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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS
Fifty Per Cent Increase Recommend.
ed by Directors.

Burlington, Dec. 1S.--lt was the gen
eral sentiment of the $50 school direc
tors and superintendents from all
over Vermont assembled in Burling
ton today that Vermont school teach
'erS should have a raise in salaries tc
meet the high cost Of living prevalent
during the last year, but just how
much of a rai7e was a question upon
which there was much difference of
opinion, especially between the larg-
Ter towns and cities of the state on
the one hand and the rural communi
ties on the other After failing to
put through a resolution to the effect
that the minimum salary of Yer.
mont teacher in rural districts and
graded schools ought to be $500. and
that the min mum salaries in high
schools throughout the state ought to
he $1,000. he conference finally com
promised on a resolution submitted
by Commissioner NJ b. Hillegas
which provided that there should be
general increase in the salaries Of
teachers in the state OF at least So
per cent of salaries as they existed IN
1916 before the United States entered
the war
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
DEMOCRATS TALK HOOVER
Wood Strongest Presidential Candidate
on Republican Side

Washington, Dec 15.-Most of the
Republican Presidential candidates ap.
peared in Washington the past week
at the meeting of the Republican ma
tional committee. The two notable ex-
oeptions were Gen. Wood and Gov.
Coolidge but neither suffered by their
supporters.
Senator Hiram Johnson left town
Yesterday for California to look after
his fences in his home state.
Herbert Hoover, now a part owner
2f .ocal newspaper, has been here
Tor a week One hears his name men
Toned oftener in Democratic circles
fer the Presidential nomination than
among Republicans.
What do you think of Hoover for
President?' asked a prominent Bos.
ton man of Senator Watson of Indi.
ana the other day, discussing the pol.
itical situation.
What ticket is he going to run on"
asked Watson.
He says the the only time he ever
ycted the Democratic ticket was in
1918" said the Bostonian.
We'll" replied Watson. Il don't
see how he could have voted Rep
ublican ticket anyway. He has lived
abroad all his life, hasn't he?"
This is pretty generally the view re.
garding Hoover taken by the sta warts
tie has been too close TO the Wilson
Administration to suit them.
Some of these same men are ask.
ing what Gen. Woods politics is. and
what his views on public questions
are. They express the fear that if he
is elected he might regard it as a
personal tribute from the people and
that it might not be long before he
would be at logger heads with his
party, Before they are ready to shout
for Leonard Wood they want some
assurance that he will not kick over
the party traces
With the majority OF the Republican
party in the house and senate and the
Republican national committee Gen
Wood is the most favored of any can
dldate in the field.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
RUN ON BOSTON BANK
CAUSED 1T TO CLOSE
Old South Trust Co, Closed Under
Order of the State Bank
Hop,paieeiopar

Boston, Dec. 1S.-The Old South
Trust company, one OF the smaller
banking institutions of the city, clos
ed its doors today under orders from
State Bank Commissioner Augustus
IL, Thorndike. The closing followed
a run on the bank
Failure of the bank to make clear
ing house connections" was said by
the bank commissioner to have pre-
cipitated the run. The company's
he said were due to the fact that it
held a lot OF SLOW paper, and had
made loans that were not readily col
lectible."
81 belive the bank will liqudate in
full and leave a substantial amour
over for stockholders" Bank Commits
sioner Thorndike declared
The bank commissioner took over
the institution under the state laws,
by which he is authorized to act when
he regards conditions as unsafe He
will rema Il in charge Of its affairs un-
til they are settled. Deputy Com
missioner Charles w. Levi was IN
stalled by the commissioner as his
representative at the Offices of the
trust company.
The Offices are in the Old South
building on Washington street. Many
Of the depositors of the bank were
stenographers and other employees Of
downtown office buildings. They are
members, in large numbers, of the
companys Christmas club, plan by
which weekly savings were accepted,
to be had in one disbursement at
Chritmas time. Whether all the
checks in payment OF Christmas club
members had gone out could not be
learned today. No statement on this,
or any other phase of the situation,
was made by bank officials.
Only small number participated
in the run on the bank today, and it
was scarcely noticed in Che crowds
and excitement of Christmas shop
ping. At the noon hour, however,
when the stenographers and other de-
positors out for their luncheons found
the| doors closed and the bank COM
missioners announcement posted, the
groups grew and anxiety was mani
tested by some.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
ROAD To NORTH
BENNINGTON To
Be DISCUSSED
Improvement Association VIII
Hold Meeting
BATES TO BE PRESENT
Former Board of Directors Elected at
Annual Meeting Held Thurs
day Afternoon +

Highways was the principal sub
ject brought up for the consideration
at the annual meeting Of the Benning-
ton County Improvement association
held at the headquarters of he organi'
zation in the Hawks block Thursday
afternoon.
1t was voted that the officers pro-
ceed with the program that has al
ready been begun with particular en-
phasis laid on the proposed to bring
about an improvement on the section
of highway between this village and
North Bennington.
An initial move in this program is
the calling of meeting at the as
sociation Office in the near future
when It is hoped that State Highway
Commissioner Stoddard B. Bates may
be present to discuss the proposal
with citizens Of this village, North
Bennington and Old Bennington. This
proposal met with the hearty endorse
ment of the meeting.
The five directors constituting the
present board were reelected A. B.
Clark Of Readsboro, f. Z. Archiband
of Manchester A. j. Holden and p. T.
II. Pierson of bennington and P. H.
Thompson of Arlington.
The organization was completed
with the election of the following Of
fcers President, Guy b. Johnson;
vice-president, j. c. Colgate: treas
urer, a. J. Holden; acting secretary,
William II. Wills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
PACKERS AGREE
TO CLOSE OUT
ALL SIDE LINES
0at stat ,'ness to Meat and
@oatDeuass sasspta5yts
CONTEST is COMPROMISED
Packers Are Given Two Years to Get
Out of All Business Except
Meat Products

Washington, Dec. 1S.--The govern
ment's antitrust action against the
fire at meat packers, begun at Presi-
dent Wilson's direction last summer
as part of the fight on the high cost
of living, has been compromised un-
der an agreement by which the pack
ers will confine themselves hereafter
to the meat and provision business.
An injunction decree to which the
packers have acceded will be entered
in the federal courts to make the
agreement binding Under its terms,
the big fve-Swift, Armour Morris,
Wilson and Cudahy-have agreed
To sell under supervision of the
United States government court, pre-
ferably to the live stock producers
and the public, all their holdings in
public stock yards.
To sell under the same supervision,
and in like manner, all their interests
in stock yard railways and terminals,
To sell under the same supervision
and in like manner all their interests
in market newspapers.
Dispose of all their interest in pub
lie cold storage warehouses, except as
necessary for their own meat pro-
ducts.
To forever dissociate themselves
with the retail meat business.
To forever dissociate themselves
with all unrelated lines, including
wholesale groceries, fresh, canned,
dried or salt fish, fresh. dried or can
ned vegetables, fresh, crushed, dried,
evaporated or canned fruits, confec-
tioneries, syrups, soda water fountain
supplies, etc, molasses, honey, jams,
jellies and preserves, ices, sauces, rel
ishes etc, coffee, tea, chocolate, CO.
Goa, nuts, flour, sugar, rice and cereals
with an exception to be noted)
bread, waters, crackers, biscuits, spa
ghetti, vermicelli, marcaroni, cigars,
china, furniture etc
To forever abandon the use of the
branch house, route cars and automo-
bile trucks, comprising their distribu-
tion system, for any other than their
own meat and dairy products
To perpetually submit to the iuris-
diction Of the United States distric
courts under an injunction forb.d .dding
a1 the defendants from directly or
indirectly maintaining any combina.
ton, or consp racy with each other or
any other person or persons, or mo.
nopolizing or attempting to monopo-
lize, any food products in the Un tel
States, or indulging in any unfair and
unlawful practice.
Two years are given to comply with
the 6pQrap ubipb nffaptu 81 OOrunra
tions and 40 individuals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
WHITE HALL AND
ALBANY SUFFER
FROM BAD FIRES
Two Hundred People Driven Ow
in Zero Weather
SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES
Women and Children in Burning
Tenements Carried Out BY
Brave Firemen
SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES

Troy, Dec. 19:-Two hundred per-
sons were made homeless, Il boys
leg was broken and baby burned in
d fire which yesterday morning de-
stroyed the Commercial Hotel block
in Whitehall and in Albany a blaze
swept through RICHTER G. Sons coal
and feel yard ana three adjoining
dwellings on Washington avenue, driv
ing out six families. Sensational res
cues prevented loss of life in each in
stances
Damage resulting from the White
hall fire was estimated at 100000.
The blaze broke out about 9 o'clock
in the south side Of the building, prob
ably from the explosion of an oil
stove. The whole building was a
mass of flames within short time
The two hundred persons driven
from their rooms represented 36 fam
lies. most of whom We're working in
the Champlain silk mills. More than
forty, however, were trapped by The
fire and the first task of the lremcn
was to rescue them A large blanket
was stretched before the building for
a rescue net. A boy misjudged the
distance and landed on the street,
breaking his leg A woman Jumped,
striking the ground and badly wrench
ing her back. A baby dressed in a
nightgown was thrown from the build
ing and the gown caught lire during
the descent and the infant was burned
about the hands and body.
1t was Is degrees below zero at the
time, which greatly added to the suf-
fering. Residents threw their homes
homes open to the unfortunate.
The property destroyed was land
mark in the village. George Yulc
conducted a hotel in it for years. 1t
was later purchased by the Champlain
mills for living quarters for employees.
In the Albany fire Mrs. Mary Cold
smith, 60, an invalid; her brother,
Frank Mcdonald, who reside IN 343
Washington avenue, with a sister yis-
iting from New York, were carried
down ladder by members Of combi-
nation auto-pumper No 1. All other
avenues of escape had been cut off
from the trio, who were in their bed
clothes. by the quick and unnoticed
spread Of the flames Mrs Goldsmith
a widow. had sat IN al nieht TO watch
against fire and had just gone to bed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
MAXMAN GOES
DOWN WITH 43
Of HER CREW
British Steamer Founders in
Mid-Ocean
SURVIVORS ARE PICKED UP
British Isles Due to Arrive In New
York Monday with More
Than Dozen

Halifax, Dec. 19.-Forty-three men,
hers of the crew of the British steam
er MaXman were drowned yesterday
when the ship foundered in mid-ocean
according 10 a radiogram received
here from the British steamship.
British Isles.
The radiogram stated that the re-
malnder of the crew numbering more
than dozen had been picked up by
the British Isles which is due to ar
rive in New York on Monday.
The message said that among the
lost were the captain first mate,
fourth engineer and wireless opera
tor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
BERGER is MAIN ISSUE
IN SPECIAL ELECTION
Congressman Who was Denied Seat
Again Candidate in Fifth Wis
consln District

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec 19.-Victor
L. Berger is the issue in the special
election called for today in the fifth
congressional district Of Visions Il.
The Socialist leader, who was elect
ed to the present Congress but de-
MED his seat following his conviction
for violation of the espionage act, Is
again the nominee OF his party. he
is opposed by Henry H. Bodenstab, a
republican, whose candidacy is back
ed also by the democratic organiza-
tion and local society known as
The Good Government League"
The fifth district is looked upon as
the socialist stronghold. in Wisconsin
Berger carried it several years ago
when he was elected to Congress the
irsl time and again at the regular elec
tion In November, 1918. Al the iat-
ter time he had a plural ty of more
than 5000 votes, polling 1890
against 12450 for Carney, democrat,
and 10,67S for Stafford, republican
Carney institute ed the contest which
resulted in Berger's loss of his seat.
Berger was the unanimous choice
of mass meeting called hurriedly
because OF lack of { me for taking the
usual party referendum. The Berger
meeting approved his every act, word
and writing" The platform on which
Berger seeks reelection reitera,es
many of the Socialist party principle
and declares against pohib!tion,
against the impertinent presumption
of any clique or party in the House of
Representatives to dictate whom the
district is to elect as its representa-
tive" and against 'meddling in the
internal affairs of any foreign coun-
try-Russia, Germany and Mexico"
Bodenstabs candidacy was the out
growth of conference between rep
resentatiyes of the Republican and
Democratic county comm tees and a
delegation from the Good Goernment
League.
Bodenstab also has announced that
he is against prohibition. The nub of
his platform is the declaration to
keep inyiolate the fundamental prin-
c.ples of our government and stand
opposed to every attempt to Bergerize
Bolshevize this country"
Prior to the primary election, the
Socialists were more active than the
fusionists at least with regard to the
holding OF meetings. Berger was
quoted in one of his speeches as hav-
ing said that he hoped the soldiers
would refuse to take the place of strik
ing coal miners and declared that the
former German Emperor would not
use regular troops" to intimidate
strikers. At another time he said If
this district is made up entirely OF
horse thieves then a horse thief is its
only true representative" in arguing
for his own election.
Bodenstab in quitting in the issue at
an organization meeting of one of the
branches of the Good Government
League, said
1T is not true Socialism that the
fifth district is confronted with 1t is
much worse. It is Bolshe-
ism. The Socialists whom Mr.. Ber-
ger represents are a group Of indivi-
duals who do nothing but stir up en-
ploye against employer and employer
against employe. Now they are try
ing to overthrow the accepted form
of government in this country Mr..
Berger is trying to irritate old scores
for his own benefit"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
RESTORE lApssp POLICIES
Captain {. w. Gibson Calls Attention
OF Soldiers

The attention OF all who served
with the Army or Navy in the late
war is called TO the recent rulings as
tc War Risk Insurance. Any policy
VIII has lapsed by reason of fail
ure TO pay the premiums may bo rein
stated on or before December S1st by
the payment of premiums fer two
months. the month the policy lapsed
and the mon h CT reinstatement and
the signing of a certificate that the
health of the applicant is as good as
when discharged. or when the policy
lapseda
All service men are urged to keep up
their insurance Forms for reinstate.
ment can be secured from the local
branch of he Red Crcss.
E. w. GIBSON.
State Insurance Officer
Brattleboro, VT, December 16th 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
Ro5Y JONES BURNED
Attempted to Save Furs from Burning
Building

Roby Jones of Bennington Falls is
at the Putnam Memorial hospital un.
der treatment for severe burns receiv-
ed in fire Thursday afternoon. A.
the hospital it was stated that he was
burned about the face and on the
wrist but that the injuries were not
serious.
According to the young mans state.
ment he had started a fire in the stove
n small building in which he stores
the furs that he has been buying
since the opening of the season IN
October He left the building for a
few minutes and upon his return found
the interior in flames.
The fur buyer suffered his injuries
when he rushed into the store house
in an effort to save some of the furs.
When in the village on his way to the
hospital he stated that his loss vyoul5
be in the vicinity of 5000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
BEST RECORD IN VERMONT
Made by Bennington County In the
Roosevelt Memorial

Bennington County made the best
record in the state in raising funds
for the Roosevelt memorial. County
Chairman William H. Wills has re-
ceived the following letter from State
Chairman Z. S. Kinsley;
Rutland, VT, Dec. II, 1919,
Mr. w. II. Wills,
Bennington VT.
Dear Sir:--I am very much obliged
for your report on the Roosevelt
Memorial and am forwarding it to
headquarters by tbs mail
AT this time | wish to express my
for the service you have
given the organization. Bennington
town and county have done their full
share in this matter, and my only re-
gret is that other communities have
not reported as generously.
Very truly yours,
Earle S, Kinsley
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
her Papers Said 1t Mostly Editors Autobiography
JOSEPH D. NEEpHAM
Civil War Veteran Was Many Years
at Soldiers Home


Joseph D. Needham died last Tues
day night at IL o'clock at the home of
his son, Charles V. Needham of Pearl
street, Brandcn. His death was due
to the shock ana injuries received
Monday night by fall down flight
Of stairs. He was born in Rochester,
N Y, July q, 1889, and was married
to Mrs Jennie Vannan at Newark
j., July %, 1867, and lived in Whiting
several years. Moving from there to
Brandon in 1878 He is survived by a
daughter, Miss ] Daisy Needham of
Hartford, Gem, three sons, Fred NJ
Needham OF Chicago, George A. Need
ham of Napa, Cal and Charles V.
Needham of Brandon Mr.. Needham
enlisted In the navy during the Civil
war at Newark N. j., and was on the
battleship Miami Rutland Herald
He was member of the Soldiers
Home for many years, but had been in
Brandon since last March.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
DEER KILLED OVER 1000
Bennington County Has Nine in One
DAYS Report.

Montpelier, Dec. 17.-Tho returns
rele Ne.,i al The fish and game commits
Stonel's ofiico TODAY showed rh1t me
1000 mark in deer killed in the open
season has been passed, for the total
today was 4,O31, some 80 having been
reported in the morning mail. These
were from five counties, the rest of
them no. having reported any We'd
nesday. The counties in which the
game wardens reported were: Ben
nington nine, Essex eight, Orange
nine, Rutland two and Windham IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
ETRA FEES REACH $4,000
Expected Figure to Be Reached as
Result of Taxing Trucks.

Montpelier, Dec lit is expected
that when the figures are compiled by
the secretary OF State that these will
show that over $4,000 extra fees
have been received by him because OF
the change in the automobile laws IN
which auto trucks are assessed an ad-
ditional fee because of the extra
heavy traffic that they have in psss-
ing over the State highways The
figures compiled now show that S.
4S2 extra money was collected, but
these were under date of September
&c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
ORGANIZED RELIEF

Permanent Committee Formed with
Officers and Official Board
A permanent relief committee has
been organized in Bennington The
officers are: Chairman. Mrs. e w.
Bradford; secretary, Mrs. G. p. End
ress; treasurer, Mrs. Homer H. Web.
ster; executive committee. Mrs. J G.,
Mccullough, Mrs A. ] Holden, Mrs.
j. Perry and Mrs. G S. Mills.
A box of clothing will be sent early
in January and the people of Benning-
ton are asked to send all articles to
the high school the first week in Jan
uary. For any information, telephone
any member of the committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
LODGE TO BE CHAIRMAN
Picked for Temror7rv ard psr~17 n
ert Offices at G. o. p. Convention

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S-Tentativo
clans have haen made 70 ho~e Soma.
tor Henry Cabot Lodge OF Massachu.
"etts as temporary and permanent
chairman of The republiran nationa'
convention. There has been some
ak among the leaders Of former
Senator El'hu Root for TEMPORARY
7heirman but it Is understood that
'Ne plan of having ono man f0r hotA
nlaces. first rsed IN 1903, will be cor
tinued in 1920.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
IN PRISON 81 YEARS
MARRIED UPON RELEASE
Archie Null, Convicted of Killing
Melville B. Lord of Nassau, N.
Y. Released Yesterday.

Glens Falls, Dec. 19-At'er serv-
ing 21 years in prison at Great Mead
or, Archie Null was released yester-
day on a Communication of sentence
md within an hour was married to
Miss Grace Howe of Marlboro, Mass,
who had waited TOR him for years.
Null and his bride started immedi-
ately for Nassau N. Y, to spend their
honeymoon with relatives.
Null was convicted of the murder
of Melville B. Lord of Nassau.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
RAILROAD BILL DELAYED
May Prevent Adjournment of Con.
uress for HOLIDAYS

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The Senate
held its fifth night session on the rail
read bill tonight with grave doubt in
the minds of the leaders that the meas
ure could be passed in time to permit
beginning on the holiday recess Sat
urday,
The labor clauses, including the anti
strike provision OF the Cummins meas
ure, were under discussion during the
day, eliminating in the rejection by
vote of 25 to 46 CT the proposal of
Senator Stanley, Democrat, Kentucky,
to eliminate the whole section. Ell
forts toward a compromise ensued.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
NEAR CENTURY MARK
Mrs, Sarah stock'rq, Dead At 90
Daughter of Late Rollinu Mallarv.

New York, Dec. 1S-Mrs. Sarah
Stanley Stocking, daughter of the
late Rolling Nalla~v, who was a rep-
resentatjve from Vermont when the
18th century was young, died at her
home in Jamaica, L. l., Wednesday
night. If she had lived until January
is, Mrs. Stocking would have beer
100 years old. She was the widow Of
the Rev. s. S. Stocking, an Episco-
pal clergyman, who died about %
years ago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
CAPT. JOHN ALCocK DEAD
First Aviator Who Made Nonstop
= Across Antartic.

Rouen, France, Dec. 19.-Capt
John Acock, the first aviator to make
nonstop fight across the Anartic
ocean, died here this afternoon,
Aviator Alcock's death was due to
Injuries received yesterday when his
plane crashed 10 the ground
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
THE History the Devil and the
COLD WAVE WEAKEN
Forecast For Tonight and Tomorrow
Snow and Warmer.

The mercury this morning register
ed 10 below and 1t has been warming
up little all day. The forecast for
tomorrow is snow and warmer.
The cold wave has produced an ice
crop already on still water and cut
ting has begun in the northern part
of the state. At seyeralplaces in mort
ern Vermont temperatures Of from 2S
to 80 below were registered Thurs
day morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-19
PALMER CLAIMS VICTORY
Declares There was No Actual Settle.
rnent of Coal Strike

Washington Dec 19-The termna
ton of the coal strike was not a set
tloment hut a victory for the govern.
ment Attorney General Palmer today
told the Senate subcommittee that
has been investigating the strike.
THE government has won i.s fight.
There was no settlement. The men
and union officers have complied with
our demands and returned to work
Mr. Palmer said.