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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21
RUTLAND SHOWS GAIN
Increase in Population Of 1903 in Last
Ten Years,

Washington, d. c., Aug 21-The
census bureau announced yesterday
that the population of Rutland, VT.
is 1864, which is an increase Of l.
40S or 10.4 per cent.
Rutland's gain in population was
somewhat less than in the preceding
census, when the increase was 2,047
or 1TS per cent; but 1t is far greater
than in most of the cities and towns
of the state thus far reported. In
1910 Rutland's population was 1886.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21

in the note of Earl Curzon, the
British Foreign Minister, of July
90. Russia stipulated, however,
that additional territory should be
given Poland on the east in the
regions of Bitlystok and Cholm.
Stated orders for the conference
were agreed upon. Towards the end
Of the session the Russian delegates
protested against the Poles efforts to
drag the deliberations, the statement
said,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21
Card of Thanks.

We wish tc thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness in our
late bereavement, also employees Of
the II. e, Bradford Co., and Cooper
latch needle shop.
Michael Lee,
Mary Lee,
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Kennedy,
and family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED--Cigar salesman, travell-
ing, salary and expense or commission
with drawing account Must be active.
ambitious energetic References re-
nuired. A. Landmark & Co, Denver,
Pa. s6t1s
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CHAPMAN HoNoREo
Thousands Turn Out to Funeral;
Mays Has Nervous Collapse.

Cleveland, Aug 2O.-Funeral ser
vices were held here today for Ray
mond Chapman, shorts,op of the
Cleveland American team, who died
in New York Tuesday morning fol-
lowing an operation for a fractured
skull sustained in Mondays New
York-C,eyeland game.
The service was held in st. Johns
Roman Catholic Cathedral Thous.
ands of friends and admirers of Chap.
man gathered at the church to pay
heir final tribute to the dead man,
one of the most popular ball players
in the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21

New York, Aug. 2o.-Whne Ray
Chapman shortstop of the Cleveland
Americans fatally injured last Mon
day by ball thrown by Carl Mays,
cf the New York club, was being
buried today in Cleveland Mays was
lying at his home here suffering from
a nervous breakdown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21
POLES SURROUND
RI Ed GARRISON IN
2 BREST-L|T0vSk
Soviet Army in Full Retreat
from Warsaw
HAVE LOST ALL ARTILLERY
Only Mounted BosheViki Succeed in
Escaping as General Piloudski's
Army Advances.

Warsaw, Aug 21.-The Poles have
captured $1,000 soviet prisoners up to
Thursday it was announced Today
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21

London, Aug. 21.--Heavy fighting
continues north and northeast of War
saw near Plonsk and Ciechanow, ac-
cordng to the Bolshevik official state
ment isused yesterday in MOSCOW,
Further northeast the Soviet and Pol
Josh armies are engaged near Wys2-
WOW and Stanslayow. while in the
region of Brest-Ltoysk fighting is pro-
ceeding along the line OF the western
branch of the Bug ricer
Near Lemberg, the Bolshevik are
developing an advance after occupy
ing the village of Glniany. In the
Tarnapol region of eastern Galicia, the
Soviet forces have crossed the Stripa
+ yer and advanced westward, the
statement declares In the Crimean
sector the Bolsheviki have occupied
Vasilyeyka after fierce fighting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21
WEATHER FORECAST

Showers probably onight and Sun
day. Cooler Sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21

London, Aug. 20. (By The Associat-
ed Press)-The second sitting of the
Russo Polish peace conference at
Minsk took place Thursday and a sum
mary of Russia's terms was com.
Imuniceted to the Poles.
They were substantially the same
las those the Russian delegation pub.
iGhed in London, cays a Moscow off.
cial statement dated Thursday and
received in London this morning.
The terms laid down by the Rus.
sian Soviet government for an armis.
tice with Poland, as sent to Premier
/ LloydGeorge by the Russian delega,
tIon in London on August 10, were:
Firat-The strength of the Pol
ish Army to be reduced to one
annual contingent Of $4,000 men.
together with the Army command
and an "Army Of administration"
(apparently a permanent force.
to aggregate 10000 men
Second-Demobiliz of the
T Polish Army to occur within one
month
Third All arms excluding
those needed for the Army forces
specified to be handed to Soviet
Russia and the Ukraine.
Fourth-All war industries to
be demobilized
Fifth-No troops or war mater.
ial to be allowed to come from
, abroad.
Sixth--The line of Wo.kowisk,
| Bialystok and Prawevo to be
placed fully at the disposal of
Russia for commercial transit to
and from the Baltic.
, Seyenth--Land to be given for
| the families of all Polish citizens
killed, wounded or incapaciated.
in the war
In return Russia offered to with.
: draw the Russian and Ukrainian
troops from the Polish front sim
t utaneously with the Polish de.
+ mobilization and to reduce con-
t siderably upon the termination of
5 these operations the number of
| Russian troop on the Russian
+ frontier line, these forces to be
n fixed at q figure to be agreed
4 upon.
S The final frontier of the indie
6 pendent state of Poland under the
Il Russian offer in the main to be
identical with the line indicated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-21

Paris, Aug. 20.-(By The Associated
Press General Pilsudski's army has
reached the middle Bug River, accord
ing to plan, and is marching down the
stream to join the army advancing up
the fork between the Bug and Narew
rivers toward Ostrolenka with the OBJ
ject OF cutting the Warsaw.Bialysto
road their enemy's sole avenue of re-
treat
Down this roaG the Reds are bolt.
ing. y ofiting by the large number Of
horses in their possession. The fact
that they have these horses is said to
account for the comparatively small
number of prisoners being taken by
the Poles. Pursuing French airplanes
however have prevented the enemy
from taking with him many guns and
much material. Up to date, seven
Bolshevik divisions have been cut, to
pieces and all their guns captured.
The Polish right wing. advancing
from the south, is now before the forts
of Brest-Litovsk, and part of it has
crossed the Bug River in the direction
.of Koyel, thus prov ding safeguard
against flank counter attacks. Polish
forces in this region are supported by
a Ukrainian division and General Bal
achowich Russian volunteer army
which had remained in Polesia, east Of
Brest-Litovsk and to the rear of the
Bolsheviki. Thus, it is pointed out,
the Bolshevih garrison at Brest-Lit.
Ioysk is virtually cut off on all sides.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Wool Stocks Accumulate
South Africa Feels Slump ir
Commodities

The cable advices which record slumps
in prices generally in overseas markets
have reacted unfavorab]y on the com
modities produced for export in the
Union of South Africa. Stocks, espe-
cially wool, have accumulated at the va
rious ports, but are without buyers, it
being estimated that $4,000 bales of un-
sold wool are now lying at Durham and
$4,000 at Port Elizabeth. The bulk Of
the wool now in the country may have
to be stored and carried over to another
season.
The market for hides and skins is
dull, with no demand, and the nominal
sales show a decline of 80 per cent.
The ostrich feather market is practi-
cally at a standstill. according to adj
vices from Port Elizabeth; although
small quantities of the better class of
feathers have been sold at average
prices, the general trend Of the mar
ket is downward. Nominal quotations
show decline of 80 per cent com
pared with those of month ago.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Good Roads Campaign
Launched i'm Argentina
American Engineer Is Respon'
sible for Organization of As
sOciation at Bucnos Ayrea

BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 2.--Stimulatet
by North Americans "Thc Good Roads
Association of the Argentine Republic"
has just been organized and plans an
active moving picture, newspaper and
public speaking propaganda. Good
roads in Argentina arc rarity and
the use Of automobiles or automobile
trucks between towns and cities is
virtually impossible.
The idea of good roads association
when taken to Minister Of the Interior
Gomez was warmly received. He told
American representatives who inter
viewed him that Americans know how
to build roads better than we do. We
welcome your help. Good roads are
one of Argentina's greatest needs for
it's economic development,
S. T. Henry, of New York, a road
building engineer, was largely repson-
sible for the organization of the asso-
citation during a recent visit here. It
has received the support of American
Automobile interests and cement COM
panies and of the British railroads, for
which good roads would act as feeders
from agricultural districts. Success has
been attained in interesting prominent
Argentinians in the movement, who
have been asked to become officers OF
the association.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Apparel

Manufacturers of women's apparel,
particularly dresses, who have rens-
ured their prices downward, are said
to be getting a good volume of fail
business at present. There is lack
of snap to the markets, however.
Colder weather is expected to stimu-
late both retail and wholesale trade in
women's garments and manufacturers
and wholesalers here look forward to
bulge IN demand for the next month.
The wholesale market in mems cloth
ing remains dull. Retailers are finish
lng up their summer season with clear
ance sales at prices far below replace
ment value, according to manufacture
ers. The retail trade is confronted
with the problem Of trying to work off
garments this fall that were ordered
when prices Of cloth and labor in the
clothing industry were at the peak
Consensus OF opinion in the trade
places the popular fall price for mems
clothing around the $50 mark. Some
offseason sales of overcoats have
brought a generous public response
Despite the demand for lower prices
retailers assert, the public is still de-
manding good quality of merchandise
and is passing up inferior grades, no
matter how low priced they are.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Sharp Price Drop
Called Impossible
With Labor High
Credit Mems Secretary AS
serts Orderly Decline Is
To Be Desired to Stabilize
Business i'm Genera |

Substantially lower prices cannot be
expected while labor costs remain
high. Also an orderly recession in
prices, rather than preciptous de-
cline is necessary to stabilize busi-
ness. These were the leading thoughts
expressed in the September letter writ
ten to members of the National Asso-
citation of Credit Men by J. Harry Ire
goe, secretary of the trade body.
In the opinion of Mr.. Tregoe labor
costs form a big percentage of the
cost of production and $50 long as
labor is receiving high wage, is
clamoring for more and is protiteering
at the expense of the people, we can
not expect substantial lowering of
prices"
"Prices," he writes, form one of
the most interesting subjects before
business to-day, and when misinter-
probation of their trend leads to ex-
pcctations which are not fulfilled, an
unpleasant situation is precipitatcd.
Expecting lower prices, the public de-
therefore, was forced to sell commo-
dities at sacrifice prices, and the
wholesaler, in turn, was compelled to
accept cancellations and the return of
merchandise and dispose of stocks at
figures below actual cost Manufac-
turers quickly felt the shift of con-
ditions, and without orders sufficient
to keep their plants running, have been
compelled to dispose of many commod-
tiles at less than production cost.
"It is regretable that our people
economic laws which indicate the
natural trend of prices. The high
costs proved almost unbearablc and
have occasioncd apprehension. The
psychological difficulties entering to
make high prices could have been over
come. Fifteen per cent of the advance
in prices could have been Topped off
if the people earlier had been induced
to buy only modcra priced goods
and had not shown expectation, even
eagerness, to pay high prices. What
profiteering there was could have been
eliminated, and thereby prices reduced
to that extent.
"Let our business people face this
situation with composure; let the pub
lie buy as they need in moderation; let
the retailer provide stocks in accord
ancc with these demands; let the
wholesaler and manufacturer produce
and distribute without desire to
force the market, and thus together
the economic problem can be worked
out without augmenting the disturb
ancc through Whlcn We are now pass
ing. Good sense and composure are
what we need now.
"a year ago there was wild
scramble for merchandise. We urged
moderation, declaring that an un-
favorable reaction would come. At
present there is an equally demoraliz-
ing scramble to return merchandise,
to repudiate contracts and to do things
which the good thinking merchant
ought not under any circumstances to
do. Because of this condition, bust
ness is gesitating and some industries
are shutting down indefinitely If we
had but kept our heads and been
moderate a year ago, this situation
could in all probability have been
saved"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Reports by Wireless
From the U. S. Naval Commu-
nicafion Service

Atlanthus 1G f Boston LN Aug %.
Amelia pd Delaware Breakwater Aug 20
Antietam 80 N Cape Canaveral Aug 27.
Archer 1886 from San Francisco PM
Aug 27.
Argon S5 NE Sand Key Aug 27.
Arlington "a NE Winterquarter LV Aug 90
Artgas lat 35 4S lon 20 AZ w Aug 90
Aryan 1T NE Jupiter Aug 27.
Askawake so Hatteras Aug 81
Atlantic Sun 37S Il Ambrose LV Aug 2s
Auburn 81 Cape I4enlopen Aug %.
Auditor 225 Z Ambrose Aug 20.
Babboosic lat 80 So N Ion 63 35 w $50
PM Aug 2S.
Baldbutte 167 s Hatteras Aug 27.
Baldhil 1873 n Jupiter Aug 2S
Banlcaa l9l SW Fryngpan " Aug 2s.
bancroft lat 81 32 n Ion 80 AZ '" Aug 28
Beiierbyy 7Ss Z Five Fathom Bank LV
Belihaven 1.4oo e Cape Henry Aug 27
Belierose 7sS q Five Fathom Bank Lv
Aug 2S.
Betterton 735 Boston Lv Aug 2s
3ombardier $50 Il Sandy Hook Aug 27.
Bramell Point lat so IS lon 63 26 w Aug 90
Brookdale l,7o6 from Seattle S PM Aug 81
Bylayl f Cape Charles LV Aug 20
Hylayl T. Cape Charles LV Aug 90.
c A Snider 800 SW Hatteras Aug a.
Caledonia ia Boston LV 4:30. PM
Camaguey 90 N Cape Hatteras Aug %.
CarrilIo 240 N Colon Aug 2S.
Ceralvo pd Cape Henry 2 PM Aug 29
Chantier lat 40 81 n Ion II 34 w Aug 90
Chester Valley 124 Cape Henry Aug 2s
China 1850 from San Francisco 8 PM
Aug 81.
Clontarf - e Sand Key Aug %.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Market for American Lumber

A good demand for American lumoet
exists in Peru. according to recent
report from Vice-Consul Roth, and sta
tistics for 1918 show that practically
50 per cent of all the lumber imported
into the country during that year came
from the United States. In 1918 totai
imports of pine, laurel and ash lumber
amounted to 81 1,S68,00O feet, valued
at 1927 500. Over 80 per cent Of this
amount was pine. From the Atlantic
seaboard alone 23,642,0 900 feet of South
ern pitch pine, valued at $S7S,475. was
imported. This lumber is used very
extensively for floors, stairways, VAIN
seoting, bslustrades and other interior
work. The vice consul adds that GER
tain large mining and oil companies
are constructing many frame buildings
and might be interested in the pur-
chase of such lumber; moreover, the
centennial celebration in 1921 WIN
doubtless occasion the erection by the
government OF several new buildings,
including a large hotel.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Cottons

Interest in the cotton goods market
was centered mainly on raw cotton last
week. Buyers were influenced to some
extent by the decline in the raw staple
and showed further hesitation in COM
mitting themselves to future orders.
There was some demand for spot goods,
which was met by liberal reductions
on the part of converters and other
sellers who had goods in hand The
gray or unfinished goods market was
dull and soft, although more inquiry
was current in the offices of the brok-
ers toward the close of the week. Re
tail volume in cotton goods is reported
TO be we'll sustained, but jobbers and
manufacturers are inclined to curtail
their activities still further From
reports emanating from the mill cen
ters, the current week will see more
mills closed down or running on a re-
duced schedule.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
The Week i'm Business

Slight
txtle wey
fall
by necessity compelled pensh
Their fall and winter wardrobes
lines the will be BY higher than he
forced fall
and will shirts the fall cotton
intended Febu
n
that will be
received the highest paid the industry If show
has trade that this
that
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Silks

Contradictory reports came from the
silk trade last week. In some quar-
ters a stronger demand for goods was
apparent, while other sellers asserted
that the trade was duller than the
previous week. Manufacturers and
jobbers with goods on hand who were
willing to make prices sufficiently at
t-actlve to buyers were rewarded with
q good volume of business Prices are
showing no more tendency toward
stabilization than they were weeks or
months ago. Raw silk was weak
throughout the period and closed lower
than it opened.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Woolens

Nothing definite concerning the Of
fering of woolens and worsteds for
the spring of 1921 has come out OF the
trade, although it is felt that the ma
iority of houses will show new goods
between the second and last weeks Of
next month. Trade talk puts new prices
at 20 per cent below the level for last
springs goods, but this is still founded
on guesswork. The late openings will
delay the clothing manufacturers in
their preparation for the spring sea-
son. At least three months will be re-
CURED for the production of sample
pieces by the mills in most cases,
which means that the manufacturers
Of mems clothing will not be able to
show full sample lines much before
December Cloth jobbers continued to
slash prices to rid themselves of stocks
they are carrying, and some mills are
said to have let go Of their accumu-
lated stocks at low prices. Buying in
terest was lacking throughout the
trade.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Six Large Oil Companies Pay
Mexico Million Pesos Taxes

MEXICO CITY, Aug 29.-Six of the
largcr petroleum companies operating
IN Mexico paid back taxes for the Pc
riod from March l to June /, inclusive,
yesterday, these taxes aggregating
more than 100000 pesos
Virtually all other concerns in the
oil business have made out the re-
CURED manifests, and officials expect
all the back taxes will be paid before
Tuesday, when the time limit expires.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS

The connecting malls close at the Gem
eral Postoffice and city Hall postofice
station. New York. at a. M. as follows
Japan. Corea. China. Siberia. siam.
French 1ndochina. Netherlands East indies
and Philippine Islands, via Seattle. steam
ship Manila Maru. September 2
Tahiti. Marquesas. Cook Islands. New
Zealand and specially addressed mail for
Australia via San Francisco. steamship
Mariana. September s.
Hawaii. FIJI Islands. New Zealand ana
Australia. via Vancouver and victoria
3. C.. steamship Niagara. September 10
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

The New York Fur Auction Sales
Corporation last. week announced the
elimination of its October sale, and
pressure was being exerted upon the
st. Louis and Montreal auction com
paAies to follow suit. In spite of re-
quests from dealers here, the English
companies conducting the auctions in
London refused to defer their October
sales, although local dealers have not
given up hope. The bright spot in the
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Reserve Bank for Souah Africa

Trade COmmlssioner r. A. LundOuist
reports from Johannesburg under date
OF July that Federal reserve act
has recently been introduced in the
South African Parliament. This act
provides that the reserve bank shall
have sole right to issue notes. and
under whose supervision. more or less,
the export of gold will be placed.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
.IeMelrY

Developments Of Importance were
lacking in the jcwclry trade. The de-
mand for medium priced articles of
jewelry continues to be maintained, ac-
cording to wholesalers, but the move
ment of the more expensive goods is
being checked by the curtailed in
comes derived from business ven
lures and holdings of securities
imitation pearl necklaces are among
the jewelry articles that still show
an excess of demand over supply.
Diamonds, according to importers, are
tending upward and steps will be
taken to educate the public to higher
prices.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
DIVIDEND NOTICES
United DRUG Company

Common Stock Dividend No. 10
The Directors of United Drug Co. have az
cared Il quarterly dividend of go on tho
common stock OF UNITED DRUG CO.
payable October l. 1920. TO Stockholders
OF record September Is. 1920
JAMES c. MCCORMICK. Treasusers
Boston. August 26. 1920. :
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Deposits Increase
$l,23O,556,000 in
National Banks
Gain in Holdings During
Year Shown by Comptroll-
er of Currency; Total of
$l7,l55, ,42l, 900 June 80

From Tho Trtbunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Bank de-
posits increased 1920, $4,000 over the
past year, according to report Of the
condition of national banks on June
80, 1920, made public to-day by Comp
troller Of the Currency John Shelton
Williams.
The total deposits in national banks
on June 30. when the fiscal year ended,
was $17,155,4 900. This was an in
crease of $3.50, ,878,O 900 over May 4, 1920,
when the last reports of financial con-
ditions of the nations banks were re-
ceived by the Treasury Department.
Other interesting facts concerning
the state of national banks Of the
country at the close of the fiscal year
follow:
Total resources. .$221se.7s7, 900
Increases over May 4. 1920. 5S,023,O 900
Increase compared with
June 30, 1919. ............ 1897 .187, 900
Loans and discounts (ex-
elusive of rediscounts) . T.. 1896, 900. 900
Increase since May 4, 1920 1o8. 31s. 900
Increase since Juno 80, 1919 1922, 062,0 900
Bills payable June 80. 1920. 99l $500
Reduction since May 4. 1920. b9,353. 900
Reduction compared with
June 80, 1919. 57,849. 900
Redscounts on June 30. 1920 214.osl, 900
Reduction since May 4, 1920 $4,000
Increase as compared with
June 80, 1919........... 778,713. 900
Capital, surplus and undi-
vded profits June 80,
Increase since May 4, 1920. s,oo7, 900
Increase over juno 80, 1919 25S. 597, 900
Loans and discounts in national
banks of New. York City, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleve-
land and San Francisco show an in
crease between May and June 80,
1920, of Gncluding New York City in
crease of $114,000,00o) about $175,-
$4,000.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Arrivals from New York

Leith-Hambleton Range.
Auckland-S S City of Corinth.
Sydney-S S Port Alma.
Queenstowr-S S Milwaukee Bridge.
Rangoon--S Kandahar.
Gibraltar-S Canada.
Aden-S S Chappaqua-
Panama Canal. Cristobal-s S "eR
>atan. Edgeinore.
Panama Canal, BaIboa-S s Renaico.
Santos-S S Rhodesian Transport
Dublin-S S Honolulu.
Copenhagen-S : Hellig Olav.
Mossel Bays 5 Dromore Castle.
Lisbon-S S Sylvia Victoria.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
FOREIGN PORTS

Valparaiso-S 5 E0ro.
Antwerp-S Lancastrian-
Yokohama-S S Lancaster.
Liverpool-S S West Celeron-
London-S S Clan Ogilvy.
Gibraltar-S Deucalion.
Callao-S S Santa Teresa.
Glasgow-S S Coiumbi
Lyttleton-S S Somerset.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
THE TIDES
ARRIVED YESTERDAY

Note.-The above figures are sthndar'
timc and not New York State time.