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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
EUROPE LOOKING TO
U. S., SAYS O'CONNELL
Prelate Declares Old World Badly in
Need Of Help from
America

New York, April 24.-Cardinal o.
Connell OF Boston returning on the
Arabic yesterday after three
months visit abroad, declared that
everyone in Europe wanted America
to enter the arena OF world affairs
and ito settle things He said.
VIII she? Can she? Ought she7 !
still cannot answer. Truly, however,
wat she can do she must find a way
to do, for Europe is clearly at the
end OF her resources. Either Europe
will join all her forces and put aside
hatred and distrust, or Europe for a
generation will sit amid ruins.
The bravery Of Italians in the face
OF present conditions is nothing short
OF heroic Everybody was looking
forward TO the Genoa conference
witt hope, but occasionally | heard
the skeptic comment, wait and see.
Everybody knows that while these
mutual suspicious and hatreds and
distrusts are kept up, nothing Will
come but worse conditions-to
change this attitude of unfriendll.
ness and distrust? 1t is a moral
problem Who can solve 1t. The
church. But who is listening to the
church among the ruling classes?
They are listening on the contrary to
the stump speeches which every sane
man knows to be rubbish.
Cardinal O'Connell did not reach
Rome until after the election OF Pope
Plus Xl, whom he described as "A
manly man and one of those rare
souls who can be pious and not in.
tolerant" He asserted:
saw the Pope several times, and
talked with him at great length. TIE
traits which struck me as the domi.
nant notes of his makeup are vigor
OF mind and body. His outdoor life
has excellent results. He is very calm
and deliberate and seems very gentle
and yet firm. ! feel more and more
that he :las the same am'able nature
OF heart as dear Pope Plus X. He
seems one who can suffer silently
and not become embittered That is
a wonderful trait in Pope. He Is
unpretentious, He is eager to be
informed, and says little. He will
neither be fanatical nor lax All in all
he seems a wonderfully well balanc-
ed character. Not led by whims and
not to be driven at all.
Plus XI, II God spares him. amid
so many difficulties, will leave a rec
ord OF substantial accomplishments
not spectacular, perhaps, but genu-
ire.
The Cardinal was met at the pier
by a large body Of New England
clergy and laymen. After brief
demonstration, he was taken to the
Gotham Hotel where ne rested over
night, preparatory to returning to
Boston by automobile tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
NOBILITY ARRIVE
WITH IMMIGRANTS
Countess and Baron from Denmark
Come TO America in
Steerage

New York, April "a Travel. ing
with immigrants, in the steerage OF
the steamship Resolute, the Countess
Christine De Rosenkrantz OF Den.
mark, her l9.year.old son, Baron
Holger Julian Frederick De Rosen.
krantz, and the countess companion
Miss Elizabeth Peterson, lwere de.
tanned by immigration officials on
their arrival yesterday. They will
be taken to Ellis Island.
The visitors presented passports
signed by Denmark's minister of for
eign affairs, requesting that they
should nave all courtesy, their bag.
gage passed, ETC. and showed sur.
prise when they were told that as
alien steerage passengers they
would have to go through the usual
immigration formalities.
The countess, VINO was expensive
ly gowned and jeweled, told fellow
travellers her husband, Baron De
Rosenkrantz, was Denmark dee.
gate to the Genoa conference, and
that she was here to visit Mrs. Ma.
thaniel Thayer in Philadelphia Miss
Petersen said she would visit New
York friends,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
MANY NE VI BOOKS
! ADDED T0L|BRARY
DURING PAST YEAR
Mostly Presented by Residents
at No. Bennington
CIRCULATION INCREASING
Report Of Librarian Indicates
Appreciation of Mrs. Nc
Cullough's Gift.
CIRCULATION INCREASING

More than thousand volumes we're
added to the equipment OF the library
at North Bennington library last year,
the larger portion through gift by pub
lie spirited residents Of the village,
according to the report OF the librari-
an. which follows:
To the Mccullough Library Trustees,
Library Association and the People
OF North Bennington;
We now have 5070 books in the H.
brary, 1925 volumes having been added
during the past year. or these, 227
were purchased and the remainder
were gifts from Mrs. H. c. Cole, Mrs.
II. P. Mccullough, Mrs. A. II. Burgess,
Mrs. F. b. jennings, Mrs. yelling and
Mrs. c. w White; also 127 volumes OF
the official records of the War of the
Rebellion presented by II. T. Cush-
man.
About 100 books OF fiction were dis
carded as unfit for use.
At present we are placing the beau
tifully engraved book plates presented
by Mrs Mccullough In all books.
The total circulation for the year
was 20,022. or about onethird more
than the previous year, which was 15,.
500 The largest circulation for any
one month was 2120 for February, and
the largest days circulation was 194
oa March rs.
We now have 765 borrowers, 166
having been added during the year.
We have collected from fines and t:,e
sale of old books 1892.
Collections OF books from Hunting,
Aliens, and the Library Book House
were loaned to us for Children's Week
last October.
The story hour has been very popu-
lar with the little children, due to the
kindness Of Mrs. w. r. White, Mrs.
r. II. White. Mrs. G. W. White, Miss
Marion White and Miss Gaul.
We are subscribing for is maga-
zines and ut present 10 others are
presented regularly, also two daily
papers. Books are being loaned to
two schools AMI also loaned by mail at
borrowers expense.
Since moving into the Mccullough
building the reading room has been
very popular both with adults and
children and is very much appreciated
by all. Miss Jane Alden has assisted
greatly in the mendlng of books.
| wish to thank the library board,
also the association members for the
courtesy and help they have given
during the year.
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs. e. G. Phillips,
Librarian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
MEDAL FOR MANCHESTER MAN
Wm. E. Hitchcock in List Of Val
Awards for 1921.


Thirteen employees OF the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Co.. have been awarded the Theodore
n. Vail medals for conspicuous ex-
amples Of noteworthy service in
1921.
More tran rs cases we're submitted
to a committee and the award is un.
animous. This is the second year
that these awards have been made
for acts or services which conspicu.
ously Illustrate the ideals OF Mr..
Vail, for many years president o. the
American Telephone & Telegralt;
&c.
Under the terms Of the Vail Mem.
orial, established by Mrs. Vail,
bronze, silver and gold medals are
awarded to members Of the Bell tele.
phone organization throughout the
United States, The gold and silver
medals will be awarded each year by
a national committee.
EacN silver medal award is accom-.
panied by a cash payment OF $3.50,
and each gold medal award by $500,
or, In case of very exceptional act
OF service. by a cash award OF $1,000.
The following service was perform.
ed by Messrs. Hitchcock and Farm.
ham. Because of their knowledge OF
what to do in an emergency and how
to render first aid, William +. Hitch
cock and Edwin J. Farnham. doubt.
less saved the life of David Belland, a
fellow workman, who was rendered
unconscious from an electric shock,
caused by a 1900 volt wire being
crossed with a telephone circuit at
Manchester Center, on October 4,
1921
The three men were making re.
pairs along the highway and Farm.
ham, who was a little way ahead OF
Belland noticed Belland lying in the
road with live wire in his hand.
Assisted by Hitchcock the two men
released Belland from the wire and
Immediately applied artificial respir.
alton for about eight minutes, when
Belland was restored to conscious
ness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
STATE ENGINEER TO QUIT
Rumor That He Does Not Agree With
Highway Department.

Montpelier April 24,-A report,
which has not been confirmed, "a
current that the state engineer d.
o. Young, is to resign, or has already
resigned, the same to become feet
i've In a short time.
Mr.. Young came to Montpelier to
take charge OF the state engineer de.
partment scarcely more than a
month ago, having resigned posi-
tion as New York state road man at
Schenectady, n. Y.
The reason for his leaving the
state engineers position is said to
have been friction between him and
members of the state highway depart
ment the two departments being more
or less intimately connected. one
rumor has 1t that a short time ago
Mr.. Young declined to accept Ia sug-
geston from an official of the state
highway department to dispense with
the services of two men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
PAPER MACHINES RUN
AT BELLOWS FALLS
Operations Nearly at Point Attained
Before Shutdown Caused
by Strike

Bellows Falls April "a Previous
to shutdown because of high water
ten days ago the International Paper
Co., was operating SIX paper ma
chimes out of their local totai of 10
today Seven are running to full
capacity the water having fallen so
as to permit it, Every stone of the
pup grinding department is today
running.
The conditions Of product previous
to May /, 1921, when the strike was
inaugurated in the local business of
the company are today at their nor
NAL eXcept three paper machines and
the sulphite department. The Off.
GERS Of the paper and pulp labor
unions maintain that the strike Is
still in progress. The company state
that the sulphite and two machines
are idle only because of trade condi.
tons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
COOLIDGE FORCED BY
FIRE TO QUIT HOTEL
Vlce.President and Other Distinguish
cd Guests Driven from New
WILLARD

Washington, April 2i.--Ylce Presi-
dent Coolidge, several members Of
the Senate and House OF Representa-
tiyes and many other persons prom
inent in public, business and social
lie, were among some six hundred
guests Of the New Willard who were
routed out OF their beds at an early
hour yesterday morning by fire
which swept tie top floor Of the ten
story grey stone structure at Pennsyi
yania Avenue and Fourteenth street.
The blaze had It's origin In the
ballroom on the tenth floor. where a
few hours before President Harding
Mr.. Coolidge, members OF the cabi-
net, senators and representatives, for
eign diplomats and others, had ban
quoted as guests OF the Gr!diron
club at its annual spring dinner and
frolic The fire was confined to that
floor and the roof above, but tons f
water poured into the flames seeped
through to the floors below, causing
much damage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
ITS ssTH ANNIVERSARY
Annual Meeting Of Second conareaa.
tlonal Church April 27.

The Second Congregational church
makes a great deal OF its annual
meeting, 1t is the most important
gathering of all the members OF TIE
church and parish during the year.
1t viii be held in the chapel on
Thursday evening Of this week, April
27, which is the seth anniversary OF
the church's organization.
The hour set for the reception Is
730. The pastor and Mrs. Mills will
be assisted in receiving the friends
by a committee representing the var.
ious organizations of the churta.
Reports Of the years work of the
church and brief business will occupy
the time from clock until towards
3. 1t is important that as many as
possible OF the church attend this
part of tho meeting, These reports
are valuable and interesting.
The social hour with refreshments
comes afterwards.
All members OF the churctl and
their families and other friends who
are interested are most cordially in
vited for the entire evening. or II
they have other engagements which
are unavoidable, for such part OF tho
evening as they can spare.
II will he very pleasing to Mr.. and
Mrs Mills and the reception commit.
tee to greet the new oomers into the
church and parish as we'll as the
long time members OF the big and
happy church family
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
GRAND JURY SITS ON
STEARNS MURDER CASE
Operation Performed Upon Woman
Charged with Shooting Husband
at RelloWs Ealla

Bellows Falls, April 24.-Subpoenas
have today been served upon twelve
local persons requiring them to ap-
pear at Newfane before the grand
jury at ten O'Clock to give testimony
regarding the charge Of murder
against Mrs. Lynn L. Stearns for
shooting her husband on March 30.
The question OF the state authori.
ties relative to the wisdom or ex.
pense OF an operation upon Mrs.
Stearns leg has been decided and an
operation was performed at the Rock
ingham hospital Saturday morning.
A silver plate was attached to the
bone to hold the piece together which
had failed to knit although the bone
broken by her jump from a third
story window had been set three
times. Drs. Ridden and Blodgett
performed the operation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
AMERICA WOULD JAIL
CHRIST, SAYS DOYLE
Savior and Ho Disciples Would Have
Been Considered
Migrants

Boston, April 24.-"Americans are
peculiar. II Christ and His Disciples
were here in America they would prob
ably be put in jail as vagrants because
they had no visible means of support"
This is one OF the comments of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle, discussing his
Views on spiritualism yesterday.
Yet Americans make the best me.
dium&' he added, as IL puzzled at
what seemed to him paradox.
He expressed his conviction that
spirits we're able to see Christ; indeed
his dead son has seen the Master, he
declared, the fact being communicated
to Sir Arthur about a year after the
sons death He repeated in general
the story OF his proofs as he told 1t
last week in New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
MANY REGISTRATIONS
Automobile Department Doing Ex.
tenslve Bus ness,

Montpelier, April 24-Last years
record in secretary OF States office
for the number of automobile regis.
tration plates mailed out In a day
was broken by Inspectors Charles
Pierce and Ara Griggs on Tuesday
of last week, when SCI plates were
put in the mail and enough more
were handed out over the counter to
bring the total above coo. The in.
spectors are In charge of the office
during the absence OF Secretary OF
State II. A. Black and w. s. Teachout
OF the department
on Wednesday 522 plates were put
in the mail, and business Of over
$1,000 was done over the counter On
Thursday 442 plates were mailed,
and Thursday night, not a single ap-
plication remained untitled, a oondi.
tion Of affairs Of which the inspect.
ors are Justly proud.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
HOWARD AS HAMLET
Presentation at High School Wednes'
day evening.

When John f. Howard made his
seventh appearance In Springfield,
Mass, the Springfield Republican pub
lished the following:
mir, Howard's conception OF Hamlet
Is of the strongest type that has been
presented by generations Of actors
the intense character assuming the
disguise OF insanity for his purposes
and II was remarkably well bourne
when we consider the magnitude
OF the task which Mr.. Howard takes
upon himsalf-the memori2ing of a
great play Ike this and the presenta-
ton OF II without the slightest acces-
sory--we must say that il is remark.
able and Unexpectedly able perform.
ance
This reciter possesses an uncom.
mon talent, his action is graphic and
effective always, and he has no rival
in his field"
Mr. Howard will present Hamlet at
the High School hall at s o'clock We'd
nesday evening. this week, under the
auspices of the high school students
association.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
FIND TWO MISSING GIRLS
Runaways Were Both Ready to Re.
/ turn to School,


Fitchburg, Mass, April 24.-Miss
Emma Stafford of Pawtucket, r. l.,
and Miss Bernice Hollinghead Of
Port Clinton. o., who disappeared
from Northheld Seminary at North.
field last Sunday, were located here
yesterday
They returned to the seminary ac.
companied by the principal Charles
L. Dickinson.
Miss Hollinghead telephoned the
police yesterday that Miss Stafford
was in a lunch.room, where three
men we're annoying her. 1he ponce
went to tle place and escorted Miss
sta ford to the lodging house where
she and her friend had occupied a
room for a week.
After hearing their story, the police
said they were convinced that tie
girls had done nothing wrong. The
girls told the police that both had
became tired Of the school and had
planned to go to the Middle West.
They said that while they were
standing on the campus last Satur.
day, two men drove up In a car and
offered them a ride, They accepted
and the men, WHO the police said,
lived in Gardner, drove them to this
cit.
The young women had twenty dol,
lars with them They hired a room
and stayed in Fitchburg all the week.
TIE two Gardner men accompanied
them on various trips about the city.
When the girls we're unfavorably
impressed by the action Of three men
whom they encountered in a lunch
room today Miss Hollinghead decid.
ed to notify the police and tell the
whole story. The girls made no OBJ
lection TO returning to the school.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
5LAMEs WoMENs CLOTHES
Bishop Says Modern Styles Respon-
sible for Furmoil

Manchester, N. H., April 24,--Bishop
George Gauterin of the Catholic dio.
cese Of Manchester in sermon yes
terday asserted that modern styles in
women's clothing were directly re.
sponsible for much of the turmoil in
the world today
Can a man look at a girl dressed
as so many Manchester girls are
dressed with anything but disgust
he asked, "Their short skirts and low
necks lead only to disrespect. The
woman who can win the respect OF
men by her modesty can hold the
respect Of her children"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
GREEKS ADVANCE
TOWITHIN FORTY
MILES Of SMYRNA
Constantinople Admits Capture
of Important Villages
TURKS MEETING ATTACK
Push Reinforcements to Front
Where Heavy Fighting
is Reported
MEETING ATTACK

Conspntinople, April "a (By the
Associated Press The capture Of
Sokla and Slala Nova, about forty
miles south of Smyrna, by the
Greeks, was confirmed in the Turk.
ish Nationalist communque received
here today.
The Greek army has begun its ad-
vance southwark. The Turks are
rushing troops to the front in great
numbers and heavy fighting is re-
ported in the Italian zone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
cHAUNcEY pEPEW is So

New York, April "a Such a flood of
congratulations poured IN upon Chaun-
cey NJ Depew yesterday, on his eigh.
ty.eighth birthday that he didn't even
have chance to go to ohuch at St
Thomas'l Sunday observance he
rarely foregoes.
From the world over cablegrams
and radiograms arrived at the Depew
home, q West Fifty fourth street, and
there were hundreds of kilograms
from friends dwelling all the way from
Sandy Hook to the Golden Gate. Mr..
Depew makes It a rule not to divulge
the names of his birthday congratu-
lators
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
BAR HLoNDIN AS LAWYER
Legislators VIII Not Let Him Practice
In Ontario

Toronto, Ont, April 24-The On.
tarlo Legislature has refused Pierre
Edouard Blondin, former Postmaster
General of Canada, permission to
practice law In this province, The
opposition was based on statements
said to have been made by Mr. Blon.
din when he was a member of the
National party, French Canadian
group, standing for Canadlansm as
opposed to British Imperialism.
ITO get freedom under the Union
Jack" Mr.. Blondin was reported to
have said, you would have to blow
holes In it,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
Some Risk In EvervthInn-

While II may be true that the man
who risks nothing gains AothIng, It Is
also true that gain does not depend on
risk alone. In all business there is an
element Of risk, but In business this
element is smaller than 1t is in speeu-
lation,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
CHECKS RELEASE OF
BERGDOLL PROPERTY

Washington, Apr,l 24.-Justice
Bailey of the supreme court Of
the District Of Columbia today
ruled that the alien property
custodian could not be required
to surrender tie property Of
Grover c. Bergdoll valued at
$75C,O0O.
The ruling was qualified by the
provision that the government
convict Bergdoll of desertion and
and prove he is now a fugitive
from justice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
-
MARY GARDEN QUITS
Resigns Of Director Of Chicago Opera
Association

Chicago, April 24.-Mary Garden
has resigned as director of the Chi.
cago Opera Association. Who her
successor will be has not been decided
by the directors Of the company. The
post Of artistic director will he abol.
ished and that Of general director will
be reestablished again,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24

BOOTLEGGERS WEAR
u. s. NAVY UNIFORMS

New York, April 24-A boot
logging scheme whereby liquor
smugges into this country from
Bermuda and Cuba on former
submarine chasers commanded
by officers wearing uniforms OF
the United States navy has been
unearthed, according to an on
nouncement from the customs
house here today.
The former submarine chaser
l01, renamed "Fidus" has been
seized with her commander and
crew OF seven.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
PUTS
UP No DEFENCE. IN. !.
Vermont state Nl0i'
nIInn 2OseptlS
SUPRtM[ UUUKl |
Removed District Attorney Fac
ing Disbarment Today
1IKENED TO MOCK TRIAL
Says He Will not Be Put in Posi-
ton Of Playing a
Part

Boston, April 24.-Joseph C. Pelle.
tier, recently removed as district at
torney for Suffolk county, offered no
defence when disbarment proceed
ings were begun today in the su-
preme court.
The former district attorney said:
Further words from me would be
use ess and only put me in the po-
sition Of playing part in this mock
trail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
FRANCE IS READY
To ALONE ENFORCE
VERSAILLES PACT
Threat of Poincare, in Case Ger
mans Default
GUARANTEES DEMANDED
Condition under Which France
Will Agree to Abstain
from Aggression

Bar lie Due, France, April "a (By
the Associated Press France will,
If necessary, undertake alone to see
that the treaty Of Versailles is exc
cuted, If the Germans default in their
reparatons payments, Premier Pom
care int,mated in an important
speech made before the general coun-
Gil or the department of the Meuse
here today.
Premier Poincare announced that
If the French delegation at Genoa
ccu.d not go Slead with its work un-
der agreed conditions France would
regret.hlly have to cease participa-
tion in the conference.