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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
MRS. ROBERTSON PLANNED
FAKE JEWELRY HOLDUP
Woman In jail and Notwithstanding
Her Wealth Has Been Unable
to Secure Ball,

New York, Feb. "a Mrs. Sarah L.
NJ. Robertson confessed at o'clock
yesterday morning in TIE jail at Free
hold, n. j., that she had arranged the
alleged no dup and robbery at her
home in Deal Beach, n. j., Saturday
night when she pretended TO lave
been robbed OF her jewels which had
been insured against the-t for $4,000
W tn Lloyds.
The jewels were recovered inta>t
last n ght at Seth Street aAd 4 o4u.
way, this city, the pol ce declining
to say in whose hands they found
them, Prosecutor Sexton at Albany
Park arranged the successful effort
to obtain a confession after inter
viewing Mrs Robertson at the Cole.
man House Wednesday
THE con ession of Mrs. Robert
son. he said la t IN ght, may lead
to charge against aer OF obta ming
money under false pTetenses scme
time ago" Mr., Sexton declined to
add to that statement.
Mrs. Robertson has been unable 70
obtain bail and is still in the
Freehold. Notwithstanding
fession, she continued, yes,e
give lntery ews, proclaimin
nocence and expressing the
surprise and indignation II
OF the financial institutions
Long Branch district, all f.
she said. with her large hold
property. had consented to
efforts to obtain her liberty
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
DARING RUM SMUGGLING
Motor Goat Strands With $4,000
Cargo Of Booze.

largo OF 0OO[e.
Salem, Mass, Feb. 22.--The coast
guard cutter Ossipee tonight was in
pursuit of the New England coast Of
an unidentified auxiliary schooner be-
lieved to be liquor.laden. The chase
was a sequel to a daring attempt to-
day, nipped by eighteen customs Off
GERS and police. TO land whiskey and
gin valued at $4,000 by means of a
arge motor boat. whIol stranded on
the fats OF Collins Cove.
Seven automobiles and two motor
trucks were lined up on short await
Ing the liquor cargo, One truck was
seized Five seamen from the motor
boat scurried over the mud fats to
ude the ralding officers, who were in
three rowboats, and one was arrested.
Working on a tip, that the rum
schooner had left Nassau, British
West Indies. bound for Salem. eight
customs officers. aided by ten Salem
policemen were stationed on the shore
to watch for the craft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
COMMUNITY PARTY
Monday at High School Hall Under
Auspices Of Welfare.

A Commun ty party will be held in
High school hall Monday evening
from 1880 to II. This Is the first
one that has been he d this season
and 1t is hoped that It will prove as
popu ar as the community parties
were year ago,
Miss Johnson and her various help
ers have planned lots OF stunts and
amusements OF various sorts. There
VIII be continual round OF activ
from the first mixing game to the y
fashioned round dancing gam
There will be a demonstration Of
brush and pen work by members Of
the achievement clubs and also a
s ng.
In order to accomplish al that has
been Planned, the program must
start promptly at 1880 and be car.
red through witl lots OF pep and get
together" Refreshments VIII also
be served
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
THE SAVING GRACE"
WITH HOME STAGE FOLK
Bennington Talent Under the DIreo.
tIon Of MIR. and Mrs. Elliot, Opera
House February %.


House February %.
The llay, The Saving Grace" which
is TO be given in the Opera House on
Feb IS, and for which voucher tickets.
are now on sale at Gokays drug store,
commands even more than the or.
dinary amount Of interest accorded
to home talent productions. 1t is q,
supe Tor type OF English comedy, and,
though entertaining and amnsing, in
the extreme, to the onlooker. !s diff
fcult 10th to memorize and to act.
1hcss difficulties are being remark
ably overcome by the excellent cast
W. y Mr. and Mrs Arthul. El lot have
carefully chosen and are training with
III Ii suCual skill. Each person, In
f. IS 80 we'll suited to his or her part
T., even in rehearsal the play seems
L - ike q cross section Of real life
than SON thing made up for the stage.
~ ntiest s held from the ri'e Of
III t..tcin in the first act, on hear
l. Is the butter and mad dHtuss. .lg
tn AFFAIRS OF the rather easy-going
Ctr ctt nousehald One naturally be-
comes agitated at once in view OF
nnr party on hand. no money
tihr the house or In sight, no
cl lit, and boy in the kitchen who
refuses to leave without cash for the
duck Which he has just delivered.
The whole comedy is full OF rare
humor from beg ming to end, with
strong and simple emotional appeal
running through It
The Elliots are to be congratulated
on the choice Of this play, OF type
different from those given before ur-
der the auspices Of the Welfare Asso-
ciat on
The public is reminded that youch-
ers may be exchanged at the box Office
between. 2 and on Saturday after
noon, and is particularly advised to
take warning from the confusion
caused, at the time of the last play,
by voucher holders delaying this ex-
change until the last minute. Get
your seats early.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
DYE ANY GARMENT
OR OLD DRAPERY
IN DIAMOND DYES

Buy Diamond Dyes and follow
the simple directions in every pack.
age Don't wonder whether you can
dye or tint successfully because per-
fecting home dyelng is guaranteed
with Diamond Dyes even If you have
never dyed be ore Worn, faded
dresses, skirts. waists, coats, sweat
ers, stockings, draperies hangngs,
everything, become Ike new again.
Just tell your druggist whether the
material you wish to dye is wool or
silk or whether it is linen, cotton, or
mixed goods Diamond Dyes never
streak, spot, fade, or run.---Adyer
tlsement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
VoLsTEAD WANTS spolLs
He Would Make All Day Agents
Political Appolntees.

Washington, Feb. 24-ChairmaR
Nolstead Of the House Judiciary Com
mittee thinks the men who carry out
the dry law provisions should be po.
litical appo!ntees and not in the civil
service.
81 believe the Administration" he
told the House. should make the ap.
nointments and be held responsible
for results, Appointments under
c vii service could be made to abso-
lutely destroy enforcement"
Mr.. Volstead was replying to state
ments In magazine article concern,
ing the drafting of the Volstead act
He declared he drew up the measure
W thout consulting any other mem.
Der.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
NEGRO PAYS PENALTY
Samuel Smith Hanged at Baltimore
for Assaulting Young Woman.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. Samuel
Smith, negro chauffeur, was hanged
in Baltimore county Jail today for at.
tempted assault upon Mss Mar ia
Lyon Of Glen Ridge, N. j.. a Goucher
college student and volunteer settle.
ment worker.
Miss Lyon was attacked October
13 last, shot several times and left
.or dead.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
TIE WILSON LECTURE
Fornlehtly Session Should &c Of In
terest 10 Every Citizen

Saturday Burl ugton Free Press
sad. &C. W Wilson, superintendent
o the state Industrial school at Yer.
gennes, kept the closest attention OF
large audience at the Athena club
last even ng when it eagerly listened
to a description OF life in the sslool,
for the most part so little 0nder-
stood 1t seemed to those who lis
tened that a very fine and wise sys-
TEN was being carried out by lead
erexactiy fitted for his work"
Mr.. Wilson will speak at the Fort
nightly, Saturday afternoon, in the
chapel Of the Congregational churCi.
Every member should be present.
Non-members have the privilege Of
attending on payment of the usual
guest fee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
PUT PRINTERS IN THE OVEN
Once More "Done Brown" by Bakers
at Brunswick Alleys.

The Bakers and the Printers again
c'ashed on the Brunswick alleys last
evening and as in previous meetings
between the two teams the typos
paid the shot The bread mixers
and doughnut cutters showed that
Uey were as superior at ducks as
candles and won by good margin
Summary:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
nLUEsEARD MUST DIE
fPresldert MIl'erand Refuses to
mute Sentence of andru.

Par s, Feb. 24.-President Nj
and has refused to commute the
tence OF Henry Landru, the
beard Of Cambais', convicted o,
murder OF ten women and boy,
who is condemned to the gull
next week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
Printers

Pola Negri in "Gypsy Rood
cat res spirit of French authors
conception of French authors fiery
cigarette girl of Seville, Don't m SIS
It. Harte theatre today and tomor.
row.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
WILD BLIZZARD
SWE EPS THROUGH
THE NORTHWEST
Worst Storm and Cold of the
Winter Reported
SNOW BLOCKS RAILROADS
-Four People Frozen to Death II
Minneapolis-Wolves At
tack Domestic Cattle

Chicago, Feb. "a The northwest
is beginning to recover from a fierce
blizzard which sent tie spring TEN.
peratures to below zero and scatter.
ed heavy falls Of snow ana sleet from
the northern borders to Texas and
Oklahoma
Twelve persons are dead. FIVE in a
wreck near NJ nneapolis when a pas
seneer ira bit snow pow, Four
men wero frozen to death in Mime
apols and st. Pau.
Wolves are driven from the timber
to attack domestic animas. in Chi
Cago the temperature dropped from
/ isixty-seven to twe.ye, 1.le cold wave
! is moving rapidly eastward
The sudden change in Bennington
was almost as great as that reported
Ifrcm Chicago Yesterday noon the
mercury reg stored So and this morn.
/ .ng II was cnly ten above zero.
The snow that fell Wednesday
morning the heaviest snowstorw Of
the winter, entirely disappeared be-
fore the sout'I wind of Thursday af-
tern2ou. Some damage was done on
the hill stiee S.
South street was badly gutted and
with the drainage system party out
Of commission, the AXE in front Of
DR. Putnams remained at high water
mark until la'e n the evening.
The forecast or ton ght Is colder
followed by fair weather on Saturday
and diminishing winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
CAMP FIRE GIRLS PLAY
"call Of Wohelo" at Bank Hal Next
Tuesday Evening.

The Call o. Wohelo" Is the tt e G.
a play to be given by the Camp Fire
girls o. North Benn ngton next Tues.
day evening, Feb. rs, at Bank hall at
5 o'clock. The cast Of characters is
as follows.
Ellen Ferris. Guardian Of the Camp"
Julia Mccarthy
Mrs, Vale, Camp Mother"
Leo Woodruff
Blue Bird,
(oraissa Blue Bird, Her Young
Daughter, Olive Hall
Wahwahtaysee,
tFirehy), an Indian Glrl
Priscilla Bromley
Sylvia,
(Wyaka, See Beauty a Camp Misat
Adaline Ripley
Amy.
(Keewee. Rainbow Maidl Torch
Bearer Elizabeth Armstrong
(Disyadi, Moon Maid) a Fire Maker
Therese Goodermote
Emiy,
(Minnehaha, Laughing Water)
Wood Gatherer Eleanor Payne
Constance.
(Gooh, Spirit of the Wlndy Wood
Gatherer Sarah Kent
Dorothy.
(TCieha, Humming Blrd) a Wood
Gatherer Dorothy McGlnnis
Property Woman Gladys Bromley
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
MABEL NoRMAND Ill
Screen Stars Condition Today Re-
ported Critical.

Los Angeles, Feb, 23.---T:le condl-
tion OF Mabel Normand remains un.
changed. She is critically Ill OF in.
fluenza and has been in seclus,on
SINCE her collapse at the funeral OF
VII lam Desmond Taylor, the movie
director whom she visited at his
home shorty before he was muir
dered
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Fai- tCnigh' and Saturday. Colder
tonight. Diminishing northwest
wind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Public Debt Is Reduced
$4,000, 900 During July
Retirement of Victory Notes
Is Mainly Responsible
for the Cut

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A reduction
Of 100000 in the public debt during
July was announced to-day by the
Treasury.
On July 81 the gross public debt
stood at S22,957,373, s91, as compared
with S22,963 1881, 7OS on June 80. and
with 18TH ,237 ,008 on July 81, q year
ago.
Public debt receipts for July aggre-
gated $28,592,000, compared with s24,-
100000 during July year ago, while
public debt expenditures for the month
aggregated $34,60O,Ooo, as against
S230,2S4,0Oo in July, 1921. Victory
notes retired during July aggregating
s16,000,000 were mainly responsible
for the reduction in the debt.
Ordinary receipts OF the government
for July aggregated 5000, 100000, com
pared with s209,00o,ooO during the
same month last year. Ordinary .ex-
penditures, including public debt re-
tirements chargeable against ordinary
receipts, totaled $225,O0O,0OO, as
against $SS2,o0o,oo0 in July last year.
Customs receipts during July aggre-
gated s37,ooo,oo0, compared with $40
100000 a year ago. Revenue from in
come and profits taxes amounted to
s32,ooo,ooo during the month, as
month year ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Reserve Banks,
Gold Reserve
Up sl7,OoO.(aa
Rise Is Influential IN !.
vancing Ratio to ! n.y. g.
Peak at 1916 Per :. -
Against 1872 Lass "

A. ;rn~n. a,
M increase IN gold reserves ~ :,
most $17,000,000, bringing "a, "
ings I'D 10 s3o71 hod nor '0.ai ha!sl
ca+o ra.. .,ooo and sgrs
'ei 'S ABOVE $S,zo0,00o Coz 8.
the first time, was the most aiv,;s. =
display included In the. w.t., sl'''aa'.
ment Of the cond;t;.n esa'y stas
p.aoo -. :1 u the Fsdssa
as;, sysseeh issued Yesterday. ~.
gan gan vas =. Almost exclusively IN =
g g WIN the feoeral Reserve arss.
! ne rise was the influential facss. !
advancing the ratio to new ~ 80 y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Wheat Averages
Lower Despite
Export Demand
[ 100000 Blu. Purchased
for Shipment to Europe;
Market Closes Unsettled,
LIE Down to l-8 Advance

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Despite big ex-
port buying wheat averaged lower in
price to-day, touching fresh bottom
record for the season, and selling pres
sure from the crop was heavy The
market closed unsettled at " cent net
decline to u cent advance. Corn fin
ished unchanged to V cent dosen, oats
lost a shade to as@h cent, and pro-
visions 2 cents to % cents.
Lowest prices of tho day in the wheat
ing, and 1t was then that the export buy
ing set In. About 100000 bushels were
purchased here for shipment TO Europe
As a result of this stimulus all deliveries
IF wheat here rallied to above yesterday S
c.osing quotations. but the bulge led to
Increased selling and brought about an
other set back In values,
Speculative buying appeared to be prac-
tically nil. Prolonging of the rail and coal
strikes associated with reduced ro-
ceipts at interior markets in the Soutn~
west but arrivals here were large total
ing 500 carloads. Primary receipts, taken
as n whole, were again in excess of tho ag-
gregate year ago, the excess however,
being only 10000 bushels. Weather condi-
tons in the harvest region were favorable
and rains in Canada put an end to talk or
damage by drought.
Corn and oats declined with wheat and
as a result OF rains in the southwest That
were Of benefit to growing corn.
Provisions were weak IN the absence OF
any special demandS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Cotton Declines
As Liquidation
Selling Continues
Effect of Government Crop
Report Now Almost Com
pletely Erased; Close Is
Ia TO 3S Points Lower

The liquidsting movement in cotton
was evidently not ended with the
close Of the market On Wednesday. II
began ssain yesterday, soon after an
opening advance of to Ii points and
was continued until after midday, fore
ing October contracts down to 1920
and December to 2l29 or practically
to the ievels which prevailed on Tues
day before the government report was
issued Thus the effect of the bullish
report was almost completely counter
acted and the market was once more
trying to discount existing crop condi-
tions without relation to the govern
ment or any other report
Because OF the cloudy weather In the
Southwest the Interpretation placed on yes
terdays weather WAS bearssh notwith-
s'antsng 'rninued very high tenpera-
tGr-s throughout Texas and Oklahoma
Be-ssrlng that these conditions forecast
Change IN Southwestern weather pros
PEGS trader s4d cotton freely most OF
the session. s"c II was not until mid
afternoon that the decline was checked by
trade buying aud little covering At a
rally OF abou' 20 points, however selling
was resumed and prices in the late opera
lions agaiu weakened. closing barely
steady. al net loss OF IL to sS points
Those who tired TO interpret the market
yesterday wete forced TO the conclusion
that It's Indifference TO bull news was due
. TO lack OF outside speculative buying
power and OF trade demand IL hne been
quite apparent that the bureau report was
doubted even in cotton goods circles while
the presence of Southern selling orders
YESTERDAY tor hedging purposes indicated
that the South was satisfied with the price
End vas no, alarmed over the crop out
look. should the Southwest get no rain
"a the next few days. with the technical
position % the market favorinE a sharp
rise az tSs short interest has undoubtedly
been mitch increased in the last two days.
while mu"h OF the cotton bought on the
bureau report has been Unioaded with
good ta'ns IN the Southwest. unless offset
by heavy precipitation in weevil sections
OF the Eastern belt. it was believed around
the ring that cotton would have to reach
price that would be attractive TO spin
ners
This local market for spot cotton was
quiet and IS points lover at 2l.70c for
middiing. No sales were reported.
The range Of prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Cities Service Plans
Redemption of Scrip
Will Issue Debentures to Those
Who DO Not Want to Sur
render Coupons for Cash

The Cities Service Company yester-
day announced plan for payment of
accumulated scrip dividends on its pre-
ferred and preference stocks. Holders
of scrip may surrender the paper for
cash at par or may accept Series E s
per cent convertible debentures. due
1866.
These debentures are subject to re-
demption the first year at 115, pre-
MUM decreasing l per cent semi-an-
nually, and may be called at par after
TX years. The bonds are convertible
at any time at the option Of the holder
as follows:
Each $1o0 bond may be exchanged
for Ss5 par value of preference stock
of Cities Service Company and SIC par
value Of common stock Of Cities serv-
ice Company, and. at the time of MAX
receive an additional amount equiva-
lent to all dividends paid on the out
standing common stock of the COM
pany, equal to those which would have
been paid him If he had owned such
common stock from the date Of issue
of the debenture. In other words,
the owner of 500 debenture E bond
will not only receive So year
in interest, but his debenture will
also earn the full rate of dividends on
15-100ths Of q share of Cities Service
Company common stock to be distrib-
uted to the owner at the time of con-
version. This feature will be operated
in the usual manner now obtaining
with respect to other debentures Of
the company heretofore issued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Country Produce

Butter-Recelpts We're 15,oss packages
Creamery, higher than extras 50 % z G;
extras 90 score 34hS; nrs sraas 81 " S 81 z a.
2S15c; centralized cars so score. $40 81 u G.;
So score. S1la 21&c; So score, 81 q 81 u c {;
SO to 81 score. 2shs q Seiso ertrsa a.
score, s5@s51sc; hrsts s2h @s41ae il sec Sc
onds, s1@ 32c: lower grades 29h q so ~ !,
state dairy tubs, finest. 33 Y a 34c; good 10
prime sla q 83 common to fair ! 2 y az
adles current make. extras, 2sia ~ ~ hc ,
frsts, 27h @28c; seconds, 2s926A nc; lower
grades, 24@25c; packing stock, current aE rea
make, No; J. 2 5s SIS NO. . -'V~' 'a'
Cheese--Rece!pts were 1896 boxes. new New
York State fats, fresh specials, 2oqaiG,
average run, 1914 @is%c; twins 7 arssh
Wisconsin. fresh double Daisies, ~ % ,, aoc,
single Daisies. 19% @2oAc; Young Amer
icas. 2o1sc. oo- ou rresn
"a altered, extras, dozen, 2s@29c; regular
packed. extra frsts. 26@zIc: regular
packed, firsts, 2sQ24c; seconds and poorer
lS922&c; trade .eggs, 1!@lls ~ q. oiru Ms
and poorer 15@l7c; checks. poor to
choice. dry. 15@17c; New Jersey hennery
whites. candled. extras. aec; uncandied
extras. local candled. AS q Acc: nearby and
nearby Western hennery whites average
extras. 4o@ 42c; extra flrsts, sb9Ssc; hrsts
so@S4c; nearby gathered whites frsts to
extra firsts, ao@ssc; under grades, $50
2ec. pullets eggs, 22G3so; Pacific Coast
whites. extras 3s04oc Is extra firsts 33h q
$50; firsts, 2o1s @a2c: under grades. 260
2sc; pullets. 26h @27c: other Western and
Southern. gathered whites, 250S2c; nearby
and nearby Western hennery browns, ex-
ira. 33039c; nearby brown and mixed
colors. gathered extras 2S@2sc; firsta to
extra firsts. 23@27c.
Potatoes Maryland. Dbl. s1.7b@s2.25;
Virginia, No. !. Dbl. $l.5o0s2.25: New
Jersey red, $50 lbs. $1500$2.00; long.
$50 lbs, 81 @:l.25; No. 2, 75c@s125; Long
Island, Dbl. s2@s2.5o; sack. s2@se,25;
$50 H.. sack. s1.5OGs2.15 sweets. New
eraey bsk.. 81 250s225; Virginia. bbl,
$3.50 0$7.o0 North Carolina. bbl S350@
IS; vans. Florida, Dbl, s2501s3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
B u 8 iness N e w Q
Dry Goods Wholesalers Expect
Increase i'm Business This Fall
NeaO England Trade
H0n,pered by Strikes

Usual summer quietness in many
industries, coupled with strikes,
has reduced the volume Of business
In New England considerably, ac-
cording to the August report Of the
Boston Federal Reserve Bank.
which adds, however, that there
have been many exceptions.
even where there has been n
slowing down." says the report, "it
is doubtful IL that which is directly
attributable to summer dullness has
been as great this year as would
normally be expected. This would
indicate that there has been fun
damental tendency toward real i'm
provement in business activity. but
which, for the time being at least,
has not been able to find expression
because Of the exceptional condi-
tions, such as textile, coal and rail-
road strikes"