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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
ACTIVITIES AT THE ~"
Numerous Gatherings at Popular Com
mun.ty Center.

mummy SNA'eNA'
Some very fast junior basketball
teams are being developed at the y.
VI. c. a. Friday night as prelim.
mary To the American Leyion-Thetd
Delta chi game the Bennington grad
ed school defeated the academy school
.lS9. Earlier in the week the academy
boys had doWned the graded school
team 1911. so that now the series be
tween the two teams Is knotted Plans
are under way 70 form ,eague OF sey-
etal teams iu the junior division and
donate prizes TO the winning teamF.
All juniors who are interested should
hand I'M their names To the physical
director Al:eady a soodly number
nave s,gnided their desire to compete.
Thursday evening the Girls clubs
met for The first time under the super
vision ot Miss Johnson al the "
gym. Prospects are excellent Tor the
organ 1ation ot strong hG ketball
team among this group OF girls
The Bennington High School girls
held practice at the "Y' gym last
Thursday evening The girls are de
ydopng fast and have high hopes
OF going through the season unde
fcated.
The Junicy rIleh School girls were
at the y" last Thursday from to 6.
Miss Johnson gave these girls the
eaienta's of yolIey ball.
There IS healthy growth in the
membership of the local assoc alton.
Hardy Gay passes but what some
new man signifies his intention OF con.
Meeting himself with the "Y." pro
gram Mrs h. B Huling has donated
$1,000 70 be used for memberships
4 good deal of Instrumental aud
vocal music IN been served at the
local association Ken Carpenter, Ken
Morse and MIR. Cornell have all played
the plano at various times, While Hal
sey Cushmau has led his group OF song
hiIds in many impromptu sings
The building was open Sunday az
. O'Clock 4 good many of the fel-
low took advantage of this occasion
to come In and ST around the fire
aud listen to Mr. Cornell at the piano
b. y. Clark of Burlington, state y
NJ. g. A. secretary. visited General
Secretary W,nslow saturday afternoon
and evening and discussed matters
relative to the Older Boys Conference
aud international affairs lie left for
Burlington early Sunday
Fred Cowan and Physical Director
Paddock attended the piano recital
given by lgnaz Friedman in Albany
Saturday. Frank MacLareu, who is
attending Albany business colege, nc.
Comp6nied them
An exhibit Tor Thrift Week Is
open for inspection in the ''Y' lobby.
There are also great number Of
pamphlet and other illustrative ma
tetal on this score
The Christian Science Monitor has
been contributed to the local associa
tlon through the Managing Editor,
who Is personal friend of General
Secretary Wiuslow.
There Is Re'igious Education ex.
hib't together with pamphlets and 9th.
cr supplementary literature on the
reading table At the ~.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
NE EWBERRY DENIES
WRONG IN FIGHT
WITH HENRY FORD
Senator Williams Says State
ments are False as Hell'
REPUBLICANS PLEASED
Declare Legislators Speech ir
in Own Behalf Was Com
plete Vindication

/ Washington, Jan 10 Standing
at his place In the Senate and speak
ing publicly for the first time IN his
own defonse Sen Truman IT, New
berry OF Mich gan. declared yester
dag that wit' God as his witness ha
was not to this hour conscious oil
Ia single unlawful, dishelDrable
or corrupt act in his campaign
against Henry Ford In 1915
For exactly half an hour Mr.
Newberry, with the eyes Of his col
leagues upon MIN, read a prepared
spec, without interruption When
he had concluded, for ha an hour
more he was subjected 10 q cross-eX.
animation at tho hands OF Senator
Walsh Montana, "a Democratic
member OF the committee which. in
a minority report leld he was nos
entitled 10 his seat.
How Senator Newberry came
through the trying ordeal was
viewed Tor the most part through
partisan ewes. There appeared to be
no doubt that his Republican friends
were juhllant. They ruS1ed forward
10 him as he edged his way from TIE
crowded chamber offering congratu.
1t ons. Many Democrats later ~
serted that Senator Williams OF NJ --
sissippi had about expressed their
view When he aracterized the
Michigan Senator'S defense as "iuh
OF evasion
Friends of the Senator claims that
his speech has made fine i'm
pression" ana that Two or three Re.
pubiicans. assed as doubtful, We're
ready to vote 10 seat him. TIE vote
may he taken Wednesday.
Five other speeches on the New
berry case were made during the
day. Senators Trammell, Williams
and lleiiin. OF Alabama. spoke
against Senator SNyhC Fy and Sen
ator Edge. New Jersey, and Sterling
OF South Dakota, IN his favor
Defending Senator Newberry, Sen
ator Sterling declared the former
had directed that no campaign at
tacks bc made on Nlr Ford and that
tie expenditure Of large sums tot
advertising was necessary against
o formidable opponent who was
thoroughly advertised
There was dramatic turn when
Senator Williams, swinging on his
heel and acing haf dozen Of his
colleagues. asked il they believed the
Newberry statement filed VIII the
Senate IN which Mr. Newberry said
he had no knowledge Of coniribu-
uons and expenditures beyond the
figure named
us there a man within sound Of
my voice who believes it?' Senator
Williams asked 1T is "a horrih
thing 10 accuse a gentleman OF per
mrv. Do You believe it' lou know
IL Is as false as hell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE
Tenth Annual Gathering opens in
Barre on Frioay.

The tenth annual conference Of the
older boys OF Vermont will be held
at Barre, Jan. - 10 l5 The confer
ences OF the past years have been
attended by about $500 older hoys
as we'll as adults VINO are interested
in the we fare OF boys This confer
ence is to be bigger and better than
eye-. 1t will hegln with n suppe
Friday night. Saturday viii be q
day OF addresses. suh-con.erences
recreation periods and an interesting
program IN the evening
There will be- representative boys
from an churches. Young peoples so.
cictes. Y. W. G. As colleges, Boy
Scouts. grangos. public school ami all
similar institutions The list of
speakers will include Governor
James Hartness. H. w Gibson. state
bcys work secretary OF Massachus
otis and Rhode Island, J'3n c. Ohm.
stead OF the united Y NJ C.. a.
schools. Jared Van Wageen, ir, OF
tne New York state department OF
per culture and possibly Albert f.
Roberts and Bishop Hughes.
All the boys and young mon in this
community who wish to learn more
Of this conference can do so by in
quiry of the local y. school ollicia g
or pastors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
SUPPER SERVED
BY MEN At ANNUAL
PARISH MEETING
Hosts Demonstrate Ability to
Provide Excellent Service
REPORTS SHOW PROGRESS
Memorial Proposed to Former
Rector, the Late Rev.
Thornton F. Turner

The eightyeighth annual meeting
Of 81. Peters parish was he'd in the
parish house Monday evening at 3
o'clock. II was preceded by an
oyster supper furnished and served
by the men OF the parish. The hall
was very effectively decorated with
white and yellow crepe paper That
color scheme was followed all
through the supper from the grape
fruit % the yellow and white pepper
mints which had been made especial
~ for the occasion. Much cred is
due To the members OF the committee
and all rlose who helped serve the
tables for their excellent and edi-
cient service The men are most
generous hosts and the ladies' of the
parish look forward 10 their snppers
With much pleasure. Charles Barnes
was the chairman Of the committee
and Edward II Holden had charge OF
decorations
so O'Clock the meeting was called
to order by the rector and prayer OF.
fered by h NJ. Reports were read by
the various church officers and by
the officers OF the guilds and s0cie.
ties connected with the parish. The
reports SlOwed the af airs OF the
parish TO be In q healthy and promls-
ing condition and decided gan over
the previous year in every way The
rector presented some plans for
the completion OF the sanctuary In
with the original design.
1A!s calls for oak panelling OF the
S de- walls in harmony with the pres
ent reredos II had been proposed.
some time ago, that this work be
done as a memorial 10 the late rec
tor. the Rev Thornton Floyd Turner.
and the parish hopes to carry 1t out
In the near future.
The following men were elected
10 serve on ihe vor.gy Tor two years;
George Worthngton, Charles Adams.
]. ". Hurlburt. Frank Sigworth
The meeting adjourned. sine die.
After the parish meeting the annu
al meeting OF the yestry was held.
The rector appointed JOIN II. Nor
ton. senior wardes and Harrison J,
Norton was elected junior warden.
The vestry then proceeded to elect
Mr. Hurlburt as clerk and William
4. Wills treasurer. y. Edward Green
slet was appointed auditor. The fol
owing men we're elected TO repre-
sent tho parish at the annual dioces-
an convention to be held in Montpel-
or on May 81 H. |. Norton. w. II.
WIS. Chas. Adams, Cha Barnes
y +. Howe. aiternates, George
c. T Brettcll. Frank
Sigworth. y. L. Greenslet ]. W
Hurlburt After an informal discus
sion The meeting adjourned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
SHOULD GERMANY
ATTACK. BRITAIN
WILL AID FRANCE
Written Pledge Signed by Cabi-
net Due at Cannes Today
PREPARATIONS PAYMENTS
Program Of Experts Calls for
Annual Payment of 720,-
100000 Gold Marks

Cannes, France. Jan 10 (By the
Associated Press Notification OF
endorsement by the British cabinet
cf a written pledge binding Great
Britain to Immediately aid France 70
the full extent OF iler naval and mill.
tary resources in the event of aggres
sion by Germany is expected IRON
London not later than tonight.
The Fronce delegation at the coun.
ell Is awaiting resu Is Of a consulta.
ton II Paris regarding settlement Of
the German reparation question.
The program agreed upon by eN.
pertS here provides for the payment
IN 1922 o. seven hundred and twenty
million gold marks and an equal sum
annual y thereafter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
ACUTE INDIGESTION
ATTACKS SALESMAN
No Doctor tu BE Had. Fellow
Traveller Comes 10 Rescue.

DaNid T, lirowh, ot Main street.
North Plymouth. Mass, salesman
representing the Gillette safety
Razor Company. was s.JJenly
stricken with acute Indigestion. But
for tho quick assistance of a
brother traveller his attack might
have had serious consequences. MIR.
Brown writes: No doubt you have
heard many good reports from your
wonderful remedy Jaques' LATHE
wonder Capsules. Being Il travel
ing man. eating very irregularly
and in all kinds OF places, was
taken with a severe attack OF acute
indigestion. Not able TO gct a doc
tor, "a brother traveller who learned
OF my attack from the hotel pro-
prietor came up TO the room ana
gave me some OF your capsules ana
after a short time was on my feet
and resumed my travels"
When you travel carry a pack
axe OF Jaques Little Wonder Cap
snes for INDIGESTION and dvsnepsia.
On sale by w. l.. Gokay TRnnins'
ton: A. Schroeder. Londonderry, VI;
or GO cents by mail postpaid tlr large
package from Jaques Capsu Co..
y. Y,--Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
THREE LINKS SLIPPED
Odd Fellows Lose Five Points to
Baptist BoWlers

The Baptist church bowling team
took nye points from the Odd Eel
lows one the "Y' alleys last night
High total OF the winners was only "a
pins away rom the seasons record
ami Is tho second hill score Of the
year. Sawyer 572 is 10 pins behind
Powers record of 5S5. Morse, also.
rolled we'll for the winners with a
526. Cook was high man for the Odd
Follows with 53q
The first sheet ended in tie so it
was decided by tle total OF the first
Ave boxes on the second sheet he
Baptists won l09 to 1@.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
Baptist Church
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB
Annual Meeting Of state organiza.
ton In Rutland Saturday.

The annual meeting Ct the Green
Mountain club viii be held at ilote
berwick Rutland Saturday, Jan. u
at II O'Clock
Following a brief busne session
j. a. Allis Of New York viii give "A
I'm Tia k on very Long Trail
There viii be dinner at the hotel
early In the evening after icl
Theron :. Dean viii show a new set
OF Tran pictures accomran ed by
an interesting talk.
SUNDAY the members win ride 10
sherburne Pass and hike over the
new trail over Deers Leap Cliif ana
return to Rutland in time TO connect
with trains to all parts OF the state.
A number OF local members have sig
niRed ar intention 70 go and Il IS
hoped that others viii be able TO
avail THEMSELVES o. this opportunliy
for a good social time in the open afr
a gettoeether in the Green Noun
tains
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
GRIFFITH PRESIDENT
OF DALI EIREANN
De Valera and His Followers Leave
Hall while Vote Is Being
Taken

Dublin. Jan. 10 (By the Associated
Pressl ARTHUR Critic was elected
president o the Dali Eireann today.
Eamonn De Valera and his follow.
crs walked out OF the assemb y hall
Nl'le the vote was being taken.
Speaker MacNeill put the motion
and Griffith was elected unanimous
Is. Griffith at once moved the ap-
polntment Of eahiaet consisting of
Michael Collins minister OF finance
George Gavan Duffy minister o.
home affairs. Eamonu j. Duggan
minister OF local government: VII
liam 7. Cosgrave. minister Of econo-
mic affairs; Bryan O"Hggns, minis
ter OF defence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
RAIL WAY CLERKS
SEEK OVERTIME
PAY AND 8 HOURS
Demands Being Considered By
Labor Board Today
WILL DRAFT NEW RULES
To Replace Agreement Created
While Roads Were Under
Federal Control
WILL DRAFT NEW RULES

Chicago. Jan. 10 (By the Associat.
ed Pressl--Extra pay for overtime
and an eight hour day are the prin.
clpal points sought by the railroad
clerks in their controversies over
rules OF the clerks national agree
ment and which were up for consid.
eratlon by the United Sta. ,s labor
board today.
\ draft OF the new ruio Ia expect.
ed within two weeks and Il psomul.
cation set to replace the agreement
made while the railroads wc.e unler
federal control is looked .or at LIT.
or than February l.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
BENTON GETS NEW CONTRACT
Former Head of University Of Yer
mont S gns Manila Contract.

Manila. Jan. l0.--Dr. Guy Potter
Benton has secemei e contract for
ten years as president OF the Ph lip
pines in renewal OF one.year con.
tract under whitl he has been sery.
ing. it Is announced lie formerly
was president o. the University OF
Vermont
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
NEW BAKERY is BAKING
Latect Addition TO Checkerline
Market Activities.

The Checkerline bakery, which is
to be run in conjunction with the
C'cckerlne market, got we'll under
way Monda. a start was made Sat
urday but fau'ty plumbing caused a
leak into the big oven. making good
work impossible
The bakery is located directly be
hind the market IN separte build.
INK. The mixing mach ne. the oven
and the washer are of the newest
and most approved type Everything
Is white and hygen.c.
The big oven is capable Of baking
$40 lyes OF bread at one time or 81
large size tins for making rolls or
cookies.
The bakery IS In charge OF James
Vegter o. Grand Rapids. Mich.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
In, MARX Of e,nlrlnl,u.

Tie elght.yenrold son Of North
side family was showing an animal
book to his little four-yearold brother
Coming to the picture OF n reindeer,
with It's oddshaped hoo's. he said /:
"Now. Billy, you cnn always tell a
womou reindeer 10y the Kind of heels
Il wears, Indianapolis News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Ceremony Sunday Afternoon by ST.
John the Baptist Society.

JOnn kNc DdPNloh SSNiNOs
Lunion ST. Jean de Baptiste
d Amerique held a public installation
Sunday afternoon at Academy hall.
General president Henri T Ledoux
Nashua was the preceding officer
asisted by ]. H. laFlamme master
of ceiemou'es.
To officers insta led were. Spi T.
taal ldy.sor, Father Louis I. Wander
Smlssen: president, ningene Rous'
seau; honorary president Louis he'g
con; vice pres dent. Napoleon Tai.
hot. secretary. Emile lafammc;
treasurer John 2. Moria. deconSon'
Edmund Nopl. trustees Jaddns la
piano. Thomas - Buter; master oI
cerem )nles. Philip +. Racicot'
ruard WI ed J. Ratallo and VII
lirm Z Meua'd
Meubers q the Moth Adams
Lodge we're present The remainder
of the program was devoted to
yceeches and musical entertain
ment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
cocoANurs FULL OF RUM
Federal Agents Make Unusual Sc J.
ure in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 10--Tw
hundred cocoanuts which contained,
not their own natural milk, but !
pint each OF strong Jamaica rum.
were seized by federal agents yester.
day at a Minneapolis railroad station.
A cork plug coming out Of one OF
the cocoanuts led to the discovery OF
TIE rum by an agent who was at the
station
An eye OF each cocoanut had been
bored out the nut filed and burnt
cork stopper p aced In the hole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
BRITISH TROOPS
TO QUIT IRELAND
IN NEAR FUTURE
All Except Those in Ulster to Be
Moved from Island
THE FORCE NUMBERS $4,000
British Government Proposes to
Soon Release All Classed
as Political Prisoners
THE FORCE NUMBERS $4,000

London, Jan. 10 (By the As5ociat
ed Press)-Tho Times declares to.
day that all British forces will be
withdrawn rom Ireland with the
exception OF those in Ulster AS rapid
ly ~ pOssib G. the movement involV.
ing $4,000 men.
Amnesty 10 be granted by the Brit
iah government, according to the
Times. IS expected to embrace all
who can be regarded as coming m.
der a generous construction OF the
phrase political prisoners
Dublin. Jan. 10 tBy the Associated
Press Speedy formation OF a pro.
vlslonal government for ireland was
urged upon the Dali Eireann b?
Michael Collins shortly after the or
cnlng OF todays session.
De Valera. who resigned rs presi'
dent Of the Irisl republic yesterday
afternoon then permitted himself to
become candidate for rec ection
lie was de- Gated by a vote oi Go 10
81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
VOLCANO spoUrs RUIN
Mount omttepe In Lake Of Nicaragua
Causing w dcspread Destruction

Causing Widespread Destruction
San Jaun Del Sur, Nicaragua, Jan.
10 CBy the Associated Pressl-The
volcano Ometepe, on the island OF
Ometepe, eight miles from the west.
ern short Of Lake Nicaragua, is In
active eruption.
Thousands OF cocoa plantations
have been destroyed, grazing lands
have been covered with ashes and
hundreds Of head OF cattle have been
killed
Inhabitants are abandoning their
homes and fleeing to the shores OF
the lake. The eruption is the most
destructive in a period OF SO years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
BAD BOOZE CLAIMS FIVE
= liquor Believer to Have Been Fur.
n shed bY Sailors.

lloboken, y, j., Jan. 10. CBy the
Associated Press Five men died
here today at the result o. drinking
poisonous liquor believed to have
been obtained from sailors on incom.
Ing steamships
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10

NEW COMPANY ELECTION
To Ee He'd at Y. M. c. A. Gymnas-
ium al 7.3o O'clock Tonight.

TUWI aI I'lO y LTVCN UWT9Ht'
The election Of officers for the new
how tier company win take place at
the Y. NJ G. A. gymnasium this eve
ming The young men who have
signed the preliminary muster roll
are requested to be present at 1880
O'Clock in order tlat DR.. Edward
A. Tobin may begin the physical eX-
animation rs early In the evening as
Ioss Bile
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
WEATHER FORECAST

ncreas ng cloudlnoss followed b}
rain or snow late tonight or Wednes
day. Slightly colder. tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
ROYAL ENGAGEMENT

King Alexander to Wed Princess
Mare OF Rumania.
Belgrade, Jan. 10 (By the Associ.
ated Press)-The engagement o.
King Alexander to Princess Marie.
second daughter of King Ferdinand
Of Rumania is announced.
Princess Marie Is 20 and King
a eXander Is 30 years old
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10
NEW PEACE DOLLARS
REACH BENNINGTON
Local Bank Receives Supply from FirJt
Coinage; Design Is
Beautiful.

The first Of the new silver peace
dollars issued by the United States
treasury have been received in Ben
ulngton al the local banks
As only few Of the first allotment
.cf the pieces are al owed % each
bank in the federal reserve district
and these will hc doled out with ex
ceedng care. the demand will un
doubtedly be large
The new coin was made In com
memoratlon OF tae arms conference
at Washington aud is tho first TO be-
mintcd in is years and Is OF the
first new design since 1873, The
coinage laws forbid any change IN
the design more often than once iu
% years except by SPECIAL legisio
tion.
The diverse side carries the head
To- Liberty. with corouet in light
bas relief. the inscription being Lib
erty In God We Trust 1921" on
le reverse IS shown an eagle on q
mountain top clutch h'ng an olive
branch. struck by the rays of the sun
and with the word Peace under.
meath The other lettering is Unit
ed States Of America-E pluribus
Unum" over the eagle. while "One
DO lar appears in the rays of the
sun
There will be lSO,Oo00OO Of the
new coins issued one.half of which
will be dated 1921
Coinage OF silver dollars was stop
ped In 1894 when the silver purchase
by the Sherman act was
completed Buyng OF silver was be.
gun again IN 1927 under the Pittman
act. which authorized t''e purchase
Of metal to replace the dollars melt
cd and so to the British govern
ment during the war
According t9 high authorities the
an artistic point view. carrying
out the ideals urged by St Gaudens
and others concerning richness and
succestiveness for coins
Philadelphia. Jan lo-The now
pcace dollar. Of which more than
100000 were recently coined at the
Philadelphia mint with the 1921 date
and which are being distributed b,
federal reserve banks. have an I'm
even edge. 1t is little thinner AT
the top and bottom than ON tht
sides.
Il Is said at the mint that this Is
not regarded as an imperlection and
that the dollar contains the lega
weight of metal. The 1922 dollar
it is sad. viii Save more even
edge
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10

WANTED-Pmln and chldrens sow
ing or mendng WIN 10 out by the
day or hour or take work home Phone
36-M tt6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10

WANTEp--Work by the hour. APP
ply li3 Main street 4t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10

TO RENT--Iarge and desirable home
at South Shaftsbury Inquire Of Fred
Smith or telephone 5l2-M, lt6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-10

WANTED--Joh for portable sawmill
c T., Wilder, Arlington, VI 4t6s
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: roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-~ord wood tree tops and
and Potter lota at Shaf' ahury
cut and hauled by purchaser, 81 } per
cord Apply 10 Ernest Harrinr a. in
charge II. T. Cushman Mtg. Co. North
BENNINGTON, VI ftl2