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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
PLAYERS WANT MAYS
BARRED FROM GAME
Pitcher Who Threw Baseball That
Fa.aly Injured shortstop Chap
man OF Cleveland.

Boston, Aug II. Players cf the De
roit and Boston clubs of the Ameri-
can league today prepared to draw N
ia petition asking for the banishmens
from organized baseball of Carl Mays
Iof the New York Americans whose
pitched ball fractured the skull of
Ray Chapman, Cleveland shortstop,
in yesterdays game Probability chat
the members Of beth teams would re-
fuse to play in any game in which
Mays was he pitcher, was expressed
by some of the players
The Red SoX eam held meeting
lin the clubhouse, after Yesterdays
game, when word was received of
iChapman's injury 1t was agreed, ac-
icording to Outfelder Menoskey, that
jail would sign a petition to Pres dent
Johnson for the league TO have Mays
ruled out of the game, if Chapman
should die, and tha. the players would
not 30 TO bat against his pitching
again. With news of his death this
morning, the players expressed their
sorrow and then discussed the carry
ing out Of the plan for a petition.
"Stuffy" McInnis, Red Sox first base
man, hurried from his seaside home
at Manches er to be at the club
house early, to call meeting of the
players to act on Chapman's death.
Members Of the Boston club who
were teammates of Mays until the lat
ter deserted the club prior to his sale
/ to New York last year, said they felt
certain the Detroit players would join
in such action as might be decided on
l"Ty" Cobb, the Detroit star, asserted
that summary measures should be
taken Immediately Oscar Stanage,
veteran catcher of the Tigers, said
the players had already discussed ac-
tion.
Mays has been a storm center of
baseball controversy for years, first
because. of his close pitching, as a re-
suit of which players frequently com.
planned that he had tried to dust
them off 'and later when the deal be-
tween 'he Boston and New York clubs
by which he was transferred after he
deserted the Red Sox, precipitated a
fac fight among club owners and
President Johnson, which threatened
to disrupt the league.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18

MRS. MICHAEL MALoNEY
Death Occurred at Her Home Early
This Morning.

Mrs Michael Maloney died at her
ing at the age of 80 years. She had
been in failing health for some time
and the last few years of her life were
spent with much suffering
Mrs. Maloney was born in County
Longford, Ireland, in 1880. As to her
earlier fe, very little is known. She
was married to Hugh Lee in Aug.
1854. Mr.. Lee came to America after
their marriage and his wife arrived
in this country on Dee 1, 1855. The
boat on which she was a passenger
encountered terrific storms and the
trip was made in 40 days Mr. Lees
death occuTe din 1854, and in Sept
1866, Mrs. Lee married Michael Ma
loney of Bennington.
There were three children by her
first husband and one of her sons
James b Lee, died only a few days
ago, The other two are living. One
daughter, Mrs, Joseph Kennedy, was
Torn to her by her second marriage.
Mrs. Maloney was kind hearted
woman and held a warm place in the
hearts of her many friends and rela-
uyes Her life was happy one up
to Sept 1905 when she suffered a
paralytic shock. She was confined to
her bed and the following year she
suffered from the effects of another
shock which left her in a helpless
condition
The immediate survivors are Mich
ael end Mary Lee, Mrs Joseph Ken
nedy and five grandchildren.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
MRS. Hawks WON
HIGH HONORS At
GLADOLI SHOW
Brought Home Gold Medal and
Many Prizes
TOOK 16 BLUE RIBBONS
Mrs. George M. Hawks Came Home
Today From Annual Exhibition
In Boston.

Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ, Hawks re-
turned this morning from Boston
where Mrs Hawks has been an exhi-
bitor at the 11th annual Gladiolus
show. held in horticultural hall. Mrs.
Hawks has been growing gladioli for
several years and has spent much time
in the study and development OF rare
and beautiful var cites, This is the
first year that she has competed at
the gladiolus exhibit. The meeting
in Boston was a joint exhibit of the
American Gladiolus society, the Massa-
chusetts Gladiolus society and the
Massachusetts Hort cultural associa-
tion.
The exhibit was open to both pro-
fessional and amateur growers and
there were about 200 eXhib Is includ-
ing the best known commercial grow
ers in the United States and Canada.
Mrs Hawks made 20 entries and
won 16 prizes, including the gold
medal which is the goal Of all ex-
hibtors. This prize is given for the
largest and finest display of the kin
dred & adolf, the four points consider
ed being. number, variety rariety and
display. Because of the extent of Mrs.
Hawks exhibit she was given a large
separate table and she SHOWED go
varieties. The prize was given last
year for display of 80 varieties and
the one who won the prize last year
took second place this year
The other prizes awarded Mrs.
Hawks were for separate vases Of
named varieties for which przes had
been offered. One prize was for a vase
Of 6 stems of the 6 finest varieties
Some of tba specimens which Mrs
Hawks exhibited are not yet in com
merce and most OF them are not yet
toibe mad in any quantity Mrs
Hawks failed to register for the Gar
den Medal of Achievement, a prize
which is awarded for the greatest
number OF Winnings III amateur classes.
This prize would also have been won
by Mrs. Hawks had she registered for
it
The exhibit was the largest ever
held in Boston and all exhibitors were
subject to the keenest competition.
Mrs Hawks was the on grower en-.
tered from Vermont, but considering
the fact that she won 16 of the 80
prizes offered by the American Glad :
olus society, Vermont's record is all
to the good
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
FIRE FIGHTERS
PUT ON ANNUAL
PARADE MONDAY
Yearly Inspection of Department
Also Held
MADE FINE APPEARANCE
Line of March Not SO Long As One
Company ls In Process of
Recognizing.

A feature of Bennington Battle Day
in which the people of The village al
ways take keen interest is the an
nual parade and inspection of the vel
unteer fire depar cment. The exer-
cises Monday forenoon were not wit
messed by such crowds as have lined
the Main street sidewalk in years
gone by for the reason that the peo-
pie were MOI in town. Coming as it
id on Monday the anniversary pro-
vided an excellent opportunity for
good vacation None of the mills
we're in operation Saturday afternoon
and some not at all during the day.
These conditions combined to make
weekend of three days and the re-
suit was fewer people in town on
The Sixteen h" than in a number of
years.
The parade marched over the usual
route, the village police in the lead
and next followed by the Bennington
Ciy band The neatly uniformed fire
men made a splendid appearance, al
though the line was not so long as in
previous parades, owing to the abb
sence of the Stark Hose company
which is being re.organized. In the
ranks Of the hree companies, The
Bradford Hooks, the Putnam hose and
Eagle hose were men who had served
as members Of the department for
Years and who marched almost like
lWorld-war veterans
There are few capacities in which a
man more forcefully demonstrates his
citizenship than his membership in a
volunteer fire department To do this
he must give OF his time, his labor
and his in crest At times he must
put his life in danger that the prop
erty of his fellow citizens be not de-
stroyed 1t is certainly creditable to
the men who have made the Benning-
ton fire department what it is. that
so many of them have retained their
memberships in the organiza ion long
after they could rightfully claim that
! they had contributed all the service
of hat nature that should be required
Of them 1t is due to their influence
and experience that the department
us in a condition to make the excel
lent appearance that characterized
the parade on Monday. There lis no
i local institwio ion in which this com
mun.ty is justified in assuming a
larger amount of pride The future
may bring about changes in the
method of protecting life and proper
ty from fire. but no matter what
axes place in the years to come, the
record of the volunteer iremen of
Bennington will remain in the memor-
les of the people who have received
the benef of faithful and efficient
service.
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so SHAFTSBtIRY DOWNS
NORTH BENNINGTON
Close Game Played in Presence of
Largest Crowd During Present
Season.
Season.

In one of the mos exciting games
that has been played in this section
and before the largest crowd that has
attended a baseball on the local
gnunds the local eam Monday defeat
ed the North Bennington club by the
score OF 10 to 8. Babe Demers on
the mound for the locals pitched a
good game until the S,h inning when
he let up as he had run lead His
pitching was the best seen around
here tn S year, taking into considera-
ion that he won his games on Satur.
day and Sunday this game making
him three wins n as many days. The
sCnro.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18

Mrs John l.. Hun Rou Box 30,
Mount Union, Penn.
59,h Infantry, NJ G.. Co.--Private
Raymond NJ. Schmidt, reported, wound
ed October or 4, 1918. and died Oc-
tober at Four,h Field hospital, Gus
sey, France Mother wants to hear
from anyone who saw her boy shortly
before he died and knows whe her "he
said any hing on his deathbed" Ad-
ress Mrs Matthew Schmidt, 507 Rush
Street, Dubuque, la.
u. S. S. Ontario. Private Clyde
Mott went down with this vessel when
she ank in a storm Of fthe Irish coast,
His parents want information about
his death from survivors. Write his
brotherin law, John c. Doolittle, Say
annah, Ga
1884 f. s. Bn, Co. Cots Lyle
Canady gassed and died la er in hos
pital a Quincy September 9, 1918,
On way to hospital he gave his per
sonal effects TO Sergt Tracy in
charge of ambulance to be mailed o
his father Sorgt Tracy gave them o
Y NJ c. A. worker to attend to it,
Anyone knowing this "Y" man write
to his father c. NJ. Canady, 61S Park
road Ambridge Penn viii the
nurse or doctor with Private Canady
when he died also write?
23d Infantry Co. Priyae Floyd
H0l died .Iulv % 1918. after having
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
YOUNG BOY BROWNS
Henry Emery, t6, Loses Life in Eddy's
Pond at Rutland.

Rutland, Aug. l6.-Iienry Emery.
the l6yearcld son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Emery of the own of Rutland
was drowned at 12:10 o'clock this af-
ternoon in the Eddy Ice company
pond in the town of Rutland about a
mile south Of this city Three hours
searching failed to reveal the loca-
tion a die body
Emery, who could not swim, went
to the pond with Leon Densro,
ne ghbor, also 16 to bathe He wad
ed out about 10 feet from shore
where the bottom sloped gradually
and suddenly slipped into deep water.
Emery lived with n a few feet Of
the pond. He is survived by his par
ents, two sisters, and a brother
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
SETTLES FOR $1,000
chauffeurs Employer Pays Damages
to Durant Shot by Hgginbo:ham.

Chauffeur's Employer Pays Damages
to Durant, Shot by Hgsinbo:ham.
Middlebury Aug. 6.-Settlement
of $1,000 has been made by Plny
Fiske of New York city upon Frank
Durant, who was shot at Lake Dun
mcre, early Friday morning by F'iskes
chauffeur, Duncan Higinbotham. Du-
rant sued Higginbotham for damages.
lligginbotham pleaded gull y before
Judge Albert W. D'vkens Saturday
afternoon and was fined $500 and
costs of $l310. Mr.. Fiske also paid
fine and costs for him A sentence of
not less than one nor more than one
and half years in the house Of cor
rection was suspended and Higginbo-
than was put ip the hands of the pro
baton officer In il the sentence ex.
pires,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
OUTING FOR BEEKEEPERs
Meeting Saturday at crofut Farm at
West Arlington.


About thirty Benning on coun v
farmers, who are interested in the
honey business met at the Crofut
farm at West Arlington Saturday and
had an enjoyable and profitable out.
ing.
Mr. Crofut, who probably has gone
into the business more ex ensively
than any ether man in the county.
carefully explained his methods of
preparing and marketing strained
honey
During the day the guests had an op
portunity to sample the excellent pro
duct Of Mr.. Crofuts apiary. Lem
onade was also served to keep 'he
taste Of the beemen in condition for
the consumption Of more honey.
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South Shat .sbury


No. bennington 003000024- 913
So. SALISBURY 10011142 10 143
Two base hits Pellerin, Knapp, De
mers, Gighotti Green, Daley 2 three
base HIS Burke; stolen bases, Pei
lerin ?, Knapp Genton 2, Demers
Harrington, 2; sacrifice hit Milling
ton. left on bases North Bennington
Z, South Shaftsbury, 8; earned runs,
North Bennington 5, South Shaftsbury
s; wild pitch, Beyis /, Demers /; first
base on errors, North Bennington 2,
South SALISBURY 2; bases on balls Off
Bevis 8, Gen on, Daley, Harrington,
off Demers /, Pelerin; struck out by
Beyis, s. Flynn 2, Gighotti,. Green,
Cole. by Demers, H. Millington, o.
ICcnnor, Burke. Knapp, Mooney 8, Nal
llory, Beyis, Skerry 8; hit by Pitcher
Burke Time of game 2.15. Umpires
Hall and Stone Attendance, all of
North Remington. South SALISBURY
and surrounding towns,
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BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
Results Of Games In Both OF the
Major Leagues.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

The New York Cleveland Game was
postponed on account of the death of
Chapman.
Boston A. Detroit 1st game).
Detroit g. Boston (2nd. game).
st. Louis 7; Washington 2 (st
g2Inel.
Washington TO- St Louis eleven
innings; second gamel.
Other teams were not scheduled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
CLASH IN slLEslA
French Troops Attempt to Keep Peace
in MiujrD Town.

Berlin Tuesday. Aug. 1S-French
troops, today clashed with the inhabi-
ants OF the town of attowitz, an I'M
lSrtauJ mnng town OF upper Silesa,
Eleven persons were killed and TWEEN
ysiX wounded.
Polish troops attempted 70 break
up mass meeting at ilybnik twenty.
five miles south west Of Kattowi Y and
one was killed and four wounded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
POLES PUSHING
REDS BACK FROM
THEIR CAPITAL
Warsaw Still in Danger But a
Bit Less Desperate
CLEAR DANZIG CORRIDOR
Fierce Counter Attacks of Poles Have
Broken Russian Line at
Several Points.

Par.s, Aug. 1S.-The Polish counter
offensive with Thorn as its base has
successfully cleared the Danzig cor
ridor of Russian troops according to
"a report received from the Frenc>
mission in Poland The Polish forces
are sill driving eastward the report
says.
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Standing Of the Club.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York 3; Philadelphia T. Qst
game),
Philadelphia 3; New York 2, (2nd
game.)
Cincinnati 3; Chicago 2.
Pittsburg 10; st Louis 6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
TWO AMERICANS
SET NE VI MARK At
OLYMPIC GAMES
Dartmouth Star Won 40 Meter
Hurdles Today
RECORD IS IA AS SECONDS
Landon, Yale Jumper, Won High
Jump Yesterday, Clearing
Feet a is Inches.

Antwerp, Aug, 1S--Earl Thomson,
the Dartmouth college star, represent
ing Canada, won the hundred and
ten metre hurles final today setting
a new worlds record Of IA As seconds.
Barron Of Philadelphia was second
and Murray of New York, third
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
FRENCH MUNITIONS STOPPED
Held Up BY British High Commisson
or at Danzig.

ct dt DdTATJ'
Paris, Aug lS.-The French govern
ment intends to protest energetically
against the decision of Sir Reginald
Tower the allied high commiss .oner
at Dang who yes erday iorbid the
further debarkation at Danzig of
French muni ions for Poland it was
learned today
Several French munition ships are
now anchored outside Danz,g, The
commissioner, according to the report
of the French ambassador to Poland
takes the attitude that he hasn't suf-
ficent allied troops to preserve order
if fur her munitions are unloaded at
Danzis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
SCHOOL HEAD RESIGNS
Supt. McGinnis Of Bellows Falls Go.
+ ing 10 Revere, Mass.

ing 70 Revere Mass.
Bellows Falls, Aug 16.-W, G.
NEG nnis, superintendent of schools,
has resigned to accept a similar posi-
tion at Revere, Mass. Mr. McGinnis
has for three years been in charge of
schools here His resignation takes
effect September l5 and a meeting of
the school board will be held tomor-
row nigh to act on his successor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18
TENNESSEE BY
VOTE Of 49 TO47
IS FOR SUFFRAGE
Becomes the 36th State and
Carries Amendment
EFFORT TO RECONSIDER
Speaker Walker Changed His Vote
and viii Again Try to Defeat
the Resolution

Nashville, Tenn. Aug Tennes-
Sc today completed the ratification Of
the federal woman suffrage amend
ment and makes the Seth state need
ed to pu' he amendment in effect.
The ratification resolution which
passed the Senate Friday by vote Of
25 to was adopted By the House to-
day by a vote OF 40 to AZ.
Speaker Walker, who is opposed to
suffrage changed his vote to yes in
order tc have chance to move re.
Iconsidera &on This makes he vote
OF record as so to 4G
This makes the constitutional vote
of so which is required in Tennessee
but Mr.. Walker has the privilege of
moving reconsideration at any time
during the next two days.
Raleigh, n, G., Aug 17~-North Car.
olina was elmina ed at least tenn.
porarily, today from the fight fer rati-
fication Of the Federal woman suf-
frage amendment IN time for the wo-
men to vote in November
BY margin Of IS to % he State
Senate voted to postpone action on The
amendment until the next regular ses
son of the Legislature in 1921.
The blow came as a complete sur.
prise to suffrage proponents They
had no advance word Of the opposi,
TONS plan of action and the pos pone
ment resolu ion went through before
they could mcye 10 block is adoption.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-18

Par,s, Aug. 17-Warsaw is holding
well, according to the latest news re-
ceiyed here tonight. The Poles, who
were beginning TO repeat Their old
despairlng cry of 1891, God is tco
high and France too far fortified by
the counsel of Frances expert sol
diers, have now plucked up spirits
with immedia e effect.
While it is too soon to forecast the
favorable issue Of the great battle
now raging under the walls Of the cap
ital, the Poles appear to retain the
initiative they COX Saturday and con-
tinue to hold the Bolsheviki in check.
In the southeast, on the western
Bug. they havea scored notable sue
cess. Nevertheless the situation with
Warsaw threatened from hree sides,
undoubtedly remains serious and
everything depends on the ability Of
the Poles to keep up their aggressive
tactics.
1t is considered significant in mill
tary circles that the Moscow wireless
has been unusually silent today.
Tireless efforts by the Poles to
push back the invading Bolsheyik
have resulted in the capture Of import
ant strategic positions. Three days
ago the Polish forces faced an ex-
fremely critical situation with the
Red center virtually reaching The on
er forts of the capital
On Sunday, however, the Poles
launched counter offensive from No
'vo GCrgieysk, clearing the north bank
of the Narew, and yesterday they re-
captured the Serook bridgehead be-
fore the Bolsheyik had time to es-
tabli1h themselves.
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FINE CHECK ARTISTS"
Quick Action of Rutland Bank Official
Results in $t25 Fines

Rutland. Aug, 16, Because they tam
pered with checks for $1.92, raising
them to $2192, Thomas Goodman of
Altoona, Pa, and Eugene Prentiss of
Whitehall N. Y, were each fined SIPS
today by Judge Goddard. They are
still in Jail, while relatives are trying
to arrange to pay the fines. Goodman
is 90 and Prentiss q, and they said
they were broke and tried to raise
money to get out Of town.
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Warsaw Aug. IL (By The Associ-
a ed Press -lReports of Polish mli-
tary successes came to Warsaw to-
day while the population was eagerly
awaiting news from Mnsk where the
Polish peace delegates are to negoti.
ate with the representatives of the
Russian Soviet government. The on
ly report of the delega es was Mos.
COW wireless message stating that the
par y had arrived in Minsk,
A successful counter offensive was
launched on the Warsaw front Mon
day, under the leadership Of President
Pilsudski, as commander-in-chief.
On the northern front, where ten
Bo'shevik divisions are striking tow
ard the Wis ula as part Of the ma
neuyer against Warsaw, and ON the
Warsaw front, it was announced TO-
day that the reds have been driven
back at several points.
Polish movements, aided by heavy
artillery, are forcing the Bolshevih
gradually to withdraw from various
places, whore for days pressure upon
the capital has been greatest.
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Moscow, Tuesday (Associa ed Lee
Russian Soviet peace terms were read
to the Polish delegates at the first
NEE ing with the Soviet representa-
tiyes at Minsta today The Polish
answer viii be returned tomorrow.
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The NJ nsl conference opened at
Z p. m with a speech by Chairman
Danishosyy who emphasized Russia S
respec, for Poland's independence
with sovereign rights and the right
to determine her own form Of govern,
ment and also said that Russia had
accorded Poland more territory than
the entente.
He said that Russia must demand
though from the landlords of Poland
such guaran ees against renewed at
tacks as would not be necessary from
the workers and peasants of Poland.
The Polish delegates proposed to
hold the next sitting August 10 but
the Russians insisted that it be held
today which was agreed.
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Antwerp, Belgium, Aug 17.-Six
even OF the twenty-one Listed under
the head Of athletics have been com
pleted in the Olympic games, and ii the
United sta es keeps scoring as it is
scoring just now it will gain the big
gest triumph in the history of the
revival of the classic competi ions.
The athletes from America have
scored 90 points-more than twice as
many as those from Finland, who are
second with 81.
England has done very well and
has scored II points to gain third
place Sweden, the disappointment
of the games, is fourth with 10 IL
and France is hf h with u. South
Americans have scored 4, Esthonia
and Norway |.
The six events which have been
completed and the winning nations
are: Running jump, America; 400
meter hurdles. America; 100 meter
dash, America; 800 me er run, Eng.
land; 5000 meter run, France; Pen
tathlon, Finland.
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TOO LATR 10 CLASSIFY.

WANTED--To buy an adding ma
chine in good condition. Phone l51- (.
S2t6F
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WEATHER FORECAST

Fair ton.gh and Thursday. Cooler
tonight,