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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
BELONG TO PREHISTORIC DAY
Bones OF Whales Possibly Ten Thou.
sand Years Old Recently Un-
earthed on English Farm.

The skeletons Of two whales, dating
back, il is supposed 10000 TO 1900
years, we're found by two workmea
on a farm near Peterborough, accord
ing TO tie Westminster Gazette. Some
81 the teeth and bones were submitted
20 Doctor Garrood Of Alcoubury hill,
nuntlngdonshlre, and he, IN company
with two geological experts, visited
the farm and obtained all the bones
with the result that one Of the whales
has been set up.
Tile whales were lying side by side
under the peat, and Just embedded in
the clay. on the whole the bones are
IN good condition, and those that have
been taken out carefully are scarcely
broken. Unfortunately, the skulls are
damaged.
II is believed that many thousand
years ago these whales, and perhaps
others, swan up creek when the
wash came further inland, aud got
caught at the top Of a spring tide
in place where they were unable to
turn.
Another theory has been advanced.
though 1t is rather far-fetched. Some
years ago prehistoric boat was
dug up in the same field, and the sug-
gestion has been made that the crew
II the boat was hunting the whales
at the particular period,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
WAS CAPTURED IN RUTLAND
Ian Whose Testimony Completed a
Chain Of Dope Smugacrs.

Rutland, Feb Alt became known
thursday night that federal narcot -
gents recently arrested In this city
dward Doyle alias Mitchell. for
hon the government had been look
IL for months as the sole witness
Who could convict "Clutchy" Gao.
lola Of Boston, noted dope snug.
Ter.
The officers took Doyle to Boston
nd on his evidence Cacciola went
prison for two and a half years
oyles presence here was discover
d by accident. He went TO hotel
nd unable to get dope collapsed
ie tod his story to a stranger vino
appened to be Edward j. Lockwood,
'rohibition enforcement officer and
the latter related his experience TO
ne narcotic men who arrived ~
own the next day.
Thinking Doyle might have bought
ope here Illegally, they trailed him
nd were astonis5ed 10 locate the
much wanted man. Doyle said that
after selling him morphine in Bo5-
ton, Cacciola had him kidnapped and
sent him to Montreal. Years ago he
vas an actor earning $l25 a week
he declared
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
NORTH BENNINGTON.

AZ High School Hall, bennington,
ST Valentines Day, February IA. ="
MISS Alice Madison is all at tho
home Of her sister, Mrs. X. u, Tink.
ham.
Mrs. Frank Moulton has boen called
to Plymouth N H., by the critical IL
ness Of her mother.
Miss Mildred Ames Of Malone, N y,
was the weekend gueat OF Mr. and
Mrs, Nelson Payne.
Harold Williams student at The
r. =. l.. was the week end guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Payne.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Torrance OF
Bennington were Sunday guests OF
Theodore and Mrs. Edna Hakes.
The Womans Missionary society OF
the Baptist church will meet al the
church Thursday afternoon at 2.SQ.
The subject for the program VIII be
Ancient Peoples at New Tasks" or
Agricultural Missions"
Tho citizenship department OF the
W. {. T. L. offers prize of five dol
lars In gold to the pupils OF the high
school for the best essay on Quay
OF Law Enforcement" with a special
reference to the prohibition amend
ment. The prize winning essay will be
read at the annual citizenship meeting
in March.
Mrs. Cameron Fink of Ithaca, y. Y,
Is substituting In the Junior-Senior
High School for Miss Dorothy Dor
rance, teacher of Domestic Science
and Chemistry. Miss Dorrance Is do
ing as well as possible under the cir
cumstances but will probably be oblIg-
ed 10 remain in the Putnam Memorial
hospital for six weeks. with broken
bones IN her ankle
Friday, Feb. 10. the W. c. 7. l.
annual Willard meeting will be held
at the home OF Mrs. Helen Il, Carter
at 8 p. u. There will be a piano duet
By Mrs. c. w. White and Mrs G. b.
yelling. a dialogue by the children, a
solo by Mrs. II. G.. Armstrong. and u
silver medal contest by nine children
between the ages Of eight and ten. An
offering viii be taken Tor the Frances
Willard Memorial and refreshments
will be served. The public is cordially
invited to be present.
The following pupils OF the inter
mediate department OF the graded
school had q record OF perfect at.
tendance for the month ending Feb
: 3:-Cecella Fox Lois Harrington
Mary Mccarthy, Elizabeth Mosher,
Janet White, Sylvester Babson, Ray
Beagle, Clifton Thomas, Clarence Vad
KIN, Catherine Ciocca, Amelia Green
Joseph McGiunIs, Mary Mcclure, Ales
Thomson and Gwendolyn Keene Lois
Harrington was 100 per cent in spell
ing for the month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
SAYS ROADS CANNOT
LOWER RATES NOW
Hoover Declares Systems Are Much
Too impoverished 20 Bear
Reductions

washington, Feb 3--General freight
rate reductions are impossible at TINS
time because of the impoverished state
Of the railroad systems Of the country
Secretary of Commerce Hoover test
fed today before the Interstate Com
merce Commission Investigation Of
transportation rate levels.
Until rates come down and railroad
expenditures for new construction
and betterments Climb up, Mr. Hoover
declared. the economic machine VII
move slowly
Most OF the existing economic de-
pre- Jsion Is due TO the spread be
tween the prices received by produ-
GERS Of raw materials and the prices
paid out by consumers for finished
goods. Mr. Hoover declared. Railroad
retes. like wages. on their present ba'
sis increase this gap, he asserted, CIV
ing this increased spread a the eX'
PLANTATION OF the lost purchasing pow
or OF the farm population.
Expressing his belief that an oppor'
tuuity TO cut rates would be had IN
about year Mr. Hoover, who was
called as a witness by the United
states Chamber OF Commerce. said Il
would be an economic crime If rate
schedules were not revised TO give
basic raw materials much cheaper
tran Jportatlon as compared with I'm
ished and high grade materials.
MIR. Hooyers views of the railroad
credit brought him into sharp conflict
with Clifford Thorne, counsel for ship
pers and farm organizations, who de.
manded on cross-eXamination whether
raiiroad users should he Obliged to
nay rates based ION stock securities
isrued as bonuses. with bonds. created
Tor promoters profits and. generally,
representing no investment
i've heard that talk all my lie
rejoined the secretary. but the com
m ss.on is dealing with the future,
not the past It's rates are based ON
its tentative valuations OF existing
railroad property not on the mass oil
paper in the markets which sells fo"
a dola one day and a hundred the
next"
State railroad commissions conferred
their evidence today upon an attempt
TO get passenger fares reduced CLYDE
NJ. Reed, chairman Of the Kansas util
ties commission. opened the discus.
son with an argument that the pres
ent rate OF &C cents per mile was
economically unjustlhed and had op.
Grated to reduce the incomes of rail
roads by restricting travel Fred W,
Putnam of the Minnesota commission
and J. 7. Shauguessy. chairman Of the
Nevada commission. presented similar
views
The Pullman company a so appealed
10 the commission to reduce the sur
charge on t.ayel in It's cars, estimating
the drop in It's revenues from tho e
of 1920. at Sl,0OO,OOO per month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
Trsnsposino the Terms.

A western jury had been called upon
TO decide q dispute over the owner
ship % some cattle which the defend.
ant had been accused Of stealing, 1t
soon became apparent TO all that he
was innocent, aud the Jury was out
bur few minutes.
Judge" replied the foreman 10 the
usual question from the court. Eve
md the plaintiff guilty"
This court is trying the defend
ant not the plaintiff" interposed the
judge There was hasty consulta-
ton In the jury box. at the close OF
which The foreman rose again
Judge" lie declared, 1--WE ind the
defendant not guilty. Howsomever,
Judge. II pears like to us we been try
Ing the wrong man."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Slightly soiled stamped white dress.
es IN sizes 2. and 6 years, at $l.O0
each. - N. Barney's. 26t2
Corlnne Griffith in Received Pay.
ment," picture we'll worth seeing
and Harry Sweet IN High Life"
Harte theatre today.
"A Wife Awakening the tale OF
man with twisted soul, OF Wife
who trusted and motherLn-iaw
with common sense Harte theatre
tomorrow.
Under the guidance Of Dick Barnes
the prospective members OF the Ben
nlngton high sG1ool hockey team
have been put to some stiff practice
on Percey's pond. The Ice is slow.
Walter Bramley returned to his
home In Chicopee, Mass, this morn
Ing. Mr. Bramley was in town to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs. w. I. Bar
raft. Mrs. Dramley will return home
Saturday
The Grange is to hold an old fashion
cd dance on Feb 10. Any members
who wish invitations sent TO friends
should send names 10 some member oil
the committee, Miner G. Clark, l..
Kenneth Haswell, C. II. Plumb, or
phone Gladys Elwel
The Catholic Daughters OF Ameri.
ca will entertain at a card party and
dance In High sc1ool hall Thursday
evening, February 9 Whist and 800
will be o aged from to 10, dancing
from 10 to I. Muse by Hurley's or.
chegtra 27ti
Tho three corneed pinochle tourn
ameut that has been IN progress III
the Putnam house reading room has
reached It's conclusion and the popu-
lar traffic cop. William Cameron has
Bought this cigars. The tournament
was "a three-cornered cut-throat con
test. According 10 the conditions
the tournament was 10 close when
one player had won 70 games II
was also provided that the player
having the smallest number of games
to his credit should then pay visit
20 the cigar counter. T. G. Stafford
was the tournament winner, Il. {.
Wygant o, Albany was in second
place, l8 games, and Officer Gamer
on was the goat, II games.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
"HELL AND MARIA"
DAWES, FAST WORKER
Budget Director, Welding a Broom,
Shows officials How co-opera-
ton Works

tion Works
Washington, Feb, -Brandlshing a
broom IN either hand, sliding rapidly
from one end of the platform to the
other and stamping his feet until the
echoes rang in d. A. r. hall where
the arms conference meets in digui-
fed session, Charles c. Dawes, direc.
tor Of the budget, brought home to
more than thousand officials assem-,
bled today In the second business
meeting Of the government the appro-
prlateness Of his Hell and Maria"
Il ckname For more than an hour he
poured forth criticism and praise alike
on officials Of high and low degree
Stopping suddenly in the midst Of a
citation OF instances of lack Of co.
operation by governmental depart
ments with budget bureau co-ordlna.
tors, which instances he described as
"ny specs" on the bureaus record Of
accomplishments, Mr. Dawes suddenly
shouted
Where are those brooms?'
Three brooms were produced from
under the table by an assistant.
THERE the budget director ex-
claimed, pounding the floor with the
handle Of one Of the brooms, Is your
broom that meets navy specification
and here are brooms that do not meet
those specifications, but sweep just as
we'll. The navy bought $4,000 of its
specification brooms when It could
have had $4,000 army brooms for
nothing"
The budget director went on TO say
1t took n months persuasion to make
the marine corps adopt slight change
in color In order 10 use 100000 army
shirts and save $4,000 He told Sec
rotary DENLY, however, the record Of
the navy for cooperation with the
bureau was the best OF the depart
ments
As an instance Of cooperation IN
the treasury, he declared that when It
was found there were Is different pur.
chasing agenc' es in that department
their coordination was effected with.
out delay
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
FOUND MANY PEDAL DEFECTS
investigators Discovered Bad csndl
tion Of Affairs Among New
York School Children.

The board Of health Of New Yorf
city has recently made n special stud,
Of the feet Of the children in one OF
the public schools with view t.
obtaining some idea Of the prevalence
Of pedal defects among young boy'
and girls
The examinations, made by Ortho
pedic surgeons, appeared to show that
such defects are much commoner than
has been supposed. The number OF
children examined was 356. Seven per
cent Of the boys and 6 per cent Of
the girls were found to have deforIDed
toes. Six per cent OF the boys and
i3 per cent OF the girls had Fiat foot"
Forty-seven per cent Of the boys and
"A per cent Of the girls had weak
feet" Ten per cent Of the boys and
II per cent Of the girls had ingrow-
ing toenails. The feet Of 80 per cent
Of the boys and 70 per cent OF the
girls revealed corns or other excres.
cences. Twenty.one per cent Of the
boys and per cent Of the girls
walked with their toes turned in
Most Of these troubles were Of a
character admitting Of correction and
cure, With proper treatment II neg.
lected, said the surgeons, some OF
them might cripple and impair the
efficiency Of the children affected
The surgeons recommended that az
growing children be examined for
such defects and that those affected
be watched and treated, IN order that
later IN life they may De "foot-sound."
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
ARLINGTON.

c Bull Of Troy was In town recently.
Mrs. Alfred Bentley Of Water street
Is i'll
c. p Harmon OF Troy was in town
Friday.
+ D. Frost Of Granville was IN town
Thursday.
J. II. Lunday of Troy was in town
Friday night
Mrs. Lemuel Buck OF School street
has been III.
Mrs. Higgins was in Bennington ono
day last week.
MISS SADIE Hard is III at her home
on Main street
l.. a. Anderson OF Troy was in town
Friday on business.
Banner dance of the season at Ben
nington, Feb. a.
Miss D. NJ. Clark Of bennington was
in town Wednesday.
H. a. Wilkinson OF bennington was
in town Wednesday.
Where? High School Hall. Bennlng.
ton, February IA.
+. 3. McFadden Of Ogdensburg, n.
Y, was In town Friday.
". II. MCLEAN OF Boston was re-
cent guest at the Arco Inn.
Mrs James Nelson spent Wcdnes.
day in Bennington shopping.
Mrs f. G Woodwork was in Ben.
nlngton Wednesday shopping.
Arthur White has purchased Chal.
mers touring car OF r. q. Estes.
Mr. and Mrs. George d. Howard
motored to Bennington Wednesday
Curtis J. Cole OF East WallIngford
was In town recently at the Arco
Inn.
Mrs Michael Pickett OF Manchester
Depot was in town Tuesday calling
on friends.
The Misses Veronica Tulip and Hell
ena Sheylin motorcd to Manchester
Saturday with a party Of friends
George Abbott who has been con
fined to the house with the grippe has
sufficiently recovered to be able to
be- about town again
Mrs William rockingham Smith
returned to New York Saturday, hay
ing been In town 10 attend the funeral
Of Mrs Robert Williams
Mrs. Emily Buck returned home on
Friday afteroon from tho Samaritan
hospital In Troy where she has been
n patient for couple OF weeks. Mrs
Buck IS somewhat improved Ia heath.
Truman Bartlett. the father OF Paul
Bartlett. tho famous sculptor, has sent
10 Mrs John X. Fisher a very fine
portrait OF Lincoln, which me wishes
presented to the new school Mrs.
Fisher will have the picture suitably
framed and hung in the Assembly
room.
Mrs. Maurice Bayard who has been
engaged In secretarial work for Mrs.
Dorothy Garfield Fisher. for the past
few months, left Saturday for Schen-
ectady, where she will spend two
months before going TO Vincennes, Ind.
her former home Mrs. Bayard Will
return to Arlington In the Spring and
resume her work here
The funeral OF Mira. Robert Williams
was held from St James Episcopal
church. Friday afternoon at 2:30. Rev
Sherwood Roosevelt. officiating. In.
torment was n the cemetery south OF
the village, The account Of Mrs WI
llams death which appeared in an
earlier issue Of The Banner stated that
death occurred during Mir Williams
absence or 20 b. exact. while he was
gone for the doctor. This should be
corrected as she died while her hus
band was with her. before he had had
time to summon a physician Death
was due TO heart trouble
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
AN uNFoReETTAsLE SIGHT

"The trouble with most women is
that they have 10 sense u RESPONSE
bllity outside Of their homes"
There are exceptions Have you
ever noticed the agonized expression
on the face Of woman who was try.
ing 10 learn how to drive car and
had forgotten whether the way TO stop
IL was to pull the 'thingumbob' or
push the 'what-you.may- call.lt'Y-
birmingham Age.Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
Useful Fire9lsee.

At the Evanston (Iu) headquarters
OF the Boy Scouts, a fireplace has
been constructed for the study Of ge-
ology and photography, says Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. At the base
are shown the different kinds OF ma.
terIals, In their relative positions
that make up the strata Of the earth
At the top, many different specimens
" ore are shown. Models OF lake
bed, and Of river bed, are also built
into the fireplace, which Is ornamental
ms well as useful, and Il Is asserted
that the fireplace Is the only one Of It's
kind IN the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
sauarlno the Circles.

II IS not bad Gun 10 ask an lrrlta5ls
person 10 construct perfect square
with four pennies. Probably he VIII
make whit lie calls a square" with
them by placing them fiat on the table
with their edges touching. when You
point out at once that this Is not a
true square. having made the irritable
person very speeyish, explain 10 him
how the square is made by placing the
coins so that the lines about the date
on each penny join. You may conclude
by Offering to let him eat the dates"
on the pennies.-Tlt-Bita
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
Not a Risk

"And what Is your occupation"
asked the accident insurance agent
I'm a woodsman. During the hunt
Ing season | act as a guide"
I'm sorry, but my company won't
write a policy on your class"
"Why not? Surely I'm a good risk"
MY dear sir, you're not a risk,
you're a certainty
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

20 per cent reduction sale on all
baby shoes in stock this week at Y.
NJ Barney's 26t2
The mission workers Of the Sec
ond Congregational church Will meet
with Mrs Mills Tuesday evening.
Fillmore Farms dairy butter, glu.
ten flour, rye flour, entire wheat, gro.
ten flour, rye flour, entire wheat, gra.
house Block. 27t4
Every member CT Mt. Anthony
Chapter, o. Il. $. should make spec
tai effort to attend the regular meet.
ing Wednesday night The Grand
Matron and Grand Patron will be
present, and also other grand officers
A special program has been prepared
and 1t Is planned to have it one Of
the most interest NJ meetings OF the
season. There will be banquet ut
6:l5 to which all members are inyit
ed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
slxtu Year. q COLI Plnx.r.

Deputy Surgeon General Cooper Of
Norwood Park, England, who is
ninety.three years old has been play
Ing golf for more than 60 years The
venerable medlco, who IS stlll working
to correct slice, played bis first
round on the historic II. Andrews
course way back in 1858. The Argo.
maui.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
Returning a Favor.

"uaye you ever made serious ef-
fort 10 reform your fellow mem"
Often replied Senator Sorghum.
But on one occasion went too far.
got my community So thoroughly re-
formed TINT the folks began 10 study
me TO see IL they couldn't discover
some weak points that would permit
them to reciprocate'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
New York lmpOrts Of osms.

The diamonds and pearls entering
this port annually would be worth lit
orally about 80 cents to every person
In The United States. The value Of
the cut aud uncut gems entering last
October was SS,440710. In addition
to the real thing imitation gems TO the
value Of $40 723 entered during the
same month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06

when you entered politics you an
nounced yourself gs reformer"
~ am stiu reformer," protested
Senator Sorghum. but | am Obliged
To be discreet. owing to differences Of
opinion as to which particular style OF
reform is entitled to precedence ia
public attention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
Card Of Thanks

Robert, husband; Agnes, Evellne
nd Robert, children; and Thomas
ellis, brother OF the late Annie BELLS
Villains. wish to extend thanks and
ppreoiation to their friends for sym.
lathy and kindness shown to them
n their bereavement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06

lot Onlooker: There must be one
consolation about being up In an air.
plane even though II is dangerous
and that is that you are away from
the protiteers.
End on.looker: Veal And there
must be one oonsoIna feature to the
profiteers and that lie that sooner or
later they will be able to sell you a
coffin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
sal, ana e,ood Pressure.

II is said Ia hc positively determined
that by cutting ont tie salt from ones
diet tile blood pressure rating will be
very much reduced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE new mich cows. two
year old hcifer Also strictly fresh
eggs. Thomas Foster. Bennington. tel
l99 IS 27tG"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
sssetv First.

Men often think they have reformed
for good when they are merely waiting
Tor the furors TO blow over
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06
Deep pioainq.

The coal below the earth doth sleep,
To reach II miners must dig deep,
And the consumer. Il II plain,
Into his curse must dig again.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-06

When you have cold and neglect II
you are in great danger Of influenza
and pneumonia.
The pure food elements in Father
johns Med cine build energy to resist
cold and influenza germs.
The gentle laxative effect OF Father
Johns Medicine helps to drive out i'm
purities.
Father Johns Medicine soothes and
heals the lining OF the breathing pass
0ges
You are safe when you take Father
Johns Medicine because II ia guaran
teed free from alcohol or dangerous
drugs In any form Sixty-fve years in
use
Evening star., 1922-06-16
600 Worsted Jersey Bathing Suits
$3.50 $Z95 1926
$7.95

GENERAL descriptions will have to
" serve for the three groups, for in
none is there anything missing that Fash.
ion has considered in the running. Priced
according to grades Of the Jersey used
that's all the difference.
Solid colors in rich hues and assembled
tones as brilliant as any ever seen at
Biarritz Or Ostend. Jockey red, pansy,
Kilkenny green, maize, orchid, oxford,
heather, cornAower blue, French blue,
cardinal, Royal purple and Americas
color card represented in two and three
tones. :Flapper styles are conspieu-
ous and conservatives are also provided
for generously. All sizes from IA years
to 46 bust. The always-in-the-lead Cali
fornia model, and every suit in the col
lection worth very much more than its
price.
sees.A F1ssr-La,ssursA Brother