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WILL HAVE SAY
AT TWO MEETINGS

HELENA, Ark. Dec. 3. (Spll-ThiS
city will be well represented at the
Mississippi Valley association which
meets at Washington. d, c., Dec. SO.
and the Rivers and Harbors association,
which meets Dec. eli.
The following delegates from the
Business Mems league leave Sunday to
attend the meetings J, W. Clopton, +.
NJ. Allen and Judge II. y. Moore; Green
field Quarlcs, S, Straub, LATE Solomon
and S. w. Adams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
BARS EXYANK.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 9,-Judge Ben
jamin F. BledSoe, in the United States
district court, denying the application
of En- Elk Song, a Korean, for American
citizenship papers, held yesterday that
service in the United States military
forces does not make Asiatics eligible
to citizenship,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
PHONE PLANT.

HELENA. Ark. Dec, 8, (Spl)-For
several months a large crew has been
engaged in charging the plant and
equipment Of the local Southwestern
Bell Telephone company in extending
many thousands of feet OF new cable
and installing new phones, 1t is un-
derstood the construction work will
have been completed by the firt Of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
TO WIDEN ROAD,

HELENA, Ark, Dec. ?. (Spl.j-
Shoulders Of the concrete highway from
Helena to West Helena will be made
of crushed rock, thus widening the road
by four feet and acting as a preventa-
tive of rains washing away the dirt
from the sides of the road.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
Rheumatism

Is completely washed out Of the system
nv the celebrated Shivar Mineral Water.
Positively guaranteed by money-back
Tastes fine; costs a trifle, De-
ivered anywhere by our Memphis
agents, Oliver-Finnie Co. Phone the y.
adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
w BANDITS SLAIN.

ASHTABULA. Ohio. Dec. 1.-Two
bandits were killed and a third serious
ly wounded at Orwell, 25 miles south OF
here, when Sheriff Eldred and five dep
uties surprised them entering the build
ing occupied by the Orwell Banking
company early today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
POETRY DISCUSSION CLASS
viii Meet at Home Of Mrs. Gilchris
In Arlington Friday.

The third meeting of the Poetry
Discussion Glass met with Mrs. VIII
liam rockingham Smith of Airing.
ton, at her charming residence. on
Thursday afternoon, July oath A
thirty o'clock, after which the dis
cussion of the afternoon--the place in
English literature and English life
held by John Masefield-was con.
tinued. Miss Ethel Priscilla Potter
of Boston read some of the poets
short poems, and Miss Sarah Cleg-
horn OF Manchester read from his
Sonnets.
By special request, Miss Cleghorn
read her own poem, addressed to
John Masefield. This poem Miss
Cleghorn read by invitation last
spring at a dinner given in honor of
John Masefield by the Poetry Society
of America. in New York City. Miss
Jessie Rittenhouse contributed inter.
esting items of information about
Masefield and his poetry. In the new
Anthology which Miss Rittenhouse
has edited and which Houghton Mif
fin expects to publish October first
Miss Rittenhouse has included sever
al later poems OF Masefield's. Mr.
Bates the leader then read very
scholarly paper, contrasting the mod
ern of Georgian poetry as illustrated
by Masefield with the Victorian
poetry as illustrated by Wordsworth
There were present thirty-seven in
all From Bennington there were
present Mrs. Bradford, Mrs. Living
ston Sibley. Miss Sibley, Mrs. Harry
Moses, Mrs. Towart, From Cam
Avalon were Mrs. Currier. Mrs. Whit
taker, Miss Townsend, Miss Jessie
Rittenhouse, Miss Hicks, Miss Law
renee. From Mancheter were Mrs
Horace Young, Mrs. Charles Hawley
Miss Hollister, Miss BATHS, Miss
Sarah Cleghorn Mrs. Campbell Mrs
Sands, Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Bates
and Mrs. Walter Hard From Hoo
sick Falls were Mrs. Clayton Shaw
Miss Bertha Worden. From Airing
ton were Mrs. William Frothinghan
Smith and her guest Mrs. Corwin
Mrs. Clarence Gilchrist and he,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
BREAKS ALTITUDE RECORD
Aviator RohIfs Reaches Height of
10000 Feet

Mineola, N. Y. July 30.-Although
falling to establish a worlds altitude
record, Roland Rohlfs, civilian avia-
tor flying a Curtiss biplane, set new
American mark today when, in an Of
fetal flight from Roosevelt Field, he
reached height of 30,700 feet, ac-
cordig to the figures on his baro-
graph.
TIL "itpde which Rohlfs attained
toda to Veinoot E. : less than iG.I IL that which Which
ficia. Lib.. shed the
American .gontO a0sennta Feet chalk
Dayton, O., last Sep mber. The
worlds record is 33.136 feet, made by
Adjt. Casale of the French army in a
fight last June.
Rohlfs found a temperature of %
degrees below zero at an altitude of
10000 feet and a hundred mile wind,
He said he was compelled to cut off
the water in the pipe leading to his
radiator to prevent his engine from
freezing. Descending from a heiskt
of 25,00s feet, Rodlfs found his gaso-
line and oxygen exhausted and vol
planed the entire distance to the
ground.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
NEW INSURANCE COMPANY
Hotel Men of New England Unite to
Form II

Burlington, July S1-Hdtel men OF
New England have formed an insur-
Iance company of their own, which will
0e operated on the mutual plan, and
therefore has no capitalization. The
new company is chartered under the
laws of Massachusetts as the Hotei
IOwners' Mutual Insurance company
Though the charter permits the
writing of all forms of insurance, il
is understood that for the present the
company win confine its business to
liability, automobile and workmen's
compensation lines. The members
hope to make the scope OF the com
pany's business national in short
time. 1t is stated authoritatively that
1.-THE National Hotel Mems associat-
ion is interested in the experiment and
will receive the company as its own
If it succeeds in New England,
The membership in the insurance
company is thoroubhly representative
Of the best known hotels in New Eng
land.
At a recent meeting of the insur-
Snce committee Of the Hotel Mems as
sociation of New England at the Cop
lcy-Plaza officers for the new insur-
ance company were elected, j. l.. Da-
mon of the Hotel Thoorndyke of Bos.
ION being the choice of the committee
for president Max l.. Powell of the
hotels Vermont and Van Ness in this
Seity is one OF the .vice-presidents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
TURKISH ARMY
EXTERM|NAT INC
THE ARMENIANS
Turkish Troops Are Advancing
on Three Sides
RELIEF WORK IMPOSSIBLE
Situation in Asia Minor Is Admitted
to Be 6ravest Menace Con-
fronting Peace Congress

Paris, July 30.-Turks and Tartafis
are moving upon the Armenians from
three sides.
They have cut off the American re
lief supplies and threaten all the re
manning Armenians with determination
unless additional military protection
is afforded.
The information is contained in des
patches from Major Joseph c. Green
of Cincinnati, who is directing the
American Relief Administrations
work from Tiflis.
Herbert Hoover, Director General
OF Relief, Immediately submitted
Major Green's message to the Peace
Conference, which already had similar
reports from other American and
British observers.
Major Green's message, bearing date
of July %, reads:
Had a long conference with the
Armenian President today. The stu
ton is worse. The Turkish Army
we'll prepared and Tartars are advan'
cling from three sides. If military pro
lection is not afforded to Armenia inn
mediately the disaster will be more
terrible than the massacres in 1915,
and the Armenian nation will be crush
ed, to the everlasting shame OF the
Allies.
Relief work is impossible in the
present situation unless order is re-
stored. Cannot something be done to
have the British forces in the Caucas-
us intervene to save Armenian"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
SUBMARINE SINKS OFF
NEW LONDON
Three Men Lost Lives When U. S.
Craft Failed to Rise From
Bottom

New London, Conn, July 30.-A
naval board of inquiry will be ap-
,pointed by Capt J. N. Durfees, U. S.
N, to investigate the sinking today
of the United States submarine G-2,
(which went down in Long Island
Sound off Pleasure Beach, with the
loss of three lives. The six others
of the crew of the undersea boat
were rescued by the coast guard cut
ter Ascushnet, which was accom-
panying the G-2, while the latter was
conducting experiments with depth
bombs. officers of the submarine
base here made no explanation of the
accident.
The G-2 was one of an earlier type
of American submarine and was list
ed as an obsolete craft. II was built
by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company
at Bridgeport and was launched in
January 1912. Naval men from the
submarine base dragged the Sound
waters this evening in an effort to
| find the bodies of two of the dead
men which were not recovered.
| The dead are:
Arnold G. Henderson, electrician
third class, of Chester, Ill.
Sidney d. Uhhk, gunners' mate
third class of Hampton, Ill.
Doyle Kerbin, electrician, second
class, of Minneapolis MINI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
NOTED JURIST SPEAKS
HERE ON AUGUST is
Nudge Daniel r. Cohalan VIII Deliver
Address at Annual Picnic of
Temperance Society

The Father Mathew Temperance
|and Benevolent society is making pre-
|parations for its annual picnic and
field day to be held on August 10Th
at the upper Hunt Grove. These en-
tertainments have been held annually
for 40 years and in order to create adj
ded interest in the occasion the com
mittee has secured the presence of
Judge Daniel f. Cohalan of the New
York supreme court to make the ad-
dress of the day.
Judge Cohalan, who is rated as one
of the foremost orators who have been
connected with the bar of the EN-
iire state will speak to Bennington
people on one Of the vital topics Of
the day, "The Freedom of Ireland" "
The subject is one that concerns the
entire world at the present time and
it is one that is likely to figure large
ly in the great adjustment now in
progress among civilized nations
Judge Cohalans reputation as a
speaker, his deep heartfelt interest
| in the cause of Ireland and his know
ledge of the situation should assure
an address that will appeal to the
interest of every thinking individual
lin Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
NATIONAL CONTROL OF
WIRES ENDS TONIGHT
Orders Are Issued By Burleson to Re-
turn of Wires to Private
Ownership

Washington, July SO,-Government
control of telegraph and telephone
properties will end at midnight to-
morrow night. Orders for their re-
turn to private owners were issued
today by Postmaster General Burle-
son as required under resolution
adopted by Congress and signed by
President Wilson 10 days ago.
Mr.. Burleson, in a statement ac-
companying his order, said public
opinion ultimately would determine
"how this trust has been met" and
that he was content to abide by the
result. Etside this reply to criti-
cisms of his management of the wire
companies, the Postmaster General
also took a parting shot at the Postal
Telegraph Company, most of the Off
GERS of which were removed several
months ago because of what he
termed interference with Govern
ment management
The Postmaster General did lbt
mention the company by name, but
said that, with one notable excep
ton, the reason for which is thor
oughly understood by those who have
kept informed" every wire company
had given him loyal cooperation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31

TowNsHEND TOWN HALL
Woman to Build 1t If Site Is
Furnished.

Brattleboro, July 30.-The select
men OF the town of Townshend today
called special town meeting for
Tuesday, August II, to act on prop
osition from Mrs. Kate G. Dutton OF
Gainesville, Fla, who offered to pre-.
sent the town modern town hall !.
the citizens will provide a suitable
site.
1t is required that the present site
be enlarged so that the new hall can
be set farther away from other build
iings than the previous town halls
have been, thus reducing the danger
from fire. The last hall which cost
over $4,000 was destroyed by fire a
year ago last May.
The citizens are enthusiastic over
the proposition and there appears no
doubt that they will provide the site.
Mrs. Dutton is a native Of Towns
hend the widow of Henry +. Dutton
of Gainesville, who was lieutenant
colonel of the Sth Vermont regiment
in the Civil war. For years Mrs.
Dutton's summer home has been in
Townshend, she being accompanied
by her husband until his death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
MRS. LucINA S. ELwELL
Aged Resident Passed Away Tuesday
Morning.

Mrs. Lucina s. Elwell passed away
early Tuesday morning at her home
on the Shaftsbury road. She was in
her goth year, but until few weeks
ago. when she fell and broke her
wrist, Mrs. Elwell had retained her
physical vigor and her mental facul-
ties to remarkable degree. Since
the accident, however, she had failed
rapidly until the end came Tuesday
morning
She was ever cheerful through all
her sufferings. She was uncomplain
ing and was ever endeavoring to help
herself and to make the load lighter
for the dear ones by whom she was
surrounded. Her memory will be
revered in Bennington, not only by
the older residents but by those of
the younger generation.
For number of years it has been
the custom of her children to observe
her birthday anniversaries when her
relatives, old and young, would gath,
er at her home f9r the occasions to
which she looked4forward with keen
enjoyment
Mr.. Elwell was aborn in Shaftsbury
November 10, 1893, the daughter OF
Aretus and Amanda Smith Elwell.
She lived in Salisbury until 1866
and the remainder of her, life had
been passed in Bennington. She was
married September 10, 1S47 TO n. Mel
son Elwell who died % years ago.
There were IL children OF whom
Mrs. Truman Waite, George Elwell,
Mrs. j. Milo Green, Mrs. Harmon
Sanders, Mrs Robert Rice, Mrs. Flora
Burbank, Mrs. Clarence Chandler and
Berber C. Elwell are now living.
Herbert N. Elwell Trenor f. Elwell
and Mrs. Wesley Noyes have been
dead several years. She also leaves
33 grandchildren and 80 great grand
children.
The funeral win be held from her
late home Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev Cady will offlciate and
the interment will take place in the
family lot at South SALISBURY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
BOYS BODY IDENTIFIED
The Lake champlan Mystery Is
Solved

Burlington, July 30.-The body
washed ashore at the old Blaid place
in Shelburne last night was identified
today as that of Robert Forester of
|Germantown, Penn. The boy, who was
IA years old, was drowned off Valcour
island near Plattsburg, N. Y, last
Thursday when steel row boat with
four others in it was smashed to bits
on hidden rocks.
Another boy Warren Conrad, also
of Germantown, was also drowned
These boys were members of Camp
Penn, boys camp which has been
conducted on the island for many
years,
Just how the accident happened is
matter of conjecture but it is sup
posed that the boat suddenly split in
two on submerged rocks or the air
|chambers exploded. The boys were
.all thrown into the water at point
so yards from the shore and only
three were saved
Young Forester's body drifted
across the lake from Plattsburg, a
distance of 25 miles before being
washed upon the shore at Shelburne
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31

Washington, July 30.-Request that
some action be taken by the govern
ment to reduce the increased cost of
living. was made of President viii
son today by Warren S. Stone, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers and number of ether
officials of the brotherhood, who call
ed at the White House.
The alternative of governmental ac-
tion to force the cost Of living or of
demand by the railroad engineers of
the country of another increase in
wages was presented to President VIII
son today by Warren s. Stone, grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers and members of the
Brotherhood's advisory board
Detailing conclusions reached by
the advisory board as its recent meet
ing in Cleveland, Mr.. Stone in pre-
pared statement read to the President
declared that while the railroad engi-
neers found themselves Obliged to
again request an increase to meet the
mounting cost of living they were of
the opinion that "the true remedy for
the situation and one that will result
in lifting the burden under which the
whole people are struggling, is for the
government TO take some adequate
measures to reduce the cost OF neces-
saries OF life to a figure that the pres
ent wage and income of the people
will meet"
The brotherhood board outlined no
plan of action for the government to
take beyond saying 1t was believed
that this situation is brought about
mainly by conscienceless profiteering
by the great interests who have Sc
cured control of all the necessaries
of life
President Wilson. it was said at the
White House, promised to give seri-
Gus consideration and study to the
question of what the government
might be able to do. Previous to their
conference with the President the
brotherhood officials conferred with
Director General Hines, who express
ed sympathy with their request that
governmental action be taken to low
er living costs.
The President was told by the
brotherhood that the widespread
spirit of unrest exists among all
classes, especially among wage earn
ers whose wages will no longer pro-
vide adequate food, shelter and raj
ment for themselves and families"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
FATHER FINDS SON
Publicity Of Beating Brings Two
Together.

Montpelier, July 30.--Harley Bell,
the 11-year-old boy of Walden who re-
ceived so much publicity few weeks
ago, is going to his father, Henry
Bell, in Paris, Me-, where he win live.
From the publicity which the boy re.
ceiyed when after severe beating
he ran away from man named Smith
friend of Mr.. Bell, was able to
bring the two together
The friend lived in Groveton and
saw the stories. He recalled that
Henry Bell, whom he knew in South
Paris, had son by the name of Har-
ley and by getting in touch with Mr..
Bell the union of the son and father
will be brought about.
Mr. Bell came to this city and sat
isfied the board of charities and pro-
baton as to his good standing and
reputation. II appears that while Mr..
Bell was in the South his wife died
and when he returned he was adyis-
ed that his son had also died. He
didn't know anything to the con-
trary until about two weeks ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
NO SODA TAX REPEAL
House viii Take Recess for More
Than Month


Washington, July 0.--Formulation
of definite policy as TO legislation
modifying various provisions Of the
war revenue act of 1918 against which
protests have been received from var
fous parts of the country will be dis
cussed at meeting tomorrow OF the
Senate Finance Committee. The call
for the meeting was issued by Chair
man Penrose late today, following
hearings on House bills repeating the
soda water tax and substituting tax
of 2 cents per gallon on fruit juice
beverages for the present 10 per cent
gross sales tax.
In addition to the two bills now
pending before the Senate committee
which certain Republican senators re.
gard as 'popgun" legislation, propos-
ais have been made in the House look
ing to the repeal of the luxury taxes
as well as certain of the excise taxes,
especially these relating to imposts
on candy, sporting goods and furs
Owing to the House recess Saturday
fr more than month members of the
Senate committee said tonight the
committee would take no final action
upon the soda water and fruit juice
tax bills before September at least
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
BOY HlT BY TRAIN
Dies in Hospital After Surgical
Operation.

West Warren, July 30.-Stanley
Bis, aged IL years, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Bis, of North street.
died in st. Vincent's Hospital in
Worcester Tuesday night, soon after
his right leg was amputated. The
boy was walking the tracks of the
Boston & Albany railroad about q
quarter of a mile east fthe town,
Tuesday afternoon, when he was
struck by an east-bound freight train.
His right foot was severed and his
leg was mangled so badly that the
entire leg had to be amputated.
The train crew discovered the boy
dragging himself across the tracks,
and carried him to the emergency
room of the Warren cotton mills,
where he was treated by DR.. John E.
Dalton DR.. Dalton ordered the boy
removed to the hospital, where he
died soon after his leg was amput-
ated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
PLAYED FOR HIGH STAKES
Pay $4,000 for Privilege of Sitting
Inr

Cedarhurst. n. Y, July S0.-With a
score of handsomely attired women
taking an unusual interest in the pro
|ceedings, three men who were arrest,
ed here last Sunday in a raid on an
alleged Monte Carlo" were brought
before Justice of the Peace Reasig
here tonight for brief hearing,
which was continued until next We'd
nesday. Bail of $4,000 each was fur
nished by Wilson Miner dramatist,
whose interest in the case was not
explained. The three men arrested
Sunday night gave their names as
Thomas Miligan and Samuel Jackson
of New York and John F. Franklin of
Washington. d. C.
Neil II. Vanderwater, investigator
for the Nassau Comfy association who
conducted the sensational raid, stated
tonight that high stakes drew the
elite from New York and Nassau
county. He said that at least one
man had paid $4,000 for the privi-
lege of sitting in"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31

guest Miss Potter, Mrs. St John Nc
Crae, Mrs. Lee Grout, Mrs. Richard
Leake, Miss Leake. Miss Dorothy
Leake, Miss Marie Buck, Miss Kill
ion, Miss Frances Killion, Mrs. VIII
Webb and Charles Wilson.
he discussion for this week will
deal with Wilfrid Wilson Gibson. The
class will meet with Mrs. Clarence
Gilchrist on Friday. afternoon, August
1st, at 2.30 o'clock. The change of
day is due to the fact that the Pag-
cant at Camp Avalon the proceeds of
which have been promised to the
town of Arlington for civic develop
ment, is to occur on Thursday even
ine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS
Peace Terms Presented to Austria
Vigorously Protested.

Vienna, July 31.-The Austrian
cabinet, headed by DR.. Carl Renner
has decided to resign. The Austrian
government affairs recently have
been in an unsettled state. Peace
terms presented to Austria have been
vigorously protested in official circles
and prediction is made that the finan
cial provisions will drive the nation
into bankruptcy. Last week Foreign
Minister Bauer resigned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
AS Jimmy Saw Il.

James was too pugnacious to his
mothers way of thinking. She often
scolded him for getting into fights
with other boys, and told him 1t would
be better to stand little picking on
than to be fighting half the time. One
day he came home with garments
solled and torn and explained that he
had been in fight because he had re-
fused to take dare. After a heated
argument with his mother about 1t he
exclaimed, Gee whiz, mother, /
shouldn't think you'd want to bring up
your boy to be coward"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-31
TRAlNMEN MAKE DEMANDS
Increase of Wages by October Or
Suffer consequences.

Washington, July 31.-William G.
Lee, president of the Brotherhood of
railway trainmen, announced today
that unless the railroad administra-
tion had taken action by October 1st,
on demands of the brotherhood for in
crease OF wages or decrease of living
cost, steps looking to the enforce
ment of demands will be taken.