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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
MINERAL PRODUCTION
IN VERMONT is HIGH
First IN ersnlte end Marble and Sec,
ond In Slate, Tale and
Soapstone

Washington, Jan. q FIRST among
al the states OF tle union In the pro.
duetion Of marble and granite, and
aecond In It's output OF slate. tale
and soapstone, Vermont in 1919 pro,
duced nearly one-half OF the whole
counuy's supply of that commodity
which made Rutland county famous.
approximately ~ per cent OF the
stone that put Barre on the map.
more than one.th'rd o. TIE slate. and
better than a quarter OF tale and
scapstoue, according to the lith cen.
eus for mines and quarries Just IS.
sued by the department OF commerce.
Furthermore. Vermont ranks the
highest OF any New England state in
respect to mineral products AS a
N.lole. Massachusetts, coming next 10
rne, then Maine. Connecticut. New
Hampshire and Rhode Island in that
order Although the Green Noun.
tain state IA i3d In respect to size
tv!th ei2t square miles, and ia grad
Cd t5th In populat on tbeing credit.
81 With 3G2,42S souls in l92O) the
state stands 33d as mineral produc-
ing commonwealth.
14e granite industry. which eads
all other IN neral industries in the
state repol ted products to the amount
Of t3.563,734 The production OF graz.
Re wAs reported chiefly from Called.
Gaia. Orange, Dreams and " ndham
counties.
Tho maj BILE indus ~. which was
second In importance In tho state In
1919. reported products valued at 81,
l.s.s7e. TIE production OF marble re-
rorted chile Is from Rutland county.
vSs also reported from Addison,
renr lngton. Y!apk in and Wasaingt u
tount os.
The Vernon, sat qua-ryiug indu 3"
L-y, which was tn ri u rauS among
tho mineral iniustr es In the state
tor igi9.with a producttn Va ued at
s2.067 3ss.o The production reported
rom Vermont vas quaryIed in Rlt'
land county.
Tale and soapstouo mining vas
fourth IN impo. .tance among the N n
ecal iadus'rioi 10 Vermont IN 1912
With production valued at S66S.26l
80 product on OF ta'e and soap6tone
n Vermont IN 1919 came from Add'
lson. Iamoille. Washington. Windham
and Windsor counties.
Notw outstanding that the s'atist c.
!hov an Ctual.docrease IN qrarrYng
and mining In Vermont, as indicated
by the decrease In the number Of
mines and quarries operated as com
t.1-ed Dlth 1919 and the very large
decrease OF 81 pcr cent IN tho average
number Of wage earrc7s cmployd
IN these Industries le total value o.
prcjucts for oil mines and cua"riej
n the state In 1919 shows an 'ucrease
of tour and onetcnths yer cent over
tAc corresponding amount reported
- the ccnsus Of 1909. grand tota
of Ss5S5.030 for 1919 as opposed TO
kS.e2is93 for 1903, Is given. The cen
Gus bureau observes that this IN
crease is largely due to general price
Increases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
A Note by Wordsworth.

Treasures ore. never exhausted only,
sometimes, there iS a painful dearth o.
treasure seekers.
Not long ago book buyer. rummag
ing in second hand store az oxford,
unearthed copy Of Colerldgcl
BiographIa Literarla, which he bough;
for S4.S1 A little later, examining his
purchase at his hotel. he found on a
blank page some notes initiated "W
Reference TO the Bodleian library re-
vealed that the notes were by Words.
worth. He sold the book back TO the
dealer the same day for fl2 tS60)---
which to the true book lover will bc
the only painful part Of the story
\ curious illustration Of the en.
HANGED value that an autograph gives
a book is TO be found in volume tha.
turned mp at Doben's London, not long
since. It cost Thomas Gray Il 9G
(S4 centsl which the poet no doubt
thought dear enough He wrote his
name IN It. however. and now II fctchcs
f+1o tS?9.5O) From the Living Age
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
BIG DEER KILLING
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
More Than 1000 Known to Have Seen
shet During Latest Open
Season

Concord, n. H., Jan. 2s.-New
Hampshire is stll happy hunting
ground. More than 1000 deer were
Killed in tho state in the last hunting
season, according TO the otlice Of the
state fish and game commissioners.
The exact figures are not known. de-
spite 4 new law requiring each per.
sen N ling a deer to tag his quarry
and send a coupon - the commits.
s'oner's office.
Many nmrods being unaware
this rogulat on, oulv 3079 coupons
were returned Reports of scouts in
each town gave the total of animals
killed as 1861, so the commissioner
has averaged the two versions. est.
mating tho kin at 1920 Estimating
that the deer averaged seventy
pounds Of edible meat, the commits
sioner points out that yension has
provided the state with an auxiliary
food supply of 2Sl,io0 pounds. valued
at $56,2S0.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
KILLED BY ELEVATOR
Small BOY Did Not Know Ht Tis In
DANGER.

Bur iugt31 jan. 97.-Wi'.a.i I'm.
e~soa, the seyan.yearold son OF Mr.
and Mrs. r. ] Emerson of 81 King
street, died at tho Mary Fletc, y Hoa
p,tal at $40 o'clock last eyer!ag as a
result of injuries he received wien
he was crushed by an elevator In
the W. G Reynolds store shortly
attcc fye O'Clock ycstcrda ter.
noon
The elevator had come from the top
of the building and started back up
when il was suddenly brought TO
stop. Investigation quickly re- 2aled
that the hoy was caught between the
floor of the freight compartment Of
the elevator and the first floor OF the
building. The lower portion of the
passenger elevator used by the Gus
toners of the store Is used for con.
yeying freight from one floor to an.
othct
As no ono Witnessed the accident 1t
IS believed that the boy, while waiting
for his father who Is employed in the
basement of the store as q salesman,
to go home, leaned upon the freight
elevator when IT came down with the
idea OF getting a ride without know
ledge of the danger of being pinched
between the floor Of the building and
the elevator
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
GERMAN SECRET
SERVICE AGENT
LINCOLN CAUGHT
Notorious Spy Being Held for
Deportation
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
Man of Many Aliases Was Once
Member of British House
Of Commons

New York, Jan. 2s.--lgnatius T.
Lincoln wide y known for his actlyi.
ties as German SPY during the war
aud at one time described by scot.
land Yard as the most elusive man
in the world, was ARRESTED In down.
town Manhattan yesterday afternoon
by an agent OF the Department OF
Justice and taken to Ellis is and.
where he is held pending deportation
proceedings. Lincoln was found a.
work In an Office building somewhere
between Church street and Broadway
He had entered Clis country sur.
reputiously in November. curing
guards that had been set 10 watch
for HIM on tip that he was com
inl
Edward J. Brennan. special agert
in charge OF the New York branch
Of the Department of Justice. said
last nif.t that his men had been on
the tra'l o. Lincoln FOR some time be-
fore Special Agent William +. Dunn
picked him up last night in an office
building between Church street and
Broadway.'
shrewd picturesque. bombaStic
man. he has perhaps had greater
variety OF adventures in the world Of
international intrigue lan any figure
outside Of the pages Of fiction BY
birth he rs q hungarian aud a Jew.
but was converted 10 Christianity
while a youth In the sums Of Lon.
DOR.
BENJAMIN s Rowntree. the British
phlanthropist became interested IN
rim and for four years he acted AS
his secretary Il was through this
association that Lincoln, who up to
that time was known as Tribich.
was able 10 become \ candidate 60
Parliament from Darlington. con
test which he won and served IN tfe
House of Commons for several years.
He has been a Presbyterian minis
ter. an Anglican curate, a student Of
divinity In Germany, self-vaunted
German spy agent provocatew. be
sides holding many official positions
in the Austrian and German Govern
ments from time TO tine In 1919 he
turned up In Amerongen. apparently
TO aitemut 10 see the Kaiser on be
half CT the royalist faction In Berlin,
tut Il IL not recorded that lie was
successful. Ue took 4 leading part
in the abortiye Capp revolt aud was
arrested IN lusra q.
Lincoln Nas released from Wen.
ma prison last June and then went
to Itay. where the police made things
so uncomfortable iOr him that he
left the country and working his way
BY roundabout route through sev-
eral countries whore he was per.
soma non grata finally reached here
ncognito.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
Weeds

What hidden virtue is IN these
things that Il is granted them to SON
themselves with the wind. and a.
srapplc the earth with this mmlti.
gable Stubbornness and to flourish in
spltn of obstacles, and never TO suffer
blight beneath any sun or shndc hut
always 70 mock their enemies with
the snme wicked luXurlance? Il *
truly mystery aud also symbol
There Is q sort Of sacrednesS about
them. Perhaps, II VIC could penetrate
natures secrets we should find what
we call weeds are more essential 80
the we'll being Of the world than the
most precious fruit or grain This
mnv he doubted. however for thpr"
u m unmistakabe analogy between
these wicked weeds and the bad hah.
ne and sinful propeuslies Which have
ovcrrun the moUl world. and W.
may MS we'll imagine that There Il
=ood IN one rs in the othsr,--Usw-
thcrne
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
He Was stumped.

Back in an inland town In Illinois In
The early days there was a Justice OF
the peace who was very rearslghted-
one sumer day he made out some sub.
poenaS 20 he served on witnesses, and
dozed Of, 4 ny lit in his mkwell, ex.
iracted itself after some difficulty. and
crawlcd onto ono of The subpoenas.
The constable. who was something -
practical lolier, picked mp the paper
and pointing to the 0y tracks. said
Judge. what is that nameY
The Judge held the paper close to his
eyes and s1uintcd az it for few min
utes Then scratching his head in pc,
plexity. he answered:
"Looks like my handwriting. all
right, but damed If I can make ont the
name Wall Street Jourunl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
TWO SUSPECTED
Of BANK ROBBERY
ARE IDENTIFIED
One Alleged to Have Killed AS
sistant Cashier
EMPLOYEES ARE POSITIVE
One Named Is Picked by Five
out Of a Group of Seven
Men
EMPLOYEES ARE POSITIVE

Pittsburgh, Pa Jan. 2S my the As
Eociated Press) Walter Joyce and
oren Graeme, arrested yesterday after
the first national bank at Grafton, a
Pittsburgh suburb, had been robbed
and the assistant cashier Harold Moss
had been killed were identified todaJ
by bank employees as two OF the ban
dts who committed the crime.
Graeme vas pointed out as the man
who killed the assistant cashier. Joyce
was picked out Of group of seven
men as ono Of the robbers by five bank
employees Graeme was recognized
only by the janitor OF the bank
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
Al 380 42G
Big Five
VAIN WAIT FOR BOOZE.
Customs Men Have Busy Day But Car
Does Not Show Up.

st. Adams. Jan. 26.--Local customs
officials experienced n busy day to-
day, Ding on the lookout for an auto.
mobile which was supposed to have
contained cargo OF the forbidden
beverage II /, believed the local
Office received a tip from a point on
the border that booze runner was on
his way and men were stationed on
AL man highways entering the city.
The watch was kept nearly all day
with no result The liquor runner, it
is believed. took another route or was
warned in time to eyade the watchers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
AUSTRIAN GOVT. Is
NEAR BANKRUPTCY
sehoher Ministry Resiers-Floods Of
Paper Money-Food and Fuel
5earee-Unrest Prevails

I Vienna, Jan. 26 (Dy the Associated
press-The schober min stry resigned
from cfiico today. The fall OF the
cabinet has besn expected for some
time, and thls, together with iae
great decrease In the value OF tls
crown; has heightened the who IA
teInal situation.
The goyernmen; feil on tle issue
q the Czech treaties, witch proyok
o. au,agonism. the panGermans
break ng the working asreemen,
whereby the ministry had maintain
I'd its majority.
These treaties were passed tonight
In somewhat modified .orm with re.
gard to tle financial provisions in.
yclying prc-9a- debts and other Oh.
bgatjcns.
1t IS understood tAnt Czech SO
,as!a ag.ces TO make due allowances
I Tor Autt-!aB tnopclo p light and
that mutual guarantees Of territorial
integrity are not considered as viii
ating Austria's future ght 10 appeal
to the Tongue OF Nations on fusion
18th Germany, whIlc the right OF asy'
lum In Austria for political refugees
I Is construed as covering irrodentiat
propaganda among tie Czcchian
( Germans.
Increase IN the prccs or food and
fuel. beth of which are scarce, has
f;lmnlated the unrest and disorders
similar to those on the first OF De
cember arc feared.
On Tuesday night The cIy'l employ
cs held q demonstration in connect
ion wit1 their demand for higher
wages. They marched TO the parlia.
meut. The Younger e'cments became
dlsorderly. and the who'c city was al.
armed places OF business being cos
cd. The police were massed at strate'
gic points. but no real disorders oc'
cured.
Tho following day tho government
yielded to tho demands which involy'
ed increased pay to the amount of 81,
500 100000 crowns a month. Then thc
janitors went on strike for more pay,
and a general readjustmcnt Of thei'
duties and cmoluments.
With the announcement that the
circulation had passed 9oo,ooo,ooo.ooo
mark. new notas OF denominations OF
5000 and $4,000 were issued in ordos
to retire the emergency scrirt, foe
which the public showed d staste
\ parliamentary committee has
cleared Alfred Guerter, minister OF
finance. Of the charge that he profit
cd by informing banks in advance on
tn foreign securities notification bh
TAc London report that Austria
had notified the allies that unless i'm
mediate aid was Forthcoming 60 stab
Ili1o the crown. tho government would
not be responsible ror the conso
aueuces. Is officially denied
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
Stamp Tax Off
And Reduction Of i6 2.3 per cent in
Price Of Hoods Sarsaparills

Make this standard blood mcdi-
cine and srength-giyor moro
economical than ever
Hoods Sarsaparilla is beyond
comparison for the good 1t does,
dose for dose. Nothing else will
so promptly and thoroughly
m'rify and vitaliao your blood.
y. thing clsc equals it in the
way It Ecnds strength through
your blood tinglng with vitality
for every orgau and tissue. 1t
helps the stomach Kidneys and
liver II enables you to get tho
Gull benefit of al the vitamnrs in
your food, It makes you feel well
and Keeps you woll
It is The medicine your mothers
md grcudmothGrs rolled upon to
help them over hard places
Literally thousands OF letters Of
commcndation for benefits derived
from Hoods Sursapnrilln have
bcon received IN our office Try Il.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
sMueoLER's NOTCH SPRING co.
Is Organized with Capital Stock o
Ten Thousand Dollars.

Montpelier, Jan 26--The Smuggler S
Notch Spring company has been organ
Ized with capital stock OF $4,000
IN 100 shares OF 500 par yaluo each,
aud articles OF association have been
filed with the ecrelary OF State The
concern states It's purpose as the pur.
chase Of springs, the bottling Of spring
water, building and operating OF ho-
tolls. cottages. club houses and halls
IN the town OF stowe, and the making
OF parks, drives. artificial ponds. aud
fish ami game preserves. The incor.
porators are " Kelley OF Morris.
vile, and r $. Boardman, Il. r. McMa.
hon. ". T. Kurt and II. c. Mcmahon
OF stowe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
PITTSFIELD DIAMOND
CASE ENDS IN COURT
Philip Schwarz. Charged WITH Theft
OF Jewels Valued at $4,000
Is Acquitted.

PittsGeld. Mass, Jan. 2S-The jury
IN the ca OF Philip Schwarf. l,amond
merchant OF this city, charged with
the larceny Of diamonds yalued at
$4,000, the property Of Charles Marx.
Inc of New York. yesterday morning
returned q verdict of not guilty Tho
jury reached an agreement at II
o'clock last night but made no report
until the opening Of court this morn.
ing
The diamonds We're alleged TO have
been placed in the Schwnrz safe BY
Joseph Newman. salesman for Marx,
on October &C. 1920. Schwars was ar.
rested on November of tho Same
year. The trial has been in progress
sncc Thursday OF last week
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
"Cold I'm the Head''

Those subject to frequent "cods IN the
head" will lind that the use OF HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE win build up the
system. cleanse the Blood and render
them less liable TO colds. Repeated at
tacks of Acute Caurrh may lead to
Chronic Canrrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys.
tenn, thus reducing tho Inflammation and
restoring normal conditions.
All Druggists, Circulars free,
Y, J, Cheney 6 Co, Toledo. ohio,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
WASHINCTONCUT
OFF BY BIGGEST
STORM IN YEARS
Snow Blocks All Railroads Lead
ing into City
NO PASSENGER SERVICE
No Trains out Since Midnight
and None Likely to Move
During Day

Washington, Jan 2S (By The Asso
ciated Press Washington was shut
on from the outside world today so far
as transportation is concerned by one
OF the aelviest snows,orms In the re
cent history Of the capital
Not a passenger train has left the
city since midnight and there are nc
prospects that there will be a resump
ton Of service today. Only thrce pas
sengers have reached Washington
since N dnIght.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
1hs lure Of Office.

Senator Snortsworthy says the
greatest hardship Of public life is the
tact that il keeps him away from his
home town and his old friends"
Maybe so, but notice when elec.
tion time draws near the senator acts
like a man who would be glad 70 make
The separation permanent, -Buming.
ham Ago.Horald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
ORANGE CROP FROZEN
California Growers Lost Heavily BY
Cold SPELL

Los Angeles. Ca. Jan. 2G Possib.
ly half the orange crop IN California
and. oue-third of the lemon crop wax
lost in the thretday freeze last
week according to an official prcl m.
mary est mate based on field surveys
given out here by the California fruit
growers exchange.
Experts SAID 500 was fair aver,
age price for a carload Of citrus
~uit. On that basis the loss would
be around S17,500.0o0.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28

The Y NJ. C. a. won the first game
tor tive county championship Friday
evening defeating the American Le-
siou basketball team by single po Mt.
The final score was "a to 80. At the
conclusion Of the first ha the Legion
five was IN the lead Il to IA. but the
y boys showed more speed in the
second period. Summary:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
A,laiio buffalo Valuable.

The Aslatic buffalo Is a very vslu-
able animal. lts milk containing three
and hnlf times Ms much butterta, as
Tint Oh tho COW
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28

The Roman cataco.rb' src $50 mil's
In extent. and Il estimated ihat
something uke l5.00oco0 dead are
there Inferred.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
DO YOU WANT HEALTH?

The question Of health is solved
through Chiropractic adjustments
Chropractc goes direct to the source
OF the trouble, removing the cause. II
releases the pressure from the nerve e
permitting them to nourish and stimu
late the diseased tissues and organs OF
the body. Hea tn results No matter
what your ailments may be or how dis
couraged you may be. Chiropractic can
help you
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
Unless Grabbing
HITTING THE CANDLES
Mrtts and Jeffs Defeat Big Five on
Brunswick Alleys.

The Nuts and Jeffs defeated the
Big Five at candle pins on the Bruins
wick alleys Thursday evening by a
sma', margin, Summary:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy and snow tonight aud sun.
day Slightly warmer tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28
Totals

iNtlcl Ut / dulhOn. lmeT--tTTlluS.
Score at end of first half-Legion, Il;
Y. VI, G.. Ala.
Next Friday evening the bennington
Legion five will play the Rutland team
in the Rutland armory
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-28

Referee Harwo0d. Score at end
first half Bliss 21; Bennington l..
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-04
ENRIlEN

Fred and Russell Owens were visit
ors at Harry Hilton's Sunday even
ing.
Boardman Berry arrived home from
the hospital last Friday. lie is very
much improved in health.
Frank Pease is visiting friends and
relatives in New Portland.
Kinsley Fosss little girl has been
sick with a bad cold but is better at
this writing.
Mrs. Bean is working for Mrs.
Gladys Williams.
Walter Thompson. who is working
ut Carry Pond camps. spent Sunday al
his home.
Opening dance at Embden Town
House, Saturday, May 9Th.
Omer Ward is working for Mrs,
Gladys Williams.
Mrs J. Leon Williams and daughter
Mabel we're callers at Flora Walker S
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Witham and son
Gerald were callers at Grant Williams
Friday.
Fred Mann has been working for
Ernest Gilman for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Witham went
TO Norridgewock last Wednesday on
business.
Lowell Perry with his wood saving
outfit and few of the neighbors met
Mt Gladys Williams last Saturday and
worked up her wood.
Guy Williams and Donald Berry
visited at Gladys Berry's Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Witham were at
Starks Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs
A. ID. Drawn.
Flora Curtis IL spending few
days at her brothers Chester Fland-
er's.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-04
CONCORD

DR.. and Mrs. Herzberry of Connec
ticut has arrived for ten day vaCa-
ton at their summer home at tho
head of Emblem Lake.
Mrs. Addie Tompkin has moved tc
Scion to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Boyington
Emma and Floyd and Miss Rena Chase
were callers in town Sunday.
Or. Derbyshire and Mr.. Plummel
of Madison were in town looking af'
ter some of their timber land last week
Miss Florence Bigelow who is at
tending high school at Bingham is
clerking in MIR. Caswel's store even
ings after school.
p. A. Williams and Walter Copp, o.
North Arson were in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Atwood visited
at their daughters in Emblem Satur
day.
Cleveland Dean and two others were
called at Frank and Harry Healey Fri
day of last week.
Mrs. Horn and baby of SanbornVille
n. H.. arrived at the home OF her IA
Their for few weeks visit
Mack Bigelow was at Pleasant ridge
Sunday.