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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
LETTER IN MAILS
BECOMES TRUANT,
FINALLY RE TURNS
Missive Sent To York State Town
Makes Tour of Hemisphere
CALLS AT MANY CAPITALS
Innocent Epistle Indited BY Ben
ningtOn Man--Calls it
a Hobo

The story that came out of Wash.
ington, last week, telling of the ad.
ministrat.on's determination to have
every postmaster in the United States
undergo a civil service examination.
had particular interest for one OF
Bennington's distinguished residents
He is Charles II. Resseguie of Imperial
avenue. And ever since that pubica-
tion, so the rumor goes, Mr.. Resse
guie has been actively engaged re.
pairing his political fences, his object
being to get himself appointed as a
member of the examining board, be-
fore which the postmasters will APP
pear for examinat on.
Mr. Resseguie had recent exper-
fence with Uncle Sans mail depart
ment which would seem to justify his
ambition to become a member of the
postotfice examining body 1t hap
pened this way. Over in Northv lie.
in York state, Mr. Resseguie has
fr ends, as he has elsewhere, too
many of them. Some months ago it
occurred to him to send a few lines
to one Of the Worthwhile elect. The
letter was dispatched in the regular
way and nothing more was heard of
it until some days ago, when 1t was
returned to Mr.. Resseguie with the
Information that the place of address
could not be found. The envelope
bore marks OF much travel and hard
usage. it having made the rounds Of
t1,n rf eto hat D,,t nrsrN
on its South American adventures.
In South America the letter trav-
eled into many countries, in multi
farious in-and-out-of-the-way places,
the postmarks showing that it had
visited Argentine, Peru, Chilli, but II
seems to have come back to the
states co-incident W tn the recent un-
yelling Of the Bolivar monument,
which may explain why its itinerary
did not include an excursion into
Bol via
Mr.. Resseguie now strenuously op.
poses the prevalent belief that all the
wags In the western hemisphere buy
meal tickets in the United States. |
Some of them, he ins SITS, feed down |
in Chilli and at least one of them is a
postal employe. Tell ng why this
must be so, Mr.. Resseguie says some
body in one of the various Chilean
postoffiaes through which his North
V lie, York state, effusion had passed
inscribed across the face of the en-
here; try the United
States of America"
When approached today in refer.
ence to the incident, Mr.. Resseguie
was inclined to be reticent. After
much pressure, however, he did say
Wasn't that a hobo letter, though. u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
CHARLES A. PHILLIPS
Putney Civil War Veteran Died This
Forenoon at Soldiers Home.

Charles A. Phillips was found in a
partially paralyzed condition in his
room at the Sold ers home Sunday
morning and was taken to the hospi-
tai. where he died this morning, leaV-
ing a brother, Sumner Philips, in
Putney, and an invalid sister, Mrs
John Barnard, in BondviIle
He was born in Winhall April Il,
1S4l, and enlisted from that town
August 2S. 1862, in Co G, 14th Yer
mont. and was mustered out with his
regiment July 80, 1863. He has lived
at the home pract cally all the time
since he was admitted July 20, l9O9.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed, but it is thought bur-
iar will be in Putney
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
JUNCLEs
MAY SOLVE CAS-
FUEL PROBLEM
Forester Says Moist Vegetation
Can BE Made Into Alcohol
MUST USE SUMS ENERGY
To Assure COuntry's Future
Supply of Liquid Power
For Auto

Rochester. N. Y, April 26.-H. N.
Whitford Of the Yale school of fores-
try told the American Chemical so.
ciety in its annual meeting here to-
day that alcohol could be manufac-
tured from the moist vegetation of
tropical forests, and that the jungles
could be utilized to avert a future
scarcity Of fuel for driving automo-
bies.
There is an abundance OF alcohol in
tropical vegetation, he said, but the
difficulty lies in finding the means OF
manufacturing ii profitabIy.
The evidence is conclusive" said
he, that the tropical sun has the pow
er to store up more energy in the
form OF cellulose In given time than
has the temperate sun. IL this is in
a utilizable form. it remains for the
ingenuity Of man to overcome the diff
ficulties of profitably applying It,
With the increasing needs OF the ma.
tion 1t is reasonable to expect that,
sooner or later, it will be necessary
to utilize more fully the plant re-
sources of the tropics.
The futdre scarcity of the coun-
try's liquid fuel suply,' continued Mr.
Whitford, IS now so apparent that
the question OF its early replacement
has become a vital problem in natural
economics. The problem, however, Is
of such magnitude that only from a
consideration of new sources OF ener-
gy and the discovery of new raw ma
terial would it seem that any solu-
ton could be effective. A quest on
involving the synthesis of some 1900.
900. 900 gallons of feasible substitute
annually calls for the development OF
new ideas and new sources OF energy
Our one great source of energy is un
doubtedly that OF the sun. How can
this source best be utilized? OBJ
viousiy in the growth Of plant life
from which. in turn, alcohol and 9th
er fuels may be made"
Mr.. Whitford said that the annual
production OF alcohol from the nipa
plant in the Philippines is now near
ly 100000 gallons and that one dis
tilery there had produced 93 percent
alcohol at a cost of about 20 cents a
gallon and, II operated to full capac-
ity, could make it at cost Of Is
cents gallon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
WORK ON STREETS
BEGINS To SHOW
pThI DD0nlEcc
Vermont state Library RLQU
2esepf1S
Building of Surface Sewer Going
Rapidly Ahead
LEY is MAKING DIRT FLY
Large Amount of Excavation
and Some Construction Near
North Bennington

Now that the concrete box fiume
made necessary on Main street by
the grade has been completed, the
work of constructing the surface sew
er is progressing more rapidly. Both
the engineer and the contractor were
informed at the time the estimate
We're made that the excavation would
be extremely difficult and they are
now beginning to realize that this in
formation was correct. Some ground
water is encountered but not enough
to seriously interfere with the work.
With a large gang OF men and
teams at work the Fred T. Ley COM
pany of Springfield, Mass. has al.
ready accomplished much ON the North
Bennington road, Beginning at the
North Bennington village line the
company has already completed the
excavation as far as the stone church
and has put in some foundation.
1t Is understood that the company
proposes to complete the excavation
and foundation over the entire dis
tance required by the contract be-
fore beginning to put on the con-
crete surface. The stone crusher will
be set up at the old gypsy camp near
the junction of the Roaring branch
and Walloomsac river and the hard
heads from the beds of the streams
will be converted into material to be
used in the concrete.
While it is not the purpose to COM
pletely block the highway to North
Bennington there will be times when
automobiles will find it more conven-
lent to travel by the Harwood hill
road and R!ce's lane to North Ben
nington.
Officials of the company claim that
better progress can be made by COM
pleting the foundation and surface
over the whole route before begin
ming to lay the concrete paving which
will be put down with machine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
CUT THIS OUT
Old English Recipe For Catarrh,
Catarrhal Deafness and Head
NoiSas

II you know of some one who is
troubled with Catarrhal Deafness,
head noises or ordinary catarrh cut
out this formula and hand it to them
and you may have been the means of
saving some poor sufferer perhaps
from total deafness. In England scien-
lists for long time past have recog-
nized that catarrh is a constitutional
disease and necessarily requires con-
stitutional treatment
Sprays, inhalers and nose douches
are liable to drritate the delicate air
passages and force the disease into
the middle ear which frequently
means total deafness, or else the
disease may be driven down the air
passages towards the lungs which is
equally as dangerous The following
formula which is used extensively in
the damp Englsh climate is const,-
tutional treatment and should prove
especially efficacious to sufferers
here who live under more favorable
climate conditions.
Secure from your druggist ounce
of Parmint Double strength). Take
this home and add to it IA pint of
hot water and little granulated
sugar; stir until dissolved. This will
often bring quick relief from distress
ing head noises. Clogged nostrils
should open, breaking become easy
and hearing improve as the infam-
nation in the eustachian tubes Is re-
duced, Parmint used in this way acts
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system and has tonic
action that helps to obtain the desired
results. The preparation is easy to
make, costs little and Is pleasant to
take. Every person who has catarrh
or head noises or is hard Of hearing
should give this treatment trial
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
Applause
FRosT-HIcKs
Bennington Young People Married at
Congregational Parsonage.


Miss Hilda Margaret Frost, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Agnes Frost, and Edward
Hicks We're married Monday at the
Congregational parsonage. Rev. Geo.
IS. Mills, the pastor, officiated.
The couple we're attended by Miss
Ruth Frost, sister OF the bride, and
Clarence Feathers. The young wom-
en- both wore suits OF blue with hats
to match.
Soon after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Hicks left by automobile for
Brooklyn to pass their honeymoon at
Mr.. Hicks former home.
Mrs. Hicks is a young woman of
sterling character and pleasing ad-
dress and has large circle of ac-
quaintances in Bennington. Mr..
Hicks has been a resident here but a
few years but during that period has
made many friends The young peo-
PIE have the best wishes of the COM
munity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
FIRE THREATENS HOTEL
Blaze Does Slight Damage To Fisher
mems Rest Burden Lake

Troy. N. ", April 26.--The hotel at
Burden Lake, owned by George
Braige, and vel known to people OF
this yicenty as Fishermen's Rest,
narrowly escaped destruction by nre
Saturday afternoon when WOODWORK
on the second floor was set on nre
from a defective chimney Several per
sons in the builing, including Mr
Wagstaff, Cohoes, Mr. Bussey OF THIS
city and Joseph Bragle, the 10 year ola
son of the owner, managed, to ex-
tinguish the fire which caused loss
estimated at SIS. A strong wind was
blowing at the time and If the fire had
ga ned little more headway 1t Is Ger
tain the hotel would have been de-
stroyed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
SURPRISE PARTY
Enjoyable Evening Spent Celebrating
Mrs. Harrington's Birthday.

tWFS
Upon her return Saturday evening
from town. where she had gone on
an errand, Mrs. Freemont Harrington,
who lives on the Pownal road, was
surprised to find forty OF her neigh
bors and friends gathered at her house
She was told they had gathered to
help her celebrate her birthday. Ar
rangements had been made previosuly
with Mr.. Harrington for the surprise
and the guests were prepared to play
cards for the evenings enjoyment.
Four prizes were awarded. Mrs. Ber-
that Burgess winning the ladies first
prize and Mrs. Jospeh Stockwell the
consolation. Joseph Stockwell the
mems first prize and Ralph Tudor the
consolation.
After the game ice cream and cake
were served. Before depart ng the
guests presented Mrs. Harrington with
FIVE dollars and wished her many hap
py birthdays.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
CONFERENCE ABANDONED
Marine Engineers and Shop owners
Break Over Wage Question.

New York, April 26.-Negotiations
wer broken off late yesterday between
the representa- YES of the marine En-
gineers benehsial association and the
American steamship owners associa'
ton. who had been holding series
of conferences regarding contract
to supercede that expiring May J.
Representatives OF the men with
drew, after refusing to make a wage
reduction varying from twenty to
thirty per cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
GARMENT WORKERS PAY
TO BE REDUCED MAY !
Board of Referees Decide Upon Cut
Of 9Ia to 1874 Per Cent
In Cleveland.

Cleveland, April 26.-The wages of
workers in the garment industry here
will be reduced nine and one-half to
thirteen and one-half percent, the re-
duction to become effective May /.
This schedule was made under a de.
cision by the Board of Referees main
ia ned by the Cleveland Garment
Manufacturers association and the In
ternation Ladies Garment Workers
union. The workers will be guaran-
teed forty weeks employment each
yea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
ALLIES AND HUNS
ALMOST AGREED
ON OPERATIONS
Entente Officials Are Gathering
In London For Conference
WANT U. S. IN THE CONFAB
Rumored In Washington That
Proposals From Germany
Are Acceptable.

Berlin, April 26-Germany Sin the
event that the United States and AL
| es so desire is willing, according to
the extent of her ability and capaci-
ty, to assume the Allied obligations
to the United States" says a clause
in her counter.proposals it was def
II tely learned today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
HARDING COMPLIMENTS
AMERICAN NEWSPAPE PERS
President Appauds Lofty Motives or
War Time Pre5s--Asks Its
CnnHNrt

OhRPOlhs
New York, April ga letter from
President Harding bespeaking a con-
tinuance OF the lofty motives that in
spired the American newspapers dur
ing the war, was read today at the
annual luncheon of the Associated
Press in the Waldorf-Astoria. The
president also expressed the hope that
the administration will be able to de
serve and retain the lavish measure
Of good will and confidence accorded
to him thus fa:.
Frank b. Noyes, Associated Press
president on behalf of the gathering
pledged it's support and sympathy to
the president in great work OF recon
struction. The guest of honor, John
w. DAVIS, former ambassador to Great
Britain, made his first appearance be.
fore the members as the general
counsel for Associated Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
AIR MAN ESCAPES PRISON
Florida Man Makes Getaway From
Russian Camp and Reaches Riga.

Riga, April 26 Captain Cooper of
Jacksonville, Florida, one of the crew
of the Kosciusko squadron of flyers
who were shot down on the Polish
front where he was captured by the
Russians in last July, escaped from
the prison camp near Moscow on April
II and arrived here today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
DlE5 FROM INJURIES
Glove Maker Expires in Albany After
Automobile Smash Up.

Gloversvle, N. Y. April 26-Geo.
Morris Place, glove manufacturer,
of this town. died in Albany last night
as result of injuries sustained when
his automobile left the road between
Schenectady and Albany and crashed
in to pole,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
WEATHER FORECAST

Generally fair tonight, warmer
Wednesday. Unsettled probably fol
lowed by showers Wednesday after
noon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26
TYRoL FAvoRs UNION

Province Votes Overwhelmingly For
plan to Yoke Up With Germany.
Vienna, April 26.--Presidents of the
province of Tyrol, in a sentimental
plebicite relative to a fusion Of the
province with Germany, voted over
whelming!y in favor OF such union.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-26

Washington, 26-Germany in latest
reparations note says she will well
come suggestions from the United
States for further negotiations or for
changes in present reparations pro-
posals.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
MlJRAI
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
Sunday Afternoon,
Seats Free
No Collection
All Invited
JEWS AND CHRISTIANS

ske interested in the rebuilding of Palestine. Many
centuries ago Gods holy prophets foreod the return of
the Jews this very time The Jews returning their
homeland to stay because God decreed it thus This ques
ton Is agitang the thinking world. Judge Rutherford
recently visited Palestine making personal investigation
of conditions there He with fund Of frst-hand
information of Importance and of great interest to Jews
and Christians alike this being further cumulative evil
dence that millions living will die
In this world famous lecture he has been heard by
ovscrowded houses throughout Great Britain continental
Europe Egypt and Palestine At London's Royal Albert
Hall $4,000 heard while $1,000 thronged the
unable to gain adntance. New York Hippodrome was
quickly filed to hear Judge Rutherford while 900 were
turned away He wants the people to understand his
ment literally that millions living will die but
viii be restored to perfect conditions of body mind
ind i've forever on eazth in peace and happiness
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

This lecture has confrted mutudes bereayed by the
World War; epidencs and attending sorrows SO great
has been the demand that amplifed pub.
Ished In book FORM including 500 Scripura proof
Those unable to hear the lecture have copy by
sending twenty FIVE cents to B. s. A. Lecture Bureau,
ssI Alabama Street. indianapolis, Ind
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
A Friend of the People

President OF the international Bible Students Asso
citation and Peoples Pulpit Association, religious
CARNATIONS serving the people without money and
without price
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-04-21
BURN UP UNSlGHTLY RUBBISH
Simple Continuance VIII Solve Many
Problems That Have Probably
Long Puzzled Housewife.

What to do with paper trash, rags
that have outlived their usefulness, pa
per boxes and a hundred other things
that accumulate and which are known
as trash is a problem for every house
keeper. Yet it can be very easily
solved. Trash can, of course, be burned
in the kitchen range, provided it is
wood or coal burner, but it fills the
stOvepipe with SCOT, necessitating fire.
quent cleanings, and makes an unpleas-
ant smell and a great many ashes to
carry out. AS for making a bonfire
outside, that can never be done unless
some one watches it closely, and even
then stuff blows about, littering the
lawn, and the fire leaves an unsightly
black spot
rubbish burner which is very in
conspicuous can be placed in the back
yard. is perfectly safe and answers in
an entirely satisfactory way the ques-
ton, "What shall l do with this 2"
which comes up every cleanup day
either in the house or in the yard. 1t
is nothing but woven wire container.
A piece of woven wire fencing long
enough to make a circular receptacle
two and half to three feet in diane
ter would answer the purpose. Wire
the ends together, making it circular
in form. Make cover for it by put
ting apother piece of the woven wire
over an iron hoop. Then weight it
down, or anchor it in some Way so
that the wind will not blow it over or
1t will not be tipped easily.
Such rubbish burner makes out
door burning even On windy days safe
and gives one place in which to put
rubbish whenever found. Wet things
can be placed in it and left to dry out
in the sun and then burned. 9
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-04-21
HOME -
TOWN -
HE.L. PSI ]
TAKING CITY INTO COUNTRY
England Putting Into Effect Scheme
Which Seems to Be Along Lines
of Common Sense.

In England, instead of developing
suburban communities, they are trying
the scheme of taking the city into the
country, to the benefit of the city and
doing no harm to the country. Every
new development in England will be
pre- ctically garden city, with plenty
of open spaces, recreation grounds,
golf courses, well-placed factories and
Industrial sections, and healthful resi-
Dental quarters. The worker will
have his patch of ground, and the
usual smoke and CRIME Of industrial
communities will be nonexistent.
Town-planning schemes, many OF
them conceived before the new idea
was generally adopted, were naturally
much delayed by preoccupation during
the years of war with more urgent
matters and since the war by hous-
ing scheme which occupied the full at
tention of the technical stats of the
local authorities. For the best results
town planning should have preceded
housing Owing to the extreme urgency,
of the latter however, it had to go for
ward first.
In all building schemes and pro
posals for improvement there is, occa-
sionally, injury done to owners of
property by the invasion of rights they
have enjoyed for many years. Com
pensation in such cases is payable to
the injured owner. No claim can be
made, however, for injury to buildings
erected, or improvements made subse-
quent to the scheduling of the area for
town planning. And the further i'm
portant provision is made: That au-
thorities can claim one-half Of the in
crease in value of property consequent
upon the complaining scheme. The
government now realizes the CONNER
cial value of town planning and has
no intention of creating private for
tune by its Intervention.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-04-21
Justice To All
OUR BoUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first OF all be
clean. it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times. levote itself unfiinchingly and
fearlessly to the public service in the
interests of the masses of the people.
1t must always combat evil and in
justice.
1t must always fight for progress
and reform.
It must never tolerate cerruptions.
1t must be in sympathy with the
Door and unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfsh devotion, for the
achievement of the finest ideals, OF
every high purpose, of every enter,
prise, of every step in the march Of
progress. r-s..
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and undylng
love of country. 8+.eg
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-04-21
"HedErs.n

Hedgers are folks who never come
out into the open. They are timid
souls who would like to run some
thing If they weren't afraid they might
make mistake. Sometimes these
jewellers by the side have good ideas,
but they are afraid to air them. They
fear criticism and escape that incen-
tive 10 better effort If they possibly
can. So they continue living in the
shade of the hedges and never doing
anything to bring them into their best.
And because of their peculiar thinking
and habits they are not even harmless.
Such folks need p fire in the hedge or
something else that will make them be-
stir themselves, and do things worthy
OF men and the times.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-04-21
THURSDAY, April 21st, 1921
CROSSROADS OF MANHOOD

Young men budding into man hood
should remember that it is Just as
easy to go straight as it is to be crook
ed. There is everything to gain by
going straight and everything to lose
by being crooked.
Parental influence has it's effect, but
a youth approaching the crossroads
of manhood makes his own choice as
he enters the great maelstrom Of life.
He. has reached the age Of self deter
mination and, is resentful of inter-
ference with his desires.
AT this age it is well for him to re-
member that the man who is success
full and honored today is the one who
chase the straightpath and denied him
self the fictitious indulgencies of you
th,while the one who is without honor
and without fortune followed the gid
ed will-o'- the-wisp to the destruction
of his manhood and Of his hopes.
There is no middle of the road
course.