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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
SEEK FRESH SCHEME
TO INVOLVE AMERICA
Germans Making Effort to Interest
United States in Reparation
Settlement

Paris, April Sit was stated semi
officially here to-day that a fresh prop
ostion on reparations was expected
from Germany Unconhrmed reports
are in circulation that the Germans
are making another effort to interest
the United States in the question by
negotiations between Karl Bergman
! German Under Secretary of the Trea.
sury, and Roland W. Boyden, formerly
American unofficial representative
with the Allied Reparations Commits
sion MI Boyden. however, is now in
Vienna, on his way to Constant nople
it f. understood
Nothing is known in official circles
of reported invitation to the Allies
and Germans to meet in Washington to
discuss reparations and it is dec ared
here there is little likelihood Of such
procedure being favored by the Allies.
The present expectation is that the
Allies viii issue an ultimatum to Ger
many on the expiration Of the time
limit set for the payment by Germany
Icf 20,000,000, 900 marks gold May l.
The Allied Commission on Repara-
tions to day heard the German deiega-
tlon here on the German viewpoint of
the maritime damages for which Ger
many shou pay
The Germans maintained that Ger
many should not be Obliged to pay
ccmpen alton for merchant vessels
sunk while doing war work and under
military or naval orders. Cargoes lost
should not be paid for, they declared,
if Cf a military or naval nature. Gen
man ships seized in allied ports or
captured If used by the government
sezing them and then sunk by the
Germans, should not be paid for, ana
no compensation should be paid for
10 ises due to maritime risks nor ships
which disappeared, un ess Germany
should be proved responsible Tor their
disappearance Germany admitting Ger.
tain disappearances of vessels as be-
ing due to the war
The va ues OF the cargoes and ships
for which Germany is liable to pay
should be estimated at the price paid
by the las towner, the German dele.
gates asserted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
WINTER WHEAT CROP
NOW LOOMS LARGE
Forecast is About 621,ooo,ooo Bushels,
Which is About 81 Per Cent of
Normal

Washington, d. c.. April Fore
cast of a winter wheat crop Of about
621 100000 bushels was made up today
by the department OF agriculture.
basing its estimate on the condition Of
the crop April /, which was 81 per
cent Of normal
There was an increase of 81 points
in condition from Dec, /, last, to April
I, this year, compared with an aver
age decline Of as points between
those dates in the last 10 years.
The production forecast is based
upon the average planted last fall with
the assumption of average abandon
ment and average influences on the
crop to harvest
Production of rye was forecast as
$685., 900 bushels from a condition Of
90 per cent of normal.
Winter wheat condition April /, last
year. was 1876 per cent OF normal
and production 577763, 900 bushels. On
April l, 1919, was 999 per cent and
production 720.5030 900 bushels, while
the 10.year average condition Is 1876
per cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
LONGE REPUDIATES
HIS CONFESSIONS
Says He Was Frightened Into Making
Statements Concerning
Murder

Rutland, Vt, April S.-Peter w.
Longe, on trial for the murder Of
Owen Hayes, who body vas found In
a river near Fairhaven last October.
took the stand in his own defense to-
day and repudiated alleged confessions
he had made to the authorities.
Longe testified he had been scared"
into making his first confession"
which named three men as accom-
plices in the allege dcrime. He said
the names he han mentioned were
suggested to him by his is years old
daughter. Madeline, at the instigation
of Joseph Bishop, who was then under
arrest on Longe's complaint OF his al
legged improper relations with the girl.
Bishop now Is in an in ane asylum.
statements made to the authorities by
Madeline led to the arrest of her
father.
His second confession" was made
after he realized he was in "bad
fix" for mentioning names in his first,
Lcnge sad, and in his second state
ment he substituted three unknown
foreigners for the names he said he
had used untruly. The third and fourth
confessions were similar attempts to
rectiiy and clear up his first, he testi-
fed.
Longe admitted throwing his arms
about Atty Gen. Archibald in Fair
haven hotel and asking his help but
denied making any confession to him
of killing Hayes. On cross examina.
tion he said everything he had told
MIR. Archibald was a lie The attor-
ney general earlier in the day testi-
fed that Longe had thrown himself
into his arms and begged for help.
saying he had killed Hayes.
w, H. Preston, counsel for Longe,
in outlining the defenseHs case, as
serted that Hayes was not murdered,
but that 1t would be shown that he
was drowned after he walked off the
river wal into the stream near O
shirt factory.
Several foresters today were pro-
duced as character witnesses for
Longe, testifying that he was good
citizen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
THE BENNETT RECITAL
Native Son Thrills Music Lovers Of
His 5oyhood Home

Charles Bennett. natiy, IL lng-
ton, but now of the >Sps .,ory Of
Music, Boston, BE- s,sss 4 will here
after sing bes * audiences than
the the gatN SssYsNfilIed ss LED high :, b school S
doubte has been or wi be his
good fortune to entertain a more ap-
preciative or sympathetic assemblage.
The response to the depth of feeling
and Interpretation OF theme may not
have been so apparent to those for
tunata ones gifted with an understand
ing of good music, but to the large
number who must necessarily compose
an appreciate portion Of any small
community audience and whose com
prehension goes but little further than
the keen enjoyment afforded, the abil-
ity of the singer to hold and move
must have been revelation.
The pauses between each number
were short. just long enough for the
applause that had evidence of feeling
in every hand spat, and then the
audience was once more lifted away
from itself and carried a-ong by the
rich baritone and master accompani-
ment 1t would be difficult to i'm
agine more happily selected program
And the encores, Drink to Me Only
with Thine Eyes The Road to Man
dalay' and Rolling Down to Rio y!
One who boa Is that he really knows
the verse of Kipling could have de
rived further and deeper insight from
the rendition of the two vir lie themes, :
With the introduction of the Irish
ballads near the end OF the program the
audience obtained its first re iet from !
the spell that had gripped 1t from the |
first number. The comedy at once
created ripples of suppressed laughter |
that pervaded all corners Of the hall. !
but which indicated in every half au-
iible chuckle that the laughers had |
not yet come back to earth.
Ord 'narly when a singer makes his
final bow or the curtain is rung down
there is an indication of haste toward |
The exits. but this feature was lack
ng. Instead, progress from the hall
was leisurely People stopped in the
aisles or gathered in little groups in
heir positive eagerness to express
her appreciation, an unusua- and re-
narkable tribute to a highly creditable
Effort.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
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ILLNESS LIMITED
MOSTLY TO CHILDREN
State Health Board Report Shows
Many Cases But Few
Fatalities,

Burlington, April 9-The monthly
report Of the Vermont State of Board
Of Health shows that many OF the
communicable diseases common to
children were prevalent in the coun-
ties of Rutland, Windham, Orleans
Washington, Bennington, Caledonia
and Orange according to the h secre-
tary Of the Board, DR.. c, f Dalton. Al
though the above named counties
showed the largest percentage of the
diseases recorded. however, there
were but few fatak ties Outside of
a few mild epdemics the health of
the state is very good for this time
of the year
The records show total of 10
cases Of whoopng cough, divided
among the different counties as fol-
lows Burlington had seven; Rut-
land county and city 40; Windsor, 7S,
26 Of VIII ch were in Spr ngfield. %
in Woodstock and 10 in Hartford.
Three cases Of that strange Illness
known as sleeping sickness were re-
ported during the month. Burlington
Franklin and Williamstown each had
case. Chittenden county is credit
ed with 10 cases Of the 230 chickenpoX
~ of which we're in Burlington; Rut-
land county had II cases, with 81
cases in the city Of Rutland; Windsor
county had 35; North Hero had l3
and Randolph Is.
Scarlet fever showed total of SO
cases for the month, Chittenden coun-
ty escaped with only five cases re.
corded against it; four Of the cases
were in Burlington and one in Mil
ton Orleans county had 10; Wash
ington county led the list with SS
cases, with Is in Barre city. eight in
Barre town, and 10 in Montpelier.
Influenza was given only three
cases for the month of March, st.
Johnsbury, Rutland and Waitsileld
each reported case.
Diphtheria has 25 cases checked
after its dread name, one-tifth of
which occurred in Chittenden county,
four in Burlington and one in Milton.
Springfield had the greatest number
of cases to be recorded wlth six as a
total
The largest number of cases OF any
communicable disease to be reported
comes under the head of measles,
with 62l. Rutland county led with 327
cases, with 81 in Brandon, 67 in Fair
Haven. 60 in Poultney, 80 in Walling
ford and % in Rutland city. Addi-
son county reported l22 cases with
70 in Middlebury Ch.ttenden county
had only three cases, with two in
Burlington and one in Underhill.
There were 10 cases Of typhoid
fever, two being in this county, but
none in Burlington Pneumonia had
q cases recorded against its name
of which Ch tterden county had two
cases, one in Jericho and one in
Richmond, German measles showed
seven cases, one of which was re-
ported from Jericho.
Mumps was reported to have at
tackled 119, "a cases OF gonorrhoea,
with seven in Chittenden county,
five in Burlington and two at Fort
Ethan Allen is also shown on the
records. Syphilis with 5S cases had
IL vict ms in this county, Burlington
five. WinoosM one, Fort Ethan Al
len three, Essex Junction two, Rich
mond and Shelburne one each.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
MANCHESTERITES CLAIM
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Girls Basketball Team at Burr and
Burton Seminary Won Every
Game In Schedule.

The girls of Burr and Burton Semi
nary OF Manchester. have completed
another successful season Of basket.
ball They were unbeaten last year;
C aimed the Vermont state champion
ship and were not challenged.
In the fall, the manager made as
lengthy schedule as possible and
the girls played right through the
season without defeat The team
plays girls rules and claims cham
pionship for the same, Several teams
were planning on the championship
until they ran up against the Burr and
Burton girls The schedule was as
follows:
Jan s. at Manchester, b. B. S. 26;
Bennington a.
Jan Is, at Rut and, b. B. s., %;
Rutland, 21
Jan. 2S, at Manchester, b. b. s., AZ;
Rutland, IA
Feb. II, at Bennington, b, b. s., 10;
Pennington, Ia.
Feb, %, at Manchester, B. b. s., 40;
Bliss Business College s.
Mar. 5, at Brandon, b. b. s., 80;
Brandon 5,
Mar 7, at Middlebury, b. B. s., 2S,
Montpelier High School, 13.
Mar IL, at Manchester, b. B. s., 40:
Brandon t.
The lineup is as follows: Forwards,
Mary Paddock, Este la OFT, Hulda
Root; centers, Dorothy Gilbert Flor.
ence OFT (Sde) guards, Luella Phe ps,
Madeline Davis; coach, Marjorie Sal.
ter,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
MORE TRIALS FOR BRlNDELL
Will Face Juries With His A ds Next
Month.

New York, April 9-Robert p, Brin
dell will be brought back to this
city from Sing Sing prison next month
to stand trial with Peter Stadtmuler,
h right bower and Joseph Moran,
another of his followers, on addition,
al charges of extortion, This was
stated yesterday after Stanley RIGHT
er son-inlaw of Samuel Untermyer,
who is acting as Special Deputy At
torney-General in the prosecution Of
cases arising out Of the Lockwood
committees INJURY and appeared
before Supreme Court Justice John
V. McAvoy to have the cases set for
trial.
Justice McAyoy set May and 16
as dates for the trials to start
The object of the prosecutors in
pushing these cases is to dispose Of
tho actions against his leutenants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09

MOONSHINERS GO NORTH
Will Be Taken TO Rutland Charg.
ed with Violations of
Federal Statutes

Jack" Deforge, who was arrested
in connection with the moonshine
raid Thursday night pleaded guilty In
Municipal court tn $ forenoon to
charge OF selling intoxicating liquor
and was sentenced by Judge William
j. Meagher to not more than nine or
less than six months in the house OF
correction at Windsor.
The case against Morris Petersen
and Richard Martin were moi pressed
and the two men were turned over to
federal agents to be prosecuted for
Violate ons of the federal statutes.
William DeForge and Victor Mar
tin, the youths who were found in
charge Of mash factory in Dunville
notch, we're given suspended sen.
tences and were placed on probation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
WILLIAMS FOUND
Gull LTY IN NE Gro
MURDER CASES
Georgia Plantation Owner Given
Life Sentence
JURY ASKED FOR MERCY
JURY ASKED FOR MERCY
Defence Flies Motion for New
Trial After Sentence Is
Passed

Coyington, Ga, April 9,-John S.
Williams, plantation owner, was today
found guilty of murder in connection
with Jasper county peonage eases. The
jury which returned the verdict recon-
mended mercy by the court. The YER
dict carries with II automat ca ly life
Imprisonment sentence.
The case went to the jury yesterday
afternoon The defence has filed a
motion for a new trial, although sen
tence was forma ly passed after the
reading of the verdict
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
PROMINENT EDUCATOR DIES
Or. Charles n. Dunton Expires at
Homo in Poutney.

Rutland April 7.-Dr Charles H.
Dunton of Poultney, Methodist clergy
man and educator, died Wednesday
morning at the Brock House at 7.30
oclock after an illness of only a few
weeks
Or. Dunton was a native of the
state, born in Underhi'l, Jan. "a, 1874,
son of Elijah and Mary Ann (Frenchl
Dunton Elijah Dunton, whose
father fought in the battle of Platts-
burg, was born n Westport,. n. Y,
in 1911. His mother was descend
ant of Nehemiah Howe, who was cap
tured by the Indians at Great
Meadow Fort, l745,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
MEMS CLUB DISCUSSION
Numerous Questions Before Meetings
at Second Congregational Church


at Second Congregational Church
What can be done by government
control of industry?
How far should this be extended?
by what means can the govern.
ment insist on cooperation?
win the government be better
employer than the private capitalist?
Why do miners and railroad men
favor naturalization?
Does working for the publc create
cOntentment, or is the workman con
cerned only over pay and conditions
of work?
These are the questions under Ar
ticle TX in connection with the social
studies which are under discussion
before the Bennington's Mems class,
which is held every Sunday in the
main auditorium of the Second Con.
gregational church, between the hours
of 1900 and 100 O'Clock.
These questions are vital problems
that the whole world is trying to
solve, and upon the right solution of
these proglems depends the future
prosperity and happiness of the
world.
All men, regardless Of their politi-
cal or rel gious affiliations, are cor
daily invited to Join with the class
in the discussion of these social
stud 'es
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
es Than All Other Chrsan
PROMOTION FOR EDWARDS
Secretary Weeks Prepares Army
Recommendations.

Washington, April 8.-Secretary
Weeks has completed his selection
for general officer promotions in the
army for Transmission to President
Harding. There are twelve major
generals and twenty-five brigadiers
on the list, compared to the names of
eleven major-generals and twenty-five
brlgadiers submitted by President
Wilson and which the Senate failed
to confirm.
The name of Brig-Gen. Clarence
Edwards, who commanded the Twen-
ty-siXth New England National
Guard Division, stands first on Sec
retary Weeks's list of major-generals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09

Angora, April 8-The Bolsheviki
have warned the Turks that their ad
in the hostilities against the Greeks
will be conditional on the denuncia-
on Of the Franco-Turkish treaty,
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turk
ish Nationalist leader. is declared to
have replied to a reported Franco
ltal an unofficial suggestion for a ces-
sation of hostilties that he will be
willing to such move provided the
Greeks abandon Thrace and Smyrna
Kiazim Kara Bekr, commander Of
Turkish Nationalist forces at Erzer-
um, has arrived here at the head of
cavalry division after remark
abe march from Armen a. He was
summoned TO the western front by
the Turkish Nationalist Government
after the Greeks launched their often
siye east of Smyrna and Brusa.
Isnik, a town thirty-two m les south
west of Ismid and near the Sea of
Marmora has been captured by Turk
ish Nationalists, says an official state
ment issued here. The Greeks de-
Tending the place fed, abandoning
important supplies and losing thous-
ands of prisoners. The ancient name
of lsuik was n cea The first gener-
al ecclesiastical council met at Nicea
in 325 A. D., on which occasion the
Nicene Greed was framed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
GLOOM IN ATHENS
OVER REvERsES
IN ASIA MINOR
City Much Depressed because of
Army Losses
ARMY AND NAVY MEN MUTE
Pessimism Everywhere and Mo-
bilization of Troops Pro-
ceeding Very Slowly

Athens, April 9-The reverses sui.
fered by Greek forces in Anatolia and
the casua ties inflicted upon them by
Turkish Nationalists have caused great
depression in the city.
Army and navy officials are abso.
lutely mute and pessimism is notice.
able among all classes Of Greeks. Mo
bilization of the army proceeds very
slowly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
NOTICE

For the purpose of repairs to the
hydrants on Main street from Cooper
mill so called to the corner of Main
and South streets, the water will be
shut off on that portion of said Main
street, including Beech street on Sun
day morning April 10, 1921 at 8
o'clock a. m. for a period of at least
8 hours.
Grover Lyons, Superintendent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
GREEKS EVACUATE
BAGDAD RAIL POINT
Soviet Offers Aid Rgainst HeIIenes
Provided Treaty With France
ts Denounced

London, April S.--The Greeks have
evacuated Afun-Karahissar, the juno
ton point of the Bagdad Railway
south of EskiShehr. and retired to
Tomlubunar, forty kilometers to the
west, says Reuter- despatch from
Smyrna.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
CUT EMPLOYEES IS PER CENT
Will Make 40 Per Cent Lay.off BY
D. [ & w, in Five Weeks.

Scranton, Penn, April S.--Notices
posted today by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad Co, an.
nounces that effective Tuesday, Is
per cent of all the present shop EN-.
ployes will be laid Of The order af-
fects machinists, boilermakers, black
smiths and helpers. 1t is the third
lay-off within five weeks and total
of 40 per cent of the employees have
been affected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
200 ARRESTS MADE
New York Courts Cannot Handle
Liquor Cases

New York, April S.-Two hundred
arrests for violations of prohibition
were made today by detectives and
police working under the new state
law which places the burden of en-.
forcement on local authorities. AS
the result the courts are becoming
officials say.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
pYNAMITER NEAR FREEDOM
Los Angeles Plotter, Out
May 10

San Quentin, Calf. April S.-John
j. Mcnamara serving a fifteen year
sentence for murder in connection with
the dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times building in October, 1910, will
complete his sentence and leave the
Penitentiary May 10, prison officials
said today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
Old people grow older

and sometimes outlive their means,
Not so, however, If rley have an
Annuity; then they can never out
live their income Consult us. Nation
al Life Ins. Co., VT (Mutual) Earle
s. Kinsley, General Agent. Mead
Building, Rutland, VT. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
WOULD RAISE 275 LIMIT

Senator Walker Wants Congress
Asked to "Lberalize" Volstead Act,
Albany, N. Y, April flames J.
Walker, minority leader of the senate
introduced yesterday a resolution to
memorialize congress in the interest
of liberalizng the Volstead act by
amending that measure so as to per.
nit Individual states to legaize the
manufacture of and traffic in 275
per cent beer, The resolution was re
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
HARDING PREPARING MESSAGE
viii cover Wide Range of Subjects
Il Is Understood.

Wash ngton, April S.-President
Harding is devoting much of his time
to the preparation of his first message
to Congress, 1t will be presented on
Tuesday and 1t may be that the ex-
ecutive will appear at joint session
to read it, a custom revived by Presi-
dent w lson.
The present understanding, is that
the message will cover a wide range
OF subjects, including, besides many
domestic questions the administra-
tion peace program.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Generally fair and much colder to-
night and Sunday. Probably rain or
snow tonight, fresh and strong north
west winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-09
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l4OST-A truck headlight between
Depot and Plunkett Webster job Re-
word If returned to Walter llilchey
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