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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08

The Bennington Wholesale company
has moved and gotten settled in its
new, roomy, hreproof quarters a step
north of County street beside the Rut.
land railroad. The building is OF the
most modern and approved type
throughout. Everything has been so
carefully planned that all work can
be done in the easiest and most eco
nomic fashion so that a maximum Of
service can be given to the public in
a minimum Of time and at the lowest
practicable cost.
The Bennington Wholesale company,
as far as being known as a firm is
concerned,needs no special introduc.
tion to the pubic. The company is
doing general wholesale business,
and is owned and supervised by John
n. Leonard The business has had a
normal robust growth since its birth
hiOiN bh1u q SNblb VI years dbOs Mutu
ii was carried on in a small unpreten.
siye way man peddling goods from
cart. As time progressed the bust
ness held its own. yes it did more
than that. it grew and waxed strong
until 1t has become the largest busi-
ness Of its kind IN this part OF the
state and has recently gone into new
and spacious quarters. of its own,
that do the company and the town a
credit. Il is a concrete example Of
Ben Franklin's old proverb, Great
oaks from little acorns grow"
The business was, until its removal
into the new quarters carried on from
warehouse on North street, in
familiar wooden frame building to the
rear Of the Louis Bergeron block and
the Nathan Levin establishment The
business was gradually increasing and
several conditions, principally the fire
risk Of the building and the expensive
necessity of handling goods between
the storehOuse and the railroad, in
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
WILL COOPERATE
To STANDARDIZE
COUNTY SCHOOLS
Improvement Society to Follow
up Work Already Begun
STATE BOARDS ASSISTING
Conditions Bettered but Further
Improvement Will Be
Undertaken

During the several years previous to
the world war, many of the rural
schools in Bennington county were
rebuilt for the purpose OF proyid ng
increased air space to comply with the
requirements of the State Board Of
Health, which demands 200 cube feet
per pupil, and also to afford better
lighting in accordance with the state
regulations Some little improve
ment was made in heating and vent.la
tion, drinking facilities and out-houses.
but the amount done was entirely in
adequate and probably no improve
ment was made in two-thirds of these
schools Now the State Boards of
Health and Education have established
higher standards and are cooperating
in an effort to get the rural school
boards to meet these standards. The
State Board Of Health has closed sew
eral schools in the county because of
unsanitary cond tlons and the State
Board of Education lis using more
literally funds at it's disposal for the
encouragement and aid of towns in
the improvement OF the general san
itary conditions and in obtaining bet
ter equipment
At the solicitation of several school
authorities, the Bennington County,
VT, Improvement association has
agreed to cooperate with the towns
and with these state boards in this eff
fort for betterment of the schools. At
the time Of the organization of the
association, the Improvement Of rural
schools was favored project and,
during the first three years con ider-
able was done in that direction; prizes
were offered for competitive efforts
on the part of the pupils in the i'm
provement of school property. The
association also encouraged provision
of hot lunches. and to that end fur
nished number of schools with blue
flame oil stoves SO, In taking up this
present project, the association is en-
ter.ng upon no new line The utter
lack Of ventilation, improper lighting,
unsan tary drinking equipment, and
toilets, is a serious hindrance to the
progress of the pupils and a menace
TO public health and morals. The as
sociation is undertaking to enter in
on equal share, with the state and the
towns, in financing certain of these
necessary improvement
This increase in the annual budget
should be met in part by the popular
membersh p fee and those who in the
past have supported the association
will soon be asked to renew their sup
port Educators In the county and
school boards seem to be in earnest
In the matter, and if plans can be
pushed to successful issue the work
will equal In Importance anything be-
fore undertaken by the association
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
MABEL NORMAND FAINTS
AT TAYLOR FUNERAL
Fully 100000 Attend obsequles OF
Movie Director Recently Muir.
dered In Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. Feb. S.-Miss Mabel
Normand the motion picture actress
who visited the home OF William
Desmond Taylor just before :le was
killed last Wednesday, tainted yes
rerday when she viewed his body In
the church vestibule after the funer.
al services, and had to be removed
to her home. Henry Peavey, Tay.
lors negro houseman, also became
hysterical and had to be taken back
into the church and quieted, as the
body was removed.
The large auditorium of st. Paul'a
Protestant Episcopal Pro-Cathedral
was filled with friends of the dead
man and with other persons. OF the
many prominent motion picture
women whose names have been
brought into the investigation Miss
Normand was the only one present.
but almost every one else in filmdon
attended. There were scores of mo-
ton picture stars, nearly every direc'
tor now In Los Angeles, and many
other persons widely known over the
country, including writer's, producers
and theatrical people.
A crowd estimated by the police
at more than 10000 filed the adjoin-
ing streets and overAowed into an
adjoining park.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
EAST RUPERT.

b. Ladd still continues to be quite
indisposed
Charles Crosier Of Pawlet called at
Schuyler Towsley's Sunday.
Byron Danforth of Manchester Cen.
ter is helping his father for few
weeks
Harry Danforth motored to Man.
chester Sunday and visited his broth.
erinlaw, Frank Mcguire,
Charles Towsley and family motored
TO Pawlet Sunday and spent the day
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Towsley,
Rev and Mrs. William Lincoln OF
Hebron, ~ Y, and Noel Bentley spent
Sunday at the home of Charles Per.
kins.
Mrs Henry Towsley and family
went to West Rupert Tuesday to at.
tend the funeral of Mrs. Vail, Mrs.
Towsley's mother.
Carl A. Hill accompanied his uncle,
Burn Davis to Pawlet Sunday and was
the guest or MS uncle. Henry Chap
man, who is slowly recovering from
an injury which he received several
weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs Wallace Towsley who
are residing in Manchester during the
winter, where Mr., Towsley has EN-
ployment, visited at the home of their
son, Schuyler, Sunday, and called on
several of their old neighbors Charles
Sykes of Manchester Center accom-
panied them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08

creasing the fnh cost to the retailer
made other quarters practicable aud
desirable.
During August Of the past year the
work of erecting a new, fireproof, san
itary warehouse with railroad siding
facilities was begun The site OF the
building was on County street, or
rather to the north OF the street, join
ing the Rutland railroad on the east
side. The economic advantage OF such
a location is easily realized. The un-
loading Of heavy staples such as flour,
sugar, salt and other goods which are
shipped into Bennington in carload
lots can be done to a minimum OF
economy In previous years, the price
of goods delivered TO this place from
nearby jobbing centers has been in.
creased Is cents per hundred for haul
age. a car can be set down In Ben
nington as cheaply as in North Ad-
ans or Troy and the carriage fee is
eliminated This shows plainly that
bill OF goods can be delivered to the
local retailers by the local company
fully as efficiently and certainly at
less expense than by outside jobhers
Although competitors, now have re.
moved the transportation fee to hold
a market in this section
The work of constructing the new
quarters was done By the Kingsbury
Construction company Of Hudson
Falls, N. Y, and supervised by Henry
p. Jones. Bennington eng 'neer and
architect The work OF each is well
known. The former has erected many
Of the modern mill buildings In this
city.
The building was finished and oc-
cupied last month II is A feet wide
by Sc feet long and two stories high.
The building foundations are planned
to carry two additional stories II the
business in the future requires more
space. The building itself is construc-
ted of brick and hollow tile Both
floors are reinforced concrete, the
upper floor IS made accessible by
broad stairs OF the same material. The
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
SUNDERLAND

Miss Sarah Pike is i'll of tonsilit's
F.A. Cook spent the week end with
his family.
Mrs. Russell Vernoy was a recent
guest of Mrs, NJ S. Pike.
Mr1 Richard Bentley spent Satur-
day with relatives in town.
Hawley Bump of Arlington was in
town on business Saturday,
William Johnson who has been IL
of the grippe Is able to be out again
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Hazleton Of
Pawlet we're Sunday guests at the
home of Mrs Emily Hazleton
Mrs. Giles Bacon was called to
SALISBURY Saturday by the lines of
her grandmother, Mrs. Sharkey,
Miss Elsie Obergefell of New York
City is spending the winter with her
grandmother Mrs f. a Cook
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
NORTH DAKOTA LOSS
PUT AT 81, 500, 900
st;te Projects Of Non-Partisan League
Have Lost Money in
EVerY Case

Bismarck, N d., Feb. 4.-Reviewing
Nortl Dakota's experience in state in
dustrialsm, put into effect when the
state was controlled by Non-P Partisan
league officials, the industrial commits
sion, now controlled by anti-leaguers,
says there is mot enc oasis in the
dreary desert of failure" The com
misson fixes losses now at $641, ,041,
and says they will be much heavier,
In the ba ance sheet, Secretary H.,
F. Crawford OF the commission, vIo
signs the report, says further losses
must be recognized as naving already
been sustained. Their total he says
is not now computable, but he Nnti-
cipates actual losses in excess o.
$150G,000
The Bank of North Dakota, a state
owned institution having control OF
public moneys, has lost S225, ,0SS14,
says the report, witt heavy additional
losses also sustained by reason of the
fact that nearly Sl,00O00O has been
re-deposited by the state bank in pri-
vately owned banks that are now in
the hands of receivers.
The -four mill and grain elevator
being constructed at Grand Forks,
into which S1,0OO,0O0 already has been
poured, will cost another $l,500,00O
and be worth less than S2000,000
when complete, says the report. This
is occasioned by the fact that con-
tracts we're awarded when prices
were at the peak.
Losses in the mill at Drake, n. D.,
have totalled $74,37912, says the re-
port, TIE losses exceeding an average
of 500 a day for the entire time the
mill has been in operat on, the loss
being in excess Of $3.50 a barrel for
every barrel o. -four produced Dis
cont nuance of the plant Is advised.
The North Dakota Home Builders
association, created for the purpose
Of construction OF residences to be
sold on the installment plan, has lost
S11S,256, says the report, and heavy
additional losses must be absorbed
by 'sle state in that venture for the
reason that only one Of the 56 houses
constructed has been sold at the price
that 1t cost the state.
In other instances, the report adds
the price demanded by the state is
far in excess Of the estimated cost
houses cannot be sold for the money
they cost the state,
Flagrant violations of the law a'sc
are cited in the report covering this
feature Of the industrial activity OF
the state,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
THISTLEMORE GOES
ASHORE ON CAPE COD
Breaches Buoy Ready to Take so Men
off FurnisS Line Freighter
Apparently Doomed

ii ghland Lights, Cape Cod, Mass,
Feb. 8, (By the Associated Press)-
The Furness line freighted Thistle
more has gone ashore on the beach
mere and is apparently doomed to de.
struction.
For some tine after the steamer
struck coast guards be ieyed that the
lives of the crew were in danger and
breeches buoy was r'gged up to
take off the so men on board the
vessel I've seas we're running high
and the ship was apparently doomed.
The ship gradually settled into the
sand, however, and late tn s forenoon
the coast guard decided that the men
on board were not in imminent dang.
er. Relief apparatus, however was
kept ready for operation N case O.
emergency.
At noon ten men had been brought
ashore in the breeches buoy and the
gale was dim nishing. The coast
guards were of the opin on that the
last man would be Of the ship by
nightfall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08

/ window frames are steel and the roof
absolutely fire proof An outside plat
form extendJ the length of the east
side Of the building The cars are
run alongside and the unloading done
through large convenient doors. An
endless chain conveyor, electrically op-
Grated, carries goods up to the second
floor.
The southeast corner is partitioned
off into modern Office equipped with
all desirable features which include a
modern, sanitary, plumbing system. A
Sturteyant heating plant has been in,
stalled to keep the temperature at the
necessary figure during the cold sea
son, ventllating the building az the
same time.
The company travels two statesmen
selling its products in Bennington
county and adjacent towns in New
York state. 1t does not sell at retail,
but through such legitimate channels
as stores and hotels. Two trucks
handle the delivery problem.
The company came into existence
more lhan twenty years ago, Wnen
Henry b. Rice started an enterprise
dealing in flour, sugar and canned
goods on a fairly extended scale Mr..
Rice died in 1918 His business was
taken over and run as a branch house
by the Berkshire Coal and Grain com.
pany of North Adams. In June. 1920,
the business was sod to the present
management. Since that time the
lines OF stock carried by the preced.
ing owners have been increased, 70
not only a complete line of groceries,
but the various products of the large
tobacco companies in the east are also
handled. The concern now carries a
well rounded stock of groceries, -four,
sugar, salt, and tobacco in various
forms and is the only wholesale con
cern in southwestern Vermont.
Mr. Leonard extends a cordial in
vitation to the public to visit the
new plant at any time. look over the
bui ding and sec how their food sup
Plies are managed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
MUST RAISE REVENUE
HARDING WILL INSIST
Pres dent Opposed to Conversion Of
Income from Foreign Loans
to Pay Bonus.

Washington, Feb. Sword went out
from the White House yesterday that
President Harding was strongly OPP
posed to writing into the soldier bonus
bill a provision for the use of the re.
funded foreign bonds in helping to fl
nance the adjusted compensation pro-
gram Confidence was expressed that
no such provision would be included IN
the measure.
The President was represented as
taking the view that since the refund.
ing negotiations would be incomplete
when the bonus bill was passed. 1t
would be unwise to depend upon the
foreign bonds to meet the c0mpensa-
tion payments. In his talks with CON
gressional leaders, he IS understood to
have insisted that the bonus legisla-
tion provide definite revenue sources.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
RISING FIRE DOOMS
FORMER TRANSPORT
Northern Pacific, off Cape This Morn
ing, Would Apparently Burn
to Waters Edue.

New York, Feb (By the Associ-
ated Press)-Fire that broke out on
the former United States transport
Northern Pacific off Cape May at /
o'clock this morning was sweeping
through tle ship at $50 and 1t was
apparently matter of only few
hours before the steamship would be
burned to the waters edge, accord
ing to wireless dispatch
For some tine there was consider
able alarm over the fate of four EN-
ployes Of the Sun saipbui ding cor
poration of Chester, Pa who were
on board, but at later dispatch
stated that the men had been picked
up by a steamer which was standing
by. The entire personnel of the
burning vessel is believed to be safe
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
IRISH UNIONISTS ARE
KIDNAPPED FROM HOMES
Border Counties In Ulster Scenes Of
Daring Raids Early This
Morning.

Belfast Feb. 5 (By ;Ae Associated
Pressl--A large number Of leading
Unionlsts in the counties of Fern
lanagh and Tyrone In Ulster in the
Ulster area we're kidnapped from
their home this morning, The raid
ers are believed to have come from
the counties OF Cavan and Longford
near the border
Forces known as spec ais are be
ing mohilzed at Tyrone and Fern
anag,l and rushed to the scene of
the kidnapping. The Ulster govern.
ment has announced its intention of
taking drastic measures
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
NORTH WHITE CREEK

Mrs. Melvin LeBarron is on the
sick list
James f. Bar ey bought a horse Of
Brown Brothers recently
Charles A. Bennett broke his nose
Saturday while working In the
woods.
Miss Jean Fauikenberry spent the
week end with her sister, Mrs. Dan
iel Geary.
Miss Mary Geary has been unable
to teach school the past week on ac.
count of illness
Come to the st, Valentines Dance
at High School ,all, Bennington
Tuesday, February IA, A good time
is assured all.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
PUTNAM PLACE
on N! NORTH ll|!R7.l, Street
= ''''''''fi;5j Il duIut FOR AGED
Suggested at Meeting of Incor-
porators Last Night
CONSIDER OTHER PLACES
President Alfred H. Winslow
Makes Provisional Gift If
Other Funds Are Raised

The Winslow Home for the aged
may be reality within year or 40
! II present prospects ara realized.
Alfred H. Wlnslow, originator Of
the plan, at the annual meeting OF
the incorporators of the home last
evening, pledged himself to give
Sl5 1000 more if the additional money
ican be raised to purchase the Put.
nam residence on North street or
some other desirable location several
OF which are under consideration.
The suggestion OF the Putnam
property as an ideal place for the
Home for aged aroused a good deal
Of enthusiasm among the incorpora-
tors present at the meeting.
Not only is the house large and in
good condition, with an ample heat
ing plant, but there is large area
of land extending through to Depot
street and a barn that could be re-
modelled into an annex il needed.
Several other pieces Of real estate
In the village have been suggested
and some OF them have been offered
at reasonable price. Just what
would have to be paid for the Put
nam property is not yet known and
NOT little depends on how much ex.
pend would be required to make
the place available.
A committee was authorized to
consider the several matters and To-
cations suggested and to report later
to the trustees. Already applicants
are beginning to be made by people
who would be looking for home o;
the kind proposed.
The meeting Tuesday evening was
the annual meeting of the incorpora-
tors and the following officers were
e ected for the coming year.
President, Alfred H. Winslow
Vice President, A. W. Braisted.
Treasurer, Homer H. Webster.
Clerk, Edward H. Holden.
Executive committee A. w. Brais-
ted, Fred c. Martin, ]. w. Hurlbut.
w. ]. Meagher, Harrie c. White, Fred
l.. Bottum and Frank E. Howe.
Finance committee, A. ]. Holden.
DR.. f. ]. Hurley.
Admission committee: DR.. l.. H.
Ross, C. T. Brettell and w. J. Meagh.
e..
Auditing committee; H. L. Hall, F.
S. Sibley and A. S. Payne.
The $4,000 pledged by Mr.. Win
slow last night is in addition to the
generous gifts of upwards of $4,000
n money and property previously
given by him. II other public spirit.
ed people will show the generosity
and enthusiasm evidenced by Mr..
Winslow the Bennington Home for
the aged will soon be in operation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
RECOGNITION of Goethe.

It Is great mistake to suppose
that Goethe, whose star had already
risen, was at once generally recog-
nized. His "Gotz Won Berlichinger'
and his "Werther' had been enthus-
iastically received, but no more so
than works of commonplace bunglers,
and Goethe was assigned very small
niche In the temple Of literature
Helne.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
PRESIDENT APPOINTS
FOREIGN MINISTER'S
First Step In Resumption Of Relations
with Nations Opposing U. s.
In World War,

Washington, Feb, S.-Diplomatic rep
resentatlves to Germany, Austria and
Hungary were nominated yesterday by
President Harding. Alanson b. Hough-
ton, of New York, being selected as
ambassador to Germany; Albert Hen
~ Washburn. of Massachusetts,, as
minister to Austria, and Theodore
Bretano, of Illinois, as minister to
Hungary.
The President also sent to the Sen
ate the nominations of Fred Morris
Dearing of Missouri at present assist
ant secretary of state to be minister to
Portugal. and Roy T. Davis, of Mis-
souri,, to be minister to Costa R,ca.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
TRACTOR AS ROAD BREAKER
Drifts on Colgate Road Broken Out
This Forenoon.

r. F. Niles sent one Of his Fordson
tractors, equipped with plow, out
on the Troy road Tuesday to clear a
road through the frozen drifts Dur.
ing the last storms the winds had
swept the meadows fairly clean and
piled the snow in the road A single
track was made, after enough cars
and trucks had struggled through.
Yesterday tractor rgged with a
spec al scraping equipment was put
to the task of leveling away the froz.
EN- pi es of snow. If another hard
storm comes the work done today
will greatly facilitate the breaking
out Of the road again.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
PICKET KILLED IN FIG IT
AMONG STEEL STRIKERS
Several Mors Wounded In plcturb-
ances at Wheeling company's
Plant In YorkvlIle, Ohio.

Yorkyille, o.. Feb, s (By the AS,
sociated Press)-At least one man
was killed and number were injur.
ed in fight this morning at the
plant Of the Wheeling Steel corpora
tion plant,
The plant resumed operations yes.
terday after a shutdown last July
when the company and the union
failed to reach an agreement
The man killed was on duty as
union picket, The company imported
men to take the places OF the strik.
ers and this morning stated that
three Of the mills were in operation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
What Price Ink2

Circus Manager--Tve found way TO
save money. Everybody rides over the
railroad except the tOttooed man. We
send him by second class mail. Hoy
10 you make tn" Hes printed mat
ter and goes any distance for . cents
an ounce. "--AmerIcan Legion Weekly,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08
The hons Of Middle Ane.

After man has reached middle
age he finds that all the bright am.
bitions Of youth have degenerated and
merged into the one uncertain hope
that he can keep his stomach and al
lied organs functioning with reasona-
BILE efficiency and regularity from day
to day.--Ohio State Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-08

lcAMERoNs ENTeRrAlK
Popular Traffic Cop and Wife OBJ.
serve Silver Anniversary.


serve Silver Anniversary.
| Last evening, at their home or
Washington avenue, Mr. and Mrs
William Cameron observed the 25th
anniversary of their marriage. Abou'
thirty guests were present inclihs,, (,
the village officials. The music}hN W
tertainment consisted OF quarts .-
singing by Mrs. Bridge Harte, Or, G.
S. Buchanan, Willard H, Lighthall
and c. s. Estes.
The guests were served at beautl.
fully decorated tables. Among the
numerous useful and beautiful gifts
received by the host and hostess was
one Of $25 in silver from the village
officials.