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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
RAIL WAY TRACK
MEN WITHDRAW
STRIKE ORDER
President's Assurance of Justice
Wins Workers Approval
CONFERENCE is CALLED
ceflnlte Decls' on Deferred Until Meet.
Ing Of offic as to Be Held
Febr1ary 2s

Washington, Feb 16.--Pre3ident
Wilson's proposal of adjustment of the
GRIEVANCES put forward by the 100000
railroad employees was tentatively ac
cepted by the unon leaders Saturday
and confidence was expressed dur ne
the night that the danger OF anything
approx mating general strike had
been averted and that in the end the
President pan wou prevail.
The B otherhood leaders signed a
memorial in VIII eh they promised to
place the Presidents program before
a general meeting OF the committees
of their organizat ons to be he'd n
Washington on Feb. 2S. This con-
ference will make the final decis on
as to whether to press demands now or
after the roads are returned to their
owne S.
Allen Z. Barker, president of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
men, seated In Detroit Saturday even
.ng that the strike order had been re-
scinded, following request from the
heads of other brotherhoods that such
srep be taken.
President Wilson, in his statement
to the representatives of the ailway
workers, frankly pledged them that he
would use his executive authority,
whether the railroads are under Gov
ernment control or private control, to
obtain justice for them.
The President outlined what ne be-
lieves to be the prope. procedure. and
asserts that his decis on is unaiter-
able. He says, first, that he shall en-.
tIvor OF Obtain just ce for the men
through an adjustment tribunal which
may be set up in peading leg station.
In the event OF congress failing to pro-
v.de for tribunal. the President will
name commission Of his own to deal
W tn the specific matter at hand.
F'ur,her than this the Pres dent
promises to appoint at once comm T.
tee Of experts, p esumably represent
ing ra lroad corporations .crt9oyes
and the Government, TO consider facts
at hand and make recommendations
This committee is to be named wheth-
er Congress establishes permanent
adjustment tribunal or not
To this proposition the employees do
not give their unqual ed approval.
They seek to brush aside the possibil.-
ty OF the final decision as to wages
and working conditions beng made by
a permanent TUNA to be created by
Congress, and ask that the President
name a separate tribunal, representa-
tive of the corporations, employees and
Government. possibly along the nei
li the present coal comm ssion of
hres, whose decisions shall be bind
ng. They say. however, that they
will submit the Pres dent 5 proposal to
he meeting of comm .ttees OF their or
sanizations, to be held on Feb. 23.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
NO SECRET PACT
IN SHIP AUCTION
SAYS WILL SON
!, sea,e xXith Announcement
'''atoe oe,.ssse sse'.ss,,;,,e House
Stop Proceedings Brought Today In
Supreme Court Of District of
Columbia

Washington, Feb 16,-President
Wilson will inform the senate EN-
phatically hat there is no basis for
the report of secret agreement be-
tween the shipping board and British
interests for the sa of the 80 former
German passenger liners, it wa an
nounced at the White House oday.
The presidents message viii be In
the nature OF reply ot Senator Bran
degas' resolution asking for informa-
on concerning the eport
Just b fore the white house an
nouncement was made pub ic he auc
tion at which bids fer the steamship
were received with more than score
Of sh ping companies represented
Chairman Payne was unable to
conduct the auction as he had been
summoned to appear in person in the
district supreme cour in proce adings
brought by William Randolph Hearst
for an injunction to stop the sale,
Commissioners Scott, who acted for
Mr.. Payne, opened the auction and
read memorandum from the chair
man saying that he highest bids
would have to be approved by the
Senate commerce committee and the
House marine committee and that
the acceptance of bids would depend
upon the outcome of the injuntcion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
POLAND A SEA NATION
Again Takes Place on Water After
149 Years.

Warsaw Feb. 14-Po'ish troops.
standiny upon thier own soil. dipped
the national colors in the tidewaters
of the Baltic on Tuesday, af er the
absence of Poland as a sea naticn for
las years. I.
Throughout the new republic bells
pealed and a holiday spirit prevailed
in commemoration of the historic
event. At Putzig ON the Baltic, Gen
eral Haller, command-in chief of
the Polish armies. reclaimed In the
name of he repub lc the seaccast
which fell from Poland to Prussia
after the first dismemberment CT
Poland In 1772
simultaneously with Poland's
reaching out to the Baltic, the Diet
celebrated it's first bir 'hday. The
most striking speech was made by
Speaker Thompczynski, who pro-
claimed that Justice had at last
triumphed, giving Poland access to
the sea. Poland will defend this
historical strip of land wi its very
last drop of blood" he declared.
The Diet decided on the construc.
tion of port facilities In the region
of Putzig, giving Poland her own
gateway to the sea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
Switzerland Of soutt, Africa

Basutoland is hill country and so
pleasing in its general aspects that il
has been called "the switzerland of
South Africa" One of the famous
cascades there has sheer fall of 800
feet. Seasons are clearly marked and
the climate is invlgorating, the annual
mean temperature being about 60 de.
grees. In winter the climate is clear,
cold and brac.ng and the hills are
capped with sn3w; and the heat Of
summer is tempered by cool breezes.
The dampness and fog characteristic
of England are unknown In Basutoland
and the sort of cold he visitors have
met. while not marking extreme varia-
tion from temperature % which they
are accustomed at home, has proved
marrow-searching to them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
PASTORAL LETTER TO ALL
CATHOLICS NEXT SUNDAY
For the First.Tlme In 35 Years Amer
lean Archbishops viii Send In
struction to Churches

Washington, Feb. 14.-For the first
time in IS years the Amer can Catholic
A chbishops and B shops are issuing
pastoral letter to the r clergy and
the laity. The letter will be read
in every Catholic church in the United
States, Sunday, February %. 1t was
prepared by Cardinal bbons and
O'Connell, and Rector Thomas j.
Shahn, of the Catholic University.
The letter, the p oduct of the un ted
thought of the spiritual directors Of
the Catholic church In the United
States, has been gned by Cardinal
Gibbons, on his own behalf and in be.
hall of all the other members of the
b erarchy.
Cardinal G bbons is the sole sur
vivor of the rs bishops who signed the
10 mt Pastoral letter issued to the T.
100000 Catholics of the United States
after the thi plenary council in
Baltimore n 1884 There now are 101
bishops in the United States not
counting auxil airy bishops, and
bishops without See, appointed to do
special work addressing in the pas
torial letter more than twenty mil
lions of the atty,
The pastoral letter, written along
/ nes laid down by the bishops at their
general meet ng ast September, views
the wo Id situat on and in lists that
reconstruction shall proceed on sound
pr nciples, and not along lines of ex
pediency II emphasizes the need of
justice and charity and their appl.ca.
tion TO the practical solut on of the
press ng problems that confront all
nat ons. The letter will dis
cuss problems of marriage and
divorce, industrial .elations, national
conditions and international fairs.
lays stress on education as means OF
reconstruct on and exhibits the power
o. Chr stianity as an absolute neces-
sity for human welfare.
The active cooperation of American
Catholics W tn the country during the
war hr efiy related, and the letter
exp,a rs the organization effected by
the hierarchy of all Catholic agenc es
through the national Catho ic war
council, and shows how the organEa.
ton is to be perpetuated in the Ma
tional Cathol Welfare Council.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
THE JEWISH GOAL
National Home In Palestine Only
Bright Outlook for Future.

London Feb. IA DIR. Mar Nordau
told the English Zionist Federation
the other day that in the world war
the Jews had furnished 100000 sci
diers to the various armies. This, he
said. was about seven percent of the
whole number of Jews, a proportion
cnraled by few and surpassed only.
he believed by he French. The Jews
had lost 10000 dead and had about
100000 casualties
But what had the Jews fought for,
he asked. Even in the advanced and
highly civilized countries CT the West
he continued, huge wave of anti
Semitism was welling up; in the new
countries tha had arisn in the East
the most criminal passions were let
loose agaist the Jews. In this dark
picture there was one bright spot,
the British declaration in favor OF a
Jewish National Home in Palestine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
DEMOCRATS PUT
UP TOWN TICKET
SATURDAY NIGHT
Quiet Caucus and hut Little 7
terest Manifested
SELECTIONS UNANIMOUS
John'P. Mulliean Presided and Routine
tH 4.
ELECTIONS UNANIMOUS HEARST FOR INJUNCTION
John'P. Muliean Presided and Routine
Business Was Transacted WITH
out Inter. upton

The democ attic town caucus failed
to nominate compete ticket 1t was
the understanding, however that the
two vacancies, for town clerk and town
treasurer, would be filled by the town
comm ttee.
There were about tn rty voters pre- J.
ent when John p. Mulligan called the
caucus to order shorty after o'c ock.
Mr.. Muliigan was made chairman and
Edward Shanahan was elected Gle k.
1t was voted that nominations be
made from he floor and the ticket
is as follows;
Moderator-Charles A. Maurer
Selectman for three years-W. R.
White.
Overseer of the George r.
Mathers.
First Cons able--William E. Sears
Second Constable-John Morse
l. ster 70. three years-John j,
Leahy.
Auditor for three years-H. D. Fill
more.
Lister for one year-James Grennan
trustee oil puDllc money-Geo II.
Graves.
Grand Jurors-John P Morrissey, L,
]. Eddington, John Cronin
Trustee OF cemete y fund-Charles
II. Dewey.
Tree warden-Edgar S Buss.
Collector of taxes-J. George Hud-
gins.
Town law agent-Robert e. Healy
School rector-John Burke.
Road commissioner in first district,
Houghton Rice
Road commissioner in second dis
trict-Charles Sanders.
The town committe was authoriz-
ed to. fill all vacancies.
The nominees for town g ard juror
were accidentally ON tied from the re-
port Of the republ can caucus publish
ed In Saturdays Evening Banner The
nominees were w. l.. Gokay, w.
Charles Firth. ]. NJ. Bellmare and w
H, c. Cushman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
WILL TEST SUFFRAGE
Women Opposed to Amendment Are
Planning Two Suits


New York. Feb. Unconstitutional
ty of the woman suffrage amendment,
If finally ratified will be tested N the
courts, the National Assoc alton OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage announced
tonight. &c antlng of woman suffrage
over the heads of the people by legis-
lative act can not stand the tests in
the courts that will inevitably ensue, :"
said statement issued by the asso.
ciat.on.
These cases, should ratification be
obtained in tine for women to vote
this year, will not only hold up the
election results as did the Hayes Til
den conflict, but may possibly necessi-
tate a second elect ON. Republican
and Democrat.sc Chairmen, working
under the suffrage whip, are leading
the country straight for political
chaos"
The statement was anlplified by
Miss Mary c. Kilbreth, President of the
assoc alton. who said two suits would
be instituted to test the constitut on
ality of the SuJan B. Anthony Amend
ment, If 1t should be atif ed before the
Presidential and State elections this
Fall. She declined to give details or
the names of the counsel, but said all
necessary preliminary steps had been
taken.
Miss Kilbreth also made. pubic a
COPY of telegram sent to Governor
Hart, of Wa shington. congratulate ng
him upon his refusal to call a special
session of the Legislature to act upon
the suffrage amendment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
LAsoR UNFIT TO RULE
Allies, viii Regret They Did Not Do
More to Check Roshcvlsrn.

Allies, viii Regret They Did Not Do
More to Check Rolshcvlsm.
Dundee Feb. II Winston Church
i'll, the Secretary for War, in address
ing his constituents here today, de-
clared hat 'abcr was untitled to gov
etA ehe nation This was reitera
tion of the statement he made recent
~ which aroused a furore in the
press and storm of indignation
among the abor interests.
In referring his policy toward
Russia, which has been the object CT
strong criticism, Mr. Churchill said:
I never believed in sending British
troops TO Russia, but short of that
have done every hing in my power to
help the local ant -Bolshevis forces.
1t was matter of honor that we sup
ply them with arms and equipment,
but each and all of the great allied
powers will ru g the fact hat they
could not take more decided, united
action to crush the Bolshevist peril
at its heard before it has grown too
strong"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
MRS. JOHN F. HOGAN
Lifelong Resident Victim of lnflu-
enza and Pneumonia.

Mrs, John F. Hogan, aged 40 years
died shorty after o'clock Saturday
afternoon at her home on Putnam
street. Pneumonia following infiuen'
"a was the cause of death.
Mrs. Hogan, who before marriage
was Miss Margaret Fox, was the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Fox
of this village She was married is
years ago. Other than her parents,
she is survived by three children,
the, eldest 13 years old, and three
brothers, John, James and Edward
The deceased was WI man of es-
timab'e character, devoted to her
home and children, and her death
VIII be mourned by a large number of
close friends.
The funeral will be he'd from ST.
Francis de Sales church Tuesday
forenoon at o'clock and the body
will be placed in he vaut at Park
Lawn cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
PIE for a.ooo Persons.

In the village of DENLY Vale. IN
Yorkshire, England, 1t has been the
custom to celebrate any national evert
by the baking of an enormous York
shire pie for the villagers and those
coming from all the countryside
around. In 1TSS the first pie was
baked to celebrate the return to health
of King George III; the second was
made at the conclusion of peace be-
tween England and France in 1915;
the last and largest of all was baked
in the year 1887 for the Victoria iubi-
lee. This enormous pie weighed two
tons and cost about $1,000 The con-
tents consisted of 600 pounds of beef,
a whole calf, and whole sheep, $50
potatoes and 600 pounds OF -four,
Three thousand persons partook of 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16

PETER BOWEN DEAD
WelIknown Carpenter Passed Away
This Morning After Long Illness


Peter Bowen, aged 80 years, we'll
known In Bennington and SALISBURY
passed away this morning For many
years he had been in poor health at
times being critically i'll.
Mr.. Bowen, unmarried and with no
immediate relatives, came to Benning
ton 80 years ago from Salisbury
where he had resided fer many years
previous. He came here to work as
carpenter on the Lasher Stocking
mil, now the q. 2. Waist factory,
which at the time was being erected.
He was a man of unusual character
and fine principle. Alone in life he
made few acquaintances and confided
in no one but was greatly admired
by those who chanced % knew him
wei During the 30 years he has
lived in Bennington Mr.. Bowen has
always roomed at the same house,
the home of Mrs. Jennie Burch on
Park street.
The only known living relatives are
distant cousins, John, Jane and Mich.
ael Mulligan, Miss Jane Mulligan,
Mrs. Catherine Descrda and Mrs,
John Scully of Bennington.
The funeral will be held Wednes.
day mornig at 8 o'clock from the s..
Francis de Sales church. The body
will be p aced IN he Park Lawn
vault until 1t can be taken
to Cambridge for interment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
j. H. GRIMM & co. PLANT
IN RUTLAND DAMAGED
Fire Originating In 6asenen. satur-
day Forenoon Causes Loss Es.
timated at $4,000

Rutland. Feb. 16.-The plant OF G
Ii. Grimm & Co., manufac urers OF
hapl sugar making implements,
was badly damaged by lire Saturday
morning The oss was estimated at
at least $4,000. Not only was The
man building Quilted but here was
great loss In finished 5 ock and raw
material as well as injury to machin-
u.y me nre reached the flee and
valuable papers were destroyed. The
catastrophe came at particularly
time for the concern as
the maple sugar making sea-
son is near at hand and there
were many exaporators anl other
pieces OF equipment ready for ship
ment. These would have been sent
on their way long ago had 1t net been
for the embargo on freight. Both the
stock and building were well protect
ed by insurance.
The frs was confined to the main
hui ding which was wooden struet
ture, two stories high and abou. 150
by so feet in dimensions. The flames
started in the basement in or near a
barrel of asphaltum paint. The I'M.
fammable substance ignited imme-
dia ely and the quick combustion
threw flames in al directions with
the result that the flames spread
rapidly through the oil soaked ma
chine shop overhead, socn reaching
the attic which ran the en,ire length
of the building.
There were about 35 people work.
ing in the mechanical department
and eight in the office when the cry
of Fire" was heard and some of
these had to hus lie to avoid danger
SC rapidly did the flames eat their
way through partitions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
ALLIES FORGO
EXTRAD|T|ON
FOR ISOLATION
viii Be Satisfied If Former EN-
peror is Interned
EAST INDIES SUGGESTED
Cutch Refuse to Be Held Responsible
In Case William Again Endans,
ers Peace of World

The Hague, Feb. 6.-The latest al
lied note to Hol and with regard TO
the extradition Of the former Ger
man emperor reverses the original
demand fer his surrender and only
asks for his interment with the sug
ges ion that he be sent perhaps to
one of the Dutch islands in the East
Indies.
The Associated Press learns on ex-
cellent authority that the Dutch gov
ernment has already declined to COM
ply with the offer 20 intern the for
mer emperor at Dcorn and accept
full responsibility in preventing him
from again endangering the peace of
the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16

AMERICAN LEGION SUNDAY
viii Be Observed in Thousands Of
Churches Feb. %.

indianapolis, Feb. Ia American
Legion Sunday vii be observed in
thousands of churches throughout
he United States on Washington's
birthday, under programs outlined by
officials of the organization at nation
al headquarters here.
A feature of these exercises will be
the presentation to the next of kin cf
fallen American soldiers, of engraved
certilica es conveying the apprecia-
ton of France for the heroic sacrifice
of Americas dead.
The certificates will be presented
to the next of kin of approximately
11S,4O9 scldires, sailors and marines.
They bear the inscription; ITO the
memory of ---- of the
United S ates OF America, who died
for libery during the great war, the
of France"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
scHuRmAN RESIGNS
Has Been President of Cornell Fer
Twenty-EIght Years.

Ithaca. N. Y, Feb. 14.-Dr Jacob
Goud Schurman. president Ct Cornell
university for neary 2S years, ten
dersd his resignation to the universi-
Us general admins ration commit
tee at meeting of that body today.
In II letter to the beard of trustees.
DR.. Schurinan said he always had
he'd the chief executive of great In
s. ution should not retain the post
more than 25 or 30 years. He added
that rendering Of his regignation-an
act delayed because of the war and
the most war problems the university
faced--would set him free for ether
a"t'es he much desired to a tend to.
He asked that his resignation be
come effective June %. 1920.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
NEW ENGLAND GIVEN
BAD END OF COLD WAVE
No. S3-New England Given
Weather Man Says in Other Sections
of Country Latest Sharp Snap
viii Be Rrief.

Washington, Feb 16-Another cold
wave has gripped the eastern portion
CT the country, extending from Can
ada to the Gulf of Mexico and from
the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi
river
The weather forecast says that the
cold snap would be Of shor. duration
except in New England, northern
New York and at scme points in the
middle west where snow is falling.
The weather is clear over the east
ern section of the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16

over twenty-eight hundred times, is
still in the cast, as is also George L.
Patch the old country fiddler for the
past twenty-five years with The Old
Homestead" and many others, who
have for many seasons been bringig
laughter and tears in the most wholee
some and human ow all plays.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16

and elaborate production maintaining
the same delightful musical numbers
as former years The famous double
quartet e-the' Grace Church choir
the Swanzey band and the Salvation
Army,
W liam Lawrence who has portray
ed the character OF Uncle josh
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16

ing to capacity audiences everywhere,
patronized not only by mothers and
fathers, but the children as well.
The production Augustus Pitou Inc,
are bringing to the Opera House Thurs
day n ght contains all the great feat
ures of the past years and for this
season they have built brand new
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
WILSON'S OBJECTION
PROMPTLY REJECTED
Premiers Lloyd George and MiiIerand
Insist Compromise Must Be Ac.
cepted by Jugo slavia.

Paris, Feb. 16--Prompt rejection of
President Wilson's objections to the
compromise agreement by which Eng
land, France and Italy had hoped to
settle with Jugo-Slav!a questions rel
ative to the future status of the east
ern coast of the Adriatic. is reported
In Echo de Paris.
Premiers Llyod George and Miller
and have drafted reply to the
American executive in which they
insist tina Jugo-Slavia must agree to
the compromises with the alternative
of sending the treaty to London
become effective at once, it Is said
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16

Washington, Feb. 16.-Pres.dent
Wilson, + was learned today, did not
say in his note to the entente pre-
miers regarding the Fiume question
that the United States would no long
er be concerned in European af
fairs ii the Fiume settlement were
made without consulting America.
Officials said that the United States
tion in the peace treaty and the
league OF nations If the reaty were
ratified by the senate but that this
country would withdraw from any
par lcipation in a Fiume settlement.
which included policing of the Adri-
attic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
See the Point?

Said the observing feller, "Newspa-
pers cannot he guilty of prevarcation
us long as they get proof of everything
ibcy say."-Indianapolis Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
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"THE OLD HOMESTEAD"
Famous Old Drrma At Oeera Hous
Thursday Night

Plays may go and plays may come
but the great American classic, "The
Old Homestead" goes on forever. Now
in its thirty third year and st II play