davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
AN UNLUcKY PROMOTER
Fits mmons is Said to Face a Loss
OF 500 900.

Chicago, Aug. 24t-tBy the As
sociated Press THE humble box
ian paws his fiat pocketbook and
dreams of fabulous prosperity that
comes to tle boxing promoter who
is made rich quick overnight.
But all is not SUNSHINE and roses
Tor the promoters Some come out
ahead but the extraordinary case of
Floyd Fit2simmons, the Michigan CITY,
Ind, promoters furnishes a slining Il
lustrat.on Of what may happen to the
unlucky
Fitzsimmons IN said to face a loss
rious iinanc al losses. but has on
his hands an abandoned arena at
Benton llarbor, Mich, Iere Jack
Dempsey battered Bill y Miske to de.
feat in three rounds, two years ago,
and the beautiful structure at Michi.
gan City, Ind. in which Fitzsimmons
Intended to stage a match between
Dempsey and Bin Brennan on Labor
Day.
Fits mmons is sad to face loss
OF 100000 as result Of Governor
McCray's opposition to the heavy.
weight contest Labor Day.
The unlucky promoter started the
season with lightweight match
July 4 between Benny Leonard the
eholder and Rocky Kansas, the
Buffalo challenger. The receipts did
not come up TO expectations and
after all expenses had been paid.
F.tzsimmons in the language of the
ring, was left with about the price
Of a cup Of coffee. With the gates
at $4,000, Leonard walked away
with $4,000, while Kansas received
about $4,000
Disaster began to creep up to
Fitzsmmons when he staged tho
match between Leonard and Ever
Hammer, a Chicagoant on August
8. Leonard had been guaranteed
$4,000. The receipts we're just above
$4,000 and left Fitzsimmons with
a loss of about $4,000. He was oblig.
cd to dig into his pockets to meet
Hammers share and also for the pre-
liminaries and expenses Of promo.
ton,
Fitzsmmons is now left with
costly arena on his hands in which
he can stage nothing more exciting
than sparring matches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
BONUS BILL MAKES
HEADWAY IN SENATE
May &c Passed This Week and Presi-
dent Given Chance to Decide
As TO Veto.

Washington, Aug, 2S.-1ae Senate
moved forward so rapidly today in IT.
consideration OF the soldiers bonus
bill tlat some leaders regarded pass
age of the measure before the end of
this week as more than a possibility
Opponents were understood to be dis
posed to let the bill take its course
at this time in the belief that Presi
dent Harding would vejo it. Should
he do so, they planned to center thell
fight against its passage over his
yetr,
There still was, however, no cfrici
al information before the Senate as
70 the executives views other than
that contained in his letter read to
the House last March, just before
that body passed the bill TIE Presi
dent then advised that Congress eth
err find means of financing the leg
islation or postpone its enactment
and some friends Of the bill as well
as opponents, believed he still is OF
that mind.
After it got to work on the bonus
late today, after Senator McCumber
had entered into an urgent plea for
its early passage, the Senate agreed
to the 2 committee amendments to
the House bill in exactly Is minutes
and then laid the measure aside tenn
porarily. With the committee changes
cleaned up, Senator Bursum, ReDub.
lican of New Mexico called up his
substitute, proposing half cash and
half certificates of Indebtedness for
the veterans, but this was rejected
without a roll-call or any discussion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tho Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Blue Ribbon mayonna'se and Pre-.
mler dressing.
Russian dressing and horse radlsh
dressing, Checkerline.
There will be a dance at Battlefield
Park every Friday night.
Abe, the jcweler VIII be at the
Putnam house Friday evening.
Dance at Union hall. after the cir.
Gus, Monday night, August 2S.' 05tf
Miss Harriet Noyes of Manchester
was Bennington visitor Wednes.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour C. Hard OF
East Arlington were in town yester.
I day.
Miss Helen Chlds OF Brattleboro
is guest of Mr. and Mrs Leon &.
White.
Mrs w. a. tombstone Of Los An
geles, Ca, Ia visiting her S ster, Mrs
Arthur Elliot.
The condition OF Mrs Louis
Bushee, who is Ill at her home on
Branch street, is improving.
Mrs Mary Healy and daughter,
Miss Mary Healy, Of New York, form
er residents OF Bennington, are visit
ing in town.
We have four vacancies for men in
our shipp ng department Permanent
inside job. Phone AZ, or call at office.
The Allen A. Co. still
Mr. and Mrs. James Hgg ns, who
have been spending two weeks with
their son, Ray Higgins on Imperial
avenue, returned today to their home
at Woodiord City
Hurley's s piece orchestra has
been engaged to furnish music for a
dance in Wilmington. VI. Friday,
Aug. %. At this dance ladies will
be admitted free Admission for
gents, $l.00 94t2
w. II. Sheldon Of Ilopklnton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Patterson and
Miss Jennie Patterson returned We'd
nesday evening from a Today auto
mobile trip TO points in Massaclus.
cts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
See When The Devil Drives" by
and with Leah Baird Few women
can wear Q othes gu te as smartly,
fow, can rival her dramatic sincerity
and no one OF t'em can write such
stories with woman's ns ght OF
what women like and men crave to
see. Harte theatre today.
William Temple, resident OF Dun
lie Notch, received painful kick
in the face Tuesday when the horse
which he was driving became fright.
ened and SHE'D at a passing automo.
hi so unexpected y that Mr. Temple
was thrown out and under the ami
ma 8 hools. Mr. Temple was return
ing home from bennington The ma
chine, New York car was going
the other way Mr.. Temple was TAX
en- to his home where a physician at
tended his injuries.
We have four vacancies for men In
our Shipping department Permanent
inside job. Phone AZ, or call at office
The Allen A. Co, 9ltll
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
BRArrLEBoRo DISASTER
Inquest Conducted Might End Further
Proceedings

Proceedings
Brattleboro, Aug. 23,--An inquest
concerning the airplane disaster on
the Bratteboro Eoareat aviation field
Ia Friday afternoon, when Miss
Evelyn Harris and Joseph Trahan and
his little son lost thor Ives by burn.
ing was conducted this forenoon In
the Municipal Court by States Attor.
ney Harold r. Whitney before Judge
Frank y, u, Stowe. Besides the Judge
and states attorney tho.e present
were Pilot G. II. Hughes, who was
guiding the Curtlss Orlole on It's fatal
flight. his brother G. +. Hughes, and
Fred H. Harris and Charles A. Harris,
brother and father OF Mis- Evelyn
Harris.
The inquest was behind closed
doors and no official information was
given out, but by what can be learned
II Is believed that the facts brought
out were not such as would justify
further legal proceedings.
Pilot Hughes and his brother came
here this morning form Mineola, n.
Y. IN a Curtiss Oriole. similar to the
Inflated plane. They covered the 1866
miles in 100 minutes The trip was
made expressly to attend abe inque t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
Salt Some Fish

out of your catch Take some money
out Of your business each year for
life insurance If you live and sue
coed, your insurance value will add
substantially; if you do not live, it
will create certain estate free OF
encumbrance, National Life lbs.
Co.. Of Vt (Mutual) Earle S. Kin
sley, General Agent, Mead Building
Rutland, Nt.-Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
Learning a Dangerous lesson.

make hay while the sun Shines"
quoted the Joyous philosopher.
ut sounds like good advice" replied
Farmer Corn'ossel; but scarcity, they
tell rae, IS the cause Of high prices,
Did II ever occur to you that the more
hay you make the lower the price
you're liable to get for it,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24

~ guess Wen cut out that line OF
my speech" said Senator Sorghum,
about my being a public servant"
ut is good old phrase"
Eyes, but It has had Its day. AS
household relationships 60 just now,
claiming to be a servant sounds just a
trihe boSsy"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
EXECUTIVES REJECT
BROTHERHOOD PLAN
Refuoe to Reinstste Striking shopmcn
With Seniority R ghts Of
ANY Kind


New York, Aug. 23-The Assoc atior
of Railway Executives, by vote of %
to today rejected the proposal of the
Big Five train service brOtherhoods
that the carriers end the nationwide
shormen's strike by Teinstating the
men with seniority unimpa red
At the same time. splitting away
from the majority was a group Of %
railroads. principally western lines
which debated new sugges ton of the
brotherhoods that indiv dual settle
mentI be effected This minority
while protesting to tand with the ma
jority in reaffirming the stand on sen
iority, still indicated that it desired tC
hear further regarding the individual
settlement suggestion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
INCREASING INTEREST
IN STATE HISTORY
CONTINUED from Page one)

of historic interest.
Ever since 1876 this association has
had before II In some manner the sub.
ject OF properly marking the site of
the old First Meeting House. 1t will
he recalled by those familiar with the
history OF this association that It's
first vice.pres dent, Hon. Hlland Hall,
was keenly interested in the project.
More recently a president OF this as
ISOLATION the Rev Isaac jennings, was
actively Interested In IT, Your com.
mittee therefore naturally considered
this spot as claiming first attention.
Knowing that the present pastor Of the
old First Church was actively inter.
estcd himself to secure the erection of
marker on this site, your committee
instructed it's chairman to invite the
Rev. Vincent RavlBooth, D. d., to as.
sumo chalrmanshIp OF a committee,
selecting his own associates to bring
about the erection OF such memorial.
1t Is with great rejoicing that we re-
port that DR.. Ravil}Ooth gladly under.
took this responslb lty, and that he
has succeeded in raising the money
for the purpose Mrs Squier, OF Old
Bennington, has most generously
agreed TO the sum Of 100000 to cover
the cost OF suitabl memorial, the de
sign to be selected by committee OF
which DR.. RayiBooth is chairman. We
believe that the personnel Of this com
mlttee Is such to inspire the conf
deuce OF every member OF this associa
tion and Of the entire community and
that the matter can be left to the com
mittce In the full assurance that the
result will be memorial in every way
worthy of the subject and the spot.
Your historical committee recon
mends that the thanks OF the associ
ton be rendered to Mrs. Squler for heI
generosity and to DR.. Vincent Raw
Booth Tor his efficient and untirinl
! service
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
"Rap-Snsp Beats the Best Trap Ever
Made" Mrs, Emily Shaw Saws,

VIZ q -'"''J 0''"7' 0"JV'
My husband bought 81 rap
bought a 65c box of RAT-SNAP. The
trap only caught rats but RAT.
SNAP killed ~ in week. I'm never
without RAT-SNAP. Reckon
couldn't raise chicks without IT,"
RAT.SNAP comes in cakes. Three
sizes, 35c, csc, $125. Sold and guar
Ianteed by Quinlan's Drug Store
Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24

Americas largest pen factory turns
out 20O00,000 pens annually, two for
each man, woman and child In the
country,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
NOTICE
TO the Taxpayers Of the Village Of
Bennington

To the Taxpayers of the Village of
bennington
Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows $3.50
on the dollar for the Village Tax 20
cents on the dollar for the Highway
Tax, on the Grand List of l922.
| hereby demand payment of said
taxes, and notify you that viii attend
at the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock a. m. until I;
o'clock p, m.
There will be a discount of per
cent on Village Tax IL paid within 30
days.
C.. II DEWEY. Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, August /. 1922
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24
First Bite Meant TO Count.

A snake eXpels about twothirds OF
its poison from its glands at the first
bite.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24

Wife beating, having the sanction Of
the Koran Is common In Egypt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-24

house. To put this marker In proper
condition, to repair the breaks in the
stone and to make It's inscription leg
ible and then to provide some sort OF
lasting protection for II would be far
more desirable than to replace It with
costly or elaborate marker, we he.
lieye, We are glad to report that the
d. A. II, has accepted the invitation OF
your committee and now has the mat,
ter In hand.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-12
COAL PRICES.

The Albuquerque and Cerrlos Coal company,
according to the report of Mr.. J. r. Finday to the
Tax Commission of New Mexico holds 26,074 acres
of land of which 100 have been mined out;
the developed and prospected area is 1860 acres
and it is estimated that of the balance there are
4,240 of workable coal land.
From 1911 to 1920 the company reports produc-
tion of 493142 tons of anthracite and 549,461 tons
of high grade bituminous coal.
Cost Of mining for the five-year period, 1911 to
1916 for the anthracite coal is given $3.O4 per
ton and for the five years, 1916 to 1920, at $3.50
per ton.
For bituminous coal. costs given are from 1911
to 1915, sSO6 per ton, and from 1916 to 1920 at
1917 per ton.
On the basis of actual sales the cost of anthra-
cite to the company for the ten-year period is re-
ported at $4.9S per ton.
The average profits per ton for both anthracite
and bituminous coal for the ten-year period G91l
10 1920 as reported by the company, amounts to
AZ cents per ton mined total net profits for the
ten-year period being $47,163.33. Anthracite min
ing for the period shows loss of one cent
per ton, while bituminous mining alone shows a
profit of 9a cents per ton
Coal reserves still in the ground figured at
7S0 900 of anthracite and 100000 tons of bi-
luminous.
For taxation purposes the mining property is
valued at nothing and $123,5837s for the quick as
sets.
With an average cost Of $49S per ton on an
lhracite and freight rate OF s229k from Cerrillos
10 Albuquerque what is fair price for coal in AL
buquerque?
Selling at the mine-mouth without profit to a
selling concern owned by the same interests effect
ually conceals the real profits made and has worked
as evasion of the net output tax. Through such
a middeman the mine be made to appear
worthless as a money-maker. Mr.. Finday evident
Iy did not deem 1t to be his duty to go behind a
manipulated record
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-12
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
THE GOOD TIMES AHEAD.
(From the Cincinnati Enouirer.

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Authorities of note, discussing broadly the gen.
eral economic world situation, discover no reason
for apprehension or discouragement in the minds
of the American public They point out that
threatened have not matured; that our rail-
roads have not been wrecked and ruined; that So
cialism has not engulfed that France is not fl
nancally hopelessly submerged that Germany has
not become the prey of the soviets--all of which
dire events and more sedulously have been pro-
phesied with pessmistic pertinacity.
Specifically they deprecate the idea that any
great strike in this country by the coal men can
parayze the railroads dsorganize all business and
impose widespread suffering upon the people,
LabOring men not fools Labor In America
commands the highest remuneration in the world
For all the croaking of the ravens of revolution,
this country really is prosperous. Industrial re-
habilitation, in fullest measure must come It is
at handi Every great strike of the past has been
settled. This country never will stand for ruin
Gus strike such is prophesied by the speakers
of evil The round table hereafter will be
effective In industrial as in physical warfare
fear-cryng storm birds must be chased from the
skies. Germany, France and England at work.
But, Notwithstanding all the talk, there is quite
as active diplomacy In the relations Of coal op-
orators and coal miners as there is in the rela-
tions between nations There is not much real
danger of strike of formidable proportions in
the bituminous field. There are able men at the
head of the miners organization and they are
aware that there economic laws that are i'm
mutable. They know that manufacturing interests
which demand the soft-coa output, are recovering
from the wartime depression, but cannot achieve
the impossible. They know, too. that every ind-
cation points to an early of industrial ac-
tivity. They will not be foolish as to retard the
coming Of the good times ahead.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-12
A STATE OF CHAOS.

Upon being introduced to the Rotary club last
Thursday, Governor Mechem said: 81 did not know
whether I was to be introduced as the governor of
the state of New Mexico, or the governor of a
state OF chaos" knowing that the presiding Of
ficer, Mr.. H. B. Hening, of accuracy of
statement the governor would have had no doubt
that he would say. state of chaos" except for the
fact that the governor also knows that Mr.. Henng
is pre-eminently, foremost and perennially a man
of tact. Therefore, Mr.. Hening dealt fast-and-
loose with the facts and did what courtesy demand
ed Just az he should have done. The governor was
introduced as the governor of the state of New
Mexico
1t was somewhat of a relief to know that the
governor realizes that New Mexico is In state Of
chaos We doubted whether he sensed that fact.
The question is: What does the governor intend
to do about it?" Echo ought to answer: "What?"
But instead it answers; Nothing"
Governor Mechem is good man. II he were
good for something" he would be all right. But
the terrible mental and moral inertia which has
settled down on him is appalling. He be-
wdered by the task confronting him and wholly
unable to cope with his problems.
He would not demand Mr.. strongs resignation
as state treasurer. When it came voluntarily he
accepted" it, but has been unable to reach deci-
sion as to a successor and Mr.. Strong is still in
office.
Mr. Rosenwald remains at the head OF the board
Of the Insane Asylum; Sec Romero still the
Normal University; inefflciency still characterizes
every department of government except the State
Tax Commission, which alone shows responsiveness
to the popular will.
Apparently New Mexico is doomed to ten months
more of marking time Then what?
If the people do not take their state government
in hand in November and straighten 1t out, there
is little hope for the growth and expansion to which
the state is entitled.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-12

out the local zanella government and F1ume is back
where 1t was when the poet trod the boards and
wrote his orders in metre.
Americans seeing Europeans of the most diverse
races living peacefully side by side in this country,
forgetting the racial rivalres and anlmosites that
plague Europe, have difficulty understanding the
contrast offered by Fiume, by Wilma. Danzg and
the other communities where nationalist aspirations
maintain a ferment. 1t this jealousy inherent or is
it fomented by politics?
II politicians and demagoGs responsible for
stirring up these hatreds in Europe 1t is easier to
the peaceful juxtaposition of the
races here without such enmties. Self-determna-
ton in Europe seems likely to prove more a curse
than q blessing If 1t provokes such antagonisms
Many students have, indeed, argued that the great
mistake at Versailles in not planning a United
States of Europe instead of multiplying the little
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-12
VERSE OF TODAY
HARBOR LIGHTS.

Blue twilight drifts across the rppled tide,
Bottng the distant shores, while from the sea
The wind brings whisperings of hulls espied
And lone spars washing off some troubled Iea
deeping purple rests upon the flows,
The tide is tapping at the anchored ships
Then leagues away mark flash of rose
range light where the far horizon dips.
Starboard and port they break upon our sight
Flashlights that swim to life and swiftly swoon;
White fires holding steadily through the night
Mocking detection of the faithless moon.
White lights and red they gleam like precious
gems,
splendid setting for the harbor rim;
The hope of faring craft when midnight hens
And unseen perils to the surface brim.
Thomas j. Murray, in Lese's Weekly.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-12
NOVEL TEA
ROOM OPENS
IN GOTHAM
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKIN.


New York, March 1l,-A novel
tea room. with actresses as wait
resses and tips forbidden, has just
opened its mid-Vietoricn doors in
an old-fashioned house on West
Forty-seventh street here. 1t IS
called The Stage Door Inn" ami is
the enterprise of the National Sta"e
Womau's exchange. a newly incor-
porated organization Of actresses
and society women whose chief
purpose is to provide employment
for hard-up members Of the cheat
rical profession.
This has been one of the worst
theatrical seasons that New York
has ever lived through. Play after
play has closed abruptly almost as
soon as it has opene-, and as a
consequence hundreds (some say
thousands) of actors and actresses
are out of jobs. Some of these are
managing to live with rigid 'eon-
omy on their small savings, but the
majority have turned to other lines
of work. Many of the leading
ladies Of yesteryear are now hold
ing secretarial jobs in Wall street,
or selling various lines Of mer-
chandise in New York shops A
character actor OF once widespread
fame is now a clerk in fashion
able mems wear shop, while two
attractive little actresses whose
names were fairly well known
three years ago. are now forcing
best sellers upon the public in a
Fifth avenue bookstore. Still
others who have a knack tor max
ing things--dolls, lamp shades
hats and the lil1e-are working IN
dustriously in their own TONES
and praying for an appreciative
market.
Origin of the Idea,
This last explains how the Ma
tional Stage Woman's exchange
and its tea room came into exist
ence. There was certain actress
named Anita Clarendon who had
not been able to get part 'or two
years. She tried secretarial work
and then interior decorating, but
could not secure really worth
while Job because she had not had
sufficient experience. Finally she
discovered that she could make
lamp shades with great skill and
rapidity, but she had no place in
which to exhibit them to tho pub
lie. At this point a friend who
was going away for the holidays
offered the use of her apartment
which fronted on busy street
for exhibition purposes. Miss Clar-
endon accepted both for herself
and for several other actresses also
engaged in various lines OF home
manufacture.
The results of this brief holiday
exhibit were so encouraging that
the women decided to open an ex.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-12
CRISP PARAGRAPHS

AND STILL LIVES
Federal bonus now has six service chevrons and
sixty wound stripes.-Fitchburg Sentinel.
MORE WORK FOR REFORNIERS,
1t has Just about got in some towns that little
girls aren't even raising their dolls right-Daas
News.
o o
THE ANNUAL NIGHTMARE
After making out the income tax most of us look
like accidents coming back from happening
Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot.
g @ q o
WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT
When men talk together it is Of prices at which
things can be sold; women talk of prices at which
things can be bought-Atchison Globe.
BONUS BUT NO APPROPRIATION
What congress would like to do would be to vote
for the soldiers bonus and then adjourn, leaving
someone else to find the money with which to pay
the cost-POrtland Press Herald.