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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
LIFE |NSURANC CE
COLLECTORS GO
OUT ON STRIKE
TwO7housand Prudential Men Quit
in New York
MEN HAVE ORGANIZED UNION
Men Declare They VIII Tie Up Com
pany's Business as Far West as
Chicago.

New York, July 24-Two thousand
collecting agents of the Prudential
Life Insurance company went on
strike today. The walk-out followed a
spirited mass meeting here at which 1t
was said the strike would tie up the
company's collecting business as far
west as Chicago unless the mems
terms were met. Chief among the
grievances named was the refusal of
the company to confer with the men.
Officials OF the International Insur-
ance Agents union, which is only two
weeks old, declared that the failure OF
the Prudential company to reinstate
so agents here and about half that
number in Philadelphia, who were dis
charged for organizing the union,
would very likely result In the calling
out of collecting agents in cities in
the east and middle west.
Among those cities which would
first be affected, Harry Lumpkin
president of the union, said, are Phil
adelphia, Boston, Providence, Bridge
port and Buffalo.
The main issue involved, 1t was
stated is recent rule laid down by
the company which provides that nc
matter what the circumstances may
be when premiums on policies are four
weeks in arrears the policies must be
cancelled. This rule, il inforce6
agents declared, would result in a
Wholesale lapse of policies and a gen
eral hampering of the collecting bust
ness.
Recognition of the union, better pay
and more reasonable" hours are de
manded by the strikers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
GRATING BY POLICE
$4,000 Alleged to Have Been Collect
ed In New York.

New York, July 25.-Fifty thousand
dollars in graft was collected in IS
months prior to July l from one In
spection district by coterie of ofiici-
ais and members of the police depart
ment. it was charged at New York last
night by Deputy Assistant District At
torney James +. Smith. An inyestiga-
tion. which already has resulted in
the indictment of five policemen, dis
closed, according to Mr.. Smith, that
assessments have been levied on
keepers of disorderly houses in many
parts of the city. Positive informa-
tion, 1t was said has been furnished
to the district attorney of at least 20
houses where graft was collected.
Coincident with charges that prison
ers had been framed" and beaten by
the police in Star Chamber" sessions,
Mr.. Smith asserted that two women
who figured In white slave" case
were in q serious condition as a re-
suit of beatings they received at the
hands of the police.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
TWENTY THREE MEN
ss.,ss:acATED s. BY
NAlOhn. GAS
Tragedy Caused By Break in Cleye
land Water Main
UNDER SURFACE OF LAKE ERIE
Accident Happened Five Miles From
Shore--Of the IL Rescued Several
Will Die.
UNDER SURFACE OF LAKE ERIE

Cleveland, o., July 2G.-Twenty-
three men are dead according to re-
ports received at l p. m. as the result
of sudden rush of natural gas into
the Cleveland water main. The acci-
dent occurred 120 feet below surface
OF Lake Erie.
Ten bodies have been recovered
and II men have been taken out of the
big tube alive. Some of the rescued
will die All Of theb odies but one
have been identified.
The delay in the arrival of pulmon-
ators and assistance at the scene of
the accident five miles from shore,
are given as some of the cause for the
magnitude OF the tragedy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
S23.0O0,0O0EAcH
DAY WAR COSTS
GREAT BRITAIN
Premier Asquith Asks for Credit of
Two Billion
sl4,16O, 100000 NOW VOTED
Lloyd George Says England Has the
Men and the Resources and
viii Win,

London, July 25.-Premier Asquith
yesterday asked the House of Com
mons for vote of credit of E450,-
100000. This vote is the largest
asked by the government since the be
ginning of the war and will bring the
total voted this year to G1,050,000 900,
and the total since the beginning of
the war to E1,S32, 100000 (approXi-
mately $14,160,000,000
In moving the vote of credit the
premier said the recent expenditure
out of the vote of credit was approXi-
mately G5,000000. The e6,000,000
daily referred to by Reginald McKen-
ma, the chancellor of the eXchequer,
represented all of the outgoing, the
premier said. All the expenditure
from April l to last Saturday was
G559000 600.
Mr.. Asquith said the navy, army
and munitions cost G379,O0O, 900, the
loans to Great Britain's allies G157-
100000 and food, supplies, railways,
etc, e23,000,000. The average
daily expenditure oft he war, he said,
was G4,950,000 The premier said he
hoped the expenditure for the army
and navy would not exceed the present
level in the near future. The muni-
tions cost remained stationary at the
highest level yet reached, he added,
and might increase.
Premier Asquith said that since the
outbreak of the war ther had been
II votes of credit, totaling G2,S32,000,- =
600. The present vote was substanti-
ally larger than its predecessors, but
this was not because any great ex-
tension of expenditure was anticipat-
ed, but in order to make provision for
longer period and the covering OF
any necessary results.
After a speech by Winston Spencer
Churchill criticizing Premier Asquitl
for not reviewing the war situation
David Lloyd-George secretary foi
war, replied, saying that it would bt
premature to survey a military situa
tion and the prospects in the middle
of battle. "The prospects are good,
the war secretary said: "our generals
are more than satisfied and proud o
the valor of our men they are leading
Great as the British infantry was il
Wellington's and Napoleon's day, the.
never have been greater than now
One thrills with pride when one think
one belongs to the same race. The.
are pressing back the formidable fo
who devoted his best brains to tn
study of war for generations. fee
confident that victory is assured t
us"
Continuing Mr. Lloyd-George said
Numbers and all other resources ar
on our side. There was only one fea
that years of training and though
on the part of great military powe
might be something that might be il
superable. Our men have demonstra
ed that il is not so and that Britis
resourcefulness and Intelligence are a
in fields of commerce in the past whe
they have been able to snatch victor
out of what appeared to be complet
commercial disaster. going to snatc
victory again in few months frol
what appeared at one moment to !
something that was invincible. TheI
Is no doubt at al that the lesson {
this battle is that we have to simpl
press on with all resources and victor
will be ours"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
SET WORLDS RECORDS
Honolulu Swimmers Better Three
Marks in Exhibitions

Honolulu, July 23.-IIonolulu swim
mers today have three new worlds
records to their credit, according to Of
iicials who timed an exhibition meet
in the Young Mems Christian associa.
tion tank here last night,
Duke Kahanamoku made the 100
yard dash in 20 yard tank in SO So
seconds, breaking his old record OF
81 2-5 seconds. In the 500 yard relay
event team composed of Kahanamo-
ku, George Cunha. c. Lane, II. Kruger
and j. Kelly covered the distance In
4: i3 35. The first four named also
hung up new time when they made
the 400 yard relay In 3; A 3.5.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
LOSES LIFE IN CONNECTICUT
Drunken Man Falls From Precarious
Perch on River Bank,

Bratteboro, July 24.-Patrick Nc
Carthy, said to be of Northampton
or Holyoke, Mass, was drowned in
the Connecticut river about $50
o'clock tonight just north of the Brat
tleboro Hinsdale bridge.
Mccarthy and two companions, Dem
mis- Riley and George Gonyer, were
sitting in the rear of the gas house
near this village on the embankment
wall overlooking the Connecticut river
All of the party had been drinking
and Riley claims that Mccarthy sud-
denly plunged forward off from the
bank wall into the river.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
TRACK CLEAR FOR RED sox
Smoky Joe Wood Ready to Report RI,
TO Take Regular Turn.

ice Wood, the former mainstay of
the Red Sox, whose pitching arm has
kept him out of the game all season,
will join the team soon, according to
letter received by President Lannin
In Boston Saturday. Wood wrote
from his summer home at Parker's
Glen, Pa, that his arm was in nearly
prime condition, and that he would bo
ready for his regular turn in the box
soon. No intimation was given AT
club headquarters as to whether Wood
has accepted the terms which he is un
derstood to have rejected when the
season opened.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
HANLY NOTIFICATION AUG. 8
Prohibition Nominee for Vice-Presi'
dent May Share Honors

Chicago. July 23,--Formal notitica-
ton to j. Frank lIanly of his nomina-
ton for the presidency on the Prohibi-
tion ticket will take place August s ut
Mr. Hanly's home in Indianapolis. II
may be that Or. Ira d. Landrith, the
vice-presidential nominee, will be In
formed at the same time and place.
The speech addressed to Mr., Hanly
will be made by Robert II. Patton OF
Springfield, ILL.,, permanent chairman
of the convention. The speech to DR.
Landrth probably will be made by
Clarence True Wilson of Washington
u. c., chairman of the Methodist
church temperance committee
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
GRAssHoPPER PLAGUE
SALISBURY and Arlington Farmers In
Trouble.

Through strip of territory in
Salisbury and Arlington n grasshop
per plague has appeared and the farm
ers are threatened with having their
entire crops eaten up.
There was a similar condition last
year In the towns OF Brookline, Putney,
Newiane and Grafton in Windham
county where the scourge got so
severe that II was found necessary to
poison large areas to kill the insects,
County Farm Agent T. Clifford
Shaw has secured the services of n
trained entymologist. Harrison l..
Smith of Springfield, Mass, to assist
in fighting the plague and they are go
ing through the infested area today.
Anyone wishing for advice or help on
the matter should notify Mr.. Shaw at
Manchester Center at once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
GIBBONS solNr'oRsEs TRAINING
"order the First Law OF Heaven
SAYS Cardinal on Birthday. alEl

Baltimore. July 23.--Cardinal Glib
bons today marked his elghty.second
birthday, spent at Union Mills. Carroll
county, by declaring for universal mill.
tary training as the best possible thing
for America.
He was In fine spirits and excellent
health and expressed the opinion that
military training would safeguard the
nation keep 1t at peace with the world,
upbuild It's manhood and fuse its many
foreign strains into one patriotic peo.
pic.
"0rder Is the first law of heaven.
he said "and order comes from author
ity and obedience
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
ARM BROKEN, CAR WRECKED
St. Johnsbury Boys Go Over Bank in
Automobile.

st. Johnsbury, July 24.-In an auto
mobile accident near the U. S. fish
hatchery today Phillip Beck, 10, re-
ceived a compound fracture Of the arm
and Clayton Silsby. son of c. f. Silsby,
IA, was slightly bruised. Silsby was
driving a large touring car with Beck
and John Lee, another lad, as passen-
gers. On a sharp turn, near the fish
hatchery. they met team and an
other car, and in attempting to turn
out. Silsby's automobile was driven
over an eight foot bank and landed
bottom up in Sleeper's river. Beck
was the only one seriously injured. He
was taken to Brightlook hospital. The
car was badly damaged dan was still
in the river tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
EASEMENT CANNOT APPEAL
Case Cannot Be Taken to House Of
Lords,

London, July 25.-Sir Frederick e.
Smith, the British Encouragement,
has informed Sir Roger Easements So
licitors that he is unablel to grant his
fiat which would enable Easements
appeal against the death sentence,
passed on him for high treason in con
nection with the Dublin rebellion to
be carried to the House Of Lords.
An official statement regarding the
Easement appeal was issued yester-
day afternoon 1t read: "The attor-
ney-general has refused application
for his certificate under the criminal
appeal act of 1907 authorizing a fur
ther appeal of his case to the House
OF Lords"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
BRITISH TO AID sHAcKLEToN
Government Decides to Send Out Re
lief Ship Discovery

London, July 23.-In view of the pos
sibility of the failure of the third at
tempt now being carried out by Sir En-
nest Shackleton to rescue twenty-five
men of his Antartic exploration party
left on Elephant Island, in the South
Shetlands, and at his most urgent re-
quest, the government, II was officially
announced today, has decided to des.
patch vessel from England for this
purpose as soon as she is fitted out, no
suitable wooden vessel being available
at any South American port,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
FRENCH BOYS TO HARVEST
Government Appeals to Them to
Give Aid During Vacations

Paris. July 2S.-French schoolboys
are appealed to this year, as in 1914
and 1915, by Paul Painleve, Minister
of Public instruction, not to waste
their summer vacations in idleness,
but to give their help In gathering the
harvest.
This year Minister Painleve says
the need of help in the fielS> is more
pressing than in either of the two pre-
ceeding years and that schoolboys
could find no better way of showing
patriotism than in supplying this need.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
GERMAN PEACE PLAN GROWS
Won Wede's Society to Have News
Aueney'p Help

London, July pa Reuter- despatch
from Amsterdam says:
IA news agency called the Deutsche
Nachrichten Verkehrs Gesellschaft has
been founded in Berlin. It's apparent
object is the dissemination OF news
for the German Peace Committee un.
der Prince Charles Won Wedel."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

LOST-Between Bennington Center
and West Main street pocketbook,
containing currency and change and
an express receipt made out in the
name Alfred Ellet Finder viii please
leave at Remington garage for re.
ward. iit1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday, cooler tonight, probably
showers Wednesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

Manchester, July 25.-M. ]. Covey,
one OF the well-known citizens Of the
town, was probably fatally injured this
morning when his auto, a Chevrolet,
was struck by the north bound mail
train at the crossing just south Of the
station.
Mr. Covey, who is past so years old
was thrown through the windshield
and was badly cut about the face and
head Owing to his age the shock and
injuries are expected to prove fatal.
He had been over to the Walker
garage to have his car washed and the
employees at the garage tried to have
him let one Of them take the car back
to his home, but he insisted that he
could drive the car himself.
He was running slowly and the train
had slowed down to come up to the
station. 1t is thought that Mr.. Covey
saw the train, but was not quick
enough to stop his car in season.
The car was badly wrecked. The
injured man was picked up and car
ried home and his injuries dressed.
His wife is dead, but he has two sons,
]. B. ,and Mark Covey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

WANTED-Work by the day. Ap-
ply Miss A. Mallory, 2O5 County street.
44t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
DENMARK TO SELL
|. WEST INDIES T01
UNITED STATES
Arrangements for Purchase Reach
Definite Stage
PRICE WILL Be $4,000, 900
Islands Lie Near Porto Rico and
viii Constitute Excellent Naval
Base.

Washington, July 24.--Negotiations
between the United States and Den
mark for purchase of the Danish West
Indies are understood to have reached
definite stage where some important
development may come soon. While
the purchase has not been concluded
there were indications tonight that
some of the more formidable barriers
to an agreement had been removed
giving the negotiations promise of a
successful outcome.
State department officials have main
tanned close secrecy regarding the sub
ject Acting Secretary Polk said to-
night no purchase had been made.
Lying near Porto Rico the islands
are said by naval officials to possess
excellent advantages as naval base
and coaling station. In the archipela-
20 are the islands of st. Thomas, st.
Croix and ST. John. The price offered
by the United States in 1901 was $4,-
900, 900, but it is understood much
higher figure has been considered in
the present negotiations.
Philadelphia, July PA treaty for
| the purchase of the Danish West In
dies by the United States has been
negotiated between the governments
of Denmark and the United States, ac.
oording to a special cable dispatch to
the Public Ledger from Copenhagen.
The treaty, the dispatch says, will in
| the near future be submitted to the
Senate and to the Danish Parliament
| for approval.
f, III the treaty is ratified as it stands
in protect from today the dispatch
continues. the United States will pay
for the islands $25,OOO,OOO and in addi
tion will relinquish to Denmark the
rights of the United States in Green
land. Greenland is a Danish posses
sion and the rights which the United
States will abandon are merely rights
of discovery.
"The United States will obtain full
possession from Denmark of the Is
lands of st. Thomas, st. John and st
Croix or Santa Cruz, as it is bettei
known"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
AGED man IN AUTO |
WASlkHlEO BY
MAIL TRAIN iIN
N. J. COvey of Manchester Fsta|Iy
Hurt This Morning
THROWN THROUGH WIND SHIELD
Victim Who is Past 80 Years Old
Insisted on Criving His New
Chevrolet Car.
THROWN THROUGH WIND SHIELD

Manchester, July 25.-M. ]. Coyey,
whose automobile was struck by the
north bound train at the crossing Just
south of the station, died about IL
o'clock this forenoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
Standing Of the Clubs
National League
Standing of the Clubs

Pittsburg 9, Philadelphia l.
No others scheduled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL

American League
Chicago 8, Detroit q3 innings).
No others scheduled.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-07-15
SHERIFF SALE
18th JUDICIAL DISTRICT Conn,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF Iberia
ABRAHAM RosENswElG
vs.. NO. 704S,
MARY BERTHA DELAHoussAvr

Notice IL hereby given TINT h.
tue of IN order Of seizure and ~ VII.
sued out of the above en,;,,s sue Is
numbered cause and to the dira,, and
|, T A. Landry, sheriff, dpIv ' s,
and qualified IN and for the par worn
iheiia, La have seized, and vii, ~ VI
tor for sale and Will sell at puhI;a oner
ton for cash TO the last and ~ AZ
bidder, mt the front door OF Tho nneSl
house, in the City of New Iberia .1urt
between legal sale hours on la
SATURDAY, JULY 2o,h. 1919
the following described proper,,
wit: IVY, To-
LIST That certain lot os
with all the buildings and ;,,. ouno
ments thereon and thereunto beione
ing and appurtehances thereof ,;o.s
OF WAYS, and servltudes In the Ci,s 10
New Iberia, Iberia Parish. In y,
measuring 10 feet front more ., sna
on Weeks ST by depth OF I6o s sss
more or less, and bounded nm u
North by Louis Guillot. and ,ot h.. me
described, South by Weeks s,sa CIV
East by Anthony Platsmire. and W..
by Beckman or assigns. '''
Ind Another certain lot of ground
with all improvements adioinin,, ~.
above described property in the rs %'
and measuring more or less Ak -.
front, on Julia 81 by a depth of ioc
feet. and bounded ON the NORTH Nv
Julia St., South 10y the lot abovs A.
scrlbed, East by Louis Guillot ga
West by Beckman or assigns b.ins
the same property Inherited by mo,,
gageor from her deceased mo,hs.
Rosina Rochon, and of record in con
veyance book Folio. To nav ana
satisfy the sum Of $1,000 with 8 ma,
cent interest per annum from Decsm.
Der the fourth. 1913, until paid with
I'D per cent attorneys fees on the prjr.
cipal and interest and the coat a,
these proceedings
Given officially this 18th dav n,
June, A. ID. 1916.
i. A. LANDRY, Sheriff
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-07-15
"HANC ON TIGHT"

When a smoking car with thirty
five passengers jumped the track
a railroad engineer in the car, off
duty, yelled to the passengers to
"haug on tight" and while the car
turned over no one was hurt.
"Hang on tight" ia good advice
In most upsets. The man who
hangs on tight to himself when
his temper is upset will get
through without hurting either
himself or others. The man who
"hangs on tight" to his earnings
ends with a competence. The
man who "hangs on tight" to his
place, when business upsets come,
generally holds down his job.
The man who "hangs on tight"
when encouragement or even dis
aster upsets others ia a man to be
hopeful about. because he will
keep right side up whatever else
turns Over.-Ex.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-07-15

from May 10th, 1912. until paid, TO-
gether with 10 per cent attorneys fees
on the aggregate amount OF principal
and interest;
(3) The sum of 1899. 48, with 8 pei
December 3lst. 1914. until paid, and
s per cent attorneys fees on the ag-
Rregate amount OF principal and inter
est; together with $lO7.25 and $3.50
costs and the cost Of this execution.
The sale Of said property will be on
terms, as follows:
> ~ Cash for an amount sufficient
to safety all costs, and the balance
due upon the said judgment of $751;
10000 with interest at the rate of 8
per cent per annum from May 10th,
1912, until paid. togther with per
cent attorneys fees on the aggregate
flnount Of principal and interest and
$2434 30. with-5 per cent attorneys
fees thereon as described In the frst
item Of said Judgment. which said
balance will be the amount remainin4
after crediting on<said judgment the
proceeds Of the sale of the property
situated 10 the Parish of St. Martin,
Louisiana, and directed to be sold un.
der and by virtue of the terms Of the
JudRmenN herein, under which this
writ Issues and for the sale OF which
writ has issued to the Sheriff of the
Parish Of st. Martin;
ca 4 For cash for an additional
amount to meet a certain note Of
$5, 5000 secured BY mortgage on the
above described property, which said
note became due on March LIST. 1916.
together with interest thereon at the
rate of s per cent per annum from
March lst, 1915. until paid;
/{3) For cash for an amount suffici-
ent to satisfy the interest at the rate
OF per cent per annum from March
list. 1919 to March LIST. 1919. on Ger.
tain note Of $57S2 10, due March LIST,
1911. secured by mortgage on said |
property; and
(4 On terms OF credit to meet the |
amount Of the unmatured note dated |
May 10th, 1912, for the sum of $685..
~, due March lst. 1919, which said |
note Is one Of the series Of mortgage |
notes upon which the judgment here
In is rendered and IL secured by mort
gage upon the said property; all and
In accordance with the terms Of the
said mortgage recorded in Book As
OF Mortgages, Folio 53l of the Mort
gage Records Of the Parish OF Iberia
For cash in an amount sufficient. II
such amount Is bid, to satisfy. a judn.
ment of SIC, O00.0 90 with s per cent per
annum interest from May 10th, 1912,
and 10 per cent attorneys fees on the
aggregate amount Of principal and In.
!erest. being the second item of said
Judgment secured by mortgage on
said property; and for cash In an
amount sufficient. If such amount is
bid, to satisfy judgment In the fur.
kRer sum Of $l349 %. with 8 per cent
per annum interest from December
Slst, 1915, and 8 per cent attorneys
ices on the aggregate amount Of prin.
eipal and interest, which amount il
the third item of said Judgment and 10
secured by third mortgage on said
property. all in accordance with the .
'cfms Of said Judgment.
lSfgned) p. A. LANDRY.
sheriff OF the Parish OF Iberia, State 1
OF Louisiana.
Dated July 10th, 1915.