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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
VAGASONO POET COMING
Vachel Lindsay Who Walked Over
Much of the United States.

Bennington is to have a rare treat
next week. Vachel Lindsay the poet
is to visit and recite under the aus
picies of the Poetry Club In Liter
ary circles in England Vachel Lind
say is regarded with Robert Frost
as Americas formost among the
young poets. Lindsay is a man in
the early forties He is a native Of
Springfield, III. After graduating from
Hiram College in Ohio he took post
graduate work in Chicago and New
York Institutes of Art Besides be-
ing a poet he is also an artist and
preacher Of the Gospel of Beauty.
In 1906 he walked through Florida.
Georg a, North Carolina, Tenn, and
Ky. He carried no money but made
his way by preaching the Gospel of
Beauty and writing verses which he
gave for meals and lodgings. In this
book OF Adventures while Preaching
the Gospel of Beauty he tells of his
experiences on his journey While this
book is prose passages of it read
like poetry In 1908 he walked thru
New Jersey, Peru, and on to Hiram
Colleg'
He has published the following
books A Handy Guide for Beggars,
Adventures while Preaching the Cos
pei of Beauty The Art of the NOV
ing Pictpre, and the Golden Book OF
Those books are prose
His books of poetry are General
William Booth Enters into Heaven
and Other Poems, The Congo and
Other Poems The Chinese Nightin.
gale and other Poems, and The Gold !
en- Whales Of Springfield.
Mr. Lindsay has toured the coun-
try preaching his Gospel of Beauty.
He is now conining mself to lectur
ing before the English Departments
of the Colleges His books may be
obtained at Griswold's. lie will au-
tograph books for any desiring to
have him do 50. Next Tuesday even.
ing he will rec te his own poems in
the First Baptist church
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
BLACK BEAUTY FILM
Cross Country Run Between Horses
and Train,

Racing for a greater prize than any
purse ever posted at track, Harry
Blometield rode Black Beauty cross
country against Jack Beckett on Light
ming. Aagn and again the positions
of the racers changed, through many
chance happenings and desperate risks
taken by one and then the other OF
the riders. For Beckett bankrupt and
bounded by bailiffs, a fortune and a
girl ne desired depended upon the out
come of the race Harry rode to save
Jessie Gordon from a life OF misery
as the wife of scoundrel.
Black Beauty knew well that the
winning of the wild race was vitaly
important to his human fir rends, and
he strained every nerve to the utter
most to catch and pass the flying thor
oughbred ridden by Beckett Light
ming knew only that he was being
cruelty beaten and spurred. and must
run his best to avoid punishment,
Now on the rough road, now clear
ing stone walls and hedges to take
short cuts across the fields, the ter
rifce race was won toa Wildly exciting
finish.
The long race is an added scene in
the screen version of BLACK Beauty
prepared by Mr. and Mrs. George Ran
dolph Chester from the world famous
book by Anna Sewel The original
story left Black Beauty, rapidly re-
covering from the effects of his hard
ships as a cab horse, at the Blomefeld
home near Squire Gordon's estate
Birtwick Ha |. To that point the screen
version adhereS accurately and faith
fully to the Sewell narrative in every
etail Mr.. and Mrs. Chester have
performed their difficult task with all
reverence and devotion, and the wild
race is added as a dramatic and spec
acu ar climax to the great Vitagraph
special production.
At the Opera House tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
NORTH BENNINGTON

f. r. Bottum spent the week end
in town from Hedges Lake,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becker of
Shaftsbury were guests OF Mr. and
Mrs V Mitchell, Friday.
Ray Johnson OF Rotterdam junction,
who formerly resided here, called on
friends in town Friday.
The mid-week prayer service of the
Methodist church will be held on We'd
lnesday evening as usual.
Hiram Mattison Of Chelsea. VT has
been in town to attend the funeral Of
his father f. H. Mattison.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S Farnham and
Is9n Clarence of South SALISBURY
called on friends in town Saturday,
The l.. A. S Of the Congregational
Church will serve their last supper for
! the season, Tuesday evening, April 19.
VIM Young and family have moved
| from Greenwich street TO the residence
on the W r. White farm near Grand
View cemetery.
Mrs. Amy r. Sweet, who has been
spending the last few months in Chi
cago with her daughter has returned
Ito her home here.
The regular meeting Of Valley View
Camp No l0426, Modern Woodmen Of
America will be held at North Benning
ton, Tuesday, April 49,
Harry Chase of Hoosick was in town
Thursday to accompany his mother.
Mrs. Frank Chase to Hoosick where
lshe attended the Hollenbeck Longwor-
thy wedding
Fred Martin, who is employed in
the A. j Nash blacksmith shop, was
among the injured in the trolley acct
dent near hte Bennington scale works,
Saturday evening
Mrs. Alice Young and son Clyde have
moved from the White tenement on
Depot street to the VIM. Harrington
house on the corner of Main street
and Hawks avenue
The supper to be served at the Con
Isregational church Tuesday evening
Iis the last one the Ladies Aid Society
will serve this season. The entertain.
ment to follow promises to be extra
good.
a combined meeting of all groups Of
the l.. a. S. will be held IN the Con
gregational church parlor Thursday
from 8 to 5, light refreshments will be
served by group r. Plans for a fair
viii be discussed There viii be read
ing and a general good time. If you
have been unable to attend any Of
these meetings, be sure and attend this
one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18

Calf and that's been long time, for
I'm now in my sixty eight year.
Il remember when was child
was kept en- a strict diet OF lime water
and milk for weeks and have been in
constant distress all these years. |
suffered terribly from bloatng and had
to be very careful of what ate. ! be-
came so weak and nervous | could
hardly go about my housework and
was in a miserable condition.
About two years ago my husband
got such splendid results from Tanlac
he insisted On my taking it and the
medicine wasn't but a little while in
Kidding me Of my trouble es. 1t gave
me a splendid appetite and | could
enjoy good hearty meal. even things
| hadn't dared touch before, without
any fear Of it troubling me.
Then l had the influenza and be-
came dreadfully sick and weak, but
my stomach kept in good order and it
only took four bott es of Tanlac to
build me up again to where I'm now
feeling better than at any time ! can
remember. | have gained eleven
pounds in weight, too, and words can't
express the gratitude ! feel toward
Tanlac. | keep Tanlac in the house
al the time now. for | know it Is a
medic cne that can be depended upon -
Tanlac is sold in Bennington by W.
l. Gokay; in Pleinfeld by Z. F. Lea
witt, and in North Bennington by A. ~
Shepard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
LEGION MEN PAY
LAST RESPECTS
TODEAD COMRADE
Largely Attend Funeral of Basil
Smith Killed in France
SUNDAY AT WHITE CHAPEL
Burial With Three Va
leys over Grave and Taps
by Bugiar.
SUNDAY AT WHITE CHAPEL

Funeral services for Basil Smith,
a member of the machine gun com
pany of the 105th regiment who was
killed in action near the close of the
war and whose body was returned
from France last week, were held at
the home of his father, Albert S.
Smith in Green Mountain Valley
Sunday afternoon and at the White
Chapel.
Nearly a hundred and fifty mem
berS of Bennington post, American
Legion, participated in the service
at the chapel and at the grave Mem
bers Of the Bennington City band were
also IN attendance. The former sery-
ice men left the village about 9
O'Clock in automobiles generously pro
yided by residents of the village
Rev. J. A. Perry pastor of the Ben
nington Methodist church, officiated
both at the service at the house and
at the chapel
There was not standing room in
the / tile house OF worship at the
foot of the mountain where Mr.. Perry,
acting as chaplain, paid fitting tri-
butte to the memory of the young man
who had given his life to uphold the
worldwide cause of justice and right.
The sermon at the chapel was fol-
lowed by the impress We service Of
the army at the Green Mountain val
ley cemetery. The casket was borne
through the long line of young men
some of whom had known the de-
ceased when a boy and Others who
had made his acquaintance after he
entered the service The customary
three volIeys were fired over the
grave and the service c'osed with
taps by the bug'er. II fty-two OF the
former service men present were in
uniform
The bearers we're Ansel Buss,
Hawley Elwell, Ivan Elwell, Harry
N. Elwell, Sanford Barber and Ralph
Haynes The color guard consisted
OF Rudd VIII te and John Simmons
and the color sergeants were Louis
Levin and Wilfred Wahlquist. The
firing squad in charge of J. A. Pei
'erin as sergeant-at.arms. was com
posed OF Abe Ruskin, Edwin H. Bru-
no. William Beecher, Alfred Beecher,
Aime l.acroix, Ernest Peller II, Mar
win White and Harry Remington.
The bugler was Gideon Lacrox.
A quartette consisting of Frank
Hurley, William Shaw, Henry Doug
las Godfrey and William 5 Boynton
sang.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
TWO BADLY HURT
,,r,s: =, y: s;;.'Hs,,,,C s.,,,,' EAR
TURNS ON |TSS|DE
q 20
Jumped Track Saturday Evening
at Scale Company Switch
TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Fred Martin Has Broken Ribs
and Kennith Robinson an
Injured Ankle
TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Two persons are at the Putnam
Memorial hospital badly hurt as the
result of an accident early Saturday
evening on the trolley road between
this village and North Bennington.
Fred Mart n, apparently about As
years old, a blacksmith in the en-.
ploy of Andrew Nash of North Ben
nington, Is suffering from four brok-
en- ribs. Kenneth Robinson boy OF
about Is living at Bennington Falls,
has an injured ankle. Whether or
not he has suffered broken bones will
not be known until after the x-ray
p ctures are made today Mrs Per-
ley Nourse who lives on the Harwood
hill road, and small child were al
so taken to the hospital. IT turned
out that the child was not hurt but
the woman suffered badly straf ned
back. She remained at the hospital
but short time as her injuries were
not of a nature necessitat .ng treat.
ment at the institution.
The car which was in charge of
Motorman Flood and Conductor
Stearns, was on its way to this vii.
lage where it was due to arrive short
ly before o'clock. AS it reached
the switch in front of the Benning-
ton Scale plant it jumped the track
and turning almost squarely across
the ra Is crashed upon its side. The
conductor stated after the accident
that there were nearly thirty people
in the car when it went over and it is
n,.Iro y Ia hn ,,Ns
not more serious and numerous. Ma
turally. the passengers struggled and
crowded in their fright and anxiety
to escape from the wreck of the in
terror and a number were bruised in
the scramble to release themselves
from the tangle of seats,
News of the accident quickly reach
ed the business section of the village
and automobiles we're soon upon the
scene. Two of the injured were
place in DR.. f. NJ. Gard .er's car and
hurried to the hosp tai. Martin and
the Robinson boy were transported
to the institution in a car from the
Bennington garage driven by II. t.
Southai 1t was at once evident that
Martin was badly hurt and some diff
fculty was experienced in assisting
him into the automobile. The Rob-
inson boy was unable to use his in
jured les.
1t is not an infrequent occurrence
for the light cars used on the Hoo
sac valley dWis on of the trolley sys-
tenn to jump the track but motormen
and conductors who have long been
employed by the company state that
they never before saw an accident OF
a similar nature. Windows were
smashed and the car was considerab-
" damaged in other respects. The
track was soon cleared, the car was
righted and taken to the car barn at
North Bennington
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
Famous Rainbow Bridge.

fectly symmetrical than in any photo.
graphs | have ever seen. and it Is
worth all the trouble necessary to
reach 1t, First the journey was mere
ly an endurance test, but duhsng the
last two days it was all of that, plus
skill Cf | may use this word for my
self and instructive ability on the
part of the horse-and fearlessness
all around The latter, after many
days Of preparation, becomes almost
second nature.
The approach to the bridge-that is,
practically the entire nine or ten
miles from Surprise valley until the
bridge is reached--is a round Of sur
prises. Bridge canyon (Which the
Rainbow bridge spans) is for several
miles one continuous, awe-inspiring
series of deep caverns. These CON
cave places are about two hundred
feet deep and three hundred feet at
their openings, and when they occur
on both sides, the effect is as though
one were walking or riding in the in
side Of sphere with but slit left
open above for the sky.
A more inspiring natural thing than
the Rainbow arch ! have never seen,
and it can be compared only with
such wonders as the Grand canyon
The dimensions are 800 feet in the
clear from the bottom Of the canyon,
and 277 feet from pier to pier Its
real name-lE the Eayaho language
Is Nodzealid, which means rainbow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
WOMAN EXECUTED
BY SINN FE|NERS
AS An INFORME R
Taken From Her Home and Shot
Through Head
NEIGHBORS REFUSED AID
Disorders In Ireland Continue
and Emigration to U. S. Is
Steadily Increasing

Dublin, April II (By the Associated
Press) The first execution of a
woman in the strife between the dis.
cordant factions IN Ireland IS an.
nounced. She was taken from her
home in the Scotstown district of
Monaghan today and shot and killed
On the bank Of the river.
The WamOn whose name was Kitty
MacCarron, belonged to the farming
class.
Kitty MacCarron. who was about
forty-fye years of age, lived with her
parents, octogenarians, in q Wild
mountainous part of the country.
About midnight knock was heard
at the door, and a party of masked
men entered and informed the victim
they had come for her,
She struggled in vain; the assas-
sins fastened her hands behind her
back and led her pleading ptfully
down lane and about mile to the
main road, by the de of which the
body was afterwards found with a
bullet wound through the cheek,
which is the customary sign of Sim
Fein executions.
A card on the body was inscribed.
Spies and informers beware Tired
convicted and executed by the IRISH
Republican Army"
Neighbors refused aid in the re-
moval of the body, such is the terror
inspired in Monaghan by the recent
series of terrible deeds which have
earned for the country the reputa'
tion of the worst in Ulster
Nearly | 900 Irish emigrants em-
braked at Queenstown yesterday and
today. bound for the United States
Several attacks on the constabu-
larly we're reported today Two CON
stables we're dangerously wounded at
Ballina, after which armed forces
went through the streets firing bombs
and shooting ind scriminately
A bomb attack was made on a mo-
tor car containing auxiliaries Satur-
day ght on North Quay dublin
The auxliaries returned the fire and
three members of the attacking par
ty were seen to fall
In an attack on a public house at
Ennis Saturday night soldier was
shot and killed and a constable and
two women were wounded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
JUDGE MEAGHER HOLDS
WAHBE FOR ASSAULT
HeartwelIvilIe Youth Under Bonds Of
$500 and to Have Hearing

Municp pal Judge William j. Meag-
her this forenoon fixed bonds in the
sum of $500 in the case of Abraham
Wahbe, the Heartwellvile youth who
was brought here Saturday by Con-
stable II. X Wilson and lodged in
county jail. Wahbe is charged with
assault and will have hearing on
May u. Ba was furnished by resi-
dents of Heartwellville.
Friday evening Wahbe, who works
in his fathers store at Heartwell-
vile had trouble with customer
over the making of change. There
was a quarrel in which Wahbt seems
to have gotten the worst Of It. There
were three young men in the store
at the me and when they left Wah-
be. it is alleged left the building with
a 92-ealibre automatic pistol from
which he fired two shots He then
ran into the street in front of the
store and meeting Harry Sherman, a
young man with whom he had had
some trouble at the store a short
time previous, he pointed the pistol
at Sherman Grasping Wahbe's
wrist. Sherman began struggling for
possession of the PISTOL which was
again d scharged Attracted by the
shooting, Henry Pelky came to Sher-
mans assistance and tore the wea'
pon from Wahbe's hand
From facts learned oy States At
torney Collins NJ. Graves it is appar-
ent that Wahbe has been annoyed at
different times by young men liv-
ing at Heartwellvlle. The youth is
peculiar and may not be fully respon'
sibel for his acts He was represent
ed at the hearing this forenoon by
Henry Chase.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
WoooFoRD ROAD REPAIRS
over 5000 Subscribed, and Chance For
Others to Help.

The project of repairing the highway
between the vi lage of Bennington and
the Woodford town line is slowly NOV
ing toward success. Another team for
two days has been added to the list of
donations and Saturday night the
money pledged without solicitation had
reached $500. 1t is estimated that it
will require about $500 and that little
canvassing will produce the needed
amount quickly,
However, those who are interested
ought to send their contributions in
without being approached. The treas
urer is Arthur J. Colgan. The road
commissioner in whose district this
road lies wi begin to scrapa the road
and C can out the bitches the first good
day After this is done if the neces
sary sum can be raised the road will
be graveled from the east line of the
village of Bennington to the west line
of the town of Woodford and an ef
fort will be made to give the road prop
er drainage and grading.
John Harwood, who Is contributing
his services, and County Commissioner
Plumb are today inspecting the gravel
beds in the neighborhood of the road
to be sure that the best highway ma
terial is selected. All Bennington peo-
pie who are interested in good roads
and especially those travelling fre
quent'y to Woodford are urged to send
in their contributions right away as it
is hoped to begin this work within a
few days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
OUR PRIOR RIGHTS
IN YAP CONTINUE
HUGHES INSISTS
Not Abrogated by AllOcation of
Supreme Council
ANSWERS NOTE TO JAPAN
Declines to Recognize Validity of
Mandate to Island
Kingdom.
ANSWERS NOTE TO JAPAN

Wash ngton, April 1S-To main.
tar its position in regard to the Pa
cific island of Yap the American gov
ernment would have to prove not
merely the fact that President Will
son made a reservation concerning it
but also that the supreme council of
the league Of nations decided in fay-
or of these views, the Japanese gov
ernment says in a note dated FebTu-
ary 26 and made public today by the
state department.
Secretary OF State Hughes has re.
piled under date of April that the
United States has not lost such right
or interest as existed prior to any ac-
ton to the supreme council of the
league Of nations and can not recog-
nize the ALLEGATION Of the island or
the validity of the mandate to Japan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
REAL ESTATE SALES
Made BY George M. Hawks New
Real Estate Agency.

neal Estate Agency.
George NJ. Hawks has sold during
the last week the Elmer Stratton
property so-called, on the East road.
to William c. and Violet E. Benton.
He also sold the farm in Pownal for
Seymour V, Patterson 90 Otto Sch.
neider a thrifty German farmer for.
merly Of New Marlboro, Mass. Also
the large farm formerly owned by
Mis- Ada Mae Faulkner of Whining
ton to George w. Church, formerly
superintendent of production of Hoe
q Company, manufacturers of print
ing presses, saws saw machinery,
etc. Mr., Church is about to retire
from his active business life to this
beautiful farm finely located on one
OF the slightly hills of Wilmington
He also sold the Is acre farm
formerly owned by the Estate of NJ
IL. Cook of Londonderry to Mrs. VIII
helmina Furlong of seth Street, East
New York to be used as a summer
home.
Negotiations are already under way
for the sale of several other farms to
other parties. Most Of the sales that
Mr. Hawks expects to make viii be
made no doubt to parties out of town
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
ONE OF NATURES MARVELS
Rainbow Bridge in Southern Utah Not
Properly Appreciated Because Not
Easily Accessible.

One Of the greatest natural won
ders of America is Rainbow bridge.
a natural span Of rock near the sacred
Navajo mountain in southern Utah.
1t is in a region remote from rail
roads and not easily accessible
Writing in Natural History Maga-
zine, Charles l.. Bernhenner, who Wis
tied the region last year, says
May 22-At noon sharp we reached
Rainbow bridge, had often thought
Of it-pictured it-yet all my eSpecta-
tions are surpassed 1t is more grace
full, yet more powerful and more per
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18

who are reached thru the extensive
advertising medium of the HI A.
Strout Farm Agency. with offices in
all large cites throughout the I'm ted
States. Mr.. Hawks has the repre-
sentation for the Strout Agency of all
of Bennington County, western half
of Windham County as we'll as in the
northern section of Massachusetts
and eastern New York.
Mr. Hawks has in his organization
Edward d. O'Connor as secretary and
stenographer, and Clyde Brslin list
ing properties, and thru this organl-
2ation he has under contract some
$50 properties for sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18

Ii would seem that a building 5000
feet above the sea Level should be
protected by lightning rods, but the
astronomical observatory at Mount
Etna has not, and does not, need such
protection. The observatory is near
the summit Of the volcano, ana the
stream Of vapor constantly rising from
the crater acts as a natural conductor,
draining the electricity out of the
clouds, 50 that lightning Is seldom seen
there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18
RARE MUSICAL. TREAT
Isolde Menges Violin Recital Here on
Nav IA.


May IA.
The Isolde Menges violin recital
which will be held in Bennington
on May 4th w Il be a rare musical
treat for local lovers Of good music.
The wonderful abil ty of this young
artist Of international fame is writ
ten of in a personal letter to General
Secretary Winslow from Howard e.
Fdie, the we'll known actor. "Kreis-
Ter said the other day to r. w ght
Neamann in Chicago. Isolde is not
only the greatest woman viol.nist
in the world but greater than the
great men violinistg". r. Wight Nea-
mann (now in his thrty-fourth year
as impresario in Chicago said,
Yes, she is, only you ((KreislerO
are her equal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18

The first successful postal system
established In any of the American
colonies was that of William Penn,
who in 1858, appointed Henry Waldy
of Tekonay, to keep a post and Sup
ply passengers with horses from Phil
edelphla to Newcastle or tue Falls Of
the Delaware"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18

We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation to our good neighbors and
friends for their many acts of kindness
during the illness and death of our
dear one-also to Tucker Lodge f.
and A. NJ, Taft Commandery X. T., EN-.
ployes Of H c. White Co., and neigh
bors for the beautiful flowers
The family of Frank II. Mattison.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-18

Emerads are mined by hydraulic
hushlng, because the stones are ex-
tremely friahle when Grst exposed
TO the air and to stresses and shocks,
Just as opals are, and the care and
cure of such gems are problems