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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
BABY SHOW AT DORSET
Over Twenty Listed in Weights and
Measures Examination.

Miss Christine Benedict, Red Cross
nurse for Bennington county, was in
Dorset Wednesday to assist with a
baby show which was given in the
social rooms of the Dorset Congrega-
tional church under the auspices of
the women of the church.
This is the first show of the kind
held in Bennington county during a
drive of weights and measures Of
babies in the state. Although the first
in the county, the show in Dorset We'd
nesday was the 9Sth gathering of ba-
bies for the purpose in the state. Aside
from Miss Benedict the women of Dor
set were assisted by Miss Bernice r.
Tuttle, an officer of the Children's s
Aid society, Inc, of Vermont and sis
ter Miss Doris Tuttle, both of Bur
lington, Miss Sara Brown, community
nurse of Manchester and Miss Ger
trude Burns graduate nurse of South
Dorset.
At o'clock over twenty babies un-
der four years of age were registered
to take part in the weights and meas.
mes examination and many others
with their mothers and friends were
in the audience.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
NEW COUNTY CLERK JULY /
Present Official in Windham County
Re5iens.

Brattleboro, June 23s-County
Clerk Frank d E. Stowe has notified
the assistant judge Of the county
court of his intention to retire at the
close OF the present fiscal year, July l.
1t is understood the judges have in
mind Attorney William r. Daley as
his successor. Attorney Daley re-
Gently was appointed deputy clerk by
Mr.. Stowe since taking the office has
built up dairy herd, and while he
could take care of such duties as are
necessary in his Office here, he can
not give much time to the sessions of
court in Newfane as it iS necessary
for hims to be home nights, hence his
decision to resign II ewas appointed
clerk in January, 1917. Albert B.
Waite of Londonderry and Tyler ID.
Goodsell of Nottingham, assistant
judges, are planning to move the
clerks office from Crosby block to
some place where a fireproof vault
can be provided and they have asked
the selectmen of Brattleboro to quote
them figures on the lease of two rooms
on the main floor of the town building
which would necessitate building a
brick vault. 1t is not unlikely that
the office will be moved there soon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
GRAND TRUNK ACCEPTS AWARD
Million Dollars Added to Payroll by
Arbitration

Ottawa. June 29.--The depart
ment of labor is in receipt of notice
from the Grand Trunk Railway Com.
pany advising that it accepts the
recommendation of the board of
conciliation, which recently dealt
with the dispute between the com.
pany and its clerical employees, and
that the award is being put into ef-
iect
The chairman and the company's
representative on the board filed a
report recommending q schedule Of
working rules, which the depar ment
believes are generally accep able to
all parties interested The repre-
sentative of the employees did not
sign the recommendations, neither
has he submitted any minority re-
port but it is understood that he
differed from his colleagues in re.
spect to the amount Of increase in
wages which should be granted
The acceptance of the majority
report of the board involves an in.
creased annual expenditure for
wages to the employees affected ag
gregating about one million dollars
per year. SO far the employees have
not indicated whether the recon
mendatlons of the beard are accept
able to them or not,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
EQUAL SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
Vermont Women To Hold Their 37th
Annual Meeting.

On July 1st, and 2nd. the Vermont
Equal Suffrage association will hold
it's 37th annual convention at ST. Al
bans. mass meeting will precede
the convention on the evening OF July
list, at which noted speakers will be
presen. Mss Katherine Ludington,
President of the Connecticut Equal
Suffrage association, and regional di-
rector of the League of Women Vot-
ers for the group of states which in
clude Vermont and Miss Hinaman of
Connecticut will be present.
Miss l4ud.ngton viii assist in merg-
ing the Vermont Association into the
League of Women Voters, 1t is hoped
to make this the largest and most
successful convention Of the associa-
ton ever held in Vermont, and lead
ers consider il by far the most import
ant in the history Of the organization.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
CONTRACT FORM
FOR NEW STREETS
To Be M0D|F|E
Trustees Vote to Let Work on
Percentage Basis
ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED
Engineer n. E. Breed Believes Village
viii Save Money by Pro-
posed Change.

The village trustees at an adjourned
meeting Wednesday evening, acting
under the advice OF their consulting
engineer, II. Eltinge Breed of New
York, voted to change the plan of LEI
Iting the contract for the proposed
highway and surface sewer construc-
ltion on Main street. When the meet
ling adjourned it was to Friday even
ling, July 2, at O'Clock standard time
when proposals on cost plus basis
Iwill be received.
One bid was received Wednesday
leYenlng from the firm Of Winslow &
Cummings Of Nashua,N. H., but il was
rejected by the board after an exc
icutive session of an hour. The mem
bers of the firm we're both present
and while they expressed disappolnt-
ment over the rejection of he bid
they stated that they would make a
proposal on The new basis.
President Morrissey presided at
the meeting and Trustees Warner,
Lighthall, Estes, Buchanan and Nc
Guire were present. Clerk Hogan
and Corporation Attorney Chase were
in attendance.
Several contracting firms were rep
resented either in person or by letter.
One CT those present was John w.
Duff of Bos.on who built the new high
school. c.. d. Lindholm Of Pittsfield
represented firm of contractors in
| Pi tsfeld. A communication was re-
ce!ved from the Kinsbury Construc-
| tiOn company which is at present en-
gagged in the construction Of the Ben
n.ngton garage and laaer representa-
tives of the company appeared before
the board. Another firm that is evi-
den ly considering the work is that
of Iinberg & Stree. OF Boston.
The bid submitted by Winslow &
Cummings was itemi2ed in according
to he specifications prepared by Mr..
Breed II was checked up by the en-
Igineer and his assistant, Mr. Thomp-
sen, and after being considered for an
hour, was rejected by the board.
Contractors present conceded thai
they are not in position to make fav
lorable BIDS on construction work at
the present time because OF existing
conditions. 1t is admitted that
! figures are higher than they should
be because of The abnormal risk in
volyed. Mr.. Breed feels confident
that the village can save money by
letting the work on percen age
basis.
During the meeting the board vot
ed that Grandyiew street east of
Silver street be pu. at grade in accord
ance with plan submitted by resi-
dents. 1t also 70 ed that the grade
of Harrison avenue be established. A
temporary building permit was grant
ed TO Mrs f. b. Carver.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
WILL VISIT BENNINGTON
Virginia o'Brien, Prma Dona, To Be
Here in Camp.

This week will end the long New
York run of "Buddies" in which Miss
Virginia OBrien, former Benning-
ton girl, Is prima donna, and, ac-
coTding to an interview with Donald
Brian and members of his company,
Miss O'Brien, theatrically known as
Julie, VIII come to Bennington to
spend her vacation in camp with child
hccd friends.
An abstract Of the interview is as
follows:
THE lovely julie of 'Buddies" was
less hilarious over her prospective
lrespi e from paying In fact Virginia
iO'Brien IS so filled wi her dreams
of her professional career that she be
lgrudges herself any vacation at all.
when Julie sings her last plea to
babe to Please Learn to Love On
saturday night, | will take the first
vacation have had since began my
stage work, in September OF 1917,
| Mss O'Brien admitted.
You see, went straigh. from my
engagemen in The Girl Behind the
Gun 10 She's Good Fellow with
lout a days intermission between the
close of the one and rehearsals for
1.-THE other. In the same way went
from the latter 10 The Royal Vaga
bond, and came again from that pro
duo ion TO the Selwyn management "a
play 'Budd es' withou a single day for
rest. Not that mind" the delight
full young singer assured her caller.
"In fact, | wouldn's utilize a mo-
ment now for a vacations anxious
am to work with my teacher every
IN, ment-were ii no. that want q
go up to Bennington, VT, to spend a
couple of weeks IN camp with some
friends of my childhood. My parents
lived there from the time | was -four
years Old until / was almost a young
Ilady,and have not had an opportuni
ty to go back since hey gave up their
residence there"
Miss O'Br.en ccnfesses to no s.renu
IouS sports.
81 just love the cool green hills and
long tramps in the woods, she con
fded "Bu. don't swim, or row, OF
do anything of that sort.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
SUPREME COUNCIL
ADJ0URNS TO JULY 2
Turks Must Sign Treaty as 1t Was
Prepared for Them Before
That Date.

Boulogne, June %. (By the Associat-
ed Press THE supreme council of the
allies, after holding a three-hour ses-
sion today, adjourned to meet at Brus-
sells on July 2, leaving most of the
questions on its program undecided.
The Turkish question is considered
to have been settled by the councils
approval OF military action against
the Turkish nationallsts as planned by
Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Will
son, and by the decision that the Turks
must reply to the peace terms by the
time set, June 30, This decision is In
terpreted as meaning that the Turks
must sign the treaty as it was pre-
pared at the San Reno conference
1t was agreed pending further con-
sideration, that the economic negotia-
tions between the French and British
delegates and the soviet representa-
tives should continue without implying
in any sense recognition of the soviet
government.
Premier Millerand leaves this after
noon for Paris and Premier Lloyd
George for England.
The communique OF the council men
tons the Brussels conference as hav-
ing been called ito reach definite
agreements before the Spa meeting"
and it is understood that the date of
the Spa conference remains July S,
us previously fixed.
The note to Germany which was
finally approved .this morning con-
cludes with an announcement that
measures will be taken by the allies
in case of noncompliance. The meas
ures ere not specified but 1t is under
stood that in this contingency, the oc-
cupation OF additional Germany terri.
tory would be considered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
U, v. N. COMMENCEMENT
Gov Coolidge of Massachusetts viii
Give Address June 28.

Burlington, June 24-The 1l6th
commencement of the University of
Vermont will take place June 25 to
2S, with the following program.
Friday, June 25-9 d. H. senior
walk; 10 a. m.. trustees meeting,
medical library 1880 a. M, Phi Be IA
Kappa meeting 8 South college; p.
M, class day exercises; 4 p. m. fra
ternity reception, baseball, Boston
college VS.. U, V. M; p. M, presi-
dents reception, Billings library; 8
Ip. M, senior prom. Billings library.
Saturday June 26.-9 a, m, trus-
tees meeting, medical library; 8 a. M.
annual Phi Be.a Kappa meeting, 8
South college; 10 a. m., meeting of as
sociate alumni, chapel 1880 a. m,
injecting CT the Athleic association;
I'm, alumni luncheon gymnasium
2:30 p. M, parade to Centennial field;
IS p m, baseball, Boston college VS..
| U. V, NJ; p, m, womens fraternity
reunion; 1880 p. m, alumni smoker;
9 p. M, fraternity reunions.
Sunday, June 2,-2:30 p. m, bac-
calaureate sermon, gymnasium; S p.
m, concert on the college green.
Monday June 2S.-9 a. M, trustees
NEE ing Billings library; 10 a. m,
academic procession; II a. m. com
mencement exercises; address by Gov
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts is;
p. m, senior boatride.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
7AMMANY CHIEF
AND THREE AIDS
WERE INDICTED
Charge Against Them Is Grim
inaI Conspiracy
TO EVADE TAX LEyIES
Accused of fixing Returns So as to
Avoid Payment of s6oo,ooo
in Taxes.

New York, June 23.--Indictment of
Charles f. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, and five others on charges
OF conspiracy to deIraud the United
States by falsifying income tax re-
turns and attempted intimidation of
Louis N. Hartog, a wealthy manufac,
turer, through criminal prosecution,
was announced here today. The in
dictments, which were returned
secretly by the extraordinary grand
jury yesterday, came as great sur
prise. Murphy IS now on his way to
the Democratic national convention
at San Francisco
Others indicted with Murphy were
Assistant District Attorney James E.
Smith, one of the central figures in
the vice war" between the district
attorneys office and the police depart
ment; John A. Mccarthy, former bust
ness partner Of John Murphy. brother
of the Tammany leader; Arthur J..
Baldwin, a lawyer; Ernest b. Walden,
vice president of the Corn Products
company, and the Corn Products com
lpany itself Bail for each defendant
was fixed at $1,000.
Murphy is charged, among other
things, with trying to intimidate
f1artog into selling Sl0000.00O
damage suit brought against the
Tammany leader after the latter is
Ialleged to have Withdrawn promised
financial support in glucose product
/ frim in which Hartog was interested.
The indictment alleges that Murphy
threatened to accuse Hartog OF arson.
to expose to his wife his alleged
secret relations with another woman,
send him to Jail for offenses he did
not commit and ruin his business.
Hartog, the adictment' set forth,
procured a $7,000,000 order for his
product from the British government
during the war He found difficulty
in acquiring the necessary amount Of
glucose to complete the order. He
then enlisted the aid of Murphy
whose influence, the Indictment re-
cites, the needed ingredinet was OBJ
tanned from the Corn Products COM
pany.
Hartog and Murphy later disagreed
over business matters and Murphy
sued Hartog to recover $125, 900 invest
ed in the manufacturers company
Then Hartog sued Murphy, the Corn
Products company and Baldwin to re.
cover $10,O00,000 profit he said he had
lost through withdrawal of Murphy S
pledged support, asserting, he nc
longer could get glucose from the Corn
Products company
Hartog was summoned to Assistant
District Attorney Smiths office while
these court actions were pending,
Hartog alleges Smith summoned SINH
lar to force him to pay Murphy $l25,-
OOO but Smith claims he issued the
summons for Hartog solely in the in.
terest of prosecution Of sugar profit
GERS Hartogs brother was fined
$4,000 in federal court for sugar prof
teering but Smith gave Hartog him
self a claim bill,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
FISH DIE BY HUNDREDS
Disease Attacks inhabitants of Pond
in Rutland County.

Rutland, June 24.-Hundreds of dead
fish line the shores of Beebe pond,
which is located at the North end of
Hubbardton lying in between the
bodies of water The fish have evi-
IDENTIFY died from disease, but this mat
ter has not been definitely determined
The conditions have been reported by
the local officials to both the state and
national fish bureaus.
Many dead fish were found on the
shores of Lake st. Catherine year
ago. and at that time experts with
whom the matter was taken up said
the lake was purging itself of fish,
Within a few days many dead fish
have been found about the shores OF
Lake Dunmore in Addison county
The first fish noticed at Beebe pond
were discovered on Sunday when
| fishermen found large number scat
tered along the shores Of the pond.
The fish, mostly of them perch, were
large in size as the average went, and
but few bullheads and rock bass were
found among them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
JUDGE WILSON Il
SETS PETT|B0NE
TRIAL JULY 19
Bennington Murder Case Will
Be Heard at Manchester
APPARENTLY WORRIED
Alleged Polsoner of His Wife Seems to
Have Lost Nerve Control Mani.
tested at Preliminary Hearing.

The trial Of Byron NJ. Pettibone Of
Benning on, who is charged with the
murder of his wife Eva Earl Petit.
bone, will begin at Manchester Mon.
| day afternoon, July 19, at 2 o'clock
Judge Stanley NJ. Wilson of Chelsea
will preside.
The accused man was formally ar
raigned yesterday afternoon before
Judge Wilson, who has been presid-
ing at the June term Of Bennington
county court a. Manchester. A plea
| of not guilty was entered
Henry Chase, of Bennington, who
| is associated with James X. Batchel-
der OF Arlington as counsel for the
defence, argued that the trial should
! be held at the December court which
will sit in Bennington in order that
sufficient time might be given a.tor-
neys for the accused to prepare for
the case.
Attorney General Frank C. Arehi-
bald of Manchester asked for an early
trial.
Judge Wilson retired for considera-
tion and upon returning to the court
! room set the date of trial at July 6.
Mr.. Ba chelder protested, asserting
that il was impossible to prepare the
case in such a short time. The court
thereupcn advanced the date to Mon
day. July 10.
Considerable interest in the case is
manifested in Manchester and there
was a good sized crowd of spectators
present in the court room during the
arraignment.
Pettbone was shackled, wrist to
wrist, to Sheriff Perry B. Gardner
when he entered the court room and
appeared to have lost much Of the self
possession he displayed at the time
of the preliminary hearing held here
before Municipal Judge Wflltam J.
Meaghe9.
There have been no new develop
ments in the case during the last two
days. The original inquest through
which the prosecution secured the
evidence that resulted in Pet'ibone's
arrest, has not been adjourned and
States Attorney Collins M. Graves
continues 20 investigate circum-
stances that are coming to light and
which may have q bearing on the case
when IL comes to trial
With the alleged confession in their
possession the prosecuting officials
feel that they will be able to go be-
fore the court with an exceptionally
strong case. Naturally, they are not
depending entirely upon the confes-
sion but have endeavored to secure
all possible corrcborating evidence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
They Would Probably Close Up Shop and Seek Another Job
D. OF /. ENTERTAIN
Guests Are Sisters of Local and Hoo
sick Falls Converts.


Wednesday, June 23rd, was another
gala day in the life of Court st. An
drew, Daughters of Isabella when they
had the pleasure of entertaining the
Sisters of the local convent together
with seven nuns of St. Joseph Con-
vent, Hoosick Falls at Hedges Lake
Promptly at one o'clock the parry
of twenty nuns and number of the
Daughters Of Isabella, loaded down
with baskets containing every ything
good to eat, lefo the convent on North
stree in six large touring cars arriv-
ing at the lake about 230
The weather, which earlier gave a
promise of rain, seemed to fl itself
for the occasion and proved to be a
real Perfect Day" After enjoying
the beauty and quiet 6f he surround
ings the party was called to sit down
to luncheon worthy of the best Gull.
nary and artistic effor of Court s..
Andrew. Lunch over, stroll through
the woods and returning to the pavil-
lion where music and singing were en-
joyed until fiye-thrty when the party
leaving the lake returned home by
way OF Hoosick Falls The Sisters
are profuse in their apprecia ion OF
the kindness shown them by the
Daughters Of Isabella and pronounce
| II to be one event never to be forgos.
ten. Many thanks is due the man.
ager, Z. E. Bottum for his kind hospi-
tality and many courtesies shown
through the day The only thing to
mar The perfect enjoyment was, that
more members Of Court St Andrew
we're not present but perhaps this
will prove to be only the beginning
and so the d. of rs should look for
ward to an annual reunion at Hedges
| alya
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
GOVERNMENT LOST
MILLION IN SUPPLIES
investigating Committee Reports
Equipment Worth That Much
Stolen at Fort Clinton.

Toledo, o., June Achievement
agents investigating the disappearance
of ordnance equipment at the Erie
proving grounds at Port Clinton, 40
miles east of here, redoubled their eff
forts yesterday to find the parties gull
ty of the thefts that will total close
to a million dollars.
Questioning of civilian employees, at
by squad of department. of justice Of
fcials and It was said that a number
of the villages citizens might be in.
volYed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
FORMER OUTLAW IN PICTURES
Emmet. Dalton to Be Seen Tomorrow
at Library Theatre.

at Library lneatre'
Emmett Dalton had managed TO make
a. Library theatre tomorrow. in BE
lyond The Law is the last survivor of
the famous gang OF outlaws known in
the wild days Of the west as the "Dal
ton Boys"
On the occasion Of the Dalton Boys
last raid, which was made at Coffey-
Iy.lle, Kas., the gang attempted to rob
TWO banks at the same time In the
fight that followed with armed citi
zens of Coffeyville, four of the out
laws were killed, including Bob and
Graf Dalton.
Emett Dalton had managed to make
his escape from the bank with 100000
in a sack. He had noun ed his horse
and had thrown his plunder across
the saddle when he observed his
bro her Bob lying wounded in the
street. While attempting to lift the
wounded brother upon horse, En-
lmett vas downed with a load OF buck
shot. He survived his wounds and
served Il long term in prison. He was
finally pardoned and has since lived a
blameless life.
The picture which is 10 be shown
at Library theatre tomorrCw was
made under Emmett Dalton's personal
lsuppylsion and it depicts the actual
OUTLAW true to life.
Historian of the Plains William e
Hawks Of Bennington knows many OF
the de ais in the life his ory of En-
met Dalton and Mr.. Hawks is posi-
tive that the former outlaw would not
consent to appear in picture unless
It were realistic and true to life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
Medicine Face
DEATH OF ALBERT A. NORTON
Civil War Veteran Born Here Passes
Away at Soldiers Home.

Albert A. Moron, who was bern in
Bennington, March 10, 1S41, died
Wednesday night at the Vermont sol
diers home which he entered between
two and three weeks ago. During the
last rs years he had been a resident
of New York.
The deceased enlisted August 27,
1862, in company A of the 14th Yer
mont regiment under Capt. Ransom
A, Gore who is still living in Ben
nington, and was mustered out of the
service July 80, 1863.
Announcement of the funeral and
further notice will be made after the
arrival of relatives who are expected
from New York this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24

Washing on, June 20 President
Wilson'S earnest desire to have the
women vote in the solemn refer
endum"on the League of Nations is
sue next November became apparent
in a elegram he sent tonight to Gov
"A. H. Roberts of Tennessee, asking
hat special session OF the Legisla-
tufe be called to consider the suffrage
Only one more State Is
needed to ratify the amendment so
that women throughout the United
States can vote at he coming eelc ion
at would be real service to the
party and to the nation" Mr. Wilson
telegraphed, "if It is possible for you
under the peculiar provisions of your
State Cons i-ution, having in mind
the recent decision OF he Supreme
court in the Ohio case, to call a spec
ial session of the Legislature of Ten
Inessee TO consider the suffrage amend
ment Allow me to urge this very
earnestly"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-24
THOUSAND ARE GAssED
East Side Residents OF New York Had
a War EXperience.

New York, June 24-Thousands liv.
ing on the East Side spent sleepless
night on stoops of their homes and al
ong the curbs, unable to retire for fear
of being overcome by atmosphere load.
ed wit hchlodine gas that escaped from
a defective carboy in chemical plant
Deputy fire chief Helm and four
members of the rescue squad who plug
ged the leaking cylinder were over
come and are in hospital.