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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
BRYANWOULD HAVE
PEACE IN EVERY
LAND AND CLINE
Secretary Plans Destruction OF
the Gods of War
BY INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
Would Give Nations Time to Cool
of When Fighting Blood Be-
came Hot.

Washington, April 22.-William ].
Bryan, secretary of state, is about to
launch his first distinctive policy OF
international Importance. 1t is a
plan for promotion of world peace
which contemplates the negotiation
of treaties between the United States
and all the civilized nations of the
earth. 1t will have as it's most orig
inal feature a temporary limitation
upon the armament and war prepar-
atoms OF disputing nations.
Mr.. Bryan already has discussed
his plan informally with members OF
the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations and has asked for a hearing
before that committee next Wednes-
day to present the project in detail.
Democratic members of the Senate
who have heard Of this important
move on the part of the commoner
first regarded the scheme as more or
less visionary and impractcable, but
as they have talked il over with him
they have come to look with greater
favor on his views and are prepared
now to give serious consideration TO
them.
The Bryan plan aims at the same
end that the Taft scheme of general
arbitration treaties had. In fact, Mr..
Wilson's secretary of state seems to
be imbued with the desire to pick th>
Taft movement up where it was
wrecked and by avoiding the features
to which the Senate objected and by
adding a few new ones OF his own to
carry it through to a successful con-
clusion.
Members of the Senate have learn
ed as yet only a general outline OF
the Bryan plan, but that is sufficient
to indicate that Mr.. Bryan, like Sec
rotary Knox of the Taft administra.
ton, hopes to promote world peace
through setting up international ma.
chinery which will open the way for
nations to cool off in times when pas
sions are running high and viii ar
ford an opportunity for second
thought. In fact, the Bryan policy
| already is being referred to as that
of "the sober second thought"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
N.t.O.P.TREASURER
ADMITS He IS
DEFAUL7ER
Sensation at Grand Lodge in
Barre
SHORTAGE OF $3.50
Henry II. Davis Confesses He Had
Used Lodge Money for Fifteen
Years.

Barre, April pa sensation de-
veloped at the oath annual session of
Menthe Grand Lodge of Vermont,
New England Order of Protection,
today. when 1t became known that
Henry II. Davis, grand treasurer for
twenty years, was a defaulter by his
own admission to the amount of
$3.50.
A letter was read in the grand
lodge today addressed by Mr.. Davis
to the grand warden in which he &C
knowledged the defalcation. 1t ap-
peared that he had been using the
lodge money in small amounts dur
ing the last 10 years. These sums
were replaced for time, but after a
while got beyond him. Mr.. Davis
pleaded business and family troubles,
and the fact that he was 73 years
old He offered to do all in his pow
er towards restitution and has given
a chattel mortgage to the grand lodge
on his business in Burlington where
he conducts the 20. X" laundry. He
has turned over his books and $500
in money to the Grand Warden.
What action will be taken by the
Grand Lodge is not known. The en-
tire matter has been referred to the
finance committee who will make an
Investigation and report. Frank G..
Rowland of Barre succeeds him as
grand treasurer.
There were about 100 in attendance
at the sessions of the Grand Lodge
also several members of the Supreme
Lodge from Boston and Providence
The annual event opened Monday
evening with reception.
The following Grand Lodge officers
were chosen:
Grand Warden, H. w. Scott OF
Barre; Grand Vice Warden, II. ID
Fillmore of Bennington; Junior Past
Grand Warden, Henry X. Mill OF
Burlington; Grand Secretary, II. A
Bartlett of ST. Johnsbury; Grand
Treasurer Frank G.. Rowland Of
Barre; Grand Chaplain, Mrs. Eva ]
Perkins of Barre; Grand Guide, w. /
Greene Of Bennington; Grand Guar
dian, Mrs. Agnes Lavallee of Hard
wick Grand Sentinel, T. j. Bagley
OF Bellows Falls.
The reports of the officers shows
that the present N. K. o. p. member
ship in Vermont is 2662 in % lodges
| There has been decrease of 243 in
| the last year. In the same period
there were 2S deaths for which 1872;
600 insurance was paid.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
WILSON'S APPEAL
FAILS TO MOVE
CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE Firm for Anti.AIien
Land Bill
GOV. J0HNS0N'S MESSAGE
Wording Is ConcIllatory but Indicat-
es That There Is No Intention
To Recede.
GOV. JOHNSON'S MESSAGE

Sacramento, Cal, April 22.-ln an
swer to a personal appeal from Presi-
dent Wilson that the State refrain
from any alien land legislation dis
eliminating against the Japanese,
Gov. Hiram W. Johnson sent mes
sage late this afternoon to the Presi-
dent in which he asserted that the
State did not intend to embarrass the
Federal administration by its legis-
lation on this line.
In the fact of this statement 1t
seems certain, however, that Gov.
Johnson and his party leaders in the
Senate favor a bill, excluding from
land ownership in the state all aliens,
ineligible to citizenship under the
laws of the United States. Such a
law will probably be passed despite
the objections from Washington, it
was said tonight.
Gov. Johnson's message to the pres
ident was as follows:
Sacramento, Cal, April %.
The President, Washington, ID. c.:
Immediately upon receipt of your
telegram of this date, it was trans
mitted to both houses of the Legisla-
ture. | think | may assure you it is
the desire of the majority of the
members of the Legislature to do
nothing in the matter of alien land
bills that shall be embarrassing to
our own Government or offensive to
any other. 1t is the design of these
legislators specifically to provide in
any act that nothing therein shall be
nrNK .NI as ,.s,.
any rights secured by treaty, al
though from the legal standpoint this
is deemed unnecessary.
If any act be passed, 1t will be gen.
eral in character relating to those
who are ineligible to citizenship, and
the language employed will be that
which has its precedent and sanction
in statutes which now exist upon the
subject.
| speak, | think. for the majority of
the Senate of California certainly
do for the voting power of the State,
when | convey to you our purpose to
cooperate fully and heartily with the
National Government and to do only
that which is admittedly within our
province without intended offense or
invidious discrimination.
Hiram w. Johnson.
The phrase in the governors meas
sage, IF any act is passed it will be
general in character relating 20 aliens
ineligible to become citizens" is TAX
en- to mean that only legislation af-
fecting Japanese will be passed, and
that such programme was outlined
to leaders of the senate in a confer
ence held this afternoon in the gov
ernor's Office before the telegram
was sent to Washington.
The belief is held by the governor
that state law of this nature would
not be in contravention of any exist
ing treaty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
WILL MEET INFORMALLY
New Departure by Public Service
Commission.

The Public Service Commission
has determined to hold informal pub
lie hearings at some principal point
in each county in this state on dates
and at places to be announced by
public advertisements in one or more
local papers in each county. 1t is
designed primarily to obtain through
these hearings a clearer and first
hand idea of the wishes and needs of
the public, as we'll as the railroads,
with respect to the elimination of
grade crossings. 1t is not intended
that the proposed hearings shall be
treated as or have the force and eff
feet of formal petitions, but simply
that they may the better enable the
Commission to determine what grade
crossings shall be abolished each
year in filing the quota of the rail
roads as established by law. 1t is
also the hope of the Commission that
this new departure will make 1t cas-
Ter and more convenient for the pub
lie to prefer charges or make COM
plants about the service, ways or
practice of any public utility that is
under the supervision of the Com
mission The people of the state are
cordially invited to attend these
hearings and to freely offer such
suggestions and make such com
plants with respect TO public SER
vice corporations as the safety and
welfare of the public seems to war
rant. All railroads (steam and cleo
tricl telephone telePraDh electric
light and power. gas and express
companies are under the supervision
OF this Commission, and matters re-
lating to any or all Of them will be
considered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
RESTORED INJURED HAND
Remarkable Operation Performed BY
New York Surgeon.


Washington, April 21.-A remark
able surgical operation by which La
-Four Raymonds, % years old, the son
of DR.. ]. U. Raymond of Washington,
is recovering the use of a withered
left hand, has been performed by Dr.
Robert II. NJ Dawbarn of los West
Seventy-fourth Street, New York.
Pieces of flesh taken from the pa
tents back we're grated on the hand
Young Raymond is an advertisement
writer for the Washington Times.
His father thus described the opera
ton today:
MY son burned his hands in in
fancy. The right hand fully recov-
cred its usefulness, but the left was
badly deformed, with all the fingers
except the index and middle ones
seriously contracted. At the age of
years an operation on the hand part
ly restored its usefulness, but in
time the contractions returned. Six
operations brought no relief. as the
palm of the hand and some of the
tendons had been destroyed by the
burning
1T was finally determined that
skin grating could not remedy the
condition. Then it was decided that
a flap Of flesh from the body could
be taken to form a new palm. My
brother. Lieut.. Col. T. U. Raymond OF
the United States Army Medical
Corps agreed to take the boy to DR..
Dawbarn in New York.
DIR. Dawbarn dissected the scar
tissue from the palm and fingers and
placed the thumb and fingers in a
natural position. The tendons were
heightened by inserting new tissues
in the palm. Then a strip OF flesh
on the back, slightly above the hip.
was raised. and the hand was slip
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
sTILWELL's LAST CHANCE
II He Does Not Resign by Wednes-
day Case May Go 20 Grand Jury.

Albany, April Ex-senator Stephen
j. Stlwell is to have another oppor-
tunity to resign, and If he declines
the charges made against him by
George II. Kendall, President of the
New York Bank Note Company, prob
ably will be presented to a Grand
Jury.
After a conference between Gov.
Sulzer and Attorney General Car
mody, Senator Wagner was sent for
and requested to inform Senator Still
we'll that, unless he gave up his
seat by Wednesday. the case would
be sent to the Grand Jury.
II was reported tonight that the
Governor might order an extraordi-
nary term of the Supreme Court and
designate Mr.. Carmody to present
the evidence to the Grand Jury.
George A. Field, Vice President of
the banknote company, was in AL
bany today. He said Mr.. Kendall had
additional evidence in support of the
charges against Senator Stilwell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
PITTSBURGH PUPILS STRIKE
Hundreds Parade in Protest at the
Return of Supt. Heeter.

Pittsburgh, April Els. L. Heeter,
superintendent of the Public Schools
of Pittsburgh, acquitted by a jury in
criminal court last Friday of two SER
ious charges preferred by a maid en-
ployed in his home, returned to his
duties today. This afternoon chill
dren at number of public schools
throughout the city refused to enter
the school buildings. In some in
stances the parents of the children,
it is alleged, took them home. Late
today and tonight several children's
parades were held. In the business
district there were 200 children in
the parade Banners inscribed
Kick Heeter Out" were carried.
After charges were made against
the Superintendent by Ethel Ivy Fish
er, a domestic, while i'll in a local
hospital, Heeter was indicted, and at
his own request received a leave OF
absence until such time as "he
should prove his innocence" His
acquittal last Friday was followed by
his return as head of the public
system today
The extent of the strike of school
children today against the presence
of Heeter as superintendent OF
schools cannot be accurately stated.
Ii is known that several hundred
pupils, at least, left the school build.
ings
The case of Supt. Heeter has had
wide publicity here. There is coupl.
ed with it, incidentally. a fight against
the present Board of Education be.
cause ii was appointed and not elect.
ed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
MRS. SCOTT GRAY
Wife of WeIl-Known Arlington Ply
stefan Died Saturday.

Mrs. Katherine Thornton, wife of
DR.. Scott Gray passed away at her
home in Arlington Saturday at.
ternoon after several months
illness. Mrs. Gray was born
in West Cambridge, New York,
August 28th, 1882, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John and Mary Dorsey
Thornton. She attended the public
schools at Cambridge and was mar
ried in Troy on April 26th 1903 to DR..
Scott Gray. At this time DR.. Gray
had not finished his medical course
so Mrs. Gray resided at her old home
until she and the doctor came to Ar
lington to reside. Mrs. Gray has
many friends in town who were
shocked to learn of her sudden death
For several months she has been un-
able to attend any social functions
and to receive callers. She is sur
vived by her husband, DR.. Scott
Gray, a son Scott, her mother OF
Easton, n Y, one sister, Bessie, OF
Troy who has been cariig for her
several months and who was here at
the time of her death and four
brothers, Frank of Panama, Gussie
of Troy (who at the time was away
on business and impossible to locate
him), Parmell and William of South
Easton. The funeral was held Mon
day in Cambridge at 10 o'clock al
st. Patrick's church, Father Leonard
reading the mass. The bearers were
Hugh Webb, P. H. Thompson, Gilbert
Vaughn, Robert Walsh. William SAT
ford, Ralph Walker. The church was
filled with friends from Cambridge
and surrounding towns. The fora
offerings were beautiful and of such
large number.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
JUDGE HOLDEN Rg-APpolNTEo
VIII Preside Over Municipal Court
for Another Term.

Municipal Judge Edward H. Holden
received a re-appointment yesterday
afternoon from Gov. Allen M. Flet-
cher. Judge Holden has already
served two terms, having succeeded
Judge E. L. Bates through appoint
ment by Gov. George H. Prouty and
having been re-appointed by Gov.
John A. Mead. He has met the re-
quirements of the office with general
satisfaction and his friends will be
pleased to learn of his re-appoint-
ment another term.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
DR.. A. B. CHAPLIN
SAYS COMFORT POWDER
IS RIGHTLY NAMED

He says Comfort Powder has been
used here in Aurora. n. C.. by me
with great success. first on a badly
chafed child three months old, in my
own home. and Il was quickly healed.
Then one Of my neighbors had a
child about six months old which had
eczema very badly on face. head and
body. and after the first application
Of Comfort Powder Il rested wen all
night for the first time in weeks and
is now getting well fast"
For all skin soreness Of infants OF
adults nothing equals Comfort Pow
der. Be sure you get the genuine
with signature Of E. S. Sykes on the
boz.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
FIRST SUCCESSFUL
STRIKE AGAINST
GOVERNMENT
Belgium Yields to Demand for
Manhood Suffrage
KING ADVISED SETTLEMENT
Controversy Has Cost the Country
Millions in Money and Lost
Business.

Brussels, April 23.-Owing in great
part to the advice of the king the
government of Belgium accepted yes
terday the compromise proposed
by the liberal leader, F. Mason, and
will be called off tomorrow. The
strike, ON account of the remarkable
discipline maintained. the solidarity
Of those who joined in the movement
and its skilful organization is unique
in history. Only a week ago Premier
de BroQueville said: mo govern
ment could yield to a strike of this
nature. To yield would be to abdi-
cate"
Nevertheless, the strike seems to
have made sufficient impression on
the government to induce it to I'M
bend from its uncompromising atti-
tude far enough to insure the termi-
nation of situation which already
has cost the country many millions
and daily is driving away from the
manufacturers customers they may
never win back. The decision to &C
cept the compromise was reached
Monday by the cabinet and the pre-
mier announced in the Chamber of
Deputies yesterday that the govern
ment had made M. Masson's motion
its own.
At the last returns 993,070 men
possessed one vote, 1886 two votes
and 30s,6S3 three votes, SO that the
single votes were always overwhelm-
ed. This is the grst occasion in
which a political strike has resulted
in victory for the strikers.
1t was stated last night that an ex-
ira parliamentary committee will be
appointed by he Chamber and king to
| consider and report on the question
of constitutional revision. This
committee will be composed of depu-
ties and eminent scientists, iurists
and others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
HARVARD MAN sELE-sLAlN
Lueien D. Tenant Found with Bul-
let Hole in Head on Bridge

Cambridge. Mass. April 22.-Luci-
en- d. Tenant, 25 years old. OF Terre
Haute. Ind. a irst-year student in
the Harvard Graduate School. was
found dead with a bullet hole in his
head and a revolver lying beside him.
on the West Boston Bridge today.
The Medical Examiner reported
that the man undoubtedly committed
suicide. Tennant was graduated from
De Paw University last year. He
had been an fer several weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
TWO BODIES IN CONCRETE
Woman Held in Connection With
Death Of Mother and Sister

st. Louis, April 22.-The bodies of
Mrs. Ernestine Komnichau and her
daughter, Selma, were found shortly
before noon today buried in the base
ment Of building of 2412 South
Broadway. Marie Komnichau. anoth
er daughter was arrested at the city
hospital. Both bodies we're immur-
ed in concrete.
The sister Marie was taken to the
city hospital two weeks ago after
she had broken her leg in fall
downstairs. A week before that time
neighbors noticed the absence of her
mother and sister. and inquired about
them. Marie replied that her sister
Selma had died and that the mother
had taken the body to Illinois for
burial
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
BIG PLANT RUMoR
North Adams Hears That Stanley
Company Will Build There

North Adams. April 22.-According
to reliable information the Stanley
Electric company will break ground
in the meadows south Of this city on
May Is for the erection Of a monster
plant for the manufacture Of paper
and insulating material. For some
time there have been rumors that the
company was to build. It is under
stood that the cost of the plant will
be in the neighborhood OF $1,000, O00
Water rights have already been pur-
chased and preparations will be begun
Immediately to sink wells. Il is plan
ned to have the plant finished before
snow flies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
AlRsHIPs IN eUNFIRE TEST
Army Man, 5000 Feet Up, Rights
Machine the Vibrations Rock.

San Diego, April 22.-Lieut.
Samuel McLeary. United States
Army Aviation Corps. remained in an
army aeroplane over the armored
cruiser Maryland today during tar
get practice with S-inch guns TO test
the effect Of vibrations on the stabili-
~ of the machine. The test was
made at an altitude Of 5000 feet. and.
although the machine rocked danger.
ously each time the guns were dis.
charged. the aviator succeeded in
Fighting IT,
During the firing Lient McLeary
also tested a new rsnge-finder device
swooping down as near the cruiser as
possible after each shot and signal.
ing to the rangefnding officer the dis.
tances determined by the aid Of the
new device.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
Baptist Church
Total. 1894.

This game closed the tournament
for the second bowling league and
the standing of the teams is as fol
lows; Cooper Machine Co. AS
points; Brush Shop 80; Night-Hawks,
80; Catamounts, 30; Collar Shop, 90:
Baptist church, %; North Bennington
II. There is a possibility of series
of games to decide the tie for second
place between the Night-Hawks and
Brush Shop. The High average for
the series was won by Raymond Res
seguie who averaged 156 for SO
games bowled and he will receive a
prize bowling ball.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
Jersey Has Not Been Captured Mtook for Early
COMMISSIONER D. A. euILTINAN
Bennington Attorney viii Assist in
the Revision of the Statutes.

Daniel A. Guiltinan yesterday re-
ceived from Gov. Allen M. Fletcher
an appointment as a member of the
commission to make such revision Of
the statutes as is necessary by reaL
son of the constitutional amendments
adopted by the people at the last an
nual town meetings and city elect
ions. Hale X. Darling of Chelsea is
chairman of the commission and the
other member is Julius A. Wilcox of
Ludlow. By Mr.. Guiltinan's friends
and acquaintance the appointment
will be considered an appropriate
recognition of special qualifications
and he is being generally congratu-
lated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
THE POPE WANTS TO WORK
obeys Doctors Orders Reluctantly
Health Continues to Improve

Rome, April 22.-The Pope sat up
for two hours today. after which DIR.
Amici, acting on instructions from
Prof. Marchiafava, forced him to re-
turn to bed. which the Pontiff did re-
luctantly. DIR. Amici remained in the
sickroom for a considerable time to
make certain that his orders were
carried out.
The Pope continues to express i'm
patience for the resumption of his or
binary life, but the physicians insist
upon absolute rest, at least for anoth-
er fortnight. They declare that an
other relapse in such case would be
inexcusable, both for the patient and
the doctors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
Probably That Moving Picture kangaroo That Escaped Down New

ped under 1t. This flap was sewed
to the palm, after which the hand,
arm, and trunk were covered with a
plaster of paris jacket.
''In this way the hand was carried
behind the back for four weeks. Then
the upper end of the flesh flap was
cut loose and stitched to the border
of the hand. One week later the
hand and flap were released entirely
from the back and the flap was fash
toned to the hand.
THE hand now remains open with
out any tendency to contraction. The
extension and fexion of the fingers
and thumb are excellent, the grasp Is
strong, and the new palm is all right
The success of the operation is re-
markable, and, moreover, the hand is
daily improving in strength and use
fulness. In year there probably will
be very little evidence of the scars
and irregularities.
DR.. Dawbarn showed photographs
at his home last night taken at vari-
Gus stages of the operation which
took place at the Rebeau Hospital,
156 West Seventy-fourth street.
The palm of the restored hand at
present is padded with fat which I'M
derlies the skin. Dr. Dawbarn receiv-
ed yesterday letter from the father
of young Raymond in which he said
that his son was now able to play bail
with both hands. DR.. Dawbarn said
that the hand is at present somewhat
like a natural catcher's mitt. The
layer of the fat under the palm would
prevent a fast ball from singing. In
time, however, as the hand is used,
the pading of fat will disappear.
When Dr. Dawbarn last saw his pa
tent few days ago, the young man
was carrying heavy grip in the hand
which had been treated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-23
roP FALLS OFF MOUNTAIN
Gardens and Orchards In South
France DESTROYED.

Florac, Department of Lorzere.
France, April 22.-The crest of Mount
Rochefort, dominating this town, fell
off today. An enormous mass of rock,
estimated to measure 10000 cubic
yards, rolled for mile and half in
to the valley, destroying fields, gar
dens, and orchards.