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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05


The Story of
!: Our States
Dy JONATHAN BRACE
! Xi.-.fIEW YORK
! l;2@sSaS "a l OF New
F, HI rightly begin
: Es MI with 1924,
! W Sas4iSf 80 eighty five
f, W[/ years before
''';a,ss Henry Hud-
sons voyage in his little boat,
: the Half Moon, up the river
which now bears his name. For
: at that Early date an Italian
navigator, errazano, exploring
for France, sailed into New
York bay. This first visit to
: New York made little stir and
: was soon forgotten, and IL was
, Iludsons rediscoyery which
tempted the Dutch TO send over
colonists and obtain for the
: Dutch West India company
! monopoly OF the Dutch fur trade
, In America. The new colony
: which was started in 1923 called
) IFS territory New Netherlands,
: aftt It's mother country, ard
! their principal city New Amster-
: dam It is interesting to reflect
thai Manhattan island, which is
, now New York city, was pur.
chased from The Indians for S2l
: worth Of beads and ribbons.
: Even in its earliest days the set
: Element on Manhattan Island
: was cosmopolitan. In 1913 it is
, reported that eighteen different
, languages were spoken there.
; In 1864 the English captured
: New Netherlands, and King
= Charles IL presented the colony
: to his brother, the duke Of York,
: who was later King James II,
: ana its name was then changed
TO New York.
, New York played leading
Z part in the formation of the
: United states. 1t was Alcxan-
, der Hamilton who was New
: York's representative in framing
: the Constitution and It was New
, York city which was selected MS
. the FIRST capital of the new
Union, where Washington was
, inaugurated the first president
: Ever since the Empire state, as
! New York is sometimes called
, has held the deciding voice in
: presidential elections. Though
its size is only 49,204 square
miles, not quite half way in the
, list of states according to area,
, its great population gives New
, York forty-tiye presidential cleo
, tors, the largest number of any
Of the states.
: 20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndlcate)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
NOTICE

10 the Taxpayers of the bennington
TRADED schooi districts
a Rate Bin has been placed IN my
hands Tor cuiiectiun as follows: sian
On tho dollar un re Gf.liu List Of l9sl.
hereby demand payment Of SAID
taxes, aud Hvthy you ;hat will attend
AZ The bennington County Savings
Fank from o'clock a. m until o'clock
,, m.
acre viii be discount OF per
,eo' on above Tax Il paid wJthn 80
days
e. II DEWEY tressurer.
bennington. W. July Is. 1871
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
NOTICE
To the Taxpayers OF the Village Of
bennington.

bennington.
A Rate Bill has been placed In my
hands for collection as follows: sl4n
on dhc dollar for the Village Tax, 70
cents on tn dollar for the Highway Tar
on the Grand List of 1921.
| hereby uemand payment of said
taxes, and notify you that / will attend
at the Bennington County Savings
Bank from O'Clock a m until o'clock
D.. m.
There will be a discount OF 4 per
cent on Village Tax If paid within w
days.
c. H. DEWEY. Treasurer.
Bennington, W. 'nly $. 1871
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
PEPIGRAMS

Even the dreamer attracts attention
when he shores.
A safe bet is the one you were going
to make-and didn't.
A good complexion on the face Is
worth two at the chemists.
We never hear lie best things that
are said about us. We ARE dead by
then.
The man who cuts of Ills nose to
spite his face can't very we'll blow
about 1t.
Many a man is credited with be
Ing patient when he is merely too lazy
10 register kick,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
No sIums in Spokane.

Spokane, WASH is said to have no
Sums and, In proportion to It's pop
ulation, has the largest park area of
any city in the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
Natural Action.

every time girl loks hard at me
/ jump"
"Why2"
Because this is leap year"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
POPULAR SCIENCE

A machine for rubbing automobile
bodies, which Is necessary during the
course of a proper painting job, has
been invented which doubles the work.
mans output and makes the work
much easier.
The up-todate sled may be used in
SIMMER as well as in winter 1t Is
equipped with three removable ruhbcr-
tired wheels, aud is guided downhin
IN summer by relns which turn the
axle CD which the front wheel IS
wCmted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
REWARD.

Reward OF $500 twenty-five dol
larsl is offered for information that
viii lead to the arrest and convict on
of parties that broke into the Ben
ninston Opera House Sunday night,
October 2.
j. B. HARTE, Mgr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
CASE OF GUYlNG THE GUIDE
Practical Joker Scores on the Nuisance
Who Infests the Vicinity OF
Niagara Falls.

The Practical Joker Who Never
Smiled was Inspecting Niagara falls,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
MIIIlons In Diamond

Millions In Diamonds,
Il is reported that diamonds came
into The United states last summer az
the rate Of $LO0oooo worth a month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
Make Those Old
I Kings New

Let us polish and lacquer those old
Andirons, Fire Sets, Brass Candle.
sticks. etc. Nickle and Silver plating.
Automobile Len7es resilyered.
Special attention 70 mail Orders.
TIE G. s. BLODGETT CO.. Inc.
1907 200 Bank st. Burlington VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05

A safe bet is the one you were going
to make-and didn't
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Seek Vacation Funds.
Asks for Help to Extend
Its Activities.

In the rush of entertainments for char
tiles and the flood of charity Appeals
little has been heard from the Vacation
Association during the last few months,
but that useful and very practical or
ganization is very much alive and Is
asking for help to meet the enforced
extension of its activities among the
girls who have to work to help meet
family expenses.
The outlook is encouraging for the
association. although 1t will have 10
raise S3S. 700 to make its books balance
next September. The budget for 1921
will show total expenses reaching SILL
t51 and income from all departments
OF S133123 Jhe association has to pay
$4,000 a year rent for its headquarters
at 21s Madison avenue, which IS not
much in these days Of staggering rentals
when one takes into consideration the
amount of real work done there.
The association is self-supporting 70
the extent of II per cent. This is due to
the fact that the lodging house and res
taurant are entirely self-supporting and
two other departments are In part self
supporting The difference of % per
cent. for the social work. investigation
Of country boarding houses. the thrift
fund and the administrative department
always have been met by the pubic.
The association hopes soon to have us
own building which will be entirely sell
supporting.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Stars to Appear at
Benefit for Dug Out

Miss Elsie Ferguson and Miss Carroii
McComas were chief guests at
meeting at the Dug Out, 1oO East Sixty
first street. last Thursday. held for the
purpose of organizing committees TO
take charge of the benefit in the Shu-
bert Theatre on the evening OF May
%. for the Dug Out. Mr.. Cosmo Ham
ilton, Mrs. James Metcalfe and Mr..
Stephen II. Pell outlined the proposed
programme, the cast for which VIII In
ciude many of the prominent actors
and actresses in New York.
Among those present were Mrs. Henry
Clews, Mrs. Chester Chaplin, Mrs.
George Barton French, Miss Angelica
Gerry, Mrs Charles Dana Gibson Mrs.
Charles Halam Keep. Mrs. Charles II.
Ditson, Mrs. Minturn Pinchot, Mrs.
.Tohn Sanford. Mrs. William l.. Blod-
rett, the Rev. Herbert Shipman, Mrs.
Charles S. Whitman and Mrs. William
l.. Hardness.
The committee in charge of the Dug
Out includes Mrs. Edward McVickar.
chairman; Miss Maude Wetmore, treas
urer, Major Lorillard Spencer, secre-
tary; Miss Fanny NJ. Cottonet, Mrs.
Coffin Van Rensselaer,. Mr.. stephen Fl.
j. Pell, Major William A. Murphy and
Miss Elinor Brooks.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
The Tavern With
COhan in Brooklyn

George NJ. cohan will show in Brook
Ism what he can do with the role of
Vagdbond in, his production Of The
Tavern" This attraction. which ran
eight months at the George Nj. Cohan
Theatre, has been booked at the Mon
tauk Theatre this week. with Cohan in
the cast That this arrangement could
be made It has been necessary TO set
back the Brooklyn date of MARY" one
week.
Another New York premiere is an
nounced for the Majestic Theatre this
week. Personality is the play and the
authors are Jasper Ewing and Philip
Rartholomae. 1t tells a story of New
York life at the present time. The pro-
ducer. William A. Brady, has engaged
a company headed by James Crane and
Henry l.. Dxey. Others are Miss Dor
othy Bernard. Clifford Dempsey and AL
fred Sackett.
Gus Edwards's revue will be the head
line act at the Orpheum Others will be
Billy Gaxton. Glenn and jenkins and
Dave Roth.
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne will be the topnotchers at the
Bushwick.
Miss Grace Nelson will lead the pro-
gramme at the Boro Park.
Miss Pola Negri in Gypsy Blood VIII
be the film feature at the Strand.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

1T is inter- sting" said he the other
day. ITO see our disciplined soldiers af
ter couple OF successful seasons on the
stage develop temperament, feelings OF
an artist, and all the little odd ways
that We're characteristic of Richard
Mansfield and Henry Irving in the old
days.
'rhe members OF the chorus think
they can get along without the prn-
cipals. and the principals-well. Id bet
ter not confide what they think or
wuldn't have any show left. However
il is wonderful the spirit and feeling that
the boys have for their organization
There hasn't been a change in the cast
since IL was first organized on the
fields in Flanders, and their military
experience certainly makes for team
work on the stage. II would be worth
almost the life Of any member of the
company to try to lay down and not
give the best that was in him. He
wouldn't be afraid OF me, but oh. boy !
what his comrades would prepare for
him The terrors of the Spanish In
QUESTION would be mild. indeed. to the
punishment meted out to the man who
didn't give his all from the rise OF the
curtain. Any jealousy or feeling that
may exist ng--ahem--artists is left
in the dressing room. | believe it is the
dash and vorve and spirit of youth with
which the boys play that account for the
hit of the 'Dumbells.
Not to mention Ross Hamilton, who
as Marjory is, | think a valuable new
find in the field of female imperson2tors.
In his own way. like Babe Ruth. you
will admit he has everything.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
MAY AVOID SALE OF
MANHATTAN OPERA
Receiver Hints at Settlement
of Horin1ersfein Debts.

While the Manhattan Opera. House
built by the late Oscar Hammerstein.
has been advertised TO be sold next
month by public auction under SUI
preme Court order. persons familiar
with the present state of the financial
troubles OF the widow of the impress
ario held out the prospect yesterday
that such an enforced liquidation might
not he necessary.
Laurence Berenson appointed re-
celver both for Mrs. Hammerstein. who
has been forced into Involuntary bank
ruptcy. and for the various companies
IN which she Is interested. said yester-
day that he had seen the advertised an
nouncement that the Manhattan Opera
House property was 10 he sold by auc-
ton, and added The time for an
appeal from the Supreme Court order
directing Sheriff Knott 10 sell the prop
erty has not expired That aside. IL
may not be necessary TO sell the prop
crty"
The Supreme Court order directing
the sale of tho property was obtained
By Mrs. Stella Hsmmerstein KoatinC
and Mrs Rose Hammorstein Tostevin,
daughters Of the late Oscar Hammer
stein. and others to satisfy q judgment
I'm their favor for sit3.3a4s2 The court
ordered Sheriff Knott 10 sell the prop
erty by auction on June q at tho Real
Estate Exchange. IA Nosey street.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
First Merry Widow
Is An American Now

Miss Julia kelety, who Is playing the
part or an adventures in Two Little
Girls in Blue" the new A. L. Erlanger
musical projection. at the George IL
Cohan Theatre, was the original Soma
in 1.-THE Merry Widow when that fa-
nous piece was produced in Vienna. In
1914 she came to America and was en-
gagged for 4 leading role in a musical
play about to be produced in this coun-
Try. At the first rehearsal, however. she
discovered that she did not know
enough English to play so important
part ard she promptly ;-sigred
The war had started then and II was
impossible for her TO return to Europe
at once. So she determined to learn
English. Meantime she appeared at all
kinds Of war benefits and rapidly made
herself known and popular. Her Eng
lish improved constantly and she was
soon able to get an engagement In
vaudeville Arthur Hammerstein gave
her a part in Always YOU and after
that George w. Lederer engaged her for
the title role in "The Girl in the Spot
light"
I'm an American citizen now" says
Miss kelety. "and I'm going to make
this country my home in future. or
course. | still love my native France
and ! hope to return there on visits, but
this is my home"
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Notes of the Theatres.

wreath OF Flanders poppies presented by
the America n Franco Children's League viii
be used In the commemoration services for
s. Rankin Drew at the benefit of the S.
Rankin Drew Post of the American Legion
tonight at the Hippodrone. The league is
sponsoring the wear poppy movement
for Memorial Day.
+. p. Price. theatrical manager, has re-
turned to New York after three years the
Pacific coast as general manager OF the
Belasco and Mayer interests to manage the
tour Of The Merry Widow for Henry w.
Savage.
Care Carlton has enga ged Jack Hazza I'd
to appear IN lis forthcoming Julia Sanderson
production by arrangement with Charles b.
Dillingham;.
sun -<ist," new musical extravaganza
coming 10 the Globe Theatre Monday OF next
week, is announced "ail California" Sub
titled, Golden Gate Revels" Its comics aim
to poke fun at the big California film
colonies, their stars, directors, camera men,
authors ard film aspirants. Fanchon and
Marco, dancers, who are brother and sister,
and chorus of California girls are fea ;
tured.
Two hundred members OF the Manhattan
Theatre Club will give a luncheon next
Wednesday at the Waldorf Astoria and see
Arthur Byron in The Ghost Between" at
the Thirty Street Theatre.
Miss Helen I.uttrell win join the cast Of
"rre Broken Wing Monday night al the
Forty eighth Street Theatre, playing the role
OF Cecilia
George White has engaged for his new
Scandals, Aunt Jemlme.' so-called Jazz
queen % the two days. She viii bring
along into the Scandals her own band.
Roland Young has postponed Ills intended
,acation ~ England and VIII continue In
'Rollo's Wild Oat' AT the Punch and Judy
Theatre indefinitely.
Harland Dixon, assisted by the London
Palace Girls. who recently closed with "Tip
Top" win play IN r. T.. proctors Mount
Vernon Theatre week of May 30.
Jack Norworth who closed hts vaudeville
season at r. 4. proctor's Fifth Avenue
Theatre last week, has a new play written
bt william y. iurlburt called Hard Luck
IN rdv =
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Quaint Hook Rugs
of Colonial Times
Placed on View
Naive Legends, Such as Call
Again, Woven i'm as Part
of the Designs.

The last art exhibition of its season
is now occupying the galleries of the
American Art Association, consisting of
an interesting collection of early Amer
lcan hook rugs" assembled by G. r.
Lawrence of Belmont, Mass, and a Sec
ond instalment of the Oriental art col
lection OF X. I. Wong of Shanghai,
China The rugs will be sold on May
10 and 70 and the ORIENTAL art on
May Is.
Mr.. Lawrence's collection of hook
rugs is the most important and he
most extensive that mas yet appeared
IN the auction rooms. That so large a
collection could be formed is in itself
significant of certain changes that have
come about in the public taste, for
these rugs did not become fashionable
until within a very few years, and the
vogue for them is very plainly linked
up with what is called ''modernistic
art
They date back to early Colonial
times. and We're made in the beginning
by the farmers wives in the long win
ter evenings. usually from the remnants
of used clothes But so much fantasy
and ingenuity was expressed in the de-
signs andgthe rugs themselves proved
to be so durable that soon the pride of
ownership induced these early artists to
improve both their technic and the quail
lty OF the materials used. SO that many
of them became quite splendid indeed.
To be sure, the dominant note is
quaintness. and that is what gives to
them their present value in a decorative
way for use In country houses. They
harmonic with the painted furniture
and the other eighteenth century modes
tt,.,t t... ,,,l,
thusiasm by our interior decorators
This quaintness is carried so far that
naive legends, such as Call Again" and
Good Luck" are woven In as part OF
the designs. Others have floral orna-
ments that have been modelled in relief
above the surface of the rugs
Among the rarities that Mr.. Lawrence
has recalled from New England home
steads should be noted the marine rug
showing & full rigged ship sailing a real
istic sea a quaint American eagle soar.
ing above the Rockies with an American
flag in his beak: and many, brilliant ir
color, that suggest Scutari rug patterns
and the carpets of Louis XVI's reign
The conventional oblong shape has otter
been discarded in favor of ovals ane
other unusual rug forms.
The Wong collection of Oriental art
includes many small ivory carvings fol
which the Chinese and Japanese hav.
long been famous many necklaces OF
goldstone. crystal, carnelan, amethyst
lapis-lazuli. coral turquoise and other
beads; antique incense holders and
bronze mirrors. lacquer boxes. brocade,
and hangings and rarely beautiful
Coromandel screen. In addition there
are some interesting European carvings
in ivory including fans and statuettes.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Art From India
and Persia Brings
Total of S32,8O9
Herat Type of Woollen Rug
Fetches $4,000, Top Price
of the Sale.

A collection Of art objects from India
and Persia, including some sixteenth
century rugs, being additions TO the catA-
logue of a well known European con-
noisseur recently delivered from the Gus
toms. sold at the Anderson Galleries
yesterday afternoon and on the two
afternoons preceding for total of $780,
500, Yesterday afternoons sale reached
a total of $24.913.50
An exceedingly fine specimen of the
Ispahan or Herat type of Persian wool
len rug, dating from the late sixteenth
century, in size Ia feet inches long by
feet inches wide. brought the highest
price of the sale. going TO l.. Lithander
for $4,000. The bronze head Of a bull.
of Assyrian workmanship and dating
from the eighth-seventh century r. G.,
piece of great power and simplicity, was
purchased by j. Drummer for S1,500. a
pair of seventeenth century Persian pal
ace doors bearing a lacquer decoration
of idyllic figures in semi European cos
tune went 10 T.. Collins, agent. for
$l,100, and a woollen rug from kuba,
the Caucasus. seventeenth century. sold
to the same bidder for $1,000. An i'm
portant pottery jar from Mesopotamia.
dating from the early Mohammedan
period was knocked down to w. r..
Hearst for 5000
T.. Collins, agent. paid s625 for a piece
of Indian stone sculpture of the thir
teenth fourteenth century, and 5000 for
an Indian miniature painting of the Sec
ond half of the sixteenth century. A
thirteenth century pottery bowl from
Rhages, Persia, was bought by L. Lit
handler for $420, and an Indian minia-
ture painting of the second half of the
sixteenth century, probably an illustra-
tion to the history of Barber, the con-
queror of India, sold to r. r. lie Roy.
agent. for $500. A Mesopotamian pottery
vase OF the Sassanan or early Moham-
medan period was bought by w. r.
Hearst for 1925, and a pottery lustre
ever from Rhages, Persia, dating from
the thirteenth century, went TO the same
buyer for 5000
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Miss Merchants Play
Irish Dew" to Be Seen

Now that Miss Abby Merchant has
written a comedy called Irish Dew"
which William Harris Jr, will produce.
it is in order for the public 20 know
little more Of her. Here are some facts
contributed by her friend. Walter rrich-
ard Eaton. The short Of 1t is that she's
another product of Prof. George Pierce
Bakers playwriting course in Harvard ,
the long Of It Is that she has had a very
thorough training as a writer in the
school Of life.
Miss Merchant was born in Glou-
cester. Mass. of family that
had followed the sea She was
graduated from Smith College. then
took courses in Radcliffe. and for
some time thereafter did editorial work
in New York on Mnnsey's Moga zine, the
Street & Smith publications and The
Craftsman, OF which she once was liter
airy editor. She then secured the Mac
dowell Fellowship in Harvard and on the
strength of that put in two years OF
study under Prof. Baker After COM
pletng the course Miss Merchant to-
gether with two other students in Eng
lish AZ, Mark w. Reed and Allen
Grafton. went to Galesburg. ILL.,. where
the three took over an abandoned sa-
had) to fix II up as a theatre, and
opened il with a stock company made
up Of themselves and what local talent
they could enlist, They ran this little
theatre for . season G9l5-19t6). putting
on good modern plays with reputation
chiefly but also some original work,
especially 4 children's Christmas play.
Their experiment worked this well
that they broke even. but they did II
only by dnt Of hard work Meantime
the local branch Of the Drama League
had become enough interested to take
over the theatre. Unfortunately, after
one more winter the war hit America
and the theatre went under
Since then Miss Merchant has been
working exclusively on her own plays.
the first Of which TO he produced Is
Irish Dew" This comedy opens al the
Auditorium Theatre In Baltimore May ..
with east headed by Mary Shaw.
Lester Lonerran Is staging the play and
Livingston Platt provides the scenic in
vestlture. just as they have lone for
other Harris productions including
Abraham Lincoln" MARY Stuart" and
THE Bad Man"