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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
IS ISLAND OF FEUOAL P0MP
Rulers and People Of Bali, Near Su.
matra, Extremely Fond Of Cor
oeous Display.

If you search on map Of Malaysia
long enough you will find the Sunda
islands. They are located to the south
and west of Sumatra, and, like Su.
matra and Java, and other isles near
by. are under the rule of Holland. Per-
haps II you have large map you may
be able TO discover a tiny speck, at.
tached to which will be the name
Bali"
The island of Bali is about 1900
square miles in area, and Is a most
picturesque isle. Long ago 1t was
conquered by hosts from India.
Although the Dutch rule Bali, and
a Hollander sits at the table about
which Ballnese raja gathers his
chiefs TO make laws. the Iron hand Is
light in Ball. Indeed, Bali over.
lord is permitted many wives, many
dancing girls, many houses and as
much pomp and gorgeous display OF
his high estate as his most regal an
cestor ever contrived to show. Feudal
rule In all Its magnificence-bu minus
much OF Its mpressiveness--is to be
seen at Its best or worst In Bali today
Some of the Balinese, particularly
the farmers, are virtually serfs. But
they manage to live better, perhaps.
than their brothers on the mainland
Of India. One reason, may be, is that
the caste system is not so oppressive
IN Bali as 1t Is In India.
The ears Of the Balinese maiden are
pierced when she Is baby. When
she grows up, into the lobe OF her ear
Is thrust cylinder OF bone. When a
BalInese girl becomes a wife the bone
cylinders give place to cylinders Of
silver or gold. But when Ballnese
wife achieves the proud position Of
mother then the earrings vanish en-
tirely.--Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
No CONCESSIONS
MADE FOR ULSTER,
CRAIG DECLARES
Ulster Premier Says British Pre-
mier Was Unyielding
ONLY TRIFLING CHANGES
There Is Treaty and 1t Stands"
oyd-George's Apparent
Attitude
ONLY THRILLING CHANGES

Belfast. Dec. l2-(Dy the Associat-
ed Press)--S'r James Craig, Ulster
premier, presiding over a meeting OF
the Ulster cabinet today, gave infor-
baton OF recent conversation which
the premier said he had with Premier
Lloyd George.
1t is unofllclally reported that the
proceedings grew stormy when Sir
James informed the meeting that Pre-
m'er Lloyd George maintained an un-
yielding attitude toward listers
claims. Sir James intimated that ex-
cept for few trifiing changes, the
British premier declined to make any
concessions, his attitude being, there
Is the treaty and 1t stands"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
MAIL CARRIER VICTOR
IN FIGHT WITH BANDIT
Bethel r. r. o. Man Hero of Adven-
ture FILLED with Real
Movie Thrills.


Bethel. Dec. 10.-Fighting and gain
!nx victory over a bandit many years
younger than himself in sleigh that
was being pulled by a runaway horse
was the experience Thursday after
noon OF o. II. Barrow, R. +. u. mail
carrier from Bethel During the strug-
gle, the younger man kept hitting the
mall carrier on the head wtih the butt
OF a revolver, but Barrow eventually
threw the would be robber from the
sleigh brought his horse under control
and gave the alarm which resulted In
the capturing soon afterward Of his
attacker.
Francis Keller is now in the Wood
stock Jail after being arrested by ShsT-
IN w. l.. Fairbanks. Keller claims
his home is In Colorado and gave his
axe al &c. 1t Is understood that he
confessed to the crime saying he had
no money and was trying to get funds
TO take him to Boston.
Mr. Barrow has two severe scalp
wounds Inflicted by Keller, but viii
suffer no permanent injury. AT the
time OF the attempted hold-up he was
driving by lonely spot IN the high
way near the village of Barnard when
Keller advanced from behind q fence
With gun In his hand and demanded
tuet the carrier throw up his hands.
Mr.. Barrow at first thought he was
the victim OF joke, but as soon as he
realized the seriousness OF the affair,
be- whipped up his horse The bandit
Jumped 10 the sleigh as 1t rushed past
him and the two men began hghting
II was only after the hardest kind OF
q struggle on the part of MIR. Barrow
that his adversary was thrown into
the road.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
Better He Hadn't insisted.

The author Of a few novels, meet
Ing a literary friend, began talking
with him about his. the authors lat.
est work. Presently he said; "Yoa
20 about a good deal. Brown. Tell
me what you hear about my book"
~ assure you" answered the other.
that I'VE heard nothing but the most
favorable and enthusiastic opinions OF
IT,"
"Oh, that's good Now tell me who
has talked to you about It."
"Um-well, can't tell you that ex-
actly"
"Oh, yes, you can. | insist"
"well then, since you insist, you're
the only one I've heard say anything
about it."-Boston Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
OFF|CERS WOUND
TWO OB0OTLEGGERs
IN BORDER FIGHT
Vermont State Library o. gafe.
2Oseptl8
BAG THREE CARS AT NIGHT
Enforcement Inspectors Show
Disposition to Shoot
at Sight"
BAG THREE CARS AT NIGHT

st. Adams. Dec. IL (By the Associ.
ated Press) Three alleged rum run.
ners were brought before United
States Commissioner Watson this
morning as the result OF an active
nights work by federal enforcement
inspectors and deputy sher!ffs on the
border roads.
In making two OF the t,iree arrests
it was necessary for the o.hcc-s to
fire at the drivers In orde~ b bling
the liquor laden autousoo..~3 70 a
Standstill. Two men were wounded.
Since TIE attempted arrest In La
mollle county some months ago by
party Of enforcement officers In
charge of Director Collins NJ. Graves
when the bootleggers showed dis
position TO use their revolyers to
save their precious cargos. officers
have lad instructions to stop booze
cars with bullets IL necessary.
According to reports received at
the Office OF the director In Rutland
there .las been decided decrease In
the number OF suspicious looking an
tomobiles operating between the
United States and Canada, partly
due, 1t Is believed, to the increased
prices put by Canadian dealers upon
distilled liquors and the condition OF
the roads. The arrests made last
night indicate that the bootlegger'
are yet willing to take chances In th.
profitable business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

The Womans Home and Womaa's $
Foreign Missionary societies hold q
joint meeting this evening at the par
sonage, Mrs. James A. Perry hostess.
Miss Niles viii speak on Folks lnstl-
tute, one Of our home missionary
schools, where she formerly taught.
Tuesday evening, at 1880, the elias a
lis Stickles. At 500 o'clock the
Brotherhood conyenes. This is an
informal meeting for men with sing.
ing, speaking. eats, and good-fellow-
ship. All men and boys who are near
men are invited. A good place TO
spend the evening.
The third and last talk on How We
Got Our Bible" by the minister Thurs
day evening at the mid week service.
This subject has elected much inter-
est and 1t is hoped many will avail
themselves of the opportunity to bet
ter understand the worlds greatest
book.
Prof. L. E, Long meets the choir
Friday evening 1890.
The Epworth League is planning
to attend the Hoosick valley sub-dis-
hict meeting at North Hoosick Fri.
day evening. The entertaining chap
ter serves supper at o'clock.
Christian Advocate subscriptions
should be renewed, and unpaid sub
scription paid before the end OF this
month, Subscriptions for the mil
lion and a half dollar fund for Syra-
cuse University should be handed to
the minister,
The Epwortl League has supply
of extra fine calendars for 1929
Every family will want one of them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
Raymcrtown, n. Y,

DtttmOcT H. lJsl,
To Whom II May Concern. This
Is to certify that was the first
physician and surgeon on Ire scene
of the automobile accident which hap
nened in the village OF Raymertown.
n. Y, on the date OF December 4.
1921, at about clock a. m; that !
was called to the scene Of the acct
dent by William Carroll resident of
Raymertown. n. Y; that | arrived on
the scene about ten minutes after the
accident occurred i.1at found VIII
liam Carroll. Merrill Bothwell. Chaun
cey Smith and Mr.. Storey, all resi-.
dents of Raymertown, on the scene
rendering what assistance they could
to those injured, that found Miss
Agnes Collamer and Miss Mae Finn
dead aud George Haase fatally injur.
ad with fracture of the skull, that
found Miss Minnie Hurley and Victor
Laporte severely injured and Francis
La Bait apparently unin]ured that
directed William Carroll to call the
ambulance from TIE Samaritan hos
pital OF Troy, y. Y, ut once; that
upon the statement of the bystand.
ers that the accident was probably
the result of too much Booze"
made dlligent search for any evil
dence which might show that the
party had been indulging in intoxicat-
ing drinks and found absolutely no
odor of alcoholics on the breath or
clothing OF those injured or any Of
the members OF The auto party; and
fur :'ermore found no booze, bottles,
corkscrews, nor any evidence of any
kind about the wrecked automobile
that would show that the members OF
the party had been "Boozing"
Edwin A. Mason, NJ. d.
p. S. You haye my permission to
publish this or use the statement in
any way. Edwin A. Mason, NJ. d.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
EARLY.DAY POSTAL SERVICE
Devices Employed Seem Somewhat
Crude Now, but They Served the
Purpose Centuries Ago.

Most people regard the post as a
modern institution; yet this is not so,
for regular postal services have ex-
listed for more than two thousand
years.
One Of the earliest systems for the
delivery OF letters was established by
Persia more than two centuries be-
fore the Christian era.
In those days letters were not writ
ten on paper. They took the form 81
short sticks, on which q message was
inscribed either by means Of paints.
or by burning 1t on with a kind OF
primitive poker-work outfit. These
letters were delivered by regular re-
lays OF postmen over thousands Of
miles Of country.
Even the telegraph was in use In a
crude form. Messages could be sent
In an hour or two over distances Of
hundreds of miles by means OF sys-
TEN Of shouters, who passed them on
from one to the other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
CRAksTON-HAThAWAY
Quiet Wedding Of Bennington Young
Couple at Baptist Parsonage

A quiet but pretty wedding took
place Sunday evening at nine, at
the Baptist parsonage, when Miss
Bertha A. Hathaway was united in
marriage 10 Leroy II. Cranston.
They were attended by the sister
and brother.in-law of the groom, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Clark The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. W. G..
Tcwart in the presence of relatives
and intimate friends.
The bride was attired in a travel
ing suit of beaver brown broadcloth
and wore hat to match, while the
br,demaid's suit was OF blue.
After the ceremony. the happy
couple left for a brief honeymoon
which will be spent in Massachusetts
Upon their return. they will leave
for Mechanicyille. where the groom
has position with the Standard Oh
Company Of that city
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
ston has always been in Bennington
and they have q host OF friends who
congratulate them and wish them
much happiness,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12

Georges Carpenter has adopted the
"he corset'--the newest thing In wear
for men, according to Paris dispatch
in the New York Sun.
From time immemorial Frenchmen
have worn the old-fashioned "gal-
luses.' During the war they dlscov-
cred the advantage Of the belt as
worn BY Americans. But the manu-
facturers went the Americans one bet
ter, and are making them about four
inches wide, in fancy stamped leather
or embroidered canvas and advertising
them as "a great aid to the manly
form"
Maurice Chevalier, the comedian,
has also adopted the new style.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
MILITARY HoNoRS.
Civilians and Automobile Owners Ask
ed 10 Pay Heed.


The American Legion wishes 10 call
the attention Of civilians TO the cour
tesies and honors due military fun
eral as II passes.
A civilian should stand silently un-
covered, holding the headdress oppo.
sitee the left shoulder with the right
hand while the colors pass and again
while the hearse passes.
Automobiles should come to full
stop while the procession passes and
under no consideration attempt to
pass It,
Attention Is called to these facts in
order that full honors may be accord
ed the body OF Private Frederick
Horst, killed in action, and not be
marred by acts OF carelessness and
thoughtlessness This is probably the
last body 20 be brought home from
France. and the last opportunity for
the people OF bennington 10 show
their gratitude and appreciation for
those who made the supreme sacri-
flee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
Miners Grads.

The cradle Is ii simple appliance
for treating 'lny Dirt, earth and
gruyel containing goId-duSt. 1t CON
sists essentially Of q box, mUcnted On
rockers, aud provided With n per
f0rAted bottom of sheet iron in which
the pay dirt is pa c1. Water Is
poured Oh the dirt, and :he rocking
fuatlon impaired to the cradle causes
the finer particles to pass through
the perforated boytom onto canvas
screen and thence To the base Of the
cradle, where the gold,dus. accumu-
lates Oh tranyerse bars of wood called
"rifties."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
HOMES FOR GIRLS ARE
WANTED FOR ORPHANS
children's Aid Society Has Several
Children For Whom Pisces
Ane DesIrAd.

ehU OVVU g1s
The Vermont Childrens AID Soci.
ciety is looking for free homes for .
number OF nice girls between the ages
OF eight and sixteen These girls are
expected to be treated as members of
the family and are to attend school
regularly. All that these girls need
is chance. Who viii give it to
them?
Six months ago Mary. aged Is, aud
Elizabeth, aged 10, were terribly ne
elected and were running wild To
day. through the efforts of the Soci-
ETY. they are doing splendidly in free
foster homes and are making the
most OF the chance given them by
big-hearted foster parents.
And then there is Marion, six
months old, sweet beautiful brown.
eyed baby who is looking for home
with kind foster parents of - Ro-
man Catholic faith. aud Robe [, also
six months old, who Is big blue
eyed baby OF Protestant parentage
who also is looking for permanent
free home before Christmas.
The Southern District of the Yer.
mont Children's Aid Society has
about eighteen children In boarding
The society wants each of these chill
dren to have good Christmas.
Anyone who would ike to take one
Of these little children into their
home, or would like TO help the socie-
ty in providing Christmas for them
will please communicate with Miss
Abbott, agent for the Southern Dis
trict. Bellows Falls. phone sos.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
cAoroe = Meredith. NJ n

George l.. Meredith, NJ ~
1925 Fifth Ave"
Troy. n Y.
December s, 1921
To Whom 1t May Concern. Ihlf
is to certify that observed no eVl.
deuce OF liquor on either Miss Agnes
Collamer or Miss Mae Finn:
George l.. Meredith Coroner.
Samaritan Hospital.
People and Burdett Ave-,
Troy, N. Y.
December II, 1927
To Whom 1t May Concern rms
70 to certify that found no evidence
Of any intoxicating liquor on , tne
persons involved in the automobile
accident occurring at RaymeF,USn. plen e, Sar
n Y. on the morning of December
1891 NV examination of all par
ties showed them all to be sober be-,
This statement may be used for pup
location. p G. Fisher, NJ. .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
MOST POPULAR BOOKS
Every One on the List Is In the Ben
ninuton Library.

The Library Journal for Dec ]
1921. contains the following list oil
books, which according to statistics
prepared by Frank Parker, Stock
bridge for the Bookman, taken from
libraries in every state In the United
States. we're the books most in de-
maud in September and October:
Main Street by Lewis Sinclair.
"The Brlmming Cup" by Dorothy
Garfield Fisher.
Alice Adams" by Booth Tarking-
tor.
"Galusha the Magnificent" by JOS
eph Lincoln.
Her Fathers Daughter" by Gene
Stratton Porter.
THE Outline of History" by II. u
Wells
Queen Victory" by Lytton strach'
ey
"Margot Asqulth." an autobiography
THE Mirrors OF Downing Street,
Anonymous.
mirrors of Washington Street
Anonymous.
"Mystic Isles of the South Seas oy
Frederick O'Brien
Helen of the Old House, by haF'
old Bell Wright.
THE Flaming Forest 5y oiiVer
Curwood.
Characterization of Edward Box
an autobiography. ~
"The Master of Man oy nan
n.
"Tf Winter Comes" by a. S. NJ.
Hutchinson. No.
THE Pride Of Palomar by Peter
y, Kyne. 1.o
The Public Library has all OF these
books
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
Remarkable Leuhorn.

A White Leghon that crowed like
a rooster after laying an egg was
owned by Vancouver man, The bird
laid two eggs a day, one normal egg
In the morning and one, without a
shell. in the afternoon. Every third
day 1t didn't lay, SO constant and
weird was the growing that the hen
had to be killed, as 1t frightened the
other fowls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
WORK IN KANSAS
NINE STOPPED BY
MOB Of WOMEN
Wives and Relatives of Men Sup
porting Howat
NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND
Stormed Jackson, Walker Com
pany Property when Men
Arrived This Morning

Pittsburgh, Kan, Dec. 12-(By the
Associated Press)A mob OF women,
estimated TO number two thousand,
wives and relatives OF striking Kansas
coal miners who have sided with Alex
ander Howat who was recently de-
posed by the national organization,
stormed mine No. II on the property
Of the Jackson, Walker company this
morning and prevented men employed
in the mine from returning to work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
ARCHIE H. ROBERTSON
Hale Company Foreman for 90 Years
Died Sunday Morning.

Archie II. Robertson. 60, who had
been foreman for the Hale Chair com
pany at East Arlington, died Sunday
morning at his home in that village.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Louise Robertson, two sons, Archie
and Bernie, and daughter, Myrtle.
He also leaves brother, Joseph Rob
ertson, and sister, Nellie Robert
son. both living In Granville, N. Y
The funeral will be held from, the
Methodist church at East Arlington
Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock and
the interInent will be at North Ru-
pert
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
MRS. AMOS BISHOP
WeIl-known Resident Passed Away
Sunday Evening.

Mrs. Amos Bishop, who entered the
Putnam Memorial hospital recently
from her home on the Beech street
road, died Sunday evening.
The deceased. who was the daught.
er OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Hurley, is
survived by her husband, parents,
three sisters. Mrs. Jay Sanders OF
this village. Mrs. Walter Sweet OF
HoosIck Falls and Mrs. Alfred Gan,
mon of North Hoosick and four
brothers. Ford. Fred, Eugene and
Frank, residing in Bennington.
The funeral will be held from her
late home Wednesday afternoon at
z o'clock. Rev. w. G. Towart, pas.
hor of the First Baptist church, vii
,ofiiciate and lnterment will be at the
village cemetery,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12

Only four statues of women, with
The exception of royal etliges, are to
be found In England. They ore Sis
ter Dora, In Walsall; Florence Night.
IngaIe, IN Waterloo place, London;
sarah siddons, on Paddlneton Green,
and Nurse Cavell, in St. Martins
place London,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12

NEW RECREATION SUPERVISOR
Miss Mar.on A. Johnson to Be Here
Early In January.

carry IN january.
The Bennington Public Welfare
association has secured the services
OF Miss Marion A. Johnson OF Sioux
City, Iowa, as supervisor of recrea-
tion for the coming year.
Miss Johnson Is young woman of
charming personality and one who has
had several years experience In the
various departments OF work which
has heretofore been carried on by
this association with satisfactory re-.
suits, and comes TO Bennington with
excellent recommendations
Miss Johnson Is at present employ
ed in New York City but expects to
commence her work in Bennington at
the beginning OF the New Year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12

A stoker on South American
steamer was killed at the Staten Is.
land shlpyards by rope he was hold
ing attached to an electric light be.
coming overcharged with electricity.
u was thought the rope became wet,
aud acted as perfect conductor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
Raymertown. N. \.

IJUNVU4 UUI I1I 1NNN'
To Whom 1t May Concern;-This
is to certify that was one OF the
first to arrive on the scene of the ac'
cident which happened in the village
of Raymertown which caused the
deaths of Miss Agnes Collamer. Miss
Mae Finn and George Haase and
the injury OF Miss Minnie Hurley and
Victor I,aporte and will say that !
found or saw nothing to make me
think that any of the party had been
drinking, as | found absolutely no
odor of alcohol of any kind or saw
any. u
p. $. You have my permission 70
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy and somewhat coid
ar tonight. Tuesday cloudy proDaoN
followed by snow or rain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
publish this or use the statement as
YOU wish. W. Merrill Boutwell,

To Whom 1t May Concern: This
"a TO certify that there was no tIace
of intoxicants whatsoever in accident
at Raymertown, Dec. 4, 1921
~ Charles G. Story.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12

Drops Of Water In Fog.
A dense fog contains anywhere
from 20.tV0 to million droplets per
cubic inch, according to the St5a af
the dropNts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-12
Art 10 a Science.

Whistler laid down the dictum that
"art Is a science--the science by which
the artist picks, chooses and groups,
that beauty may result" And he add
ed, wisely "The artist can leave no
more TO chance than can the chemist,
the botanist or the biologist" This
applies quite as clearly to house dec
grafton as to any other Of the arts 1t
Is only by picking, choosing and group
ing lntelligently and according to prin-
ciples that an artistic interior can be
built up.
Haymsking More Than Il Seems.
How hay is made seems simple, re-
marks the Cleveland News.Leader.
But haymaklng is real process that
has been called las much the work Of
mems hands as flour or cider" 1t Is
not simply sun-dried grass, but 1t is
grass that has been partly fermented.
1t has been suggested that man
learned to make hay from the pikas,
the calling hares" of the Russian
steppes, that cut and stack hay for
the winter. Haymaklng Is an art Of
cold countries, where winter forage Is
necessary.