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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13

THIRD COMMUNITY DANCE
Large Attendance at Welfare Hall
Thursday Evening

The third in a series of Community
dances was held last night in Welfare
hall, and as a success it more than
fulfilled the expectations of those who
read the advance notices.
Under ideal conditions, large mum
Der participated in the festivities and
danced enthusiastically the evening
through. BY opening the large doors
to the east, and with all other win
dows and doors thrown wide, the hall
was made as nearly out-of doors as
possible, and the openair platform
was Utilized for stroll between
dances.
The chaperones were Mrs. Chas.
Resseguie, Mrs M. j. Belden, Mrs.
Philip 7. H. PiersOn and Miss Martha
Pratt, with Miss Maude Beden direct
ing
No formality is observed at these
Dances and no fussiness, but the
spirit of good will and a thorough
good time prevails that appeals as
nothing else does. After an hour or
so Of dancing, a favor dance was an
nounced, and pretty caps of pink
were donned by the ladies and Of
green by the men, creating an attrac-
tive diversion and bringing everyone
on the floor with gala head-gear 1t
was a pleasure to the dancers and to
the on-lookers, and the unanimous
verdict for the evening was that
more of the same sort of par ies be
held This sentiment was expressed
so frequently last night that the We'll
fare Association has decided to do
this, and the executive and recreation
secretaries already have their think
ing caps on 10 devise some novelties
to add to the enjoyment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
SOV|ETS STRIKE
WITHIN 80 MILES
II. OF WARSAW CITY
State of Siege Declared in Pol
ish Capital
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING
Poles Put Up Savage Defence But
Compelled to Steadily Give
Ground.
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING

Warsaw Aug. 11.-Russian Soviet
forces attacking Polish lines north
east of Warsaw reached a point 25
miles from Warsaw. A state OF siege
has been declared in the city by the
IN litary governor. Civilians are not
permitted on the streets after 10
O'Clock at night and cafes must close
at o'clock In the evening.
The determination of the Bolshe-
wiki to press onward to Warsaw show
ed itself at various points along The
battle line today. In many localities
the fighting was hand to hand The
Poles sayagly defended their positions
and contested every foot of ground
gwen up.
Fighting was reported within thirty
miles of Warsaw today. 1t Is said that
Pultuski changed hands several times
Last reports received from the front
were that fighting was in progress In
the streets.
The Poles are holding the vests \
bank of Narew iivec and at this point
aie beating III the Rolshev,ki from
the north, hurling rack the invaders
"hU ere endeav3rirg to cross the river.
Warsaw hunincd tonight with / iii
tary activity hut only officers and sol
d.crs were paInitted on the streets.
Polish successes on the southern
front where the Russians have been
pushing for the possession of Lem
berg are reported in tonights official
communication.
The Polish cavalry and infantry
have ousted the Bolsheyik from Rad
ziechoff, Lopatyn, Stanystavezyk and
Toporoff in the district northeast of
Lemberg to the west and northwest
OF Brody on the old Galician border.
Fighting continues further south along
the Stripa in the Buczac area.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
OPPOSITION BY IRoNsIDE
To Resolution for Political Amnesty
Presented to Vermont A. r. of L.

st Albans. Aug. 12,--Discussion of
resolutions fayor.ng complete amnes-
ty for political prisoners in general
and Eugene V. Debs in par ocular.
freedom for Ireland and recognition
of the Irish republic by the United
STATES, an adoption of a resolution
pledging cooperation with the federal
board for vocational training for ex-
service men took up a greater part of
yesterdays session of the Vermont
State Labor Federation meeting here.
Final action on the resolution ia
voring amnesty for political prisoners
was not reached and the tier de
bate on the floor of the conven- ion
and the stiff opposition raised to the
proposal made by Alexander lronsde
of Barre. indicated that the resolu-
ton would be lost.
The Irish resolution found many
supporters among the delega es and
indications point to its adoption with
comparatively little debate. The res
olution on Ireland was presented for
action by Joseph e, Moore of Burling-
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
PONZ| AND HIS
BANK HAVE BOTH
CONE BROKE
Financial Wizard Under Arrest
and $3,OOO,OOO Shy
CHARGED OF MAIL FRAUD
Capital Of Hanover Trust Company
Disappears with Bursting of
Easy Money Bubble.

Boston, Aug. 12-Some 10000 in.
vestors intrusted total variously es
timated at from $15,00O,0OO to $780,
100000 to Charles Ponzi in money
making scheme which postal officials
today declared to be absolutely i'm
possible of fulfllmens
Ponzi surrendered to the federal
authorities this afternoon, explaining
that he was unable TO meet his obli-
cations because OF the closing yester-
day of the Hanover trust company,
where the bulk Of his funds were de-
posted He was arrested, charged
WI h having used the mails to de-
fraud, arragned and held in bonds of
-$25,000 for hearing the 18th. Nor
ris Rudnick, real estate dealer of
the Roxbury dis rict, furnished the
sureties. Meantime warrant charg-
ing the Italian with larceny had been
obtained by the state police in the
municipal court and upon leaving the
federal building Ponzi was re-arrest-
ed and held by the city court in $l0,-
900 for appearance the 23d. Rudnick
again went ON Ponzis bonds and the
latter was released.
Developments followed thick and
fast today. As Ponzi was being ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Hayes, Edwin l.. Pride, who
is examining the books of the Sc
curi-ies exchange company for the
federal authorities announced that ii
had already been shown that Ponzi
owed $7,0O0,000 State Attorney j,
Weston Allen. who is conducting a
separate investigation, made known
his opinion that Ponzi's liabilities
would run in the millions.
State Bank Commissioner Joseph
G. Allen issued statement showing
that the capital of the Hanover trus.
company, Of which Ponzi was until
yesterday director, was seriously
impaired and probably wiped out.
State Treasurer Fred j. Burrell at
tackled the bank commissioner for not
having given him opportunity 10 with
draw state funds before the Hanover
was closed and Coy. Coolidge demand
ed thai Burrell make known how
much of the state money had been
tied up by the closing of the trust
company Later Burrell notified the
governor that The state deposit was
$125.000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
GIRL ON Bicycle
THROWN THROUGH
STORE WINDOW
Miss Bertha LaBarge Severely
Cut by Broken Glass
ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY
To Avoid coIIidins with Trolley Car
Ran Her Bicycle Into Main
Street Store Front,

Miss Bertha Edith LaBarge, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Fred LaBarge,
escaped from what might have result
ed in a serious accident about $3.50
O'Clock Thursday evening, when she
was thrown from her bicycle through
the heavy plate glass window Of the
Joe Joseph store at the upper end of
Main street.
Miss LaBarge says that she was
riding down Morgan street on her
bicycle and at the foot OF the hill she
saw trolley car approaching followed
by an automobile. The automobile
turned to the right side of the road
and began to gain speed. Miss La
Barge was planning to turn on to Main
street, but coming at a fairly rapid
speed, she saw the danger ahead Of
her Had she attempted to make the
turn on to Main street, she would have
been strnck by the automobile and
with the trolley car almost upon her
she realized that she was in extreme
danger
The first object in view that she
thought fwould stop the bicycle was
Joseph 5 store at the foot of the hill.
Several young men were playing ball
near the front of the store at the time
but their backs were turned toward
her Had they seen her soon enough
they might have jumped in front of
her bicycle, and thus avoid the acci-
dent.
Miss LaBarges bicycle struck the
lower part of the store window and
she was hurled from the bicycle
through the quarter inch plate glass.
She further escaped from what might
have been serious injury, for no soon
er had she been picked up than the
whole upper portion of the window fell.
Had she been under the falling glass
she would have been severely cut
about the head and back.
Miss LaBarge was taken to her
home qu te near the store on Main
street and DR.. j H. Reichling was inn
mediately called She was bleeding
profusely from the wounds sustained
and 95ti was necessary to take three
stitches in the ugly cash just below
hor mouth. She also received cuts and
abrasions about her elbows and hands
and quantity of hair was torn from
her head, no other injuries were no.
ticed about her body and Miss La
Barge can consider herself lucky in
escaping from an accident that might
have resulted in instant death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
SEEKING TO FORCE
DALE INTO DEBATE
Capt. E. w. Gibson Renews Challenge
TO Meet Congressman in Joint
Discussion.

Brattleboro, Aug. 12.-Capt En-
nest W. Gibson of this place, who
seeks to supplant Congressman Por-
ter H. Dale, has written the St.
Johnsbury Caledonian-Record, re-
newing his challenge to a public de-
bate before the voters of S.. Johns
bury on the Volstead Act, and the
Kramer ruling with respect to the
manufacture and sale of cider and
fruit juices. In reply to Capt. Gibson
first challenge, which was prompted
by statemen, BY Congressman Dale,
in an interview in ghe Caledonian.
Record, that certain candidates were
making false statements about the
Nalstuad Act ana the Kramer order
Congressman Dale said he had not
been informed wha Capt Gibson's
views were and he knew of nothing
of public or privae interest to dis
cuGc.
In his letter acday Capt. Gibson
says.
Mr.. Dale's reply of August z to
my request for a discussion of the
Volstead Act, for the benefit of the
voters of S. Johnsbury, states that
he will be pleased 70 give the mater
further attention if will exactly
state my views as to the act and my
opinion as to the legal construction
thereof.
Il cannot debate the issue in ad.
vance in the columns of a hos lie
paper Any discussion should be be-
fore the voters as a whole. Mr.. Dale
knows my views He has already
spent several weeks campaigning in
the district in opposition to them.
Il am not politician and have not
acquired the knack of writing side
stepping letters. All | ask Mr.. Dale
to do is 10 exactly state whether he
is willing to join in public discus
sion of the charges he has seen fit to
make the political camoufage of an
order his original interview and rea-
sonable and sensible amendments to
the Volstead Act"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
MRS. coNkLINe's READING
Large and Representative Audience In
Attendance Saturday Afternoon

There was a large and representative
aud ence in the Town hall III hrling
ton Saturday afternoon, August 7th
when Mrs Conkling read her poem
before the Poetry Group and It's friends
Mrs. Conkling first read some Of
her unpublished Mexican lyrics,
group Of New England poems and a
few poems to her daughters Elsa and
llilda. The last half hour she devoted
to poems done by her nlne-year old
daughter Hilda. Hilda's poems were
published by the Stokes Co.. in April
under the tile Poems of a Little
Girl" She has been talking these
poems to her mother since she was
five years old, poems full of color
and feeling and fine imaginatior--one
Is impressed deeply by the child's re.
markable power of observation: and
in such poems as "'rhe Tower and
"The Falcon and "The Lonesome
Green Apple" by her really mature
thinking.
Ililda's interest in her own book of
poems ends with the fact that the book
is blue and that she particularly likes
this shade of blue, also that the trade
mark Of the Stokes Company is Wig
nette of Pegasus her own poem
'Pega sus' being favorite with her.
Shortly after the publication of
Poems of Little Girl the Holt Co.
brought out Mrs. Conkling's second
book Of verse: Wilderness Songs
From tn S book Mrs. Conkling read,
among others, the group Songs on
the Mohawk Trail" Two poems in the
group After Sunset and THE Whole
Duty of Berkshire Brooks" stand
out as being some of her best works
and have been widely remarked upon
by critics. Two years ago this par
ticular group was awarded the first
prize by the Poetry Society of Ameri.
ca.
The next meeting of the Poetry
Group will be held in the Town hall,
Arlington. Saturday afternoon, August
21st at 2:3O o'clock At this meeting
Arthur Guiterman will read his poems.
Mr.. Guiterman for years has written
the rhymed reviews for Life His re-
cent publications are THE Laughing
Muse "The Mirthful Lyre' and BAL
lads of Old New York"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
TWO OUT Of EIGHT
BULLETS WOUND
CREEK PREMIER
Venizelos Attacked by Two Men
in Paris
ASSAILANTS ARRESTED
Claim They Acted to Free Their
Country from Rule Of Its
oppressor.

Paris, Aug. 12.-Premler Venizelos
Of Greece was attacked and wounded
today as he was leaving the Lyon rail
road station for Nice, AS the pre-.
mier stepped onto train, two men
fired eight shots from revolvers at
him. He was wounded slightly. His
assailants were arrested. The shoot.
ing occurred at GAS p. m
Premier Venizelos was taking leave
Of friends when two swarthy indi,
viduals from the crowd, one firing
three shots and the other five before
they were overpowered. The pre-
mier was reported wounded in the
right side and the left arm.
His assailants, following their ar
rest, were rescued by the police from
the crowds with grea4 difficulty, the
mob shouting Lynch them" Both
of the men were severely man-han.
died.
They were identified by the police
as Georges Thyriakis, %, a former
lieutenant of engineers in the Greek
army, and Apostolos Iserppis, 81, a
former lieutenant in the Greek navy
and correspondent Of the Journal de
The men are said by the police to
la Bourse of Athens.
have admitted that they planned the
attack. They said they acted with
the objec; of freeing Greece from its
'Oppressor.
After the shooting NJ. Venizelos
was placed in the automobile of the
Greek minister and conveyed to a
private hospital in the Rue B.zet,
where his wounds were dressed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
MANY PROPOSALS
IN AMENDMENT
or CONSTITUTION
Commissioner Has Received
Numerous Suggestions
PUBLIC HEARING AUG. "a
Majority Of Ideas Presented Pertain
to Finance and Election
Laws.

Montpelier Aug. 13. - The com
mission to consider and report amend
ments to the Constitution Of Vermont
has held several meetings in the per-
formance Of its duties. Through the
press and otherwise it ras invited sug-
gestions from the good people of the
state as to what might be desirable In
the way of change In or addition to
the fundamental law. The response
has been quite general and Of great
value to the commission in its work
and each suggestion has and will re-
ceive the careful and earnest consider.
atilon to which 1t is entitled. In fur
therance of the idea of full publicity
and to ensure that every person so de-
string may have the fullest opportunity
to be heard, the commission will hold
a public meeting in the Senator Cham
ber at Montpelier on August oath at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, and every
one is cordially invited to attend and
participate. While the commission is
Ianxious to hear everyone who wishes
to be heard, such brevity as is consis-
tent with clearness will be appreciated.
Suggestions upon the following pro-
posals of amendment are especially in.
wted:
G) Division of State into Senator
ial distcirts.
(2) The restoration of the Septem-
Der election
(3) Lengthening of the term of Of
flee of legislative representatives and
a provision for filling vacancy in the
office OF town representative.
(4) Provision for a budget system
of state finance and for an item veto
(5) Change of method in selection
of justices Of the supreme court and
superior judges and of the tenure of
their office.
(6l Authorization to eliminate jury
TT ais in petty cases and where ac.
counting with numerous items is in
volyed.
(7) Equal suffrage and compulsory
voting.
(S) The public service commission
in its relation to the constitution.
The following propositions will also
be cons dered
Elimination of assistant judges as
constitutional officers, the time clock; (;
establishing of a minimum population
to entitle town to a representatives;
initiative and referendum, change in
method of the issuance and amendment
of municipal charters.
Any person wishing to present new
proposals viii be courteously heard
and their ideas given due considera-
tion.
Any person who cannot be present,
and wishes to express his ideas may
do so in VIZ ting addressed to the sec
retary of the commission at Mont
pelier.
William B. C. Stickney.
Chairman.
Melvin G. Morse,
Secretary
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS
Transact0ons at Executive CommitI
tee Meeting Thursday Evening.

tee Meeting Thursday Evening.
Considerable business was transact
ed at the meeting of the executive
committee Of Bennington post,
American Legion, held Thursday eve
ming az the G. A. r. rooms.
Four world war veterns, Amos
Bishop Laurence II. Sears, George
II. Bruno and Raymond E. Clifford,
were elected members of the post.
The resignation of Louis S. Levin as
a member of the executive committee
was accepted Mr.. Levin is no long
er residing in Bennington. Thomas
#. Maloney was elected member
Of the executive committee to fill the
unexpired term.
A 17-star service flag was present
ed the post by the Sark Hose com
pany which had that number of young
men in the service.
Thomas Maloney, Gideon LaCroix
and julius T. Bates were appointed a
credential committee to act on appli-
cations for membership
Warren Moore was instructed to
secure desk room for the use of the
first four post officers and the execu.
tive committee.
An invitation was received by the
post to attend the annual reunion OF
he Bennington County Veterans as.
sociation to be he'd at Odd Fellows
hall at Manchester Depot August is.
at 10: 80 a m.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
CALIFORNIA POLITICS
Republicans Lead In Registration
Figures.

FigureC.
Chicago, Aug. California;
Slate that proved the decisive factor
in the 1916 elec ion--is again the
scene of a close struggle for control
between the Republicans and the
Democrats, according to Harold H.
Ickes of Chicago. Progressive leader.
who has returned from four weeks
visit in tha State,
Cox is very strong in Northern
California at present" said Mr.
Ickes 4oday. Harding apparently
has the edge in the south, hut there
are great numbers of voters who
have not decided which ticket to
support"
Republican headquarters here hail
ed with delight the news of the Cali
fornia registrad ion for voters at the
August primaries.
"In fourteen countless" the official
announcement says, "the Republicans
led the Democrats in registration by
more than three to one The total
Republican registration was 421582,
while the Democrats could muster
only 141,175. In these fourteen coun.
ties less than 10 per cent of the vot-
Iers declined to state their party afi-
Iliation.
"In view of these facts, the Repub-
lican leaders of California are con.
tident of the result in November"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
MISS GOODRICH PLEAsEs
Ever Youthful Star at Bennington
Opera House Last Night.

Had Ponce de Leon landed in
America in Ihe year 1920, instead Of
seeking the font of perpetual youth
in the cypress swamps of Flor.
ida he would have acquired greater
success. If not renown, by taking a
few leaves from the book of Miss
Edna Goodrich who opened the com
ing season in Sleeping Partners" at
the Bennington opera house last eve.
Ing
Persons who take even passing
interest in theatrical people know
thai Edna Goodrich has been before
the footlights for more than a few
years but no substantiating evidence
of that fact was available last even.
ing, Miss Goodrich not only played
the role of The youthful Paris wife to
perfection bus what is more, she
looked the part,
There was not large advance sale
notwithstanding the long and credit
able record of the star but the audi
Ience was larger than was expected in
the face CT 'he sizzling weather that
has prevailed during the past few
days. Even the manager of the com
pany said he would not have been
found within a mile of the theatre
could he have ducked the ordeal
Those whose courage surmomted
the heat witnessed one Of the most
clever productions seen here in
months. Miss Goodrich's- supporting
company was excellent and the stage
settings were artistically beautiful.
And in addition were the gowns worn
by the star and which were all that
were claimed in the layish.ngly flat
tering advance notices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
EkWANOk CLUB WINS
In Annual Contest for Mccullough
Perpetual Trophy.

Brattleboro, Aug IA. L. Walker
'of New York. member of the Ekwan-
ok Golf club, of Manchester, defend
ing his title of Vermont state cham
piOn, had no difficulty in leading a
field of u yesterday in the qualifying
round of the state championship tour
nament on the Brattleboro Country
club links, scoring "a for the Is holes
The runner up score was So in which
Joseph p. Estey of Brattleboro and
Dumont Clark of Ekwanok tied. Walk
er Is admitted the probable winner.
In the qualifying round the Governor
Mccullough cup which is awarded TO
the team OF four players whose aggre.
gate is the lowest, went to Ekwanok
whose total was 345. BrattIebDro was
next with 1863 and the Mount Anthony
cub of Bennington was third with
ESQ. The first round was played in
the afternoon, at the end of whlch five
men from Brattleboro, two from the
FhwaLok and one from the Mount An.
thony club were left The round was
Us follows.
A Ia. Walker, Ekwanok, beat ]. V
Griswold, Brattleboro. and 8; O e.
Thompson Brattleboro, beat c. l.. iol--
den, Mt. Anthony, l up; Jacob G. Es-
tey, Brattleboro, beat r. Barstow,
Woodstock. and 4; l.. l.. Durham,
Bratteboro, beat DR.. Burnham, Elk
wanok, by default; l.. G. Tasker, Brat.
tleboro, beat Dumont Clark, Ekwauok,
by default; Sayre Mcleod, jr., Mt.
Anthony, beat A. G. Holden, Mt An
thony, 8 and 5; F, w Crocker, Elk
wanok, beat DEM. son Cowles, Brat
tleboro, 5 and 4 Joseph p Estey. Brat
tleboro, beat f. Welles, Mt. Anthony
1 up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
PIANO FOR NURSES HOME
Proceeds of Recital VIII Establish
Purchase Fund.

The financial committee of the Wo-
mans league of the Putnam Memorial
hospital has secured the services of
the Onota Trio, consisting Of Miss
Watson, the noted pianist, and assist
ing artists for recital to be given
given in High school hall, August 27,
at o'clock.
Miss Watson has very generously
given the services of the trio without
charge and the proceeds of the recital
will be used as the nucleus of fund
to purchase piano for the new Nurses
Home.
Tickets have been placed at the very
low price of fifty cents and one dollar
in order that no one may be deprived
Iof the pleasure of hearing these wonder
ful mus clans and at the same time
showing their interest and appreciat-
ion of the hospital which has been
of such great service to the people Of
Bennington.