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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
PROFITS IN
AN S11 DINNER
Are only 80 Cents According to West
ern Delegates in Washington
Callino on the President

washington. Aug. 1.-THE farmers
OF the nation, as represented by dele
gates of the National Federation OF
state Farm bureaus Laid their side OF
| the high cost of living problem before
President Wilson today, asserting that
high prices were not caused by the ra-
pacity of producers but by a combina-
! ton of causes, including prohteering,
and speculation by the midd eman, ex'
trayagance by the public, strikes ana
stagnation in the production OF manu-
featured goods and prepared food
stuffs.
The delegates from bureaus in Ohio,
| Indiana. Illinois and Iowa, were with
the President for nearly an hour, and
we're apparently we'll satisfied with the
result of their interview. They urged
h The President to let wheat alone, and
stated that he had said the Govern
'ment was not disposed at this time TO
interfere with the price of wheat he
added, they said, that he was working
out solution of the problem entirely
along the lines which he had suggest
ed in his address to Congress-
The farmers had prepared state
ment which dealt in some detail with
their viewpoint, and emphasized that
1t was essential that they should know
what the future held in store fer them,
as the time had come when they must
plan for the 1920 harvest
In presenting their argument the
delegates cited their dinner ~ what
they described as a ''modest hotel' IN
Washington to illustrate their conten-
ton that profiteering is being carried
on by agencies between the producer
and the ultimate consumer. Five or
them paid $11 for none to elaborate
dinner, exclusive of tips. Their figures
showed that of the $11, 50 cents had
gone to the farmer who produced the
food
Food on the table costs 90 Of all
proportion to the price to producer"
they told the President Part of this
is due TO the short hours and high
wages of labor, part to the exorbitant
prices of the several middlemen be-
tween tho producer and the consumer,
rnd considerable part to the extrav-
agant practices of the consumer in
purchasing.
Without going into an analysis of
who gets it, compare the differences
in price CT choice beef on the hoof
at IS cents per pound with that OF a.
moderate meal for five at one of Wash
ington's modest hotels, the meal con-
sisting of steak potatoes, corn, bread
and butter and coffee and costing $11.
"Of this S11, the producer of the
food. the farmer, got about aG follows:
Beef. two pounds, S6c; potatoes,
Is cents: bread, cents butter, Z
cents: coffee, cream and sugar, cents
corn 20 cents, making total of 81
cents. This is about z per cent of the
total
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
ROAD WANTS RECEIVER
official of Berkshire System Says Such
Plan Would Be Welcome

An early settlement of the street
car strike of the Berkshire Street Rail
way system seems hopeless stated C.
@. Richmond, Gen,.~l Manager of the
company, yesterday. During the week
service between Bennington and Nor h
Adams has been tied up completely
and the train service is not of the best.
1t is likely that the system may be
tied up a month
The company operates 14S miles of
track and officials stated yesterday
that the company had been losing $780,
600 yearly, and outsiders say the com
pany will be pleased to see the pres
ent condition exist for awhile
Mr.. Richmond says before service
can be restored many things must be
adjusted and that one way out of the
troubles of the company would be a
receivership. 1t is likely that service
will only be resumed on the paying
lines, which probably will net include
the Bennington-Pit tsfield line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
ESTATE OF HORATIo c. SIMMONS
Deceased

State of Vermont,
District of Bennington, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interest
en- in the estate of Horatio c. Simmons,
late of Bennington in said District. de-
ceased, Greeting:
Whereas, application hath been made
to this Court in writing by William b.
Sheldon, Administrator of said estate
praying for license and authority to
sell all of the real estate of said de-
ceased, located in the State of Vermont.
except the homestead and third set to
the widow of the deceased, to wit:
The Thomas White property social
ed, consisting of two dwelling houses
and lot of land on which the same
stand, situate in the Village of Ben
nington, in said District, and bounded
easterly by School street ana southerly
by the Methorist Episcopal Parsonage
The Brick block, known as simmons
Block" situate in the Village of Norti
Bennington in said District and bound
ed westerly by Main street and north
erly by land occupied by the late DR..
Luther B. Newton In his lifetime as Z,
homestead;
village of North Bennington, bounded
easterly by Main street northerly by the
rivht of way of the Rutland Railroad
company ana sOulnerly Dy lunu SGT OUT
.ne widow OF said deceased, as her
one-third interest In the real estate
whereof he died seized, upon which
stands three dwelling houses, two
warehouses and foundry.
Also certain personal property of de-
ceased consisting of machinery and
parts: castings, boiler parts, hot water
heater etc, of the inventoried value or
$1,496.76.
Setting forth also that the sale of all
of the real and personal estate of said
fetal TO the heirs of said deceased aud
those interested in his estate in order
to convert said real and personal estate
into money.
Whereiipon. the said Court appointed
and assigned the 9th day of Septem Der
1919, at the Probate Office in Benning-
ton in said District, to hear and decie
upon said application and petition, and
ordered public notice thereof to be CIV
publishing said order, together with
me time and place of hearing, three
weeks successfully in the Bennington
Evening Banner, a newspaper which
circulates in the neighborhood of those
persons interested in said estate, all
which publications shall be previous To
the day assigned for hearing. s
Therefore, you are hereby notified TO
appear before said Court, at the time
and place assigned then and there in
said Court to make your objections To
the granting of such license If you see
cause.
Given under my hand at Bennington
in said District, this 18th day of Aug
ust, 1919.
Judge
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
LIVED ON ONE FARM 70 YEARS
Miss Electa Farmer of Rutland Passes
91st Year of Life

91st Year of Life
Rutland, Aug. 14.-On farm on Nc
Kinley avenue which has been in the
family nearly $50 years and on which
she was born and has passed 70 years
OF her life, Miss Electa Farmer celeDr'
ated her birthday yesterday afternoon
when she received congratu utions
from large number of friends who
called in observance OF the occasion.
The affair was informal. Those who
attended the reception included many
old friends of the family as well as
associates o. Miss Farmer in church
work and Other activities in which
she has been interested.
Miss Farmer has resided on the farm
all of her life with the exception of 20
years when Mr. and Mrs. H. b. Farmer
with whom she makes her home lived
on Grove street, and she went there
with them The nonagenarian is in
good health for her years. She has
Deen member of the Congregational
church in his city since gIrlhood as
we'll as q regular attendant of the Sun
day school,. She frequently attends
church services One of her acts on
ner 90th birthday was to go into her
garden and care for the flowers there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
SHAH TO VISIT EUROPE
France Disturbed by Great Brltain's
Tactics in PefS a.

Paris Friday, Aug. 15.-Announce-
ment that the shah of Persia would
visit Europe. with circumstances rel
alive to h. trip which have recently
come to light, is causing much com
ment in the French political press
circles, criticism predominating. The
Echo dc Pal says; Great Britain
has just imposed upon Persia a VERT.
able protector Il is an important
step on the coarse which the London
cabinet has been following for the
last five years, and it is hoped the
expansion OF British influence in that
region does not mean the effacement
of France"
Attention is drawn to the fact that
the Anglo Persian treaty was conclud
ed without being submitted to the
league OF nations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
CURRENT COMM ENTs

As we often have said in the fash
ion of Ring Lardner-youth will not be
denied Kansas City Star
The country is waiting to hear
something furthr about those de-
pcr.ed aliens. Have thay departed p
Buffalo Courier.
The Germans are so disappointed
in President Wilson that they will
hardly name a street in Der in for
him Columbia State.
1t has just about gotten so in this
country if man owns farm he hopes
to get an ell we'll or If he owns an oil
we'll he hopes to &c. farm. Dallas
News
-Borah declares he will quit the
Republican party if it approves the
League of Nations document. After a
man has worn himself out politically
he BIO ts-Anaconda STANDARD.
Something will be accomplished if
article ten defines boundaries with
sufficient precision to prevent Next
cans from shooting across the. United
States MISREPRESENTATION Star.
In this country the rural vote con-
tinues to be the most important mat
ter considered by its statesmen.
Buffalo News.
France and Italy seem to need the
snow clad Alps between them to cool
their ardent Latin temperaments.-
Chicago News.
Always there is too much news in
the world to speculate on what may
happen. News isn't news until it
happens. Toledo Blade.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
Lemon Extract as a Drink

An Enosburg Falls man has Just
been fined $500 for selling lemon ex-
tract under circumstances which
made it evident to the court that the
extract was used for beverage pur-
poses. Inasmuch as the extract con-
tanned 33 per cent of alcohol it made
re Their stiff drink and easily within
the ban OF the law. This prosecution
is one of the first of a long series
of prosecutions, no doubt, which are
made necessary by the general prohi
bition of the manufacture and sale OF
ntoxicants.-Barre Times
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18

secretary of the system federation,
announced the, result He declined to
give the vote By crafts or TO indicate
whether it was close. Other mem
bers Of the committee refused to talk
Mr.. Henderson said that telegram
had been sent to the American feder-
alton Of labor in Washington, asking
that BIN. Jewell, chairman of the
railroad employees department of the
federation, be sent to New England
to consult with the committees as to
the conduct of the strike. Mr.. Hen
derson indicated that the strike lead
ers were doubtful as to the status of
the entire situation and that many Of
them were alarmed over the POSSIBLE
ity of wholesale expulsion from the
international organization as a result
of the vote not to return to work.
Chicago, August 1.-THE railway
shipments strike is off and the men
will return to work Saturday. This
was the decision tonight of repre-
sentatives of the strikers from wide
ly scattered points throughout the
country after an allday meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
JUST TO SEE THE FLAMES"
New York Man Set Four Fires, He
Confessed to Police.

New York, Aug. 16.-Charles Gino'
yes, IL years old cleaner, employed
by the New Grand hotel at Broadway
and. S1st street, confessed today, ac-
cnrding to the police to having start
ed four fires in the hotel during the
past three days Just to see the
flames" Each fire was quickly ex-
tinguished and the total damage was
confined to about $4,000 Ginoves,
the police say, was released from the
Matteawan asylum last December.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
CONCRETE SHIP LAUNCHED
Is the First to Be Turned Out at An
Atlantic Ship Yard.

Washington, d, c. Aug. 16.-The
steamship Atlantus, the first concrete
vessel to be launched from an Allan
tic ship yard and the second to be
operated in At 'antic waters was turn
ed over by the shipping board today
to the Raporel Steamship Line of
New York which will operate the yes
sci in it's West India service. The
Atlantus was built at Wilmington, N.
c.. and is cf $500 tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
BASEBALL RESULTS
Scores of Yesterdays Games and
Standing Of Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York, 6: Cleveland. 2,
Washington A, Detroit 2.
Washington, 4; Detroit, 2. eleven
innings.)
Chicago, 8: Philadelphia, l. (Six
innings-rain.)
Boston, O. ST. Louis, /.
Boston, 2; st, Louis, 1.( First
game)
Boston, 6; St. Louis, 1. (second
game.)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
Vermont Towns Unprepared for Fires

Many Vermont town would be
caught with inadequate fire protec-
ton because of lack of water
should the emergency come to them
as it did to Swanton recently when a
grain elevator caught fire and was
destroyed with loss of approximate
ly $4,000. The only difference be-
tween them and Swanton is that
they have been lucky and are hoping
for a continuation Of good luck
However, Swanton is already taking
steps to get out o fthe inaction by
looking about for some way in
which the amount of water available
in dry season will be equal to the
needs of the situation whether in
case of fire or in case of domestic
consumption of water BY engaging
an engineer to investigate the situa-
ton, Swanton is several steps in ad.
vance of those towns which are liv-
ing in the hope that the fire fend
and the drouth worry can be STAYED
off little while longer,-Barre
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
LEFT SUICIDE NOTE
And Man Then Leaped 100 Feet to His
Oath from Bridge

New York. Aug. 16.-A man, believ-
ed to be William Wilmer, tobacco
salesman of Philadelphia, leaped to his
death here today from the Manhattan
bridge to the street, 100 feet be ow. He
left several not 5 in oo.., he discard
ed just before e..4.A., lis lie. One,
addressed to his nyinef ii 1924 North
25th street, Phla,. .,hia read: "Gcd
knows | love ~. Some day wen
understand | am going to die and if
had sin calling for such punishment
Id tell you here, bu | have not
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
SHOP MEN STAY OUT
New Haven Employees Vote to Con-
tinue Vacation.

New Haxen, Ct, Aug 14.-Upset-
ting the forecast that they would
vote to end their strike the 5000
shopmen and mechanics of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail
road have decided to continue the
walkout, it was announced today af-
ter meeting of a committee of the
system federation.
Robert A. Henderson of Boston,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
TROUBLE IN LIseuRN
Ten Nationalist Excursionsts Were
Injured in Fight with Orangemen.

Injured IN Fight With Oraneemen.
Belfast Aug. 16.-Ten nationalist
excursionists were injured during the
fight Friday with Orangemen at Lis
burn, County Down. Serious rioting
also occurred at Coal island, County
Tyrone
The trouble at Lisburn took place
after the nationalists had attended a
lady day" celebration at Leeth.
In the riot at Coal island, several
policemen and military officers were
injured severely.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-18
standlnq Of the clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago in New York. POSTPONED,
wet ground.)
Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati 0.
Other teams not scheduled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-15
TODAY FOR
SUNDAY SELLING
Raritan Township Man is Con.
victed of Selling Liquor on
Sunday
Bu star Correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 10
After only thirteen minutes delibera-
ton. a jury in the court of quarter
sessions here this morning returned
with a verdict of guilty in the case
of t hesitate against Gabor, a Raritan
township saloonkeeper, charged with
selling liquor on Sunday. The viola
ton, according to the evidence. &C.
CURED on Sunday. February 20, of this
year. Assistant Prosecutor John A.
Coan represented the state and Walter
G. Suydam the defendent.
The first witness called for the
state was John Margiga, who testified
that he had gone in Gabor's saloon
on the Sunday mentioned and seen
between fifteen inc twenty men in
the place drinking beer and whiskey.
He testified that he bought six or
seven beers and paid for them him
self. He declared he did not see any
of the other men pay for their drinks.
He stated he had been in Perth AM
boy in the morning where he drank
a quart Of whiskey together with an
other man and arrived at Gabor's
place at about 1 O'Clock.
The state produced four witnesses,
who said that they had botained
drinks in h saloon and saw money
passed.
Walter Sedan. Cabor's attorney, Is
sued a complete denial to the charge
He claimed as did also Cabor. when
on the stand, that Cabor gave drinks
to his brother-in-law and two men
who we're trying to sober M, but did
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-15
To Change New School Plans
to Meet With Appropriation
Be- stan Correspondent.


NEW BRUNSWICK. April 49,
The Middlesex County School Board
Of Estimate at a meeting here last
night decided that to change the
present plans of the new vocational
school to be erected in this city so
that the cost of building it might be
met by the present appropriation
would be to destroy the appearance
of the building and limit it's useful
ness n that il would make an ap-
plication to the County Board of
Freeholders for an additional appro-
priation of $780, 900 to defray the ex-
penses of erecting the building called
for in the present plans. 1t was also
decided to request the contractor who
had nladamana lowest bid for the work
Co. bis bfd~ ope until the free
ho1ders had been gfveR-&n Sp%rors1ni-
ty to act upon h request of the
Board OF Estimate fol- additional
funds.
The Board was allowed $65.000 for
tho erection of this new building n
when bids were received the lowest
was $50, 000-almost $40. 900 more
than they had been appropriated
The extra $4,000 now requested
would make 1t impossible to award
the contract to the lowest bidder
Clifford Z. Parcill, the county direc-
tor of Vocational Schools. will prob
ably appear before the Freeholders
with the request for an additional ap-
propriation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-15
Republican State Committee
to Have Smoker April 20

TRENTON, April 15:-Sometime
this week or early next state Comp
%troller Newton A. X. Bugbee will call
a special meeting of the Republican
State Committee for the purpose OF
having that body choose a new state
chairman to succeed himself. Mr..
Bugbee is at this writing the leading
candidate of his party for the nomi-
nation for governor n he is step
ping down as state chairman in order
to run. He has been state chairman
since the campaign of 1913.
His successor will undoubtedly be
former Governor Edward c. Stokes.
who represents Cumberland county
on the state committee. 1t was when
Mr.. Stokes a the second time for
governor in 1913 hat MI. Bugbee
made his entrance into state politics
as the head Of the State Committee
of hat year which ran the campaign.
Now il looks as il the compliment
will be returned and the former gov
ernor be al the helm when Mr.. Bug
bee makes the race for the same
Office, provided he wins the nomina-
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-15

not do any selling
Carl BepporL q witness for Cabor.
whom Cahor claimed knew some Of
the men around the place and saw all
that wss going on. when called to the
stand, said he was not there and did
not see anything.
The other witnesses who had been
subpoenaed to aid Gabor's case were
not present and 1t was learned that
Gabor had told them, without notify
ing his attorney. that it would not be
necessary for them to come to court.
For this ason Leppert was the only
witness produced by Gabor and he
was unable to give any evidence.
Those on the jury follow: p. J. Ash
ley. Highland Park: Samuel w.
Skirm. Perth Amboy; Willis Gaylord,
Woodbridge; Robert Van Derhoef,
New Brunswick; Walter HI Higgins,
Woodbridge: Frank @. Boyce. Mill
town; George jolly, Perth Amboy;
Adam Christ, Midtown; Peter Dun
lap, New Brunswick: Harvey w
Brumagin. South Amboy: Bernard ].
Leavey, Perth Amboy; John G..
Hornsby, Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-15

They ere made Of Atwood
serge, one model just rs pic
tured. II Is bound with
braiding all around. II Is sure
q graceful, serviceable gar
ment. Two other models. one
In q vestee effect, viii appeal
to q great many.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-15
fire DESTROYS
COLONIAS SHOP
$25, 900 Damage in Blaze al
Hospital When ReconStruc-
ton Building is Raced

Fire almost totally destroyed n large
frnna building at Ccloaia hospital last
night, wHen nemss of N Known origin
bnsst forte abCCt $50 o'clock n
ragged for an hour, Dong damage osti-
mR-ed at $4,000. The structure
which was burned was a big wooden
building used :or -ejucE;ional n re-
conEtructioisal pr-F0ses and situated
In the middle CO a group OF hospital
wards II which are quartcred several
hundred wounded ard coav2lescent
soldiers
the hosG ital FIRE fighters AVID the Rah-
way dcfartmen.s. which answered a
call for assistance. y hospital wards
surrounding the Burning worK shop
were not burned. The heat given OF
from the biaao vas terrific and the
dremen could not get very close to the
building, but they had three strong
streams playing on the blaze when the
Rahway companies arrived.
Soon after the fire burst out, the
hospital authorities. fearing that the
blaze would get beyond their control
sent out a call for aid to the Railway.
woodbridge and Elizabeth fire head
quarters. Railway was the first to re-
spond and dispatched several compa-
MES to the scene OF the fire. How
eve when they arrived the fire was
not burning very vigorously and was
soon under control when an extra
stream from their engine was played
upon 1t. Elizabeth and Woodbridge
both sent some apparatus, but Their
assistance was not needed.
The building had large quantities OF
valuable material in IL, as 1t had beer
fitted up as a tool and carpenter shop.
A supply of lumber was stored in n
portion of the shop and this was com
uletely consumed. There were no oc-
cupents of the building since II is
only used as a work house for the
E-rn and nobody remained there at
IT r. expected that work will be
started on repairing the burned struc-
ture today. as 1t was utilized daily by
the soldiers. many of them learning
trades there.
Two thousand convalescent soldiers
In army base hospital No. 3 watched
the progress of the fire which threat
ened the institution. The loss was
$4,000.
The garrison prevented the spread
OF the flames by means of a gasoline
motor fire engine and with buckets.
until aid arrived from the fire depart
ment of nearby towns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-15
Cars DaalIed IN Woodbridge;
Traffic Is Badly Delayed

WOODBRIDGE. April little
deraillng Of two box cars yesterday
afternoon at tho Main street cross
ing here OF the Pennsylvania railroad
completely TIED up all traffic on this
branch of the Pennsylvania. The
regular fast trains 20 the seashore
towns were an hour OF more late.
being held up until one of the tracks
could be cleared before they could
proceed to their destination. As far
as can be learned no one was hurt. z