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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
TROLLEYSOF THE
BERKSHIRE LINES
WILL RUN AGAIN
Operatives Vote to Accept New
Scale of Wages
WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK
Appointment Of Permanent Receiver is
Only Bar to Beginning
Right Away

Pittsneld, Sept 19,-Berkshire troll
lies will probably he running again
early next week. Operatives tonight
voted unanimously to accept a scale
of wages which Manager Clinton Q.
Richmond of the road agreed TO pay.
Richmonds acceptance of the terms
which were proposed by committee
representing the m,n, came after a
conference in Springfield today with
Lucius S. Storrs, yice-president of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad. 1t is now believed that only
the appointment of a permanent re
ceiyer remains to obstruct actual OPP
Grafton of the trollies, and this ap-
pointment is expected within a few
days.
The following is the wage sche-
dule: A cents an hour for the first
year; AZ for the second year, and 80
for the third year and thereafter The
working day is to be nine hours. This
scale is subject to certain conditions
which are to be worked out by the
management and the men in confer
ence Business Agent owen A. Nun
roe said tonight that the men were
ready to return to work at Once-to-
morrow, if the call came
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
"DRueGgo" GIRL IDENTIFIED
May Powers of island pond Was
Found Asleep on Burlington Piazza

Burlington Sept 19-The young
girl who appeared in the city last
Wednesday night under such singular
circumstances was found to be May
Powers of Island Pond She will be
turned over to Mrs. Austin, the police
matrOn. today, and remain in Mrs.
Austin's care until her friends or rel
atives are communicated with.
Judging from the interview which
Chief of Police Russell had with the
girl yesterday morning it is quite ap-
parent that the girl has been the vic
tim of foul play, if the story that she
tells Is true.
She claims to have arrived in the
city on the $50 o'clock train We'd
nesday night and to have accepted an
invitation from two men in an auto
mobile to ride up to the business part
of the city She claimed to have had
some rough usage in the car and lat
er to have become sleepy without
knowing anything further until she
awoke in the hospital yesterday morn
ing
She told the police that her father
was employed by the Grand Trunk
railway, that her home was at Island
Pond and that she had left home last
Monday night at a late hour for Gro
yeton, n. H. From that time until
she was discovered in the hammock
at the house at 215 St Poul street she
seems to have been travelling in New
Hampshire and northern Vermont
Several parts of the girls story are
conflicting, which lead the police to
suspect that she has not told all she
knows about the matter She stated
that she came to Burlington to visit
friends living on Church street. Every
attempt will be made to get in com
munication with her parents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
STA55lNG AFFRAY
AssaiIant Makes Escape After Using
Knife

Knife.
North Adams, Sept. 19.-In a stab
bing affray which was the result of a
quarrel Of long standing, Charles
Brothers was cut and badly bruised
about the head and face this morning
about 1140 while leaving the Clark
Biscuit factory. His alleged assail-
ant, Dominick Cardinio, who is also
employed in the shop, escaped, and at
the time of going to press, had not
been located by the police.
1t is alleged that when Brothers
rang up and prepared to go home,
that Cardinio followed him, and al
lowed him to get as far as the con
crete steps which lead to the factory.
Then without warning, witnesses dN
clare, Cardinio struck Brothers over
the head with a heavy lead pipe
The latter was stunned but is
thought to have resisted and during
the struggle received several addition
al cuts about the face and neck, in
tiicted with a knife.
Bystanders heard Brothers cries
for help and rushed to the scene but
when they reached there the mans as
sailant had fed to the rear of the
building and had disappeared down
the Boston & Albany tracks. Broth
ers was in dazed condition, and the
police and a physician we're called.
Dr. NJ M. Brown dressed the mans
injuries which consisted of a number
Of bruises about the head and rather
severe cuts on the cheek and neck.
His condition was not pronounced as
serious, and he was taken to his
home at 16 North Holden Street
Employees of the Biscuit factory de-
clare that the quarrel has been going
on for some time, and that there have
been several previous encounters be-
tween the men Only a week ago
the men were said to have been sep
arated after they had met in a physi-
cal encounter to settle their differ
ences. At this time Cardinio had been
worsted. according to witnesses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
HoLToN- -sNlFFEN
Bennington Young Man Married
Pittsfied Young Woman

Bennington Young Man Married
Pittsfied Young Woman
Leroy b. Holton, son of l., c. Holton
and Miss Anna Sniffen of Pittsfed
were united in marriage this morning
at II O'Clock in the Baptist church
parsonage by Rev. w. G. Towart The
young people were attended by Mr..
and Mrs l.. c. Holton
Mr.. Holton was discharged from
military service at Camp Devens a
week ago today having arrived from
overseas Sept 3. He enlisted from
Bennington in Company of the seth
Infantry and served Is months with
the company in France. His many
friends here extend to him and his
bride the best of wishes for a happy
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holton left immedi
ately after the ceremony in an auto
mobile on a brief wedding trip tC
New York and vicinity They viii
then go to Denver, Colo where Mr.
lHolton is to be employed by the gov
ernment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
U. S. MUST HAVE EQUAL
VOTE WITH BRITAIN
Republican Leaders Claim Strength
Enough to Force Such Amend
ment Through Senate

Washington, Sept, 19.-After the
covenant of the league of nations, a
part fthe German peace treaty. had
been read late today in the Senate,
Republican leaders claimed votes
enough to pass, probably next week,
an amendment which would give the
United States equal voting power
with Great Britain in the league as
sembly
While confident the amendment will
be adopted, the Republicans hold that
it would not reopen the whole question
of peace and force the return of the
pact to the peace conference at Paris
as President Wilson and Democratic
leaders have predicted
There will be no session of the Sen
ate tomorrow, but the fight viii open
Monday in earnest, with prospects Of
vote on the British-American amend
ment, proposed by Senator Johnson
Republican. of California, by the end
CT the week kilograms were sent
Thursday by Senator Johnson by Sen
ator Borah of Idaho after conference
with Senator Lodge, urging his imme-
diate return here, but today Senator
Lodge. chairman of the foreign rela-
items Committe in charge of the
treaty nthe floor, and Senator Knox
Republican of Pennsylvania tele
graphed him that he might proceed
with his western trip and keep on rak-
ing the league tor and aft, as he has
] Il 60 Ia, Loo IL
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
leader of the administration for rati-
tication, was as steadfast as heretofore
however, in the belief that all amend
ments would be rejected Democrats
made no attempt to disguise the feel
ing of elaton that their cause was in
good shape, citing the hurry call sent
to Senator Johnson as evidence Of
doubt in the opposition camp 1t was
while they were still discussing this
phase of the situation that word reach
ed them OF Lodge and Knox mes
sage to Johnson to stay on the trail Of
the President in the West.
For three hours today the treaty
had the right of way, starting with q
bitter denuncation of its league cove
nant by Senator Wadsworth Republi-
can CT New York. which was vigorous
ly applauded by crowded galleries
Senator Nelson, Republican, of Mime
sofa, belonging to the mild" reser-
walton camp, attacked the reservation
reported out by the foreign relations
committee relating to the refusal of
this nation to assume foreign territor-
lily guarantees without sanction of
Congress under article 10. Senator
Nelson upheld the right Of the govern
ment to send and keep American
soldiers in Russia, thus taking sharp
issue with Senators Johnson, Borah
and other Republicans who have been
fighting to get them home.
Senator Wadsworth, in spirited
attack on the league covenant declar-
ed it would have kept this country
under British domination and that if
1t had been in existence at the time
of the revolutionary war, it would have
sent every European nation at the
throat of France because ~ the aid
France rendered the American colo.
nies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
ODD FELLOWS MEET
Sovereign Grand Lodge viii Hold
Next Meeting in Boston


Next Meeting in Boston
Baltimore, Md, Sept. 19.-The Soy,
ereign Grand Lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and affiliated
bodies, the Patriachs Militant and AS
sociation of Rebekah assemblies finish
ed their annual convention here today
and adjourned to meet in Boston next
year.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge passed
resolution requiring compliance
with its wartime order for the absol-
ute prohibition of any language except
English in lodge meetings and in the
ritual
In the competitive drill, Auto City
Canton OF Detroit, Michigan won first
prize; POttstOwn Pa, Canton number
g. second prize; and Oswego Canton,
number Is of Oswego, N. Y, third
prize.
For the highest number of any state
department in line in the parade, the
department of Pennsylvania took first
prize, department of Ohio second and
department of Michigan third.
For the largest representation from
any canton, first prize went to Akron
Lodge Number 2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
SPECIAL POLICE
ARE ENGAGED BY
VILLAGE GOV 7
Trustees Take Steps to Assure
Order at Rlack Cat Mill
COULDN'T HIRE LOCALS
Men from RAad Dete,t tive AOercf ir
Albany Arrive This Mornag
and Are Sworn In

At the request of Chairman Light
hill fthe police committee a special
meeting was called of the village
board of trustees Friday afternoon to
take action on the situation existing
at the underwear mill of the Black
Cat Textiles company. Operatives in
all of the departments except the
nainsook room have been out on
strike for nearly six weeks for an in
crease of wages and a 4S-hour week.
For several days the striking opera
tiyes have maintained pickets at the
mill and there have been noisey dem
onstrations whenever employees enter
ed or left the mill. Some of the en-
plOyes have also retailiated it is re-
ported by splitting from the windows
on the pickets as they marched by the
mill. Up to the present time there
| has been no serious Insurance but
the police committee realized that the
situation required a larger police
force than is at present maintained in
the village
Trustees North, Burt, Lighthall,
Warner and Wills were present at the
meeting as were also Corporation At
torney Chase and Clerk Hogan. Chief
of Police Richard Hurley appeared
before the board and in reply to ques-
tions stated that it was, impossible to
secure extra policemen in the village
Communication by telephone with
the police headquarters in North Ad
ans Troy and Albany resulted in the
| information that there were no extra
men to be had. 1t was then devided
| to enlist the services of the John j.
| Reed detective agency in Albany. Mr..
| Reed in person arrived here this
morning with several men who were
at once sworn in as special policemen
! of the village of Bennington
When the oath was administered to
! the detectives they were instructed
! that they had been engaged for the
sole purpose of maintaining order
They were told that they were to pro
tect life and property and that they
were not to discriminate between OPP
| eratives who were out and those who
were at work in the mill
There was a smaller crowd than
usual at the mill when the work-week
came to an end this noon. Chief of
| Police Hurley was present with sew
eral of the new specials but their
services were not required The chief
kept the crowd in motion and there
was no disturbance of any kind The
girls, who yesterday were equipped
with horns had apparently left these
instruments of torture at home and
contented themselves with marching
up and down the street in an orderly
manner When the employees left tbs
! mill there was considerable hand
clapping and jeering but no indiviGu-
al was molested and after the bus
had departed with the employees living
! in Pownal the crowd soon melted
IaWay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20

ISAAC MATHERs DEAD
Well Known Benningtonian Passed
Away Early This Morning.

away Early ms moTHln9'
Isaac Mathers, aged 56 years, a
well-known resident of Bennington,
died early this morning at the Put
nam memorial hospital. He had
been critically i'll for the past two
weeks.
Mr.. Mathers was a spinner by trade
and the greater portion of his life
had been spent in Bennington and vi
cinity About four years ago he was
compelled to retire from work be-
cause of i'll health. Mr. Mathers was
a highly respected resident and con
scientious workman. He leaves a
large circle of friends to mourn his
death.
Surviving beside his wife are three
sons, two of them, Frank and Isaac
Mathers, jr., are still with the Amerr
can Expeditionary Forces overseas,
and Ralph Mathers resides in Ben
nington He also leaves Z daughters
Mrs. Patrick Healy, Mrs. A. d. Hur-
ley, Mrs Ernest Roe, Misses Erin,
Barbara and Eleanor, all of Benning-
ton and Miss Catharine Mathers Of
Erie, Pa. two brothers, Edward
Mathers of Bennington and Charles
Mathers who lives in the west and
two sisters, Mrs. J. F. Green of Dun
kirk, N. Y. and Mrs. Harry Hollister
of Troy.
The funeral will be held from his
late home, 1873 Dewey street, Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The burial
will be in the village cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
D 'ANNUNZ0| IS
GIVEN a HOURS
To MOVE FORCES
Allied WarsEips Squadron Tdrns
Guns On Fiume
ULTIMATUM is COMING
Representatives of Allied Powers
Have Held Conference at
Abbazia

Paris, Sept. 90 Captain D'Annunzio
may be given twenty-four hours to
move his forces out of Fiume, upon
which the allied warship squadron has
turned it's guns according TO reports
coming via Berlin, Liabach and Vienna
1t is indicated that the ultimatum will
come from the allied powers, represen'
tatives of which are reported to have
conferred at Abbazia, two miles north
west of Fiume. They retired there
when D'AnnunZio entered Fiume.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
RE Bells WIN
Their Forces Reach Capital of
Honduras.

F1OVuuTdSs
San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua, Sept.
.18-G Lopez Gutierrez, one of
the military leaders of the Honduran
revolution, has reached the Honduran
capital He telegraphed from Tegu-
cigalpa today that the revolution had
completely triumphed.
A dispatch from Managua on Sept.
m reported General Gutierrez advanc
ing by forced marches on Tegucigal-
pa. The revolutionary movement had
previously forced President Bertrand
to leave the country He and his par
ty are reported on the way to the
United States.
San Salvador, Republic of Saliva
dor Sept 1S.--Dr Alberto Membreno
Vice President of Honduras, who
since last month has been in Guate-
mala City, having fled when his ar
rest was ordered by President Fran
cisco Bertrand on a charge of being
involved in the revolution, plans to
claim the office of president of Hon
duras, according to advices from Qua
temala City 1t is reported that DR.
MembTeno is preparing to take the
first steamer from the Port of San
ose to so to Honduras to assume the
duties of office.
President Bertrand fed from Hon
duras, following the victories of the
.revolutionists in that country. DR.
Francisco Bogran is now provisional
president
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
Equal to the Occasion.

"Speaking Of accommodating hore,
managers" said traveller "the bns'
| ever met was In n provincial toEn
reached the hotel late in the evening
just before | retired | heard a scam
pering under the bed, and saw cou
pie of large rats just escaping. ! at
once complained at the office. The
manager was as serene as a summer
breeze. I'll fix that all right sir he
said. Boot9I Take cat to room Il
at oncer"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
ESSEX TOUR ENDED
Demonstrating Car Released from
Seals on High Gear

The Essex demonstrating car, which
has returned from a tour of the state,
has been released from the seals upon
it after the car was locked in high
gear.
Before the car left Bennington two
weeks ago it was locked in high gear
the shifting lever was removed and the
gear was sealed Charles S. Beach
made affidavit to the fact that he had
inspected the car before and after the
sealing.
Yesterday Mr.. Beach made a second
inspection and has made affidavit thai
the car was presented to him sealed
on September A and that he found the
seals intact Mr. Beach broke the
seals and released the car
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
ROBBERS REPORTED LOCATED
Bandits Who Got 100000 from Trair
Near Harlaka, p. @.

Quebec, Sept 19,-The bandits who
robbed the Ocean Limited mail car
near Harlaka yesterday obtained 800,
OOO instead of $4,000, as reported, it
was established here today Five of
the mail car employees, victims of the
holdup. were questioned upon their
arrival here by detectives and several
clues are being followed. The bandit
have been reported in hiding near
Harlaka.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
CANNED GOODS WENT WRONG
Great Quantities Fell Into Hands ot
Packers.

Government canned goods fell into
the hands of packers, wholesa. e groc.
ers and retailers and thereby pre-.
Venten uos 1pre authorities from /.
ing orders filed by the consumers.
William Mulyihill, attorney for tho
city bureau of foods, markets and
farm products, charged at the city s
investigation into the high cost of liy-
inS.
The canned goods ARE being stor.
ed away until the public has forgot
ten there ever was a promise of
army goods at less than one-half of
the present retail prices" Mr.. Mulvi-
hill asserted Then it will be placed
on shelves and retailed at profits that
are appalling"
Three retail grocers at the hearing
admitted that their stores had sold
army canned goods at more than 100
per cent profit.
Each asserted that clerks had act
ed without instructions in selling the
goods.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
I. o. o. F. DISTRICT MEETING
Will Be Held in Bennington Tuesday
Evening Sept. %.

A district meeting of District No.
1, |. o. o. F., will be held in |. o. o. F..
hall at Bennington. Tuesday evening,
Sept. 23. w. j. Randles, d. d. G M.
will have charge of the meeting. Fol
lowing is the program:
Meeting opened at 7.45 sharp by
Stark Lorge, No. g.
Introduction of Grand Officers
Address of Welcome
A. e. Cook, V. G. Stark No. 9
Response for Lodges,
A. j. Davis, p. d. d. G. NJ. Hope
No. so
Response for Grand Officers,
Alexander Duncan, Grand Master
Exemplification of the Unwritten
Work
Frank w. Jackson, Grand Secretary
Report of Lodges in District
Remarks by Grand Officers and Others
Closing in Form
Banquet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
WANT slX-HoUR DAY
Miners of Soft Coal 20 Present De-
mands at Conference

Winners oI oOlt Soa ~ F'Cse't DS-
mands at Conference
Cleveland, o., Sept 19.-The wage
scale demands to be presented to the
soft coal operators in the central com.
petitive field of Ohio, Illinois and west
ern Pennsylvania which will serve as
the basis of relative wage scales in
all the btumincus fields of the coun-
try, will be submitted to the conven-
tion OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, Monday or Tuesday morning
at the latest Attempts will be made
to make the instructions of the conven-
tion of the principal demands regard
ing the amount of the increase (pre-
sumably about 60 per cent? and the
shortening of working time to six
hours daily five days a week absolutely
mandatory upon the miners represen-
tatiyes in the joint scale conference
lat Buffalo September %, and to direct
them either to obtain recognition of
these principal demands without
change or to call out the bituminous
miners of the country in a general
strike November /.
An amendment to the constitution
making the six-hour day instead of
the eighthour day one OF the aims of
the organization was today adopted
II reads that mot more than six hours
from bank to bank in each "A hours
shall be worked by members of our
organization" and this is the form in
which the demand probably will be
presented to the operators.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
PETRoGRAO WANTS PEACE
City Soviets Begin Peace Negotia.
tions With Allies.

Copenhagen, Sept. 20-City Soyiets
of Petrograd have empowered the
peoples commissario to begin peace
negotiations with the allies on the
basis of conditions fixed by them.
say Petrograd reports. Peace is
wished at any price by the Fetrograd
Soviets reports declare,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
Floor for Dancinu.

A floor wanted for dancing should
be swept and scrubbed, and when
thoroughly dry well sprinkled with
powdered borncc ncid, which should
be rubbed in thoroughly. The children
of the house may with advantage be
allowed ia dance on II,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
MAY INCREASE PENSIONS
Bill For Civil War Pensions Is Re.
ported FaVorabIy

Bill For civil War Pensions Is Re
ported FaVoraby.
Washington, Sept 19.-The house
pension committee reported fayorably
today bill granting a minimum
monthly pension of $50 to the veter-
ans of the war between the states.
Their widows would receive $50 a
month and their children under six
teen years old $6 month, while
nurses would receive $50 a month.
The measure would add $65,000O00 to
the pension roll in its first year.
Speedy enactment of the bill is a
matter of great urgency" declared
the committee report, pointing out
the increased cost of living and the
ages of the veterans.
The bill would grant $72 monthly to
all totally disabled veterans and $50
month to those who suffered such
disability in service,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
GERMANS ACCEPT

Will Strike Out Obnoxious Section
of Constitution.
Paris, Sept 2O-Secretary Dutasta
of the peace conference has received
long note from the German delega-
ton at Versailles advising the con
ference of the acceptance in the name
of the German government of the de-
mand for notification of the section
of the German constitution which
would give Austria representation IN
the German Reichstag.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20

Pittsburgh, Sept. 2O,--Reports that
the United States Steel Corporation
would close its plants in this district
unless there was a hundred per cent
loyalty shown by the workers were
denied today at the offices of the Car
negie Steel company, subsidiary.
The plants will operate as long as
men report for work, it was said.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20
sAeeINe WIRE COLLISION
Swept Woman Out of Auto On Mo.
hawk Trail

Greenfield, Mass, Sept 19-Mrs
Eleanor Austin, aged "a, of Barberton
Ohio, was killed and her husband. A
o. Austin, was slightly injured early
today when, in passing over Shelburne
mountain on the Mohawk trail, guy
wire of high tension electric trans
mission system caught their automo
bile. Mrs Austin's neck was broken
Fog obscured view of the sagging
wire, which swept both occupants
from the car They were on their way
from this town 10 North Adams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-20

Duluth Mimi, Sept. Ex-senator
Hiram w. Johnson announced tonight
that he had abandoned his proposed
trip to the Pacific coast to answer
President Wilson's speeches on the
league of nations He will speak at
st. Paul and Minneapolis tomorrow
and leave for Washington, d. c., Sun
day.