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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
HER 18TH ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Susan Robinson Has Lived in
Bennington Since 1857.

Mrs. Susan Robinson. widow of the
late Jesse Robinson, quietly observed
her S9th birthday anniversary today
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida
Bassett. on Gage street. Although
she has passed the allotted span of
life by nearly score OF years, Mrs.
Robinson is not only physically com.
Portable but her memory is clear and
distinct particularly of incidents that
happened in Bennington a half cen
tury ago. On Thanksgiving day and
Christmas she made visit to some
OF her neighbors but she thought Il
best to remain under cover today be.
cause OF the storm
Mrs. Robinson, whose maiden name
was Susan Conant. was born at Can.
ton, Me. Her grandmother lived to
be 90 years old and her mother
reached the age of o. When young
woman she lived for a time in Boston
and later moved to New York. She
was married March %, 1857 by the
late Henry Ward Beecher. the noted
Brooklyn clergyman Immediately
following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs,
Robinson moved to Bennington and
they lived for nearly half century
on q farm on the road from Old Ben
nington ~ North Bennington. Mr.
Robinson died in 1906 He was the
last of a family of ten children, Mrs
Robinson is the only survivor of q
family OF seven.
Other than her daughter with whom
she lives, she has two sons william
Robinson aud Edward Robinson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
HAROLD HARRINGTON oeAc.
Son Of MIR. and Mrs. =. c. Harrington
Died Last Niaht.

Harold Harrington. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeborn c. Harrington who live
on the Pownal road, died about 5
o'clock Thursday afternoon Of pneu.
monia Because of the exceptionally
sad conditions existing at the Har-
rington home the remains we're taken
to the Walbridge undertaking rooms
and no arrangements have been made
for the funeral. Mrs. Harrington is
so critically Ill Of pneumonia that the
announcement OF her death is expect.
ed at any time and her husband is al
so III Of the same disease.
Harold. who was II years OF age
was a boy OF excellent character. lie
had been attendant at the Wilson
district school and was thoroughly re
speoted in the neighborhood
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
FREIGHT EMBARGO
impossible to Handle Supplies Aeeum'
ulated on Piers,

New York, Jan. S-Shipmeuts OF oil
classes of freight particularly food,
stuff for American troops abroad and
Europe's starving, was embargoed
from other parts of the county
through ports of Boston, Philadelphia
and New York for export. by order OF
the federal food administration. ".
Supplies are accumulated TO such
an extent on New York piers that IL "A
impossible to handle them The Nsa-
gestlon is due to the freight handlers
strike. The disposition of the shin
owners Is to put the vessels into dry
dock after the war strain. oi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR
About a Foot OF the Beautiful and
Fluffy Fell Last Night.

Outside of furry or two bennington
has not experienced snowstorm dur
ing the present winter until last night,
q decided contrast to the conditions
that existed during December and ear.
ly January a year ago.
Snow began falling between 8 and
10 o'clock last night and His morning
about a foot of the beautiful and luf'
fly covered the ground. The snow was
so light that II caused but little in.
convenience and gradually shrinking
with the warm weather that has pre-
vailed for some days.
There was snow enough 10 make
the use of sleighs possible and should
the zero weather predicted by the
weather bureau materialiZe II should
be fairly good slipping" in around
Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
NEW ALTITUDE
RECORD MADE
BYCAPT. LANG
He Flies TO Height of 10000
Feet at Greenwich
MEN WERE FROST BITTEN
The Previous Record Was 26,246 Feet
Established by German, Helm.
rich Oelerich, in 1914.

London, Jan. 3-Flying in British
airplane at Ipswich yesterday, Captain
Lang, an American, established new
altitude record of thirty thousand FIVE
hundred feet.
Observer Blowers, who accompanied
Lang, collapsed when his oxygen bot
tie broke but he recovered. Both men
were frost bitten.
Heinrich Oelerich, German, estab.
lished the previous record of 26,24e
feet in 1914.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
M'Apoo TEsTlFlEs
Senate Is Considering Extension Of
Govt. r. r. Control.

Washington, Jan. 3-Accomplish.
ments OF the railroads under federal
control and arguments for five year
continuance OF government operation
TO provide a fair test of united direc.
ton. were reclted by Director General
McAdoo. testlfying before the senate
interstate commerce committee which
began consideration of HIS recon.
mendation for extension of control
He planned to take most of the day in
presenting his testimony which will
be probably his last public statement
of his Stewardship of railroad matters
before retiring as director general.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
ELECTRIC wAasAlps SUCCESS
9attleship, New Mexico. Electrical!
Propelled, Is Praised

Washington. d. C., Jan. THE
United states battleship New Mex
ico the only electrically propelled
capital battleship In the world. has
proved complete success. It was re-
yealed TO members of the house naval
affairs committee today by Secretary
Daniels The details Of the marvel
lous achievements. one of Americas
greatest war inventions which was
carefully hidden behind veil ol
mystery by the navy, were unfolded
to the congressman In view OF the ces
sailon of hostllities
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
AMERICAS SHIPS SUPERIOR
Sec. Daniels Says This Is Due to
Electrical ContrIvanee.

Washington. Jan. 2.-America's
capital fighting ships will be superior
to those of other nations because OF
electrically driven machinery, Secre.
tary Daniels told the House Naval
committee, disclosing remarkable re-
suits attained by the dreadnought
New Mexico. She was designed to
make Il nots. Daniels said, but she
actually went faster and developed
more horse power than was planned,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
TROOPS BEING
RESCUED FROM
stranded SHIP
Thousand Soldiers Rescued from
Northern Pacific
SOME OF THEM WOUNDED
Work Of Rmoving Them in Small
Boats and With Brooches Buoy
Is Progressing Favorably

New York. Jan 3.--lnformation that
approximately 4 thousand troops, in
cluding some wounded, have been re.
moved from the stranded transport,
Northern Pacific, off Ere Island, was
received by the navy department Of
flcials at 1890. This indicated that
fewer than fifteen hundred soldiers
remained aboard The work OF re-
moving these in small boats and with
hreeches buoy was progressing favor
ably, II was stated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
TO BUY LOWER CALIFORNIA
Resolution Is Presented In Senate for
This Purpose.

Washington, d. G.. Jan Ne.
gotiatlons for the purchase by tlh
United States from Mexico OF the
peninsula OF Lower California aud OF
10000 square miles IN the Mexi.
can state Of Sonona would be author
lied in q resolution presented In the
senate this afternoon 10y Senator Ash.
urst Of Arizona.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
ROBERT c. BACON DIES
Well.known 6rattIeboro Lawyer Sue.
cumbs to Pneumonia.

Brattleboro, Jan. 2.-Robert G..
Bacon. one of the leading lawyers of
this place and until recently chairman
Of the Vermont public service commits.
sion. died this morning after an i'll.
ness of only two days with pueu.
monia.
Mr. Bacon was about 4S years OF
age, native of Springfield, but a
resident of Brattleboro during the
past 20 years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
HoHeNzoLLeRN is ILL
He Is Suffering From Bad Cold and
Hiuh Fever.

Amsterdam. Jan. William Ho.
henzollern is very IN, say Amerongen
advices. He cannot leave the room,
He is suffering from n bad cold and
high fever A specialist from Utrecht
Is In constant attendance. Only the
former Empress, the specialist and
two attendants are permitted to Ell.
ter the room, Il Is reported
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
SMITH GOVERNOR
OF EMPIRE STATE
New York Legislature Of 1919 Con.
venes--Thaddeus c. Sweet is Re-
elected Speaker of the House

Albany, N. Y, Jan. la new gov
ernor took over the administration OF
The affairs of the State Of New York
today. At 1888 D. m. Alfred Il. Smith
democrat, of New York city, swore to
support the constitutions of nations
and State, signed his name TO the Of
fetal register, and assumed the Office
held for four years by Charles S. Whit
man of New York. republican.
The Legislature of 1919 convened
at the capitol tonight with a virtually
complete membership OF each house.
Thaddeus C. Sweet of Oswego was re
elected speaker OF the Assembly and
j. Henry Walters of Onondaga was
chosen temporary president, or ma
Iority leader of the Senate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
suceeas Came Late in Life.

Among the small group Of brilliant
women Journalists Of the last century
Funny FEN stands out as unique
figure For, although she was mnr-
ried and widowed before she ever At
tempted TO write, She became ore OF
the most popular authors of the day,
and her first book sold 10 the extent
Of lS2,OO0--nlmost a record for those
days
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
WILSON PARTY
J. HAS ARRIVED IN
ITALY, S CAPITAL
Received at the Station by King
and Queen
WELCOMED BY BIG CROWD
British Views on League Of Nations
Seems to Coordinate With Those
Of America.

Rome Jan. president Wilson
arrived at 1926 this morning He
was received at the station by King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena,
officers of the government and repre-.
sentatiyes of local authorities. An i'm
mense crowd welcomed the President
with the greatest enthusiasm King
Victor has accepted an invitation TO
lunch with President Wilson and fam.
lily. at Ambassador Pages residence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
BLAMED FOR MILK SITUATION
Dairymen's League Says MiddIemen
Cause Hiqh Prices.

New York. Jan 2.--The Dairymen S
League issued a statement today, plac
ing on the middlemen the blame for
the milk situation which in relation
to the high prices Is being inyestigat.
ed here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
PEACE CONFERENCE JAN. 10
II viii Decide Upon Terms for Van
quished Peoples.

Parts, Jan. 3 Where is every likeN.
hood, say morning papers that the
preliminary peace conference between
the four great allies will open Janu.
airy -.
The conference says the Petit
Journal will decide upon terms to be
imposed upon the vanquished peo.
Pies
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03

Ht5tNs Ht fNtutHtI. JOuuliiOnS dIt
worse than they were yesterday
Bay Shore. i. l..-Jan. 2.-The
rescue OF the wounded and sick sol
diers on the transport Northern Paci
fic, as we'll as that OF the casuals on
the ship, began this afternoon and
when darkness fell, causing stop.
page of work for the night. 237 sol
diers and seventeen navy nurses had
been safely ferried TO shore. The
rescues were accomplished under
great difficulties. for seas varying
from six to ten feet In height were
breaking on the shore. and at least
three veterans OF the Argonne would
have lost their lives but for the daring
work OF the lifeguards from the Oak
Island. Point O'Woods. and Fire Is
land life saving stations. On three
different occasions surf boat which
was being pulled through turbulent
seas to the shore capsized, but no
lives were lost, although three OF the
soldiers were dragged to land uncon.
scious due TO immersion in the almost
ice-cold water.
Tonight the Northern Pacific is i'm
bedded in about sixteen feet of sand
and is being pounded by heavy seas.
Last night the vessel was driven shore
ward for distance OF about 100
yards, and tonight she lies broadside
to the beach and within 200 yards of
dry land There remain on the ship
about $500 men OF whom between
2,200 and 1900 are soldiers.
No effort has been made as yet to
remove any of the men who are in the
hospital wards of the ship One of the
poor fellows who is on the ship is a
soldier who has lost both legs and
! both arms There are also a number
OF serious shell shock and mental
cases These men are 10 be trans
ferred. as soon as weather conditions
are favorable. to the naval hospital
ship Solace. which is lowering of
shore, Only as a last resort viii Il
be attempted 10 land the seriously
wounded and III in the rough-goine
surf boats or the breeches buoy, the
last named contrivance having beer
brought into service late this after
noon and about twelve soldier,
brought ashore in 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03
cooPERs WIN
They Defeat Odd Fellows in First
Bowling Match.

The Charles Cooper Estate defeated
the odd Fellows last evening on the
Y. VI. C A. alleys, with the following
scores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03

y Fire Island. Jan. 3.--One hundred
fifty more troops were removed from
the stranded transport, Northern Pa
cifc, shortly after nine when subma.
rine chaser 293 went into the Lee.
ward and conveyed them to the Nal.
lory, transport with the rescuing
feet The weather conditions are
worse than they were yesterday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03

Buffalo, Jan. 2-The strike of
dairy farmers In Chautauqua and
Steuben counties against the January
schedule of the distributing compan.
les began to make itself felt today
N Chautauqua, where The price was
cut from A.0l to $500 more than 1876
farms shut off their supply from one
large concern. In Steuben county the
cut was from S39l to S34S. 4 large
distributing plant at Bath reported
a shortage of 75 per cent Of the nor.
NAL supply today
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03


Rome. Jan. From the frontier to
Rome the journey of President VII.
son was like triumphal procession.
Mountaineers and villagers swarmed
from the hills and valleys TO the rail.
road over which the Presidential train
passed to pay homage to America.
They shouted yivas, waving hats
and handkerchiefs and flags, forming
picturesque groups. which were EN-.
phasized by the brilliant sunshine,
blue sky and green luxuriant land.
scapc.
On Board President Wilson's SPEC
ial Train, Jan. THE Franco-Italian
front was crossed at Modane, at 1890
o'cIogk tbs morning, by President
Wilson's s'Hecial train The presi.
dental pa was met at the frontier
by American Ambassador Page. Coun,
de Cellere, Italian Ambassador to the
Unitea States and the Prince of Udine
who Mill accompany the party to
Rome
vi Jui. W icOii
special train arrived here this after.
noon. The President was met at the
station by the project of the province,
the mayor, the general commanding
the troops here and other authorities.
Although the reception to the Ameri
can chief executive was unofficial, the
station was decorated with the Italian
and American colors. while every.
where in the city the Stars and
Stripes were flown beside the Italian
tricolol.
The Presidents train left short
time later amid the enthusiastic
cheers of crowd which had gathered
to greet the nations guest.
Paris. Jan. 2.-The view is now
held in American official quarters that
the attitude of the British leaders
shows such coordination with the
American viewpoint as will facilitate
mutual agreement before the peace
congress. At the close of the recent
conference and the public demonstra.
tions attending President Wilson's
visit to London, one of the foremost
British statesmen summed up the
situation by saying:
Il would not think of having the
peace congress close until 1t had es-
tablished a league of nations as out
lined by President Wilson. The Brit
ish nation has clearly shown that II
expects that to be done"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-03

said. have pledged "to do anything in
their power to uphold the administra.
tion.'
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Capacify-Eighfy
Passengers

The type of ship which it is proposed to
put on this New York London run is fitted
with twenty -four berth cabins, ten on either
side of the central corridor which would give
sleeping accommodations for eighty passen-
gers. AS has been said, the length over all
is 800 feet, and the height will be los feet
and the maximum diameter 100 feet The
ships will have total lift of 1O5 tons and
speed at full power Of scventy-fve miles
an hour, and a cruising power of mile
minute. At cruising power and speed the
ship could remain in the air eighty hours
and carry Is tons Of passengers and mails
4,SOO miles. These would be increased to
ninety hours and 5,400 miles if there were
but ten tons of passengers and other load.
The average weight Of passenger is fig
ured at 40 pounds, and in the working out
of the plan for this service SO pounds mas
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Condol glimpse t

senger has been allowed for baggage and
personal effects and Is pounds each for
food, etc. The food question has occasioned.
to managers of the new line no little
thought, and plans have been carefully made
for foods of high nutriment in small bulk
and of light weight to be used on the cross
Ing. Great roasts of beef and oysters on
the shell hardly likely to be served on
the air liners but others fully as nutritious
and no less tootksome will be- The Ameri-
can company which has been referred to
has been in consultation with the heads of
a sanitarium famous for its work in foods
of high nutrtive content to small bulk, and
some novel ideas are ready to be tried
The Of one Of these New York
London ships consists of the commanding
officer, navigating officer, steersman, cleva-
tor man, four engineers, radio operator,
eight men and two stewaDds-or nineteen
in all. Like the engines, their quarters will
be in the bottom. of the ship and in cars
slung to the under side. 1t might be added
that there will also be sung to the under
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
With the Business
Man Within Wire.
less Telephone
Call All the
W.

tight little island may maintain more in
innate relations and closer touch with ;,s
far-fiung colonies.
The company's financial estimates hav.
been made up with the greatest care. tn.
new line is expected to need can,ta, -
about $12,000,000. Its four great airsb;n,
Will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000. .ooo
each, and double airship sheds at either ter.
minus $1,5oo,0O0 each. Workshops GA,
plants and equipment are figured in q.
$75o,00O, and working capital, includirs
that invested in spare parts, stores and 60
on, calls for s85O,O00
The average life of one OF these sbins !,
estimated at three years, which make,
them more expensive by far than steam.
ships, and their obsolete value at NOT ovor
100000 apiece. The sheds, on the o,ber
hand, are expected to last in constant uss
Tor at least thirty years. The salaries of
the airship commanders are placed at S.. .ooo
each a year and of their navigating ofscers
at S3,750. 1t is believed likely that the Ers-
llsh government would loan naval airshin
crews and handling parties to the comns,,,
Tor the operation of its craft until thers
mad been time to train crews of its owr
of course, also, the British government.
would pay substantial subsidy for ths
carrying of mails
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Keeping the Doughboy Off the Boulevards

at the Soldiers and Sailors Club, a pan
cake supper with the Moose, dance at the
Hotel Regina of the Red Cross, Jazz band
chez the Knights Of Columbus or doughnut
dinner at the hcadquarter of the Salvation
Army.
There are innumerable shows of every
complexion in the better French places of
amusement, but, unfortunately, the differ
cnce OF language is barrier Though there
are many thousands of American soldiers at
present in Paris, the American uniform is
rare at the French subsidized theatres. the
Comedie FRANCHISE, and the Odeon, or at
such serious theatres as the Sarah Bern
hardt, where Rostand's "LAglon" is now
playing. 1t is seldom seen at the other sub
s'd'zed playhouse, the Trianon Lyrioue
where the old French opcrettas, typical Of
french spirit, wit and taste, are pre-
sented every night In the little boitcs like
Ae Perehoir and L'Abr, where French sopos
are sung. French verse recitcd and French
po'lt'cal and social typos are carcaturcd. the
Khaki scarcely cver appears.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

has had a decided American accent. The
less expensive American films have invaded
the French cinema theatre, and there isn't
a French movie programme without them
Charley Chaplin, Pearl White and DOUGLAS
Fairbanks are familiar to the Paris cine
ma "fan" as to the cinema devotee of New
York. There the thrilling. iovous
rough and tumble barroom brawls. the
Indian fights. gold digging episodes and the
bloody trails of WI Fang through New
York's tenement districts, which the Ameri
can enjoys with an understanding mind. but
which the French workman accents as tvn,-
cal of American life.
But French opera, the French music hall
and theatre and the French movie will not
generally attract an American douehbov
from a good, fast boxing bill of the Knights
of Columbus at the Nouvcau Cirque or
real American vaudeville at the Palais du
Glacc and the efforts made by the American
organizations to meet the competition of
the boulevards and the French theatres
have won considerable success.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

body an observation car, where passengers
may get different views than those from the
decks above.
The average weight of the crew is figured
at 100 pounds man, and their personal ef
1ects at 20 pounds each, and provision is
made for 10 pounds of food a man a cross
ing, or 100 pounds a man in all. The So
called disposabe lift of the ships $500 600
feet OF gas, when represents the normal
total lutng power of 105 tons with the
Wolght Of snip, engines, machinery and so
forth subtractcd, is 68 tons The crew and
their effects would weigh ~ tons: fuol
and OIL for 80 hours at 60 miles an hour
3S tons; starting ballast for 2 900 feet. 6lb
tons; emergency ballast tons thus leav-
ing moro than Is tons available for pas
sengers and mails. The ships complement
of so berths could be all filled and tons
of mail carried in addition, or, as would
more often be the case, if there were but
so passengers, say, 10 tons of mail could 20
along.
The prevailing wind on the direct route
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

between New York and London is from west
to castor, at least, it will be assumed that
this is SO until the naval aviators who are
now charting the winds have gone further
than the beginning they have already made
to upset the noton-and that would always
favor the eastbound trip. 1t is proposed
therefore that the run from this city to
London shall be made direct. 1t would take
about fifty hours to cover the three thousand
miles. This time includes the necessary
stops at Newfoundland and Ireland
The trip back would have to be made bv
longer route, dctouring south from London
by way of Portugal and the Azores, dis
tancc of $500 miles, which would take two
days and half at sixty miles an hour It
Will have been noted, incidentally, that pro-
vision was made in the figures for the ship
to carry fuel and oil for eighty hours in the
air This is considered only fair margin of
safety against possible delays from adverse
weather conditions.
1t is proposed to have four airships in use
on this service across the Atlantic, two be-