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The American Jewish world., 1922-12-15
DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM
ARRANGE MASOUE DANCE

A Masquerade and Civic Dance
will be given by the Daughters of
Abraham on Saturday evening, De-
cember 23rd, at the I. O. O. F. hall,
156 West Ninth street. The affair
is in charge of the lady of the COM
mittee interested in the foundation
of a Jewish hospital. The commit
tee consists of Mesdames S. Mark,
chairman, B. Nachman, s. Bergman,
A. Fox, B. Shelter, s. Sains, I. Ro-
senthal, M. Harris, S. Rice and s.
Cohen.
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-15
LIPSKY MEETING REVIEWS
ZIONIST MEMBERSHIPS

The meeting of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America addressed by Mr..
Louis Lipsky last Thursday evening
at Temple Aaron was attended by
several hundred people. AS result
Of Mr.. Lipsky's talk, large num-
ber of new members enrolled in the
Zionist organization. The member
ship committee of the District, of
which Mr.. Herschel Horwitz is chair
man, is making arrangements for a
renewal of the membership in the or
ganization of a large number of for
mer members, who have been remiss
in their obligation to the organiza-
tion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18

WEDDING RING OLD FRIEND
Seventh Marriage is Combined Rec
ord Of Bride and Groom.

Theron Aiken mayor Of Amster-
dam, ~ Y, and former member OF
Congress from the Schenectady dis.
trict, who was married in Bennlng.
ton Wednesday afternoon Is no
stranger at the hymenal altar He
has been to the hitching post before,
In fact the license recorded at
Town Clerk BootIs office confesses
that this is the fourth time Mayor
Aiken has been spliced.
The bride OF Wednesday was Jen-
ME Bornt also OF Amsterdam and
the marriage license says that this Is
her third voyage on the sea Of matri.
mony. Still tlis isn't so slow as the
record AYERS that she Is only 33 while
her husband, Friend Mayor, Is &C,
She has future before her while
the mayors future can fairly be said
to be largely behind him, as Artemus
Ward once remarked.
Even at,date It seems to be tie
seventh marriage in the family
four and three-and that Is said to
be record at the Methodist parson-
age where the nuptial knot was tied
by Rev. James A. Perry Mayor and
Mrs. Aiken remained at the Putnam
house over night and left THURSDAY
for Chicago and other midwestern
cites. Down at Amsterdam Mr. All
ken is a man Of reputat on, other
than reputation for getting married.
He is serving his second term as
mayor and was elected to congress
q lew years ago from the thirtieth
New York district, one o. the scrap
piest distr'ct in America.
II is sad that in his last mayoralty
campaign he had the opposition OF
all TIE churches in Amsterdam, large
ly because Of his average IN get
ting divorced. This, however Is
mere rumor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
CHILD SOUGHT PROTECTION
Saved Money to Pay Fare to Nearest
Salvation Army Quarters.

Rutland. Feb. lS.-Hav.ng saved
her money, penny by penny. until she
could secure money to buy ha (
fare ticket to Rutland, Josephine
Bressette, aged 10 years, of Proctor.
vile came to this city by train, hay-
ing run away from home to seek pro
lection from tie alleged crueities OF
her mother under the wings OF the
Salvation Army OF Wlich she had
heard
When she reached this city she
was afraid to leave the depot be
cause Of her fear OF the confusion OF
the city. Depot Master H. c. Brislin
found her crying on the platform and
called the police attention to her.
She re ated a pitiful story Of living
in hltl amid sordid surroundings
and being subjected to cruel treat
mont. She was taken in charge by
the Red Cross and pubic health nurse
and a badly infected hand was given
immed ate atteation. 1t will be
necessary to send her back to Proc
toryille. but the authorit es there
have been notified to see whether
rlere is any crmnality in the case
and to insure the child protection IN
the future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
COL. THAD CHAPMAN
DIES IN MIDDLEBURY
Had Been Actively Engaged in Ium.
berirg Business; Was Prom.
nent Republican.

Middebury. Feb 17.-Col Thad NJ.
Chapman, who had becn very active
in business and politics over long
period of years and was for 20 years a
member of the republican state com
mittee. died last evening at his home
in this village, He had been in poor
health for some time. He is survived
by his wife and two daughters. Mrs.
Basil Kodgbanoff of New York city
and Mrs Elbridge Jacobs of Burling-
ton The funeral services will be held
at o'clock Sunday afternoon at the
Chapman home.
Col Chapman was born in Middle
bury, January 6, lS45, the son Of
George c. and Adella (Fletcher)
Chapman. He attended MIddlebury
college and graduated from Hobart
college, Geneva, ~ Y. in 1856 He
married Miss Jessie Hammond of or
we'll in 1875, who survives
He was heavily interested in lum.
ber tracts and real estate and was
once engaged in mercantile business
here, He was a prominent Mason
He was aide on tho staff Of Gov Red
field Proctor, was a delegate to the
republican national convention in 1905
and was sheriff of Addison county
from 1898 to 1904
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
DEPICTS CHARACTER
OF GREAT AMERICAN
John V. D. s. Merrill Gave Address at
Annual Brotherhood
Meeting

Z i.le annual election Of officers was
held as preliminary to the regular
sem. .-monthly meeting o. the Metho-
dist Brotherhood Tuesday night in
the church parlors Fol owing the
election, John Y. d. S Merrill spoke
on the life OF Abraham Lincoln.
The officers for the new year are
lin every case the same as last yea.
except that w. c. Peck takes the
pace Of William Heiierstadt They
lare President, Fred c. Martin.
vice president, d. w. McClel and
secretary, w. c. Peck; treasurer.
William Clark; executive committee,
IF. L. Bottum Y. T. Griswold and
Willis Stickles.
Mr. Merrill was then informally
introduced. The speaker took his
listeners to the back woods hovel
where q child was porn into the
world, who was destined to become
one OF the greatest of great Ameri-
cans. He clearly pictured the hard,
unprom isng circumstances under
which the young child was nurtured.
The very severity Of his lot and the
rough haul that fortune laid upon
he stripping prepared him for the
herculeau tests which were laid upon
his shoulders in a.ter years.
/ The speaker traced the mental
growth of the youth as vel as the
llysical. His desire to read and to
learn and the scarcity Of literature,
hltho what he had was some Of the
hest that literature affords, made
him grasp and forever remember the
good that he did learn.
: Mr.. Merrill portrayed Lincoln tive
ungainy youth. always standing up
for the undordog, always striving to
push himself to higher and better
things and yet never doing 1t by
C mDing over others
The speaker then brought out LIN
coin TIE mental power behind the
Northern campaign against the
South Lincoln never sought to
jthrott'e the South He simply saw
the moral wrong OF the slavery Sys'
tenn and sought to set his enemies to
''ae light. His patience and fortitude
we're almost inhuman In the years
since his death his character has
come more and more into the m nd
OF American people as being their
truest and greatest model
The remainder of the evening was
devoted to music and refref1ments'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
Use DOGS IN VERMONT
AS BOOZE SNIFFERS
Novel Method Of Running Down Max
ers Of Moonshlne May Be Tried
by Director Graves

Rutland. Feb. lS.-There is n pos
sibility that German police dog may
he mt on inc trail of hootch makers
according TO a notice received from
Washington at the office of Collins
NJ Graves, state prohibit on director
The statement is as follows;
Director Emmett II McClonahan
Of Colorado discussed in person with
Commissioner Haynes training OF a
German police dog to aid in his cam
IA gn aga nsl moonsh,ners.
with such dog, stills may be
scented half m le away, and Will not
only lead to capture, but serve to
secure search Warrants, said Director
McC,enahan
Director McClenahan reported the
recent capture of 1SS stills and 10000
gallons of mash, composed of sugar
compressed yeast and water. IT takes
only nine days to make moonshine out
of such ingredients, he said, and the
cost Is only " cents gallon Trained
dogs will aid materially in ridding
Co orado Of such violators.'
Director McClenahan reported thai
booteggers are operating a machine
resembling an ice cream freezer, ii
attempts to remove the poison from
denatured alcohol The attempt Is
not success, he said. for our chem
lists in their analysts find at least 1.
per cent poison unremoved, yet it il
put on the market, colored, in refillet
bottles with counterfeit labels
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
"DoDotE)INe" CROSS COUNTRY
Harry hopkins ahd Mother Automo.
blIlnp to Arizona

Owners of Dodge Bros. auto
mobiles In Bennington are expert
encing not little interest in the cross
country tour being made by Mrs.
Adora Hopkinson and her son, Harry
Hopkinson, who are on their way to
Globe Ariz. The young man was a
member of Co | Of BrattleborO when
war was declared with the Central
Powers and was Immediately sworn
into the government service. While
in France he was gassed and as a re.
suit change Of climate became ne
cessary for the restoration OF his
health.
Early in the winter Mrs Hopkinson
disposed Of her real estate here for the
purpose of accompanying her Ion ia
the southwest where they will make
their future home, For the purpose
of the journey a Dodge car was pur
chased Of the local agency early in
January and Harry was given his first
instruction in driving. The cross
country journey began February s.
In order TO avoid the rigorous climate
OF the northern route during the win
ter, an itinerary parallel to the Allan
tic coast was cho ,en for the first por
ton of the trip.
The last post card received by
friends In town stated that Jackson
vile. Fla, was to be the next stop
During the six days on the road aver
age runs OF 200 miles a day had been
made and on one day the register
showed 304 miles, which is considered
good driving and good running when
the fact that both car and driver were
new when the journey began is con
sidered Southern roads are none toe
good at any time of year, but nc
trouble has been experienced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
HOME OF VERMONT GOVERNOR
House ones Occupied by HlIand Hall
Recently Raced

For the first time in a century or
nearly so snow has fallen on the spot
where for the period above mentioned
a dwelling house stood until last fall
when 1t was taken down and It's tim.
bers well preserved are by this time
used in constructing another home or
homes in this, the lower village.
The place referred to was very IA.
miliar, for 1t stood on the main high
way leading to Troy and the passers.
by were many.
While there is little TO show where
the old house stood, the garden plot
looks the same as in days of yore and
the trees which afforded grateful shade
to children's children are in a far
state OF preservation.
For many years the house was oc.
cupied by the late James Seymour
Merrill and Laura Van Der Spiegel.
his wife. Five sons grew up in this
home, also one daughter OF all the
group mentioned. only two are alive
today the writer and his younger
brother
The old-time dwelling place cam
properly be classed as notable, for here
the Hon. Hiland Hall lived with his
large family several sons and two
daughters. His youngest daughter be-
came the wife of the Hon. Trenor
w Park The older daughter married
the Hon. Adm Thayer of Hoosick
Falls a gentleman prominent in the
political affairs Of New York, being
at one time cgnal commissioner of the
state HonOrs came TO HilanH Hall
without stint He was twice elected
governor OF Vermont, was Judge of
the Supreme Court. served eleven
years in Congress, was second comp
trol!er of the United States treasury
and went to California as one OF the
land commission ers under the treaty
Of Mexico, being appointed by Presi.
dent Fillmore Mr.. Hall filled all
Of these positions with honor to him.
self aud his native state
Late in the afternoon OF his distin.
guished career, he. together with Mrs.
Hall. lived at the Parks mansion at
North Bennington. His death occurred
at the advanced age Of ninety years
and he was beloved by everyone.
John V. d. s. Merrill
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
CONVICT
PATNAUDE ON WAY
BACK TO PRISON
joseph Patnaude Left Today on
Vermont state Library n. Y. !.
20septlS
IDENTIFIED BY OFFICER
Records Show Man Arrested
Here Yesterday Had Served
Time at Windsor

c. J. Fraser, an officer attached 10
the New York state prison in Auburn,
arrived In town this morning and at
noon eft with Joseph Patnaude, the
acknowledged escaped convict who
was arrested Friday morning by Dep
uty Sheriff Ralph II. White and States
Attorney George A. Mathers.
Immediately upon his arrival In
town Of1cer Fraser visited the county
jail and identified Patnaude as the
convict who escaped from Auburn pris-
on in October 1920. Patnaude last
evening agreed to waive extrad tion
and this forenoon he was brought be-
fore municipal Judge William ].
Meagher for the necessary formality
which required but a few minutes.
According to information received
by the states attorney. Patnaude has
been an inmate Of the Vermont state
prison, having been committed from
Alburg for grand larceny Before go
ing to Auburn he was also cofned for
a tine at the Clinton county prison
at Dannemcra
Patnaude, according 10 Omcer fTas'
er, made his escape from Auburn while
at work on the night shift. Through
the cooperation Of some confederate
outside the prison, ladder was SNUG.
gled into the prison with which Pat
naude and another prison named Riley
mounted to the top Of the wall. They
had also been provided with rope
and hook Catching the hook in the
railing running along the top of tho
wall, they let themselves to the ground
and to liberty.
Officer Fraser was uYable to remem-
her al Of the details but he recalled
that a particularly grewsome tragedy
followed IN the wake Of the escape.
Patnaudes companion made his way
to his home only to find that his wife
had committed suicide. Overcome by
grief the bereaved man swallowed BIZ
chloride Of mercury tablets and fol-
lowed his wife into eternity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
MANUAL TRAINING
PROGRESS IN SCHOOLS
Exhibit Of Articles Made by 5ennlns-
ton Students Attraeto Much
i.tar.rA

There is In the window Of V. Par.
tenope & Sons on Main st. very
cTeiitab.e showing OF some OF the
work done by the Junior high school
boys IN their manual training course
1t consists OF few Of the hand sleds
made by the first year junior high
school boys All the manual training
work these boys lave had previous to
working on the sled, consisted OF
practice work and some very small
projects. completed, since opening
of school In the fall. and consequently
shows the amount of skill they have
acquired N this short time.
Later on It is hoped to have a SHOW.
ing o. the woven top foot stools on
which the second year class Is at pre-
sent working and which takes IN the
principle OF the mortise and tenon
Joint These boys have already COM
pleted a folding book rack for table
use showing some very good work
manship. These boys had manual
ira ming asst year,
The next project OF the first year
boys is a kitchen stool for their moth
er's use at home and on which some
of them are already working.
In Ne high school large and more
complicated work is undertaken, such
as the building of chairs, library
tables. umbrella racks, fern stands,
book cases and in fact any piece of
furniture home Is In need Of, and
wh ch the student Is capable of finish
ing creditably,
Along with the work Is carried on
a great deal Of repair work for the
schoo. as we'll as tie construction OF
furniture IN demand by the did erent
departments Among the ll"gest OF
such problems have been three sand
tables. one table for the yctrola, one
stand for the school nurse, a book
case for the gh school and one for
the town farm.
Al the boys make scale drawings
af each project before an attempt is
made 10 construct It, thus gaining
knowledge o making and reading
shop drawings
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
RICE BLOCK IN NORTH
ADAMS DESTROYED
Wooden Building at Corner Of Eagle
and Main Streets Burned
This Morninu.

The familiar wooden frame building
known as the Rice block, corner Of
Eagle and Main streets, North Adams,
was destroyed by fire Of unknown ori.
gin early this morning
The fire started about $3.50 this
morning and gained considerable
headway before the fire apparatus ar
rived. IRE building was doomed from
the beginning. The fremen lent their
efforts to save adjoining property and
we're very successful as most of the
nearby buildings were Of brick and
stone construction. At 9 o'clock the
building was practically destroyed, al
though the alarm had not been rung
signify.ng that the fire was under con
troll
The building was erected some years
ago by John Rice, and in its day was
one Of the largest buildings in the
business section. The ground floor
was occupied by the Rice drug store
and the upper floor was occupied by an
oculist and Bernard Boland the law
yer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
HEN A PRODUCER AT ~
Barred plymouth Rock Which Lays
Like a eddy Young Pullet

New Port. Feb. 16. Newport
boasts OF a hen who has d.sproved
the Os or theory She has attained
to tre ripe old age Of 10 and has not
outliyed her usefulness. The bird
is owned by Archie Fountain and Is
barred Plymouth Rock but does
not claim to have come over in the
Mayflower
She lays Just as many eggs as any
of the giddy young flapper pullets
Biddy may be a trife autocratic III
her ways and insists on having her
own nest, or no egg is forthcoming
This old hen has evidently joined
DR.. Harvey Wileys League tor
Longer Life" and her example VIII
perhaps con er untold benefits on the
who hen family for generations 10
come and be the means OF changing
mans attitude towards a hens per-
iod Of usefulness
After all, why should a hen be cut
of in the bloom of youth This is
an age o. young folks, but give the
old hens a chance"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
WOMEN QUIT CITY COUNCIL
1--WE Would Rather Wash pishe5,'
They Say.

Three Oaks, Mich, Feb, 1S.-Declar.
Ing they would rather wash dishes
than argue over a paving contract"
and that politics takes too much Of a
woman's time from her duties as
housewife Mrs. Maude Arnold and
Mrs, Helen Ludke. the two women
members Of the Three Oaks CITY Coun-
ell, have resigned Each has served
one year In the Council
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
LAND|S LEAVES
BENCH TO GIVE ALL :
TIME TO BASEBALL
Announces Resignation at Court
Opening Today
GOES INTO EFFECT MARCH /
mot Hours Enough in Any Day
For All of His Ac-
tivities"

Chicago. Feb. IS (By the Assoclat.
ed Press Federal kidge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands has announced that
he would retire from the bench and
that he will devote his entire time in
the future to the position Of baseball
commissioner The resignation will
become effective March l.
The announcement was made by
Judge Lands today when he took his
position IN the court room. There
are not enough hours in any day for
all my activities. Therefore. have
forwarded my resignation as federal
Judge to Wa shington."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
TAINTED WHEN SENTENCED
Carlos Deerosso Ordered Imprisoned
for t2 Months.

Rutland, Feb. 1S.--Carlos Degrosso
tainted in city court Thursday alter
noon when Judge H. +. Wing SEN
fenced him to serve II months at
house of correction and to pay a fine
Of $500 for selling intoxicating liquor
He was found guilty by the jury of
trading a quart Of alcohol for suit
of clothes with Clifford Archamhault.
who was in court the other day for
assault
Degrosso could not walk to the
county jail SO weak was he after the
punishment was announced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
ST. LOUIS IS TO
Be RICHARD s Ne VI
FLIGHT" CENTER
Promoter Has Leased Coliseum
for Is Years
MODERN SPORT THEATRE
New Headquarters for Boxing
Events Similar to Madison
Square Garden

New York. FEB. IS (By the Assoclat
ed Press George (Texl Rlckard
sporting promoter, who resigned yes
terday from the management Of Mad
son Square Garden, following his in
d'ctment charging him with criminally
assaultlng two small girls, announced
today that he had leased the st. Louis
coliseum for a period of rs years and
that he was arranging for the crea
tion there Of a modern sport ampi
theatre, similar to the garden
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
TEX RICHARD FORCED
OUT OF SPORT CLUB
Action by Directors Follows Promot
er's Indictment for Criminal
Assault

New York, Feb. 1S.-Retirement of
George (Tex) Rickard from the man
agement Of the Madison Square Car
den Sport Club was announced la I
night by the State Athletic Commits.
sion. Rickard was recently indicted
for criminal assault on two l5-year-
old girls.
John Ringing, circus owner and
partner OF Rickard in various sport
ing enterprises, succeeds him as pres
ident Of the club. Mr.. Ringing was
elected at special meeting OF the
board Of directors after the indictment
against Rickard was returned.
Mr., Ringing was also named the
lessee OF Madison Square Garden and
president OF the Madison Square cor
poration which controls the property
indicating Mr.. Richards complete
withdrawal from any active interest
In the enterprise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
SIX EGGS FOUND IN ONE HEN
colebrook River Story Arrives by
Way Of Win5ted

WInsted Conn, Feb is. - Mrs.
Frank Phillips Of Colebrook River is
telling about a large Rhode Island hen
which acted strangely. When home
remedies failed to effect cure she
killed the hen. Opening the fowl she
found one hard shell egg broken, four
others intact and another egg the shell
of which was not quite hard All
were good sized eggs, she says.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
NOTICE

The Republican and Democratic
Caucuses will be held in Upper. and
Lower Cole Hall, on Saturday evening
February 18th, at O'Clock to place
in nomination candidates for town Of
fcers to be voted for at the annual
meeting to be held on the first Tues
day of March, 1922.
SALISBURY, VT, February 10, 1929,
r. II. BoTTUM.
Y. b, RANDALL,
w. J. YOUNG,
L Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
WORCESTER IS CHOSEN
For Nc@ England intercollegiate
Track Meet.

Worcester, Mass, Feb. tS-The
New England intercollegiate ath etc
association has voted to hold its
1922 C1amp onship track meet at
Worcester Tech on May "a and 20,
accord ng to word received by Percy
II, Carpenter, director OF athletics
Of Tech, from Donald j Eames, sec.
rotary of the association. 1t has
been Is years since the college meet
was held here
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
DOMESTIC SERVICE SKILLED
Lady Astor Says job is Not De
grading Occupation.

London. Feb. 1S.Domestic service
is a skilled job and the opposite OF a
degrading occupation, declared Lady
Astor, NJ. F., president at a confer
ence on unemployment among wo-
men.
when | listen to the anttwomen
members in the House Of Commons
she added, "I rather long to so to
them as g domestic. 1t would be
such wonderful chance of what rle
soldiers called learning en-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
l0,706 HEDGEHOGS
KILLED IN UNDERHILL
5ountles OF s3747.to, Practically All to
Three Hunters, Paid by
State Treasurer

Montpelier, Feb. lS.--Ten thousand,
seven hundred and six hedgehogs
were killed IN Underhi'l between July
and February l, and the state yes
terday paid that town $3,7471O for
hedgehog bounties and SIS for one bay
lynx, practically all of which goes to
three men, w. b. and G.. W. Streeter
and Fred Bacon. This town holds
the record In Vermont.