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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
VOTERS OPPOSE
ANY RELIEF FOR
BERKSHIRE CO.
Object to Any Concessions from
Franchise Provisions
RECORD FOR ATTENDANCE
Meeting Adopts Resolution Request ng
Trustees to License Three
Carnival Companies.

A special village meeting believed
to have been the NEST largely attend
ed in the history of the community
last evening took action on two pro.
posals. 1t voted not to release the
Berkshire Street Railway company
from its charter obliga ions in con
neCt.on with the construction of the
proposed permanent highway on Main
street and it yo,ed to request the trus-
ees to grant licenses to not more
than three carn;vals companies dur.
ing the present season.
Village President J. p. Morrissey
presided at the meeting and Clerk
William p Hogan read the call as
follows:
The legal voters OF the Village of
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet at High School hall
in he Village of Bennington on Tues.
day Evening, July 9th, 1920, at eigh
o'clock Day Light Saving Tine, t.
transact the following business
Article Ito see if the Village will
insofar as ii may legally do so by vote
recommend and agree to release and
waive any rgh' Ct action at law it may
have pursuant TO the provisions OF
No. 2S9 of he Acts of 1894 and the ad
d tions and amendments thereto
against the Vermont company or Berk
shire Street Raj way company, to col
lect from either OF said companies the
expense Of repairs on Main street be
tween it's tracks thereon, as contem.
plated by the appropriation made at
the last Annual Meeting OF the Village.
Provided that in consideration of said
release and waiver upon the part of
the village the said Berkshire Street
railway company or the Vermont com
pany will agrte to furnih, lay and in
stall at its own expense and without
unnecessary delay a Necessary and
suitable railS that may be required for
said contemplated repa rs and improve
ments to said Main street r
Article 2LTo transact any other
business that may be found necessary
ana proper When met. I .+
.o ''a ~ Wm. p. Hogan
i'. '.' Village Clerk.
Beunng on. w.. July 10th, 1920
Edward J. Han at once raised a
question concerning the legality o:
calling a village meeting in the eve
Continued on Page Three
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
MAIL FOUND IN REFUSE COX
Ralph Surdam Notices Woman De.
post Letters With Waste.

~ 'h'' '0obCs
While standing on the street cor.
ner Tuesday morning Ralph Surdam
machine operator at he Harte Thea.
tire, noticed a woman step from
nearby automobile and drop letters
and other mail into the refuse box
at ached to telephone pole in front
of the Bennington County Savings
bank
1t is not an uncommon incident to
note persons step to this particular
box, which looks something like a
mail box, to deposit their mail but in
most cases the persons realize their
mis- AXE. However Tuesday morning
the woman with the letters let them
drop into the box and Surdam was un
able to notify her of the mis- AXE be,
fore she got away. He went to the
box to rescue the mail and endeavor.
ing to make sure that he gathered It
all he was much surprised to find
that the bobx contained much more
mail than he had seen dropped in byb
the woman from the automobile.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
AUTO DRIVER IN COURT AGAIN
Bennington Boy Charged Tuesday by
PittsfieId Officials.

Charles II, Davis, Benninton boy,
was brought before the court at Pitts
fed on Tuesday charged with violat-
ing the automobile laws. The North
Adams Transcript prints the follow
ing:
'Charles II Davis, Jr.. Of BenninS-
otn, who was recently fined IN the lo-
cai court for violation Of an automo,
bile law, appeared before the PittstieId
court We terday charged with operat-
ing an automobile after his ,license had
been revoked. .. ,,.Ir ..e. .r. iu..
He denied having received a notice
that h license had been revoked. The
case was continued from day to day
after Judge Hubbard had advised his
father not to a low him to run the car
again. s....,..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
FATE OF FALLEGED WIFE
POLSONER NOW RESTS
IN HANDS OF JURY

to by either pre- secution or defense.
The RuJand attorney spent consid-
cradle time on the tea party the Sun
day night before the fatal sixth of
April, although he characterized the
alleged statement of Mrs. Pettibone
about poison in the tea given her by
her husband as harmless statement
dug up when detectives were work
ing on the case to leave an impress
ion on the minds of the jury, He a.
tached much importance to the evil
dence CT Mrs. Wray of Boston, form.
erly Of Bennington, and again Mr..
Archibald objected to statement Of
the speaker Mr. Jones had spoken Of
he habit of taking strychnine and The
Attorney General contended that it
was not supported by the evidence.
In this he was sustained by the
court.
lie made a savage attack on the
methods used by the detectives and
characterized them as third degree
tao les. He stated hat Detective
Brown let the matter out When ne
said to Pettibone just as the confess
ion made 10 Mr.. Graves started;
state it as you told me- and to
cons der this when Brown had stated
on he stand that no confession had
been made a. the long session. He
ended with feyered appeal to the
jury not to send a man to the electric
chair on the statements in an alleged
secured from a weakened
man af er six hours of such methods
as he thought the detectives must
have used, and finally finished with
exhortation to "let your own con
sciences interpret the 'Vuth", quoting
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
POTATOES GOING DOWN
New Crop Is Beginning to Affect
Local Market.

NCW GTCP Is beginning 10 PIleCt
Local Market.
The price OF potatoes in the local
market is going down a little and
there some hope that the potato will
not much onger compete with the pc.
can as a topnotcher Local potato
growers are digging a few for their
own use and will begin to put their
crop ON the market mex week In
towns little farther south where the
crop is a tr!tle earlier the price has
dropped from $3.50 per peek to less
than a dollar
There tas also been some drop in
other prices SUgIr and lard have
gone down a little and a further drop
Is promised by some of the dealers in
augar The garden crops OF kinds
are the best on record and prices
range a little lower though It is "a
mistake TO expect TO find anything
really cheap.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
COMMUNITY DANCE
Entertainment a. Maj, Brown Place
Thursday Evening,

There VII be community dance
under the auspicei OF the Welfare
AssQcia ion at the Maj Brown place
tomorrow Thursday evening frcm 8
to T. The splendid floor of the hall,
and he platform outside viii both be
open to dancers and the music will
be of the best
a prize waltz will be feature Of
the evening Prize being gwen to
the best dance IS on the floor
The admission for the evening fer
each person will be % cen s.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
TROLLEYMEN MEET
BaIoted Tuesday and Again Today on
Offer.

Action relative to acceptance or
rejec ion of General Manager c, @.
Richmond's offer of a Is per cent.
wage increase to motormen and con
ductcrs of the Berkshire Street Rail
way company was taken at meetings
of the trolleymen to be held in PIT s.
field Tuesday evening and again this
morning
Trol'eymen declined to comment
yesterday on the probable outcome of
the vote Should the offer be rejecte
The strike vote, taken some time ago,
would remain effective and new
time for a walkout would probably be
decided upon at once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
CONCERT PROGRAM

To Be Rendered by Bennington City
Band Tonight.
The following program will be
rendered by the band tonight from
the Putnam House veranda, weather
permitting.
March-lnberlaken Tampart
Serenade-Les Millionsd' Arlequin
Drige
Fox Trot-Bo-La.Bo Fairmsn
Wal'z-Fior de Maggie Bueris
Oyerture-Ilunter and Hermit
Dalbeg
One Step-Venetian Moon Magine
Selection-Buddies Hillam
March-The Ford Zickel
The Star Spangled Banner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
Social Dance
Given by Miss Julia 5razzeIl in Honor
of Guests

Welfare Hall was the scene of a
social gathering Tuesday evening WHOM
Miss Julia Brazel gave social dance
in honor of her guests, Miss Lillian
Morrissey OF Albany and Miss Hazel
Kelley of Wnsted, Conn.
Hurley's orchestra furnished music
for the dance and about fifty couple
were present The evening was quiet
ly spent in dancing and in all most
enjoyable evening was passed,
Mrs Patrick Braze l. Mrs Frank
Brazell, Miss Helen Morrissey and
Miss Elizabeth Leahy acted as chap
erones for the occasion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28

The Radcliffe Chautauqua promises
three afternoons and evenings Of high
grade entertainment at North Bon.
nington, July so, 81 and August O.
ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
WEATHER FORECAST

gSltiT nGl D1 .. tt .
Par ly cloudy tonight and. Thurs
day. 2 Probably local showers,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28
A. RUSKIN

pay the highest cash prices for
rags. ruhbers. iron. bags. papers and
junk OF all kinds.
Call at eottum's store Tel. 4 I
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28

Chautauqua at North Bennington
July 30, 81 and August ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-28

HOW CAN YOU SAFEGUARD YOU r
DAUGHTERS INNOCENCE BY KEEPING
HER IGNORANT?
A THAT TELLS OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE WHAT THEIR P ARENTS OUGHT
TO TEACH BUT SELDOM DO.
THE LARGER PART OF HUMANITY MUST
BE STARTLED AND SHOCKED INTO A
REALIZATION OF THE UNFORGIVABLE
RESULTS OF IGNORANCE AND LOOSE
LIVING THAT THROUGH COUNTLESS CEN
TURIES HAVE SENT NUMBERLESS THOU
SANDS TO PREMATURE DEATH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02
GOV. COX AND WIFE
EARLY AT POLLS
Mrs. Cox Beats Nominee Sign
ing Ballot by 80 Seconds.
234 Voters Precede Couple
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
BY the Associated Press

Dayton, o., Nov. 2.--Governor Cox
was an early voter today, but on
arriving at the polls found more than
200 of his neighbors had cast their bal.
lots ahead Of him.
Accompanied by Mrs. Cox, the gov
crnor reached the polling place, com
bination barber shop, confectionery,
tobacco store and print shpp, at 10
o'clock. but the line Of waiting voters
delayed the deposit Of their ballots until
1O:17 a. m. The polls were in Carr
monte, suburb Of Dayton, and about
mile from the Cox home, Trailsend.
The vote cast by Mrs. Cox was not
her first, she having lived in Illinois
and voted at state election few years
ago. In the voting booth here she
showed her knowledge of the old Aus
tralian ballot. marking up four different
forms composing It in two minutes and
beating her husband by thirty seconds.
Neighborly greetings and good wishes
from his friends greeted the candidate
as he arrived at the polls, coming from
the train, which had brought him home
from Toledo where he closed his cam
paign last night. A battery OF cameras
We're centered on him at the polls, and
joining the line Of voters the governor
remarked to an elderly woman:
There's lot of excitement in Carr
monte today"
Borrows Pencil
"Yep, this towns needs to be walked
up" was the rejoiner.
After getting his ballot-No. 23G-
the governor found himself without n
pencil, but many were offered him, and
the one he borrowed was returned to
| the owner, who remarked, I'm keep
this as keepsake from the next Presi
dent The candidate responded with q
smile. Mrs. Cox's ballot was No.
235, showing that 234 voters had pre- =
coded her and her husband to the
polls.
The governors special train arrived
here before dawn, and the governor re =
mained asleep until o o'clock. Then
after breakfast he started for his home,
stopping on the way at the polls.
While in the railroad yards, where his
train was buried amid some old dis
carded locomotives and coaches, the gov
ernor was seen by two sun -bonneted
women. who had been busy in another
part of the yards, cleaning up coaches.
Hey, governor, come out here,
just voted for you,' called one of the
women.
Issues Final Statement
The governor hurried to the rear plat
form and shook the woman's hand and
| said: "I'm very much Obliged to you. !"
This afternoon the governor went to
his farm near Jacksonburg, the place
Of his birth, planning to return here
early in the evening to his newspaper
Office to receive the election returns.
AS a parting shot to his campaign,
the governor issued an election day
statement, in which he declared:
"I am confident that the cause for
which I have stood during the entire
campaign will be victorious today. The
campaign has been based entirely upon
great moral issue and in all the his
tory of the world whenever great
moral issue has been presented to the
people it has not failed. 1t will not fail
today"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02
SPROUL LANDFAM|[Y'
CAST Their VOTES.
Governors Granddaughter, s,
Disappointed When She Finds
She's Too Young
PREDICTS GREAT VICTORY

Jane Klaer, the five- year old grand :
Slaughter of Governor Sproul. was a
very much disappointed little girl to-
day. She wanted to vote with the rest
of the family, and was astounded when
told she must wait sixteen years.
''There is quite a crowd going from
here today" the Governor remarked,
lauEhingly, as he started from his home,
Japidea Manor, near Chester, TO his
polling place in Neither Providence
township.
Mr.. Sproul was accompanied by his
wife, his mother, Mrs. William II.
Sproul; his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy
klaer, and his son, Jack" Sproul,
who came down from his rolling mill
JOB near Lebanon to vote.
Jane, my granddaughter, raised
2 disturbance in the house this morn
ing when she learned she couldn't
vote" the Governor explained. He
chuckled as he related the incident.
The executive was asked bis views on
the probable outcome m the nation and
state.
''The Republican party will win an
overwhelming victory in the nation. v
he predicted. "The drift has been en- :
tirely favorable in the last two weeks.
There Is tremendous revulsion OF
feeling against the tactics Of Cox and
his managers for their attempt to in
ject malice and slander into the cam
psisn.
II think Senator Harding will have
$50 electoral votes"
Turning to the situation in Penn
aylvania, the Governor continued:
There has been some apathy In the
state because the result is so well as
sured. But It is surprising to see how
the people have become aroused. They
have strong determination to give
an expression of approval of the Re-
publican policies and to condemn the
present administration and all connected
with It.
81 believe second thought on the part
Of those who threatened to cut Senator
Penrose will cause a change Of mind
because most of them feel they had bet
ter let well enough alone"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02
LAUDS SUFFRAGE PIONEERS
Head of Women Voters League
Wants Privilege Exercised

Mrs. Maud Wood Park. chairman of
the National League Of Women Voters,
today told an audience at the Philadel-
phia Club that equal suffrage had been
won by the toll and sacrifices of three
generations Of women. and in recogni-
tion thereof the women of today should
not fail to make their votes count.
'"The Meaning of the Nineteenth
Amendment" was the subject of her
address.
Previous to the meeting Mrs. II. H.
Birney, president Of the club, and the
other officers received in the library.
Mrs. II. B. Allyn and Miss Mary Il.
Roney, former club presidents, poured
tea.
The Woman's League for Good Gov
ernment in the Franklin Building will
spend the evening listening to election
returns and the announcements from the
workers of the Anna Howard Shaw Me-
mortal. Representatives of the league
were ut the polls today to render assist
ance whenever necessary. Each repre-
sentative wore the blue and yellow badge
of the league, bearing the inscription {:
"Nonpartisan Committee for Informa-
tion."
The College Club will get the returns
by special messengers at their head
quarters at 1900 Spruce street. The
clubhouse will be open until midnight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02
NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS
United States Senator

Boies Penrose, Philadelphia, Rep.
John A. Farrell, West Chester,
Dem.
Birch Wilson, Reading, Soc.
Mrs. Leah Cobb Marion, EN-
porium. Prohib.
congressman At Largo
Four TO BE Elected
William J. Burke, Pittsburgh;
Mahlon NJ. Garland, Pittsburgh;
Joseph Mclaughlin, Philadelphia;
Anderson II. Walters, Johnstown,
all Reps.
Charles NJ. Bowman, Wilkes
Barre; John p. Bracken, Dormont;
NJ. j. Hanlan, Honesdale, and John
B. McDonough, Reading, all Dems.
Congress local Districts)
First-W. 8. Ware, Rep. Law
renee e. McCrossin, Dem.
second--George s. Graham,
Rep. Herman Becker, Dem.
Third-Harry O. Ransley, Rep,
Joseph Hagerty, Dem.
Fourth-George w. Edmonds,
Rep. Harry j. Ruesscamp. Dem.
Fifth-James j. Connolly, Rep.
Henry j. Burns, Dem.
sixth-George p. Darrow, Rep;
Harry 8 Jeffery. Dem. -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02

Thirty ninth ward to give Pommer 1000
majority; the first, $500 majority, the
twenty sixth, 1900 majority the thir-
sixth, 1900 majority, and the for
ty- eighth, 500 majority"
After tour of the Thirty sixth and
Thirty ninth wards, Senator Ware said
1t was evident that Pommer was poll
ing two votes in these wards to CAL
lagher's one.
During his tour of the wards, Sena-
tor Ware passed Mr.. Gallagher on South
Broad street, both in their automobiles.
The administration candidate smiled
and raised his hat as he recognized the
downtown leader. The senator returned
the smile and the salute cordially.
Trainers Work Hard
Harry and Joseph Trainer, who carry
the administration leadership in the dis :
putcd district, also were on the ground
o,rlv. working in behalf OF their candi
date, for whom they predicted VIC
tory.
Mayor Moore, himself. stepped into
the fight when he ordered Director ol
Public Safety Cortelyou to see that
threats Of intimidation and unfair
methods were not carried out.
Harry Trainer visited District At
torney Rotan last night and told him OF
n plan he had heard for stuffing ballot
boxes for Pommer and carrying the elec
tion with the aid of imported gunmen.
Acting on this complaint. which was
backed by evidence which convinced the
district attorney, Mr.. Rotan ordered
Major Samuel o. Wynne, chief OF
county detectives, to have his entire
detail in the disputed district today.
The Thirty sixth ward, Congressman
Vare's home ward, is considered safe
for Gallagher by Joseph Trainer, the
administration leader there. The other
wards in the district are disputed, but
the Trainers hope to carry them for
Gallagher with the aid of the Demo
Gratis. whose candidate Gallagher also
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02
WOMEN CONDUCT DRIVE
OUTSIDE OF THE POLLS
Solicitation Of Funds for Shaw Nc.
mortal Causes Some Criticism

Solicitation Of Funds for Shaw Nc.
mortal Causes Some Criticism
In their zeal to raise money for the
$500 900 fund for an Anna Howard
Shaw memorial, women stationed them
selves outside OF many polling places to-
day and solicited contributions from
women voters.
While the county commissioners say
these campaigners were within their
rights in doing this, 80 long as they re-
mained outside the polls, their activities
aroused some criticism.
This was particularly the case where
the women making the drive" re-
quested women voters, as they entered
the polling places, to give their names.
others, knowing that only the Judge OF
election could legitimateiy ask this
question, sailed by into the polls with.
out an answer.
The memorial fund sentinels bore
banners with the inscription, GIVE as
your heart dictates-Anna Howard
Shaw gave her best" They also dis
tributed leaflets which explain how DR..
Shaw devoted her life to the suffrage
cause and then died on the eve Of the
day when marshaling forces led 1t to
victory.
Among the sentinels today were So
ciety women, school teachers, college
women and nurses, many Of whom vol
unteered to give the entire day to this
picketing. %
The Anna Howard Shaw memorial
will be divided between Bryn Mawr
College, 10 endow q foundation In poll
tics, and tho Women's Medical College
Of Pennsylvania, TO endow a foundation
In preventive medicine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02
.5),Ol)0REFUCEES
FLEEING |NCR|MEA
Try to Find Ship to Escape Ad-
vancing BoIshevik Hordes.
WrangeI Force Crushed
U. S. NOT AIDING BLOCKADE
BY the Associated Press

Constant'nopIe, Nov. Fifty thou
sand refugees fleeing before the advance
of the Russian Bolsheviki In northern
Crimea are attempting TO find ships b
bring them to this city. Allied reprs-
sentatives here, however, have advised
Sebastopol that there Is no room In Con-
stantinople for them.
The Bolshevirts have broken General
Baron Wrangel's center and the wings
Of his army apparently have been
crushed. The town Of Melitopol and
other noints have been abandoned.
The Red wave Is flooding che Taurida
region. Wrangel Is making a gallant de-
fense. He Is prepared to withdraw to the
Crimea across the Sivash sea.
The Reds already claim the capture
Of Perekop. ... ag
Washington, Nov. 2.--Participat'on
by the United States in the blockade
Of the Black sea to assist General
Wrangel in his operations against the
Bolshe evists Is improbable. II was stated
yesterday at the State Department.
The position Of the United States at
the present Is that II must know more
about the extent and purpose Of the
blockade, what nation originated 1t,
what nations are behind it and other
details before this country can be q
party to it.
A cablegram has been sent to Rear
Admiral Mark l.. Bristol, American
commander at Constantinople, asking
him to make a full report on the situa-
ton.
London, Nov. 2.--Assurances have
been asked Of Great Britain by the Rus
sian Soviet authorities that she will not
countenance the military activities OF
Generals Balakovitch and Petlura. the
anti Soviet commanders who continued
hostilities against the Bolsheviki after
the conclusion of the peace with
Poland.
The request came through Gregory
Krassin, Soviet representative in Lon
don, who yesterday handed note TO
the British Government complaining
that, notwithstanding the Polish armi-
stice, the forces Of Generals Balako-
witch and Petlura were continuing war
| fare on Soviet Russia with the assist
ance, the note alleged. Of the Entente
powers. The note asked that Great
, Britain make 1t plain that she would
not give her approval to these forces In
continuing the bloodshed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-02
FOR STATE SENATE
-four local districts.)

First-Edwin II. Ware. Rep;
W. j. Rooney, Dem.
Third - william j. McNichol,
Rep. aud Dem.
Fifth--Max Aron, Rep; Norris
W. Campbell, Dem.
Scventh-Augustus r. DaiK, Jr.,
Rep. Edward J. Kite. Dem.
Forty -one state representatives are
TO be elected from the twenty six
legislative districts in this city. The
number In each district varies from
one to three members. There are
Republican and Democratic candi-
dates in all districts, Socialist can
didates In a majority Of the districts
and Prohibition candidates in few.