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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-20
BENNINGTON BRiEFS
News Of the Town and Village arc
Advertisements

Canadian bacon. CheoAerlinc. -
First OF the season peach blossoms
SOC a pound, at Kandyland
Johnson al wool pants for sale nj
the New York store
Mrs. DAYS has good desk for
sale. Also nice bicyc {.
Fresh stocks OF Bah Band rubbors
and wool goods Just in at Harts.
Mocha, sponge. fudge, angel aud mar
BILE cakes FOR Saturday, Checker ne"
First of the season peach Bios ,oms,
S9c pound, at Kandy AID
Native corn fed pork, Checker.
linz.
Pies of quality Checktrlnc.
Heats Haven is spec al at.
traction. Read the al, Harte Thea
tire, today,
Re prepared for the cold wet wealth
er. buy first quality best make rub.
lers at Hats.
MISS T.. i.dntlH OHtd IelUTneu last
night from New York City where she
has been spending week with rela.
ives,
Lois Estes, student at thu Univer.
S ~ of Vermont Burlington, Is spend.
irs a few days with her parent on
! silver street.
The Bennington high school foot,
ball team will pay Trey high school
at Morgan park tomorrow tcrnoor
The two teams met in Troy two weeks
ago aad the Co lar City eleven wou
by small marSM
Home made sausage. bag sausage
and link sausage Checker ne
Another big dane, at Lawrence Hall
South SALISBURY, Saturday Otobcl
q. fiuriey's orchestra III attendance.
III did sci, myself b. marrying
you before | loved you, didn I sci
my selfiespoct shall kepp that n,
matter what happens See "Bouph
and Pad For" \ Fox News and Lar
ry Semon In A Pa + OF Kings" Opc n
House tonight and tomorrow
Baked beans and brown bread to
morrow. Checkerlne.
Extra good spinach, cauliflowor an,
celery at Estes, for Saturday
An all.star cast composed OF Rober
Mckim. Claire Adams, Carl Gantvoorl
Jean Hersholt, Aggie Herring an
Claire Mcdowell are seen In the Ben.
Il. Hampton production. Heart
Haven at Iiarte Theatre tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-20
In Doubt.

One Of our good housekeepers knows
she has no ear for music, but when
she Is hustllng around her pots and
rams and scrubblng and washing out
tea towels she cannot restrain hum
ming bit just out of her cleanlng-up
10Y. Now there Is also little neigh
Dor boy who plays under her window
Once while the process of scrubbins
was going on above the little fellow
looked up at the window with a face
I'll puckered and serious, as II some
question had been troubling him for
quite while.
"well. Tommy, what's the matterT
inquired the housekeeper.
A long pause-then, please, mn'am
is you singingT-Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-20
Self.Startlnq Engine.

Automatic starting OF an engine
surprised the driver and fireman OF a
train at Beauvais, In France. The two
men in charge we're standing by their
detached steam engine, when II sud
denly started off, leaving them at the
station. The engine, being short of
steam. ran only six miles, to Hercules
Junction, where II pulled up and
awaited the arrival OF It's crew.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-20
Grateful Son,

MY boy" said the millionaire lee
turing his son on the Importance o!
economy, when was your age
carried water for gang of brick
layers"
"I'm proud of you, father" an
swered his offspring; III II hadn't
teen for your pluck and perseverance
| might have had to do something Of
Nst sort myself"--Irlsh world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-20

into the beautiful soul of his wife
And she-all but her self-respect gone
what did she do? See Bought and
Paid For" and Larry Semon in "A
Pair OF Kings" Opera House tonight
and tomorrow.
Fine roasting chickens and fat fowls
for Saturday at Estes Telephone U.s.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-20
Ilonn hnrn. Eli Good steak.

Lion flesh Is said To be very good
eating. bnl tiger is tough and slnewy.
Nevertheless, the latter IL eaten In
India. MS there Is Il superstition that II
imparts strength AMI cunning to the
eater.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
ACCUSED SLAYER
ON TRIAL TODAY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
near Cy Avery's farm three miles
east OF Tulsa, another car drove
alongside. according to Wilkcrson.
and az 10 drew TO a stop. two mon
Jumped out, brandishing guns.
Recognized Defendants.
'"The men were in tho glaro OF
our cars headlights and recognized
them instantly as Tom Cook and
Avis Fears both OF whom I had
known about a year" Wilkerson
SAYS. Cook fired one shot and ran.
evidently recognizing me. Fears ad-
vancod towards the car and / pulled
tho trigger on n small bore shotgun
which ! had in my lap. The gun
snapped and Fears began shooting.
He emptied his revolver as he ran
around behind our car, shooting sew
eral times directly at Aurandt. who
had half gotten out OF the car and
was standing with raised hands.
After emptying his gun, Fears ran
back 10 the car and he and Cook got
In as the car sped away. There was
at least one other man in that car.
n Bnlck, as / saw his face at tho
rear NCurtain window, but could
not idNutify him. positively"
BY sheer nerve the two wounded
officers managed 10 drive their car
mile 10 n farm house where they
summoned help and were taken 10
Tulsa hospital. Several hours later
Cook, Fears and Shelton we're cap
tured by n posse headed by ]. Rea
owen. The alleged slayers were in
Buick car at the time OF their cap-
ture, tho car later being identified
as ono stolen early the night before
After their arrest the men were
placed In the county Jail, but were
n few hours later removed to the
Muskogee Jail TO prevent threatened
mob violence. That night a crowd
OF 1000 persons gathered about
the courthouse until after midnight
The three defendants will arrive
hero early tomorrow morning. They
are being kept under close guard and
will be closely watched here during
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
FINAL TRIBUTE
IS PAID TO BECK
BY ARMY FLIERS

CONTINUED FhoM FACE ONE.
TO the platform, n bright-colored
spot midst tho sombro hue OF the
shifting crowds which gathered for
the last time TO view the remains OF
tho prominent flyer.
with heads barred the veteran Of
ticors stood as the coffin was lifted
from the platform 10 the baggage
coach and for long minutes after
ward, they stood silently, grief
stricken but calm. From overhead
the four airplanes flew down one
after the other 10 pay tribute TO one
Of, Of the arm army,s first iii.s! ay.ators. out
machines eide by side. another over
head and the fourth trailing behind.
Showcrcd with Roses.
And down they flew again, show
ering the train with roses as IL slow
" pulled out OF the station. The
plane driven by Mai. r. G.. Lanphier,
acting commandant OF Post field,
forged ahead and led the three other
machines as one after another they
headed east with the now speeding
train.
The machines held their course
along the length of the train, like
living things beating with the throb
crafts raced with their colors show
ing against the bright OF the after
noon Sky. A sea OF upturned faces
in the train greeted the aviators as
each time they circled overhead.
An outstretChed hand tossed the
floral tributes over the train as time
after time they made the circuit
Blown by the wind, the flowers fell
in showers.
Accompanying the body to wash
ington were Mrs. Rachel Beck, the
mother, who had long made her
home at the post where her son was
stationed Lieut. Paul Beck, the son,
an officer OF the ordnance corps and
Lieut.. John w. Beck, the nephew
Of tho airman.
Before the train departed a group
Of army men gathered 10 speak their
last words OF coincidence and SYM
pathy for the relatives OF their idol-
lied commandant, Mrs Beck looked
careworn and haEgard, but showed
no signs Of a breakdown as she re-
celved those who with her son had
risked death hundreds OF times in
the clouds. She will make her fu-
ture home in Washington, whore
nearby the body OF her beloved son
will repose in its last resting place.
Says Trial Useless.
Early tonight County Attorney
Forrest Hughes, who headed the
prosecution at the coroner's inquest,
said he did not think evidence in
troduced at the hearing would JUS
tify the spending of state money In
prosecuting murder charge
against Day. lie added, however.
that his final decision in the case
would be made known tomorrow.
The county attorney made It clear
that he would not hesitate to prose-
cute the case should new develop
ments be brought out which would
Justify such procedure, He declined
TO say whether he expected further
evidence.
This announcement came imme-
dlately after n statement by the Fort
sill investigating board which ques-
toned the truth OF the testimony OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Day, and receipt OF
unofficial reports that a searching
Inquiry was about 20 be launched by
the war department into the off,
GERS death.
Question Days story.
In report on the case 10 the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10

county attorney today, the board OF
inquiry said:
The board does not believe the
version OF tho Days as to the con-
duct OF Lieutenant Colonel Beck on
the fatal morning was true. How
ever. II does not believe that Ihe
testimony introduced at the inquest
would Justify filing OF a charge OF
murder against Jean T.. Day"
The statement was signed by
Maj. Thomas a. Lanphier and
Capt V. l.. Burge and Roger S.
Mccullough, all OF the air service
Nine officers attended the confer
enco with tho county attorney this
morning.
The report given County Attorney
Hughes does not complete the work
or tho army inquiry board. Confer
enccs will be held during the week
at Fort sill and afterward report
~ It's findings viii be forwarded TO
the war department. Accompanying
the report viii be n detailed copy
OF ali testimony taken at the hear
ing yesterday the officers explained.
Officers Indignant.
Individual officers In statements
have expressed indignation at what
'i''f wv AlA ~ EANI 'lA NNlN NlllNfIl OF
their service. They hold no cnmitv
against Day. they said except he
has impunEcd the honor through
alleged unwarrantcd actions without
establishing q reasonable motive.
They concurrcd IN the hellef that
no prosecution Would be Instituted
II what they term the hidden facts
were known, but declared that Il
would clear the service OF any slur.
In his testimony at coroncr's
hearing yesterday, Mai. n. B.
Paddock ~ Post field. a life long
friend Of Lieutenant Colonel Beck.
and who was present at The party
which preceded Bccks death, said
that he had never heard anything
derogatory about the conduct OF
Beck and defending the dead Of
ficcr. said:
NO man had higher morals than
did Beck. 1 am in a position to
know about that"
Major Paddock accompanied
Lieutenant Colonel Beck on tho trim
TO oklahoma City last Monday by
airplane.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
SAY GENOA MEET
AN ARMS PARLEY

. CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
mcrcial questions. seems impossible
OF discuss ON without consideration
of the basic political problems Ar
ticle / OF the aEenda makes refer
enCo 90 examination OF the best
methods for the execution OF the
principles contained In tho rcsolu-
tion passed at Cannes by tho SUI
prcmo council January g."
The Italian delegation, 20 whom
the direction of the, conference has
been intrustod, explains that thia
article j. the pivot on which tho Con-
ference work must turn. Referring
especially 90 relations with Russia
and her recognition, n Consoftium
was mentioned az Cannes This plan
was stoutiv resisted hv Russia. which
since has been Joined 300 this oppOsi-
tion by Poland, Esthouia and Lctvia,
which met with Russia az the recent
Riga conference and signed a pro-
tocol pledg.ug themselves TO stand
for Russian recognition and unite
in opposition to O cOnsortium.
peace ON solid Basis.
Article II OF tho agcuda speaks OF
the establishment OF European
peace on q solid basis This sec
lion, according To- the Cannes Discus
sion, aims at finding a means
whereby controversies between ma
tlOus can be solved without resort TO
the barbariC use uf arms.
This article naturally will bring
about a discussion OF land armn-
ment, which Wua Impossible at the
Washington conference owing to
FrCUch uppas.t!uU.
Russia asserts that she Is willing
TO reduce her army u Japan evacu-
af.a GftRYtn md HuulnuIn pNNguBtpg
Ressarabia and guarantees for' the
security OF its boundaries are given.
France contends that she cannot re-
duCc her army because Germany IS
not complying with the Versailles
treaty
Article III Of tho agcuda refers TO
Essential conditions for the rc-cstah-
lishmcnt Of confidence, without at
fecting existing treaties"
This according to the Cannes DIS
cusslon, had to do with tho iuteral-
lied debts. which were not mentioned
because Il was feared such mention
would prevent American partiCipa-
tion. The clause without affecting
existing treaties" was insisted upon
by France in order to prevent revi-
sion ot the rcparations provisions OF
the Versailles treaty.
Article " deals with Financial
questions: First, currency; second,
central banks, third, public finance
in connection with reconstruction,
fourth, cxchsngc; and fifth, organi-
2ation OF public and private credit
Article V OF tho agenda covers
economic and commercial qucs-
tions."
Article VI Of the agenda deals
with transportation
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
l. S. ENGRAVING.
BUREAU CLOSED
.cbock Will Be Made of
Part of Institution
Handling Paper
70 LIST ALL STOCKS
stores Of Bank Notes, U. S.
securities, Plates and Sup
plies Tabulated

v,sW<GTON, April s.-Part Of
... ,r...l ls engraving and print
sB... yas reorganized last week
"a, an .ceutive, order by Presl-
''s, Harding, removing James L..
'",,c,5 .. director. and other high
g.i,ls was ordered closed last
'.t, D.. .rctary Mellon, for an
e,fs.. .f the stock, valued at
,.g (p..us Of dollars.
Wy NaHuus order applied only
,so DIVISIONS Of the bureau which
3ie fHs ulper used In making
'.g r4flt stamps aud government
''rrif.ea. 10 being explained thai a
tnstar and mOre-acCurate check
80 rrrur stock could be made
+, fsuH.4ry shutdown OF all pa
,,rE About 500 employees OF
.a bnrr3u force OF 5000 ordinarily
mid be effected BY the order. Off
.,is said hut about six hundred
I'm he usad 1s counters and all 9TH
.,s having annual leave to their
edit viii. ha given the benefit OF 1t.
Check OF supplies.
Check of the bureaus store OF
.,Sk notes. lamps, government se-
5riiles. paU.r. plates and other sup
.',g4 which officials said an enorm-
,ns amount Iu value will be begun
morrow py "a committee appointed
5y Mr.. Mellon, representing all the
isnartments. such as the treasury
IA fedora reserve board and post
'it'co departments, which have work
5one nj the plant and a staff of JUS
,Ice department agents assigned to
rouIs A. Nm the new director, by
Arorney.G ,ueral Daugherty,
Whether the results OF the invon-
,,ry will be made public, as is Gus
,,mary when the cash in the treas
yrt & counted has not yet been con-
.ld'red. according 10 treasury off
galS
brought into prominence again ru-
mors that have circulated among
some department employees TO the
Effect that investigation OF the en-
y-avlng bureau would disclose seri-
aus shortages I'm the stock. wide
spread Implications OF Liberty bonds
md other government eecurities.
Are Not Suspicious.
High treasury officials declared
today however, that there was no
suspicion OF = shortage in the stock
o' the bureau, although there had
been some duplication OF the nuu-
bers on government bonds due TO
faulty machinery
These Implications, It was said
later, caused no loss to the govern
ment because the securities were
accounted for by the individual
pieces and although there had been
minor thefts from the bureau from
time TO time, such losses for the
most part had been recovered.
With reference to various reports
Secretary Mellon in a formal state
msnt tonight said:
The statements appearing in the
newspapers 20 the effect that a vast
volume OF duplicate bonds and other
securities have been fraudulently
issued and are in circulation arc
wholly without foundation. There
has been no evidence developed OF
any such situation either in the bu-
reau Of engraving and printing OF
elsewhere In the treasury depart
ment"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
lHistietOe StOckBards
Closing Case Is Ended

KANSAS CITY, April s.-Hear-
ings OF charges brought against
Armour & Co. by the Kansas City
livestock exchange in connection
with hog purchases at tho Mistletoc
stockyards, conducted by tho pack
Ing company. ended last night Clos
Ing OF the Mistletoe yards is sought
by the plaintiff Judge B. T. Haines
federal commissioner, will make
recommendations to the secretary OF
agriculture as 20 action In tho case.
some time after May /.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
WANTED

Truck owners TO donate the use OF
so trucks for five days. Public Health
Cleanup campaign week OF April II
to 30, 1929. Report your name and
address and type Of truck 10 Auto
club, Osnge 8O3i, or campaign head
quarters, Cedar 1888, city hall H..
II. Pierce, general chairman.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
LOWER CARFARE AND GAS.
New Orleans Wins Fight for Cheap
or TRANSFORMATION and Gas.

NEW ORLEANS, April 9.-Seven-
cent carfare and $3.50 gas was as
tured this city today when the COM
mission council approved the pro-
posals OF the bondholders OF dhe
New Orleans Railway & Light Co.
'nd!ng year OF negotiations. Pres
VI carfare Is cents and gas rates
ne based on S1.45 per thousand
'ubic feet. The company is per-
miited a return of Ia per cent
interest on property valuation OF
M4 100 nnnn
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
Ont. Cnmrnnr nnnkrnni.

FREEpOET M, Apul Am In
voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed here yesterday against the Unit
vcrsal oats company q Dixon. H.,
corporation. hy creditors with
claims amounting to about $4,000.
ids. Iowa.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
MooRs BEATEN ny srANIAuDs
Troops Complete Successful Opcr-
alton Against Revolving Trihcsmcn.

MADRID. April 9.-Spanlsh forces
operating in northern Morocco have
completed another successful opcr-
alton against the Moors They have
occupied tho town Of Darquebdaui,
tho Moors fleeing, and leaving 10
dead behind them. The spanish
artillery caught the retrcatiug
trlbcsmcn and inflicted severe losses.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
Cost Women Money 10 Vote.

WASHINGTON. April 9.-Tho
woman's party In the first
year OF its existence as a permanent
"for the removal OF all
forms OF subicction OF woman"
raised and spent $175,756, according
TO the report OF the treasurer, Miss
Eleanor Brennan Of New York, for
the year ending March II. 1929.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-29
CHARGES Illinois
Kne1C Athlete Had
Played PRO" Ball
- Associated -

TANLORNILLE, I'll. Jan. Is
Grower Hoover, coach OF the
TaylorvilIe team. on which the
nine disqualified University of
Illinois athletes played last No
vember, tonight in a statement
declared that colleges were un-
fair to their men and charged
that representatives of the Uni
versity of Illinois procured pro-
fessioual athletes for It's teams
and then fired them when they
played for some one else"
Dope Simpson, one or the
Illinois men disqualified for play
ing here. is a resident OF this
town" said Hoover "A repre-
sentative Of the University OF
Illinois came here and saw Dope
play. He made overtures to the
lad, offering inducements for him
to enter Illinois. although ne
knew at the time Simpson had
and still was playing professional
ball.
These boys did nothing wrong.
They came down here TO help us
out. It's the school system that's
wrong. and not the boys"
Dick Simpson, manager OF the
team, and "Dope's' brother. in
another statement confirmed
Hoover's assertions and made
similar charges.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-29
TALENTED PIANIST
TO GIVE MUSICALE
Miss Eleanor Shaw Will APP.
pear Before Two Local
Clubs This Afternoon.

Hiss Eleanor Shaw. one Of the
few women pianists of note before
the American public today, is being
presented at a special Musicale ar
ranged by the entertainment COM
mittee Of the Indiana and University
Clubs for Sunday afternoon at p.
m. Her performance in connection
with the Due-Art Reproducing
Piano. so awakened the interest OF
the musical public OF South Bend
through her appearance at the Prog
ress Club and Rotary Clubs, that the
High school requested a special as
sembly on Friday afternoon "a an
educational feature for the 1900
students. Her duets with the Duo
Art recordings Of such masters as
Paderewski. Josef Hoffman and Ru-
dolph CAM are little short of mir
aculous. because though they are
hundreds OF miles away, YOU hear
their actual playing on the keys.
The sunday program at the In
diana Club is a complimentary re-
Cital 10 members and their families
As assisting artists. the clubs have
arranged for no less local talent than
Louis Elbel at the piano: Mrs. Julia
Rode. soprano. and Frederick Inger-
soll in violin solos-accompanie by
the Due-Art. This program viii
without be one OF the most artistic
affairs presented before a South
Bend audience in many a day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-29
WINDOW CLASS WORKERS
ACCEPT BIG WAGE CUT

CLEVELAND, o.. Jan. 2S.-Rep-
resentatives CT the National Window
Glass Workers Association and the
National Association OF Window
Glass Manufacturer tonight signed
an agreement carrying so per cent
wage reduction for window glass
workers In every part OF the coun-
try. The reduction makes a 5S per
cent reduction I'm window glass
workers wages since September.
when a IS per cent reduction was
accepted.
The association mills have been
idle since Jan. T. Frank Bastine,
chairman of the manufacturers
wage committee. said last night. but
are now ready 20 resume operations
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-29
RAILROADS MUST
GIVE UP PROFITS
Earnings in Excess of g Per-
cent for Last Quarter Or
dered Turned Over.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S-Rail-
reads which earned more than six
per cent upon the value of their
property used in transportation dur
ing the period from Sept. 1. 1920. TO
Jan. /, 1921. are required under an
order issued today by the Interstate
Comerce commission to turn half Of
the excess so earned over TO the gov
ernment.
The order as issued by the COM
mission makes effective sections of
the transportation act of 1920 and
pIescribes rules for the application
of those sections. Railroads during
the four months period specified in
the order are understood 10 have
earned a considerable amount in eX-
cess of the six per cent limitation
prescribed by congress, but the val
nations not having been given ont
for the individual lines. the amounts
cannot yet be calculated
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-29
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
KILLS GAME WARDEN
Family of Suspected Murderer
Locked Up for Safe
Keeping.

RICHMOND. Ind. Jan. %. -
Robert Marshall. As. a deputy game
warden was shot and killed from
ambush this afternoon on the Ern-
est Line farm near Camden, o..
about IS miles southeast Of here.
The slayer escaped
Frank Roberts, marshal OF Cam
den. and Marshall were about 20
yards apart in some woodland try
ing 10 locate Line whom Roberts
said was wanted on charge Of rob
berry. Roberts did not see the shot
fired but after hearing It. he said,
he. saw a man running away. That
man is said 10y the marshal 20 20
by the name OF Benson. Benson's
wife and three children were arrest
ed and are being held in the county
Jail for safe keeping.