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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
Employed Boys
DEMPSEY-C CARPENTER
BOUT FOR As ROUNDS
And It VIII Be Staged at Tiajuana
Lower California II Carpenter
Agrees to Proposal.

| Los Angeles. Jan 6--Jack Demp
sey, worlds champion, Is busy with
motion picture work these days and
refers to his manager. Jack Kearns
all inquiries about his prospective
match with Georges Carpent er
Kearns has announced that the fight
will be IS rounds and will be staged
at Tiajuana, Lower Califo mia. under
the auspices OF James w. Coffroth,
IL Carpenter would agree. IN
Kearns. said Coffroth, well known
among Pacific coast sportsmen, and
president of a racing association at
Tiajuana, had offered a 100000
purse for the match, and that it was
the best offer received.
Kearns spoke OF division of the
pu Sc on a basis OF 100000 to the
winner and 100000 to the loser
thoroughly satisfactory to him, and
stated that Coffroth had an agent
Charles Harvey in Europe attempt.
ing to induce Carpenter to sign Q
contract to meet Dempsey at Tiaju
ana.
Kearns said he thought such a
match would draw gate receipts of
$750,OO0.
Dempsey has been in light training
for several weeks. He announced
some tine ago that he would keep in
such condition all the time that two
weeks real tanning would fit him for
a fight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
BOB OFT PLEAsEs BIG CROWD
Opens Weeks Engagement with All
Seats Filled at Opera House.

Bob OFT is a comedian who is al
ways assn. ed of royal welcome in
Bennington. He has appeared here
on number of occasions and has al.
ways given such excellent satisfac-
tion that there is no question regard
ing his reception. Last evening, the
opening of a weeks engagement at
the opera house, was no exception.
The house was filed and the audience
had an opportunity of seeing ty-pi-
cal OFT production, witty, lively and
artistic.
OFT is a natural comedian, and
while the enjoyment of his produc.
tions depend largely upon his own
funny sayings and acts, he has al.
ways carried a strong company. A
prettier, moe artictically costumed
chorus has seldom been seen in Ben
nington than the one that made its
bow to the local theatre-goers last
evening. They not only looked we'll
but they sang well and danced welt
There were several good voices
among the leading members of the
company and the show as a whole
was one of the best seen here IN
many 4 day
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
BENNINc ION BRIEFS
News of the Towr ard Village Toll
Briefly FOR rgsy RS-derv

DR.. Cedric P. Sibfey has returned
to Detroit, Mich.
Band rehearsal tonight. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
Miss Ruth Plumb, who attends Sy
racuse University visited friends In
town Monday.
Jchn II. Moore was called to Syra
cuse this morning by the death OF
his cousin, Mrs. Cecil Martindale.
Winchester Emmons, who has been
spending the holidays with relatives
in town and North Bennington, re-
turned to Colgate University Mon
day
The annual meeting for the elec-
tion of officers of the Ladies' Aid so
ciety of the Baptist church win be
held in the chapel of the chu. .'ch TO
morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
Donald Webste-', who has been
spending the holidays with his. par.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Webster
of Union street, returned Monday to
0berlin University, Oberlin, Ohio
Leo Ryan. who has been spending
a two weeks vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ryan of
Gage street, returned to Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio, Monday.
John Backus, who returned from a
business trip to New York this morn
ing, was called back to that place by
the death of his mothe. Mr..
Backus'. office will be closed until his
return.
Be sure and look up some articles
of clothing and shoes for the box the
Serbian Relief committee Is to pack
and send the last of this week Take
them to the high school basement as
soon as possible.
Eleano. H. Sfbley. librarian at the
Schenley high school, Pittsburgh
Pa, and Edith p. Sibley of Middle.
bury college left Bennington yester-
day after spending the holidays with
their mother, Mrs. E. l.. Sibley.
Word has been received by rela-
tives in town of the death in Syra-
cuse of Mrs. Cecil Martindale Mrs
Martindale was a cousin of John II .
and Mrs. Nellie Moo. of this place
Her father, the late William II
Wells, was former resident.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
STRANGE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Came Through the Air 500 Miles IN
Twenty-four Hours

Herbert Amadon, one of Pownal's
largest farmers went to his stock barn
a short distance from his house on
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock, Dec.
"a and as he approached the barn he
saw balloon which was three feet In
circumference sailing around about 3
feet from the ground and as he walk
ed up to 1t he could almost hear 1t
say Wish You Merry Christmas. !"
After plucking II from the air he at
once returned to the house, where
the family we're holding their annual
reunion and the household all gather
ed about his find and they found neat
ly tied with ribbon. a note saying:
Paul Lewis, 536 Orchard Ave, Cam
bridge, Ohio. sent Tuesday a. m, Dec.
%, 1919, one who gets this please
answer"
Comments We're then in order, some
saying it was joke by some of their
neighbors but Mrs. Amadon was de-
termined 1t was no Joke even II II had
travelled ever 500 miles In "a hours.
She at once took up her side and com.
municated the find her husband had
made and the contents of the note
and at once got word from the young
sfer who was IA years OF age and by
the tone of his letter to Mrs. Amadon
he was very much pleased that his
balloon and message had travelled sey
eral hundred miles and was not In.
1ured in the least; being In perfect
condition and to make such time, In
one day sailing over large cities, noun.
tains. lakes and valleys and landing
in little hamlet amongst the Green
Mountains and stopping at such a
pleasant homestead as the Amadon
farm. The message from Ohio can be
seen suspended from the wall of the
Amadon home in Pownal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
HIRAM |. HALL
NEW DIRECTOR
Or COUNTY BANK
Elected Today to Succeed the
Late F. B. Carver Fsl
BANK GROWING RAPIDLY
Total Assets at Beginning Of Year
s1,os2, ,2os.46, Gain Of Nearly
100000 in Year
BANK GROWING RAPIDLY

=
The annual meeting of the County
National bank ot ssBenn'ngton was
held this forenoon The stockholders
elected the following directors. A.
]. Holden, l. E. Gibson. E. H. Hol-
den, A. j. Cooper, Hiram l.. Hall,
Guy B. Johnson and William H.
Wills. The only change in the board
Is the election of Mr. Hall to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of the
late Frank B. Carver.
The directors elected the following
officers: President, Arthur j. Hol-
den: vice-pres dent, A. j. Cooper;
cashier, Homer H. Webster: assist
ant cashier, Webster 8. Temple;
bool.Keeper, Henry b. Walbridge;
stenoeranher Lulu p. Gokay.
The County bank has been making
remarkable growth during the past
two yea g. It's total assets at the
beginning OF the New Year are
$1,o62. .209.46 against ss99,694.62 a
year ago The growth the preceding
year was over 100000 The present
deposits Of the bank are $4,000
which is just about double what they
we're two years ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
BABE RUTH SOLD
BY RED S0X To
N. Y. AMERICANS
Price Is Reported to Have Been
$125,O0O
HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID
Holds Home Run Record BY 20 Full
Circuits in League Games
Last Year

| New York, Jan. 6.-George (Babe)
Ruth, hardest hitter In the history OF
professional baseball and holder of
the record for driving out home runs,
yesterday became a member of the
New York club OF the American
League. Ruth, who has made so
many marks ON the ball field, himself
was the medium for establishing rec
ord. While no official statement as to
the sum involved was issued, 1t was
learned that the Boston club of the
American League had received, $125,-
900 for relinquishing its right to the
services of the outfieider-pitche..
In announcing the acquisition of
Ruth, who last season eclipsed Ty
Cobb as baseball's greatest drawing
card, Col. Jacob Rupert, pres dent of
the New York club. declined to name
the figure which the owners OF the
Yankees paid for Ruth, but admitted
that last summer Harry Frazee, presi
dent OF the Boston American. had re
fused an offe of $4,000 for the play
6r. Indt OIIeT WAS UelOTo hutu
broke the major league home run
record by hitting twenty-nine circuit
drives last season.
The price paid by the Yankees for
Ruth is double that pad for any 9th
er big league star, and is more than
many major league clubs sold for ff
teen yea ago AS late as 1905
Charles Murphy bought the Chicago
Cubs from James Hart, an invest
ment on which Murphy later cleaned
a million dollars. for 100000,
The figure paid by the Yankees for
Ruth is $4,000 more than any club
ever has paid for a big league stav
iris Speaker, in the spring of 1916
was sold b ,ythe Red~Sox to Cleveland
for $4,000 and P'tche Sam Jones
and Infe'der Fred Thomas Eddie
Collins was sold by the Athletes to
he Chicago White Sox in 1914 for
10000, and in 1915 the Chicago
Americans acquired Outfielder Joe
Jackson from Cleveland for cash and
'loyers estimated at $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
NOTICE

To the Stockholders of Bennington
Park Lawn Cemetery-Notice is here
by given that the annual meeting of
the Remington Park Lawn Cemetery
will be held at the Office Of E. l..
Bates in the village of Bennington,
State of Vermont, on Tuesday. January
18th, 1920, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of transmitting the following
business:
1st To hear and consider the re-
ports of the officers of said corpora
lion.
End. To see what If any dividend
shall be declared on the stock of said
corporation.
3rd. Election of officers for the en-,
suing year.
4th. To consider If any change shall
pc made in the price or lots
5th. To transmit any other business
found proper when met.
H. P. WOODMAN,
Clerk
Dated at Bennington on the 5th day
of Jan. 1920.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
GARMENTS ACKNOWLEDGE
Bennington Branch A. r. C. Receiver
Letter. from Greece.

An interesting and appreciative
letter has been received by the Ben
p'ngton Branch of the American Red
Cross from Major Henry p. Daw'ng,
representing the A. r. @. in Greece.
The letter came from Athens and is
an Acknowledgement of garments re-
eeived from the local branch.
In view of the fact that local Red
Cross workers and others are inter-
ested In the destination OF their work
the letter Is printed below.
Athens, Greece
November q, 1919.
From: Major Henry B. Dewing, A.
r. G.
To: American Red Cross, Benning-
ton, Vermont B. anch.
Subject: Garments made for A. II.
c. Relief Work.
You will be interested TO know the
destination Of some OF the garments
made by your branch of the Red
Cross for the relief of war sufferers.
In unpacking cases OF clothing at
the Red Cross warehouse In Piraeus,
for dist ibution among the orphan
ages OF Greece, among the bundles of
garments were some girls dresses
bearing the label of your Branch.
The care OF destitute orphans in
Greece is serious problem at the
present time. It is estimated that as
many as ten thousand children have
been bereft of thir pa ents by the.
various operations of the war and the
prosecutions which took place In Asia
Minor. Let me assure you that the
garments sent by your branch will
be greatly appreciated and will re-
lieve real suffering.
Henry B. Dewing
Red Cross In Greece
Major Hen y b. Dewing, A. r. C.
Representing the American
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
II Thin and Nervous
Try Biiro- Phosphate

Mnile excessive th.nness raight Ike attributed ia
Iarous aid subtle cases In deterrent il,liyisaiS
~ Weii.kiiUwu fact HAT lie lack Of ul,u,.
pnorous IN Tie human system is very laryeiy rs
sponsible for this curd.iirn
4, seelns 70 90 Well established that tls deficiency
~ phvnpnorous may now I've met fv tie q ~
.nIa thosphate which can be oaiaiecd froni ans
lsoyYu oIugsist IN conven.ent fahs form
"a many inaanccS tho ass ,Iil,a,fan OF Ills nina
ss ssS.s DS me nerve Issue soon produr peicunao
,ssa,se, nesTe tension d!aappca. s!grr snd
lsuens,n replace weakness and Iacl OF ensrry "a
sne whole body loses its ugly hollo,fs and NV ~,
S.ssi,, Sh.srs becoming ense,opel in a gov Of n ~
ss Sssn ~ ana beauty and tho Will and 81 - "a
lr.s.st While B.trn- Phosphate :, ..sur-
hity. esc t0 ah, rec. o. nsryousei eenrral de-.
producing foods. - a'oiuing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

The United States biASs,.l~ os mines
announces that II has developed nov
el method for giving n danger warn
Ing In mines, particularly metal mines,
in which compressed air is used
tic workings. An ill-smell-
lng substance Is injected into the COM
pressed mir line, and within few min
utes !hc odor is spread through all
parts OF tho mine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
ESTATE of IsABELL A. HINsDALE
STATE OF VERMONT


District of Bennington IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District aforesaid:
10 all persons Interested in the es-
ote Of Isabel A. Hinsdale late of
2eadsboTo In said District, deceased,
Greeting
Whereas, said Court has assigned
he 2Sth day of January next for ex-
aminlng and allowing the Rccount of
he Executor of the estate of said de-
ceased and for a decree of the residue
Of said estate to the lawful claimants
IF the same, and ordered that public
iotice thereof be given to all persons
Interested in said estate by publishing
this order three weeks successively
previous to the day assigned, in the
Bennington Evening Banner. news
paper published at Bennington in said
District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified
20 appear at the Probate Office i'm Ben
lington in said District ,on the day as
signed. then and there to contest the
allowance of said account If you see
cause, and to establish your right as
heirs legatees and lawful claimants to
said residue. t
Given under my hand, this 5th day OF
January, 1920
AMY H. HARBOUR,
lk Registar,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
ANNUAL BANK MEETINGS
Savings Bank Pays Depositors q IL
Per Cent for Past 6 Months

The corporators of the Bennington
County Savings bank will hold their
annual meeting tomorrow, Wednes
day afternoon, at 2 o'clock. This
will be followed by the annual mne--
ing of the board The saving bank
last week declared senrannual
dividend to sdepositors OF q IL pc.
cent.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the County National Bank
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'elvck andethat ofstle First National
bank of North Remington was held
this forenoon. 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only--look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic for the
little stomach. liver and bowels.
Chi dren love its delicious fruity taste.
Full directions for child's dose on each
bottle. Give II without fear.
Mother! You must say "Callfornia .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
RAFAEL MALLEN UNDER ARREST
Taken in Chicago in Big Raid on
Radicals.

Chicago, Jan. 6-Rafael Mallen, a
statistieian for the federal trade com.
mission, is under arrest here in cou-
nection with the count -y-wide raid
which is gathering gin the radicals in
all of the large cities.
William d. Haywood, for whom the
departent of justice agents have
been looking for some time, has also
been arrested and released on bail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
ALL WHO SOLD BEER
TO BE PROSECUTED
Department of Justice Official Act
Following Supreme Court
RuIjnu

Washington. Jan. 6.-Immediately
after the supreme court had given its
decision upholding the constitutions
ality of the provisions of the Volsted
p ohtbition act department of Justice
officials began preparations for the
prosecution of all persons who have
sold beer since the passage of the
act October 2S
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
HEvIs--RossEou

Young People Married at Church OF
the Sacred Heart
Frank Bevis, son cf Mr. and Mrs.
William Bevis, and Miss Laura Marie
Rousseau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Frank NJ. Rousseau were married at
the Sacred Heart church Monday
even'ng by Rev. G. E. Provost.
They were attended by Miss Blanche
Tetrault and Ernest Rousseau. The
young couple are both residents OF
Bennington and have host of friends
who wish them success
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the First National Bank. OF
their banking house on Tuesday, the
sixth day of January. 1890, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose OF elect
ing Board OF Directors for the ensu-
ing year and for any other proper and
necessary business.
Ralph A. Jones. Cashier.
North Bennington, VT.
Dec. ard. 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
IN MEMORY OF ROOSEVELT

Exercises Held in Mem York and
Other Cities Today.
New York, Jan. 6,--Memorial exer.
eises for Theodore Roosevelt, who
died one yea. ago today, were held
here and in other cities.
Many friends OF the former presi.
dent made pilgrimages to the grave
at Oyster Bay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
FRENCH ELECTION. JAN. ii

President of Republic VIII Be Chosen
at That Time
Paris, Jan. 6.--January II has been
fixed as the date for the election of a
president for the French republic.
The ann"r- made hv
the French cabinet iodays yTsIEMI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

TEAM STILL uNBEATEN
Local Y. M. c. A. Team Beat Troy
25 to 20

The Y. NJ. C. A. basketball team
Saturday night took the scalp of the
Troy team by score Of rs to 20. The
Bennington team has not yet been de-
feated,
The locals led is to 9 at the end of
the first half and fought defensive
campaign In the second. Referee Har
wood had Nsome close decisions but
survived uninjured The score:
Bennington
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
sess ssss sss .
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudp aud warmer tonight.
Wednesday snow in north and
snow or rain in south portion.
Warmer Wednesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
soLsHEvin QUIT pvlNsk
Soviet Statement that City Wa,
Abandoned Under Pressure

London, Jan. 6.--The Bolsheyiki
have evacuated Dyinsk on the river
Dvina, according to soviet communi-
ave received .f.om Moscow by wiro.
less
The Bolsheviki admit that the city
was abandoned because of pressure
by the enemy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
NORTH BENNINGTON
Card Of Thanks

| wish to thank all the friends and
who so kindly helped in
the sickness and burial of Mrs. Jen-
nett Balla d. my grandmother. May
they all receive such kindness as they
have shown towards her.
Jennie NJ. Carrady.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

Homer IT. WtUSIHT, TtdS'
The money for the quota. which
was solicited independent of the
drive for membership, and money for
local use. was for completing the
Red Cross work abroad, and in hos
pitals on this side for the sick and in
jured in the war. Our quota as a
county chapter was $1,000 of the fund
of S15,000,0 900. We collected $9605.00
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
PEACE PROTOCOL TO
BE SIGNED SATURDAY

Act to Be Followed at Once ty coun-
Gil Of League of
Nations.
now points to the signing by Ger
many o fthe peace treaty protocol
and the ratitlcations on Saturday
A council OF the league of nations
will be called about week later, it
Is understood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
Troy
Field Foul It'll.

Referee: Harwood; Timer, Mallory;
Scorer, Ranson. Time 20 minute
halves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

The Junior Gym class beat the EN-
ployed boys in the preliminary games
IL to 2 Both teams are improving by
practice. The lineup:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

County, rINdITWHH.
The above amount has been diyid-
ed through the Bennington county
chapter according to the rules fur
nished by the New England division,
Anne .ican Red Cross, as follows:
County Chapter receives:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06
Novel Danger ,alrnsl.

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

TO RENT-A four-room tenement on
Mill st. Inquire at 103 County. ST..
cor. Mill. 92t6s
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The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Amazed at Distances.

hardly know what has been more amaz-
ing to me; the extraordinary distances you
travel, often on ordinary affairs of business;
the effect of spaciousness that is carried
. out even in your homes and domestic sur
roundings; or the surprising number of mo-
tor cars, of which everybody seems to own
at les st one, no matter what his position
or station in life!
Apart from these geographical, physical
and material differences | find Americans
in the mass very like English people in the
mass, and your collective way of looking
at things much the same as ours in Eng
land. You are indiyidualists, as we are
You have, as people, much the same point
of view in such matters as the nationalizs-
ton of railways, mines and other industries.
You have your labor problem. and II is
similar in many respects to. ours. In Eng
land, labor, at the close of the war, had
won the respect of the British people to
such an extent that it seemed as if labor
troubles were thing of the past The
leaders of labor, most of whom are my
friends, still have the confidence of the pub
lie in a marked degree, but their followers
nave got out Oh manu-, iSNOiohOhoiy fuS~s
and the impatience of the hot-headed ones
have brought about period of turmoil and
distrust and it is apparent that the labor
question is not yet settled. And / am told
that in America labor has gone much the
same course since the end of the war. But
America will settle the labor question,
am sure, as will England, in sound English
fashion, for you have the same English
spirit in you.
One of the purposes of the Sulgrave In
stitution is to bring about the exchange be-
tween the two countries of teachers, OF
journalists and others who are in a position
to impart information. ! am sure that this
process, if sufficiently carried on, will bring
about such an understanding of Americans
by Englishren and Of the English by
Americans, that no effort, from within or
from without, to alienate the two nations
that, together, must guide the destinies OF
the world, can ever succeed. For when
nations understand each other they cannot
be enemies. s~4