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A Paper Made Famine

Outside apologists for the Soviet
Government of Russia have sanction
ed It's claim that the decline in agri.
cultural conditions has been due to
periodic attacks from outside and the
blockade maintained by otler coun.
tries. Both claims are specious for
the reason that ordinarily Russia is
capable of providing grain enough to
feed itself and the whole of Europe
besides. Strange as it may seem the
primary cause of the famine now ex-
isting appears to be the absolutely un-
checked issue OF paper money. Bank.
ing facilities were nationalized like
everything else within reach OF the
Bolshevik authorities According TO
the accepted socialistic theory, tie
States became everything and, could
the theory have been fully carried
out, the land would also have been
nationalized But while the land was
taken from its former owners and Civ
en- to the peasants, the latter declined
to recognize the communistic princi-
pie and divided up the large estates,
each assuming the ownership OF his
share.
Peasants in the richest agricultural
portions Of Russia might have produc.
ed abundant crops could they have
sold their surplus for real money or
equivalent values. The armies OF
Yudenitch, Denekne and Wrangel af-
fected only very small portion Of
the vast agricultural district at any
time. But as the value OF the ruhle
declined with the constant issue from
the Bolshevik presses the peasants
gained less and less advantage in pro-
ducing more than to supply tAeir own
needs. After peasant homes and
barns had been stocked with pianos,
clothing and other loot Of the cities
and larger towns with which the Mos
COW authorities and others at first
paid for grain, no further basis of
trade existed. The peasants would
not take. the paper money that had
finally become of no value whatever.
In this emergency the Moscow au.
thorties established the policy of
taking grain in the form Of taxes, but
in less than year this reduced the
acreage and production of grain TO
less than one fourth of the normal.
The peasant merely raised enough to
supply himself plus the tax levy in
grain and even this levy was avoided.
Thus It vas happened that provinces
that under ordinary circumstances
could produce enough to feed the
whole country. could not even pro.
vide surplus for neIghbormg prov
ince that had suffered either from
drought or war
Not only does this fact appear clear
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-13
SHARKS IN DEADLY COMBAT
Sea Monsters Duel to the Death Wit
messed by Fishermen OF South
Carolina Coast.

A combat between sharks Is a rare
sight. but battle to the finish was
witnessed In the sea off the South
Carolina coast by some fishermen. a
connection In the water first attract
ed attention 10 the spot. The two
monster fish were attacking each 9TH
er with the utmost fury; and as the
struggle took place at the surface of
the water. the anglers had an excel
lent view of 1t. The sharks fought,
not with their teeth, but with their
long, powerful tails. They dashed fu-
rlously at each other, darling this way
and that, each flashing at the other
with his tall. At no time did the spec
tators see blood In the water, but the
blows that were struck were evidently
hard enough to do fatal damage, for
after while one Of the combatants
began to show signs Of distress. IL
gradually weakened and presently
turned sideways on the surface AID
then over on Its back, In which po-
sition 1t foated apparently dead.
The men in the boat were about to
attach u rope to the carcass when
suddenly there was mighty swirl
In the water, and the other shark
came swiftly to the surface, seized
the defeated foe In his jaws and
carried him down out OF sight.
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EVER BEARING 0RAk
Possibility That Discovery H.
viii Revolutionize Condlt,
In Growth Of Fruit.

An ever-bearlng orange tree, which
citrus fruit growers believe IL destined
to revoutionIze the orange industry Of
the state, If not OF the entire country,
has been discovered by horticuturlSts
in small grove ut Avon Park, near
Tampa, Fla. 10 protect the specimen
It's purchaser has placed around 1t a
heavy wire fence 20 feet in height aud
stationed guards day and night.
The tree has been in bearing con
tlnuously eight years, but until re-
Gently Its existence was known only to
the owner and several neighbors Who
according to citrus experts, did not
realize It's value, but regarded II mere
~ as freak OF nature. Several Of
south Florida's largest citrus growers
have organized syndicate, purchased
the tree, leased the ground upon which
II stands, and already are taking steps
to develop It's possibilities by propa-
eating II through budwood, with the
expectation of having 2500O0 trees
ready for setting out In groves by
1928.
The tree is about fifteen years old,
Its origin Is Il mystery. Its owners
believe It win bring forth stock true
TO the parent tree und be worth mll-
lions TO the men who had the Gore
sight 10 grasp lts possibilities.
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ly from the summary of conditions
now made public but it appears also
that the wlping out of the value Of the
paper money affected all industries.
Workers in the factories could be
paid in neither grain nor money OF
value in the purchase of other COM
modities. Coincidently the whole
railroad system went to ruin. In fact
the communist principle wholly lack
ed the capacity OF production even in
4 country of rich productive capacity.
What was true of grains and other
foodstuffs was true OF metals and
fuel in which the whole country
abounds On the one side was the
capacity to supply all Europe with
foodstuffs and essential raw material
and on the other the absolute inca
pacity of labor to produce it because
labor yielded nothing in actual money
value. The scource of all economic
life was dried up in the application Of
the deliberate effort to eliminate
capital Springfield Union.
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ODD BELIEFS ONCE COMMON
Until Comparatively Recent Times,
Silly SuperstItlons Had a Great
Hold on the People.

Superstltlons In regard to the most
familiar things. as well as the most I'M
familiar still llnger. even in a scien-
tIilc age like ours.
What man of middle age cannot re.
member as boy firmly believing that
II he should touch toad warts would
grow on his fingers; that If he should
drop hair from horses tail Into
water II would become a water snake ;
that cobweb would stop the bleeding
OF a wound; that a stifr breast Done
In goose betokened a cold winterl
Every countryman believes some OF
these and scores besides.
These superstitions are merely sur
yIyals Of countless beliefs which seem
to US mostly ridiculous, but which
were once grayely accepted by every
body, even the most learned. How
far back they go nobody knows. But
Pllny, In his Natural History" writ
ten In the First century of the CHRIS.
tlan era. is full of them.
And all down the centuries. espe-
cially through the Fifteenth and Six
teenth centuries, there were scores OF
books which gathered and advanced
such wisdom" and they found pub.
lie way down into the Eighteenth cen.
fury. They find their way--these he
Iiefs-lnto literature, and Shake
speare's plays are dotted through with
examples OF them.
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Quaint Garter Customs.

There are several quaint customs
In connection with garters. A descrip.
ton OF two, however must suffice. The
one is that prevalent In several mid
European countries, of taking Off lie
brides garter by the best man Mt the
breakfast, and cutting 1t up, and dis
trlbutlng the pieces among the grooms-
men and guests.
The second is, or rather was the
practice In the German imperial
family of giving the bride thirteen
pairs, one pair of which was kept as
likely to bring her good luck This
pNr is always made of pale blue sllk
(the maiden's color, and has dlanond
clasps Another pair was sent to the
museum of Berlin--where there are
something like ninety most interest.
ing speclmens-and the remaining
palrs were given as keepsakes to tho
young mobiles and others who attended
che bridegroom at the altar
Judging from the modern specimens,
garters are even nowadays scarcely
less dainty, elaborate. or costly than
OF yore, though perhaps often worn
more for ornament and sentiment than
for use.--Kansas City Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-13
HORSES BRAVE UNDER FIRE
Animals Displayed Remarkable Cool
ness Even When Subjected TO the
Enemy's Heaviest Barraoe.

The noble horse Is very calm AMI.
NAL under stormy or dangerous cir
cumsiances. A remarkable example
OF the cOolness displayed by horses
amid the din OF war was shown at
the front In France, and the soldiers
who had the opportunity 10 personally
observe the attitude OF the faithful
horse while under shel-fife can realize
what an indispensable role was played
In the World war by our good old do
nestle friends, Joseph Il. Schades
writes In Our Dumb Animals.
While serving OH the front In France
I was more than once astonlshed and
impressed by the actions of horses
when the shells began TO burst and tile
deadly gas spread It's fatal wings over
the field OF battle. One night near
Chateau-Thlerry, heavy barrage be
gan to fall In our vicinity, and the
horses, which were also open 10 the
danger did not scGtter or run. III
stead, three Of them, following the
example or Inc soldiers, Jay uoWu
promptly and waited until the Smelling
was over Only one OF them was killed,
and that poor fellow had remained
standing.
Another time while moving along
road that was under enemy observn-
ton, the shells started TO burst or
both sides of our coIunn. But the
good old horses plodded on the great
est bravery was shown, and. forum
ately, none was lost. In time. ! hope,
there will be bore space allotted In
history to the excellent part which
horses played In the late war. Only
The highest praise would be their just
1ues.
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SOUTH sHAFTseuRY


Guy Putnam has employment in No.
Bennington.
Fred Sickle is on business trip
ito St Cloud. MINI.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Moore July 2Sth.
Fred Smith is visiting his brother
Frank Smith, in Elmira, n. Y.
Albert Stephens and family of Hart.
ford, Conn, are visiting VIM. f. Stev
ems.
Several people in this place have
taken Fresh AR Chi dren for two
weeks.
Mrs. f. f. Benn who is seriously i'll
seems to be somewhat improved at
this writing.
Mrs George Nye recently under
went an operation at the Putnam Me
mortal Hospital.
Coleman Harris has employment
with the Central Vermont r. r. Co.,
in Pa mer. Mas.
Marvin Cornell had the misfortune
to break his arm while crank!ng
Ford car recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Mirfield have
returned from an automobile trip to
Canada and the Adirondack Mts.
Miss Lena Closson who has boon
srendlng several weeks in town. re.
turned to her home in Schuylerville
Friday
Mrs. Ross Of Bennington who has
been caring for her daughter, Mrs
Kenneth Moore, has returned to her
home.
Miss Katherine Mattson, formerly
of this place, who is now employed in
Clifton N, j., is visiting Miss Eliza.
beth Hard.
Mrs. James Adams OF Washington
d. c., who has been spending few
weeks in this village returned to her
home Thursday
Mrs. j. NJ. Gordon of Albion Mich,
who has been spending several weeks
in this vicinity, returned to her home
on Monday, Aug. Sth
Miss florence Stephens who Is TAX.
ing Nurses training In Waltham.
Mass. is visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. w. f. Stevens.
Walter Eastman had the misfortune
to sprain his ankle on July 6, when a
load OF hay on which he was riding
tipped over, Since then he has been
unable to work.
Il. G. Farnham who recently under.
went an operation for appendicitis.
in Melrose, Mass Is reported to be
getting along nicely and seems much
improved in health since the opera.
ton
! The factory build ngs of the Eagle
Square Mfg Co, are being painted
Mr. and Mrs Cyrus Hard are now
occupying their new home, which is
the house formerly occupied by Mrs
G. v Draper.
! John Murray had the misfortune to
lose a horse Monday. The horse
became frightened and ran down the
railroad track. falling through the
bridge and breaking It's leg so that II
became necessary to shoot It.
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ESTATE OF GEORGE C. JOHNSON
state of Vermont
Ma of Rennlngton. ss.

District of Bennington. S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Bennington.
To all persons interested in the estate
OF George q Johnson, late OF Reasboro,
In said District. deceased
GREETING:
AT n Probate Court holden at Benz
nlngton within and for said District on
the 29th day of July. 1921, an instru-
ment purpoting to be the last VIII and
Testament OF George c. Johnson late
of Readsboro, In said District ee-
ceased. was presented to the Court
Aforesaid, for Probate.
And II Is ordered by said Court
that the 22nd day of August. 1921.
at the Probate Office in said Bennng-
ton be assigned for proving said in
strument; and that notice thereof be
given To all persons concerned. by pub
lshing this order three weeks success
slvely In the Bennington Evening Ban
ner. newspaper circulating In that
vicinity in said Districe, previous to
the time appointed
THEREFORE,. you are hereby noti-
fed to appear before said Court at
the time and place aforesaid and con-
test the probate of said Will. IL you
have cause
Given under my hand at Bennington
In said District. this 29th day Of July,
1921.
AMY. II. HARBOUR,
Register.
July 30-August 6-lS.
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BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.
"Marjah', the man of mystery-all
next week at the Opera house.
Coming Marjah" the man of mys.
terry. Opera house all next week.
Mrs. Joseph Kilfol of Troy is a
weekend guest at the home of Mrs.
Il. A. Marsden.
The Man of the Forest" Zane
Grey story, of romance and adventure.
Harte theatre today.
Monday-"His Wifes Friend" a
Paramount feature, and Tom Santschi
in Western feature.
T'iere will be a meeting of the pic
mic committee at the Knights of CO.
lumbus building after late mass Sun
day forenoon.
Zane Grey's popular story, THE
Man of the Forest a Mutt and jeff
and Episode 13 OF The Purple Rid
ers" at Harte Theatre today.
The Second congregational c,mrch,
Rev. George G. Mills minister, cordi-
ally invites the public to its services
tomorrow Morning worship at 1890
Theme of sermon, Living Your Own
Life" Mems class in the church aud
ltorium directly after this service.
Church school in the chapel at ~.
The fame of the Community Sing
in the Yellow Barn has gone forth
throughout the land, so much so that
the leader OF a Community Sing in a
New England town is coming to Ben
nington Sunday evening to see how
1t is done. Let every one who has
ever attended in the past come out
Sunday, August 14th at p. m. Dur
I ing the intermission. sixty choice
stereopticon slides of ancient and
modern Rome will be thrown on the
screen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

news OF the own ana village and
Advertisements.
Phillip B. Jennings has returned
from New York.
Big baseball game at Morgan Park
at $3.50 this afternoon.
Paul Goldsmith, piano tuner, will
arrive in town Monday. Telephone
SPY. *S2tS
Miss Evelyn Pattison is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. McMackin of Hoosick
Falls.
Morris Fienberg of Albany is spend
ing few days at the home of his
sister, Mrs. S. Solomon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph White and
family left today for Roxbury, Mass.
where they will spend several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Waite and son,
Roger left this morning for Pittsfeld,
where they will remain over the 18th
Miss Marie Brannigan, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fred
Silver, has returned to her home in
Troy.
! Miss Mary Ryan and Miss Bessie
Morrissey have returned from Al
bany. where they have been spending
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Goldsmith and
family OF Troy are expected Monday
to spend several days with relatives
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. James Conan left this
morning by automobile for Natick,
Mass, where they will remain with
relatives over the 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley M. Oler of
Larchmont, N. Y. are spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy b. John.
son of Old Bennington.
Mr., and Mrs. William r. Barratt
and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moses left
this mornign on few days touring
trip through the Waite Mountains
Miss Elizabeth Nolan OF Hoosick
Falls is spending a few days at the
home OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs:
Frank p. Nolan OF Jefferson avenue.
The Old Bennington Branch of the
Red Cross sent to the Putnam Mem
orial Hospital within the past week
1000 gauze sponges which the members
made.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Cone and
sons, Kenneth and Francis, of Nc
Kinley street are spending the week
end at the home OF Mrs Cones sister,
Mrs. Joseph Fortier of Schenectady.
The Welfare association received
one hundred ninety-six dollars as the
proceeds Of the benefit card parry
given by Mrs F. S. Pratt at her home
on Washington street Wednesday at
ternoon.
Miss Barbara Hunt, formerly home
demonstration agent for the Bennng-
ton County Farm bureau, is here from
Burlington visiting at the home OF
Miss Edythe Buss In September Miss
Hunt goes to Stowe where she is to
conduct the course In home economics
at the Stowe high school.
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A NEW FIRM.

A hennery owner in New Hamp.
shire town, a short while ago, GU lis
way to the railroad station with ths
days consignment of eggs to several
commission merchants of Boston. was
hailed by genial nelghbor:
"Who We sendin them aigs to, CarlY
the neichbor wanted to know.
"Oh, various and sundry," the cgg
raiser replied.
SCOT new customer, hey2 Pleased
ter hear It,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-13
PUBLICITY AS CRIME CHECK
soeicIoeist Says the Newspapers Make
Life Hard for Criminals OF
Every Description.

''Bsme the new spapers for making
the role OF the criminal harder today
than II was twenty or thirty years
ago" said NJ. G. Elmer Of the soci0lo-
gy department. University Of Mlnneso-
IL, according TO the Minneapolis News.
"The swindler OF few years lack
had downy feather bed TO lie on
compared to followers OF his footsteps
today" he continued. "ln those days.
the same gang would work skin game
In one town a week, and then move
to the next stop and do the same thing
the following week. Not now, how.
ever. The newspaper Is the barrier.
II clever swlnde Is worked In Mex
leo or Honolulu the news Is on the
wires at once, and the whole world
knows Il In couple Of hours, and the
little game is killed"
Contrary to general opinion, crime
Is not any greater in proportion TO
population today than twenty years
ago, according to Mr.. Elmer. II Is
Just that the number OF criminals has
increased with the growth of popula-
ton, he said.
Mr. Elmer exploded another popular
fancy when he said that he believes
that criminals are not any holder
today than In years past.
1T is the newspapers again." he said
"The big Jobs are given wide publicity
and seem larger in the public mind
than those of the past. But II isn't
so. The James boys, the Youngers,
and the Daltons had just as much
nerve and put over Jobs in their days
Just as big as anything you read about
In the papers today"
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ARLINGTON

Special on sill floss mattresses, at
$l5.75. Pure white cotton mattresses
$S.75. Potter's Second Hand Store,
River street Bennington, W., Tele
nhone 503.W site
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NORTH BENNINGTON

Special on 81 k floss mattresses, at
Sl5.75. Pure white cotton mattresses
SS.75. Potter's Second Hand Store,
River street Bennington, Vt, Tele
phone 50S.W. S1t2
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PoWNAL

~ Special on six floss mattresses, at
$15,75. Pure white cotton mattresses
$8.75. Potter's Second Hand Store.
River street Bennington, VT, Tele
phone 503-W. S1t2
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Wlnnepesaukee-Mother

Tune Wesley
Bearing bright flames of devotion and
service
Pulsing the soul, while the Spirit
calls ON"
Forth from thy halls to the fields Of
the harvest
Winnepesaukee, thy children have
gone.
Years come and go, and the seasons
march onward,
Leading the workers where Duty
calls "Onl"
Back from the worlds need for truth
that points downward
Winnepesaukee, thy children have
come
Give us again Of t.Aa bread Of thy
wisdom
Worthy OF teachers, as service calls
ON"
"On," from the home Of our loved
Alma Mater,
Winnepesaukee, thy life God pro-
long!
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RUTLAND, VERMONT.

Macks Filters two men and two wo-
men from Detroit. Mich, will do aero
plane stunts, such as Wing Walking
Plane Changing Jumping from Wings
and Looping the Loop while stand
on top Of Plane, at Rutland Fair, Sept.
g, 9, I. 8, 3, 10.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Echoes from international Confer
ence at Lake Wlnnepesaukee

ence at Lake Winnepesaukee
The international training school
for Sunday school association leaders
was held under the auspices of the in.
ternational Office at Geneva Point on
Lake Winnepesaukee July 26 to Aug
5. George Plat Knox, superintendent
of education, was dean for the board
OF managers, of which w. G. Pierce
of New York City Is president and
Marion Lawrence is the consulting
general secretary
splendid program falling under
the main heads OF Sunday school
work, children's division, young peo-
pies, adult, school administration and
secretarial work was carried out by
some experts in religious work both
from the field and Office comprising
Mrs Maude Junkin Baldwin superin
tendent childrens division; DR.. A. e
Bennett, Boston university; Rev. H
G.. Hageman of Lynn; NJ. A. Houline,
department of education A. NJ. Lock
er of Chicago and II. Mousley, natur.
alist of Quebec.
The students are appointed dele
gates from the various fields and are
from all lines of the service represent
ing y6 states and the Provinces, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Vermont stood at the head in the rep
resentation in the school
! There are two schools conducted,
here at Winnepesaukee as at Geneva
Ia ran,tfptta rnhoa1 aud fha nucnrint In "
school. These schools are designed
to train leaders for efficient admins
tration of their Offices. A regular
schedule is carried on from the
morning dip at SIS a. m. to tNe or.
ganized social hour following at p
m. Special attention is paid to the
"eats and no finer can be found in
any conference. happy, Cheerful
spirit pervades the place and one Is
constantly in hearing OF some group
singing One OF the joys OF the place
is the fun bathing beach on the lake
OF 365 islands. Hikes are conducted
about the meek" and Islands to
Greens Castle" and the peaks of the
! White Mountains
A distinctly religious atmosphere
prevades the place and one is in a
constant fellowship of good will
Vermont was represented at the
conference by State Secretary Rob
bins, Mrs. G. +. Robbins and son,
Henry Winslow, general secretary Y.
NJ. C. A.. J. +. Rawson. superinten-
dent of adult division. Mr.. Lombard
OF Saxtons River and Rev. Durfee, pas
tor OF the NJ. r. church at Winooski
The adult conference is being TO-
lowed by The Camp Of Hundred
Fires" August 10 to 90 for older girls
and The Camp of the Fourfold Life
Aug 90 TO Sept. 4 for older boys.
At the commencement exercises on
Friday afternoon the following camr
song was sung II was written by Q
member of the faculty. c. Z. Garran
OF Maiden.