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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
POLLOCK ENTERS
POSITIVE DENIAL
Never Under Influence of Liquor
While With Police Depart
ment, He Testihes.
TELLS OF VISIT TO MURPHY'S
Flatly Contradicts Testimony of
Hotel Detective II Mayor
Ainslie Reserves Decision.

Mayor Ainslic concluded his inyes-
tiGation OF grand jury charges against
Captain George l.. Pollock yesterday
evening at o'clock and took the case
under adviscmcnt. After conference
between counsel for the Commonwealth
and the defense II was announced that
the case would be submitted without
argument. In the meantime the IN
1uiry into grand jury charges against
Policeman G. y. strain. Detective L. C..
Bcrtucci ard Chief of Police G. A.
sherry Will proceed. Mayor Ainslie
decided yesterday that he would not
postpone the inquiry of the other cases
until lie had arrived at a decision in
the Pollock case
From the decision Of the Mayor. &.
is apparent that he will not render his
decision in each case until hearings In
al! the cases have hccn concluded. Ger.
tainly this is the impression he made
when he informed Commonwealtl's
Attorney Misc that he did not think
that he should continue trial in the
other cases Until! he arrived at a con-
ciusion In one case However. he made
1t plain that each case would be de-
cided on its merits, and the evidence
in one case would not be allowed TO
sway his decision in another case.
POLLOCK TAKES STAND
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
Captain Pollock took the stand in
his own behalf yesterday afternoon.
and for more than an hour reEutted the
charges and testimony preferred
against him. vt tho conclusion of his
direct testimony, Colonel David :.
Leake. leading counsel for the defense.
said: Witness with you, gcntlcme an"
Murray NJ Mcclure. counsel for the
Commonwealth. replied: We have
nothing to ask Captain Pollock. Stanc
aside" The position which the Com
rouwenlth took was a distinct sur
prise. II had been taken for granted
that Captain Pollock was to be put
through "grilling cross -eNamlna tion''
and was the frequent prediction In
the courtroom.
The testimony of Captain Pollock
made n favorable impression. whilc
on the stand. he made all emphatic.
clear-cut and unequivocal denial of The
charges which have been preferred
against him. His testimony was clear.
unfalt-ring. coherent and vigorous. A:
no time did he hesitate. Ills language
was we'll chosen and positive. and his
memory served him Well. as !e re-
mcMb"red the minutest details. For
the first time SINCE the investigation
began last Monday, when the outlook
was decidedly dark. have matters
taken on a bright aspect for Captain
Pollock His testimony was impress
sive.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
POLLOCK REVIEWS HIS
CAREER IN DEPARTMENT

Captain Pollock then took the stand.
He said that he had been connected
with the Police Department as secre-
tary since 1902, and as secretary and
purchasing agent since 1916. No COM
him either by the police boards under
which he served or the present Mayor.
He further stated that since he has
been connected with the Police Depart
ment ne has handled more than So
100000. In reply TO n question from
mis- attorney. he said that not one cent
of his money had every gone amiss
After Colonel Lcakc had read the
first charge. Captain Pollock said
"On the night of tho reported domes
tic violence at my home, I had go,t
home with a merchant friend. He
drove me home in his automobile. J
arrived home just before midnight. J.
Went in the house and pressed on the
lights which lit the upstairs as well
as tho downstairs My wife had not y.,
gone to bed, and she switched TIC
lights off. turned them on: ST..
turned them OFF. ! turned them IN
and She turned them off. When
turned them ON again she said that
You ought to have been home long
ago. said that i am the master in
my own home She called the Second
Police Station and asked the officer
on the beat to come =. 10 Floyd and
Crenshaw, as there might be trouble
We had had spat previously. My
CONTINUED on Filth Rageb
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
How salutations Differ.

The natives of different countries
vary in their salutations. Binghl
meeting Binghi after long separa-
ton remarks "Ylhi' or something TO
that effect. Torres Strait islanders
grunt their. greetings. Some Papuans
raise their arms, others shout the
name OF the newly arrived. Javan-
csc are fond of long, complicated adj
dress Of welcome. In some South
Sea islands noses are rubbed, In 9th.
ers the hands are held up palms out
wards. But all take TO the white
mans fashion Of shaking hands. Once,
when travelling along the beach near
the Vailala river Papua), wrinkled
old heather rushed out from small
village, placed himself directly In my
path, spat on his hand, held 1t out
and said Tomorrow tomorrow -
Farewells are often Impressive. In
southeast Papua they have so-long
that acutely conveys the idea of sad
ness at parting. 1t is "Eo-o-o
Eo-o-o-ow and when half-a-hundred
are chanting 1t the long-drawn-out 20
Is one of the saddest sounds imagin'
able.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
EXAMINING ONES OWN MOUTH
How Sufferer From Toothache May
See for Himself Why He Needs
Dentists Attention.

II will no longer be necessary for a
person who desires to count his teeth,
or to see whether they need the at
tentiOn Of Il dentist, to turn and twist
himself before a mirror. with his
mouth open. trying to mike the light
strike so that he can get view Of
his molars and blcuSpids and other
dental appnrtenances. No, he can
now put the light inside OF his mouth,
thanks TO new device which is com
pact enough to permit this, says Pop
ulnr Science Monthly.
This device, expected TO prove OF
service to dentists and physicians. IS,
In effect, an attachment 10 any elec-
trio light socket. fitted with a voltage
reducer so as to light small opal
nulb. to which is attached small
magnifying mirror. and which can he
inserted into the mouth and held in
place with an attachment to the
cheek.
The hollow tooth In the rear can now
be examined With ease, and plug of
cotton saturated with oil of cloves in'
serted TO insure a ssleepful' night
This invention Is not intended "a
rob the dentist OF his livelihood II
simply enables the fo0tbache sufferer
to obtain temporary relief until It Is
convenient 10 undergo a dental opera
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
How soldiers Appreclate Books.

Libraries are maintained on all
craft belonging to the navy. including
submarines. submarine chasers, trans
ports, receiving ships, and warships
On The warships the chaplain has SUI
perviSion Of the libraries. From the
United States ship iowa comes the fol-
lowing:
do you ask II the boys appreciate
the books from the library? There
would be no question In your mind II
YOU had the privilege some afternoon
Of standing on our berth deck shortly
after knock-off' They come from all
parts OF the ship. They read every
thing, from biography aud science to
the technical books of trade, from the
textbooks of college TO the latest popu-
lar fiction. and they are ut II all the
time. Anywhere, after working hours,
YOU can find men perched near any
light plugging away tho lonely hours
with a fascinating novel Of adventure.
Nearly every man not standing a
watch can be found porting over a
book somewhere in the decks"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
ANNOYING HABIT
How Habitual snorer May Cure Him.
self Of Practice That ls Injurious
to the Health.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, who conducts
a department of foods. sanitation and
health in Good Housekeeping, invites
inquiry from readers. and in doing so
lays himself open to surprising re-
quests. A woman recently asked the
doctor why her sister snored and how
she could be cured of the unpleasant
accomplishment. Doctor Wiley gave
the following explanation of snoring:
Snoring takes place only when the
mouth is open and almost always when
one Is sleeping on his back. Adenoids
or other Instructions to the nasal pas.
sages are frequent causes Of snoring
Usually snoring is prevented by sleep
ing on ones side. Mechanically an elias
top Of the head will keep the mouth
closed. The annoyance which is caused
TO other people by snoring is by no
means the worst feature of this trou-
bic. The air that enters the lungs d.
rectly through the mouth is more like
IL to carry dust and Infection into the
lungs than If the breathing takes place
through the nasal passages. These
passages are tortuous in character
and the particles carried In the air
stick to the mucous membranes Of the
air passages. Thus the lungs are pro-
tected from Infection"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
WHY
Wild Geese Had to Post.
pone Trip North

Large fiocks Of wild geese, too fat 10
fly across the mountains on their MI
gratory visit TO Northern climes for the
summer. are stranded in the Sacramenc
to river, near Reddlng.iaccordins to a
Sacramento Cali correspondent OF
New York World, .ss
This is report from Deputy War
den ]. s. White of Shasta county dis
trict to the state fish and game com
mission. White suites thar hundreds
of geese are lettering about back yards
and can make no further progress, be-
ing unable 10 negotiate tile rapids Of
the Upper Sacramem0.g seaSyi
State Deputy Commissioner George
Neale explained the unusual conditions
as being due TO the great abundance
of goose grass up and down the valley
because of The late rains. When Mr..
and Mrs. Goose found themselves
weighted down by Suddenly acquired
avolrdup0is they took TO the river as
the next natural thing TO do, since fly
ing was out of the question. Swim
ming was good until they encountered
rapids, and now they can como further.
Deputy White says the geese are as
tame as house cats but he Is guarding
the flocks until some disposition is
made of them or means found for
boosting them over the mountains on
their way north. m es
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
How Doc Got Revenge.

Sport. a little white dog which pc
destrlans had evidently abused. sought
revenge by tying up traffic on the
eastbound track OF the elevated the
other day, says a Philadelphia cor
respondent
Sport walked upon the platform Of
the station at Flfty-second street only
TO be kicked upon the tracks. But
the tables We're turned. Sport sat up
as big ms could be In the center Of the
track until train arrived, and then
he took the lead down the track in
front Of the train nt a slow gait The
motorman footed his whistle for Sport
TO get out Of the way, hut each time
the whistle was footed Sport stopped.
wagged his tail and replied with n
bark.
Followed by three electric trains,
Sport kept on. When the procession
reached Twenty.fourth street Sport
was removed from the track and went
on his wau-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
NORTH BENNINGTON


Mrs. c. II. Roberts OF Hinsdillvillo
il ill
Ne. aud Mrs a. S. Hathaway cello,
brated their twenty-ffth wedding an
nivrsary Friday ,,5c
Mrs George Colvn of Providence,
r. l.. is the guest OF her daughter,
Mrs. John Hurley
A little daughter, Mariory. was
born recently to Mr.. and Mrs John
Hurley of Bank street extension.
Mrs. James Welch has been called
TO Troy by the illness Of her sister,
Miss Maria Leonard,
Mr. Cone, who has been with his
daughter in Springfield W., is the
guest OF his daughter, Mrs. A. s.
Payne
Word has been received from Balti.
more. Md. o ftho death from influenza
Of Ethel Virgins. wife of DR.. u. u.
Smith
Born, a son TO Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Roberts of Conway, Mass. and
grandson of Mr.. aud Mrs. Clifford
Roberts of Hinsdillyillo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
GETTING THE AIR ~
People Of Far North Do Not "
to Idea Of the Open Window,
Declares Writer.

Llvei
Keep allvei
Imbibe the ozone!
Wash the blood in oxygen. Rebuild
the tissues Of the human machine. aiet
up In the morning feeling goads Why
stupefy when oxygen is the most ahun-
dant and widely distributed element Of
earth and 50 essential to- tHet Aanian
anlnal7 e "a, bAff.s...
Il Dawson revels todayaln the splendor
Of the midnight sub, sdys ,tlie Dawson
(Yukon) News. Balsam and the vigor
Of youth are in every breath of fresh
air. The open air Of this halcyon cline
Is an ocean for bodily nourishment
These facts are patent. They need
no substantlation 10 anyone with half
an optic. And yet how many there are
In this salubrious realm who court
stupidity by sleeping in stuffy. box
tight rooms--in fetid and impoverished
air which is poison rather than food
to the system.
Cruise the streets of Dawson after
midnight in this glorious midsummer
period. Note how few windows or
sleeping rooms are open; how few are
inviting the. currents Of stimulating
air: and how many actually have the
windows down tight and not even a
knothole open large enough to let in
air for q microbe.
A small percentage will be noticed
/ sleeping with the windows open, and q
( very few have plunged right into the
open and sleep in cots on porches or in
tents. These know the joy Of lungs
well filed with lifegiving element
throughout the hours of sleep, and feel
the Jingle of new life and the buoy
ancy Of youth when they awaken. They
! do not drag themselves from their pill
lows. They bound ont like you did
when hoy. That's what all can dc
who otherwise are blessed In limb ant
form.
Get the idea. Open the doors. Throw
up the windows, or move out under III,
heavens. Breathe and live.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
PROFIT FROM CoUNTRYS LOSS
German Firm OF Daimler Has Justly
Earned the Exeeration OF Its
Countrymen.

The latest German papers TO reach
This country are devoting considerable
space TO the so-called Daimler ease. y
which has stirred all Germany. The
principal character of the case Is the
Daimler firm of Stuttgart, which is
one Of the largest German concerns
manufacturing automobiles and air
plane motors.
The German public was informed
that the German military authorities
had taken over the entire control Of
the Daimler works. The reasons for
taking over the Daimler factories by
the government were not explained till
the matter was taken up in the relchS-
tag.
II was brought out that the Daim.
Ter firm repeatedly without sufficient
reasons, had raised It's prices Of auto
mobiles sold TO the German govern.
ment that iNhad refused TO allow the
government TO inspect its books, and
that its profits ran as high MS 1900
per cent, while the firm pretended that
It's profits did not amount TO more than
II per cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
Girls as Ticket Collectors.

The employment Of girls ms ticket
collectors In Britain has lead one or
two men 10 endeavor to travel without
paying n fare. Such an one was re-
Gently charged at Ware. Giving evil
dence, a girl collector said she refused
Ca allow the accused 10 pass because
he had not ticket. He swore at her,
took her by the collar, and tried 10
push past. The Clerk-"What hep-
penody" 81 Just took hold Of his;
md deposited him outside. He looked
surprised" was the girls calm reri
AMID the laughter of the court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
poIsonInac in Munltion Plants.

The industrial intoxications arising
from the making Of war munitions
open quite new field Of study. Alice
Hamilton. In her investigation among
10000 workers In Al plants, found that
the real cause Of Illness was recOg-
nized by few even among the factory
physicians, but there was evidence Of
poisoning In 2.50S cases. OF which SO
resulted fatally. The most harmful
materials were nitrogen oxide fumos
and trlnitrotoluene. which, with ben
zine. caused all hut three OF the fatal
poisonings. Among other injurious
substances are included nifrobenzine.
toluene. phenol, ether, mixed acids,
sulphurlc acid. pierre acid illuminate,
ammonia, mercury. nitroaphthalenes
and chlorine. but these are not likely
to produce serious results.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19

not strong, stay in bed four days or
more. according to the severity of the
attack.
EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
In order to stimulate the lining Of
the air passages to throw off the
grippe germs, to aid in looseting the
phlegm and keeping the air passages
open. thus making the breathing cas-
Ter. Vick's VapoRub will be found eff
fective Hot. wet towels should be
applied over the throat chest and
back between the shoulder blades to
open the pores. Then VapoRub
should be rubbed in over the parts
until the skin is red. spread on thick
~ and covered with two thicknesses
of hot flannel cloths. Leave the
clothing loose around the neck as the
heat of the body liberates the ingred-
tents in the form of vapors. These
yapors, inhaled with each breath,
carry the medication directly to the
parts affected. At the same time
VapoRub is absorbed thru and stimu
lates the skin, attracting the blood to
the surface. and thus aids in relieving
the congestion within.
HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE
Evidence seems to prove that this
IS germ disease spread principally
by human contact. chiefly thru cough
ing. sneezing or splitting. So avoid
persons having colds-which means
avoiding crowds-common drinking
cups, roller towels, etc Keep up youl
bodily strength by plenty of exercise
in the open air, and good food
/ Above all, keep free from Gods, as
colds irritate the lining OF the all
I passages and render them much bet
! ter breeding places for the germs.
Use Vick's VapoRub at the very
( first sign of a cold For a head cold
melt little VapoRub in a spoon ant
inhalc the vapors. or better still, use
VapoRub in a benzoin steam kettle
/ If this is not available, use an ordi
nary tea-kettle. Fill half-full OF boil
ing water, put in half teaspoon o.
/ VapoRub from time to time-keep III,
kettle just slowly boiling and inhalC
the steam arising.
/ NOTE Weeks VapoRub is the dis
covery of a North Carolina druggist
who found how to combine, in salvC
form. Menthol and Camphor with sucl
volatile oils as Eucalyptus, Thyme
Cubebs, etc, so that when the salvC
is applied to the body heat, these in
gradients are liberated in the form o
vapors.
VapoRub is comparatively new II
New York State and New Englan'
and few Western States where it i
just now being introduced, but in tn
other sections of the country II is tn
standard home remedy in over mil
lion homes for all forms of colt
troubles Over six million Jars wer
sold last year. 1t is particular,
recommended for children's Group o
colds. since it is externally apple,
and III sefore can be used as freel.
as desired without the slightest harm
fal effects. NapoRub can be had il
three sizes at all druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Saturday. October 10, 1918.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly fer Busy Readers -,

~ 't ~ .H H \
New sage cheese at Estes market
Adv. rEm rTaif61 ~sp De- ns ss0e-
Join white isl in. Greenwich today
on ibusmesshrs 'etts lgT e 4
yNueoa nut butter at Estes market
Kllwis az Tasnapii si moss 81, iaa9is
George Hurley of jefferson avenue
is confined to- the rho1se' by Illness
New sage, American. cream, pi-
mento, snappy, cammenbert and kraft
cheese at Estes market Adv.
Mrs. Charles C. Kimball went this
morning to New York to visit rela-
tiyea.
The ban on the use of gasoline Sun
days having been removed the Put
nam House Garage will be open as
usual tomorrow Adv.
Finnan haddie, live and boiled lob.
ster. hard and soft shell clans, and
plenty of fresh oysters at Estes mar
ket. Adv
Miss Mary Sheehy, who has been
assisting at the home of James r.
Hogan, has returned to her own home
and is oat Of quarantine.
Charles Felos, w. C. Firth, William
Toomey and Louis Eddington went
Friday evening to Troy in Mr.. Felos'
cal.
Odd Fellows are requested TO meet
at the corner of Main and South
street at two o'clock 10 attend the
funeral of Philip Gilkey
The family of James p. Hogan has
been released from quarantine. Mr..
Hogan is much better and the chill
dren and sister have practically re-
covered
/ Several second hand bureaus for
sale at half their value. Also new and
second hand furniture. Stoves. springs
mattresses. etc. G. II. Potter, OPP
posite Baptist church Adv. 26t3'
Joseph NJ Daley who is stationed
I on the u S. S. Wake left Thursday
I morning TO report for duty after
\ spending four day furlough with
relatives and friends in town and
North Bennington
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Shea have re-
ceiyed word from France that their
son, Eugene. ir. has been promoted
TO the rank of sergeant-major and his
present address is Headquarters
Troops. 4th Army corps.
/ DR. G. H. Thompson. prominent
eye, ear, nose and throat specialist of
North Adams, but well known here
left yesterday for New York from
which place he expects TO leave short
~ for France
The funeral of Mrs. Rosetta O'Con.
nor was held this morning from st
Francis de Sales church at 8 o'clock,
Father Carly officiating. lnterment
was in the Park Lawn cemetery. The
bearers were Edward Gardner, vii.
liam MERCER, Edward Mercier and
Michael O'Hare.
The funeral OF Lieutenant Harvey
b. Davenport was held Thursday az
ternoon from the home OF his parents
Mr. and Mrs Frank Davenport. on
Pleasant street Rev G. S. Mills was
the officiating clergyman. The tuner
al was private. with burial in the Old
Bennington cemetery The bearers
were W. L. Gokay ] NJ Ayres. NJ. r
; Nichols NJ f Rudd, d. l. Martin and
VIM. Myers. Co a. OF the VT Volun
teer Militia acted as escort. Thre,
yolleys were fred at the grave. anC
taps were sounded by Buglar l.. l.
Gokay The aerial squad OF which
the deceased was a member was rep
resented By Lieut.. ! +. Kelsey
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
NOTICE

The board Of civh authority will
meet at the town clerks Office, South
Shaftsbury, Monday, October 21st.,
and Saturday. November afternoon
and evening. to revise the check list
+. S Rice. Town Clerk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19

1t seems hardly reasonable that
many American boys will settle down
In France after the war is over, as
come surmise. The 20-cent piece
doesn't look as big as the American
1ollar.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19

A Cuban has invented palm fiber
substitute for cedar cigar boxes. Now
II he'll just find a substitute for the
Christmas cigars that once year go
IN them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19

Pondering on the wonderful devel-
opment of the farm tractor as Z war
engine, what would happen If a thou
sand or so reapihs machines we're let
loose upon the enemy?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19

( A Welsh scientist has written a, book
In which he says that In the seven
teenth century 1t was thought ire
Iglous to burn coal. How old fash
Toned we are getting!