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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24
''VictOry''
Liberty
Loan
Bennington's
Share $21O,5OO.OO
Subscriptions Announced:
Bennington $168, $4,000
Amount TO be
Raised SAP, $4,000
North Bennington has been as
signed a quota of $4,000 and the
North Bennington statement is as
follows:
North Bennington's Share $4,000
Subscriptions Received ... $500
oversubscrlption .......... 2,2oo
o. E. S. OFFICERS INSTALLED
Exercises Took Place at Masonic
Temple Wednesday Evening.

Exercises Took Place at Masonic
Temple Wednesday Evening.
The officers Of Mount Anthony chap
ter, order OF the Eastern Star, we're
installed at the Masonic temple We'd
nesday evening by C. $. Perry
The officers are as follows: s;rs.
Ada Adams, w. NJ; c. S. Estes. w
p; Mrs. Carrie Burnham, A. NJ; Mrs.
Nina Clark, secretary; Mrs. Louise
Resseguie, treasurer. Mrs Elsie
Wood. conductor; Mrs. Susie Estes,
assistant conductor; Mrs. Jane Bar
ron chaplin; Mrs Nettie Ransom.
marshal Mrs. Laura Lambert, Adah;
Mrs. Edith Hurley, Ruth; Mrs. Fannie
Greenslet, Esther; Mrs. Bertha Fay,
Martha; Mrs. Charlotte Gardner,
Electa; Mrs. Bessie Carpenter. war
der; Vim. Peart. sentinel; Miss Leila
Sickles, musician; Miss Hildred
Burnham, assistant musician
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GOOD TRACTOR
DEMONSTRATION
ON THE FLATS
600
Close to Three Thousand People
at Railway Station
600
FIVE TRACTOR CONTEST
900
Heider, international, Fordson, cleVe-
land. and Ford Machines Used in
Breaking Up
6scsnO
FIVE TRACTOR CONTEST
600

A tractor demonstration took place
Wednesday afternoon as scheduled
Over two hundred people were at the
field of p. c. Cornell on the Flats to
see the practical workings of the
various makes OF tractors.
The field was divided into sections
to be broken up Ly the various ma
chimes with their plows. There we're
five tractors each plowing two fur
rows at time.
l.. h. Percy's Heider was driven by
Austin Percy: Leon Spencer drove
the Fordson for r. f, Niles; VIII
Green handled the International for
H. W.. Myers & Son; A Ford car
with a Fondulac attachment from The
Bennington Garage was driven by
Carlton Davis: and the Cleveland
Caterpillar demonstration was made
by ]. II. Hunt for w NJ Marshall
The Heider had an off day, consid-
cradle time being spent in tinkering
the machine; but it showed power
when running.
The International was unlucky
enough to lose casting off the top
of the plow and was Obliged to tie up
for nearly an hour till new piece
could be obtained After this its
work received many compliments
The Ford with attachment sur
prised the crowd with the amount and
quality of work it could do, While il
did not score the highest in the
minds Of the spectators, yet it made
a favorable impression.
The Cleveland Caterpillar attracted
much attentio nand received favor
able comment. One of its sTonl
seemed to be its sidehil work.
The Fordson got through witLou
any bad luck, and kept on its wa!
continuously at a steady pace unit
its quota was finished. The vorl
was done quickly and the furrov
were left in excellent shape.
For this particular demonstration
the general consensus of opinion o
the observers was that the Fordso
made the best showing
: 1t plowed much more than any o
= the others and did first class wor
! all the time Possibly the others ca
do just as well hut on this occasio
they did not and the verdict OF thl
: exhibit favored the Fordson with tn
International claiming second plac
and all of them doing surprisingl
good work and lots Of IL.
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MUST SUPPORT RUSSIA
Otherwise World VIII Lost Fruits Of
the War.

st. Louis April 21.--Declaration
that the allies must support Russia
or the world viii lose the fruits of
the war is made in a cablegram re-
ceiyed here today from Maj. George
W. Simmons of st. Louis, head Of a
special American Red Cross mission
to Russia and Siberia, which has com.
pleted a l0-weeks' investigation.
The cablegranf says in part at
is inconceiyable that the allied ma.
tions should treat with the irresponsi.
Bile bolsheviki. Bolshevism must be
destroyed here to save civilization.
Unless the allies support Russia the
world will lose the fruits OF the war,
With German efficiency and Russia's S
natural recources, Germany could
soon recoup her losses and again
menace the world"
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MRS. FRED C. ALLEN DEAF
Funeral To Be From Late Home Fri
day Will Be Private.

The funeral of Mrs. Fred c. Alien,
who died at her home on Grove street
Wednesday, will be private. I will
be held from the house Friday after
noon at = o'clock lnterment will be
in the village cemetery.
Mine L. Rice Allen was born in
Pownal May 10, 1856 but had spent
the greater portion of her life in Ben
nington. In 1876 she was married to
Fred c. Allen of Bennington. Mrs
Allen leaves host Of friends to
mourn her loss.
Surviving beside her husband are
a sister, Mrs. Arthur Il. Oakes, two
brothers, Frank A. Rice and Ansel
b. Rice, a daughter by adoption, Mrs
Judson e. Thompson and three neIees
and two nephews.
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MISTAKE HELPS COMMUTERS
Government Loses S4.o5 on Eeach 30
Trip Family Ticket.

Yonkers, N. Y, April 22.-Throush
printers error the government is
losing $405 on every fifty-trip family
ticket on the Hudson River Division
of the New York Central Railroad
purchased at the Grand Central Sta
ton in New York.
The regular communication rate is
$13.40, but because of typographical
mistake on the ticket sold in New
York the price there is only 1895,
and commuters are taking advantage
of the situation. Approximately 5000
tickets are sold monthly between Yon
kers and New York.
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o v v o y
BEER BoTTLINe TO CONTINUE
No instructions from Washington TO
Prosecute Brewers

New York, April 23.-Coincident
with an announcement by United
States District Attorney Caifey, that
he had received no instructions from
Washington to prosecute brewers dis
tributing beer of 2% per cent. alco-
holic content in violation of food con
servation regulations promulgated by
the internal revenue department gov
ernment counsel stated here today
that the department had taken steps
to permit resumption of beer bottling.
Collectors throughout the country
have been directed 1T was stated, tC
unseal the locks on brewery pipe
lines, which have remained idle since
brewing was forbidden by presidential
proclamation December l. last
The two announcements were made
in federal court in the course of an
argument on the governments motion
to dismiss the brewers suit to re
strain official interference with tn,
production of 2% per cent. brew, al
legged to be non-intoxicant Specul;
tiOn resulted as to whether the gov
ernment's attitude, including author
ization made early this week of tn,
sale of revenue stamps, hitherto de
MED the manufacturers, would con
tinue after the war time prohibition
act becomes effective next Thursday
District Attorney Caifey and Specia
United States Attorney Fits, appear
ing for Attorney General Palmer 4
the injunction proceedings, declare
they had no knowledge of the cours
to be pursued when the emergcnc
act, forbiding manufacture afte
April 30, and sale after June 30 c
beer" wine and other intoxicatin
malt or vlnous beverages" goes int
. operation.
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GETTING TEXT OF COVENANT
League Of Nations Document Is Be-
ing Made Public.

Washington, April 22.--The teyt Of
the revised covenant for the proposed
League of Nations, as completed and
adopted by the Peace Conference TO
Paris, was received at the State De.
partment today by cablegram from
Paris.
All of the text of the document has
not been received when the depart.
ment closed for the day, and other
sections of the document were being
received tonight.
The whole text is being held sub.
ject to release from Paris, and State
Department officials said that they
did not know when word for it3 re
lease would be received, although
they indicated that II would not be
made public before tomorrow in any
event
The document has been telegraphot
officially to the Entente capitals anc
is to be made public simultaneously
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Washington. April 22.-Senator
Sutherland Of West Virginia late TO.
day said he was no party to the for
nation of the sutherland alliance"
and was not an asprant for the re.
publican presidential nomination. ~
appreciate the compliment of the
suggestion" Senator Sutherland said
but | am In no sense an aspirant for
the nomination. OF course no one
has ever refused the nomination
when rendered to him and II the party
saw tit to nominate me | doubtless
would accept However, harbor no
Illusions nor delusions in regard TO
the matter and am no party to the
movement inaugurated in New Cast.
tie, Pa"
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AIR MINISTRY DISSATISFIED
Wires for Explanation Why Trans
Atlantic Flight Not Begun,

''N'S ''Snb lNOt begun. .|r
st. Johns, N. f., April 2S.-The
cable message from the British air
ministry. asking reasons for the fail
ure of Harry G. Hawker, Australian
aviator, and Captain Frederick p.
Raynham, his British rival. to start
their transatlantic flights, created
stir in the two aviators' camps here
today.
The cablegram, directed to Lieu,en.
ant Lawrence J. Clements, meteoro.
logical expert of the Royal air force
assigned here in connection with the
proposed flights, said that all weather
reports reaching England had indi-
Gated favorable weather conditions
for the start,
Following consultation with Hawk
er and Raynham, Clements replied
that daily wireless reports from YES.
sells at sea showed that conflicting
winds made start inauspicious. Both
aviators, when asked about their
failure to fly, said It had been due
to local conditions and reports OF ad.
verse winds and weather in mid.
ocean as received from Clements. i
It has been generally conceded here
that Hawker realizes now he allowed
almost perfect conditions to pass on
April 10 and II, but unpreparedness
Notwithstanding his haste to fore
stall Raynham. was advanced as mis-
reason for letting the opportunity
pass
With mist and rain today, follcw.
ed by more rain tonight Hawker and
Raynham face the prospect of further
delay, and Clements said there was
nothing in today's report TO offer
hope Of improved conditions for forty
leight hours more.
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VICTORY TRAIN
IS GREETED BY
LARGE CROWD
90
Bad Luck Overtakes Two of the
Machines
600
is INTERESTING EXHIBIT
@00
Addresses by Two Local Pastors Feat
ure Of the Exercise--Bond Sal
es Increase
0N0
is INTERESTING EXHIBIT

Local interest IN the victory loan
was strikingly demonstrated by the
exceptionally large crowd that turn
ed out Wednesday evening to view
the parade, to listen TO the addresses
delivered at the Rutland railroad
station park and to inspect the war
relics carried by the Victory train.
Not so many soldiers and sailors
as had been expected turned out for
the parade which was led by the |.
o. o. F. band and which marched
from Library hall to the station.
Though few in number the boys in
blue and olive drab, and who were in
command of Lieut. George Stewart of
the navy. presented a fine appear
ance. They had all the ear marks OF
veterans, the erect carriage, the Wig
orous step and the confidence Of real
fighting men.
Town Chairman John p. Mulligan
presided at the train and introduced
|
by local pastors who have been ener.
getic and ready to respond to every
call that has come to them from the
day that the United States declared
war on the Huns, Rev. T. r. Carty OF
st. Francis de Sales and Rev. George
S. Mills of the Second Congregational
church. Both spoke briefly as be-
fitted an occasion on which but litcle
explanation was necessary. Mr..
jerks, who was in charge of the train.
also spoke, two of the soldiers gave
monologues and there were remarks
by Lieut.. Lee Castel OF the 37th diyis-
ion. II Is estimated that between
two and three thousand people were
present in the crowd, Several aerial
bombs were exploded ,..,ss
AT the conclusion OF the speaking
the people present we're given an op.
portunity to inspect the train and the
. relies II carried These consisted OF
75m and I'm German guns, sabres,
revolvers, rifles and other implements
, Of war. There was also an exhibit of
the latest gas masks made by the
United States government and which
were provided with carbon made from
the fruit stones collected throughout
! the country. The proficiency of this
: mask was known to the German gov.
ernment which employed a large
number Of chemists to manufacture a
gas that would overcome men wear
ing the masks.
The train carried 16 men who were
entertained at the Putnam house The
members of the party expressed much
= satisfaction with the demonstration
= by Bennington people and were vel
pleased with their reception here
The train remained open for inspec
= tion until 10 o'clock and left here al
: 4 o'clock this morning.
= During the evening the COMMITTEES
u disposed of $4,000 worth of the bonds
. The town of Arlington completed
:. It's quota of subscriptions to the loar
- while the Victory train was at IN,
Arlington station.
- The bonds themselves will arriy,
y in Bennington on Monday or Tues
e day of next week
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cooK.sTewART
Well Known Couple Married at Con
gregational Parsonage Wednesday


sregational Parsonage Wednesday
Miss Grace Coo\. daughter Of Lu
man Cook, ard Rodcrick f. Stewart
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Stewart
CT the Lyons district. were united in
marriage Wednesday afternoon at
the Congregational parsonage by Rev
George S. Mills. The only witnesses
were the brides father and Miss
Laura b. Chase.
After the ceremony supper vas
served at the home of the groom s
parents, The young couple left Wed
nesday evening for New York whore
they will remain for few days
When they return they will reside
with Luman Cook on Silver street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1920
Senator Sutherland Of West Virginia
Is BEING Doomed

New York. April % Tho organiza.
tion in New Castle. Pa. of "the
Sutherland alliance" to promote the
candidacy OF United States Senator
Howard Sutherland of West Virginia
for president OF the United States on
the republican ticket, was announced
here today by Bert i. Kline, editor
of the New Castle Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain tonight probably turning to
snow In northwest portion Fair and
colder Friday east portion. North.
west winds becoming strong tonight.
Saturday probably fair
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MISS JANE E. DAY DEAD
Aqed Resident Passes Away at Eearly
Hour This Morning.

Hour This Morning.
Miss Jane Z. Day, aged SO years,
one of the highly respected residents
of the village died suddenly az b
o'clock this morning at her home on
North street. Miss Day had Ions
been i'll but her condition was not
considered critical
Notice of the funeral arrangements
and detailed obituary will be pub
lished later.
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MOUNTAIN eARCEN CLUB"

600
Organized at Nortn |oWnal School on
Tuesday.
The Mountainside Garden Club was
organized Tuesday, April 22nd, at
the North Pownal school.
Thirty-two boys and girls enrolled
as charter members, electing the fol-
lowing officers: President, Raleigh
Tatro; vice president, Charlotte
Smith; secretary, Anita Thompson
Mrs. f. Andrews will act as leaLer
of the club assisted by Mrs George
Tatrc, Mrs. David Wilson and Mrs.
A. n. Smith.
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He Escaped Influenza

Last spring ! had a terrible cold
and grippe and was afraid ! was go.
ing to have Influenza writes A. A.
McNeese, High Point, Ga. 81 tried
many kinds of medicine, but remained
clogged with cold then took
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
feeling relief from the first used
seven small bottles. 1t was sight
to see the phlegm coughed up !
am convinced Foleys Honey and Tar
saved me from influenza" Checks
coughs, colds, Group and whoopine
Cough. Sold Everywhere.
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VITRloL THROWING
Terrorist Disorders in Egypt Result
in Many Arrests. vs.

Terrorist Disorders in Egypt Result
in Many Arrests.
Cairo, April Terrorists recent.
ly threatened to throw vitriol on all
strike breakers as they we're leaving
their work and the official communi-
que today dealing with the current dis
orders report two cases of vitriol
throwing on Tuesday, Sne man being
totally blinded, In consequence Of
the yitriol throwing incidents, an or
der has been issued that persons who
throw corrosive substances or cause
them to he thrown are liable to the
death penalty The order also pro
vides that persons possessing cor
rosives without legitimate reason are
liable to 10 years imprisonment and
that those who sell such substances
are guilty of criminal act.
Curious scenes occurred in the
streets today when several days ac-
cumulatiOn of garbage was being car
ried by gangs of convicts protected
by troops The sentences of persons
convicted Of rioting during the last
few days ranged from three years to
Is years penal servitude.
Forty arrests have been made in
Keneh, on the Nile in upper Egypt
according to the official communique
which also reports that minor dlsor
ders occurred in Suez on Monday,
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y y y y d
RuMoR MAY BE UNTRUE
story Of Soviet Government
Turkey Not Confirmed.

London April 23.--The rumor that
a Soviet government had been estab.
lished in Turkey, which attracted
much attention yesterday. rem9ins
without confirmation, and is now
credited with considerable increddli.
lty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24

MARTIN r. PIERCE
Resident Of South Salisbury Died
After Long illness.

Martin r. Pierce aged 80 years died
at one o'clock this morning at the
Putnam Memorial hospital The de.
ceased has suffered from cancer for
five years and was taken to the hos
pital several days ago from his home
in SALISBURY.
The survivors are his wife and four
children Mabel Russell, Arthur and
Clinton, his father o. B. Pierce. six
brothers o. f. Pierce, George Pierce
and J. NJ. Pierce of South SALISBURY,
J. w. Pierce and Christopher Pierce
of Bennington and DR.. Leroy Pierce
OF Manchester.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon from the home of Henry
Stratton of North Branch street, Rev.
George S. Mills will officiate. Inter-
ment will be in the Joseph Waite
cemetery at Green Mountain Valley.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24

Rome, Wednesday-An imposing
demonstration occurred today. with
paraders trayersing the principal
thoroughfares acclaiming Fiume and
cheering for Orlando's stand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24
" " " " %
TO OCCUPY DALMATIA

ltaIisn Army of 100000 Men to Be
Sent There.
Paris, April 24.-The Italian mill
tary will occupy Dalmatia and other
Adriatic territory with one hundred
thousand men, it was stated by a
member of Orlando's staff. \ simi,
lar force will be sent around Fiume.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24
AMERICANS IN
ITALY To HAVE
PROTE ION
600
Fear Demonstrations May Be
Made Against Embassies
600
PEACE CRISIS is ACUTE
600
President Wilson Makes Statement
Clearly Defining Stand of Unit
ed States

Paris, Wednesday Reuters limited
learns that the Italian government
is taking measurers TO protect the
American embassy at Rome, and the
consulates in all Italian cities in the
event of demonstrations in that
country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24
MExIco's ATTITUDE
Non.Recognition Of Monroe Doctrine
by Foreign department.

Mexico City, Wednesday-Non-
recognition of the Monroe Doctrine
by Mexico, and the recall from Paris
of Alberto PAM, Minister to France,
formed the substance Of two state
ments printed today as coming from
the Foreign Relations Department OF
ficislli.
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Nl0

Paris, April 2l.-King Victor has
tolegraphod to Orlando commenting
his action and insisting that there he
no recession Lloyd George called on
Orlando today ondeavoring to secure
a change in the Italian position and
induce the Italians to remain. There
was no indication OF success of The
effort n was stated in Italian quar-
ters that should a break become den-
mite italy would take steps to ap-
proach Germany with view to max
inr separate peace
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STOLE 100000

Robbers Got Big Haul from Bank
in Harpster, o.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio April "a
Robbers stole owe one hundred thous-
and dollars from the Harpster bank
near here today, and escaped.
~ ~ a. ~ ~
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Y Y u y V
sWiNoLEp OUT OF $1,000
Bellows Falls Man Was Allowed 10
Keep Box Containing Isl ,Ooop

Bellows Falls, April 23.-The police
are investigating the complaint of an
alleged flim-fam victim. His name is
Michael Monobel. and he is emploved
Dy the Boston & Maine railroad at
its round house. MonobeI, who is an
italian, alleges that two of his fel.
low countrymen come to Bellows
fails recently and told him of a plan
lor making plenty of money quickly
lie says they carried wooden hoy
IN which was big roll of bills. He
thinks the roll contained 10000
The men told him that they would
like to have him take care of the
money Tor them for a few DAYS and
they would pay him we'll for his trou.
Die. They also told him that if he
would let them take what money he
nad lhey could easily double il for
MIN In short time. Monobel hand.
ed them four 500 Liberty bonds and
$500 in cash and took the box which
as he supposed, contained the biz
roll Of bills.
Ono of the two visitors immediatalv
leit town and Monobel passed the
night with the other at local hotel
Ihe second man left the next dav
When Monobel examined his box h.
found 1t was filled with scraps OF nan
er and three 81 bills. Why the aim
namers were so careless with theh
money as to leave the three dollaI
Dills In the box is mystery.
y @ v v o
= NORTH BENNINGTON
900
Mrs. Edward Carroll has receive
an announcement OF her brother
Frank p Sheas. death on April II
In Syracuse, ~ Y. Mr.. Shea was
veteran Of the Spanish American wa
and of the recent war He was ais
member Of the Syracuse fire depar
ment. The funeral was held from III
Cathedral of the Immaculate COZ
ception with a requiem high mass o
April IL. The interment was in 5
Agnes cemetery Surviving besid
his wife who was Miss Margar,
Combs. are little son, William =
two brothers and three sisters, Ia
iel Il of Washington, u. c.. John b..
San lose, Calf. Mrs. Mary Il. GibhC
OF Washington. Mrs. Charles
Coombs OF Syracuse and Mrs. Il
ward Carroll Of North Benningto
,Mr. Shea visited in North BenningtI
two years ago and made ma,
friends in the community.
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CREW SELECTED

WV
Men For. Transatlantic Flight Next
Month
Washington, April 24.-Officers and
men. who are to man three sea-planes
for transatlantic fight next month,
have been selected exclusively from
those who could not be given over
seas service during the war.
% a NA ~ q
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-24

Paris, April 2l-As to the gravity
OF the crisis which has arisen in the
Peace Conference there are no two
opinions in France. There is an
agreement also that no stone must
be left mturned to find a solution of
the deadlock Opinions differ widely
concerning the causes. The more
conservative are inclined to depore
Wilson's action in making his state.
mont public as likely TO do more
harm than good