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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
OLD TIME BARBECUE
HELD IN WILMINGTON
BID Crowds in At endanee at Fes,ivl.
ties in Connection with Old
Homi Week

Wilmington Aug 1S.-Nothwith-
standing the large number of late
arrivals to the celebration of old
home week, which swelled the list
beyond all expectations, the homes
of he tcwnspeople were sufficient to
accommodate all comers and every.
one found most hospltable recep-
ltion and good cheer.
The reunion dance in Memorial
hall attraced large attendance,
which taxed the capacity of its
spacious accommodations though the
guests accepted the situation wi h
good cheer and the program and order
OF dances was carried out as planned,
including the old fashioned numbers,
which the home-comers enjoyed, all
entering into the spirit of good cheer
Orrin K Buell. and wife of Springfield,
Mass, led the grand march, on ac-
count of the absence of the president,
Marin A. Brown, to The music OF the
BrattleborO orchestra of II pieces,
which revived some old-time music.
Todays barbecue was anticipated
with a degree of pleasure. There
was not only the roast OF the 100
Ipound Hereford OK, contributed by
Martin A. Brown, but 5000 ears OF
corn were provided, with 10 barrels
of potatoes and her things III pre-
Ipor ion to make a successful spread.
The local merchants have com
bined in spirit of loyalty in clos
ing their several places of business
that they may not interfere on v
EN- hours with the prescribed pro
gram. Only three of the oldtlme
merchants are represented here, hey
being Orrin o. War, Frank I, Chi'ds
land Merton +. Barbert.
The meetn ng on the ball grounds
was attended by upward OF 5000 peo
pie, a happy, homogeneous crowd, i'll
tent upon meeting and visiting Will
each other, many of them moi
lhaying met for more than three
score and 10 years Gov Clements
Ispeech was closely followed, 'hert
; beng a special intrest in what h'
was expected to say regarding his
refusal to convene the Vermont leg
islature in a SPECIAL extra session tC
act on the woman suffrage amend
Iment.
The governor spoke for about Al
, minutes and while no direct refer
ence was had to his refusal to con
, yene the legisla ure, he explained
carefully the intent and purpose o
The constitution, which he declared
) to be the recognition of the right
of the people to express individua
- opinion regarding questions of ma
tional policy Emphatcally, he dc
clared, that 'he safety of nations wa
in the inherent choice and doc
: sion of the people themselves, II
' could not look with favor upon tn
denial Of the right Of the people t
express their opinions through tn
;. ballot and with emphasis he repeate
his unwill ngness to subscribe
any form Of legislation which dc
prived the people themselves of tn
right to say how and by when the
Q should be governed
d The ball game between the WI
4 m ngton and Jacksonville mines wa
; sharply contested, resulting in
q victory for the Wilm ngton team by
VI score of to 6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
RATIFICATION ENDS
50-YEAR CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Gait Describes Haf.ccntury
Work of National Suffrage
Association.

New York. Aug. l9-Leadors Of The
women's suffrage movement are re-
jcicng over the adoption ofthe suf-
frage amendmen The sen iments Of
many Of them were expressed by
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, pres dent
OF the National American Woman Suf-
frage association, who said in a pre-
pared statement;
our mothers began it SO il came
on TO ms as, in way, sacred trust
And a great part Of our rejoicing to.
day in he hour of vic DRY is com
pounded of our feeling of loyalty to
the past and our satisfaction that we
have stood faithful to its trust.
1T was ffty-one years ago that the
women OF the Ma ional Suffrage as
sociation began what was to be fifty
year long campaign to get the Con
gress Of the United States TO pass a
federal suffrage amendment Con.
gress had been impor uned for the
amendment by the women even before
that. but 1869 marked the organization
of the National" " tn the avowed
purpose OF securing suffrage by ma
tional legislation.
From that day un' June 4, 1919
he maintenance of a congressional
lobby in Washington to work for fed
Ieral suffrage was part of the program
of the National Suffrage association
1t meant keeping up an unbroker
chain of lobby work at Washington
for over half a century,
at was in 1873 that the amendmen
was presented to the As h congress
Iby the National in the form in whicl
at it in that identical form. Before
twenty-five congresses the women o
the National were TO stand and pleaC
for Justice OF hose twenty two con
crosses the Republicans dominated
both branches in eleven and the Dem
ocrats in four. while in seven TIN
House was Democratic and the Senat
} was Republican. In this revelation 0
well-dyided, long continued oppos
: Ition lies, perhaps. ,he explanation O
why women smile somewhat cyn.ca
Ily today all party claims to a mon
opoly of merit in forwarding the su
Ifrage program. Never was a mea3ur
so systematically opposed, never on
whose progress was SO vehement
disputed inch. by inch
"As with its passage, so with tn
ratification. Delay and obstacle
have been the constant portion OF th
Ma ':cnal Suffrage Association in s.
curing the needed SO states, Becaus
of the failure of the 65th Congress
pass the amendment, the measure ha
!. to go to the state Legislatures in a
off" year. Only ten sta es could ra
ify in regular session Twen VS.
t special sessions have had to be calle
t to secure the full complement Of raj
q fication TO get these special sc
n sions called has bIan in itself NOR
4 mental work for the National ST.
e frage association necessftating
3. interminable chain of letters, tel
n grams, and special personal emissa
e les.
Z, "Now tha it is all over, the feelil
e of ceaselessness' is probably the Sc
It sation uppermost with us all. And pc
= haps it is Just as well that it shou
~ be. For women cannot stop. r.
k National cannot stop With a ne
=. purpose, the purpose Of making t
y vote register for an improved ci jze
ship, the women of the National a
already lined up under a new nan
the League OF Women Voters
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 19.-The an.
nounced intention to attack The legali
ty of ratification if the House failed
&c rescind its action was the subject
of conferences tonight between the
suffrage leaders and between the lead
ers OF The opposition. The clause of
the Tennessee constitution upon
which would be based the test in the
courts is article S2, section 2. 1t fol-
lows:
No convention or general as
sembly Of this state shall act
upon any amendment Of the Con-
stiution of the United States pro-
posed by Congress to the several
states. unless such convention or
general assembly shall have been
elected after such amendmen. is
submitted
The present legislature was elect
ed in November, 1918. and the suf
,frage amendment was not submitted
ito he state until months afterward
The article was adop'ed in 1870 as
a result of the ratification by the
Tennessee Legislature of the four
Iteenth amendment during reconstruc-
tion days after the Civil War. White
Icit.zens of Tennessee were not rep
re sen ed in that Legislature, 1t is
sad. and to prevent ratification of
amendments by rushing tactics as
occurred in that instance, adoption
of the article was one Of the first
things effected after their civil rights
were res 0red
The Supreme Court of the United
States is deciding recently case
Originating in Ohio, held void a clause
in the constitution of that state Teat-
ing . referendums of amendments
Based On opinions by w l.. Frierson,
Solicitor General of the Uni ed States,
and States Attorney General Thomp-
son. Gov. Roberts, called the pres
ent Legislature in extraordinary ses-
sion to act on the suffrage amendment
declaring he had been assured the Su-
preme Courts ruling in the Ohio case
served to nullify the ar icles in the
Tennessee constitution.
Suffrage opponents ! n tennessee
held that these two cases were net
parallel. that action by the present
Legislature would be in viola ion OF
the sta e constitution and the fight OF
the opposition from the beginning has
centered largely upon this contention
The Tennessee Constitutional Lea
que of which Judge Joseph Higgins
of Nashville is president and which
has prepared to place the case in the
hands of the courts, is an organ,zS
tion of at orneys and includes in it'
membership both suffrage advocates
and opponents, according to state
ment by Judge Higgins. The purpose
of the organization. Judge Higgins
E said, is nothing more or less than t
, Uphold and protect the constitution o
o Tennessee.
The par line upon the vote II
p Tennessee House today on the resc
h luton to ratify the suffrag.st amend
= ment follows:
d Democrats: Aye, 35; nay, "a al
l. sent, 1
. Republicans Aye, Is; nay, IL; al
!, sent, 2.
9 The line up in the Senate last FIR
r day was.
It Democrats Aye, 49, nay, 3.
,, Republicans: Aye, Z nay, /.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
COLBY WILL ACT
QUICKLY To GIVE
VOTE TO WOMEN
Proclamation Will Follow Official
Notification
MAY ASK COURTS TO ACT
Opponents Of Suffrage In Tennessee
May Attack Legality of Legisla-
tive Ratification.

Wash ngton, Aug. Secretary
Colby announced today tha- he was
prepared to promulgate the necessary
proc 'amation of ratification of the
suffrage amendment as soon as he
had received formal notification Of
Tennessee action.
At national headquarters of the var
ious suffrage movement, the news
evoked storm of enthusiasm. A de-
luge OF statements poured into news
paper Offices from adherents of the
suffrage cause.
Some members Of the cabinet joined
the rush to express pleasure at the
Ioutccme, among hem. Secretary Dan
iels and Secretary Baker
When word came, officials of the ma
tional women's part also sought as
surances from Secretary Colby that
the proclamation promulgating the
amendment would not be delayed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the District Court of the United
states.
FOR the District of Vermont
In the matter of
FiIlmorc NJ. Paddock, No. 3455
Bankrupt. IN BANkRiPTCN'

To the Creditors of Fillmore NJ, Pad
dock of Bennington. In the County of
Bennington and District of Vermont
aforesaid, and to all Parties Interested:
Notice Is Hereby Given that the above
named bankrupt has filed his petition
praying for a fun discharge from all
his debts provable against his estate
in bankruptcy except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge.
and that hearing on said petition
win be had before Charles A. Maurer,
esq. Referee in Bankruptcy at the
office of the Referee in Bankruptcy
Room /, Savings Bank Building in the
Village of Bennington, in the County
of Bennington, on the 27th day of Sept
eu.her, 1920. at ten o'clock in the fore,
noon at which time and place said
bankrupt will be examined, aud all
creditors of said Fillmore NJ. Paddock
and other persons interested are order
ed there to appear and show cause II
amy there be, why the prayer of said
Charles A. Maurer.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated, August 18th, 1920.
aug 1926 Sept 2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
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SWAN LAKE CHAMPLAIN

Burlington, Aug lS.-A swimming
performance, seldom, if ever, eQualled
on Lake Champla.n, was accomplished
Monday afternoon when Charles f.
Branch, instruc or in swimming on the
North beach, and Paul Drummer of
this city crossed the lake from Wills
boro Point 20 the Vermont shore. The
men landed far apart and Branch
struck shore off Oak Ledge while
Drummer rounded the breakwater and
landed at the wharf of the Champlain
Transportation company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
kAlSERlN HAS RELAPSE
E. Kaiser Unwilling to Allow News
to Be Published.

The Hague, Aug. 1S.-AGrcuga re-
cent visits of al the ex-Kaisers sons
to the Hous Of Doom are doubtless
connected with the ex-Kaiserin's i'll
ness, all reports in this connection are
Systematically denied, the ex-Kaiser
being unwilling to allow the correct n
formation to be published. During
the night last Saturday the ex Kaiserin
had another bad heart seizure, her
condition requiring the doctors to re
main the whole night at the bedside.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
"PlckINGs" Ar PRIMARY
Names OF Candidates TO Be Voed For
In September.

The petitions and asses of all can
dates for sta e and federal Offices
for the September IA primary in
Vermont have now been filed with
the secretary Of state. Horace w.
Varnum Ct Jelfersonvlle, for whom
petitions had been filed for United
States Senator by the Democra $, did
not file his assent and chat place
will be vacant on the Democratic
ballot.
The ticket fled by the Republicans
! follows
| For Governor Frank w. Agan of
Ludlow, Frederick Ii. Babbtt of Bel
lows Falls, Curtis s. Emery of New
port, James iiartness Of Springfield,
For lieutenan goyernor-Abram
S. Fcote OF Cornyall
For state trea jurer-Walter f.
SEQ t. Brandon, present incumbent.
For secretary of state Harry A.
Black of Newport, present incum
benz.
For auditor of accounts -Benia
min Gates of Montpelier, presen. in
cumbent.
/ For attorney general--Frank c.
Archibald of Manchester present in
cumbent
For United States sena or-Wil
liam p Dillingham; of Waterbury
present incumbent
For congressman, first district
Frank l.. Greene, st, Adams, present
incumbent
Fer congressman, second district
Porter H. Dale tpresent incumben y
Ernest w. Gibson of Bra tleboroi
John w. Gordon of Barre,
Democratic Ticket.
For governor-Fred C. Martin o
Bennington.
For Lieutenant goyernor-George +
Root of Newport.
For secre AIRY Of state Herbert A
Pond Of Berkshire.
For state treasurer-Otis c. Saw
yer OF Sharon
For auditor of accounts-Harry c
Shurtleff of Mon pelier.
For attorney general-James I
Leamy Of Rutland.
For United States senator-N
! candidate.
: For congress, first district-JerC
= mlah c. Durickcf Fair Haven.
+ For congressman, second distric-
Harry w. Writer'S Of st Johnsbury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Miss Maud Hamilton of Brattleboro,
who has been visiting at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Hamilton, has
gone to Mantle, Conn, for a stay of a
few days before returning home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19

is more striking than of men. We
urge conservative investments and
adequate life insurance based on earn
ing capacity, National Life Ins. CO.,
Of Vt. (Mutual) Earle S Kinsley,
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut-
land, vt Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
ANNOUNCES ROAD REPAIRS
Reports Include Work Done in Ben
nington County.

Montpelier, Aug. 1S.--ln addition to
the roads reported yesterday as be-
ing repaired the state highway com
missioner has received the following
reports so rods in New Haven, one
third mi,e in Middleburyp 80 rods. in
Woodford, 40 rods in Pownal, 70 rods
in Westport, one half mile in Ran
dolph so rods in Bradford, one-fourth
mile in Tunbridge 20 rods in Crafts
bury, 100 rods in Lowell, 40 rods in
Calais. 40 rods in Halifax, bridge In
Norwich, also one in Pomfret, so rods
in Rutland town on the Mendon road.
40 rods in Mddletown Springs on the
West Rutland Road bridge in Wal
den,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. When
Gov Cox received the news Of the
ratification Of the Nineteenth Amend.
ment he issued Ibis sta ement
The civilization OF the world is
saved. The mothers of America VIII
stay the hand of war and repudia.e
those who trihe with great prnci-
pie. The action of the Tennessee
Legislature has another significance
Ii Is an earnest OF the DemOcra ic
policy tc pay S platform obligations
The Governor then posed for the
movies on the steps of the state
House with a group of suffragists led
lby Mrs. Abb c Scott Baker, political
chairman of the Nadonal Woman's
party Afterward in an interview Mrs,
Baker refused to agree thai Gov Cox
is entitled to all the credit for obtain
ing ratification of the amendment.
Marion, Ohio, Aug, lS.-When Sen
ator Harding was informed that the
lower House of the Tennessee Legis-
llature had ratified ;he woman suf-
frage amendment he said.
"All along | have wished for the
completion Of ratification, and have
said sc, and | am glad to have all the
citizenship of the United States take
part in the Presidential elections. The
Republican party will welcome he
response of American womanhood Ia
its appeal to the confidence of all oul
people,
4 Closing a day Of real campaigning
which kept Marion as well as the
Senator on the jump from mornipg
Iuntil evening, the Senator expressed
keen pleasure over the result of thC
vote in Tennessee on the Suffrage
Amendment
The Senator is given full ctedt fol
Gmely and effective aid which led t
ratification of the amendment Mess
ages began to arrive few mnute
after the vote was taken The womel
who fought the battle for their sister
in Tennessee gave their thanks +
Senator Harding as heir "stron
friend" who saved the day for them.
Tonight Senator Harding receiye
several kilograms from suffrage leat
ers thanking him for his par in tn
Tennessee fight and a group of oflic
ais of the National Woman's Part
came from Columbus to present i
person their congratulations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19

RECORD LIQUOR SEIZURE
Canadian Government ConflacateS
Stock WORTH $23z,nonvseass

!, yaaeoave ,,,Sss e, sssts g 6
casks, belong ng to the Canadian Pa
cific Wine Co., of this city, was
by the Crown. This IS
probably the greatest seiHi~g4'yFt I
liquor ever n9aa Moptpelief, p
Magistrate Sol "a the order
fo' confiscation and added fine OF
one thousand dollars against the com
pany for unlawfu!ly having kept
lIquor for sale. The wholesale value
of the stock, accord ng to invoice vaa
$237000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
POLES RE TAKING
POSITIONS HELD
BY BOLSHEVIK|
Soviet Forces East and North
east of Warsaw Retreat
RUSSIANS LOSE SUPPLIES
Warsaw Government Admits Enemy
Has Made Advances in Vicinity
Of Lembera.

Paris, Aug 19,-Lukow, About forty
one miles southwest of Warsaw, has
been captured by Poles in a counter
attack against the LETT wing OF the
Bolsheyik army before Warsaw, says
the Warsaw correspondent Of Excelsior
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
EIGHT MILLION
WOMEN To VOTE
FOR PRESIDENT.
Privilege Secured by Republican
Legislatures
NO QUESTION OF CREDIT
Suffrage Amendment Ratified in Only
Seven States Controlled by
Democrats.

Washing on, Aug 1S.-About 27-
600, 900 women are now eligible to vote
in the Presiden ial and Congress elec
tions On November as result Of
ratification OF the suffrage amendment
today by Tennessee This means q
gain Of about 100000 in the total eli
grille to vote for President, but gain
of 2O,OO00OO voters for members Of
the House and Senate.
Credit for ra ilication of the Nine.
teenth Amendment belongs to the Re-
publican party beyond any shadow Of
doubt. OF the thirty-six States that
have ratified the amendment thus far,
TWEEN y-mour have Republican Gov
ernors and twenty-six have Republi-
can Legislatures. Three of the ratify-
ing States have divide Legislatures
and only seven have Legislatures
dominated by Democrats.
The Legislature of North Carolina
has postponed action antil January
and probably will never act ON the
question now This pus North Car
DINA in the class with Connecticut
Vermont and Florida the only States
of the forty eight which have not act
ed on suffrage one way or the other,
The states that rejec ed the resolu
ton of ratification are Alabama, Georg
ia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Vr
ginia, Maryland, Delaware and Louisi
ana. Only one of these States-Dela
ware-has a Republican Governor ant
a Republican Legislature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday
moderate temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19

Warsaw, Aug, 17.-Russian soviet
forces are fleeing in disorderly panic
along the front between the yistula
and Bug rivers where the Poles are
advancing with extraordinary success,
says an official statement issued to-
night.
In the counter offensive to relieve
Bolshevik pressure upon Warsaw, the
Poles are using tanks, airplanes, ar.
incurred trains and artillery IN great
number.
At Novo Minsk, east OF Warsaw, and
Seycock, to the northwest three thous-
and prisoners, seven cannon, hun
dreds of wagons and vast quantity of
supplies have been captured from the
Bolsheviki.
The Bolsheviki retreat, to the north
and east of Warsaw where the Soviet
forces were closely driven by the Poles
took the semblance of route at some
po nts.
On the extreme left of the Polish
line. however, and in the region of
Lemberg, Soviet advances are report
ed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
Results of Games in Both Of the
Major Leagues.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York, a; Cleveland, 3.
Roston. s; Detroit, 5. Q1 inninss).
Philadelphia, / Chicago, 0.
st. Louis, 13; Washington, 2.
n,-.- H.. A.. HII,kr
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19

Paris, Aug. -(By The Associated
saved from the Bolshoviki, President
Pilsudski's armies no longer are OBJ
liged to fight defensive battle, and
the bold offensive on both wings has
reached the first detectives and the
Poles appear to be pausing before at
tempting to develop their success
The offensive on the left wing is
being personally led by the French
generals, Henry and Billotte, and al
ready has yielded important results.
1t has once more put the Poles in
possession of the key to the Warsaw
defenses-the fork between the Mar
ew and Bug rivers-while the forces
advancing toward Mlawa which have
reached Tseichanoff 12 miles to the
south of Mlawa, viii force the Boil
sheviki marching toward Plock and
Thorn to beat hasty retreat and con
sequently reopen the direct railroad
line to DanZig.
But the maneuver on the right wing
along the line of Garvolin and Parat.
choff, between the Vstula and the Bug
IL the more interesting of the two
stragetic viewpoints because it threat
ems the communications of the main
Bolshevih forces, Swelled by the
forces released by the shortening Of
the Brody line the movement already
has gained rapid headway and driver
the Bolsheviki back along the Inc to
ward Brest Lltoysk for distances vary
ing from 25 OF so miles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19
TOO LATn TO CLASSIFY.

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-19

London, Aug. 19-Fierce fighting
continues in the region of Warsaw and
Noyo Georgievsk, the strong fortress
about nineteen miles northwest of
Warsaw, according to Wednesdays of
fetal Moscow statement In the Cri-
mea sector, engagements are progress
ing with indecisive results.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-01
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