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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
MOVING PICTURE
CENSORSHIP BILL
KILLED IN HOUSE
Measure Slaughtered without
Dissenting Vote
MISS BEARD ON HER FEET
Member from Orange Makes
First Speech in Opposition
to Educational Bill

Montpelier, Feb 1s.-The house to.
lay Killed the moving picture censor
ship hi W thout q dissenting vote,
fhe bill has been the subject of two
pubi hearings and has been strenu-
ously opposed by the proprietors of
moving picture theatres throughout
tho state.
While the lady from Orange was max
ing legis i've history in the House
and the popular branch was racing
through big calendar the Senate
made long stance calendar record
by passing Is bills in about Is minutes
and advancing 19 to third read ng.
About the time the Senate struck
the Was bill about chattel mortgages
IS 7S) it struck sol snag and pro
gress was hung up while vi as debat-
cd 1t at length and Sherburne OF
Orange county defended the adverse
report OF the ccmm ttee The bill
was ordered to lie on notion Of Sen.
ator Tarnham OF Washington county.
Among the notable bills passed by
the Senate were two bounty bills, the
b i relating to bulls running at large,
two bills regarding dependent and de-
fect.ye children and two fish and
game bills.
Miss Beard Of Orange attacked
II 340, which f0rbid5 teachers from be
ing school directors and school direc-
tors from bo ng teachers and made
her first regular speech. She allowed
that teachers made good directors and
vice versa, and with the assistance
of Messrs. Keyes of Reading and Cham
her ain of Washington, succeeded n
getting the bll k He'd, by a nearly
unanimous vote.
The House business was mostly Of
a routine character Governor Hart
ness is in Boston today and Lieut.. A.
W. Faote is acting governor.
JOINT resolut ons appeared in the
House this morn ng for a Joint as
semDiy on Tuesday, Wash ngton's
birthday, at which Senator Bryant
viii speak and for adjournment over
March meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Be Truthful.

Down from the years long since gone
By
A boys true words are ringing
Better be wh pped than tell a Ae"---
To us their wisdom bringing
Far In the Western woods they fell
On ears o. chldhCod on y,
But proudly lived that child to tell
How shadowy woodland lonely.
Took up the words and sent them on
In gentle echoes steang,
TIL T. her inmost soul each tone
Seemed Truth fair SET revealing.
And on into her womanhood
That noble brother 5 teaching g
stu echoed with rs power for good,
Through her to others reaching
And he--that awkward, truthful boy
Whs an that day kept swinging
His wccdmau's axe, with honest JOB,
In what his toll was bringing.
Now, after lapse OF many year
Lives IN his country story,
His name, a.most without peer,
penncd on her page OF glory.
Better be whipped than tell lle."
Su,h was the glor ous basis
.Of character thN yu ara
Look on with reverent faces,
For that which in his youthful heart
Was impulse gh aud noble,
Oi manhood principles a part
In power and worth grew double
And be Who for q sisters good
These earnest words had slxKen,
stopped not unit he grandly stood
Where siayerys chains lay broken
And suffering brothers 'ong oppressed
As free men trod before him,
And from each grateful, e0on breast
A blessing h-veIed DER him.
We may not do such work as he,
Nor fl. so high a stal'on;
our place OF influence may DO
The home and not the nation.
fet never less our words should ring
With none thought and truthful,
z en- though T. speak the truth should
bring
EXpei ence hard and ruthnl
We may not see race, unthralled
BY hand o, ours, rejoicing;
Nof hear our names II honor called
By lips the worlds praise vo.cng
ct sure y by our side shall be
Some soul in bondage living,
10 whom the means OF freedom we
May have the Joy of slvng
Then let Us each the helpful word
OF truth speak hlayeiy eyer,
And by the ear of aught be stirred ,
Deceit to Htte. never
Better be VIII ppei than tell a lie
The seeds o truth undying
Shall y e sweet fru tage by and by
That never grows Fl m lying
Celia VI. Reynolds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Up Governor latne the Resi- Would
LEGION vs.. BERLIN
"a Service Men Meet Fatt ouintette
Here Saturday Even ng.

GA Service Men Mest Fatt ouiatette
Here Saturday Even ng.
The Amer can Legion has arranged
for an exceptionally good time at the
Y. NJ. 9. A. Saturday Feb. 18th The
big event Is tc be the basketball game
between the local post and Berlin, ~
Y. A pre4 mlnary between two girls
teams and dancing ter the big game
W Il provide ample amusement for all.
Berlin comes here with very good
ec0.d, lA-s team ls p aging in the
eastern New York lea5ue aga nst
such teams as General Electrics Of
Schenectady, Eagles Of Troy Y NJ. G..
=. NoIth Adams and Y. NJ. G A Of
Albany. Benn ngton was fortunte in
ae,t n,; an per date,
Two ehts of hard practice nave
put the local boys In fine condition
Those who saw the last game with
HoosLck Falls know that the Legion
,e..-4s LII CiGan sport
Miss Wallace will be charge Of
the Z rls teams and they VIII start
rromrtly at 1880 The big games viii
start promptly at 8 to give plenty Of
time for dancing.
m.AItgement s under a
very heavy guarantee for tn game
and needs a large crowd to cover OK
lenses The puDl-c is urged to give
the bols the support to which they
are entitled both for past and prese It
ruce. There should be a record
crowd Saturday night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
.L0WDEN' s NAME
WIPED Off SLATE
OF NEW CABINET 7
Former Illinois Governor De-
clines Navy Portfolio
SELECTION is UNCERTAIN
Refusal of Former Presidential
Candidate Creates Shake-up
of Cabinet Possibilities

St Augustine, Fla, Feb. II --Presi-
dent-e'ect Harding's -abinet problem
developed another q ficu,ty today
when Frank o. Lowden, former GIcy-
error Of Illinois. and lead ng
candidate for the presidential nom
ination, at last years Republican
convention, sent word that he could
not permit hmeelf to be cons dered
longer for Secretary Of the Navy.
The former Governors definite de
cAnation left blank In the cabinet
slate. when may not be readily
filed Although the former Governor
had indicated before that he d d not
desire the appointment, Mr. Harding
and his advisers had stood pat and
counted en- q change Of mind to en-
able the selection to be made AS a
result they now must begin sorting
over a cons derable list of ether
men mentioned for the navy port
folio Where the choice may fall s
regarded as the most uncertain ques-
ton left in the white cabinet stu
,ptiol
In asking that his name be
erased from the tentative caI,n net
list, Mr. 16wden wired the President
elect that his personal affairs made
1t impossible for h III TO enter the
puflic service at the present time.
Thus, he removed himself also from
the field Of possibilities for dplo-
matte appointments with which hs
name had been linked many times n
specl alton by these close to the
President-e'ect
Whatever inside story may have
been beh'nd Mr.. Lowden's actions,
there was no outward evidence at
Mr. Harding's headquarters that seri-
Gus friction had developed regarding
IT, The President elect himself. eN
pressed extreme regret al the deyel-
opment, saying he held tho formor
Governor In hgh regard and had
hoped ever since election to bring
him into the service cf the govern.
ment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
.aNN5R ELUE LAW" CENTURY
seventeenth saw Drastic Rules Mads
FOR the Government Of Manners
and Morals.

The Seventeenth century, according
historians, was the banner for blne
avs. Legislators wed with one an
her to win either the pl,tldlts Of the
people or to provoke the wrath OF
lie mobs by thinking up new measures
FOR the statute books. One blue law
N particular which comedies somewhat
win some OF the legislation rumpreA
to be contc lplated In this cOdnuy
is interesting. This was in the form
Of an ordinance In q Swiss city, and
II virtually put such stage folk as
jugslcrs. maskers, jumpers and such
like out Of business. They were pro-
hibited from plying their profession
for the reason that they do things
which God did not intend the human
race to perform
Gambling was frowned upon
throughout Europe during this re.
riod, hut the blue laws did not seem
to make much of an impression. II
Is to be also noted that a prohibition
movement was alive In that period
Reforners were engaged at various
times In efforts TO stop drinking at
nyerns. In little city in France
The dry wave did not gain much bead
way, rs the leaders turned to the al.
tentative Of reducing, or trying to re-
euce, drinking to a minimum on Sat
2rday afternoons so that worshipers
might attend evening services with
full possession Of their faculties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Thermometers Grow Old.

Even thermometers become Old and
consequently inaccurate with age. mer-
curial Instruments reading too high
and spirit Instruments too low. l.. the
former case the bulb appears 20
shrink, thus forcing the quicksilver
too far up the stem. This gradual
shrnkage Is supposed 10 be due to the
fact that the external pressure on the
bulb may be considerably higher than
the Internal pressure. the mir as far
as possible having been removed be.
fore the glass is sealed
On tife other hand. the spirit Their
mometer IS sealed with the bulb COW
cred 10 D freezing mixture, IN order
to lock up IN the glass as much air as
possible. The instrument thus starts
with the Internal pressure which in
time appears to he reduced either by
expansion Of the glass under the In.
terpal pressure or by leakage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
COULDN'T WORK A DAY
IN NINE LONG MONTHS

ach was all out Of order and would
fill up with gas and get SO short of
Breath that l had to fight for air.
~ had a bad case Of constipation,
had dizzy spells, lost weight and was
so weak and run down that could
hardly get around the house.
81 read a statement from man In
Dandy Vermont, who said Tanlac had
fixed him up fine On the strength
of that | commenced taking Tanlac
myself. My appetite has come back
and my stomach never gives me any
more troub Q, am not bothered with
constipation or dizziness and sleep
better than | did. have been built
up in every way and have gained
around fifteen pounds am sixty-nine
years old, but I'm in fine health for
a man of my age and I'm working on
the farm every day"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
TFXAS MEMBER Rs
CREATE TURMOIL
ON HOUSE FLOOR
Summers Leaves Sick Bed to At
/ tack Fellow Representatives
BACKED BY DELEGATION
Blant0n Had Claimed He Was In
strumental in Blocking Mem.
ber's Salary Grab

Washington, Feb. 18--Hoots, cat
calls and the word liar" were
shouted on the floor Of the House to-
day In the storm est session In years
The uDroar started when Represen.
tative Summers OF Texas, having lett
sick bed appeared in the House,
and supported by most members Of
h $ own state delegat on, launched
al attack on his colleague, Repre-
sentative B anton.
RunCrs had been circulated about
the House for days that the Texans
We're preparing to make the attark
on the r fellow member, but il was
held off until MI Summers was
physlca ly able to direct IT, When
he stepped forward, with faded
newIpaper cl piping in his hand, near.
hrg every member was on the floor
Read by the c.erk of the House, the
clipp ng revea.ed that Blanton in a
letter to Texas newspapers, had
charged members with a concerted
plan t., raid the treasury and obtain
salary increases which he alone had
prevented heretofore. The press was
asked to help and many papers to
which appeal was made responded
with liter assaults upon those
charged with backing the alleged sal
ary grab.
There was a tense moment IN the
chaIEber as the reading was con
cluded and Mr., Summers. stepping
close to where Mr. Banton was seated
shock his first tn the atters face and
dramatically shouted
And when you sent that state
ment to Texas, you knew 1t was as
fa.se as hell
The House broke into wild
shout, half the membership rising
BIanton Jumping to his feet, and try
Ing to make himself heard above the
din, demanded the right TO speak He
was howled down. the chair susta Il.
ing point Of order that he could not
be heard at that tins on q question Of
personal privilege.
NJ. Summers. walking back and
forth, continued the attack B,anton S
eyes following every step, The speech
was oone etqut'y Interrupted W tn shout
ne at the conclusion cf almost every
sentence Of denuue'ation. Mr. Sum
nars declared the record showed that
no effort had been made TO slip
through salary increase bill and
that Mr. Blantons claim that he was
forced to remain constantly on the
floor to block /. was utterly absurd
and untrue. The que ton had come
up twice In the present Congress Mr.
Summers sad. and It was knocked out
on 10 nts of order, once by Represen
tat We Ryrue, Democrat Tennessee and
once by Representative Wood, Repub
lran. Ind ANA Mr. Blanton, he asser-
ted. was not even sin on the wake
Tbs demonst-at'on reached remark
abe proport ons when n tap Of the
gavel marked the close Of the time al
lottad for the speech. Democrats, grst
on their feet in a body, were ioned at
the same instant by every Republican
There was a rush to the front, as mem
bors struggled to grasp Mr.. Summers
by the hand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
WARNING

The lega voters cf the Village Of
Pennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet at High School hail
In the Village Of Bennington on Fri
day. February 18th. 1921. at eight
O'Clock in the evening to transact the
following bus ness;
Art Gle To consider House Bill
2l and Senate Bill 26 new pending be
fore the Vermont legis ature and
take such action as may thereon be
deemed proper and as they may legally
do IA,
Article 2-To transact any other
business that may be found necessary
and proper when met
W. p Hogan,
Village Clerk.
Bennlugton Vermont,
February 7th. 1921.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
THOUSAND MEN !.
BEGIN BIC RAIDS
IN DUBLIN TODAY
Entire City Being Combed For
Sim Feiners
FOUR CIVILIANS KILLED
Attacking Party Suffered in
Clash with Patrol of Essex
Men Wednesday Night
FOUR CIVILIANS KILLED

Dublin, Feb 1S.-The most exten
sive raids Of houses and build ngs
suspected Of harboring Sim Feiners
that as yet beon carried out in this
city began early tn q morning.
Fully a tn usand troops in motor
iorre5 and armored cars and armed
with machine guns took part in the
raids
-Four civilians were killed a skir-
msh near h britain. county Cork,
Wednesday night when an attack was
made on patrol Of an Essex regi.
ment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
HATFIELD KILLED
THREE MEN, SAYS
FORMER JUSTICE
Sensational Testimony in Trial
at Williamson, w. Va.
NINETEEN MEN IN COURT
Charged with Participation in
Rifle and Pistol Fight
Of May, 1919

VII: amson, w. Va, Feb. 1S.-Sid
llat4eld, Matewan chef OF police, told
Harry station, former justice OF the
peace, that he killed three of the
ta.dw n-Felt companys men in the
sensational rife and pistol fight CT
May, 1919.
station gave testimony to tn ef-
feet IN c-urt here today during the
tral! Of l9 men including Hatfield who
was charged with beng implicated
in the fight
The test mony created a sensat ion.
The defendants leaned forward in
the.r seats and watched the witness
closely to hear what fulther reyala.
tions he might make.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18

When my friend was travelling in
England he met with'a footpad who
ordered him TO give up all the pounds
he had about him.
81 suppose he handed them over with
celerity"
Not a bit of It. He handed them
over with his fists
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
La place 4 Ladder.

Experiments 10 determine the angle
al which q ladder should ne placed 10
secure the maximum degree of safety
for those using il hnve shown that the
angie Of ~ degrees Is The best what.
ever the height of The ladder Brook
lyu Eagle
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Farmer Was Down In Bed And
Helpless For Two Months
Gains Is Pounds Taking Tan
lac And Health Is Restored.

"From January till September of
last year | wasn't able to hit lick
of work but In few weeks time Tan.
lac nut me back in fine health and |
believe has added many years to my
life" said C. G. Cramton, wel.-to-do
farmer living at Ira Vermont.
9My health broke down in January
ard was down in bed for two months
so weak could not even turn over.
After got up / could not do any
work at al and for a month was
not able to walk to the barn. | could
not get my strength back my stom-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
As Viewed In Perspective.

"What has become of tho old.time
political boss"
"1'he type is obsolete" replied Sem
ator Sorghum. And his authority in
political affairs never became broad
enough to warrant the title. He was
never real boss lie was merely a
prohteer.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Analyrlnn The situation.

al don't think Reginald is going to
propose, mother dear
But Gladys, be is constantly buy
Ing you the most expensive presents"
"They are what convince me that he
will never be able to rent fiat and
pay the first lnstullment on the fur
niture."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Clue Eron seal,s Ellnnsra-

Hitherto q Z clippers of the whales
cnught In car WATERS have been re-
garded as waste product, but The
fisheries bureau dndS that they will
yield 81 per cent of tteit weight in
very excellent glue II hopes to lnd
o market for seat fliprers With the
glue manufacturers Each year about
$4,000 fur seals are Killed on he
Prlhyi0tf islandS. In Berins sea Recs.
oning four llippers AZ eighi pounds
the annual production Of clippers ls
100 TO i40 tons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight Somewhat colder.
Saturday far with increasing cloudi'
ness and slightly warmer.
Throunh LIte,s pIIarlmaos

Aud thus ever hy day ana ni1ht,
under The sun and under the Stars
climbing the dusty hills and tn,Hug
along the weary pnnS iourneylns ty
iand and iourhpytng by Sru, coming
and going SO Strangely--to to meet and
ren"t On one another. move we restless
travellers through the pilgrimage OF
life,--Chares Dickens, in Little Dor
rit"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
American Legion
REAL WINTER ON THE WAY
Weather Bureau Says Cod Wave May
BE Expected Next Week

Washington, Feb. 1s.--The coldest
weather OF the winter ever much OF
the country east OF the Rocky moun'
ia MS during newt week, according to
an announcement OF the weather bu'
reau today.
The cold wave, I Is predicted, will
extend over the gulf and south ATTAIN
states and will carry freezing tenn
peratures to the coast early in the
week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
HOPE FOR cARUso
Famous Tenor Reported to Have
Passed Comfortable NJ ght.

New York, Feb. 1S.--Enrico Caruso,
famous Italian tencr who has been
cr tically i'll of heart disease, was re-
ported today to have passed comfort
able night Today he appears much
stronger than at any time since he
suffered a relapse.
Physicians sd d that he had lost 40
pounds in weight since being taken Ill.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Total
Experience.

"Tf the applicant for a stenoTapher's
position here IS married woman.
WON'T have her"
what difference will that make II
she is good worker?"
Don't matter what kind Of a work.
er she is. Married women won't take
dlctation."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
EXPLOSION NOT ACCIDENTAL
Grand Jury Reports en- Wall Street
Disaster Last September.

New York, Feb lS.-The Wall
street explosion last eptenber which
took toll OF 80 lives aud injured near
~ two hundred was a "dastardly
crime intent onally committed in the
W Mon Of the grand Jury which in
1estigated the disaster and which re.
ported today.
Dismiss ng the theory that the ex-
plos4on was accidental the jury ex-
pressed the conviction that IAN infer
aai mach ne was brought into Wall
-treet in wagon and was there aban-
dcned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
POOL, CARDS AND CHECKERS
Mason1 and Odd FeIIowc Clash In In
doo' sportc.

The pool, pinochle and checker
teams Of the Masons played a return
match with the Odd Fellows teams at
the rooms OF the latter, Thursday
evening. The Masons proved their
superiority at Ilcol by winning IS to 2.
But in checkers the Odd Fellows were
the W nners by 19 to S, and they led
the pinochle contest by SO to H.
The total score was Odd Fellows
ia, Masons 40.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
JAPANESE SENTRY SUSTAINED
Members Of Diet in Toxic Oppose
Punishment of Langdo MS Slayer.

Tol o, Feb. 1S-Pun.shment OF The
sentsy who shot Lieut.. Langdon of the
cruiser Albany at Viadivostok in De-
cember was opposed in resolutions in.
troduced in the Japanese det by a
member OF the opposition party.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
Injuries by Falls.

The greatest number Of deaths
charged TO any one accidental cause
li,lll or ilS per 10000 is shown for
falls. The rate for this cause varies
but slightly from year to year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
long sitter.

There Is one thing which that
young lawyer fellow of Elias ought
10 be proficient In when be comes TO
practice"
"What is that?"
"rhe art Of securing a stay"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
WAGES OF sHlPsulLDERs CUT
Big Bat r rm Announces Reduc-
ton Of 10 Per Cent

Baltimore, Feb. IS The wages Of
the 5000 Of the 1000 employees cf the
Balt more Drydocks and Shipbu lding
company have been reduced 10 per
cent, il was announced today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
BEAT LEGION 2s PINS
Machin SITS Wen TWO Strings from
Ex-Serv ce Bow ers

Last even ng on the Y. NJ. c. A. al.
leys the Cooper Estate bowling team
took two out of three strings from
the Amer can Lego on bowlers by n
margin Of 26 rs, Hurley was high
s ngle with 1872 and high total with
rr1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-18
ALFRED LuNr AS "cLARsNcE"
harrington Comedy at Opera House
Monday Night.

:
Monday Night.
Booth Tarkngtons Clarence is
coming u the Bennington Opera
house. Monday q ght, Feby. 2lst., with
Alfred Luut and the rest Of the COM
pauy that has been playing at the Hol'
G3 Street Theatre, Boston. The occas-
ion can be classed as one Of rejc eng
Tor the Harrington fans because in
tbs comedy the author has been FIR
tunate in giving his dialogue and
oharacte' drawing just that flavor that
has made h S stories a delight Secret
~ or even dehantly, most OF the "ob
server c.ass like to 1--we over their
days of perp exity at seventeen and
IN the play at hand Bobbys struggles
to lie a man with spats and Cora an
guish over an unrequ ted affair with
a grass wdCwer c-me home with
ring ng feet
Those two do not dominate the
story but are an essent al part OF it,
being thrown in direct contrast with
the returned soldier Clarence, who
geta a ieb New Jersey household
and turns cut to be it's main reliance
in the adjustment ef turmoil Thus
the play is a mildly satirical view Of
every day fe as many see 1t with all
It's personages readily recognizable.
Clarence and Alfred Lunt were
overnight hits in New York last sea-
son and run that began with rush
at the Hudson Theatre lasted for for
ty weeks The management Of the
Gpera house guarantees the patrons
that this production is first class m
every respect.
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.lsuoui 10 Elue,d su,gum

81 on So suol os luSII Hu 81 SulTSIe
40 sHulul ouM uum oul moll p9load
.xo % ol aIru5M ouqnd ~ dlaQ luol5
Suu l.us aI7ul sGUs suNunL pur
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