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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
STABLE BOY TO STATESMAN
Englishman Born In Humble circum.
stances Made Place for Himself
Among the Great.

Perhaps no man OF modern times
has passed more varied and roman
tic life than Thomas Ward, who com.
menced life as stable boy and who
later became famous as statesman,
the intimate OF kings and the player
of a prominent role at the court OF
Parma.
Ward, who was born at Yorkshire,
Eng, in 1910, entered the service OF
Prince Lichtenstcln OF Hungary at an
early age, and soon made a name for
himself as Jockey in Vienna. In
1876 he was made master Of the horse
at the court OF the duke Of Lucca,
proving his efficiency by reducing ex-
penses more than 80 per cent--be-
cause of which proof Of his ability he
was sent TO Florence on Il confidential
mission of the highest Importance in
1913, But shortly afterward the
dukes rule was terminated by n revo-
luton. and Ward became an active
agent OF Austria, recovering the hered.
itary estates Of Parma and Placcntla.
As a reward, he was made prime min.
lister and sent as nm envoy, first to
Vienna and later to st. Petersburg.
After the assassination Of the youth.
ful Charles III, whom the baron had
placed upon the throne Of Parma,
Ward retired from public life and
took to agricultural pursuits in Aus
tria.
When he died, carrying with him
many secrets connected with the lead
ing families Of Europe, this man who
started as stable boy bore no less
than nineteen distinguished titles,
among them several conferred by the
reignlng houses OF Austria, Germany
and Russia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
LIFE INSURANCE co.
MUST REFUND $1,000
University OF Vermont Student Vic
tlmized by Agent Who
Absconded.

Burlington. May 5,-The United
States Life Insurance Company OF
New York will be obliged to repay
the money which its agent obtained
I'm a fraudulent manner from Uniyer-
sity OF Vermont students whom he en-
gagged to act as agents for him, &C
cording to decision made by the
Supreme Court at Montpelier.
Warren Il. Austin, representing Ed
ward Greenough OF Winooski sued the
life insurance company and won a
verdict In the Supreme Court, The in
surance company carried the case to
the Supreme Court with the result
that tie verdict was supported
.Greenough was a student at the Uni
versity OF Vermont when William j.
Powers an agent for the insurance
company approached him with an Of
fer TO work for his company Powers
insisted on cash bond for 81 000 and
.Greenough Who was working his way
through school put up the money
Powers had promised him a weekly
income but Greenough never saw any
of that for the reason that Powers
.absconded. Because OF TIE action OF
the Supreme Court Greenough now
will get back his money.
There are several parallel cases
which have not been taken to the
supreme court as yet The amounts
Of which the victims were defrauded
vary all the way from $3.50 to 1000
Roy S. Hunt of Essex Junction, and
Max r. Stewart of Morrisville, also
students at the University, were two
others as were Arthur b. Clogston OF
Bradford and Charles y. Goodrich oil
Hinesburg. The method adopted by
Powers was the same in every case
lie promised substantial income
but had to have cash bond IL he
hired q man. With the cash bonds he
went away and the efforts OF the au
thorities to apprehend him have been
Ifruitless.
The plaintiff claims that the in
surance campany held this agent out
to have power to employ sub.agents
and that they would not have parted
with their money If 1t had not beer
understood that the money was 80
ing into the possession of the in
surance company, and would be held
by the company. The effect of the
decision is to hold that the insurance
company is liable for the fraud Of It's
agent done while the agent was en-
gagged in the master business.
Tie Greenough case was certified
at once TO the Supreme Court and the
other cases against the defendant are
set for trial by cotNt at the present
term of Chittenden County court and
probably will be reached in two OF
three weeks,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
PAID TRIBUTE TO VI0LINIST
Nashville Womans Graceful Act Met
With Equal courtlIness From
Famous ole Bull

Ole Bull, the famous Norwegian vlo-
llnlst, on visit to Nashville, Tenn,
sometime In the fortles, was invited to
play In a rude hall, where but rude
ly constructed platform had been
erected, and the rough boards had not
even been carpeted.
A lady who was known as an accom-
pllshed musician and one OF the Lost
elegant women in Nashville, noticed
this. In order to convey her admira-
tion for the artist and her regret for
the commonest OF the surroundings,
she took of her large costly, black
velvet mantle and spread It out
smoothly on the rough floor near the
edge Of the stage where he would be
expected to stand.
A few moments later the great mas
ter appeared on the stage and the au.
dlence eagerly watched to see what he
would do. He advanced bowling and
smiling and as he reached the hand
some mantle lying there he made an
other courtly bow
Then he stepped to one side, drew
his bow across the strings OF the vlo'
lin and began to play.-Philadelphla
Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
TEXAS TORNADO :. !.
DEATH LIST NOW
INCREASED TO 10
Destructive Storm Sweeps Sub
urbs Of Austin
INJURED ARE IN HOSPITALS
Inmates Of Negro Institute and
College Students among
Victims

Austin, Tex, May 5.--The death to.
day Of Ben Roberts, negro, brought
to 10 the list of fatalities in the tor
nado which late yesterday struck the
west side OF Austin and swept down
to Oak Hill, a distance of eight miles,
causing property damage estimated
at 100000.
Most Of the damage was caused at
Penfield, a suburb. There the storm
struck the Woodward Manufacturing
company's plant, woodworking es-
tablishment, and demolished it, kill
ing Jack Mussit, an employe, and in
juring Is Of the rs other employees,
none seriously. Some we're carried
through the air for short distances.
Two inmates OF the Negro Deaf,
Dumb and Blind institute northwest
Of the city were injured, neither serl
ously. At ST. Edwards college, near
Penheld, two students were injured
The storm partly demolished the dor
mitory.
Motors during the night continued
to bring injured persons TO hospitals
from Penfield and it was said that
the total number of those receiving
medical care was nearly 40.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
TWO DEAD; THREE
MORE MAY DIE AS
RESULT Of FIGHT.
Deadly Battle Between Gunmen
and Ohio Posse
ALL FOUR OUTLAWS SHOT
Open Fire on Officers when Cor
nered in Farmhouse
Near Canton
ALL FOUR OUTLAWS SHOT

Canton, Ohio, May 5.-Two men
were killed and FIVE wounded, three
probably fatally, in gun battle late
yesterday between posse and four
gunner about fye miles north Of
here. The battle, which lasted more
tlan an hour, followed the kidn;bing
by the gunmen Of John Wise, motor.
cycle policeman. Several hundred
shots were fired.
The dead:
Ralph W. Hoffee, 2S, Canton, con
tractor; member posse.
Unidentified gunman.
Most seriously injured. Harry
Harpert, 80, Cleveland, gunman, shot.
gun wounds In head; condition criti-
cal. George Brainer, gunman, shot
THROUGH head, not expected to live
Joe Plato, gunman, shot in groin, crit
ical.
Patrolman Jesse vogley was shot
through the right leg, and Robert Bos
ton, posse man, was shot in the
left foot.
The gunmen kidnapped Wise when
he attempted TO arrest them for
speeding IN an automobile just iI/rle
the city limits. As the officer stop
ped them the bandits forced him al
the point OF reyolyers to get into
their car and then turned their ma.
chine and headed north. police start
ed in pursuit and soon were Joined
by several score Of citizens.
When the bandits found they were
being overtaken they abandoned their
automobile and took Wise to farm,
where they bound and gagged him.
As the first automobile with police
appeared the gunmen opened fire.
The officers returned the fire and one
OF the gunmen dropped
The other three fugitives then
abandoned Wise and aed into small
woods half mile away where they
were surrounded by the posse, and
the gun battle proceeded until all of
the gunmen had been wounded and
captured, They are in a local hospi-
tai under guard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
SHEPARD-TOWNER ACT
HELD TO BE ILLEGAL
Opinion Of Massachusetts, Attorney
General Submitted to Bay
State LEGISLATURE.

Boston, May 5.-An opinion that
Congress lad exceeded its authority
in passing the Shepard act,
providing for federal and state CO.
operation in promoting maternity and
I infancy welfare and hygiene and
that the act was unconstitutiona ,
was submitted to the Legislature by
Attorney General J. Weston Allen
yesterday. The House OF Representa-
tives had requested his opinion.
The attorney-general said the legs
lation involved police powers which
were reserved exclusively to the
states and suggested that the com
monwealth of Massachusetts, test its
validity by initiating an equity pro-
ceeding in the supreme court of the
United States.
THE act vests in the federal gov.
lernment certain powers feating to
maternity and infancy" he said,
These matters manifestly fall with.
in the scope Of the police power Most
of the expense will be borne by a
small majority of the states, while a
majority Of lie states will receive n
corresponding benefit for which they
do not. pay. If the United States
posses no police power as the su,
preme court OF the United States has
often said 1t would seem that this
act is an attempt to usurp an au.
thority reserved to the states and to
exercise il at the expense OF a minor.
ity of t'lem of which this common
wealth is one"
/ If Massachusetts should accept the
act, the encouragement continued,
1t would be compelled to pay double
the amount received as benefits, II
it should not accept the act It still
would he taxed for the carrying into
effect In other states OF an uncon-
stitutional law.
Massachusetts, as a sovereign
state, he held, had the right to raise
the question to the constitutionality
of the act. He said that while ac.
ceptance would not waive the rights
of a state to raise the question Of
constitutionality, it, would place the
state in most inconsistent position.
AS to what procedure should be fol.
lowed, Allen suggested as possibly
the only method a proceeding in equi
ty in the supreme court OF the United
States against those officials of the
federal government acting or pre-.
pairing to act TO carry the provisions
of the act into effect.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
DEFEAT Of CHANG
ENDS HOSTILITIES
OBSERVERS SAY
Forces of ManChurian Leader
Retreat in Disorder
WAY TO PEKIN BLOCKED
Decisive Victory Scored by Gen.
Wu's Army Has Saved
City
WAY TO PEKIN BLOCKED

! Pekin, May 5 (By the Associated
Press)-General WI Pei Flu was in
complete control of Pekin at noon
today and General Chang Tso Lin,
whose forces he routed yesterday In
a fierce battle south of the capital,
was reported fleeing TO Mukden.
Chang's army is retreating in dis
order toward Tien Thin. Observers
here believe that Chang's sudden col
lapse has ended hostilties.
At Machang, south of Tientsin,
C.langs losses are said to have been
heavy. Along the Hun river at
Kuanshsien, 1t is asserted that his
troops have been driven eastward.
The routing Of the Manchurian
leaders troops from Changsintien,
which forms the northwest terminus
of the battle line, appears to be COM
plete.
Throngs of men from the defeated
army approached the walls Of Pekin
and pleaded for refuge inside the city
Many OF them away their guns. The
gates of the city were Immediately
closed, as the local authorities had
ordered under pressure from the for
eign legations, that admttance be re-
fused to the defeated troops of either
side.
| There we're numerous wounded sol.
diers in the crowds, some limping
and others crawling, but all implor
| ing aid The distressed men we're
given aid, mostly by foreigners. They
declared they had been under con.
stant re for more Tran five days
Gen. Mus attacks, they asserted, had
been relentless, and II was their be
| lief that he would not cease his drive
until Chang Tso-Lin was pushed
back into Manchuria.
Changs troops evacuated TIE vi
cinity of Changsintien, IL miles
southwest of Pekin, under a heavy
fire yesterday morning. The retreat
ing army fell back upon the banks OF
! the Hun river, which later they were
forced to cross. Horses. infantry ar
tillery and camel trains plunged into
the shallow water, leaving behind
wounded and stragglers, who were
tcaptnred +. a.
4 Chang's soldiers then took up posi-
tions near Fengtai which is closer tc
Pekin. But the WI troops cut off all
1.-THE approaches to the city from the
westward. I'M ~
The opinion Of the military at
taCles is that the Wu forces are try
ing to gain control OF the railroad
| and thus cut Off Changs army from
the capital.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
GOMPERS, PUTS LAWS
ABOVE CONSTITUTION.
Declares that Courts Are Not Vested
With, Power to pass Upon ,g.
Acts OF Coaress. mlr

New York, May 5.--Samuel Comp.
ers, veteran head of the American
Federation OF Labor, told the Lock
wood legislative committee yesterday
that to introduce such legislation as
is contemplated by the committee to
remedy labor abuses would be to set
the world back 300 years. He argued
frat to fx the status of men by law
was impossible and stuck to his prev.
iously expressed conviction that the
remedy must come from within the
American labor movement itself.
Mr. Gompers finished MS testimony
by expressing adherence to the '.leo-
~ that no power ever was ceded to
the courts to declare any statute con
stltutional or otherwise. He approx.
ed OF a written Constitution only as
n guide and held that Congress had
the corrective power of repeating con
fiicting legis alton. He would not
tear Gle Constitution up, but remind.
cd the committee that other coun-
tries that did not have written con
stitutions had managed to safeguard
themselves. Mr.. Gompers was born
In England, where there Is no writ.
ten constitution but Where the yalidt
ty of legislation is established by
precedent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
NOT VERY FAR FROM CORRECT
MarJorie's "Theme" Short and to the
Polnt-Had at Least the Merit
OF Coneiseness IS.

The teacher had assigned task to
(the children that vas causing them
considerable trouble. They we're TO
write a short thr me on "What Makes
Great Cities" aving IS minutes 20
devote TO the ubject Marjorie sat
chewing the end of her pencil, her
mind apparently blank. Five min
utes passed, and still she had not writ
ten a word Then minutes went by
and Marjorie's paper was still blank.
Twelve minutes. Fourteen,
"Only one minute more, children,
the teacher announced. Fold your
papers lengthwise and write your name
and the subject on the outside"
All at once Marjorie came 10 action.
She wrote frantlcally and when the
final minute was up she handed her
paper in with the rest, correctly fold
ed and labeled.
Curiosity got the better OF the teach
er. and at the first opportunity she
slipped Marjorie's paper out Of the
pile on her desk.
Marjorie Jones" was written boldly
on the outside. "Subject--What Makes
Great Cities"
The teacher opened the paper and
found therein one written word-cov-
ering the subject more or less ade-
quately. That word was:
People
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
SHUT OUT WATER AND DUST
Nature Has Provided for the Hermet.
ical Closing Of Nostrils OF
Seal and Camel.

Most OF us when we go In for diving
have the very unpleasant experience
Of getting our nostrus full OF water
Nature did not design man to be a
diving animal, otherwise she would
have been as clever with his nose as
she has been with seals, London Tit.
Bits says. i
The seal is, without doubt, the clev-
crest diver in the animal world, and
his nose Is a very ingenious contrly-
ance indeed Each nostrll Is provided
with muscles which close II hermetical-
ly at the owners will. And the shape
Of the nose Is such that when the nos
trils are closed not n drop OF water
can enter.
With seals the closing OF the nostrlls
at the moment OF diving has become
an automatic process.
This is wonderful enough, but we
can see a still more remarkable appll-
cation of the same principle IN an ami
NAL as far removed from the seal as
chalk is from cheese.
The seal is a water animal. The
other owner OF trapdoor nostrils is the
camel, al lnhabitant OF the driest
parts of the world. the waterless sandy
deserts. Now why should the camel
require such an apparatus1 He is not
troubled with water, but he Is trOu-
bled with dust; not the dust that We
see in this country. but the fierce,
binding duststorms Of the desert
These are so violent that tiny par
ticles are driven into the works Of
even the most finely made watch, which
becomes at once clogged and useless,
II the camel had not nostrlls which
were perfectly dust-tight he could
never endure the dreadful sand and
dust storms.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
Chinese Idsa Of Assassination

The Chinese have peculiar notions
concerning assassination, The man
who killed the German minister, Won
Kettler, during the Boxer outbreak, Is
looked on by the Chinese as a national
martyr. The commemorative arch
which the Germans forced on the Chi
nese as monument of their disgrace
for numbering the representative OF n
foreign power, was understood by the
people at large to be lasting me-
mortal TO the man who had committed
the deed
When the arch was removed by
the Chinese after they declared war
on Germany, the people were OF the
opinion that either he or one OF his
family had committed some crime Of
such nature that the honor that had
been conferred on him had been with
drawn by the government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05

The lime tree at Morat. planted at
Fribourg on the day Of the celebrated
battle, Is one OF the Oldest trees in
Europe. This glorious event In the his
tory Of Switzerland, having occurred in
147G, the venerated tree, which is en-
circled by colonnade and of which
the aged branches are upheld by n
framework OF wood, must be almost
450 years old.
The fir attains a still greater age.
In some Of the most ancient forests
OF Germany. situated on the summit OF
the Wurzelburg in Thurlngia, as many
as 700 annual layers have been counted
on some OF the trees cut down there.
The olive tree, so reyered in ancient
Greece and which inspired such beautl-
ful verses in the tragedy OF Oedlpus by
Sophocles, reached a much greater age,
according TO the ancient myth. Pllny
even asserts that in his time the cele-
brated olive tree which Minerva caused
to spring from the ground at the time
of the foundation OF the city of Cecrops
was still to be seen in the citadel Of
Athens.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
NO RECOGNITION
YET GIVEN SOVIET
REGIME BY FRANCE
Considers Present Government
in Russia Unrepresentative
BARTHOU BACK TO GENOA
Returns to Conference after
Talk With Premier
Poincare
BARTHOU BACK TO GENOA

Paris, May (By the Associated
Press)-VicePremier Barthou, head
OF the French delegation to the in
ternational conference, left for Genoa
yesterday after a meeting with Pre-
mier Poincare and the French cabi-
net.
In their final talk the premier urg-
ed Barthou to make an effort to
reach an agreement with the allies
on memorandum to Russia that
will satisfy the Belgians and not
sacrifice the principal that private
property OF foreigners in Russia must
be respected.
The French government, 1t was
stated by an Official of the foreign Of
fee, has entered into no agreement
whatever concerning recognition OF
the soviet government. 1t is yet free
to deal with the question according
TO the French viewpoint which is that
the soviet regime can not yet be re
garded as representative govern
ment and that there is no reason for
giving 1t the moral support which
would result from recognition.
French Bare Soviet Plot.
Paris. May 8 (By the. Associated
Pressl The French police yesterday
made three arrests in connection with
an alleged plot for a highly developed
espionage system organized by the
COMMUNISTS in France for the benefit
OF the Russian Soviet government. and
promised more arrests within the next
few days. us ar. uateU.H. +.
The espionage scheme. they declare
involves 200 operatives, and has rami
cations in Brest, Lorient, Toulon and
also at powder factories in the center
OF France and arsena,s in the vicinity
Of Paris.
Secret documents have been stolen
from the Bre9t arsenal, and the police
say they have proof that regular
couriers have piled between France
and Berlin, where documents were as
sembled, classified and forwarded 70
Moscow. Intensive Bolshevist propa
ganda. the police assert, also has been
carried ldnl aslA side line. ~ t.r-,,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
: ..5.R JR'''sa,'''., e. CTS SOLVE
vEX|NC PROBLEM
OF TAXI STANDS
Difficulties Apparently Adjusted
at Adjourned Meeting
SIDEWALK CONTRACT LET
Automobile Owners Requested
Not to Park on Main
Street

The trustees last evening held an
adjourned meeting with all members
present, with the exception Of Mr..
Warner who Is Ill, and reached def
mite solution OF the taxicab problem.
1t was agreed to grant licenses to
Michael Kane, Henry Laflamme, Will
liam Sullivan, Edward l.. Hanley,
William Barry, George Durand.
Henry Sirlin, E. N. Mattison, J. W.
Pierce, Leonard Lawrence, Charles
Jones and Lester c. Fleming.
With one exception all OF the
stands we're located Two are to be
on the north side OF West Main
street, one on the south side OF West
Main street, two on the east side OF
South street and the remainder on
the west side OF North street. Later
developments may necessitate one or
two changes in this arrangement
1t was voted that no taxicab driver
be permitted to have more than one
car on stand at the same time.
Attention was called to the man
.ner in which automobiles are left
parked along Main street and the
trustees make the request that more
care be exercised by owners OF cars
particularly on Monday and Saturday
evenings when the stores are open. .,.
Marcus ]. burlington, IT,, was
awarded the contract for sidewalk
construction in the village during the
present season. .,,.,
A motion was made and carried
that Street Commissioner +. S. Buss
report TO the village clerk each morn
ing accounting for each hour and
specifying on what streets work was
done
Assistant Engineer D, D. Thomp-
son had long conference with the
board relative to the contract for
permanent improvements on West
Main street. The corporation attor-
ney was instructed TO arrange a con-
ference with President l.. S. Storrs
OF the Berkshire Street Railway COM
pany. This conference is desired for
the purpose Of reaching an under
standing in relation to the relaying
OF tracks on West Main street when
the concr, te paving is being built
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-05
MR.. AND MRS. GEO. ELWELL
FIFTY YEARS MARRIED
AI ~ ~ .ggEQFyr
Relatives AND Friends Help North esn1 /" y
nnston Couple Observe az
Anniversary
Anniversary.

About sixty relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Ewell gathered at
their home in Norih Remington on
Thursday, May 4, to enjoy chicken.
pie dinner and help Mr., and Mrs,
Elwell observe their golden wedding
anniversary, ~. ..,.. ','- gou a
The house was beautifully decorat.
ed with ribbon and flowers, the color
scheme being gold and white.
During the afternoon selections on
the piano and victrola were enjoyed,
and a mock weddiag furnished much
hilarity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwell we're the re-
cipients OF several very nice pres.
ents. including two massive leather
rockers, victrola, gold and gifts OF
money.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Elwell have 70.
bust heal'l and goodly supply OF
energy, and were voted by their
guests surprisingly youthful in spirit
and appearance to be celebrating
their golden wedding anniversary.
Theirs is the second golden wedding
in Mrs. Elwels family, as her sister
observed hers three years ago.