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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
sALAR|ED FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS
Recommended
Inspector Says Village Needs at
Least Four Men
ONE FOR EACH STATION
Equipment Above Average but Ell.
cheney Could Be Improved BY
Changes for Quicker Service

A. G. Preble, representative OF
the state fire warden's office at Mont.
pelier, has been in Bennington dur.
ing the past few. days making an In
spection OF local conditions and con-
ferring with the local officials In rela-
tion TO the Bennington Fire depart
ment. The fire department has been
receiving consider able attention from
the office of the state fire warden and
from the fire insurance exchange
since the confagration OF December
which destroyed the Bennington gar.
age and the cottage hotel.
Mr.. Prebie appeared before an In
formal meeting of the trustees Thurs
day evening. when the full board was
present, and entered upon discus
sion OF the entire situation. The in.
spector stated that he had no apology
to make for his previous statement re
garding the defects that existed at
the Stark Hose company station on
the night of the fire. He said that ne
based his criticism upon information
which he believed came from reli-
able source and he maintained that
such conditions should not exist
Before attending the meeting of the
board, Mr.. Preble made an investisa-
tion of the entf.e fire department
equipment including the fire alarm
system. He stated that the system
was old and out OF date but, such as 1t
was, was In excellent condition. The
conditions at the stations, he said.
we're above the average in towns the
size of Bennington and the equipment
was as good as could be expected.
Mr.. Prebie stated that In his opin-
ion, more efficient service could be
obtained from the three small fire
trucks owned by the village than from
one large tuck. The small trucks
were capable of carrying all the ap-
paratus that could be loaded upon %
larger vehicle and being stationed at
widely separated points in the village
could be depended upon for quicker
service.
In Mr.. Preble's opinion Bennington
should have a paid fire department
consisting of at least three men and
chief engineer. A man capable OF
driving he Ford trucks should be on
duty at each of the three stations "a
hours in the day. he said.
When the Inspector was informed
that the Stark Hose company truck
was run into the building headon du-
/ ing the winter in order hat the radia-
tor nigh. re next to the heater and
thus avoid freezing he admitted the
wisdom OF the method but insisted
that / should not be nece ssary to take
such precaution.
/ The board has already planned to
correct this defect by removing the
heating PIPES in the building from the
ceiling and placing them next to the
floor. A heating coil will also be
placed in the floor so as 20 come d.
rectly under the radiator Of the truck.
4 While in town the inspector and the
local health officer, ]. NJ. Ayres, made
a tour of inspection in the business
center of the village and found some
conditions in back yards and celia. 3
that were ordered corrected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
AMERICAN LEGION FAIR
Increased Attendance at Entertain
ment Last Evening.

The fair, which is being held az
Hawks hall by Bennington post,
American Legion. had considerably
larger attendance last evening than
on the opening night. The fair is
proving unusually popular with the
young people but residents of the vii
lage generally ae attending.
The big feature of the program last
evening was the boxing exhibition put
on by Soldier Gibbons and Kid Lang,
both OF Bennington. The exhibition
was staged like a club bout minus the
roped square and the boxers appeared
in ring costume. While the rounds
were shortened, the boys both worked
fast and agg essiyely.
During the evening there were as
many dancers in attendance as the
floor could comfortably accommodate.
The fair will close tonight when the
big attendance of the week is expect
cd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
IN F. S. PLATT CASE
Verdict of $4,000 Damages Against
Central Vermont Railroad Sus-
tanned in U. S. Court.

Rutland, April 1.-THE United
States circuit court OF appeals in New
York has affirmed the Judgment for
5000 given Mrs. Fred S. Plat of
this city against the Central Vermont
railroad in the district court Of Yer
mont at the May, 1919 term at Wind
sor. The case was appealed by the
defendant through Shckney, Sargent
& Skeels OF Ludlow as counsel. The
attorneys for Mrs. Platt were Dunnett.
Conant & Shields of st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Plat is the widow of Clerk F.
S. Platt of the United States court of
We mont who lost his life in a rail-
road wreck az Dummerston on Sep
tember 10, 1918 when a shuttle train
collided with passenger train. When
the case came to trial after the de-
fendant had refused to settle on the
plaintiffs offer of about $1,000 the
railroad company admi ted their liabil
ity and 1t remained for the jury TO set
tie the amount.
The verdict was one OF the largest
ever given in Vermont court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
R. R. STRIKE SAID
To BE NEARING
COLLAPSE SOON
Five Hundred Men Back at
Baltimore
FREIGHT is AGAIN MOVING
Service Is Improved in All Parts of the
Country But Embargoes
Not Lifted

Outward indications point 70 an ear
ly.end of the nationwide railroad
strike.
The first big break in the strikers
ranks in the cas-, their last remaining
stronghold, came yesterday when 500
Pennsylvania iiremer and enginemen
at Baltimore voted to 90 back to
work Similar action by the tram
mems brotherhood the.e was reported
by its president although at n lneeting
last night Baltimore trainmen declar-
ed they had voted to remain ou: even
at the risk of being expelled from
the unions.
Eastern railroads continued to re-
po t increasing defections in the strik-
ers ranks. but these were disputed by
Strike leaders who declared the main
body of their men was still holding
firm. Continued Improvement also
was reported by the roads OF the mid
die and far west.
Switchmen at Toledo. Ohio. voted
to return TO work pending settle
ment Of their grievances by the labor
board. The railroads there will give
their answer today.
Railroads in all sections OF the
country reported that passenger sery-
ice was nearly normal while freight
service, virtually abandoned since the
strike began. was rapidly being re-
sumed. Thousands OF volunteer work
ers bore the brunt of the work in NOV.
ing trains in and around New York.
Attorney General Palmers allega-
tions that the strike was planned and
is being directed by radical agitators
with questionable motives were chal.
lenged yesterday from two sepa ate
sources,
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation OF Labor ISSUED
a statement in Washington that an in
dependent investigation Of strike
catses by Brotherhood executives re-
vealed Just plain ordinary strike
for more pay"
Major General Wood, commanding
the central department, L. S. A., who
has just re urned TO his duties at
Chicago after short leave of absence
said he failed ito find any evidence of
connection between the rail Dad mems
strike and the Industrial Workers of
the World activities"
Striking trainmen in Chicago have
been ordered by brotherhood leade $
to return to work by midnight to-
night or suffer expulsion from the
union with the loss OF their seniority
rights. Railroad blotherhoods in New
York alfeady have been warned by
railroad managers to get their men
back by noon today or the railroads
would open their books to register
men seeking unemployment reserving
the righ to refuse to reinstate those
who have proved "unftness for fur
ther service"
The federal & and jury at Trenton
n. j.. has begun an investigation OF
the strike to determine whether
there had been violations of the Lever
act. Thirty subpoenas, returnable in
Newark Monday, were served on
strike leaders. In Chicago leade s
of the insurgent forces already are
under arrest, charged with violating
the Lever act.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
ARMY s COURT
MARTIAL SCHEME
To Be CHANGED
Result of Gen. Anselm's Severe
Criticism
NEW CODE Is PLANNED
Gives More Chance to Accused and
Provides for Review II It Is
Demanded

Washington April 16.-Far reaching
reorganization Of the army court mar
tial system is provided by measure
which the Senate Military Committee
approved today and authorized Senator
Chamberlain (Ore) to present as an
amendment to the army reorganization
bill now under consideration by the
Senate.
A board of review is provided to ex-
anime, revise or reverse courtmartial
findings. The measure is the outcome
of charges made last winter by Gen.
Samuel T, Anseln, then Assistant
Judge Advocate General. He alleged
the methods of courtmartial were sum
mary, undemocratic, impossible of ap-
p.ication to citizen army and result
ed in fearful injustice. There was a
teud between Gen. Anselm and the
General Staff particularly Judge Advo-
cate General Crowder, and Gen. An
selm left the service. Since then he
has been active in pushing the demand
for legislation. Senator Chamberlain
is strong supporter of Gen. Anse.m.
The new code 10 combination OF
measures. A War Department com
mission headed by Major-Gen. Herman,
provided the basis for one bill, while
Senator Chamberlain, nearly year
ago, presented one of his own. The
committee plan represents features OF
both. The reviewing board would be
named by the Judge Advocate General,
and review any records requiring Pres
idential approval. sentences being sus-
pended pending its action. Rehear-
ing may be ordered on errors of law
prejud cial to defendant or If the rec
ord fails to support the sentence.
Civilian counsel may be demanded
by the defendant, Preliminary hear.
ing shall be complete after the manner
Of Grand Jury proceedings, and,exparte
shall be subject to objection at the
trial Sentences may not exceed the
maximum for like offences under Fed
eral civil law. Rules or evidence
shall be as in United States District
courts.
At present death may be pronounced
by two-thirds vote of the court mar
tial, and other penalties by majority.
These are changed to three-fourths for
death and two-thirds for other penal
ties. Members of the court-martial
or counsel before it may not serve on
the reviewing board.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
AN ELKs CARNIVAL
To Be Held All Next Week at Hoosick
Falls


Preparations are practically com
plete for the great Elks' carnival and
exposition to be held all of next week
in the state armory in Hoosick Falls.
1t now is an assured fact that this gala
event, or rather series OF gala events,
will be the greatest and most attrac-
tive ever witnessed in Hoosick Falls.
The carnival and exposition will
be inaugurated Monday evening by
a big parade, in which many local
organizations, headed by Van Sur
dams band, will march through the
business section of the village.
The parade will be followed by the
opening address, delicered by Colonel
Ransom II. Gillett, word war veteran
and member of assembly from Colum.
bia county.
AS given in the program, special
entertainment will be given each even
ing, at which various local organiza-
tions will be present. The. closing
entertainment will be given Saturday
evening, Elks night, when large dele
cations of the antlered fraternity from
Albany, Troy, Cohoes, Bennington and
other cities and towns in this vicinity
will be present,
The armory, with its beautiful dec.
orations and pretty booths for the dis
play of goods, will charm the eye of the
visitor. Included in the list of booths
are a domestic article booth fancy
article booth, two doll booths, teddy
bear booth, candy booth and a fish
pond. The skeleton of the moa, or
giant devil bird a.so will prove great
attraction Hoosick Falls Democrat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
LOOM-FIXERS MAY TIE UP
NEW BEDFORD PLANTS
Walk Out When Asked TO Care for In
creased Number Of Machines.

New Bedford, Mass, April IT,
Union loom fixers employed at the
Tabor, Bristol, Page and Wamsutta
Mills, left their machines yesterday
and poined the operatives who went on
strike at the Dartmouth MIL four
weeks ago.
The walkout is occasioned as a pro-
test against the action Of the manu-
facturers in asking the loom fixers
to take charge of more looms than the
operatives were formerly taking care
of. A mass meeting Of the loom-ix-
ers was held last night to vote on the
question of calling general strike
at all the mills in the city.
Although the loom-fxers' union IS
affiliated with the textile council, the
parent body has not been consulted
on the question of calling strike. The
union officials stated yesterday that
between 400 and 500 loom-ixers are
now on strike.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

The Banner is compelled to give
notice to advertisers that for the pres.
ent ali advertisements are taken sub.
jeot to omission at our option.
The shortage of paper is so acute
that we are compelled to keep down
to regular size and some days 1t is
necessary to leave out part of the
advertising.
All advertisers can get their adver.
tisements into the paper but We are
compelled to arrange the schedule of
insertions and size of display our,
selves in order to live within our
paper allotment.
The Evening Banner,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
World Goes Up.

Following notice was received this
a. m, by j. A. Evans Newsdealer:
April 18th, 1920
To Newsdealers:
Operative Wednesday April 2ist,
1920, the retail price Of The News and
the New York World will be four
cents per copy.
The wholesale price to dealers will
be 1926 per hundred copies. I'm.
sold copies cannot be returned for
credit.
Thanking you to make your arrange
ments accordingly, We are,
Very truly yours,
The News. and N Y World.
J. S. Sullivan.
Manager Circulation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
SMITH & WESSON co.
BACKS Overall CLUB
Will Provide Suits at Cost and Mem.
bers Of Company viii Wear New
Suits on Work Days.

Springfield Mass, April l7.--An-
nouncement was made yesterday by
the Smith G. Wesson company that
the firm would back the overall
club which its 900 employees have
organized and would assume respon.
sibility for having the suits made
and provide them at cost.
The firm members have entered the
movement to the extent of agreeing
to wear the new uniforms on work
ing days, as will the factory workers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17

Our old celluloid collar friend has
been exhumed again. this time by Ra.
phnel. "fIe wears sleeve garters; uses
n mustache coffee cup, cigar cutter
and a change purse; his name, IN gold
letters, is old Englished on his shaving
mug; and he carries his watch In q
chamols hng."-New York Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
SECOND VICTIM OF
R0BBER GANG DEAD
Paymaster Who Was Relieved Of s2o,.
600 Dies in Quincy Mass,
Hospital.

Braintree, Mass, April 19.-Fred-
erick Parmenter. paymaster for The
Sla er & Mo rill Company, died yes
terday at the Quincy Hospital, the sec
ond victim of the band OF robbers
who yesterday stole the $4,000 pay
ro of the company. n
Allesandro Barandelli, a guard, who
was with the paymaster when the rob
bers opened fire, was killed instantly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
oAasrva.lons Of connee.Ieut Natutalrst

There is a reason why cats walk
Ion stone fences in their peregrinations.
IA cat will often travel three or four
miles in search of prey. By walking
on a stone fence they have q better
chance to get the lay Of the land.
Thus, when the cat desires to return,
if It once strikes fence spon wnich
1t has Travelled. It's way home is then
clear. A cat generally has good rea-
son for everything It does.--Farming-
vile Correspondence RldgeHeld Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
COAL SHORTAGE
STILL MENAC|NG
IN NE VI ENGLAND
Threatens Transportation and
Operation of Industries
MORE FACTORIES CLOSE
Maintenance Of Passenger Schedules
and Manufacturing Depends Up
on Immed ate Fuel Receipts

Boston, April 17.-Coal continues to
be the prime requisite of New Eng
land railroads and industries. The
continuance of the present passenger
schedules and the operation of num-
erous industrial establishments de-
pends upon the amount of coal arriving
in this section by Monday.
More industrial plants we're closed
today because Of lack of fuel.
of fuel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
LEFFINeWELL RESIGNS
Assistant Secretary of Treasury's Re-
sianation Is Accepted.

Washington, April Ut. G. Letting
well, assistant secretary Of the treas
ury has resigned and his resignation
has been accepted by President Will
son.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
SAVING BY PUPILS
Over $4,000 By School Children in
10 Weeks.

During the past Is weeks in which
school has been in session the pupils
Of the gradad schools have saved
S244S.S5. by rooms the amounts are
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
nnstlv Enllownra

Costly followers are not to be liked,
lest while man make his train longer,
he make his wings shorter.-Franels
Bacon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17
EDWARDS SIGNS BOXING BILL

Bouts in New Jersey May Now Go
IL Rounds.
Trenton, N. j., April 17.-Governor
Edwards Thursday night signed the
Sullivan boxing BILL which will permit
bouts of IL rounds to be held In New
Jersey. Under the old law bouts were
limited to eight rounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-17

FOR SALE--'roledo computing scales
first-class condition, tel 125-W SOt6
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-12
MURRAY, WORLD KNOWN
GE0LOC|sT MOVES HERE

G. W. Murray known as one OF
tho leading biologists OF the country,
has moved to Amarillo and will make
his home here. lie is now residing
~ zoo Fillmore street. where he Is
also opening an office.
Mr.. Murray for many years has
been employed by the Standard OH
company and is accredited with the
discovery of many oil pools In differ
cnt countries of the world. one of
which is the pool on the Coleman
properties In Archer county.
u am going TO live here because I
am certain that there Is an oil pool
IN this field. There is too much
damp gas In these wells not To in
dictate with q fair degree of certain
~ the proximity OF oil intcnl TO
keep working until feel sure that
halc located Just the spot. believe
oil WIN be found about fifteen miles
from present operations. but. OF
course. have not made close enough
Investigations TO speak with assur-
amer said Mr., Murray.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-12
ORGANIZATION Of c. {. ALUMNI
s0CIETyM ANA R|LL0 DECIDED !,
At BANQUET N HONOR Of SHAW

mancnt headquarters OF the South
No,tern Federation Of Christian
Endeavor. and predicted that the
ringing OF Mr. Cecil to Amarillo was
lust 4 step In ringing the whole Of
flee from Dallas 10 the Panhandle.
lie declared that the matter was
worth while from q Christian Ende-
ahnr standpoint. and was important
enough for the Rotary Club, Board
Of city Development or other civic
organizations 10 spend CVnl ,serale
time N ringing aout.
DR.. Shaw gave what was declared
by many 10 De- one .; the best adj
lrcmes ever heard N Amarillo
mon religious work aud the support
that elder rcoplc should give TO the
&. r.. societies.
III you depended upon the school
children. there would ice no schools. ="
said Dr. Shaw. III you depended
upon college students. there would
be little endownments II takes the
strong guiding hand OF the older pee
IONS TO make an organization &C
cowpllsh the greatest results"
Or. shaw had been advertised as
Tive feet five inches of dyanmile'
and his address was flied with parti-
neni facts about religious work along
with which there many humorous
,iatcments.
Dr. shaw and Mrs. SHAY planned
10 leave ON the early morning Santa
re train for Albuquerque, n. ~,
vherc he will cpeak tonight lI
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-12
THOSE INTERESTED
IN AENNH|TE WAY
WILL MEET TODAY
PLAN To ~ ADOPTED TO CONF
" FOR DISCUS
SION

Persons who are Interested In the
installation of a white way system
ON Taylor street from FIRST 10 Sew
cnth streets. Fourth street from T1y-
.Or street To the Santa he station.
and ON Polk street from Eighth "a
Tenth streets ere requested 10 meet
at 2 o'clock this afternoon In the
rooms Of the l,oard of CITY DeSelop-
aicni, City Han.
Few civic improvements recently
In Amarillo have met with such o
hearty response. y Is said. The
board has received many telephone
statements from property owners, de.
tlaring that they would he only too
clad TO bear their part OF the eX-
Iense.
II Is expected that the system or
plan to be- adopted will be decided by
the property owners az the mass
meeting today. II was pointed out
that the increased police protection
alcnc would almost pay for the in
staliatlon CT the white way.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-12
HOTEL BONUS DRIVE ia
IS Still GOING ON

COMMITTEES from the Board tf
city development will continue To
solicit fund Tor The hotel bonus OF
sij,0n0 until the entire sum IL
raised II was announced Yesterday
~ the hcaflllrtcrs in the City Halt
Business men are ON the commit
tee ard find that Thy are hdnpcrrt
N thoir solicitations because OF Il
being necessary Tor them to work
'nN drtinr time. which thcv must
take away from their business.
ONT contribution ol SiOO Nas
received YESTERDAY.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-12
OIFpEI nEi,E N INTEREST
az VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Col. W. l. Cnlbcrscn, representing
the board OF vocational training for
army schools. Is in Amarillo In the
interest Of his work. He will be re-
m'mhcred ~ maicr of the Second
Battalion OF the i2nd Infantry at
Camp Bowie aud commandan' of the
Officers training school. Col Culbrr-
son slv. service IN France with the
ii2nd Infantry
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-12
EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR EAST RELIEF RAISED

Slightly more than one-fouTth 0f
Peter oounty's quota of the Near
East Relief Fund. or about 1850. has
been raised recording to Rev. n.
1. Seaman, chairman OF the drive In
this county Several churches have
taken up special offerings for the
fund. he said. Potter eounty's quota
Is $1,000
Because OF the pressure OF other
affairs In Amarillo, II Is said that II
has been eXcremely difficult to car
~ on the campaign with great fcs
yer,