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TAFT IS CHOSEN
CHIEF JUSTICE OF
vermont state Library 0iI1T
A'ItPG(ji IGtPGi nLIvIL UUUnl
U. S. Senate Confirms Nomina-
ticn Behind Closed Doors
OPPOSITION VELOPS
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
BCrah, Johnson, La Toilette and
Watson Question the Ap-
pointee S Legal Ability

Washington, July Former Presi-
dent William Howard Taft was nomi-
mated late yesterday by President
Harding to be chief justice Of the
United States and his nomination
was confirmed by the senate in ex-
ecutive session.
The nomination was not confirmed
without opposition, however, and a
roll call was demanded. The op-
position was understood to have
been voiced by Senator Borah OF
Idaho, Johnson Of California and La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Republicans,
who were sad to have criticized Mr..
Taft's record and his nomination.
On the roll CALL however. only
four votes were cast against con,
firmation, They were by Senators
Borah, Johnson and La Toilette, and
Senator Watson, Democrat, of Geor-
gia The final vote was 60 to 4. An
agreement was reached not to make
public the roll call.
Action in closed Session
The senate's doors were closed for
discussion of the nomination after
suggestions that Mr. Taft be confirm
ed in open executive" session, be-
cause he is former president, had
been rejected by his opponents.
Senators BoTah and Johnson led the
fight on the floor in opposition to
Mr.. Taft, while he was defended by
about a dozen senator's, including
Knox of Pennsylvania, Kellogg Of
Minnesota and Willis of Ohio, Repub-
licans, and Underwood of Alabama.
minority leader; Smith of South Caro-
lima, Overman of North Carolina and
Broussard of Louisiana, Democrats.
Charge of Politics Made
Senators Borah and Johnson were
understood to have centered their
fight on Mr. Taft.s legal training, ex-
perience and qualifications. Accord
ing to reports filtering out from the
senate chamber. Senator Johnson
was said to have declared that Mr..
Taft's appointment was purely poll
teal A similar charge, it was re-
ported, was made by Senator Borah.
Senator Johnson it was stated. as
serted that Mr. Taft had not regarded
himself as lawyer but as politician
and had abandoned" his profession
after leaving the white house. The
California senator, it was reported.
sad that he had tried to disregard
personal objections to the nominee
and was voicing his opposition solely
because Mr.. Taft had lacked, for
nearly a generation or more, any
legal experience which would fit him
for the highest judicial post of the
nation.
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ther punishment.

ther punishment.
Carpenter. fighting since 1907, is
the more grizzled veteran OF the TWO
in whining his way up from the ban
tamweight. ranks to the heavyweight
class Carpenter, who started boxing
at IA, has engaged in SO battles. In
n OF these he emerged from the ring
the victor. ThTty-four times, he won
by knockout, 22 times on points de-
cision and four times on fouls by op.
ponents. 4sf
The Frenchman has fought only
five draws has lost once on foul
and has been knocked out once. To a
French youth named Gloria goes the
credit for being the only opponent
who has stood over the challenger
and listened to the toll of the referee.
Carpenters record, before the war,
Is one Of the most active credited to
a leading boxer. Service in the
French army cuftailed his boxing for
four years but since the armistice,
with a heavyweight title about his
main consideration, Georges has en-
gagged in fewer glove contests.
Jack Dempsey has fought GA bat
ties and So resulted in victories for
him. The champion has knocked out
40 or almost three fourths Of his op-
ponents in six years Of boxing, re-
markable record. Nine times, he has
won on point, decisions and his only
victory on foul was over the ponder
Gus Carl Morris. -... -. 81.
The champion has fought four draw
decisions; has lost on points twice
and has hit the canvas only once TO
stay there for 10 seconds. Fireman"
Jim Flynn, in 1917, achieved that
startling feat but later the Pueblo
Fireman was knocked out in less
than a minute by Dempsey when the
latter was on his way to the champ;
ionship Dempsey also has fought
two non-decision bouts.
Reports from the training camps Of
both men say that Dempsey and Car
pentier are in the pink OF condition
and ready for their great battle on
Saturday. The fight is scheduled to
begin at 3 o'clock, eastern daylight
saving time. The arena gates will be
thrown open to the public at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. The men
will meet in an IS foot ring. Stats
tics of the principals, the purse and
ring arrangements follow:
BIG FIGHT FACTS
Principals-Jack Dempsey, Of Salt
Lake City, champion of the world, de-
fender; George Carpenter, of Lens,
France, European heavyweight cham
pion, challenger.
Referee
Place, Richards Arena, Jersey
City, n. j.
Promoter, George L, "Tex" Rickard.
Time, p. m. eastern Daylight
Saving Time.)
Saturday, July 2.
Arena opens at 10 a. m.
Scheduled number Of rounds, II.
Time OF rounds, three minutes,
with one-minute intermission.
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VERMONT STATE FlREMEN
Annual Meeting Of Association May
Be Held Here.

Members Of the Bennington fire de-
partment will meet at the Stark hose
rooms next Wednesday evening for
the purpose of considering a proposal
to invite the officers OF the Vermont
State Firemen's association to hold
the annual convention and tourna-
ment in Bennington in September.
1t is expected that representatives
of several local organizations will be
present at the meeting Wednesday
evening. To make the big gathering
of the state tiremen success will ne
cess tate the cooperation of the mer
chants ind business men and Of the
general public.
Local fremen have accepted the in
vitation of the North Adams depart
ment to take part in the tournament
in that city on July 4. The Benning-
ton firemen will not undertake a rep
resentation of the individual compan-
les but will go as a department 1t
is expected that the auto trucks en-
gagged for the purpose will transport
about fifty.
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Weight of gloves, eight ounces

Weight of gloves, eight ounces
each.
! Decision, none permitted under
New Jersey state boxing law; worlds
heavyweight championship can be
won by Carpenter or retained by
Dempsey by knockout of opponent or
fould by opponent In case both
boxers are on their feet at the close
of the 18th round, unofficial and per-
sonal decisions only can be made by
newspaper critics and spectators.
Probable gate receipts, $1,3OO,000.
Prices of tickets, from IS to $50.
/ Probable attendance, $4,000.
l Boxers purse, approximately $780,
00c.
Division of Purse, three.ffths of
boxers purse to Dempsey and two
ffths to Carpenter, regardless of
outcome of bout.
Physical statistics of boxers
Age-Dempsey, 26; Carpenter, 27.
y Weight-Dempsey 1898; Carpenter,
IL.
Height-Dempsey. 6 1T. !; Carpen-
tier, it. II IL
Reach-Dempsey, 74in,; Carpenter
70.
Chest (Nor)-Dempsey, 40; Car,
pentier, Al.
Chest (Exp) Dempsey, As; Carpen-
tier, 43 IL.
Waist--Dempsey, 83; Carpenter,
81.
Neck-Dempsey, 16 IL; Carpenter,
16 "a.
Wrist-Dempsey, Z ~; Carpenter,
7 IA.
Biceps-Dempsey, 16 IA Carpen-
tier, IA IL.
Calf-Dempsey, 16 IA; Carpenter,
16 3-4.
Ankle Dempsey, 8; Carpenter,
8 IL.
Dempsey's chief second, Jack
Kearns.
Carpenters chief second, Fran
co.'s Descamps,
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FOUND HooTcH AND STILL
Three PoWnal Men in Jail Charged
With Moonshining.

Arthur, Henry and Joseph Demo of
North Pownal are in the county jail
charged with moonshinins. They
were arrested Thursday night by Con-
stable H. NJ Wilson of Pownal on a
warrant issued by Justice of the
Peace b. O. Barber. The constable
was assisted in the search and seiz-
ure by Harold Tudor of Stamford and
two North Adams officers.
AT the house occupied BY the. three
men the officers found a good sized
still and two barrels of corn mash.
Concealed in the grass near the house
they also found three jugs of hootch.
The still and the hootch were confis-
Gated and brought to Bennington with
the three prisoners.
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WEAK, THIN FOLKS
NEED PHOSPHATE,
SAYS DR.. K0LLE

Dr. Frederic s. Kolle the New York
author OF medical text hooks, whose
opinions are greatly valued, writes:
when the nerve tissue begins TO
her youth and viyaciousness. sic be-
comes irritable, moody and respondent
IT would be godscnd II more weak
thin. nervous men and women were
aware OF the efficacy Of Bitro-Phos-
phate."
Thousands Of thin. run down people
whose nervous energy 10 nearly eX
hausted are turning to Bitro-P Phosphate
as dispensed by w. L. Gokay and other
leading druggists because II helps to
re-vitaliZe the nerves increase bodily
weight and bring back energy and
mental kecnness.
ChuTIONi - Although Bitro-Ihos-
phafr IL M cceilr"t MD IN rcljrNinr
weak. nervous conditions. Its use IN not
advised unless ihcrcnsru "cls.. ue-
sired.
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BUNDLE DAY RESPONSE
Consignment Of Shoes and Clothing
Sent to Near East.

Bennington as always when an ap-
peal for the needy is made, gave most
literally to the Near East Relief on
Bundle Day.
Under the direction of committee
from the Fortnightly more than
eight hundred pounds of seryiceable
shoes and clothing were collected and
sent to the destitute of Armenia and
adjoining countries. Boys from the
Y. NJ. c. A. gave most efficient help in
packing the boxes.
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FUNERAL OF JOHN C. DENLEY
Held from Late Home Wednesday
Afternoon.

The funeral OF John c. Denley was
held from his late home on Harrison
avenue Wednesday afternoon. The
deceased had been a member of the
Second Congregational church for so
years, but in the absence of Rev
George S. Mills, the pastor, Rev. w.
G. Towart of the First Baptist church
officiated. At the grave the Masonic
ritual was used, c. s. Estes officiat-
ing The bearers were r II. Holden,
G. S. Estes, c. +. Perkins. w. f.
Shaw, Fred C. Martin, and John II.
Jones. The Methodist Brotherhood
choir consisting of Il. e. Long. An
drew A, Maurer, George Small and e.
T. Griswold. sang
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NORTH BENNINGTON

The Cole Hall Theatre July 1st.
Mitchell Lewis in "Calibre So" and
Revelations of the Xray life. July Z
Buffalo Bill wild west in "Pawnee
bill Far East" in addition to the regu-
lar Observation-Disclosures.
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SOUTH SHAFTSBURY

At Cole Hall Theatre July 1st,
Mitchell Lewis in "Calibre 3S" and
Revelations of the X.ray life. July 4
Buffalo BIZ wild west in "Pawnee
Bill Far East in addition to the reg
ular Advertisement.
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7"--7-
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE--To make room for
young stock ! viii sell % single comb
White leghorn yearling hens they
are good LAYERS; will sell cheap for
quick sale. John Huntington, No Ben
lilngton, VT. Phone lS3-o 1r,n"
FOR SALE--1ne Crvina1n .n.ps,.,
corner Main and Branch streets two
tenement house, garden and barn
Teur~e Matho-a Adm Estate Of Cor
ah Cromack. lis South st. 1Stf.
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NORTHERN RAPTlsTs ELECT
Des Moines Convention Names Seat
tie as Next Meeting Place.

TIC ds VVNI WTtNtITg FIaUt'
Northern Baptists in convention at
DesMoines. Ia, have elected the fol-
lowing officers.
Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery,
Rochester, n. Y, president; Corwin
IS. Shank, Seattle, first vice-president; ;
y. ]. Ross, Chicago. second vice.
president: Rev. w. c. Biting, St.
Lauis, corresponding secretary; Rev.
Maurice A. Levy, Pittsfeld, Mass,
recording secretary; Rev Charles A.
Walker, West Chester, Pa. statsti-
cal secretary; Frank l.. Miner, Des
Moines, treasurer.
Seattle was chosen for the meeting
in 1922.
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Monster Crowd Expected

New York, July Veterans OF
numerous CORY ring battles, will face
each other in ring when Jack Demp-
sey defends his heavyweight title
against the challenger of George Car
pentier in the Jersey City ring. to-
morrow Through several campaigns,
both have won and lost contests in
nearly every possible manner. Both
have won by knockouts on points and
by fouls; both have lost points and
by knockouts, although Dempsey ney
er has lost a decision on a foul as did
Carpenter to Frank Klaus, when
Manager Descamps climbed into the
ring to save the Frenchman from fur
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EXPRESS MESSENGER SHOT

Holpup Mn Ttake Safe From Big Four
Train.
Danville, Illinois, July 1.--Big Four
passenger train number forty four was
held up early today near Covington,
Indiana. The express messenger was
shot and the safe thrown from the
train.
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THE WEATHER

Unsettled tonight; Saturday gener-
ally fair and somewhat warmer
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PLANS FOR FIGHT
ALL COMPLETED;
BATTLERS READY.
Men VIII Meet in Ring Saturday
Afternoon at Three O'clock
BOTH EAGER FOR GONG
Sixty Thousand Spectators,
Many of Them Society Wom-
en- Expected at Scrap

Atlantic City. July This is get
away day for Jack Dempsey. Before
evening he will be secluded amid
strange surroundings in private
residence OF Jersey City, perhaps to
face night OF seemingly endlessness,
there to remain until he faces Carpen
tier tomorrow afternoon. Where he
will sleep in Jersey City is kept a
secret.
Prescrlbes Canned Music
Manhasset, July 1.-Only light ex-
ercise work is on the program for
Carpenter today. To keep his mind
off the battle, Trainer Wilson has
prescribed canned music, walk
through the woods and long auto
mobile ride.
Monster Crowd Expected
New York, July 1.-The crowd at
tending the Dempsey-Carpentier bout
will be the largest in the history of
sport, also it will be the most order
ly that ever has witnessed a heavy
weight title bout, police officials Of
the metropolitan district promised
today. All the New York hotels are
crowded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12
Steel Price Average Towar

Reductions in steel prices by the
Midvale Stee! and Ordnance Company
IS reflected in this weeks average for
eight principal products, which, accord
ing to The Iron Age, declined 10 500 .04
gross ton, contrssted with S64.44 a
ton last week. In the corresponding
week year ago the average stood at
$7545: The average is below the level
quoted by the United States Steel Cor
poration for the first time since the
summer of 1919. According to The
Iron Age, plates have declined in the
current week from $3.50 to S24O a
hundred pounds, beams from SPAS to
81 25 and steel bars from So 35 to s2.15.
The current average of The Iron Age
shows decline of 25.8 per cent from
the high 1920 average Of $85 SO made
during the first week in August, and a
decline of 1914 per cent from the aver
age price level for the entire year of
378.2l. The present average is less
than any annual average since 1915. and
is one of the low points since pre-war
years. 1t still shows, however. an ad-
vance over the 1913 annual average of
approximately rs per cent?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12
C. b. & Q's Financing Plans

p Louis W. Hill, chairman and Ralph
Budd, president, of the Great Northern,
were in the financial, district yesterday
cconferring with bankers regarding the
$215,227,0 900 Northern Pacific Great
Northern joint C. B. & Q. collateral
as, which mature on July /. These
officials with representatives Of the
Northern Pacific and the Burlington
will go to Washington next Monday to
attend the hearing before the Inter
state Commerce Commission on the
application to that body Ly the Bur
hngton to issue as a dividend $50 600
Ooo first and refunding mortgage 6 per
cent bonds and $50, 100000 additional
stock. Great Northern and Northern
Pacific own over 81 per cent of the
c. B. Q. stock, and as such would
receive practically all of the $50 ,0OO,-
600 bonds and $6oOO0,O00 stock. The
proceeds from the sale of the C. B. &
Q; bonds would reduce to $3.50, 5000 900,
which it is believed will be refunded
by the issuance of q new joint security
bearing higher interest rate and Sc
cured by $165,000,000 Of c. B. & O..
stock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12
Holiday Tone
Gives I4istless
Market Trend
Volume of Transactions
Again Small, Leaving
Net Changes for Week
insignificant as a Rule

The stock market yesterday closed
the week as II opened-dull, listless
and inactive. The volume of trans
actions was again so small as 60 en-
phsstSe with vigor the striking recess
sion of outside interest In current
fluctuations. With . double holiday
approaching. professional operators
were disinelined to take on new com
mitments.
Vacillations of stock quotations ali
through the week were confined within
narrow boundaries, and the net changes
for the week were insignificant. Yes
terday's price adjustments were eX-
break in Reading shares, the days
market was without excitement. Read
ing common closed at 1888, a me- de-
cline of 3B points for the day, as a
result of the circulation of rumors to
the effect that the segregation plan
would be unfavorable to holders of the
junior stock. Although official details
are lacking, the impression is preva-
lent that the common and the pre-
ferred shareholders will be treated
alike in the readjustment, and that the
corporation will ask its stockholders to
subscribe to stock in a new corpora
ton which will assume ownership of
the subsidiary coal companies. If this
plan is carried into execution, the
solution will be reminiscent of the
Southern Pacific arrangement.
The weakness in Reading reacted
unfavorably or the prices Of other
railroad shares. but industrial stocks
moved slightly higher. Royal Dutch
and Crucible were centers Of buying
demand in the market, which consisted
once more almost entirely OF the
counters Of floor traders, bent on pre-
venting complete stagnation and on
snstching small profits from the opera
lions. Money lent at per cent all
through the session, although funds
we're available at 6 per cent In the
outside market. In the comm odity
markets, quiet conditions held fuctua-
tions within q narrow range.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12
Hannevig & Go.
Placed i'm Hands
Of Two Receivers
Status of Banking Firm At.
tributed to Inability ofSub.
sidiary to Collect Money
From the Shipping Board

Judge John C. Knox, of the Federal
District Court, yesterday appointed
temporary receivers for CHRISTOPHER
Hannevig individually and his frm
Hannevig & Co, after an involuntary
petition in bankruptcy had been flee
for the organization, which has been
engaged in banking, foreign exchange
and shipping operations. TIE liabIll.
ties are estimated at more than $780,
900.
The petitioning creditors are the
Equitable Trust Company, claiming
$250000; Osler Wade, SS87,105, and A
S. Reid, $1,000. On the petition of Nh
Osler, the judge named Henry A. Wise
and Thomas T. flanagan temporary re-
ceiYers. The petitioner asserted tina
Mr.. Hannevig has suits pending, tina,
he has large sums Of money in Norway
and that he also owes huge amounts il
that country, and further asserted that
a receiversbip was necessary to prevent
the dissipation Of the assets of the
Pussy & Jones Company, Delaware
corporation, which was heretofore con
troIled by Hannevig, but which became
indebted to the Baltimore Drydocs
Company for S750,00O and pledged the
capital stock as security.
The receivers, having announced tha
they have retained Saul S, Myers snd
James N. Rosenberg, Of the firm o.
Rosenberg, Ball & Marvin, as their
counsel, declared that the cause of the
status of Hannevig is the delay in col.
Letting compensation from the United
States Shipping Board for Pussy 6
Jones Company for vessels CONSTRUCTED
during the war. 1t was said that the
latter company's claims are between
SI000000 and $11,00O,000
On January 6 Of this year the Brit
ish-American Continental Bank, for
merly known as Hannevig's Bank, sus-
pended business, and the necessity was
attributed to the general depression
At that time Hannevig & Co., of New
York, announced that the London bank
ing house had no connection with the
local organization, although the domi.
nant figure was a brother of TIE head
of the New York concern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12
The Market

Despite the temporary softening Of
the general Investment market, due ac-
cording to the bankers to a temporary
oversupply Of new offerings, tax
exempt municipals have been extreme
ly, well taken of late and have gone
into strong hands. Offerings Of this
type Of securities since the beginning
Of the year have approximated $60,00o,-
600. For the time being most Of the
important financing of this character
has been completed. The present hull
is welcome to the investment bankers
who specialize in municipals, rs it af-
fords an opportunity for the complete
digestion of the recent offerings and
will tend to put the market in good
shape for future operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12
The Break in Reading

On the assumption that Reading
common. will be worth less under the
colnpany's coal segregation plan than
current quoted values traders sold the
stock heavily yesterday and succeeded
in depressing the price at the close to
1875, net decline of 3B points. The
Reading company, it is believed, will
ask its stockholders to subscribe to
stock in new corporation which will
own the assets of the subsidiary coal
companies, similar to the procedure
followed in the Southern Pacific oil
segregation. The Street failed to
'ecognize the latter plan as a melon
md now they are taking the same atti-
tude toward the Reading program, al
though no official details have yet been
made public. Whatever disposition
may be made Of the coal properties it
seems pretty definitely established
that common and preferred stockhold-
ers will be treated alike 1t was said
yesterday that leading banking inter
est in the Street had been sounded on
whether they would accept deposits of
the Reading securities under the plan,
but their representatives stated that
they had as yet reached no decisions.
The institutions included j P. Morgan
& Co., the Guaranty Trust Company
and the Bankers Trust Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12

When the abbreviation "HW Pr ap-
peared on the tape yesterday in regis
tering the sale of stock there was much
conjecturing on the part Of the tape
readers around the ticker as to the
Identity of the security recorded. Even
the Wall Street veterans who have seen
hundreds of new stocks added to the
list in recent years were puzzled. 1t
finally required search of the records
to disclose the fact that it was Hack
ensack Water z per cent preferred
day at 25 was the first since it was
listed twenty years ago. Post & Flagg
were the sellers and Crawford, Patton
& Cannon the BUYERS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-12
Idle Freight Cars Increase

Declining traffic is being reflected in
the steadily mounting number of idle
freight cars on the roads of the coun-
try. Latest official figures show that
the freight car surplus on January 81
stood at 323,376 cars, an increase of
more than $4,000 cars compared with
the previous week, and the largest
surplus in many years. Not only has
there been a large increase in the
number of idle cars, but there has also
been large decline in car loadings,
the figures for the week ended January
20 showing a decrease of los 1896 con-
trasted with the corresponding week Of
1920.