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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
ALFRED j. GRAFTON
BURIED AT PARK LAWN
Services for Bennington Youno Man
Who Died Of Wounds Re.
ceived in France.


ceived in France.
The funeral OF Alfred J. Grafton.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Grafton
of Gage street, who died in France
three years ago today from wounds
received in action, was held from the
Sacred Heart church this forenoon
with burial in Park Lawn cemetery.
The service at the church consisted
of high mass by Rev. c. Il. Provost
who also olficated at the service at
the cemetery, Members of Beuning-
otn post American Legion. took part
in the service. The former service
men met at their Headquarters at $50
and acted as escort The service at
the grave was in charge of Command
er Roy c. Denly. The bearers were
Edwin Bruce, a member of Grattons
company, A lie Elwell, Sanford Bar
Der, Albert Caron, William c. Horst.
Marvin White, Peter Dayanow and
Ralph Haynes.
The firing squad in charge of Ser
gent alarms Joseph Pellerin was
composed of Louis Goodbeau, Aime
Lahamme, Alfred Bushee James
Hamilton, Ernest Pellerin, Hawley
Elwell, William Beecher and Abe Rus
kin. The color sergeants were Louis
Levin ana Rudd Il White. The colot
guard was composed OF Joseph Hogan
and Clarence Honiker and the buglar
was Guiden Lacroix. Members of the
Bennington City band were also in at
tendance.
Edward J. Hal. who delivered the
address at the grave said in part: --
Three years ago today our brother
laid down his life upon the fields Of
France for his Country and for Yer,
mont. his native State.
It seems very blessed that he could
be brought here to be laid in the soil
which he loved and to be buried from
the church In which he took his first
communion and in which he was a
server for many years
As he freely gave hs life blood for
Freedom, so can We make his work
enduring, if our hearts shall bleed at
any wrong or suffering, and tho we
cannot bring back his life, we can yet
see that it shall live in our hearts and
that the reverence of his sacrifice
shall grow and endure among our chill.
dren and our children children for
eve.
Alfred j. Grafton was a member of
company d, 102d machine gun bat
tai on and so far as known was the
first young man from Bennington to
give up his life as a result of actual
conflict with soldiers OF the German
army While on duty in the trenches
he was severely wounded by the ex-
plosion of German hand grenade,
the wounds resulting in his death in
a hospital some days later
He had been living in Rutland for
some me before war was declared
and went into the service with COM
pany A of the first Vermont. He had
seen previous service with the regi-
Iment on the Mexican border.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
The Older People Get the More They Find Out There Is
SCHOOL CLOSES YEAR
White Chapel Pupils Hold Big cee-
bration, Friday.

Rev. j. A. Perry and H. w. Winslow
were speakers, Friday, at the closing
exercises of the White Chapel school.
An Appropriate program by the "a pupils
was excellentiy executed and won
plaudlts not alone for themselves,
but also for their teacher, Mrs Lyons.
During the exercises Harold Murray
played several violin selections with
his usual skin and Earl E. Chase fav-
Iored the gathering with vocal seIec
tions.
At the conclusion of the formal part
Of the days proceedings the little
company was formed into picnic
party and those fortunate enough to
be present had the time of thei. lives
in the small grove adjoining the school
house, A big feature of the pien c
was the treasure hunt under the super
vision Of Oscar Liljenstein. The
treasure bag contained whole lot
of things too, such as candy, peanuts
and nick nacks that any girl or boy
would appreciate
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
OIL LAND CREED
PROMPTED RIOT,
WITNESSES SAY
Tulsa Refugees, Reaching New
York, Tell Awful Story
MURDER is PREMEDITATED
Negroes Ordered to Leave State
Ammunition Stocks Are
Recently Put In.

New York. June 4.-The Tulsa race
riots, in which, according to latest
reports thirty persons lost Their lives.
were engineered by group of white
oil men determined upon Wrestling
from the negroes valuable holdings,
accordings to stories told yesterday
by fire refugees in this city.
Although they were not eyewit-
nesses to the scenes of rioting - tn ay
left Tulsa three weeks ago--they tod
stories which purport to explain for
the first tine the back ground OF the
outbreaks.
The five are Charles Johnson his
wife, Lizzie; Aaron Gadlin, Mrs. Josie
Cad in and Claude Harris. They are
in the hands OF the National Assocla.
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People.
First s'gns Of The storm, their
stories have it, came with printed
announcements in the newspapers
warning negroes to leave the State
by June /. These announcements
appeared on first pages for three sue
cessive days and, the five were
among thousands who left panic
stricken Immediately afterward
No Explanation Given
No explanation for the warning
was given, the five said. although
they appear certa n of the motive.
Their stories agree upon detail, and
are substantially this:
Most of the Oklahoma land was
owned originally by Indians and
half-breeds. White men and negroes
from all parts of the South came 20
Oklahoma and bought the lands.
During the last decade in the Tulsa
region white men sought to buy up
all land held by negroes In Tulsa,
up to the time Of the riots, approx
mately 500 negroes held oil lands.
With the boom IN oil competition
between negroes and whites grew
bitter. White men from all parts Of
the country invaded the section and
We're met by negroes, who obstinately
refused to sell the land at any price
In retaliation, the white men re-
fused to employ negro labor, and per.
secuted the wealth er negroes. FL
nally the printed ultimatums came.
The refugees insist the riots were
carefully staged, since they conceded
in time with the announcements.
Tulsa negroes suffered no physical
violence during the last few years
although petty persecution was com
mon. Mrs johnson said negroes
could not vote, sell merchandise or
farm cat least proftably because Of
system of mortgages.l But the di.
yiding line between the whites and
the blacks, the refugees said, was
the dispute over oil lands
Stocked with Firearms.
Insisting the riots were carefully
planned the refugees said train loads
of ammunition had come into town
shorty before the announcements.
Negroes homes were searched for
arms, and a rule made that no am
munition was to be sold to negroes
except by permit
Describing the scenes in Tulsa af
ter the printed announcements, Mrs
Johnson said.
There were lines of people out at
the stations, crying Every body left
their houses and furniture behind
and took all their ready cash. Only
the rich folks remained behind, and
they were scared and crying.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
Methodist Church Notes

The Methodist Episcopal church,
Rev. Jas, A. Perry, NJ. A., minister ex
tends cordial invitation to the public
to participate in the following serv-
ices, Sunday, June 81 10:30 o'clock
morning worship, with sermon to the
parents and object talk to children;
1880. Bible study in the church
school, opening OF contest for perfect
attendance of classes; $50 Epworth
League meeting; 1880, evening sery-
ice, special music Parents and chill
dren are requested to sit together at
the morning service. Strangers and
visitors in town will find warm well
come here
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04

Tons of elephants, hosts Of clowns,
horses, riders, performers, cames,
tigers and other ingredients proper
tionate--a large train of them-came
tn Pennington yesterday for the ex.
hibitions of the Sparks Circus which
are scheduled for the Morgan
grounds today. This circus is so we'll
known in Bennington and vicinity
that it needs no Introduction to our
people. There is no form of enter
tainment which appeals more potent
ly to tt~< public than the circus, and
the Sparks management is due the
credit for bringing it to its highest eX
preston For matter of As years it
has been catering in clean manner
to the amusement going public and
during that period it has always been
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
DISPATCH A FAKE
Alleged Lenne Resolution Declared
To Be Forqery

New Yoek, June 4--The dispatch
dated at Riga earlier this week and
purpotng to give the text of a reso-
luton drawn up by Lenine, in which
communism Is repudiated and capital.
'sm endorsed, and in which the old
bureaucracy are invited to return and
help govern Russia, is now shown to
be forgery
The language Of the resolution was
not Lenine's language the sentiment
was not Lenin's and the whole thing
was not Lenines and the whole thing
foolish press outfit, represented here
by the bogus Ambassador, Boris
Bakhmetelf sends out to deceive the
credulous.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
-- ----'--r--
AGED WOMAN PASSES
Mrs. Stolte sueeumhs To Heart At
tack--Youna Matron Dies

MRS. Stoite SuccumbS o Heart At
tack--Young Matron Dies
Brattleboro, June 3.--Mrs Meta
Leitner) Stolte, 50, widow of Died
rich Stolte, died suddenly about $3.50
o'clock Wednesday evening in her
home at 90 Forest street
She was born in Bremen Germany
Aug. Is. 1888 She married Mr.
Stolte. also Of that place, April 8
1863. They came to Brattleboro in
1872 and she had lived here since
that time. Mr.. Stolte died Dec. H.
1907. He was a well-known gar
maker and his death, like that Of his
wife, came very suddenly from an at
tack of heart trouble
Seven children were born to them,
all OF whom survive r. William, OF
Buffalo, N. Y, Charles H., of Fa r
haven, Mass, Diedrich, Edith NJ
Anna c., Daniel j., and Meta wife OF
Howard S. Wellman, all OF Brattle.
boro. There are also five grandchil-
dren She also leaves one sister
Mrs. Johanna Jasmer Of Ch cago
The funeral will be held today at
2:30 O'Clock in her late home.
Victim Of Bright S Disease
Mrs. Mettie (Ryder) Weatherhead
35, wife OF Luc us J. Weatherhead OF
.Guilford, died Thursday morning
about 1920 o'clock OF acute Bright 5
disease, She had been in i'll health
snce last fall
Besides her husband, she leaves
one son, Merrill, her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Ryder of Halifax and
nine brothers and sisters.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at 1890 O'Clock from Eer
late home in Gu lford
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04

conducted in q manner that makes
the name Sparks household word
and the circus a welcome visitor to
all cities embraced in its itinerary
Starting as a small one car affair the
residents Of this city have watched it
steadily grow in magnitude until to.
day it stands as one Of the leaders in
the three ring class. A large train Of
all new steel and electrically lighted
cars ranging from 70 to 76 feet in
length are now required to house the
employees and paraphernalia and il the
rolling stock is any criterion of the
performances to follow Sparks should
be truly wonderful for never has
there been seen in Bennington such
a wonderful train of cars,
AS to the program Mgr Chas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04

The ancient Egyptians had golo
coin and silver standard Of currency
and their money was in the foin
of god and silver ornameuls ring,
and nuggets, the value Of which de,
pended upon weight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
TO DEVELOP ROADS
Government OF Penn, Has Ambitious
Railway Plans.

iH'lWNJ 'Ni'S'
Lima, June An ambitious scheme
for the development OF Peru railway
system is said to be undec consider
alton by the government. II includes
the building Of two north and south
Zines and one or more railways con.
meeting the western coast with the
navigable rivers en- the eastern from
tier
There are now approximately 300
miles of which are said to be controN-
ed by the Peruvian corporation, a
British concern
Engineering difficult es and the
almost prohibitiye cost Of construction
has been pushed in the river valleys
of Peru, according TO Daniel Waters,
United States commercial attlche here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
TO OPEN kEENe SHOE SHOPS
The McElwsin Factory win Resume
Work Soon.

Concord, N. H., June Am early
resumption of work in the Keene shoe
factory of the W. II. McElwain com
pany is forecast by the management
here in the following statement;
THE McElwain shoe factory at
:[eene will be opened sometime with
in the next few weeks. Production
will be started gradually and increased
by definite stages. Probably the max
imum daily production of 40QO pairs
will not be reached until sometime in
the early fall. The factory win event
.ually employ 400"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
GUILTY or TREASON
Polish Officer Executed For Giving
Military Secrets to British.

Warsaw, June 4.--Lieu--ent Henry
IwanicN, a member of the Polish fly
ing corps who was convicted by court
martial of high treason II disposng
of m .Iitary secrets to British agents,
was executed yesterday at Warsaw
Citadel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
Toddlino Alono

n1nc'rg is Beautiful. When it's
hoa~t ful And when IS dancing.
Modern stepping is double delirium tre'
mers Shimmy was supposed to be
the last letter in last word of dancing.
But toddle has it looking as quite as
..dudcufted mummy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
WOMEN s CLUBS
To CONVENE HERE
EARLY NEXT WEEK
State Federation TO Meet with
Bennington FOrtnightIy
18TH ANNUAL GATHERING
Names of Prominent Speakers
Appear on Three Day
Program

The 2Gth annual meeting of the Yer
mont Federation Of Women's clubs is
to be held with the Bennington Fort
nightly June T. s and and the gather
ing is expected to be one Of the larg-
est in the history of the organization.
All sessions Of the meeting viii be
held at the Second Congregational
chapel and the names of a number of
prominent speakers appear on the
three-day program which is as fol.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Excellent Musical Program For SUM-
day Night.

day Night.
The First Baptist church has ar
ranged the following program for Sun
day evening;
SHUTDOWN Choir
Hymn Nc. 81
Duett, Abide With Me"
Miss Pl'ing. Miss Joliyette
Softly the Silent Night Winn
Choir
l50th Psalm Gould
Choir
Reading, Pastor
Hymn No. %
Praye:
Offering, Duett, Twilight Neyin
Miss Kinne. Mr.. Hurley
Calm as the Night" BONN
Miss Pililng
sgIark IIark, Ny Soul Ambrose
ChCi'
Solo The Lord is My Light
Allitsen
Nj Hurley
Read ng, Pastor
The Radient Morn Hath Pas 4 Away
Woodard
Choic
There is a Land" smleton
Hymn No. AZ
Benediction
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight cooler. Sunday fair.
Advice.

We hand this out and ask no price
And know that you'll forsake II. For
you must charge for your advlce--if
Spn want folks to tuke it.--Arkansas
~louGS Cut.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-04
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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

Pueblo's FREQ municipal camping
grounds at Paramount rark, having
proved Immensely popular with the
tourists who have taken shelter the, .
during the tourist seasons of the pa st
few years. have been improved in an
ticipation OF tho biggest tourist year
ever known, according to James H.
Lovern, commissioner of parks.
Last year. no less than 10000 persona
made use of the free privileges of the
grounds. III necessary. we are now
prepared to accommoda,o three times
that number this summer Mr.. Loverp
stated recently. Tourists. he said
have already started pitching camr
there this year. They have registered
In the books at the grounds from every
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
j. S. CHAMPION
LADY GOLFER TO
!. MEET ENGLISH
Miss Alexa Stirling Of Atlanta
Creates Comment In British
f Golf Circles

london. MAY f4-Miss Alexa Stir
ling Of Atlanta. Ga. Americas cham
piou woman golfer now in England
as ono of tho representatives of tho
United States Golf Association to COM
pete for the British Women's cham
pionship title at Turnberry. Scotland,
on May 30. made her first appearance
in England competition recently at
Stoka foges in the annual match be-
tween ten of the best women players
and ten leading male amateurs Each
woman was allowed halfa-stroke a
hole. NJ ss Stirling was defeated by
r. II do Montmorency while the
British women champion won her
match from J. III Tollcy, who beat
Robert A. Gardner of Chicago in tho
Amateur championship.
An English golfinE authority
writing in n London daily gives his
impression OF Miss Strings game on
her initial appearance abroad and
compares her style of play with that
OF the British champion. Miss Lritch.
as follows:
The real interest was centered in
Miss Stirling as the chief representa-
tive Of the great American golfinG
public. Her reputation and position
In tn. States ia analogous to that of
Miss Jcitch in this country. both are
Hupreme in their own spheres. Per-
hans tho gulf between Miss stirling
and her American contemporaries IL
greater than that between Miss Leitch
aud Miss Joyce Wethered and Miss
Molly Griffiths. to mention only two
English lady golfers who are advanc-
ing steadily to the standard set by the
,-ritish lady champion.
Having seen Miss Stirling play on
p course which 10 not dissimilsr to
many OF tho first -class United states
inland courses there can be little
rNn Ia IL - n 4,
sheer rcifing science to any other
American lady who has honored us
with her presence. But that does not
mean 70 imply that she Ia tho equal
Of Miss Cecil Leitch. Frankly. I do
not think she Is. and for one very
simple reason Misc Stirling lacks
tho punch to uss n somewhat in
delieh,c but expressive phrase. that
produces length. and which " SO
characteristic Of Miss Lritchs game
! believe that the British lady cham
rion would outdrive her by 10 to Is
yards. which makes all tho difference
In the world when playing a full two
shot hole.
In the matter Of style they nre az
widely apart as the poles Certainly
they both favor the fiat to the upright
giving. but that is tho only POINT of
resemblance. Miss Stirling takes the
club back siowly gracefully. and
rvthmiclliy. without the Fiieflteet sign
Of Jerk or snatch in the swing She
brings the club down quickly. but the
pace rs not fast enough at The impsc.
Tho follow-thru Is complete with the
handg fairly high at the finish.
Now. Miss Lcitch takes tho club
back dangerously quick and brings It
down with the maximum of speed
with the result that the head ot~the
club and the ball meet in a resound-
Ing crash. With Miss Stirling II Is
more OF sweep than n blow. In
Miss Leitch's case the follow-thru Is
restricted. Az regards the grip. an
important factor In ladies' golf where
CONTINUED on Next HaSel
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
AUT0TRAFFIC REGULATION
WORRIES CITY GOVERNMENTS

Chicago. May 14.-Reports from many
cities of tho Central Western states
show traffic regulation at these rapidly
growing points to be a problem of
great importance yet to be satisfactor-
lily solved or a matter under regulation
but closely observed by city govern
ments.
Varied and numerous are the sya-
tens OF traffic control used. ranging
frorp~the hand signals and whistles of
officers posted at street Intersections
to the new automatic semaphore sys-
tenn soon to be tried out in Chicago.
Practically every sort of conveyance
is regulated by traffic rules except baby
carriages. which are especiolly exempt
cd from what are defined as we
hicles."
Few cities have the "one way thor
oughfaras but tho sticker or tag sys-
tenn Of notifying drivers OF violation of
parking rules is common.
That Chicago will soon see the soma
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
YANKEE TOURISTS
0vERRUN EUROPE
Hotels Across Seas Filled Up
Must Make Reservations
In Advance

Rome. May 1t-"Tenting on the
old camp ground'' will be tho lot Of
Americans rushing to Rome. Rome is
full. fun for months. so the hotel men
say. American tourists have captured
and occupy II go that others Of their
countrymen wishing to get in must
be spoken for in advance or must pave
a golden road for themselves in crstui-
ties to hotel porters and clerks in or
der to get a place where to lay their
heads.
Sorry. but We are full Did you
write u.s. Did YOU telegraph is the
constant cry of the functionsries at
tho hotels. II one cannot answer in
the affirmative, sorry indeed is their
lot for weary pilgrimeEes from ono
hotel to another is the only slternl-
tive,
A chance might bring q room scalp
or" to ones assistance. This consists
for which the daily stipulation is anor-
nous. There was one example where
an American paid $40 night for his
room In a private family. Tho room
was only scantily furnished and rot
modern in it's appointments.
Aside from the scarcity of lodgings.
Rome seems to have taken on its pre-
war tourist attitude. The Same Von-
doris OF canoes present themselves to
the American on his appearance in
Rome. The Samo old faces are seen In
tho antique shops and tho art show
rooms. The same beggsrs occupy their
accustomed places, while tho same old
blind band" with its full- sighted
drummer" Of tourist ehekels grinds
out its unintelligible violin saucaks
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

phore signal systerl in vogue In the
loop district is tho Wow expressed
today by officials of tho Chicago Motor
club. The city council now has such
systems under investigation. Auto
matte semsphores controlled from a
central station anS swinging from one
position to the other AT intervals of ie
seconds. are thought to be favored
They are looked upon az impartial
traffic umpires favoring neither stream
of traffic. mutely incapable of argu-
ment and continue to operate " the
traffic officer is called aside. With this
type of semaphore a traffic officer may
be omitted altogether without the
slightest injury to traffic efficiency
There is now a bill before the Illi-
nois legislature giving cities the power
to designate certain streots as sane
tuaries in which automobiles may I've
parked at night without having lights
burning. Some states have already an
ticipated this trend toward economis-
ing on gasoline while the car is not in
motion by permitting the use of a
single fender lamp and dispensing with
all other lights until the car Is again
in motion.
= From q city. admittedly ono of the
most coneested in the United States.
Detroit has in the short space of one
year become one of tho best regulated
traffic centers In the country. install
lation of q master tower" system in
Guiding devices of lights and gongs was
a big factor in clearing daily congce-
tion of traffic which amounted to u
serious condition in the Michigan city.
Detroit has also inauEurstad tho i'm
pounding" system and autoists who
have parked their cars in forbidden
territory find them at tho city pound
and arc obliged % pay fines OF from
81 to s. to regain tnem,
In Dallas. Texas, an ordinance pro-
hibi'irg "lef. turns is in force during
the rush hours and keeps traffic flow
ing in the same direction and prevents