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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
JEWELS WILL FEATURE
MRS STILLMAN'S DEFENCE
Lawyers List Mrs. Leeds Gem Gifts
From Banker at 100000
Recalls Wine Csrousal

New York, June 23.-Wine parties
aboard The Stillman yacht Modesty
as she lay in Florida waters last win
ter, an allowance of $4,000 month
and gifts of jewelry said to be valued
at more than 100000 will figure in
the testimony of witnesses to be
called in the affirmative defence of
Mrs, Anne Urquhart Potter St,llman
when the hearings in the divorce suit
are resumed next week at Poughkeep
sic.
Servants aboard the yacht and at
Cleveland Cottage, the Miami home
of Florence II. Leeds, the chorus
girl named as correspondent by the
bankers wife, it is declared, will tell
of the home life of "Mr and Mrs.
Franklin H. Leeds" in Florida in gen
eral, and particularly of a hectic mid
night party aboard the Modesty
which broke up in temperamental
explosion, accompanied by shower
Of wine glasses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
TO LECTURE AT BREAD
LOAF SUMMER SCHOOL
Dorothy Garfield Fisher and Robert
Frost Special Speakers In
English Course

Middlebury, June 23.-Dorothy Can
field Fisher. Of Arlington, the noted
author. and Robert Frost, OF Shafts.
bury. the famous poet and Dr. Johh
II. Finley former commiss ouer of edu
cation of the State of New York, are
lamong the special lecturers for the
English school at Bread Loaf Inn, cen.
Iducted by MiddlebWy College, this
summer Mrs Fisher will lecture on
Random Notes from NoveliSts
Desk and will give readings from her
writings. Mr.. Frost will lecture On
THE Responsibilities of Teacher OF
Composition, and will read from his
poems.
Mrs. Fisher, known as Dorothy Can
field is considered one of the foremost
American novelists and short story
writer's. She has also written some ex-
lcellent verse Among other books, she
is the author of "HHlsboro People -
1.-The Bent Twig. The Squirrel Cage
Home Fires in France "A Montes-
Isore Mother Understood Betsy,
IJThe Day of Glory" and many maga.
zines both stories and art 'cles deal
ling especially with education She re
ceived the degree of PHI b. in 1899
from Ohio State University and the de.
lgree of Phi. ID. from Columbia Uni
lversity in 1904 Her most recent novel
I"'rhe Brimming Cup" has been enthu.
sa tically received by the critics.
Home Fires in France and The
Day Of Glory are considered among
the best works called forth by the great
war. Both Mrs and MIR Fisher served
In France for three years doing war
work Mrs. Fisher has recently y been
appointed by Governor Hartness to the
State Board Of Education, being the
first woman to receive this honor Her
appointment has been generally com
Imended. as Mrs. Fisher is widely
known as a progressive educator. To
her is due a great degree the intro
duction o the Montessori method of
teaching America
Mr. Frost is widely known as the
author of North of Boston" and "A
Boys will In his history Of American
Literature, DR. w c. Bronson says of
Mr. Frost's work He has entered
deeply into the mind of New England
country folk, and in North Of Boston
he has interpreted their shy proud,
stubborn, sensitive, heroic nature
more truly and completely than was
ever done before in verse, AS por.
trayer of New Eng and country peo
pie he is worthy successor to Lowell
/ and Whittier; have less wit and humor
than the former and less dyllc charm
than the latter, he yet excels them
ooth in range of characters and in
suotlety and inwardness of interpre
tation "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
ALL DIFFERENCES
WITH TROLLEY CO.
MAY Nd TONIGHT
tie Library
Trustees Have Apparently
Reached Understanding
TO MEET THIS EVENING
Definite Action Delayed Because
OF Absence of Corporation
Attorney Clayton

There was a special meeting of the
board of village trustees Wednesday
evening called to con idcr several
matters that required immediate at
tentiun and particularly the conclud-
ling of contract with the Berkshire
Street Railway company relative to
the improvements beng made on Main
street. The latter problem was not
solved because OF the absence of Vii
lage Attorney 0. r. Clayton who was
in attendance upon county court at
Manchester The trustees however,
ana Robert + Hea y, counsel for the
railroad company, apparently smooth.
ed away number Of minor differences
CT opinion. and when adjournment was
taken shortly before midnight the sit
r1tinn seemed to have been cleared
The trustees. however were indisposed
to take anything like Gna action while
the village attorney was not present
Another meeting wi be held tonight
when. unless something no wunfor
when un ess something now unfor-
signed.
Fred c. Martin appeared before the
trustees in the interests Of the Hol
den Leonard company and in relation
to the proposed extension of the sur
face sewer through Depot pond. A
letter was read from c. B. Lindholm
proposing an agreement to make the
extension for $4,000 When this mat
ter was first brought before the trus-
tees by representatives of the Holden,
Leonard company 1t was accompanied
by an agreement on the part of the
company to undertake one-half OF the
expense. Mr.. Martin contended that
the company owned the pond and it
the village government could not le
gal dra n streets ,nto the pond with
out the consent OF the ai'eged owners
He insisted that the company would
be damaged to a large extent by the
street drainage. There was a dispo-
sition on the part Of The trustees to
accept the proposal but they were evi-
IDENTIFY worried over the source from
which they were to cctain the needed
$1,000 1t was decided to take no ac.
tlon until the llage attorney could be
present with the board.
In response to a complaint that the
oil purchased from and applied by the
Standard Oil company had not been
satisfactory in its results, represen-
tative of the company appeared before
the board He said that the company
was anxious to give good service and
made an engagement with c. ERIK W. p.
Hogan to make tour of inspection
today for the purpose of ascertainng
wherein the service was at fault.
Shortly after II o'clock a final eff.
fort was made to locate Village Attor-
ney Clayton Contractor Lindholm.
chaperoned by Trustee Estes hurried
away in the contractors automobile.
but shortly returned from their futile
mission After having tray and
glasses sent in from a nearby soda
fountain the trustees decided to put
ON their collars and coats ana adjourn
for the light
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
SIMS REACHES WASHINGTON
Expected To Report Today To Secre.
tary of Navy DENLY

Washington, June 23.-Rear.Ad.
mral Sims arrived in Washington
late yesterday from London to report
to Secretary DENLY for questioning
regarding his recent speech in which
he was quoted as attacking sympath.
izers in this country Of the Irish re-
public. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Sims and was met by few friends.
There was no demonstration and only
the usual incoming and outgoing
crowds were at the station
The naval officer probably will see
Secretary DENLY today Ttr#f
Only Police at Pier.
New York. June 29.-Rear-Admiral
Sims returned home yesterdayro ex.
plain to Secretary DENLY remarks at
trlbuted to him in his recent London
speech on lrish-Americans Refusing
to be taken ashore by cutter he
came up the bay aboard the liner
Olympic
Everything was peaceful when he
landed. A thousand bluecoats were
massed on the deck to preserve order
The admiral was the first person to
step ashore. He entered an elevator
few feet from the end of the gang
plank and descended to the main
floor of the pier, where he stepped
into an autmobie with Rear-Admiral
Huse. commandant of the third nav,
.al district. l'ianked by police. he
drove away announcing he would
take the. first train for Washington.
There was scarcely anyone on the
dock. From the handful of persons
who had gatheJed there came neither
cheers nor taunts. Among those, who
met the admiral was his brother.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
After Yesterday Manager Remarked What
RESERVOIR is LOW
Two Much Water Being Used For
Unnecessary Purposes

There is not enough water in the
village system reservoir A large a..
mount Of water is being used in the
laying of the concrete pavement on
Main street and this unusual drain has
created condition that requires at.
tention on the part OF the public.
In addition to the drain upon the
reservoir caused by the operations Of
the concrete mixer persons in the viii
lage are using too mush water for un-
necessary purposes. Everyone real
ICES that streets are dusty but this is
only an Inconvenience that can be
borne without any great hardship. I'm
til conditions change peope should be
willing to forego the privilege of using
the lawn hose to allay the dust In the
street. Neither should faucets be per
mitted to run except when the water
is needed BY using little care it
will he possib to avoid situation
which might result in serious fire
loss
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
SOVIET PLANS To
SEIZE SHIPS FOR
USE BY RUSSIANS
New York Police Make Some
Startling Charges Anent Reds
MANY VESSELS DISAPPEAR
Former Raids on Radical Quar-
ters Reveal Plot to Get
Possession of Craft
MANY VESSELS DISAPPEAR

New York, June 23-Disappearance
ut sea of several American ships with
in the past few months was linked by
the New York police last night with
plans, revealed to them in series or
raids on radical headquarters year
and a half ago, for the seizure of these
YES els at sea and their diversion to
Russian Soviet ports
The police said they were informed
through certain confidential sources
that officials of the union of Russian
workers of the United States and Can
ada, an organization since broken up,
had urged its members VINO were out
of employment. especially those with
knowledge Of the sea to seek en-
ployment on American ships. overpow-
er the other members of the crew and
direct the vessel to Russia
Source Not Revealed
The identity of these confidential
lice. All the Information which came
into Their possession, together with
the enormous amount of literature
and documents seized, they said, was
turned over to the department Of
justice.
So far as is known, these pans
were never put into execution prior
to the raids. but police said they
formed the chief subject of discussion
at several secret meetings of the Rus
sian organization.
The organization, police declared.
was composed largely of anarchists
who used the labor union movement
as a camouhage. Their headquarters
were repeatedly raided by the pol ce
during 1919 and 1920 ana numerous
arrests were made. Eventually the
majority of those arrested were de-
ported to Russia. most of them aboard
the United States army transport
Duford.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
HooslcK FALLS NOTES
Graduating Glasses Hold Closing excr
cises--Big Fourth Event

For tie fortyseventh time in its
history, Wthe Hooick Fal High
School last night graduated a class
of boys and girls after four years Of
study at the institution. The exer-
cises. held in the New theater Tues.
day. were marked with an impressive
ness and splendor that was edifying to
the hundreds OF relatives and friends
who crowded the place.
The stage, where the graduates We're
seated during the exercises, was
tastefully decorated with ferns, palms
and daisies, and from the asbestos eur
tain was suspended the lowered num-
erals. 1921 Marching on the stage
to an accompaniment played by Gus
sons orchestra. the members Of the
c'ass took their positions in company
with Superintendent Clyde l.. Harvey,
Or. George Hermann Derry Of Union
College the speaker Of the evening,
and the members Of the Board Of Edu-
cation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
WIDOW is MURDERED IN
HER LONG ISLAND HOME
Cmprit OVerlooks Money Roll But
takes at Objects and Escapes
--Po ice on rrai

New York, June %. Mrs. NJ nnie
S. Bartlett was murdered yesterday
morning IN her home on LynOr0oK
road near Hampstead, /. l. by man
who, it is believed, en.ered the house
under the pretense that he wished to
purchase IT, After stdbhug her in
the throat and shooting her twice n
the right temple, the murderer hid
Mrs. Bartlett body beneath pile of
rugs in the kitchen and ranSackei the
house. stealing sma quantity Of
silverware and few sma art objects,
but overlooking a cons derable sum OF
money which was in a bureau drawer
up stairs.
Early this morning two police dog
owned by Dr.. Charles Rathang Of Sea
Clif. we're being used in an effort to
trail the murderer
Mrs. Bar tlett was 80 years old, the
W dow of George w Bartlett, who was
member of the firm Of +, II. kellogg
Co., oil merchants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
UNcLAD WOMAN JAILED
That Is, She Was Not Dressed Il
Zion City Fashion.

Zion, H., June 21.--Mrs. Sarah
Winthrop Harbor was in Zion Jail
Winthrop, Harbor was in Zion Jail
yesterday, charged with triple viola
tion of Overseer Wilbur eileen Volt
vas modest dress ordinance.
Mrs. Johnson was arrested as she
stepped from train by Chief of Po.
lice Becker and booked on the follow
ing counts:
Wearing short sleeves which eX-
posed the arm above the middle of
the forearm; wearing blouse with
neck cut below the junction of the
base of the neck and the collar bone
Chief Becker made the arrest after
the young woman told him when you
pay for my clothes, you can tell me
what to wear Her trial was set
for today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
FAKE FIGHT TICKETS
Five Alleged Vendors Of BOGUS Demo
sey-Carpentler Tickets Jailed.
Jailed

New York, June % Central Office
detectives under command OF Inspect
or JohA Caughln arrested five men
iast night and locked thcm up at Head.
quarters charged with printing and
di trituting counterfeit tickets to the
Dempsey Carpenter fight at Jersey
City on July 2, Specific charges OF
forgery counterfeiting and grand
larceny were made against the men.
ana the government 80 viii 5t!n5
charges against thcm
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
Academy Class Graduates

With impressive pomp and splendor
and in the sanctiied atmosphere of a
solmen high mass, sixteen boys and
girls. the largest class in its history,
were graduated from St Mary's Acad
emy at 1890 o'clock Sunday morning
at commencement exercises in the
church of the Immaculate Conception,
The address to the graduates was
delivered by Rev JIM. Fiem ng o. S.
A. With a vigorous style and com
prehensiveness Of sold, substantial
ideas that never We're more character
istic of him, Father Fleming brought
home to the graduates the real signiii-
cance OF the impressive ceremonies
that marked their leaye-taking after
many years OF study in St Mary's
Academy. He urged them to devote
their lives to vocations Of worthiness
and honor aud to always be loyal,
patriotic citizens OF America.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
Prepares For Fourth.

Encouraged by the reports OF CO.
operation from all sdes which came
to 1t Monday evening. the general
committee in chorge Of the Fourth
Of July Celebration of Hoosick Post
American Legion, added hundreds of
dollars in expense to the ready long
list of entertainments it is to provide
for all Hoosick Falls people and for
the thousands of visitors expected to
come here for the day In its effort
to exert every means to make this
first annual event OF the post a mem
orable one, the committee has gone
into heavy financial Obligations
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
NOTICE

Notice to magazine subscribers:
Pay no money Cor otherwise change
the nature of delivery, of Pitorial Re.
view or other magaznesl to agents
claiming to represent Evans News
Agency. To insure your getting your
magazine leave your subscription with
home dealers The price Of Pictorial
Review IS $3.50 per year or delivered
at your home at 25 cents the copy.
(Signed)
j. A. Evans
The Firm of Griswold
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
How a Noted Vet. Gets Rid o. Rats
Farmers Heed.

Dr. II. H. Butler says; 81 use RAT
SNAP around my hospitals every
three months, whether | see rats or
not 1t does the work-RAT-SNAP
gets them every time ! recommend
it to everybody having rats Don't
wait until there is a brood of rats,
act Immediately you see the first one.
Three sizes, 35c, Csc, 1925 Sold and
guaranteed by b. A Qunlan's Phar-
macy, d. A. Ward and A. II Winslow.
Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23

Denver, Col, June 23 --Reaffirming
its stand for government ownership
with democratic operat on of the rail
roads, the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor yesterday di
rected It's executive council to draw
up proposed legislation designed to
put similar policy in effect in all
basic industries when desired by the
workers.
The convention sustained the act
ion of the resolution committee in
str king out of the resolution phrase
that would have put organized labor
on record as declaring for govern
ment control and democratic oper-
ration OF "all industries organized
under corporate grants and privile-
ges.'
After stormy debate the conven-
ton disposed of the Irish question
by adopting resolution trimmed OF
its most drast boycott provisions
expressing sympathy for the Irish
cause.
The appeal of the boycott supper
ters from the ruling of President
Gompers provoked one Of the storm
lest sessions in the history
Of the federation Cheers and jeers
we're mingled as the boycotters took
the floor and attacked Mr.. Gompers
who had ruled out their motion to
have the boycott declaration added
to the resolutions expressing sympa-
thy for the Irish republic, whoch was
reported favorably by the committee,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
NAVY CREW WINS
Sailor Crew Easy Victors In Inter
collegiate Regatta

Poughkeepsie. June 23-First at
the start, first at the finish, and first
at every other stage of three mile
struggle-that was the achievement
of stalwart, powerful Navy crew in
the big race of the Intercollegiate re-
gatta on the Hudson yesterday, The
University of California was second
and Cornell third.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
Preserving Mine rlmbera

A coating Of m0gnesla cement on
the tlmbers of mines Is stated to be
an economical and efficient assurance
against fire, especially In the arid re-
gions where the timber becomes high
ly indammahle and is difficult to re-
place,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
WOMEN LOSE FIGHT
Chicago Juri5t Denies Their Right TO
Jury Service.

Chicago, June % Women lost their
fight to appear on the jury lists of
Cook county when Judge Marcus Kav
anegh dismissed petition for writ of
.mandamus to compel the Jury Commits
s'oner to place womcns names on
the lstj
Margaret H. Fay. attorney for the
pet toners, said she would appeal the
case to the Supreme Court
Judge Kayanagh quotes the Su.
preme Court and the Attorney General
as saying that the right to vote did
not necessarily imply jury service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
some German soldiers came and con
fscated all of It.
RurieS Transit Money

ioNbhRN al VI ~
Buries Transit Money
Mrs. Greenbere is enthusiastic in
praise of the Red Cross, But for this
organization. she says, all must have
persisted. When the Red Cross peo.
pie reached Balda food and clothing
were given the people, and in every
other possible way their condition
was bettered
About a year ago a friend of Sam S
started for the Bakia strict and
Sam intrusted $500 with this friend
to be delivered to Mrs. Greenberg.
She received and buried the money,
the sole means of holding It from in.
vading soldiers With that money
she paid her passage to America
1t required three months nance.
wiring, says Mrs. Greenberg, to obtain
passports for herself and children.
After getting these documents five
weeks were required to travel as far
as Danzig AT Danzig the party was
quarantined for IA days but in a good
hotel Then they were permitted to
ship on the American steamer Poto-
mac, a German vessel conllscated dur
ing the war by Uncle Sam, and they
finally landed at the port of Boston,
where Sam was at the pier to greet
! them.
The Greenbergs are now in home
equipped with every convenience and
the only discordant note heard there
comes from Yetta Blanche and Nor.
ris, the children, who are much dis.
lappointed because the schools are
/ closed They are anxious to have
them reopen, so that they may learn
the English language.
Before The Banner man departed
Yetta brought out pen, ink and paper
and with perfect penmanship wrote
in English her fathers name and ad
dress. 81 learned how to do that
this morning was her comment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
PUBLISHERS DEAN DIES
Owner Of Boston Globe Pcsse9 In Bay
States Capital.

Boston, June 23--General Charles
H. Taylor publisher of the Boston
Globe, died at his home here yester
day He was IA years old
General Taylor enlisted in hte Civil
war when he was l6 and served two
years He was wounded ana after
recovering began his newspaper car.
eer. He was the dean of American
publishers. having had longer service
than any other American publisher.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
Valuable Invention.

A Russian inventor claims to have
perfected a motor that can safely
utilize electricity drawn from storm
clouds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
Bridal Sunnrstitlnn.

According to old belief It is an omen
Of good luck--a long and happy mar
ried iife--for br'Ie to slip as she
passes up the aisle on her way to the
altar.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
LABOR ENDORSES
IRELAND s CAUSE
MINUS BQYC0TT
Lewis Stakes Hope of Presidency
On Government Ownership
RAILROADS
Federation Strikes Out Clause
For Government Control
of all Industries

Denver, June 23.-Governmcnt
ownership of the railroads and ma
tionalisation of mines are the two
major issues on which John L.
Lewis hopes to win the presidency
of the American Federation Of La
Dor, President Gompers is striV-
ing for reelection upon his record
of forty one years as labor lead-
er in the American Labor move
ment. Supporters of both candi-
dates are continuing in their cam.
paigns at top speed. Little change
however is shown in the lneups.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
Certainly.

When may a man be said TO he per.
sonally involved? When he is wrapped
M In himself
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-23
Of WOES
DESCENDS UPON
POLISH PEOPLE
German, Bolshevik and Rebel Ar
mics Spread Desolation
VICTIMS IN MANCHESTER
Wife and Three Children of Sam
Greenberg Tel Awful Story
of Unhappy Country

The Sam Greenherg farm, tract
of 200 acres, is located within mile
from Manchester Depot. and the
Greenberg farm house today is shelf.
ering the happiest family probably in
all of Vermont For years back--or
since the beginning OF the World
War-the place had been permeated
with an atmosphere Of gloom and
sorrow, but this was dispelled a few
days ago by the arrival of Mrs. Green
berg and her children. They came
from Bakia, Poland, the original
home Of the Greenbergs, where Mrs.
Greenberg and the children had been
marooned from the advent of the
German army into that district up to
few months ago Mr. Greenberg
came to America in 1912, settling
first in Rutland, then moving to the
Bennington vicinity and finally max
ing permanent home on the farm
near Manchester Depot
The Greenberg family consists of
Mr.. and Mrs Greenberg and three
children-Ye Yetta, 16 years old;
Blanche. 10 years, and Morris, II
years. Neither Mrs. Greenberg nor
any of the children speaks English,
although all of them are fluent either
in the Hebrew, German, Russian or
Polish tongues.