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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
B0NUsEsPAID II
T0OP[RATV[s
IN BENNINGTON
Assistance of Employees During
Year Recognized
GIVEN SHARE IN PROFITS
Manufacturers Believed That Work.
ers Should Benefit Through Pros.
perity Of Past Year.

Two Of the local manufacturing
concerns are known to have made
divisions of profits to their employees
at the close of the year and 1t is pre-
sumed that others either took siinI.
lar course or have made it's equivalent
in weekly wages during the pe.iod OF
unusual industry incident TO the war.
The Bennington Wax Paper com.
pany gave each of its employees five
per cent bonus figured on the basis Of
the total earnings of the operative
during the year. The Bottum e. Tor.
rance company also made payments
to employees who worked on a weekly
schedule and also renewed the thous.
and dollar life insurance policies that
the company had carried for each en-
ploye during the previous year.
In both instances, according to
statements made by the company of.
ficials, the advances were made on the
theory that they were justified by the
business of the past year. The Elm.
ployers felt that the workers In their
plants had been faithful and indus.
trious, that they had endeayored to
get out the work during the big rush
and were entitled to share In the
profits. The companies did not take
the step with the idea that It was es-
tablishing precedent to be repeated
in the future. Years might elapse
before conditions would again war
rant the payment of bonuses Of any
kind.
The extra money received by the
employees of the two companies not
only proved Of material assistance to
those who received II but It was one
more evidence of the cordial and fair
relations that have existed between
the manufacturers and their EN-
ployes in Bennington for years. tt
showed disposition 10 share profits
when conditions made such step
possible and was an evidence Of ap-
probation that was undoubtedly recog.
nized by those who benefited by 1t.
Much of the success OF Bennington
as manufacturing comElnity has
been due to the close association OF
employer and employe. This associa-
tion is personal one, in many In
stances. and it has been of material
assistance in furthering the prosperi-
ty of the community.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
JOHN p. BARRETT DEAD
Son Of Mrs. Margaret Barrett Of Ar
Ington Dies In France.

Mrs. Margaret Barrett of Arlington
received word Thursday, January
OF the death OF her son John Barrett.
Mr.. Barrett was born in Holyoke
Mass, Dec. l, 1888. When only two
years of age he with his parents
moved 10 Proctor where he was edu-
Gated in the public school of that
town. He developed taste for
music and before he left Proctor
played In the band there. When he
was young man the family moved
to Rutland where they resided OH
Granger street While he lived in the
city he played in the Rutland high
school orchestra. Rutland city band
st. Peters orchestra and also in the
Baptist church as accompanied. He
was very enthusiastic in baseball and
played on the different teams of the
city.
In 1911 he went to Columbus, O.,
where he enlisted III the hand that
was in connection with the army. He
later enlisted in the 18th infantry
and was made sergeant. When his
enlistment was up he re-enllsted In
the 11th cavalry band and was in
Mexico for two years. He was trans
ferred to Pershing 18th infantry band
at Douglas, Ariz.. and was sent to Ho-
boken, ~ j., whence he sailed for
France last June reaching there on
the cath. Se flSEWXHU
His mother had not heard from him
since the last of September The
notice of his death was as follows;
Assistant Band Master John P, Bar
ret II. Q. Co. 18th Infantry, died Oct
SOth 1919. This notice came from
France but Mrs Barrett has received
nothing from Washington in regard tC
the news
The young man is survived by his
mother and four sisters, Mrs Castle
ton Bells and Miss Mary Barrett who
are the telephone girls here and live
with their mother, Mrs. John Keough
OF this town and Mrs. Claude Bur
roughs of Brattleboro, and one broth
er, William Barrett. VINO is with the
Ammunition Train In France.
The sympathy Of the entire com
munity go out to the bereaved family
Mrs. Barrett with the family. excepting
her son John, moved to Arlington
from Rutland about years ago last
October The son has not been home
since he first enlisted eight years ago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
BRYAN PRAISES VICTORY WON
Tells Soldiers Serve Their Country
AS Well in Peace. ss.-

Baltimore, Jan. 2.-"This war has
taught the lesson that those who
make the best citizens in time of
peace make the best soldiers In time
of war" said William Jennings Bryan
tonight in an address made here, In
which he made fervent appeal to the
men in uniform to serve their coun.
try as well in peace as in war. He
endorsed President Wilson's trip
abroad, and praised the victory won
for American ideals. w :.
you fellows will have in private
life the same chances for service as
in war. Go back home with the deter
mination to be as brave In peace as
In war If you consider a thing right,
do not stop TO think how many others
are of the Same opinion as you. No
person can do anything unless he has
the courage of his conviction. The
man who is not ready 20 die Tor
cause Is not worthy OF living for II,
President Wilson was wise In go
ing abroad. He knew the importance
of seeing to II that the ideals which
the American people have fought for
would be preserved atlihe peace con-
ference. He went to Europe to sec
that peace Is built on foundations that
will endure. He will help lay the
foundations for a peace that will not
end .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
MRS WILLIAM HAsWELL DEAD
Native Of Bennington Died Friday
at North Adams

Mrs. Catharine Elizabeth Fassett
Haswell, widow OF the late William
Haswell, died Friday evening at her
home in North Adams, aged S4.
She was born in Bennington Jan "a
1894 and married Mr.. Haswell hero
SO years. They lived here for several
years but had resided in North AID.
ans for 80 years. Mr.. Haswell died
10 weeks ago.
Mrs. HaswelI was a daughter Of
Henry H., and Mary Robinson Fas.
sett. She was directly descended
from Governor Moses Robinson and
her husband from Anthony Haswell
She is survived by one daughter, Miss
Mary Haswell of North Adams.
The funeral will be held Sunday on
Jackson street and on Monday the
body will be brought to Bennington
for burial
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
LENlNE ESCAPES
Armored Train From Which He Di-
rected Operations Captured.

vladivostolS, Monday, December 30.
capturing Perm in the Ural noun.
tains, General Gaida with Czecho.
Slovak and Siberian forces virtually
destroyed the Bolshevik third army,
taking thlrty.one-thousand prison.
erg.
Daidas troops captured an armored
train from which Nikolai Lenine, Boil
sheyik premier, was directing opera.
tions. Lenine escaped but several
members of the party were taken pris
oner. Gaida also captured five thous-
and railway cars and much war muni-
tions
Troops of General Semenowff, anti
Bolshevik leader IN the Chita district
occupied Yerkhni Udinsk ON the ST
berian railroad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
butWe Suspect Amount Won't Build Many Miles Road
Country
FREIGHT HANDLERS STRIKE
$500 Hands Employed on Railroad
Piers Quit Work

New York, Jan. 3--Freight handlers
to the number of about $500 employed
on railroad piers at this port went on
strike yesterday. The strike began
ON the piers of the New York Central
and spread TO other railroad water
terminals, until last night it was re-
ported that all railroads excepting the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
and the Long Island were affected.
The men demand an increase in pay
from AZ cents to SO cents an hour,
time and half for Sundays, overtime
and holidays, and an eight hour day,
The strikers are members of Local
976 of the Freight Handlers Union of
the International Longshoremen's AS.
sociation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04

which is employed in the auditors
Office, In making advances to the state
offices: and Mr.. Carver offered to
show through Mr. Gates that it was
the system OF the Office to make ad.
vances to the state officials and that
the practice had prevailed for long
time
When asked TO explain further rela.
tive 10 the matter, he stated that he
would offer to show that very large
sums Of money are advanced on the
appropriations OF the departments to
state officials and that inthe present
regime as much as 100000 has been
advanced to state officers He made
an effort to present this as showing a
practice long before Graham came in.
to the Office.
The state tried to prevent the intro.
duction OF that evidence, claiming 1t
had made no such effort. The de.
tense argued that the court had al
lowed the state to present evidence
showing that the system OF making ad
vances in Graham's account had COY.
cred a period before Williams came
into Office, and that now the defense
wanted to show that 1t was done IN
other accounts, as well as Graham's S
The court took the matter under con
sideratlon during the noon hour al
though II ruled against the defense
relative to the general scope Of the
matter; but IL ruled that certain parts
of the systeN were admissible Tit
state took exceptions,
MIR Gates testified that he learne,
in 1917 OF the alleged shortage In tn,
Office of the auditor and that William
told him about It early in 1918 whel
! the conversation occurred hetweel
loslyn and Williams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
TO VALIDATE WAR CONTRACTS
Commission to Make Settlement with
Contractors,

Washington, Jan. 2,-The House
military committee, considering the
bill to validate informal, war contracts
agroegating more than billion and a
half dollars. amended the measure to.
day to authorize adjust ment and can
collation. Of thousands of contracts for
war materials In allied countries.
Chairman Dent announced that he
would ask the House tomorrow to
give the bill privileged status
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska IN
troduced a bill today for the appoint
ment OF a commission to make settle
ment contractors instead OF civ.
ing the secretary of war this power as
provided in the House measure
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
PAYS TO KEEP PIGS
Vermont Boys and Girls Raise 1000
Hogs. H.,

Burlington, Jan. S.-Statlstics COM
piled by the United States Department
OF Agriculture and tho State Agricul,
tural College. University OF Vermont,
show that 1000 market hogs. each
averaging about 200 pounds live
weight were raised by 1921 boys and
girls OF school age in Verncnt during
1918 This was in response to the,
government keep a pig" moyemenb
and the result was FAR bottor than an
ticipated Approximately 100000
pounds of market hogs were thus
raised In Vermont and at the present
market price Of $3.50 per hundred
the actual value OF the hogs raised by
the children Is more than $40, 900, BE
sides the market hogs which we're fat
tened there were 10 brood sows,
worth $40 each kept for next year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
EXPRESSES SURPRISE
Food Administration Did Not Know
About Embarqoes.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 3.-Oncials
at the food administration, the rail
road administration and the shipping
board today professed ignorance of
embargoes announced by officials in
New York on the movement of export
freight to New York, Boston and Phil.
adelphia.
At the food administration II was
asserted that supplies for shipment
abroad had been moving satisfactorily
and IL reason for an embargo had
arisen no notice had been given
headquarters here. Shipping board
officials declared that lack of shipping
could not be responsible,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
HAS REACHED NO DECISION
Sec. Baker Talks With Military Com.
mittee on Service.

Washington Jan. 3.--Secretary Bak
er told the house military committee
the war department had reached no
decision ON the question of universal
military service.
He said the department Is not plan.
ming to keep large force In Europe
for two years. lie said seven hun.
dred thousand men had been dis
charged since the armistice was
signed aud another million will be dis
charged within five weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
GERMANS MAKE
PREPARATIONS
T0F|GHT POLES
Several Army Corps Concen-
trate on Border
BERLIN FEELS HOPELESS
Newspapers Say Germany Cannot Re.
gain Territory Occupied by the
Poles.

Basic, Jan 3.-Several German
Army corps have been concentrated
on the border between Posen and
Prussia, according to the Nachrichten
of Frankfort. Germany, it is added,
has decided to defend her rights to the
Province OF Posen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
SACRED HEART CHURCH
Special Musical Program to Be Given
Tomorrow.

Special Musical Program TO Be Given
Tomorrow
The special program of music pre-.
pared for Christmas will be repeated
at the Sacred Heart church tomorrow
with Edmond Noel as choir director
and Miss Emma Lamarre as organist.
The program follows
Opening hymn
Les Anges dams nos campagnes'
Full Choir
Introite--Puer natus est nobs
Choir
"Kyrie' Mass in q J. l.. Battmann
Christie"-Solo, Battmann
Lydia Bourgeois
Gloria Battmann
Blanche Tetreault and Ernest Marcoux
Sermon by Pastor, Rev. c. +. Provost
"Credo'--Et incarnatus est
Battmann
Sop. solo, Mrs. Alma Wagar
Cruclflxus Quartette
Sop.--Mrs. Alma Wagar
Ato-Leola Daigneault
Tenor-Ernest Narcoux
Bass--Adrien Pnlthier
0ffertory-"Ave Maria" H. Millard
Solo--Mrs Alma Wagar with violin
accompaniment by Miss Rosetta
Tetreault and Leo Lessard
"Sanctus solo.
Ernest Marcoux and choir
"Agnus Del
Sop. solo--Mrs. Alma Wager
Alto solo-Leols Daigneault
The members OF EIhe choir are as
follows; Edmond Noel, director,
Mrs Alma Wagar, Ernest Marcoux,
Miss Leola Daigneault, Miss Regina
Roy, Miss Leda Varhon, Adrieu pei
thier. Miss Rose Niquete, Miss Ida
vachon, Mrs. A. Marcoux. Miss
Blanche Tetreault. Eaudias Lacroix,
Joseph Roy. Miss Lydia Bourgeois
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
so AlReLANEs ACCEPTED
Others Of German Make Are Being
Given Trial Flluhts.

Coblenz, Jan. 2-Sixty more Ger.
man airplanes have been accepted by
the Americans. A hundred more have
arrived here and are being given trial
fights by the Germans preparatory to
delivery All were new.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank the kind neigh.
bors and friends who assisted us dur.
ing our recent bereavement, especial.
ly the II. T. Cushman Mfg, Co., and
employees.
MIR, aud Mrs. II, o. White.
Miss Mary White,
ROYAL White
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
BURNED BY EXPLOSION
5000 Gallon Tank Of Gasoline Causes
Serious Injuries.

Bayonne N. j., Jan. 2-When a
tank carrying more than 5000 gallons
of gasoline exploded at tho Standard
Oil company plant at Constable Hook
today twenty men and girl employees
were badly burned. They we're re-
moved to hospital where Il was said
some probably would die. The flames
enveloped the building in which they
were working and they We're burned
while escaping.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
JANlToRs STRIKE
They Demand 16 Per Cent Raise in
InD- Salary.

Chicago, jan 2.--With the temper
ature officially reported as low as 40
above" but with unofficial reports of
ms low as two above zero In nome sec
tions, Chicago was greeted today with
the coldest weather Of the year and a
ianitors' strike.
Two hundred and thirty lanitors. In
charge of 5000 apartments. house.
ing more than $4,000 people. refused
to work unless granted l6 per cent,
wage increase, and as result 25,00O
apartment dwollcrs found their steam
heated apartments heauess on the
ooldes, morning OF the year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
BASKETBALL LAST EVENING
Local Teams Played one-sided
Game

Those who expected to see good
basketball game last evening between
the local high school and Waterford
high school were disappointed as the
team from the latter school failed to
put in an appearance. The manage.
ment. however. secured a game with
a team representing the Y. NJ. c. A.
The high school quintette did no
sensational shooting but its pass
work is showing d marked improve
ment Although the game was not a
hard one, 1t gave the boys some prac.
tice which will stand them in good
stead in some of the coming big
games
At The end OF the first half the score
was 1879, and the final score 43.13.
Tho summary
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
,7O SUBMARINES FOUND
Under Construction in Germany Bu,
VIII Be Turned over. IA

London. Jan. 4-One hundred aud
seventy submarines, all under con.
struction. were found WIN the inter,
allied naval commission visited Ger,
many 70 arrange for carrying out tho
arm.stIco say local papers. They will
be turned over to the allies. ~ 3 Al
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
U. S. DEsTRoYERs IN BOSTON
Big Demonstration Given Vessels On
Their Unexpected Arrival.

Their Unexpected Arrival.
Boston. Jan. 3.-The arrival OF six
destroyers from duty in foreign wat.
ers caused big demonstration on the
waterfront today The coming Of
the warships had not been officially
announced, and they were we'll inside
the harbor before they were discover
ed. Immediately bells and whistles
joined In din which lasted until the
destroyers reached the navy yard.
The incoming vessels were the Step.
hens, jenkins. Cessin, Conyingham.
Trippe and Pauling. all Of which had
been in overseas service for many
months.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
Il. A. PHlLPurr is SAFE
Rumor Of Bennington BcN's Death in
France Unfounded

Mrs. II. A. Philputt of Bradford
street has received a letter from her
husband, Private Philputt of the 10th
infantry. stating that he was In the
best of health and that at the time the
letter was written, November 80, he
was in Luxembourg.
Early in November there was a
rumor in circulation that Private Phil.
put had been killed in action but the
letter effectually disproyes the rumor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
200 PER CENT. DIVIDEND

Ford Motor Co, Dishurses Four Mil
lion Dollars
Detroit. Jan. IA 800 per cert
dividend was declared ny the direc-
iors of the Ford Motor company at
their annual meeting December 81. It
was announced today
The dividend represents disburse.
ment Of S4,00O,0O0, among seven stock
holders
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
TONS OF INSURANCE RECORDS
They Represent s',soo,ooo,ooo OF In
surance on American Soldiers.

Washington. Jan. 2-Twenty.six
tons of insurance records from the
American expeditionary force were
received today by the bureau OF war
risk insurance The records repre-
sent S1,60O,OO0,00O of government In
surance written ON American soldiers
overseas, and will bring the total of
insurance written by the bureau TO
more than thirty.eight billion dollars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. fair IN south portion. prob.
ably local SHOWS in north portion TO-
night and Sunday. Colder tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04
PRESIDENT HAS
. BUSY SATURDAY
AROUND ROME
Lunches at American Embassy
With King and Queen
HE is RECEIVED BY POPE
Wilson Is Made A Citizen of Rome,
The King and Queen Taking Part
In Exercises.

Rome, Friday. Jan. 3.-Presdent
Wilson's program for Saturday was
busy. la the morning he will go to
the Pantheon where he will lay
wreaths on the tombs of King Victor
Emmanuel | and King Humbert He
will then go to Lyceum Academy and
afterward visit the Forum.
He will lunch at the American EN-
bassy with King Victor Emmanuel
and Queen Helena, Prince Udine.
Later to the Vatican where he will be
received by the Pope Later still he
will go to the American Episcopal
college and receive representatives of
protestants in Rome.
In the evening he will attend a din.
ner given by Queen Mother Mar
guerita. The President became a
citizen of Rome tonight. The cere-
mony took place in the historic capi.
tol designed by Michael Angelo.
King Victor and Queen Elent assist
ed The President was the guest of
honor at an official dinner given at
the Quirinal tonight He and King
Victor spoke
Rome, Jan. S.-ln Parliament joint
reception was rendered the President
by members of the Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies The function
was an impressive one. The large and
distinguished gathering gave the
President an ovation.
The Presidents speech was con-
stantly interrupted by outbursts Of
applause. and when he ended the
demonstration of approval lasted un.
til he passed through the exit OF the
building
Outside. the throngs in the street
took up the cheers which were con.
tinued until the doors Of the Quirinal
closed behind him
Representatives, uf the press were
received by President Wilson at the
Quirina in the afternoon The ed
itors in chief of thirty leading news
papers OF Italy we're in the party.
In his address OF greeting. Andrea
Tore, President of the Italian Press
Association, emphasized the necessity
for League of Nations and for the
settlement Of all national or racial
questions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-04

Field basket: Shaw II, Mcclure 4,
Burt 3, Paddock 3, Shultz 2. Laughlin
l. Free throws. Shaw Z, MacLaren |.
Referee, Harwood.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-14
Members Of Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
aatitled to the use for republication
Of all news dispatches credited to II
or not otherwise credited in this pa.
per and also the local news published
hArNin.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-14

to perpare,-4a full twelve months
Now we have some money ahead, /
wisely spent it may put US on thu
rod to a permanent fair grounds
In the middle west are towns thai
have been holding fairs for fifty years
in the same spot There are not only
permanent grounds, but the build
ings are constructed for the purpose
snd used for fairs each year. There
western fair are In the greatest west
ern farming country.
Sections developing most rapidly
have their fairs all the time 1t is be-
cause the fair is the widest general
agency for the rapid advancement of
farming and live stock interests. We
cannot well afford to think of any
thing but our permanent fair That is
what we want to know about it, all of
us, but de we known the fair is per-
manent thing? Let's get together on
it and make sure that it is under
stood
And let us investigate further the
suggestion that Wilcox, Dooly, and
Worth be invited to show with Crisp
If this is a wise suggestion, let the
proper steps be taken while there is
time The people in those counties
would enjoy coming to Comdele to
participate in large fair where their
own interest would be represented.