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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Street Crossings In Scarlet

The employment Of red bands to in
dictate street crossings. the advan-
tages Of which were demonstrated in
recent experiments, is still under dis
cussion. An early proposal for paint
ing the crossings with red lead has,
however, been abandoned because Of
the insufficient wearing qualities of
the mixture, and the municipal admin
lstration has ordered red sandstone
for crossings In Alsace which will pro-
vide durable safety zones showing
where pedestrians may venture with.
out risk, II is suggested that 1t would
be advisable to follow the example OF
America In drawing up strict regun-
tlons which would make the drivers OF
vehicles responsible in all cases for
accidents occurring on the red band
From lie Petit parislen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
,arua!nIs1 EAanH IEtIsl ,aal4a 3tlsIah III

lsummer Not that they are any more
exposed to becoming resident there
than they always have been, but one
of the detours made necessary by the
new road construction in town com
/ pels those who use automobiles to
I pass the town farm property every
time they get out of the village tow
| ard SALISBURY. During the past
week or ten days probably more peo-
pie have seen the place than in the
ten years previous. Those who
haven't seen il ought TO go and take
look, then all together can feel
ashamed. The town farm house Il a
Substantial welllighted, well venti.
lated and we'll heated modern building
with more convenienees tan most
snch places, but il Is bleak, repellant
and unattractive. The state prison
at Windsor is charming and comfort
able by comparison. Some organiza'
ton of local women ought to take a
hand and make II a regular duty to
do a little every year toward making
the place more habitable. The Ban
ner is speaking entirely of the out
side of TIE building, No vines, no
flowers. no shrubs, no trees, no lawn
r.
l-cnly few feeble little starts that
have failed If the inside is as. bleak
as the outside. there is mpchq ia. do
and it ought to be done SOON The
unfortunate people who are inmates
of TIE town.farm are there for var
ious reasons, some because of weak
ness, failure and mcompetence, some
because of intemperance and lack OF
self control. some because Of III
health and physical weakness, some
because of things Outside their control
| All of them are wards of the town Of
Bennington and the people of the
town ought, as a Christian duty to
make tie surroundings at the town
farm a little more emblematic of the
gentler side of civilization. ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
D aFueT for Nothlnu.D

The case of motor ship that
trades between Enrppe and America
without having to pay for fuel Is
mentioned By Motor Ship. The Bue-
nos Aires, running between san
Francisco and Scandinavia, loads up
with 1900 tons of fuel oil at san
Francisco, sells 500 tons at Stockholm,
and returns to America with some oil
left In her tanks, having used GOO tons
out Of the 1900 tons OF her supply I'm
her engines. She pays 1900 pounds
for her oil in San Francisco and sells
500 tons Of II at Stockholm for 5000
pounds, The fuel Is carried mostly
In the double bottom, and therefore
does not detract from the ships car
go-carrying capacity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
UNINTERRUPTED Business.

81 shall continue to direct our sf-
fairs from the jail" said the convicted
CRATER.
"All right" replied the trusted lieu
tenant; maybe in the course Of time
we can get enough prison reform to
remodel jalls so that they'll have ele-
vators and telephone exchanges and
all the conyeniences Of regular office
buildings"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
MONDAY JULY 10, 1921

Suicide Sometimes runs in families
apparently. Frank Jaquth OF Weston
who killed, himself last week was the
third in the family. A few years ago
his sister killed herself, and his
father hanged himself to a bed post
no longer ago than last spring
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Mail Courses

"What's Grlbble doing now?"
"Teachlng people how to write mo-
tion picture scenarios by mall"
HE used TO run n correspondence
school of astronomy. He must be q
versatile chap"
mot ut all, He knows as little
about one as the other"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
A Rare Confession.

Heres an interesting contribution
to the literature of the day. eigr
"What Is III" la, qea
"The memoirs of a former puglllstlc
Champion as m ,r,
"What makes his book extraor-
dinaryT tar 8a,
He acknowledges that he was
licked by. q better man, afat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Won't Be Disturbed.

Mature works many remarkable
cures"
Yes, but the trouble with nature
IS that you can't wake her up in the
middle of the night and get her to
come over to the house every time the
baby has collie"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
intellectual ACCOMPLISHMENT.

"Women have better equipped In
tellects than men"
'ln some respects" replied Miss
Cayenne. Most Of the people | have
met who knew offhand and with pre-
clsIon. how to score the latest com
pllcatlon in whist are women"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Knew the Effect.

Green-Don't you ever take your
wife home a bouquet Or box OF
candyl H.' ifsA w $50
Gayboy--IIeayens, nor There's no
sense in voluntarily aroushg her sus.
plclons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Men--ths Mean rhlnn,.

Mrs. smart-My husbdhd has just
rung up TO say he won't be home to
dinner tonight.
Mrs. Knagg Aren't men brutes!
Mine has stuck at home every night
for over week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

HE knows all the best people in
town"
Then why doesn't he associate with
themI" A
sri "They know him." : - -.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
What CHI. E.,t

Little Emily-rm so terribly jeal-
Gus Of the girl that jim first loved.
Her Alother-lts an experience
we've all had, my dear. You'll get
over It the first time you meet her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
The wind and the whIrIwInd.

"a politician has to watch which
way the wind blows"
Sometimes he has to watch" re-
piled Senator Sorghum, "and some
times he gets caught in a hurricane"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Found Out

'Nould Won Ike 10 hear secret In
voleing Mis-. NeSdore IN dreadful
scandal" fatd go.
Goodness, yes. Tell II TO me-"
81 don't know any suclf secret But
mist ay'you have very mean dis.
position" fHb'4o.'f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Half dozen doctors have given
Mabel up!"
Really What is the matter with
herr
"She simply wouldn't pay her bills"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Encouraqinu.

Kathryn-l intend to marry Billy
Bullion in spite of all opposition.
Kytte-If Billy sees you're real de-
termlned | don't think he'll oppose
you so very long.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Natures wisdom Is shown by the fact
that plants with woolly leaves require
most moisture, and 1t IS those leaves
which radIate most heat. and therefore
rnf most dew
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
Tho Brighter Dawn.
The average mans earning time

is estimated at 40 years of 312 days, a
total of only 12,4S0 working days
Pitifuly short to make the savings
dollar by dollar. You can create an
estate through life insurance if you
do not live. Consult us. National
Life Ins. Co. Vt. (Muual) Earle
s. Knsey, General Agent. Mead
Building, Rutland, Vt-Advertlse
mem.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Some men feel more at home when
away.
Men admire clever women, but SCI
dom marry them.
He who boasts Of his goodness IS
seldom much good.
If you can't get what you like, try
to like what You get.
when man keeps his own counsel
hs has not much use for n lawyer. p
Honesty Is the hest policy for those
who are not rich enough TO be iinan-
cters.
Ia clever woman is one who can make
asJnan believe that he knows 1t all.
AFTER man gets into trouble It IS
easy for him 10 see how he might
have kept out OF 1t.
One of life's pecullarlties Is that
the world is seldom watching when a
man Is doing good.
Noah was great bali player. He
pitched the ark without and within
aud later put the dove out on d fly
! Chicago Daily News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Dew Is most abundant In expased.
situations, there being less to arrest
the radiation OF the earth's heat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

There IS no dew after windy night
It is evaporated as fast as produced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

We get most dew after a hot sum
iher's day and westerly wind.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Little or no dew Is ever deposited on
smooth stones. polished metal, or
wooden material. "a lia8 tN sl-s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
DEW DROPS

SAll dew drops are perfectly round.
Dew IS deposited only on fine.
dear night.
81 More dew Is deposited on cultivated
Than mcultivated land.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Dew rolls Off cabbage and like leaves,
because they are coated with u fine
waxen powder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Dew will not stay on rose leaves. be-
cause these have an essential oil In
them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

One of life's pecullarlties Is that
the world is seldom watching when
man Is doing good.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Other Vermont towns are busy en-
PERTAINING fresh air children from the
cities but we don't hear of many com.
ing to Bennington. This is a terrible
summer in the big cities. We people
in the country who swelter and gropn
at q temperature of So to 92 during
the afternoon should remember the
children in the tenement horse dis
Itricts where the lowest temperature
recorded in nine days was "a, two de
grees warmer than the highest record
l1nss Rkffnington, iiast i'ANeeR.i 1I}en1iing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Evening dew Is nnheAlthful, being
laden with noxlous exhalations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18
coon IDEA

"That old fellow has Just In.
stalled dIetaphone In his office"
"Why's that?"
ale says all his stenographers
were so pretty, he couldn't keep his
mind on his business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

AFTER n man gets into trouble It Is
easy for him 10 see how he might
have kept out OF 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

.ss9sisi -
fresh air Riddles just as well as Other
IL .li9T2Ll.2 ALllUATuhF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Ia clever woman ls one who ran make
asInan believe that he knows 1t all.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-18

Some men feel more at home when
away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Quaker Cen ntellElial
Anniversary TO Be Gel
ebrated at Richmond
Indiana

ehn rsS>f1, Ind Aug The
ss700th ana r. 'rsary Of tfe founding
nt Indsai Yeariy Meeting OF
Friends. the largest body Of Quak-
egstn the Werld. wll1 be comn1epa-
Grated eaheFefomorroW. -
he Indiana meeting was or,
ganszed Richmond in aSog
ahureh on October 1871 Only
sectional associations oft
sQuakers IN North America are elo7
II os the present viii take
pars IN the 4ndiana centennlaI
yaarIr meetings organized be-
sSore indiana we're New England
1S66a Baltimore 1872 Philadefpnla
sew York 6S5, Mort e Car
SaiiHa sS and Ohio SO
nnaker bodies organized since
are western Indiana 81 Sd va
SS3 canada S6 Z. Kansas 1917,
Iiiinssnsten ii Ohio lS92, Oregon
Colorado 1895, ana Nebrasss
I9e hssforical background or III
s3 Ia:.a Yearly Meeting contribution
I g4a fhes QUAKER church.. and It's eff
sSbftifss fo1 social reform VIII be pres
ssssnfed sssssstssi aofnofrow at a session m the
15d East Masn Street raaI1ds
saellarch. "a.
80 iI,nsos IN Nicholson. at 90 years
sgrand old man oss Quaker
Shurch is the oIlsts cure
lzSSxF f 77r afeHc2f30 Hs 81
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
A mountains
Crumbling
"A Geological Freak is Report
ed from Vienna

Vienna, Aug. 6-The geological
freak Of a great mountain disinte-
grating so fast that is is discernlble
day by day-a thing that ordinarily
takes thousands OF years-is occur
ring in the Aussee region.
The Aussee Sanding, rising over
5, 900 feet, is simply collapsing. It's
great cones and pinnacles of rock
are crashing and tumbing as if un-
dermined by gnomes, the forests
that clothed the slopes lie flat or
move slowly and steadily down.
ward pjling into the valleys and the
turf carpet moves with them.
Over three and three-quarter
miles cf territory are involved in
the movement and hundreds OF
sightseers view the convulslons
from opposite slopes.
TIE phenomenon has been in
progress for nearly a year with
gradually increasing acceler3tion.
One scientific explanation is the
presence Of an abnormal quantity
of water in the chalky limestone
core of the mountain causing the
collapse Of great caverns and the
SiiDpinc of strata.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Wei
comes Immigrants
South American Country
Seeking to Populate Waste
Places

Buenos Aires, July 25.-While
the United States is decreasing the
number Of immigrants admitted in
to the country, Argentina, with
thousands Of fertile acres that have
never felt plow. is welcoming
them with open arms, and is even
feeding d lodging them while
helping them to find employmnt.
After setting foot in Argentina
the immigrant is welcomed into a
spotless, comfortable hotel where,
in addition to being supplied free
of charge with every personal ne
cessity and convenience, he is
taught by means Of motion pictures
and lectures something Of the new
land in which he is to make his
home and is aided, when possible,
to find employment. On deciding
upon his destination within. the
country, the immigrant is supplied
with free transportation to that
place.
While the majority Of immigrants
arriving in the country are Spani-
ards and Italians, Germans are now
arriving, together with some from
other countries. Although the
Germans come here third-class on
account OF the low value Of the
mark, many Of them are skilled
workers and even professional men.
They bring with them quantities Of
machinery and equipment with
which to start their new life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
New York Traffic
Conditions
Owing to Delay in Handling
Freight, is Described as
'sore Spot of the Nation"

New York, Aug. 16.-Railroads
entering New York pull a carload
of freight 400 miles for the same
money they charge to handle it on
a barge or lighter in New York har-
Dor, distance Of about ten miles,
says J. j. Mantell Of the Erie rail-
road.
An explanation Of this cost was
given by Mr.. Mantell recently to
the members council Of the New
York Merchants Association. He
said that the great volume of
freight-handling in the port Of
New York-50 per cent Of the TO-
tai import and export traffic of the
United quires the main
tenance by the railroads Of e vast
amount Of floating equipment, reps
resenting an investment Of $16,-
100000.
Because New York's narrow piers
were planned and built rs or more
years ago and were intended for
the old type Of sailing vessel or
steamer, he said, barges and light
ers require from seven to eight days
to make deliveries. During the war,
rom ten to fifteen days were re-
quired.
AN Interstate Commerce Com
missioner once described the New
York traffic conditions" Mr.. Man
tell added, "as the sore spot of
the nation"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
BROWNS SLAYER
NEAR CHAPLIN, TOO

That the negro who may have
killed Officer Frank Brown Of the
Columbia police force last week,
is believed surrounded in swamp
about six miles from Chaplin, in
Lexington county was indicated in
a report received from Chaplin at
s o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The report came in connection
with the search and finding Of the
negro who shot Noah f. Frick
the Chaplin farmer Tuesday after
noon. 1t was stated that a negro
was surrounded in the swamps who
was believed to be the slayer Of the
Columbia policeman and that or
ders was given to hold the posse
until officers could arrive at the
scene.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Gussman In Jail
On Peoria Charge
Accused Man Claims He Has
Never Been in Illinois City

Birmingham, Aug. 25-Piedro
Gussman arrested today at the re-
quest of Peoria, H.. authorities ia
connection with the murder Of a
woman there last November, was
transferred to the county Jail late
today on a warrant charging him
with being a fugitive from justice
following service Of habeas corpus
papers on Police Chief Shirley re-
curing him to show tomorrow why
Gussman should not be given his
liberty.
Horace Afford attorney FOR Guss-
man, announced tonight that he
would seek a writ OF injunction to
restrain the sheriff from permitting
the removal of Cussman from the
county.
Maintaining his innocence, Guss-
man declares that he has never
been in Peoria. He says he was
born in Porto Rico, coming to the
United States at the close Of the
Spanish-American war. He mar
ried ten years ago Birmingham
woman who died in Nashville, Off
GERS quote him as saying.
Gussman's marriage to Miss
Ruth Stephenson mere on August
II, was followed by the shooting
to death of Father James z. Coyle,
Catholic priest, who performed the
ceremony, by the Rev. Edwin r.
Stephenson, Methodist minister ana
father of Mrs. Gussman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Charge Of Larceny
Against Young Man
Clyde Gregory Held in Gaff-
ney Jail in Default Of Thou
sand Dollar Bond

Gaffney, Aug. 25-A cattle dealer
named Joe Lee had a warrant is
sued yesteday for young white
man named Clyde Gregory, charg-
ing him with larceny from the per-
son and with violating the prohI-
bition law. Lee claims that Greg
ory invited him to take a ride in a
car which was being driven by three
women Wednesday night and when
they got to Blacksburg that he and
Gregory alighted from the car and
that Gregory distracted $65 from
Lees pockets. Gregory was also
charged with violating the prohibl-
ton law. According to Lees state
ment he had the custody Of a half
gallon Of " niskey in a fruit jar. At
the hearing Of the cases, TWO wit
nesses testified that they had seen
Lee have $45 just before night.
and one of the witnesses testified
that he saw the jar. with whiskey in
it. The names of the two women
could not be learned as the de-
fendant and the others testified
that they had never seen them be-
fore and that they Immediately left
Gaffney after the robbery. They
were travelling in a very expensive
car, and told people here that they
were from Charleston. The magis-
trate held Gregory for trial at
court on both charges, and in de-
fault of bond in the sum of $1,000
he was committed to jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
New Sciences
A Paris Doctor Identifie'
Criminals by Pores Of the
Skin

Paris, July 30.-Poroscopy and
Graphonletry are TWO new sci
ences' Intended to make the way
of the transgressor harder than it
is. Poroscopy is the science Of
measuring the pores Of the body.
Graphonetry is the science Of form
and relative proportion Of letters
in handwriting.
DIR. Edmond Locard, head of the
Lyons police laboratory Of identi-
fication, has elaborated these new
methods of crime detection to a
point where the results have been
accepted in the Lyons courts and
are said to have been proved ef-
fective.
In poroscopy, DR.. Locard holds
the number, form and position Of
body pores remain the same
throughout life. The impression
CT the pores, in DR.. Locard' S sys-
TEN is colored by chemical vapors
or very fine powders to they may
be photographed under micros-
cope.
DR.. Locard tells Of several sue
cessful prosecutions supported by
his new sciences. In one case q
burglar yvore gloves but LETT an
impression of a small surface Of
forearm. That trace convicted
him. Another burglar, perspirins
freely, left the impression of pore
surfaces through his gloves and
went to jG'l.
Graphometry, as termed by Or.
Locard, consisted primarily in the
theory taat handwriting shows
always a certain relation in size
between letters and unr ,stakable
characteristics in form, particular
ly of loops. Ir addition to these
principles, DR.. Locard. Of course,
utliizes generally accepted meth
DDS of detecting forgeries.-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Irish Leaders
Forward Reply
Agreed Joint Communique
Will Be Issued-No Men
ton Made of Republic

Dublin, Aug. 25 (By the Associa-
ted Press).-The Dali Eireann cab
met has replied, to the letter which
Premier Lloyd George sent to Fam
onn de Valera, the Irish Republican
leader, on August 13.slt was in this
letter that the British prime min
lister informed Mr.. de Valera that
there could be no compromise on
the question of the right OF Ireland
to sececde and also attempted to
make clear the conditions Of the
proposed peace settlement.
While the text Of the Republican
cabinet letter will not be published
until an agreed joint commission
is issued, it is understood that it
makes no mention Of a republic but
enunciates the principles of inde-
pendence and expresses aversion to
a resumption Of warfare. Thus, 1t
is considered there still is a wide
opening for a continuation of the
peace negotiations, fact which
has caused widespread satisfaction
and a general feeling of optimism.
At a public meeting Of the Dali
Eireann tomorrow Mr.. de Valera
will explain the motives which led
the deputies to take the decision
they have. Publication Of the joint
communique both at London and
Dublin, also is looked for tomorrow.
At the same meeting, the Dali
Eireann being new one, all office
holders, including the cabinet, will
automatically go out of office and
will be reelected. After this formali-
ty the peace negotiations will be
brought up, and any members will
be free to bring business before the
chamber. It is believed probable
the parliament will not be proro-
gued until the peace negotiations
ara concluded
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
GREENWOOD SHERIFF
AFTER STILL THIEF

Greenwood, Aug. 24.-The big
still taken from the Greenwood
county court house where it was
placed after having been captured
by the sheriff has not been located
nor have the thieves been found,
but Sheriff White and his force are
red hot on their trail and they will
likely be brought to trial before
long. Nothing has happened here
recently that has SO aroused the in
dignation Of Greenwood people and
the sheriff is especially warm over
the matter. He is scarcely able to
brook the insult which he feels has
been put to him and his force by
lawless set who entered the temple
of justice and committed this out
rage