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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
ELEVEN AMERICANS
MISSING AT SMYRNA
European Section Of City Wiped out
by Fire That Started Wed.
nesday.

Washington, Sept 15,-Fourteen
Americans are missing in the fire
swept sections of the city of
Smyrna, the state department was
advised last night in cabegram
from Rear-Admiral Bristol, acting
American commissioner at CONSTANT
noplc.
Admiral Bristol said his nforma.
ton came from Capt Arthur J. Hep.
burn, chief of staff of the American
destroyer fleet at Smyrna, who re-
ported that the fire, starting Wednes
day afternoon in the Armenian quar-.
ter, had practically oh iterated the
entire European quarter of the city
and was still raging
The missing Americans we're all
naturalized citizens, the dispatch said
adding that all native Americans list,
ed with the authorities had been ac.
lcounted for
All warships of the various powers
in the port of Smyrna are crowded
with refugees, Capt Hepburn re.
ported, and ships were constantly
leaving for nearby ports loaded with
fugitives. The American destroyer
flotilla was taking an active part in
the work, he said, the Sampson hav-
ing sailed with large party for
Athens the Edsal with 500 for
Salonika and another for Piraeus
with 400 Among those on the last
ship-the name of which was earbled
in transmission--We students and
employees of American Benevolent or.
carnations at Smyrna and the staffs
OF several American commercial
houses, ,~,,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
REV. |. s. Gates
AGED MISSIONARY
KILLED IN INDIA
Was n Years Old and Native of
Hartford, Conn.
MOHAMMEDAN ARRESTED
Victim Cut Down with Sword as
He Was Leaving Mission
at Bijapur

Bombay Sept 15.-(By the AS.
sociated Press Rev. Lorin S. Gates
OF the American mission was mur.
dered at Bijapur, September 6. The
police have arrested a Mohammedan
charged with the crime
MIR. Gates was n years old and had
been with the American mission at
Sholapur and had gone to Bijapur at
the request Of the head of the branch
mission there.
The landlord Of the property oc-
cupied by the mission was a mission.
ary. The slayer cut him down with
his sword as he was leaving the mis-.
sion grounds with Miss Fuchar Of
the mission Gates was a native of
Hartford, Conn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
MISS BEARD TO BE SENATOR
Official Returns In Orange County
Favor Woman Candidate.

Chelsea Sept 15.--Miss Edna H.
Beard Will undoubtedly be the noml
nee for senator from Orange county
over Frederick II. Bickford of Brad.
ford, who has been considered the
winner on the unofficial returns
Official returns from all except two
towns and information regarding the
returns in Washington and Brantree,
received by telephone. show that Miss
Beard has lead of 10 votes over Mr..
Bickford
The totals arc S34 for Miss Beard
and Sl9 for Mr.. Bickford The figures
for Washington and Bralntree were
obtained from the town clerks by
phone from Barre.
Miss Beard was the first woman
member OF the House OF Representa-.
'tyes and, IL elected. will be the first
woman senator.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
COLLEGE OPENING POSTPONED
Brought About by Delay In Work on
New Building.

Middlobury, Sept. 15.-The open.
ling of Middlebury college, set for
September 2l, has been postponed a
week and classes will start on the
2Sth The college authorities have
lbeen obliged to put the date ahead
Fbecause of delay in connection with
the construction of new buildings
rand the extensive alterations which
are being made on many of the old.
er buildings.
1t had been hoped that by rushing
the work it would be possible to hold
to the date set. With the opening a
week off it became apparent that it
would be impossible to get the build
ings in shape by the 21st.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
FORD SAYS PLANTS
WILL CLOSE SATURDAY
Automobile Manufacturer Denies that
He Is Negotiating for
Cn7I

Detroit, Sept 14.-Sweeping denial
of a statement given out in Clncin,
natl the Sth by Ernest f. Heasley,
president of the American Export
and Inland Coal company to the effect
that the Ford Motor company was
negotiating with him for coal with
which to keep the Ford plants here
in operation, was made yesterday by
high officials of the Ford company.
AT the same time ii was announced
that so far as now it known, the Ford
plants will be closed the 10th.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
MOVE To IMPEACH
DAUGHERTY WILL
Be RECOGNIZED
Sponsor to Have Hearing Before
Judiciary Committee
is APPROVED BY GOMPERS
f. of L. Head Declares that Gov
ernment by Injunction
Must Stop

Washington, Sept 15.-The i'm.
peachment charges against Attorney
General Daugherty as result Of his
Sositlon for the injunction In cases
OF striking railroads employees, as
presented to the House Monday by
Representative Keller, Republican
from Minnesota, vii be considered
by the jud ciary committee at a meet
Ing tomorrow at which Mr. Keller
Twill be heard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15

Atlantic City, ~ j., Sept. 15-The
executive council OF the American
Federation of Labor yesterday form
ally naugurated plans for impeach
,ment OF Attorney General Daugherty
and Federal Judge Wilkerson, in con
,nection with the Chicago injunction
proceedings. and for bringing this
unconstitutional conduct of the at.
torney general and Judge Wilkerson
into every congressional election
President Gompers had already ap-
proved the impeachment suggestion
OF the Central Trades and Labor coun
veil of New York city and had given
his support to the movement for i'm
parchment begun in the House of Rep
resentatiyes.
Every possible effort will be made
TO arouse the people Of America to
the necessity that government by In
junction must stop" Mr. GomperN
statement said. and that constitution
al government by law must govern, II
we are to perpetuate as government
Of free people.
THE executive council is not con.
cerned further with what Attorney
General Daugherty and Judge Wilker
son may or may not do in respect TO
THE present injunction. 1t considers
that these men have Aagrantly thrown
the United States constitution to the
four winds and that by this action
they have demonstrated their unfit
ness to further trust IN public office"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
Twilight League Standing

This completes the schedule for
this year, No more League games
will be played as the Scale-Whole-
saleHowitzer and the Merchants
Bradford are not going to play off
the tie for position The exhibition
game tonight at 5;45 between the two
Holden, Leonard teams is under the
auspices of the League and is for the
benefit of Manager Forgea Of No, 2
team. Game starts at 5:45 sharp. All
baseball fans who have been attend.
ing the Twilight games for the last
few months are requested to help out
on this benefit game by attending or
at least purchasing a ticket This is
the only game of the entire season to
which there is an admission charge.
Team batting and fielding averages
and individual batting averages VIII
be given some time next week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
PUBLIC SCHOOLS /
..G!i'.A .G!i'.AQAI 'l4.[ll! IMGpEAsES !.
20septlS LULU .
IN REGISTRATION
Total Advancing Toward One
Thousand Mark
ALL CLASS ROOMS FILLED
Few Pupils Using Planks for
Desks While New Equip
ment Is Being Secured ..
ALL CLASS ROOMS FILLED

The total enrolment in the Ben.
nlngton Graded School district yes.
terday was 1886. This is a consider.
able increase over last year. when the
enrolment at the end OF the first
week OF school was SS6.
The largest proportional increase
is in the high school which numbers
244, not including the training class.
The room vacated by the training
rlass is now used to its full capschy
as class room for Miss Ham.
Every room in the building is now
used almost TO the maximum. Ad
dltional seatings have been ordered
for pupils who are now compelled TO
use common chairs with planks
on horses for desks
l. l..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
GORDON FOR SPEAKER
Name of Barre Man Added to List Of
Possibilities.

Barre, Sept. 15.--John W. Gordon,
republican nominee for city represen.
Native, is being put forward as a can
didate for speaker of the house. Mr..
Gordon has not yet stated whether
he intends to run for the speakershp
or not. He received vote of ass in
the primaries' in which no name ap.
peared on the ballot
1t is said that Orlando L. Martin,
bhe republican nominee for represen.
tat,ve from Plainfeld, is planning TO
BE a candidate for speakership,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
STATE TROOPERS QUELL
STRIKE IN SCHOOL
Children in Pennsylvania Mining Town
Resented Change Of
Teachers,

llazelton, Pa, Sept 1.-THE is
schools OF McAdoo borough, a mining
town near here, were closed yester.
day as a result OF strike of pupils
against the election of new teachers
to take the places of six whose posi-
tions we're declared vacant because
they declined to sign contracts for the
current term until paid six weeks
salaries claimed to be due from last
year. Refusal of the children to go
60 the rooms in charge of the new
teachers caused trouble and state
troopers we're called.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
HAD BOOZE, FINED $500
Newport Mans Premises Revealed
Primitive Still and Home Brew

Newport, Sept, 12-George La
plante was arrested yesterday after
noon and was tried in municipal court
before judge w. M. Wright last even.
ing on the charge of Illegal possession
of liquor He was fined $500 and costs.
A search of his premises on Pleasant
avenue was made a few days ago,
which resulted in the finding of a
primitive still, or parts of it, with a
quantity of mash and gallon of very
fair home brew He was represented
by w, H. Cleary, States Attorney A.
w Farman prosecuting for the state
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
RED CROSS REPORT
Articles Sent In by Old Bennington
Branch.

The Old Bennington Branch, Ameri
can Red Cross, has finished its quota
of sewing for the summer and has
turned in to the chapter office the
following articles of clothing: 10 pr,
pr boys trousers,
dresses with boomers ~ girls flan-
mel nightgowns, flannel wrappers,
doz. diapers, pillows, sweaters,
scarfs, and 5000 dressings for the
hospital and Miss Clark's work.
, These new garments are found in
valuable in the work Of the Red
Gross. The ladies of Old Bennington
are now getting ready for the win
ter's work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
PEOPLE IN PANIC
WITH TURKS NEAR
C0NSTANTINOPLE
Inhabitants Uncertain Concern
ing Kemal Pash's Designs
MANY KILLED IN SMYRNA
American Consul Escaped as
Flames Began to Sweep
European Section
Many KILLED IN SMYRNA

! Constantinople, Sept. 15.-The
Turkish nationalists army is now
within 35 miles of Constantinople
The population is in a state of merry.
Gus tension and the city is rife with
Tumors about Kemal Pashas designs
on the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR sALE-192O Ford Roadster;
1918 Ford Touring Car with starter;
REQ Touring Car; Two ton Federal
truck with platform body and cab, in
excellent condition.: 1920 Essex Tour
ing Car in good condition; Ford Road
ster with small delivery body; 1919
Ford Touring Car; 1921 Hudson Speed.
stcr. like new; Essex Sedan in first
class conditions one 1920 Chevrolet
touring car in good condition. The
bennington Garage 12tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15

London, Sept 10 The semi ofici.
al Greek dispatch says that it Is al.
legged that the Turks carried Off all
girls from the American g.r's college
at Smyrna.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
Day Descending No New
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

st. Louis 5, Boston 3.
New York 4, Chicago !.
Cleveland 4, Washington ].
Detroit 5, Philadelphia 2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
Standing Of the Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Pittsburg 8, Boston 0.
New York 7, Chicago 6.
Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 3.
st. Louis 9, Philadelphia 4.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy tonight; probably showers
and cooler. Saturday partly cloudy
and cooler. lSl b I
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15

WANTED---Elderly lady to do house.
work in the Cushman boarding house.
North Bennington. Vt. 13t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15

A reliable young man of good habits.
would like board and room In private
family State prices Address r, r.,
Box 440, Bennington, Vt.
Special! High grade Emerson
shoes for men, in a variety Of styles,
at $500, at Noyecks. 49, = l9ta
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15

Smyrna, Sept. 15.-(By the As.
sociated Press)-The entire Euro.
pean section is In ashes. There were
hundreds of casualties. Fourteen
Nnaturalized Americans are missing
hut all American born are ACCOUNTED
for The American consulate gener.
al was in the burned area, Consul
General Horton and the staff left as
the flames swept towards the build.
ine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15

WANTED Girl for stenogpphy and
bookkeeping. Address "Stenographer,"'
Box 440, Bennington Vt. 1876
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-15

London, Sept. 15.-(By the Associ.
ated Press)-An American destroy.
er which has arrived at Piraeus,
Greece, reports that the Turks enter
ed the British consulate at Smyrna
and murdered an official there who
was assembling archives, says a Reu
ters dispatch from Athens today.
Postmaster Williamson is also said to
have been murdered as well as other
Englishmen. Consul General Lamb
is believed to have escaped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

New dead lines" including
both Wall Street and Maiden
Lane, comprising the financial
and jewelry centers, have been
laid down for the protection Of
merchants and shoppers in New
York City. Men with criminal
records will be arrested on sight
if fond in the uptown area run
ming two and a half miles from
Ninth street TO Fifty-ninth, and
spreading out to include Fifth
Avenue and Broadway, Lexington
and Sixth avenues, thus taking
in the department stores, hotel
and theater district, regarded as
the richest field for enterprising
criminals.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

Mrs. Frank Dalbec spent Sat
urday in Eagle River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Conradson
left last week for Green Bay,
where they will spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Wagner, Sr-
left for Milwaukee Saturday for
a two months visit.
Mike Ericsson attended a farm
ers meeting at the court house
at Eagle River Saturday.
Gunar Staten has been III the
past week.
Word was received here Mon
day Of the death of Walter and
Louis Churchill, residents at the
Putkammer farm south of the
Reed school house. The two boys
were killed by an electric train
at Milwaukee last Saturday, and
death being instantaneous. They
were buried in Milwaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20
list Dec. 20-last Jan. 3-3w)
Notice of Hearing To Decide Pc
titiOn To Close Village Street.

AASN bGN. AN-~idoN jan - 0Ml
Notice of Hearing To Decide Pc
titiOn To Close Village Street.
Application having been on the
Sth day of November, 1922, duly
made to the Village Board of
Village of Eagle River, Villas
county, Wisconsin, by the owners
of an the adjacent land and abut-
ting property owners on both
sides of the street proposed TO
be vacated, namely Wisconsin
Michigan Lumber Company and
James Morgan, for the street des-
cribed as follows, to be vacated
and closed: Street unnamed, be-
tween Mill lot No. ? of the coun-
ty clerks plat of part of the Ma
of the NWi4 of section 80, town
ship 40. north of range 10 f.;
and the block known as the Fling
er addition TO the town of Eagle
River; and north Of the "" of
the c. e. n. w. Ry. CO., leading
into the yards of the Wisconsin
Michigan Lumber Co. To vacate
this portion thereof: this strip
of land sixty feet wide from the
west end of Division street 10
the above named ~" of said
railroad company.
Notice is hereby given that we,
the Village Board of Trustees in
and for the Village of Eagle Riv-
er. will meet on the 18th day of
January. 1923 at 1880 o'clock in
the afternoon Of that day, at the
clerks room in the town hall in
said village, and decide upon such
petition.
Dated this 18th day Of Deem
Der A. ID. 1922.
Geo. Hall,
President of the village.
Walter Gander Jr.
Village clerk.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20
Villas County News $500

Qst Dec. 6-last Dec. 2O-S0
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

A new electric fy-killer con-
sists of a panel frame connected
with a transformer which Is at
tached to a lighting circuit. Par
allel rows of wire, carrying acur-
rent Of 500 volts, cross this frame.
The frame is placed where flies
congregate and as they are at
tracted 10 the wires they are
killed by the high voltage. Rat
traps along the same lines have
been perfected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

A farmer in Switzerland with
drew his savings of a lifetime
from the bank and hid it in the
barrel Of his shotgun. A rabbit
stopped outside his door and the
farmer grabbed his gun and fired.
He got the rabbit but it cost him
2.O00 Swiss francs. about $500,
the amount he had stuffed into
the gun and forgotten about.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20
TOOK BOTH THE GAMES
Eagle River Teams Trim Ar
gonne and Three Lakes in
Good Games of Basket
Ball Friday Evening.

With victories going to both
basket ball teams last Friday
night IN the opera house IN this
village. it now gives them both a
hundred percent record so far
this year. So far the first team
has been playing brilliant ball,
and has found no team anywhere
near their equal. In the Friday
night game Argonne went down
TO defeat by a score Of 80 TO ,.
The second team Of Eagle Riv-
er played the same evening, and
cleaned up Three Lakes II TO u.
Il is said that a game between
Crandon and Eagle River will be
played here this evening.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

A Christmas present of an
Eagle River Cook Book will be
appreciated by your friend or
relative. Price for this occasion
will be 25c. Send them something
useful. Earnest Workers Society.
6-tf.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

Every pint of brandy a steady
drinker takes shortens his life by
IL hours, and the average drink
he consumes curtails his earthly
sojourn by p minutes, according
TO statistics compiled by scientists
of Denmark.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

Qst Dec. 6-last Dec. 2O-3t)
Attachment.
IN MUNICIPAL COURT, Villas
COUNTY.
To Mike Sui:
You are hereby notified that a
warrant of attachment has been
issued against you and your prop
erty attached 10 satisfy the de-
mand of Louis Sremec, amounting
to 284OO dollars and no cents.
Now, unless you shall appear be
fore Alex Higgins, Municipal
Judge of Villas county, at the
office of the Municipal Judge, in
the village of Eagle River, in said
county, on the 9th day of De
cember, 1922, at 400 o'clock in
the afternoon, judgment will be
rendered against you and your
property sold to pay the debt.
Dated this End day of Decem-
Der, 1922.
Louis Sremec, Plaintiff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20
CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Dolls, Fancy Linens, Handker-
chiefs in boxes; Silk Hose; Wool
Knitted Goods; Novelties; Bas-
kets, and Christmas Tree Trim
mings. Eagle River Millinery &
Art Store. 1926.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

A photograph 50 feet long and
10 feet high. has been completed
by the curator of the Chicago
Academy of Sciences, in Lincoln
Park. Chicago. 1t is one of four
immense panorama photographs
showing the Lake Michigan shore
at Miller Beach. near Gary, Indi-
ana the famous Indian sand
dunes. the Grand Calumet River
and the swamps stretching round
the southern environs Of Chicago.
A picture of this size can be pro-
duced for less than 500 and tint
ing in transparent oils costs but
a small amount additional as
compared with the thousands of
dollars an oil painting would cost.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

A Christmas present of an
Eagle River Cook Book will be
appreciated by your friend or
relative. Price for this occasion
will be pc. Send them something
useful Earnest Workers Society.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-20

The modern racing airplane Of
today moves faster than did the
cannon bali used in the Civil War.
The cannon ball Of that time av-
eraged but 200 feet a second and
the airplane does $50 feet a sec
ond.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-02
SOUTH KILLINGLY
BY HOLLAND ;Finsnciai Seetion)

MT. and Mrs. Theodore White of Eos ter spent Sunday with Mrs. Whites mother, Mrs. Etta Spink.
 Elmer Cafhrey of the A T. T. Co. spent the week end at William Ducafs. Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Barlow all Burton Brown visited with Mir. and Mrs Byron Place, of Foster Sunday.
 James Sault, who sold his farm re gently, left Friday for his new home ir New York.
 Francis Coffey was in Putnam Friday
 Stanley Place of Foster spent Saturday with his aunt Mrs. Edith Coffey.
 G. W. Barlow enjoyed motor trip tc Auburn, R. l., Monday.
 Mrs. H. covell is spending a week Eitt rel9tives in West Thompson.
 The local school vas closed Friday or account of the teachers conventiji.
 Irving Church spent the wee6 end al his home in NorTich. Harry Young and family of Dan ;lsoi <Tisited local friends Friday evs.. ng.
 Stella Tewgood of Providence 5pent th. week end with her parents. Mfr. anl Mrs Paniel Tewgood.
 Bids for the construction of ths Com munity building are in the hafds of tn building committee.