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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
Moons Of the Planets.

A moon is an attendant that circles
about the planet Of a sun. 1t is the
satellite of a satellite, The dlstlnc-
tion between moon and planet Is not
one OF size. Two moons In the solar
system-Titan Of Saturn and Guny.
mede Of Juplter--are larger than the
planet Mercury and rival the planet
Mars. Many moons exceed the as.
terolds, or tiny PlOnets. A satellite
is held In sway by both sun and
planet It Is ruled by two masters,
and Of these the sun is always the
stronger partner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
WELFARE IN "rAE MOVIES"
First Film by Children to Be Shown
Here May 9.

The first program OF thee Welfare
movies for children will be shown at
Harte theatre Tuesday afternoon,
May 9, at AIS.
This program features four reel
film of Cinderella and the magic slip
per in which the acting is entirely by
children. A cast OF $50 children is
used in the play A special animal
feature film will also be shown.
Parents of all small tots will find
the show worthwhile and will enjoy
coming whit their children.
A small admission charge OF IL
cents is to be made to cover the cost
Of films. advertising, theatre and tax.
An audience Of five hundred spectators
will be necessary to cover the eX'
pense of these productions here.
The response of the people is all
that can insure the continuation OF
these wholesome films for children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
rrla, nv Ordeal.

Trial by ordeal stlll exists in some
parts OF JapQn. II a theft takes place
In n household, all the servants ure
required to write certain word with
the same brush. The conscience Is sup.
posed to betray It's workings In the
waves OF the ldeographs written, Trac.
Ing an ldeogruph involves such an ef.
fort OF muscular dlrectness and un.
divided attention that this device often
leads to the discovery OF the guilty
party. The test is, at all events,
mere humane than the ordeal OF boil.
Ing water. to which accused persons
were formerly submitted IN Japan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
SMALL TRIAL HALTED
Suspension Brought About BY Rumors
Of Jury Fixing.

Waukegan, ILL.,, May s (By the AS.
sociated Press Selection of a jury
to try Governor Len Small, charged
with conspiracy to embezzle State
funds, was halted temporarily yester.
day afternoon while Judge Clair C.
Edwards took official cognizance OF
rumors of Jury fixing" by calling a
conference Of attorneys and court at.
taches
The Judge later said nothing has
happened that the public is entitled
to know. Both sides are satisfied and
the matter has been dropped. Those
things come up In a case of this kind,
and they are unfortunate but this one
tlzzled out"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
Generally Hubby Effectively Those Who Use
LONG WAY FROM HOME
Reptile Found Wandering on Union
Street Thursday Evening.

Early Thursday evening small
turtle about a foot long was seen
slowly making its way over Union
street and apparently not much dis
turbed by It's unusual surroundings.
The turtle when picked up showed
no disposition to withdraw within
its shell as usually happens when
these reptiles are disturbed by au-
man beings, but kept its rubber-like
neck extended and flourished its flip
pers regardless OF the attentions of
several persons to whom it was in.
troduced
After being exhibited on Main
street the stranger was taken to the
river and gently restored to the ele.
ment in which 1t is accustomed to
pass a portion Of its life. When last
seen 1t was yoyaging calmly but
rapidly in the direction Of Depot
pond
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
Earth,s ouIet Spots.

Arid deserts occur in all OF the
great land divisions and reach an enor-
nous extent in Africa, Asia and Aus.
tralla. The most pronounced desert
conditions of South America are
found on the western slopes and
benches of the Andes. One locality,
that Of Copiapo, has an average pre-
cipitation of GA inches year, and so
far us known is the drlest spot on the
earth's surface.-New York Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
A Drauohty Door

Doors that do not 1T very we'll are
often the cause Of draugbts. This
trouble may be overcome by cutting
narrow strips from the inner tube OF
discarded bicycle tire and fastening
them neatly down on the door frame.
II the strIrs are cut exactly to fit
they will not be noticeable. for the
rubber Is not thick enough to make
the door dfiicult to close, yet II VIII
entirely exclude all draughts. The
rubber also deadens the noise when
the door is suddenly banged-York
Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
ITEMS IN WRONG COLUMN
Strange Transposition Makes Even
STRANGER READING,

Some Of the readers of the Banner
will be puzzled by number OF items
appearing under the heading Of "Ben-
nington Briefs" These mystlfying
paragraphs were taken from an issue
of the Bennington Reformer publish
ed over thirty years ago and were to
have appeared in a column by them.
selves. Accidentally they became
shifted and the error was not discov-
cred until a section of today's paper
had been run through the press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05

In the early nlnetles part of Idaho
was terrorlzed by band OF six stage
robbers, who, when rounded up at SAL
mon City, on April 4, 1892, were found
10 be all women, dressed in mems
clothes. II
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
BAKERS TRIMMED
Defeated by All Stars Last Evening
at Brunswick Alleys.

The Bakers had scheduled a match
at candle pins last evening with a
North Adams team but the latter can.
celled the game and the Bakers took
on the All Stars, and received their
worst trimming of the season SUM
mary:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05

Wisdom Is the principal thing; there.
fore, get wisdom and with all thy
getting get understanding. Proverbs
Az,
sa=e=---st-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
Daily Thouaht.

Some books are to be tasted, others
TO be swallowed aud some few to be
chewed and d'ge.ted,-Bacon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
WEATHER FORECAST

Unsettled conditions this afternoon
followed by general fair and some
what warmer weather tonight and
Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
MsdleaI Note.

A good cure for tonsilltis Is a sleeve
wrapped around your neck with
young lady's arm IN IT,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
Bakers
All 435 376 1222
All Stara
432 sos 400 1a47
Tennis Known as Randy.

The game now known as tennis was
formerly cnlled handy. Hence the
phrase to handy words, or blows
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.
Standing Of the Clubs.

st. Louis 8, Cincinnati Z.
Other games, rain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
ISSUE
IA PAGES
Section |
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Detroit 6, st. Louis 5.
Cleveland 6, Chicago 5.
Other games, rain.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
Supreme Court
Hears Appeal
In Kirby Case

Arguments in the case Of the
state ex rel Kirby, an attack on
the onstitutionality Of the state
capital punishment law in an eff
fort to save Elvie d. Kirby from
the gallows, was presented before
the supreme court Wednesday
afternoon.
Attorneys for Kirby base their
case on allegations that the act
restoring the death penalty in this
state is violation of the bill OF
rights and on the further conten-
tion that in submitting the meas
ure to a vote of the people the
state legislature exceeded its au-
thority.
The state, in insisting upon the
validity of the act declares that
the legislature acted entirely
within it's jurisdiction in referring
the act to the people and that the
measure was regularly acted upon
and adopted by vote of the peo-
pie of the state.
While the action was brought
in the name of Kirby the fate Of
several other condemned men now
in the state prison hinges upon
the outcome of the case. The ex-
ecutions of Kirby, John Rathie
and Dan Casey have all been stay
ed by reprieve from Governor OIL
colt pending action by the su-
preme court in the Kirby case.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
Dietz Will Be
Given Chance
To Tell Story

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 26.-Wil-
liam (Lone Starr Dietz, head foot
ball coach at Purdue university,
and Richard e. Hanley, high
school coach of Pendleton, Or, will
be given every opportunity to dis
prove charges that they offered
flat salaries to Pacific northwest
high school athletes to play foot
ball at Purdue, Leslie ]. Aver
chairman of the faculty, athletic
committee at the University oi
Washington and representative oi
the national collegiate athletic
association, said today.
Recent investigation by Purdue
authorities of the charges which
were preferred by Mr.. Aver result
ed in an indication by the school
that Dietz would not be retained
Hanley said today he had
talked with" higs school players
at Everett, Wash, after he had
been informed that they intended
entering some mid-western college
He stated that he had told George
Wilson, an Everett player, he
could get a job at Lafayette, Ind,
that would pay him 800 a month,
hut that he had made no flat sal
ary offer as charged. Any travel
ing expenses advanced, he said
he told Wilson, would have to be
repaid.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
FARMERS
RAPED BY
INDUSTRY
Industrial Activities
Overbalance Food
Prod u C tt o n, Dele
gates Are Told

Washington, Jan. 26-The Uni
ted States is approaching a condi-
tion of adverse food balance and
must, decide whether to retain a
proper ratio bet%een agriculture
and industry or permit the latter
to take a dominant lead at the
expense of the former, DR.. Ed Ball,
director Of scientific work of the
department of agriculture, de-
clared in an address today before
the national agricultural confer
ence.
The nations balance between
the two fields of endeavor will be
lost, he warned, unless the ten
dency toward industrial domi-
nance sis made one of the major
problems for national considera-
tion."
"The critical period in which a
determination must be made is
close at hand" he declared, add
ing that the situation requires a
complete reorganization of the
national life, since the problem of
increasing the food supply for an
increasing population must con-
Germ every industry.
America, DR.. Ball asserted, can
retain its commanding position in
world affairs only "if she contin-
ues to grow and develop and it is
for this nation as a whole to de-
eide" whether this shall be done.
1t is tremendously important to
the world" he added, that the ma
tion holding such a position be a
democracy. The decision, he said,
depends largely on agriculture,
because national progress in the
future must rest even more on the
food producing power than it has
n the past"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
Lu1nbermen Ask
iNse
Lower Freights

Washington, Jan. 26.-General
reductions in freight rates ON
lumber with a view to encourag-
ing construction activities were
asked today by representatives Of
the lumber industry at the inter-
state commerce commission in
quiry into existing transportation
charges.
w. S. Phippen, secretary Of the
National Wholesale Lumber asso-
citation, told the commission that
If the 1920 rate increases were re-
moved there might be a resump-
ton of construction activity and
business which would increase the
consumption of lumber.
Mr.. Phippen and d. L. Kelley.
who appeared for the South Da-
kota railroad commission, both
expressed the opinion that coal
should first be given advantage of
rate reductions, with construction
materials next. Mr.. Kelley de-
clared that railways, by reducing
rates, could secure substantially
the same or larger revenues than
they are now getting because Of
the increase in traffic that would
result"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
SEEK cut
In RATES
ON FREIGHT
transportation Cost
On Farm Products
Too High, Committee
Tells Conference

Washington, Jan. 26.-Reduc-
tion OF freight rates on farm prod
ucts and products of allied indus
tries and sharing by both railroad
corporations and labor of "defla-
tion of charges now affecting in
dustries" was recommended in the
railway transportation sub-com-
mittse report prepared early to-
day for submission to the trans
portation committee of. the nation
al agricultural conference.
The committee declared labor
should not carry the whole reduc-
tion but the railroads should take
their share, saying the railroads
made 600,000,000 profit last year
when farmers lost $7,000,000,00O.
The committee also recommend
ed withdrawal by congress of au-
thority to the interstate commerce
commission to fix valuation of real
estate held by railroads at more
than its actual cost or more than
the value Of similar adjoining
lands in making up the capital ac-
count of the railroads.
Repeal Of the guaranty clause
of the transportation act, restora-
tion to the state railroad commits
sion of full powers, as of date
when railroads were taken over by
the United States government, but
retention by the commission of
control of movement Of empty cars
in Interstate business, were urged.
Recommendation, it was de-
clafed, should be made to the in
tefstate commerce commission
thaA the present relation between
the charges for LONG and short
nauIs in tho inter-mountaln re-
gions be not disturbed, -.s--
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
DALLAS TO
PROTEST
LOST GAME
Victory of Salem Hi
To Be Contested On
Decisions Made by
Referee Zeller

Dallas, Ore, Jan. 26.-(Special)
Dallas high school will protest
the basketball game between the
local school and Salem higl
school here last evening, which
resulted in a 13 to IL victory fol
Salem.
The decision to protest was
reached this morning and will be
based on technical points relative
to the decisions of the referee,
Waldo Zeller, a Willamette Uni
versity student.
Dallas alleges that in the sec
ond half a Dallas man was fouled
by Salem player while throw
ing a basket. They allege that
the referee called the foul, and
allowed Dallas free throw,
which was converted, but did not
allow Dallas two points for the
field basket which was thrown at
the time the foul was made. Dali
las contends that under the play
ing rules of the Oregon High
School athletic association they
are entitled to the two points
resulting from the field shot in
terrupted by the foul.
The second point upon which
the protest will be based is that
the referee failed to call "held
ball" on the play which resulted
in the basket that gave Salem its
victory. The contention is that
during the play the ball was
dead, by reason that a Salem
man in possession of the ball and
a Dallas man seeking to "cover'
him both went to the floor in
the scramble, and that, therefore,
the ball should have been declared
dead and tossed up between the
two players.
Reports that the amateur stand
ing of the referee was to be con-
tested, or that he would be ac-
cused of throwing the game to
Salem wilfully were denied by
the principal of the Dallas high
school.
The protest will be laid before
the board of control of the state
high school association, pfob-
ably at it's meeting in Portland
next Saturday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
AGRICULTURAL BLOC IN
SENATE IS COMMENDED
National Farm Confer
ence Backs Stand of
Upper House Mem
bers Unanimously

Washington, Jan. 26.-Com-
mendation of the agricultural
bloc" in congress was voted unan-
imously today by the national ag-
ricultural conference through
unanimous adoption of the report
of the committee on agriculture
and price reductions.
The committee also recommend
ed and the conference adopted
resolutions urging the government
to use its offices to aid in the eco
nomic rehabilitation of Europe
and expressed the belief that such
steps as necessary should be TAX
en- to limit acreage of particular
crop to balance production and re-
store the farmers dollar to its
normal purchasing power.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
Bonds to Refund
Allied Debt Must
Bear Az Percent

Washington, Jan. 26.-The SEN
ate in the first vote on an amend
ment to the allied debt funding
bill late today approved an amend
ment providing that the refunded
bonds should not bear interest at
a rate of less than 4 " per cent.
1t was suggested by Senator
Simmons, democrat, North Caro-
lima, as a substitute for the orig
may finance committee amend
ment which would have provided
that the rate of interest should
not be less than that provided for
by existing law.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
U. S. Opposed
To Date Set For
Genoa Session

Washington, Jan. 26.-(By AS
sociated Press.) - Indications
were given in official circles to-
day that the United States is ad'
verse to participation in a gen
eral European economic confer
ence should meeting be held al
the time set for the Genoa gath
ering, but would look with more
favor on a conference to be held
at a later date.
The Genoa meeting. 1t was as
serted, would be in position to
obtain more satisfactory results,
in the opinion OF some govern
ment officials IL more time were
given for conditions in Europe to
stabilize.
The Genoa conference is sched-
uled to open March 8.
The United States, high Off
cials explained, probably would be
glad to take part in a later con-
ference from which some interna-
tional good could be expected. but
would hardly become a party to a
gathering at which individual In
terests might be seeking individ-
ual ends.
1t was indicated that this coun-
try as yet had not received full
information regarding the ques-
tions which would or would not be
taken up for deliberation.
There was a belief in official
circles that the supreme council
might postpone the conference.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
Grain Growers
Meet In Annual
Convention Today

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 26.-Two
hundred grain growers, shippers
and millers Of Washington were
expected here today at their six
teenth annual convention.
Speakers today included Dean
E. C. Johnson of Washington
State college, president Of the as
sociation; Walter ]. Robinson,
manager of the Washington-ldaho
Wheat Growers association; Geo.
Severance, head of the farm man
agement department at Washing
ton State college; Alfred Atkin-
son, president Montana State col
lege; W. B. Armstrong, president
of the state farm bureau and J. X
Mccormack, a banker of this city
Governor D. W. Davis Of Boise,
Idaho, is on the program for an
address tonight.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
PAY SCALE
In OREGON
DROPPING
Wage Reductions In
18 Months Fall From
80 to 10 Percent Is
Grams Report

Wage reductions ranging from
80 to SO per cent in the past IS
months are shown in a comparison
Of wages paid to various classes OF
labor in Oregon just compiled by
G. H. Gram, state labor commis-
- :, -.unus VINO were receiving
an average of 1882 month,
with board, in June, 1920, ara
now receiving an average of only
$37.16 a month and board, in De-
cember, 1921, decrease of almost
so per cent, the compilation
shows. Carpenters who were re-
ceiving STA day in June, 1920,
were receiving s5.19 a day in De-
cember, 1921, decrease of slight
ly less than 80 per cent. Team
sters wages have dropped in the
18 month period from SIS day to
1852; headfallers from $7.12 to
$469; second fallers from $6.71
to $4.43; laborers from $496 to
$3.50; camp cooks from $137.69
month, and board, to 500
month, and board; dishwashers
from $77.25 per month, and board,
to $50 per month, and board;
mixers from $3.50 a month and
board to $50.23 a month, and
board.
The compilation shows the
greatest percentage Of decrease be-
tween June, 1920, and June, 1921.
In the last six months the varia-
tion has not been SO great except
in the case of carpenters whose
wages have dropped from $6.1S
per day to $5.19 per day. Wages
of common labor show a slight in-
crease in the last six months per-
iod from 1892 per day in June,
1921, to $3.50 per day in Decem-
Der.
A total of 53,971 placements
was reported by Portland employ
ment agencies for 1921. During
the first six months of 1921 only
20,282 placements are recorded or
32,687 less than the number
placed in the same period Of 1920.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
Space Big Need
In Schools Hug
Tells Realtors

Crowded conditions in Salem
schools, the need for additiona
buildings and the low millage ta1
of this district were emphasized
in talk made by George w. Hug
superintendent of Salem schools
made to the Marion County Real
tors association this noon.
Mr.. Hug pointed out that Salem
schools were run on ten millage
tax this year against 13 mills in
former years. In comparison with
other districts throughout the
state this tax is exceedingly low
for instance Hood River pays fol
schools 80 mills.
There has been a lot Of protest
against high taxes" said Mr.. Hug
Taxes are high. But it has been
the policy in Salem to crowd chill
dren into the schools. Any room
will do for a child. Some people
wouldn't put their stock in such
rooms. Would the stranger stay
here knowing the conditions?"
With increased population en-
rollment approximates 1000 pupils
at present, said Mr.. Hug. All
school buildings are full, except
ing the Englewood school. The
manual training room has been
fitted up for class rooms in the
high school and yet there Is only
rs to 22 square feet of space for
each pupil here against 81 square
feet for each pupil in the McMinn-
vile school.
The Washington junior high
school can only accommodate nice
ly 400 pupils. There are 600 en-
rolled there now, he pointed out.
In the senior high school, includ-
ing the 10th, 18th and 18th
grades, there is an enrolment OF
$40 with an additional rs to so
who will enter there on February
13. Twenty Eight per cent Of the
high school pupils come from the
country where there are no high
school facilities. To provide more
rooms, in nearly every school par
titions have been erected to ac-
complish this in assembly rooms,
thus creating bad conditions in
ventilation and light.
Salaries are lower here than in
other districts. A teacher draw
ing $125 in Gervais was hired al
$110 in Salem. 1t costs As per
cent of Salem taxes to support the
schools and SIS per cent to support
the schools and 55 per cent tc
support the city government, the
superintendent said.
1t is now a question as tC
whether or not the board commit
tee will recommend the building
of two Junior high schools or one
building to be used as the senior
high school and use the present
building for pupils Of Washington
and Lincoln and Mckinley
schools.
The district is now $4,000 in
debt and paying interest on $780,
600 worth of bonds that nobody
knows anything about, Mr.. Hug
stated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
Strike Vote
Results Not
Yet Complete

Chicago, Jan. a6IeStrilsing
packing house workers at three
western points have voted over
whelmingly to continue on strike,
according to reports received to-
day by Dennis Lane, secretary OF
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen s Union.
Omaha, Denver and Albert Lea,
Mimi, had reported at $3.50
O'Clock today.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 26.-Seven-
teen hundred and thirty out of
1904, Omaha, packing plant
workers voting in a referendum
yesterday cast ballots against
calling off the strike in the meat
packing industry, it was an
nounced late today by Robert X.
Hunter, secretary of their strike
committee.