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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
MRS. MAC SWINEy
GREETED BY BIG
CROWD At PIER
Widow of Cork's Lord Mayor
Has Reached New York
sISTER-IN-LAW WITH HER
Escort to Hotel Wore Badges Of
Mourning and Carried Flags
Of Irish Republic.

New York, Dec A.. Mrs. Muriel
MacSwiney, widow of the late Lord
Mayor of Cork, walked quietly down
the gangplank from the liner Celtic
this morning, arriving In America
from her long journey to testify before
the committee of one hundred which
is investigating conditions in Ireland
Mrs. MacSwiney was accompanied
by Miss Mary MacSwiney sister OF
the late Lord Mayor.
Outside the pier on West street
We're hundreds OF men, women and
children wearing badges Of mourning
and carrying flags Of the Irish Repub
lie.
The people were mapsed to greet
the widow and her sister-in.law but the
two women passed through a different
entrance portal and stepped into a
waiting taxi before the crowd knew
that they had landed.
Immediately efforts were made to
form parade to escort Mrs. Mac
Swiney to her hotel The taxi was
halted seven books from the pier and
the welcomers fell into line A num-
Der of union labor delegations form
ed portion OF the parade.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
OLD OFFENDER GIVEN
10 YEARS IN PRISON
Judge Howe Deals Harshly With
Man Wanted in Four Other
States.

Montpelier, Dec. Judge Harland
b. Howe in Federal court today hand.
ed dcwn the stltfest penalty that has
been imposed here in some time,
when he sent Joseph r. Batten, alias
Henry Anderson. alias ] b. Harper to
the penitentary in Atlanta, Ga, for
period OF 10 years. Batten pleaded
guilty to using the mail for defraud.
ing purposes. He has served three
terms and is under indictment now in
four states for similar offenses.. He
pleaded guilty to five counts.
He came to Bellows Falls last De
cember, spending about three weeks
aud carrying away about $4,000. His
arrest was the result of efforts made
by W. j. Rapp of the post Office de-
partment. who found that the man
sent letters to the farmers and pro-
duce men soliciting their produce He
followed these with telephone mess
ages and after shipping the quantity
of produce to a Springfield concern
and getting his money, he left He
was arrested in Georgetown, Ky,
where he was conducting a similar
business
He served term in a prison in
Louisiana. in Texas and in the peni-
tontary at leavenworth, Kan From
tie last place, he was given a presi.
dental pardon because of tubercu-
losls. There are indictments against
him in Washington, California, Texas,
and North Dakota.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
FUN IN FRANCE
PROVES A FRAUD,
WAS WORKED HERE
Solicitors, Claiming to Be Sol
diers, Made Rich Haul
W. BREWER GOT THE MONEY
Claim That the Profit Was for the
Benefit Of Crippled Soldiers
Found to Be False.

Bennington people who purchased
copies of 'The A. E. F. or Fun In
France" when the agents wearing
imitation uniforms Of the United
States army were here some months
ago. will be interested to learn that
William S. Brewer, owner Of the pub.
lication, was on Friday indicted in
New York on charge of using the
mails to defraud
Brewer is the director of the "Ex-
Service Mems Cooperative League"
an institution which is asserted to be
Brewers personally controlled organ.
ization. He is charged with sending
letters through the mail soliciting
funds for the benefit of crippled sol
dlers. The indictment charges that
Brewer kept all the money except
commissions paid to his agents.
According to Maxwell S, Mattison,
assistant United States district attor-
ney, Brewer deposited IN a New York
bank during the months that his pub
lication was being circulated, S55,000,
to the credit of young woman who Is
employed in his office as booKkeeper.
Brewer has long record as pro
motor OF charitable institutions which
never benefited anyone but hisself
One of the solicitors in Bennington
last fal told reported OF The Ban
ner that he sold more copies in a day
I here than in any other place he had
visited. Some OF the solicitors were
exservice men who did not know the
sort OF service in which they were en-
nioyad
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
FASCINATING FILM STORY
"Go and Get It" Shown at Library
Theatre Last Evening.

go and Get It" Shown at Library
Theatre Last Evening.
Go and Get IT, the First National
production billed as the most astcund
ing newspaper story ever put on the
screen, was produced at Library The
ater last evening and proved its
claim. go and Get It. is not only a
fascinating story of newspaper life
but there has been woven into the
tale one CT the NEST weird features
of fiction the transferring of human
brain within the skull Of a gigantic
gorillG and the startling incidents
that followed the operation by half
crazed physician
In the unrayeling Of triple murder
mystery a newspaper man performs
some of the most daring airplane
stunts ON record He transfers with
out the rope ladder from one machine
to another and drops from the air
upon q moving train
Although the picture is hairraising
in spots there is an abundance cf
humor provided by Dinty, the news
paper Office hey who in the great
crisis helps to beat the rival journal
with the biggest scoop on record
Dmty also helps to thwart the
scheming manager who is attempting
d to bankrupt the newspaper which is
owned by young woman who, Ct
course, falls in love with her star re
porter and all ends happily The pic
ture will be shown at Library theatre
again this evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
PRICES FOR RAW FUR
sTAKE A DECIDED DROP
Estimated Revenue to State Will Be
100000 Less Than Last

Burlington. Dec 2.-The prices
made on raw furs in Burlington, pub.
lished by the burlington Rendering
company, the largest buyer OF furs IN
Vermont and northern New York as
compared with last years show fall
ing Off ranging all the way from S5
per cent as in the case Of muskrat %
80 per cent The effect OF the great re
duction in the prices paid is already
manifested in the diminished amount
of firs, which are being brought in
The quantity sold TO the buyers this
year is the smallest in years. AS a
result IN the reduction in price and
the fact that fewer people are going
into the trapping business it is esti-
mated that the revenue received from
the fur.bearlng animals in Vermont
estimated to reach more than $500,000
last year will fall below 100000 this
yea
The price paid for skunk this year
lis 81 20 while last year It reached at
high water mark, S. The prices paid
for the other leaders are as follows
compared with the high water mark
Of lest year; Muskrat $50 were $3.50;
fox $S we're SIS to 500; coon So were
$40, mink SO were - and ermine $50
we're $3.50
The largest falling off in the re-
celpts of furs Is shown in the musk.
rats Last year there were thousands
in the companys warehouse at this
season and this year there are very
few. The reason is that the boys,
attracted by the unheard,of prices of
last year, will not 80 into the busi-
ness this year, as they have become
accustomed to making so much larger
money. This is in the face Of the
fact that the price this year is far
larger than the average They hate
to become accustomed to lower
prices. This has a beneficial effect
in the fur resources of Vermont, as It
was feared last year with the great
slaughter Of the lite animals, they
would be almost extermnated il re
peated this year and closed season
was contemplated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
LEAGUE IS FACING
! SERIOUS CRISIS
ON ARTICLE TEN
Another Proposal Today to
Eliminate the Article
is PROPOSED BY CANADA
Argentine and Three Other Powers
Threaten to Withdraw from
4----->.---------u-r-s
League.

Geneva, Dec. A. (By The Associated
Press)--An amendment to the coven-
ant Of the League of Nations elimin.
ating article ten, its most mooted sec
tion was introduced in the assembly
Of the league today by Canadian Min.
lister of Justice Doherty 1t will pro.
badly be referred to the committee on
amendments.
Three other South American States
have joined Argentina in protesting
against the treatment accorded amend
ments yesterday, when, by vote in
which Argentina alone recorded neg
ative, the assembly decided that no
amendments to the covenant be defin-
itely acted upon at this session, but
that hearings only on proposed amend
ments be held. AS a result Of today's
protest the steering committee was
obliged to compromise tonight through
fear of Argentina Withdrawing from
the assembly President Paul Hymens
has informed the assembly that the
whole subject of amendments would
be reopened.
Argentina's position is that this as
sembly was conyoked for the purpose
of amending the pact, meanwhile in
sisting upon consideration of her
amendments changing the composition
of the council Of the league
The failure of the league to deal
with Europe's paramount question
the menace of Observation-Disclosures up
for discussion in to morrow's assem-
bly,, as result of George Nlcoll
Barnes's motion demanding that the
council state why 1t did not atop the
Polish-Russian war and what it intends
to do to prevent a recurrence of hos
tilities. The stormy petrol of this
conference. Mr.. Marnes, representing
British tabor, refused to yield to the
opportunities of his French and
British colleagues today to refrain
from, bringing up the Soviet question
here, insisting that British labor and
Socialists throughout the world were
demanding to know what the eague
was really worth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
punLIc WELFAaE GATHERING
Large Attendance Of People at the
High School Building.


Local citizens who attended the
public welfare association at the high
school building last evening were
treated to a real, oldfashioned time
Not only did the younger generation
enjoy the program, but the elder
class of people took to the events
planned out for them, as If they we're
back In their childhood days.
Between so and 100 people attend
ed this gathering, which was given
for the benefit OF everybody last eve
ming. Games of various description
we're played and the chief attraction
which caused much laughter by all
those who looked on, was the suit
case race. In this event. three con
testants we're entered. Phillip T. H.
Pierson, John P. Lister and William
Sumner.
Al a given signal, the three men
started across the floor carrying a
suit case containing ladies clothes.
The costumes were to be taken out
of the suit case, put on by the wearer
and after reaching the other end Of
the hall placed in the travelling bag
again Mr.. Pierson won this event
and he caused much comment wear
ing feminine costume Refresh
ments were served to all those pres
ent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
AMERICAN LEGION PLANS
First Convention Of Woman's AuxilR
ary January Il. .ls sAs. Il.

=
ary January 14, zs,,
A meeting Of the department exc
cutive committee of the American
Legion was held recently in MontpeE
ier with Byron A. Robinson depatt-
ment commander, presiding in
the absence OF Commander Sullivan
who was unable to be present
Discussion of the eligibility OF mem
bers to the legion was discussed and
it was the sense Of the committees
thet men who served in the National
Guard after April 6, 1917, and were
discharged prior to August 5, 1917
were eligible to membership. ina
program Of the national body for TAX
Ing care of disabled service men whet-
her they we're members Of the legion
or not was discussed and an intensive
campaign fer this purpose Is to be
inaugurated in this state.
Commander Sullivan announced the
appointment Of F. T. Iaing OF Burlihg
ton as department publicity officer
and stated that the appointment had
been accepted.
Rev Fraser Metzger gave en- inter-
est,ng account of the W ork OF the
Americanism commissioner of the
American Legion and Henry Il Nor.
ton of Montpelier told something Of
the work of the legion posts as seen
by him as department organizer
Adjutant Fletcher announced the
first stste convention OF Woman's
Auxiliary would be held in Burlington
on or about January 14th and that
National Commander F. w. Galbraith
will be present and speak also Miss
Pauline Curnick, national organizer
OF the Woman's Auxiliary.
Those present we're DE-. John Tier
ney of ST Johnsbury, Berry Randall
CT Richmond Henry L. Norton OF
Montpelier. Rev. Fraser Metzger OF
Randolph, r A. Robinson OF Bellows
Falls. G. A. Mathers Ct bennington,
G. Carpenter Of Montpelier NJ. G.
Fisher of Barre George DeFerril Of
Barre. II. D Vail of Ludlow and Allan
Fletcher of Montpelier. Another
meeting will be he'd about Dec 18th.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
FUNDS FOR FARM BUREAU
aExecutVe Committee Holds Special
Meeting at Manchester

Meeting at Manchester.
There was special meeting of the
executive committee of the Benning-
ton county farm bureau at Manches-
ter Friday. called for the purpose Of
considering the budget
The members present were Ever
EFT Harwood of Bennington, chairman
l.. |. Grout OF Arlington, W F. An
drews OF Manchester, =. II West Of
Dorset.
1t developed from the meeting that
a budget of s2500 viii be needed to
carry ont the program of the bureau
and the work of the boys and girls
clubs which has made such excellent
progress during the past year under
the direction of the county leader,
Miss Martha. Pratt
f. L. ingalls,. state leader Of boys
and girls clubs, was present at the
meeting and described the method of
raising farm bureau funds in Orleans
county where different organizations
aided in the work.
Fourteen Bennington county farms
have already taken ont $40 member
ships to help secure the amount called
for by the budget The campaign for
regular memberships at two dollars
win be vigorously continued
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
THE MOUNTAIN ROADS
Not Desirable Auto Travelling Beyond
punVilIe.

~N'FfffN-
w. c. Firth, John Campbell. R. r.
Niles and e. w Williams who went
up the mountain in Jhe White Wheel
ed Essex yesterday to learn the condi
ton of the road, report that while
sleighing begins at Woodford Hollow
the road Is very passable for automo-
blies as far as Dunyiile Beyond that
point Bill Eddngton and Raymond
Percy who were each driving Ford.
one ton truck and one touring
car. did not make much progress un-
tl the White Wheeled Essex got
around in front Of them and broke a
wheel track out as there was but a
sleigh path above Dunville ~
The road condition is such that it
does not offer traction enough to en-
able a heavy car or loaded truck to
get up the mountain regardless of the
power the machine Nigh have. Light
cars with good chains and good pc
may get TO the top of the mountain
II carefully handled so as not to let
them dig in II they stop making pro
gress.
Beyond the top of the mountain the
road is unsafe and in condition
that few motorists would care to try
and get through The White Wheeled
Essex smashed It's way to the Brad
ford Camp backing up and flying at
the drifts which filed the road Level
with the tops OF the fences in some
places The Essex could. and did dc
It but Il is not practical proposition
as a means of transportation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
VNNIIH TOT IUW 0WW 80
AMERICAS OBLIGATION
To Save Europe's Starving Children,
Says Hoover.

Boston, Dec. Ill would rather
have the American flag implanted in
the hearts of the children of Eu-
rope than flying any citadel CT vic
tory, said Herbert Hoover yesterday
IN presenting to a gathering Of bust.
ness men and women here the obli-
cation upon this country to supply the
needs Of three and a half millions Of
youthful sufferers by the war In East.
ern and Central Europe. The ocoas.
ion which il is estimated will be re-
CURED to keep the children alive un.
IL the next harvest
These children are the obligation
Of every man and woman who has a
penny more than his own children
and his neighbors' children require
Twenty years from onw they will
form the basis of civilization in Eu.
rone. If we are to preserve the foun-
dations Of society in the East IL we
are to keen open the lcve of humanL
ty in the Weet, our duty is clear be-
fore us 81"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
Card Of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
appreciation OF the meny acts of kind
ness extended at the time of our re-
cent bereavement. the death Of Mrs.
T. p. Daley and to especially extend
cur thanks to the Woman's Relief
Corps. Miriam Rebekah lodge, the EN-
ployes e the Twin State Gas and
Electric company, the Guideboard
Sunday school and the Guideboard
LADIES' Aid society.
J. p. Daley and family
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
TERRIBLE CASE
Of ECZEMA
Prominent Veterinaryof Dover
Suffered Tortures for
Twelve Years
T-A-TiVEs'and "soo,ha Saliva
l'innllF Brought Relief

Dover, y II.
"Tn 1906, 1 began to he troubled
with Eczema. IL started on ny f. q
and gradually spread. The second
summer, / was so badly afflicted l
had to lay off work. / would keep
my hands tied up at night to prevent
digging into my flesh while asleep.
Ispent hundreds Of dollars in seeking
relief. / would so for several months
without trouble and then the Eczema
would break out again and would
be in for a siege of suffering. Ny
hands, especially across the knuckles,
would be so puEed ard swollen l
could not do any obstetrical work
or operations.
1t was about three months ago l
Glanced to read an adj. of Fruit
a-tivcs' about a person being cured
of Weeping Eczema by using this
remedy and SCOTIA Saliva. l bought
both and in about week, noticed an
improvement. l have now used two
boxes of 'Fruit,a-tiyes' and one of
SCOTIA Saliva and am entirely free
Of Eczema. My flesh is c!9ar and
smooth and l am that gratiied with
the result that l cannot proclaim too
loudly the merits of these remedies
L. N. OLzENDAM. e. v. M.
Both remedies are sold at SOC. a
box, 6 for $3.50. AT all dealers or
sent postpaid by FRUIT-A-TIVIs S
Limited, OGDENsBURG, N. K,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04

To dream you hathe your leri de-.
notes trouble H. collecting mon,y
which IS due YOU 70 dream ot large
or detmped fee, trtteils a Journey
which viii cost yo' many lenr> Tt
scratch the bottm ri your feet 'le
notes lreachory nul aauery. 10 lmvt
no feet al all is an cyil onIen i fore
tells some great GmloE Volt tcel
foretels Il quarrel MA iueod
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
25 CENT CHRISTMAS DIVIDEND
Creditors Of Old Colony Foreign Es'
ohanoe Co. viii See Little Money.

Boston. Dec. 4.-Creditors OF the
defunct Old Colony Foreign Exchange
Co. which sought to emulate Ponzi's
scheme for quick riches, will receive
about rs cents for each Of the $780,
00O invested and onethird Of this
amount will go to them as Christ
mas present. they we're told OF hear
ing in the bankruptcy court yesterday
Receiver Hannigan who was elected
trustee, reported that he now had
$152O00 of assets The creditors
number 1,400
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
3 sTRINos FoR coopeR EsrArg
Defeated Allen A. Bowlers at "Y" Al
leys Thursday Night.

The Cooper Estate ten pin team
won all three strings in its match
with the Allen A Ave at the Y. VI. c.
A. alleys last night.
J. Comar CT the Cooper Estate
rolled the best string 1856, and r.
Ressigue, his teammate, had the
best total SOC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
MASS MEETING TOMORROW
Dr.. Louis |. Goldberg to Speak al
Methodist Church

Methodist Church
There are many calls these days for
help from the stricken peoples of the
world America should be grateful
that she can answer these calls from
her bouutiful resources Our sister
nations who suffered in the past war
to a greater extent that we were ca J.
ed upon to suffer. are helping IN a
most generous way. An imperative
call comes from the Polish people
Sunday evening there will be mass
meeting in the Methodist church in
the interests Of this great need. Or.
Louis T. Goldberg former jewish
Rabbi, and now head OF the Polish
Relief will be present to speak IN be.
half of this worthy cause. Abe No
yeck will render a violin solo. assist.
ed by Ernest Murray The public Is
invited to this special service
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
TIGERS SCRATCH MAsoNs
Won Three Games at Y. M. C. A
Alleys Friday Night.

The Green Tigers won all three
games from the Masons on the "Y"
alleys last night. o. Harwood had
high score with 2O3 and high aver
age with 5l7. This is the highest to-
tai for one sheet and the highest to.
tai for three sheets reached this year
The score.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04

Athens. Dec. S.-The note sent by
the British French and Italian gov.
ernments to Greece Thursday con.
corning the return of former King
Constantine to power and the rela.
items between them and Greece in
such an event caused CONSERVATION
here 1t came as a complete surprise
to the Greek cabinet
London, Dec 3.-(By the Associat
ed Pressl-The allied supreme coun.
ell today publicly announced it would
withdraw financial support from
Greece should former King Constan-
tine be returned in the plebiscite Ct
Sunday The council considered ter.
ritorial reprsals should he be en-.
throned
The council also decided the allied
premiers should meet fortnight
hence to discuss conditions as they
exist after the Greeks register their
choice in the plebiscite
Briefly summarized, the position of
the allies is that they want to warn
the Greeks vigorously that their gcv-
ernment must conform, to a great ex-
tent, to the wishes of the allies, and
that If the admonitions in yesterdays
note, and todays statement relative
to withdrawal Of financial support are
ineffective the allies are prepared to
take even sterner measures, which
we're discussed today.
As the Sevres treaty has not been
ratified, it is within the powers Of the
allies to modify it, and they are keep
ing this fact. to the fore, at least as
regards Smyrna
1t is known that some Of those
at the conference today expressed
the belief that Smyrna would be
SAFER, from the allied standpoint, in
Turkish hands than in the hands
of the Greeks under Constantine
The wish was expressed, however
not to go so far as to threaten the
Greeks, before the plebiscite, with
retaking part OF the territory allot
ted them under the Seyres treaty.
While the premiers are in accord
that the sternest measures should
be taken il Constantine is returned
they have not agreed on what stand
to take if the Greeks choose Prince
George for their king. In any
event they consider another confer
ence soon viii be necessary to de
eide definitely what shall be dcne
lii Constantine wins or what steps
shall be taken if the Greeks vote
otherwise
Tomorrow the conference will dis
cuss German reparatons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
Trouble Hunters.

According 10 The dispatches 10000
Gcrmuu, wln SooH la,e The Father.
Land for NJ, SEQ ilsN.ni ircy nad
rnuuch 'tDa.'. tmF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-04
KILLED BY BAD NEWS
Rutland Man Found Dead Soon After
Hearing Of Sisters Asphyxiatlon.

Rutland, Dec. S.--Presumably from
the shock of news of the death of his
sister, Sophia Baraby, by asphyxiation
at her home in Burlington earlier in
the week, Edward f Baraby, aged SO,
a pioneer barber cf Rutland, was
found dead yesterday afternoon at his
home, 275 West street, about 5;45
o'clock He had resided in Rutland
for rs years.