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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
EASE BALL TRAIL uPRoAR
Alterations Nearly Cause combatl
and Excitement Runs High

and Excitement Runs High
Chicago. July l9-The baseball trail
swung into full speed to-day with the
fir { testimony presented by the State
against the seven White SoX players
and others charged with conspiring to
throw the 1919 world series, resulted
in many legal arguments and alter
cations, which at times approached
so close to physical combats that the
excitement made the court room wilder
in appearance than the b.eachers
after a home run with the basses full.
At the end OF the day the State
announced that late to morrow II prob
ably would bring forth its star pinch
hitter in the hope of clinching the
battle sending Bin Burns the al eyed
accomplice and States witness, to the
stand to tell his first hand story of
the alleged conspiracy. Al the same
time It was announced that In return
f0r -.s evidence the State would nolle
PROSE- the indictment voted against
him with the other defendants,
While to.days session produced
plenty of excitement 1t brought little in
the way of evidence George German,
assistant States attorney, In charge ot
the prosecution, outlined the States
case, telling the jury that Bill Burns
met Eddie Clcotte. White Sox pitcher,
in New York and suggested that the
series be thrown. He then went
through with the oft.repeated of how
Cicotte and the seven other indicted
discussed the matter In Cieottes room
In Chicago hotel and how It was final
~ agreed to throw series He repeat
ed the story told at the time of the
grand jury investigation that Cicotte
received ten thousand dollars and
Jackson and Williams FIVE thousand
dollars each. Arnold Rothstein of New
York again was brought into the case
as the man who Abe Attell quoted as
being willing to finance the deal, Al
the grand Jury investigation Rothstelu
testified but was not indicted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
ATLANTIC CITY
WARNED To CLEAN
i. HOUSE At ONCE
Crooks and Gamblers Get Notice
to Leave
CLEAN UP SQUAD STARTS
Mayor Is Back of Movement and
Promises That Ii Is Not
Going to Lag
CLEAN UP SQUAD STARTS

Atlantic City, N. j., July 19-Atlan
tic CITY is to be cleaned of vice, and
the work has already begun. Backed
by big hotel men, the most powerful.
interests in the resort, squad Of more
X than a dozen detectives from the
Burns agency are listing every gam
bier. crook, bose seller or other unde
sirable in Atant'c C City, and unless
there Is general exodus Of these gen
try soon evidence obtained by the
Burns men will be laid before Prosecu-
tor Gaskill.
That Mayor Edward r. Bader high
ly praised by Judge John j WI te of
the New Jersey court OF errors and ap-
peals week ago, is in favor OF the
movement is taken from his action of
today when he discharged John II. Du'
ey, who has been working as a special
detect We at Sc day. Bader gave no
explanation of his action.
Charles H. Dennis, Philadelphia man
ager Of the Burns agency, and for sew
era days storm center of the sensa-
ton following his statement of pol ce
collusion with wire tapping crooks
made before the Atlantic City Rotary
club, Is authority for the statement
that County Prosecutor Gaski'l IS wor-
king win hotel men to clear up the re
sort Dennis declared that he is in
friendly touch with the prosecutor S
office and that he intends to have his
men turn cve" N@r eT@ence they OBJ
tain to that official.
The uiuers aie that At antic City
is to be cleaned up" declared Dennis
"Expen g Is no item. At present we
are mply hunting the crooks down
and listing them. Later. should they
continue to hang around Atlantic City
they will be taken In hand through
the prosecutors Office.
Word that the powerful hotel inter.
ests really have decided to take hand
in the policing OF the city during the
rush period of late Ju y and August
has created fear among THE su picious
class here. Know edge that the force
OF private detective agency men are
operating has virtually halted the ma
king Of handbOoks on horse races In
several we'll known resorts and there
Is a notable absence Of cappers and
steerers for crap and poker games, es
pecia ly in the section of the resorts
away from the boardwalk.
Both Mayor Bader and Prosecutor
Gasklll refused to make any formal
statement, but declared that they
would act at once on any information
or evidence that real crooks of dan.
gerous character are among those
present in the thousands of Summer
visitors
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
HARD TIMES IN cUeA
Drop In Price OF Sugar Hits Island
Hard


Havana. July 20.-Signs of Cuba's s
business and financial depression are
evident to the most casual observer.
Three big banks, with scores of bran
ches, are closed, The parks are full
of idlers. stores are blazonng what
they call bargain sales" with goods
marked down sometimes as much as
five per cent from mid war prices,
which is the Spanish merchants idea
of sacrificing profits.
The papers are full OF the govern
mental plans for buying 1000 000 tons
of surplus sugar at a price that will
save producers and dealers from ruin,
for reestablishing banking facilities
that will relieve the pressing scarcity
OF currency. for cutting the cost of
running the government from Sl04000
600 to about $60,OO0,000 year and for
reducing the cost OF living.
Politicians within reaching distance
OF the political plum basket are dogg
ed day and night by swarms of iot
hunters. Hundreds of stocky Gale
gos, the transient laborers from across
the Atlantic, are struggling in from
the sugar plantations and walking
the streets, waiting for ships to take
them, back to Spain.
Tenants, with Latin enthusiasm, are
organizing Don't Pay Rent cam
paign until landlords come down tC
the 1914 scale and the government
forces the cost of primary necessities
down a couple of hundred per cent.
Out of the hooks and corners where
they have lived on the bounty or re
latives since the war sent sugar sky
high and started flood of gold intt
Cuba. they are coming, tapping canes
propelling wheeled chairs. following
dogs, being led by children or hoppinl
on crutches, the beggars are coming
to town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
DE VALERA AND
CRAIG MAY MEET
!. SOON At BELFAST.
Foreshadowed In Reports From
London Today
GEN. SHUTS is MEDIATOR
In the Meantime De Valera May
Go to Dublin to Talk
With Followers

London, July 0.-Probability of a
meeting at Belfast between De Valera.
Sir James Craig, the Ulster Premier
Is foreshadowed in some political
quarters by several London newspap.
ers this morning.
General SHUTS, the South African
premier, who re-entered the negota-
tions yesterday is doubtless largely
responsible for this and similar opti-
mistic speculation.
De Valera is now reported willing
to go to Belfast to meet Craig after Ne
discusses with his Dublin followers
certain proposals which 1t Is under
stood Llyod George submitted to him
last Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
CENTER sHAFTseuRY


Arthur Bates of Landgrove was In
town Wednesday.
Miss olive Galusha has returned
from North Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Bottom motored
to Hedges Lake Sunday.
Eeanor Palmer of Bennington spent
the weekend with Eva Galusha
Howard Jones of North Bennington
spent Sunday with Charles Ross
Rev j. c. Rawqon and family made
some calls here Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w Burgess OF Ben.
nington called on friends here Sun
day.
l.. Harrington. daughter, Ida, and
Mr. and Mrs VI. A. Bottom spent
Wednesday in Troy.
The b. Y. p. u. VIII hold n hoS
social at the home of Mrs Charles
Ross Friday evening July % Every
one is invited to attend,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
ELoPlNe WIFE WOULD RETURN
Mrs. Durea and Vernooy Both Seek
Forgiveness

Beacon, N. Y. July 1S.--Mrs. Clark
Durea, wife OF the Monticello preach.
er, and her neighbor. Earl vernooy.
with whom she eloped, reached here
this afternoon in their search for Mr..
Durea They were surprised to learn
he had left Groversville Park, where
he has been conducting camp meet.
ings.
In answer to questions when
brought before Judge Hoyt of the Mu-
nicipal Court by camp leaders who
thought they ought to be held under
the Mann act they said they wanted
Hoyt, who said he had no jurisdiction
in the case
Mrs Durea had blamed her hus.
band s habit of praying for hours for
the elopement. To-day she said she
was willing to return to him, and &C.
cording to reports from Monticello
whore he was located tonight, he IL
ready to take her back.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
FASTEST LOCOMOTIVE
Famous Engine Runs as Well as
Years AGO.

New York, July 20.-Traveling
swiftly and alone the old New York
Central engine "999' proud holder
of the record of 1925 miles per hour
which has not been equalled in 2S
years reached New York today from
the Avis, Penna.,' railroad shops
where 1t has been refnished in its
original colors for run to Chicago
with the famous old Dewitt Clinton
and train The 1893" stopped at Har
mon and picked UP the old Dewitt
Clinton and started for Albany with
scheduled stops at Poughkeepse and
Hudson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
PRlNDLE is TO UMPIRE
Will Handle Dusty League Series at
Adams.

Williamstown, July l9.-Cabe Prin.
die, the veteran baseball man of this
town, who led Prindle's Al.Stars here
earlier in the season, has been en-
gagged as official umpire for the Dusty
league series at Adams. II was de.
cided that an umpire from outside
the town would stand better chance
of proving satisfactory to the oppos.
ing players.
rrmdIe has agreed to hold the in.
dicator in the games at Adams when.
ever they do not conflict with con.
tests staged by the Knights of Co
lumbus team OF Bennington, of which
he is Il member
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
KIoNAPERs DEMAND $50 900
Seize Business Man and Ask For
Ransom.

Sharon. Penn, July 20.-The author
tiles of Western Pennsylvania are TO.
day searching for claimants of fifty
thousand dollars ransom demanded
by kidnappers. Thomas Randolph is
said to have asked his wife father
to obtain the ransom In note adj
dressed to his wife at the home OF
her parents here.
The police said that Randolph, ac-
companied by man and woman left
Franklin after he called his wife on
the telephone this morning and said
he was going to Erie and thence by
steamer TO Cleveland,
Mrs Randolph denied that she
spoke with her husband Randolph.
who is a leading business man was
seized Monday night on his way
homc. ....
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
FRESH PARTY Of
STRIKE BREAKERS
REACHES WILDER
Sixty-Three Men Arrive to Work
In Paper Mill
TOTAL OF ARRIVALS IS 11S
Crowd Armed With Cubs Turns
Out At Walp0le, But
Found Nothing

Wilder, July 19.-Sixty.three more
strikebreakers arrived here this after
noon by train to work in the plant OF
he International Paper company
Five of them took their departure
shortly after arrival, so that the total
number OF men now quartered at the
mill Is 1lS. The men who came this
afternoon are workmen, who had
their tools with them. and this fact
coupled with the preparation of 200
beds al the plant, gives rise to the he
lief that the paper company intends
to start its mill machinery within q
few days.
A crowd met today's arrivals at
tie station, but offered them no vio'
lence.
The Champlain Realty company has
27 men at work hauling 1000 cords OF
pulpwood from the Connecticut river
for use in the paper mill. THIS work
has heretofore been done by the pap.
er company. 1t Is estimated that
from 300 to 500 cords of pulpwood
have become waier-logged and sunk
owing to the length OF time the wood
has been in the water
The paper mill plant here has been
equipped with three powerful search
lights.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
Always Busy People Thing Ought
FRESH AIR CHILDREN
Prompt Response is Reque tied Of Ben
nngton People

The appeal printed in yesterdays s
Banner asking the people OF Benung
ton to open tfieif homes to some Of the
poor children from the tenements Of
New York has already met with re-
sponse. Three lit e girls are assured
Of two weeks vacation,
Amy che who is willing to take one
or more of these children, can have
either boys of girls Of any age from s
to IL years, The children viii come
either the third or fourth week Of
August and stay two weeks. Notlnca
tion should be made to Mrs. Frank e.
Howe on or before Saturday, July 49,
as 1t requires some time in New York
to select group Of chi 'dren to meet
tire srec flcatlons of the invitation
People outside OF Bennington are es.
peciaily urged to consider this appeal
Rut and is inviting so children, how
many will Bennington entertain?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
SWEDISH WOMEN WILL VOTE
All Restrictions Lifted for September
Elections

Stockholm, July 1S.--King Gustaye
in council today dissolved the second
Chamber of Parliament. Elections
have been fixed for the middle of Sep.
tember when the new electoral law
will become operative.
Under this law women over the age
of 25 viii be permitted to vote and
hold office, and the franchise is to be
extended to all persons spectiye
of the former restrictions concerning
the payment of taxes The number
OF voters Is expected to be increased
by l65 per cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
FIRST AUTO THROUGH NOTCH
Three Cars from Barre Make Trlr
Through Smuggler's Notch

Montpelier. July 1S-The first auto.
mobiles to 90 through Smuggler's
Notch on the Jeffersonyille side went
through 1t Sunday. 1t was a party OF
guest of Benjamin Eastman Of Barre,
There were three cars and they went
down the northerly side OF the notch.
The road wi not be open to the public
until next month but is fast comp eted.
Many tourists parties go to the notch
each day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
TWO HORSES BURNED
Fire at Brattleboro Burns Barn and
Contents.

Brattleboro, VI, July 19.--A barn,
two horses, FIVE tons OF hay and a
quantity OF farm tools at Fairyiew
farm on Dummerston Hill owned by,
Ray c. Betterly, were burned last
night during the absence Of Mr.. Bet
terly, causing a loss OF about $1,000,
The cause OF the fire is not known
There was no Insurance on the proper
ty Mr. Betterly's nephew blind.fold-
ed two horses but they refused to be
led out. A COW and two pigs were
saved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
DRIVE ARMENlANs
Reds Sweeping Through zanoezur
Leaving Death and Destruction.

London, July ia Reuter- dis
patch received here today states that
the British minister at Teheran an
nounces that large Russian forces are
making fierce attacks in the region
of Zangezur. devastating villages and
leaving thousands of victims in their
wake.
The British consul at Tabriz an
nounces that the Bolshevists have
completely defeated the Armenians.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
LIQUOR RUSHED INTO ONTARIO
Heavy Shipments ReeeiVed-Ory
Law In Effect Today

Toronto, July lS.-Today ii was le'
gal to import liquor into the province
OF Ontario, but il anybody is caught
doing II tomorrow or later thte spirits
will be seized and the consignees
fined.
Thirsty folk of Ontario have given
thought to cellars and large ship
ments of intoxlcants have been rushed
into the province during the last few
days, so that the new provincial dry
law will not be felt by some persons
for months to come.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20

by aumptuous s. s. Empress OF Scot
land, 26. 600 gross tons, rs days In Egvni
and Palestine, etc Feb. !, 1929 O3 days
5000 up. including shore Excursions
Hotels. Guides. Drives Fees etc Frank
G. clark, Times Building, New YORK;
cy 10 Congress St, Boston. Mass. 6lt2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
SO ACCIDENTS REPORTED

Quota For Vermont Over The Week
End
Montpelier. July 1S.-Some so auto
mobile accident reports reached the
secretary of States Office Monday
morning. nearly all of which came
from western Vermont. but they in
cluded Edgar Hook of Chelsea, report
ing that he and Eugene Hook were IN
jured when the motorcycle, which the
former was driving went into a bank
because one of the rods loosened up
Prosper Smith OF Enosburg reported
that his car hit Joe Lennah. f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20

Bellows Fails, July l9-I.ast nights
false alarm OF the arrival OF strike
breakers was the chief feature OF the
last "a hours OF the international Pa
per company strike IRE.
About midnight all the bells IN
North Waipole, n. H., the village
across the river from here where is
situated the log yard Of the company
rang out the signal that strikebreak
ers were coming down the Charles
town road in motor trucks.
Hundreds OF strikers, their families
and sympathizers. hurried from their
homes. armed with sticks. stones and
bars. ready to receive the reported
newcomers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
Seem Surprised That Their Advise Usually Spurned
eAND CONCERT PROGRAM
To be Rendered from Putnam House
Veranda Tonight.

The following numbers will be rem.
dered by the Bennington city band
from the Putnam House veranda to.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
FIND JAMAICA GINGER

Police Visit Small Store and End Il
In Two Places.
North Adams, July l9.-ln a round.
up OF small stores suspected OF sell
ing jamaica ginger, TIE police to-
night arrested joseph Peter of Hol.
den street and Mrs. A. Shaker Of
Marshall street. The womans hus.
hand was out of the city. A quantity
OF Jamaica ginger was seized in both
the Peter and Shaker stores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday. Cooler
tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE--One Essex touring re-
5000 90. one Ford touring with every
accessory. $4,000; one 490 Chevrolet
sedan refnlshed. $4,000. one T. u.
chevrolet sedan. Siin0 nO over Value
Used Car Garage. 9l7 School st. VIM.
h. Hawks 6lt6-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20

FOR sALE--Celery plants Golden
Self Blanchlng, 80 cents per hundred.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-20

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TO RENT--Furnished room upstairs
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
SHOULD BE SATISFIED WITH THEIR LOT-R
TEXTILE IN THE POOL
Mermen Are Preparing for city COL
Ieee Meet Friday

Philadelphia Textile School swimming
team Is g"ttng in shape for the city
College meet Friday. Textile has sure
point scorer in Captain Irwin Rotten.
berg, former De Witt Clinton High
Schoo star. While attending that
school Captain Rottenberg won the 80
yard dash championship and has been
consistent performer in the water for
several years.
re is coaching the Textile mermen,
ana his squad contains many good pros o.
poets. The team includes Paul Sulz =
bach"r, another DE Witt Clinton boy.
who will compete in the 00-yard and
the fancy diving events on Friday.
Ernie OppCnhcimcr, who halls from
New York, will be Textiles represent
ative in tho plunge. lie is member
of the New York a. A. Captain Rot
tcnbcrg,s entries for the coming meet
are: 30 yards, Rottenberg Beers
100 yards. Sulzbacher, Rcgan 220
yards, Broadman, Friedner; diving.
Majer, Buttcrworth, Sulzbachcr
plunge. Oppcnheimer relay, Rotten
berg, Majcr. Sulzbacher, Oppcnhcimcr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
TWO MATCHES FOR
LOCAL HOCKEY TEAM
Quaker City Skaters Oppose ST,
Nicholas Tomorrow and Bos-
ton A. A. on Saturday

Quaker City will take part in two
ice hockey games this week Tomorrow
night it engages ST. Nicholas in q
United States Amateur Hockey AsSo-
citation game, while on Saturday night
Captain Eddie Hill will loud his q. G. $
agninst Boston A. A.. the league lead q
crs. Both games will be played at the
Ice Palace.
This will mark the first appearance
Of the Boston 4. 4. here this year.
They will be seen at the Ice Palace
within two weeks against st. Nicholas.
Tho u. a. A. has one of the strong
Nst teams in it's history Percy, last
years Harvard star; Ingalls,. last sea q
sons Yale captain; Wyldc. famous
Harvard goal: O'Sullivan, noted Bos-
ton Arena star, and many other hockey
headliners are on the club list.
Boston \. 4. has taken two out OF
three games, from the Boston Sho5
Trades this year. Last Saturday night
II won from Quaker City, but Dexter
Hill and Soudcr were just recovering
from a week on the sick list and were
not in condition to show their bcst
The game between st. Nicholas and
Quaker City is the one that was schod
| uled for last Thursday night. but was
postponed, as both Dexter and Hill
were unable to play.
Quaker City has beaten st. Nicholas
three times this season. winning every
game by one goal margin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
T|LDEN RETURNS
WITH DAVIS CUP
Worlds Tennis Champion Says
Trophy Will Remain Here
for Some Time

San Francisco, Feb. 16.--Thc United
States will be able to keep the Davis
Cup for some time. according to Will
linn T. Tilden, Of Philadelphia. who.
with William VI. Johnston. Of San
Francisco, arrived here yesterday from
Australia, where they won the worlds
international tennis championship. The
cup was gent to the United States Lawn
Tennis Association in New York. Til
den said today.
Discussing the recent Davis Cup
matches in Auckland, Mr.. Tildcn said
n feature was the court on which the
games were played. lie told how II
turf court that had been donated was
transported piece by piece more than
seven miles to n spot in the public do
main SGT aside for the matches. and
then rolled out for weeks prior to the
games.
Never did ] play on better, faster
or trucr court" he said.
After an exhibition match here TIL
den expects to return to Philadelphia.
Tildcn and Johnston arrived on the
steamship Ventura and were royalty
The docks were packed and scores
Of police had to keep the crowd in
check. Mayor Rolph, of this city, was
first TO greet the Davis cup winners
when they stepped down the gangplnnk.
1--WE greet you heartily, he said,
land know that through you two young
, mon America has gained the most
coveted possession Of the tennis courts
Of the world. You have fought great
! fight and the whole country Is 10 bc
f congratulated for such representation.
High officials of state and city, and
| leaders of civic organizations and clubs
| joined in the reception. The military
also was represented.
The heroes we're paraded in autos
up Market street lined with 10000
San Francscans, to the Olympia Club,
where formal reception was held.
1t was the greatest demonstration
to individuals held here since the war.
In response. Mr.. Tilden said eve
/ expect that the Davis cup will remain
here for long time. They haven
! the young players in Australia or Eng
land that we have.
when Norman Brookes. who Is as
good 0s he ever was, and the re-
maindcr of the present generation Of
| players pass out Of competition, there
| seems to be no promising material com
| ing along to fill their places"
! The players report that the tour was
everything to be desired. They give
big credit to the New Zealanders ror
the arrangements in carrying out of the
matches. and say that the Australians
in general admit that the tennis cx'
hibited by the American team was the
best ever shown in Davis cup compcti.
tion in Australia.
They asserted that the spOrtsmanshil
| of the crowds that viewed the games
was beyond praise, and that the cour'
| la, ,,.l, ,l
either of them ever had played in thcir
| nn