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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
LAD OF FIFTEEN HEAD
OF HOUSEHOLD OF SIX
Frank S. Godeek, a Polish Boy, Is
Canvassing Bennington for Curtis
Publishing Company.

Frank Sylvester Godek, Polish
boy of Adams, is canyassing Benning-
ton in the interests of the Curtis
Publishing company. Frank is only
Is years old but through the death of
his father who fell IA victim to the
epidemic of influenza last October he
has found himself the head of fam
lily of six persons.
Notwithstanding the handicap of eX
treme youth, the boy has set out to
accomplish task that would require
the determination and the viii power
of a man and to use an expression of
the street he is getting away with
it" With smile that would win a
way into the private office of the
Standard Oil company and a gentle
manly bearing that is irristible, the
lad is making friends wherever he
goes and is securing a good list of
subscriptions for the publications he
represents.
The boy carries recommendations
from well-known people in North
Adams but his personality, in most
cases is all the recommendation he
needs His every word is one of sin
cerity and honesty. 1t is not at all
strange that he has already achieved
some success and' he should do con
siderable business here in Benning-
tof.
AS the result of an unfortunate ex-
perience before his father died the
farm which the family owned at Adj
ans passed into other hands. Friends
bova iutaractpd fhan,Sa1voc in a rio >,
to get il back by legal process II
they succeed the boy may change his
occupation but for the present he
will continue his canyassing cam
paign.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
EXPLOSION ON YACHT
Two Dead and Another Dying AS Re-
suit of Accident.

New York, July 1.-two men were
fatally injured and another is dying
as the result of boiler explosion
which yesterday wrecked the yacht
FLYER at dock in Peconic bay. near
Southampton. The yacht was owned
by Sherwood Aldrich of Great Neck
New York, president of copper
mining corporation.
Frank Carhart of Seacliffe. Long
Island, chief engineer and John X.
Green of Ridgewood, N. j., his assis-
tant. were so badly scalded that they
died while being taken to the hospi-
tai.
Mr.. Aldrich and his guests were
not aboard at the time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
PRESIDENT NOT
To BE INVITED
To CONF FERENCE
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Close the Door
DISCUSS PEACE TREATY
Committee viii Not Confer With
President Wilson on the
Question

Washington, July 15.-Indications
that President Wilson would not be
asked to appear before the senate
foreign relations committee for the
discussion of the peace treaty were
said today to have been received In
administration quarters.
High administration officials inti-
mated they had been informed by
some members of the committee that
the majority of that body seemed hos
tile to suggestions that the President
be asked to appear or that the COM
mittee confer as body with him at
the White House.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
FOUR HUNDRED
SHIPS TIED UP
IN Ne VI YORK
Due to Strike of Marine Workers
There
STRIKE MAY BE GENERAL
Spokesman for Union Officials Pre-
diets Strike in All Atlantic
Ports in Three Days

New York, July 15.-Demands of
striking marine workers at this and
ether Atlantic ports for union recog-
milton continued today to be the
principal stumbling block in the way
Of settlement of the walkout, which
yesterday affected vessels operated
by the United States shipping board.
The spokesman for the union Off
cials estimated four hundred ships
tied up in this port and fifteen thous-
and men out. He predicted strike
would become general at all Atlantic
ports within three days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
PAGE WILL RESIGN
Ambassador to Italy Asks to Give Up
Post.

New York, July 14.-Thomas Mel
son Page, United States ambassador
to Italy, arriving here tonight from
Liverpool on the steamer Carmania,
announced that he had returned for
the purpose of resigning his post.
Mr. Page cleared up conflicting re-
ports concerning his resignation by
stating that he had not yet resigned
but that he had written to Washing
ton several months ago asking for
permission to come home and tender
his resignation in person.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

Washington, July 15.-Buckley-
Buckley was engaged with other
mine sweepers in removing the north
mine barrage, when the nine became
entangled in a sweeping cable. Be
fore the cable could be cleared the
mine exploded under the ships stern
Buckley sank within six minutes.
Commander Frank A. King re-
manned on the bridge directing the
rescue work, and went down with the
shie.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
ADVOCATES Of
PROHIBITION
WIN WITH EASE.
They Take Full Control of the
House
MUCH DISORDER ON FLOOR
Real Battle of Day Was over Amend
ment to Define Intoxi
eating Liquor
MUCH DISORDER ON FLOOR

Washington, July 15.-The House
was in the hands of the prohibition
forces yesterday. 1t took full control
refusing to permit vote on a
straight-out motion to repeal the war
time act, defeated overwhelmingly
an amendment providing for the sale
of 2.75 per cent. beer and stood solid
ly against all attacks on the general
enforcement measure.
Just as fast as one liberal" amend
ment was offered by opponents of
prohibition, it was voted down with
out ceremony, always by triple
vote, for the minority, fighting every
inch of ground, demanded a division
after the ayes and nays were called
and then asked for tellers. Before
the House got through with the first
section of the first part of the three
part bill there was more disorder on
the floor than at any time this ses-
sion.
The disturbance arose first during
an attempt by Representative Blan-
ton, democrat, of Texas, to speak a
second time against an amendment
which would have given a jury the
right to define intoXicants and in
creased during an address by Repre-
sentative Gallivan, democrat, of
Massachusetts,, who declared mem
bers voting dry should print in the
Congressional Record exactly how
much liquor they had stored in their
homes and offices.
The real battle of the day. however
was over the amendment to define an
intoxicant as a beverage containing
more than 3-4 per cent alcohol, in
stead of more than one-half of / per
cent as written in tho bill. Repre-.
sentative Dyer republican of Mis-
souri, author OF the amendment, did
not ask for this definition in the con
stitutional prohibition amendment,
but simply in the wartime law. In
pleading for its adoption, Mr.. Dyer
declared 1t was what President Will
son had recommended to Congress-
and would permit. during the remain
ing period of wartime prohibition
the sale of light wines and beer and
might delay issuance of a proclama-
tion by the president which would re
store the sale of hard liquor
There was round of speechmak-
ing on this motion, an hour of it,
with the "drys" assailng it as an en-
tering wedge, and the "wets" assert
ing that it merely would permit the
very thing the president, as COM
mander-in,chief of the army, had said
was best for the country for the next
six months.
After S-4 per cent beer had been
bowled over by record vote of 151
to 90-and this was about the rela-
tive division on all amendments-the
prohibitionists went after another
amendment by Representative Igoe,
democrat, of Missouri who would
have stricken out all definition of in
toxicants, killing the proposal, 12S to
81.
There was the utmost confusion at
times, despite vigorous whacks with
the gavel, and some of the prohibition
leaders applauded every move in
their favor. The galleries filled large
1y with women and officers of an
tiliquor organizations, burst into ap-
plause when the House roared it's dis
approval of "a per cent beer.
June is the circus month--also the
month Of Ore-ring affairs which lead
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
CHAUFFEUR BRINGS SUIT
James w. Blay Asks $4,000 Dam
AGES of Grand Trunk.

Newport, July Thames w.
Blay. chauffeur for the late ex-Gov.
Prouty, has entered his suit for $780,
600 damages against the Grand
Trunk railroad, This suit will be
tried as soon as another jury is en-
panneled. John w Redmond will act
as counsel for the railroad and will
again clash with Attorneys Ward,
Prouty and Farman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

BAND CONCERT

Program for Tuesday Evening at
North Bennington
Randles' Odd Fellows Band will
render the following program at the
concert this evening at North Ben
nington:
=. Star Spangled Banner
March
Light Cayalry-Poet and Peasant
Overture-"E "Empyrean"
Song" General Pershing'
Ralph Parker
March-"M. NJ. O."
Two Step
How. va Gonna Keep 'em on the
Farm
Comedy-"A Little Bit of Pep
March-"Charge to Victory"
America
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
KILLED BY NINE
Two Officers and Six Eniister Men
Lost Lives

Washington, July 1.-two officers
and six enlisted men were killed in
the destruction of the American mine
sweeper, Richard II. Buckley, by the
explosion of mine in the North Sea,
July II. Two other officers were in
jured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
FAVOR SWITZERLAND ENTRY
Prominent Swiss Officials Like
League of Nations Plan.

Berne Sunday, July Edmund
Schuthess, federal councillor, in an
address before the congress of the
radical party today, discussed Swift
zerland's entry into the league of ma
tions. He concluded, II can only de-
clare myself expressly in favor of
our entry"
He said his colleagues in the econ
omic department and members of the
commission on economic and interna-
tional questions had reached the
same conclusion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
ss7,sss AMERICANS OVERSEAS

One Hundred Thousand More In This
Country
Washington, July 15.-American
overseas forces aggregated S37,339
officers and men on July 8, 1t is ofli-
cially announced On the same date
one hundred thousand were in this
country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
FORBID SUNDAY AuToMosI-INe
Some Of Swiss Cantons Have Made
Restrictions

Berne, July 15.-Some of the Swiss
cantons, including Zurich and Thurgau
have forbidded automobiling on Sun
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
GEN. PERsHlNe IN LONDON
He Is to Take Part in the Peace ceie
brations There

London, July 15.-General Pershing
with his staff arrived here today to
take part in the peace celebration. He
was met at Dover by General Sir
Henry S. Horne and at Victoria stat
ion by Colonel Winston Spencer
Churchill, secretary of state for war,
and officers representing Field Mar
shal Haig.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15

June is the circus month-also the
month of one-ring affairs which lead
to circuses er"-Boston Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RENT-One large furnished front
bed room in private family. gas lights
steam heat in Winter. Privilege of
sons. business man or two ladies. 2S4
School street. 50t6s
TO RENT-Furnished rooms suitable
for light housekeeping. Telephone
5S1-Y 5Ote"
WANTED-Housewo by the hour
Apply 20S Maple street 5Ot6"
TO RENT--Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping. Electric lights, bath
and all modern conveniences. 221
North street 5Ot6S
LOST-Black and tan hound dog.
Answers to the name Rover. Finder
Will receive reward, Tel. Soy. soto
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
UNCLE SAM CLOSES
CITY LABOR BUREAU
Major Doherty Receives
Instructions from Wash
ington 10 Shut Office
TO FIND JOBS FOR
SOLDIERS, HOWEVER

Orders were received from Washing
ton this morning 10 close Immediately
the United States Employment Bureau
IN the old postofflce at Sixth and King
streets, there being no Federal appro-
priatiOn for the continuance OF the
bureaus. Major Simon p. Doherty. State
director In charge Of the bureau, at
once closed the business OF the office
80 FAR as Federal activities are con-
cerned. and pursuant 90 telepraphlc in
structions began 10 pack the records
OF the bureau for shipment 10 Wash
ington.
The order TO close the office came
as a surprise to Major Doherty and his
assistants, who were under the impress
sion that the bureau would be MAIN
talued under emergency appropriations
until Congress appropriated more
money for that purpose. But Congress
has failed 70 act on the appropriation
bill, and the employment offices
throughout the land are 10 be closed to-
day.
The soldiers and sailors employment
bureau will be kept open at Sixth and
King streets. however, as II Is financed
by private funds and Il not dependent
upon a Federal appropriation for its
existence. 70 Is maintained 20 place
returning soldiers and sailors In posi-
tons and VIII be kept open untll after
the seth Pioneer (Delaware) Infantry
Is demobllized
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
SAY HE ADMITS
THEFT OF AUTO

Arrested by Patrolman John Sheehy
at Eighth and Market streets. thi:
morning, on a charge Of operating an
automobile without a license, Virgil
Dukes, a white man.. was greeted as he
entered the police station, with another
charge, that Of stealing the machine he
was driving. The charge that he had
stolen the car was received over a long
distance phone, from the Sheriff OF
Denton, Md, by Sergeant William r.
Schell.
Dukes, when questioned by Police
Captain Kelleher. Is said TO have adj
mitted taking the machine from Den
ton last Sunday night and also is said
to have admitted that his statement that
he lost his license here TO weeks ago,
was a falsehoOd.
The authorities at Denton, Md. were
advised by phone, within twenty min
utes after lodging their complaint that
the man had been arrested and an OH
Ger will appear against him tomorrow
In City Court.
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
AFRAID OF TROUBLE
THAT DIDN'T EXIST

A progressive steam shovel, snort
ing defiance and digging up holes 10
the roadway near Marshallton, where
the Lincoln Highway is under con-
structiOn. caused CONSERVATION TO
traction and telephone officials today.
line OF the officials, headed by At
torney Andrew Gray, came into the
Levy Court room today. with blood in
their eye. hunting for County Engln-
eer Grubb.
Mr.. Gray said the officials wanted an
Injunction against the steam shovels
and such 10 cease at once their work
Of devastation, aud to stop ploughinR
up the telephone poles and wrecklng
the light and telephone system out
Marshallton way.
Mr.. Grubb replied briefly. "They
aren't upsetting the poles. They aren't
anywhere near them"
As this was admitted 70 be true. the
officials finally saying they had heard
the aforementioned steam shovel was
edglng up on a pole, the road engines
were eXOnerated.
I'm out OF job laughed the at
tOrney.
Evening journal., 1919-07-01

Only meagre news was being re-
ceived today owing to the dislOcatiOn
Of communication facilities but 10 was
recalled that in the Messina earthquake
few casualties and light damage were
reported until communication was re-
established when the extent OF the dis
.aster revealed itself.
Yesterdays shock was felt through
out Romagna, especially at Civitella,
where 1900 persons are homeless. Two
thousand persons were camping out at
Santa Sofia. Military motor trucks were
hurrying up tents, food supplies and
surgical materials 10 COrdanO and san
Pietro. where the damage was enor-
nous.
The earthquake also was felt IN Tus-
cany, where Il slightly damaged the Rlc-
cadl Palace.
The observatory and San Lornezo
Church were damaged I'm Florence.
Seismographs registered shocks in the
seventh degree on the Mercalli scale
IN the Florence neighbOrhOod and in
the third degree as far as Venice. The
mayor OF Rome placed a company Of
flremen at the disposal OF the Florence
authorities. The military was also en-
gagged in rendering aid.
Wounded continued TO arrive IN the
hospitals at Santa Maria and NOvella
King Victor Emanuel was expected to
reach Florence shortly.
All the instruments I'm the observa-
tory at Florence were rendered useless
by the earthquake.
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
'BRANDEGEE RAPS
LEAGUE COVENANT
Connecticut Senator De-
nounces World Pact as
"Hideous Monstrosity"
SAYS QUESTION
PRESENTS NEW CRISIS

WASHINGTON, July UNITED Press
-Denouncing the league OF nations
covenant as a "hideous monstrosity'
Senator Brandegee. Connecticut today
Joined Senator Borah In the threat 10
leave the Republican party "the min
ute Il stands for the league OF nations.
In a statement in opposition 10 ratl-
flcatiOn OF the league covenant, Bran
degee said
This country has had three critical
shocks: First, achieving is lndepen-
dence; second, It's constitution: third.
preserving the union under It's consii-
tuition. We are now confronted with
a fourth crisis. II shall be 30 preserve
our Independence or surrender II.
am an American and nothing else.
have taken the oath 10 protect and pre-
serve the constitution Of the United
safes and so help me God ! am going
10 do a.
"The socalied covenant for a league
OF nations which the executives had
made Article OF the peace treaty Is In
my opinion a hideOus monstrOsity.
shall never vote for 10. ! am not 20 be
buncoed by any lingo about humanity
or the moral forces OF the world or by
voices In the air. am for upholdlng
the American flsg, not Tor hauling Il
down. am for the Stars and Stripes
and not for the milk white flag of'neu-
trail internationalism.
81 win leave the Republican party
the moment Il stands for the league Of
nations"
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
JUDGE F0RGETS LAST
MINUTE DRUNKS

As result OF last nights celebration
OF the exit OF John Barleycorn, eight
men were before Deputy Judge Finger
In Municipal Court this morning. on
the charge OF being drunk. out OF con
sideratl0n Of the unusual occasion
Judge Finger dismissed them an.
Among the number was one habitual
who got OF without paying 4 line foi
the first time IN many months. one Of
the defendants told the court that hs
didn't know how he ever landed In VIII
mington. saying that he took a ear out
OF Chester intending 10 go In The other
direction. but evidently got on the
wrong car.
His last indulgence In liquor was the
cause Of Clarence w. Colts appear
ance before the court on a charge Of
breach Of the peace toward his wife.
Sarah Colt. Mrs. Colt said that Il was
the first trouble her husband had caus-
ed her and asked that the case be dis
missed Deputy Judge Finger dismissed
Colt on payment Of costs.
Evening journal., 1919-07-01

July. the thirst. found Wilmington
bone dry. Doors OF most saloons were
closed. signs were removed. and their
show windows empty OF display bot
ties. Here and there a mourner could
be seen sitting on the saloon steps
looking occasionally 10 see whether the
corpse of~old King Booze gave any
signs OF life. The corpse did not move,
and the mourners kept on mourning.
A few saloons were open today for
the sale OF non-alcoh0lic beverages or
OF near beer, containing l>s than
one-half OF one per cent. OF alcohol.
which does not conflict with the Della
ware statute known as the Loose
Law" In the saloons that were open
today. no beer, wines or whiskey were
displayed In the bar rooms all that
stock hiving been removed so as not
20 run afoul OF the Loose law.
Clerk OF the Peace Wright today said
that saloon keepers who continue In
business selling non,alcohsic bevcr-
ages viii have 10 take out merchants
licenses. Tho licenses under which they
operated up 20 today permitted the sale
OF intoxicating liquors, and n the pro-
prietors desire 20 keep their places OpeI
20 sell soft drinks. they will have {,
take out a merchants license, Tx
soda water and ice cream dealers have
The Rev. 4. W. Preityman. OF IA
Antl-Saloon League, stated today so IA
as the League is concerned. there wer
no new developments In the local sil
uaton. but that a careful watch Woul
be kept TO detect any violations OF N
law. Mr. prettyman said some OF N
saloon keepers have not removed a
their signs, hut that a few days woul
be allowed FOR such matters % b
! adjusted before any action Is taken.
Mr. prcttyman was asked n IN
league had planned for search and seiz
ure stocks Of saloons that are SELLING
near beer" He replied that the sell.
ing OF near beer ~ a saloon where
any stock Of liquor was left over or eK-
posed would naturally put that place
under suspicion
In case IL is suspected that such sa-
looms are selling anything with more or
a kick" In 10 than near beer" there
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
"NEAR BEER" SELLERS
IN DANGER OF ARREST

Congress as rider 20 the agricultural
appropriation bin OF 1918 II was In
tended 70 conserve foodstuffs which
were going into the manufacture Of
drink. Representative Barkeley, Ken
lucky. introduced the rider.
According TO figures gathered by tbs
Anti-Saloon League and other Interest
ed agencies. i250O0 saloons failed 10
open their doors today or opened only
for the sale OF light beer and wine
The United States Employment Ser
vice was unable TO present complet,
Statistics OF the number Of men thrown
out Of work. but unofflcially the esti.
mates ran into The hundreds Of thou
sands including bottlers. truck drivers
any many other trades as we'll as bar
tenders. Officials OF the employment
service, however, expressed condolences
In their ability TO find Jobs FOR all.
Lax enforcement Of war time prohibi-
tlon viii mean the hasty enactment Of
strict enforcement legislation. prohibi-
tion leaders In Congress today declared.
The drys. headed by Chairman Vol
stead of the Judiciary committee. Will
press the enforcement bill early next
WIZ h'hAnr ANA A Nl'ilnA Ahlb ~ llltt
IL may be considered.
"The apparent confusion over the en-
| fOrcement Of war time prohibition
shows the need OF more legislation. /"
Vols,ead said. "and with the large dry
majority In Congress I am sure this
| can be readily approved. What Congress
must do as speedily as possible IS 10
define Intoxicating liquor' and prevent
all this litigation that may defeat the
purpose OF prohibition. Every Stats
that has prohibition has agreed upon
the minimum amount Of alcohol that
makes liquor intoxicating as one nan
OF one per cent,
Dry plans, however. may be deisseo.
due 10 insistancc OF some prohiDihon,iisls
In the Judiciary committee on co9p.n9
war time enforcement and consiiluliSeui1I I'm
enforcement legislation in ihe same Jun
CONTINUED on Page ElevenJ
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
STATE HOUSE NOT
TO BE REM0DELED
speolal io The Eyenlng Journal

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, July THE state house
commission met today to consider the
proposed addition 70 the State house
on the north by remodelllng the old
Kent county building. which the State
purchased. To carry out proposed
plans Il would be necessary TO close
the roadway between the State house
and the county building. now used as
a public rosd. Dover Town Council
has refused TO allow the road 10 be
closed. The commission in view OF
this fact unsn mously decided not 10
make the improvements, deemlng y
useless 20 expend the amount 0f
money appropriated, si25,OOO. unless
the proper proportions could be ss-
cured in the remodelllng.