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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
AMERICAN TRADERS ARE
LOSING IN THE LEVANT
Former U. S. Commissioner Says Turks
Prefer to Deal With Dealers
of Other Nations

Constantinope. May "a serious eff
fort to impress on Americans the ne
cessity of being far and upright in
their business dealings with the Turks
is being made here by thoseAmericans
famlliarIgwith the Levant. m
"ltis a fact that people in the Leyant
have got To the point that they prefer
TO do business with any other nation
than ours says Lewis Heck, former.
ly United States commissioner here.
1T is condition that has grown
out OF our vast war business. We used
to make buyers put up their money
In New York bank before goods were
delivered. and then the goods sent
were often not as specified. Also.
honest American firms have lost mon
ey become suspicious, and blame the
whole Leyant for the dishonesty of a
few OF its crooks.
One OF the serious causes for dis
phte has been in connection with ex,
change. II the exchange wasn't right,
the American house often failed to
ship the goods,
There are just as many honest
houses here as in New York know
of several who have lost large sums
In the exchange fluctuations. in order
TO keep their word This is true. II
you do not meet these houses half
way on the matter of honesty, as they
know local conditions better, they will
beat you"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
v0[sTEAD PLANS
]. BARLEYCORN' s
FINAL 0BsEQU|[s
Committee Will Consider Use of
Beer In Medicinal Cases
DOCTORS ARE NOT AGREED
American Ship Owners Want 10
Sell Liquor Beyond the
Three Mile Limit

Washington, May 9.-The ghost OF
John Barleycorn win walk again in
Congress this week at house Judiciary
committee hearings on Chairman Vol
stead's bill to keep him completely
dead.
Every now and then John st RS and
Icreates excitement. This time his enc.
mics plan to deliver a final whack.
Considering the dry composition of
the house, members predict that the
new Volstead measure designed TO pro
hihit the sale of beer to the aillng will
be put through.
A food of petitions has reached Mr..
Volstead for and against any added re.
strictlons Doctors, including the gen.
eral practtioned who still sticks to
the old top buggy, seem to be divided
about fifty-f1fty, according to the let.
ters, on the question Of medical beer
Some have written that it is not need
ed TO help the ailing; others have pro.
tested it was not right to keep a pat.
lent from having little beer with his
meals for his stomach's sake
SO the committee agreed to hear
them all, beginning Thursday, and
then. Mr.. Volstead predicted. put
through the bill designed to put medi'
cal beer in a place all its own in the
barleycorn family graveyard
Aside from Mr.. Volstead's tighten.
ing up measure three or four Others
affecting prohib ton are pending. The
bill which would permit American
ships to sell liquor beyond the three
mile limit will be considered by the
merchant marine committee, but the
yolstead committee VIII pass on the
uill bill to repeal the prohibition en-.
forcement act. and also the Wood bill,
transferring actual enforcement from
the treasury to the department OF JUS
tice. ~. H.
There is wide difference of opinion
on the question Of putt ng the enforce
ment army cnder the attoruey-gener-
lei. MANY proh btion leaders believing
there should be no change. The sale
OF liquor. on ships, coastwise vessels
.excepted, Is be ng urged on the ground
the American passenger feet must be
put on equal footing with fore en- In
ers II Congress hopes to develop its
merchant marine. -o H
Chairman Volstead refused to haz.
ard a guess as to how long the beer
hearings might run.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
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PROCTOR WOMAN
FOUND INQUARRt
Miss ButterwOrth's Remains Are
Taken From Water Hele
DEATH STILL A MYSTERY
Police Doubt Suicide Theory
Autopsy May Solve the
Strange Case
DEATH STILL A MYSTERY

Proctor, Vt, May 9.--The body OF
NJ IS Marion Butterworth, who disap-
peared last Tuesday night, wag found
Saturday night in an abandoned quar-
ry two miles south OF here, The hole
was filled with 100 feet of water and
divers were used in locating the body
and bringing 1t TO the surface. An
autopsy was begun at once.
Until the autopsy is finished II will
be impossible to know whether Miss
Butterworth committed suicide. The
body was found several hours after
searching party found womar's hat
floating on the water In the old
quarry The hat was the first trace
of her since she last was seen. Even
the finding of the body fails to lessen
the mystery very much, as there has
been no suggestion yet as TO how she
came to be so far from town or what
motives may have prompted her 10
drown herself, IL such was the case.
Virtually every person In Proctor
and farmers for miles about had join
ed n the search for the girl. Schools
had been closed for two days and
most of the business. places shut
their doors to take part. Boy Scouts
and other organizations organized
searching parties.
Miss Butterworth was near a sixty
foot falls when last seen and had let
ters In her hand which ii is presumed
sh was ON her way TO mail The TACT
she had laid out her clothes In her
room to wear the next day make the
police doubt she comm tied suicide,
No reason whatever has been adyan-
ced for her death.
She was secretary to Miss Emily D.
Proctor. daughter OF former u, S. Sen.
ator Redfied Proctor, She was an
orphan and graduate OF Boston uni
versity. ajE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
ggerated Idea of His Importance Valuable
COUNTY AGENTS. PLANS.
Arranges Schedule For Current Week
Dairy Specialist Assisting.

County Agent. w. III Teachout, will
be in Dorset, Monday: Manchester,
Tuesday; Remington, Wednesday;
West Shaftsbury, Thur day; North
Pownal, Friday; and at the Delning-
ton Office, Saturday.
The first three days of the week
John Hitchcock. state speclali.t in
dairying, will assist the county agent
in placing pure bred sires and confer
ring with community committeeman on
dairy Improvement.
Miss Marian Hardy, county club
agent will be in the following com
munities; Bennington bushnell dis
trict), Monday; Bennington (Riverside
districD, Tuesday; Stamford. Wednes,
day; Readsboro, Thursday; Woodford.
Friday, and Bennington and South
SALISBURY, Saturday.
A new calf and garden club was or
ganized last week in North Dorset.
The boys and girls OF West Rupert
are about to organize a poultry club
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
BRIGHT BUSINESS MAN
Boston Hustler Locates in Bennington
and Wins Success.

and Wins Success.
Millard NJ. Sumner. panager of the
new business department of the Twin
State Gas and Electric company is
spending fortnight in Bennington
booming the box.otiice receipts of that
organization. Mr.. Sumner, who Is a
Bostonian, Is practically recent
acquisition to this section having
settled in this zone some ten months
ago Since that time he has been di-
yidng his energies between this village
and Brattleboro, advancing the inter
est of the Twin State concern. 1t is
said in Brattleboro that his success
there has been unusually good; ii has
been remarkably so in Bennington. In
addition to being good business man,
Mr. Sumner is social y favorite. A
young man with a winning personality,
full of activity and endowed with a
real mans qualifications TO meet
the problems of commercial life, it's
not surprising that he's successful Mr.
Sumner calls Bennington his place Of
residence. although he alternates be-
tween Brattleboro and this town spend
ing two weeks in either locality each
month.
Mr.. Sumner was a delegate to the
conventions of the National Electric
Light association held, respectively in
Chicago and New York last winter, and
will attend the forthcoming gathering
of that association in Boston
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
pershinq Issues order.

Gen. Pershing. who is just beginning
his duties as commander of the newly
created general headquarters staff, is
sued a statement Sunday night in
which he emphasized the obligation OF
every citizen to prepare himself to
serve his country in time of need. The
purpose OF the statement was to in.
dorse the citizens miitary training
camps to be held this summer. In
part Gen. Pershing said:
From a purely mil tary standpoint
our policy should provide, first, per-
manent military establishment large
enough to guard against sudden at
tack; second, a force sufficient to meet
our International obligations, particu.
larly on American continent; third,
such force as may be necessary OF
meet our internal requirements, and.
fourth, trained cit zen reserve orga-
n;zed to meet the emergency of war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
BUSINESS MEMS LUNCHEON
State Probation Officer Jeffrey to Be
Principal Speaker.

William H. jeffrey. state probation
officer and secretary OF the board of
charities and probation, has been Sc,
cured as the principal speaker for
the annual business mems luncheon to
be held at the Y, M, G. A. gymnasium
Wednesday noon
Because of his double official posi-.
tion, Mr.. Jeffrey has at his command
a fund OF information of more than
usual interest TO every citizen.
The luncheon will be served prompt
ly at 1905 and the men of Bennington
are cordially invited to be present
Wednesday forenoon Mr. Jeffrey will
speak to the students at the high and
graded schools.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
Senator Reeds Statement.

+ Senator Reed says in his statement:
'iLsdislike to appear in the role OF u
critic of the Hard ne administration,
but, frankly, | am astounded at the
move just made Unofficial represen-
tat on is misnomer and solecism.
The men who are to ST on the various
commissions in Europe have no busi-
ness there as private individuals,
They must be there as representatives
of this government il they are there
at ALL
III they are anything more than
news gatherers then they must take
some part in the proceedings. If they
do this they commit this government
to the policies they have advocated or
agreed to and to the suggestions they
may have made.
The purpose of the Europeans can
be nothing else than to draw us into
the settlement, adjustment and en-
forcement OF their claims and contro
verses with other European powers
=, I'VE are asked to cooperate in the
settlement Of these difficulties. We
accept the invitation to take part In
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
FRANCE WILL SEEK BIG
LOAN FROM BANKERS
When ReparatIons Que ton Is Settled
III Nation YIN AppeaI For Aid
sVy Ito u. S. tFnarciers. hayN!G y

Paris, May 9,-The Wrench govern.
ment is1 preparing to ssuea very
large loan In America iii the event
that Germany accepts the allied ulti
mat,lIn and the reparat ons question
Is settled. o Consultations with Ameri.
can bankers are going on here daily,
hut tho detai's of the loan cannot be
flxedsuhtil after May 10. by which
time the Germans must meet the al.
lied, demands. II settlement with
Germany Is reached French financiers
believe Frances credit will be good
for at least half billion, if not a bill.
lion dollars. In this they seem to
have received encouragement from
American bankers here.
The loan WI be private one, is.
sued like the Franco.British loan dur
ing the war. The proceeds viii en-
able France to continue advances for
the devastated regions until such
time when she can realize on the Ger.
man reparat.on securities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09

GEORGE NORM FIRST
IN BICYCLE HUNT
Saturdays WHEEL Run Successful
Some Contestants Lose Their
Way and Disqualify


The bicycle hunt advertised for Sat
urday afternoon was carried out sue.
cessfully according TO schedule except
ing the start was made from the Meth
odist church instead of Griswold's
store, to av!od blocking the street.
Each bicycle bore a large placard
which gave the number OF the rider
and Don't stop me. I'm on Girls
void IS bicycle hunt" g
The race was so arranged that the
same territory was covered, taking in
most OF the principal streets. but the
trips we're varied so that rider while
covering the same territory would not
60 over the streets in the same order
or in the same direction
To run the race successfully each
contestant was required TO follow
his individual Instructions and not fol
low some one else. Becanse they
were not careful to do this, nine lost
their way entirely. The eight who
first came in with the time In which
they made the trip Is as follows:
George NORM, 40 m. nutes; Fred
Grant, 81 seconds; Laurence Clayton.
81 minutes: Earl Petty, 60 minutes.
The above four were the, winners, re-
ceiving the prizes valued at SIC.
William Carroll. time 5S minutes
disqualified from prize because he
did not make the right trip. although
he covered more terr tory than any
one finishing the race.)
Breese Lighthall came in directly
behind Earl Petty and three minutes
later Ray Elliott followed closely by
Gardner Jones,
The boys are anxious for another
trial and 1t is safe to say that the
next contest will bring out record
bunch of entrants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
D. A. lllingworth
Bennington, May 3.
Editor OF the Banner

Editor OF the Banner
A statement in your paper of Satur.
day made by Fl. w. Burgess that the
new village team are four years and
twelve years old respectively Is un.
true.
Acting under authority of the board
of trustees, ! purchased the team and
am willing to take full responsibility
for that purchase. a1
| have q guarantee Of a dealer who
Is, know, fully responsible that Gov
ers not only the ages of the horses
but soundness.
am surpr sed that Mr.. Burgess did
not find spavins. ringbones and other
unsoundness.
My offer OF a deposit to guarantee
my statement Is still standing with
no takers TO date.
Yours very truly,
l.. c. Holton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
BRATTLEBORO FINANCIER z
.....a. ala. DIES BY OWN HAND
Charles p. Crosby, Grain Operator and
Banker, Commits Suicide In
His Office.

MS OHiCe.
Brattleboro, May 9.--This village
was today swept by wave of specula-
ton as to the facts behind the suicide
If Charles X. Srosby, head of Z. Cros-
by & Co, one of New England's larg.
est wholesale grain houses. wee presi-
dent of the Poop 'e's National bank.
and reputed millionaire, who Satur-
day afternoon In his office in the Cros
by block sent revolver bullet crash
ing through his bra n, from which
wound he died several hours later.
Bankruptcy Rumor.
II is reliably reported that Mr..
Crosby's act Of selfdestruction was
prompted by the prospect of !, bank
ruptcy, which he IS said to have faced
as the dropin the grain market Since
ne placed heayyf orders In the West
several months ago nTf
Mr., Crosby q week ago purchased
Of a local firearms dealer 4 32 caliber
revolver. saying at the time that he
intended to present & TO his daughter
to carry in the automobile, In view Oh
the assaults on young women which
have recently been made n this sec
tion of the state. lie did not give
the weapon to his daughter, however,
but took it to his Office instead.
Yesterday afternoon at l.l5 o'clock
while working IN his private Office
Mr.. Crosby sent his stenographer.
Miss Marjorie White, out OF the room
on the pretense that he wished her to
get some papers. Hardly had the
door closed after her when Mr.. Cros-
by seated h mself in his Morris chair,
placed the revolver against the right
side of his head near the ear and
pulled the trigger The bullet passed
clear through his head lie was TAX
en- TO the local hospital, where ne died
that night -,
The Peoples National bank in which
Mr.. Crosby was an officer, is in no
way involved In the financial dlfiieul.
ties in which he found himlse {.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
POL|CEsTAT|ONs
] IN GOTHAM ARE.
II BOOZE DELUGED
Officers Gather In Flasks, Kegs,
Cases, Bottles, Barrels
INvENTORIED TWICE A DAY
City Chemist, Almost Crazed,
Tells Wife He'll Be Home
Maybe Next Fall

New York, May -Whiskey, whis.
key everywhere, but not a drop to
drink paints paraphrase picture OF
everp police station in New York
city.
1t has been thus since the recent
day when the police department set
ont to help the federal government
make the wet spots in the metropo-
lis eyaporate. Each Of the 1000
bluecoats is q prohibition enforce
ment officer Instructed to gather evi.
dence against Volstead act violators.
They go forth daily to gather tin
bottles, in TASKS, In cases, in kegs and
even in barrels. But there Is no ware
house in which to store the liquor un-
I'll the day when 1t will be brought in.
to court. SO the lieutenant at each
police station Is guardian over the
stock accommodating in his precinct.
Lieutenant Kept Busy
Many OF the stations were looking
like ill.kept saloons a few days after
the police began mopping up the
spots where spirits were split. Bot.
ties were hid in desk drawers, behind
radiators and under cover of blankets
in unused corners. Each day the
lieutenant checked up the stock on
his arrival and again on departure
from duty. Soon the city hopes to
arrange for a storehonse.
The city chemist was even harder
hit than the police by the new duties
imposed by the legislators at Albany.
Into his test tubes a sample of every
bottle. every case and every keg must
go for inspection, IL be finds in the
specimens the stuff that pink ele-
plants are made OF, ii is labeled "evi-
dence" and awaits court action.
Moreover. the chemist must go TO
the court with the liquor and give his
official testimony as to its potentcy.
This kind Of activity required most
of his business hours even months
ago when he had to analyze only mar
coties and other suspected poisons
seized by cty employees. But as soon
as the state prohibition law became
effect We. this official was deluged
with new jobs. 4aG saa
Abandons Home Lie
During the first weeks drive
against bootleggers his office became
one of the busiest places in the city.
Detectives and uniformed police fol-
lowed one another through the door
with samples of the seizures. Bottles
piled up everywhere. The employe
who labels and numbers all contain
ers brought into the office telephoned
h. wife that he would not be home
for dinner. A statistician estimated
that the chemist could not finish the
lob before him until 1890. unless CIV
en- more assistants. The chemist
then called up mis- family and told
them not to look for his appearance
at home before next fall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
STORE 6URGLARlzED
A. N. Shepard Of North Bennington
Loses Watches and Other Articles.

The A. N. Shepard store at North
Bennington was entered Saturday
II ght and considerable amount OF
plumber was secured. The thieves
are known TO have gotten away with
dozen lngersoll watches. some small
articles and about two dollars in small
coins. sr uoe
Enhance into the building was ef,
fected through second story window
by means of ladder. From the sec.
ond floor the thieves made their way
down stairs into the store but were
compelled to force door.
The money was taken from the cash
register 1t would seem as though the
burglars must have been frightened
away for they left money in the cash
register and also a quaint ty of cigars
that they had taken from the case.
There is evidence indicating that
the burglary was an amateur job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
BELIEVE GERMANY WILL
ACCEPT ALLIES TERMS
Parliamentary Coalition Favorable 10
Reparstions Plan VIII Be
Formed, 'ris Said

Berlin, May 9,-Thee sentiment in
German political circles lis showing a
drift at noon today in favor of agree.
ing to the allied reparations terms.
1t is now believed a parliamentary
coalition which will accept the allied
ultimatum will be constituted within
next twenty.four hours.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
MANS CAR HIS CASTLE
Aooch Hounds May Not Search Auto
Without Warrant

Baltimore, May 3. Attorney General
Armstrong has ruled that q mans auto
mobile, like his home Is his castle. and
that prohibition enforcement officials
may not enter II unless they have
warrant
The attorney general declared that It
was as equal necessary to have a war
rant to search mans car a. it was to
enter and search his home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
CHUCK PREVY WINS
North Adams Boy Given Decision
over Terry Brooks

Chuck Prevy OF North Adams re.
ceived a decision over Terry Books
of Boston at the end of a 10round
bout Friday night before the Atlas A..
C. held in the Chicopee city hall In
the sem!tinal Bawb Lee of this city
was knocked out in the third round
of 10-round bout by Battling Nc
Creary, of Boston. In the preliminary
Young Oliver of Holyoke was awarded
la decision at the end of eight rounds
over Joe Rosso Of this city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
GIANT PLANE FALLS
Craft collides With Tree and Teie-
phone Pole---Partlally Wrecked.

Milwaukee, May 9,---America's
largest passenger a'rplane, known as
the Lawson, was partially demolished
Saturday on It's trial flight, intended
as the first step in o trip from MIL
waukee TO New York. Albert Lawson
its inventor, and three passengers es.
capped injury In the fall OF 100 feet
after the giant airplane had collided
with tree and q telephone pole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-09
GERMANY MUST KEEP l4.
HANDS OFF SILESlA
France Warns Berlin That lncursons
Into Pole Rent Territory Is
Barred BY Treaty

Paris. May "a Berlin despatch to
the Matin says the French Ambassar
dor there has informed the German
foreign office that all incurslons by
German government troops into upper
Silesia will be considered by France as
a violation of the Versailles teeaty.
Advices from Beuthen state that an
offensive against the Poles who have
virtually taken over most of Upper
Silesia. is being planned by the Ger
man civilian guards, which are being
concentrated along the Oder river.