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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
COURT E|XEsBA|L
At $4,000 IN CASE
Of AH|RA MEARs
Deputy Game Warden Charged
with Shooting Sandgate Man
REMAINS IN COUNTY JAIL
Preliminary Hearing Delayed
Awaiting Result of Wound
ed Mans Injuries

Ahira Mears, the deputy county
game warden who has been held at
the county Jail here charged with the
shooting of Fred Squires In Sandgate,
was brought before Municipal Judge
William j. Meagher yesterday after
noon and was admitted to bail in the
sum OF $4,000 Bondsmen were not
available and he was remanded to
Jail.
There we're no proceedings before
the court other than the necessary
steps for the fixing of bail States
Attorney George A. Mathers does not
wish TO hold the preliminary hearing
in the case until after he has more
deflnate assurance regarding the fu.
ture condition of Squires who has
been in the Cambridge hospital since
the shooting.
Surgeons at the institution are now
confident that Squires will live but
give no assurance that he will more
ysis caused by the bullet alleged to
than partially recover from the paral
have been fred by Mears and which
passed nearly through the mans head,
lc--gfng near the back Of the skull.
Collins NJ. Graves has been assigned
as counsel for Mears at the latter's
request. The prisoners wife was in
town from Sandate yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
SALES TAX MAJORITY
IN SENATE CLAIMED
--ons Of Three Plans Proposed BY
smoot Of Utah Destined
10 Pass.

Washington, Nov. 2.--Sales tax
proponents in the Senate claimed last
night to have close to the necessary
majority to put through one of the
three plans Offered by Senator Smoot
tUtah, Republican, as a substitute
for the miscellaneous excuses contain
ed in the pending tax revision bill
Canvasses of the Senate made
while the luxury and nuisance taxes
were under debate, were said to have
shown at least half of the total Repub7
lican membership prepared to support
the sales tax. Senator Smoot claimed
also number OF Democratic support
eTsy
Those behind the Smooth plan said
their calculations tonight gave nsi
surance. of not less than forty-two Re,
publicans and three Democrats, or
only four short Of majority of the
Senate. Counting the number OF Sen
ators now in Washington. they claim
ed to haye close to- enough votes to
carry them to victory
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
FILL THE EMPTY PEws.
Campaign In State Movement Began
Last Sunday.


AS usual Bennington is heartily III
every movement OF progress. the To-
cal Baptist Congregational, and Metn,
odist churches last Sunday started
their campaign which as a state
n ovcment. is known as Pulling Empty
pews in Vermont This does not
signify that either Vermont or Ben
nington Is so much worse OIL tnan
other states and localities, but that
we are not satisfied except we are
making definite progress,
Financially. educationally, socially
and in point of businesslike admins
tratlon. Bennington churches have adj
yanced splendidly in the last hve
years. In attendance upon worship
services there has not been rs much
progress made as in these other de-
partments. Looking at the SITUATION
souarely, and setting out to improve
conditions, is far better than to close
our eyes to the condition and rehearse
the causes.
If the ministers and church oinciais
of this state find vital cooperation
by the people. Vermont will jump to
Arst place in religious activity by
April first, nineteen twenty-five. NO"
lis the time to begin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
SOLDIERS GIVEN
NO TRIAL, HANGED
WATSON CHARGES
Georgia Senator Displays Photo
of Gallows Used in France
SENATE TO BEGIN PROBE
Secretary Weeks Says Records
Show Nothing to War
rant Accusation

! Washington. NoY. 2.-Flat charges
by Senator Watson, Democrat, al
Georgia, that many American sol
diers in the A. E. f had been
banged In France without court
martial or other trials, stirred up a
storm in the Senate yesterday which
resulted in the adoption by unanimous
vote of an order for an investigation
at which the Georgia senator viii be
asked to present proof OF his charges.
Bitter exchanges between Senator
Watson and Chairman Wadsworth OF
the military committee and other
Republicans marked the debate which
preceded the vote for an impartial
inquiry into the charges.
Senator New, Republican, OF In
diana, entered the debate to submit
information which he said he had re-
ceiyed from the war department to
the effect that Of the members OF the
American expeditionary forces who
had been condemned by court-martial
only nine had been executed, whereas
Senator Watson had said that at
least 81 had been hanged, many with
out having been tried, from the gal
lows, which he said was shown in the
photograph. e.
Examination of army records made
by Secretary Weeks revealed that
none of the men executed In France
during the war was charged with a
military otfense, desertion or cow
ardiee or aiding the enemy. The
total number Of executions, by the
army, he said, were TO- There were
no executions, the secretary said
until after careful and searching IN
iquiry and a full trial
In each of the 10 cases, 1t was de-
clared. the sentence Of the court was
carried out. Six were on charges OF
rape. three for rape and murder, and
one for murder and assault with in
tent to rape. All were aggravated
cases, it was explained.
The secretary asserted that no m
quiry had been received by him, or to
hia knowledge by the department. as
to tne accuracy of the charges be-
fore they were made by Senator
F.. t
Watson.
. How many senators know" Sena.
tor Watson had asked, that private
soldiers we're frequently shot by Off
GERS because of some complaint
against officers insolence; and that
they had gallows upon y.>ch men
we're hanged, day after day, without
court.martlal or any other form OF
trial? had and have the photo
graph of one Of those gallows, upon
which 21 white boys had already been
executed at sunrise when the photo
graph was taken; and there were
others waiting in the camp jails to be
hanged morning after morning.
Senator Wadsworth declared that
this charge could not be "ligatly
brushed aside nor excused on the
ground Of excitability in debate He
demanded that Senator Watson pro
duce the proof.
Senator Watson replied that he re,
sented the demand and would tel
him foot to foot and shoulder TO
shoulder" that he was the equal OF
anv senator, and assumed full re,
sponsibility for his charges, he salu
he would refuse to so before any
committee with his evidence, or 10
urodlce his witnesses unless they
were guaranteed immunity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
PUBLIC MUST ASSIST
THOSE WHO INSTRUCT
Attitude Prominent Factor in Progress
or Refrigeration Of Educational
institutions.

Editor OF The Banner: II should
like to express my hearty 'Adorse-
ment Of the general proposition set
forth in the letter by Mr. e. w. VIII
liams, printed recently in your
columns.
| believe, as think Mr. Williams
does, that the real aim OF education
is the development of character and
the cultivation OF desirable habits,
such as honesty, carefuness. indus
try, persistence and sense OF respon-
sibility II this aim is realized, We
shall find that in the process our
Pupils have gained enough informa-
ton and technical knowledge to sasis-
fy the most critical person.
But there are three factors involved
in reaching our aim--the teachers. the
pupils and the public, The teachers
are involved because there can .evi-
dently be no good schools without
good teachers.
The public is involved because the
attitude of school pupils Is usually a
pretty faithful reflection OF public
opinion as they understand il from
the remarks Of their parents and
Others with whom they come in con-
tact For some years 1t has been
fashionable to believe that the edu-
cative process should be agree
able and pleasant and contain
nothing hard enough TO develop
strength or disagreeable enough 70
produce dogged persistence. This
matches we'll enough with the desire
OF many Of their elders to get much
more money for much less work The
children have absorbed this point Of
view
If the two factors of teachers and
public are right, it will notsbe difficult
to take care Of the third factor-t the
pupils.
The difllculty is nationwide and
less acute IN Bennington than in many
places Our problem is to remedy the
condition so far as Bennington Is con-
cerned feel that can pledge the
teachers OF Bennington from this
time on to make renewed efforts to do
their part to get back to the sturdier
standards of generation ago. |
ask the cooperation Of the general
public,
d. w. McClelland
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
rheir Capacity There Isn't Any Load Worth Mentioning
EMMA II. WooDARD
Civil War Veterans Widow Passed
Away This Morning.

Mrs Emma H. Woodland passed
away this morning at her late home
on Grove St., after an illness Of six
months duration. Mrs Woodard was
the wife of the late William Woodard,
civil war veteran who died 10 years
ago and who was employed as night
watchman at the different mills in
town. Mr. and Mrs. Woodland lived
for 20 years at the corner Of South
and Silver streets In Bennington.
Mrs. Woodland, who before her mar
riage was Emma Wood, is survived by
two sons Fred A., and Charles. also
by two sisters, Mrs. Edward Robinson
and Mrs. Fannie Easton, both Of Ben
nington.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made but will be announced
later in the Banner. sI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
ATTENDED BY WIRELESS
Music of Concert Enjoyed Thousand
Miles Away.

Northheld, Vt. Nov. An inter
esting experiment in wireless telegra
ply was carried out here last night,
Herbert Shaw, graduate of Nor
witch University. class OF 1916, is flute
soloist in the Westinghouse Orchestra
at Pittsburgh, Penna., and played sew
at Pittsburgh last night
His father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Shaw, his sister, Miss Ethel
Shaw, President Charles a. Plumley
of Norwich university, and few
other friends gathered in Carnegie hall
at the university here, where there is
wireless station, and had the pleas,
ure of listening to the concert trans
mitted by wireless from Pittsburgh
nearly thousand miles away.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
PoWNAL

Frank Moon and family spent Sun
day with friends in Troy,
Miss ldella Dean gave party to a
number of her friends last Saturday
night.
Rev. G. w May gave an address in
the Methodist church Sunday even,
| ing on Russia"
Miss Harriet f. Barber spent the
week end with her ciassmate, Miss
Marjorie Rudd OF Hoosick
Miss Ruth Mason entertained over
the week end Misses Marion Dean
and Jean Niles from Bennington.
The w. c, n. U. will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. Ettie Parker on
Thursday afternoon OF this week.
Miss Elizabeth burlington enter
tanned at her home over Sunday one
of her school mates from Fair Haven,
VT
The mems chicken pie supper held
i'm the Methodist church last We'd
nesday night was fine success, the
net receipts being 1851.
The friends of Daniel Webster OF
FIoosick who is a candidate for road
supervisor for the town Of Hoosick
wish him success, as Mr.. Webster is
man of ability.
While Ernest Houghtaling was out
hunting last Thursday. his 9Th back
! fred and filled his right eye with pow.
der. DR.. C. w. Wright of North Ad-
ans removed the powder.
! The Vermont state secretary of the
Y. NJ. G. A. will give an address to
the men and their sons in the town
of Pownal on Wednesday evening,
Nov. Q, in the Methodist church. An
Invitation is extended to ali men and
boys to attend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
SUNDERLAND
Miss Jane Montgomery spent the
week end at the home of the Misses
Ann and Clara I.athrop.
How to Tell.

It is quite easy to tell how long a
man has been married by the way he
speaks to his wife, II he says MY
darling wife" that means three
months; "wifey," six months; "the
wife, one year; Mrs. Blank" two or
three years; "the missus,n FIVE or six
years; mother" seven years; "my
better half" ten years "the old lady"
twenty years; grandma" twenty-nine
years; Mrs. Blank" forty.two years
Jane fifty years.--Portland Oregon
ian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Mouse Of the Blue Door.

The painting of doors ard window
framet deserves stndy. A iow-rootcd
house painted gray with blue-green
roof, has doors and windows Of the
same hlue.green tone. In Its setting
OF emerald lawn with shrubs ot dark
er grsen and gravel walk bordered
with delphlnlum OF deepest blue the
picture presented Is vastly pleasing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
ARMlsTIcE DAY OBSERVANCE
viii Be Made National Holiday b,
Presidential Proclamation

Washington, Nov 2-Armistice day
November IL, will be declared a ma
tional holiday in honor OF the Ameri
can unknown soldier TO be buried that
day In the Arlington cemetery.
Congressional action on the resolu-
tion requesting the president and gov
ernors Of states to proclaim the day
holiday has been completed through
adoption by the Senate.
Issuing Of the proclamation by the
president is expected within q few
days @
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
TRUSTEE MEETING IS
OF SHORT DURATION
Edward c. Bennett Selected Attorney
for Board during Remainder
Of Village Year.


There was but a short meeting Of
the village board of trustees last even
ing and not much business was tram
sacted. II E. Breed, the village con
sulting engineer, and his assistant d.
d. Thompson, and G. B. Lindholm,
the contractor who constructed the,
new concrete paving, were in attend
ance II was impossible, however, to
close the accounts for street ccnstruc-
tion for the reason that the estimates
for the different units had not been
separated.
1t was unanimously voted that Ed
ward c. Bennett be engaged as attor-
Iney to the board, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late 0, K.
Clayton.
E. II. Holden was granted a permit
to erect garage on his Main street
property The application OF Frank
Delaurier for permit to build chick
encoop was referred to the fire COM
mittee.
1t was voted that an electric light
be placed on School street and that
the application for a light near the
Sacred Heart church on the same
thoroughfare be referred to the light
committee with power to act.
President Morrissey presided at the
meeting. Trustees I4ighthall. ! Hyer,
Holton, Buchanan, Bergeron Estes
and Warner we're present IS were
Clerk Hogan and Street Commission
er Buss. Previous to adjourniug at
the call OF the president, the clerk
was instructed to draw his orders for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
SOVIET EASY MONEY
Five TrilI.on Rubles Have Been
Printed.

Moscow, Oct. 3O.--Paper money
reaching the enormous total OF s.
$50 GOO, 100000 rubles has been issued
by the Soviet government the latest
output being 750,00Q,00o. 900 rubles
in new money for the opening of the
national bank.
The city Soviet has published an
order permitting newspapers to pub
Hsh advertisements. which have been
absent from the colnmns Of journals
here for four years advertisements
have been taxed heavily
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

EXPECT STRIKE TO SPREAD

Indianapolis, NOV z.-~(By tne ASSO.
ciated Prses) Work in the Indiana
coal fields is practically at stand
still as a result OF walkouts. Twenty
three thousand men employed in ap-
proximately three hundred mines are
out. according to early reports re
ceived at union headquarters at Terre
Haute.
indianapolis, Nov. IA nationwide
strike of coal miners seemed acvlt-
able last night if operators heef the
injunction issued by Fedora Judge A..
B. Anderson. which prescribed the
CHECK on of union dues,
Z A.telegram sent late in the day from
headquarters of the United Mine
Workers OF America after 1t had been
definitely learned that the injunction
officials to regard digcontihuance. Of
was mot yet in effect, advised union
the check off, as breaking the exist
ing wage agreement. The telegram
was signed by President John /. Lew
is, Vice.president Philip Murray and
Secretary William Green.
While no course Of conduct for un-
ion officials was outlined by the tele-
gram, it was said authoritatively that
the international officers regard the
strike as the unions only weapon to
enforce a contract. The telegram was
sent to officials In sixteen States,
where the check off, provision OBJ
tains and where 100000 OF the 55o,y0l
union miners are employed.
The States into which the messa
was sent were Pennsylvania, Oh.J,
West Virginia, Illinois. Indiana, Nil
souri,, Kentucky, Michigan, Iowa, Kan
sas. Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Wye
ming Montana and Washington. Tho
message did not go to officials of the
three anthracite districts in, Pennsyl-
vania, or to partly organized bitumi-
nous districts, because the CHECK off,
Is not used, there. Y. ii.
Dispatches OF the message eElmitiat-
ed a series of conferences between unt
ion chiefs and counsel that extended
throughout the day. However, there
was no indication that any action
would be taken at union headquarters
to precipitate a strike until after
Judge Anderson had declared that his
order was effective. ae
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
When Every Person Lifts Little Load Light All Lift
EVA Il. siBLEy
Passed Away Last Night at Her Home
on Union Street.

on Union Street.
Miss Eva II. Sibley, who has been
under treatment at the Putnam
Memorial hospital for the last seven
weeks, left that institution a week
ago last Monday, and passed away at
her home on Union street at late
hour Tuesday night. She was 62 years
OF age.
Miss Sibley was the only daughter
of the late Hon. Tarrant Sibley, for
many years one of the leading law
yers OF southern Vermont, and also
sister of the late Judge Edward l..
Sibley of West Main street Miss Sib-
ley is survived by one brother Clar-
enee c. Sibley of Lowell, Mass.
The funeral will be held Friday
The hour Is not yet determined. A
more formal obituary notice win be
pub-,5 later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

the following blIIs;
Il. E. Larrabee lights $B46,S6
Hosey Brooks team, $500
patrick Brazell police. 1890
Iames Morrissey. police l2S.0O
a Griffin police 500
y w Putnam. rent and feed l20.e0
Robert Dempsey, repairs 4l.2o
w. P. Hogan, salary 1o,SS
uealv pros supplies 8.95
Wm wills insurance c040
perrv & Keeseman printing 1850
" r Newton. supplies S7.79
Chas c, Beach, repairs Z,4V
T. A. Carpenter & Sons, lum-
Estate Of A X Richie, rent 6S,f5
VIM Cameron. police 1925
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
TURKEYS TO BE CHEAPER
Twenty Cents Knocked of Price o.
Year Aao.

New York, Nov Turkey, the
centerpiece Of Thanksgiving Day
FESTIVE boards, is to be trom fifteen
to twenty cents a pound cheaper
than last year. it was reported IN
marker circles here.
In most sections the choice bird Will
retail at from forty-two to forty-hye
cents pound.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
FATHER AND TWO
SONS ARE KILLED
At R.R, CROSSING
Boston and Maine Train Hits
Auto at sohnsonville
LIVED IN VALLEY FALLS
Dead Are Charles Haviland and
Sons, Charles, 19, and
John, IL
LIVED IN VALLEY FALLS

Troy, Nov. 2.(-By the Associated
Press)-Three members of one family
the father and two sons, We're killed
when the automobile in which they
were riding was struck by Boston
and Maine train at Johnsonville this
morning.
The dead are Charles Haviland and
his two sons, Charles. 10, and John,
IL. All resided in Valley Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Good judgment

Busband-"The doctor has ordered
me TO observe the greatest possible
quiet Helpmate lin that case, dear,
don't you think it would be an ideal
time to get back into BUSINESS ~
Paris ILLUSTRATION
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
You'II Be Sorry.

"Some O. these days" says . Georgia
philosopher "yonll see things so
clearly that you'l wish you were back
where you're located now, and you
won't have return ticket."- Atlanta
Constitution.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
S.ax BEER FOR "BuDDlEs"
Revenue to Be Used to Pay Bonus
to Service Men.

Washington Nov. 2.-tBy the Asso-
ciated Press)4-A bill to legaIi2e and
place a four per cent tax on beer and
light wines to be used n defraying the
cost Of the soldier bonus has been
drafted by Representative Brennan,
Republican, of Michigan.
The bill will be presented as soon
as the American Legion in convention
at Kansas City acts on the bonus ques
tion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Too nArM ro cLAssIrY.

FOR SAIlitw-FoFd touring ear. 1915
good condition Reason for selling
getting motorcycles Price $3.50 Tel
GS-ll after 8 y. Nj. 49t6s
WANTIsr, Furnaces TO attend also
ianitor work. Address John Craig,
Hughes ReBtaurani tel 62S-M l9t6S
WANTED--eMaa or woman wanted
salary $50, full time, T5c. and hour
spare time selling guaranteed hosiery
70 weArer. Experience unnecessary.
Guaranteed AIills Noftistown Pa.
3ltfs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
TAX ON MEDICINAL BEER

Government to Receive 40 Cents Rev.
enue from Each Case
Washington, Nov 2.--The govern
meut will receive 40 cents in taxes on
each case Of beer sold for medicinal
purposes under the new treasury reg.
ulations. treasury officials sad today,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
TEN PIN TOURNAMENT
Allen A Five Leads E. z. Waist Bow
Iers 20 Pins.

The Allen A. CO., took four points
from the E. q. Waist last night on the
Y. NJ. C. A. alleys, the first sheet be-
ing decided by the slender margin Of
two pins The E. D. rallied on the
last sheet but fell short by twenty-five
nins Ryan was high scorer with 5l3.
The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
LEGION FAV0Rs
WORLD WIDE PACT
ON ARMAMENT
Resolutions Ready for Conven-
tion This Afterpaon
SEEK BERGD0LL's ETURN
Recommendations also Contain
Opposition to Release of
Eugene Y. Debs

Kansas City, Mo Nov. g., tBy the
Associated Pressy-s Amid cheers this
afternoon the nat ,onal convention of
the American Legion adopted the re.
port Of the legislative committee re.
affirming that organizations stand on
the question Of immediate federal
compensation for service men and ask
ing that such action be taken with
not further equiyocation or delay,
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 2.-tBy the
Associated Pressl Resolutions urg
ing a world agreement among nations
on armaments, commenting the pro
motion OF chemical industries within
the United States and that alien prop
erty held by the government be used
to settle claims against Germany are
ready for presentation to the national
convention OF the American Legion
late today by the committee on reso-
iutions.
Among other recommendation APP
proved by the committee was a de.
mand that every possible effort be
made to return to the United States,
the escaped draft dodger, Grover G.
Bergdoll. Opposition to the release Of
Eugene " Debs is also contained in
the resolutions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy tonight and colder,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
SYNDICATE

Frank Mcguire of Manchester was
in town one day last week ON bust