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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
PALMER STARTS
OUT TO CHECK
PR0F|TEER|NG
viii '''''''' ss... 7;,- l;,.. Prices"
) non.De,,.ss s's:.ssa;y ':sssiaa;sy
s-.-s1s VI
WILL ACT VIGOROUSLY
Retailers Who Are Gougng consum-
ers VIII Be Disciplined BY
Public Sentiment

Washington, Aug. 10-Attorney Cen
eral Palmer started out today to as
certain how much of the high cost of
living is due to excessive profits by
retailers.
In telegram to all state food ad-
ministrators who worked with Ad-
ministrator Hoover during the war,
the attorney general requested the ap
pointment of fair price committee
in each county to investigate what is
being charged for retail necessities,
and if in excess of what the commit
tee considers just to publish list of
fair prices for the guidance OF the
public.
This is the extra legal" means of
reaching profiteering which Mr.. Pal
mer recently indicated was under
consideration He has frankly admit
ted from the start that there was
no means to prosecute directly man
guilty of extortion in prices. Retail
ers who are gouging the ultimate con-
sumer will have to be disciplined by
public sentiment, which officials
have no doubt is sufficiently alert to
the situation now to act vigorously in
clear cut cases. Hoarders on the
other hand can be reached through
the wartime food laws or the Sher-
man act, and Mr. Palmer requested
the state food administrators to trans
NIT to him any evidence of boarding
or other violations of the law which
they might encounter in their work,
with the promise that the overn-
ments law, enforcement machinery
would act promptly
There is a pressing necessity for
the restoration of normal conditions"
Mr.. Palmer's telegram said request
ing the men who did such effective
work during the war to take up the
burden again. They were asked to
serve without compensation. the at
torney general believing that the pub
lie service to be performed now is as
important as when the country was
engaged in hostilities, and that no
patriotic citizen would refuse the
call to duty"
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Every Sunday Takes
Minnesota Clergyman Informed His Parshione that
CHURCH SCHOOL PICNIC
Baptist S. S. Outing at Bates Pines
Was Happy Event.

The boys and girls of the Church
school of the Baptist Church enjoyed
delightful picnic on Saturday after
noon. They journeyed by auto and
trucks to Bates Pines. where through
the kindness of Judge Bates, games
were played and jolly good time for
all Swimming was very popular and
the row-boat was in constant use.
Lemonade and ice cream were fur
nished and helped to make the kif
dies happy.
This picnic marks the close of the
contest in Sunday school called the
Ocean Park Race. Both sides came
out even in the race. SO delegate
was elected from both sides yester
day at the school session. Earle
Chase, Captain of the Green Side is
to represent his side and Miss Lena
Captain of the Red Side will
go for the Reds, to the Ocean Park
Summer Assembly at Ocean Park,
Me-, Aug. goth, S0th.
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Sc VEN PERSONS
BURNED D TO DEATH
DURING A SHOW
Tragedy On Scenic Railway At
Amusement Resort
BAND CONTINUED TO PLAY
Crowd Continued to Patronize Various
Side Shows Which Kept UP
Performances

Montreal, Aug. 10.-Seven persons
were burned to death tonight in a
fire on scenic railway at Dominion
park, an amusement resort near this
cit.
The unidentified bodies of three
men, three women, and a boy were re
covered from the ruins shortly after
midnight. 1t is feared several more
persons lost their lives
The fire started in the mill and
quickly the flames reached the skele-
ton structure of the railway. When
the firemen arrived, the mill was a
blazing pyre and a few minutes later
that part of the railway constructed
the roaring furnace. According to
witnesses "a car filed with merry
makers took fatal leap into the
fiame:.
Coming from the mill could be
heard cries for help but the hremen
found it possible to rescue only few
of the men. women and children trap
ped in the blazing structure. They
did succeed however, in cutting their
way through the walls and dragging
forth few persons almost smother
ed by the smoke.
Two of the bodies were found hud-
died together in the ruins. II is be-
lieved identification can be establish
ed in only one or two cases and these
by watch charms and rings worn by
the victims.
1t was ghastly tragedy. When
reports of the fire reached the city,
thousands of persons fastened to the
park, seven miles away, in every man
ner of conveyance.
On reaching the resort, nothing
tragic at first met the eye of these
curiosity seekers. To allay the fears
of the thousands who already crowd
ed the park, Susa's band, which is
playing there this week, continued its
concert, and while shouts of the fire.
men mingled with the means of the
dying, there came from the band
stand the notes of opera and rag
time airs Even when the black
wagon arrived from the morgue, fly
ing its black flag, the gay tunes con-
tinued.
AS the flames died down under the
streams of water played upon them.
the section of the park in which the
tragedy occurred was the only part
of the resort in darkness Elsewhere
the bright lights blazed forth. and
either unaware OF the toll taken by
the flames of careless of 1t, some
patrons continued to press their way
into the various side shows which
kept up their performances.
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FideIia S. TuttIe.

Again an old resident of Benning-
ton has been called to the other
world. Few people are now living
who were here when F'idelia S. Tut
tie was born in 1882. Her childhood
and youth were spent here. She ear
ly became a member of the Second
congregational church and has never
taken her letter although she has had
an active interest in the church in
Chicago near her home. In 1872 she
began dividing her time between the
homes of her sisters Mrs. Theresa
Tuttle Loring of Bennington and Mrs.
Caroline Tuttle Hills of Chicago.
Since 1892 she has made her home
with her niece Laura Hills Norton OF
Chicago and there she died on August
8, 1919. Her loyalty to Bennington
has never waned, the Banner has
always been in her home and read by
her with great interest. She will be
mourned by large circles of loving
friends in spite of the fact that she
is almost the last of her generation.
Her sweet unaffected manners, her
sincerity, and integrity, her unwaver-
ing faith and responsiveness love
endeared her to all ages, all condi-
tions of people.
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FARMER SHOOTS HIMSELF
Ferrisburg Man May Have Been Vic
tim oil Accident.

North Ferrisburg. Aug. 9.-George
Harrington, aged so. fairly well-to-
do farmer of this town, is dead as the
result of queer shooting accident
yesterday morning in his bedroom
shortly after 5 o'clock which, it is un-
derstood Coroner Edmupds from
Bristol characterized as suicide, but
which the relatives and friends of the
deceased say was accidental What
happened has not been fully deter
mined up to the present time, ex-
cepting the fact that bullet from
the barrel of a 30-30 calibre rifle
pierced the brain. causing instant
death. The rifle was in the room, be
ing always kept there loaded for any
emergency, but what caused 1t to be-
come discharged is unknown
The wife of the deceased had
arisen a few minutes before and was
in another room in the house when
she heard the shot and on investiga-
ton found her husband lying on the
floor with blood flowing from a great
wound in his head The members of
the Harrington family say that the
man was in good spirits when he re-
tired Thursday night and that he had
not been moody over anything OF late
so far as they knew.
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Nj PROSPECT OF TKOLT EY
SERVICE On BERKSHIRE
Both Sides in Strike Of Employees
Waiting for Appointment of
Recejver

There is no immediate prospect of
trolley service between Bennington
and North Adams or on the other di,
visions of the Berkshire system. Both
sides in the strike are apparently wait
ing for the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad company to petition
the courts for receiver
There was a lengthy conference in
Pittsfeld Sunday with John H. Wood
of Worcester. Mass, in charge of the
strike for the employees and Charles
c. Wood chairman of the Massachu-
setts board of arbitration present. Mr.
Wood urged the men to return to work
and await the appointment of re-
ceiver. Reardon has declined to say
what he will recommend to the strik-
ing mctormen and conductors.
II was expected that the petition
for the appointment of seceivu'
would be made today. People along
the line of the different divisions are
taking the situation philcsophically.
They realize that the road can not
continue operation under present con
ditions.
The Boston G. Albany trains between
Pittsfield and North Adams yesterday
had the largest patronage in years
The jitneys also did big business,
.--aEzsT-
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ANDRE VI CARNE Gle
PASSED AWAY
TODAY AGED 83
iii Less Than Three Days OF
Bronchial Pneumonia
DIED AT LENox, MASS
Carnegie Said to Have Been Severely
Affected by the Recent
World War

Lenox. Mass, Aug. 11.-Andrew
Carnegie died at a. m. today
The steel magnate and philantrop-
hist had been i'll less than three days
with bronchial pneumonia. SO sud
den was his death that his daughter,
Mrs. Roswell Miller, was unable TO
get to her fathers bedside before he
died. His wife and private secretary
were with him at the end.
Mr.. Carnegie had spent his sum-
mers here since 1917 when he pur-
chased "Shadowbrook" from the An
son Phelps Stokes estate. Previous
~ he had spent his summers at Ski
DO" Castle Dumformleine. Scotland
He is survived by his wife, who was
Louise Whitefield of New York, and
daughter, Margaret, who, last April,
married Ensign Miller
Mr.. Carnegie was in his eighty
fourth year and had been an invalid
since 1917. when he suffered an at
tack of the grips Identified so long
with the international peace move
ment, Mr.. Carneigie was said to have
been more severely affected by the
world war than most men.
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DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Ford, Burroughs and Edison Visit
Vermont.

Burlington, Aug. 10.-Burlington
entertained several noted guests
yesterday including Henry Ford,
Thomas A. Edison, John Burroughs,
Harvey S. F'riestone. president of tho
Firestone Tire company, and his son,
Harvey S. Firestone, jr., also +. j.
Kingsford making up an automobile
party which stopped at the Hotel
Vermont for lunch. They are tour
ing this part of the country with
five cars including Ford kitchen
nette, Cadillac truck, Packard tour
ing car and an Edison.Simplex, They
had several assistants to take care Of
trucks and to cook the meals. I'M
mediately after lunch the party left
for st. Albans and will visit several
other towns in the northern part of
the state.
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NEWSPAPER MEMS OUTING
Annual Midsummer Meeting VIII Be
Held August %

Burlington, Aug. 11.-Arrangements
have been made for the annual mid
summer outing of the Vermont Press
association to be held on the stNamer
Vermont, leaving here at S:d5 Satur-
day morning August 23 for an all
day cruise on the lake. with dinner
aboard and some entertainment by
members of the rarty.
The editors and their families viii
assemble hero on Friday evening, Au-
gust %, and there will probably be an
informal gettogether meeting at that
time, the details of which have not
as yet been determined.
On returning to Burlington dinner
and possibly theatre party will be
arranged for Saturday night, provided
enough of the editorial parry stay ever
after the cruise. Full details and in
vitations for the occasion will be IS
sued later.
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"TY" COBB AHEAD
American League Leaders Batting
Mark is 1865,


CHICAGO, Aug. 9-The battle be
tween the two stars. Sisler, st. Louis
and Cobb, Detroit for premier honors
among the American League batters
resulted in the latter taking first
place, with an average of .365, accord
ing to Elonicial averages released to
day Sisler is ten points behind
Bobby veach of Detroit is hitting at
1854 clip.
Sisler retained his lead in total
bases with mark OF 1856 bases. John.
ston, Cleveland caught up to the St
Louis star, in stolen bases. Each has
% to his credit
Babe Ruth. the Boston slugger
has failed in his last five games to
add to his string of 16 homers, which
puts him at the top of the circuit
drive hitters.
u. Wheat, the Brooklyn outfielder
dropped from second to fifth place
among the batters of the National
League. jim Thorpe The Indian OF
Boston, also suffered batting slump
but retained his hold on first place
with an average of .357. Gayy Crav.
ath, the Philadelphia manager, is
pressing Thorpe for first place with a
mark OF .351 Hornsby, St Louis
has an average OF 95f
Cravath and Kauff of New York, re
mained tied for circuit driva honors
with nine homers each. Ka1ff con
tinuing to lead in total bases with
161.
Groh, Cincinnati, has taken the
lead as run getter, having register
ed So times.
Cutshaw, Pittsburgh. added foul
stolen bases to his string and is show
ing the way to the base steclers with
29 thefts,
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Female Executloncr.

According 10 the London Sunda,
Times of February -, 1929 the hang
man who executed Burke had wife
whom he had instructed in the art and
mystery of hanging Dressed in mans
attire, while he was executing Grim
lnals in one part of the country, his
lady .wns giving effect to the law In
another. Burke, 1t may be recalled
was an Irishman, who was In the hab,
II of suffocnting his victims and ceiling
their bodies to the anatomists. He
was hanged at Edinburgh on January
Is.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
PEACE CONFERENCE
is CHANGING ATTITUDE
It Now Is Of the Opinion It viii Be
Necessary for Rumanian Troops
To Remain in Budapest

Paris, Aug. 1.-The peace confer
ence is changing entirely its attitude
toward the Rumanian army in Buda-
pest The conference is not disposed
to ask the Rumanians to leave the
city Immediately. despite the fact that
the supreme inter-allied council asked
them not to enter.
While the supreme council is indig-
nant ever Rumanian seizures of sup
plies in Hungary preparatory to ship
ping them to Rumania Many dele
gates to the conference are of the
opinion that it will be necessary for
Rumanian troops to remain in Buda-
pest at least temporarily to steady the
situation,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11

Losing the temper takes all the
sweet. pure feeling out Of life. One
may get up in the morning with n
clean heart, full of song and start
out as happy MS bird. ana the mo
ment NE is crossed and gives way tn
temper the clean feeling vanishes /;
and load as heavy as lead is rolled
upon the heart. BE the master of
your temper and you hold the key to
Joy and contentment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
FEAT WAS FORBIDDEN .
French Aviator Flew Under Arc de
Triomphe in Paris.

Paris, Aug. 9.-Exhibition of mo-
ton pictures showing the flight un-
der the Arc de Triomphe, made yes
terday by Military Aviator Godefroy,
we're prohibited yesterday by the po
lice, on the ground that the fight
was made contrary to police regu-
lations and was likely to encourage
other dangerous feats. The prefect
of police asked the newspapers not
to reproduce photographs, but they ig
nored the request. Managers of the
motion pictures theaters said they
hoped that Premier Clemenceau
would permit the motion pictures to
be shown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
No Need for FIar to san.

A device that prevents q flag dis
played on a horizontal pole from be.
coming tangled is described in the
Popular Science Magazine. 1t is n
wire ROD that extends along part of
the lower edge of the flag. to which
1t is held in place by clip at each
end For large flags hook passes
through one of the eyelets of the flag.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
cENrEMARlAN DIES
Miss Rhoda Palmer Was Oldest Suf-
fraoist in Western NJ. Y.

Rochester. Aug 11-Death Is an
nounced near Geneva of Miss Rho da
Palmer, aged one hundred and three
reputed to be the oldest suffragist in
western New York She was mem
Der of the first suffrage convention in
Senaca Falls in Eighteen forty eight
She cast her first ballot last year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
PRINCE NEARING AMERICA
Battleship, Renown, Sighted Near
Newfoundland

st. Johns. Aug 1.-THE British
battleship. Renown, bringing the
Prince of Wales, was sighted at s
o'clock eday from the Cape st.
Francis lighthouse at the southern en-
trance to Conception Bay. The Re.
nown and escort were fifteen mics
away and proceeding slowly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
CONSUMERS LEAGUES
FORMED IN FRANCE
Merchants Refusing to Establish
Reasonable Prices Are Denounc-
ed to the Police

Paris, Aug IL CONSUMERS leagues
patterned on that organization in the
Mont Martre district August B. have
been formed in several sections of the
city, and, it was announced. organ
ization to coordinate these bodies will
be formed soon.
The leagues delegates, when they
find merchants over charging. insist
on immediate reductions. Those re-
fusing to establish reasonable prices
are denounced to the police.
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STRIKES DEPEND ON BALLOTS
Outcome to Be Known Tonight Or To-
morrow

Boston, Aug. determination of
the strike OF the New England rail
road mechanics. which has crippled
freight and passenger service through
out this section during the last three
days. depended on the result of the
balloting and the meetings of strik-
ers yesterday and today. As many
meetings. weer held today, union lead
ers said the outcome would not be
known until late tonight or tomorrow.
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BENNINGTON WINS
Impromptu Checker Match With
Shaftsbury

An impromptu checker match was
played Saturday evening at the home
of DR.. Burgess. 1t was between
Salisbury and Bennington teams. Of
three players each of whom played
each man on the opposing team two
games. Bennington won II games to
Shaftsbury's 4.
Ice cream and waters were served
by Mrs. Burgess during the evening.
Following 81 the individual score .--
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

perfect mechanical condition and APP
pearance excellent. This car has had
very careful usage and is considered
exceptionally good. Owner buying
larger car will sell at very attractive
price II taken this month. Liberty
Bonds accepted In part. Address Box
l67. Bennington VT. 72t6s
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BASEBALL RESULTS
Scores of Yesterdays Games and
Standing of Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York, II; Cleveland, 4.
Chicago /; Washington, o. az in
nings.)
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standlna Of the Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago, 9. New York. 6.
Pittsburgh 5; Brooklyn, 8.
Cincinnati, 8; Philadelphia, g (13
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11

TO RENT--Furnished rooms. Rooms
for light housekeeping with bath pri-
vilege. Table board by dav or waalS
Tel 46s-W. 129 North street, 72t6'
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CONDITIONS IN
!. R. R. OPERAT TON
+. NEARLY NORMAL
Developments Are Bringing
Favorable Results
HINES is NEGOTIATING
Railway Employees Department OF
American Federation of Labor
Urges Men to Return

Washington. Aug. 10.-Develop
ments over tho weekend are expect
ed to result in almost normal condi
tions tomorrow in every railroad
shop where men have been on strike
Director General Hines is ready to
undertake negotiation of wage de-
. nands as directed by President Will
son as soon as the men return to
work. In view of President Wilson'S
specific ina.-gctions that the whole
matter would have to be "at a stand
stir so long as an Illegal strike con-
tinued, the demand Of men in some
places for wage increases before go
ing back to the job, it was learned,
cannot alter the situation. Union Of
ficials here are in touch with the
strike centers.
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Daily Thought.

Love all, trust few, do wrong to
none. Shakespeare.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11
standina Of the clubs
WEATHER FORECAST,

Fair tonight and Tuesday. Not
much change i'll temperature.
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Chicago. Aug. 10.-A call for con-
vention OF representatives of the strik
ing railway shopmen of the country
to be held here next Thursday was is
sued today by the Chicago district
council of the federated railway shop
men, which called the strike August
in defiance OF the international Off
GERS Of the shop crafts unions.
This action grew out of confer
ence yesterday of some OF the inter-
national officers and representatives
OF the council and the strikers. AT
The meeting it is expected definite
decision regarding President VIII
sons request that the men return to
work pending settlement Of their de-
mands for increased wages by the
railroad administration will be
reached.
The. councils secretary sent. a tele
gram to President Wilson yesterday
refusing to order the men to return
to work.
Boston Aug 10. At a meeting of
the Boston local OF the Boston and
Albany freight handlers union today
1t was reported that the members
had voted unanimously in favor of a
strike on September / to enforce de-
mands for a wage increase averaging
20 cents an hour The vote was TAX
en- in connection with the nationwide
referendum strike ballot OF freight
handlers, freight clerks and station
employees.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-11

Boston. Aug. 10.-The Boston and
Albany railroad announced tonight an
embargo against all freight from
connecting lines. Freight will not be
accepted by the road at Boston ex-
cept shipments Of food for human
consumption when destined to points
on the road.
The announcement added that the
Boston and Albany would endeayor
to continue passenger service ito the
greatest extent possible but that all
dining car service will be withdrawn
Boston. Aug. 10-Boston's two rail
road terminals were almost deserted
today as result of the continuance
Of the shipments strike. Sunday
schedules on the Boston and Maine
and the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroads, ordinarily very
light were reduced to minimum
and virtually no trains except few
connecting with distant points wero
operated
The New Haven railroad announc-
ed further curtainment of service
for tomorrow.
The strike of shopmen and other
mechanics on the Boston and Maine
system extended to the Connecticut
and Passumpsic division. Reports
reaching railroad headquarters here
said that upwards of 500 men at
Springfield, Lyndonville, Vermont
and other points had quit work dur
ing the night.
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Boston, Aug. 10-At an all-day
meeting of the Boston and Maine sys-
tenn federation it was unanimously
voted TO refer directly to the men on
strike the question Of returning to
work pending the outcome of the
regular nationwide referendum strike
vote. William K Cleary, represent
ina the grand lodge officers of the
Railway Employees depa fment of the
American Federation of Labor, urged
the men to go back to work.
Meetings of the strikers will be
held at all points on the system to-
morrow. 1t is expected that their de-
cislon will be announced at a meet
ing OF the federated crafts of the
terminal division of the Boston and
Maine tomorrow night.
The system federations of the New
Haven. Boston and Maine and Boston
and Albany roads will meet in joint
fession here tomorrow forenoon.