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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
NEW USE FOR HUN HELMETS
English Town Has Found That spolls
of War Make Fairly Good
Road Material.

All manner Of odd uses have been
found for German steel helmets.
Flower pots, cuspldors indirect light
ing fixtures, wash basins--these ana
many other uses have served to make
the German helmet a peacetlme ad.
iunct of some value.
Now comes the little town of Croy-
don, England, where much of the spoils
of war have been placed, with the sug-
gestlon of using German steel helmets
as road material. In fact, this town
ship as gone to work and made some
roads from German helmets with good
results. according to reports. The he'll
NETS are arranged in position, after
which they are crushed up fine by a
heavy road roller, Tens of thousands
Of these German helmets taken dur
Ing the closing days of the war, serve
10 pave an appreciable amount Of road
surface. But after all, this Is simply
"stunt" Of questionable value. Sci
entlnc American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
ALL OF SANE RACE
Differences in Type No Greater Than
Among the Whites, According
to Scientist.

The American aborlgines from the
Hudson bay aud Alaska to the south
ern tip Of the continent are all mem
bers Of the same race. according TO
Or. Frederick Monsen of New York
and Pasadena, said to be more ia
miliar with the American Indian than
my other white man.
Doctor Monsen declared the diifcr-
enees IN type found In Indians of the
various parts of the continent are be.
coming manifest among us today lie
recognizes people from Maine as typi
al Of tint section Of the country and
says a southerner or westerner can
be easily distinguished by one familiar
With the types of American people.
"The aborigines of America are all
'ed men," Doctor Monsen said The
Eskimos have fiattw noses and oily
skins due to their diet and the ell
nate"
He found corresponding differences
among The Indians of the Eastern
coast, the West Mexico and other
parts Of the country, but other indica.
lions prove the distinguishing char.
acteriStics were the product OF food,
environment and methods Of living.
Mentioning the treatment the red
men have received from the whites,
Doctor Monsen said: "The Pilgrims
lebarked on Plymouth rock and fell
upon their knees. Then they fell upon
the aborigines and we've been falling
on them ever since"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
HETTRICK GIVEN
JAIL SENTENCE
FOR CONSPIRACY
Must Go to Blackwell's Island
With Three Co-defendants
HAS MORE COMING TO HIM
viii Again BE Placed on Trial
March 7, for Violating the
Antitrust Law
HAS MORE COMING TO HIM

New York, Feb. 25.-The Lockwood
Legislative committee on housing scor.
ed its second decisive criminal court
victory yesterday when John T. Het-
trick and three co.defendants, indicted
on evidence gathered by the commit
tee in its inquiry into crookedness in
the building trades were found guilty
Of conspiracy and sentenced to the
penitentiary on Blackwell's Island for
terms that may amount to anywhere
from six months to three years in the
discretion Of the Parole Board.
Nor Is this all for Hettrlck. Imme,
dlately after the verdict had been
announced 1t was stated that he would
be place don trial again on March 7
with fifty one master plumbers on an.
other indictment charging violation of
the state anti trust laws through CON
spiracy to prevent competition and fix
prices.
Yesterdays conviction is regarded
as highly important, because Hettrick.
until Samuel Untermeyer, chief coun-
sci to the Lockwood committee. pulled
him from his pedestal was virtually
a car Of employers organizations. lust
as Robert p. Brindeli recently con.
ylcted OF extortion through the com.
mlttee's efforts was the caz Of the
labor organizations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
EAST ARLINGTON.

A Christian citizenship meeting will
be held IN Oliyet Church next Sun
day evening, Feb. eth. at 7.3O o'clock
under the auspices Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. Christ.
ian Citizenship is eyerybody's prob
lem and everyone is cordially invited
to attend this meeting. The chief
topic for the meeting is "A Better
America and the sub-topic and speak
ares are as follows: THE Pastors
Problem, Rev. c. NJ. Woodmansee.
The School Teachers Problem" Miss
Maude T. Harris. The Temperance
Workers Problem Rev. Mabel T..
Winch. The Government Problem, ;"
Mr. John Fisher. There viii be special
music. The choir OF the United
Churches Will sing, Long Wave Old
Glory" and there win be other special
patriotic music.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
HOOVER SELECTION CONFIRMED
Presdenteleet Harding Makes Official
Announcement.

st, Augustine, Fla, Feb 25.-Presi.
dent eject Harding's selection of Her.
bert Hoover as secretary of commerce
was finally confirmed today by Mr..
Harding after a series OF develop.
ments that at one time seemed likely
to lead to cancellation Of the ap-
pontment.
The presidentelect announced that
he found himself in perfect accord
with the polices urged by Mr.. Hoover
as condition upn which the latter
would consent TO enter the cabinet.
The incident is considered closed
with a definite acceptance from the
appointee
The selection of Henry Wallace of
Iowa to be secretary of agriculture
was also virtually confirmed today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
| 20septlS
LIVEEI U[DhIL.
ENDS IN DEATH Of
TROLLEY BILLS
Senate Refuses Third Reading TO
Both Measures
STATE TAX is NECESSARY,
In Opinion of Ways and Means
Committee Which Submitted
Statement to House Today

Montpelier, Feb Bloomington and
Rutland county Senators were success
full in having He21, providing that
municipalities may vote to relieve
street railways from obligations re-
lating to street improvements, refused
a third reading this morning. The
vote was % to a, those voting for the
bin being Senators Cobb, Sherburne,
Villas and williams. Senators Bottom,
Bryant, Montgomery and Slayton were
absent when the vote was taken.
Senator Bottom started the attack
on the bill and read a communication
from the citizens of Bennington OPP
posing its passage. Senator Kingsley
said that Rutland grants the street
railways franchise and expects SER
vice In return, but often does not get
it. He objected to the bill also on the
ground that it brings street railways
into politics. Senators Sherburne and
Villas defended the bill Senator Sher.
bume said that only II people were
present at the village meeting In Ben
nington when the resolutions referred
to by Senator Bottum were adopted
Senator SheTburne said that this is
merely an enabling act, that only one
of the several electric railways in the
State is solvent and that he considered
this a fair proposition.
The Senate also refused a third
reading to S rs, enabling the Public
Service Commission to authorize COM
panies operating street railways to
discontinue service there on or dis
pose Of property thereof The bill
was reported favorably, but killed
without debate.
In the House, Mr.. Dyer, for the
Ways and Means Committee, submit
ted statement, showing that, with
the budget and other appropriation
bills likely to pass, State tax OF
twenty cents seemed advisable. This
statement included the budget COM
mittee report of 81 032, ,31S, and other
appropriations of $205 900 making
total of $7237, 31S. The surplus of
$l,110,444 to which should be added an
estimated revenue of S5,351 900 makes
a total of $5 1861 900 and ba,ance of
SLSS6,Sl8 to be provided by a State
tax. This would result in a paper
deficit of about 100000.
Messrs. Pollard of Cavendish, Brad
ley OF Swanton and Barber of Brattle-
boro opened up a brisk attack on H
24s, to raise the salary Of the Bank
Commissioner to $4,000 and on motion
OF Barber the bill was committed to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
The House passed fourteen bills in
cluding the Droyers bill H 295 and
Killed ilye bills of routine character.
Pie Houses adjourned until Wednes-
day evening, March 2, at 5 P. M.
Mileage allowance one way at ten
cents mile was agreed upon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
Harding Then Derno
"sHALL THE FARMER srRIkEw
a Few Phases Of the Agricultural
Situation and Possible Solution.

Editor of the Banner. The writer
was very much interested by a ques-
ton raised at a recent Forum of men
on the subject, "Shall the Farmers
Striker This crystaEzed subject
that he had been going to put before
the public for long time. Is a farm
er morally obliged to raise produce in
order that the people in the city may
live?
This has been an extremely hard
year for the farmer All kinds Of pro
duce, everything the farmer has to
sell, has taken a sharp decline, aver
aging from 30 to So per cent. Every
thing that the farmer has to buy has
remained at nearly war price levels.
The prices of seed, fertilizers, and
farm machinery have taken a small
decline but it does not equal any
where near the decl ne in the things
that they have to sell. The farmer
has been a heavy loser
This is the situation that the farm
er is facing today; low prices for his
own goods and no market, versus high
prices for things that he must buy
and the necessity Of buying them at
once. How can this be remedied?
What part does the public play in the
situation?
It is a very true saying that one
should net try to critcise unless he
can offer a better solution. The So
luton Of the farmers problem today
lies with the people themselves. How
many towns-people have in the cellar
enough potatoes to last them until
the new crop comes along? Very few.
Now IL these people could buy their
produce very soon, either direct or
through local dealers, II would give
the farmer money with which to buy
the seed. fertilizer and machinery that
he must have in order TO grow crop
for next year All the farmer asks is
a market He knows he must lose and
81 ready to take the loss
Shall the farmer strike? No. the
farmer will not sta Ike but he win re-
trench. The degree which he re-
trenches will depend upon the public
itself A buying. public will give the
farmer money to grow crops for next
wear. y AOl0tA sAAAft l'AttAAN AANANt~AF1
off and purchas ng produce from day
to day viii force the farmer into plan.
ming small crops Small crops will
mean higher prices for the public
next year
There is a great deal Of talk today
about fair price" What is fair price
for the farmer? We believe with Doc
Taylor that far price is one that win
allcw the farmer to live on the same
scale as city man expending the
same amount of skill, energy and cap
tai Poor years for the farmer do
not mean bankruptcy or necessarily a
change in occupation. II means poor
ar living conditions. fewer Injuries,
barer homes. Agriculture s the most
healthful. most useful and most noble
employment OF man IN this thinking
age the city people should do their
hare in Keeping the farmer progress
5iye. Buy your produce now.
W. T. TeachOut,
County Agricultural Agent,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS

road and at the same time keen the
holes hled up and rut honed in.
ditches and water courses open. grass.
weeds and brush trimmed back from
che shoulders, bitches and curves
The principal duty OF patrolmen is to
maintain the surface OF the road and
un ess the roadway is resurfaced
when and whore needed there as no
adequate surface to s-1intain. There.
fore, it IS highly essential that towns
should avail themselves Of the state
resurGaclng funds.
The present law under which the
patrol system operates provides that
the selectmen may apportion an
equitable part CT the total town high.
way tax to be expende- together W tn
the money furnished by the state up
on such roads as the selectmen and
state highway commissioner may des-
ignate 10 be patrOlled, ana assumes
that the town .sla1 furnish the
necessary road making too's and ma
ch nery-and herein lies one Of the
greatest sources OF cur troubles. The
equipment furnished by the towns is
not only Inadequate in design and
numbers for maintaining a road sur.
face for modern trat;c, but the ma.
jor1ty Of it is mass OF antiquated
delapitated junk fit only for the SCRAP
heap And when it comes to obtain
ing new parts and repairs for such
eqr Qment as is furnished-well it Is
like extracting blood from the prOver
Nal turnip This condition, in my
opinion, viii never bejwholly remedi
ed unit the state assumes the full re
sponsibility for the maintenance OF
main line highways
The following table gives the miles
patrolied and finds expended under
the patrol system in this county dur
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25

ONtl libN AllSo VI tl AlOht lOdhe
are under patrol.
The total registrat on Of motor We
hices in Bennington county during
1920 was 1852, from which a revenue
of $32,2S4 was derived Substract ne
a pro rata amount for the expense Of
the automobile department of the
secretary Of states office, we have o
balance Of approximately $25,465 for
the maintenance fund. while the state
expended, as shown by the above
tables and figures, approximately
$97,500 in maintaining Bennington
county h ghways in 1920.
1t must be taken into consideration
however. that our main line from
Manchester south is subjected to an
extremely heavy traffic, of which
about 80 per cent through July, Au
gust and September is of foreign or
out of-state registration from which
we derive abputely no direct income
for maintenance, and it is a physical
impossibility to maintain a road sur.
face 100 per cent efficient on 20 per
cent income.
Highpowered automobiles equipped
with the yarou types of non-skid
tires and ing 1t a fast rate OF
speed exert wear and tear upon the
road surface which a gravel road will
not stand up under with any reason
able cost of maintenance Especial
/ ly is this true of roads built with {
stone sub-base, from the fact thai
moisture is practically the only binde,
in the gravel and when this become'
exaporated by the hot rays of thu
summer sun the road surface begins
to rave, pit and corrugate into waves
with an alarming rapldity--a condi
ton with whlch our patrolmen ar,
powerless to cope until there comes
light rain, when the surface can b.
again honed out and smoothed up.
Respectfully submitted,
!. George w. Plumb.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
CAMBRIDGE SATURDAY NIGHT
Fast Basketball Game Prom. sed at Y
M. c. a.

M. c. A.
Saturday evening, Feb 26th the
American Legion basket ball team
will play its third home game OF the
season against the bows Of Cambridge
y. y A good preliminary WI start
at 1890 sharp so that the big game
can begin by s o'cloc
The game last SATURDAY night
aga nst Ber'in, one Of the fastest
quartets seen in Pennington for some
time, proved to the Legion that Il
pays to bring in teams of high calibre.
II has been said that Bennington Is
not a good basketball town: that II
was imp0ss be TO secure large
enough crowds to pay the guarantees
If bg teams But on a large guaran.
tee the management more than cover.
ed expenses in tue game against Ber-
In
This weekend. another high grade
team comes here, the Cambridge Five.
old fans will remember favorably
the series against Cambridge in 1916
when Bennington won out 3 to 2.
Thre members OF that o'd team stu
stand Curry. Hover and Pratt. The
fourth member is Barton an A. e. +.
star who toured the British Isles az.
ter the war with an al star team The
fifth is Ford, a former High school
lplaye'.
The Legion viii be in much better
shape, too The team last week was
crippled by the absence of three OF
the regular payers. Leonard, Sullivan
and Kirk are back in the game. The
exact lineup has not yet been decided
Last Saturday ght's game drew
one of the argest crowds Of the year
and all were we'll pleased. Tomorrow
evening the Legion expects stil
larger crowd The boys want to
bring only the best teams here and to
do it they must have good attendance
Many extra seats viii be provided.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE,
DECLARES CONTRACTOR

q also had lots of trouble with neu.
ritis and rheumatism. My legs got
so stif after sitting down for while
it was only with pain and difficulty
| could stand up, and also had fierce
pains between the shoulders. could
get but very little rest at night, and
t was agony to try to turn over
in bed.
but after taking one bottle of Tan.
lac l began to straighten up and I've
been improving steadily ever since.
| can now eat anything and never have
particle of heartburn or gas. The
rheumatism and neuritis have left me
altogether and I'm perfectly well
man in every respect.
"Tanlac did me so much good that
my wife and brother have also taken
it with splendid results, and we all
agree that there's nothing like t."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
MRS. BENJAMIN IRISH
Former Resident Of Bennington Died
in HoosIck Falls.

Mrs. Benjamin Irish of Hoosick
Fa Is passed away at the Troy Samar-
itan hospital Tuesday, after serious
illness. Mrs. Irish was former resi-
dent of this town and well liked by
all who knew her Her sad and un-
timely death VIII be deeply mourned
by her husband and three young sons.
Before marriage Mrs. Irish was
Miss Grace Lambert Of Dandy, Vt.
During her residence here she became
member OF the Methodist church
Surviving relatives, other than her
husband and three sons, are sister,
Mrs. Harold Perry OF Cleveland, Ohio.
and a brother, Frank Lambert of Hoo
SICK Falls.
The funeral was held from the
Methodist church at Hoosick Falls
Friday afternoon at clock. The
body was placed in the vault
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
the Democrats Will Their Jawing Administration
MRS. ELLEN moULDs BURT
Former Res dent Died Thursday Morn
ing at Amsterdam, N. Y.

News was received here Thursday
Of the death Of Mrs. Ellen Mouids
Burt, widow of the lucc j. II. Burt Of
Bennington, which took pace at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. William
Scott at Amsterdam.
The deceased was born Nov II,
1S40, and was therefore In her S1st
year. She was long resident Of
bennington but since the death Of her
husband in 1887 had made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Scott.
Mrs. Burt VIII be kindly remember
ed here in Bennington, particularly
by the older residents of the com
munity by whom she was held in
highest esteem and by whom the
news Of her death will be received
with sincere regret
The surviving children are the
daughter at whose home she passed
away and two sons, ]. o. Burt and s.
A. Burt, of this village
Funeral services VIII. be held at
the home Of j. o. Burt Of Union
street alta o'cock Saturday afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
Editor of the Banner:

EQ.tOr OF lne banner.
So many people ask the above ques.
ton that 1t would seem to be a topic
OF local interest to explain the laws,
rules and regulations for the expend-
ture OF this tund In the maintenance
and improvement Of highways during
1926.
The total State registration of mo-
tor vehicles was 3l,625, OF which
number 1916 were trucks. The total
registration fee for all motor vehicles
was $555, l22 3S, VIII lie the expense of
the automobile department Of the sec
retary OF states office was S39,635 80,
leaving a balance ofS515 1856 76 which
was turned over to the State Highway
department
Under the statute law governing
the expenditure of this fund, $4,000
was set aside for the maintenance and
Improvement OF unsolicited highways
meaning town roads Bennington
county towns drew a prorata allot-
rrent according to their road mileage
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
FOUR RAILROAD
HOLDUP MEN IN
ON HAUL OF $50
Secured Registered Mail from
Chicago and Alton Train
CLERK COWED BY RIFLES
Bandits Escaped into River Bot
tom with Several Posses
in Pudsuit
CLERK COWED BY RIFLES

Rood House, H., Feb. 25.-Posses
are combing the Mississippi river bot
toms in the vicinity of the railroad
junction where four men armed with
rifles held up Chicago and Alton pas
senger train early today
After forcing the mail clerk to hand
over a package containing three reg
istered letters, the bandits escaped
The amount stolen will not exceed
$50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
WILLIAM KlNcHER DEAD
Aged Resident of Bennington Passed
Away Wednesday.

William Kincher age rs years, d ed
at his home on Dewey street last We'd
nesday afternoon, following an illness
OF six years.
Mr.. kincher was born in Purs, Ger
many, but came to this country when
a young boy. He has been a resident
CT Bennington for the past 27 years
and has many trends here who
will learn Of his death with sincere
regret.
The only survivor is wife, who
before her marriage, was Miss Lena,
Nate'
The funeral will be held from st.
Francis de Sales church Saturday
morning at 8 o'clock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our kind friends
aud neighbors for the many attentions
and acts of kindness shown us during
the recent Hines and death Of our be-
loved little son, also for the beautiful
floral tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Champin
Sanford Champln, Jr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-25
Bennington. ", FEB.
NOTICE

The board of civil authority Of
South Shaftsbury will meet at the
town clerks Office Saturday February
26, for the purpose OF making cor
rections in and additions to the
check list to be used at the coming
March meeting.
Il. h. Rice, Town Clerk
South Shaftsbury, VT Feb. "a, 1921.