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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
MILITARY COURTS
TRY SINN FEINERS
Government Uses "Defence Of the
Real Acp to Suppress
Trouble in Ireland.

Dublin, March 6.-The defence of
the Realm Act adopted for purposes
of the war is being freely employed
in the governments struggle with the
Sim Fein. 1t was under the powers
delega ed to the government by this
act that the Freemans Journal was
suppressed. In accordance with this
law also many cases of alleged sedi-
tion which ordinarily would be tried
In civil courts now are heard by
courts martial Deportations of sus
pected persons are made under this
act and ii is charged that leading
Irishmen are kept in prison in Eng
land without the necessity of bring
ing against them any specific COM
plant.
The government, however does not
confine itself to the exercise of its
war powers under the Defence OF the
Realm Act but many prosecutions
take place in the ordinary way before
police magistrates. This is quite
usual in Dublin. where the police
magistrates are regularly appointed
salaried officials; but are rare in the
provinces where the magis rates are
unpaid.
Apart from the instances of the
governments conflict with the Sim
Feip the life of the country proceeds
as usual Regular courts of law sit
everywhere and Sim Feiners appear
before the civil courts as li.igants
and as lawyers; but they refuse to
recognize the jurisdiction of the same
judges when sitting to try criminal Of
fenses.
An experiment of holding Sim
Fein Courts under the authority of
the Irish republic has been tried, but
on a small scale. 1t is only possible
where a dispute can be settled by ar
bitration, since, there is not as in the
case OF the ordinary legal courts any
means of compelling the obedience of
the unsuccessful litigant.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
TAX BURDEN TOO GREAT
McAdoo Suggests an Immediate Billion
Dollar Reduction

Washington, March Am immed-
late billion dollar reduction in federal
taxes was suggested in a statement is
sued here today by William G. Nc
Adoo, former secretary of the treasury
The present tax burden is too great, he
said, and is having an injurious effect
on business"
Mr. McAdoo proposed that collect
ion of tax to establish sinking fund
TO-. retirement of the war debt, VIII ch
was recommended by former Secretary
Glass to begin with the fiscal year
1920, be postponed for two years, and
that the deferred payments of Euro
pean inte- est refunded until Europe is
in position to pay it's interest charges.
THE financial pol cies of the nation
as embodied in future congressional
Legislation" said Mr.. McAdoo, should
realize the utmost economy in expend-
iture and might well fund in long
term bonds $1,000,000,00O per annum
for two years of the amount now rails
ed by taxation.
Under the laws tax to establish
one per cent sinking fund TO retire
bonds now outstanding Is to be collect
ed beginning W. tn the fiscal year 1920.
This might we'll be postponed for
at least two years and thus reduce the
tax bu.den by $250,O00,0O0 annually
There, too, is the debt which Europe
owes us and which now amounts to
about ten billion dollars. If the econ
onic restoration of Europe had pro-
ceeded far enough so that Europe could
now pay interest on tn debt as she
will be able within a few years We
should have an income of 100000 900
from this source. But that is not now
available. Why not fund that amount
against the day when that amount
back to US? By postponing for two
years the establ shment of sinking
fund and funding the deferred pay
ments of Eu opean interest we should
cover $750,000,000 of the billion dollars
by which our taxation might be re-
duced. By disseminating purchases of
liberty bonds for retirement under
prov sions of existing law the treasury
would be relieved of a large burden
now reflected In the floating debt and
which othe wise will have to be made
up by taxation. 1t would seem that re-
duction of our tax bill for the next
two years in this manner could be
accomplished and that it would in
volve the issuance of additional bonds
to the extent of probably not more
than one and half billion dollars"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
Vt. DEMOCRATS
BANQUET AND
TALK POLITICS
Federal Office Holders Said to
Be for Palmer
MEETING AT BURLINGTON
Judge Howe, District Attorney Bulard
and coIIeetorskennedy Were
Hosts at Dinner

Burlington, March 4.-Summoned, it
is alleged, by District Attorney Vernon
A. Bullard. Collector James E. Ken
nedy and Federal Judge Harland b.
Howe, all of this city, tonight's ban
Quet of prominent democrats, Ia gely
federal ofIice-holders, apparently
showed strength for Attorney General
A Mitchell Palmer of the United States
as a candidate for the democratic NOM
ination as president
Thirty-five prominent Vermont DEM
ocrats. lnc,uding some OF the leading
Office holders unde.' the present adj
ministration, listened to two speakers,
who praised other democratic aspir-
ants for the nomination, but lauded
Mr., Palmer as the IDEAL candidate.
The banquet and the meeting follow
ing were rather exclusive affairs, no
outsiders being admitted and what was
intended for publication, was prepa. ed
and given out by p C. Dodge, post
master OF Randolph So far as could
be learned no formal approval Of Pal
mer's candidacy was expressed, be-
yond the applause that could be heard
from the dining room.
The first speaker was Thomas ].
Boynton of Boston, United States dis
trict attorney from Massachusetts. He
Iauded the Wilson administration and
gave an account OF the good wo.'k done
by Mr.. Palmer as alien property Gus
todian.
Speaking of presidential candidates
in general, the speaker declared Mr..
Palmer was entirely safe.
The other speaker was Thomas ].
Spillacy, assistant attorney general of
Connecticut. He said that Mr. Pal
mer. was the strong right arm of the
war department during the war; He
also mentioned other democratic can
d. dates, but reserved the highest praise
for NJ Palmer
AT the conclusion of the meeting
rising vote of thanks was extended
the speakers.
Those present besides the ones al
ready mentioned wee Henry Conlin
of Winooski. clerk of the United
States District court; Herbert C. Cum
ings of st. Albans, collector of Gus
toms; George w Burleson of St AL
bans also of the custom department,
James e. Burke of Burlington, post
master; Capt. Burke of the local reve-
nue. office John J. Enright of Burl ng
ton, United States commissioner; f.
S, Harris of Burlington, C. l.. Gates
and Bert Small of Morrisville, Howard
Il, Shaw of Stowe, Arthur p. Carpen-
ter of Brattleboro, United States mar
shal; Harry c. Shurtleff of Montpelier
United States Commiss .oner; Matthew
G.. Leary of Burlington, referee In
bankruptcy; DR.. j. Holmes Jackson.
mayo of Burlington; Park II. Pollard
of Proctorsville, DR.. w. B. Mayo of
Northfield, George w. Writer'S of st,
George Stackpole of Win
ooksi, George N. Tilden of Barre,
Harold Mcmahon of Stowe, George
Tracy of Grand Isle, Frank Clark of
Windsor, p. C. Dodge of Randolph. II.
o Bixby of Chelsea, t. b. Wright of
Burlington, ]. ]. Thompson of st. AL
bans, H. A. Pond of Enosburg and
Fred H. Pierce.
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BIGGER NAVY
WITHOUT TREATY
SAYS DANIELS
Congress Must Ratify or Provide
More Fighting Ships
THREE YEARS OF BUILDING
Secretary Tells Committee He VIII
Recommend Large Fleet II We
Keep Opt Of League

Washington, March 6.-Secretary
Daniels told the house committee on
naval affairs today that he would re-
commend naval building program for
the next fiscal year larger than that
proposed by the general board If the
peace treaty isn't ratified at this sec
ton OF Congress"
Withholding final recommendations,
however, the secretary added that II
America in the end rejected member
ship In the league of nations he would
feel impelled to renew recommends
tons for another three-year program of
construction.
The program he recommends in the
event that the treaty isn't ratified calls
for two battleships. and one battle
cruiser to which Is added % cruisers
and IA notilla leaders.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
METHODIST COMMITTEES
Officials and Others Elected at Recent
MEETING


At the recent quarterly conference
of the local Methodist church the fol-
lowing off cials and committees were
appointed for the coming year:
Stewards: G.. F. Burt; II. B. Morgan,
J. l. Griswold, Guy Harbour. G. A.
Parker. H. Evans, e. T. Griswold, t.
A. Carpenter, c. G. Walker. NJ. G..
Townsend, Raymond E. Howard, A. E.
Cook, Asa Shaw, Chas. A. Maurer, Cliff
ford Hewitt, John N. Leonard, w. j.
Randles, John Jepson, d. w. McClel-
land, Burt Wait, H. II. Metcalf.
Trustees: A. f. Hollister, A. H.
Winslow, F. c. Martin, F. A. Green
slet, Fl. A. Evans l. r. Gibson, A. l..
Bottom, j. w. lockwood, Fred Stickles
Glass Leaders: Willis Stickles and
Frank Center.
COMMITTEES
Apportioned Benevolences: Mrs.
Sidney Burt, Mrs. H. H. Metcalf, Mrs.
Walteh Phelps. MS. Earl Marsden.
Howard Ashton.
Foreign Missions. Mrs. D. w. New
ton, Mrs. G A. Parker, Mrs. ]. A.
Perry, Mrs E. S. Gokay, Mrs. Chas.
Potter.
Home Missions Mrs. W. A. Aus
tin, Mrs. e. r. Griswold, Miss Alice
Peters, Miss Flora Murphy, Mrs.
Frank Evans and Miss Gertrude Evans.
Sunday Schools: H. H. Metcalf,
Miss Carrie Wood, Z. T. Griswold,
Miss Ruth Burt, Miss Julia Jones, Mrs.
Carrie Hawks.
Temperance: NJ. B. Morgan, Chas. A.
Maurer, Floyd Walker.
Education: Mss Amy Cutler, Miss
Annie Dakin, Mrs j. r. Wilson, Mrs.
Willard Lighthall.
lFreedman's Aid: Mrs. VIM. Heider-
statt, Miss Amy Harbour Miss Rose
Harbour, Mrs. j. II. Evans.
Hospitals: Mrs. Chas. Ressigue,
Mrs. John Fay, Mrs. F. A. Green's
let, Miss Yea Hall.
Church Records: NJ. B. Morgan, c.
w. Evans, Lawrence Gokay.
Auditing accounts: A. E. Hollister,
w. L. Lghthall.
Parsonage and Furniture; Mrs A. ].
Cooper, Mrs. A. 2. Cutler, Mrs. Il. T.
CIR rswold, Mrs. Chas Ressigue, F. A.
Church Music: Fed Stickles, Mrs.
A. f. Hollister, Mrs. A. j. Cooper. Mrs
James Martin, Miss Ida Gene Mitchell.
Es imating Ministerial Support: A.
l.. Bottom, A. e. Holl ster, @. A. Par
ker, F. Stickles, A. Fl. Winslow, j.
lockwood F. A. Greenslet, John Leon
ard. w. ]. Randalls, F. C. Martin.
Examining Local Preachers: F. A.
Greens'et, w. Stickles, F ank Center,
G. A. Parker, A. E. Hollister, F. A.
Evans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
GEN. WOOD WILL
SPEAK At c. 0.P.,
CONVENTION
Gathering to Be at Montpelier
May 26
PORTER DALE TO PRESIDE
Committee Flatly Refuses to Consider
Resignation Of Chairman John
e. Piddock

Burlington, March A. Decision to
hold the state epublican convent on
in Montpelier May 26, the nomination
of officers thereof, the invitation of
the executive for Gen. Leonard Wood
to make the principal address at the
convention and the refusal of the COM
mittee of the parry to accept the resig-
cha rman were features of the meet
ing of the state republican leaders in
this city today.
Congressman Porte. H. Dale was
selected as chairman of the conven-
tlon, Judge E. w. Gibson of Brattle-
boro as secretary and Senator w. H.
Fairchild Of Fairfield as chairman Of
the committee on resolutions. Gen
eral Wood VIII be entertained in Bur-
lington the day before the convention.
1t is also expected that National
Chai man viii Hays will be present
at the Montpelier convention and poss-
IDLY Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois.
The advantages of Montpelier and
Burlington as convention cities were
discussed. the weight of the vote rest
ing with Montpelier.
The business of the convention will
be to elect delegates and alternates
to the republican national convention
in Chicago, to adopt platform, and
perfect the organization of the state
committee for the coming election.
The resignation of Col. Piddock as
chairman was offered in order to re-
lieve his candidate for governor, Fred
H. Babbitt, of Bellows Falls of eni-
barrassment, but the members of the
committee present declined to con-
slider the resignation and finally re-
fused absolutely to accept it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
LIFE INSURANCE IN VT.
Total Of 20 Millions In This State the
Past Year

Montpelier, March 5.-Insurance
Commissioner j. G. Brown has compli-
ed statement showing the amount
of business written in Vermont last
year 1919 by the several companies
writing life insurance, total of $17,-
123,S55.20, of which the Metropolitan
as the largest amount written, namely
3,164,S55. The Connecticut General
is next with total of $2,003,149 and
the National Life Insurance company
is third, with s1,S02,715.64. Including
the industrial insurance written by
group companies. the grand total is
$23. .229, ,697.S4. The total losses paid in
the year amounted to $2,0S5,369.71.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
FoRTNIeHTLY MONDAY
Because of Snow and Wind Storm
Meeting Is Postponed

The meeting of the Fortnightly club
which was to have been held this after
noon has been postponed until Monday
afternoon at o'clock because OF the
severe snow and wind storm which has
prevailed in Bennington during
the past twenty-four hours. 1t would
have been impossible for women to get
to a meeting this afternoon.
Rev. ]. Alex Donald, who was sched-
uled to speak before the club on "The
Appreciation of The Beautiful In Art"
arrived in town Friday evening and
has kindly consented to remain over
for the meeting Monday afternoon.
There VIII be an exhibition of some
of Mr.. Donald's S collection of paintings
IN connection with the address.
Guest tickets will be % cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
DUTCH WILL KEEP Ex.KAIsER
Second Refusal to Deliver Former
Ruler for Trial

Huter TOR trlai
The Hague, March g. The Dutch
government yesterday for the second
time refused to deliver the former
German Emperor to the Allies for
trial.
In note addressed to David Lloyd
George, the British Premier, however,
the government promised to take all
necessary measures to minimize the
liberty OF Wilhelm and prevent him
from endangering the worlds peace
The second communication from the
Dutch government, which was deliver
ed in London during the morning,
states that these precautions would be
taken ION the spot While Doom is
not mentioned In the text of the note,
1t is understood the Du .ch author
tiles here have assured allied diplomats
that close guarding and censorship will
be instituted when Wilhelm couples
his els ate at that place.
Night and day shifts are working on
the Ex-Kaiser's new residence at
Doom. and 1t is reported he will move
there from Amerongen on May IL. A
high fence about the house at Doom,
to which objection was made at first
because it obstructed public road, is
now near completion, the authorities
having waived opposition to the work.
A train-load of furniture arrived at
Doom from Berlin several months "a
go and recently five additional truck
loads were received there. The build
ing has been radically remodelled, half
of the first floor being prepared for
Count Hohenzollern's occupancy, while
one of the wings will be given over
to- .he former Empress
iWhi'e unprotected by high walls or
a moat, the Doom estate is now in
reality 200-acre cage that can be
easily guarded and within which the
Dutch government expects William of
Hohendollern to spend the rest of his
days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
ASKS LUMP SUM
Sperry Wants Congress to Appropriate
$500 for Each Service Man

Washington, March 5-Payment of
lump sum of $500 to each person
who served in the military forces of
the United States before the House
Ways and Means Committee today by
Marvin Gates Sperry, national presi-
dent of the Private Soldiers and Sail
ors' Legion.
He opposed proposals of representa-
tiyes of other soldier organizations
for adjustment compensation varying
from $50 to $50 for every month of
service and said the services of 4,000,-
900 young Americans never could be
paid by the "skimping, miserly addi-
tional compensation bill pending be-
fore Congress"
"HaggEng over payment by the day
or month is contrary to the wishes Of
the American people" he said.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
HORSE AND MULE NOT
DISPLACED BY AUTO
Reports from Some Sections Show
Farmers Are Increasing
Acreage in Oats

Washington, March 6,-American
farmers are not reducing their acre
age of oats because of the rapidity in
creasing use of automobiles and
+rucks, on the theory that the horse
and mule were being made a back
number, according to report by ex-
perts of the Department of Agricul-
ture. They have made special study
of the situation and say:
"The number of horses and mules
on farms if decreasing, is doing so
at a rate so slow as to have little or
no effec. on the oat crop. Further
more, statistics show that American
farmers are not cutting down the
total oat acreage but are actually
increasing it. A great number of
American farmers, particularly in the
corn belt, are justified in making
extensive sowings of oats each year"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
WOODS AIDS CLAIM
OREGON DELEGATES
Heard Senator Poindexter Has Aban-
doned State to His Military


New York, March 6.-Senator Miles
Poindexter has closed his Presidential
headquarters in Oregon according to
received at the headquart
ers of Major-Gen. Leonard Wood in
this city.
The inference placed on this move
by the Wood managers was that the
Senator had abandoned Oregon to
Wood. That State will seelct it's ten
delegates to the Republican National
Convention at primary to be held
ION May 81,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
WILL BE NAMED MARINE.

Philadelphia, March 5.-Secretary of
War Baker and General John ]. Per-
shing are expected to witness the
launching of the army transport Marne
which will be christened by Mrs Baker
at Hog island tomorrow.
The ship, named in honor of the
American soldiers who lost their lives
in the battle of the Marne during the
world war, will be the 91st vessel sent
down the ways at Hog Island,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06

TWO FEET 2 MuTcH.

The White Wheeled Essex is inside
Where motors ought to be
When winter storms rage wildly on
And drifts pile high increasingly.
No more the Essex snorts its way
In pomp and pride and vanity;
While shovels, bobs and horses strong
Break out the roads as uster be-
Dorothy Dist. less.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
"tlcaicase cbIlac.

The new social ot3er dem : that
those who have the highest talents,
the greatest mental endowment devote
them to those vino are less fortunate,
in service that will elevate ana en-.
noble those with whom we live.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
ATLANTIC COAST
SWEPT BY SIXTY
-. ''.'' ~ =: [,,!!l blizzard
'''1ps,.ss sosssss1s''- s;siss'' -""D
Much Anxiety for Shipping in
Path of Storm
NEW YORK CITY HARD HIT
Nearly All Trolley Lines and Some Of
the Elevated Roads Crippled by
Unusual Conditions

New York, March 6.-The storm
king paid another visit here today just
as the city had begun to recover from
the effects of the $5,OOO,OOO blizzard of
month ago.
The wind has reached an unofficial
velocity of 60 mi es an hour which
BODIES i'll for the shipping off the coast
Nearly all of the trolley lines in
Manhattan and some of the elevated
roads have been crippled.
Philadelphia, March 6.--F'reezing
temperatures on the heels of a raging
snow and rain storm is expected to
check the floods VIII ch last night be-
gan over eastern Pennsylvania and Del
aware causing heavy damage and driy-
ing many persons from their homes.
vi. tually every stream in this sec
tion has overflowed its banks and ice
gorges broken away by the high water
have swept away bridges and rail-
road tracks.
The heaviest sufferers were those
living along the Susquehanna and
Ohuyih.ll IifclS' lcduiuSt w iHidlliS-
port and Wilkesbarre reported the
heaviest damage.
Entire blocks were inundated to the
second story at Williamsport when the
Brandywine overfowed its banks. The
occupants were rescued by the police,
firemen and volunteers and spent the
night in the fire house and police sta
tions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR sALE-6O horses We just ar
rived with two carloads % matched
teams all colors, $500 to $3.50: balance
singles 1850 to 1920, all first-class and
warranted. Next 2 loads in two weeks.
Guilford & Wood Horse Co, Shelburne
Falls Mass. 44t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
soLsAEvlsM DssAppolNTs
Maxim Gorky Says Revolution Not
Followed BY Spiritual Revival

Followed BY Spiritual Revival
Stockholm, March 6.--Bitter disap-
pointment with bolshevism is express
ed in an article recently published by
Maxim Gorky, the Russian radical, ac-
cording to Helsingford dispatch to
the Tsdningen of this city.
THE revolution has not been fol.
lowed by any spiritual revival" the ar
ticle is said to declare, and has
proved itself unable to make men more
honest. Men in power now are just
as brutal as those in authority under
the imperial regime, and send as many
TO prison. Bolshevilf leaders, driven
by ambition, are performing expert
ments upon living people, especially
the working class"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
UNITED SHOE WORKERS STRIKE
Between 1900 and 5000 Men Are Re-
ported Idle

Beverly. Mass. March 5.-A strike
of employees of the United Shoe Ma
chinery Co, began today. The shops
employ $500 persons. The union seeks
to eliminate system of individual
contracts. 1t claims membership of
$4,000.
The company estimate places the
number of strikers at from 1,200 to
1900. Union officials said that from
1000 to 5000 men walked out
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
MAcHINEsTs VICTORIOUS
Defeated E. z. Waist Bowlers by 1874
Pins Last Evening

Last evening at the "Y" alleys the
Cooper Estate attacked the E. q.
Waist and won the fight by 1874 pins.
The Estate was somewhat weak in the
last game but won four points by
good margin. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Colder tonight, fair Sunday and con
tinued cold strong northwest winds.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-21
- Disciplined and Independent Painting

ass always esarching and over which we
are eager to rejoice It is the new, pro-
9rsssivs type In Art. the type having
something fresh to say and an inde-
pendent way Of saying it. Surely there
10 nothing more inspiring in criticism
than an encounter with youthful vital
ity bursting through the crust Of con-
vention. On the ether hand, criticism
knows nothing more depressing than
an encounter with simply bad pictures,
with the feeble impertinences Of un-
trained dabsters. 1t is sometimes as
serted that huge miscellaneous pict-
ure-fair may reward tho searcher after
lurking talent But talent never turks.
There Is no such thing, said Swinburne,
as an inarticulate poet. There Is no
such thing, we may add, as An obsuz~
able talent in art. When a painter
has a gift you may try to lose him in
wilderness Of mediocrities, but his
gift will shine like a beacon in tho
dark. We believe that now and then an
Independent" emerges confident in the
glamour Of being a truant from the
hardships Of carter or plumber.
This may make piquant reading in the
casual human interest" paragraph.
But all 1t has to do with art is to re-
mind US Of the possibly painful, but
nevertheless inexorable, principle that
it Is better, manlier to drive a dray
than TO add to the worlds rubbish heap
Of bad pictures.