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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
P|TTSF|ELD MAN
IS MURDERED
IN GIRL s HOME
Jimmie DestetO Shot Through
His Head
JEALOUSY WAS THE CAUSE
Bullet Was Fired Through Window
Victim Recently Returned
from France

Pittsfield, August 13.-Jealousy ap-
parently prompted a murder at "a
North Pearl street in the Italian dis
trict east of the Pittsfeld electric
company plant at 10 tonight. Jimmie
Desteto, 23, shoemaker, of Wah-
conan street, recently returned from
France, where he served IL months,
was shot in the back of the head
through a window while sitting in the
kitchen at the home of Anna Flo
meina. Three shots were fired. one of
which struck the victim just back
of the left ear. He died before reach
ing the House of Mercy hospital.
Within an hour Police Patrolman
Daniel Dunn arrested at the corner
of North and Fem streets Bruno
Mazzotto. who is being held at the po
lice station on suspicion. The girl and
her brother, Samuel Filomeina,
identified the suspect as one who had
annoyed her and, according to her
brother. had threatened her because
she had spurned his affections. Maz-
zotto has room in an Eagle street
block not more than stones throw
away from the girls home and while
going to and from her work in Rice's
silk mill she says he annoyed her.
The girl was sitting at the opposite
side of the kitchen table from her
caller when the shots broke the glass
of the window close TO which Desteto
was sitting He apparently could not
see his assailant Two bullets went
wild and entered the plaster on the
opposite side of the room near the
ceiling. One of them passed within
few inches of the head of her
mother, Mrs. Fannie Armentana. The
brother, Samuel, was just retiring on
the second floor when the shooting oc'
Cured. Desteto and Anna, the latter
II, had just returned from picture
show and the victim was ready to
play lullaby on the guitar. She had
known Destato only about three
weeks, according to her brother. The
family has lived in Pittsfield eight
years
MaZzotto has been dishwasher in
several Pittsfield restaurants. He is
about 80. When ARRESTED he was all
out of breath as though he had been
running. He told Patrolman Dunn
thoI hS hhS" hothHi6 VI any oHoot-
ing on Pearl street and at the police
station again denied all knowledge of
it. One of the bullets fired into the
wall was found. 1t was a .3S-caliber.
The police late tonight had not found
the revolver.
The girl is an attractive young
woman and she and her mother were
nearly in Mysteries when seen later
by newspaper man. One of the bull
lets shot away part of the chair in
which Desteto was sitting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
ANNUAL HIKE
Green Mountain Club Starts Activi-
tivities August 18th.

tiNlL'eS august iotfis
The fifth annual excursion of the
local section of the Green Mountain
club is arranged for Saturday the 10th
TO include hike up Glastonbury
mountain. This has long been one of
the objective points of the club, the
mountain being one of the highest in
this part of the state, but from the
iact OF it's being little out of range
for comfortable days hike from Ben
nngton, the absence of well defined
trail all the way to the summit and
the lack of view from lis forest
covered top. very few people except
hunters and lumbermen have ever
climbed it.
Two years ago the G. NJ. c. built an
improvised observatory and recently
considerable timber has been taken
from the summit With transporta
ton being provided Saturday as far
as He'll Hollow all conditions tend to
make the trip one that can be thor
oughly enjoyed by anyone who is at
all used to walking.
Autos will leave the " NJ. c. A. at
$50 a. M, taking the party as far as
the club camp and the mountain trip
will start from there Immediately af-
ter arrival. The distance from the
camp to the summit of Glastonbury is
about seven and half miles.
Any who desire to go whether mem
bers of the club or not should mott
fly at once either f. N. Austin, Geo,
A. Mathers or ]. l.. Griswold. A
charge will be made to cover cost of
transportation both to and from the
camp to the village starting at about
730 p. m.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
WAKEFIELD PLAN
FOR R. R. CONTROL
|SPRESENTED
SS,ouse Interstate Commerce
s6sslorarye Gives Attention
tpeHer. svptlS
FLAT 6 PER CENT RETURN
Keystone of Plan Gives Interstate
Committee Authority to Make Rates
High Enough to Pay Expenses

Washington. Aug 14.-The War
field plan for railroad control, with
provision for fiat six per cent re-
turn on the capital invested was pre-
sented to the House interstate COM
merce committee by Luther Walter,
general counsel of the National AS
sociation of owners of railroad securl
ties. Walters declared the plan could
be put into operation Immediately
The keystone of the Plan, War
field explained, lis congressional di-
rection to the interstate commerce
commission that it shall make freight
and passenger rates sufficient to pay
operating expenses, maintain railroad
properties and give not less than six
per cent return" 1t was fundamen
tai of the plan, he said, that labor
shall participate in the carriers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
PREFERENCE FOR SERVICE MEN
Discharged Soldiers and Sailors May
Take Examinations.

aNC
Under an opinion of the attorney
general recently rendered to the
civil service commission, United
States soldiers, sailors, and marines
who missed opportunity to enter civil
service examinations because OF their
military or naval service may now be
given a chance to qualify for govern
ment employment
The civil service commission, wish
ing to give discharged service men
every opportunity to qualify for civil
positions, asked the attorney gener-
al for an opinion as to whether it
would be legal to open, for the bene
fit of. honorably discharged soldiers,
sailors, and marines, examination
which had been closed The attor-
ney general having expressed the
opinion that such action is legal in
view of the spirit of recent act of
congress which provides for prefer
ence in appointment to civil positions
for discharged soldiers sailors, and
mafines, the civil service commission
will open only to honorably discharg-
ed service men examinations which
were pending on April 6, 1917, the
date of Americas declaration of war;
or which were subsequently announc-
ed and for which registers of eligi-
bles now exist.
Sixty days from August /, 1919 will
be allowed soldiers, sailors, and ma
rines in which to be examined for
positions for which examinations
have already been held if they were
discharged from the military or naval
service prior to August /, and sixty
days from the date of their discharge
will be allowed those discharged sub
sequent to August /, 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
GOLD INeoTs sALvAcEp
Metal Worth e a1,ooo,ooo Is Recovered
From Wreck

Buncrana, Ire, August 1I-Gold
iHgoss 5 his eIne 5r fl.000.0 have
been recovered by salvages from the
wreck of the former White Star DOM
inion liner Laurentic which was sunk
January 2S, 1917 off Fasad light.
The Laurentic, vessel of 1882
tons which was acting as a British
auxiliary cruiser, struck a mine off
the ncrth coast of Ireland and later
sank. OF personnel of 47O, only 120
were saved. According to testimony
of Capt Norton before the coroner's
hearing, large number of men
perished in open boats as a result OF
the bitter weather then prevailing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
VIRGINIA o'RRIEN LEADS
Bennington Girl Steps from Chorus
to Prima Donna Role.


Its an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" The actors strike in New
York has resulted in bringing Virgin
ia O'Brien, a Bennington girl who
left here several years ago to study
music at the Boston Conservatory Of
Music, into the prima donna role at
the Cohan and Harris theatre in New
York. r-
Last Friday evening when the the
atrical business in New York was
thrown into turmoil by the strike of
the actors and many of the houses
were compelled to close their doors
the Cohan and Harris house put on
THE Royal Vagabond" in the part of
Marcel, the barber. In its amusing
story of Mr. Cohan's attempt to take
a part of which he knew hardly moth
ing the New York Times said: The
prima donna role was filed very
charmingly by Virginia O'Brien, a
pretty sweet voiced grill, who stepped
out of the chorus for the period of
the emergency"
Miss O'Brien is the daughter OF
William O'Brien, who several years
ago was employed as head dyer at the
Holden, Leonard woolen mill. The
girl, she was only a youngster at the
time, was a member of the st. Fran
els de Sales church choir where her
voice attracted the attention of
Charles II. Bennett of the Boston Con
servatory when visiting his brother,
Probate Judge e, c. Bennett and at
the time the choir director. Acting
upon the suggestion of the Messrs
Bennett, Miss O'Brien went to Bos-
ton in 1918 and became student at
the conservatory where she came un-
der the personal direction of Mr..
Bennett She made her debut in
1917 with Donald Brian in Her Regi-
ment"
Being called from the chorus into
the leading role is no new experience
for Miss O'Brien for this very thing
happened on the occasion of her open
ing night. The star, as stars some
times do, failed to shine, and the un-
derstudy in the person of Miss
O'Brien was called upon to be the
bright and scintillating orb of the
occasion. She made such startling
success that she was Immediately of
fered contract to continue in the
part. Acting upon the advice Of her
instructor who was present to wit
ness the debut of his pupil, she de-
clined in order that she might more
thoroughly fit herself for her work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
TROY MAN AFTER DAMAGES
Sought Redress for Automobile Acct
dent Involving /. Alden Graves.

James Bell of Troy, who, according
to Troy paper Is understood to be
a socialist candidate for mayor in the
Collar City, was in Bennington We'd
nesday with his attorney, S. w. Ru-
sell, to press claim for $500
against L. Alden Graves for alleged
damages which the claimants attor-
ney alleged was sustained by his
clients automobile
The accident took place on the
night of June 26 near the Tomhannok
reservoir and Edward d. Bennett, who
appeared for the Bennington young
man at the conference insisted that
the damage to the 1914 Maxwell car
was so slight that he made no offer
of settlements. A representative of
an automobile insurance company
was present at the conference and all
of the adjustment was made by him
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
FINAL CASUALTY REPORT
Eight Deaths in Battle Per Thousand
Americans

Washington. Aug. 14.-An analysis
OF final casualty report received
from the Central Record Office in
France shows that battle deaths
among American enlisted men averag-
ed eight per thousand; among emer-
gency cfficers, eleven and among reg
Iiar army officers fourteen.
OF every thousand officers landed in
France, $3.50 were killed or wounded.
Battle deaths were thirty-seven per
thousand for graduates Of West Point
against eighteen for non-graduates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14

Vienna, Aug. 13--A statement at
tacking England and America, de
manding that Hungary be united with
Rumania under sovereignty of King
Ferdinand and threaten ing to strip
Hungary if Rumanian army is forced to
withdraw from that country. has been
presented to Archduke Joseph, head
Of the Hungarian Government by au-
thorized Rumanian representative at
Budapest according to adviSes re-
ceived here.
There will be an old fashioned
dance in Golden Cross hall Friday
night, Aug. 18th. All are cordially in
vited. Admission 35c. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14

cARNEeIE's FUNERAL
Held at Shadow Brook in ssrkshires
Today.

Lenox, Aug. 1.-THE funeral of
Andrew Carnegie was held at Shadow
Brook, his summer home, in the Berk
shires today There was no eulogy
and there were no pail bearers. The
services were as simple as were the
tastes and habits of the man in life.
Half the persons present were mem
bers OF the household; others were
intimates of the family.
The ritual of the Presbyterian
church was used. A mixed quartet
sang three hymns. The remains were
taken to Tarrytown for interment in
the lot in Sleepy Hollow chosen by
Mr.. Carnegie some years ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
Houaework in Hot Weather.

Hot weather brings no relief from
housework drudgery. If anything,
woman's work is more trying. Over
work and worry cause kidney trouble
resulting in backache, sore muscles,
stiff joints. rheumatic pains, always
tired feeling and other distressing
symptoms. Mrs. Robt. Blair, 461 S.
Goth ST., Terre Haute. Ind, writes
after taking Foley Kidney Pills
backache stopped and my kidneys
were restored to healthy, normal ac-
ton. | am also free from those
spells and headaches and my vision
is no longer blurred. Sold Every
where.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
PEACE TREATY NEXT
Senate Committee Agrees to Expedite
Its Consideration.

Washington. Aug. 1S.--At a stormy
session the senate foreign relations
committee agreed to expedite the con
sideration of the peace treaty. Re-
reading of disputed sections and con-
sideration of possible amendments
will begin tomorrow. siog
Senator Hitchcock, ranking Demo
crat on the committee. was under
stood TO have told the committee
that unless there was early commit
tee action an attempt might be made
to force a vote on the treaty in the
senate. Chairmen Lodge and others
were understood to have expressed
assent to the proposal TO have the
committees consideration; but Sen
ator Fall was said to have taken the
position that any precipitate action
would be impracticable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
MEXICO ExPELs FOREIGNERS
Forty Mutineers are Reported to Have
Been Executed

Ell Paso, Texas, Aug. 13.-Twenty-
one foreigners ,inc.uding Americans,
Spaniards, Cubans and citizens of the
Argentine Republic, have been expel1
led from Mexico recently by order CT
parranza officials, according to Ell
Dia Espanol, the Spanish paper in
Mexico City. Misconduct while in
Mexico was given as the reason.
Unconflrmed reports from Chihua-
hua City brought to the border last
night stated that forty persons had
been executed as a result of the dis
covery of the mutiny plot in the Fed
eral garrison there last week. The
first report stated fifteen had been ex-
ecuted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
GERMAN CONSTITUTION
HAS BEEN PROMULGATED
President Ebert Issues Decree That
All Public Officials Must Take
New Oath.

Berlin, Aug. 13.-The new German
constitution was promulgated today.
President Ebert has appointed Pre-
mier Bauer imperial chancellor and
has issued a decree that all public
officials and all members Of defense
forces shall Immediately take oath
under the new constitution.
The new national assembly will
henceforth bear the title of Yeich.
stag and federal council Bundles
rath will replace the federal commit.
tee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
UNITED STATES
RUSHING ARMS
kOLCHAK ME- N
Guns, Rifles and Ammunition
Are Being Sent
RED DANGER IN SIBERIA
Admiral kolehak's Army Is Being
Hard Pressed by
Bolsheviki

London, Aug. 14.-The retreat in
the Ural mountains of Admiral Kol-
chak's forces continues says today's
advices. South of Uralsk at the south
ern end OF the Urals. it is added, the
Bolsheyiki have driven the Cossacks
back sixty miles and are endeayoring
to separate them frcm the main body
of Kolchak forces.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
WILL CALL ON WILSON
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
to Go to White House.

Washington, Aug. 16.-After two
hours discussion, the senate foreign
relations committee decided to notify
the president that it would call on
him at the White House at his con-
venience to discuss the peace treaty.
1t was agreed that all information re
ceived from the President should be
made public,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
BASEBALL RESULTS
Scores of Yesterdays Games and
Standing of Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
: Standing of the Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati A, New York (irst
gamc)
Cincinnati 2, New York (second
game).
Chicago 4, Brooklyn FIRST game.)
Brooklyn 8, Chicago 2 tsecond
game, 19 innings).
Pittsburg 3. Boston IA innings).
Philadelphia Louis, rain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
RumANlAN TROOPS TO LEAVE
Peace Conference Note Causes Them
to Vacate Budapest.

Amsterdam Aug. 14-Rumanian
troops are about to leave Budapest
in consequence of the note sent to
Rumania by the peace conference,
says wireless from Vienna.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
REQUEST HALF MILLION
AS Appropriation for Reducing Living
Costs.

Washington, Aug 16--Appropria-
tions totalling over half million with
which 10 help carry ont the presi-
dents suggestions for reducing liv.
ing costs were asked of congress by
the agriculture department.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight with showers
in some sections. Friday fair and
warmer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
LIVING ADVANCED u PER CENT.
Clothing Is the Highest and Food
Next in National Survey.


Next in National Survey.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE cost of liv-
ing for American wage earners was IL
per cent higher in July, 1919, than at
the beginning of the world war in Ju y
1914, according to statement issued
yesterday by the National Industrial
conference Board of Boston. based on
a careful survey of conditions the
country over.
This is an increase of 6 per cent
since March 1919, and of II per cent
since a year ago. The necessary liv-
ing expenses are itemized as follows;
Food, 431 per cent of the total; shell.
ter, III per cent; clothing 1872 per
cent; fuel heat and light, Sc per
cent, and sundries, 20.4 per cent.
Individual increase in each item
since the beginning of the war are:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
JURY DELiBERATINe CASE
Billion Dollar Libel Suit Near a
Verdict.

Mt. Clemens, Aug. 16-The jury in
the million dollar libel suit of Henry
Ford against the Chicago Tribune
was locked up at 9.55 p. m. after the
judges charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14

Average retail prices OF food as COT
lected by the United States bureau of
labor statistics have been accepted by
the board as the best available meas
ure of changes in the cost of this item.
For all others original data was OBJ
tanned by the board through replies
to detailed questionnaires distributed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14

Pc.
Food SO
Shelter 2S
Clothing 100
Fuel heat and light 81
Sundries 90
Increases since last March were as
follows:
Pc
Food 81
Shelter 40
Clothing 10.5
Fuel. heat and light No change
Sundries D
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTBD-Elderly lady for all round
colored preferred Apply
at Chicken Coop Inn, near State Line,
w II. Hall Prop. 75tS"
FOR SALE A desirable farm of
one hundred ceres on Main road to
also small place of fifteen
acres in Pownal Several desirable
houses and building lots i'm good loc-
alton. Insurance of all kinds II. N.
75t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
GROCER HAS BEEN
CONVICTED OF
DIFFERING
First to Feel Governmer 'mont
Is BinghamptOn Mo-. lfo
A $500 FINE is IMPOSED
Grocer Had Been Selling Sugar for
15 Cents Pound-PaImer
Highly Pleased

Washington, Aug. 13-Important
new developments in the governments
fight to reduce the high cost of living
came today.
One of the most interesting was the
announcement by Attorney-General
Palmer that the first federal convict
icn for profiteering has been obtained
District Attorney Lucy telegraphed
from Binghampton, N. Y, that re-
tail grocer had been fined $500 for
selling sugar at Is cents pound.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
COLLECTOR WARNS SODA TAX
ETADERS AND ALSO GOUGERS
Can't Escape by Stepping Outside Door Drink Says Lederer
in Explaining Prison Feature Of Ne,c La,O

Because reports have reached the
Office of the Collector of Internal
Revenue here that some dealers are not
collecting the federal tax on soft
drinks, while others are charging extra
pennies for drinks which are not tax
able, an official statement concerning
the details of the statute was issued
today.
The tax. Collector Iedcrer explains,
is one cent for each ten cents or frac-
tOn thereof paid ut soda fountains and
ice cream parlors on soft drinks. ice
cream, ice cream sundaes or similar
articles when sold for consumption on
the premises. The purchaser cannot cs-
cape the tax, for instance, by stepping
outside the establishment to drink his
soda or eat his ice cream. lee cream
in cones comes within the provisions of
the law. When ice cream is sold under
conditions which indicate that it would
usually be consumed in or in proximity
to the premises the fact that the pur-
chaser carries it away does not render
it free from the tax.
Ice cream sold in boxes and ice cream
sodas or other soft drinks sold in pitch =
ers or buckets for home consumption
are exempt.
Ice cream and soft drinks are not
taxable when sold in hotels, restaurants,
cafeterias and clubhouses, unless sold
separate from meals. II they are the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
9,Go7uh> &1cM

MO GRASS has time to grow un-
~ der the feet of Oppenheim,
Collins & Co., Of Chestnut and
18th Streets. 1t has only been short
time since they were burned out, and
now they have opened offices on the
Eighth Floor of the next building,
1911 Chestnut, where they are MAX
ing every effort to adjust the claims
of their customers for losses in
Cured through the fire. They are
also making preparations to resume
business, in about four weeks, on the
First and Second Floors of their old
shop, and l predict quite a record
breaking opening" for who of US
will not be glad to deal with them
again? Their stock is always up to
date and attractive, and the new
goods are bound to be le dernier cri
in smartness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
DENOUNCES
LEAGUE AS A TRUST
Tells New York Credit Men
Covenant Is World Political
Combine
SEES DANGER TO AMERICA

George Wharton Pepper told the New
York Credit Mems Association at their
twenty fourth annual spring banquet
In New York last night that the pres
ent league Of nations is "an interna-
tional political voting trust" -...
He said that with the executive
powers vested in it it would result in
nothing but tyranny" He compared
the executive power of the League with
that of the kaiser. He is an authority
on international law. He said
Il am opposed to the covenant in its
present form because I see certain Sc
rious and fundamental powers vested in
the document, which would make it
dangerous for the United States to sign.
I'm the league in its present form, OF
the forty five nations involved, there
Is n council of nine nations dominated
by size. 1t is an international voting
trust.
''As an illustration. take the United
States Japanese dispute. Seven of the
nine nations could decide this conclu =
sively without including the parties OF
the controversy.
"We must understand in this coun =