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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News c. sS5 Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miss Adele Betit or Mill street is
confined to her home by illness.
Coming Fatty Arbuckle in his big
new reel Paramount comedy, The
Life OF the Party. Adv
See "Cinderela's Twin, starring
Viola Dana, wherein cupid and crook
dom fight battle to the finish. Harte
Theatre today Adv
Halibut, mackere, cod, haddock,
smells, shad, Boston Blue, founders,
salmon, eusk, herring, oysters, clans
fresh shrimps Checker Line. Adv
Our new spring showing of ladies
and misses dresses in our cloak and
suit department contains the very
newest in style and materials, and
the very lowest in price,, at No
weeks Adv. 50t2
Mr.. and Mrs. William WlI% Fred
Cowen, Earl Chase, Samuel Lyons,
II. W. Winslow and Rev. ]. c. Perry
attended the Franklin concert in Al
bany last evening. Una Gluck, So
prano, and Elrem Zimbalist, violin.st,
were the attractions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-10

and is now ready for business. ADV.
MAaAk ACTS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-10
TAX SALE


The nonresident proprietors of the
town of Bennington, in county of Ben
nington, State OF Vermont are hereby
notified that the taxes assessed by
said town within the years l9lS-l920
remain unpaid on the following de-
scribed land in said town; to-wit:
Building lots situated In Fairlawn
Park town of Bennington, Vermont
size of each lot l60X50 feet, more or
less and standing on the grand list Of
the town of Bennington IN the names
of Libbie G. wild. | lott Chas, NJ. Con-
ant, lots Marcus Wienstruh, , lots;
II a. Mollleran, lots,
And one 10 tor all the lots shall be
sold at Public Auction in said town
of Bennington on Saturday, goth Of
March 1921. next. at T. NJ. in front
of Court House, Bennington and shall
be requisite to discharge such taxes
with costs unless paid before.
Dated this End day OF March, 1891
j. GEORGE HUDGINS
Tax Collector.
Mar3-10-17
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Commissioners Notice


The undersigned, having been ap
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court
for the District of Bennington, Com
missoners to receive, examine and adj
Just claims and demands OF all per-
sons against the estate of Anna S. Car
penter, late of Bennington, in said Dis
trct, deceased, and all claims exhibited
I'm offset thereto, hereby give notice
that we viii meet for the purpose
aforesaid at the Office of Holden &
Healy in the VILLAGE OF Bennington, IN
said District, on the cath day OF Aug
ust. next, from two o'clock =. NJ, until
four o'clock T. NJ. and that six months
from the Gath day Of August, A. ID.
t021 rs the tim leimited by said Court
for said creditors TO present their claims
TO us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington, this LIST day OF
March A. r. 1921
WV " WINS
T. IT, SOUTHAIL
Commissioners
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o,nrks Of childten,s Minds.

a correspondent informs us that we
did not quite complete our story about
the little g,rl whose version of the
national anthem was My country
leases me-" He says she followed 1t
with Arthur OF liberty" He adds;
AID close second to this is the
following quotation from the 23d
Psalm by another little miss. Surely
the good Mrs Murphy will follow me
all the days Of my gfe.'"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-10
Mr. R. c. King Tells a. Wonderful
Story About Rats-Read u. :.

'For months my place was alive
with rats Losing chickens, eggs,
feed Friend told me to try RAT
SNAP | did. Somewhat disappoint.
ed at first not seeing many dead rats,
but in a few days didn't see live
one. What were mot killed are not
around my place RAT-SNAP sure
does the trick" Three sizes, Soc. Csc,
sips. Sold and guaranteed by B. A.
Quinlans Pharmacy, d. A, Ward and
"A. II. Winslow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-10
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Shattered
"FruIt-a-tiVes' +, or Fruit Liver
Tablets Gave Relief

3S5 GRANT ST., BUFFALO, N. Y.
'I have been Paralyzed on the
whole right Side ss;;=ce April Both.
referred the case to a physician
who wrote me, advising the use Of
Fuit-a-tipes'.
/ would not be without 'Fruit-a.
tives' for anything no more strong
cathartics or salts no more bowel
trouble for me.
4 recommend Fntit.a.tiues' to aA I
feel more like 40 than 60, which
have just passed..
WIN. II. OSTRANDER.
SOC. a box, G for $3.50, trial size 25c
At dealers or from FRUIT A.TIVES
Limited. OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
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No Rioht 70 unpI.a,ant Mo6ds.

Many mean things are done in the
family, for which moods are put for
ward as an excuse, when the moods
themselves are the most inexcusabIe
things of all man or woman in
tolerahle health has no moral right to
indulge In an unpleasant mood.
q. Holland
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Relnn Always Ready.

Let each day take thought for what
concerns 1t, llquidate its own affairs
and respect the day which is to follow.
and then we shall be always ready.
To know how 10 bc ready Is to know
how to live, and at bottom TO know
how TO die.--Amel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-10
NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the Young
Mems Association for the election OF
officers will be held in the Library,
March 21st, 1921. Polls open at l
O'Clock and close at o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-10
ARLINGTON

Backus, the cleaner and dyer of
Depot street, has re-opened his store
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and reads we'll. but us as nimsy as
gnuzc and MS crinkly ~ sccrsuckrr' uh'
der glass.
IL the Office of the Recorder OF Deeds
is in rotten shape from the standpoin,
Of efficiency it Is due to causes stated
above ward politics and poor manage
ment
Politics. principally, ] should say. 80
will anybody else familiar with organ
izntion management by practichI po'Is
ticiang. The Office Of the Recorder OF
Deeds is n $4,000 job controlled by inc
old Ware organization.
Conorossmnn William s. Ware was
himself once Recorder Of Deeds, nnd
hose familiar with his management OF
the Office say that from business
stnndpoint il was very we'll conducted.
In tho defensive statements made IN
cxtcnuation of the delay of nine months
in getting documents recorded. the tol-
lowing facts stand forth glaringly con-
spicuous: IT., .o.
II is n pcculiar coincidence that just
about this time of ycnr. a few months
preceding the fall primaries. there Is
always demand for money for extra
clerks. II was the case last year. IL
, is the case this year.
The obvious reason is that jobs must
Whether or not these workers arc
capablc and efficient and hired for the
EXPRESS purpose Of rushing the work. OF
whether they are mere jobstcrs and po'
| litical hockqtcrq can be safely lott tc
tho Judgment OF readers familiar VIII
organization methods.
! At present there are no tower ,hhi
/ 1T5 typists. or alleged typists. whos'
business it Is to record the document
filed in the Recorders office.
These werc the figures submitted II
this years budget.
These figures do not represent tn
total number Of typists employed.
Yet the Office is constantly c'am"r
ing for more. It's cries are always duI
needed by tho organization Councimcn
In this years budget S2O,Om wa
allowed for extra clerk hire. Icster
day Council passed another bill givin
tho Recorders Office an additional So.
600. total of $40 900 within six month
for additional clerks.
The defense is that many OF those ar
employed in rccopying the old records
True. But the budget Of this year ha
provded for this. There arc twcnt
nine rocopying typists. which still leave
145 to clean up the regular work.
Any business concern in Philadcl
phia that laid claim to n" slightses
degree of efficiency and decent offiC
management. employing 145 "xprr
typists at $500 year could clean u
this wretchcd tanglc in few months
and keep it cleaned up.
But the Recorders Office docs no
employ expert typists.. The jobs ar
held BY men. Many Of them arc wha
arc popularly known. II is said. as tn
.'one finger type. They manipulate tn
typewriter with one digit
1t is wrctched comment on tn
| methods Of the Office when it is know
that under former Administratio
there was one political clerk who's
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have been dismissed or laid on Tor lace
of funds then the budget Is wrong.
The S4J.CW rciF " q jr cAt,a t'erk
hire represents thirty additional typists,
n total Of 20i In all.
IL they were what they should be, or
claim 70 be. highly proficient In their
line. there word be little complaint
about nine months delay in getting
documents recorded.
II there was an effort made. with
politics kicked out of the door. ana
proficient typists. MALI or female. cm-
ployed instead OF battalion Of wand
and division hust'crs and make believes,
the work would be brought up to date.
A gentleman fnmiln ar with the work.
ings Of the Recorders Office, suggested
that if beginning at once SUFFICIENT
number Of clerks were put to work
daily cleaning up nil tho work that
daily came in. and leaving the re-
mainder Of the force to bring up as
rnpidly ms possible tho present delayed
work. much Of the public complaint
would be eliminated.
There are very few cit 2cns who oh
! iect TO a competent typist who Is Mt the
same time politician. but who at.
tends faithfully ~ his work. e
/ II is the inefficient clerk who N q
politcian. the lob man that is gum
ming up the works in the Recorders
office.
1t is an office. TOO. that is not under
control Of the Civil Service law.
Don't lose sight of that fact.
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work was ono deed and half

maximum work was ono deed and n half
per week.
| am informed that there are few
EXPERTS among the men in the Office.
They are exceedingly few compared to
the whole number employed. The rea
son why expert women typiats are
not cmployed--and leaders among the
now women voters should look into it
Is that women are not practical poll
tcians. doorbell ringers and political
FOUNDERS.
With ordinary business management
and systematizcd effort. coupled with
in honest days work. existing condi-
tions in the Office of the Recorder Of
Deeds could bc speedily ended.
Each typist is given certain stint OF
work, according tn ono official. Usually
Il Is q trile above the average minimum
| of the least efficient clerk. A rapid
worker finishes his task aud is through
| for the day. often at 2 o'clock. He
goes TO see the ball game; or he goes
bnck to tend tho counter in his cigar
shop.
Now Work Until 4 O'ClCck
| In reply to n question by Council .
man Dcvelin recently. Recorder Hazlett
said that in the attempt TO catch NJ
with the business Of the Office he had
required employees TO work an hour
longer than usual. or until 4 O'c!ock.
The Office schedule shows there arc
seven boss typists. three registration
typista. twenty nine recOpying typist'
and l3j regulars.
These arc official figures. If any
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17

washington. June 1T.-With out
ward groaninss, but much inward sat
is'nction' official Washington has set.
"cu down for the summer.
there is every prospect that Con-
eress will be in more ar less con-
.ihpous session until November. aid
aS W 4 resident Harding has announced
,. .hui ne will remain in the capital
WINE congress stays at work, the out
iook laVors few vacations of any dura-
,lon for Government and legislative
This plan is ont at all agreeable
70 some OF the new members Of the
tlouse and Senate, the veterans who
nave heen here many terms and who
nave ,cstabl ished homes IN Washington
wouid much rather spend the sumpcr
on the Potomac or at some shore or
mountain resort nearby than back
home"
Some of them have been here long
enough TO have become members of the
80 called resident set" and with so &.
cial affairs at high tide. with the White
ifouse leading, the families which fol =
low the social whirl would as son stay
here as not.
V"' boy. Junket Part1eS!
From tho present outlook. three day
reccsscs, occasional adjournments for
week Mt time by joint resolution,
and weck-ends in tho country will be
the extent Of the rest Congressman will
get during the approaching dog days.
FOR those who can get away, there
| VIII probably be the usual congressional
| junkcts TO some far spot like Alaska
| the Pacific Northwest. tho Indian res
| ervations. tho national parks. to the
Philippines. Hawaii. Panama. Porte
Rico and other ports on the national
| circuit.
congressman usually arrange these
things with as little publicity as pos
sibic. going as members Of some com
mittec to ''investigate' or Inspect
some Government project. 1t IS an
easy and inexpensive way TO get va
cation and sec something of tho world.
one of the ''porQuisites" of congress
sionnl service Of which the constituent:
! EcRr no more than necessary.
But between tariff and revenue ant
the problems which always confront I
new Administration tho important Zig
urcs in the executive and Legislative
branches of the Government have mad,
up their minds to fight it out a!ont
| lnlS line IT II taxes all summer lis l.
will. and then some
This means, Of course. that everybod,
will stay in town. for as long as th'
President is here diplomatic custom anc
etiquette require that the small arm,
of diplomats remain in town. Az loni
as Mrs. Harding and the Cabinet ladie
continue their rounds of entertainment
| the chances are better than ten to on
that few ladies of the official set vii
stray far from the reservation.
Social Affairs Iivelier
Social affairs have taken on n ney
and livelier interest under the patron
age of the Hardings and the new Cab
met. and the summer promises enjoy
ments of this sort not often witnesse
during the strenuous war period or tn
months Of Woodrow Wilson's sicknes
and convalescence.
White House dinners, garden parties
receptions and teas have set the pac
for continuous succession of othe
affairs. and as long as these continu
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SEARCH CREEK FOR BOYS
Police Uncertain Whether Lads
Were LOST or Ran Away

HaGdontieid. y. j., June 1I.-Police
are securing the country and searched
Cooper Creek yesterday for two twelve
year old lads who disappeared from
their home. Earl Shippell and Ken
meth Reggin. wards of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Fischer, Of 425 Birdwood ave
nue., started for the adjoining woods to
play. That was the last seen of them
and last night the police were notified.
The boys had been reading novels
which. it is believed by the police.
have worked on their minds.
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MITCHELL TO KEEP :
] 'lIRSERNCE'POST
waI Be Reprimanded for Talk
;no. but Not Transferred,
as Menoher Requested
WEEKS SETTLES DISPUTE
-, CLINTON w. GILBERT
.,,o,d,nt, Evening Public Ledger

:. . roryespcndent, Eyeh'nS '"""
.,,,ont, 1921. BY Public Lcdoer co.
uTrsshinrton, June 17.--secretary OF
weeks has settled the dispute over
W." amy mir service. patching up tho.
.u..,ndors,anding 20. between Major Cen
.r.I ,Ienohcr, chief of the air service,
m 'a his assistant. Brigadier Genera,
snd Iii VII General Menoher had asked
General Mitrhclls transfer to
lol lol.,her,crviee in the army.
ano.m n%.moroI Mitchell viii not be trans
sd u lie. will he rcprimandcd for
,ieiI..' ,rs roo much talking, but left as
eonsshcr's subordinate. The personnel
m..ons between the two men have
tua straiyhtcned out by Secretary
M..Ls ps,m Who is very much of Diplomat
wy MTh who Is always highly successful in
any ING army friction. The solution
T. ontirely satisfactory to both men.
NJ doubt the best interest Of the air
LID ~ will he served by retaining
ss,nhc,l in his present post. lie is the
;S,sSest ranking practi'aI fier in the
.rn,r n tremendous enthusiast over the
MI w. service. His removal from his post
wopld he disheartcning to tho Hers OF
,ho army who do not want their work
~ hc under men who do not understand
q sndwho have no sympathy with it.
General Mitchell is an ardent .advo,
c,te Of united air service. making 1t
. branch Of tho nations defense on the
same footing with service on land or on
"a, He ia responsible for the tests
N be conducted next week Of the ca
n,cty of the airplanc with bombs to
And and sink battleship.
His enthusiasm leads him TO cxtrava-
can't statements which have caused q
certain hostility to him on the part
Of o'd.linc officers or the Army and
Navy. But II is the kind Of enthusiasm
that is necessary TO tho building mp of
a new institution like the air service.
Both Monnher and Weeks were called
before Secretary Weeks today and he
told them firmly that all friction in
The air service must end Immediately.
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STONE HARBOR LINE OPENED
Resort Once More Put in Conncc.
tlon With Reading Railway

Stone HarbOr. y. j., June l1.-Thc
Public Utilities Commission Of New
Jersey made the final inspection today
of the new work done on the Stone
Harbor Railroad from Cape May
Courthouse to the Great Channel Bridge
and certificate was granted for the
operation Of tho line between these
points, thus restoring connection with
tho Reading system.
The line has been out of service since
til" Federal control Of railroads. One
Hundred and six of tho property own.
crH Of the borough subscribed to the
bonds sold 70" the needed cIUjumrnt
and repairs to roadway and bridges.
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cent they had in tho world to engage
an attorney for me. but | told them not
to. Why should they do a thing like
that for me?'
After pause. he added II under
stand the court will appoir lawyer to
represent me, and that is good enough
for me-
All the time that Newhali was talking
he twirled his cap in his hand. He
asked one of the detectives for cigarettes.
After smoking two he said, Il wanted
a smoke before ] went back to 'Moya'
because they don't let you smoke down
there
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TRAIN WRECK PLOT
LAID TO S|NN FE|N
Nine Irishmen Arrested tor
Burning Signal Boxes
Around London
WOULD CRIPPLE R. R. LINES.

London. June 1T.--.A campaign OF
widespread cutting Of, ra lway and sig
nal wires and burning Of signal cabins
around London. attended by violence
against signalmcn, was carried out
during last night by men who the
police declared were "Sinu oFeinrrs and
members Of the Irish Self Determine
ton League" Nine were arrested. The
official police statement says:
"All the men arrested give local ad-
dresses They are young lrishmcn be-
tween seventeen and twenty-five. II
has been known for some time the heads
of the Irish Self. determination League
in London have been in correspondence
with the so-called Irish Republican
Army which has been directing the
murders and outragcs in Ireland
The plotters. who apparently tried to
disarrange train service to London by
wrecking the trains. sprinkled oil over
the signal boxes before lighting them.
AT Acton. UXbridgc. Wemblcy. Brom-
Icy and other stations boxes we're de :
stroyed, but railroad men prevented
similar action at SouthalI. where a sig
nal man had been overpowered and
bound by an attacking party. AT
Barnes station. several men held up a
signal man at the point Of revolvcrs and
nal box.
4 signal man al Clapton Junction
an important point on the Great Fast =
crn Railway. was shot and wounded
but he set the signals at danger" and
tclephonod for assistance. Scotland Yard
officials were out all night trying &c
trace the miscrcants. who are reported
to have escaped.
Special Cable Dispatch. Copyright. 1921
Belfast. June 17.--No~thcnst Tre,ant
| viii take holiday Wednesday wher
King George opens the Ulster Parlia
ment. Booming guns from the fort
will herald the arrival Of the roya
yacht at Donegal quay. The King, i'm
mediately on his arrival. will receive
addresses Of welcome from the harbo,
board and other pcrsOnages. after whlcl
he will drive in state to City Hall II
a coach brought from London.
King George will address both House
from throne specially constructed ant
modelled after the dais in the House o
Lords in London. Premier Craig o
Ulster will then entertain the party u
a luncheon. Later King George vii
receive addresses from various publ
bodies. after which he will drive by
CirCuitOus route to the royal yacht Th
King will remain in tho city only fey
hours.
Troops are pouring in;o BaImora
show grounds. Public parks arc bein
Commandeered for their accommodation
Elaborate precautions for the King
safety arc being prepared. 1t is plannc
to have as guard of honor for hir
100 men drawn from the Royal Iris
Constabulary. none of whom is less tha
six feet in height. All are from th
Ulster counties. The men now are i
training for the occasion.
Belfast. June 1T.-(By a. P.D--
dispatch received yesterday by Bclfa
newspaper from relatives Of ThOmi
, Rush. who was shot to lrath last SUI
} day at Lisacul. near Cnstlcrcagh 4
Crown forces. declares that Rush W.
. shot and terribly mutiated by Il
Crown forces.
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"One-Finger Typists'
Hold Up Deeds


Continued from Page One
ditionn appropriations for extra cler-
ical help.
On the face Of it the above cxplana-
tion appears 70 bc reasonable. It SEEM
ingly explains t" thousands of citizens
who arc fuSsing and fuming about their
deeds and mortgages why they are in
the Recorders hands and arc likely to
stay there until next year.
VIII Not Stand Acid Test
Unfortunately. the explanation will
not withstand tho acid test Its color
comes out in the wash 1t looks good
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Frank CaIderonj

Frank CaIderoni we'll known among
italian societies in this city, died at
his home, 141S Moore street. ycstcr-
day. after an illness OF eighteen months.
Mr.. Caldcroni. who was sixtv-two years
old. was in his younger days one Of
the most expert monumental cutters in
the country. For several years past he
had lived in retirement with his wife
and seven children
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Miss c. J. Jones' Funeral

The funeral of Miss Caroline Susan
Jones. ono Of tho principals of Spring
side School, Chestnut Hill who died
Tuesday. will bc hold this afternoon
at O'Clock from St. paul's Church.
Chestnut Hill. Miss Jones was the
daughter of tho late Dr. Joseph Jones,
q widely known physician Of New Or
leans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17

Herbert l.. Fcnncr. Of Providence.
X. l.. whose wife was Miss Charlotte
Williams, daughter Of Mrs. Charles
Williams. Of lIavcrrord died yesterday
in New York, Mr.. Fcnncr was thirty
one wears old. Beside his widow. a
daughter survives him. The funeral
will BE- held in Providence.
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Georqe Baird's Funeral

A military funeral for George Baird.
who died Tuesday in tho United States
Public Hea lth Hospital at Oteen. y. c..
from injuries received with the army
in France, will br conducted hv Kcaly.
Mooney and O'DonnelI Post. no. 260.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, tomorrow
afternoon At 2ilO Lombard street.
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Harding Plans Weekend Cruise

Washington. June ia week end
cruise down tho Potomac on tho presi-
dental yacht May flower is under con-
sideration by President and Mrs. Hard
ing. If publ" affairs will permit they
probably will leave Washington tomor-
row afternoon with n party of friends.
pass Sunday in Hampton Roads and
return Mondnv morning.