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WILLS KNOCKS OUT
PACKSON IN THIRD
Hard Swinging Right to Kidneys Puts
Ohio Heavyweight to Sleep
EarIv

New York, Aug. 3O.--Harry Wills,
New Orleans heavyweight last night
Knocked out Tut Jackson OF Wash.
ing Court House, Ohio, after two min
utes and five seconds of tightiAg in
the third round Of their scheduled fiji.
teen round match at Ebetts field.
Brooklyn.
A hard swinging right to the H.
ney sent Jackson to the canvas. He
tried hard at the count Of eight to
rise, then fell on his face and was
carried to his corner by Wills Jack
son had not landed more than three
hard punches In the contest, while
the New Orleans man had pounded
him on his head and body continual
ly.
1t was the first time that Jackson
in his short pugilistc career had
been knocked out Jackson become
known after knocking out some forty
odd lesser lights in the heavyweight
division. Jackson showed little pugi
listic knowledge against WiEs.
Wills lowered several inches above
the Ohioan and outweighed HIM by
twenty-five pounds. Wills weighed
213 l-2 Jackson 1888 IL. Wills show
ed prodigious strength in his punch
ing. Jackson was badly hurt by
body blows and quickly weakened,
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Santiago, Chile, Aug. 30.-Only six
persons, including two passengers, out
of a total of 322 on board the Chilean
steamship Itata were saved when the
vessel sank yesterday off the Chilean
coast near Coqulmbo.
The steamer sailed Monday
from Coqumbo with $50 passengers
aboard. OF these 80 were laborers pro
ceedlng to Antofagasta Heavy cross
seas damaged the rudder of the yes
sci, which was overloaded
In this helpless condition and caught
in the strong south gale. the steamer
was swept time and time again by the
enormous waves. She listed badly and
soon sank by the bow.
The Chilean warship Chacabuco,
which speeded to the rescue, found
only scores OF drowned floating on the
ocean and remnants OF wreckage. One
boat carrying 20 persons capsized and
II perhhed.
Another boat with many passengers
and sailors aboard and in which
Capt, Caldera, who had been previous
ly injured, was placed. also capsized
near the beach. Only two passengers
and one sailor Of this group escaped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-30
NOT ALL CANADIANS
IN VERMONT FRENCH
Statistics Show Nearly Half Not De.
scendants OF Domlnion's First
cettlere

Montpelier, Aug 30-The extent
of the French-Canadian migration
across the border into Vermont is In.
dicated by census figures recently
made public, A great number OF
farms in northern Vermont have been
occupied by French speaking people,
but one OF the surprises Is the nun.
ber OF Canadians who are not French,
Three counties, Essex Orleans and
Washington, report a foreign born
white population varying from 10 to
25 per cent; four counties, Caledonia,
Chittenden, Franklin and Rutland, 10
to Is per cent; seven counties. Ad.
Olson, Bennington, Grand Isle. La.
mo.lle, Orange, Windham and Wind
sor, to 10 per cent. The foreign
born population Of Essex county is
,426 out of a total of 1864. or about
one-ffth This consists Of 65S French
Canadians and 5S9 other Canadians,
total Of 1,247 from the dominion
Or cans county has 5,7SS foreign
born out OF total population of 23,-
| 913, or nearly one-quarter OF thu
whole. OF this number 2.8Ol arc
French Canadians and 2.l70 other
Canadians, or total of 4.97l
The Negro population Of Vermont
has decreased from 1921 in 1910 t2
572 in 1920. About one.sixth OF the
Negro population OF the state resides
in Burlington.
Another interesting feature of the
census figures is The preponderance
of women in most Of the cities and
larger villages. Although in the state
at large men exceed women by mar
gin of more than 5000 and in only
two counties, Chittenden and Rut-
land do women exceed men. The
number OF Vermont soldiers killed
or who lost their lives as a result of
serving in the World war was only
about 600 and this would hardly ac-
count for the excess Of women in the
more popuous communities. The
figures for these cities and incor-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-30
RADIO PROGRAM OVER
TELEPHONE LINES
With Special Equipment Subscribers
In Washington City viii Have
New Diversion.

Everett. Wash, August 3O--Tele.
phones in Everett, already equipped
with device which measures conver.
sat!on, are to be made into wireless
receiving stations through the use of
an attachment supplied by the Puget
Sound Telephone Co, an independent
corporation which serves the city.
To hear concerts, news bulletins and
other features thrown into the air by
broadcasting stations of Seattle, 80
miles from here, Everett radio fans,
who also are telephone subscribers,
will simply hook their receiving sets
onto the attachment, which ia known
as the radio adapter, and which will
fit into the telephone bell box Ex.
pen5.ve aerals and wiring will not be
needed.
In addition to supplying the adapter,
the telephone company, working with
the Seattle Radio Association, will
mail to its radio subscribers weekly
programs of the broadCasting stations
and will collect So year from each
subscriber to defray the cost. The
Seattle associat on hopes to have tel.
ephones in all other cites within a
radius of 100 miles, equipped with the
adapter.
The conversation-measuring device,
which, it Is said, is not used any
where else in the world, has been OPP
Grated here for eight months, and en-
ables the company to charge for the
telephone service according to the
length Of the conversations
When many residents found that the
device called the telechromometer, in
creased their monthly bills. they pro.
tested to the State Department of Pub
lie works, which is to hold u hearing
September to decide whether the
affair must be abandoned In the mean
time 629 Everett residents have sign
ed appl cations for new telephones to
be installed if the machine is given
up.
Friends of the telechromometer say
that some of the opposition was caus-
ed by the fact that it made listening
in" on party lines cost just so much
for every minute the telephone receiv'
er Is off the hook.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-30
AIRPLANES WORRYING
BORDER BOOTLEGGERS
Recent Seizures Of lmportatons from
across Rio Grande Expand
Arid Area

San Benito. Tex, Aug. 3O.-Activ,'
ties of customs officials and prohib'
iton officers in making seizures OF
liquor in the border sections is reported
to have resulted in shortage in dry
territories farther up the coast,
Dry officers recently returned to
headquarters in Brownsville after a
raid in the Ranchito district, south OF
San Benito, bringing a wagon heavily
loaded with tequila, aguiarenta, mescal
and other liquors of Mexican manu-
facture. Approximately 1000 quarts OF
priclSly pear liquor were trnsported
recently by government officers from
natural channels flowing from the
river to the more distant sections up
the state.
Enforcement officers in Corpus
Christl report diminishing stocks and
declare that rum runners are expert.
encing unusual difficulty in bringing
in fresh supplies An unconfrmed re-
port has it that dry agents are op.
Grating two airplanes in the Corpus
Christi district and are keeping boot
leg operations to a minimum.
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PATROL BOAT CREW
GOOD AND DRUNK ON
STOLEN LIQUOR
Had Joyous Time while Guard
ing Seized Cargo
SKIPPER HAD TALE TO TELL
Dry Agents Transferred Five
Cases from Schooner to
Federal Craft

Providence, r. l., Aug 3O.-Mem-
bers of the United States prohibition
patrol boat Hahn stole at least five
cases OF liquor from the cargo of the
British schooner Marina at Newport
Saturday evening. August IL. after
the boat had been seized off Block
Island, and for several days while
guarding the ship at the state pier,
this city, were hilariously drunk, ac.
cording to a statement made yester.
day afternoon by Capt Archie Went
zell, skipper of the schooner.
Vented told his story to United
States Marshal william r. Rodman
directly after he and his crew Of five
had been placed under arrest for al.
legged violations OF the national pro.
hibition act.
The members OF the crew did take
at least five cases OF liquor off the
schooner and carried them aboard
the patrol boat Hahn was admitted in
United States customs circles.
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pRoFIrEERlNc IN BlTuMlNous
Many Spectators ars Operating In
Massachusetts.

Boston, Aug 30.-Consumers and
wholesale and reatil dealers in BIZ
luminous coal were requested by the
commission on the necessaries Of life
yesterday to supply the commission
with a copy of each invoice covering
the purchase of bituminous coal for
which a price was charged in excess
of the so-called "Hoover maximum fair
price
The commission in statement de
clared that they received many com
plants that spectators had been
charging excessive prices 1t was
pointed out that the strike in many OF
the bituminous mines had been termi
mated.
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THE "MID.sUMMER PROM"
Novelty Dance Last Night BY High
School Alumni.

Members Of Bennington High school
class of 1920 gave a novelty dance,
better known as midsummer prom
last night at high school hall. The
affair proved popular and was well at
tended. Decorations were carried out
In the class colors, red and white.
The usual crepe paper draperles were
wonderfully improved upon by ar
rangement OF beautiful full colored
flowers which We're also In keeping
with the class colors.
Added to furnish an original cheer.
funess were the balloon favors for
the men and hats for the ladies'. A
broom dance featured In which three
young men with broofns tagged three
other young men who relinqulshed
their partner 10 the tagger and in turn
sought out someone TO tag. Music was
furnished by Hurley'8 orchestra.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-30
Standing Of Clubs
BASEBALL NEWS
Local Boys to Play Four Games this
Week

The local team has its hands com
pletely full this weekend. On Thurs
day night, August 3lst, they viii
meet the Windsor Print Works at
North Adams in twilight game,
which will be the first OF a final ser
les OF three games. The second
game will be played on Cone Field
September 3D.. and the third one on
the Hoosick Falls grounds Labor
Day. September 4th On Saturday,
September End. the boys will meet
the strong Granville team on Cone
Field. for the second bout OF the sea
son.
Manager Keelan Of the Granville
team has sent US in his line up and
gives as his battery, Phil McGrath.
catcher, and Jimmie Burns and Hum
phrles as pitchers, with the probabii-
ity OF Jimmie" doing the mound
work. The Granville team played
our boys on Cone Field early In the
season. but owing to the fact thai
they were saving their regular man
Humphries for home game the
next day. they entrusted the pitching
lob 10 one OF our local men with dis
astrous results. Their team has been
greatly strengthened, only two of the
old team being retained They have
lost only one game since. This time
they do not expect TO use any but
their own men, and this will please
the local fans much better.
Manager Morrissey is trying TO Sc
cure an extra pitcher and Is now IN
touch with two or three good men.
to help out. as the boys will play four
games in five days, and three OF
these are with their strong eompel'-
tors. the Windsors. The team met
with quite a misfortune in the loss o.
Jackson. the crack second baseman'
who. on account of sickness has
been forbidden by his physician to
play any more this season, and Man
ager Morrissey has arranged with
Mackey of Blacklnton to cover Lhat
position for the remaining games OF
the schedule. The boys were prevent
ed from getting their usual hard prac
tise in last night on account OF ram
but will probably get in some tonight
at Morgan Park.
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Soft Coal Strike Ended

Pttsburg, Pa, Aug 30--The Pitts
burg Coal Producers association
last night accepted the terms of the
Cleveland agreement and slgned a
supplemental agreement with the
United Mine Workers organization
to reopen Immediately 81 mines EN-.
ploying more than 10000 men. This
action practically ended the strike Of
miners in the bitumnous field which
began April J.
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MANY ACCIDENTS ON
WHITINGHAM JOB
Commissioner of Industries Receives
Reports Of 50 During Pres
ent Month.

Montpelier, Aug. 3O.-The toll
which a great building project some
times exacts in injuries to men em-
ployed on it is illustrated by the fact
that the Rollins Construction Co., of
New York city, which is doing some
of the work on the Davis bridge at
Whitlngham, has reported 54 acct
dents to the commissioner of indus
tries so far this month,
The last of these is the report of
the injury of George Gordon of Re,
we're, Mass, who was dismanting a
form in a tunnel on August 20 when
a section of the tunnel fell in on
him. His probable incapacity is put
at three months. He suffered a lac
Grated scalp, a laceration of the low
er left jaw, and a compound fracture
of the right leg
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PLAN TO END HARD
COAL STRIKE GIVEN
Senator Pepper Offers Proposal An.
thracte Miners Return Under
Old WAGE Scale

Washington, Aug. 3O.-A proposal
that the strike in the anthracite coal
iie'ds be settled Immediately on the
basis OF the wage scale In effect last
April was advanced through Senator
Pepper OF Pennsylvania last night at
a conference OF representatives OF op
orators and mine union officials.
Some OF those participating in the
conference expressed belief that the
proposal offered hope OF ending the
long-continued suspension In the hard
coal mines.
Under the proposal. the controyer.
sial issue OF arbitration as means
Of reaching agreement on wages
would be set entirely aside, and the
only important question to be de-
cided would be that OF how long the
compromise would be effective.
Senator Pepper and his associate
from Pennsylvania, Senator Reed.
who also participated in the prelim-
mary conference left the meeting
after the proposal had been laid be.
fore the opposing delegations Pepper
expressed the opinion that the opera.
tors, who have insisted on urbtra.
tion, might easily retire on this is
sue, since there was every prospect
that a federal commission soon would
be set up to investigate the entire
mining industry and would serve the
same purpose as the proposed aroi-
tral tribunal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-30

Washington, Aug 30.-The Senate
without record vote, approved yes
terday the use OF the interest on the
foreign debt in financing the soldiers
bonus bill Also it substituted the
Smith-McNary $3.50, 100000 reclama-
ton bill for the land settlement op.
tion in the House measure. Then II
quit for the day with a final vote on
the bonus measure, at least one and
perhaps two or three days distant
The amendment authorizing the
payment OF the bonus charge with
the interest on the $1,000, 900. 900
owed the United States by the allied
nations was proposed by Senator Sim
mons, Democrat, OF North Carolina.
He and Senator Reed, Democrat OF
Missouri, and other members urged it
as means not only of meeting Presi
dent Harding's requirement that the
bill carry means Of financing but
also OF silencing the talk about the
cancellation OF the foreign debt.
A roll call on the proposal was de-
manded at first, but this demand was
Withdrawn. presumably because of
the apprehension OF leaders that a
quorum could not be obtained at the
then late hour. A division was had
instead. SO senators signifyng their
approval OF the amendment. and one,
Senator New, Republican OF Indiana,
his disapproyal.
The Smith-McNary reclamation
amendment was agreed to by vote
of 43 to 26. Party lines disappeared
on the roll call. % Republicans and
20 Democrats supporting the amend
ment and IS Republicans and eight
Democrats opposing it. All of the
senators from the Far Western states
voted for the proposal, and all OF
those from the New England states
voted against it.
The Smith-McNary amendment
would provide for the reclaiming Of
arid lands in the West through irri-
cation, and the swamp lands in the
South and other sections by drainage,
the work to be done under the direc-
tion OF the secretary OF the interior
through federal and state co-opera.
tion. Veterans of the World war the
Spanish-American war and the Phi
lippine insurrection would be given
first opportunity to obtain homesteads
and also in working on the various
projects
Opposition to the amendment was
voiced by Senators McCumber, Re
publican, Of North Dakota, in charge
of the bonus: Lenroot, Republican,
or Wisconsin, and Robinson, Demo
crat of Arkansas The charge was
made that opponents of the measure
were supporting this proposition In
the hope that it would furnish an
added reason for the President to
vato tba hill
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GIRLS JEAL0USLY
LED TO KILLING
Movie Actress Reveals That Tragedy
Followed Her Explanation OF
Break With Bergln.


New York, Aug. 30.-The Jealousy
OF an angry woman led to the killing
Of John Bergin moving picture actor
by George A. Cline in the Cline home
at Edgewater, n. j., ii was revealed
yesterday afternoon. Bergin had been
courting 19.year-od Alice Thornton
beautiful blond, but Miss Thornton
said she broke off relations when she
found that Bergin was paying atten
tons TO Mrs. Cline. She declared tina:
Cline became suspicious OF Bergin
and that she finally revealed all she
knew OF the relations OF Bergin and
Mrs. Cline at Saranae Lake. n Y
The tragedy followed.
Jack and | were sweet hearts.
said Miss Thornton, Il did not know
he was married He assured me
that, although he had had tiirtations
with girls he had never met his true
love until he became acquainted with
me. We got along swimmingly at
first. He knew lot OF movie people
and | was confident that he could
help me. felt that I had the talent
to become Il star, Several opportuni
ties had been offered to me through
Jacks friendship for numerous direc
tors.
when we we're at Saranac Lake
was stunned TO find that Jack was
paying attention to Mrs. Cline.
broke off with Jack and told him
wanted nothing more to do with him
"Ile replied a man is man. Do
you Supposed man can resist pretty
woman"
Last week Cline asked me why
had broken off my friendship with
Jack. He wanted to know who the
other woman was. refused to tell
him for long time. Finally George
who Is a most persuasive ia ker. con
vinced me | should tell the truth.
then told him that he was being
double.crossed. George appeared not
to believe It.
Il replied all right, but stand
ready to repeat my accusation in the
presence OF Jack and Mrs, Cline.
The fatal party was then ARRANGED
Miss Thornton declared emphatical'
". however, that she had no sdea
tragedy was to be staged.
Joseph Iurilo in describing the
scene in the Cline home on the night
Of the tragedy said Mrs Cline was ID
tears. Her husband, in an ugly
mood. cursed Bergin, eXclalming: -
you have not treated my wife
right. Let us go upstairs and fight 1t
out"
Mrs Cline ran up to mrilo, begging
him, For Gods sake stop the hight.
In the meantime, Cline and Ber'
gin had started upstairs, Bergn In
the lead. In a moment there was a
shot then Berg'n's body came
tumbling down the stairs, A moment
later Cline came down. lurilo con
tinued;-- d,
"Cline came up to me and said: u
have no time to talk business with
You now, will see you later.
Miss Thornton was greatly eX
cited. She ran up to me crying
won't you please take me TO
drug store. want to so to a drug
store to telephone,
Mrs. Cline visited her husband IN
Hackensack Jail yesterday afternoon
81 am going to stick to George to
the bitter end" said she when she
emerged. az am confident thar every
thing will turn out all right"
Mrs. Cline was accompanied by heI
brother, Charles Scullion.
Prosecuting Attorney A. G. Hai
said he probably would present the
case to the grand jury on Septem
ber 3
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FOUR CONFESS TO
WRECKING TRAIN
Held For Grand Jury Hearing on Muir.
der Charges in Connection
with Derailment.

Gary, Ind. Aug, SO, Confessions,
aligned and sworn to, of four men held
by the Gary police on charges of muir
der in connection with the wreck OF
a Michigan Central express train on
the Goth, are In the hands of Dwight
Kinder county prosecutor, mepara-
tory to presentation to the Lake
county grand jury, according to the
authorities
The grand jury is expected to be
convened within a few days. The afii-
davits charging murder, based on the
death of the engineer and fireman of
the express train, name the defend
ants as Albino Allesio, Joe Popowith,
Charles uhles and Joe Petrowski.
and all of whom claim union member.
ship and say they now are on strike,
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FlREMENs TOURNAMENT
Additional Prizes in Contests at
Montpelier Monday.

In addition to the first prize Of
5000 in the hose race at Montpelier
on Labor Day, the citizens of Mont.
pelier have added a beautiful silver
loving cup for the winning company.
The local committee has also increas
ed the first money in the water fght
contest from $25 to $50. With the
strong delegation Joined from Ben.
nington it would seem as though the
local boys should be able to capture
some of the prizes offered especially
the water fight in which they have al
ready been successful in every com
petition they have entered.
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GERMANS To PAY
PREPARATIONS BY
OVERTIME WORK
Important Agreement Reached
at Berlin Conference
TRADE UNIONS TAKE PART
lndustrialists viii Supply Coal
and Timber Needed in Big
Program

London, August 3O.-The important
agreement bearing on the reparatioBs
situation was reached at the confer.
ence in Berlin last night partclpat
ing in by government representatives.
prominent industrIalists and trade
union leaders says a Central News
dispatch.
lndustrialists agreed TO supply with
coal and timber necessary to meet
reparat!ons and labor leaders pledged
themselves to augment production
by an extensive system OF over
time.
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$4,000 MORE MEN VOTERS
Are Registered In Massachusetts, Than
Women.

Boston, Aug. 3O.-Nearly fifty thou
sand more men voters than women are
registered in this city for the Septem
Der primary, according to figures made
pubic yesterday by the registration
officials More than 5000 registered
yesterday, the fintl day, making a total
of 204 1868 OF this number l2G,43S are
men and 1890 are women.
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DEAD AT 1902 YEARS
Mrs. Chapman Experienced First III
ness Eight Weeks Ago.

Rochester, n Y, August 30.-Mrs,
Almira Chapman, one hundred two
years old, is dead at her ho,.le at
Rockport near here. She was strick
en- i'll for the first time in her life on
Thursday, eight weeks ago, Mrs.
Chapman was born in Onendaga
County in 1920 when western New
York was a wilderness.
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SENATORS VOTE
/. TO FINANCE B0NNtc'. s.
WITH WAR DEB 5
Interest on Loans to Allies to Be
Paid to Veterans
FINAL VOTE COMING SOON
Charge Opponents of Measure
With Furnishing Added
Reason for Veto
Interest on Loans to Allies to Be
Paid to Veterans
FINAL VOTE COMING SOON

Washington, Aug. 3O.-White
house callers who discussed the
soldier bonus measure with Presi-
dent Harding today came away
with the impression that the ex-
ecutiye regarded the addition Of
the McNary reclamations and
Simmons foreign debt amend
ments adopted in the senate
yesterday as making the bill
more Objectionable than it was In
its original form.
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These figures do not include the
These figures do not include the
rural population of bennington, Brat
tleboro and ST, Johnsbury BY curl
GUS coincidence the men and women
OF Newport number exactly the same,
PASS of each