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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
PRISONERS BROKE JAIL
Two Men Escaped From Lookup at
Saler-One Captured.

Fred A. Hayes who escaped about
$50 o'clock Tuesday night from the
Washington County jail at Salem.
was captured two hours later, but
Charles A. Pear who also took
French leave" had not been recap
tured this morning When Under.
sheriff Wilber Arnold last night
operated the master lock. which is
supposed to fasten all doors Hayes
and Pear are alleged to have placed
a wedge against their cell door so
1t cou d not be closed TIE Under.
sheriff made his rounds and the two
men called his attention to the mat.
ter When he began an investiga.
tion and went inside the cell, the
wedge was pulled from its place, the
door was slammed and the two men
ran away, while the official yelled for
his wife to come to his assistance.
When Mrs. Arnold arrived the men
had disappeared. The bell on the
Court House was sounded and
large crowd started after the men.
Hayes was found hiding about
quarter Of mile from the Court
House. being discovered by Under.
sheriff Arnold, John Mayheld and
MIR. Parrish. all of Salem.
Pear is thirty years old. weighs
bout $50 pounds and wears glasses.
Ho and Hayes were serving term
for robbery. When Undershcrirf
Arnold visited the cell he did not
have his gun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
PROVIDES BATHING PLACE
E. T. Griswold viii Open His Pond
ia Public.

{. T. GriswoId viii Open His Pond
ia Public.
There has been such universal de
mand for a place in Bennington to
bathe these warm days that Il. T.
Griswold has decided to open up his
fsh pond on Dewey street for The pur-
pose. beginning next Saturday A
small pond is being prepared for the
children, and the larger pond viii be
for the older ones
The bottoms OF both ponds have"
been lcveled and sanded and made
safe for all. The small pond Is only
about four feet deep and the large
one six feet. Suitable places for dis.
rohing will be provided but valuableS
will be at owners risk. Rowdy.sm
and vandalism will not be tolerated.
Bathing privileges will be charged
for to defray the expense OF preparing
tie ponds. and tho whole enterprise
will be under certain restrictions,
which II violated win result in the
wltidraway of the privilege so much
needed here as there Is no place In
the village where people can go for a
swim present
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
Unfortunate We Cleaning
SURPRISE FOR MISS moaaIssEy
Kitchen Shower at the Home Of Miss
Ida Livingston.

A Yery pleasant party was held
Wednesday evening at the homo of
Miss Ida Livingston OF Booth Terrace
in honor of Miss Alice l., Morrissey.
Several friends had been invited to
spend the evening at Miss Living
ston's home and II was not until quite
late III the evening that Miss Morris.
sey realized that the party was for
her.
To the tune OF Lohengrin's wedding
march, played by Miss Mabel Living
ston, Miss Jane Livingston, little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Guy Liv.
ingston, wheeled out a carriage pret-
tily trimmed with crepe paper and
hearts. In the carriage were all sorts
of essentials for use in the kitchen.
Miss Morrissey was completely sur
prlsed, as was unaffected by the ex.
preston on her face. With the as
sistance of Miss Jane, the presents
were opened and the verses accomp.
anying them were read.
Music was then enjoyed by all, af.
ter which refreshments Of sherbet,
cake and punch we're served. Then
came the wedding cake in which were
the engagement ring, thimble. button
and dime Upon the center OF the
cake was very pretty miniature
bride.
The guests departed at quite late
hour. all very much pleased with the
complete surprise given Miss Morris,
sew aud the charming ability of Miss
Livingston as. hostess.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
DEALING WITH WAR VETERAN
House Passes Bill to consoidatl Al
Aoencle'.

Washington, July 20-In record.
breaking time the Senate passed to
day the Sweet bill to consolidate all
federal agencies dealing with veter.
ans and extending additional benefits
to disabled former service men.
The bill now goes to conference
with the House. the principal Senate
amendment being Capitalization ol
administering soldier relief in vet.
erans' bureau, independent OF any
government department. The Wn
Risk Insurance bureau work OF the
board OF vocational training. witch
would be abolished. and bureaus OF
tho public health service which min.
lister to war Veterans would be under
the new bureau.
The bill was reported only today
given exclusive right OF way and
passed in less than three hours witt
little debate and without roll.Call.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
. BOYS PLACED TIES
ON RAILROAD TRACK
Charlesand Howard Vincent VIII Ap.
pear Today In Juvenile
Court

The identity OF the persons placing
several railroad ties on the tracks OF
the Rut and railroad between Proctor
and Pittsfurd last week, In what was
believed to be an attempt to wreck
Train No. SO. was discovered yester'
day morning and those responsible
Charles Vincent OF Proctor, II years
o.d, and Howard Vincent Of Salisbury
l5 years OF age, cousins, viii be
brought before Judge Leonard F. Wing
in Juvenile court at o'clock th't
morning.
The bows will be brought into court
upon complaint OF States Attorney
Charles Il. Novak as a result OF an
investigation conducted by Chief De
tcctlve ]. A. Wilson of the Rutland
railroad during the past week.
Because OF their age the law forbid ;
charging them with a crime. they
will however, he brought before
Judge Leonard f. Wing at a session
of Juvenile court and may be commit
ted to the industrial school for the re
mainder Of their minority.
chef Wi son has had these boys un
der suspicion from the start and 1t Is
understood that Monday they admitted
to him that they we're the ones respon'
sIble for placing the obstruction ON the
railroad track.
According to the story understood
to have been tod by the boys. ON the
afternoon Of July IL about las o'clock
the lads we're about to round up some
cows and their journey nccessltated
their crossing the railroad track. They
conceived the idea of stopping the
train. They placed two cedar ties and
several stones on the track and hid
in the fields The TAIN however was
not damaged as Engineer Curtis
brought 1t to Il stop just in the nick of
time.
At first 1t was thought that II was
AN attempt by professionals to rob
the train. but when the case was turn
ed over to Chief Wilson he was of the
opinion that Il was the work of boys
and Yesterdays complaints prove the
correctness OF his theory.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
RUN ON BARRE BANK is
ENDED BY PUBLIC EFFORT
Officials Take Advantage OF 6o-Day No
tice-city Deposits Funds There
to Restore Confidence.

Barre. July 20.-After $4,000 in
currency had been paid out to frenz-
led depositors in the Quarry Savings
Bank and Trust company, the run on
the bank. which began Monday night
and continued for an hour yester-
day morning, was stopped when bank
officials took advantage Of the proyis.
ion in the banking laws whereby 6O
days notice is required before with
drawals from savings bank accounts
can be made.
Other Barre banks yesterday issued
statement in which they assured the
depositors OF the Quarry Savings Bank
and Trust company that they believe
in the absolute solvency OF that insti-
tuition. and they advised depositors 10
let their money remain there. The
run is blamed on a rumor said to have
been started by one of three persons
in an ice cream parlor
Proof of confidence In the bank was
furnished by the municipality OF
Barre which. not having an account
in the Bank, deposited a sum OF
money there during the afternoon.
During early morning one man drew
out 5000, but later in the day deposit
ted $1,000, while a woman who had
drawn out $500 re-deposited 1t little
late'
On all sides expressions OF conf
dence in the Quarry bank are heard,
and It is believed that these are borne
out by the last statement of the COM
pany issued July /, showing deposits
OF over sk5OO.OOO. undivided prohts
of over $4,000, and that Its invest
fments aud other securities are good
The list OF directors includes prom
nent men in Barre and Montpelier'
Tho bank was organized in 1919. ....,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
G0v LEN SMALL,
AND II. GOVERNOR
\ II ARE INDICTED
Illinois State Heads are Charged
With Conspiracy
BOND is FIXED AT S150, 900
Governor, Lieut. Governor and
Verne Curtis Accused of
Defrauding State

Spr ngheld, H., July 90 Warrants
were issued tonight for Gov Small
Lieut. Gov Sterling and Vernon Curtis
Grant Park banker. following then
indictment this afternoon on charges
OF embezzlement conspiracy and con
fidence game through the a legged use
OF interest on state funds for their
personal gain.
Four indictments were returned
They covered charges OF fraud by the
trio during the terms of Small and
Sterling in the state treasurers Office
between 1917 and 1921.
The first indictment charged the
governor, lieutenantgovernor and
Curtis jointly with embezzlemont Of
100000, A separate indictment
against Gov. Small charged him with
embezzlement of 5000 while Lieut.
Gov. Sterling was individually charged
with embezzlement of $500 900. The
fourth indictment charges the three
with conspiracy and confidence game
Involving 100000 interest on state
funds.
Alleged Illegal operations by the
governor, lieutenant governor and
Curtis named in the indictments cen
tered around denosits OF state funds
with the Grant Park bank" held by
the grand jury to have been fictl
tious institution since 1908. when l.
ceased to function.
Individual bonds on each ind ctment
we're fixed at $4,000. Gov. Small viii
appear in court tomorrow morning. it
is said. to arrange his bonds
The Grant Park bank" established
many years ago by Alonzo Curtis faith.
er OF Vnrnon Curtis and the late sena-
tor, although having ceased to fuuc
ton several years prior to Sma'l's term
as treasurer. was used by the ALLEGED
conspiratos as the agency through
which TO make loans OF state funds
to Armour & Co. and Swift G. Co..
Chicago packers, according to the in.
dictments. Although the packers
notes drew and s per cent interest
1t Is charged that less than per cent
was turned into the state treasury
during the Small and Sterling terms
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
Bella KUN ARRESTED
Former Hungarian Red Leader is Ae.
cused at Lemberg

Copenhagen. July 19!Bela Kus
former Hungarian Communist leader
was arrested In Lemberg on his ar
rival there from the Moscow Com.
munist Congress, according to a Lem
beg dispatch, to the Berllngshe It'd
ende today The charge against him
was that he was carrying plans for a
Communist rising in Gallcla,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
LABOR TROUBLE IN
JAPAN GROWS ACUTE
Sending Of Troops to Kobe Angers
Unions Who Make Plans to
Defy Japanese LAWS.

Toxic, Tuesday, (Associated) "A
tense situation appears to be develop.
ing between liyJor on one hand and
government and capital on the other.
The despatch of troops to Kobe be.
cause of the dockyard strike has in.
famed workers, many of whom at a
secret meeting here adopted a prelim.
mary plan to organize labor into a
vast federation in defiance of japan.
ese law which does not recognize Ia.
Dor unions.
They also decided to inaugurate a
strike of two hundred thousand work.
ers here unless shorter hours and
more wages are granted,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
PEARL WHITE DIVORCED
Another Movie Star Breaks Her
Contract

Providence. r. l. July 20.--Pearl
VIII te, moving picture actress, has
been granted divorce from Wallace
McCutcheon by the superior court here
on the ground ot neglect to provide.
The petition was hled under her real
name. Pearl McCutcheon. and the di.
vorce was granted without allmony.
Final decree will be entered In SIX
months.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
sTRlKEeREAkgRs ATTACKED
Were on Their Way to corinth tc
Open PAPER Mill.

Saratoga Springs, July 21.-A re-
port from Corinth at 12:45 O'Clock to-
day states that a special train con-
tanning strikebreakers for the mill OF
the International Paper company
there arrived and was met by large
force Of strikers. ~
The windows of the coaches were
smashed and other damage done. said
the report. The state police are re-
ported on the way from South Corinth
to protect them. 4.us{
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
JAPAN WILL JON
But viii Not Discuss Questions Of
Sovereignty.

Toxic, Wednesday. CAssociated -
The Japanese cabinet the Nicii Nichi
Shimbun says, has decided to paltici.
pate in the proposed Washington con.
ference, with general program of
not discussing questions affecting the
sovereign rights of the participants 5
and also not to diss the Shantung and
Yap questions which It is held were
decided by the Paris Peace confer.
pucn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
x. of c. CONVENTION
45o Delegates Expected In San Fran
cisco August %. ts ,.s

San Francisco, July 19.-The S9th
annual supreme convention OF tne
Knights of Columbus is to be held in
this city August to 4. The 100000
members OF the Knights Of Columbus,
which has 2.20O councils In all parts
of the United States, the Philippines.
Alaska. Porto Rico, Mexico, Cuba and
Canada. will be represented by i50 del
egates but several thousand visiting
knights with their ladies and friends
are expected to attend the meeting
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
10 ESCORT HARDING
Troop c.. 10th Cavalry, From Fort
Ethan Allen

Burlington, Vt, July 19.-president
Harding will have as body.guard at
tho Pilgrim tercentenary celebration
at Plymouth, Mass, August, /, troop
c. of the 10th cavalry.
The crack troop with Capt. o. Trlgg
commanding. left Bellows Falls over
the road today for Plymouth, a hike
OF $50 miles, with orders to report to
the President. The troop is due to
reach Plymouth July 2S.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
ANTlREo PLOT IN oDEssA2
Soviet Authorities Reported TO Have
Arrested Soldiers

Helsingf0rs Finland, July 1g.--Ac.
cordng to the Moscow Prayda, a
widespread counter.reyolutionary or.
ganlzation has been discovered In
odessa. 1t was plotting an uprising
for next week. One hundred officers
and several hundred soldiers are said
to have been arrested.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
MARTIN CASE IN COURT
Judge Howe Here Today to Give a
Hearing,

United States Judge Ilarlaud u.
Howe is in bennington today 60 give
Il hearing In the case of Marguerite
and Henry F. Hotfstat against Karl
H. Martin. Mrs. tloffstat is sister
OF Mr.. Martin.
The case arises over the settlement
OF the estate OF the late Mortimer
Hamlin. Mr.. Martin and his sister
are the heirs.
Holden and Healy are the attorneys
employed by Mr., Martin and Batchel,
der 4 Bates by MIR. and Mrs. lIoffstat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
JUDGE sENcA HAZELToN
U. S. Min ster During Cleveland Ad-
n1inlstration Died Today.

Burlington. Vt, July q Judge
Seneca Hazelton, United States Min
lister to Venezuela during the admins
tration OF Cleveland, and thirteen
years justice OF Vermont supreme
court, died suddenly at his home TO.
day at the age OF seyenty.three.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21

Reval. Esthonia. July 20.-The Rus
sian Soviet Council OF Labor and De-
fence has taken urgent steps to re-
vive Petrograd, which even the 'o'-
shoviki themselves have recently
termed dying city
Thousands of workmen. confronte |
bv starvation and realizing that Mos
COW was favored over Petrog:ad in
the matter of food distribution left
the city. with the result that scarcely
enough man power was left to operate
what few factories could be provided
with fuel.
At session of the All-Russian Cen
tral Executive Committee. held in
Moscow. il was decided to give Petrd-
Grad nreferential privileges in regard
to fuel and transport, to place Petro-
grad in the same situation as Mo- 'ow
with reference to food supplies, to es-
tablish special district from which
food supplies should be drawn solely
for the use OF Petrograd and to en-
Join all of Russia to come to the aid
Of Potrograd in the matter OF food
and fuel supply. A special commits
sion headed by Premier Lenine ano
including Zinovieff Governor of Pet
roorod, was named to carry out the
work.
1t was declared that only onesiXth
OF the prewar number Of industrial en-
terprisos we're in operation in Petro'
grad. The popu'atio is said to num-
ber less than 100000, little more
than a third Of the prc.war figures.
The committee also decided to include
Petrograd to greater extent than
had been contemplated in the general
eleCtri1Catlon scheme.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
AND
DISEASE ENDING
SOVIET REGIME
Twenty-Five Million Russians
Facing Starvation
CHOLERA SPREADS FAST
City of Petrgrad Now Has Only
One Third as Many People as
When Soviets Took Charge
CHOLERA SPREADS FAST

Berlin July 20.-(By the Associated
Press The possible downfall OF 'Ae
Russian Soviet government unless
means are found to prevent the star
vation Of large numbers Of persons
because of the crop failure in Russia
is predicted by Rote Fahne, the
Soviet organ, which asserts that 25,-
900, 600 Russians are in imminent
danger OF dying. An official dispatch
from Moscow, the newspaper says.
verifes reports that the situation IS
most serious and that death is threat
ening a majority OF the population OF
the Vo'ga region.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21

WANTED-Mau around i5 to look
after our business In this territory.
Permanent position. easy work all year
round. pleasant occupation. Hundreds
Of men are drawing good salaries right
now. Write us AT once. don't dctav if
YOU are looking for good position.
Oakland Nurseries, Manchester, Conn.
G2tGs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21

Riga July 20 The Moscow Izvcstia
q copy OF which has been received
here. reports the registration up to
July 1S of Pits cholera cases. as com
pared with l3,476 which rad been
registered up to July 6. Among pas
sengers on railway trains 5,4i2 cases
have been discovered
While the disease is worst in the
Saratov Government, with 1000 cases.
and 1853 cases have been reported
in the Government Of Voronezh and
1855 in the Don region. the malaria
has gained ground in many other gov
ernments. Small numbers of cases or
single cases have been discovered all
the way from Petrograd to Austrak'
han, from Vitebsk to Petropayiovsk.
near the Omsk and along the princi-
pal lines of railway and water com
municstion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Friday Moderate
temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
IRISH BASIS OF
SETTLEMENT IS
NOT YET FOUND
Official Statement Issued This
Morning
FURTHER TALK AT DUBLIN
De Valera and His Colleagues
Will Return to Dublin Fol-
lowing Meeting Today
FURTHER TALK AT DUBLIN

London, July 2L-Prospects OF
peace in Ireland were given a set.
back this noon when an official state
mont was issued by Premier Lloyd
George that no basis for conference
had been reached.
This official communique was made
public after a conference between De
Valera and Lloyd George who have
been meeting in an effort to find
suchsa basis.
De Valera and his colleagues will
return to Dublin tomorrow and will
communicate with Lloyd George after
discussions and conference there.
De Valera arrived at Downing
street, the official residence OF Lloyd
George at 1880 this morning A
large crowd of Sim Fein sympathiz-
ers was on hand to cheer their leader.
While a large number rec'ted the
rosary, others waved Sim Fem flags
and sang Irish songs.
The official statement issued by
Lloyd George says that the conversa.
tions between Lloyd George and De
Valera from which 1t was hoped a
basis for an Irish peace conference
might emerge have terminated for
the present without the objective at.
taineA
At the final meeting Lloyd George
submitted definite proposals which
were represented as the considered
judgment of himself and cabinet as
constituting suitable ground for
full.fedged peace parley based upon
interviews the past week with De Va
lera are Sir James Craig, the Ulster
premier
The proposals il was learned au
thoritativeIv were composed OF less
than ten articles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21

ron SALE--Native white pine um-
ber planed and matched nd novelty
siding, delivered In Bennington by
truck for $500 per thousand feet.
Chapman Saw Mills. II, q. Chapman.
No Adams, Mass 62tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21

Reliable representative TO
negotiate contracts for National Fin
sncial Oteanisatlon. commission basis.
Address Mr.. Wilcox i3l2 G street.
n. w. Washington. d. G. 6gtis
WANTED--A girl for general house
work N small family. old Bennington.
Tel. " 80. .l. 62t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21

ron SALE--One Victor nrc c-proof
safe. double door In perfect condition,
price, $1,000. Also ON baby carriage.
nearly new, Sl500 Cost. $4,000 George
+ houshton North Bennington. VI
ttf. 62tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
TOO LATe TO CLASSIFY

FOR SAtE-Good strong leather suit
case, Call at ia Adams ST, after
s u, m. 62t2'
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