the Fedamore bar
racks but were repulsed after two
hours fighting with no casualties.
A SIM Fein shoe factory used as
an assembling shop for bombs was
raided last night and two persons in
it were arrested.
Sir Arthur Edward Wears. former
ulster king at arms was shot dead
last night at Lstowell and his resi-
dence burned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
ACHES AND PAINS
SL0AN'S Gets 'EM!
Famous pain and ache Liniment.
kept handy, brings warming.
gratifying relief

~ HEUMATlC twinges case up
soon. SO do stiff joints, lame
"A - back, neuralgia, overtaxed mus
cles, and those pains from weather ex-
posure, too-they don't fight long
against the counter-irritation that
Sloan's Linimcnt produces.
Always keep this old family friend
handy for instant use-a little pcae-
iyates srithont rubbing, leaving no skin
stains, muss, or clogged pores. It's
very odor--healthy and stimulating
auggests the good it will do.
All druggists. Three sizes-5sc, roc.
$i40. largest size is most economical.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
WOMAN AS ALUMNI SPEAKER
Mrs Jessie Whitcomb First Woman
to Have That Honor al u. v. M.

Burlington, April 14-Mrs. Jessie
Wright VIII tcomb of the class of 1884
o, the University OF Vermont has
been chosen as the alumni speaker
for Founders day at the University
20 Vermont this year Mrs. Whit.
comb is the first woman ever to re.
ceiyo tho honor or selection for this
important address. She is now a res.
dent o. Topeka, Kan, and is the au-
thor of a number of books
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14

The project of a canal across the
Isthmus OF Panama is about four hun
dred years old. Balboa and other
Spanish explorers urged such construc-
tion before the emperor of Spain. and
made surveys In search Of feasible
limo nc anrlV nc fSo5
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
DAYLlGHT.sAVlNG FOR HANGING
Opposed BY Prisoner Who Demand
ed An Extra Hour

ed An Extra Hour
Chicago. April 19--Sam Cardnella
Chicago gangster objects to being
hanged on daylight-saving time. He
brought up the point today as he
read some communicat ons form his
lawyers regarding a review of his
case
when am | going to be hanged?"
he inquired
He was told at o'clock Friday,
daylght-saying time.
Il was sentenced before the time
was changed" he said. The rear
rangement of the time deprNes me
of an hour of life. The Governor
can change his mind in that time. I
intend to stay alive just as long as L
cam
The Jail officials then agreed to
change the time of hanging to .
o'clock
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Gath Anniversary First Baptist Church

Gath Anniversary First Baptist Church.
Ninety four years since the seed was
sown,
Ninety-four harvest seasons past.
Comely and strong this church has
grown,
Into a structure wide and vast.
Few were the pioneers, but strong,
Strong in dauntless faith that saw,
That though the path was steep, and
long.
Faith would conquer, for love was law.
Love for the souls OF their fellow men,
Love for the bible truths they taught,
Love for the Fathers will, and then.
Faith and hope, and the world was
naught.
Brave and true are the men who dare
In the face of frowning world be bo d,
And pinning Their faith on the cross
they bear.
Win for themselves a crown Of gold
Year by year has the path been trod
In prayer and faith. with beckoning
hand
Guiding into this church Of God,
Pilgrim feet for the better land.
Surely those dear first members see.
Marching on through the course of
years,
Hosts Of rejoicing sinners saved,
Saved as the fruit of their prayers and
tears
Who shall tell of the inf uences
Spreading out from this hallowed spot,
Into those heather lands tar hence,
Where the knowledge of God was not.
Who shall tell till the end Of time
When the Angel hands unroll.
The record of every land and cline.
What is writ on the heavenly scroll.
How many steps have kept the path.
How many feet have strayed away.
How many stars each member hath.
How many fail al the last great day?
Only the record books can tell
Only the heaven host can state.
How many fainting mortals fell
How many enter the pearly gate.
How many sacred memories cling
Round this church, in the hearts of all
Sweet, or sad. as the thought may
bring
The smile of joy or tears that fall
How many dear ones guided down
! Into baptismal waters sweet
How many cherished ones whose
crown
Has been brought to the Sayiour's
feet
How many vo ces want TO plead
Strong in faith, and strong in prayer
Full of bread for the sinners need,
Plead where Heavenly affairs are,
How many voices clear and sweet,
Never on earth to sound again,
Are singing now at the mercy seat
Praisng God for the souls of men
And memory brings back many a face
Pastors all whom we learned to loy
Shining out from The Sacred place
Symbol of Gods throne above.
Leading each in the narrow way
Up where the walls OF Zion are,
= Up through the dusk at the close of
day
Into the light through the gates afal
Hand in hand let us journey ou,
Strong in the Christians faith to VIII
By the strength of the arm we lea
upon
Souls for Christ from the ranks of sill
; Uphold the Pastors hands, that he
Faint not upon the battle field.
But marches onward yaiantly,
; Compelling the host to yield.
James H. Whit
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German House Pipes In Demand.

The early German house pipes" are
much priced by collectors. They are
Of formidable size. some of them hold.
ing as much as a pound of tobacco
These pipes are usually of porcelain.
beautifully nodded and decorated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
U. S. VIEW UPH ED
In frances Reply to Hughes NoQ9
AS to Yap.

Washington. April l4.-France's re.
ply to Secretary Hughes note of April
4. regarding the mandate for the Pa
cific Island of Yap. interpreted in Off
cial circles as tantamount to accep-
tance of its principles laid down by
the American Government that the
United states has surrendered none of
its rights to former German overseas
possessions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-14
CON FERENCE: ON
BRITISH STRIKE.
FAILED TODAY
Strike of 100000 Likely to Be-
gin Friday Night
NOT MUCH HOPE is LEFT
Federation of Several Workers
Are Now Preparing to Join
Strike Movement
NOT MUCH HOPE IS LEFT

London, April 14-The conference
this forenoon between Lloyd.George
and delegation of off cials of the
triple alliance which has called a gen
eral strike for Friday night in sup
port OF the striking miners was con-
cluded within two hours without any
progress apparently having been
made toward an adjustment of the
grave labor situation.
Despite the strike call by the Tri-
pie Alliance, the most powerful labor
body in Great Britain, many well in
formed persons here tonight doubt
whether such general walkout as
that ordered for Friday night will be
possible at this time. 1t was admit
ted that this strike call was anticpa-
ted by labor and also by the Govern
ment, but, on the other hand, the
rules OF the National Federat on of
Transport Workers provide that they
must ballot on strike question, and
this in itself will take tine.
On the other hand, the members
of the National Union of Railwaymen
may be called on strike without a
stbke ballot by the union member
shiT Also it is held that in many
ranks Of labor a general strike at
this time is not regarded favorably,
London, April 14-The federation OF
general workers, representing a mil
lion and half persons in more than
a hundred industries outside the trip
alliance has decided to support the
alliance strike in the interest of the
striking miners.