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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-16
BENNING ron BRIEFS
News of the Town ard Village TeEt
Briefly for Busy Readere

Mrs. David p. Murray and sons,
Richard and David, ir., spent Monday
in Troy.
1t is warmer riding in an Essex
than it is walking against a North
wind. Try it. Adv.
Mrs. c. S. Italian returned Monday
to New York after q visit of few
days with Mrs. John Robinson of Elm
street.
Miss Stella Van Gorder, who has
been housed the past few weeks by an
injury to her ankle, is able to be out
again.
The Woman Voters League has
given to the Free Library, one years
subscription to the magazine THE
Woman Citizen"
"Arizona Catclaw" with Edythe
Sterling, Pathe News, Rolin comedy
and Topics of the Day. Harte Thea
tire today. Adv.
Tomorrow Anita Stewart in THE
Wreck" and the opening episode of
'The Black Secret" featuring Pearl
White, Harte Theatre. Adv.
To get a ride in an Essex you only
have to appear at the Bennington
Garage. 1t is worth the trocble for the
ride will be comfortable and pleasant.
ADV.
Among the recent gifts Of Fiction to
the Free library are Churchilrs "A Far
Country" given by Miss Elsie Nichol-
son and 1.-THE Divine Fire by May
Sinclair, given by Mrs. T. H. South
all
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sharp.
Mrs. Emily Blanchard Reel is spend
ing few days with Mrs Garritt Pad
dock.
Attorney General Frank c. Archi-
bald of Manchester is in town today
on business.
"Arigona Catclaw' with Edythe
Sterling, Topice of the Lay, RoIin
comedy and Pathe News, Harte Thea
tire today. ADV.
An informal dance will be given in
Masonic Temple for Masons and their
friends on Dec 26th, 1919. Dancing
from until l. ADV.
Max Webster resumed school work
Monday having recovered from n Sc
We're cold which has confined him to
the house for several days.
Arthur Griswold, a member of the
United States navy, is spending a
leave Of absence with his father.
George Griswold, who is quite i'll.
Harry Twitchell, who has been
stopping with his aunt, Miss Harriet
Twitchell of Pleasant street, has gone
to Boston where he has employment
A meeting of the Woman Voters
League will BIT htld in tint library Fri
day evening. The public is cordially
invited to the MEETINGS OF the Ltagut
which open at 1880.
Miss Margaret Pilling delightfully."-
entertained about dozen friends
Monday evening at her home on SAT
ford street. A.social evening was en-
joyed and light refreshments were
served.
Miss Grace Sweeney. who has been
a guest for two weeks of Miss Mary
Costello. left Monday for her home
in Providence. She was accompanied
as far as North Adams by Miss Cos
tello.
Miss CathaTile Damarre entertain
ed 20 friends at q venison dinner Mon
day evening az her home on School
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-16
Main Street
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Tolc
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs. Arthur E. HOLSTER was in
Troy Monday.
Amyel Baker, local express agent
is on a vacation of ten days
The first fifty children admitted free
tomorrow night Harte Theatre Adv.
The Sacred Heart church choir will
hold a rehearsal tonight at 1880
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-16
N. NOVECK

street The table was cleverly decor
ated with miniature bears and deer.
Following dinner the guests 80 played
500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-16

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
GREELEY HOUSE PURCHASED
VIII BE Held for Greeley Memoria
and Suitably Marked.

Rutland, April l0.-The Horace
Greeley house at East PouItney was
purchased yesterday by the commit
tee of the Vermont Press association,
consisting OF C. w. Humphrey. editor
and publisher OF the Poultney Jour
nal. Harry c. Whitehill. editor and
publisher OF the Waterbury Record
and Howard l.. Hindley. editor of the
Rutland Herald. II was in this house
that Greeley learned the printers
trade on the Northern Spectator in
the early days of the last century be.
fore he set out on foot for Pennsyl-
vania eventually to migrate to New
York and establish The Tribune and
ultimately to become one , of the
greatest newspaper editors America
has ever known.
The house was decided to the com
mittee in order to prevent the proper
ty from falling into other hands, the
committees option on the house ex
piring today The property will be OF
fered to the Vermont Press assooia
ton at It's next annual meeting. The
National Editorial association and
several newspapers have expressed 0
desire to contribute TO the fund nece.
sary to establish the Greeley memori
al contemplated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
FINISH THE JOB MEETING
War Work Committee Meets To
night to Plan Campaign.

The War Work committee Of Ben
nington will meet tonight at the
rooms of the Bennington County I'M
provement society in the HAWKS
block to make plans for the Victory
Loan fiotation here. The meeting
will be held at SIS and members are
urged to be prompt.
This is a Finish the job. The
War Work committee hasn't failed
yet in its efforts. Whether we ap-
prove the League of Nations or not
we approve the record made by our
soldiers and the transition from war
to peace is big and expensive thing.
The government must have the
money and Bennington must do its
part. The town allotment is not ex-
cessive and will be promptly taken il
there is no shirking. Failure during
the war would have been cowardly
Failure now will indicate that we are
not true to ourselves and our country
Town Chairman John p Mulligan
states that Benningtons allotment Is
based on population, property yalua-
tion and banking resources and these
three items include everybody who
lives in Bennington or holds property
here.
The drive starts April 81 and plans
for a complete canvass of the town
must be made right away Every
member of the committee is urged to
be present tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
FENCE VAULT RECORD
Made BY Edward Ransom at the
Student Contests.

A new record for the local Y. NJ
C. A. was established by Edward Ran
som yesterday afternoon when he
cleared #. 2 in., in the fence vault
while the Student class was compet-
ing for honors. Chas. Harbour was
second It. din. and Richard Griffin
third 4 it. 2 in.
The former record for this event
was #. made by George Newcomb
of the employed boys class.
In this event the Hawks beat the
Eagles 27 to is and won the basket
ball scrimmage that followed. Next
week the contest will be the snap
under the bar for distance
In the swing pole vaulting contest
held by the Junior class at the Y. NJ.
c. A. Theodore Cook established a
record of it, Wilfred Seymour and
Frederick Grant were tied for sec
ond with It. 10 in each. The Junior
athletic records are as follows
High jump, Richard Hail. 8 IT, in.
Medicine ball shot put. Ernest Hall,
30 It.
SO yd. potato race, Alfred Bottum,
21 seconds.
Standing broad jump, Leo Fay, 7 it.
1-2 in.
10 it. pole climb, Robert Pilling, 10
sec.
Hop, step and jump, Fred Elwell,
II IT. in.
Spring board high jump, Wilfred
Seymour. It. in.
standing broad jumps, Halsey
Cushman, 20 It. 3 in.
Swing pole vault, Theodore Cook,
6 II.
Running broad Jump, Wilfred Sey-
mour, II It. in.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
KAISER WILL
Be PLACED ON
TRIAL SOON
Council of Four Unanimous on
This Decision
THEY lNDICT WILHELM
Death Penalty Will Not Be Imposed
But II Is Intended That He Will
Never Be Free Aagin

Paris, April 10.-Wilhelm Hohen-
zoIlern is to be placed on trial before
an international high tribunal spe-
cially constituted for the purpose.
This action was decided upon yester-
day by the Council of Four of the
Peace Conference, consi&ing OF the
President OF the United States and
the Prime Ministers of France, Great
Britain and Italy The decision was
unanimous and all four signed a docu-
ment indicting the former Kaiser and
directing that he be, brought to trial.
The charges on which the former
Kaiser will be tried are violation of
international morality and violation
OF the sanctity of treaties. For these
crimes the former Kaiser is regarded
by the Council Of Four as personally
responsible. These charges are more
political than legal.
There was opposition in the Respon
sibility Commission, which investi-
gated the question of Hohenzollern's
responsibility, to bringing him to trial
on charges which would not stand up
under legal scrutiny. Secretary Ian
sing, who is regarded generally
among leading peace emissaries as
one of the foremost authorities on in
ternational law. submitted a memor-
andum, separate from the report Of
the commission, in which he contend
ed that a sovereign could not be held
responsible legally for acts of his sub
jects.
The recommendation OF a majority
of the commission that the former
Kaiser be tried by special court for
violations of international morality
sanctioned by himself personally pre-
,akl. 1--we en- Busre adjournment
of Yesterdays session of the Council
OF Four the indictment of the former
Kaiser had been signed and 1t was
settled that Wilhelm Hohenzollern,
whatever his particular fate may be,
will never again be free man.
Wednesdays action of the Council
of Four had double Importance in
that, in addition to determining the
former Kaiser's fate, it was the first
occasion when President Wilson and
Premiers Clemenceau, Lloyd George,
and Orlando united in signing an i'm
portant document concerning the
peace exchanges. The document pro
vides that one representative of each
allied nation shall be a member of the
high tribunal. Further details of the
document have not been disclosed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11

Rome, Thursday-A group of self
styled Spartacans, carrying the red
flag, attempted a demonstrations but
the public attacked the crowd and
dispersed it. Several Spartacans
were burt; others were arrested.
Berlin, April 10.-Count Won Brock
dorff Rantzau, foreign minister. speak
ing before the national assembly at
Wiemar, says Germany would not
sign the peace treaty which deyiated
in any essential from President Will
sons fourteen points. Financial
demands to be made are obviously
causing as much difficulty to our OPP
ponents as these regarding territory
he said ut is impossible to solve
the question of financial claims with
out negotiating with our experts at
the conference table. We will give a
clear account to our opponents rela-
tive to their demands and our ability
to pay
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
AUTOS BATTLE sooTLEeeERs
Volaters Defy Authorities Until Lat.
ter Purchase Fleet OF Cars.

1T takes a Hudson Super-Six to
catch a Hudson Super-Six." said Earl
W. Williams today This has no con.
nection with the old saying about
thieves. Il is the result of recent
experiences OF rum runners" in eyad.
ing the law in several dry" states
In Salt Lake City, for instance. the
violators of the liquor law in Utah
have been plying successful busi-
ness because they have found that
the Hudson Super.Six possesses the
endurance to elude all pursuers in the
mountainous country.
But the law recent yawoke to the
fact that it might be more successful
il 1t used the same cars as the pur
sued. Accordingly a feet Of Hudsons
was accumulated. and now the dis
trict is rapidly getting rid OF the boot
leggers.
The secret lies in the fact that the
Hudson does not heat up in ascending
the mountain roads. Salt Lake City
lies in basin and is surrounded by
mountains The roads leading into
the city are guarded Clashes be
tween the deputy sheritfs and the
bootleggers have been frequent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
PHILIPPINE MISSION HERE
Party Of d in America Seeking lnde
Pendence of Islands.

New York, April 10-The Philip
pine Mission to the United States.
composed of forty-nine prominent ma
tives of the Philippine Islands. who
were sent by their Legislature to this
country to conduct the Independence
compaign, arrived in New York from
Washington yesterday afternoon. The
mission has taken a suite of thirty
one rooms on the sixteenth floor OF
the Hotel Pennsylvania and expects
to be in New York about ten days,
after which other large cities win be
visited.
On arrival here plans were made
Immediately for starting the indepen.
dence campaign. in which a direct ap-
peal to the people will be made for
support. In addition to the political
aspect of their visit, the members ex-
planned, they are here on a commerci-
al campaign as well, through which
they hope to increase the trade be-
tween the United States and the is
lands
The mission is headed by Senator
Manuel l.. Quezon, President of the
Philippine Senate, who is familiar
with American customs and manners
and speaks English rapidly and with
little accent. He never visited this
country until 1917, at which time he
could not speak word of English
But he says he then entered "tht
best language school in the country
the American Congress.
He represented the island In Con
gress for nearly seven years. took an
active part in putting the Jones law
through, which promised the island,
eventual freedom. and then resigned
to return and help prepare the Gov
eminent there for the taking over o
full power when the conditions O
that law had been met.
The majority of the MISSIONS per
sonnel, however. have never been il
this country before, and there wer,
several who, after taking the fast ele
vator trip to the sixteenth floor OF thl
pennsylvania asked to be taken bacl
to earth as quickly as possible ana OF
reaching the street floor again aske,
for rooms closer to the ground.
In the mission are three distinc
classes a group who were educate,
and lived to mature manhood unde
the old Spanish rule; a younger grou
who had just about finished thei
schooling when the American innt
ence first was exerted in the island.
and consequently have matured unde
the American influence; and a thir
group OF young National Guard Off,
ers, physicians and professors VIII
came to the large universities OF ihi
country for their education Anon
the members are representatives {
both of the political parties in the 4
lands, and representatives Of the Il
terests OF agriculture. industry, con
merce, capital labor, education. an
the press" to quote statement i
sued by the mission.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
RAILROAD WAGES
ARE INCREASED
BY s65,000,O00
New Increase for Train Crews
BY Hines
$4,000, O,OOO,OOO PAYROLL
This Is Third Raise in Their Wages in
Three Years-Brings Expenses
More Than Revenue

Washington, April 1.-THE wage
advances, aggregating. sixty-fve mil
lions dollars ordered today by Direc
tor General Hines for four hundred
thousand railroad engineers, firemen
train men, conductors, both passenger
and freight, members of big Four
are retroactive since January /, 1918
The Brotherhood remands for time
and half pay overtime is granted on
~ for men engaged in yard service
and a few other The average ad
vance in pay per man is one hundred
sixty dollars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
PEPTIRON IS GOOD
This Real Iron Tonic Combines Merit
Economy and "Pep."

Made from n formula that uses iron
IN most digostible form, pepsin and
gontian, great stomach tonics, nuN ana
celery. tho best vegetable remedies FOR
the nerves. and also manganese and
other valuable nutrients-therc's no
question OF tho value of Peptiron as
a blood builder and strcngthener.
The larger size Of Peptlron contains
enough for full months treatment
while other so-called iron prepara-
lions contain only onc-half or less.
Tho pep" or promptness with
which Pcptiron does It's work Is noted
by everyone who takes Il.
From the nrst dose tho system re-
sponds 10 the treatment, and YOU
realize YOU arc mt last using a modi :
cine that begins right. continues and
ends right. Better get bottle Of
peptiron today. Take two Peptror
after each meal-then comes good
blood. good appetite. and-pep.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11

Washington, April 10.-The Rail
road Administration has agreed to
grant a further increase of $65, 900, 900
in wages TO train crews, bringing the
railroad pay bill up to the annual
basis of $4,000, 100000
The new wage increase, which will
affect approximately 100000 men,
will apply to fremen. engineers, con
ductors, and brakemen and will prob
ably be formally announced tomorrow
afternoon by Director General Hines
Most of the men beneftting by the
new increase are members of the Big
Four Brotherhoods which received an
increase of about $7O.00O,0OO in wages
under the Adamson Act in 1916 and a
further increase of about $3.50 100000
last summer on the basis of the re
Communications had by the Lane
Board to former Director General Nc
Adoo.
Under war operations OF the rail
roads by the Government the wage in
crease to railway employees have ad
ded ssiO,OOO,OOO to the payrolls. while
the railroad companies themselves ii
1916 and 1917 raised wages by $3.50.
100000. making total wage increase
of s1,260,OOO,000 in three years. Ii
the last three years the wage in
crease granted have more than alb
sorbed all the additional revenues OBJ
tanned from, higher rates charge fol
freight and passenger traffic. The u
terstate Commerce Commission al
lowed the railroad companies to in
crease rates in 1916 and 1917 by up
ward OF SlOO.00O,OoO a year. The Gov
ernment last year added more thar
$1,000, 100000. The total rate in
creases are accordingly upward o
S1.100. 100000. while the wage in
creases are s1,2eO, O,OOOO 600.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
Jack Ashpile Morning
BOYS TO RAISE MONEY
Will Be Around Tomorrow in Behalf
of the Y. M. c. A.

VI llC We ~ ~
A year ago these Junior Y. NJ. c. A.
boys raised 1920 in one day. Tomor-
row they expect to get at least $3.50.
Most of the boys who canyassed last
year are on this years teams.
Twenty-Five boys are organized in
to five teams, one two-boy team for
North Bennington and four five-boy
teams for Bennington. Bennington
is divided into four quarters from the
intersections of Main, School and
South streets.
The northeast section is covered
by Clarence Walker, Capt, William
Slattery, Chester Sloat, Merrill Sloat,
and Walter Atwood. Northwest,
Arthur Hall, Capt, Leo Fay, Harold
Levin, Robert Pilling, Robert Lee.
Southeast, Robert Holden, Capt, Van
Graves, Frederick Grant, Alfred Bot
tum, Roger Thompson. Southwest,
Richard Hall, Capt, Fred Elwell Ed
war Trombley, Ernest Hall, Halsey
Cushman. North Bennington, Charles
Stein and Herbert Brettell
To raise $3.50 each boy should secure
$1,000. To do that would require
over 500 gifts of so cents each. The
boys are anxious TO get soc or more
in most cases, because some will feel
obliged TO give less.
The boys will have dinner and sup.
per at the Y NJ. c. A. Each member
of the team securing the most money
will get a Y. NJ c. A. fob, or pin, or
tie clip, as prize. The boy getting
the largest number of gifts will each
get years subscription to Boys
Life" or American Boy" magazine.
The boys go out confident that
everybody will want to help them rea.
izing that the "Y" is serving nearly
every boy and girl in town.
Contributions should be given only
to boys wearing tag signed by the
secretary, and name and amount
should be entered in the subscription
hOOt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
ST. JoHNseURY FIRES
Fibre Plant Partially Destroyed and
Creamery Burned.

st. Johnsbury, April lO.-'n fires
Tuesday night at Passumpsic and
East ST. Johnsbury. property valued
at nearly $4,000 was destroyed. The
cause of the first in both cases is un-
known.
The Passumpsic and Leather com
pany's plant was partially destroyed
with a quantity of baled paper. Fire
doors and fire walls separated this
room from the rest of the concrete
factory and with the help of the fire
department from st. Johnsbury the
FIRE was soon under control. The
property is owned by Theodore Chase
OF st. Johnsbury.
The creamery and blacksmith shop
at East st. Johnsbury, owned by the
st. Johnsbury Creamery association,
was also burned to the ground. The
village has no fire protection and the
loss was over $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
WOMEN GO ABROAD
suffrasettes Will Attend World Con-
gress at Berne.

New York, April 10.--Among the
first cabin passengers who sailed yes
terday for Havre on the Holland
America liner Noordam were the six
American delegates to the Information
al Congress of Women which will be
held at Berne, Switzerland, from May
> to II. The conference will consider
international problems, and especially
the labor question.
Miss Jane Adams of Hull House.
Chicago, member of the party, said
that some Of the delegates would 20
direct to Berne from Havre, while
Others would remain a few days in
France to confer with the French
delegates 10 the congress.
Another member of the American
delegation was Miss Jeanette Rank.
in, the first woman to be elected to
Congress. She said that this would
be the first meeting of the Information
.al Women's Congress for five years.
She expected, she said. to meet dele
gates there from the Central Powers
and from Russia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
COST OF LIVING DOUBLED
Workingman's Family Now Requires
$11.S1 Per Week.

London, March S.-The cost of liv-
ing for a workingman's family in Eng
land was nearly doubled during the
war. according TO statement issued
by the Ministry Of Food The minis
try bases its estimate upon that OF
committee headed by Lord Dumner
which reported that in 1914 the aver
age weekly expenditure for food for
a working-class family of six persons
was the equivalent of S6.l2. The
ministry estimates that the cost has
now advanced to sl1S1 week.
The ministry echoes the statement
Of Premier Lloyd George forecasting
that the workingman's cost of liYlng
would be reduced about 81 week
this summer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
THIRD OF MEN UNFIT
2,5oo,ooo Of First Army Draft Were
Rejected.

Washington, April g.-The first re-
port Of the Executive Committee of
the National Physical Education Serv-
ice, headed by Maj. Gen. w. c. Gorgas
emphasizes the fact that more than a
third of the men in the first draft
were rejected as physically unfit The
committee making the report consists
besides Major Gen Gorgas, OF DR..
Charles Mayer, John Mitchell, DR..
Thomas A. Storey, William Kent, DR..
Richard c. Cabot, DR.. J. II. McCurdy
Mrs. Percy V. pennypacker. and Mrs,
Mary Roberts Rlnehart.
"Thirty-three per cent. of the men
in the first draft says the report
were rejected as physically unfit
Allowing for underweight and special
censory defects, not less than 20 pei
cent. were rejected for real physical
untitness; this means that 100000
between the ages of 2l and 30 were
unfit for military service.
There are 25,000,OO0 hoys and girl.
of school age, and numerous investlga
tions show that at least 80 per cent
of these have defects and ailments
that impede normal development In
greater or less degree; they lacl
positive physical education, such ai
play, athletics, gymnastics and work
all OF which are necessary to realiz,
their potential man and woman pow
er. These last four years of extra
ordinary demand for unlimited mal
power and woman power have focus
! ed the attention of the world upon es
sential but neglected values of physi
cal education"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-11
UNWILLING TO FIGHT
American Troops Declare There Is
No War.

Archangel, April "a company Of
American troops recently showed
some hesitation in returning to the
fighting front south of Archangel, de-
claring the war with Germany was
over and the United States is not az
war with the Bolshevik. The regi-
mental commander in a speech said
they were lighting desperate defen-
sive battle and appealed to them to
stick it ont. The company then left
for The front.