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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
MOD|F F|CAT|0N
Of RESERVATION
su|TsL0L.,-.. :.
Tentatively Approves Change in
Reservation on Article x
DRAFTED BY SEN. LENROOT
Has Not Been Approved by Hitchcock
Who Is Apparently Awaiting
Word from the President
DRAFTED BY SEN. LENROOT

Washington, Feb. 11-Real prog
ress toward ratification of the peace
treaty W tn Americanizing reserva
tions was made today, when Senator
Lodge (Mass.). Republican leader
gave his app oval tentat.veiy to new
compromise reservat on to Art e X
of the covenant of the League OF Ma
tions.
The new reservation was drafted by
the Republican mild reservationists
Senator Lenroot (Wis), repre- ,ent ne
and later was changed slightly to con
form to suggestions from several Dem
ocratic Senate 8. 1t has not received
yet the approval of Senator Hitch
cock, (Neb). Presumably Mr. H tch.
cock is waiting for some further word
from the President, upon whom all
eyes now are turned.
Senator Lodge sa he regarded the
reservat on as vi tually the same in
substance and prime pie as his original
reservation to Article X, which de-
stroys the obligation Of America to
protect the territor al integrity and
political independence or the otner
league members. For that reason he
exp essed Willingness to show L to
other Republican Senators with view
of learn ng how many votes can be OBJ
tained for it,
The text of the new reservation was
in circulation among Senator'S of all
factions all day. 1t reads
"Ths United States assumes no OBJ,
l'gat ons to preserve by the use Of
it's m litary or naval force or by
economic boycott or by any other
means the. ter itorial integrity or po-
iitical Independence of any country
or to interfere in controversies be-
tween nations-whether memhers O.
the league or not-under the pro
visions of Article X, or to employ the
military or naval forces of the United
States under any art Gle OF the treaty
FOR any purpose unless In any par
ticular case the Congress, VIII ch un-
der the Const; tuition has the sole
power to declare war, shall by act
or joint resolution so provide"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
Estate OF Joseph Burr Niles
TNSTAE OF NERMONT

Distrietgof Bennington IS
The honora BILE Prot bate Court for the
District OF Bennington.
10 all persons Interested In the es-
tate ofsdoseph u. Niles late of Shafts
bury In said District deceased.
~, Greeting;
At a Probate Court holden al Ben
nington, within and for said District on
the llth day of February, 1920 an In
strument purporting TO be the last VIII
and estament of Joseph B. Niles late Of
Shaftsuury in said pislrict, deceased
was presented to the court aforesaid,
for Probate.
And /, ls ordered by said Court that
the 4th day of March 1920 at the Pro-
bate Once la SAID Bennington, be as
signed for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons cnocerned. by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the
Bennington Evening Banner, news
paper circulating In that vicinity. in
said District, previous to the time ap-
pointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, az the time
and place aforesaid, and contest the
probate of said will, If you have cause,
Given under my hand at Bennington,
in said District, this 11th day of Feb
ruary, 1920.
AMY. H. HARBOUR,
Register.
Edwin X. McPeck,
Executor.
Adams, Mass
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
PRESIDENT PARALYZED
ENTIRE LEFT SIDE
Or. Young Admits That Rumors Last
Fall Were True-His Mind Not
In the Least Affected.

Wednesday, Feb. 11.-A special dis
patch 10 The New York Sun
says an in erview with DR. Hugh
II. Young CT Johns Hopkins,
printed yesterday in The Baltimore
Sun, caused a stir in Washington
because it was the first admission by
one o. The Presidents physicians
publicly made hat the President in
October had suffered from cerebral
cong estion, with resultant paralysis
OF The left side Dr. Young in this
interview is quoted as saying:
'As you know, in October last We
diagnosed the Presidents case as
cerebral thrombosis which affec ed
his left arm and leg, but at no time
was his brain power or the extreme
vigor and lucidity of his menta. pro
cess i'll the slightest degree abated.
This condition has from he very
first shown a steady, unwavering ten
dency toward resolution and COM
pete absorption. The increasing
utility of the left arm and leg, great
ly impaired at frs have closely fol-
lowed upon this improvement. The
President walks aturdily now with
out pain and without fatigue. He
uses the slightly impaired arm more
and more every day"
DR.. Young was que ted as saying
further hat the Presidents mental
vigor was simply prodigious; that in
many ways he was in better shape
than before his illness; that he
cou.d now work severa hours day
without fatigue, and that the wea h
or only was holding him back so far
as his public appearance is con-
cerned.
DR.. Young made it clear that he
permitted the quotation of ,hese
staten nts in order to relieve the
public mind. DR.. Grayson refused to
comment on this interview in any
way, al hough he did not seem to be
n The slightest degree upset by it.
The condition Of President Wilson
has improved so much in the last few
weeks as tc give the greatest encour
agment his friends There is no
question that Mr.. Wilson is doing an
increasing amount of work every
day, which already covers much of
the White House routine, and that he
looks better than he has In many
months.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
LODGE SAFEGUARDS
INDORSED BY WOOD
Gensral IN Answer to Sorah Says
People Also Favor
Reservations

Chicago, Feb. 11.-General Leonard
Wood, replying today to The request of
Senator w Liam Z. Borah for views
OF Republ can Presidential candidates
on the League of Nat ons and the
peace treaty, said:
~ believe that We should accept the
League Of Nations as modified and safe
guarded by EXISTING Lodge reserva-
tions-rese vations that Americanize
it and safeguard our traditional poll
cies, reservations which leave Amer ca
absolutely free and untrammeled to
follow the W II of her own people in
all questions of fore gn and domestic
policy
], of course, at all times favor get
ting the ews of the people of the
country where it is practicable, How
ever in view of the fact that the peo-
PIE have clearly Indicated as | see it
that they N favor of the treaty
If our traditional polio es, interests
and freedom of act on are fully sa e.
guarded, it seems unnecessary to delay
this most important quest on for a
general election in which their views
could hardly be more decisively ex-
pressed than they have already been
with reference to your question as
to my views on the 70 eign pol cy OF
this Government, am in favor of, and
shall continue to be In favor of, the
well establ shed foreign pol cy of this
Government which conserve5 and pro.
notes the interests of our country
] do not think this treaty with the
reservations impairs that policy. 1t
does not entangle us. 1t leaves us free
to exercise our own Judgment. it S
tempora il we choose TO have 7 So
We can retire on two years notice.
zone aim of Americas foreign pol cy
has always been the promotion of the
peace Of the world In order to ac-
complish this end her people must be
free IN any situation to stand for
righteousness according TO their judg-
ment. AS an important means to that
end, instrumental ties should be eat
ed and developed by VIII ch. consis-
tently with this freedom, the momen-
tum of the other free and peace loy ng
nations of the world, acting concurr-
emily with us, can be added to our eff
forts
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
NAMES Of 2787
VOTERS ON TOWN
MEETIN LIST
Five More Than Total Number
Two Years Ago
ABOUT 20 WOMEN QUALIFY
Reduction Due to Change IN Law Re-
quiring Poll Tax Payments by
All Voters

The check list to be used at the
annual March meeting has been posi-
ed and is found to contain 27S7
names. The board of civil authority
viii meet Monday, the 18th, for the
purpose of making corrections and
will no its final meeting for this
purpose on the Sa .urday preceding
election day.
or the 27S7 names on the check list
between 70 and rs are those of poll
tax-paying women voters. One year
ago when women could become vot-
ers by paying a nominal tax the
check list tctaled 354S names, or 761
mere than appear on the list to be
used at the coming election.
The reduction in the list is un-
doubtedly due to he change in the
law whereby women voters are here
after required to pay pol tax.
But for the women voters the
check list this year would be smaller
than tha of two years age when
there were 27S2 men entitled to vote
at the annual town elections.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12

Divorces Child Bagsofa
RED CROSS MAGAZINE LATE
Strike of Printers Created Delay In
Issue of Several Numbers.

People who subscribed to the Red
Cross Magazine at the time of the
drive for memberships. November
2.11ih. and have net as yet received
the magazine, may be interested in
the following letter from ehe publish
ers, received by the Bennington
County Chapter, American Red
Cross.
owing to illness and on account
of the printers strike the November
December and January Issues of The
Red Cross Magazine were late in be
ing published, and we regret o state
that the February number will also
be late. We are rushing everything
at this end as fas as possible and
trust If the magazine has not been
received by the subscribers, that Il
will reach them short y after the re-
ceipt Of this letter. We regret the
trouble and Inconvenience this delay
has caused"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
TEACHE rs GIVEN
BONUS WITHOUT
VOTE AGAINST
School Meeting Unanimous in
Increasing Their Pay
TOOK BUT FOUR MINUTES
Teachers VIII Get $3.50 Each at the
End of the School Year II They
Complete Contract
TOOK BUT FOUR MINUTES

The teachers in the Benning on
pub ic schools will receive a bonus OF
$150 each payable at the end Of the
school year. This was the outcome
of the special school meeting Wed
nesday evening.
There wasn't a word or q vote In
opposition and the business ct the
NEE ing took less than four minutes.
1t was another one Of the harmon
ious school meetings for which Ben
nington has long been famous
There were nearly one hundred vot
ers in the school hall when the meet
ing was ca led to order by Modera-
tor W. B Sheldon. OF these two
thirds were men and one third wo-
men. The warning was read by
Clerk Nj B. Morgan.
c. E. Estes offered a motion that
each teacher receive bonus Of $3.50
at the end of the school year provid-
ed they completed their contract,
and that the trustees be empowered
to borrow the money needed and
issue interest bearing orders. The
motion was instan fy and unanimous
ly adopted and the meeting ad.
journed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
Estate of Herbert Il. Hill
STATE OF VERMONT

District of Bennington IS
The Honorable Probate Court Tor the
District of Bennington.
To all persons Interested in the es-
tate of Herbert p. Hill late OF Ben
nington in said District deceased,
Greetings
At Probate Court, holden at Ben
nington within and for said District on
the 10th day of February, 1920, an In
btrument purporting to be the last Will
and Testament of Herbert Il. Hill late
of Bennington in said District. deceas-
ed. was presented to the Court afore-
said, for Probate.
And 1t is ordered by said Court that
the 4th day of March 1920. at the Pro-
bate Office In said Bennington, be as
that notice thereof be given to all per-
signed for proving said instrument and
sons concerned, by publishing this or
der three weeks successfully in the
Bennington Evening Banner, news
paper circulating in that vicinity, in
said District, previous to the time APP
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time
and place aforesaid, and contest the
probate of said will, II you have cause,
Given under my hand at Bennington
in said District. this 10th day of Feb
AMY H. HARBOUR.
Register,
w. ]. Meagher. Atty.
for Executri1.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
MAGICIAN MYsTiFIEs
Joseph Yarrlck Pieasingly Entertains
Bennington Club.

Members of the Bennington club
and invited guests were pleasing'y
entertained Wednesday evening by
Joseph Yarrick magician who
came to Bennington not with an en-
tirely new bag of ricks but with
several new tricks in his bag.
Mr.. Yarr.ck used but little para
phernalia and the majority of his
tricks were with cards. Some of
them were familiar but others were de
cidedly novel He discovered Ed.
Moore's watch in Phil Persons
pocket, to he amazement of the for
mer and the embarrassment CT the
later, drew cards from the pockets
of different men and gave a number
of entertaining demonstrations
The most spec acular performance
was the disappearing bill which fin
al y turned up inside of lemon and
was returned to the owner.
Refreshments were served after
the entertainment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
WATCH YOUR STEP"
Musical Meanue at opera House
Next Tueeday Evening.

Irving Berlin's International syn
copa ed musical success, Watch
Your Step" will come to the Benning
ton opera house Tuesday evening.
This is the attraction originally pro-
duced by Charles Dillingham; and
which ran at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York for six months.
watch Your Step" is a melange
of uneful music, exceptionally good
dancing and witty dialogue. In the
beginning will and hinge sum of
money is mentioned. The inherit
tance is to go to the man who has
not been ensnared by woman and
If none such qualify, to young ady
who has not been beguiled by man.
There are two candidates and both
are led ou. to see the town" and
temptations thrown their way. This
gives opportunity for visits to a
stage door, a. fox trct palace, the foy-
er of a grand opera house, box
scene in the opera house, sleeping
car and a cabaret en- ertainment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
HOWLING DERVISH MADE
CHARLES MILLS SWEAT
Former Bennington Young Man Ad-
mito He Did Not Enjoy Eho
"ShovuJ in Cnnstantinnnle

Former Bennington Young Man Ad-
mlto He Did Not Enjoy tho
"show' in Constantinople.
Charles s. Mills, son of Rev and
Mrs. George S. Mills of his village
and who is now a member of the fac
uty of Roberts college In Constanti-
nople. has written to his parents
some interesting letters from which
the TO owing extracts are made
December IA. 1920
have only done one big thing
since | wrote last and that was to
see the howling dervishes. 1t is not
q pleasant story to tel bu. | do not
think you'll mind.
The show started at two o'clock.
The dervish temple is back of the
American Embassy in Pera, so we
had no difficulty in finding 1t. The
house is a rickeiy old thing and loo ks
as if he wind might blow it away
at any time. Being the first of the
spectators to arrive, we were offered
front seats in the ha i after, of
course, we had paid twenty piastres
square space was fenced off for he
wcrshipers and the spectators sat
just outside the rail. Above on three
sides of the room was balcony for
the Turkish women-screened off so
no one cou see the women but ar
ranged sc they could see you. Rugs
adorned the floor inside the rails and
also various skins. In Ii tie chan
cel-like place ON the east side of
the room were hung all kinds of
swords, daggers and sharp-pointed in
struments Overhead were lamps of
different kinds but none were light
ed.
At quarter past two he high priest
came in in his flowing robes and
wearing a fez with urban wound
around 1t; he began to sharpen a
sword and one or two other bad-look-
ing instruments. We began to
squirm in our seats, though we were
prepared for the worst. l perspired
( Continued on Page ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
RAILROAD MACE
DEMANDS TURNED D
DOWN BY HINES
Men Have Appealed from Decis-
ion to President
NO STRIKE AT PRESENT
Fight VIII BE Carried on Against
Road Owners When Government
Control Ends

Wash ngton, Feb. 11.--Director Cen
eral Hines has def nitely turned down
the wage and other demands presented
to the Railroad Adm nistrat on by the
1000, 900 organized railroad workers of
the count y.
Repre- entat'ves Of the workers
have, In ef ect, taken an appeal from
this decision to the President, who,
under Federal control, Is the directing
officer and the court Of last resort.
The action Of the Pres dent cannot
be forecast posit vely, as the papers in
the case and the d rector-Gene ais
recommendations d not go to him
until tonight. 1t IS considered prob
able, however, that he will support
and approve the position taken by Di-
rector-General Hines.
Pending a,decision BY the Pres dent,
there is no likelihood OF a strike. In
fact. representa- YES of railroad labo
here stated emphat cally tonight that
strike talk should be scontinued. 1t
was declared that the railroad men and
their organizations were patriotic
now as we'll as dur ng the war and
wou d moi ieopardlze the existing sit
uat on.
II is evident that il the Pres dent
falls to meet the demands Of the l.
road men or 10 give them the rel ef
they claim is imperative, that the fight
will be carried to private control un.
der the prov Sions of the pending rail
road bill for the settlement OF such
matters.
Respons b lity for the present situa-
ton was placed sguarely up TO the
p az dent by w. G. Lee, head of the
railway ira nmen. Tho trainmen's or
ganization is the only, one which has
served notice OF abrogation Of agree
ment with he railroad adminlstrat on
The notice was given January 20, be
fore the terminal on OF government
control.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
sTATE oF vEnMoNr

District of Bennington ss
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of John Z. Bradish,
whereas, application In writing hath
been made TO this court by the guard
ian of John IL. Bradish for license to
sell the real estate of said ward situ-
ated in SALISBURY in said District, to
wit: Bounded on the north by lands
OF Joseph Iessier; east by l.. j. Beagle;
south by c. r. g. A. B. Hawkins and
on the west by the highway. Decided
TO ward by ID, r Lewis and Wife Mar
18th. 1888. record Book &C. page 474,
Shaftsoury Land Records. Represent
ing that the sale thereof for the pur-
pose of putting the proceeds of such
sale at interest or investing the same
ing socks or other real estate or us
ing the avails thereof for the benefit
of said ward as the law directs would
be beneficial tor said ward.
Whereupon, the said Court appointed
and assigned the 4th day of March
1920. at the Probate Office in Benning-
ton in said District to hear and decide
public notice thereof to he given 10 all
persons Interested therein, by publish
lug this order three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
In the Bennington Evening Banner n
newspaper published at Bennington in
said Lrs,rict, which circulatea In tho
heighborhood of those persons interest
ed therein; all which publications
snail be previous to the time appoint
cd for the hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified
to appear before said Court at the
time and place aforesaid then and
there in said Court, to object to the
granting of such license, Ii you see
cause.
Given under my hand at Bennington
in said District, this 10th day of Feb
ruary 1920.
AMY H. HARBOUR.
Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM SEYMOUR
Services Wednesday From St Francis
de Sales Church.

The funeral OF William Seymour,
who died Sunday, was held Wednes-
day forenoon from st. Francis de
Sales church The bearers were
three sons OF the deceased, Henry
John and Joseph Seymour, and Car
rel Johnson. The remains were
placed in the vault at the Park Lawn
GENE cry.
The deceased was born In Ire and
60 years ago but had passed the larg
er portion of his life in America
His wife died about fourteen years
ago. Other than his three sons he
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Carroll John
son of Bennington and two sisters,
cne residing in Philadelphia and the
other in Cohoes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
Are You LOSING aPepr2

Do you feel tired al the time. Does
your back ache? Do you feel you are
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
HALIFAX eoYcorTs U. S. Foor
War veterans Take Action Because OF
Exchange Rate

Halifax, N. s Feb. members Of
the Halifax Army and Navy Veterans
assoc alton today unanimously passed
resoult on pledging themselves "in-
dividually and as a unit. to purchase as
little a3 poss BILE o. goods manufact-
ured in the United Sta es; or OF food
produced in the United States" be-
cause Of the pr ce of the Canadian dol
lar In that country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
WILL DIRECT STRIKE
FROM FIFTEEN CITIES
Headquarters from Which instruc.
tons viii Be Sent by Railroad
srotherhoods Opened Today.

Detroit, Feb. 12- Strike .headquar-
ters were &c. be opened today In Is
cities by the divisional officers of
the bro herhoods OF maintenance of
ways emp Dyes and shop laborers
from which to direct the nationwide
strike to begin February II.
Allen <. Barker president CT the
brotherhood. expressed the hope to-
day that the conference in Washing
ton might bring an ag- cement in the
wage controversy.
Presid MT Wilson will have a per-
sonal conference with the representa-
iives of the three brotherhocds to
discuss the wage demands of the g.
100000 railroad employees.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-12
WILL BE NO DELAY ON
RAILROAD MEASURE
Legislation viii Be on Statute Books
Before Roads Go Back to
Owners March l.

Washington, Feb. While some
opposition to the railroad bill as fin
ally agreed upon in conference has
developed, the sena e and house
leaders predict TO-DAY that the report
on the measure will be prompt y
adopted so that the egislation will
be on the statute books before the
roads are turned back to private con-
troll on March l.
The final draft Of the bill is being
made and will be presented to the
Senate Saturday or Monday.