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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
TWIN STATE MANAGER DEAD
Howard L. OIds Died Thursday at
York, Maine.

Brattleboro Aug. 49, Howard l..
Olds, vice president and general mana
ger of the Twin State Gas & Electric
Co., died Thursday night in hospital
in York, Me. Not much is known
concerning his death, but it is known
that last November he had an attack
of influenza, which left him in a weak
ened condition, and that he went to
Ogunquit. Me-, this summer to recup-
crate Two or three weeks ago his
condition became so bad that he was
taken to the hospital.
Mr.. Olds was former resident of
Brattleboro and came here to establish
and take charge of the general office
of the Twin State Gas & Electric Co.,
which first was in the Hooker build
ing and later In the American building.
The office was moved to Boston two
years ago, and since then the family
has lived In Brookline, Mass, Mr.. Olds
making frequent trips to Brattleboro.
He was little over so years old a
man of courteous bearing, pleasing per-
Isonality and exceptionally business ca
pacity. He was member of the Cen
tre Congregational church, which he
joined in 1917
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
FOURTH COMMUNITY DANCE
Thursday Evening Entertainments are
Growing in Popularity.

0TOWlH9 w FVpblafllJs
The growing popularity Of the Thurs
day evening Community dances at
Welfare Hall was very evident last
night from the well filled floor and the
manifest enjoyment of everyone pres.
ent. The attendance was considerab-
Ily in excess OF any Of the dances lSev-
iously held and II needed no clairvoy-
ant power to see that everyone was
having the time Of his life.
The chaperones w4e Mrs. G. P.
Endress and Miss Maude l.. Carpen-
ter, and Miss Maud Belden had gener-
al supervision and direction, Punch
was served and proved an acceptable
addition to the festivities.
One OF the special features of the
evening was the Kaleidoscope dance.
and no hing has created so much hilar-
ity and genuine fun as this most in
formal method of 3ecur ng dancing
partners. The applause of the dane
ers and their repea ed demands for a
continuance Of the dance was ample
evidence of IN hit it had made.
These community dances, conducted
as they are in the spirit of friendli-
ness and wholly without stiffness or
formality, are filing ' real need in
community life, and more and more
the young people are getting to appre-
ciate that here is clean, wholesome
fun and plenty of it, showing that this
it what they want by the continued
and increasing attendance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
THREE RECEIVERS
NAMED To CLOSE
UP P0NZ| BUBBLE
His Liabilities Now Amount to
Over Four Millions
PONZI is STILL IN JAIL
Sayo That II He Could Have Sixty
Days Of Freedom He Could Pay
All Debts.

Boston. Aug. 20-The browen for.
tunes of Ponzi and the interes 3 of
thousands of investors in his getrich-
quick scheme have been placed in the
hands of receivers.
The receivershp was instituted to-
day by Judge Norton in the United
States district cour,.
Judge Nelson appointed three re-
ceivers, William r. Seats of Cohas-
sett, John Forbes Perkins OF Milton
and Edward A. Thurston of Fall river.
The receivers we're ordered to fiLs
bonds in the sum off $4,000 eaSh
Pcnzi said yesterday that he was
content to remain in jail after being
arraigned in Federal court on a
charge of using the mails to defraud
in connection with his plan to pay so
per cent. in As days on all invest
ments. He waived examination and
was held in 900 for the September
session of the court
Crowds in the court room ga hered
around Ponzi in an effort to grasp his
nand ana ne smiled broadly IN appre'
citation.
"All that | ask" he said, is that
be given so days in the custody of
two guards, and | will be able to meet
all my Obligations. This morning |
received $500, through the mails,
which shows the confidence the public
still reposes in me" He added that he
had turned the money over to a
sheriff.
The Colony Foreign Exchange com
pany, rival Of Ponzi in offering high
rates of interest for inyes lments was
also placed in receiyership by Judge
Morton.
Ponzi's liabilities as uncovered by
the State attorney general, tctalled
tonight s4,30S,S7, representing the
claims OF 10, 200 investors, plus the 80
.per cent Interest," promised.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20

ARTHUR eulTERMAN SPEAKER
Meeting of Poetry Discussion Group
Saturday Afternoon Angus. 2tst.

Meeting of Poetry Discussion Group
Saturday Afternoon Angus. 21st.
There will be a meeting of ;he Poe.
try Group at the Town Hall in Arling,
ton, Vernon Oh Saturday afternoon,
August 21st at 1880 o'clock. Arthur
Guiterman of New York city will be
the guest Of the afternoon and will
read from his own poems. Mr. Gutter
man, who is best known through his
rhymed reviews which have been ap-
pearng in Life for several years
is a poet of rare achievement and a
delightful lecturer.
His most recent publications are
"The Laughing Muse "The Myrthful
Lyre," and, Ballads Of Old New York"
The next meeting of the Poetry
Group will be held next week on a
day to be decided upon at the Satur-
day meeting. The speaker for tha.
meeting will be Miss Jessie b. R.tten-
house of New York City whose sub
ject will be Irish Poets and National.
ism" Miss Rittenhouses Second
Book of Modern Verse was published
last autumn by The Houghton Mhflin
Co, and is already in its fourth
edition
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
MINISTER HAD SHORT TROUT
Rev. E. n. Wild Of Westminster Hac
Five Fish Under Legal Length.

Brattleboro, Aug. 1S.-The Rev. Ed.
ward w. Wild, pastor of the Congre.
gational church in Westminster, who
is attending the Northfeld confer.
ences, was brought in'o the municipal
court this afternoon by Sheriff Frank
L. Wellman who had examined the
minister's fish basket and found there
| in five short trout among 27 which the
officer passed as meeting the legal re-
quirements. He pleaded guilty before
Acting Judge Arthur V. D. Piper, who
imposed a fine of $35 and costs of
I$7.45 which he minister paid The
Rev. Mr.. Wild is 81 years old, He OBJ
iected to being fined. saying that
while he was technically guilty he was
not morally so, because he measured
the fish by his hands and felt sure
they were six inches long. He said
he always upheld the law. was war
den himself once, and always instruct.
ed his boys to obey the statutes.
Judge Piper held thai the five fish
we're so short that 1t was not reason.
able to think they were of legal
length The Rev. Mr. Wild was. fish
ing in a brook in Vernon when the
sheriff happened along in his automo-
bile and asked to look in his basket.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
S. M. ROOSEVELT DEAD
Cousin Of T. r. and Famous Portrait
Painter.

Cousin OF T. r. and Famous Portrait
Painter.
New York, Aug. 19,- Samuel Mont
gomery Roosevelt, artist and portrait
painter and second cousin of the late
Theodore Roosevelt dropped dead in
the Knickerbocker Club here tonight.
Mr.. Roosevelt was born in New
York, July 80, 1868, and studied in
Paris under Laurens and Constant.
His works were exhibited in the Paris
salon in 1910, and he was decorated
by the French government in 1914.
Some of his paintings are "Medita-
tion,' Winter" The Firefy' A
Samoan Girl "The Baths of Diana
at Mines" The Anarchist"
Mr. Roosevelt who was president
of the Ma uhnal Association of Por-
trait Painters, died from hemmor-
rhage of The brain His widow is at
the Roosevelt country home at Skan-
eateles, N. Y. The artist was chew
alier of the Legion of Honor and was
Iknown as an allaround sportsman, In
his early days he displayed unusual
skill as fencer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
800 FRUIT GROWERS
VISIT McRAE ORCHARD
Annual Meeting Of Vermont Horticul
tursl Society Held Wednesday at
CastIeton,

Rutland, Aug. 20.-About 300 fruit
growers of Vermont gathered Wednes-
day at the farm OF r. r. McRae at
Castleton Corners to attend the an.
nual meeting of the Vermont Horticul-
tural society, Demonstrations in
grating and pruning were given un-
der the supervision of Mr.. McRae. A
number of the latest machines for agri'
cultural work were demonstrated and
the entire orchard of 10000 trees was
n1peCted.
Among those who spoke at the meet
ing In the afternoon We're George A.
Drew, manager Of the Conyers orchard
of 10000 trees at Greenwich, Ct; II.
&. c. Miles, assistant secretary of the
New England fruit. show, Hartford
Conn; Prof. A. r. Stevens, president
of the Connecticut Pathological society
w A. Munson, president of the Massa-
chusetts Fruit Growers gSociation
Walpole, Mass, and E. A. Hackett
manager of the Bolton Fruit company
operating an orchard of 10000 trees
at Bolton, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
CHERRY SUMNER
Bennington Girl Married TO 5rookIne
Young Man

A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
when Miss Alice w. Sumner was
united In marriage to Lawrence d.
Cherry Of Woonsocket, h. l., by Rev.
w G. Towart.
The bride was pre- tily attired in a
gown of white chiffon with hat to
match and carried white carna ions.
Miss Grace H. Sumner, sister of the
BRIDE was the brides maid and wore
white yoile with hat to match. Guy
T. Sumner, brother of the bride was
bes; man.
After shor trip to Niagara Falls
Mr. and Mrs. Cherry will reside in
Brooldine, Mass, where furnished
apartment awaits them.
The BRIDE is the Oldest daughter of
Mrs. Nellie w. Sumner of Elm street
and is wellknown in Bennington. For
the past three years she has been EN-
Dloyed as a ch!lds nurse in Panama
but has been at her home here since
early summer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
POP BOTTLES BARRED
Brooklyn Fans Must Hereafter Drink
From Paper Cups.

New York, Aug. H. "A new form
of prohibition has gone into effect at
Ebbette field, the Brooklyn Baseball
Clubs grounds.
President Ebbets has issued au
edict prohibiting the sale Of sofs
drinks in bottles within the enclosure
ltbbets notified the caterer at the
grounds that if the fans must have
cooling drinks served during their
visit to the Brooklyn ball park he
must serve the liquid in containers or
paper cups instead of bottles, In
order to protect the umpires, players
and patrons of the club from injury.
During the game between the Chi
cago and Brooklyn teams on August
2, Umpire Quigley aroused the ire OF
he home rooters by one of his deci-
sons. Immediately a shower of pop"
bottles directed at the official came
from the upper and lower stands In
order to prevent recurrence CT this
disordely and dangerous manifesto
tion by some of the fans, President
Ebbets decided to deprive them OF
their handy weapons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
BOLSHEv WIKI RUN
FOR T RONT|
\ POLES IN CHASE
Part of Russian Forces Are Cut
Off and Others Flee
WARSAW AREA CLEARED
Right Wing OF Polish Army Now Near
Brest Litovsk But Reds
Threaten Lemberg,

Paris, Aug. 20, ASSOCIATED Mill
tary successes Of the Poles continued
yesterday according to the report to
the foreign Office from the military
mission in Warsaw, under plans ella
borated by the French General Wey,
gand and a S aft Of over SIX hundred
French officers.
These officers are now either active
ly In command Of the forces freeing
Warsaw from the Soviet menace or
aiding Polish commanders.
London, Aug. 20-The second sitting
Of the Russo-Polish peace conference
took place Thursday and summary
OF Rnss.a's terms was communicated
to the Poles. They are substantially
the same as those the Russian dele
cation published in Londcn, according
TO Moscow statement dated Thurs
da.'.
London, Aug. 20.-The Russian SO.
Wet forces have abandoned Lukow, IS
miles southeast of Warsaw and Radin
Thursdays Moscow ccmmunique. II
is claimed that the Poles has been
driven back seven miles from Ciecha
now, As miles northwest OF Warsaw.
Warsaw, Aug. 1S.-Polish successes
on al fronts, wi h the exception of the
southern battle sector, where the Rus
sian Soviet forces are advancing in
the direction of Lemberg, are report
ed in the official statement on lighting
operations issued tonight.
The Fifty-seventh, Fif y-eighth and
Eighth Bolshevik divisions on the
Warsaw front have been annihilated
and thousands of Soviet sold .ers made
prisoners. The Russians lost their
bearings in trying to meet attacks on
all sides from the Polish columns on
the tanks.
The Poles, continuing their advance
have occupied Kaluszs>i, s5 miles cast
OF Warsaw: S,ed.ce, 81 miles cas- OF
the capital; Milzyrzec, 20 miles south
east OF Siedice, and Wiodawa on the
Bug River. 125 miles southeast of War
saw.
Russian Soviet forces are evacuat
ing Brest-L Litovsk, the strongly forti-
fed town on the Bug River 120 mles
east of Warsaw, according to advices
received here tonight.
The Poles are repor ed to be re-
grouping before Lemberg fer count
er stroke against the Bolsheyiki, who
are less than thirty kilome;ers from
the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
ANTl.WlLsoN MAN WINS
Is One Of Four Mississippi Representa-.
tiVes Renominated.

Jackson, Miss, Aug, 1S,-Four OF
the five Democratic Representatives
seeking denomination were successful
in yesterdays primary according to
returns compiled by the jackson
Daily News. Representative Gambler
in the First district Lowry in the Sec
ond, Ssson in the Fourth and Quinn
in the Seventh apparently had safe
majority, while the defeat of Venable
In the Fifth was indicated. Venable
was opposed by Ross Collins, former
AtlorneyGeneral of Mississippi and
a bitter opponent of the present ma
tional administration,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
KANSAS "RAT KILLING WEEK."
Gov. Allen Asks All Citizens to Get
Busy, Auau9t %

Topeka, Kan, Aug 17.-Gov. Allen
today proclaimed rat killing week.
in Kansas beginning August %, in the
interest of health and of food conser-
walton.
The proclamation asserts that at
least $S0,O0O,0OO in foodstuffs is lost
annually in Kansas through ravages
of rats and mice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
GASOLINE TANK EXPLODED
TWO Men Killed at Syracuse This
Morning

Syracuse, Aug. 20.-Two men were
killed and IL hurt when "a two thous.
and gallon gasoline reservoir, the
property of the c. F.. Miller company
at Wolf and Park streets exploded this
morning,
Searchers discovered the bodies un.
der 'ons Of mortar and debris
Thousands of workers in the vicinity
were panic stricken when bricks and
heavy mortar slabs blown in the ali
struck surrounding buildings.
Persons nearby were cut by flying
glass The dead are H. r. Green
island and Harry s, Watheys.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
FOUR YEARS FOR sERG6oIT
Draft Dodaer is Sentenced AS an Army
Deserter.

New York, Aug. 10. Erwin r.
Bergdoll Of Philadelphia, has been
found guilty Of desertion from the
army and evading the draft. and
sen enced to four years at hard labor
at Fort Leayenworth it was an
|nounced today at Governors island
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
MANNlX ADVISED
Urged TO Be Moderate in His Political
Commen'.

London, Aug. 20.--A consis ory at
Rome has directed to Archb shop
Mannx of Melbourne a strong exhorta
tion urging moderation in his treat
ment of British political ques ions, ac-
cording tc a British Official message
from Rome.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
GIFT TO FiREM EN-
Appreciation of Services from Daniel
Robinson Of Old Bennington.

Appreciation OF services from Daniei
Robinson Of Old Bennington.
Two of the chemical engines and a
number of local firemen responded to
the call early Sunday morning when a
large barn a. the summer home Of
Daniel Robinson at Old Bennington
was truck by lightning and destroyed.
The following letter received by Vii
lage Clerk William P, Hogan from Mr..
Robinson is self-explanatcry
Underwood
Bennington, VT.
Aug. IS, 1920.
Mr.. William P. Hogan,
Village Clerk
Dear Sir
Inclosed please find check for 500
for the fremen who came to help me
out Sunday morning.
In the confusion | cannot tell just
who they were, but think the Brad
fcrds" and the Eagles"
! am sending it to you as | am sure
that you will place it where it should
go. Also | want to assure you that
their services we're fully appreciated.
Thanking you for The trouble, | am
Yours truly,
d. Robinson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20

Antwerp, Aug. 15.-The American
athle es in the Seventh Olympic
Games scored II points today, bring
ling their total to 11S, or 60 points
ahead of Finland's representatives,
their nearest competitors. The Firms,
who failed to win point today, have
49 points.
The Englishmen made 16 points %
day and the Swedish a.hlets 10 points.
CzechoSlovakia scored three points,
Holland two and Belgium and France
one each. The days scores included
the tug of war.
England now has 40 points and
Sweden &c. France has 10, Canada.
South Africa and Italy each, New
Zealand, Esthonia, Norway and
ICzecho-Sloyakia each, Holland 2
land Belgium l.
Victory and defeat for the United
Sta es marked the progress of the
only two finals in the Olympic pro-
gram here today. Although there
were a number of interesting trials
and sem.-finals, it was these finals
that attracted the crowd, such as it
was. to the Stadium.
The first TO be decided was the ham
mer throwing. which was cleverly
won by Patrick Ryan of the Isoughlin
| Lyceum of Brooklyn with, throw Of
l173 feet l1-16 inches, but the jubila
ion over the achievement of the for
lmer soldiers was cut short by the de.
feat OF Joie Ray in the 1900 meters,
Or to be exact 1910 yards j foot and
!, 3 inches. That this track contest was
the main event Of the day there was
no question, for in Ray, representing
the United States and A. g. Hill of
The Polytechnic Harr!ers OF England
il brought together the best amateur
milers of the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
Results OF Games In Both Of the
Major Leagues.
AMERICAN IEAGlIE

Cleveland, 8; New York, 2.
Detroit, a. Boston, o.
The Philadelphia Chicago and Wash
ing on. st. Louis games were postpon
ed on account of rain
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati, 3 Brooklyn, (13 in
|nings).
The Boston-St. Louis game was
postponed un.il next Sunday.
Philadelphia, 5; Pittsburgh, (12
innings).
Other teams were not scheduled
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
2O0-MET TER DASH
4
WAS WON TODAY
BY AMERICANS
Woodring Of Philadelphia Ahead
with Paddock Second
AMERICANS FAR AHEAD
Have More Than Twice as Many
Points as Finland Which Is 2nd.
with Great Britain Third

Antwerp, Aug. 2O.-Allen Woodr!ng
of Philadelphia won tie two hundred
metre dash at the Olympic games in
% seconds. Paddock of Los Angeles
was second, Edwards of England
third and Murchison of New York
fourth.
Rudd, The south American crack
won the four hundred metre final.
Shea, American being fourth. Nurmi
of Finland won the ten thousand
metre run
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy weather and showers Satur.
day, No much change in tempera-
ture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
Dorothy Canfleld Fisher.
(Pres. Battenkill Woman's Club
North District. Arlington

4NUIIH IIoITIVt, NTIIUBIUI'J 7
This school house in the north dis.
trict of Arlington has already won
fame as one of those transformed dur
ing the past few years into model
rural school. 1t is pictured and des.
cNbed in a recent publication reative
to better country schools, gotten out
by the Agricultural extension depart
ment of the international Harvester
company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20
TOO LATE no oLAssJFY.

WANTED (men. women) over II. for
Postal maid service, $135 month Ex-
aminations September Experience un-
necessary. For free particulars. write
X. Terry (former Civil Service Exam
iner) 100 Continental Bldg. Washing.
ton, d. G. 8tt6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-20

NOTICE-"victory" Malt and Quality
Hops only $100. Postage 25c extra
U'is colled for home use Congress-
street Home Supply Co, 20 Congress
St, Troy, N. Y, Sir5+
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-16
METZ.

Hubert Campbell, Of Steubenville'
Ohio, is spending his vacation from
school with bis grandpa, H. L. Camp
bell.
John Smith, who has spent some
time in the oil fields Of Texas is here
TO spend some time with his family
with a bad cut finger.
VIII Stephen, Of Cannonsburg, Pa
who is an architect, is here on a visit
with his family.
Miss Sarah Brummage has returned
home after spending two weeks with
her brother. Curt Brummage, at Sa'
lem.
Miss Ester Martin, who has spent
the last year in Oklahoma, will return
home this week.
Mrs. Cora Brummage still remains
in serious condition.
Wiley Evans, Of Board Tree, was a
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes, OF Man
nington. spent the week emu ds Tue
guest Of their daughter, Mrs. Law
renee Campbell.
Mrs. Mary Miller has returned
home from Barrackville where she
has been visiting her daughter, who
Is in a serious condition.
SAINT Morgan and family; Of Cam
eron, was here the guest Of his grand'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Baker.
Mrs. Dellie Baker and daughter re-
turned home Friday after spending
three weeks in Philadelphia visiting
her brother. Jennie Thomson.
The members Of the Agriculture
club left Monday morning for the
University at Morgantown to spend