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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
MRS. POLLY A. WOOD DEAD
Funeral Held This Afternoon and
lnterment In Woodford.

Mrs. Poi y A. Wood, aged 80 years
widow Of the late Chas. A. Wood Of
Wood ord ed Sunday ut the homo of
her daughter, Mrs. G-ace LeRay of
Main street.
Mrs. Wood was born In Connecticut
but the greater portion of her life had
been spent in Woodford. She was one
OF the most h ghly respected resi-
dents OF that town and woman of
high mora staraino TNr y iotNT~r
and friends in Woodford we're griev.
ed when three years aao sAe us~. ID
to move to Bennington to reside with
her daughte For a woman OF her
years she enjoyed remarkably good
health until about two weeks ago
when she was stricken and was un-
able again to leave her bed.
Survi ing beside the daughter with
whom she resided is a son, Clarence
Wood OF No tn Bennington.
The funeral was held this afternoon
from the house and interment was IN
the family lot in Woodford. Rev. w.
G. Towart ofIiciated. The bearers
we're Herman LeRay, Ar hur Beasa@,
Charles Wood and Clark LeRay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gaskell have
returned from Kew Garden, n. Y,
where they attended. family reunion
at the home of NJ s. Gaskell's brother
Dwight L. Woodruff.
George Stewart of the merchanf
marine who has been passing a br.e.
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Stewart of Mill street
has returned to his duties.
Thomas Stewart, tr,, "A member Of
the United States army is spending a
REF leave OF absence with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stewart
of Mill street. This is the Fl st time
he has seen his parents since he en-
listed seven years ago.
The e will be a regular meeting of
the w. R. C. Wednesday evening to
be followed by the usual Christmas
social which will be a watch meeting
Everyone is requested to bring a gift
not exceeding 10 cents in value and
to contribute to the refreshments
that are to be served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
WATCH NIGHT MEETING
Exercises New Years Eve at Metho
list Church.

Watch night exercises WI be held
at the Methodist church New Year
eve. The Bible school has prepared
a prog am which will take up the
hour between and o'clock. There
will be a social hour between 8 and
no o'clock. AT 10 o'clock there will
he communion service. preceded witt
remarks BY the minister
The union closing meeting, n VIII eli
the Baptist and Congregational soeie
ties will unite will begin at 11.3O an
close at midnight. The program by
the school follows:
Hymn, prayer by the Minister, hymn
Sc ipture reaing, hymn
Recitation-"The Orient ar"
Evelyn Haley
Joseph"
Roger Thompson
Hymn
Recitation--"At Christmas Time"
Mary Houghton
Eleanor Quackenbush
Recitation
THE Carol of the Babe in the Mang
er"
Elsie Sloa
Hymn
"Stor es I Know"
Clark Jewell, Harold Hicks
Recitation-"Ch Christmas Story
Glenna Chambers
Hymn
Recitation-"Our Christmas Gift"
Marjory Eddy
Recitation-"In His Name"
Josephine Clark
Recitation-"The Gift Day"
Belle Ray
The superintendent Is preparing
fish pond N VIII ch every one will &c
a fish and no charge for fishing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
FuNERALsoF F. 8. CARVER
Services Monday Afternoon Largely
Attended

The funeral of the late Frank B.
Carver, agent for the Holden, Leon
ard company who died Saturday af-
e noon was largely attended from
the house on West Main street. The
service, which took place at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, was conducted by
Rev. Geo ge S. Mills, pastor of the
Second Congregational church. The
bearers were Arthur j. Holden, Theo
H. Thomas, Clarence l.. Holden, Fred
C. Martin and Dean l. Martin.
A remarkable tribute to the esteem
in which the agent was held by those
with whom he had been associated,
in numerous cases for many years.
was the p essence at the house at $50
Of the employees of the company. The
men and women operatives, over four
hundred of them, came as an organi-
zation to pay their respects to the
memory of an employer whose deal
ings with them had always been char
acterized by Kindness, generosity and
fairness.
Tho mill overseers were present In
a body as were the di ectors Of the
County National bank and the board
of water commissioners. The floral
tr butes were many and beautiful,
Charles w Leonard of West New
'on Mass, George F.. Leonard of
Brookline, Mass, Robert ]. Leonard
of Pc ham Manor. N. Y, Frank Il
Pattles of Proctorsvile and Isaac
Goldbe e of Ludlow and C. f. Kitch
ings of Pittsfeld, Mass, attended the
service
DR.. Herbert Carver, brother Of the
deceased, the widow and daughters
accompanied the body today to Taun
on, Mass, where the interment will
take place in the family cemetery
plot.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
BASEBALL DEAL
Roth and Shannon Of Red Sox Go to
Washinaton.

Hotn ana shannon OF heo SoN 40 TO
Washington.
New York, Dec. 30--The American
League feud did not prevent Ed Bar
row, manage of the Red S0x and
Clark Griffith, the new president
manager of the Senators, from put
ting through one of the biggest deals
of the winter yesterday The deal
was completed over the long distance
telephone.
Barrow gave up Outielder Robert
Roth and Second Baseman Maurice
Shannon for Pitche Harry Harner
splendid left handler, Outfelder
Nte Nenoskey and Third Baseman
Eddie Foster
Oddly enough Barrow gives up the
two men he obtained in his big deal
with the Athletics last summer Roth
and Shannon. Last August in an ef
fort to put more OF a punch In the
Boston club, Barrow got Roth and
'1"0"r from 'he Athletics for Out
fielder Amos Strunk, Infelder Jack
Ba ry and cash. Barry refu3ed to re
port to the Athletes and bad ankle
bothered Roth during much Of the
time he played with Boston.
The deal is part of the new policy
of Griffin to give the Washington fans
some new talent. Foster has been
with the Senators since 1912 and
Harper since 1918. The latter is a
Hackensack boy, and by his release
Griffith sacrifices a lot of pitchin~
STRENGTH to get Roth. a hitter.
On the whole Boston appears tc
have obta ned the better Of the deal
Ha per is a clever left handler and
Menosky is pretty good hitter Cd
div enough both Roth anl Menoskey
hit the same last season .387, though
the latter played in six more games
Foster is beginning to go back but
he is a much more finished p'ayer
than Shannon, Bv an odd coinci
dence, Shannon and Foster also are
tied in batting Both PLAYERS hit
1853, Foster playing in 12O games and
Shannon in 119.
Barrow saws he WI play either
Foster or Witt at second base next
season. Both had conside able ex-
perience at that bag before going to
third base. McNally also may be
given another tryout at that position.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
THREATEN HIGHER COAL PRICE
Operators Say Ia Per Cent. Increase
to Miners Is Limit.

CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-Coal operators
from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and West
IN Pennsylvan a at n conference to
lay der ared that they would assume
no increase in miners wages above
The IA per cent granted in the strike
settlement They asserted that if
the commission in Washington recon
mended a wage increase abcve II per
cent. 1t would have to shoulde the re
spons billty Of inc easel prices to tht
consumer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
HITS PACKER TRUCE.
Palmer's Agreement, It Is Said, Does
Nothing to Break Up the Meat
Trust,

Washington. Dec. 30-The Ma
tional Consumers league is not salts
fed with Attorney General Palmers
trust busting efforts. The league in
a public statement reaffirms its sup
port Of the federal trade commission
campaign and ges passage of the
Kendrick-Kenyon bills to restrain the
packers. The statement says in part;
We do not see why corporations
which have been shown to be in COM
bination against existing laws should
not meet the full penalties of the law
We discountenance the packers
claim of patriotism when we remem-
ber that one Of the "Big Five" alone
(Sw'ft & c. made 33 cents on every
dollar invested in 1917, a year when
people were going without the actual
necessities of life to help win the
war.
Members of IL Western cattle grow
q s. associations have appealed to
President Wilson through former Sec
retary McAdoo to upset the arrange
ments made by Attorney General Pal.
mer to compromise the governments
antitrust proceedings against the
meat packers, John Miller of Fort
Stockton. Tex, president Of the Pan
Handle Cattle association, announced
he yesterday.
The growers, Mr.. Miller said, charg-
ed that the COMPROMISE does not give
them any redress TO Their chief griey-
ance-the control of stockyard mark
cts by the packers to the disadvant-
age of the producers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
SUPREME COURT
LEAK IS READY
FOR GRAND JURY
Evidence to Be Submitted Next
Month
CASE NOW COMPLETED
Department Of Justice Officials inti-
mate Evidence Is Conclusive but
Are Rsti:en:

Washington. Dec. 30t- Evidence
gathered by the department of justice
relative to the alleged leak in decis
ions of the supreme court, particular
ly rega ding the ruling handed down
in the status of wartime prohibition
will be submitted to the federal grand
jury in January.
The government case is probably
complete. ofIic ais said, but the ma
tn e of the evidence is not disclosed
1t is reported officials predicted i,
would be conclusive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
PAULINE HALL DEAD
STAGE Beauty Who Made Hit in
"Erminie"

Z
Now York, Dec 30.--Paul ne Hall
aoted stage beauty and light operetta
avori.e of the old school, died yeste
lav in her home in Yonkers from /"
old contracted when attending the
recent Actors Equity ball in Jh.
Hotel Astor. She was born in Gin
cinnat fifty-nine years ago her maid
name eing Pauline frederick
Sohmidgall.
Making her stage debute under the
lame of Pauline Ha l. she apl eare
qs dancer in the ballet az Robin
sons Ope House in Cincinnati AT
,er driving a team in the chariot race
the Niles II ppodrome she joined
the chorus OF the Alice Oates Opera
7ompany in 1878, occasionally play
ing small parts. For few short
months she was W tn Mary Andersen
playing such minor roles as Lady
Capulet in Romeo and Tul'ot WE
7award r Rice's company she played
in Horrors AMI Reve.s,' and impe
'ona ed Gabrielle in "Evaugeline -
IN 1882 she was with the J H. Haver-
v company as Elsa in The Merrl
War"
Miss Hall made her first appear
7nce in New York in the Aloazar The.
atre at Broadway and Forty-fir,
rect. whe the Broadway Theatre
now stands. She did no more than
lay cabin boy in "The Chimes c
Normandy" and carry q satchel in tn
first act but she male an impression
IN the public. The opera was reyiy
ed for the sake of Kitty Monroe, whC
had great success in London as
Serpolette.
1t was not long before Miss Hal
was attracting the attention of all the
town as the beautiful Venus in
"Orfee aux nfers," which as "Ohpheus
md Furydice" was sung in 1886 in
the Biiou Ope a House There wa
a noted collect on of stage beauties in
his, performance, but Miss Hall out
shone them all SO she was soon en-
aeed as the prima donna of the Ca
sino to sing the title roe in "Er-
mimic" when Rudolph Aronson pro
duced the operetta with Francis Will
son and Marie Jansen in other roles
Miss Hall. who sang this part in
"Ermin,e" at the Casino TO more
than a year and later travelled over
he country, was then the best known
of stage beauties. She appeared in
number OF other roles, but her sue.
cess as Erminie overshadowel them
all. At the height of her reputation
she was married to George McClel-
Ian, theat @ manager, a brother Of C
NJ. S. Mcclellan, who wrote Leah
Kleschna". Mr.. Mcclellan is now in
London.
After she had ceased to appear as
a star Pauline Hall played in various
theatrical and musical companies.
She was acting at the time of her
death in "The Gold Diggers," playing
the role of retired actress who was
making living selling soap. She
leaves a daughter named Ermlnie.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
:. Y. N. FULLER DEAD
Was Credited with Originating Tablet
Form of Medicine

Schenectady. N. Y, Dec. 30..-Dr.
Robert NJ. Fuller, rs years of age and
credited with being mi lionaire is
dead at his home here. He is credit
ed with having been the originator Of
of the tablet form OF medicine.
DR.. Fuller was a surgeon in the
Civil war and was in the Ford theatre
when Lincoln was shot.
He practiced medicine in New York
and had lectured in the Albany Medi-
cal college where he was graduated
and the College of Surgeons in New
York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
FOOTBALL COACH WAR HERO
Dramatic co-inc dent Recalled l.;
Pittsfield BANQUET

Pittsfeld. Mass, Dec. 30
,ramatic story that electrified and
'rew tear7 from some of the NOR
han 200 men assembled at the annua
ID tim7rs' football banquet at Wen
lall hotel 'ast night was told by tho
Pow. George S L. Connor, former
Holy Cross football captain anl chan
ain OF the 1n4th egiment Fathe'
0ornor told the story of the first
game played by Yale and Holy Cros
1t New Haven fourteen years ayc
hen the Ho'v Cross team. stage
struck in the first half, was so stimu
ated between the halves by their
0onrery coach that it scored ten tc
Ya'e's six in the final period
Fourteen years later in the Ar
v0une at a dressing station Father
Como was ministering to wounded
He looked lown upon the face of thai
coach who had eight distinct wounds
in the head
>'Am ! all right?" he asked.
"Yes, you are going to be all right"
was the answer.
"Oh. | know they tell me so,' said
the wounled man, "but they can't
bluff me-"
THAT man was Major Frank Cava-
naugh, your guest of tonight" sale
the Rev. Connor, There was a man
who not only could put fight into 2
beaten stage struck football team. but
he was not afra to fight himself: to
fight and bleed and to face what he
believed was death and refused to be
hluffed That is the spirit of the old
time football player, the spirit of the
tr.1e 1nn rer cent American"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
BERGER CALLS LEGION
CATSPAW OF CAPITAL
Declares Big Business Stole Half the
Money Spent BY United States

Detroit Dec. 3O3.-ViotOr L. Berger
OF Milwaukee, the socialist congress.
man who was denied his seat but
who was recently reelected, attacked
the American Legion in speech de-
livcred here last night. The legion,
Berger declared, was nothing more or
les than "catspaw of capital"
Berger also said that big business
stole half the money spent by the
United States during the European
war and that he would retract moth
ing of what he had said against this
countrys participation in the great
conflict
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
A Real I air Saver
Found at Last Partisan Sage Shows
Resulti in Three Days.

If you are rapidly losing your hair
and fear badness, w. l.. Gokay want
you to try Partisan sage Al their risk
1t will quickly stop the excessive loss
Of hair and make your hair and SCALP
look and feel 100 per cent. better, or
money refunded
Hundreds OF men and women have
written telling OF the wonderful re.
suits obtained by using Partisan sage
People who were getting bald say
they now glory in their beautiful hair
Others who have had dandruff for
years and the head itched like mad
say they had clean, healthy scalp
after Just few applications Of this
splendid home treatment.
No matter whether bothered with
falling hair, gray hair, stringy, dull
brittle, oily hair, dandruff or itching
scalp, try Partisan sage today on TINS
money back offer A large bottle is
inexpensive at drug stores every
where, and if your hair Is worth saw
ing Partisan sage is surely worth try
ing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
HAPeooD is OUT
Nomination as Minister to E'enmark
Not Confirmed.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Norman
Hapgood is no longer American m n.
is,er TO Denmark, it was said yester
day at the state department.
Officials explained that the senate
had failed to confirm his nominal on
before the end OF the special session
on November 10, and that since he
was not given a recess appointment
by President Wilson his commission
automatically expired on that date.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
MONROE A CANDIDATE
Illinois Man Files Petition in South
Dakota,

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 29.-James o.
Monroe. haywood ILL.,, today iiled an
individual petition as Democ ate
candidate for Pres dental indorse-
ment at the March primaries in
South Dakota. The paramount issue
OF his campaign, expressed in eigh
words as required by the State law,
is Prevent coal, oil and transporta.
ton monopoly by taxation"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
DEMAND EX-KAISER
WHEN TREATY SIGNED
British and French Governments Are
Said to Have Come to That
Armament
Agreement.

Paris, Dec. 20 (Havas )-Extradi-
tion of former Emperor William OF
Germany will be demanded from Hol-
land as soon as the treaty OF peace
becomes effective. according to de,
cision reached by the British and
French governments says The Echo
de Paris,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
Or. WIN. osLER DEAD
Physician Who Said Men Were Use.
less After 40.

New York, Dec 29.--Sir William
Osler, the noted physician and profes.
5or of medicine who startled the world
n 1906 by declaring that mans effici.
9ncy waned af.er he was forty and at
sixty he should be chloroformed, died
tonight at Oxford, England, according
10 adv.ces received here tonight. He
was seventy years old
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
GEN. THOMAS M. BARRY DEAD
Former Commander of Department of
The East.

New York. Dec 30.-Mai. Gen
Thomas H. Barry. former commander
of the department of the east died in
a hospital in washington last night.
according to dispatch received to-
day at Governors Island.
General Ba ry retired from the
army October Is.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
KILRANE LOSES TO cHANEY
Baltimore Youngster Too Fast for
Champion

New York, Dec. 3O,-Johnny XII
bane, fealherweight champion, was
cutpo4nted by Young CLANCY OF Balti-
more in slashlng eight round bout
before a crowded house in the Fourth
Regiment Armory, Jersey City. last
night. a great rally in the last round
by Kilbane failed to turn the tide.
The Baltimore boy forced the fighting
all the way and earned the verdict by
a clear margin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
BBOLSHEVIKI BUTCHERY
RECORD 14,OC0 IN 8 MONTHS
First Quarter of the Year Marked by
Shocking Slaughter in
Russia.

Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 30,-Four
teen thousand persons were. shot by
the Russian Bolsheviki during the
first three months OF 1919 by orde OF
tho extraordinary committee at Mos
COW.
This Information is received here in
an official note published in Bolshe-
Wiki organ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
A DOUBLE BROWNING
Fathers Heroic Effort to Save the
Life of Son Proves Useless

a double dro owning occurred Sun
lay at amstown, when Albert
Royal thir:y-eight years cd, an en-
Dloyee Of the Boston and Maine
freight house at Williamstown. dived
nto the ice-coyered reservoir OF Grey
ock tc rescue his ten-year-old son Ed
gar, who had broken through the ice
The extreme cold proved too much for
he father and both he and the son per
shed Arrangements are being made
for a double funeral.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
sovIErs OFFER POLES PEACE
Former Proposal Denies Reds PIar
Offensive.

+ CoDenha2en. Dec 90t-The Soyie
at Moscow has sent fo~
NAL peace offer to the Polish Gov
9 nment by wireless.
Tho MESSAGE denies that the Bo'
sheviki are preparing a new of ensive
against Po'and with the aid o.
Chinese forces.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
CLEVELAND FOOTPADS
GATHERED IN $4,000
Made Earring HoId.Up of Man Who
Was Carrying Money and Checks
to a Bank.

Cleveland, o. Dec. 29,-Two armed
footpads escaped with $4,000 in cash
and $65,OO0 in checks in a da ing no
up in the downtown section this morn
ing of James Houduf, who was carry
ing the money from a savings and
loan company to bank.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30

ELk's ANNUAL BANQUET
To Be Held in Lodge Rooms on New
Years Eve.

The Elks are making extended
plans for the annual banquet. which
will be held Wednesday, New Years
eve.
This year there will be three acts
of vaudeville. A banquet, under the
direction of Thomas Toomey, will be
served at $3.50 sharp
Tickets may be secured from mem
'tate r.iae house committee or from
~. a9yt the lodge rooms.
atpela "septIS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
BRITISH BAR ADMITS WOMAN
Mrs. Thomson First of Her Sex to
Study Law.

London, Dec. 3O.-Mrs. Gwyneph
Margory Thomson will be the fl st
woman barrister in the United King
dom.
Her application for admission as a
student for the bar was accepted by
the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn yester-
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
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WEATHER FORECAST

Snow this afternoon, fair to-
night and Wednesday. Colder
in extreme north portion to-
night. st ong west and north
west winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
ILLEGAL TRAPPING ALLEGED
ST. Alhans Men Charged with open.
ing Muskrat Houses.

st. Albans, Dec. 3O.-Arnold
Brooks and Charles Norsted of this
city were arranged before City Judge
N. ~ Post in city court Monday
morning charged with opening
muskrat houses and setting traps
the ein. The case was held for trial
at some future day by jury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30

New York, Dec. 80 Steps looking
toward the extradition of Adolphe Pan
arelli who has confessed that he ship
ed wood alcohol to Hartford, Conn. In
order hat the man may be taken to
Connecticut and tried on the charge
OF murder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30
BOOTLEG BOOZE
DISTRIBUTE
FROM NE VI YORK
'efk,st1n
Wood Alcohol Headquarters 4.
Gated in That City
SIX MEN UNDER ARREST
Victims of Deadly concoction Being
Picked up on Streets in un.
concious Condition

New York, Dec. 29.-With six men
in custody, alleged ring leaders in a
conspiracy to flood New Yo X, New
Jersey and New England with poison
GUS substitutions for whiskey, federal,
State and city authorities were unit
ed tonight in vigorous pursuit o.
the purveyors of the poisonous bever-
ages which have caused scores of
deaths and hundreds of cases of blind
ness and illness.
In tie meant me the toll of death
and serious illness caused through
drinking wood alcohol and other
Illicit concoctions continued to mount
in New York and adjacent cities.
During the day four more deaths were
recorded. In addition two men aad
a woman we're picked up unconscious
on New York sue - dhd ,wo men
In Passaic in similar condition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30

wANTED-A woman for general
house work in family of two. Phone
Hoosick Falls, ,5--M or notify Mrs. carl
w stevens, 26 Abbott street Hoosick
Falls. n. Y. SO to /
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-30

LOST-Hound, black and light tan
with small white spot on neck,R. Han
isb. 236 Union ST., Bennington, W.
SS Sc