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In the World Of Industry.

The manufacture Of paper yarn has
cen begun ia Spain.
The United States consumes three
iourths of the worlds total output o.
crude rubber
Cleveland is endeav0ring to secure
he headquarters Of the. Order OF Ran
way Conductors, new located at Ce.
lar Rapids la.
Tobacco planting i'm Canada has
made remarkable progress during the
asst few years some 10000 acres be-
ng planted last year
One ton of wheat straw will pro-
iuce the equivalent OF forty ga Ions
T gasoline. according TO the {. S.
Department Of Agriculture.
When the great liner olympic
burned coal she required the sery-
ces o. 90 men in her frerooms;
With ol-burning engines 60 men DO
lie work
A French gunpowder plant blows
he fumes from its sun-cotton factor
es through a chimney lined win
lass. which ressts the chemical ac-
ion perfectly
Announcement has been made that
coal tar can now be made 10 yief
artaric acid and other impor,an,
organic compounds by building up
he various substances from maleic
lcid cbta ned from benzol.
A new French estimate of the
worlds waterpower resources cred
Is the United states with $4,000 elV
valuable horsepower; Canada with
$4,000 900, Norway with IooOQop.
Sweden with 6,75O.O00, and Italy ana
Spain with about 100000 eaca,
The wine output Of the world IS
approyimatelv 1000. 100000 gallons q
wear and of this quantity Europe is
RESPONSIBLE for S,0000O0OOO gallons.
italy heads the list with l,200,0OOooo
gallons. France comes next WIN L.
100000. 600 Australia and So9th
africa are at the bottom of the lls'
with about 100000 gallons each
Wooden ships, notwithstanding the
nerils they encounter, usually outlast
heir hui ders. In tho mercantile
rmarine are a number of ships when
have passed TIE century mark me
,'Trne Love" launched in England IN
1884, is sim afloat The Two Broth
ers" built at Plymouth England, IN
17Ss. and the Good Intent which
took the water two years late are
stu In actual service r.,
"Cottonoid,' the material when
Henry Ford predicts will replace
steel in Ire building Of automobile
bodies. consists mainly OF hi'hlv''
dressed cotton Its extremely light
and durable nature makes II very
suitable for many uses, and its in
vontor thinks thot it VIII prove a
boon for house building to replace
avs and stone. Trains, he he.
ieves could be built Of the same sub
stance, thus doing away with good
cal Of unnecessary weight
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yeloped' to standard not exceeded
anywhere. Then, too, in the stres
Of the war the Democratic admins
tgation added to the civil service
many Thousands Of boys inst out 0
the high gchool \ good many Q
f1ese developed into FIRST class me
and the experiment on the who'll
worked cut better than the time hon
cred Republican mothod or glvlai
public service Jobs to good fellow
who couldn't quite get a liyinl
through their own efforts
Neither party however, has GOV
cred itself With glory IN filing t.
ranks Of civil service employees. 70
lthc more important places there arr
usually competent applicants but 10
/ the lesser JOBS the ones attracted
are too ofton those who fail to com
Ipotenuy ~ the openings in priyat
! iic
The result is tina. ,ae more abb,
Il AID competent men in the public
service find iomselvcs associate
with and assisted by large percent
age o. insists and incompetents. An
other drawback is that the h'g
grade men working for the govern
ment are poorly pad and actual.
get no moro or only a little more
than their half competent helpers
l,lis condition extends al down
through the government service, t.
poatofFices, custom houses ana revc
nue. offices, and is particularly nc
tor.cus IN the prohibition enforce
ment outfit
the country is to continue the
poudcrous and slow-moying civil sery
ice machinery, there ought to be at
tached to I've mill few official
bcuncers whose duty it should be Il
30 through the various department.
ana weed out tho incompetent mel
who have become attached to The
public payroll without giving muc
IN The way q service IN return.
When private employer needs ;
man in an important position h
looks around for one GtteI for tn
pace he wants to al lie does nc
merely coaAne himself to those VIII
happen TO apply or to those whc
aayent made good in the Jobs the
have heretofore had.
il we must have pa;ernailsm Il
government. the system ought to b
applied with higher degree Of ei
aciorcy than has obtained too ofte
, IN the past
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, to22
PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS

The .ollowing notice Is posted at
the local postohlce;
The United States Civil Service
Commission Announces a first grale
or clerk examination and also
bookkeeper examination to be held
on March 4 1922. IN the principal
cites in New England. AS q result
Of these examinations EXCEPTING for
tho Post Office Service registers viii
NE establi cd to eli vacancies as
they may occur in the position Of
clerk, etc, in the Customs and Inter.
nal Revenue Services and IN al Other
branches OF the United States class
fed civil service in the New England
states and Canada Applicants must
pave reaChed their eighteenth hut
ret taeig seventeen birthday or the
lato Of the examination, which Is
tpen 10 all cit zcne Of the United
states. Fer app aticn sank CF1rm
13H) and Otne- informal on address
Ihe Secretary OF the Board Oh Unit.
u States Civil Service Examiners NJ
he Post Office Bennington VT, OF
- District Secretary. Customhousa
Tower, Boston Applicat ons must
'tte f ed with the d strict Secretar7
al Boston IN time for Il n % arralg2
%. the examination
This notice Is typical Ct the WRONG
way IN which the government goes
TO work to fiji vacancies Instead q
going into the open labor market and
hiring the best obtaina5.o matera
the government practically takes the
/ lcf; overs WHO are unable to set bet
ter jobs
/ When the schools aud colleges
y o'ose the graduates considered tt,
1 brightest and most promising are
/ quickly hired. The second line lis
/ is taken almost as promptly an,
these usually include the cream o
\ the new yearly labor supply
II Those who find good places an.
those who Aaye the ability to ad
vance in spite Of al obstacles sool
get to where c,yil service jobs 90 nc
tempt them This leaves the publ
service for the third-raters and
few who are out Of job for no flul
|. o their own. It is the reason VIII
public, business Is done SO largely b
people who have fallen behind in III
hard struggle Of private and corpo
ate enterprise
Il This by no means proves tha
1 there are TO first class high grad
\ men in the public employ for the.
: are thousand o.. them who have d
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
CatarFh Can BE Cured

Catarrh is n local disease greatly influ-
enced by constitutional conditions. Il
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF
the System. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE destroys the foundation of
the diseeR@. gives the patient strength by
improvln- ,le general health and assists
nature in doing its work
All Druggists. Circulars free.
f. j. Cheney g Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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No More Dandrufi

A leading hair dresser says she h
found nothing as good az Parisia
sage to Danish all dandrufi and max
the hair soft, thick and lustrous w,
sell it on money back p.an-W. l.
Gokay. Advertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
Vapors Us. Bronchitis
Old-fashioned remedies are absorbed and
inhaled by effective new method.

You get immediate action
two ways by applying Vicks
VapoRub to the chest for bron-
chial COMPOSITIONS. Rub Vicks
we'll in and a warm glow follows.
Not only are the ingredients alb
sorbed, but their healing vapors,
released by the body heat, are
taken with each breath right into
the inflamed passages.
Thus, externally and inter
nally, you get the beneficial
effect of Camphor, Menthol,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-18
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and substitute certainty They guar
antee an income which you canno
out i've, fixed, in amount and car
free Full details on request M
ticnal Life ms. Co, Of VI Mutual
Earle s Kinsley. General Agent
Mead Building, Rutland Vt.-Adyel
tisement
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Eucalyptus Thyme, Cedar Leaf
and Pine.
Vicks is a truly remarkable
remedy for congestions Of nose,
throat or chest. Its worth is
well appreciated. Over II mil
lion jars are used yearly for all
kinds Of colds, for skin hurts
and itchings, for neuralgia pains.
Once tried, Vicks becomes a
standby in the family medicine
cabinet.
I e )! !. % :; >
Over II Million Jars Used Yearly
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
TENNESSEE WOMEN
CONDEMN MOB LAW
lntcr- R;icial Committee is Formed
for Concerted Action.

Nashville. Misunderstanding that race
relations mus, be put upon Il Christian
basis. condcmning lawlessncss and
mob violence in unmcasurod terms,
and demanding equal protection for
the women OF both races q large group
Of representative white women Of Ten
nesHee in session in this city. unan'
mously pledged themselves to the effort
TO arouse public opinion in support OF
these principles and organized for that
purpose. a state committee was Great
ed. headed by Mrs. ]. n. Lupton, promi
nent Chattanooga club woman and
composed Of representative women
from all sections OF the statc-leadera
in their respective social circles and
dcnom!national groups. This commit.
tee Will compose the woman'E section
of the State Committee on Intcr-RnC.
ial Cooperation.
plan Of operation was adopted pro
riding for the creation Of Commuters
in every local woman's group for the
study Of intcr.racial questions. with a
view 10 better understanding and sym
pathetic cooperation in the effort to cor
rect lnlU%tlcCS. remove causes of FREE
ton and in general promote the best
interests OF al concerned.
The meeting was ARRANGED bv the
General Commission on Inter Racial
tu"ncrHtion WITH hondCuartcrs i'm AZ.
i'ni' "nd va" well attended. Address
e W"'" Wuir Ivy 4 nlrmlrr of 0utetr,l
m" i'HI|" j" "rli@iou and int"r-I@"
I'll work nnun" 'hrm lc'ug nr " y
N"'''""'"r" :rr. W. " Nl"NanGc~.
~. ].lLr =. .'chH>on: Professor l.. N.
's,r,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
YOUTH IS FREED OF
A SERIOUS CHARGE
Henry Lincoln Johnson Scores Great
victory In II Delicate Case.

Washington. d. c.. March 2l.---A
notable victory was scored during the
past week by Attorney Henry Lincoln
Johnson. of Atlanta. Ga. in the SUI
prcme Court OF the District or Column
hin. before Mr.. Justice Mccoy. Grimm
III Division. "Coloncl" Johnson consent
cd to serve as Chief Counsel for the de
PENDANT because of his intimate nc.
Quaintanco and personal friendship
for defendants family who lived for
many years In Georgia. Mr.. johnson
and HIS associates represented youns
colorcd boy. Algcrnon Simpkins. who
was charged with having criminally
assaulted one Ethel Edwards. a white
girl under sixteen years Of agc.--thc
statutory "age Of consent" in the Dis
trict Of Columbia where the penalty
for this oilcnSc if proven. is impriSon
mcnt for from 90 to 80 years in the pei
ltcntiary or in the discretion of the
jury. the death penalty.
Although the Assistant District A.
torney, Mr.. Emerson. vigorously prose
cutCd the case. assisted by n number
OF white detectives who were unuSua! =
~ active in getting up evidence ralcu.
lated to convict the defendant AMI VINO
gay" testimony AT times, contradictory.
'incturcd with passion and Favored
with race prejudice, .--yct. after thc
tn"l;ul hIM'i,in" and crOs.;-rXaminai:Dn
@! illnesses by Colonel johnson. and
after lac had delivered to ih,. whit,
jury on" Of the most eloquent ami
iurc"M :r&Tlucn' ever ~, ,,.,rml n
q criminal court. the jury IrtirI ana
H'l"r H' ~. cay !i"" or six hours r."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
REPUBLICANS MAKE
CLEAN SWEEP IN
MAINE ELECTIONS
OVER G.0uO PI,I'RAIITI pOLLED
FOR CANDIDATE IN SPECIAL
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION


Augusta Maine. March 90 john T.
elected bv more than 5000 plurality 10
succeed Federal District Judge John
4 Peter. as Representative to Com.
rrcss y, the special election in the
Third Maine District today on the
face Of unofficial returns.
Ccmplr:c returns from Kcnnchcc
and waldo Counties and from SIKH.
cipht Of the l2S towns in Hancock
SomcrcS, and Washington Counties,
tho remainder Of tho district gave Mel
son 1G EMS ami Ernest l.. Mel. can. Den
orrat also Of this city O.356.
The remaining sixty towns and plan
tens are small ami their vote would
no, materially chance this ma jority Of
G242. They cast 2,392 Republican and
9GG Democratic votes at the last con
"!c:>ionai election.
Mr.. Nelson was nominated i'll the Re
publican primary in February by Il
wide margin over rN-Mayor Blaine :
NilcS OF Augusta.
1t was Thought that this primary cor
test would leave sears. but the vote 10
day in Eo,rncbec County TIE home Of
both candidates shows that the result
of the primary did not affect the Re.
publican vote.
Few speeches were made during the
campaign and for the first time in
many years no speakers from abroad
invaded the State in behalf Of either
candidate. Representative Carroll l..
Bectly Of the First Maine district made
a few speeches for Mr. Nelson
Mr. Nelson carried the city OF Water
Vile. his former home by majority
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
FIRE AT THE VIRGINIA UNION
UNIVERSITY.

Much excitement wHS caused by the
discovery OF St,ilinw smoke in lluntlVN
Hall at the Virginia Union University.
This is the boys d0rmitOry of this ma,
nificCnt structure. All efforts to locate
the fire WIS futile. The students he.
gan removing their belongings To toe
campus ami it was only after the u.
rival of the Fire Department that the
blaze was located in the walls When
this had been put out. ihc students uo
cidcd to move back into the stone
building. The fire w&S discovered
shortly before 1 =. NJ. last Thursday.
There was absolutely no panic The
students tied Eankcrch:cfS over their
noses and did work in the regulation
order. Mrs. and DR.. j. T.. Jones have
their nom" in the Southern end OF uli,;
building. The damage is estimated IL
be $4,000. This was caused nv the dc
Struct'on Of the woodwork and the
side walls.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
SALESMAN EONRED RH' BANDITS
N FREDERICK.

Winchester. Va. March 2l.R. G.
kan$rh"r, Il Philadelphia salesman.
travelling for II Cambridge. Mass. con
Germ WaS held up and robbed Of his
porEc'hoUk and other. vaIuablcS by 4
masked bandits on Il bridge over Opc-
Quon Creek, five miles cast of here
early today. The robbers escaped.
RauScher was travelling in a light
autOnohilc from Alexandria to Win
chester. He said the men appeared sud
denly as his car came upon the bridge
commanded him to throw up his hands
and get ont of the car.
While three covered him with revolv
crS the other riflcd his pockets. taking
his valuablcs. They ordered him 10
leave the place without giving an
alarm.
He was unarmcd and could offer no
resistance. he said. The holdrup was
the second AT the same place since rhe
night OF March 4 when a Standard on
Company representative was "flagGed"
by highwaymcn whom he cluded by
suddenly "StcpDing on the gas" ana
darling away. Sheriff Pannctt was ar.
ranging tonight 10 station armed dcpu.
tics along the Winchcstcr-B lucmont
pike.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
VIRGINIA BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION.
(By Charles Stpwart.)

DAnvillc. Va. March %. rho PEG
pic of nanvillr arc now getting ready
for the session Of the Virginia Baptist
state Convention, which will convene
here May 10. and plans are being
made to make ii the greatest session
in the history OF the convention from
many VIEWPOINTS
The Baptist OF the state are pro
pairing TO rally for the educational
work. as we'll as for home missions
md foreign missions. The Virginia
Theological Seminary and College
will receive special attention. as il
is said to be the best session in the
history OF the school. and President
II. {. woods and the members Of the
faculty are doing great things.
President Il. J. King, Of Richmond
is calling on the churches and min
listers to como as never before, pre-
pared to do big things. He declares
that the Negro is no longer consid-
cred haDy in civilization. but Il full
nodEcd man. and he must work out
his own future. "Thc Virginia BaD-
tist State Convention stands for self
help" he declares, land we are go
ing to show to the world that W,
can and will help ourselves"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
WAGE FIGHT ON SEW
ATOR|AL CANDIDATE
AGAINST DYER BILL
y. y. \. {. =. TAKES HAND IN
MICHIGAN, WHERE CANDIDATE
Is AGAINST ANTI-LINCH NIih

The National Association for the All.
vanccmcnt OF Culorcd PcoplO. 20 Filth
Avenue. New York. today announced
that Il letter w;S being sent TO lie
most important newspapers in the
State of Michigan pointing out that lii
the approaching contest for Senator
TJSnsrnd'S seat in the United States
nat" was a man who had vOtrA
against the Dyer Anti.Lynching Bill
in the House Of Representatives.. That
man is Representative Patrick J. nc;
ley from the Sixth Michigan Congress.
SiOnal District.
The letter sent to the Michigan news
papers follows.
Sir:-Thc National Association for
the Advancement of COlOrcd People
md its friends in the state OF Mich
gan are interested in the contest for
Senator Townscnd's seat in the United
-: Senate. This interest has been
aroused because Representative PIT.
rick II. Kelley OF the Sixth Michigah
Congressional District. who has an
nounccd his candidacy against Senator
Townsend. opposed and voted against
the Dyer AntiLynching bill, II. II. ID.
which was passed 230 to 1l9 by tie
!lous" and Is now before the Senate.
Coloren people throughout the Unit.
cd States want the Dyer Bill enact cd
into Inv. They know that such emf.
ncnt Constitutional lawyers rs After
nry General Daughcrty and Moorficld
storey, former president OF the Amc1l
can Bar Association as we'll as former
Senator. now Representative Burton
or Ohio hold The proposed legislation
to he constitutional. With such emf
mont authority in favor of the Dyer
Bill. colored people hold that the finnl
decision on its cOnstitut;onality must
be left to the Supreme Court
Under the circumstances they are
not disposed to accept Representative
kellcy'a excuse that he voted against
the Dyer Bill because as he claims IN
letter published in the Michigan
state News of March 9. 1922, every
lawyer knows that Congress has no iur
'Sdiction over the subject matter -
That lawyers as we'll as laymen know
otherwise may he demonstrated TO Mr..
Kelley in the course Of his campaign
Whatever may I've the other issues CT
the campaign. cOlOrcd Americans viii
nave n mind that the Dyer hin consn
tuteS an issue of supreme importance
to orderly government in the United
States
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON.
Secretary, y. \. \. C. -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
THE KU KLUX KLA|V
CHALLENGES CANADA
IN BULLOCK AFFAIR
GOVERNOR WILL BE SECURED
WITHIN NEXT NlNF,rN DAYS.

Hickory. \. G.. March l7.--SpcakinG
before a large audiences in Hickory
las, Thursday night, DR.. Arthur Tai
madgc Abcrncthy of Ashcv!llo lcrtur
or for the ltu kluX Khan, referred to
ease in which he said, Governor M0rri.
son was refused cXtradition of 4 color
eh man from Canada. and asserted
tina! 1000 900 klansmcn from Maine ia
Texas have been pledged 10 sec that
the man Is returned to North Carolina
for trial. And this VIII happen in tho
next ninety days." he added
While DR.. Aberncthy did not men.
ton the name of the man. he said WAS
sought by the authorities Of this state
the audience understood him TO refer
to Matthew Bullock, wanted at Norlinp
on charge Of attempted murder, grow
,nE out or race riot at that place
about year ago. Bullock was recent
" %tv'n his liberty by Judge Snyder az
Hamilton, Ont, where he was arrested
when Governor Morrison refused to-
send witnesses to Canada to testify al
his cNtranition hearing.
Dr. Abcrnethy had been discussing.
the efforts he said, the Ku KIuX [lau
were making to assist the officers in Ell
forcing the law. He referred to a case
IN AShcville. in which he said a color.
Ell man was sent to the roads through
the efforts OF the Khan and told of two
white women being escorted out ot
that city by Klansmcn.
IL was near the close of his address
mat the speaker referred to the Canad
IAN case and declared that the man
sought by the authorities OF this State
rom tanndn would be returned TO
North Carolina for trial and that 600
ooo klnnsmen. from Maine to Texas
"er" pledged 10 this undertaking. DR..
Ahernethy did not say what measures
would he taken by the Klansmcu in
having the man brought back to North
'"rollna His remarks were literally
applauded by the audience.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
CHURCH FOR BETTER
RACE RELATIONSHIP
Methodist Council of RiShODS Approve
Plan OF the Federal Council.

montgomery, Ala The TriCouncil
OF Bishops Of the \. NJ. IT,. a. NJ. T.
Zion and c. Nj. T.. Churches, composed
OF about thirty bishops which held its
biennial session in this city last week
went on record as endorsing fully the
plan OF interracial cooperation
through the churches as formulated
by the Federal Council OF American
churches. This plan heads up in the
Federal Council Inter Racial Commits.
MISSION Of which Ne. John J. Eagan,
or Atlanta. is chairman ana Dir. George
r.. Haynes secretary. The purposes of
IRIS commission briefly stated are =;
10 assert the sufiiCicncy or Christian
principles in the solution of race rela-
lions, TO prOmOt" mutual confidence
ana cooperation, to distribute accurate
knoW'rd%c OF cor Lit;OnS. to develop y
puh'lc ConSclCnt" III 'mtrr.rH:.ill mai
trr> WHich wi, secure tA'' treat mcrt
ana the correction Of wrong conditions
ana 10 provide an agency througn
"hlrh al! the churches may work to
gclhCr.
I'm" approval Of IN" Tri-CouncI
"hlrh l. one Of the most auguSt rccl,
"laS'i heal bodies in America. Uucns 1Io
way ioE the fullest cooperation OF tho
Na%t N"ih0iist constituency in ,Ec IN,
f"''rh ne program !ail out Nv Thu, Fed
oral Council.