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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
BELIEVE 'DRY" AGENT
KILLED IN REVENGE
State Troopers Search for Slayer of
Anton Muller, Special Gus
toms Official.

Platssburgh, April 26-state troop
ers and a force OF special federal Gus
toms agents yesterday searched the
woods in tne vicinity OF A,tona, north
OF here, in the belief that the rum
smuggler who shot and killed Anton
Muller, special customs agent, last
night was in hiding there.
The large touring car, carrying
several cases Of whisky in which the
slayer and three companions were
riding when stopped by the federal
agents. was brought here yesterday.
A theory which has deve oped con.
siderably in unofficial circles at least
is that Muller was shot In revenge.
He was resident OF Chazy and was
chauffeur, but on several occasions
had been sworn in as a special fed.
eral agent He was so employed
when killed. About two weeks ago
a otlegger's car was held up and
robbed in this vicinity and Muller
was arrested in connection with the
case. He was still under $1,000 bail
when slain. The BELIEF is expressed
here that the slayer OF Muller recog.
nized and fired, either out Of revenge
or in the belief that he was being
held up by other than officers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
''NICK CARTER" ENDS
LIFE WITH BULLET
Famous Writer Of Detective Stories
Commits Suicide In Fit Of
Dependency

New York, April 27.--"I can't stand
the gaff, Joe, so I'm going out Every
thing has gone to smash and me with
it. Goodby and God bless you"
This is what Col. Frederic Van
Rensselaer, Dey, creator of the Nick
Carter" detective stories, wrote yes.
terday to Joseph A. Faurot, Third
Deputy Police Commissioner, few
minutes before pressing the muzzle
OF an automatic pistol to his temple
His body was found lying on the
bed In q room at TIE Hotel Broztell,
3 East Twenty-seyenth street. The
bul ct had passed through his head
and crashed a mirror on the opposite
side OF the room.
Col. Dey, whose novels have thrill
ed two generations of youth, was 6l.
His vile, Mrs Haryot Holt Dey, an
editor OF a woman's magazine, and a
son lived with him in Nyack, They
have been visiting Deys stepson by
a former marriage S. c. Cahoon, at
Noroton Heights, Conn.
According to the hotel manage
ment, Col. Dey registered as j. w.
Dayer OF Nyack last Saturday night
He wrote four suicide letters, which
he mailed ear y yesterday morning in
the hotel chute The discovery OF his
body resulted from letter to Street
& Smith, his publishers, telling of
I his intention to kill himself.
Inspector Faurot went to TIE hotel
as soon as he received Col, Dey let.
ter. He found the police and Medi-
cal Examiner Dr. Norris. already
there. Dey had left a note on the
table giving instructions for his fun.
eral, which will be arranged by Ell's
Lodge No. l. and asking that his pri-
vate papers be turned over to Inspec.
tor Faurot.
Faurot said Dey had not written
anything for about two years. Nick
Carter had passed out, but Col. Dey
under the name OF Varick Vauardy
had since created a new fictitious de.
tectiye named Crewe, familiar to al
who read detective stories.
Nick, however, was the Colonels
first and best love. During the TWEEN
ty-fve years that the old sleuth foil
ed desperadoes, train robbers, coun
terfe,ters, forgers, murderers and
countless other malefactors, Col Dey
wrote moro than 100000 word,
and published more than 1000 com
plete nove'ettes.
They appeared Tor years in the
gaudy colored paper covers on which
Nick Carter would be pictured strug
Cling with the william on the brink oil
n precipice or engaged In pisto
duel with a gang OF desperate crooks
How many thousand dignlfed middle
aged men today can remember beinf
spanked for surreptitiously readm;
Nick Carter behind the barn or up II
the attic?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27

II will be observed that the great.
est number OF deaths was In 1918
when the influenza ragged all over the
wclld with fatal effect Bennington
suffered much less than most towns
but there were 191 deaths here.
That same year. 1918, was low
mark FOR births in recent years be-
cause OF the absence OF 600 young
men in the army and navy. They
came home again the next year and
in 1920 the number Of births reached
236, the most ever.
It Is OF course probable that the
building OF the Putnam Memorial
hospital in Bennington has increased
the number Of births here somewhas
owing to the fact that confinement
cases come here from other towns to
take advantage Of the hospital sery.
ice
The most important OF the show
ings in this record of IA years IS that
the death rate here has clearly de.
creased and to marked degree. One
reason is that the rules of health
and sanitation are more generally
known and observed
Another and perhaps the most i'm.
portant reason is the work of the
local chapter OF the Red Cross. the
emp oyment OF district nurses and
school nurse and the more attention
paid in the schools TO teaching young
people how TO guard against disease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
Hostess They Generally They
MAY END FoRrNloHrLY
DO the Women Of Bennington Want
to Continue Club.

AS the nominating committee at
the last meeting OF the Fortnig1tly
reported that 1t was unable to pre-
sent the name OF a candidate for elec
tion to the Office of president for the
coming year, a special meeting Will
be held In the chapel on Tuesday af-
ternoon, May Q, at $3.50 o'clock, to de
eide whether the club, which for
thirty years has had for its aim "the
intellectual improvement Of its mem,
bers, the promoting OF educational
and literary objects and the encour
agement Of generous public spirit
In the community" shall be allowed
to pass out of existence as something
t.1at has outliyed its usefulness, or
whether 1t shall continue to express
the h CHEST and best in the spirit of
the community.
Do the women OF Bennington want
club, are they willing to work for
its success, and towards what ends
should the activities OF the club be
directed? These questions will be
discussed in very informal manner
az NlAC lhCNNAlAb Ou upouay dAbGl mum
and each member should consider It
an obligation to be present and to
express her views or offer sugges-
tions as freely as II she were in her
own home.
A speaker, addressing a gathering
In nearby town a short time ago.
said that every community could be
divided in three classes, soakers,
croakers and stokers, the soakers
taking all and giving nothing in re-
turn, the croakers continual fault
finders but offering no suggestion OF
anything better, and the stokers who
get down to business and do the
work VIII you be a stoker for the
Fortnightly?
Agnes L. Whitney,
President
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27

25 miles east of Cincinnati.
lSS6--Attended an academy at Mats.
vile, KY, for one term
1S4S-Graduated from West Point,
standing 2lst in n class of 80.
1S46-Served in the Mexican war, ris.
ing to the rank Of captain.
lS4S-Married Miss Julia Dent, the
sister of a classmate at West
Point.
1S54-Resigned his commission in
the army and settled on farm
near st. Louis.
1S60-Failing to succeed as a farmer,
removed to Ga ena, H., and be.
came a clerk in his fathers
store.
1910 .fered his services to the
Government at the outbreak Of
the civil war and went to the
front as colonel of an Illinois
volunteers regiment.
1S62-Achieved his first notable vic.
tory in the capture OF Fort
Donelson
S62-Commissoned maior-general of
volunteers on February re-
1S63-Bngaged in the siege and cap
ture of Vicksburg,
1S64-Was made a Acknowledgement
by special act of Congress,
March Q
1S64-Began the famous campaign in
Virginia, on May 4.
1S65-Received the surrender of Gen
eral Lees army at Appomat
tox, April 9.
1S66-Was made general Of the L.
S. army, a grade higher than
had ever before existed
iS6S-Elected President OF the Unit
ed States on the Republican
ticket.
,1S72-Re-elected President of the
United States,
1S77--Made a memorable tour around
the world after retiring from
the presidency.
1884 Signed a contract to write his
personal memoirs, which work
was finished two days before
his death,
1SS5--Died at Mount McGregor near
Saratoga N. Y, July %.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
PLAYGROUND WILL
BE OPENED MAY DAY
Small Children viii Have Large Part
In Program OF Exercises
and Games.

On Monday, May l, at $3.50 p. m.
the Bennington playground will be Of
fcidlly opened. This afternoon will
be given over especially to little folks
from kindergarten up to and includ-
ing fifth grades. The afternoons
program is as follows: At S:45 viii
be a little girls doll parade Every
little girl Is to bring her doll in some
sort Of conveyance which shall de
decorated as hrettily as possible, Lit
tie prizes will be given to the most
clever or attractive conveyance.
At 400 there, will be a small boys
pushmobile race Boys are to bring
any kind of wagon that can be guild
ed by driver while another pushes.
Small prizes win be given for these
races.
Following the special events there
will be circle games for the little
folks. At 4.S0 there will be roller
skating races for both boys and
girls. There will also be stilt races.
Every child who has roller skates
should bring them. A section of the
paving adjoining the p ayground Will
be roped Off Tor the races and this
space will be guarded.
AL children know how to make
stits both from long sticks and from
tin cans. The latter are made by
tying or mailing a tin can to a small
board upon which the foot is placed.
The board with the can under 1t can
be tied to the foot or held onto the
foot by long strings which the child
holds tightly in the hands as he or
she walks,
At 500 there will be games of play
ground ball, relay races, etc, for the
older children.
All mothers and friends OF children
are particularly invited to attend the
opening festivities for both their own
and the ohlldren's enjoyment. II
the weather should be inclement the
opening will be postponed to we'd
nesday.
On Friday afternoon, May 5, there
will be special program for sixth
seventh and eighth grades Baseball
playground ball yolley bail and re
lay races will be included in the days
program. Saturday afternoon will
be high school day for baseball, vol
ley ball, etc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
UNCLE SAM IN ROLE OF
RETIRING LANDLORD
Government viii Sell 232 Dwellings
at Auction in Loraln, Ohio,
Next Month

Lorain, Ohio, April 25.--Uncle Sam
Lorain's biggest individual landlord,
is going out of business next month.
The government has announced
that it will dispose OF its 232 dwell
ings in Lorain by auction with May
4 set as the tentative date for the
sale.
The property is in the name Of the
United States Shipping Board. The
real estate was acquired and the
buildings erected in 1919 to house the
families of men employed in the Lo-
rain yards of the American Shipbulld
ing Co. Scores o. oceangoing steam
ships were bui here during the war
period by the thousands OF men In
the shipyards,
The federal reservation is a forty
three acre plot 1t is approved y.eu
paved streets, electric lights and 9th
or coonyeniences. The houses are
well constructed, Builders say. The
entire project cost the government
$1,950,000. An APPRAISAL recently
made, however fixed the value at
less than S1,OOO,OO0
In addition to TIE federal apppro-
priation for the building of the addi'
tion, the city Of Lorain erected a
large school building near the site
1t now houses the Longfellow junior
high school.
At present about a third of the
houses are vacant year ago the
shipping board started proceedings
to evlct many tenants for failure tc
pay rent. Many were forced to move
but a public protest cause cessation
OF evictions,
At the sale next month the proper
ties viii be offered to individual pur
ciases first. If sales do not result, Il
will be offered as who'e. Many
real estate firms are investigating
the offering with a view OF bidding
when the sale takes place.
The governments housing reserva
tion at Wyandotte. Michigan, another
lake shipbuilding point will be offer
ed for sale at the some time, Tn,
Wyandotte offering will include 7'
buildings on % acres,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
FIVE NIGHTS ENOUGH
FOR TRIPPING FEET
Trustees Decide that over.worked De.
voices Of Terpisehore Should
Have More Rest.

The trustees have once more di.
rected their attention toward the pub
Tic dances. Some years ago the trus-
tees even went so far as to direct
that police officer be in attendance
at these entertainments but the prac.
tice gradua ly lapsed as the object.
ionable features became eliminated
and recently there have been no re.
stgictions.
In the opinion OF the trustees the
time has again arrived to place the
public dances under police regulation
and for this purpose license fee Of
one dollar has been established To
further improve conditions the trus.
tees have also ordered that no more
public dances be held in the village
on Saturday evenings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
C. W. PETERSEN TO MOVE
Wel-known Merchant Tailor Will
Locate In Culinan Block.

The south store in the Cullinan
hock on South street formerly occu'
ped by Charles T. Burt and which
has been remodeled by the new
owner OF the property, William Cul-
Imam, has been leased by c. w. Peter
sen, the merchant tailor who expects
to be in his new location by May /.
Mr.. Petersen has found that two
fights OF stairs have depressing ef'
feet upon business and has decided
to make change from his present
quarters in the Hawks block. The
South street store will provide al the
room needed with two good windows
for the display OF patterns and styles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
CHILDREN ON WAY
To SEEK AMNESTY
FOR NEXT OF X!AI E!!H!;;
q
Will Ask Release Of Fathers and
Brothers from Prison
SENTENCED DURING WAR
Band Of 22 from Western States
on Way to National
Capital

New York, April 27 (By the AsJo-
cated Press) twenty-five little chill
dren from Oklahoma and other west
er states, on their way to Washington
to ask amnesty for fathers and broth
ers now in prisons to which they had
been sentenced for wartime offences
ranging from conscientious objections
to Yeditious utterances, left today for
Philadelphia and Baltimore. The
children carried banners which read.
"Children's Crusade for Amnesty" !"
"Debs is Free who not My Daddy?"
Il Never Saw My Father"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
FREE NURSING SERVICE
To Holders Of Industrial Metropoll.
tan Policies.

The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co., has made arrangements with
the American Red Cross to have
their nurse give free nursing service
to any holders Of Industrial Policies.
The nurse viii come to you for an
hour any day to help you carry out
the doctors orders, TO show young
mothers how to care for their new
babies, or to give bath to sick
person.
Their service Is given by a gradu.
ate nurse who will give you the same
care in your home for the time she
is there that you would receive in
the best hopsital.
The policy holder may either call
the company's collecting agent or
call the Red Cross office, No. 120.-
Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
WELCOME TO FIR. CARTY
BY COURT ST. ANDREW
Pleasing Entertainment at x. OF c.
Rooms Tuesday Evening in
Honor Of Pastor.

over 100 members of Court ST. An
drew Catholic Daughters OF America,
rendered reception OF we1come
Tuesday evening at the knights Of
Columbus rooms, TO Rev T. X. Car
", who has been away for several
weeks in the interest OF his health.
As Father Carly entered the hal.
he was net by welcome clorus
composed of Misses Rose Morris
sey, Agnes Hurley, Anna Costello
Mary Bushee, Catherine Lalley, AZ
mes Murphy, Anne Powers, Margaret
Lawns, Elizabeth Powers, julia Braz-
ell, Mrs. Bridget Harte, Mrs. William
McLaugh in, Mrs. Walton HarWood
and Mrs. a. Latour, directed and ac'
cumpanled by Miss Helen Hur'ey'
Miss Frances L. ODonnell then pre-
sented the pastor with a big arm
chair in behalf OF tie court lie re-
sponded in manner which deeply
expressed his appreciation both for
the gift and the party in his honor.
a very pleasing program was then
carried out as follows
instrumental Duet, Qui ViYe
Misses Margaret Lawns and
Audrey Lynch
Solo, God Brought You Satey Back"
Mrs. Bridge Harte
Solo, "Laddie"
Miss katherine a. Lalley
I"Loye OF a Bonnet,
zone act pay directed by Mrs. Gil
rain)
Characters, Misses Aileen Culliton,
Mary Gilney, Katherine Lalley,
Erin Mathers. Molly O'Brien,
Myrtle o Connell.
Solo, "The Heart That Sings Always
Miss Agnes NJ. Murphy
Solo, "a Song of May"
Mrs. Walton Harwood
Character Sketch,
Mrs. ]. A. Evans and
Miss Helen Nolan
SOLO, Mighty Like q Rose
Mrs VIM. Mclaughlin
Duet, Lullaby"
Mrs. d. A. Ward and
Miss Anne Powers
Solo, Il Did Not Know,
! Miss Rose A. Morrissey
Solo, absent" Rev. Father Griffin
Reading, Peace Be to You
Mrs. j. Gilram
Final Chorus,
/ A few pleasing remarks were made
by Rev. T. ]. Burke and Rev. l.. r.
Cain, and both expressed their feel
/ ing and pleasure in having Father
7 Carly once more in their midst,
The refreshment committee then
made ready to do their bit toward the
evenings entertainment This com
mittee was composed Of Mrs c.
Schwartz, Mrs. ]. a. Evans, Mrs, d.
/ T. Murray. Mrs. John Carrigan, Mrs.
James McGurk. Mrs. j. SChramm and
Miss Annie Green and much credit
is due them for the lovely refresh.
ments that were served
The reception committee was made
up OF the following ladies' Mrs. Frank
Moore, Mrs. Fred Morehouse, Miss
Sara O'Connor, Miss Josie Grennan,
Miss Elizabeth Powers, Miss Alice
Biggs, Miss Anna Kearns, Miss Nellie
Tracy Mrs. Mac LaMarre, Miss Eliz
abeth Leahy, Mrs p. ]. Prendergast,
Mrs. d. A. Ward, Mrs. w. p. Hogan,
Mrs. Elizabeth II. Guiltinan, Miss
Helen Ryan, Miss Mary O'Connor,
Mrs. Catherine Mitchell, Miss Mar.
garet McGinnis, Mrs. Ella Durand,
Mrs H. Dumas, Mrs John McKale,
Mrs. Frank Dagesse, Miss Nellie
scanlon and Mrs. Robert Thompson
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
SMOKED SAME PIPE 42 YEARS
Printer Then Breaks Clay Substitute
for Cigarettes

Middletown, N. Y. April 26.-What
is believed to be a clay pipe record
for the United States If not for the
world n held by Henry Heath. printer
Of Ellenville. He smoked one pipe for
~ years each day while at work until
It fell on the floor Monday and was
shattered
The pipe was purchased by Heath
following the discovery by his father
that he was smoking cigarettes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
MORE BIRTHS IN
BENNINGTONAND
!. ..... EE!!!r EE.rt!!4 A DEATHS
sept1S H~
Comparison Of the Record for
Past Fourteen Years
MOST DEATHS IN FLU YEAR
General Decrease In Death Ratio
Here Due to Better Observ-
ance of Health Rules

More births and fewer deaths In
Bennington from year to year is the
record shown by comparison Of the
births and deaths in this town for
the past IA years.
In 1908 there were 164 births In the
town OF Bennington and 1873 deaths.
In 1921, with the population increas-
ed by fully 20 per cent, there we're
226 births and la deaths.
Following is table showing the
births and deaths in Bennington from
1908 to 1921, inclusive and tae facts
and comparison Of years is of great
interest:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
HOWARD AS HAMLET
Impressive lmpersonatIon at High
School Hall.

John F. Howard of New York, the
talented actor-reader presented Ham
let last evening at High school audi.
torium before an audience composed
largely OF high school and junior
high school scholars
All those who we're fortunate
enough to hear Mr. Howard will
never forget Hamlet The melancho.
ly Dane seemed actually to live in
his burning meditating way. MIR.
Howard Is gifted with wonderful
imagination and reins it in such
a style as to almost perfectly render
the various shades of human emo.
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
AUTO CRUISE TO NEW YORK
Governor Hartness to Head Big
Boost Vermont Exh bit on.


Springfield, April 27.-The local
Chamber Of Commerce has voted to
invite Gov. James Hartness to lead
procession OF automobiles bearing
Boost Vermont signs, which II is
expected will go from Vermont to
New York on May IL to open an in.
formation bureau in the Hotel Wood.
stock This bureau VIII = conduct.
ed by II. II Derrah, director of pub.
liclty for the Vermont Hotel Mems
association, and will be run in line
with plans outlined at recent meet
ing OF the association in Rutland.
II was voted to send two or three
cars from this place. Chester has
promised TO send two machines and
White River Junction and Woodstock
one or two automobi es each Let.
ters will be sent to all boards Of
trade and chambers of commerce to
ioin in this procession which will
descend upon New York in cars label
led Vermont"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
|NHABITANTSFLY
AS MISSISSIPPI
LEVEESC0LLAPSE
Opening of Crevasses Floods
Several Parishes
ENTIRE TOWNS INUNDATED
Vidalia with Population of 1000
Will Be Under Water
Today

Natchez, Miss, April 27 (By the AS
sociated Press) Flood waters Of the
Mississippi pouring through rapidly
widening crevasses in the levee today
entered the town of Ferriday, four
miles from the break. Inhabitants
had received warning in ample time
to escape.
The town OF Vidalia, with a popula.
tion of 200, is next in the path Of the
food which is expected to reach there
today.
Flood water yesterday began to
pour through a crevasse in the Con
cordia parish. No hope was held Of
stopping the break as the leyee was
said to be og sandy formation an 8
point and crumbling rapidly.
The break occurred at an unexpected
point and very few men were on duty
in that section.
The flood will inundate oil of the
Concordia Parish, large part Of Ten.
sas, a part of Catahoula and possibly
a part of Franklin and Ayoylelles par.
ishes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27

Fresh butter fish, finuan haddIes.
herrings, clans and oysters at Pc.
tras Mkt.
Ripe tomatoes, cuoumbers, lettuce,
spinach, peppers and fancy celery at
Petras Mkt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and colder tonight. Frost in
south and freezing temperature in
north. Friday cool with strong
northwest winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27
acolIeenp and aMsyourn..n. /.

In Ireland a girl Is Nalled "col.
leen." "Mavourneen" Is the Irish
term Of endearment for a girl or
woman. In other words, the Irish for
sweetheart
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-27

Fort Worth, Tex, April 27-Con.
tinued reports OF dead and missing
in the flood that has gripped Fort
Worth for two days, have brought the
list TO fifty seven. A check is not yet
po $ Bile and verifcation Of the unofti.
cial reports are held up while the
flooded areas are searched by rescu-
ers. Two additional bodies were recov-
cred near the West Seventh street
viaduct. bringing the number in the
morgues to three The revised list Of
dead and missing includes a man, his
wife and seven children. believed
drowned; a husband, wife and three
children; father and three children, a
man, wife, mother inlaw, and five chill
dren.
The list of injured remained at twen-
ty-nine, according to reports from the
hospitals. The property loss is esti-
mated at S1,000O00.
More than $4,000 has been raised for
the relief of the refugees and food and
clothing are being distributed