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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
F IRE DEPARTMENT
ISPREPARED FOR
July D0|NGS
rs 4
Many Big Features Planned For
National Holiday
DANCING IN THE EVENING
Athletic Sports and Water
Fights to Have Much
Prominence +

The Bennington Fire Department
is going to wake up the old town
once more on the Fourth Of July.
The general committee has already
sent In general alarm, and the
stage having already been set, they
are waiting now for the day.
The fun will begin on the evening
of July 3rd. at Morgan park, and will
continue until the last fire cracker
has blown to pieces on the nigs't Of
July 4th.
In the evening Of July Srd, there
will be a small carnival at Morgan
park, including band concert, dane
ing on the platform which has been
constructed, fireworks, and various
other attractions which will appeal
to young and old alike.
AT $3.50 a. m. July 4th, the Fire
mems team of the Twilight League
will cross bats with the indicated
Holy Name team. and this contest
promises to be full of good lively
baseball.
At 100 o'clock, the entire depart.
ment will have their annual inspec-
tion, after which the firemen will
turn in another alarm for Morgan
park, where various sports. such as
100 yard dash, one legged race, sack
race, egg race, cracker eat, and other
athletic events will be staged.
The committee has also secured
the services OF one Of the best vaude-
vile acts they could obtain. This
act comes highly recommended and
IS guaranteed to be one OF the best
outdoor acts travelling. They have
also arranged for another water fight
which promises to surpass the one
which was held last year.
The people of Bennington will not
only have an opportunity to see these
attractions but can also view an i'm.
portant piece OF fire apparatus In ac.
tion. as trey plan to use the steam.
er TO pump the water from the river
for the fight.
The above attractions, together
w.th the dancing throughout t.le en-
tire afternoon, and miniature carni-
val. will furnish fun for young and
old.
The athletic sports will be a big
feature this year, as the committee
has worked hard to obtain good con.
testants for these events.
On the night of July 4th, theree
will be a continuance OF the after.
noon sports, consisting OF band con
cert, dancing, carnival, and one of
the finest displays of fireworks, that
the firm OF Griswold can put on.
The celebration, which starts July
Srd, and continues until the last
spark has died down July 4th. will
be held at Morgan Park, and en-,
trance to same. will be from one gate
only, on Stafford street The people
are requested not TO climb the fences
or to try to enter from the upper
gates. The grounds will be well light
ed and patrolled at night by members
OF the police and fire department
The music for dancing will be fur
nis:1ed by Hurley's orchestra and the
/. o. o. +. band will play for the con
certs.
+, There will be no admission charge
On the night of July 4th there
and children will be admitted free IL
= the afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
"ExPERIENcg"
Cast OF Characters includes Elite OF
New York,

The elite OF New York was recruit.
ed for the big Paramount picture,
Experience" that comes to the
Opera house today and tomorrow.
Wives of the most prominent bust.
ness men of that city. put aside their
social duties for day to appear In
the gorgeous cabaret scene which IL
an important feature Of Ire picture.
As the habitues of cabarets alona
the Great White Way are. in great
number, society folk. George Fltz.
maurice, the director, induced the
social lights OF the city, to come to
the Paramount studio on Long Island
and appear before the screen as "ex.
tras.' The response was most gen.
erous.
Never before, perhaps, in the his.
tory of motion pictures. has the,s
been such a showing OF brilliant cos.
tunes and glitter of jewels, as was
apparent among the distinguished
extras in this scene in expert.
ence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
POSTMASTER SUICIDES
James E, cadaaon Of Adams Put
Bullet In Brain.

Adams, June 20. - Postmaster
James Il. Cadagon. g., former asses.
sor and selectman and one.tlme mem
Der OF state and national Democratic
committees, took his own life soon
after this morning In his private
office at the post Office by sending a
bullet from a 45.caliber United States
army Colt revolver through his bra
Postal employees summoned from the
mail sorting room, where they we're
at work, by the explosion, found Post.
master Cadagons body on the foor OF
his Office beside the desk over which
he had labored for eight years The
revolver was clutchcd in his hand. A
farewell note to his widow lay on the
desk.
It is believed that Mr. Cadagon. as
the result Of his intense application
to postal work in an effort to i'm
prove the service, had become men
tally exhausted. For several days
past he had appeared to he rathcl
nervous but this morning when hC
went to work at he seemed to bt
more composed than usual He wa,
sorting mail wi'h Clerks John Nc
Grath and c, p Millette and the 81,
carriers and had been chatting will
them, when he suddenly turned ava!
and walked to his private Office. II Il
believed that on the way ne took tn,
revolver from the stamp window
drawer, whore il was placed by tn,
government for protection A minut
later he had killed himself. Tn
note to his wife said.-
"Goodby dear wife. | ask to b
forgiven by ALL" 1t was signed 81
E C."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
GIRLS! WHITEN SKIN
WITH LEMON JUICE

Squeeze the juice of two lemons in.
to bottle containing three ounces
OF Orchard White, which any drug
store will supply for few cents
shake well, and you have quarter
pint of harmless and delightful lemon
bleach, Massage this sweetly frag
rant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands each day, then shortly note
the beauty and whiteness Of your
skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring t,ha
soft, clear rosy.white complexion, al
so as a freckle, sunburn aud tar
bleach because II doesn't irrltate.-
Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
TELEPHONE GIRLS PARTY
Given in Honor OF Two Operators at
Local Exchange.

A delightful miscellaneous shower
and farewell party combined, were
given Thursday evening by the oper.
ators of the local telephone exchange.
at the home of Mrs Floyd Wright OF
West Main street, in honor OF Mrs.
Alfred Bushee and Mrs. George Walk
er, both Of whom are operators at the
exchange. Mrs. Bushee, whose wed.
ding occurred recently was present
ed, aside from numerous miscellane.
GUS articles, portable electric lamp
as wedding gift
Mrs. Walker, who will leave this
week for Providence to make her
future residence. was given green
silk umbrella, as a parting gift from
her fellow workers.
A pleasant, social evening was en-
ioyed and luncheon was served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
Precisely AS Eventually Liquor sNot
All Liquor That Confsated? Precisely the
wlNpsoRs vs.. LOCALS
North Adams Team to Meet Local
Boys Saturday,

Saturday at $3.50 o'clock at the
Cone field the local baseball team
Will meet the Windsor Print Works
of North Adams. Either Lefty
Kenhnert or Babe" Demers will
pitch for the Windsors and Harley
Smith or KirwIn will pitc.l for Ben
nington. RED" Harris, third base
man for the u. V. NJ. team, will also
play with Bennington, probably In
center field.
A team from Granville will meet
the local boys Sunday and this ought
to be an interesting game for all 10
cal baseball fans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
standing q the Clubs.
MERCHANT COMBINE
DOWNS H0WITZER co
Rather Slow Game Tehtens Ending
Near Score OF Early
INNINGS

The Butchers, Bankers, Icemen com
bination showed considerable more
speed and team-play in the field and
although one team hit nearly on a
par with the other the former turned
off an easy 10 victory.
Sumner for the Merchants went
the full distance showing good form
after the fourth inning. LaValit
was replaced in the sixth by Weeks
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
DROWNING AT eoMosEeN
Boy Of t3 Dead and Three others In
Danger,

Rutland, June 2S.-Bernard J.
Lyman, 13 years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin ]. Lyman of Long
Island city. guest at the Cedar
Grove Hotel, Lake Bomoseen. was
drowned this afternoon when a row
boat in which he was riding with
three other hotel guests capsized. A
man, woman and small child
were saved but lyman, after swim
ming few feet toward shore. sanI
like a rock. and never came up. TIL,
lake was dragged for the body fol
two hours and a half and It was nn
ally recovered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
WAR IN WEST VIRGINIA
Union Men Marching to Attack Non
Un on Miners,

Charleston. West Va. June 30. Try
the Associated Pressl Two compan.
les of the national guard wero sent
into Cabin and Paint Creek districts
carly today to break up an inclpient
march against the mines on Cabin
Creek which had been operating on
open shop basis
The troops were mobilized and de
spatched on order of Governor Nor
gan after he had received reports
that bodies of men were ga,nerine
on Paint Creek and marching toward
Dry Branch Cabin Creek.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
WILL SHUT OFF WATER

Dewey Street and Old Bennington to
Go Dry Part Of Tomorrow.
Notice is hereby given to all water
takers OF the village OF Old Benning.
ton and the citizens OF this village
living on Dewey street and all cltiz.
ems living west OF Dewey St; that
the water will be shut off on Satur.
day, July LIST from ten o'clock a. m.
for FIVE hours, for the purpose of
making necessary repairs to the
water main due TO construction work
on West Main street.
Grover Lyons, Supt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30

W. l.. Douglas soft kid oxfords for
men, $3.50 and $500, at Hart's.
Big dance at Odd Fellows hall,
North Adams 4th OF July night.
49t2
See when Youth consents to &c
with Crime to rob the home OF
Wealth, and hearing a choir sing IN
a church, he repenta and resolves tC
return to his home In Experience,
starring Richard Barthemess. Opera
house tonight aud tomorrow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Brooklyn 7, Boston 3.
New York 6, Philadelphia 2.
st, Louis 8. Pittsburg 5.
Other game not scheduled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

PHILADELPHIA 10, Boston 3.
New York :, Washington 4.
Other games not scheduled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
WEATHER FORECAST

hair tonight, and warmer. Saturday
pattly cloudy probably local thunder.
storms.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
R.R. STRIKE CALL
IS DELAYED FOR
NEGOTIATIONS
Will Go Out at Once If Confer
ence Without Result
STRIKE DUE TOMORROW
Railroad Executives Promptly
Decline to Accede to
Demands of Union

Detroit, June 80 (By the Associat-
ed Press) The strike orders for
four hundred thousand maintenance
Of way employees. of the railroads OF
the country were held up today at
the general headquarters of the Unit
ed Brotherhood of Maintenance OF
way employees and railway shop lab
orers pending a conference of the
union laborers and railroad IeXecu-
tives called in Chicago this after
noon by the Railroad Labor board.
Prior to the departure for Chi
'cago, e. f. Cradle, Grand President
OF the Maintenance Brotherhood, let
IT be known that in event negotia.
tions failed there he would immedi-
ately get in touch with the head
quarters here and issue instructions
to let the strike call go out.
Chicago, Ills, June 29.-Declaring
that to yield to the demands Of rail
road labor organizations which have
ordered strikes would be a defiance
of tie United States Railroad Labor
Board, the association of railway
executives tonight sent a telegram tC
b. VI. Jewell of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, refusing to accede
to demands continued in a telegram
received by them from Mr.. Jewell
The telegram stated:
you demand that we accept your
decision and reject that of the labor
board. You are clothed with none OF
the power of authority of organized
government The labor board is a
creature of the United States, Is
part of the government to whom al
good citizens hold Loyalty and allegi
ance, and what 1t has done in thu
matter Of which you complain. ha,
been performed as a function express.
ly delegated to it by Congress- TC
submit now to your demands and t.
reject the decision OF the labor board
would be to recognize your power
and authority as greater than tha
of the government.
THE consequences Of the rejection
for this constituted governmental au
thority and obedience to your inyis
ible and irresponsible power, woul,
be to continue a charge on the pre-
ducing and consuming public 70
transportation in excess of tina
which the government through it
labor board has not declared to b
just and fair.
This unjust burden shall no
be put upon the public by a surrenC
er on our part to your threat of force
IF the just authority of the go,
ernment is to be successfully define
and Tie government is to be rerdere
helpless to protect its citizens /
their peaceful and lawful purpose,
II patriotic and loyal obedience
government authority is to be den
ed, the act and responsibility is to
yours. 1t shall not be ours. If yo
strike 1t will be against an order
a governmental tribunal-it will
strike against the government
the United States"
The telegram was signed by T. d
witt Cuyler, chairman OF the associ
tion Of railway executives.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
-FOUR COURTS IS
IN CONTROL Of
FREE STATES
Surrender at Four O'clock This
Afternoon
O'CONNOR FORCES TAKEN
Part of Building Was Blown Up
Before the Insurgents
Hoisted White Flag
O'CONNOR FORCES TAKEN

Dublin, June 80 (By the Assoclat'
ed Press The insurgents who have
been occupying Four Courts surrend-
cred at 4:10 this afternoon 1t was Of
fcially announced says the Press AS
sociation. The surrender was pre-
ceded at four o'clock by hoisting a
white flag over the building.
The explosion which blew up a
section OF the building preceded the
surrender by a few hours. 1t Is be-
ileved that considerable part of the
structure was blown up.
When the surrender took place,
Four Courts was in flames. There
we're 13O irregulars in the party
1aey marched out with a priest at
the head of the column. The Free
State commandant had issued orders
to cease firing.
London, June 30 (By the Associat.
ed Press The reports received in
official quarters here from Dublin
this afternoon state that Four Courts
building had been blown up. Details
are lacking but It is believed C'lat the
irregulars left a mine behind them
and that the building was ignited and
the mine exploded.
London June %. (By the Associat-
ed Press "A Dublin dispatch to the
Central News timed S:45 this morn.
ing says that the Four Courts build
ing held by Rory O'Connof and his
insurgents has been completely oc.
cupied by the Free State forces.
There is no confirmation from 9th.
er sources which agree. however,
that the fall OF the stronghold is i'm
minent dispatch to the Press AS
sociation received shortly before one
this afternoon said that Four Courts
was afire and great explosion had
shaken the city few moments be.
fore the dispatch was filed.
The Free State troops fought their
way into the east wing OF the -Four
Courts late last night, after nearly
forty-eight hours OF fighting This
part OF the building had been cut oil
by artillery fire from the rest Of the
building.
A truce was called for about tUC
minutes last night while a messeng
or left the courts on a bicycle, pre-
sumably to arrange an armistice viii
the provisional Government
number of prisoners have beer
taken II was anticipated that the
Free State forces would occupy th'
rest OF the courts during the night
as II Is rumored large body Of tbs
irregulars abandoned their positions
The civil warfare inaugurated II
Dublin yesterday spread to the soutl
and west Of Ireland today At Drog
heda, thirty miles from Dublin. Their
was fighting and clashes were repor
ed from other points.
Total known casualties in Dublin
yesterday and today, are nnctee
killed and fourteen wounded. al
though 1t is certain many more Wi
be reported later. One estimat
placed the deaths as high as fifty
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30

Earned runs, Morchants I. Howit.
zer Co. L: base hits. A. Cronin =;
sacrifice hits, Bostwick; stolen bases,
j. Percey, A. Cronin, o. Osland, Walk
er, II. Cronin. Norful (2). 1een.
wood, double plays, Joseph to Green.
wood (2); hit by pitched ball, l..
Greenwood (2l, Norful struck out.
by Sumner s. by La Valllo 8: hits off
La Vale 60 inn). off Weeks G
The Woodmen play Holden. Leon.
off La Vallie 3, off Weeks ?: wild
pitch, la Vallie 3; passed ball, Gal.
loway 4. Umpires, r. o'Connell and
/ II. McKeon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
SOUTH sHAFrssuRY

Anson Hawkins has a fine colec.
tion Of fireworks for sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30

Chicago. June 29.-(By the Asso.
ciated Press s)--Intervention by the
federal government under the au-
thorlty Of the transportation act,
created to maintain the orderly
course of the nations transportation
arteries, loomed tonight as the final
hope of avertlng the threatened rail
strike Of 100000 shopmen and possib.
ly half million more railroad work.
crs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-At Manchester Ccnter a
barber shop, two chairs fully equipped,
pool table In adjoining room. Good
first class up-to.date business. For
further particulars. inquire OF Car
reau and Belanger. aOt6
FOR SALE--Two barrels Of vinegar.
Also wood reaper and binder In good
condition, Inquire Of H. n. Dyer, North
Bennington. Vt aOtt
WANTED-posltion as housekeepcr
bv woman with two children. Address
H. o. noN asa. North Bennington VI.
bnt6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30

Washington. June Ex-senator Nc.
Cumber. Republican, of North Dako-
Ia, said late today that on the face of
early returns from the North Dakota
primary. he appeared to be defeated
apparently from the early returns
the early lead given to me will be
overcome when returns come in from
the country precincts" said the sena
tor He added that he would not
finally concede his defeat, but it was
learned that in private conferences
with Republican colleagues he had
said that he regarded his defeat as
virtually certain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
eAVARlAN RUMoRs
Chain Of Monarchist Plots Made an,
Denied

Chain Of Monarohlst Plots Made and
Denied
Mayence, June 30. (By the Associa.
ted Press. Monarchistic propaganda
is assuming great properties in Bav.
aria and the persistent efforts indi.
cate that Munich may become a strong
center of movement calculated to rees
tabllsh monarchy with the former
Crown Prince Rupprecht on the
throne.
Munich, June 20 (By the Associated
Press The official quarters brand as
nonsent rumors current in Berlin ant
elsewhere that monarchy under Run
precht has been proclaimed in Bavaria
A communique has been issued stat
Ing that the order preva Is every
where.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30
M'cUMBER BEATEN
Returns Indicate the Nomination OF
Gov. Frazier.

Gov. Frazier.
Fargo, ~ D., June 2O.-United
States Senator Porter j. McCum.
bers early lead in bis contest or
denomination on the Republican tick.
ct was imperiled by the strength OF
Lynn J. Frazier, nonpartisan, as rur-
al precincts began reporting late to-
day on yesterdays statewide primary
election.
Unofficial returns from 1891 pre-
cincts out of 206i in the state gave
for Republican senatorial nomina-
tiOn:
McCumber 54.125, Frazier 49,033;
for Republican gubernatorial nomina
tion, 1897 precincts Nestos 65, ,26S
Baker 1851.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-30

Welfare rooms All team managers
ard CO., No. team tonight A meet.
ing OF the executive committee will
be held this evening at $3.50 in the
should attend
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-26
RUTH OUT AGAIN?
He Threw Dust in "Ump's"
Face This Time, at n. Y.
Then Nearly SWatless skiing of
Swat Chased a Fan.

New York. May 2e.-"Babe" Ruth
is in hot water again.
Just what the temperature of the
water is was a question burning the
thought today OF $4,000 fans who saw
him throw diamond dust in an UNI
pire's face
: The Yankees defeated the Senators.
s to 4, and Ruth contributed TO the
victory.
But Babe. like all great stars. is
temperamental- After laying down a
neat bunt in his first time at bat and
advancing the two runners who subse-
auently scored, Ruth came up in the
third and bumped a safe one into CEN
ter. The Babe rounded first and kept
going. He made a great slide for sec
ond, but Umpire Hildebrand ruled that
Rice's throw had reached Harris in
dme for him to tag the Bambino for
m out. Ruth protested vehemently
and then gathering a handful of dust,
threw it in the umpire's face Hide
brand wiped his eyes with one hand
and waved Ruth to the showers with
the other. On his way from the field.
Babe stopped many times in an effort
TO get the last word. This aroused
The displeasure of some of the fans
and they booed Ruth as he walked to
the Yankee bench
AS Ruth reached the dugout. a fog
horn voice in the stands roared some
thing which to Ruth was unpleasant.
me nome run hltter Nau4ted the Dug
out and started for the man who had
displeased him This fellow fled to a
safe spot under the stands and Babe
started for the showers. With head
bent he walked slowly and as he
reached the bleachers, he looked up to
shake his fist at those who jeered
him Then the stands let out a great
cheer and Ruth DOTTED his cap and
Bowed as he disappeared thru the club
house gate
= A group of fans then started for the
man who had shouted at Babe. This
individual was requested by police to
leave and he did.
Whether the Babe will draw another
suspension or merely a heavy fine de-
ponds upon the good nature of Umpire
Hildebrand and the American League
officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-26
$50 CLERGY HoNoR FIN.
Silver Jubilee of Rt. Rev. A. j.
Schwertner To Be June Is.

Wichita. Kan. May 26.-Nearly
$50 clergy of the Roman Catholic
the silver Jubilee of the Rt- Rev.
August J. Schwertner, bishop of the
Wichita diocese. June Is. This will
be the twenty-fifth anniversary of
Bishop Schwertner's priesthood.
The Rev. Anthony b. Stuber of
Canton. Ohio. will preach the jubilee
sermon at pontifical high mass at St.
Mary's cathedral. opening the cole
bration. Following the mass. a din
ner for the guests will be served at
noon in the community house
Jubilee initiation of the knights of
Columbus will be held June IL as a
part of the celebration About
will be taken into the
order. officers predict The first de-
gree will be conferred by the Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-26
FIND LOST REVENUE PAPERS.
Three Hundred Packages Removed
From Account Unit Are Located.

Washington. May 2e.-Commis-
sioner Blair of internal revenue in a
formal statement today said that more
than 800 packets of papers removed
from the account unit of the revenue
department after the dismissal of A.
d. Sumner, deputy commissioner of
internal revenue in charge of accounts.
and c. c. Childs. supervisor of collec-
tons. had been recovered and were
under examination
commissioner to have been found in
the apartment of S. G. Patched.
former chief pay roll examiner of the
ccounts unit.