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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
SCHOOL Is TRANSFORMED
INTO SUMNER COTTAGE
Rental of North District Building At
Arlington To Buy Lunches For
The Pupils.

Arlington, June II The North Dis
trict school'house which has already
had more experiences than most
school-houses, is to have another new
one, With the changes which have
been made in it. it is now very
pleasant little place. with two stable
rooms, kitchenette aud a big porch
The situation is beautiful as can be
said of every school house in our
beautiful state.
In the north district people have
conceived the idea of renting it as a
summer cottage. It is to be done on
the usual north district community
plan, everybody helping. One per
son Is to contribute a chair. another
a table, somebody else bed. and so
on, till the necessary furniture is
there The oil stove and the dishes
and cooking utensils are already
there for the hot lunches, so that
there is not a great deal to do to get
it ready for summer occupancy The
seats are screwed to boards and can
easily be carried away and stored for
the summer The house was rented
at once, as soon as its readiness was
announced to family from New
York city who win arrive shortly.
The rent VIII be used for the mater.
ia' for the children's hot lunches next
winter, and it will amply suffice for
that.
Last summer the ladies of the Bat
tenkill club used the school house as
tea-room This year that work is
being taken up by Mrs. John McDer-
mott halfa-mile nearer the village
who has opened a tea-room in her
pleasant little house ON the bank of
the river She will carry ON the ira.
ditions of the Bent Tw.g Tea-house
but with more order and continuity
than was possible for an undertaking
where so many col'aborated
The Riverside Tea-house will al
ways be open at any time, for service
she can give the public, and has two
comfortable rooms for all II ght lodg-
ers The ladies who worked with her
last year in the Bent.Twig Tea-house
are hoping all success for her under
taking.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14

FARM BUILDINGS BURN
House and Barn on Daniel Casey
Property Destroyed.

The house and one of the barns on
the Daniel Casey farm in the vest
ern section of the town were destroy
ed by fire late Monday afternoon caus
ing a loss to the real estate est mat
ed around $500.
The fire is believed to have origina-
ted from a defective chimney Sparks
from the burning house were carried
to the barn which was soon in flames.
With no fire protection apparatus
available there was nothing that
could be done to save the buildings
which were quickly consumed.
The property was owned for many
years by the late Daniel Casey and
was sold some time ago by the ad-
ministrator to Antonias Nelicka.
The occupants managed to save few
articles Of furniture and some Of
their personal effects.
The local agency carrying the in.
surance, which was placed with the
Granite Insurance company of Barre,
estimated that there was an adjust
able loss of S825. There is another
barn on the property, removed from
the main buildings which was not
burned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
FOREIGN WARS POST
Is ORGANIZED HERE
Charter VIII Rema Opcn Ninety
Days for Admission of Eligible
Members,

At a meeting held Saturday even
ing at the Putnam House Bennington
post, Veterans Of Foreign wars, was
instituted by National Deputy Chief
of-Staff j. H Grips who is also
commander of Boston post
The officers elected were: Com
mander Hugh Ellsworth; quarter.
master William Cone; adiutant,
Thomas Gould.
1t was voted that the charter re.
main open for period of 80 days to
give all who are eligible an oppor-
tunity to become charter members
ed
The officers elected Saturday even
ing W II hold Office for 90 days After
the closing the charter full line Of
officers win be elected
Those eligible are men who have
fought in the Philippines, Cuba, Hay
ii, Santo Domingo, both Mexican af.
fairs. the Boxer uprising in China and
the World war, including men of the
army and navy and the marine corps.
1t is expected that Commander-in-
ch eff Robert Woodside will visit Ben
nington during the latter part Of
juno
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
CAR sKIDs-RloERS HURT
Springfield Party Runs Into Tree
Woman's Nose Nearly Severed.

Springfield, VT, June l4-Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Dashner, MIS-. w. d. Glib
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Trojan
and 12year-old daughter. Clare, had
started for Claremont, n. H., to see
the Red Mems parade Saturday after
noon and were riding in the big In.
ternational car of Gordon Hayens of
Springfield. Mass. formerly of this
town, when they came to grief in go
ing around the curve above the Ellen
Butterfeld place on the Connecticut
River road 1t was raining and the
car siidded in the slippery mud, run
ming full tile into a tree with such
force as to crash in one side and
throw most of the occupants out.
The little girl, Glare, sustained a
fracture of the right thigh and suf-
fered minor contusions Mrs. Dash
ners nose was so crushed and nearly
cut off that part Of the bone had to be
taken out and almost a new nose
formed. Mr. Trojan received scalp
wound in which stitches had to be
taken. Mr. Dashner and Mrs. Gibson
escaped with nothing more serious in
the way of injuries than bruises and
scratches. Mr.. Hayenss head was
bru sed and his right hand badly
gashed. The car was wrecked The
injured were carried at once to the
Springfield hospital where Or. II. H..
Lawrence and DR.. H. H. Gillette at
tended them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
FlREMEN MAY MEET HERE
Association Growing Rapidly Since
LAST Annual Meeting

AESQSIUliO0 ofCNiHJ i'HP'N'J ~'''NN
Last Annual Meeting
Editor of the Banner THAT the
Gremen OF Vermont appreciate the i'm
portance Of the work that the Vermont
State Firemen's Association has done,
and is doing, is evidenced by the in
flux Of membership since Their annual
meeting in October last During this
brief period 124 members have been
enrolled as follows bennington 81
Bristol %, Middlebury l6, Milton /,
Montpelier s. Poultney 20. Rutland %
The Association today is in a our
ishing condition and its influence is
felt in every fire department in the
state It's members are enthusiastic.
and the information and knowledge
they derive from their attendance at
the Association meetings, is being
used in a practical way TO br ng their
local department up to a more ef
fent standard by modern apparatus
and fire prevention
With several hundred dollars in the
treasury aud an annual appropriation
poses the future of the Association is
assured.
Prominent members Of our local de
partment are discussing the feasihil-
ity of inviting the Association to hold
its next convention In Bennington, and
should they do so, they will find the
citizens as IN the past ever ready to
give their loyal support to the fremen
in their undertaking.
Let us by all means invite the Yer
mont State Firemen's Association to
hold their convention in Bennington
this year, and sustain the reputation
we already established that Benning.
TONS hospitality is second to none in
the state.
Edwin D. Moore
Bennington. Vt June IA 1921
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
TRAFFIC ccp sToPo RUNAWAY
Horse on Delivery Wagon Creates Sen.
sation on South Street

Traffic Officer William w Cameron
this forenoon broke up a lively runa.
way on South sueet that but for the
officers interference Sith the pro
gram might have resulted in serious
consequences
The horse attached to the Satter
grocery deliver wagon became fright
.ened while standing on Putnam street
and made break for the business cen.
ter of the village The animal ran
over Elm street to South street and
came past the county courthouse at
lively clip. Before the horse reached
the excavation at the crossing of
South and Main streets it was met by
Officer Cameron who seized the animal
by the head and threw it to the ground.
But for the timely effort of the Off
Ger the horse would have plunged d.
rect'y into the paving machine tram.
way in operation at the street in
tersection and would probably have
been badly hurt Then. too some of
the men at work on the paving ma
chine might not have been able to a.
void the crash in time to have escaped
injury
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
BURLINGTON THE MECCA
OF VERMONT MAS0NS
250 Representatives Of Organization
Assemble For Day Meeting
of the Order

Burlington, VT, June 14.-Some 250
or more of the prominent men of
Masonry in Vermont began yesterday
to swarm the hotels of Burlington ON
the first day of Masonic week, which
continues through Friday June II. 1t
will be busy week for Vermont Ma
sonry, with annual meetings of the
state organizations, the meetings be-
ing held in the Masonic Temple
The meetings opened yesterday
with the gathering of the Vermont
Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons At
this meeting, which included after
noon and evening assemblies, with
dinner served at six o'clock, degrees
were conferred upon a class of 50
candidates
Today, the Grand Commandery of
Vermont, nights Templar, will hold
the annual conclaye Of the order,
George B. Wheeler Of Bellows Falls,
acting grand commander. will pre-.
side The conclave win open at nine
O'Clock, and will include the annual
business meeting, when officers will
be elected for the coming year. AT
eight o'clock this evening, the annual
assembly of the Grand Council of Yer
mont Royal and Select Masters, Will
be held with Aaron ii, Grout of New.
port master. presiding. This assemb
ly will include the election of officers
and other annual business,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
Ne. VI YORK PLANS
MONSTER PARADE
ON JULY FOURTH
Vermont State Library
9il6nn nt1Q -s-a
Marchers To BE Led BY More
Than One Thousand Physicians
100000 WOMEN IN LINE
Demonstration Against The 18th
Amendment To BE Largest
In GOtham's History

New York June 14-To mourn
and if possible to resurrect-John Bar
leycorn, an army larger than that
with which Alexander conquered the
world will march in New York, July
The call sent out in a tiny two-inch
advertisement by Frank c. Drake, a
newspaper artist, for 100000 men OPP
posed to the tyranny Of Volsteadism,
to parade for the restoration Of per-
sonal liberty has all ready been ans
wered by 325, 600 New Workers and
"enlistments" are still pouring in at
the rate OF from 25,000 to 100000 a
day, The originator Of the dea called
for men, but the women refused to
be left out, and already more than
100000 from every walk Of life and
every station Of society have pledged
themselves to march,
Army Of Women, Too
The women will be led by Belle
Norton, the only woman sheriff in
the Empire state 1t is estimat.
ed, therefore, that more than
a half million will part ci-
pate in the parade, which viii be the
largest New York has ever seem
dwarf.ng even the Preparedness pa
rade, the Peace parade and the Perish
ng victory parade in point of num-
bers.
Organizers of the movement are
worried for fear 1t will become too
big to handle. They have opened Of
fees on Broadway and Fifth avenue,
with scores of stenographers and help
ers to keep track of the enlistment
and are calling for military men and
others experienced in handling parade
to help them in working out details.
Perm IS and the usual police ar
rangements have already been taken
care OF. The parade viii form around
Washington square. starting at ] p.
M. and marching mp Fifth avenue to
Fifty-seventh street, the southeastern
corner OF Central park, where the
marchers will dispense
Iooo Phys oians In Line.
Marching twenty abreast at the
rate at which New York parades usu-
ally move. it is estimated that it VII
take the marchers between ten and
twelve hours to pass given point II
will be led by 900 or more physicians
To the forefront win be 500 wounded
veterans of the World war from the
Fox Hill hospital They will ride in
200 old fashioned hanson cabs which
have been contr buted for the pur'
pose.
A big division of ex-service men,
with officers. will be another feature,
and the Sons of Italy, also including
many from the American expedition
AIRY force, viii march 5000 strong
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
INDIANS HAVE INCREASED
MISSIONARY DECLARES
430 Protestant Missions Have $4,000
PTS Catholic Missions Have
$1,000 Communicates

St Pau MINI, une 14.-The
American Indians are not decreasing
II numbers. according to Dr.. Elmer
+. IIigley, of Des Moines, who was
recently appointed superintendent OF
Indian work of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, who is here attending the
conference of American missionaries.
There are more than one-third OF
million Indians in the Tn ted
States. added Rev Iigley, and
ffty-sevcn distinct languages are
spoken.
"A survey among the Indians has
recently been made by the Centenary
officials and shows that not only the
full blooded Indians are increasing,
but also the mixed boods, with
better homes, medical attention, and
better care of Indian bah es; and
with the missionaries taking the Cos
pei of soap. sanitation and salvation,
the increase OF the number OF Indians
will continue
"Two-thirds of the Indians cannot
understand the American language.
Thirteen percent of the Ind ans are
afflicted with tuberculosis and $4,000
suffer from trachoma Three out Of
every five Indian children die before
the age of five years,
There are 43O Prostestant mission
aries and 275 Catholic with GIG church
buildings with member,hp Of AZ.
600 Protestant5 aud $1,000 Catholics.
"Ful'y two thirds of the whole In
dian population is yet without gospe
privileges whatever, either Protest.
ant or Catholic The Methodist cen
tenary program plan large enter
nn-ens uAnnnn tho rAL mon .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
BUSY FARMER RS
HAVE NO TIME
FOR JURY JOBS
Trial of Alleged Murderer Silk
Is Started In Troy Court
TO PLEAD SELF DEFENSE
First Day Is Passed Without
Obtaining Single Juror
Case Resumes Today

Troy, \. Y, June determination
of a score or more of talesmen. called
in a special panel, failed to produce
one juror for the trial of Michael silk
who yesterday afternoon faced Judge
Pierce H. Russell in Rensselaer, coun-
ty court at Troy to defend himself
against the charge of numbering his
brother, Thomas Silk, last February.
Counsel for the defense challenged re
peatedly and when adjournment was
taken the jury hov still was empty.
The white haired defendant who is
.seyenty-twO years Old took keen in
terest in the proceedings. Throughout
the examination he talked with his
counsel. silk was indicted for first de
gree murder after his eighty-siX year
old brother had been found dead in
the formers shack at Stephentown.
That Silk viii probably plead self
defense was indicated by questions
put to the talesmen by his counsel.
Each one was examined closely rela-
tive to his views Of acqu tta on testi-
mony showing self defense as a mo-
tive for crime, and the court on sew
eral occasions instructed the panel
on the points of law on this subject.
The difficulty in obtaining jury
was increased by the number OF farm
ers in the special panel, who declined
60 serve because their attention was
needed on the farms at this time.
Harry +. Clinton and James S.
Scott are defending silk, while the
peoples case is being pressed by Dis
trict Attorney Abbott Jones. Ad-
iournment was taken until this noon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
PORTER MEASURE
PASSE D IN HOUSE;
VOTE 3O5 To 81
rmont State Library
9neantfQ3 -.+Al s
Peace Declared Between U. S.
And Germany BY Big Majority
40 DEMOCRATS FOR BILL
Is Substitute For Knox Plan, APP
proved BY Senate-Goes
To Conference

Washington D. c., June 14.-By a
majority of to l the house yester-
day passed the Porter resolution de-
claring peace between the United
States and Germany and Austria.
The vote was 305 to 61
Forty-nine Democrats voted for the
resolution, while it was opposed by
only one Republican Representative
Kelley (Mich), in charge OF the naval
appropriations bill, who made vigor
Gus speech in denunciaton Of the
measure as the climax of two days of
debate. The strong book Of Demo
cratic support came as surprise
even to Republican leaders
The house measure is substitute
for the resolution of Senator Knox
approved by the senate about six
weeks ago and differences between
the two houses will be the subject OF
conferences The main difference be-
tween the two resolutions is that the
senate plan repeals the declaration of
war apparently to make certain of its
const tutionally while the house
measure simply declares state Of
peace to exist
Harding May Arbitrate.
Senate leaders say they will not ac-
cept the house plan while house lead
ers are equally determined to stand
by their resolution. In case of long
deadlock between the conferees 1t is
believed the text Of the resolution
viii be put up to President Harding
and his wishes follow:
House Democrats in the closing
hours of debate sought to force in
dorsement OF one section of the Trea-
ty of Versailles, but were overwhelm-
ingly defeated Representative Flood
(Va.) sought to recommit the Porter
resolution with an amendment stat
ing that the United States in declar-
ing peace makes a special reservat-
ion as to that section Of the treaty
providing for an international reduc-
tion OF armament This was defeated
by strict party vote OF 254 to III,
Treaty to Come Next
During the debate to-day several Re
publicans predicted that as the next
step following the peace resolution a
treety Of peare would he negotiated
tn Germany This it was said,
would be mainly of a commercial ma
turt Questions by Democratic mem
bers brought out that no one knew
thte exact plans Of president Harding
in this respect, but all felt certain
that steps would be taken
Representative Bourke Cochran
(Dem C osed the debate for the reso-
luton by one of his typical speeches
in support of it, He declared that one
of the first steps after the enactment
of the resolution should be the with
drawal of the American troops from
Gemany
Senator Lodge, chairman Of tho
foreign relations committee, announc.
ed tonight that as soon as the mea-
sure reaches the Senate he will as
that it be sent to conference, where
the differences between the two lnea-
sures are to be adjusted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
COMPOSITIONS STRIKE
But Boston Newspapers Continue
Publication Though Sheets Are Small

Boston. June 14.-The evening
newspapers here are being published
in every instance not withstandng
the walk0ut of the compositors that
continued the movement begun in
the morning newspaper offices last
night
The papers are of varying sizes,
mostly reduced from the normal.
The action of the men is declared to
be unauthorized by the president Of
the local union.
The compositors walked out last
night after learning Of the decis on Of
an arbitration board reaffirming for
the remainder of the period Of the
union contract with the publishers
the same wages and working hours
heretofore obtaining.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
DONATES DRUG EXHIBIT
Members of.Y NJ. c. A, Appreciate
Generosity Of William L. Gokay

A drug exhibit donated by druggist
William L. Gokay to the Y. NJ c. A.
is proving OF unusual interest to the
boys who come INTO the general sec.
retary's Office The exhibit comprises
ten sealed bottles, bearing the name
of material ard the drug extracted
from the same by various proc Casses
1t is said to be Of much educational
value to the high sehoul members Of
the "Y'' who are familiar With the
Latin terms exp ming the various
roots. barks seeds ami grails conta
ed within the bottle1
The public spirit which prompted
Mr.. Gokay to make The donation is
appreciated by the association and is
members.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
SHOETOP SKIRT FAILURE
Women at French Track Show Decid-
ed Preference For Exposed Knees

Paris, June 14,-The long-heralded
debut OF the "shoe top skirt which
Doucet, Paquin and other dressmak-
.ers are endeayoring to introduce, was
a fiat failure at the Chantilly race
course this afternoon Big designers,
however, seized upon the occasion Of
the French Derby to launch food
of mannikns wearing the advance
fall styles.
Jus as in the case of the monkey
fur" which the biggest Due de la
Paix houses declared dead at Christ
mas time, but which is now more pop.
ular than ever, the nothing below
the knee girl is determined to hang
on to the GOODNESS and freedom Of
the short skirt.
In fact many Of the leading society
women appeared in the paddock this
afternoon wearing gowns mostly Of
organdie or white crepe de chine,
which in point of shortness simply
took the breath away
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
PAVING MACHINE MEN STRIKE
Gang Of Eight Makes Demand for
Increased Pay

Eight men employed on the paving
machine at work on Main street went
on a strike this forenoon for an in
crease of 10 cents an hour in pay.
The men first made their demand
upon the superintendent who referred
them to the contractor c. b. Lind
holm The contractor refused to
grant the demand and the men quit
the job
The strike did not delay work ON
the paving A gang that had been at
work on sewer excavation was i'm
mediately transferred to the payer and
the work went on without interrupt
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
MILITARY COURTS
WILL TRY HAITIAN
TROUBLE MAKER RS
DENLY Orders Martial Law For
All Political Offenders
PUTS MARINES AT HELM
Jurisdiction Taken From Civil
Authorities To Prevent
Future Uprisings
'UTS MARINES AT HELM
Mk I Z& . VA

Washington. June 14,-With the ap.
proval of the president Of Haiti, Sec
retary Denby has ordered transferred
to the military authorities the juris-
iction of the Haitian civil courts over
persons charged with insigating dis
order. Dloodshed or rebellion or libel
ing members of the Haitian govern
ment or the American marine forces
Of occupation.
To Prevent Uprisings
The consistent refusal of the civil
courts to convict persons accused of
these offences and the rapid growth
recently of Revolutionary propaganda,
leading to fear of an uprising and
sporadic revolutionary disturbances on
the island were given as the reasons
for the step.
Finding that no punishment fol-
loowed their attacks upon persons and
officials a navy department state
ment said, Haitian orators and writ
ers have grown bolder and more au-
dac'ous until denunciation h a S
mounted almost to a frenzy and par
tisans Of a ! parties became so ex.
cited it was feared that popular out
bursts might occur.
1T is believed that the knowledge
that trial before an unprediuced and
untimidated court, the statement
continued. awaits offenders against
the laws of libel and those who advo-
cate disorder. VIII prove ample re-
straint to meet the situation and will
prevent a repetition of the scurrilous
slanderous and incendiary utterances
which have threatened to promote dis.
turbance.'
Marines May Make Arrests
Hereafter persons accused of the Of
FENCES will be arrested by the mar
ines and tired before a provost court
martial, according to a proclamation
ISSUED by Col John Fl. Russell, com
mandns the marines in Haiti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-14
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PUPILS ENTERTAINED
John and Mary Mccay Blind Artists,
Perform at Academy.

Pupils of the parochial schools as
sembied in the Catholic Academy
Monday afternoon, where the blind
artists John and Mary McCay, put on
an entertainment for them The pro
gram included vocal and instrumental
numbers, rec tations and a few hum
orous sketches which, in the opinion
Of the juveniles. beat anything in the
vaudeville line that every came Ben.
ington's way The performance was
classy and won for the McCay's not
alone the, plaudits, but the love OF the
audience
John and Mary McCay are schedul.
ed for a public entertainment in the
high school auditor um next Monday
night. Considerable interest is be-
ing manifested anent this perform
ance and the indications now are that
the capacity of the auditorium will be
taxed upon that occas on,