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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
NOTED INDIAN CHIEF
IN SECLUSION HERE
Quanah 5ravest Of the Brave, May
Go TO Smithsonian lnstitts
at Washington

The elder OF two men, a.th enter.
ing the Burns tobacco shop lait night
began We are Bostonia1s and
strangers in Bennington. w, noted
in passing those indian busts In your
show window and are cur Gus 10 Enow
something Of their h story
To which jim Burns returned NO
history attaches to those pieces other
than that thay are made of Venetian
marble: they've been in my possession
these many years and my knowledge
OF them is mostly confined to tie ey-
cessiye price | paid for them
But" the affable James continued.
" you gentlemen are interested IN
Indian sculpture you should not have
the village until you viii have Inspect
ed my indian chief Qnauah l. the
chief name and / believe, they've
named a town in Texas after him.
There's man in Bennington, Mr.
Hawks who can enl gbten yqu further
about the Texas town cl Quauah and
why ii was called after my Ind All
che
But to return to the chief He's
one OF the best specimens cf wood
sculpture extant More than feet
tai fegOc.ous iu facial aspect carbed
IN blanket end feathers and equipped
with a ycous tomahawk, Quanah Is
sure some Indian
Once upon a time Quanah stood
guard outside that window, a perpetg-
al advertisement that this was TO-
hacco and cigar house That was in
the good old days of statewide prohi-
bition when not more than 80 bars
we're dispensing quor n the village
The boys OF that time acquired the
hah / Of borrowing Quanah--after
had closed for the night and they
would take him from bar to bar and
IN him with booze Understand, the
artist who created Quanah left the
chiefs interior hollow, so that water
might be poured w thin to protect the
body from decay. But the hootch was
too much for the chief, so to save him
from a bum ending ] put him IN
storage, where he is today My only
fear now is that some federal hootch
hound may discover the chiefs where
lbcuta and cause my arrest for keep
ing something containing more than
-ne-half of one per cent, for | know
Quanah must be saturated with the
,ontraband. For this reason alone
I'm about resolved to get d OF the
,hief. Oh, no; he's not for sale but
.',,, NOT ,,nt dafarUinpd "a neither To
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
NEW l.zaIoN MEMBERS
More Former serv ce Men Jain Local
Pos;

= Jaks
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the executive committee OF the Ameri-
can Legion held Wednesday night
William c. Kennedy Thomas j.
Shields, Raymond St OlNeal George
Z, Moon. Mnag Gondarn, Peter
Dayenow. and Wil'red A, ia bot were
elected members Of this post, Peter c.
Pacetto was transferred to this post
from f. 4 Raune post of New York.
The local post is trying to make
arrangements with the Albany victory
medal office, which office is taking
the place of the recruiting office, to
have Army Fled Clerk Heath come
to Bennington Saturday of this week
and d stribute victory medals to all eX
service men OF Bennington, III VIII
be the last chance to obtain victory
medals without sending direct to Wash
ington. Further information will be
given in the Banner as to the exact
time A. r. c Heath viii be here.
The following act Of the legislature
is brought to the attention of all;
"A person not entitled by the regu-
latlDnS OF the uepd tlheHls Vi tuc
Grand Army of the Republic, The
American Legion. Sons OF Veterans,
Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies Of the
Grand Army Of the Republ c, Woman's
Auxiliary OF the American Legion or
any patriotic, secret or charitable so
ciety who wilfully wears badge, but
ton or insignia Of any such society,
or uses the same to obtain assistance
within the state, shall be imprisoned
not more than thirty days or fined not
more than 30 or bCth.l
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

THOMAS r. GRIFFIN
"eH-Nnown Resident Passed Away
Wednesday Mcrninc.

Wednesday Morning.
lhomas 2. Griffin who had made
MS home in Bennington since he was
a small boy died eany "Wednesday
morning at Putnam Memorial hospi.
tai He was 49 wears old. the son of
the late Patrick Griffin of Shaftsburv.
When young man be leadend the
kn tiers trade and was also employed
as a machnist at the Cooper shops
For number OF years lie had worked
n different sections Of the country at
plants which had installed the Coop
er knitting machines His last en-
ployment of this nature was at Averll
Park y Y, where he became III and
whence he returned to Bennington in
March
He was a skilled workman, general.
~ liked by his fellow employees and
had large number Of friends in tn S
community who Will regret to learn of
his death
The family survivors are 4 widow.
who was Miss Catherine lee, six chn-
dren, Margaret, Jane, Alice, Agnes, Ed
ward and John, one brother, Andrew
and a sister Miss Elizabeth GRIM, all
living in Bennington
The funeral will he he'll from St
Francis de Sales church Friday after
noon at O'Clock and the burial win
he at the new Catholic cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
STRIKE BREAKER SHOT;
ASSAlLANT ESCAPES
CONDUCTOR On Albany Traction Lin
Attacked by Passeuger--ln
Critical Condition

Albany N g., May ~ John A
Cross thirty-one years old. strike
breaker conductor on Il belt line
car, was shot through the stomach by
passenger who lett the car at Mar
ket and Grand streets shortly before
8 o'clock Tuesday night The man
fired the shot as he got off the car
Police early this morning are search
ing for Edgar Harris. twentyone
years old, said to be former member
of the Albany Protective and suspect
ed by police of firing the shot. He al
so is said to have been employed by
the I'm ted Traction company, but
prior to the time the strike started.
Cross is IN a critical condition in the
Albany hospital His home is at l95
North Champain street Burlington,
VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

POLICY is UN-AMERICAN

Wa shington. May ia resolution
condemn ng President Harding's act
ion on the appointment of American re
presentatiyes to the allied councils in
Europe has been introduced in the
senate by Senator LaFollette, Republic
can, Wisconsin.
Senator LaFollette's reso ution, the
first open outbreak Of Republican dis
satisfaction W tn the administration
policy proposed a declaration to Ameri-
can ideals and traditions for the govern
ment of the United States to partlci-
pate IN any manner in the allied coun-
ellis
The resolution recalled refusal Of
the senate to approve the treaty CT Yer.
sailles or to sanct on the eague of Ma
tions, declared that American particl-
patton in the allied policies abroad
would be an acceptance of their
Imperiallstic policies and sad in
conclusions
1t Is the sense Of the senate that it is
contrary to American ideals and tradi
ton for the government of the United
States to participate n any manner in
councils, the purposes of which con
st tute a denial of freedom and self
government. and thus sanction or ap-
pear to sanction, the acts of oppression
which are now being inflicted upon
Ireland, India and ether subject nat
ions and that it is the sense OF tha
senate that the government OF the
Tn ted States ahou not take part in
any foreign council except upon the
express understanding that the purpose
Of such councils are TO be the fulfill
mont Of the pledges made by the re
spons,ble representatives, Of this coun
try and the allied governments during
the war, foremost amongst which was
the establishment throughout the
world Of government by con ent of the
PIeambl of the resolution declar-
cd the Versal es treaty "a crime born
Of blind revenge and Unsuitable greed
and constitutes a betrayal OF the solemn
promises Of this government made to
the world accepted by the allies as the
tasis Of the peace terms. 1t also was
declared that "barbarous and unciyi
lized warfare is now being waged
against the people Of Ireland
Senator LaFollette had his resoau-
tion read and asked that it lie over. in
position for discus ion in a few days.
After the LaFoilette resolution had
been introduced Senator Harrison
Democrat Mississippi presented and
had read an article by William Allen
White of Kansas and an editorial in a
local newspaper regarding the adm nj
traticn policy Senator Harrison said
That much significance was attached
because y he said, the newspaper was
by Secretary Hoover Of the
department Of commerce"
Mr. Whites article said that the pre-
sicent appointment of American re
pre5entat YES was an entering wedge
to larger American commitments
abroad while the editorial predicted
That there would be no opposition to
the presidents policy from the large
Of Republican senator but
only from a few dissenting ones.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
SETS CONTEST DATE
Junior Prize Essay Competition Is
Scheduled FOR May II.

Tuesday evening, May H. is the
time set for the annual junior prize es
says at Beun nRton high school This
Is usually known as the Eluling-Carter
contest Two prizes OF FIVE dollars
each in gold are given By Mrs. Helen
"A. Carter OF North Benn ngton, one
for the boy and one for the girl MEM
bers of the junior class delivering
what the judges consider the best es-
say
The contestants this year are
Domenic TomasI Perry Gokay Pierce
Mahoney, Harley Armstrong Rose
Hayden, Mir am Stakeholder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
SENDS LAD TO FARM
BUT BILL GOES TOO
Judae Rules Reformatory Must Accept
Faithful Animal If ln5ti-
tuition Gets Jesse

Poughkeepsie May l2-Jesse Ioyt.
who ia twelve years Old viii have to
70 back to the Berkshire Industrial
Farm IN Canaan, Conn from which
he escaped the other day. but when he
does he will be permitted TO take Bill
with him, because Judge Edward A.
Conger said yesterday in the CITY
Court when Jesse was arraigned for
running away from the farm. that he
wou d not issue an order for the boys
return unless the farm authorities ac-
copied Bill also.
Bill is nothing but a dog of uncert
AN color and practically no pedigrea at
all. but so far ar Jesse is concerned
Bill is all the world Jesse has owned
Bill a great many years and Bill
thought SO much Of the boy that before
Jesse got into trouble he used to go and
wait outside the schoolhouse door hour
after hour for Jesse to get ready to
come home, and after Jesse had been
krrested and sent away for juvenile de-
linquency Bill went to the police sta
ton every night for a -ong time and
sat patiently waiting for Jesse to come
out Of the door through which the dog
had seen him enter
But Jesse didn't come and Bill be
gan to lose weight, mopng about the
house and refusing to eat. Jesse got
terribly homesick for Bill, too ANA last
week he ran away walk ng the whole
forty miles from Canaan to Pough-
keepsie just so he could see Bill He
told Judge Conger that he cou dn't
stand it any longer at the farm unless
Bin was there and the Judge said he
would see to it that BIZ went back
with him
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
DISPLAY or TULIPS
Mrs. Hawke Garden Open to Visitors
Friday Afternoon.

To ra Sc funds for the purchase Of
plants for the Rock garden at the
Putnam Memorial hospital, Mrs.
George NJ Hawks, as chairman of the
flower COMMITTEES, invites all flower
lovers to visit the display of Darwin
tul ps now in bloom in her garden on
South street
Visitors will be espee ally welcome
tomorrow, Friday afternoon and an
admission to the garden of % cents
will be charged Visitors may come
other days except Saturday Of this
week, but the flowers are now in their
prime and viii be passing after few
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
WOMEN Of WILMA
RESORT To ARMS
To FIGHT LEAGUE
Attack Commissioner Who De-
nies Females Right to Vote
HIS REMOVALS. DEMANDED
Overwhelming Majority of City
Win Resist Claims of
Lithuania to Zone

Wilma May 12-The Pol sA women OF
Wine have taken up cudgela against
the League of Nat ons. They should
cred arms last summer and fought
Bolsheyik soldiers in defense of the
city and they assert they will fight
again If the league should attempt to
send an International army to police
the disputed territory n event Of pleb-
iscitc.
Wilma, at present. is occupied by Gen
eral l.ucien zeligowski, and some 20,-
600 Polish soldiers, while Representa-
tves of Poland and Lithuania, w tn
the League OF Nations as mediator,
have been conferring with the view to
determine the fate OF the Wilma dis.
trict, which is called Central Lithuau-
ia by General Zeligowski and his ad.
herents
The Leagues military commission
of control which since last fall has
been endeayoring to settle the con
troyersy between po'and and I.ithu
ania, until recently made its head
quarters in wilma tn control com
miss on has never beeI popular in
Wilma BY recent decgiou which de-
n ed women the right of franchise,
should a plebiscite be held, the COM
mission came into greater disfayor
than ever especially among the Ho-
men The commiss on members con-
tend that the birth records OF Central
l.ithuania are so incomplete that the
voting of women would only compli'
cate matters
5ouncee Commission
It was in consequence Of tn decis.
ion. and to manifest their disaDproyal,
that crowd of women attacked the
comm ssions chairman, Colonel Char
digny, and spattered his French uni
form with eggs, some Of which were
not exactly fresh A few days after
this incident, the commission removed
its headquarters from Wilma 70 Kog-
no. which is the seat OF government of
the republic os Lithuan a.
Eight Of the women were arrested
by the local police authorities, but no
date has been set for the trial
a petition signed by thousands oil
V.na women has been sent to the
League of Nations asking for the re
lhoyal of Colonel Chardigny as head
of the military comm ssion OF control
The Lithuanians contend for the
Wilma district on the grounds that VIZ
ma was the capital OF the ancient state
of Lithuan'a. They claim it also un-
der terms OF treaty Of peace with
the Soyiets signed in Moscow last
summc:
The Wilma Poles contend that the
majority Of the population Of the Wilma
district is Polish, and that as less
than three per cent Of the population
of about 100000 are lithuanians, the
state Of l. thuanIa has no just claim to
the land under dispute
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
WARNING TO GAS USERS

We may be obliged to shut of all the
gas south of the river and east of the
St Francis De Sales church on Sunday,
May Is
BE SURE NOT TO LEAVE GAS
COCK OPEN
II the gas goes ont while in use be
sure to shut the cock and ca | our
Office We will have special attend
ants on the job if necessary
Twin State Gas &Eectr.c Company.
Telephone IS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
SERIOUS FIRE AVOIDED
Brigham Cottage at Old Bennington
Narrowly Escapes Destruction.

About o'clock Wednesday after
noon FIRE was discovered on one of
the piazza roofs Of the Brigham cot
tages on Fillmore Farms at present
occupied BY Mr. and Mrs Edward
Stevens Of New York
Employees on the place with ex-
tinguishers and water carried in pals
succeeded in ext ngushing the blaze
VIII ch had obtained good start and
had made its way under the shingles
to such an extent that an entire new
roof will be necessary,
An alarm was run N and two OF the
village trucks responded but the fire
was under control before the appara-
tus arrived
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
ALLIES HAMPER GREEKS
Proclaim Neutrality Of constautinople
Bosphorus and the Dardaneles

boSpnofuS ana the Uaruahelle5
Paris, May 12.-The allied high com
missioners, generals and admirals
have decided to proc aim the neutrali-
ty of Constantinople, the Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles while the warfare
between Turkey and Greece continues
says Hayas dispatch AS conse-
quence Greece will be unable to use
CoNstant'nople as base any longer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALt,--Ar indian motorcvrla
l920 Scout Model has not been run
over 900 miles. As good as new. needs
20 reparinS Inquire Farm Bureau r1f-
fec Hawks Block, or write Box 25S,
Bennington 5t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
LOSS IS $t5oo,ooo.
Fire Sweeps over Sect on Of Yourgs-
town BelieVed lncendlarYIs Work

Youngstown. Ohio, May IA fire
here early today caused a loss esti-
mated at million and half dollars.
The old Mahonlng valley power house
a lumber yard, ten houses and a gar
age were destroyed and the SIN tn
Brewery companys plant was dam
aged The fremen say the blaze was
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
KING RECEIVES HARVEY

American Ambassador Is Received at
Buckingham Palace.
London. May 12.-Coionel George
Harvey the new American ambassa-
dor, today was received by King
George at Buckingham palace, the am
bassador presenting letters OF credit
10 the king,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Showers probably tonight and Fri
day. Slightly warmer ton ght
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
JERUsALEM's WET
And So Is PaIest ne, According to Dry
Advocate.

Chicago May II Methodist minis.
ters at their meeting yesterday at
First church were startled when pr
Caleb w. Sa.eeby English prohibition.
list, said "A whiskey distillery is es.
abshed on Mount Hermon, Palestine
Gnd a brewery IN Jerusalem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-12
GOSSIP OF
THE STREET

Discussing the outlook after the clos
ing on saturday. a prominent market
leader expressed the opinion there Is
sufficient evidence in sight to warrant
the assumption that a real Christmas
market would obtain between now and
December %. He pointed out that there
are many who have large profits as Il
result of the upward movement of re-
cent weeks who probably would not
liQuidato until after the turn Of the
year at least because Of the high in
come tax rate that would be involved
through such n procedure.
Furthermore, it was pointed out in
other quarters that within compare
lively short time business activities will
be such as to warrant the assumption
that the country may enter upon an
other period of expansion commercially
There are evidences of such situation
but the majority Of opinion is that IT
will not actually develop until the com
ing spring. Various Government au.
.thorities recently in discussing the gen
eral situation have expressed the opinion
that the turn in business will come early
next year and that there will be ur
era Of prosperity. No doubt this is OK.
actly what the stock market is now dis.
counting and has been discounting dur.
ing the last six or eight weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-12
German financial MaIpractices

1t will be extremely interesting to
learn the outcome of the ''Convcrsa .
tions" between NJ. Loucheur. the Brit e
ish Chancellor Of the EXchcQucr. and
others of the ReparatiOns COmmittc"
which will be followed by positive
course toward Germany. Doubtless re-
forms of the present fragrant financial
malpractccs of the German Government
will be made imperative before serious
attention is paid to any T. l"a of the
Wirth Administration for relief.
1t is a matter of general knowledge
that moro harm has been done to in
tcrnNtionuI finance by the practice Of
Germans Of withdrawing capital from
their own country and exploiting other
exchanges than by amy other Sing'" de-
vrlopmrnt. One must rcitcrutc that one
cause of the depreciation Of tn" German
mark, inside from the astonishing aC-
tivitirS Of the German Government in
printing paper marks by tn" billions. Ia"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-12
Today's Range In Liberty Bonds
NOVEMBER EXPORTS LOW
Aggregate Below Any Month This
= Year-lmports Higher


ing November we're the lowest for any
month this year, while imports were
higher than at any zine during the
past six months, according to monthly
foreign trade reports issued today by
the Commerce Department.
During November exports totnled
S20J. 800 900. compared with S3i3 800,
900 in October, and $G76,500 900 in No
vember, 1920, while imports aggregated
S21l 300, 900, ComparPd with SlSS,OOO,-
600 in October and 1921 900, 900 in No
vember a year ago. During the eleven
months ended with November exports
aggregated "a. 191 900 ,00O against 81
sos 900 900 during the corresponding
months of 1920, and imports totaled
s., 272 900 900, against $5,0l2,OOO,O 900
during the same month last year
Gold exports during November to-
tailed $6O7 ,437. compared with $50 O,Ooo'-
600 in November year ago, whlle I'M
ports of gold aggregated So 100 ,OOo'
against S57 900 900 in November, lo2O:
For the eleven months or this year gold
imports totalcd $500, 900, 900, against
S372, ,O00.000 for the same period IN
1920, while exports aggregated 81, :
600 600 compared with S305 900 900
during the first eleven months of 1920.
Silver exports during November ag
gregatcd $5.0O0,000, against $1,000, :
600 during the same month last year.
while imports of silver for the month
amounted to $4,000, 900, compared with
| 81. 600. 900 in November n year ago
Exports of silver for the eleven months
ended with November aggregated S44,
600 900 as against $lOI 900 900 during
the corresponding months of l02O, WhilC
silver imports for the months amounted
tn SIS 600 OOO compared with SS3,
600 900 during the eleven months ended
! NoYcmbcr. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-12
,SS5ssgs THE BANK or NORTH AMERiGA
Proposals
FLORENCE PIPE FOUNDRY ASD
MACHINE COMPANY
TRI'ST MORTGAGE
To the Holders Of the Ooo Mortgage Bonds
the Florence Pipe Foundry and MaChll


To the Holders Of the o. Mortgage Bonds OF
the Florence Pipe Foundry and Machine
Company.
r. NJ. December Is, 1921. a. the office OF
the Commonwealth Title Insurance and
streets, PhIaieIphii. To- The sale to them:
as The holders tncEl Elof may orror OF ali or
Of the Florence P!R Soundry and Machine
Company Mortgagei az, IT, sum Of $40, 900
applicable to tho sinking Fund Will pay for
in accordance with the terms Of Mortgage
f4Ds Fs5spa2% G2mHS"Y !S YIo}S " SAID Trustee dated
Lowest b.ds within the number stated will
be considered. and II accepted the parties
Offering thom advised at once and payment
no made surrender and transfer OF the
bonds on and after December lG 1921.
Interest on bonds accepted will cease
D"Ccmtor Is, 1921.
Tn" Trustee reserves the right to reject
any or all bids not satisfactory 10 said
Trustee.
Should tho principal sums Of the bonds
offered At tho Same rate Of discount by df-
foreDt holders exceed the amount OF the
sinking Fund for distr. button, the Trustee
VIII choose BY lot from said bonds the re
rcde"med and paid.
Proposals should he indorscd "Pr0posaIs
for N" sale OF ROnds OF the Florence Pipe
Foundry and Machine co. M1rtEaze' and
adlrcssod 10 CHARLES x XCG. Vice Presi-
dor' and Trust OtfCrr. Commonwealth Title
Insurunc" and Trust Co. 18th and Chestnut
COMMEMORATIVE TITLE INSURANCE
AND TRUST CO. Trustee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-12
Position of the Rails

Railroad stocks were under some
pressure last week as result of the
bear attacks that were made on the
st. Paul issues, both stocks and bonds.
Reactions of from to 3 or points
were general. but near the close of the
week there was a rallying tendency
throughout this group.
While 1t is believed unlikely that
Congress will pass the proposed rail
road relief measure. still there are fac
tors in the railroad world which are
said to be crystalliaing that will result
bencfcially in the long run. Rates are
being reduced, wages are being lowered
and efforts are being made to bring
about n condition of normalCy under
carriers. Therefore, it was not sur
prising to some that the general tone
Of the rail list shoIhd have presented
a steady tone.