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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
TWO STRANGE FISH
FROM OTTER CREEK
George G. Bond Makes unu2u2l Catch
and Starts Discussion by Local
Sportsmen

Two strange fish caught by George
G. Bond OF the bennington county
savings bank in Otter Crock We're
exhibited Mondaf evening in the show
window of the Endress cigar store and
attracted considerable attant on.
The fish had not been long n the
window before news of the unsua
catch began to reach the sportsmen ana
during the evening a con siderable
number OF fishermen visited the store
Not one of them positively indentifed
the specimens They were caught be
tween Dandy and South Wallngfor1
by Mr.. Bond while trout fishing and
some one suggested that they IN ght
well be called electric ellis because of
the shock that mu have been ex-
perienced by the fisherman wden he
lifted the ugly things out of the water
Some of the sportsmen who visited
the store suggested different names
for the fish such as cuskee bowfn
etc. but were unable to back up their
convictions with much confidence.
Mr., Bond was also present during
the di russion and int mated that
masmuch as he had caught the fish
and placed them en- exhibition that
ii was up to the Banner to- tell the
public what they were. The editor Of
the Banner is at present doing a little
fishing on his own hook and Is there
fore unable to solve the problem
Consequently it is up to the snake
editor or the horse editor or the head
of some other department to relieve
the anxiety.
Just to start something the Banner
IL going to make a guess at 1t and here
1t is American burbot. commonly
ca led | ng Or eepout A fish of tho
genus Lota tL. masculosa) common
in northern New England"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
FIRST BALL GAME SATURDAY
X. Of c. Team Opens Season with
Wiliar1stown Aggregation.

During the years that Benn ngton
maintained professional baseball
team ii was customary to open the
season with WillIamstown. There
was always good sprinkl 'ng of col
lege players In the WilliamstoWn
lineup and some Of those opening
games were as fast and accurately
played as contests later in the season
The scores we're nearly always close
and the visitors not infrequently had
the larger figures in the run column.
The Knights OF Columbus team,
which has been in process of organiza
tion for several weeks, VII follow
the time.honored custom by opening
the season with WiIlamstown next
Saturday. The college town team will
come to Bennington with six or seven
students in the lineup and in charge
of Cable Prind'e, the Speediest and
surest left fielder of the old Berkshire
league and known TO every fan OF the
present generation from Bennington
to Pittsfeld and beyond.
"Cabe' has remained in the game
almost as long as old "Cy' Young but
advancing years have not materially
cut down that wonderful speed
which spoiled many two and three.
bagger at Morgan park
The committee has planned to hold
a dance at Hawks hall Friday even
ing for the purpose OF raising funds
to finance the team,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
BENNINGTON SCHOLAR
PROMOTED IN TURKEY
Charles S. Mills, Son OF Rcv. and Mrs.
C. S Mills, is Made Registrar
of RoheIt CoIlece

Chales 5. Mills son OF Rev, and Mrs
G. S. Mills. who is hnslhing his second
year as an instructor in Robert col
eye. Constant nople has been APP
pointed Tor next year assistant
registrar of the coll ~.
This Arrangement made with u
view to his becoming !ull registrar in
the following year pos tlon that may
carry with it the t,t.e OF secretary ot
the faculty.
In recent letter Mr. Mills has
written: "The registrar here is man
OF considerable impol tance. He Is not
merely clerk the routine work
(Which is what III do next year, Is
done by paid assistant or by stu
dents He decides on the admission of
students. make out schedules, ap.
proves couI ses Of study, etc. For the
sake of prestige he teaches one of two
a ses, for that puts him In a better
light with the students According to
the way have been think ng for the
past year such job rather appeals to
me because in it can be of service,
because | have summer vacation
because | would be In the academic
world, and because the direction and
handling of young men is a great
experience.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
: NItGH IIECT bUNUTIg IUdHI.
Bennington. Vt, May II, 1921.
NEW YORK HAS ANOTHER
MYSTERY TO SOLVE
Manufactures Shot In Apartments of
Actress - Shooter Quietly
Makes Getaway

New York, May 17--Mystery sur.
rounds the shooting of John ii. Reid,
a wealthy silk manufacturer, shortly
before noon Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Hazel d. Warner in University
Section of the Bronx. Red is in
critical condition with Eve bullet
wounds in his body Mrs. Warner
disappeared following the shooting,
together with Lila Wiley Il motion
picture actress, and a man known
as Frank Boy'an, all OF whom spent
the night at the Warner house.
George Kuriger, an uncle CT Mrs.
Warner another occupant of the
house told the police that he heard
some ore kicking on Mrs. Warmers
door this morning Later hc f)lmd
Reid lying on the floor and Mrs.
Warner in hyster.cal condition
She told him Reid was Shot by a man
who ran away. The injured man at
first declared he had shot himself
and later admitted he had been shot
by another person but retusel to
discuss the affa'r
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
''H|-Y'' BOYS PULL
yerI
OFF YEAR s BEST
BANQUET STUNT
Poet Frost, Honor Guest, Graces
Monday Nights Meeting
READS FROM OWN POEMS
Event Is Staged In Y. NJ. c. A.
Gymnasium-MOre Than 100
Sit at Banquet Tables

The Bennington Hi-Y club closed
Is 192O-2l season Monday evening
" tn banquet held in the Y. N. c.
A. gymnasium. More than 100 we're
present, including members of the
club, students of the high and. graded
schools, teachers and ministers.
The evenings program clearly
showed the painstaking and thought
ful efforts made by all connected with
the affair. Promptly at $50 o'clock
the high school orchestra struck up a
liye'y march, while the banqueters
fled to the + places in the ming hall
The orchestra furnished music during
the entire meal
Max Webster president of the club,
presided, He spoke briefly on the
good work accomplished during the
past season. but not forgetting to al
lude to the clubs successes and the
failures, and he paid the general sec
retary fine compliment for his work
securing speakers of nat onal repu-
station for the clubs meetings Then
Mr.. Webster introduced Byron ~
c ark. state Y. NJ. c A. secretary,
who in turn introduced Robert Frost
Of South Salisbury, one of America s
most brilliant present day poets, who
was the principal speaker OF the eve
ming and the clubs guest OF honr.
Mr. Frost was greeted by hearty
applause. In a very pleasing npnner
he expla ned to his aud ence his con
ceptioD OF writings that will live, He
amused by his novel methods Of ver-
bal demonstration, yet the truths
which he spoke will long linger in
the minds of those who heard him.
Mr.. Frost read several of his own
poems--poems y curing New Eng
land scenes and New England l'fe
When Mr.. Frost had finished his talk,
every man and boy present eagerly
pressed forward to shake his hand.
Among the guests OF the evening
we're II. W, Winslow. Earl S. Chase,
w. C. Wood Byron y. Clark, Rev j.
A. Perry d. W. McClelland, William
G ToWart, o. j. Liljenstem. Rev.
George S. Mills and T W. Morrison.
The committee in charge Of the ban
auet was composed OF the following
club members. Richard Hal, cha r
man, Frederick Cowan. Allen Foster
Harold Armstrong and Gordon South
all.
Mrs. Hiram Hall, Mrs Harry South
all. Mrs. Fred Buss Mrs Edward Ran
som and Mrs. c Armstrong, mothers
of some of the club members furnish
ed and prepared the dishes for the
banquet These ladies were assisted
by Miss Nalda Lyons, Miss Hope
Lyons and Miss Margaret Smith.
Cards bearing passages from Mr..
Frost's poems were placed at the
plate of each Of the guests
Before the gathering had disband-
ed General Secretary *. w. Winslow
told briefly of the excellent results pro
duced by the club during the season
just closed. AT the same time, he did
not forget to compliment the mothers
OF the boys, for as he said-w thout
the cooperation Of the mothers the
attendance at the club suppers and
socials would not have been so large
and enthusiastic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
ANDRUS ACQUITTED;
VERDICT REACHED
ON FIRST BALLOT
District Attorney Given Ovation
By Crowd In Courtroom
OTHER INDICTMENTS pENI
Hard Fought Case Grows Out of
Alleged Gambling Deals
In Saratoga

Ballston Spa, May 17.--District At.
torney Charles 3. Andrus was acQuit-
ted by jury on the first ballot at
$3.50 O'Clock last night, Of charge of
neglect Of duty In the Saratoga gam.
bling cases. a great demonstrat on
in the court room in favor Of the dis.
trict attorney followed receipt of the
verdic:.
A crowd surged around Mr.. Andrus
and congratulated him
The case went to the jury at 7:l0
o clock. after which adjournment was
taken for lunch The jury went in its
chambers at 500 o'clock and brought
in the verdict at $3.50
After the verdict was made known
District Attorney Andrus said:
Last fall | was vindicated After
eight months of persecution and sland
er in some newspapers X has now tax
en- a jury about three minutes to vim.
dicate me again,
After tonight's verdict / should
think they'd let me alone, but can't
hope for that. as long as this pol tical
fight is on
The "vindication' of last fall was
Mr.. Andrus' reelection as district at
torney by an unusually large plurality,
despite the fact he was under indict-
ment at the time,
Wyman Bascom, deputy attorney
general who prosecuted the cast, left
the court house hurr edly and could
not be interviewed
Other indictments are still hanging
over Mr.. Andrus, growing out of the
Bascom crusade against gambling in
Saratoga Springs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
URGES INDUSTRY
LEADERS To WAR
UPON THE UNIONS
National Manufacturers Assn
Launches Attack on Labor
OPEN SHOPS THE WEAPON
Plant Captains Say That's the
Best Method to Solve all
Their Grievances

New York, May II. Manufacturers
are urged to take the offensive and
resist the alleged attempt of labor
leaders TO dominate industry, in the
report of the committee on industrial
betterment. health and safety, pre-
sented here la night at the annual
convention OF the national association
.of manufacturers,
The leaders of labor cannot and
apparently do not care to hide their
determination to rule the industry of
this country sad the report, and
aspire TO govern it politically, as well.
The business existence Of the mem
bers of this association is involved in
defeating their aspirations. which are
against the public interest, and it must
therefore of necessity. oppose them
"A defen sive battle is a losing battle.
Therefore the association should bold
Y expo to the public the attempts OF
a minority to dom nate business and
govern the state in its own selfish
interest.
The policies Of the leaders to which
they have endeavored to commit the
members of their organization. are
policies of coercion and intimidation
and therefore notoriously in disrespect
of law except when in their own ia
vor."
The report charges that uu.on labor
spent S1.S77,204 during the year ending
April 3d. 1920, tor administration. pol.
ties and strikes,
Urge open Shop" be Boosted
The committee urged the open
shop movement be stimulated by the
extension Of plans for industrial rep.
resentation, explaining
If plans for its adoption are wisey
introduced, industrial representation
Should become the most approved
method of dealing with labor. Such
plans can be inaugurated where mem.
bers Of labor organizat ons, az well as
independent workers. are EMPLOYED 70
Contractors who conspire with labor
leaders to compel eXtortion Of payment
Tor construction were condemned a~
the report recommended that they be
'oStFaclzed as far as possible and
preference be given contractors who
deal honorably and honestly not only
with the employe. but with the owner"
The report declared no &C operation
rom the eaders Of present labor or.
CARNATIONS can be hoped for in re.
ducing co IS of transportation. bous
lng' rents and labor, add 'ng they are
all nvramided on labor costs and can.
not be successfully reduced except by
the co operation of labor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17

ERI MAxoN DEAD
We,lknown Resident Passed Away at
Little Falls

Fri Maxon, age II years, passed
away Sunday at the homo OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarence Peekham of Little
Falls, N. Y, after an Illness OF only
few months. Mrs. Peckham also
has home at l24 Scott street, where
they spend most of the time.
Mr. Maxol was born In Cambridge,
N, Y. April 10, 1S40. Only short
time ago Mr.. and Mrs. Maxon cele-
brated their 5lst wedding anniversary.
They have been living with their
daughter on Scott street for the past
7 years. having come here from North
Adams, and during this time they have
made host of friends who will learn
of Mr.. MaXon's death with sincere re.
gret.
Surviving besies his wife aud the
daughter with whom he lived, IS a
son, j. p. Maxon of Troy.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon from the home of Mrs. Peck.
ham on Scott street at 2:30. Rev. J..
a. Perry, pastor of the Methodist
church, officiating. Interment will be
in the Park Lawn cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
PRIZE SPEAKING TONIGHT
Annual Contest for Carter Hullng
Prizes This Evening.

The annual prize speaking by mem.
hers of the junior class OF bennington
high schoo, f)r the Garter Huling
prizes Wi take place at the assembly
nall in the school building this even
ing. The program follows
Piano duct, eMazurka.n Padefewski,
Miss Esther Starkey Miss Bessie b.
Kinne.
"a Plea for the Preservation of Bird
Life Harley Armstrong.
The Challenge OF Americas New
Day" Perry Gokay.
Voal duet, "Drowsy Baby" Roberts.
Misses Lyons
Benjamin Franklin, American ?
Rose Hayden
South America the Young Mans
Business Opportunity Pierce d. Ma.
honey.
Music. IF over Song" Lange; :;
Waltz" Luscomb, High School Or
chestra.
The Lost Art of Being Neighborly." Z"
Miriam Stakeholder.
"A Plea for the Study of History. -
Domenic Tomasi
Music, High School Orchestra.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
TIGERS STICK TO CLAIM
insist Upon Right to Ten Pin
Champ onship.


Editor of the Banner: I'm reply to
the legion's letter of May l6 the &.
ers would again like to put in word
The article that was inserted by the
Tigers on May IA was brought about
by the fact that the Cooper Estate
team was claiming some r.ght to the
championship, The Tigers were not
claiming to be the champions as the
legions article seems to imply, They
simply wanted ii known that no mat.
ter who were called the champions, ="
the Green Tiger team was the only
team that had anything to show for
the games won In season The ley.
ion teams made the statement that
because they defeated US two of three
games, not in the tournament, and by
very small margin. that we had no
right to claim that we were the only
team that had any thing to show The
Tigers would like to use one of the
Legons arguments to disproye this
statement, The legion stated that
the Cooper Estate claim was similar
to that of the Philadelph Ameri-
cans; claiming the penant because
they defeated Cleveland 2 straight
games before the race was over This
aim was OF course considered ali
surd Is not the legion claim, in re
gard to something to show just as
absurd I...
Green Tiger Bowling Team.
Bennington. Vt, May H. 1921.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
WAR DEAD ABOARD
5000 Bodies Brought to Hoboken--
May Include Trojans.

Troy, N. Y May 17--Miss Sarah X
Hollis, city historian, announces that
the steamship Wheaton docked at Ho.
boken, ~ j yesterday according to
information received from army Off.
cials. The vessel carried 5000 bodies
of American boys who made the 81.
preme sacrifice on the fields of
France during the World War. Until
the bodies are removed from the ship
it. will not be known if there are anv
Troy boys included in the 5000. But
NJ SIS Hollis believes there are several.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
eLAmEs 5lGAMY ON DOUBLE"
Capt. DeVore, However, Is Paying
for Antics In Prison.

Sapulpa Olla May II. Capt p
Harry w Deyore Is serving a five
year term in the state peuitentiary all
because, Harry says be has a double
brother who likes the ladies'
Devore, ALA George w. Roberts,
alias George w. Mack, was convicted
of bigamy when three wives identified
him in the open court They got me
wrong, alibied the captain" m
the victim Of double My brother is
the guy who married these ladies'" "
The evidence showed that either the
captain or his brother double" bad
departed after each ceremony with the
brides jewelry and all available cash.
The court decided it was the captain. "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
HELD FOR BURGLARY
Police Say They Have Man Who
Pulled of Many Jobs

Troy, n. Y May 17--Winiam Eng
lish, -, of East Saratoga Avenue, Me-
chanicyllle, is under arrest at the
Saratoga hospital, charged with bur
glary, and the Mechanicyile police
say that by his arrest they believe
they have ended the series Of petty rob
berries, which for months has caused
considerable anxiety IN the village.
English IS sad to have had in his
room articles OF jewelry identified by
persons from whom they we're stolen
during the past three months
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
CARS IN COLLISION
Accident At 5raytonviIle Passes With
out Serious Result.

North Adams May l6.-A passenger
car and line car of the Berkshire
Street railway barely escaped a ser.
ious accident Friday afternoon in
Braytonville, when they came togeth.
or. The passenger car stopped to let
off passengers and the motorman not
realizing how near the line car was,
ran into the rear end of 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
TURKISH NATIONALISTS
SHY AT THE TREATY
May Repudiate Covenant with France
Claims S.oVjets Promi &c Help
To Moslem Forces

Wash ngton, May 1.-THE failure
Of the Turkish nationalist govern.
ment at Angera to ratlfy the treaty
concluded on March II between
France and Turkish Nationalists Is
expected to cause a lapse of the agree
ment according to adv ces in official
circles here. 1t is stated that the
Bolsheviki are encouraging obduracy
on the part of the Turkish National
ist and that the Moscow government
is pledged to further assistance to the
Turks in the event that the treaty Is
permanently rejected
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
JURY AcouiTs eARRoW
Franklin County Man Charged With
Wife Murder, Goes Free.

St. Adams, May 17,--Edward JOS
eph Garrow. the 4O.years.old Franklin
farmer who has been on trial in the
Franklin county court s.nce week
ago yesterday charged with the mur.
der of his wife, Matilda Garrow on
November 80, last, walked out of the
court last night free man. The jury
after deliberat ng for three hours
through It's foreman, A. NJ Jones' OF
Berkshire reported a verdict of not
guilty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
SOCIALISTS LOSE
Elections In Italy Give Big Majority
to Stolitti Ministry

Rome. May l7.--Goyernments com
putat ons on the result of Sunday S
parliamentary elections based on re.
turns received up to noon Monday,
with fifty districts doubtful, show the
election OF 240 supporters of the Stol.
it'll ministry, the newspaper II Paese
states. This is a reduction in the So
calst communist representation from
170 in the last parliment to the 100
now claimed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Detroit Woman Is Alleged to Have
Killed Small Boy

Detroit, May 17.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Lewen, SO years old, is charged with
the Murder of Max Ernest, aged s,
who disappeared from his home We'd
nesday and whose body was found in a
marsh. The woman had been in Gus
tody ON charge of kidnapping the
child.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
TROY CARMEN LOSE
Appellate Division Reverses Lower
Court--Dismss Proceedings

Albany, May 17-The appellate di.
vision reversed the order Of Supreme
Court Justice Howard, directing the
issues raised in the application of the
Albany and Troy carmens' unions. for
an order recting the United Trac.
tion company, to proceed to an arbi-
tration of the wage difference, which
led to the strike nearly four months
ago. he submitted to jury. The decis-
ion dismisses the entire proceedings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
RELEASE PRISONERS FIRST
U. S. State Department Sends Definite
Note to Soviet.

Washington, May 17-Defnite
though informal notification has been
served on the Soviet Of Russia by the
state department that so long as
Americans are held prisoners in Rus
sia there exists no chance of recogni-
tion of the Soviet government in any
form by United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
HIT BY BALL; DIES
8 Year Old Lad Meets Death at Sunday
Ball Game.

Bloomington ILL.,. May Stanley
Rivett 8 years old, was killed while
watching ball game at Streater last
Sunday The boy was hit over the
heart by foul ball.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
Has Formidable Army.
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight with FROST Wednesday
fair not much change n temperature
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-17
GEORGE ANNOYED h
At WRONG VIEW
SPEECH CAUSES
British Premier Denies He Hint
ed at Initiative in Silesia
STEP TO PACIFY BRAND
Great Britain Seeks American
Aid in Strengthening out
AnglO-French Mess
STEP TO PACIFY BRAND

Premier Lloyd George; "The
peace Of Europe is threatened by
the situation. The Germans have
right to use their forces to pre-
serve order.
Premier Aristide Brian: France
could not remain neutral II Ger.
man forces entered SlesIa."
Adalbert korfanty, Polish lead
er: Anarchy will reign if Po.
land Is gwen less than she de-
mands. II the Germans come
they will be slaughtered
The St. Johns herald., 1921-10-20
Lost LIvea rhrounh ereed.

To delve into ancient tales of search. ing for gold, it is related that when COrtez arrived on the coast of Mexico early in the Sixteenth century he sent greetings to the Aztec king. In re- plying Montezuma made one fatal blunder. He recommended Cortez to return whence he came, but at the same time sent him among other pres ents a "huge gold plate, large as 8 carriage wheel, representing the im- ages of the sun and the moon, and enc graved with figures of animals" Cor tez accepted the presents, sent tha gold plate, valued at $25,00O, to Spains destroyed his ship to prevent disaffec- tion among his followers, and set out to conquer Mexico. He and his men Overreached themselves. When they were compelled to flee, after having confscated royal treasure valued at S7,5OO,OOO, Cortez opened the treas ures and told his men to help them selves, but to remember that gold is heavy. In the fighting that followed many of his warriors lost their lives because their pockets were too heavy with gold.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-10-20
sraziPs Opportunity.

Brazil, which is almost wholly in the tropics, has the opportunity to upset the belief that no people can reach the very highest civilization in a tropical climate. The latest census credits Brazil with 3O,5OO,OOO people, which makes it the second American country in point of population. Some modern men of science, most of them British, maintain that when means have been found to utilize the heat of the sun as mechanical energy the tropics will become centers of pro- duction and therefore of civilization. If that should be true, what country could match Brazil, with its great re- sources of minerals, timber and land, and its great naVigable riVers2- Youths Companion.