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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07
About Free Speech.

Wendell Phillips was Americas
apostle of free speech. He once said
that he didn't know whether Cossack
civilization would again sweep over
western Europe and people with
miniature tyrants the castles of the
Rhine, but that he did know God had
piled the Rocky Mountains as the
bulwark OF liberty and poured
Niagara as the anthem of free men.
On many other occasions he said that
any community that would not per.
nit the freest expressions by its most
despicable inhabitant was nothing
but a nest of slaves.
These reflections were prompted
by a recent case in Connecticut,
wherein a Hartford man was fined
FOR giving utterance to some opinion
that did not meet the approval of the
local authorities This Hartford man.
who seems to have had some faith in
the American constitution, appealed
the case to the common pleas court,
where he again lost Then he brought
| the matter to the highest court in the
state. where the finding of the lower
court was reversed So this Hartford
man not only indicated himself but
( he indicated the constitution and
free speech, and thereby made every
imam in the nation his debtor.
! In the ante-bellum days vigorous
effort was made to suppress the anti
slavery agitation. 1t was claimed by
1.-THE then enemies of free speech that
( that discussion would wreck thu
union. Answering their argument
Mr. Phillips said that if free speecl
were to be put into one balance ant
the union into the other it would re
quire no ghost to tell which woult
Kick the beam.
The time is opportune for tn
American people to reassert them
selves During the war and under
Democratic administration the RICH
of free speech was denied and tn
guarantees Of the constitution abar
doned by a group of petty autocrat
who forgot that they were merely tn
1 servants of the people Their usurp,
ton of power was allowed to pass III
challenged under the peculiar circun
stances of the time, but that time
past, let MS hope. never to return
were easier to dam up Niagara tina
/ to suppress an Americans thought
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07

That aliens who have eft the Unit
ed States TO return to Europe regret
the step aud mldcayor TO persuade
their comtrymen in America 10 re-
main here. is shown by the following
letter from Galicia. which is typical
of thousands recently received from
abroad. The writer was prominent
member OF the Ukralnan community
Of Cohoes, N. ": Dear Friends: At
ter long and inconvenient journey.
! have reached Gallcla. ! am very,
very glad that at last | returned TO
my family, but this Is all. Our coun-
try is ruined to a great extent, and at
present the political and economic con-
ditlons are terrible. Do not come here
now. Stay in America where you are
safe and have something to eat. After
things are settled, l shall let you
know"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07
Your parcnts and Grandparents

rs a rgle, believed il doctoring with
natures remedy, the lie giving ex-
tracts Of leaves, roots and herbs, and
you must admit that very large
majority OF them lived 20 a ripe
old age; the same treatment that
kept them so well and vigorous will
keep You the same
SEVEN BAl}NS is made from the
extracts OF several different kinds of
leaves, roots and herbs. and has for
nearly so years been recognized as
the most reliable remedy for cor
rccting aud preventing disturbances
of the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels. Get the stomach and bowels
working right aud most other all
merits viii vanish.
SEVEN BARKS restores
healthy, natural bowel action, in
most eases It promotes appetite, and
quckly puts the digestive organs in
shape to assimilate food 1t also
acts on The liver and Kidneys, failure
OF these to act properly allows the
Whole body TO be poisoned. and
brings about other complications.
The principal cause Of backaches is.
the kidneys when they don't perform
their duty, and il t'ot ilushed and the
poisons thrown off, serious trouble
viii happen, SEVEN BARKS will
not only relieve kidney troubles, but
keeps your stomach in good condi-
ton and your liver active.
Ask your druggist for SEVEN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07
To the Would.Re Author.

An English humorist said recently
In the preface to his book 81 write
these stories to satisfy an inward
craying-not for artistic expression,
but for food and drink" But | can
not conscientlously advise any man to
turn to writing merely as a means of
earning his yietuals unless he should.
by some cheerful casualty, stumble
upon trick of the You Know Me
Alfred sort, what one might call the
Attabuoyant style. If all you want
is suggestion as to some honest way
of growing rich, the doughnut indus
try is not yet overcrowded and peo
pie will stand in line to pay 20 cents
for dab OF ice cream smeared With
a trickle Of syrup Christopher Nor,
Icy in the Outlook.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07

If any room needs the morning sun.
II is the one in which the family as
sembIes to begin the day. In frosty
weather an open fire would put every
body right with the world; but II you
can't have that, rub the frost from the
windows, If it keeps out the sun, by
polishing with cloth sprlnkled with
dry salt Then hang prism In the
window TO the east, and If the coored
fire dlnccs on the breakfast table, plan
30 set in it a steaming water jug, that
the rising steam may take on rainbow
tints. It's surprisingly cheerful
sight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07

The press agents and space hunt
ers have not found it out yet but
propaganda no longer amounts to
much. Germany for three generations
fooled its own people into thinking
that they were the greatest and finest
folk on earth and that Germany was
the head and front Of civilization.
After Germany's stupendous failure
Iii would look to be idle to engage in
propaganda on+the scale it is being at
tempted in the world today. OF
course few people may be enthused
for right or led astray by wrong
through the millions and millions
spent the past year in the world
for propaganda but the great mass
of it is of mighty little value even to
the cause in behalf of which the
money is spent, The million or so
publicity promoters in the United
States have overlooked their goose.
The newspapers which suffered their
infection during and following the
war have enlarged their waste
baskets and the public is no longer
fooled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07

time-we believe it was during a To-
cal option campaign out in Illinois
Uncle Joe talked right out in meetin
against the "drys" by declaring that
he had always been offered more
whiskey while campaigning in pro-
hibition Maine than in wet Illinois.
The use of alcohol and tobacco may
involve all the pernicious results that
the two Bills-Bryan and Sunday
allege against them, but the expert
ence Of Uncle Joe doesn't jibe with
their conclusions. Uncle Joe's enter
ing upon his S6th milestone with
more good health, good cheer and
physical energy than any other man
of like years in the United States,
our old friend Chauncey NJ. Depew
alone excepted. And think of it, too
-Chauncey's no prohibitionist, either,
The lives and habits of Messrs.
Cannon and Depew present a peculiar
phase to the dry" controversy which
the prohibitionists have overlooked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07
eupetstItIon concernInn Ame.hyst.

The pious crusaders who fought to
gain the Holy land Cor CAriStenlom
wore amethysts to preserve them from
harm. Thus used as an amulct it so0n
acquired the title of "the Soidiers
stone" Tie people of that period con
sidered the gem symbol Of pure love
or sincerity employed 1t to express
mourning and wore it when hearing
petitions to the oyerlords They also
believed II capable Of preventing the
descent Of haIIStones and locusiS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07
Uncle Joe. Congratulations

Uncle joe Cannon, former speak.
or Of the house of representative ana
member of Congress since the food
is IS years old today. Uncle
Joe is neither a prohibit:onist nor
one OF the crusaders in the anti-tobac-
co campaign On the contrary, Mr..
Cannon appreciates on occasions a
good sniff of the crathur' and is an
inyeterate smoker. Once upon a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07

Local residents, whose memories
go back fifty years and more, believe
the present spring season the most
advanced in all that period. Apple
trees were in blossom in Bennington
this year on April Is and the bios
SONS are now falling, two weeks be-
fore they usually appear. A severe
frost after this date would probably
be fatal to the fruit crop which is not
promising well, at the best,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07

Debates over politics and religion
sometimes become 4 trifle heated, but.
for genuine feeling yociferously ex-
pressed, get a group of fishermen
discussing the question whether the
steelhead and the rainbow trout are
one and the same variety of fish.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-07
HOW

HOW -
CITY or CAIRO, ILLINOIS.
GOT IT'S EGYPTIAN NAME
Why is Illinois most southern
city named Cairo, while various
other nearby points bark back
to the land of the Nile, and why
is the whole southern part of
the state popularity known as
Egypt"
The story of how Cairo, stand
ing Importantly at the junction
of the Mississippi and the Ohio
rivers, came to acquire its name
is more than 100 years old. Judge
John NJ. Lansden of that city,
who has written a History of
Cairo recalled it. At that early
date Kaskaskia was the capital
of the Illinois territory.
Cairo was planned at Kas-
kaskia in 1917" said Judge
Lansden, "and charter was
granted its promoters or incor-
porators by the territorial leg
islature January 8, 1918, almost
year before the state was adj
mitted into the Union. They re-
garded the junction of the riv-
erS here as a grand site for Il
great city and thought 1t re-
Sembled the site of Cairo on the
Nile, and hence their use of It's
name for their proposed city.
Such was the origin Of the
name ard there followed II at
distant intervals the towns or
villages, all within thirty miles,
OF the Egyptian names of Alex
andria, Thebes, Dong0la and
karnak. Cairo may be rightly
said TO have given them their
names, Alexandria ceased to
exist long years ago,
THE name Egypt as applied
to southern Illinois is tradition
al only. 1t and all the other
names followed Cairo in order
of time, and it may be Cairo
had something to do with ap-
plying the name to this part of
the state, but the better account
is the long-accepted story Ct GO
ing down into Egypt for corn,
as did Joseph's brethren many
centuries ago"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Pickett and
family left last night for Vermillion,
8. D., where Mr.. Pickett will teach
during the summer session in the de-
partment Of education of the state
university.
Mr.. and Mrs. George May OF
Mount Angel, Ore, are in the city
for an extended visit with friends
and relatives. They have Just re-
turned from Washington D C., Phil
adelphia, and New York city. While
in the east they attended the gradu-
alton exercises of their SON, Carl
May, who has received his diploma
from the Jefferson Medical college.
He will probably locate somewhere
in the weaf.
Vernon Center News: DR.; Walter
w. 'Eberhart has closed his dental Of
fce for the summer. He will spend
the summer months on his farm near
Kasota. He expects to make extern
siye improvements which includes
Mrs. H. o. Thompson are again resi-
dents of Ceresco township. For
more than year and one half they
have been at Stanhope, Iowa. at the
home of heir son in law caring for
their grand children Several weeks
ago Mrs. Thompson was taken sick
and pneumonia developed and It was
feared for several weeks that she
would not live. She was moved on q
cot to the home Of her son, Ray, near
Amboy, and Is again on the gain and
able to be up and around. They are
living in house near Sherm Thurs
tons and feel quite at home in their
old neighborhood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
LAST RITES WERE SAID
Funeral Ceremonies Held For Mrs,
Mary e. Plymat- Lampert.


Last rites were held over the re-
mains Of the late Mrs. Mary E. Ply
mat Lampert at the Episcopal church
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock,
Rev. G. H. Sumner, rector of ST.
Johns church officiating. Members
OF the Eastern Star, the Woman's Re-
lief corps, and Minneopa Rebekah
Lodge No. II attended in a body to-
gether with large circle of relatives
and friends. The floral offerings
were among the most beautiful seen
at a funeral for some time past.
Among those who attended the
funeral were many poor people who
were befriended by the deceased dur
Ing her life time, for she always took
an active part in charitable work. She
was a splendid woman.
Ihose who acted as pallbearers
we're P: W; Pitcher, Evan Hughes.
Z. u; OFT, George T. Smith, o. Cd
gard, and N. P. Alworth The re-
mains were taken overland to Gard
en- City cemetery, where they were
laid to rest beside the grave of the
former husband of the deceased, the
late Judge William N. Plymat.
Among those from out OF town at
the funeral were: Mrs. George Ran
dali of Chicago, who is visiting reIa =
yves In Amboy and came down to
the funeral, her daughter, Mrs. Lur.
cite Wells. of Boulder, Colorado and
her grand children, Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Corllss or Cheyenne Wells, Colorado
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
KING GEORGE HOST

Ascot, Eng, June liking George
was most to the fashionable and sporting
world today, when the aristocratic ASCOT
race meeting opened on the royal heath.
Ascot is royal property, and the King
appoints his own stewards, but other-
wise he allows the Jockey CLUB 10 run
the meeting which includes some OF the
finest racing of the year. The beautltui
track is thrown open to the pubic 1ree,
spacious grandstand seats and the pig
betting enclosures. but thousands-n-
Guiding the most fashionable and eXclus-
i've circles, prefer to picnic amid the
heather. and to use their own automo-
biles. carriages or other conveyances, as
grandstands. King George. accompan-
led by Queen Mary. the Prince OF Wales
Duke Of York, Prince Henry and Prln-
cess Mary, together with the whole
court, drove in state from windsor cas-
tie. where the royal family is staying
for the week. III, - oov,-
neted for during the four days racing
Ind the best equine performers in Eng
Land will be amongst the runners the
nrincinaj races today were the Ascot
Cold Vase presented by the King.
handsome trophy value 1000 pounos),
a weight fora e-and-sex race over Two
and a quarter mile; the Ascot STAKES.
worth l.200 pounds. handlcaP over
two miles; and the Coventry STAKES,
value 1000 pounds. for. classic l"o-
Apart from the racing. however;
Ascot is one Of the principal social
events of the season, and from tn ne
feminine point of view is a carnival OF
dress, many wonderful example OF the
modiste's art being on show.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
Wittmers- Herman.

Miss Anna Wittmers, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wittmers, be-
came the bride of Joseph Herman of
Kasota this morning at eight o'clock
at st. Peter and Pauls Catholic
church. Rev. Father J. H. Wells Of
ficiated with solemn high mass. The
couple were Theresa Wit
timers, sister of the bride, and Casmir
Herman, brother of the groom. The
bridesmaid wore blue suit with &C
cessories to match, and wore cors-
age bouquet Of roses. The bride was
attired in a dark blue suit. and a
large white picture hat, and wore a
corsage bouquet of roses. After the
ceremony a four course wedding
breakfast was served at 1922 South
Fourth street. The rooms were beauti-
fully decorated with pink streamers
and roses. One Of the features of the
breakfast was large wedding cake
which decorated the center of the
bridal table. Covers were laid for
fourteen immediate relatives. The
young couple motored to the cities
this afternoon where they will visit
for two weeks. When they return they
make their home In Kasota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
TALK ON SOUTH TRIP
1t Will Be Made Soon BY
!. N. Tompkins
LISTED c. AND c. EVENT
Board of Directors Held Meeting
Yesterday Afternoon; Fed
eraI Highway Help

I. N. Tompkins. who recently re-
turned from an extended trip In the
south and southeast, where he visit
ed the offices of many civic organ1-
cations, will be the speaker at a
membership meeting of the Civic and
Commerce association, which is to be
held some time this month. Consid-
Grafton was given to this at the
weekly meeting of the directors which
er announcements regarding this
meeting will be made later.
The board decided to offer r. j.
Short, maintenance superintendent,
Minnesota state highway department,
temporary desk room at the associa-
ton offices free of charge. Mr..
Short, who is in charge of the main
tenance work on the state trunk
highways in a number OF counties In
this section of the, state, will have
his headquarters in Mankato.. and. is
now seeking permanent location.
Word to congressman,
Minnesota congressman are being
urged by the association to actively
support the So called "Phipps" bill,
which has to do with federal aid on
state roads. 1t Is expected that this
bill will be voted upon by the house
Of representatives next Monday. 1t
has already been passed by the
United States Senate.
The secretary was authorized to
procure. some city maps and also a
copy Of the 1921 Automobile Blu
Book of transcontinental highways,
so as to better equip the office as an
Information bureau for tourists Road
maps of various kinds are available
to the public at the association Of
fees. This service Is free.
Bills were allowed and other rou-
tine business transacted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
Huetti-Graman.

Rev. Father ]. H. Wells performed
the ceremony this morning at St.
Peter and Paul's Catholic church
which made Ida L. Huettl the bride
of John Graman. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Mary Wallraf, 1923
North Front street. The groom is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Ora.
man, East Main street. The cere-
mony opened at the church at eight
o'clock with mass sung by the choir.
They also sung Ave Maria" Rev.
Father Wells read solemn Nuptiai
high mass. The bridal couple were
attended by Anna Graman, sister of
the groom, and Clayton HuettI,
brother of the bride. The bride
wore a beautiful white organdie
dress, and a large picture hat. She
carried a bouquet of brides roses.
The bridesmaid was dressed In peach
organdie and a hat to match, and
carried pink carnations A wedding
breakfast was served at the home
of the brides mother, covers benz
laid for sixty. At one o'clock
wedding dinner was served. The
bridal couple left for the cities anu
points in the northern part of the
state this Afternoon. They will be
gone about two weeks. The groom
is an electrician and will be en-
ployed in the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
LEACH SEIZED BACON
Gallant Colonel Is Elected
Mill City Mayor
OVER $4,000 TO GOOD
Socialist Candidate RELOCATED to
Rear; Heavy Voted PolIed
Yesterday
Associated Press Dispatch

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Minneapolis, June 14.-Colonel
George E. Leach, unofficial republi-
can candidate for mayor, was leading
Thomas Van Lear, former mayor, by
1854 votes in unofficial returns
compiled at 10 a. m, from yesterday
city election. The vote: Leach g.
1872; Van Lear 59,25S.
are reported in Leach strongholds, &C.
cording to Leach adherents who claim
the majority of their candidate will
increase with later returns. The re-
mainder of the precincts are claimed
by Van Lear's supporters.
Early indications were that two
more socialist candidates would be
given seats in the city council, which
now has seven socialist aldermen in
a total of twenty-six seats.
Leach Gains Grow.
Minneapolis, June 14.-With but
nine precincts missing out Of a total
of 273 late today Colonel George E.
Leach, unofficial republican candi-
date for mayor, was leading his op-
ponent of yesterdays city election,
Thomas Van Lear, socialist candi-
date, by majoritS of 1913. The
vote: Leach, 74,1S4; Van Lear, g.
061. In the primary election Mr.. Van
Lear's lead over Mr.. Leach was over
$500.
The total vote today seemed GER
heaviest in the history of the city.
Seven Van Lear aldermanic candi-
dates were elected, giving a total of
twelve candidates with the five social
list, now seated in the city council
with a total of twenty-six aldermen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
PATRONAGE ROW ON
Republicans In Washington Have
Trouble In Fulfilling Promises
/. C. MARTIN

L. G. MARTIN.
Washington, June 10 Collection
of "Promissary Notes" issued by
some enthusiastic politicians before,
vention last June is causing trouble
in Republican party circles.
These "Promissary Notes" were
in fact vague assurances OF federal
jobs. They were not made in way
to violate the Federal Corrupt Prac-
tices Act, but apparently many work
ers took them to be good and are now
holding the makers for payment.
That, in substance, is the bottom
of the situation which was exempltfi
ed in the quarrel between Senator
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey and At
torney General Daugherty over pa
tronage.
iticians here, too many promises were
made by to many persons. These
promises were mostly vague and
were born perhaps of the enthusiasm
of the moment But now 1t develops
that a good many more folks have
expectations than there are places.
Daugherty, as. President Harding
chief political advisor, mas peen more
or less in charge of the pie counter
He has been of course in sole charge
of the many Federal Judgeships, Dis
trict Attorneyships and U. ). Marsh
alships which came under the De-
partment of Justice. He has in some
cases appointed men whose selection
was a great disappointment OF other
Republicans, politicians, who had
given other candidates assurances,
After it became known that Frel-
inghuysen and Daugherty had hot
words in Daugherty's office over New
Jersey patronage, many Republican
members Of Congress began to dis
cuss their differences with Daugh-