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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
OLD ELM SHARED
INFANCY AND AGE
WITH BENNINGTON
Tree Probably a Sapling when
Early Settlers Came
THRTvED AMID CHANGES
Cut Down as Menace after Wit
Messing States Growth
from the Beginning

The old elm tree near the corner
of North and River streets was felled
Saturday. This tree was said to be be-
tween 100 and 1S0 years old and has
seen much OF Bennington's history.
The old elm, could Il talk, could tell
incidents and happenings during the
making OF Bennington. II has always
been very prominent figure on the
corner. 1t was from this tree that the
Elm Tree House derived It's name. This
hotel has been known In LATER years
as the American House. &
The property on which the tree
stands has been In the Healy family
for 70 years The Elm Tree House
was erected by John NJ Healy's father
and has been enlarged since that
tine. When he died the property still
remained in the Healy estate.
All this was recent history for the
giant old elm, just sort OF yesterday
and today when Bennington Is getting
along into middle age, with our ex-
panding waist line and a confidence in
the future which comes from meeting
and overcoming the obstacles OF the
past. rfE
When the old elm was young fell
low II listened to the strokes OF the
axe on Shadowbrook farm where the
first clearing in town was started and
wondered what new sort OF wood
pecker had found its way into the val.
ley. Before that it had seen the fur
tive Indians slipping silently by on
expedition Of war and hunting. Pos
sibiy it had noted Col. Sam Robinson
and his friends when they came thru
to spy out the land for their future
homes.
After the first log cabins were tuilt
on town hill it was not long before
the new settlers began to work down
into the lower valley. Safford's grist
mill was built at the foot of what is
now known as Cooper's or Benton
pond and the industrial life of Ben.
nington then started has maintained
a steady growth, and the Old elm has
seen or heard IL all.
II has seen the state of Vermont de.
veioped through the force and energy
OF the settlers led chiefly by the group
which settled in Bennington. 1t heard
the guns OF the battle of Bennington
and has seen the young men OF the
town go forth to six wars and heard
the shouts OF the people as the sur.
viyors have returned victorious in
every struggle.
The old tree has been growing weak
er for a number OF years and had
reached point where in times OF
storm 1t threatened the lives of those
who passed beneath It and the chill.
dren who played in its shade. 1t was
thought best to cut II down and there
by save II from injurlng It's friends
and neighbors through any sudden
weakness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
Increased Attendance at 6aptist
Church. a


Last Sunday evening, the attend.
ance increased to one hundred four.
teen, at the Baptist school OF mis-.
sions. The ladies served'a light lunch
from 8 to $3.50 o'clock. This was fol.
lowed by song service after which
Mr.. Towart made the. announcements
and offered prayer. lie also gave the
names of some of the speakers whom
we will have the pleasure of hearing
during the winter. The list includes
many we'll known Christian workers
who have been OF greatest help in
making many OF the summer schools
great success as we'll as making
them d place of inspiration to the
young people who attend them.
The classes then turned to the
study OF their lessons, Mr. Mungers
class again joined in study with the
Young Peoples class under the lead
ership of Mr.. Towart
At 1870, assembly was held in the
auditorium and sterioptican lecture
was enjoyed. The topic was Chi
dren In Many Lands"
1t is hoped that there will be 4
large attendance at the remaining ses
sions to make the school good sue
cess. Everyone should know about
the work of the Christian churches
In the foreign lands and this Is the
chance to learn about It,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
STAYS MILITARY COURT
ORDER AS TO CHILDERS
Dublin Master Puts Check on Action
Against De Valera
Supporter.

Dublin. Nov. 21.-Habeas corpus
proceedings brought in behalf of En-
sklne Childers We're adjourned yester.
day afternoon, the master of the rolls
directing that no order of the military
court be executed pending a decision
by the civil tribunal.
When the case came up before the
master of the rolls, the judge on be-
ing told that the government had re.
fused to give the names of the eight
men under arrest in addition to Chill
ders. declared that such a refusal was
an attempt to nullify habeas corpus
rights and that if persisted in, he
would regard the provisional govern
ment's action as device to oust the
court form jurisdiction.
Counsel for the prisoners requested
stay in execution. but the judge
replied that he had no jurisdiction
The court asked counsel for the gov
ernment If he wAlld give an under
taking that the execution of the men
would not be carried out If the cour,
was adjourned, Counsel replied that
he was unable to give such an m
dertaking.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21

BEAT MEcHANlcvILLE
Bennington High School Showed First
Class Football.

The Bennington high school football
team which has had a tough season
went up against the Mechaiiicville high
school team at Morgan park Saturday
afternoon and won n to 6.
The local students played excellent
football 1t was the opinion OF quail
fled observers that had the boys
showed the same kind of spirit in ear.
ler games that the team would have
had a season record to be proud Of.
Coach Taraldsen has experienced
cons. .derable difficulty in arousing the
kind OF interest that wins football
games, but feels that on Saturday he
brought out the real kind Of pep"
The team has one more game to
play before the season ends and the
local fans are looking for another good
,contest now that the team has ap-
parently arisen to the needs of the
situation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
ROAD CONFERENCE
Citizens Interested in Roads are in.
vitsd to Meet at Bur- ington


vitsd to Meet at Bur- ington
AS phase OF the Campaign for the
Study of the Road Problem the Yer
mont State Chamber of Commerce is
arranging Good Roads Conference
which all citizens of Vermont are cor
daily invited to attend.
Every citizen interested in the road
problem-and who is not-desires to
know and understand the laws and
policies and road results in Vermont,
and the laws and policies and results
in other states, so that he can think
out for himself what Vermont ought
to do next.
The object of this Good Roads Con.
ference will be to bring Vermonters
into personal touch with, men who
know thoroughly what Is being done
in neighboring states. Among the
81 eakers will be Mr.. Paul d. Sargent,
Chief Engineer of the State Highway
Commission OF the state of Maine,
Frederic Il. Everett, Commissioner of
the State Highway Department of the
State of New Hampshire; and repre-.
sentative of the Bureau of Public
Roads at Washington.
The meetings OF the conference will
be held in City Hall at Burlington on
the afternoon and evening of Monday
November ~, 1922. at $3.50 o'clock and
at 500 o'clock.
This conference is called in accord
ance with resolution passed at the
, recent meeting of the organization a,
Rutland on November 1st.
II is hoped that every community N
Vermont will be represented by goot
delegation at this conference.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21

IS PLANNED FOR
RUM HOUND F ACk
Haynes Intimates Shakeup Will
Include Several States
STARTED BY GRAND JURY
ptia ~ Ljb1r
Preccs. bken by Sending
Massachusetts, Man to Act
as Rhode Island Director

Washington, Nov 21.-Drastic
changes in executive and field person
mel of the prohibition enforcement
machine are under consideration by
Commissioner Haynes and other gov
ernment officials it was learned yes
terday. In several instances the plans
being considered call for practical
reorganization OF existing forces
from top TO bottom.
Reorganizations already decided "
on will, result in new appointments
to the higher posts in the enforce.
ment bureaus OF seven or eight
states, 1t was indicated. Officials
here were not ready to announce de.
tails but it was learned that the
shake-up will be especially pronounc-
ed in New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania, and to only a
slightly less degree in Louisiana and
other southern states.
Designed to meet recent specific
criticism OF dry enforcement, the
p ans are declared by prohibition of.
fiicials to have been formulated prior
to the communication recently made
by federal grand jury in New York
to the presiding Judge of the federal
court there. although they include
steps to counteract the weakness
which is alleged TO have resulted
from wholesale political appointments
in the subordinate ranks.
While final decision on the proce
dure said to have been contemplated
by Commissioner Haynes has not yet
been taken, an initial step was seen
in the reported selection of Harry
Sheldon. general prohibition agent in
Rhode Island to be state director. Mr.
Sheldon is from Massachusetts and
his appointment will be the first de
parture from the unwritten rule OF
the bureau that the state heads must
be residents in their jurisdiction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21

That morning ameness--those
sharp pains when bending or lifting,
make work burden and rest impos-
sib.r. Don't be handicapped by a
bad back--look to your kidneys. You
will make no mistake by follow 'ng
this Bennignton residents example.
c. ID, Hicks, 7l2 Gage St. says:
Doan's Kidney Pills are a fine kid.
ney medicine and they have my gh.
est words of praise | was In bad
shape with my Kidneys which was
brought on by the nature of my
work. My back was sore and lame
and my muscles were stiff, My kid.
neys acted irregularly and was all
out of sorts. but Doan's Kidney pills
gave me relief and coupe boxes
from Quinlan's Drug Store complete
ly and permanently cured me- Best
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
LOVE NOTES READ IN COURT
Woodhouse's Letters Figure in Wife's
Alienation Suit.

Burlington, Nov 2l.-At the trial
OF the million.dollar alienation suit
brought by Mrs. Dorrit Stevens Wood
house against her parents-in-law, Lo.
renzo Il. and Mary Kennedy Wood
house, fifty-fiye love letters and tele.
grams sent TO the plaintiff by c.
Douglas Woodhouse before their mar.
riage were read this afternoon.
The letters were freely marked
with endearing terms such as Gu
tey," 'Dottie" and "Cutie Pie" and
"a million kisses" were frequently
mentioned The letters and tele-
grams date from May 26. 1916.
II have missed you a lot. ;" he said in
one letter, touching on her trip to the
Philippines. 81 am waiting for youi
decision when you get home he
wrote in another.
~ am one gloomy person because
had to leave YOU" he said in one let
ter, and In another he sends her "a
million kisses"
Touching on the young woman's
ambition to become settlement
worker, Woodhouse urged her to for
get it. 1T is the bunk, he wrote
and declared that settlement worl
was for "unattractive females, no
for you adding II am certainly Of
the whole idea
"The family objections are utterly
false" he asserted in another low,
note.
When in the service, in the sigma
Corps School, and later, in 1918, whel
ut College Park, Md. he wrote: e
miss you so ] can hardly stand It..
and called her "Dottie Pie" frequent
ly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
REFUSES TO DRILL
Student Says Military Ira ming and
Christianity lncomp atibIe.

Amherst, Nov. .2l.-Gordon Hugh
Ward OF Eng ewood, ". j.. sopho.
more of Massachusetts Agricultural
college. has refused to participate In
the course in military science and tao
ties, on the ground that military
training is contrary to the princi.
pies of Christianity.
This is the first time in the his.
tory OF the college that student
has assumed such an attitude. Ward.
who Is the son OF a minister, is rated
as one OF the most brilliant students
in college. He took the course last
year and was slated for appointment
as a cadet sergeant, army officers
said.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
NO FUNDS, SCHOOL CLOSES
$500 Children Affected by Finance
Deadlock In Illinois.

West Frankfort, ILL.,, Nov. 2l.--
ASSOCIATED Press. The public ele.
mentary schools in this district,
closed since September because of
lack of funds to pay teachers, will re.
main closed az the result of failure OF
citizens to reach an agreement on the
situation yesterday. Thirty-iive hun
dred children are affected
The teachers walked out following
the defeat at a local election of a
proposed bond issue of $4,000 which
was to have been used in paying their
salaries. A similar proposed. Nssuc
had been defeated previously.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
YOUTH AND GIRL
COMPANION SLAIN
BY TEXAS NEGRO
Attacked While Riding in Auto
mobile Near Waco
THREW VICTIMS OFF CLIFF
Assailant then Reported to Have
Escaped in Stolen Mo-
tor Car

Waco, Texas, Nov. 2l.-Grady Skip.
worth, 10, was shot and killed and a
young woman companion attacked
last night near Lovers Leap on the
Bosque River.
According to police reports the as.
sailant was a negro who shot at
close range while the couple we're rid
ing in an automobile. The girl and
body Of Sklpworth we're thrown over
the cliff before the assailant escaped
in Skipworth car.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
EARTHQUAKE IN ALolERs
Buildings crumble and Villagers Flee
to Open Country.

Algiers, Nov. 21.-(By the Associat
ed Press)-Two earth shocks today
alter the five tremors Sunday even
ing sent the inhabitants of the vii.
lage of Froment II into the open
country.
The quakes damaged the principal
buildings of the village so they are
crumbling but no other damage has
been reported.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
FORMER FLORIDA
GOVERNOR FREED
IN NINE MINUTES
Jury Found Sidney j. Cats Not
Guilty Of Peonage
WILL DISMISS INDIC1 JS5S'rr
4vss
Contracted with Negro TO Work
out Store Bill Of Fifty
Dollars

Pensacola, Florida, Nov. 21.-(By
the Associated Pressl-After nine
minutes deliberation the federal
court jury last night found Former
Governor Sidney ]. Cats not guilty
OF the charge>Qf having held in peon-
age John Henry Rogers. negro.
The district attorney indicated that
he would move the dismissal OF the
indictment charging peonage in the
case of Edward Brown, negro
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Wednesday. Slight
ly colder tonight.
LEGION ANNUAL MEETING
Election Followed by Smoker and
Social Hour.

The annual meeting of Bennington
Post OF the American Legion was
held at Post headquarters Monday
evening and was largely attended.
Reports for the year were read and
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Commander,
A. G. Baker; vice commander, Albert
Dusablon; adjutant, H. p. Thurlow
treasurer, William Andrews; execu.
tive committee members. Roy Denley,
William Carroll, Joseph Yott, DR.. j.
d. Lane, John N. Leonard, Rudd
White, George Mathers, Harry Rem.
ington. w. r. Teachout, Charles Silv.
er and Raymond Clifford.
Following the meeting the members
enjoyed social evening together
with music by Shea's orchestra.
Smokes and refreshments were
served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
PACKARD DOUBLES STOCK
Hundred Per Cent. Stock Dividend
Goes to Common Shareholders,

Detorit, Mich, Nov 2l.-Directors
of the Packard Motor Car Company
yesterday declared 100 per cent.
dividend on the common stock pay
able In common stock Dec. l6 to own
ers of record of Dec. .. The Dlrec.
tors consider that portion of the
accumulated surplus should be per.
manently invested in the business to
care for needs created by It's rapid
expansion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
$4,000 GIVEN IN SECRET.
Baptist Seminary Benefits by Chart,
,~ OF Anonymous Doner.

Chicago. Nov. 21.-Modesty features
a gift of $l30,000 to the Northern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary, announced
yesterday at meeting of the Chicago
Baptist ministers.
The doner refuses to allow his iden.
tity to become known, according TO
the Rev. George w. Taft, President OF
the seminary. who states that he is Il
lawyer and a nonresident of Illinois.
Negotiations, said DR., Taft. were con.
Quoted through friend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
MORGAN HAS A COLD
Finaneier Able to Be Present al
London Office.

London, Nov. 2l.-(By the Associate
ed press)--J. p. Morgan who was re-
ported indisposed last night at Water
ford, suburb of London. was at the
Office OF Morgan, Grenfell 4 Co., to
day.
His secretary said Z the fnancier
was suffering from a slight cold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
LIKED LISTEN TO ME"
Large Aud ence Enjoyed Production
at Opera House.

An audience that nearly filled the
opera house thoroughly enjoyed the
production of IL stem to Me-" the lie
Comte & Flesher musical extravgan.
"a. last evening. Tuneful music, ar.
tistic stage effects and chorus of
more than usual pulchritude beauti.
fully costumed combined to create an
excellent evenings entertainment.
Miss Barbara Bronell, the pett
dancer, captured the audience Her
work was novel and executed with
much grace.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
RETURNS TO LITERARY WORK.
Frederick Brown, Community Service
Leader in Brattleboro.

Brattleboro, Nov. 2l.-Frederick
Brown, community service leader here
the past year, has rendered his resig.
nation to President George l.. Dun.
ham, asking that il take effect at once
in order that plans for the winters
work might be placed in other hands
without delay.
Mr.. Brown resigns in order to return
to literary work, yielding TO the re.
quests of several magazine publishers.
and his plans are such that he and
his family will continue to live liz
Brattleboro
Mr. Brown has written books for
boys under the pen name OF "Al Prir-
day" lie became a Congregational
minister, and preached in Bucksport
Me-, and Brookheld Southwick and
Worcester, Mass. He Is listed In
who's Who in America"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
MAYOR SHANK MAKES
NO HIT WITH DUNCAN
Dancer Reecnrs PRESENCE Of Police
Who Insist on Sufficient
C'ofhse

Cotnes.
Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 21.--"This
once she danced with clothes on"
Such was Police Lieut. Corrigans
answer yesterday to Isadora Duncaps
protest that Mayor Lew Shank had
committed crime against art" by
stationing four policemen in the wings
OF local theatre to see that the fam.
Gus dancer appeared on the stage prop
erly costumed, according to Indian.
apoliss standards,
"lsadora isn't fooling me any," the
mayor said. "She talks about art.
I've seen lot OF these twisters.
and know as much about art as
any man In America.
"But ! never went to see one of
these dancers for arts sake, and III
bet 80 per cent--yes, 95 per cent OF
the men who go to see these so-called
classical dancers just say they
think its artistic to fool their wives"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
Quite Evident.

Professor who says there Is no limit
to space never worked ON news.
paper. Wall Street Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21

win extend full cooperation.
For the present Louisiana IL fully
able to take care OF the situation. a
statement by the President and Mr..
Daugherty, issued after a conference
with Parker. declared.
Washington. Ma. 2l.--Gov. John NJ.
Parker Of Louisiana yesterday come to
Washington and appealed to the ma
tional government for federal opera.
tives to go into his state TO track down
perpetrators OF several outrages that
have been attributed to members of
the Ku Klux Klan.
Gov. Parker made this unusual re.
quest to both President Harding and
Attorney-General Daugherty and fol-
lowed II up with long report on the
political activities of the Klan In Lou
isiana. which have been sufficiently
widespread to nullify efforts of state
officers in the pursuit of malefactors.
Gov. Parker was accompanied to
Washington by Acknowledgement A. V.
Coco. and long conference was held
at the White House in which Attorney
General Daugherty participated.
An air Of secrecy was thrown about
the visit of the Louisiana officials.
Sensational stories were afloat that
the Louisiana governor had come to
Washington to ask the federal govern.
ment to take over the administration
of justice in Louisiana but these re-
ports met with flat denial by Gov.
Parker and his aids as we'll as by fed.
eral officials.
The particular case in which Gov,
Parker asked the assignment of fed.
eral operatives concerns the myster.
ious disappearance of two men at Mer.
Rouge, Morehouse parish, La, and at.
tempted assassination Of the mayor OF
the same village.
Watt Daniel and T. +. Richards, two
residents OF the town were kidnapped
by masked men last August and they
have not been heard from since, There
was an Investigation OF the affair and
many members of the khan are report.
ed to have resigned from the organiza
on on account OF what the investiga,
tion developed. County and state Off
GERS, however, were apparently unable
to make any headway In finding the
identity of the k.dnapers or ascertain
ing the fate of the men. Their rela
/ tives have recently appealed to Wash
ington for aid, setting forth that Lou
| iSiana authorities were making nc
progress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
Age Of Swedish Riksdsq.

q with the exception OF the British
parliament The Swedish rikSlag Is tn
oldest OF existing legislative bodies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21

Cabbages--15 for SO cents, Come
and get EN-. John ]. Squires, West
bennington. Tel. 177.2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
LOUISIANA SEEKING
AID AGAINST KHAN
Want, Assistance Of Federal Govern.
ment to Track Down Psrpe-
traitors Of lawless Acts.

Washington. Nov. 21.-President
Harding and Acknowledgement Daugh-
erty yesterday assured Gov. John NJ.
Parker of Louisiana that whenever
federal interests are involved by the
alleged activities of the Ku Klux Klan
in Louisiana, the federal government
win extend full cooperation.
For the present Louisiana IL fully
able to take care of the situation. a
statement by the President and Mr..
Daugherty, issued after a conference
with Parker. declared.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-21
The tabulation to date of November
l8 by counties Is as follows:

Previously reported, 4S9.