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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
COAL BINS EMPTIER
THAN FOR II YEARS
United States Geological Survey
Sounds Warnine-Distribution
Behind Schedule.

Washington, Sept. 14.-The supply
of coal in the nat ons bin today is
Tower than at any similar period in
the last twelve years.
Bituminous coal production in the
United States win be under 100000
600 tons il il continues for the rest Of
the year at its present rate. The last
year the country got along on less
than 4Oo,000.00O tons was 1893
This in a nutshell is the coal situa'
ton. on the verge OF winter, as il Is
seen by tIe United States geological
survey after careful ana nation
wide inquiry
Officials ul the survey make no pre-
dictions of coal famine but point out
that ordinarily the supply OF coal
which proved adequate in 1903 would
prove entirely insufficient this winter
However. if conditions in the indus
trial world improve the coal situation
will undergo a speedy change survey
officials think. II mills and factories
resume operation and the railroads
aided by the government. begin maui
inc greater tonnage the demand Tor
coal will at once tremendously IN
crease and its production will be cor
respondingly stimulated.
Production Hit by Depression
The extent to which the depression
hit coal production may be gathered
from the fact vouched for by the sur
yev that in a recent month. consulnp
uon of coal as railroad fuel was 81
nor cent of the 1920 average; for elec
trio utilities, IS per cent; Tor coke
manufacture, 3S per cent Europe S
lack of money to buy American prod
net, also had It's effect as coal eX,
norts fell oil the same month to 81
ner cent. of the 1920 average
The result of all this has been 10
leave this country nearly 100 coo OOo
tons behind the production at this
working days have passed Soft coal
production amounts to 257 O73 600
IONS. Last year at this time it was
S43.229 600. In 1919 considered a
poor year" it was 29i52l GOO at this
period
Anthracite Distribution Lass
Anthracite production has not be-
come adversely affected as bituminous
and is now keeping pace with last
years output but distribution is tar
behind DreviouS years
Coal prices the country over are
higher than last year the labor de-
partment is informed by its agents
Taking the average for the entire
country, the anthracite price is about
Is cents a ton higher. while btumin-
Gus is 20 cents up
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
NO ELECTRIC SIGNS
ON FIFTH AVENUE
Flashing Announcements Lack Dig.
nifty in Opinion Of Merchants on
Historic Thorouehfare

New York, Sept. IA (Associated
Press broadway can have its cleo
trio signs famous the world around.
but Fifth Avenue will have none OF
them.
According to merchants along this
famous thoroughfare it isn't d.gnlhe (
for kittens to play will ske'ns Of SILK
alop skyscrapers in the fashionable
shopping district, even il kittens and
SILK be only of electric lamps Not
only do the merchants object to signs
in motion but also to signs at rest.
Al must so they assert. II the avenue.
turning from home life to business, Is
to retain its dignity.
SO TIE Fifth avenue association Is
preparing to ask the legislative char
ter revision committee to make
changes which will permit the city au-
thorities to Danish Signs on the his.
torlc avenue.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14

LITTLE HUNTING THIS MONTH
Season Does Not Open Until the First
of October

Some of the local sportsmen have
acquired the impression that the
shooting season opens tomorrow but
such is not the case, To be sure rab-
bits or hares may be killed between
September Is and March and the
season for wild ducks opens on Thurs
day but upland birds are protected un-
til October l. The season for English
snipe and ployer also opens on Thurs
day but that does not mean much in
Bennington county where there is lit
tie opportunity to shoot either shore
birds or wild fowl
There is to be no grey squirrel
shooting this year, the legislature hav
ing enacted a closed season unit |
December /, 1923.
The open season for ruffed grouse
of which the shooting has been pro
hibited for two years. begins october
i and continues for the remainder Of
the month. Woodcock may also be
shot during the month of October.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
TOO MUCH LEANING ON
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
President, In Letter, Deplores Ten
dency OF Certain Local Ad-
ministrative Units.

Chapel Hill ~ c., Sept l4-1The
tendency to rely on the federal gov
eminent for performance OF functions
rightfuly belong ng to local admins.
trative units is deplored by President
Harding in a letter written in con
nection with the conference on town
and county administration to be held
next week at the University Of North
Carolina.
The President. in his Letter, which is
made public by Or. Howard w, Odum
director Of the school Of public vel
fare OF the University Of North Caro-
lima. says;--
My attention has been called to
regional conference on local govern.
ment, VIII ch you are about to hold
for broad consideration OF the social,
indu trial and technical problems OF
local government
1T is pleasure to record my
hearty Endorsement Of the effort you
are making, and to emphasize the neec
which | believe exists for an earnest
and continuing presentation OF these
subjects to the people throughout the
country. The problems are manifold
and difHcult, accentuated by the com
plexity OF conditions which have arisen
during and following the war. There
has been an inevitable tendency be
cause Of the Overwhelmingly import
ant work VIII Oh confronted the ma
tional government to- rely unduly upon
it for performance of many functions
which can only he discharged prop
erly by local administrative entities.
This. together with the further fact
OF our country's rapid growth and the
consequent difficulty Of adequately
plann ng local governmental machin
cries has resulted in certain ineiii-
cheney Of the minor administrative
organisms which greatly needs to be
corrected 1t will be corrected when
ever the attention Of the people is
fully aroused and the national genius
for administration is effectively ap.
piled"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
MANY NOT At WORK
NOT FAMILY HEADS
DAVIS DECLARES
Flany More Unemployed in 1914,
According to Secretary
BUSINESS is PICKING UP
Positive Signs in Figures Re-
ceived by Commissioner
of Labor

Washington, Sept IA. (Associated
Press Those who are disturbed
over the reported 5,735,OOO unemploy.
ed at the present time overlook the
fact that in 1914 there were 100000
out Of work, larger percentage OF
whom were men of actual family
bread winners than Is the case with
the situation today Secretary Davis
said today in discussing the existing
conditions Of industry
The present figures concerning un.
employment li> a great number of
persons upon whose earnings no one
actually depends except the indiyidu.
ais.
Positive signs Of a business recoy-
cry have been furnished the com.
missioner OF labor in the form Of
statistics Secretary Davis declared.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14

Stomach trouble is almost always
followed by complication OF dis
cases. One of the first being an over
worked liver with al the symptoms
of biliousness, 70 lowed in turn with
headaches, coated tongue, nausea.
zzy spells, pain in the back. palp.
tation of the heart and other distress
ing symptoms. Sooner or later the
Kidneys Will become involved and that
is just why these danger signals should
be needed in time. a wise man puts
out the fire before there is too much
destruction; the same theory should
apply to stomach trouble.
Gas in the stomach means rermen-
tation instead of digestion, decay in.
stead of nutrition for fermentation pro.
duces poisons which are absorbed by
the blood, and which frequently bring
on the condit' on known as auto.ntoxi.
cation or self poison ne THIS is also
why we develop acidois which bring
on so many complications such as rheu.
matsm hardening of the arteries high
blood pressure and other conditions
which may mean permanent loss of
health Acidosis is one of the main
forermners of Brights disease and
diabetes hence 1t is evident that If
slight, we are foolish indeed if we do
we have stomach trouble, however
not take prompt steps to correct it.
II we are not fit as a fiddle in the
morn inp, if Wp dnnt fool haitian than
when We went to bed; If our breath is
offensive; and we have that bad taste
in the mouth, nature has set the dan.
ger signals for us and we cannot af
ford to neglect the warning that she
gives US. That is just why the demnd
for Tanlac. the great Stomachic, Sys.
temic and Reconstructve tonic has
broken al Worlds records. The
American people have learned that II
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
The Banner Has Often Said There No Such Thing
WOOD DUCKS PROTECTED
Hunters Cautioned Against Shooting
Them

Them =
Montpelier, Sept. IA. Hunters are
especially cautioned by Major Harold
p Sheldon state fish and game com,
missioner, toibeware OF shooting wood
ducks this fall These birds are pro.
tected under the federal migratory
BIRD act until Sept. 16, 1892, have in.
creased tremendously under protection
Major Sheldon said In marshes and
ponds where formerly they were very
scarce they are now found in hun.
dreds. In some Of the smaller ponds
and rivers they. are the predominatng
species this season A federal fine Of
$50 bird should be substantial
warning to all hunters.
In case Of continuation of the pres
ent rainy weather through the rest Of
the month, Major Sheldon hopes that
the season on grouse and woodcock
may be opened on Oct Accord ng to
the state game laws, the governor may
postpone the beginning Of the open
season in case of dry weather.
The regular season for ducks will
open at sunrise on Sept l6
The commissioner has been present
ed with mounted ring necked pleas.
ant by William Moran, special state
warden These birds which are very
plent fu in New York state are to be
raised in Vermont next year by yari-
GUS sportsmen's organizations, accord
ing 10 the commissioners plans The
eggs will be obtained from breeding
grounds at Cornell university.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
Mlve. BY the Bundle.

Some Americans OF II steamer which
stopped at New Guinea port were
visited by several natives. The party
included chief and his retinue ac-
compancd by the chiefs son. The
visiting dlgulNry was very much
Interested in some bright hatchcts on
the deck and expressed his desire To
own one. As n Joke he WITS offered
several In exchange for the boy, but
he refused to entertain the proposition
and left the ship. shortly after he
returned, accompanied by six women
which he offered FOR one hutchct
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
CURRAN IS WINNER
IN PRIMARIES BY
LARGE PLURALITY
Leads Republican Candidates by
Nearly Three to One
LA GUARDIA DISTANCED
Judge Haskell, Who Made Cam
paign on Wet Issue, In
Third Place
LA GUARDIA DISTANCED

New York, Sept. "A. (Associated
ress)-Henry L. Curran, coalitionist,
now president Of the borough Of Man.
hatten, will be Mayor Hylans opponent
at the polls in November. Curran won
the republican nomination at yester.
days primary election by a vote of
more than two and one.half to one
over the nearest OF his three rivals.
Cufran's vote, with all but 245 dis,
tricts reported, was Bliss. y. II. La
Guardia, president of the board of a
dermen, received 33.709. Judge Reu.
ben i. Haskell, who made his cam.
paign on the wet issue, has 25.469.
William Bennett, former state senator
received 1896
Returns from about one third Of
the election districts in Manhatten
indicated that James II. Hines, anti
Tammany candidate for borough
president, would be defeated by Ju-
Jus Miller, the Democratic organiza.
tlon choice, by about two to one.
A midnight attempt by a band OF
armed men in three taxicabs to sieze
the ballot boxes in the Second Elec-
ton district. Twelfth Assembly Dis
trict, Charles F. Murphys bailwick
was frustrated after a fusillade of
shots had been fired.
The raiders, apparently disappo.nt-
ed at their failure then drove to tle
Anawanda Club, in Second Avenue.
political organization, and broke
the windows with bullets No one
was shot. although the police report.
cd several men in the club had been
cut by splintered glass
Mr.. Hines, in a statement tonight,
declared he had won the election and
would not permit himself to be
counted out"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14

probably provides the Surest. safest.
and quickest remedy for all such
troubles, and millions upon millions
have taken il with the most aston.
ishing and gratifying results.
Tens of thouands OF men and women
Of all ages and in all walks of life af.
4 cted with stomach, liver and kidney
diorders some of them Of ong stand.
ing, as well as thousands OF weak.
thin, nervous men and women appar-
emily ON the verge of collapse have
testified publicly that they have been
fully restored to their normal health.
strength and weight by It's use. Still
others who seemed fairly we'll yet
who suffered with indigestion, head
aches shortness of breath. dizzy spells.
sour gassy stomachs coated tongues.
foUlness Of breath constipation. had
complexion loss of appetite sleepless
ness at night and terribly detected
depressed feelings state that they
have been entirely relieved of these
distressing symptoms and restored to
hea tn and happiness by Tanlac.
NOTE. Tanlac Vegetable pills are
an essential and yitally important part
of the Tanlac Treatment wherever
constipation is present
You cannot hope to get satisfactory
results from the Tanlac Treatment
without first establishing free and
regular movement OF the bowels. lt
stands to reason that no treatment
can do the greatest amount OF good
when you are suffering from constpa.
tion or biliousness. or when your sys.
tenn is clogged mp with waste products
and poisons.
Tan'ac nd Tanlac Vegetable pills
are sold in Bennington by w l..
Gokay in North Bennington by A..
N. Shepard, and in Pownal by Jos.
NJ Proud advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
HENRY BURT PAYS $500
FINE IN HOOTCH CASE
East Dorset Man Pleads Guilty to
Possession and Furnishing
Home Brew.

Henry Burt of East Dorset pleaded
guilty in municipal court this fore
noon to possessing and furnishing in
toxicating liquor and Judge William
J. Meagher imposed a fine of $500 and
costs.
Complaints concerning the Burt
home came some time ago to States
Attorney Geo. A. Mathers who made
a personal investigation and issued a
warrant which was served yesterday
by Constable Lawrence A. Wade, as
sisted by II. G. Stone. The contents
of lug and barrel were considered
sufficient evidence to warrant Burts
arrest He was brought here last
night and held for hearing,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
SING SING LITER
SLIDES TELEP HONE
WIRE To FREEDOM
Descends Seventy-fve Feet from
Roof of Prison
DIVES INTO HUDSON RIVER
Seen to Rise to Surface, but I'M
mediately Disappears in
Darkness

ossining, Sept A. (Associated
Press Joseph sorace, sentenced to
Sing Sing prison for manslaughter
made a thrilling escape just before
dawn today.
In some manner Sorace obtained a
saw with which he cut the bars of his
cell. Making his way through the
corridors he climbed through trap
door to the roof OF the prison. BY
means Of telephone wire he slid rs
feet to the ground and dived into the
Hudson river The escaping convict
was seen to emerge on the surface
some distance below the prison but
Immediately disappeared in the dark
ness
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
HooslcK FALLS
New Motorcycle Cop Rounding up the
Speeders.


Speeders.
The appointment of Willard Graney
as a motorcycle policeman by the Nil-
laee Board of Trustees will tend to
lessen the number of speeders who
have been using the streets OF the
village especially on High, Main ana
River streets. Since his appointment
officer Graney has materially increas-
ed the village Golfers with the fines
paid by ten speeding motorists who
have been taken into court before
po ice Justice Scott l.. d. Pritchard
of Pittsfeld. Mass and +. |. Wendell
of Albany were both arrested Satur-
day ON High street each paying fine
for speeding of $40. Sunday Officer
Graney arrested w H. Austin of still
water and Charles Hover of Cam
bridge. both of whom were fined $40
by Judge Scott Yesterday morning
f. IL Sellman of Wellesley Falls, Mass,
was arrested for doing forty two
miles per hour on High street and in
the afternoon L. r. Graves OF Ben.
nngton, VT, was also caught on the
same thoroughfare. Both were fined
$40, making a total in fines of $50 for
the three days, TROY Times,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
SOUTH DORSET

Miss Gertrude Burns has gone to
Toledo. Ohio,
Mrs. Mary Fiteerald and daughter.
Miss Justina. who have been guests
of Mrs. Elizabeth Burns, Aaye return
ed to New York City.
Thomas Malone, EdwasQ and Will
liam McDevitt and w Il. Tully attend.
ed Rutland fair last week.
Mrs. Lawrence Molloy is confined
to the house by illness.
Charles Stannard, Jerry LeGore. w.
f. McDevitt and William Brooks at
tended Rutland fair last week.
Mrs. John Purcell was a guest of
Miss Margaret stuart last Friday
and Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
BERGERoN-MoRAN
Bennington Young People Married at
Sacred Heart Church.

Miss Celia Moran and Edward Ber-
geron were united in marriage Sunday
morning at 1870 at the Sacred Heart
church They were attended by Miss
Donalda Bergeron and William Bou.
tin. The bride wore gown OF Alice
blue trimmed with pink rose buds and
her attendant wore navy blue satin
with hat to match After short wed
ding trip spent in Springfield, Hart
ford. and Boston they will reside with
the brides parents on Division street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
ARM VALUED AT $4,000.
Albert Smith, Rutland, Sues Auto
Driver for Alleged Negligence.


Rutland, Sept li--Naluing his "vlo
lin arm at $4,000 Albert F. Smith Of
this city and West Rutland we'll
known musician and violin instructor
has brought suit in Rutland county
court against Loren Smith of West
Rutland to recover the amount stated
on the ground that he was injured
through negligent driving Of an auto.
mobile by the defendant
A. +, Smith was passenger in a
car which went over bank on July II
1921 while l.. j Smith was at the
wheel The violin teachers right
arm was broken in the accident and
he claims his playing has been seri-
ously interfered with by the injury
1t is understood that the defendant
is we'll protected by insurance Law
renee. Lawrence & Stamford are the
PLAINTIFFS attorneys.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14

Good digestion good health bad digestion bad
health
sound stomach is worth hundred times its weight gold
Probably eighty cent of all diseases originate digestive
Dyspepsia what is commonly known ndiges
ton not only one OF the most prevalent but the
difficult to treat of all present day diseases and has for wears ba
fled the skill of leading specialists everywhere
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
REPRESENTATIVE TAYLOR DeAD
Congressman from Arkansas sue.
cumbs to Pneumonia.

Washington, Sept. liRepresenta
tive Samuel W. Taylor of Arkansas
died at his ZONE here early Yesterday
after an Illness OF several weeks OF
pleurisy and pneumonia
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
EFFECTIVE NEXT JANUARY
ProVs' on Of House Tax ELL Approved
by Senate Committee.

Washington, Sept 1i-The provis.
ion cf the House tax bin making re.
peal of the excess profits tax effective
next January instead Of last January
/. as recommended by Secretary Mol.
Ion. was approved yesterday by the
Senate finance committee The Sec.
retarys recommendations for repeal
Of capital stock tax. effective as Of
1922. was accepted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
AMERICAN RECRUITS GO

400 Leave New York to Fight the
Moors.
New York, Sept l4.-Four hundred
men recruited by Spanish agencies in
New York and Cuba to fight the
Moors left yesterday for Morocco on
the steamship Antonio Lopez
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14

The Critic (dnrkly) There's one
hnndy thing about this modern art
the less you study # the better you
Understand It,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14

Joliet H.. Sept IA. (Associated
Press s)-Thomas Schiller. a convict at
the Joliet pententiary. was killed to-
day while attempting to escape. He
was shot by guard as he jumped
from the prison wall. Two other con
yicts made good their escape.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy and unsettled with
probable showers tonight and Thurs.
day Slightly warmer tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
ESSEX SETS NEW RECORD
Won Canadian Sweepstakes on Half
Mile Track,

An Essex driven by Louis Disbrow
won the Sweepstakes Feature Race at
the Canadian National Exhibition at
Toronto. and at tie same time lower
ed the track record, Disbrow cover.
ed the 10 laps in ; minutes and 50
seconds. Advertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
LAST BAND CONCERT
Final Program for Season by eenn'ns'
ton City Band. .t

ton City bano' tl8
The following program will be rem
dered bv the Bennington City band to
night from the Putnam House veran'
Ntarcb National Honor Brooks
caIactior Oneratic Gems Dalbey
.Ono Darling Schonberg
1Iun,ores soue-Comin' thro the Rye
Bellstedt
,vol,, Tho Cbarmer Witmfk
>,.,'oio,,o Sweet Jasmine Bendix
: So1oo,tor- -rantona Hubbell
-. ,rro,- -Ro1a.bo Fairman
March--Colonel Gale lhon"s
The Star Spangled Banner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
PUBLIC IS URGED TO
HEED NATURES WARNING

Thousands of People Suffer Permanent Loss Health Because
of Negect-Nature Has Set the Danger Signals for Us and
We Cannot Afford to Pass Unnoced the Warning That She
Gives Us.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
ON NEARLY EVEN TERMS

American Exporters to Argentine
Markets, Compared with European
Washington, D. c.. Sept li-Ameri.
can exporters are on virtually equal
terms with European compeutors in
Argentine markets, according to re.
port received yesterday by the com.
meree department from Commercial
Attache Feeley, at Buenos Aires