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Secretary Mellon of the treasury, in
letter to Representative Fordney
chairman Of the committee on ways
and means of the house of representa-.
tives, says: Ordinary expenditures
for the first three quarters of the fis.
cal year, 1921. have been $3,7s3,771,-
996.74, or at the rate of about $1,000
ooo,0OO for the year. According
to the latest estimates of the spending
departments. ordinary expendi.
lures during the fiscal year, 1922, in
Guiding interest on the public debt,
VIII be over $40OO,OOO,OOO.
The nation cannot continue to
spend at this shocking rate As the
President said In his message, the bur-
den Is unbenrable, and there are two
avenues of relief, One is resistance
In appropriation and the other is the
utmost economy in administration
Il. G. Leffingwell, formerly an assis.
tant secretary of the treasury, whom
l have quoted previously in these ar
ticles, and who is still deeply and ac-
lively interested in securing retrench-
ment In national expenditures, COM
menting on this utterance of Secretary
Mellon, says: why should there be
retrenchment in public expenditure?
Why does the secretary of the treas
ury speak Of current and estimated ex-
penditures as shocking? What is the
evil that we are discussing and what
Is Its effect?
Government expenditures must be
met from taxes. To the extent that
they are met promptly from taxes and
from honest taxes directly laid upon
the incomes Of the people, and In pro.
portion to those incomes, exaggeratlon
OF the evil of government expenditure
Is avoided. Government expenditure
takes the money Of all the people for
the supposed benefit of a portion of
the people, honestly or dishonesty
equally or unequally, avowedly by di.
rect taxation, or surreptItiously by the
Indirect taxation which results from
Imitation of currency and credit and
of the public debt.
Government expenditure takes the
fruits of the earth and the labor of
the people and diverts them from the
productive and reproductive enter.
prlses of men, from the natural enjoy.
ment OF the men, who by their pru.
dence. foresight and effort created the
wealth and made 1t available, to the
sometimes benevolent and sometimes
belligerent. but almost always econom
icaiiy wasteful. purposes Of govern
ment.
Government exploits all of us fol
the benefit. or supposed benefit, OF
some OF US. Yielding to the vague
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vi.
HIRE GOVERNMENT HELP

The civil service commission hires
all employees In the classified service
Of the government. The only thing to
be said about the classified service, is
that 1t has not yet been classified
But you shall hear what the civil serv'
ice commission has to say about hir.
ing help, without comment from me,
There Is an utter lack Of definitely
planned and weli-organized employ.
ment policy In the government serv.
ice.
There is need for a centralized EN-.
ployment office with Jurisdiction In all
matters relating to employment.
The employment methods Of the gov
ernment should be such as to serve
for model for private business.
There Is at present no central con-
troll over the executive service short
Of the President. The President is n
busy man and cannot concern himself
with the details OF the executive de-
partments.
The lack of efficiency In govern
ment offices has u marked effect on
private business.
Definite Information concerning the
number Of federal civil employees In
different branches OF the service and
the amount of the government pay
roll are not readily available.
An official register. or blue book,
Is Issued every two years. 1t is out
of date long before 1t is printed
A provision of the civil service rules
theoretically gives the civil service
commission authority to collect and
maintain complete personnel statis-
ties. The labor and expense involved.
however, practically prohibit the col
tlstical data.
In addition to the limits of the COM
missions authority Is the absence of
authority to enforce its findings. The
commission can make recommends
tions to the departments and offices
and urge their observance, but 1t can
not enforce them.
Congress passed what Is known as
the civil service law January 16. 1883.
This act created the United States
civil service commission. The law was
Intended to cure In part the evils
traceable to the spoils system. which
grew out Of the four-year-tenure-o of
office act of 1920.
During the first 40 years after the
organization of our government. ad-
ministrative practice with regard to
the civil service seemed to conform
to the intention of the founders. The
Constitution fixed the term of no of
ncer In the executive branch of the
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CHAPTER II.

Immediately they gathered by the
fallen rose vine, all talking and dis
putting at once. A light rope was tied !;
an experimental tug broke 1t like a
string, tumbling Allx violently in q
sitting position, and precipitating her
father into loamy bed. Anne, who
was bargaining with Chinese fruit
vendor frankly interested In their un-
dertaking, had called that she would
help them In a second, when behind
Alix, who was still sitting on the
ground, another voice offered help.
A young man had come into the
doctors garden; work was stopped
for few minutes while they well
coined Martin Lloyd.
He was tall and fair, broad, but
with not an ounce of extra weight,
with brown eyes always laughing, and
ready friendliness always In evil
dence. Anne's heart gave throb of
approval as she studied him; Alix
flushed furiously, scowled a certain
boyish approval; Cherry had not come
down.
"Can you help us?" The doctor
echoed his question doubtfully. 81
don't know that 1t can be done!" he
admitted.
whats that you're eating-an apri-
cot?" Martin said to Anne, in his
laughing way. II was going to say
that If it was a peach, you are a can
nibalI"
'oh, helpw AlIx calculated, with a
look Of elaborate scorn.
mo, but where were you last
night?" Martin added in lower tone
when he and Anne could speak unno-
ticed. The happy color flooded her
face.
II have to take care of my family
sometimes!'' she reminded him de-
murely. wasn't Cherry a good substi-
tute?"
"Cherry's adorablei" he agreed.
isn't she sweet2" Anne asked en-
Enthusiastically. "She's only little girl,
really, but she's little girl who is
going to have a lot Of attention some
day!" she added, in her most matron-
ly manner.
Martin did not answer. but turning
briskly toward the doctor, he devoted
himself to the business In hand.
They were all deep in the frst
united tug, each person placed care
fully by the doctor, and guys for the
rope driven at intervals decided by
Martin, when there was IN interrup-
tion for Cherry's arrival on the scene
With Characteristic coquetry she did
not approach, as the others had. BY
means Of the front porch and the gar.
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den path, but crept from the study
window into a veritable tunnel Of
green bloom. and came crawling down
It, as sweet and fragrant, as lovely
and as fresh, as the roses themselves.
Her bright head was hidden by a blus
sunbonnet. assumed. she explained
later. because the thorns tangled her
hair; but as, laughing and smothered
with roses, she crept into view, the
sunbonnet slipped back. and the love
ly. flushed little face. with tendrils Of
gold straying across the white fore
head. and mischief cleaning In the
blue. blue eyes was framed only In
loosened pale gold hair.
Years afterward AliX remembered
her so, as Martin Lloyd helped her to
spring free of the branches, and she
stood laughing at their surprise and
still clinglng to his hand. 1.-The day
we raised the rose tree" had a place
Of Its own In Alix's memory. rs time
Of carefree fun and content. time Of
perfume and sunshine-perhaps the
last time Of Its kind that any one OF
them was to know.
Cherry looked at Martin daringly a.
she Joined the laborers; her whole BE-
ing was thrilling to the excitement OF
his glance: she was hardly conscious
Of what she was doing or saying. Mar
tin came close to her. in the general
confusion.
Flows my little sweetheart this
mornlng?"
Cherry looked up. her throat con-
tracted. she looked down again, un-
able to speak. She had been waiting
for his first word; now that 1t had
come 1t seemed so far richer and
sweeter than her widest dream.
How can l see you a minute?" Mar.
tin murmured, swapping his big knife
shut
II have to walk down for the mail
-" stammered Cherry. conscious only
Of Martin and herself.
Both Peter and her father were
watching her with an uneasiness and
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suspicion that had sprung into being
full-blown. Both men were asking
themselves what they knew Of this
strange young man who was suddenly
part Of their intimate little world.
Peter, in his secret heart, had a
vague, dissatisfied feeling that Lloyd
was a man who held women, as
class, rather in disrespect, and had
probably had his experiences with
them. but there was no way Of ex.
pressing, much less governing his
conduct toward Martin by so purely
speculative prejudice. Somewhat
appalled,, in the sunny garden, strug-
Cling with the banksia, Peter decided
that this was not much to know of
person who might have the audacity
to fall In love with an exquisite and
innocent Cherry. After all. she would
not be little girl forever; some man
would want to take that little corn
colored head and that delicious little
pink-clad person away with him some
day, to be his wife
And suddenly Peter was torn by a
stab of pure pain, and he stood puz-
zled and sick. In the garden bed, won-
dering what was happening to him.
"Listen-want drinkf' Alix asked
coming out with tin dipper that
spilled glittering sheet Of water
down the thirsty nasturtiums. "Rest
few minutes. Peter. Dad wanted a
pole, and Mr.. Lloyd has gons up into
| the woods to cut one"
"And where's Cherry7" Peter asked
drinking deep.
"She went along-just up in the
woods here!" Alix answered. They'll
be back before you could get there.
They've been gone five minutes!"
Five minutes were enough to take
Cherry and her lover out of sight of
the house, enough to have him put his
arm about her. and to have her raise
her lips confidently, and yet shyly,
again to his. They kissed each other
deeply, again and again.
Their talk was incoherent. Cherry
was still playing. coquetting and smil-
Ing, her words few, and Martin, hav-
Ing her so near, could only repeat the
endearing phrases that attempted to
express to her his love and fervor.
you darling! Do you know how I
love your You darling-you little e1-
Quisite beauty Do you love me-do
you love me?" Martin murmured, and
Cherry answered breathlessly:
"You know I debut You know I
| dol"
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He was a bachelor. just entering
his thirties fastldious, critical. eX-
acting man by reputation. but showing
his best side to the Stricklands. They
had vague Idea that he was rich, ac-
cording to their modest standard, but
he apparently had no extravagant
tastes, and lived as quietly. or more
quietly, than they did. He liked soli-
tude, books. music. dogs, and his fire.
side. The old doctors one social en-
joyment was In visiting Peter, and
the younger man went to no other
place SO steadily as he came TO the
old house under the redwoods.
Morning, Peterl" said Doctor
Strickland now, smiling at him.
Have you had yours?'
my house." said Mr.. Joyce, fastid
iously, SIS well-managed place. Say"
he added. pursuing his lips to whistle.
as he looked at the rose tree, did
Tuesdays wind do that?"
Tuesdays wind and Dad" Alix
answered. "Will It go back. Peter7"
IL don't know!" he mused,
walking slowly about the wreck. "If
we had lever down here, and some
fellow on the roof with rope, may
be"
"Mr. Lloyd Is coming overt" Alix
announced. Peter nodded absently,
but the mention of Martin Lloyd re-
minded him that they had all dlned
at his house on the very evening when
the mysterious gale had commenced,
and with interest he asked:
CHERRY catch cold coming home
Tuesday night?"
and me, and was as warm as toast!"
Alix answered casually. How'd you
like Mr.. Lloyd?" she added.
Mice felloww Peter answered.
Hes awfully nice" Alix agreed.
"Who is he?" Peter asked curlously
where are his people and all that?'
His people live in Portland" the
girl answered. Hes mining en-
gineer, and he's waiting now to be
called to FL Nido; he's to be at mine
there. He's lots of fun-when you
know him, really!"
Talking Of the new Prince Charm
ing, of course" Anne said, joining
them. and linking an arm in her un-
cle's and In Alix's arm Don't bring
that puppy in, Alix, please! Break
fast, Uncle Lee. Come and have an
other cup of coffee, Peter!"
prince Charming, ehT' Peter
echoed thoughtfully, as they all
turned toward a delicious drift of the
odor of bacon and coffee, and crossed
the porch to the dining room. 81 was
going down for the mail, but now I'll
have to stay and see this rose matter
through! Thanks, Anne. but I'll
witch you. Where's Cherry?" he
added, glancing about.
Cherry answered the question her
self by trailing in In japanese wrap
per, and beginning to drink her coffee
with bare, slender arms resting on the
table. Nobody protested, the adored
youngest was usually given her way.
81 heard you all laughing, under
the window and it-woke-me-upw
Cherry said dreamily.
at seems to me-" Anne, who had
been eyeing her uneasily, said lightly,
that some one know is getting pret-
ty old to come downstairs In that rig
when strangers are here!"
''It seems to me this is Just as de-
cent as lots Of things-bathing suits,
for instance" Cherry returned in
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stantly. gathering the robe about her.
and giving Anne resentful glance
over her blue cup.
Il have a rope somewhere" the
doctor ruminated. "Where did I put
that long rope-what did have 1t
for, In the first place"
you had 1t to guy the apple tree"
Alix reminded him. "The tree that
died after all"
"Ah, yesl" said her father. his at
tentive face Frightening. "Ah. yes
Now where is that rope7" But even
as Alix observed that she had seen 1t
somewhere. and advanced a tentative
guess as to the cellar, his eyes fell
upon Cherry. aud went from Cherry's
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MARTIN LLOYD.

synopsis.-Doctor Strickland. re-
tired. Is living with his family at
Mill Valley. 1ust out of San Fran
cisco. Anne. the doctors niece. Is
twenty-four. Alix, the doctors
daughter. Is twenty-one. Cherry
the other daughter. Is eighteen.
Their closest friend is Peter Joyce.
an odd. lovable sort of recluse. He
10 secretly in love with beautiful
Cherry. Martin Lloyd. q visiting
mining engineer. pays court to
Cherry and wins her promise to
marry him.
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Where Your Taxes Go
in Conducting Your Business
By EDWARD G.LOWRY


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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17

When your nerves get on the out.
side Of your clothes, as Ebert Hub
bard used to say you are nuisance
to yourself and your friends. The
victim OF nervous breakdown usual.
ly complains Of weakness in every or.
gan Of his body. hut the weakness in.
variably includes the stomach and us.
ually seems centered there.
The chiropractor makes his analysis
II the spine and taking a typical case
here is what he usually finds. though
no two cases are exactly alike. There
is nerve pressure on the spinal
nerves to liver and kidneys. to the
lungs quite often, and almost always
to the stomach and stomach reg on,
affecting what is known as solar pick
us. by chiropractic spinal adjust
ments these nerves are freed and the
affected organs begin to function nor
mally. The body Is rebuilt, the ner'
vousness disappears.
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NORTH BENNINGTON

Mrs Hattie Monta OF Brooklyn, ~
Y, is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. h.
A. Tobln. Miss Alice Daniels, who
has been the guest of Mrs Monta and
other relatives in New York for two
months, returned with Mrs. Monta.
Miss Helen Madison. a student at
Russell Sage College, Troy, is with
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. w. II. Mat
t,son for the summer vacation.
Miss Florence White has returned
from the Skidmoro school Of liberal
arts, Saratoga, for the summer
months, and has taken position In
In Williamstown.
DR. John II. Stevens OF, Chester VT,
was the guest of DR.. Il. A. Tobin
Wednesday.
Congregational church, Rev. w. r..
Hamlin, Sunday morning ser.
vice at II o'clock. The theme Of the
pastors sermon will be Living by
the Light We Already Have" Sunday
school at 1910.
There will be Childrcns day exercis-
es at the morning service at If o'clock
at the Baptist church. In the evening
at 1880, Rev. John Leonard Cole, pas.
tor of the NJ. r. Church Of Bennington,
will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon
before the graduating class of the
North Bennington high school.
VIM Graves of Hawks avenue Is
enjoying two weeks vacation from
his work in Grand View cemetery. and
is spending the time out of town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17

play the North Adams All Stars at
North Adams Sunday. Other games
that have been arranged are June %,
Pleasantdale Juniors of Troy at
Troy; July l, saltwater at still.
water; July ,, Hoosick at Hoosick;
July T. Hudson All Stars, two games
at Green Island July ., Hudson All
Stars at Bennington; July 10, Hoo.
sick at Bennington; July l6, Mar
mons at Bennington; Aug. ~, Fort
Edward at Fort Edward The man
ager would like to arrange suitable
games with teams at North Pownal
Williamstown and Hoosick Falls.
Leon c. Orr. manual training in
structor at the High school and Jun.
or high school, and Mrs. Orr left to
day In their Essex touring car for an
extended vacation trip throughout
lie middle west Their plan is to
travel comfortable distance each
day and camp In the shelter Of their
car at night. They have seen and
thoroughly enjoyed much Of the
country several summers by travel
ling in this manner
Lurie's windows are very attrac'
,tively decorated for commencement
week. The background. models, iloor
coverings and decorations are car
ried out all in white Although, need
less to say, the windows make a fine
appearance in the daytime, but In the
evening when the lights are turned
on. the simple, white flooded, cool
/ appearance of the windows would be
Ihard to rival Neatly framed pic
lures Of several Bennington High
! school classes are placed in the fore
ground where they may be plainly
seen hy all passers by.
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LOST-On 10y street Friday night
a roll OF bills Finder may obtain re-
ward by leaving at Brewster block
Edward Huyck. SSH
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EAST ARLINGTON

O,ivet church services tomorrow
evening will be in charge of the
ladies. WHO have arranged for spec
ial. interesting program. This pro
gram was planned for last Sunday
evening. but because OF the storm,
II was deemed necessary to postpone
Il for a week. There will be spec
ial music. both vocal and instrument
tai. The devotional exercises Will
be conducted by Mrs. Germ Warner,
while Mrs. f. l.. Wyman of Manches
ter will give the address. A large
attendance is anticipated. Everyone
is invited.
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ESTATE OF LILY VI. wOnrHiNGToN
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district Of BENNINGTON rs.
The Honorable Probate Court Tor the
District Aforesaid
To an persons interested In the es-
tate OF Lily NJ. Worthington. late OF
Remington. In said District, deceased
GREETING:
WHEREAS. said Court has assigned
the 18th day Of July next for exam
lining and allowing the account ot the
Administrator OF the estate OF said
deceased and for q decree Of the residue
OF said estate To- the lawful claimants
Of the same. and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons
Interested In said estate by publishing
this order three weeks succcssivey pre-
vious TO the day assigned. tn the Ben
nington Evening Banner. newspaper
published at Remington, In said Dis
triCt.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified
TO appear at the Probate Office In Ben
ningtou In said District on the day
assigned, then and there to contest tho
allowance OF said account. " YOU sec
cause. and to establish your right as
heirs lcgatees and Lawful claimats to
sid residue,
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of June, 1929.
AMY II. HARBOUR.
Register
June l5-9i-July 1.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FoR sALE-Model ee-S5 Buick 3 pas
4 cylinder touring car, used as demon
strator. $500 miles In first class con
dillon. Extra tire aud chains, Price
Ss5O.O0 Public Service Garage Hoo.
sick Falls. y. Y. Ssto'
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COLUMBUS, MESSAGE undlscov.r.d.

''~NN "'~oo"bN OIIuIoNONNINu'
Christopher Columbus is believed to
have been the first captain to try the
idea of entrusting a message to the
sea. In storm near Madeira he
placed written statement of his adj
ventures up to that time In a stout
wooden cask and cast 1t overheard In
February, 1903, but unfortunately II
has not turned up as yet. This would
have been the champion maritime
trophy of the world, had II ever been
picked up. Since then there have been
thousands of bottles. tin cans. casks.
etc. containing messages for the
world, cast into the sea.
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BENNINGTON BRIEFS
pug sBelllA pue umoL sq1 10 sMsN
Advertisements.

Mrs. Percy Stone is spending the
day at Troy.
Graduation gifts at reasonable
prices. Wards drug store.
Clark Green is moving from I'm
perial' avenue to North Bennington.
Leo J. Ryan has returned home from
Ohio State University for the summer.
Turner Cranston of the postoffice
staff is enjoying his annual vacation.
Miss Marjorie Milton OF Boston is
spending several days with Miss
Dora Clark.
Miss Helen Weaser of Troy Is
spending the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs, s. Caplan,
Mrs. s. W. Greenberg of Passaic,
N. j., is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Abraham Satter.
I Mrs. Richard Voss of Albany is Wis
! iting her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Fred
IS,lyer of Bradford street.
! George Cushman Of Medford
Mass, is spending the weekend with
his niece, Mrs. r. w. Southgate.
Miss Martha Carney went to sche.
nectady this afternoon to spend the
weekend with Mrs. f. T. Grennan.
! Last showing of THE Sheik" with
! Agnes Ayres and Rudolph Valentino.
Slows at and 8. Opera house to.
night.
Mrs. r. A. 0'Neil and small daugh.
ter arrived this afternoon from Troy
where they have been spending
some time with her sister.
See yellow Men and Cod" a
masterpiece of mystery and adven-
Iture, and episode 4 of go Get En-
Hutch" Harte theatre today
At st. Peters church tomorrow the
services viii be Holy Communion at
1870; Morning prayer and sermon at
1920; Church school at noon.
Samuel LeWare is confined to his
room on Putnam street by injuries
received a few days ago in the EN-
ploy of the local telephone company
! Members OF the Methodist Brother
hood who are going on the annual
outing TO Hedges Lake Tuesday
June 20, are reminded that the names
IRE to be gwen to Il. T. Griswold or
+. l.. Bottum. The autos viii leave
.he Methodist church at SIS.
] Mr. and Mrs Eugene Shea, ir.. and
Raymond Howard moved Friday
F.. from the apartment over Towards
store TO the house which Mr.. Howard
recently purchased on Gage street.
The vacated tenement will be occupi
ed by David Sears and family
Rev. d. A. Cunningham of st. Vim
cents. Union county, KY. who was re.
Gently called to New York by the
Illness and death of his cousin, Rev
+. p. Cummings. arrived in Benning
ton this afternoon to visit relatives
Father Cunningham was former
resident Of this place.
Miss Marjorie Cottrell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs George Cottrell. for +
er residents Of Bennington, was a
member OF the graduating class at
the DesMolnes high school last week
There were 219 graduates in the
school and Miss Cottroll, who is only
l6 years old, won the medal for IN,
highest average for the four years
wort.
st. Francis baseball team will
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"Dar's one thing is got to say IN IN.
yor Of ghosts" said Uncle Ebcn. ~
never ylt heard O. one hlttln' lonely
traveller over de head nm takln' his
watch nm pocketbook."