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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
CHARGES NOT TRUE
AND NOT PROVED
SUBCOMMITTEE
Schwab Exonerated By Official
Statement Today
STEEL MAN BREAKS DOWN
Overcome by Emotion While Testify
ing before WalJh Investigating
Committee.

Washington, Jan 2G--The charges
that Char es M. Schwab received pay
ment from the government for expen.
ses while serving as director general
OF hte emergency feet corporation
have not been proved and are not true
the Walsh Investigating Committee
declared in an authorized statement
issued today.
Overcome by his emotions, the steel
magnate temporarily broke down on
the witness stand during his testi.
mony yesterday before the Walsh con.
gressional committee which Is investi-
eating affairs of the United States
shipping board With tear-flled eyes,
he denied charges Of previous witnes.
ses that 500 600 OF a $4,000 voucher
charged to his account in the home of
flee Of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
corporation had been allocated to ex
pense Of con nstruct on OF government
ships.
At the conclusion of this testimony,
his attention was directed by Represen.
tatlye Foster to testimony that since
making his denial ast Friday of the
charges, he had conferred with Perley
Morse of Perley Morse and company,
the auditors who found the alleged
voucher.
Mr. Schwab admitted he had talked
with Mr.. Morse, stating that n Mr.
Wildman, whom he had known for
several years, came to him with the
statement that Mr. Morse was a man
Of the highest repute.
Il listened" Mr.. Schwab added,
."and said that II what you say IS true,
and what I assure you | can prove Is
true, that ! received none of this
money, should not Mr. Morse be will.
ing to make a statement that he has
made a mistake? Mr Whitman said
he thought he would do So"
as a result Of this conference a
meeting between air. Schwab and Mr.
Morse was arranged. The witness said
to Wlldman, adding ~ was matter
so indescribably deep in my heart to
be charged with something OF that kind
that hoped he wou correct it,
He would not do II. Mr. Schwab
continued. ole said there were ex-
plantations and reasons--'
Here the steel maguates voice be-
came hu Ky and his frame shook with
suppressed sobs.
Il hope you will excuse me, Mr.
Chairman ana gentlemen OF the com
mlttee, he started to continue but
h S voice broke again. From his eyes
great tears rolled which he wiped
away with his handkerchief.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
KENTUCKY NIGHT
RIDERS May FACE
FEDERAL FORCES
Governor Morrow Declares Law
Must Be Observed
INSURANCE IS CANCELLED
Tobacco Growers Face Utter Ruin II
Threats of Barn Burning Are
Carried out.

Lexington, Ky, Jan. 26.-Gov Nor
row said yesterday that he would ask
the Un ted States Government for
troops, If necessary to put down any
outbreak by night riders, who have
warned tobacco growers that their
barns would be burned AMI their
crops destroyed if they sold their pro-
duct at prevailing prices. He sent
word to al county authorities that he
would support them in any movement
against the yandals.
II am going to back up this county's
authorities with all the power of the
State the Governor said ito break
up any attempts at violence or intiml-
dation. Kentucky shall not be given
over TO any such lawlessness If | have
to call for Federal troops TO prevent
it,
One Of the most important deYe op-
ments in the situation arising from the
warnings of the night riders Is the ac-
tion OF insurance companies in notify
ing Their agents at Paris to cancel all
outstanding policies on tobacco and
tobacco barns.
If this order is issued generally
throughout the State it will take away
from the farmers the last remaining
protection against an outbreak Of eight
riders ard their loss will be complete
if the yanda.5 burn their barns
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
NORTH ADAMS MAN
Z CAN'T RECALL CRIME
Joseph Mailak Remembers Nothing OF
Trips Killing on Trolley Car
Car EIaht Years Ago.

PittsfIeld, Jan. l26,---Joseph Mallak
OF Naugatuck, Ctaa brother of Fadlo
Malack. who shot up North Adams
trolley car In 1911 and has now been
clared sane, arrived in Plttsfield yes
tetday and conferred with Fadlo at
the Berkshire Jail,
when seen later Fadlo 7aid in brok-
en- English that he could remember
ntthirg of the crime he could not re
cali boarding the car, h could recall
pract 'cally nothing that occurred in his
life for nearly three mouths prior to
the tragedy in which three persons
Sero Killed a-d five others wounded
Fadlos brother said that the prisoner
had been seriously II for a lons time
and had been under the care of a
North Adams physician,
The brother. said that four or five
years after Fadlo had been sent TO thu
Bfidgewater insane hospital he asked
the officials why he was there and
when told expressed great srorow for
the act. a.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
THIS WEEKS FoRrNleATLY
Prof. SIN tn Of North Adams Normal
School TO Speak.

The program fer the Forth ght'y
Club meeting witch is TO be held Sat.
urday afternoon at o'clock has been
arranged by the committee on Social
Science.
The speaker for the afternoon is to
be Professor r. L. Smith, vice presi-
dent Of the Massachusetts, State Nor
ma school and teacher of h story and
English at that inst futon.
Professor Sm tn Is brilliant and
W tty speaker and IS a very popular
lecturer before the Women's Clubs of
Mass His subject will be Problems
Of American itzensh p.' Some of
the question which he viii discuss are
"Why Is the best form OF government
beset with the greatest diiliculties?'
gn what way Is America an expert
mentg' What Is the largest single
outstanding problem in a Democracy
What Is the Interpretation OF our
present crime waye?' What prob
lens of American citizenship have al
ready been solyed?' What contribu-
ton must the present generation
make II solving the problem OF
Democracy "Is woman suffrage a
liability or an asset?" What is the
Interpretation OF our present indus
tr al unrest?' The meeting Saturday
is tc be thrown open to the public ahd
no charge will be made for guest
tickets. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended By the club to all who care to
avail themselves Of the opportunity TO
hear Professor Smith.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
GIVES S17.19S.49
TO HOOVER RELIEF
state Chairman Emery Says Amount
Not AS Big As Desirsd-Two
$1,000 GIFTS

Montpelier, Jan. 24,-Hon. Curtis S.
Emery of Newport, chairman Of the
Vermont branch of the European Re
lief Council, told the Free Press to-
night that a total OF S1719S49 had
been given to date for the Hoover fund
to save starving children OF south
eastern Europe This money has been
raised since December IS, when the
announcement Of the branch was made
MIR. Emery said that the gifts we're
as good as expected but not as much
as he wanted. He spoke OF the $685.
eco raised in Vermont for the Near
East Relief a year ago, and said that
The Hoover relief is caring for more,
in fact, 10 times as many.
In detail the gifts so far are as fol-
lows: Ra sed hv schools by tag days,
.S4.lO1.05; churches, S3OO9.69; Red
Cross branches, $3.50; other organ
izations, $3.50; Christmas cards, $685.
Two gifts Of $1,000 have been made
Sc; individuals, $6,5SS 50,
by Mrs. Emily Proctor Eggleston OF
Proctor and Mrs, J. G. Mccullough OF
Bennington.
Some Of the individual gifts have
been made direct through the Literary
Digest. but Vermont has been given
credit Approximately $4,000 is thus
far credited to Vermont in addition to
the amount named above.
Gifts are still being received ana
will continue to be received, Mr. Emery
stated.
Bennington county sent over $4,000
and its record was not exceeded by
any county in the state. in proportion
to population.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
FRED MARTIN AGAIN
HEADS BROTHERHOOD
Big Attendance at Annual Meeting
Held at Methodist Church Last
Eveninq.

The annual meet ng and banquet
Of the Brotherhood of the Methodist
church was he'd Tuesday evening in
the church dinning room. Almost a
hundred members we're present OF a
total membership CT 144.
Fred G Martin, who has been presi.
dent OF the Brotherhood for the past
five years. was reelected in spite OF
his protest. His record has been so
good that the other members refused
to take a chance by changing.
d. n McClelland was elected wee
president Six new members we're ad-
ded. The speakers were Frank f.
Howe, who talked briefly on the I'M
portance of learning lessons from the
past as the best preparation for fac
ing the problems of the future and
Secretary H. w. Wmslow of the Y. NJ.
G. AIR Winslow subject was
Sir George Williams; Founder Of the
Y NJ. c. A." His address was OF
spec al interest and importance in
view OF the effort this week to under
write the Y, " G., A. budget for the
year George Williams who founded
the Y. NJ, C. a. started Ife as an Eng.
lsh country boy, and made his way in
the world through the force of his
own ability
An excellent supper was served by
members of the Br, therhood entirely
" thout assistance from the women
OF the church.
The musical program was in charge
Of Prof e. Z. Long with Marden
Nichols at the plano
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
AT CHRISTMAS TINE
Many Articles OF Wearing Apparel
Dolls and Games distributed
In County.

The Bennington county chapter,
American Red Cross, distributed dur
,ng the Christmas holidays in Benn ng
ton county articles of Goth ne, games
and dolls. All ci the clothing was
new and mostly hand made, the work
beng done by women from Old Ben
ningtcn branch, A. r. c, and Bennng
ton branch, A X. C. II dolls and
many games were generously given
by Mrs NJ. VI. Shoemaker, and the
dolls were most attractiyey dressed
by the Misses Mary and Lulu Rob n
son. The Old Bennington branch
Through the untlring efforts Of NJ ss
Mary Roblncon have turned into the
chapter for distribution 70 handsome
" knitted sweaters, together with Al
In tied caps and bonnets.
The distributor Of articles at
Christmas me, was made by the Red
Cross public health nurse, Miss Dora
NJ. Clark, acting on the suggestion CT
the rural school teachers in the vari-
GUS districts with whom the nurse 8
in close cooperation. 1t may be OF n
terest to members OF tn American
Red Cross to know that the Red CrC So
nurse is putting the modern health
crusade work into all district schools
in Bennington county, and as a very
showy result Of her work 90 tooth
brushes have been sod. The ru es
e-yerning the heath crusade work
are as follows:
l washed my hands before eaeh
meal today.
O. washed not only my face but
my ears and neck and | cleaned my
f nger nails today.
3 | kept fingers, pencils and every
thing likely to be unclean or injurious
out cf my mouth and nose today
4. / brushed my teeth Thoroughly
after breakfast and after the evening
meal today
5 took ten or more SOW, deep
breaths of fresh ar today l was
careful to protect others II SPIT
coughed or sneezed.
6. played outdoors or with window
open moro than thirty m nutes today
7. | was in bed ten hours or more
last night and kept my windows open
s drank four glasses of water
including a drink before each meal
and drank no tea, coffee, nor other IN
iurous drinks uday
9 tried to eat only wholesome
food and eat it slowly | went 10 tol
let at my regular time -,
10 tried hard today to sit up ana
stand nm straight; to keep neat, cheer
fuI and clean-minded, and to be help'
4 condensed list Of the articles CIV
en- at Christmas TIME follows r.
Dolls, IA; games, 1oi pettlecats, =, .,
underwear, ga pieces mIttens' : pr, pr
knitted caps, and hoods, 20; sweat
ers. 10; blouses, s; bloomers, "
dresses, 9 hose, s; coats IL; trousers rs
/ pair; baby dresses, 4; gertrudes' .
Everything in this list was new
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
VERMONT ONE OR TWO
Quest on Of Representation is Not
Settled.

fs. oCttIeu.
Washington D. c., Jan 23.-Ver.
mont, in company with certain 9th.
ar states, may be able to retain her
nresent quota Of Congressman in the
6Sth Congress ( pans under foot for
d compromise on the reappolntment
Of the House are carried cut through
aetlcn OF the State
Senator Howard Sutherland of West
Virginia chairman of the committee
on census, is hopeful that the prob
lem may be adjusted in such a way
that Vermont, Rhode Island, and other
states may not be deprived of por-
tich Of their representa- on in the
lower branch Of Congress.
Senators Page and Dillingham; have
been in conference with Congressman
Greene and Dale on this subject and
the whole matter has been put up to
Snator Sutherland. Protests against
a loss OF congressional representation
on the part Of several states have
been presented to the Senate census
committee although as yet the state
of Vermont has not been heard frc m
to any considerable extent by the
senators and representatives from
there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
SECOND BIG AUDIENCE
ENJOYS THE ROSE GIRL"
Bennington Girls Club Scores Double
Success In Production Of
Musical Comedy

A repet tion Of THE Rose Girl" last
evening, given by The Benn ngton
Girls Club at the Opera house was
thoroughly enjoyed by the large audi
ence attending.
AS on Monday evening every seat
was taken which is rather unusual for
the second performance of an amature
show.
The players were very prompt In re.
spending to their cues and displayed
confidence ga ned from exper enee OF
their Monday night performance. The
pay went along with a snap that
showed care ul training on the part
of Mr.. and Mrs Phfbrc-k
This is the first attempt at musical
comedy by the cub and its success
" u the production as Well as hnancl-
ally has so encouraged them that they
hope and plan to do more a,ong these
Ines in the future
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
PROPOSES To TAX
COAL MIDDLEMEN
OUT Of BUSINESS
Purpose of Calder Bill, Author
Tells Committee
NATION BADLY MULCTED
Profits Of One and one-HaIf Millions
Between Mine and Ultimate
Consumer.
NATION BADLY MULCTED

Washington, Jan 26--Taxes on coal
dealers as provided in the Calder coal
regulation bill have purposely been set
high Ito drive the coal straight from
the mine to the consumer" Senator
Calder republican of New York, yes
terday told the Senate committee
which is considering his measure.
1t is the intention Of the bill to "tax
out Of existence many unnecessary
middlemen, Senator Calder said, add
Ing that It would be shown before
this investigation ceases where coal
moving on the rails has been sold
three or four times between the mines
and the consumer.
The American public last year, Sen
ator Calder said, was ''mulcted out of
a million and half dollars by men
In the coal trade"
Very well. but how about the shoe
man, the flour man and the rest?" in
terJected Senator Reed, democrat, OF
Missouri
THE coal industry we are reaching
first" Senator Calder retorted, coal
is a necessity
]. NJ. Armstrong, general manager
of mines for the Pittsburg Goa. com
pany, the largest m ne operator In the
United States, testified that the pay
roll costs of producing coal, which
included all labor charges had In
creased 1853 per cent since 1916"
Mr.. Armstrong said that If not pre-
vented from running full time by lack
of cars, lack OF business, and lack Of
miners" the Pittsburg company could
produce, 100000 600 tons of coal in
stead OF the 100000 we produced
last year"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
VnIuaoIa saIvaae From VA.

A use at last has been found for the
vast quantities of barbed wire left on
the battlenelds OF eastern Europe.
Riga inventors have devised machin-
cry for stamping nails out Of the wire,
and hope by this method to relieve the
shortage of nails in the Balkan states
Riga has been the center Of so much
fighting throughout the war that most
of the lakes, streams and roads about
the city are thoroughly lined with
barbed-wlre entanglcments and great
numbers of full spools of wire are ly-
ing about. The expense of collecting
wire for making nails is thus made
light. Many of the piers at the port Of
Riga are stacked high with wire suit
able for nail-makng.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
Y. Nj. C. A. BUDGET FUND
HAS REACHED S31S3
Two Teams Of canvassers Report Ex-
cellent Progress for First Two
Dave


Tho Y NJ c. A. budget camDaign S
stll In fine progress under the guid-
ance of International Secretary VIII
lame. The total reN0rted today IS
sS1S3. Division A, under the COM
mand Of General w liam H WIS, re-
ported as follows; Cartain II. H.
Webster. $3.50; Capt L. H Nicho:s,
1915, Cart Max Flenberg, 1925; Capt.
Hav'land Sihley S263; total, $l074
Division b, under command Cf Gen.
eral II J.. Hall reported as follows:
Cart l.. H. Ross, 1896; Capt Fred G.
Martin S37S; Cart A. S Payne, SlO7;
Capt Theo. Thomas, $3.50; Capt. Will
liam Barratt, 1854
Todays reports showed a good n
crease but as usual the first fu'l day
Of canvassing does not prove large Il
figures. Much of the work will pro-
duce results later.
Dinner will be served tomorrow
noon promptly at 12:15 1t is hoped
that the friends of the Y. NJ, c. A. will
make their maximum contributor at
the first visit of the canvassers as
these men are very generous already
n giving their time They were
moreover, the first to show their in
terest in subscriptions. The dinner
for the workers was served by the fol
lowing ladies' from the Baptist church
in the Y NJ c. A. Gymnasium with
Mrs. L. S. Nichols IN charge. Mrs.
,H. p. Woodman. Mrs. F S. Pratt, NJ IS
Helena Norton, Miss Mary Weps Mrs.
Havlland Sib'ey, Mrs. j. + Mattison'
Mrs. l.. Il. Macomber The women
were ass'sted by Franklin Hyde, Rey-
nolds Fenwick, Ivor Pelsue and John
NtclV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
ln,mnnsn avloItInn nooks.n

Among the archives OK the city OF
Los Angeles are about one dozen vol
umes weighing a couple Of hundred
pounds each. They are filled with
nothing but names. Los Angeles
claims to have a greater number Of
visitors than any OF the other cities
Of the state, and is collecting these
volumes to prove the assertion. The
books are filled with the names Of
visitors. Each book has 400 pages,
and there are more than 100000
names In each.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
FREE SEEDS SAFE
Majority Of Nine Against Giving Up
the Waste.

Washington, Jan '24.-The House
voted today 20 appropriate $S6O,OOO
for the free distr button of seeds by
members of Congress This is Sl2O'-
600 more than was appropriated for
the current fiscal year, The vote was
.S3 ts 70.
This was the first time II years
that the annual agricultural appropri-
alton BIZ provided no funds for seed
d,str.but on. Representative Lang
lev republican. OF Kentucky, intro
ducel an amendment embodying the
aprropr alton. which was adopted af
ter Representative Blanton had made
an unsuccessful attempt to have II
guled out on a point cc order. He de
nounced seed Distribution as graft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
prImItIva East indian DaneInn.

In na,tve Hindu dances virtually
every muscle of the body is in some
way brought into play, There Is a
good deat Of pantomime used, rather
cryptic TO the foreigner aud few Of
the professional daucers appear to
have had the training necessary to
give real rhythm of motion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
WEATHER FORECAST
Party Cloudy tonight Thursday
unsettled with slowly rising tempera-
ture.
CHARLES HOMER BLY,
Sketch of Old Soldier Who Died at
the Home Tuesday.


the Home Tuesday.
Charles Homer Bly, whose death at
the SO diers' Home early Tuesday
morning, Jan. 25, was briefly announc.
ed in yesterdays Banner was born in
Spr ngfeld, Mass, Sept %, 1847.
When not quite Is years old, he en-
tered military life July "a, 1862, in
Co. D, 37th Mass reg ment of the
9Th Corps which achieved great
reputation. and was discharged June
q 1865, at Readsborc, Mass.
Little is known here OF his early
life 1t is ony known that he
entered the employment Of the Estey
Organ Co., at Brattleboro, and gave
faithful service for forty years until
coming to the Home May II, 1916.
I'll wife dying, his constant compan-
ion was their only child, a son, now
living IL Bratt boro Their relations
were more as "chums," than as father
and son and so remained to the end.
The son was with his father a few
days OF the latter's life and gave un.
REMIT ng care to his father.
Mr.. bly, was strong nlan--strong
In his likes and disl kes Though
always courteous to all, he was warm
ly attached to these whom he admired,
but toward those he disliked he main
tained an attitude of aloofness-let-
ting them severely a'one. 1t not
known that he gave much thought to
relig GUS matters he was thorough
ly moral man, never indulging n
profanity, gossip backbitn or idle
kindred evils. He was mildly tenac-
ious of his own views, but entered
into no heated argument with those
who disagreed with him.
His son, c. d BY, accompanied his
remains to Brattleboro for burial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
INDUSTRIES
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
Every Plant in Town Except One Now
Running but Not All on Full
Time.

Adams, Jan industries of the
town have so far recovered from the
depression which was felt here a
month or more ago that the largest
have resumed full time schedules and
all but one has resumed at least par
tia operation.
Managers of the plants of tho town
yesterday predicted a gradual increase
in business during the next few weeks,
with tendency toward continued and
uninterrupted operation. y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
reaches Birds to Sing.

Taking advantage Of the initiative
faculty of song birds, simple mech.
nnIsm has now been contrlved that
actually teaches canarles and other
pet warblers how to Increase their
singing repertory says Popular Me-
chanics Magazine a partly water.
hlled cylindrical metal tank. In which
u slightly smaller inverted tank slides
up and down, provides enough mir
pressure for blowing a series OF whls.
tier Of different tone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
3. C. sLADE IN COURT
Pleads Guilty to Illegally importing
Cattle into the Satte.

B. G. Slade appeared in municipal
court Monday to answer to charge
that he had imported cattle into Yer
mont from New York state without
first obtaining the necessary permits
from the state agricultural commiss'
ioner. He pleaded guilty and was fin
ed with costs s56.65.
The warrant IN the case was serv-
ed by Deputy Sheriff Edward Shana
han. and was issued by States Attorney
Collins M. Graves following a com
plant received from Commissioner
Brigham's office.
In the warrant the RESPONDENT was
specifically charged with importing
10 head Of cattle which had not been
passed by the Vermont officials.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
BANDITS Sc ECGnI'g.f;S}}i' VS. g;S}i'''' !
TOO LATE To CRAB
HAUL Of $4,000
Entered as Ohio County Treas
urer Closed Vault Door
SECURED $4,000 IN CASH
Stunned Official with Revolver Butt
and Made Escape In
Automobile.

Marion, o., Jan. 26 Two bandits
early tn s morning entered the office
ti the county treasurer in the court.
house, Knocked the treasurer, Harry
E. Forty, unconscious with a blow
from the butt of heavy revolver and
escaped in an automob le with $4,000
in cash.
Treasurer Forty had just closed the
door cf the vault which contained be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in tax col.
lections when the robbers entered the
building.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
His Appetite with Him.

A story is told OF a jockey who af-
ter the race for which he had been
long starving himself went to a hotel
and ate a leg of mutton When the
waiter asked II he would like some
sweets or cheese. he replied: mo !
never eat sweets. But II you have
another leg of mutton think could
manage IT,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26

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