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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
GRADED DISTRICT
MIGHT TH1OWUP
ITS CHARTER
Question Coming Before Annual
School Meeting
WOULD SAVE SOME IN COST
School Meeting Comes on Friday June
3o-Terms of Two Trustees
Will Expire.

The annual school meeting of the
graded district will be held at high
school hall on Friday, June 80 at o.
clock in the evening.
The most important question to
come before the meeting is the pro-
pOsal to appoint a committee of citi
zens to investigate and report whether
it is desirable for the graded district
to throw up its charter and become a
part of the town district
Under the present state laws a
graded district seems to get the worst
of it in the distribution of public
money and the Bennington district the
coming year will lose some $4,000 in
state school money that the district
has had in the past This means that
the district will have to raise the adj
ditional money by taxation. Under the
circumstances the trustees thought the
question OF giving up the graded chart
er ought to be investigated.
The terms of two trustees expire
this year, c. S. Perry in ward and
Frank Il. Howe in ward D. The school
report is being prepared and will be
out before the annual meeting. The
warning is as follows:
The legal voters OF the Bennington
Graded School District are hereby
notified and warned to meet at High
school hall. in said district in the viii
lage OF Bennington, on Friday, June
30, 1916, at o'clock in the evening, to
transact the following business:
l. To choose a moderator for the
ensuing year.
,. TO hear the reports Of the trus-
tees and other officers of the said dis
trict, and take action thereon.
3. To see what tax said district will
vote on the grand list of said district
to defray the expenses of its schools
and to pay interest and decrease the
present debt of said district and to de-
termine the time when such tax shall
be collected and paid to its treasurer
f. To see ii the district will vote
to collect its taxes under the provis-
ions of Chapter 80 of the Vermont
Statutes and amendments thereof.
5. To elect a clerk, a treasurer, a
collector of taxes, one or more auditors
OF said district, and to fill all vacan-
cies in the board Of Trustees of said
district caused by expiration OF term
Of office, resignation, DEATH removal
from district or otherwise.
C. To see if the district will appoint
a committee Of three citizens, TO serve
without pay, to investigate and report
back to the district on the desirability
of surrendering special charter and
making Bennington a school unit, be-
cause of the provisions of the new
| school law.
! Z To see what sum, If any, the dis
trict will vote TO pay its trustees for
their services the ensuing year,
s. To transact any other business
found necessary when met.
NJ. B. Morgan, clerk.
Dated at Bennington, VT, June 10,
1910.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
VERMONT AT CHICAGO
"Babbitt Rattles" Mere Feature of Big
Republican PoW-wow.

George II. Almon of Montpelier re-
turned Tuesday night from Chicago.
where he attended the republican con-
vention. Mr. Almon was one of the
assistant sergeant-at-arms in the con
vention which gave him free access to
all Of the auditorium and brought
him closely in touch with the speak
ers. He said it was a wonderful gath
erine.
The Vermont delegation headed by
T. n Vail as chairman, was prominent
from the first, for with Oregon they
were the first states to come out solid
ly for Hughes. At the end Of the con
vention there was a great deal of
cheering for the Vermont delegation.
Again the delegation was featured
by the fact that no one could duplicate
their cheering for they used carnival
rattles furnished by F. II. Babbitt OF
Bellows ! alls and which made hit
with the convention.
The Vermont delegation stepped at
Sherman house where several OF the
IiOllllHtHl men VI lut Nbls tuiluu Wei
located and therefore they were
brought closely in touch with Senators
Borah, Penrose, Lodge, Crane and
others.
The delegation had many more invi
tations to dinner than they could
have accepted even if there had been
more days Among those who enter
tanned them were Judge Foster, Tor
merly in Derby They were alsC
guests of f. w Bailey while there.
Their support Of Hughes brought
many of these invitations. Mr.. Amor
said it was half an hour before the
cheering stopped when Roosevelt:
letter was read AMI that it lasted as
much longer when Lodge addresSe.
the convention directly after tht
Roosevelt letter asking that the con
lention endorse Hughes instead o
himself as suggested ny Roosevelt
Probably Vermont was more pfjmi
nent in this convention than she ha
ever been in any republican c3nyen
tion in her history. HeI delegate
were equally prominent IN the gather
ings outside the convention.--M -Montpe
| ieg Argus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
REOPEN DORSET oUARRlEs
Development Begun on Kent G. Root
Property Idle 25 Years.

Rutland, June 1S.-A real estate deal
has just been completed which will
mean the re-development of another
OF the many marble industries in the
Dorset range which have been aban-
doned for 25 years. Three or four
such deals have been put through
within two years and the region, which
of late years has had only one or two
isolated plants, is again becoming a
marble center.
p. F. Mccormack, one of the heads
of the Clarendon Marble company OF
West Rutland, has bought the Kent &
Root property of 60 acres at South
Dorset. Through it runs vein of light
variegated stone. There is an old dan
on a branch of the Battenkill river
which runs through the site and Mr.
Mccormack is installing a water whee
and generator, expecting to develop
water power. He will begin soon TAX
ing blocks from the quarry which mas
been unusued for quarter of a cen
tury. The tract cost approximately
$4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
What Ought Children to Be Taught in
School.

The readers of the Banner have
more than passing interest in the bill
now in Congress relating to vocational
training, For one thing, a VeTmonter
is on the committee and has the bill
in charge,-Hon. Carroll s. Page This
bill provides for assistance from the
Federal Government for vocational
schools throughout the country.
A great change has taken place in
the last few years in the popular es-
innate of what an education should
consist of and of its purpose. Sen
sible people are asking if there is any
special object in barber, a shoemaker
or a grocer becoming a scholar. OF
how great value will cube root, or
Latin, or the theorems of geometry be
to the workman or the housewife in
real life. Yet nine.tenths OF the pup
lis of our public schools are comprised
in the number who will become one or
the other of the above classes.
Many earnest thinkers today are urg
ing that play be made part of the
regular routine of school duties. And
this is even a greater departure from
tradition than vocational education.
Yet there is no question that we shall
come to both in few years, Those
who have studied the effects of Or
ganized play on the character OF the
child realize that here is the way to
teach self-confidence, energy and fiXi,
ty of purpose. And who will gainsay
that these qualities are vastly more
essential to the character of sood
citizen than knowledge of the loca-
tion of all the cities of Asia or how to
obtain the greatest common diyisor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
STORE BROKEN INTO
| 'tate ney Taken But Cash Register
In, is Ruined.

2rp er and o,oh
register valued 30 was the loss
sustained by e. +. iouran about one
O'Clock this morning when thieves
broke into his Mill street store, lifted
the cash register through a rear win
dow and broke it open in an adjacent
lot. A small amount of cigars and
cigarettes was also taken
One of the tenants of the building
sat in his room smoking until an early
hour and heard peculiar sounds in the
rear of the HOuran store beneath. He
did not investigate. thinking it either
the proprietor working late, or boys
in the rear yard. On opening the store
this morning, however, it was found
that a rear window had been removed,
the cash register pried from its place.
That it was not the work of boys is
deduced from the weight of the ma
chine. Only a strong man could have
lifted the big register and handed it
through the window. The police are in
Clined to believe that it was someone
WHO reSlueS III tle helShuOluOOu anu
had a knowledge of the layout of the
store. Several small breaks have been
reported by Mr. .Houran lately but they
appeared the work of mischievous
boys and small attention was paid to
them. Last week an entrance was
gained through the cellar and small
amounts of goods pilfered The police
do not believe the burglar who attempt
ed an entrance into Miss Hattie Twit-
chell's home on Pleasant street the
night before had anything to do with
this break.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20

Petrograd, June 19.-With an aver
age Austrian retirement of twenty-five
miles over the entire Volhynian and
Galacian front, except in the immedi-
ate region of Tarnopol; with the Rus
sian seizure of Czernowitz and the
flight of the southern Austrian Army
toward the Carpathians, and with the
Russians closing in upon Lemberg from
two directions, the operations on the
southwestern front have reached the
crucial point where, it is believed here,
the Austrian armies must either make
a final stand, or by their further re
treat automatically compel a general
retirement of the German army from
positions which they have held against
the Russians for nearly a year.
Such stand, in the unanimous opin-
ion of military officials here, will be an
impossibility, as the separated Aus
trian armies are unable to communi
cate with one another, and, all avail
able troops and reserves having been
called up, quick rehabilitation OF the
crippled armies of the Austrians is
manifestly unlikely.
The prevailing confidence in the
speedy consummation of a Russian tri
umph over Austria is reflected in al
the comments Of the newspapers. The
Petrograd Gazette says: "The thought
we have all lived with since the begin
ming of the war-a final victory oyel
Austria-is now at hand. Soon the
last notes of the swan song of the
Dual Monarchy will be heard"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
TO HONOR JOHN c. SAKE
Poets Grandson Will Deliver Address
at Middlebury Commencement

Middlebury, June 1S.-The centen.
NAL of the birth of John Godfrey SAKE.
the greatest poet in the list of Middle
bury graduates, will be observed at the
commencement. June 1921. SAKE was
horn in Highgate, June >, 1916. An ad-
dress of his life and literary work will
be delieyered at the commencement
dinner by his grandson, the Hon, John
G. SAKE of New York city.
Howard Elliott. president Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road, will also be guest Of the college
and speak at the commencement din
me-.
The opening Of the new Mead
Memorial chapel took place sun
day afternoon An address wal
made by the Rev. Charles II. Brown
d. d.. dean of the Divinity school OF
Yale University, and former modera
tor of the national Congregational
council. Bishop Hall and other clergy
men also toow part in the exercises,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
ADMITS HE WAS SCARED
And so Is Every Other Soldier Said
Col. Harmon at Brotherhood Meeting

Col. Thos. Harmon, veteran Of the
civil war and head of the soldiers
home here gave some interesting war
"reminiscences last evening before the
Brotherhood of the Methodist church.
The occasion was the regular semi
monthly meeting of the Brotherhood.
About 80 members were present to
hear the Colonels talk.
Col. Harmon participated in the bat.
tie of Chambers Farm, one OF the
toughest fights before Richmond
when $500 men were slain. He was in
the thick OF the fighting and knows
something of what real war means
The colonel was asked for descrip
tion of his sensations on going into
action. The questioner wished &c
know IL the average soldier is badly
frightened in battle.
you bet we were frightened" Col
Harmon replied. 80 is every soldier
who comes face to face with th,
enemy's guns. Whenever | meet
soldier who says he went into battle
without being scared out of his wit
attribute 1t to one of two things
Either he handles the truth with a ce
tain shyness--or he wasn't there!'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
MUST MARRIED MEN COZ

Washington, June l9.-The war
department received many inquiries to.
day as to what immunity would be
granted married men who are mem
bers Of the National Guard
While most officials were inclined tC
believe leave should be granted those
who can prove their absence from
work would be priyatlon to depen
dent families, it was pointed out that
each case must be presented separate
ly and decided on its merits
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20

Washington, June 1g.-President
Wilson's reply to General Carranza' S
demand for the withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops from Mexico will go for
ward tomorrow Instead of being for
warded through James Linn Rodgers,
special agent at Mexico City, as was
intended at first, it is likely that the
note will be handed by Secretary Ian
sing to Senor Eliseo Arrendondo, Am
bassador Designate of the Carranza
government, to be forwarded to his
government.
The note, which is about 5000 words
long finally and fatty refuses to meet
the CarrauZa demand for immediate
withdrawal of the American troops, re-
iterates this governments stated rea-
sons for their presence in Mexico, re-
Dukes the Carranza government for its
insulting statements in the recent de-
mand, and defends the motives Of the
United States. 1t will be made public
tomorrow.
San Diego, Cal, June 19-The
governor of the state of Sinaloa has
issued an announcement that is prac.
tically u declaration OF war on the
United States, according TO a radio
gram received here today from Com
| mander Arthur KayanauglI OF the gun.
boat annapolis, now at Magatlan Nc
further details OF the alleged declara
| tiCn 0f hostilities were given in the
messages which was directed to Ad
| miral Winslow of the Pacific Coast
| Fleet here.
Galveston, Texas, June l9.-The
Mexican government in Yucatan has
| issued proclamation ordering al
Americans out of Mexico and declaring
a state of war existing between the two
| countries. according to passengers ar
irving here today on the Norwegian
steamer Nils from Progreso. Ameri
cans and other foreigners are beinl
| taken on board an American gunboai
at Progreso. Great excitement is sale
to prevail.
Washington. June 19.-Admira
| WinsloW at San Diego, reporting lat,
| tonight on a clash between American
seamen and Carranza soldiers at MAJ
allan yesterday, said Boatswain's Mat,
| l. NJ Laughter was gravely wounded
and Ensign O. O. Kessing and Assist
ant Paymaster Andrew Mowat wer
taken prisoners by the MeXicans.
The admiral made no mention of tn
subsequent release of the officers, a
announced to the state department b.
the Mexican embassy. but it is pre-
sumed this occurred after dispatch o
the report on which his message wa
based
Douglas, Ariz. June 19.-Four Mex
can soldiers and two civilians wer
wounded in the fighting at Mazatlar
according to advices received at Agu
Prieta today. The landing of tn
Americans took place at l0:3O o'cloc
Sunday morning
San Diego, Cal, June 19.-News {
serious anti-American outbreaks q
MaZatan and other Mexican points yei
terday was followed today by rush o
ders to practically all the America
war vessels on the Pacific Coast to pr,
ceed at full speed to the Mexican we!
| coast
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
ToRJoK's FAMED SLIPPERS
War Stops Supply of Embroidered
Moceasins from Russia.

War Stops Supply of Embroidered
Moceasins from Russia.
Among the specialties of Russia
which have been shut out of the mar
kets of the world by the war are the
wonderfully embroidered leather slip
pers made by the women of Trojok,
says the National Geographic society.
These products enjoyed a consider
able popularity outside of Russia, and
they were thought by the women who
wore them to be more comfortable
than the Indian moccasin and more
chic than the artistic creations of
the French.
The women of Torjok also make
many other sorts of embroidered ar
ticles and a delicate variety of Rus
sian lace a lace descendant of Byzan.
tium tinery.
The slippers, mostly Morocco leather
worked with gold thread, are the little
citys chief clai INTO recognition and
distinction. They are known in every
part OF Russia and are to be seen in
the Caucasus and in Siberia as well
rs in Moscow and Petrograd. In re-
cent years this Russian product began
reaching the markets OF other ooun.
tries
The Zemstyo. or town council, of
TCrjoli founded a school OF embroidery
some 10 years ago in order that the
towns embroidery traditions might be
Kept tree of all artistic blunders
through all the years to come. The
school is now the central influence in
/ the industry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
AUTO YEAR BOOK OUT
Vermont Club Issues Ninth Annual
Gil Cars Registered in 10 Days,

Montpelier, June 1S.--Secretary Les.
ter ii. Greene of the Vermont Automo.
bile club has issued the ninth year
book. which contains the registration
number and owners of the machines IN
the state, their make and horsepower
and other data interesting and yau.
able The book contains only cars
registered up to June 10, there having
been GIL machines registered in the
first 10 days of the month. The mum.
bers run as high as 10000. There are
675 motorcycles listed in the book
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
THE NOTABLE SPEAKERS COMING
For Annual Meeting Of Greater Ver'
mont Association

The Greater Vermont association has
been successful in securing a notable
company of speakers for the annual
meeting and dinner to be held at Mont
pelier on July Il and 13. A special
feature of the occasion will be the pres
ence of representatives from Vermont
associations in other states, who are
eager to join with Vermonters of Yer
mont in celebrating the l25th anniver-
sary of Vermonts admission to the
Union. The conference on organiza'
tion work and methods promises to eX
ert profound influence on the devel-
opment of all organizations in Yer
mont towns and cities.
The association urges the attendance
of large delegations from all Vermont
civic and commercial and agricultural
organizations, and very heartily In
vites every Vermonter interested in
Vermont development to be present
Ladies will be welcome at the meeting
on the afternoon of July 18th, and the
| gallery OF the auditorium will be re-
served for them on the evening of that
day, so that they can hear the speak
ing after the dinner.
All desiring accommodations should
| communicate at once with the Pavilion
Hotel, Miller's Inn, the Montpelier
House, or, If rooms in private houses
are desired, with the Secretary of the
Montpelier Board of Trade. Those de-
string garage facilities should inform
the Secretary of the Montpelier Board
of Trade.
Tickets for the annual dinner should
be secured at once from the Secretary
of the Greater Vermont association
Stannard Memorial Building. Burling
ton. Vermont The tickets are $l.50
each.
The program is as follows:
Wednesday, July IL Annual Meeting
The Armory, 200 p. M.-Edward c
Smith president of the Central Yer
mont Railroad; Major General Leonard
| Wood, United States Army; Carl Vroo
man, Director General of the Par
American Congress
Annual Dinner
The Auditorium, City Hall, $50 p
M.-George Harvey, Editor of tn,
North American Review: ROLAND II
Spaulding, Governor of New Hamp
shire; Edward A. Filene, Bostor
Chamber OF Commerce; Theodore n
Vail. President of the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Co; James Hust
is, President of the Boston & Main,
Railroad; Samuel W.'McCall, Govern
or of Massachusetts; Wendell stat
ord, Judge of the Supreme Court of tn
District of Columbia.
Guests Of Honor at the Dinner
! Admiral Charles T.. Clark, Unite
States Navy; General Leonard Wood
, United States Army; Carl Nroomar
-, U. S. Assistant Secretary of Agricu
ture. John Barrett, Director Genera
, of the Pan American Congress; Joshu
l.. Brooks, President of the Easter
States Agricultural and Industrial ~
position; The Governor and the E'
= Governors Of Vermont; The Senator
and the congressman Of Vermont; Pr,
sldents of Vermont associations in otl
n er states.
Thursday, July 18th Conference on o
n eanization Work and Methods
. The Memorial Room, City Hall
Morning, Afternoon. and evening sc
:, sions under the leadership of Lucil
n 4. Wilson,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
AUSTRIA MUST APOLOGIZE
New Note Demands Expression Of
Regret and Reparation.

Washington, June IA second
note to Austria Hungary regarding the
attack by an Austrian submarine upon
the American tank steamship Petro.
lite, was coded at the state department
today for immediate transmission to
Vienna.
1t is understood to demand an
apology for the attack, and reparation
for the damage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
AUSTRIAN ARMY OF.
$4,000 CORNEREO
BY RUSSIANS
Petreating Austrians Are Cut off
In BukOWina
RUSSIANS SUCCESS GROWING
Austrian Forces Have Retired 25 Miles
and Must Make Stand Soon or
Lose Line.
RUSSIANS SUCCESS GROWING

Petrograd, June 20.-An Austrian
army of 10000 men has been cut off in
eastern Bukowina and it is believed
that it cannot rejoin the main Aus
trian forces
All efforts of the Austrians to stem
the rapid Russian advance have failed
and the Russian forces are hourly TAX
ing large numbers of prisoners, guns
and supplies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-20
ROBERTS GRAND HIGH PRIEST
Grand Royal Arch Chapter Closes Its
Annual Meeting.

Burlington, June l6.-Masonic week
closed today with the annual meeting
of the Grand Royal Arch chapter Of
Vermont. James II. Roberts OF this
city was elected grand high priest
to succeed Harry J. Stannard Of Bar
ton. George Tilden of Barre was
elected deputy grand high priest and
William II. Brewster of Middlebury,
grand king. The new grand scribe
is Charles \. Lang Of Montpelier.
c. w. Whitcomb of ProCtorsville and
Henry H. Ross Of Burlington were re-
elected grand treasurer and grand
secretary, respectively. Other officers
are: Grand captain of the host
Christie b. Crowell of Brattleboro;
grand principal sojourner, Allen d
Bali Of Ludlow; grand royal arch cap
tain George +. Root of Newport
grand master third veil, A. s. Harri
man of Middlebury; second veil, Rog
er S. Pike of Rutland; first veil, Rich
ard j. Fitzgerald OF Montpelier. The
district deputies are: George o
Mitchell OF St Adams, Il. b. Gift o
Fair Haven, Charles n. Mcmillan o
Barre Raymond A. Peal of st, Johns
bury Fred A. Carr of White Rive
Junction. Merritt T.. Sornborger o
Burlington, William w. Sawyer o
Bellows Falls and Andrew Il. Sulhan
OF M0rrisville.