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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
COMP PANl0NSHIP WEDLOCK
DOESN'T HOLD IN COURT
New York Jurist Rules That Man Was
Justified in Abandoning 10.
Year Old Bride

New York. May lS--In an opinion
denying a separation to Mrs. Flor
ence Sutow Risk from James Risk
knit goods manufactures with 500.
600 income, Supreme Court Justice
George V. Mullan held Monday that
the 6S-year-old bridegroom was JUS
tilted in abandoning his 40-year-old
bride after Their marriage last June,
because she insisted on marriage for
companonship only The Risk mar
riage was featured by honeymoon
atop a Fifth avenue bus, with the of
ticiating minister as company,
Upon what seems 10 me to be plain
est principle, an agreement not to
consummate marriage is wholly de-
void of efficiency" Justice Mullan s
opinion read 1T Is so repugnant to
public policy that it has not been suf-
fiCient substance even to affect the
va idity of the marriage contract
However shocking it may be to sensi-
tive souls, the law is as firm upon the
point now as il was in the days of the
ecclesiastical courts, where such a
proposition as is contended for by the
plaintiff would have been received
with a scant patience
THE thing that is really shock nS
to normal people Is that woman
could marry man when she IS not in
love AS find that the defendant in
sisted upon his marital rights and
that he was denied them, the conclu-
sion follows that the plaintiff was
guilty of cruelty ent Ting the defen-
dant to abandon her.
Mr.. Risk was a bachelor and Mrs.
Risk twice a W dow when they were
married June l last. Her testimony
was to the effect that she was to be
wife in name only by prenuptial
agreement, unless she could come real
ly to him love after their marriage,
Mr.. Risk maintained that he had at
all times sought to exercise his ghts
and pointed to the phrase Goodbye,
false hopes dau foolish dreams n a
letter he wrote her after he left their
home in Stamford, Conn, for Cuba
as evidence of the opposition he met
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18

PRIZE SPEAKING CONTEST
Miriam Stakeholder and Domenlc To.
mast the Winners.


Miss Miriam Shakshober and Dome.
mic Tomasi were the winners in the
Hulingcarter prize speaking contest
for members of the junior class at
Bennington high school and held at
the assembly hall last evening.
The judges, Rev. George S. Mills,
pastor of the Second Congregational
church. william X, Scott, principal Of
North Bennington high school. and
Mrs. Frank e. Howe, were unanimous
in their first vote in selecting the win
ners and their decision apparently CO.
incided with the opinion of the audi
ence, Judging from the applause that
followed the announcement.
The three essays and three 0rations
were all excellent, were apparently
prepared with much care and were
delivered ina manner that showed
more oratorlcal ability than would ma
turally be expected Of high school jun
iors. The element of originality was
more pronounced in the productions
of the winners than in the efforts OF
the other four contestants, and, un-
doubted'y this feature predominated
in the conclusions of the judges.
There were four musical numbers
on the program, piano duet and a
vocal duet, and two selections by the
high school orchestra, under the di-
rect on of Miss Kinne, which were
deservedy applauded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
CANARY BATTLES LlNEMEN
Gust Of Wind at Last Blows Bird
Into Owners Arms

Chicago, May 17-Dicky, the Caruso
of Waukegan, went out to froic with
the robins and blackbirds But their re
ception was not warm one and
Dioky took refuge on telephone pole
Then 1t started raining and he could
not get down Therefore these develop
ments.
Mrs Alex Hem, owner Of Dicky, her
pet canary, located his new perch
and alters unsuccessful effort to coax
him down called the manager of the
Waukegan telephone exchange.
Dicks on one of your old poles -
she sai@ 1T seems to me that you
should/help me get him down.
The manager agreed and crew of
ten linemen with big trouble truck
was shot to the scene. Two linemen
climbed the pole and Dicky few to an
other. Two other hnemen climbed after
him and he changed perches again
When the NTH team Of linemen climbed
to the fifth perch gust of wind
saved the day and blew Diclly to the
ground and into the waiting arms of
Mrs. Helm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
SEASON RECORD TROUT
CAUGHT IN DEERFIELD
l.. Alden Graves Hooks Native Trout
Weighing Nearly Two and
Cne.HaIf Pounds.

Mr.. and Mrs. s, b. Hawks and Mr..
and Mrs. L. Alden Graves went on
fishing trip yesterday. They selected
the upper Deerfeld in the town of
Somerset as the scene of operations
which proved an excellent choice in
one respect as they brought back
what is probably the largest native
trout caught in this section during the
present season
As the story is told by the fish cnl.
turist at the state hatchery, Aide"
sat on a rock beside large hole en-
deavoring to scientifically drown
big angle worm when there was
splash in the water, followed by
series of splashes which so jolted the
fisherman that he came near to an at
tack of heart failure With the assis-
tance of the fish culturist the trout
was brought to net and later was
found to weigh two pounds and five
ounces. During the day the fish cul-
tur.st landed six trout each five and
inches long.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
GREEN MOUNTAIN
i. TRAIL RQQME Re
Vermont State Library
20septlS 0EEnEI
Drive For Large Membership Is
Launched in Bennington
HEADQUARTERS AT THE Y.
Mems and Women's Committees
Sure They WIZ Put Town
Over the Top

A membership drive by the Green
Mountain club is In progress and will
continue through Thursday and Fri.
day of this week. Headquarters for
the campaign have been established
in the Y. NJ G A. building. The cam
paign is under the supervision of the
following.
Miss Harriet Twitchel general.
WOmen's committee-M Miss Jeanette
Perkins. CAPITA n; Miss Bridgie Nc.
Guire, Miss Sue Huntington, Miss Ann
Wallace, Miss Lillian Levin, Miss Isa-
belle Norton, Mrs w G. Towart.
Mems committee Henry w, Winslow
captain; Rev j. A. Perry, Earl E.
Chase, Harold Murray, DR.. l.. H. Ross,
Samuel Levin, Gordon Southall
Plans nave been made to canvass
the entire town 1t S suggested, how.
ever, that those interested in becom-
ing members Of the club but who have
not been solicited for membership by
any OF the above named committee
members, call at headquarters, where
they can pay annual membership fee
of one dol ar.
The Green Mountain club is Ver-
mont organization and considerable
rivalry is be ng exhib ted between the
various branches of the club through
out the state. Other places have
raised their membership fee TO two
dollars. The Bennington Green Noun
tain club fee remains at one dollar.
The officers of the Bennington branch
are desirous TO have the local organi-
cation outciass other branches Of the
club, both n membership and in fin.
ances. Bennington, at one end OF the
Long Trail and starting point,
should take great pride in the club
and place 1t at the peak of the Green
Mountain club branches of the state.
Mr.. Citizen or Mrs. Citizen this is
a call to You! You owe t to Yer
mont, to Bennington and to yourself
to become a member of the club.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
"zYxro is LATEST WORD
oxford Dictionary Upsets the
Claim Of "Zyxomn1a."

Boston, May II zyNt Is the last
word in the English anguage. says
the Boston Transcript, according to
the Oxford dictionary which has now
said its last word; that is to say, the
forty years toll of Sir Jane Murray
and his coadiutors has come to its end
with the last word that can be found
to 90 into It. The Oxford has gone
all the other recent Dictionaries
which end with the word "2yXomma, -
one better by discovering 2yTt' And
what does it mean? 1t seems that the
word Is fourteenth century Kantish
dialect for "seest'--"thou zyXt. It
was, indeed, only in recent times that
the dictionarie had discovered
"zyxomma. which is some kind Of
fly known to the BIOLOGISTS
The real old Dictionaries used TO ed
with "zymologist meaning one who
follows the science of zymology,
which is something or other the writer
IS not quite sure what
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
MErAoolsTs MEET
Repre- entatives of Eastern District AS
semhle In Bennington Church,

nCRf ~ - ''~
semble In Bennington Church,
Nearly every minister Of the East
ern District of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church gathered Tuesday at the
Bennington NJ. f. church, where they
were joined with lay representatives
from many charges to p an the church
work of the conference year The dis
trict stewards conducted the neces.
sary business OF the annual meet ng.
Rev. Walter Gould Of Cambridge, VT
addressed the rural society in the az.
ternoon, and Dr. Dean OF Philadelphia
Pa, spoke in the evening
The principal lines-o activity which
received attention are stewardship.
beneyolences. religious education and
evangelism.
The various branches OF Methodsm
last year made net gain IN member
ship Of 250,000 of which the Methodist
Episcopal advance was 1000
The Ladies Aid society Mrs. r. T.
Griswold president served dinner ana
supper to about seyenty.fye peop e.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
POLES WILL STOP
FIGHTING IF ALLIES.
OCCUPY SILES|A
German Opposition to Insurgents
Assumes Blockade Form
BANK WITHHOLDS MONEY
Railroad Employees Refuse TO
Transport Food Into War
Torn District
BANK WITHHOLDS MONEY

London, May t8.--Lloyd George
has issued statement reteratng
the British attitude towards the
Upper SIesian question, express.
ed by him recently in the House
Of Commons, and sclain,ng re-
sponsIbility for the distorted re-
ports In the French newspapers.
He sad the fate of Upper sitesia
must be decided by Supreme
Council and not by Korfanty.
Poles Will Stop
London. May 1S.-The German op.
position to the Polish insurgents who
occup ed most OF Upper Silesia ap-
pears to have taken the form of an
economic blockade Men employed on
German railroads had refused to trans
port food supplies, other than milk,
into the district which the Poles con-
troll and the Reichsbank has declined
to send money to pay the miners for
work done just prior to the uprising.
Poles Offer Terms
Oppeln, May 1S.-The Polish execu-
tive comm ttee in Silesia, of which
Adelbert Korfanty is president, has
telegraphed the interallied commits
sion here stating the insurgents now
are ready to retire sufficiently to in
sure immed ate cessation Of hostilties
with the Germans, provided the
ground they abandon is occupied by
allied, and not by German troops.
The Polish committee, in its mes.
sage, admits that the insurgents may
have exceeded the limits of prudence
in their act ons.
The German industrial leaders, who
have been negotiating with Korfanty
concerning his ultimatum directing
them to sign specially issued Polish
Silesian paper. currency, have declined
TO support the plan. Thev have brok-
en- off the negotiat ons, believing the
Poles will not destroy German prop
erty and that collapse Of the insur-
rection is approaching
Korfanty's ultimatum was designed
to- relieve the money stringency
lbropght on by the refusal of the Ger
man Reichshank to transport 100000
600 marks into the district to pay the
miners wages He feared that en-.
ragged workers might destroy German
property in the area or that encour-
agement might be gwen to what ap-
peared to be the growing tendency
toward Bolshevism, to the point where
industries would be sabotaged.
Committees of the German property
owners who we're in conference with
Korfanty and with German capital SITS
in Breslau, were Of the opinion that
the outcome of the insurgent move
ment depends upon the German reply,
as the financial and commercial situa-
ton Is becoming increasingly serious.
The output of the mines is less than
40 per cent. of the normal, the opera
tion of the railroads Is much restrict
ed, relations with Czecho-Slovakia
have been cut off and commerce with
Poland is negligible.
Food supplies are available in suf-
iicient quantity to last from two to
three weeks. after which. un'ess tho
frontier of the district controlled by
Korfanty Is opened, the Germans and
many Poles believe that chaos will
ensuc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
REHEARslNG "oH, OH, clNDY"
Director Meets with Cast for Local
Talent Production

Robert ]. Wood, the director repre-
sentng the John b. Rogers Producing
company, has arrived II Bennington
and the first rehearsal for "Oh, on,
Cindy' to be gwen here by the Odd
Fellows Band took place last evening.
The entire cast and nearly every
member Of the chorus was present
and Judging from the comments OF
those who witnessed the rehearsal
the production is destined to give a
large amount of pleasure and satsfac
tion when presented.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
HARDING SATISFIED
!. IF HOUSE PASSES
PEACE MEASURE
Knox Bill Ending War With Ger.
many, Likely to be Enacted
AMENDMENTS ARE NEEDED
May Modify Resolution to Pro-
tect Action Taken by Gus
todian of Property

Washington, d. c., May 1S--Any
opposition which the administration
may have had to early passage of the
Knox peace resolution by the house
has been removed and Congress may
act as rapidly as it desires in bring
ing the state OF war with Germany TO
an end.
This became known at the white
house late yesterday following the
cabinet meeting Chairman Porter Of
the house committee on foreign af
fairs will discuss the resolution with
President Harding today. Certain
amendments to the resolution will be
necessary. These will relate to the
question Of enemy alien property
sc zed during the war 1t is believed
that a modification of the resolution
will be necessary in order to safe
guard action taken by the custodian
Of enemy property and to protect the
custodian himself for such action.
There has been some question whet
her it is necessary in the resolution
to repeal the declaration OF war OF 1917
or merely to declare state of peace.
This will be decided at the conference
today.
The administration will have to de-
eide whether American troops of oc-
cupation will remain in Germany fol-
lowing passage of The peace resolu-
tion and Secretary Hughes WI ex-
change views with the allied foreign
Offices on this point. It is not believ-
ed the presence OF troops is essential,
although it is realized that foreign
would Ike to have them
stay The state department recog-
nizes that their presence places an ad-
ditional burden on Germany and there
fore delays to a certain extent re-
newa of productivity
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
TO INSPECT coMMANDERY
High Officials VIII Attend Knights
Templar Affair.

North Adams, May 1S.-St Paul
Commandery Knights Templar, has
made arrangements to hold its annual
inspection on Friday night and 1t is
expected that at this time Grand Com
mander Harry G Pollard of Lowell will
be present at the guest OF honor. He
will be accompanied by Grand Ma ter
OF the Grand Council DR. Keith of
Boston, Grand High Priest Of the
Grand Chapter, J. j. Van Valkenburg
Of birmingham and Grand Master Ar.
thur d. Prince of Lowell. the highest
officials of that branch of the order
IN this state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
GOES TO PRISON
Woman Pleads Guilty to MansIaught-
er-DraWs Long Pen Term.

st. Adams, May 1S.-Upon pleading
guilty to manslaughter in Franklin
county court yesterday, Mrs. Kate
Ives was sentenced by Judge Frank
H. Fish to serve not less than five nor
more than 20 years in the state pris2n
at Windsor, the crime which she ac-
knowledged being the shooting of
0 iver Lovely in April 1919, with,
whom the woman was living in the
section of the city known as Johnny
Cake Hill" Lovely d ed in the St
Adams hospital shortly after the
shooting. The state allowed the wo-
man, who had been under observation
at the state hospital at Waterbury,
to answer to the manslaughter charge
instead OF murder in the first degree
under which she was indicted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
EMBALMS PET DOG
Has Remains Put In Mahogany Casket
s75H Saved from the Waves

Paris, May IL Not desiring to see
her pet dog which died during the
voyage on the Aquitania buried at sea
a wealthy American woman whose
name is withheld had the ships
doctors embalm the animal while the
ships carpenters made a mahogany
casket in which the dog was brought
to Paris after passing the French
customs inspectors
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
FAIRIES WILL DANCE
Entertainment at High School Hall
on Evening Of May "a.

The fairies will dance for you on
the evening of May "A at High school
hall. They are work ng busily under
the leadership Of Miss Gertrude Car
ney.
Those who saw King Winters car
niyal will want to see the fairies again
They will be assisted by the Junior
high girls glee club which will pre-
sent the music in the form of an
OperettG.
During the evening there will be IN
strumental music that every one will
enjoy, The operetta is in charge of
Miss Bessie B. Kline The price of
admission will be Csc Watch the
Banner for the program,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
AVOID CHICAGO TRAILS
Record, Show City Has Street Acct
dent Every SO Minutes.

Chicago. May Chicago has a
treet traffic accident every iifty.two
minutes This fact was brought out
today by study of police records com
1iled for II. f. Ke'ker, transportation
expert of the Department Of Public
Service. who started a study of the
polco reports in an effort to find some
remedy for the growing number of
accidents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
WILL OBSERVE MAY 80
Cohoes Plans Fitting Exercises For
Memorial Day.

Troy N, Y May lS-The Rev.
Frank w, Creighton, rector of st. An
drewa Episcopal church, Albany, will
deliver the address at the joint memor-
ia day exercises of N. G. Lyon post,
G. A. r. of Cohoes, and General Phi ip
II. Sheridan Post of Waterford, For
mer commander Michael b. Redmond
has been named master of ceremonies
Members cf N, G. Lyon camp will
meet Memorial day morn ng and as
sisted by members Of other meeting
organizations and the Boy Scouts. will
Witt the various cemeteries and ace
floral tributes on the graves At noon
The veterans will be entertained at
dinner by the women Of the military
posts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
VEL L.5AHAN
Bennington Young People Married at
Methodist Parsonage.

Corwin Elwell and Miss Flayi'la c.
Bahan were married Monday after
noon, May the sixteenth at the Metho-
dist parsonage by the Rev. James A
Perry. They were attended by Miss
Viola Jensen and George Bahan, the
brides brother
After the ceremony luncheon was
served at the brides home. Locust
Grove Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwell will spend a
week in travelling, after which they
will be at home on Bradford street.
Their many friends wish them the
best Of happiness and good fortune
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
NO ROOSEVELT HOLIDAY
Gov. Miller Vetoes Bill to Celebrate
His Birthday.

Albany, May 1S.--The Katlin bill to
make Theodore Roosevelts birthday
legal holiday in the state was
among the 1913 measures passed by
the Legislature which received a blan
ket veto from Gov Miller, it was an.
nounced at the executive chamber.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
WILL RE ADJUST
PAY DOWNWARDS,,
BOARD SUGGEST;
Railway Labor Body Announces
Railroad Wage Reductions
TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY /
Executives Assume Attitude of
Silence-COunsel For EN-
plOyes Won't Comment

chicago, May ia general reduc-
tion of wages for unskiiled ra lroad
employees, effective July l suggested
in the forecast made by the railroad
labor board last night, will be made
the basis of reductions extending to
all classes OF railroad employees, it
was understood today
Chicago, May 1.-THE Un ted
States railroad labor board announced
last last night that it had decided that
prevailing conditions justify to an
extent. yet to be determined, a read
iustment downward of the wages of
the emDoy Of the carriers which
are parties to the disputes already
heard by the board
The announcement, which affects
labor on pract cal.y every road in the
country, was entirely unexpected, as
the board began formal consideration
of the case only yesterday
The board declared I would hand
down its final decision in all wage dis
putes docketed prior to April Is on
June /, to be effective on July l.
Executives Silent.
Washington May 1S.-Announce-
ment OF the dec sion of the railroad
labor board to readjust downward
wages of employees of the carriers
was received with some reserve last
night by railroad executives, who are
here in connection with hearings be.
fore the Senate Interstate Commerce
committee.
Because the percentages OF decrease
have not been determined the execu-
YES generally regarded the announce
ment as more or less indefinite. There
was also some ind cation of disap-
pointment because the revision would
not become effective until July
II. E. Bryan, president Of the Chic
ago. Milwaukee and st. Paul was the
only executive who would comment.
"The statement he said, IS encour-
aging. but the benefits We viii get
from it will depend on the reduction
that is made
Frank ?, Walsh, who has served as
attorney for railroad unions before
the Railroad Labor Board and before
Congressional committees, declined
to make any comment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
Eettera Eorned hv passinn

1t is ordained in the eternal consti.
tuition of things that men OF intemper.
ate minds cannot he free; their pas.
Sons forge their fcrters. Burke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
FRANKLIN K. LANE DIES
Former Secretary Of lnteF.or, Passes
In Rochester, Minn., Hospital.

Rochester, Manu. May 1S.-Frank-
I'm K Lane. former secretary of the
interior, died here. in a local hospital
early this morning. Death was due
to an attack OF angina pectoris. He
was Dperatedi on May l6 for gall
stones and anpeiidieitis He was said
to be recovering, when heart disease
deVelOped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Thursday Cooler
tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-18
UPSTATE BOOZE II.
SLEUTHS LAUNCH
1 REIGN OF TERROR
Innocent Motorists Fired Upon
by Prohibition Officers
BULLET HITS WOMAN'S HAT
Judge Of Burlingt0n's Municipal
Court Held Up BY Detec-
tives On Road

Burlington, May 1S.--Raiding par
ties of prohibition enforcement off,c-
ers and holdup men masquerading as
officers in the vicinity of Burlington
have inaugurated what threatens TO
become a reign OF terror for autoists
who chance to be found on the high.
ways after dark Stories have filter
ed in OF innocent travellers held up
by officers armed with shot guns and
automatic pistols which, il is said,
they use with more freedom than ac-
curacy. if the frightened auto driver
fails to obey the order to halt.
Some of those who have been
through the thrilling experience of an
official hold-up say the officials wore
no uniforms and were mistaken for
highwaymen. With this belief the
driver naturally refuses to stop his
car and tries to get away Then fol-
lows a fusilade of bullets and on one
occasion a bullet passed through a
woman's hat and broke the wind
sh eld of the car in which she and
her husband were trying to escape
from robbers, as they believed them
TO be