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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
JUDGE MEAGHER
IS RAPPOINTED
IN BENNINGTON
VIII Continue to Preside in
Municipal Court
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
Representative Chase Would Limit
Salary of Commissioner Of
Education TO $4,000.

Montpelier Feb. 1.--Governcr r
Hartness this forenoon announced
the disappointment of William J..
Meagher as municipal court Judge in
Bennington.
The Senate In a full time session
this morn ng disposed Of al OF the
bills on It's calendar and adopted
three proposals Of amendment. The
first giving equal suffrage to women,
the tn rd, permitting legislators to fill
vacancies in the house of representa-.
tives, and the sixth, to perm the leg
stature to prescribe where deeds
and conyeyances may be fled
Four senate and five house bills
were passed by the senate, among
them Sill permitting banks to de.
pcsit funds in Canadian banks, and
SIS relat ng tc motor truck licenses
IN the house II bills were .ntroduc-
ed, one Of them by Mr.. Chase OF Ben
ningLon, limiting the salary Of the
commissioner OF education to $4,000.
A new senate bill was introduced
by Senator Sherburne. providing for
a teachers college and teachers
tra m ne courses.
A bill tc Volsteadize the Vermont
statutes was introduced in the house
by Mr.. Austin Of Rlchford An apple
grading bill came into the house
from the agricultural committee as
did a b Il to raise the salaries of
county clerks, the latter introduced
by Mr. Field of Montpelier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
BOARD OF TRADE MEETS
Takes Action on Several Measures
Now before Legislature.

The Bennington board of trade held
a special meeting Saturday evening
with w. II. Nichols in the chair and
the following directors IN attendance:
Collins NJ. Graves, A. c. LaMarre, E.
II. Holden w. P. Hogan and William
H Wills.
Acton was taken upon six proposals
put forth by the director Of the Greater
Vermont sociation. These proposals
related to the future policy in high
way construction in this state aud all
six received the endorsement OF the
meeting.
1t was voted that the secretary of
the board write the senators from
Bennington county protesting against
the passage Of senate bill 26 permit
ting street railway companies to suS
pend traffic and remove tracks from
lines or portions of lines that prove
unremunerative
Similar action WAS taken in relation
to house bill q permitting cities,
towns ana villages to make certain
agreements with street railway com
panies operating in their respective
corporations.
1t was voted that the president write
Representative e. L. Potter Of Pownal,
chairman of the fish and game com
mittee, protesting against the shorten
ing of the open trout season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
long In Their Self Satisfied Depths Ignorance Silly Concet
CHARGE AGAINST DOCTOR
Or. s. F. Dunn Of Wilmington Under
Bond Of $1,000.

Bratttleboro, Feb DIR Stephen
f. Dunn, for the past 18 years a sue
cessful medical practitioner in Will
nington, was brought here yesterday
morning by Constable l.. C. Bellows Of
w lmington and was arraigned before
Judge A. E. Cudworth in the munich
pal court in the afternoon on com
PAINT issued by States Attorney E.
w Gibson charging him with attempt
Ing to perform an illegal operation
upon Mary Jane Mitchell
Attorney II. G. Barber appeared TOR
Dr Dunn and waived the right to
trial in Wilmington, and it was order
ed that trial be held in Bratt eboro
Attorney Barber then entered for DR.
Dunn plea of not guilty and waived
examinat on.
Judge Cudworth bound the respond
ent over to w ndham county court
for trial and fixed bail at $1,000,
which Dr.. Dunn furnished, Fred E.
Weed Of Wilmington becoming sure.
ty for him.
In a statement to the court States
Attorney Gibson said taat he had
known DR.. Dunn many years and that
he dlsl ked very much to prefer the
charge against M He said that be-
fore doing so he not only insisted
that he be furnished an affidavit
from Mrs. Mitchell but also sent
detective employed by the state, with
the consent OF the attorney general,
to look nto the matter and that the
detective thought there ought to De
prosecution Both States Attorney
G 5son and Attorney Barber assured
the court that there would be no at
tempt On the part Of Dr. Dunn to
leave the state.
Attorney Barber says that the afi-
dayit was secured by Attorney Jones
Of Wilmington and that he and DR..
Dunn had had some differences. he
dec ares that Dr. Dunn is not guilty
and that there will be some interest
ing developments before the case IA
finished.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
NEAR 90 BUT ACTIVE
ESGov. Pinqree, Capt French, Edi.
tor Cheney Of N. H. ST Going Strong

EJeov. Pneree, Capt French Edi'
tor Cheney of N. H, st II Going Strong
White River Junction, Jan. 29.-
Former Gov. Samuel e Pingree and
Captain IT-race French went to Leb-
anon, n H.. today for an annual re-.
ms on q nner as guests of Clarence e.
Carr OF Andoyer A third guest at
the reunion was Elias H. Cheney for
20 years in the United states consul
lar service and still editor of The
Granite state Free Press at Lebanon
Editor Cheney was SO years one day
old, today; Gcv, Pingree So years five
nj nths q days, Capt French SO
years II months and 13 days; VIII lie
the host, Mr. Carr IS just 67 years IL
months and 80 days old
Gov. Pingree was the colone Of the
Srd Vermont regiment and Captain
French was OF the same organization
All three work every day, Col Pin.
gree in his law Office here and no
matter how cold and inc.ement the
weather he is rarely seen en- the
street wearing an oyercoat n spt
Of the seedlings of MS wife. Capt
French is a daily worker N the care
ofthe family estate, Home Acre"
In this weeks ssue of the Granite
State Free Press Editor Cheney had
two and half columns of editorials
besides other matter Of his own writ
ing and ne day passes without his
busy use of pencil and pen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
JUDGE LINDSAY
MUST PAY HIS FINE
Or CO TO JAIL
Penalty Originally Imposed for
Contempt Of Court
HAD REFUSED TO TESTIFY
Appeal Has Now Been Dismissed by
United STATES Supreme
Court.

Denver, Jan. 31.--Juvenile Judge B.
Lindsay of Denver must pay $500
fine for contempt of court or 60 to
jail. The United States Supreme
Court today dismissed his appeal from
the decis on or the Colorado State Su-
preme Court, which had sustained the
action Of District Judge Perry in finiug
Judge Lidnsay $500 for refusing to
testify in the famous Wright murder
case.
The action of the highest court in
The United States means that unless
be pays the fine he must serve it out
in the county jail.
On June 3, 1915, during the trial of
Bertha Wright, charged with the mur-
der OF her husband, John A. Wright,
Judge Lidnsay was called to the wit
ness stand by District Attorney Rush
and asked to tell the jury Of con
YER alton with Neal Wright, twelve
year old son Of the accused. He refus
ed point blank, contending that the
commur ication was privileged and that
he could not honorably diyulge IT,
Neal Wright just before the trial,
had made an affidavit stating that he
and not his mother fired the shot
which killed Wright District Attor.
ney Rush insisted upon Judge Lindsay
testifying that he might use that testi.
mony to impeach the testimony given
by the Wright boy IN the afiadavt 1t
was his theory that Mrs Wright had
fired the fatal ahot and that Neal
Wright had 80 told Judge Lindsay.
The right OF Judge Lindsay to hold
young Wtights statement TO an as
privileged communication was argued
at length. On August 8. 1915, Judge
Perry adiudged Judge Lindsay guilty
OF contempt OF court and few days
later ordered him to pay a fine Of $500
When informed OF the decision OF the
United States Supreme Court Judge
Lindsay declined to sly whether he
would pay the fine or 30 to JAN, but
indicated he would 80 to jail.
Il can't say right now what I will
do If the District Attorney brings the
case up and The Judge orders me TO
pay the fine or 90 to jail" said Judge
Lind ay q viii consult my attorney
before dec ding.
However you can say that in the
future ! always accept the alternative
OF going to jail rather than snltch on a
Kid. And shall consider myself law
abiding citizen in doing So"
Jocularly Judge Lindsay added that
he would rather 90 to jail right now
than to pay a fine because need the
rest"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
GOING 1T TOO aARD?

Overwork and worry cvereating
and lack of exercise and sleep are re-
sponstb'e for much Kidney trouble If
your back aches and the kidneys seem
weak, rest up and use Doan's Kidney
Pills.
c. d. Hicks, 712 Gage St, Benning.
ton. says: "Doans Kidney Pills are
rght fine kidney medicine and they
have my highest words of praise.
About two years ago was in bad
shane with my kidneys and ! believe
the trouble was brought On by the ma
ture OF my work. My back was sore
and lame and the muscles were stiff
Ny kidneys acted irregularly and
was all out of sorts. Doan's Kidney
Pills gave me relief and couple boxes
from Quinlan's Drug store completely
and permanently cured me Of the
trouble Best Cf all the cure has last
ed so l can cpnsclent ously recon-
mend this remedy"
Price 60c. at all dealers Don't
simEy ask for a kidney remedy--get
loans Kidney Pitls---the same that
Mr. Hicks had. Foster Milburn Co.
Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
ACCIDENT STOPPED
MAIN go" AT SMOKER
Soldier Gibbons Colldsd with Head Of
Coored Boxer and Forced
to Quit

An accident In the seventh round
at the Bennington Athletic club
smoker held at Union hall Monday
evening terminated what was prom
sing to be one cf the best ten round
bouts seen in Bennington since the
revival of boxing. Kid Black of Troy
and Soldier Gibbons Of Bennington
were going along at lively clip
when the local boy collided with the
woody head of his oppoGont and was
unable to proceed. The mishap was
purely accidental, no blame being at
tached to the colored boy, but the un.
Mltunate end ng OF the 80 was de-
cidedly disappointing to the good.
8 zed crowd in attendance
Black is a boxer Of long experience.
Like Gibbons, he was in the pink Of
cond ton and although he gave sew
eral pounds in weight his more OK.
tensive know edge Of the game en-
abled HIM to held his own against
his heavier opponent In Gibbons he
met a clever mitt artist who ducked
and blocked n a manner that brought
rounds Of cheers from the crowd.
When the bout ended it was the
opinion of the crowd that the boys
were evenly matched.
The semi-fnal came to an end in
the first minute Of the first round.
I'D Lang Of Bennington was matched
against Kid Harris Of Troy. Lang
sarted alter his man IN his usual
whirlwind fashion but found himself
pitted against a boxer who was cap
abe of using similar tactics. Lang
was stopped in 80 seconds and the
bout was awarded to Harris
The preliminary furnished the usu.
al amount of amusement for the
crowd Young Muggsby and Kidd
Britt, bc tn Of Bennington, were the
participants and what they lacked n
knowledge Of the ring game they
made up IN energy and determination.
In fact they were so energetic that
both we're precepH'b'y exhausted at
the end Of the first round The bout
went the limit four rounds, but In
the final stanza II was apparent that
Britt was the better boy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
HIRED MAN KILLED
BY EMPLOYERS SON
TRAGEDY at arookHeld is Caused by
PoIanders Refusal to Hitch Up
Horse,

Brookfe.d, Jan. 30.-George N en-
cyyk, a Poiander about rs years cid,
was shot and almost instantly killed
last evening about seven O'Clock by
Allie Sm tn. son OF John l. Smith, at
the so-ca,led Panton farm, The shoot
nx was the result 4 quarrel be-
tween the two men, and Smith claims
Il was accidental The hired man had
worked on the farm six weeks.
Immediately after the shoot ng,
which occurred in the yard. young
Smith with the aid OF another hired
man. Sherburne Clark, carried the
body of the Polander into the house,
and then summoned DR. Ell 8. In the
presence of Smith. DR. Ellis telephc n
ed States Attorney John Sherburne OF
Randolph and about nine o'eolck Mr.
SherbuFne and Deputy Sheriff d. d..
Howe went to the farm and arrested
the young man.
Young Smith gave directions to
Niencyyk to hitch up a horse for a
trim to Randolph This was net done,
the hired man refusing on the ground
tsiot te was not at work for the son
hut for the father who was away al
the time.
Words followed and young SIN tn
finally went into the house, secured
a rife. and coming out shot Niencyyk
the bullet passing thp.ngh the chest
The authorities say that Smith
seems not to realize the seriousness
of the case In a statement TO States
Attorney Sherburne he is understood
TO have declared the rife was acc
IDENTITY discharged
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
COAL FIRMS INDICTED
Charged with Selling Coal at Exces-
slVe Prices.

Charged win Selling Coal at EHces-
slve Prices.
Cleveland, Jan. 81. The Federal
Grand Jury today returned five indict
ments under the Lever Act charging
five Cleveland coal firms, both re-
tailers and operators, with selling coal
in the last several months at excessive
prices,
The indictments, returned TO Federal
Judge d. c. Westenhayen late this az.
ternoon after the jurors for the last
two weeks hal been examining coal
selling conditions in northern Oh o,
listed the details of the separate sales
whose prices, it is charged were viol-
ations Of the Lever act, Soft coal fgu.
red in the majority of the transactions,
but hard coal and coke were named as
well.
These are the first indictments to be
returned under the Lever act in the
northeastern Ohio Federal district.
They come after Federal juries all
over the country, and notably in New
York, have presented indictments
charging excessive retail prices for
necessaries Of life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
CARPENTER, BANK EXAMINER
Reappointed by Governor Hartness
Monday.


Montpelier Jan 31--Gov. James
Haltness this evening announced the
following appointments
w. r Pond of Rutland as a mem.
ber Of the board Of dental examiners;
reappoIntment
X. H. Mecorney OF st. Albans as a
member OF the state board of examln-
ers OF embalmers; new appointment.
DR.. S. w. Hammond Of Rut and and
Dr. Edward Kirk and OF Bellows Falls
as members of the state board Of
medical reg stration; reappclntment.
Ohm Merrill Of Enosburg Falls as
trustee CT the permanent school fund;
reappo ntment.
James A Stacey of Hartford as
member OF the Vermont Toll Bridge
commission; reappointment
George B Young Of Montpelier as
member Of the commission to pro-
mote uniformity of leg Station; reap
pointment
Walter A. Dutton Of Hardwick, re-
des ignated as chairman Of the public
service commission
Luther i Johnson Of Randolph, re-
designated chairman OF the state
board OF education.
In short executive session this
evening the Senate suspended the
ru'es and confirmed the appointments
Of George b. Carpenter OF Hartford 10
succeed himself as bank commission
er for the term of two years and Sen
ator Harvey Il. Kingsley Of Rut and
to succeed himself az q member of
the board Of administration OF Nor
wich un vers.ty for a term OF Two
years. These appo ntments were
cent to the Senate By Gov Hartness
sbcrtly before O'Clock,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
SOCIALISTS HUNTED AND
CHASED BY SOLDIERS
Attack on Italian Premier Made by
Socialist Deputies Who Claim
Mistreatment.

Rome. Jan. 81 Enraged over events
OF the most disastrous week in the
history Of Italian Socialism, Socialist
leaders today began a determined ef.
fort to overthrow the Giolitti Cabinet
Debates, participated in by th rty
deputies. were expected TO last
through the week, with Premier
Gioitti certain to receive strong
vote OF confidence at their conclusion.
Socialists in their opening state
ments declared the government has
not made proper use OF facilities to
prevent the manhunting and assault
ing OF Socialists by the Fasci ii (antl-
SoeiaHsts) They charge the Pre-.
mier directly with responsibility for
the nat.on wide reaction against So
calism.
The only refuge for the Socialist
deputies was within the Chamber it,
self. guarded by troops. If they ven
tured outside they we're apt to be
chased by mobs which drove them
from restaurants and threatened their
lives.
The deputies charged that troops
and police should have been assigned
to better advantage TO prevent at
tacks on Socialist meeting places,
labor halls and the like,
The premier was expected through
some spokesman to answer the
charges with an assertion that both
Nationalist and Socialists are en-
deavorng to use the government for
their own purposes. His declaration
will be that he has no intention Of
being a catspaw for either party
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
SUPREME COURT
GRANTS Ne VI TRIAL
IN BERGER CASE
Rules Judge Lands Was Ineli-
gible TO Preside
JUSTICES DIVIDED 6 TO 8
Majority Opinion that Affidavit Of
Prejudice Should Have Been
Respected.

Washington. Jan. 3l.-Victor l..
Ber'ber soc alist editor of Milwaukee,
and four co-defendants who were con
yicted and sentenced to terms rang
Ing from 10 to 20 years for violation
OF the wartime espionage act, will be
~ ven new trials under decision to-
day BY the supreme court.
uyld ng six to three, the court
held that Federal District Judge Ian
dis of Chicago was ineligible tc con-
duct the trial and should have retired
upon the fl ng Of an affidavit by the
defendants charg ng him with per
sonal bias and prejudice" because Of
the NATIVITY OF certain OF them.
The co-deendants with Berger are
Adolph Germer, national secretary Of
the socia'is party, native OF Prus-
ea; William Kruse ed tor CT the
Young socialist magazine, whose par
ents were Germans; j. Louis Eng.
dahl, and Irwin st. John Tucker, writ
ers and lecturers, natives OF the
United States and cla aiming to be
not OF immediate German descent.
The sole question before the SUI
preme court was whether Judge Ian
dis had erred in continuing to sit III
the case after counsel for the de-
Tense had filed a properly drawn af-
fdavit Of prejud &C. Six members Of
the court, INCLUDING Chief Justice
White, he'd that he did. Three other
members Justice Day, Pitney and Nc
Reynolds, held that he did not and
filed opinions Sharply dissent ng from
that Of the majority,
Justice McKenna, departing from
his wrdten opinion, said It should be
OF no Importance to Judge whether
he sat II any particu ar case He
added that the section of the judicial
code under which the affidavit was
fled was drawn to assure that the
court not only would be impartial
but would be free from even q eus-
piciatl of part ality,
we are of the opinion, therefore,
he cent nuet, that an affidavit upon
information and belief satisfies the
section and that upon its fling, Il 1t
shows the Objectionable inclination
or disposition d of the Judge, it is his
duty to proceed no further m the
case"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
LIVE STOCK DECREASES
Great Fall In Number and Value on
Farms and Rannes

Washington, Jan. 3l.-Value of live
stock on farms and ranges in the
United States has decreased more than
S2500,000 during the last year, and
the amount Of live gtock about 10 0O0,-
600, according to estimates announced
today by the Department of Agr,cul-
ture.
Cattle and sheep decreased in mum
ber more than per cent There was
a decrease in va ue Of more than half
a billion dollars in milk COWS, and
about the same for other cattle, while
swine showed a decrease Of almost
half billion dollars and sheep almost
a quarter OF billion dollars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
MR.. wgLLlNaTows FUNERAL
viii Be Held Tomorrow From Late
Home.

Troy, Feb. 1.-The funeral OF the
late George -. Wellington will be
held tomorrow morning from his late
residence ON Eighth Street. The SER
vices win be str city private, with
cnly the family and a few specially
invited friends In attendance. Rev.
John Sheridan zelie OF the First
Street Presbyterian Church and Rev.
Edward W. Babcock of the Holy
Cross Church VIII ofiiciate and the
following will act as bearers; 8. S.
Buttons, II Courtland Gale, William
H. Shields, Henry c. Shields, Le-
Grand c. Tibbits and Seymour Van
Santyoord Interment will be in the
family lot at Oakwood The fam ly
has expressed wish that nc flowers
shall be sent
County Judge Pierce II. Russell an
nounces that out of respect to the
memory OF Senator Wellington the
County Court will be adjourned to-
morrow, the date of the funeral.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
Just Plain BitrO-Phosphate If
Nervous and Rundown.

'Neurasthen'a IS nerve exhaustion, I"
says DR. Frederic S Kolle, author Of
medical text books, and caused by
worry, oyerwork, emotional excite
ment and eXcesses of various kinds
To resore to complete health the
men and women whose nervous ener.
gy is undermined, a pure organic phos.
phate known TO VIM, L. Gokay and
al leading drugg'sts as Bitro Phos.
phate, must he taken freely with
meals unit the nerve and brain cells
are reyitahzed with this natural ele-
ment It is nerve.wrecled peoples
one hope for happy, useful future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
KINGSLEY TO AID
One Of Committee se;ected to Probe
G, o, p, In South.

H.
New York, Feb. THE repub' lean
national committee is preparing to in
vestigate party conditions in the South
for the purpose Of recommending
changes in the apportionment of dele
gates to the next national convention,
viii II. Hays, national chairman to-
day announced the makeup Of tho COM
mittee, which will conduct the inquiry
in accordance with resolutions adopted
by the Chicago convention Mr.. Hays
will be OK Office chairman Other mem
bers are Representative G. Bascomb
slemp, Virginia; Earl $. kingsley, ma
tlonal committeeman, Vermont and r.
P Howell, national committeeman,
Nebraska.
The investigation committee state.
ment said "may result in something
Of a revolution in the republican party
organizations IN the South, and per-
haps a complete reconstructlon in that
region"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
TWO CHILDREN DIE IN CRASH
Several Seriously Hurt When Train
Strikes School Bus.

Baltimore Jan. 31--Two children
were killed several seriously injured
and a dozen others slightly injured
when a train on the Annapolis short
line railroad struck bus fl led with
school ch ldren near Shipley on the
road between Baltimore and Washing
ton.
Some of the injured were taken to
Camp Meade hospital
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
FIRED INTO STREETS
Outlaws Plan to Prevent Murder
Trial


Williamson, w. Va, Jan. 31.--The
first outbreak OF the threatened trouble
between hill denizens and authorities
here as an outcome of the trial of Sid
Hatfield and twenty others for the mur,
der of Baldwin Falts detectives occur.
red today just before daybreak, when
n fusillade OF shots was fired from a
hillside into the town.
The bul cts ratified on the sidewalks
in the vicinity Of Fourth street No
one was hurt Soldiers quartered
here to preserve order during the trial
of Hethed were aroused from their
hunks by the shots and searched the
hills near the town. No trace of the
gunmen was found
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
OUGHT to De.

The lreu,ee Of West Ham public
house has Just purchased parrot
which is trained to initiate the bag
pipes. The birds life will, Of course,
be insured London Punch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Generally fair and somewhat warmer
tonight Wednesday unsettled and
warmer. Probably snow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01

WANTED--Will buy out lunch room.
cigar and tobacco store or first-class
billiard room with living rooms above
store. Live town five to ten thousand
population. state full details first let-
ter, Box 522, HaoSensack, New Jersey.
20t2s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01

WANTED--W Woman for general house,
work Small family Mrs. D. J, Keller,
Gl9 Main street. cots