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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
JOHN DUNN DIES IN RUTLAND
Prominent Rutland Merchant Was
Native OF Dorset.

Rutland, May 9.--John Dunn Of
Court street aged 60 years, for q
years one of the leading grocers Of
the city, died at his home last even
ing at l0:30 o'clock of heart disease.
Mr.. Dunn has been in falling health
for some time but had been able to
90 to his store up to last Thursday.
Mr.. Dunn had been in the grocery
business the greater share of his life.
He was horn in East Dorset on NAV
IA, 1853 and, following his school
days there. he went west, Were he
remained for several years. Return,
ing, he went into the mercantile bust.
ness with ]. NJ. Griffith in East Dor.
set, being associated with him for 10
years.
He came to Rutland q years ago,
being connected with the Combina-
tion Cash store until 1906 wen he
became associated with +. w. Stat
ford under the firm name of Sta-ord
G. Dunn. At the death OF the former
he took control of the grocery bust.
ness which is now run in this city
under the name Of John Dunn & Co
He was a member of Holy Iunocents
church.
He is survived by his wife, one
daughter Mrs. John e. Walsh of this
city, and two brothers. Richard oI
Rutland and p II. Dunn of Vatican
Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
MORE THOUSANDS
JOIN HOMELESS
FLOOD VICTIMS
Large -own of Jonesville, La,
Flooded Today
10000 In REFUGEE CAMPS
Loss of Life Small but Large
Property Damage Caused
by Spring Freshet
10000 IN REFUGEE CAMPS

New Orleans, May 9.-The flooding
of the entire town OF Jonesville, La,
with a population Of l0,50O, by a
break in the leYee today swelled the
total of Mississippi and Louisiana
people who have become homeless and
added tremendously to the property
damage already created.
Approximately 10000 men, women
and children are homeless in the
two States as the result OF the flood
and of this number 10000 are being
fed sheltered and clothed by the Red
Cross and other organizations. No
provisions have been made to aid the
10000 persons who have not reached
the refugee camps.
The floods from the Mississippi river
this spring have been among the most
disastrous in history, Whole towns
have been inundated and business in
many places has been brought to a
standstill because Of the damaging
waters Railroads have been washed
out for miles, levees have been broken
and torn away Try the rushing waters,
plantations have been flooded, and
hundreds upon hundreds Of homes
have been washed away. The loss OF
life has been comparatively small but
the material damage has been ex.
tremely heavy and will run far into
the millions. No immediate relief is
in sight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburg S, Brooklyn Z.
Others not scheduled.
Standing Of the clubs.
NORTH powNAL LOOKS STRONG
Has Engaged Several North Adams
Baseball Players.

North Pownal represented by a
nine which won the Hoosac Valley
championship regularly a few years
ago, will ho'd forth again on the dia.
mond. Cabe Prindle, the veteran 10.
cal outfelder, has signed to play with
the team for the first few games. It
is planned to play home games every
Sunday witt the strongest semi.pro.
fessional clubs available
art" Gouger, former North Adams
A. c. infe der. has been engage. 20
act as playing manager, lie has
shifted behind the bat and will do the
catching. Baker, North Pownal
boy, who has gained quite a reputa.
tion on the hill In recent years, y de.
pended upon to do the bulk of Gle
pitching.
Steemburg and Duby members OF
the strong A. +. w. nine of the North
Adams Dusty league last year, have
been signed The former will play
second base and the latter will hold
down left field The remainder of tle
team will be composed OF home play.
ers. Mayhem at first Willette at
Short, V. Gouger at third and Tatro
IN right field complete the lineup,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
ADVERTISING VERMONT
One or TWO Cars From Bennington
Wanted For Party.

Walter H Berry was In Rutland at
the meeting OF the hotel men OF Yer.
mont who are planning to make an
automobile run to New York Friday.
This is an enterprise to advertise
Vermont and hotel men, boards Of
trade and other organizationos are
joining in the effort.
The arrangement is to make a
three days run through southern New
England to New York and return to
Vermont up the Hudson valley Each
car will be marked with advertising
banners to tell the world that Yer.
mont is the most attractive vaca.
ton resort in America and inviting
attention to Vermont's hospitality.
An effort is being made by Mr..
Berry and W. II. Nichols, president
of the board OF trade. TO get one or
two cars from Bennington TO join
the party which Is to start Friday
May l2. On the return trip the par
ity will come through Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
STATE FAIR HAS NEW TRACK
Expert Track Engineer RebuiIds the
Old Course and Makes Il Fast.

White River Junction, May 9.-The
race track on the grounds of the Yer
mont state fair has been thoroughly
reconstructed by an expert track
builder.
]. s. Coates of Goshen, N. Y. who
has been building race tracks for
years, took charge Of the work about
two weeks ago. Ten teams and 90
men were engaged and when the work
was completed and the final inspection
was made, Mr.. Coates said that the
Vermont state fair track would be the
fastest in the state.
The executive committee OF the
state fair commission, realizing the
increased interest being shown in trot.
ting events and with the new fast
track for service on Sept. u, 10, IA,
and Is, the dates of this years fair,
has increased the purses to $4,000
Trotting entries are coming in rapidly,
one string of horses coming from as
great a distance as Texas.
There Is talk Of holding a race meet
on the grounds on July 4, horsemen
being anxious to put their horses over
the new track.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
DEMPSEY T|RING
Of EUROPE PLANS.
To SAIL FOR HO|Nt
Champion Will Make but Short
Stay in London
LONGING FOR CALIFORNIA
Has Been Given So Many Enter
tainments Had No Time
to Train
LONGING FOR CALIFORNIA

Paris, May 8. (By the Associated
Press s)-Jack Dempsey said yester-
day he was tired and homesick, and
that he would make every effort to
leave England for New York on the
Aquitania May l3, proceeding from
New York to Los Angeles.
Europe is al right" Dempsey de-
clared, but 1t has nothing to equal
California ! am getting lonesome for
my old dad and my friends, and
won't remain in London any longer
t.lan is necessary
The champion said he regretted
that he had not been able to do any
training at all here, as his time had
been taken up with entertainments
receiving visitors and negotiating
over the details Of proposed fghts
He hopes to be able TO spend most
of the time crossing the Atlantic to
New York in the gymnasium u the
Aquitania.
Among Dempsey's numerous visi
tors yesterday afternoon was trim
Partisan cloak model. She asked
Dempsey TO marry her, saying she
was just his age and of his tastes
and temperament.
She was sure they would be happy
together. She was fond OF Children
she said, and could cook, embrolder
sing and dance. Dempsey gallantly
listened attentiyely to the OF or. Their
he explained to Madamoiselle with d
twinkle in his eye that all proposals.
for matches wicl him must he made
through his manager, Kearns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
READSBORO MAN MAY
HAVE BEEN DROWNED
Believed TO Have Been intoxicated
When Horse He Was Driving Per.
ished in Stamford Brook

North Adams, May 9.-Discovery OF
a drowned horse attached TO buggy
in a brook in the northern part Of
Stamford early Sunday morning oy
Charles Strope, who lives nearby, and
the appearance later in Stamford at
Morrissey's store, several miles away.
of Joseph Mesnick OF Somerset, who
appeared TO be intoxicated and who
said that he had companion who has
not yet been located, one Samuel Pra-
charow Of Readsboro, VT, led to the
belief in Stamford that the missing
man might have been drowned. No
trace OF him in this vicinity has yet
been found, and report from Reads.
boro are to the effect that he has not
yet turned up there.
Samuel Shapiro. Union street
horse dealer. said, however, that he
heard from Pracharow over the tele.
phone regarding horse. The drown.
ed animal is believed 10 have reared
and fallen backward from the road in
to the brook and drowned while in the
harness. nothing but its head being
under water. The men are believed
to have become intoxicated and wan
dered along the road. with the result
that the horse fell into the brook and
they were unable to get II out
Mesnick was arrested in this city
Sunday night and arraigned in court
Monday morning, charged with intoxi.
cation. He was given his freedom and
said he was worried about pracharow
whom he fears may have fallen into
the brook somewhere and been
drowned. The horse the men lost was
valuable one and was only recently
! bought from a dealer in western
horses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
VERMONT ALUMNUS is
PAST CENTURY MARK
Rev. G. G. Rice, Council Bluffs, Near
ly 1903, Said to Be Oldest Col
IeQe Graduate

Burlington, May 9-The Uniyer.
sity OF Vermont claims the distinc-
tion Of having as one of its alumni
the oldest college graduate in Am
erica, Rev. George Gaby Rice OF
Council Bluffs, Iowa was graduated
from Vermont In the class of lS45
Mr.. Rice was born at Enosburg Falls
September %, 1919, 80 that if he lives
but few months more VII be lOS
years old AT the present time Mr.
Rice, w.'i.e confined to wheel chair
is in fair health.
Some OF the passages from Mr.
Rice's own journal written more than
rs years ago, and long since yellowed
by age, are interesting He says: 81
was the seventh child in a family ol
II children and the second son. My
father was farmer in very moder
ate circumstances, having comemnced
life In Enosburg when 1t was almost
an unbroken wilderness. Living two
miles from church, the weather was
seldom an excuse for absence either
In summer or winter and | was eight
or nine years old when our church
was first warmed by FIRE"
In september 1899, wen a'most
Fl years old, he was admitted to thC
University of Vermont, but owing tC
lack OF funds had to leave college IL
his junior year, and teach school To-
two years, one In Virginia and tn,
second at the Enosburg academy. HI
returned to college and graduated il
June, lS45. Since then all Of his III
has been spent In the West with tn
exception of the time spent in
course at the Union Theological sem
nary at New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
EDWARD c. POTTER
!. DIES \. 81! SUDDENLY
s''''''I IN buoi0N BANK
Well-Known st. Johnsbury Vet
eran Of Civil War
WAS SOON TO BE MARRIED
Accompanied by Miss Charlotte
B. Rich, Fiance, When
Stricken
WAS SOON TO BE MARRIED

Boston, May Edward G. Potter
rs years Of age, Of st. Johnsbury, VT.
an eminent jurist of that city, died
very suddenly in the lobby Of the
Home Savings bank at rs fremont
street just before IL o'clock yester-
day morning.
Judge Potter entered the bank in
company with Miss Charlotte B. Rich
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles
B. Rich of 10 Salcombe street, Dor
chester, with whom he had been max
ing his home since tie death of his
wife.
Judge Potter collapsed upon a
bench near the main entrance TO the
bank quite unnoticed and when as
sistance reached him later II was
found that he had died
Judge Potter was born in smaD
suburb just outside OF st. Johnsbury.
He was familiar figure In ST. Johns
bury, where he was deacon OF the
South Congregational church To-
many years. He was Civil war vet.
eran, enlisting from the Green Noun.
tain state In 61 and serving for the
duration OF the war.
He was for many years justice OF
the St. Johnsbury court and took
ointment part in the civic affairs OF
that city. His wife's death which
occurred about two years ago was a
severe shock to the aged jurist, &C.
cording to those who knew him best.
He was in Boston prior to making
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Rich.
According to Miss Rich she and
Ire aged Vermonter were engaged to
be married. The young woman sob
bed out the story OF her broken ro-
nance last evening.
I'VE were to have been wed next
week. she said. ''Al our plans were
made, and we had everything ready
to renew our happiness together He
died in rly arms a few moments af-
ter We h@d entered .le bank togeth-
ie..
4 was tyansacting some business
with the treasurer, when the judge
became weak and sat down on a
bench near the door The next thing
knew he was in his death agony.
q was with him to the end" she
cried. sobbing bitterly. ,g,a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
PATTON REQUESTED
TO TAKE VACATION
Medieal officer OF Duty 80 Days Pend
ing Committees Decision
on Case

Burlington. May 9,-Major H. Mel
son Jackson returned yesterday from
a meeting of the New England Re
habilitation committee of the Ameri-
can Legion OF which ne is chairman,
the meeting having been held in Bos-
ton.
Major Jackson was informed there
that DR. ] r. Patton, sub district med
ical officer for the sub-district OF Yer
mont, U. S. Veterans bureau, had been
requested TO take a leave OF absence
Of 80 days, pending the results OF the
investigation recently conducted in
this city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
PASTOR BRINGS SUIT
Rev. Walter C. Carroll Claims He is
Lockout Victim

pittsheld, May 9--Rev Walter c.
Carroll, pastor Of the Beckett Center
Congregational church Yesterday
caused an attachment for 5000 In ac.
tion of tort to be placed on the prop.
critics Of Omri S. Willis, Henry A. Bid.
well and Roy W. s. Smith, prominent
members OF the North Beckett Con.
gregational church y. ]. Moore. at.
toruey for Rev. Mr.. Carroll, said he
claimed to have been made the vic.
tim Of lockout aud had been pre-.
vented from occupying the pulpit of
the North church according to the
terms of a contract he had with both
churches to be joint pastor
Moore said the Beckett Center peo.
Pile like Rev. Mr.. Carroll and are
satisfied with his preaching and work
as minister. Moore said his client
was seeking vmdication The Beckett
Center church is paying its share OF
the minister's salary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
DEMOCRATS ATTACK
FIGURES OF DAWES
Mondell Rstorts That Charge of Bud.
get Deception Is Based on
Qulbbles

GhlpDlCb
Washington, May SHARP Demo
cratic attempts were made in the
House yesterday on the report made
by Director Dawes Of the Budget
Bureau, transmitted to the Appropri-
ations Committee by President Hard.
ing setting fortl reductions in Gov.
ernment expenditures.
Representative Byrns( Tenn rank
ing Democrat OF the committee. who
had asked for specific information in
resolution. charged that careful an.
alysls Of the report showed that the
figures were 'plainly deceptive" and
that they mad been manipulated IN
an effort TO mislead the public into
the belief that some economy has
been effected by the Administration.
Joining in the attack Representative
Byrnes, democrat Is. c., also a mem
Der Of the Appropriations Committee
decared that If the President had had
opportunity to examine the itemized
statement of alleged savings constitut-
ing the total of S136,000,O00 he would
discover that it is pure bunk
Defending the report, Representa-
tive Mondell (Wyo), the republican
leader, asserted that Mr.. Byrns
/ (Tenn) was "quibbling' as to details
OF savings effected and that some of
the economies had resulted quite as
much from the vigilance of Congress
as from the activities of the Budget
Bureau Director"
| Mr. Byrnes enlivened the proceed
I ings by informing the House that Di-
rector Dawes had claimed saving of
$685. 900 on the salaries OF Congress
men" and then asked if they could say
where.
Here's an illustration Of what Gen.
Dawes saved the taxpayers" the
South Carolina member shouted. He
claims a saving OF $500 authorized
to be paid the widow OF Senator Proc.
tor, who died in 1908. Mrs. Proctor
declined to accept II. She died some
years ago. There is no one to whom
IL could be paid-and yet he saved IT.
In the same fashion, Mr.. Byrnes con
tinued, Director Dawes claimed &c
have saved $4,000 "in building cana
from the Atlantic to the Pacific" and
100000 authorized some years ago
and which cannot now be used, fol
enarging the capitol grounds"
Characterizing alleged savings al
budget bunk" MIR. Byrnes said II was
regrettable that the President shoulC
be misled by claims of savings "of tn,
paper variety and that II he believed
the budget bureau he should, IN Jus
tee to the taxpayers, urge Congress
TO declare a dividend"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
ASK BOYS
TO HELP SAVE GIRLS

New York, May o. Mothers are
planning crusade for the moral
and sartorial regeneration of Jazz.
ing daughters by making an ap.
peal to boys. according to Mrs. Eu.
gene J. Grant, president of the
New England Women, who says
that an appeal has been sent TO
members Of the society to use this
avenue Of approach to the con
science and modesty Of the young
girl.
I'VE do not want to reform her.
said Mrs. Grant, merely to urge
her to moderate her dress, her
dancing and her manners.
Girls these days don't seem to
have any clothes on from the
waist up and skirts are so short
there Is little below the knees.
But we don't object 80 much to
the short skirts as to the almost
invisible waists, because we are
used to the abbreviated bathing
suit
I'VE New England women think
that much can be accomplish
il we can enlist the boys on our
side and get them to discourage
the flapper in her present ways"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
HAMLlN GARLAND GOING WEST,
VIII Speak at II historical Society
Annual in Iowa City.

Iowa City Ia May 9.--Hamlin Gar.
land OF New York will revisit the
middle west, from which he derived
local color for a number OF his novels
on tSe occasion Of the fifteenth an.
nual meeting OF the Mississippi Val.
ley Historical Association here May
II and IL. Mr.. Garland is TO he one
of the speakers at the meeting.
Mr. Garland while in this region will
address several state universities aud
will be in and about Chicago. where
at one time he made his home for two
weeks. The novelist's career IS linked
with this state by his graduation from
Cedar Valley Seminary at Usage, la.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
BLACK SEA PORTS
UNDER BLOCKADE
BY CREEK SHIPS
Destroyers From Athens Make
Retaliatory Movement
TURKISH SHIP CAPTURED
Seizure Made by Kilkos, Former
Iy the Mississippi of the
United States
TURKISH SHIP CAPTURED

Constantinop,e, May (By the AS
sociated Press)--A hotilla of Greek
destroyers has sailed under orders to
enforce a blockade of Turkish Black
Sea ports.
The Greek ship Kilkos, formerly
the United States ship Mississippi
has seized the Turkish ship lnebolias
as a measure of reprisal for the seiz
ure recently OF the Greek steamlA p
Enosis in the Black Sea.
The Inebolas was captured in the
sea of Marmora while bound for Is
mid with passengers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
EXHIBITED MAPLE SUGAR.
M. J. corliss Met With Good Reeep.
tone In Two Cities.

Montpelier, May IN. j. Corliss,
secretary OF the Vermont Maple Sug.
ar Makers association, has returned
from a six weeks trip In which he has
been displaying the Vermont product,
two weeks in New York, two in Spring
field, Mass, and two in Boston, the
last named being the hardest propo-
sition OF the lot and where Vermont
ers did not seem to nc the way they
did in New York. The New Workers
were much interested in what Vermont
is doing and seemed to cater to the
Vermont trade. The same was true
of Springfield, and, very likely, the
association will exhibit next year in
these places. They have already com.
menced plans for an exhibit next April
IN Hartford, Conu.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
Worry About Proposed Blue
GRANDMOTHER TO PAY
100000 FOR LOVE THEFT

New York, May "a sheriff's
jury yesterday returned a verdict
for 100000 damages against Mrs.
Ray Burken, mother Of eight CHI l.
dren and a grandmother, for the
alienation of the affections Of Ed
ward Goldberg, husband Of Sally
Goldberg, twenty.seven years old.
Mrs, Goldberg had sued for
$z00,000 charging her husbands
affections first turned to Mrs. Bur
ken In 1920. Goldberg was sup
posedly on a business trip. she
said, when her daughter, seven
years old, became III. She went
with her to Atlantic City and there
found her husband and Mrs. Bur
ken frolicking on the beach, she
declared.
Mrs. Burken interposed no de-
fense to the suit. Sheriff Nagle,
presiding over the jury, directed
them to fix damages. They
reached their verdict in five
minutes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
BABY CLINIC THURSDAY
Red Cross and Physicians viii Co
operate

Through the cooperation of the
doctors Of Bennington with the Red
Cross Il has been possible to start a
series of baby clinics.
Thursday afternoon, May II, from
to 8 in Library Hall will be held
the first baby clinic. Any mother
who has a child under three years of
age who would like to have her Child
weighed and measured and examined
by doctor may bring him there,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
RUSSIAN PRINCESS
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Convicted by Soviet Court Of Assist
ing TO Preserve Church
Treasures

Moscow, May (By the Associated
Press Former Princess Gagarin
has been sentenced to five years i'm.
prisonment by a Soviet court because
while agent of the Cheka she acted
as advisor to Rev. DR.. Tikhon
DR.. Tikhon. who is patriarch of
Russia, is soon to be tried on the
charge of attempting to obstruct the
requistioning OF church treasures by
the government
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
FATHER GAVE LIFE
TO SAVE CHILDREN
Perlahed In Burning Home from Which
Ne Had Taken Mother and
Two Others

Maringo Ill.,, May August
Bourke and four small children per.
ished in a Are that destroyed their
home last night
The mother and two children were
saved by the father who lost his life
attempting to rescue the others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
TO PLAY GOLF AT NIGHT
Electrically Lighted Course For St
Louis Club,

St Louis Mo, May Am electri.
cally lighted nine hole. golf putting
course is being constructed by t.le
North Mills Country Club here OF.
ficials of the club declare the minia.
ture course is being Installed to en-.
courage night playing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New York 7. Chicago 5.
st. Louis 6, Washington 5.
Cleveland Il, Philadelphia (.
Detroit 6, Boston ?.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
somewhat warmer,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
BAKERS LOSE AGAIN
Defeated by All stars on Brunswick
Alleys.

The Bakers candle pin team has
apparently lost its stride II was
again defeated last night by the All
Stars on the Brunswick alleys