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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
DELAWARE DELAYS
Suffrage Resolution Was Not Brought
Up Yesterday.

Dover, Del, March 29-Little
change in sentiment regarding ratifica
ton of the p opposed woman suffrage
constitutional amendment was noted
in the Delaware Legislature tonight,
the beginning of the second week of
the special session, which suffrage ad
vocates hope will make the State the
Seth to ratify the amendment.
Suffrage leaders admitted tonight
that had vote been taken in either
house today the raticatfiion resolution
probably would have been defeated.
They declared, however, the delay in
reaching vote was in their favo
and expressed the belief the resolution
eventually will pass. Gov. Townsend
and his secretary of State. e. c. John
son, we. e among those holding this
view.
On the other hand, leaders of the
anti-suffragists were confident the res
olution would be defeated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
DAYLIGHT SAVING oDpITY
Reaches Newspapers Whether They
Are Willing or Not.

Rutland, March 29.-The daylight
schedule went into effect in New
York city yesterday, or to be precise
at 1901 midnight. The manipulation
of the hands on the clock dials in
Gotham had its effect in Rutland
though the evidence of it was notice
able only in one place-the Herald's
telegraphic news rooms.
All the big wire services. including
The Associated Press began their OPP
e-ation an hour earlier. In other
words the night wires began sending
their news out an hour earlier than
was the rule of the day before.
The Herald received dispatches at
5 yesterday afternoon which bore the
time check of 6oclock at New York.
This morning the wire closed an
hour earlier than has been customary
The goodnight check gave 2
O'Clock as the time but the Herald
clock said ! o'clock
There you are. When it's 2 o'clock
in Manhattan it's only 1 o'clock here.
OF so bar for little over 200 miles
with no earth curve to bother.-Rut-
land Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
TORNADO DEATH TOLL
is BELIEVED TO BE 173'
Property Loss Runs Into Millions In
Illinois, Georgia, Alabama
and Michigan.

Chicago, March 29.-As crippled
wire service was restored today in
the six midwest States which were
swept by the freak tornado of yester-
day the list of dead was established
at 95, with indications that the total
would be increased when complete
details were received. At the same
time Atlanta reported rs dead in the
tornado which ravaged sections of
Geo. gia and Alabama, bringing the
total toll of dead in the two sections
to 173.
The property loss in Illinois, ac-
cording to estimates today, will range
from $20,00O,00O upward, some plac-
ing it as high as $50,0O0,O00. This
State was the hardest hit of all in the
mid West, with more than thirty dead
and the list of injured mourning to
1000. Indiana reported twenty-eight
fatalities and Ohio twentysix Michi-
gan lost nine killed, and in Wisconsin
and Missouri the toll was one for
each State
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
Because we Never tinker With T. N T---Atchson Globe
At YOU u discuss Question:
BENNINGTON BOY SCOUTS
Interesting Talk by the ~" Secretary
at Regular Meeting.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Bennington Boy Scouts OF America
was held Monday evening in the new
council chamber at the "Ym General
Secretary Winslow gave an instruc-
tive talk upon the significance OF the
Scout council chamber. sNf
Following the sec. etarg's remarks,
Mr. Metcalf, principal Of the junior
high school took charge of the meet
ing. 1t was voted that the next meet
ing be held Monday evening, April
at the Y. M. C. A. camp where the
boys will remain over night. All
scouts are requested to be at the Y.
M. G. A. building at l o'clock in the
afternoon and each boy is requested
to bring grub" enough for two.
George Spargo was elected treasur-
er pro tenn. to keep record of those
who pay their registration fees. The
regist4 alton fee is twenty FIVE cents
and each Scout will please bring his
money next Monday afternoon.
1t was also voted that the regular
time of meeting be changed to z
o'clock instead Of 1880. This will
give one-nail hour for drill and' cheer
ing practice out Of doors. After the
egu4ar meeting Patrol Leaders Mac.
Laren and Spargo gave tests to the
candidates. No new scouts were
sworn in.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
HARRY M'kEoN, DRUGGIST
Bennington Young Man Who Has
Made a Success In Hoiyoke.

Harry McKeon, formerly of Ben.
nington seems to be making good in
the drug business at Holyoke, Mass,
as he has Just bought the building in
which his store is located. The prop
erty includes four stores and five
tenements.
Twelve. years ago Harry McKeon,
son of the late M. II. McKeon, left
Bennington and went to Holyoke in
answer to an adv in a Boston paper.
The adv. stated that certain drug
store in Holyoke was in need of a
clerk. He applied and got the job in
spite of other applications. He got it
because he didn't smoke cigarettes,
knew the job all the way from mop
ping the floor up to mixing prescrip-
tions and was ready to go to work as
soon as he could hang up his hat.
Mr. McKeon worked for that sto 20
at Holyoke and for the same firm in
Springfield and Worcester Two
years ago he bought the Park drug
store on Dwight street in Holyoke
and has enla ged the business and
built up the biggest prescription trade
in the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
BRAT TLEB0RO To
ASK DAM co. TO
REBUILD BRIDGE
Flood Still Threatens Connecti-
cut Valley Towns
RIVER UP OVER 16 FEET
Vernon Dam Was Thought In Danger
Last Nisht-WouId Upset Pow
er Supply in New England

Brattleboro, March 29.-In an effort
to start the ice blockades which form
ed between here and the Connecticut
River Power Company's dam in Yer
non and which extends north three of
! four miles, the power company to-
night closed the 10 flood gates in the
dam BY raising the water and then
opening the gates and letting the wat
er fall it is hoped to break up the ice,
which has held firm all winter north
of the dam, thus removing the obstacle
which is holding back the ice jam.
The company is putting in big
addition TO the power plant, which
will cost $l,000000 or more, and has
built Golfer dam and excavated to
a depth of 20 fee. for laying
foundation for the addition, and it is
desirous of minimizing the danger to
its Golfer dam by keeping the river
as free from ice as possible.
Since the steel arch bridge was de-
molished last night, when Cornelius
flanagan was carried down to his
death with the bridge, the ice here
has not moved At the suspension
bridge two miles north of this place,
the water is not as high by two feet
as it was this morning. 1t is now
nearly four feet below the bridge.
Part of the roadway at the west ap-
proach was quilted out this afternoon
A watchman is stationed there tonight
The aelectmen of Hinsdale, N. H.,
and Brattleboro met here today and
decided to ask the power company to
provide a new bridge. 1t being the
opinion OF the selectmen that the
building OF the dam in Vernon was
responsible for the loss of the old
bridge. Counsel for the company ad-
nit no responsibility however.
The White River Chair company.
which employs about 225 hands, has
not been able to operate it's factory
in Vernon Street today as the water
has filled the basement, covering the
electric motor and has stood four
feet deep on the main floor and in
the office.
Danger of serious food conditions
were lessened last night as the Con-
necticut River, which for the pre-
ceding "a hours threatened to devas
tate owlands in the valley, receded
touching the 16 clio mark on the Old
Toll Bridge gage at midnight, and
with all signs pointing to a coutinu-
ing of its downward course. Two
lives were lost in the rise of the
river. Last night the body Of an un-
known farmland was found floating |
in the river near South Hadley Falls. |
A horse and part of carriage we're
also found. indicating that the man
had attempted to drive across flooded |
near this point.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
'fSTOP THIEF" CAST OF
BEST LOCAL TALENT
Piece Itself Is a Clever Farce Comedy
Dealing with Crooks and
kleptomaniacs

A popular play for popular cause
given by popular cast describes the
new produc ion of the Welfare Play
ers, gwen in the Opera House on the
nights of April 7th and Sth, for the
benefit of the Bradford Hook and Lad
der company.
The play, Stop Thief" by Carlyle
Moore, is clever farce-comedy in
which kleptomaniacs and crooks and
ear trumpets and weddings and steel
stock certificates and detectives get
so hopelessly mixed that it takes three
hectic acts to straighten them out;
three acts Of comedy for the audience,
which is on the inside track, but of
tragic searchings and amazing find
ings for the people on the stage-who
are not.
This is the funniest thing the Wei
fare Players have done. The only per-
sons in the Opera House expected to
keep their faces straight for two con-
secutive minutes are the actors, and
they do tiff they do-only because
it's serious business to them.
The history and work of the Brad
ford Hook and Ladder company are
TOO we'll known to dwell upon here,
but the memory of the fight they made
on one of the bitterest nights Of this
bitter winter, when they froze to their
hose but saved the heart of Benning-
IONS business district, is too fresh in
our minds TO make this anything but
popular cause. Several of the Hooks
are in the cast.
The reputation of the Welfare
players is established Mrs. Arthur
Elliot came from New York two
weeks ago to direct the rehearsals
which have been held every night
since her arrival. No time or pains
are being spared to make this the best
play the Welfare Players have yet put
on
The cast includes Miss Anastasia
Miss jeanette Perkins,
Mrs. William Wells, Miss Pauline Cor
ne |, Mrs. Luther Graves. LeGrand Col
grove, Robert Hart, w. ]. Randles,
Goodall Hutton. Leon Reynolds, Lu-
ther Graves, William Wells, Edward
Lane, Walter Stewart, Miner Clark,
Bradford Brooks.
Tickets are all the way from soc
to $3.50 and may be obtained from any
of the Hook and Ladder com
pany or at the Hudson store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
SPIDER KELLEY
FOUND LEONARD
TOUCH OPPONENT
Rattling Bout Held by Benning-
ton Athletic Club
KID LANG SCORES AGAIN
Champion Of Second Ward Proves Too
Much for Plttsfleld Boy In
Semi-FlnaI

Because Of the failure of Sailor Su
taire who was matched with Young
Bebob of Syracuse to put in an al
pearance at Union hall Monday even
ing, a considerable number of fans who
had planned to attend the smoker Of
the Bennington Athletic club we c
not among those present. BY chang
ing their intentions they missed one
OF the best bouts of the series. Spid
er Kelley Of Bennington and Eddie
Leonard of North Adams, who were
to provide the semi-final feature,
were shifted for the main bout of ten
rounds and 1t proved rafting go"
Not few of the spectators were
disposed to award the popular decis-
ion to Leonard. He Is heavier and
stronger boy than the Bennington
boxer and once, and perhaps twice.
he sent the Spider to the floor. AT
the same time had Kelley put no
more action into the bout than Leon
ard the meeting would have been a
decidedly tame affair Leonard is a
waiter He covers up continually un-
til his opponent leads and then comes
to life. Kelley gave him chances
enough to wake up. The Bennington
boy was continually in and out and he
was always willing to say in and mix
things with his heavier opponent,
even though he ran against some
pretty stiff wallops. Leonard sell
dom attempted to start" anything.
r o11 he ,-ip Iflse. mil
cool and confident, waiting for the
Spider. The waits were always short.
The Bennington boy came in with
every opening and in the getaway he
usually managed to sting Leonard
once and sometimes twice. The two
styles of boxing furnished by far the
most inte esting bout OF the winter.
When the gong rang at the end of the
tenth round both boys showed the ef-
fects of the rapid pace but neither
was exhausted and both were in con-
dition to have gone several more
rounds.
The semi-final lasted less than two
minutes Kid Lang OF Bennington
was matched with Young Butler OF
Pittsfield and the latter was stopped
short. Lang went after his opponen.
before the boys had been in the ring
80 seconds. The Pittsfield boy did
not once attempt to lead and the
spectators soon realized that he was
outclassed. Both boys
were given round of applause when
they left the ring.
Young" Ahearn and "Olie" Ander-
son, two local boys who have had con-
siderable experience in the game, |
went on for the preliminary Each
to have whols lot of re-
spect for the other and apparently pre-
ferred to box at long range. When
they did come together they mixed |
things like old timers and the crowd |
was in a hilarious uproar during the |
six two-minute rounds.
Before the opening bout Refe ee
John j. Whitney, jr., introduced |
Young Bebob and announced that the |
Syracuse boxer would be matched |
here in the near future with Leo
Grady of Pownal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
MAPLE SUGAR DEALERS
Remember Net Weight Must Be PIac
ed on Syrup Packages.

Montpelier, March 30.-The weights
and measures department today made
the following statement about the law
requiring net weight to be placed on
maple syrup PACKAGES
"The attention of the manufactur-
ers of maple syrup is called to the
net weight law passed by the last
session Of the legislature, which re-
quires that the container or package
shall have the correct net quantity Of
the contents plainly and conspicuous
ly marked on the outside of the pack
age or container in terms of weight,
measure of numerical count.
The law requires that maple sy-
rup weigh eleven pounds to the gal
Ion, and in marking the container
either method may be used, one gal
lon or eleven pounds net, providing
the package marked one gallon
weighs eleven pounds net"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
FRANK L. CAMPBELL DEAD
Stamford Resident Has Relatives in
Bennington

Frank L. Campbell died at his home
in Stamford late Saturday afternoon
from the effects of a shock recently
sustained. Mr.. Campbell was born in
Stamford, 70 years ago and was engag
ed in farming for a number of years.
He was well liked and highly respect
ed by all who knew him.
He is survived by two brothers,
Henry Campbell of Bennington and
William Campbell of Pownal and one
sister, Mrs. Marcia c. Hathaway Of
Bennington.
The funeral was held from the Stam-
ford Baptist church Tuesday after
noon at 1870 o'clock. Burial was in
the Ward Lewis cemetery in Stamford.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT
Three Survivors of Lusitania with the
Company

AT eight o'clock tomorrow night the
Royal Welsh Concert company will
give their entertainment at the Metho-
dist church. These people have been
enthusiastically received in most of
the larger towns and cities of this
country as well as in Europe and a
special price of so cents per ticket has
been made with the expectation of
filing the church to it's capacity.
Nine members of this celebrated
company of musicians were on the
Lusitania when torpedoed by the Ger
man U-boat. Three of the five sur
vivors will be in Bennington, one of
whom will give the story of this, the
greatest sea disaster in history. Mr.
Williams actually went down with the
ship and was in the water several
hours before being rescued.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
FIVE SOCIALIST
ASSEMBLE YMEN
D|SQUALIF led
Charges Sustained in Report of
Judiciary Committee
SEATS DECLARED VACANT
Legislation Recommended Disbarring
Organizations of Aliens from Rec
ognitlon on Election Ballot

Albany. March 30.-The charges
preferred against the five Socialist
membe. of the New York state as
sembly have been sustained, in the
opinion of majority of the thirteen
membe.s of the Judiciary committee,
who investigated the qualifications of
the suspended members.
In report submitted to the assemb
ly today, the majority of the commit
tee state that the socialists are dis.
quaffied from holding their positions
in the legislature. and that the state
to which they had been elected should
be declared vacant.
The repa.t contains a recommends
tion for the enactment of legislation
ito the end that hereafter no party,
group or political organization in
which aliens are acceptable as mem
bers, or whose principles, policies and
program are responsive to or deter
mined by an organization. national or
state, shall be privileged to occupy on
the official ballot of this state the
position of political party"
Several minority reports were
transmitted to the assembly by mem
bers of the committee who didn't con
cur with the finding of the majority
Two republicans, Pellet of New York
city and Stitt of Kings, signed a re.
port expressing the belief that the So
cialists were entitled to their seats
although the attitude of the socialists
as party and as individuals during
the war merited the seyerest condem-
nation.
Two democrats, Bloch of New York
city and Evans of the Bronx, hold
that the assembly could not unseat
the socialist members without violat-
ing their own oaths of office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
GERMANS TO COMPLY
WITH TREATY TERMS
Will Send No More Troops Into Ruhr
District Than Permitted by
Stlpulations.

Pa.is, March 30.--Assurance have
been given by the German govern
ment that it will not send into the
Ruhr valley more regular troops than
would be allowed by the terms of the
Versailles treaty.
M. Millerand declared last evening
that if the Germans violated the
treaty that France would occupy a
part of the neutral section whether
the allied nations concured in the ac-
tion or not.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
REVOULTIONARIES
NEAR AGREEMENT
Indications That Fighting Is Soon to
Be Suspended in the Ruhr
Section

Essen, March 29.-All stipulations of
the Berlin government relative to the
suspension Of fighting and the main
tenance of order in the Ruhr valley
have been accepted by the central
committee in charge of the anti gov
ernment operations with one exception
according to advises sent to Berlin.
Exception is in reference to the
fourth condition regarding the surren-
der of arms and ammunition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30

Referees-Sumner and Ransom
The Y. M C. A. basketball team
added another victory to their list of
seven last evening when they defeat
ed the Bennington Independents at
the Y. NJ. c. A. court by the score of
81 to 80.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
HOOSTrK FAILS SOTAD
TO ATTEND POST FAIR
viii Take Part in Competitive Drill
at Entertainment of American
enion

Legion.
At a special meeting of the MEM
bers of Bennington post, Anne lean
Legion. Monday evening Alfred Ellet,
Warren Moore, and Miner Clark were
appointed a committee to bring before
the village trustees the recommends
tions of the post regarding the renam-
ing of the streets. The report OF the
delegation to the conference at
Montpelier, March IL, was read and
accepted
Chairman Pellerin Of the entertain
ment committee for the coming fair
stated that a competition and exhibit
ton drill between squad from this
post and one from the Hoosick Falls
post would be given on the opening
night of the fair.
The appointment of post war risk
officer was referred to the executive
committee. f
Insurance compensation and voca-
tional training were explained at the
meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
Y, M. c. A. BASKETBALL
Junior Team Wins from Employed
Boys by 20 TO 10 Score.

The Junior basketball team deefat-
ed the Employed Boys team at the
Y. M. c. A. gymnasium Friday eve
ming by the score of 90 to 10. Both
teams showed some good pass work
and defensive tactics. The lineup
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day. Probably rain or snow tonight
in extreme north portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30


New York, March 29.-Herbe t
Hoover's refusal to allow his name to
appear on the Democratic presiden-
tial primary ballot in Oregon was
welcomed by his Republican support
ers here as an indication of his talk
ing his stand definitely as Repub-
lican.
In this connection it was recalled
that while Mr.. Hoover has in sew
eral instances thrown cold water on
efforts to secure for him the Demo
cratic nomination, his attitude tow
ard the Republican candidacy has
seemed to be that of the willing to
accept but not willing to actively
seek the honor.
Hoover headquarters here is en-
gagged in an earnest effort to crystal
ize Republican sentiment in favor
of the nomination of the former Fed
eral food administrator and apparent
ly there is no organization of Hooy-
er's supporters seeking for him the
Democratic nomination.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-30
HOOVER TAKES
HIS NAME OFF
OREGON BALLOT
Declines to Run in That State
as a Democrat
LEANS TO OTHER PARTY
Mr.. Hoover's Action in the Oregon
Case Has Stirred Republican
Supporters to Activity

Portland, Or, March 29.-Herbert
Hoover in telegram to forme Gov.
Oswald West today refused to permit
his name to be placed on the Demo
crate ballot in the Oregon primaries
as candidate for Presidential nomina-
tion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-28
MARRIED.
Pol.nd.Robinson.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Robinson. COS South Ninth avenue,
their daughter. Miss Pearl Elizabeth
Robinson. became the bride of Floyd
| d. Poland. son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. F.
Poland, 507 North Second avenue, at
$40 Wednesday night. Mrs. J. b.
Meloy played the wedding march and
Rev. Mr.. Meloy read the marriage
ritual Of tho United Evangelical
church before an arch of green foli-
age and pink and white carnations
The bride WORE q gown of white
chiffon over white silk and carried
bouquet of yellow and white chrys-
anthemums. The bridal couple was
attended by Miss Neva b. Poland
and Harry o. Robinson. During
the ceremony and congratulations
Mrs. Meloy played Melody Of Love
Eighty-five guests We're present.
Following the ceremony two course
wedding luncheon was served.
The bride was born and reared
hnre and has worked for the Western
Grover Company. Mr.. Poland lived
formerly on a farm near Green
Mountain but is now employed by
the Victor Furnace Company. Mr..
home in this city.
Guests from out Of the city were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robinson. Mon
mouth. HI. Mr.. and Mrs w. C.
Robinson. Des Moines; Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Ames, Lincoln, Iowa. and
+ Mrs, Kenneth Hiatt. Conrad. e Ay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-28
DR.. Cora W. choate, physician.

DR.. Cora w. Choate. physician.
DR.. Billiard. osteopath, 90 w. Main.
Try the Peace bread. Central Bak-
cry. East Main street,
Have lunch at the Central Bak
cry lunch room.--Adyertisem
Reduction OF 81. 80 and SIS on boys
suits. Iowa Clothing Store. 1s North
First avenue.
Mrs. Charles King, of Galesburg,
ILL.,, arrived Wednesday night to visit
her sister Mrs. r. NJ. Thomas.
See the big line OF army blankets
at the Army and Navy Store before
you buy your supply of winter bian-
kets. They are made Of the be
wool obtainable. and are In perfect
ondition.-Adverttse
The banks Of Marshalltown will
not be open for business Tuesday
! Nov. z. account general election day
% legal holiday. Fidelity Savings
Bank. First National Bank, Iowa
Savings Bank. Marshalitown State
| Eank. Security Savings Bank.
Tomorrow morning we place or
sale splendid assortment of Christ
mas cards at prices much below
+, regular. We offer them at this time
and at the low prices named to close
them all out before the Christmas
rush. You can do better both In as
sortment and price by buying now
e, r. Lay.