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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
COUNTY SHEEP MEN
Preliminary Work on. Organization
Begun at Manchester Saturday.

The first meeting OF the proposed
Bennington County Sheep Growers
association was held at Manchester
last Saturday and pronounced by all
present a success The meeting was
one very likely to lead the way for an
important and helpful organization to
all interested in restocking Benning-
ton county with sheep. The atten-
dance was good, there being repre-
sentative sheep owners from the
towns of Bennington Arlington, Sun.
derland, Salisbury, Manchester,
Dorset, Rupert and Sandgatc present.
c. l.. Truyn of Dorset, through
whose efforts the meeting was ar.
ranged, was unanimously elected
president protein and Walter Manley
of Dorset, secretary protein. Mr..
Truyn, Jay Bentley Of Sunderland, O.
p. Black of East Rupert and w. c.
Peck of Sandgate were appointed
committee TO prepare constitution
and bylaws. II. NJ. Bottum OF
SALISBURY was appointed commit
tee Of one to take up the question OF
a revision of tho state dog laws on
which he has been working. Merritt
Phelps of South Dorset, Mr.. Black
aud A. H. Smith of Arlington were
appointed committee to arrange for
speakers at the next meeting which
will be held at the town hall at Ar4-
ington on Saturday, February 20 ut
2 p. NJ ~ -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
ADVISE AGAINST
MORE LAWS on
MEAT PACKING
Heads of Two Big Companies
State Their Views
PRICE FIXING is WRONG
Attempt Would Result Disastrously
Many Factors Enter Over Which
Government. Has No Control.

Washington, Jan 2S-Presidents
Of two big packing companies today
advised Senate and House committees
against enactment Of any additional
legislation to regulate the meat pack
ing Industry Louis +. Swift OF swift
K Co, told the Senate agriculture
committee present laws we're ade-
quate to deal with any abuses charged
and Edward S Morris Of Morris 4
Go. testified before the House inter
state commerce committee that any
further legislation would just muddle
things up
j. Ogden Armour, president Of Ar-
mour Il Co., announced yesterday that
he expected TO consult representatives
Of all other packers concerning meas
ures to be offered as substitutes for
legislation now pending before Con
gress Mr. Swift when asked today
by Senator Gore of Oklahoma, ii he
expected to assist with such legisla-
ton, said he felt much OF the so-called
feeling against the packers was eX.
aggerated and that legislation would
not affect the situation.
Some limitation OF capitalization of
packing companies was suggested by
Senator Gronna Of North Dakota.
after Francis j. Heney had cross-ex-
amined Mr. Swift concerning a series
of increases Of his company's capital
stock.
Mr., Henry said that by separating
the Swift concern into three organi-
cations recently the market value OF
the original stock had been increased
more than Sl00000,0O0. Mr Swift
denied this and agreed TO inform the
committee as 10 the transactions deal
ing with the separation OF the one
company into Swift & Co.. Swift IN
ternational and Libby, Mcneil & Lib.
by
Mr. Morris. in completing his testi-
mony before the House committee
said the PAL ~ shou!ds ~ scr
fered with as long as they operate at
the present degree Of efficiency and
Justly treat both the producers and
the consumer Legislation would be
particularly harmful at the present
time, he said, because the packers are
making every effort TO get back TO q
pre-war basis.
Asked by Representative Rayburn
of Texas if he did not believe il
would be advisable for the govern
ment 10 at least fix the price of meat
Mr.. Morris said such an attempt un
doubtedly would result disastrously
because there were many factors en-
terlng into the determination Of mcaI
prices over which the government
would have no control.
"The food administration has been
successful in fixing the price Of meal
sold to the allies" he said, "but thai
was because the allies had to take ON
meat or so without As soon as tn,
world market becomes normal agal
prices will be fixed as before by III,
law Of supply and demand"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
PRESIDENT MAY
MAKE SECOND
TRIP To EUROPE
Peace Conference Is Likely to
Last Longer Than Expected
WILL ANSWER CRITICISM
He viii Lay Facts Before Congress
Which He Believes Will Show Nee
cssity Of His Return.

Paris, Jan 20 Much ms President
Wilson hopes to avoid second trip
to Europe. ii begins to look as If the
trend Of the peace conference would
cause him TO recross the Atlantic in
the early spring.
He has abandoned the idea OF re.
turning home through England and
will probably sail from Brest between
February 10th and 18th, on the
George Washington now or its way
to France
The presidents friends say he is
prepared to answer the criticism OF
his intended return to France with
facts which he will lay before Con
gress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
NOT MUCH BUILDING
Cost Of Labor Is Grea;ess Bar tc
Construction.

New York, Jan q. While the
United States Government is ruging
a general resumption of building con
struction to absorb the incoming
fighters its own peace time construc.
tlon program has been brought to a
standstill by the high cost of labor
In New York and vicinity, with
weather conditions during the entire
winter ideal for continuous construc-
ton work, contract awards are at
present barely 10 per cent Of what
they were in the year 1912, and most
Of these are on building operations
of a specialized type like necessary
commercial or industrial construction
or institutional building.
During the month of January the
Supervising Architect OF the Treas
ury Department has advertised for
and received bids for The construc
ton OF forty post office buildings
throughout the country In every
case the lowest bids have run 10 10 So
per cent above the amount available
for the work, and the largest item IN
this excess construction cost is la
Dor
The appropriations for these build
ings were. of course, made before the
war 1t is therefore impossible fol
the Treasury Department to aware
contracts at this time without i'm
mediate relief from Congress in the
form OF additional appropriations.
To meet this emergency the Com
m!ttee on Public Buildings anC
Grounds has now under considera
tion the fact as submitted by tn,
/ Secretary OF the Treasury, recon
mcnding that the additional appro
priatous necessary to carry out th'
work he made as soon as possible
but prospects are not good for barely
a fair percentage of these building
operations to proceed If present cost
OF labor and other items prevail
above the 1918 schedules
Contractors who have estimated OF
these public improvements as wei
as thousands of privately operates
building projects say that in making
their estimates they have had to fl
ure in wage scales of from 10 TO 3
per cent above those operative las
year When the owners receive
these figures they rejected them e'
ccpt in cases where the most urgen
construction was demanded regarC
less of cost with the complaint tina
they could not figure a profit on thei
projects il costs advanced any higl
pT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
EIGHT PERSONS
WERE KILLED IN
DEMONSTRATION
American Mission Was Being
Given Welcome !.
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JUGO.SLAv GENERAL MAD
Ordered People to pisperss, and Then
Commanded His Troops to Fire
on Them. =,
JUGO.sLAv GENERAL MAJ

London, Jan. 29--German residents
of Marburg, an Austrian town, made
demonstration in the streets OF tho
town Monday in honor Of the arrival
by airships of an American mission.
headed by Col. Miles.
According to an exchange teIe.
graph dispatch from Vienna, this ac.
tlon aroused General Magister, the
Jugo'Slav commander, who ordered
the people to disperse.
Whom the order wasn't obeyed, tho
dispatch adds, he commanded the
troops to flre, with the result that
eight persons were Killed and many
injured VIZ
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
iO5,753 SOLDIERS ILL
Gen. Pershine Reports Number in
Hospitals Overseas.

Paris. Jan. 27--An Official report
from Gen Pershfng. made public at
Washington last night by he war de-
partment shows that on January 9
there were 1851 men of The Amer
lean army in hospitals in France and
England. of whom 72.Gi2 were suf-
iering from disease aud 35ll1 from
wounds or other injuries
The report said that the number of
hospital cases is steadily decreasing
there having been reduction of
more than $4,000 since the previous
week
Deaths during the week preceding
that covered by the report numbered
SCI, OF whom ESQ died of disease and
2Sl of wounds received before the
armistice was signed
A completely and carefully check
| ed list Of men still in the hospitals IN
France and England who were
wounded before hostilities ceased i,
now on its way by courier to tho
United States 1t will furnish dehn
tie information as to the nature o.
the injuries suffered by each man
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29

men of his command had been proven
to be involved and as 20 the steps
taken to check the tendency to cast
aside military discipline.
Officers here said that If the situ.
alton was in fact as grave as the
Paris papers indicated. undoubtedly
the American officials in Paris were
fully advised and had already exert
ed themselves to correct it. The Of
icers were inclined to believe, how
ever. that some of the figures given
by the Paris papers were based only
on suspicious that Americans wer,
involved
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
Why Misfortune Comes People Nothing Shake
RATlFlcArIoN is PROCLAIMED
Proclamation Signed With Pens Pre-
sented to Ratficationists.

Washington, Jan. Capitalization
of the federal prohibition amendment
formally proclaimed by Acting See.
retary of State Polk. The proclama-
ton was signed with several pens
which were presented to leading rat
iiicationists, including William Jcn-
nings Bryan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
A COMMISSION OF
ADMlRALS AT FIUME
They Are Inquirinu into Occupation
Of Various Forts Along Eastern
Coast OF tho Adriatic.

Paris. Jan. ga commission con.
sisting OF four admirals representing
Great Britain, United States, France
and Italy, has been in session at
Fiume iuquirlng into the occupation
Of various forts along the eastern
coast Of the Adriatic
Meetings OF the commission now
have been suspended indefinitely It
Is said. owing to the withdrawal of
the Italian representative, who is un.
derstood not to be in entire accord
with his colleagues as to the desir-
ability Of an inquiry
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
CLYDE STRIKE GROWING
Nearly all shipyards and Engineering
Works Closing Down.

London, Jan 29-The strike on the
Clyde is reported to be growing more
serious. Almost all the big ship
yards and engineering works are on
the verge of closing down or are do
ing work with small forces.
Leaders OF the Glasgow strike are
said to be trying to link the strike on
the Clyde with strikes in Belfast and
London, notwithstanding the differ
ent aims of the three movements.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
FRlsKY, FLlPPANT FARCE
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath at Opera
House Tomorrow Night.

"A frsky, ilippant and sometimes
fragrant farce IS the way in which
a Boston paper refers to "Parlor, Bed
room and Bath" the comedy that
comes to the Bennington opera
house tomorrow evening.
There has already been good ad-
vance sale for the entertainment hut
not so large as had been expected
considering the reputation OF the CON
pany. The comedy is pronounced oGc
o. The best being seen in the smaller
cities during the present winter 1ad
Is deserving OF .;ood patronage
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
RATIFICATION MEASURE
ADOPTED BY HOUSE
Sheppard Amendment Favored by
Vote Of 1856 to 5s--Resolutlon
Goes Back to Senate.

Montpelier. Jan 2g--The House
passed the resolution adopting the
Sheppard amendment, 155 to 5S. II
goes TO the Senate tomorrow. it
A bill has been introduced by Mr.
Potter of Pownal providing that
street railways shall be under the
supervision of the public service
commission as to the rates.
The Wilmington village charter
amendment passed the House. The
Senate passed the bill giving the
right Of women to vote for presi.
dental electors, 20 to 10. 80.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
100000 AMERICANS TO
REMAIN IN FRANCE
Majority Of Them Wish 20 Marry
French Women-Others See Great
Opportunities Overseas.

Paris, Jan. 2S-At least two hun.
dred thousand Americans now in the
army will remain in France, accord
ing to statement made by promi.
nent member of the American colony.
The majority will remain, it is said,
because they wish to marry French
women, and the rest because they
are charmed with French life, and sec
great opportunities here for Ameri
can onorgy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
AUTO GOES THROUGH LAKE
State Senator Dearborn Had Marrow
Escape at Laconia, N. n.

Laconia, N. H. Jan. 27-State Sen
ator Burt S Dearborn had narrow
escape from drowning Yesterday af-
ternoon in Lake Paugus when his
closed automobile, which he was op.
rating on the lake ice. suddenly broke
through Mr. Dearborn managed to
get out of the car before It sank and
also pulld out his Aredale dog, but
the dog went under the ice and was
drowned
Mr. Dearborn was forced to cling
to the broken edge of the ice unit
assistance arrived from he nearby
ice houses An effort VIII be made
to recover the automobile Ice OF
the lake Is generally about foo
thick, but at the point where Mr.
Dearborn's car broke through it wal
very thin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
ST. JoHNssuRY MEN FREED
Albert Garaud and George E. Drouln
Are In France.

Washington, u. c.. Jan. 9S.-Ameri
can soldiers from New England whC
have been released from German pris
on camps and returned to France were
announced Yesterday by the war de
partment as follows Newman S
Gee. Caribou, Me-. Albert Garaud, ST
1ohhsbury. Va Geo. T. Droum, 81
lomshury, W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to relatives and friends who
so kindly assisted MS during our re.
cent bereavement, the death of our
beloved husband and brother aud
aso for the floral tributes
Mrs Paul Corey md family
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
POLICE ENDED MEETING
After Discharged Soldiers Had Abused
Government

New York, Jan 2S.--police reserves
aud o naval guard put prompt end to
q meeting Of discharged soldiers, sail
ors and marines last night, at which
speakers criticized organized govern
mon.
The meeting was held in the Rand
school Of social science, under the aus
pices of the soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rine Protective association" to dis
cuss the question Of unemployment
Members OF the board OF aldermen
participated in the discussion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
PRESIDENT N. E. TEL, co.
Matt o. Jones Elected 10 Succeed
Philip l. Spauldlna.

WIZ
Matt b Jones has been elected
president of the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company to sue.
coed Philip l.. Spaulding who has re-
signed to become associated with a
Boston banking firm
The new president of the company
Is Vermonter, a native OF Waitsneld
and is in his 4Sth year He is a
graduate OF Dartmouth and while in
college was a prominent member OF
the football team He is also a grad.
uate of the Harvard Law school He
left the law firm OF Powers, Hall and
Jones to enter the employ Of the tcl
ephone company
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
BoLsHEvlKI FORCES FAILED
Attempted 10 Divide American anC
British Troops From Tulgas.

Archanglc July 2S.-- Bolsheviki
forces failed in an attempt last night
to drive the American and British
troops from positions mt Tulgas on
the Dyina river southeast of Arch
angel Earlier the enemy bombarded
the positions with artillery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
Odd Fellows
Standing OF League

Next game February an, Green IIg.
ers vs. Odd Fellows.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED
Lieut. o'Neirs Airplane Collapsed a,
700 Feet.

Paris, Jan. 21-Lieutenant ONeill
OF the American Army was killed in
stantly this afternoon near Chatillon.
sur.Seine when his airplaue collapsed
at height of about ZOO feet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
ODD FELLOWS WIN
Added to Their League Standing 6y
Winning from Black Cats.

The Black Cat team lost TO the Odd
Fellows last evening on the V. NJ. c.
a. alleys. ) to 0.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
sPAeTAcANs WIN wlLMsHAvEN
They Have Ordered Court Martial

OF Their Opponents.
Copenhagen. Jan. 2S-Spartacans
have overthrown the government in
Wilmshavou. Germany, and occupied
the banks and public buildings. They
have ordered a courtmartlal OF op'
ponents. Railway traffic to and from
Wilmshayon has stopped
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
AMERICANS CHARGED
Paris Claims Yankee Soldiers Re.
eponsible for 81 Murders.

Paris, Jan q -Thir,y.four murd-
erers, 900 day and night assaults and
nearly 500 serious fights due TO
American soldiers occurred in the de-
partment of the Seine during the
month of December. says the Matin
today reyerting to the subject of the
reorganization of the American pO-
lice in Paris. The reinforcement of
the police contingent had been de.
manded by Brig Gen William W
lIarts the newspaper asserts, and
with the new organization effected
police operations have beep carried
out on Wholesale scale, specially
in the Montmarte section. resulting
In the arrest of many American de.
serterS
The American police IN Paris had
previously been chiefly recruited,
the Matn points out. among Ameri-
can officers and men who had been
wounded. Their main duty was to give
information to the American soldiers
in the streets and to regulate triling
onenses and carry out night patrols.
The majority of The members OF this
force, however, were not capable OF
dealing with serious crimes, adds the
newspaper, which cites ,he December
statistics as proving the inelllciency
OF such policing.
Another of the Paris newspapers
the lntransgeant, welcomes the rein
forcement OF the American police SER
vice in days when, II says attacks by
armed men were becoming overcom
mon and jcwelry stores were being
robbed in full daylight in the main
streets. For II must be said says
| the intransigeant, "and our friends OF
the United States deplore the fact
like ourselves, that the audacity Of
some of their bad lot has grown
marveously since the armistice.' ~
Washington, Jan 81 Omcial in
formation will be sought by the Wa
Department concerning reports il
Paris newspapers that American sol
diers have been involved in crim'
wave Secretary Baker said toda,
that the situation pictured in the pa
pers seemed increditable.' and tha
official reports from France made N
mention OF the matter.
The American Expeditionary Fore
has maintained in Paris since Amer
can troops began to appear in tina
city on leave or otherwise proves
guard OF military police to aid th
French police in handling incident
in which American troops were II
volved The same practice Is TO
lowed wherever there are many sole
iers in any community In the Unite
I States or elsewhere.
II was said at the Department the
disturbances of a minor characte
, we're to be expected whore many me
}. freed for the moment from clos
, military restraint, We're involved, bl
since the fgurea given by the Frenc
papers Indicated a most serious sit
alton detailed report probabl
would be asked of Gen pershin
both as to the extent to which N
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
PlLLseuaY MILLS CLOSED
Erire Flour Milling System Shut
Down--Poor Market.

Down--Poor Market
Milwaukee. Jan 2S, The entire
Pillsbury flour milling system was
shut down yesterday COR the first
time In many months. I'VE have
made more -four than we could sell
so we shut down for day" said
.C A. Loring. president of the com.
pany He declared that the govern
meni has not bought lour for six
weeks and added I'VE can't sell
Hour when we have no market for It,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
Simmons Heaters

For Repairs, or Information
In relation TO the we'll known
Simmons 'tsaters, apply %
w. 9. eHELpoN. Adm,
Tel. 80. 3o7 Main et-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Thursday. Colder
tonight Fresh and strong northwest
winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29

Fcycrish Headaches ana BODY Palma
caused from n cold nro soon relieved
by taking LAXATIVE BROMO OUIN-
lNE Tablets. There's only ono "Bromo
Quininr." j.. w. GROVES signature
on the box. soc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
COTTON RATES REDUCED

Southern Senators Announced After
Conference with Shipping Board.
Washington, ID. c.. Jan. 2S-South
orn senators announced after o con
ference with the shipping board io
day that the. transatlantic freight
rates on Cotton had been reduced
from S22.50 to S625 bale from
south Atlantic ports, and from S235C
TO $3.50 bale from Gulf ports. ctIec
tive Immediately
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-29
aSepia
Portraits
The White Studio, Main st.
WANTED

Raw furs and hides, all kinds.
Muskrat, average large, $3.50 each.
Deer hides. good, S2.0O each
Horse hides. good 5000 each
ROBY ALLEN JONES
Tel aa6.Y. 2gg Stafford ~
bennington. Vermont
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Martial La1U After
FataIWinnipegRiot
One Killed, Score Hurt ir,
Clash Of Police and Mob;
Wholesale Arrests Made

WINNIPEG, Man, June 21.-W'nni-
reg, strike-torn since May Is, is under
martial law tonight. After fighting
this afternoon between thousands Of
strikers and the city provincial police,
in which one man was killed, another
probably fatally injured and score
were hurt, Mayor Charles F. Gray
formally turned oyer the city to the
protection of the Federal military
forces.
General H. D. B. Ketchen, in charge
OF the military, announced tonight
that the soldiers we're in full control of
the situation and that scores of al
legged rioters are in custody.
Nearly 10000 persons were massed
on Main Street near the City Hall at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon, ready to-
take part in the "massed silent
parade" ordered staged by labor lead
ers in opposition to city officials or
ders against all parades.
Just as the men fell in for the pa
rade streetcar manned by non-union
men and half-flled with passengers,
mostly women and children, ap-
preached. The car was wrecked by a
shower of missiles thrown by the
paraders. The women and children
escaped without injury as far as is
known
A cry went up from the crowd, "Here
come the bloody soldiers!" and around
the corner of Main Street appeared the
Royal Northwest Mounted Police. They
rode through the crowd, and then,
turning, formed in two columns and
with drawn truncheons attempted to
force the crowd back on the sidewalks
Many of the policemen were hit by
rocks thrown by strikers.
The crowd, however, refused to dis
perse, and it was not until the arrival
of Federal troops that quiet was re-
stored. Tonight troops armed with
machine guns are stationed through
the city and armored cars are held in
readiness at strategic points.
Mike Sokolwoki, the man killed, was
said by officials to be registered
alien