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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
80 HOUR WEEK
AND 50 PER CENT
RAISE DEMANDED
Miners Will Strike Nov. / Unless
Set Ecent Is Reached
LABOR Mia. .s5LiIr.HnENT
- D"F
Strike May Extend Into Canada
Convention at Cleveland Adopts
Program

Cleveland o., Sept. 23.-Demands
for a 90 per cent increase in all mine
wages. a limit of six hours upon the
days labor underground, a tiye-day
week with time and a half for over
time and double time for work on
Sundays and holidays and important
improvements in conditions of labor
were adopted this afternoon by the
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America. The convention then
adjourned to await the result of the
joint wage scale conference with the
operators of the central competitive
district which opens in Buffalo Thurs
day. Should a satisfactory new agree
ment be reached by the representa-
tives of the miners and operators at
this conference the conventions will be
reconvened at Indianapolis to accept
or reject it, Should no agreement be
reached in time to be ratified and
come into effect by November l,
general strike of all bituminous coal
miners in the United States will auto
matically ensue on that date, which
may extend to the Canadian coal
fields if the international executive
board and the representatives of the
Canadian districts so determine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
INVESTIGATION OF STEEL
STRIKE is ORDERED
Several Senators Expressed Concern
Over the General Industrial
Situation

Washington, Sept. 23-Investigation
by the Senate. A resolution by Sen
ator Kenyon, Republican, Iowa, pro
viding for the inquiry and authorizing
report as to whether any remedial
action could be taken, was adopted
without a roll call.
Senator Kenyon said it was propos-
ed to call leaders representing both
employees and employers to Washing
ton in an effort to determine the cause
of the strike Visits by the committee
TO the steel centers are not planned,
he said.
Before the Kenyon resolution was
adopted, Senator Thomas, Democrat,
of Colorado introduced one opposing
strikes and declaring the Senate
''yiews with concern" the labor sit.
.uatiOn.
The Kenyon resolution was discus.
sed briefly Several senator's express
sed concern over the general indus
trial situation.
|. Senator Kenyon explained that his
resolution was in the interest of
neither the employers nor employees,
but "the great third party-the public"
Senator Kenyon added later. that
the investigation would begin Thurs
day and the first witnesses would be
Chairman Gary of the United States
Steel corporation and John Fitzpat-
rick, organizer of the steel workers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
DISEASED PORK SOLD
George Richardson of Chester Sen
tenced to Term in Prison


Brattleboro. Sept 2S.-The first
Prosecution TO be ordered by District
Health Officer Che ster S. Leach of
Brattleboro resulted yesterday in the
court sentencing George Richardson
of Chester to from six months to a
year in the state prison at Windsor
for selling diseased pork in Spring
field about Sept l.
Mr. Richardson was are sted last
week on comp 'aint of States Attor-
ney F. E. Moore of Ludlow and was
bound under $500 bail for appearance
yesterday before Judge H. H. Blanch-
ard of the municipal court in Spring
field, Judge Blanchard going to Ches-
ter for that purpose.
One of Mr.. Richardson's neighbors
called him to kill a hog, which had
been sick several days After Mr.
Richardson killed the animal he of.
fered to bury it for the neighbor, MAX
ing no charge for his services. After
taking the animal saway from the
neighbor's premises Mr. Richardson
dressed it, cut it up and took it to
Springfield, where he peddled it out at
a figure considerably under the mar
ket price for the various cuts.
This is the first fragrant violation of
the law which has come to the atten-
tion of DR.. Leach, and he will take
equally stringent measures with every
yiolator when suspicious cases are
reported to him, as it is his intention
to enforce the law in so far as his
duties give him jurisdiction
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
REF PUBLICANS GET
8 VOTE MARGIN
IN LEAGUE TEST
They Get Control of Calling Up
Amendments
VOTE STOOD 43 TO 40
Reading Of Treaty Is Begun in Senate
Lodge Motion Creates Little
Excitement

washington. Sept. 23.-Repub leans
took. actual control of peace treaty
procedure in the Senate today by a
three-vote margin.
The first test in the fight now being
waged about the pact with its league
of nations covenant. came on mo-
ton by Chairman Lodge of the for
eign relations committee to postpone
for one week consideration OF some
forty odd amendments which would
relieve the United States from serY-
ice on commissions created under the
treaty. The formal motion, with a
fixed date, was put before the Senate
after the vice president had sustained
a point OF order by Senator Hitch
cock. leader of the administration
forces for ratification, against a mo
tion for indefinite consideration, and
it was adopted, AZ to 40.
The motion, not of itself important
was accepted tonight by opponents of
the league as the best possible index
OF the feeling and attitude of the Sen
ate toward the treaty and the coyen-
ant. Democratic leaders declared 1t
meant nothing
Except III three INSTANCES lhe Nole'
on which the ayes and nays were de-
manded by Senator Hitchcock follow
ed party lines. Senator Jones of
Wa a3hington and Senator McCumber
of North Dakota, both Republicans,
voted against the motion, and Sena
tor Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, vot
ed for 1t
Ten senators were paired and
three--Gore, Oklahoma; King Utah,
and Shields, Tennessee-absent and
not voteing, were not paired.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
COOLIDGE IS
UNOPPOSED FOR
DENOMINATION
Long Is Democratic Nominee for
Massachusetts Governorship
FOss LOST IN CONTEST
Several Contests in Primaries Are SO
Close AS to be Still
In Doubt

Boston, Sept. 24-Richard H. Long
of birmingham was again nominated
yesterday by the democrats Of Massa-
chusetts as their candidate for gov
ernor. He won by an overwhelming
plurality. The Foss candidacy proved
to have little force behind 1t, and
Messrs Deitrick and Monahan caused
Mr.. Long no more trouble than they
were expected to-
In the republican ranks Fred J.
Burrell of Medford was leading for
treasurer as far as the count showed
early this morning. Lieut-Col Frank
IS. Perkins of Salem was his one for
midable competitor. The rest were
20 far behind that they were out OF
sight
J. Weston Allen of Newton ap-
peared to be safely ahead for the re-
publican nomination for attoreny-
general, having margin of over
1000 over Robert J. Bottomly of Bos-
ton. Mr.. Bottomly carried Boston by
g56 votes.
Boston, Sept 23.-Early returns
from the state primary today indi-
Gated the probable nomination of
Richard H. Long CT birmingham by
the democrats for governor. Gov.
Calvin Coolidge was unopposed for
denomination by the republicans.
With the votes counted in Boston
complete and in 173 out Of 974 pre.
cincts outside of Boston, Long had
24,70S votes. His nearest competi-
tor in the four-cornered contest,
former Gov. Eugene N. Foss had
6l1S, George F. Monahan 5216, and
former Congressman Frederick S.
Dietrich 2124 The same relative
standing was maintained both in
Boston and in outside precincts.
There were close six-cornered
contests on the republican ticket for
treasurer and encouragement. For
treasurer, Fred ]. Burreu led in
Boston with 511S votes, Frank s..
Perkins running second with,3g64.
In 173 precincts outside OF Bostoh
Perkins Jed with 44O2 to S232i for
BuTrel tf ''"3 =
For Encouragement, Robert ].
Bottomly carried Boston with 43Sr
to 1925 for j, Weston Allen. In the
same outside precincts Allen had
4357 to 2S62 for Bottomly.
The other candidates for both
nominations were running consider
ably behind. The vote in the state as
a whole was light.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
PRINTERS TAKE HALF HOLIDAY
Quit at Noon in New York to Hold
Meeting

New York, Sept. -Pressmen as.
sistants and feeders in commercial
printing shops Of the city viii quit at
noon today to attend mass meeting
at Cooper Union, where plans will be
discussed TO obtain the forty-four
hour week, demanded by the printing
trade after Oct. l. Bernard Nolan,
president of the New York printing
Pressmen's Union, No 81, said yester-
day he expected from 1000 to 10000
persons to attend.
No question can be decided at this
that pertains to STRIKE Mr..
Nolan said. THE meeting is to reach
an understanding of what action the
Unions will take Oct l."
Mr.. Nolan said he had been busy all
day signing up Offices that are willing
to work on the forty-four hour basis
Any strike or lockout that may result
from the today's half holiday. he add
ed, will be due to the employers, not
to members of the union. "The diff
ferent Offices are putting up signs" he
said, that our action will be a viol-
alton of the contract, but the same en-
ployers, a few days ago. said they
would have no contractual relations
with us"
Z The meeting will begin at 1870
o'clock or longer, ii was said.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
FARMERS FACING LOSS
Recent Heavy Rains Have Damaged
Potato Crop.

Adams, Sept 2S.--Farmers in this
section will be heavy losers because
of the recent frequent rains which
have ruined a large part of their po-
tato crops 1t is variously estimated
that from 25 to so per cent of the en-
tire crops will be total loss. The
season up to the time the rains set in
was splendidly adapted for the potato
crop, and 1t is said that there. never
was better promise of a large and
profitable yield than up to a few
weeks ago, 1t is not thought that the
price of potatoes will be seriously af-
fected, however. as the rains were
mostly throughout this section and
large potato-producing sections have
not been injured If this is SO, the
loss will fall upon the farmers who
will be obliged to sell what is left of
their crops at the market price.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
Man Sins Pay Fiddler Lucky Doscn
ATTACHMENT ILLEGAL
Attorney Claims Street Railroad
Should Use Supply of Coal

S'iNNiA OSN ONPF'y - OSN'
Pittsfeld. Sept 23.-Attorney P. ].
Moore has sent dispatches to Senator
David l. Walsh and Congressman Al
len r. Treadway requesting them to
see the director general of railroads
and get him to lift" the supple
mentary attachment placed yesterday
on the Berkshire street railway sup
ply of coal which has prevented the
opening of the system Attorney
Moore claims this attachment is il
legal because Clinton Q. Richmond
will be temporary receiver until the
court has allowed his expense ac-
count. Mr. Moore is getting so sig
natures to a petition asking the city
council to investigate the possibility
of opening the Pittsfeld lines. 1t
was leaped today the company has
agreed to install new ties and rails on
South street When this improve.
ment was put up to the company, be-
fore the pavement was laid, its off.
cials said, the cost of $4,000 was pro
hibitive. The new development leads
to the belief the company has found
I'M angel"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
I. O. o. F. DISTRICT MEETING
large Gathering of Odd Fellows
Meets With Stark Lodge.

The annual District Meeting of Dis
trict No. /, l. o. o. F., which was held
last night in the rooms of Stark
Lodge No. .. was one of the best at
tended meetings that has been held
in several years. There were menu
bers of the order present from sever
al lodges in the state outside the dis
trict as we'll as several from lodges
in New Hampshire, Massachusetts
and New York.
Grand Master Alexander Duncan Of
Barre and Frank w, Jackson, Grand
Secretary, of Barre, were present and
addressed the meeting. Short re-
marks were made by several of the
visiting brothers. After the meeting
"a banquet was served in l. o. o. f.
hall by the Rebekahs.
Several from Stark Lodge will
drive over to Readsboro with the
Grand Master and Grand Secretary to
attend the district meeting for Dis.
trict No. 8, tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
TO TRY MARS AGAIN
Or. David Todd to Ascend in Specially
Constructed Balloon

Omaha. Neb., Sept. 23.-Leo Stev
ems. balloon instructor at Fort Oma-
ha announced today that Pref David
Todd win attempt to communicate
With the planet Mars this fall in a
balloon TO be constructed and piloted
hv stevens. The balloon, to be the
largest ever made, will ascend 10000
feet Stevens said It's capacity Will
be 100000 feet.
The balloon viii be enabled to rise
to the expected height, Stevens said
by use of 'an invention which divides
the balloon in two compartments, the
upper containing hydrogen gas and
the lower fresh air,
Prof. Todd just returned to Amherst
college from Brazil, has perfected a
signaling apparatus for the expert
mehts. Mr. Stevens said,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
ASK FOR SPECIAL SESSION
OF Connecticut Legislature to Act on
Suffrage Amendment

Hartford, Conn, Sepa 2S.-- Cover
nor Marcus f. Holcomb today received
a deputation of members OF the gen
eral assembly who desire a special
session to act upon the federal suffrage
amendment.
The governor made no comment dur
ing the hearing and reserved his de
clsion To a petition from the sutf
.'agists the governor previously had
laid he did not think special session
was necessary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
MERGER IN WASHINGTON
To Attend Conference Of Catholic Prel
ates from All over Country

Washington, d. c.. Seut. 23.-Car-
.dinal Mercier was in Washington to-
day to attend the conference 81 Catho-
lie prelates from all over the country
cal ed by Cardinal Gibbons This
morning he took part in the dedicat.
ion of a new seminary. In the after
noon he attended a luncheon at the
Belgian legation, where he planned
to spend the night.
Tomorrow he is expected to deliver
an address at the conference of prel.
ates at the Catholic university. which
is the largest gathering of it's kind
since that held in Baltimore in 1884
of which Cardinal Gibbons is the lone
survivor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
RENT PRoFITEERINo MEETING
Landlords and Tenants Clash and
Nothing Accomplished.

NoIlin9 accomplished.
New York Sept 23.-More than g..
GOO tenants and landlords got to-
gether' at a hearing of the mayors
committee on rent profteering in the
Bronx tonight so effectively that a
riot call brought the police reserves
to separate them after Cornelius
O'Brien, chairman of the meeting. had
been punched twice in the face by an
enthusiastic participant in the general
melee
The best laid plans of the mayors
committee were to have Bronx rent
matters threshed out in the class
rooms Of the Morris High school.
with tenants and landlords arguing
their cases in the most gentlemanly
and rhetorical style. but every ap-
pearance of landlord before his ten
ant elected such a hue and cry that
no business could be accomplished
and the meeting was finally ad-
iourned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
JOHANNA ENLlsTs"

Mary Pickford's Latest at Opera
House Friday
Mary Pickford's latest Artcraft pho
toplay, Johanna Enlists' which is the
at raction at the Opera House Friday,
is in every respect a delightful photo
pa ay. 1t has military atmosphere
and abounds with humorous situations.
The picture was excellently produced
and the supporting players are of a
high order of merit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
LITTLE CHANGE
IN SITUATION Of
STEEL STRIKE
Struggle Is Being Waged with
Varying Success
RIOTING AND DISORDER
Strikers in Ugly Mood and Employers
Say Police Do Not Protect
Loyal Men

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Strike reports
from all the steel centers today re
corded little change in the alignment
of opposing forces. In Mahoning Val.
ley, Ohio the strikers success is com.
plete. Elsewhere the struggle is be-
ing waged with varying success, is
sues still being doubtful in great
strategic sectors radiating from Pitts
burg and Chicago in the Pittsburg dis
tricct. The Carnegie Co. announced
the situation looks good"
These claims are denied by Chief
of Staff Foster of the unions Riot
ing and disorder still mark the pro-
gress of the struggle, but so far only
sporadcally
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
PROFITS uNREAsoNAsLY HIGH
Five Largest Packers Wax Rich Even
Under Limitations.

Washington Sept "a Maximum
profits for five largest packers under
the food administration limitations
were unreasonably high and nearly
three times pre-war profits, accord
ing to the report to President Wilson
by Federal Trade Commission in June
of 1918 but Withheld from the public
at the request of Food Administrator
Hoover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
Marcus Mi DsaH.g - q

The death of Marcus NJ. Dean Df
South SALISBURY, youngest son of the
late Daniel A. Dean Of Pownal, Ioc
CURED Septemberl Is att Athe2 Mayo
Bros hospital at Rochester. Mimi,
where he underwent an operation a
month previously
A few days before Mr. Deans death
his wife received word that he was
not so web and accompanied by his
brother, Dr. +. E. Dean. she went
Immediately to Rochester, arriving
just few hours after his death.
The remains were brought to South
SALISBURY to the home Of DR.. f. e.
Dean.
The funeral was held at the Metho-
dist church at / o'clock September 16.
Members Of Tucker lodge f. and A.
NJ. of North Bennington attended and
took charge Of the services at the
grave Interment was in the family
lot in the Oak Hill cemetery at Pow.
nal. There were many beautiful for
al tributes.
Mr. Dean was born in Pownal AZ
years ago. He graduated from Drury
High school at North Adams and at.
tended Williams college, After leay-
ing Pownal he was associated with
the Granite Mutual insurance. com
pany for nearly 20 years and resided
at North Bennington and South
Shaftsbury. On Feb. 4, 1919, Mr..
Dean married Mrs. Zoa Wyman OF
Peru.
There are many friends and ac-
quaintances throughout the county
who will mourn his death. Besides
his wife he leaves two brothers. AL
bert Dean of North Pownal, DR.. F.. e.
Dean of South Salisbury, two sisters
Mrs Elida Gardner and Mrs. F. f.
Mason of Pownal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
GARIBALDI SATISFIED

Considers Fiume Matter Settled by
Possession.
Paris, Sept 24-"At Nayion we
consider the Fiume matter settled be
cause we have actual possession"
said Gen. "Peppino" Garibaldi to tho
Associated Press. Garibaldi has jus
reached Paris from Rome on wha'
was said to be an important mission
from which he would go to meet
d'AnnunziO.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
FOR SALE

New and second hand household
furnishings of all kinds, bought and
sold.
Large assortment always to choose
from.
POTTER's SECOND HAND STORE
River St Tel. 603-W w,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
o. ANNUNZlo HAS NAVY
First Units Comprise One BattIeship
and Three Destroyers

Pola. Sept 22.-The battleship,
Dante Aligheri, and destroyers, Nullo
Mirabello and Abba are named as
units of the "Fiuman navy" in pro.
clamation written by Captain D'Annun-s
zio and distributed here. .-..--....-.-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
TROTZKY'S PROGRAM OF
BOLSHEVIK OPERATIONS
He Says immense World Combat
Against Capitalism Can be
Fouaht in America

Stockholm, Sept. 24.-Leon Trctzky
speaking at Petrograd recently, gave
a detailed program of Bolsheyik mil
itary operations, saying, among other
things. 1T isn't in Finland or Esthon
ia that an immense world combat
against capitalism can be fought, but
in America and England and above all
in the far east"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
LURES FALL OPENING
Display of Gowns Attracts Large
Crowd Monday Evening.

Crowd Monday Evening.
The store of NJ. Lurie & Co., on
Monday evening held its annual fall
opening. The interior of the store
had been arranged especially for the
event and the displays were particu-
larly attractive. A feature of the
opening was the new gowns which
were admired by the women who fre.
quented the store during the evening.
A four-piece orchestra furnished
music.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
Card Of Thanka.

We hereby wish to extend our sim
cere appreciation to the many friends
and relatives for the kindness extend
ed during our recent bereavement
and for the many beautiful floral tri-
butes.
Mrs. NJ. M. Dean,
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Dean,
Mrs. Elida Gardner,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dean,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank f. Mason.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
MISTAKEN FOR BANDITS
Two Americans Shot and Killed in
Haiti

Haiti
Washington. Sept 23.-Gmnery Ser
,geant Harry Ruble of Sugar Grove,
Ohio and Corporal Frank Sampson of
Minneapolis, United States marine
corps We're killed in Haiti, Septem-
Der p, when a detachment of marines
fired on squad of constabulary to
which the two men were attached.
The coustabulary unit the Aayy de
partment was informed today were
mistaken for a bandit party
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly, cloudy tonight, probably
showers in north portion Slightly
warmer interior. Thursday fa'r.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
ACTIVE IN l. w. w. PROPAGANDA
is CHARGE Brought Against Officer
OF Strikers Committee.

Washington, Sept 24.-Charles in
the House by Rep. Cooper, Republi
can of Ohio, that Secretary-Treasur-
er Foster of the steel strikers orgahi-
zation committee represents the radi-
cal uniono leadership and has been
active in I. WV. propaganda will be
by the Senate Labor com
mittee in an inquiry into the steel
strike.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24

Cleveland, Sept 24-Four men
were stabbed two probably fatally,
and two others badly beaten near the
entrance of the American Steel and
Wire company today in the first seri-
ious local disturbance of the steel
strike The trouble started when a
street car stopped near the plant to
let off men bound for work in the
mills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-24
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Farm of about So acre.
located miles from Bennington, In
quire of II. \. Williams. Stl