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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
WILLIAM n. RYAN
Highly Respected Resident Passec
Away Suddenly This Morning

William H. Ryan, one of Bennins
tons highly respected and prominent
residents, died suddenly this morn.
ing. He left his home on Gage street
as usual. about $50 o'clock. and. as
he was about to begin his days work
at the Holden. Leonard mill, he suf
fered an attack of heart trouble dy
ng almost Immediately
Mr. Ryan was born in SALISBURY
So years ago and had spent all his
life in Bennington and vicinity. He
married Katherine Graham. also OF
this village. about 81 years ago,
He was employed as teamster on
one OF the village teams for num-
ber of years and later worked as
teamster at the Orchards. He had
been employed in the finishing room
of the Holden. Leonard mill for less
than year. Through his courtesy
and kindness he has made a wide
circle OF friends throughout the vii.
lage, who will be shocked and
grleved by his sudden death.
Surviving besides his wife are one
daughter, Miss Mary Ryan; four
sons. john William. Leo and Bern
ard; seven sisters, Mrs. Anna Riley,
Mrs. Matthew Leonard, Misses Kath.
crime. Margaret, Molly. Bridget and
Nell Ryan; two brothers, Frank and
John RYAN, and two grandchildren,
all of whom reside in Bennington.
The funeral will be held from st
Francis de Sales church Saturday
morning at o'clock lnterment will
be in Park Lawn cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
MISS MARY E. WILLIAMS.
Lcna Time Rositent Of This Village
Died Wednesday Evening.

Miss Mary +. Williams, aged II
years. died at her home on Washington
street Wednesday evening after an
illness of only few days duration.
Her health had been falling for the
past year or two, but she had not
taken to her bed until few days
ago.
Mss Williams was born in Homes
dale, Pa, but came to Bennington
nearly 35 years ago to make her home
with her brother the late James vii.
liamr The latter passed away sew
eral years ago and she has since re-
sided with Mrs. Williams. She was
of kind and loving disposition and
was dearly loved by all who knew her
The only surviving near relatives
are several nieces and nephews, of
whom two res de in Bennington, Miss
Laura Williams and George W. VIII
liams. Mrs. Louis Tifiany Of Albany
and Miss Jennie Williams are also
nieces.
The funeral will be held from her
late home Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. j. Elmer Mckee otllci
ating. The remains will be placed In
the Park Lawn vault and will later be
taken to Honesdale for interment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
PAIR CONF ESSED
BURNING 16 NEW
IT, sssss9s,I2K LAUN9AIES
Men Under Arrest Say They
Were Paid SIS For Each Job
ONE WATCHMAN LOST LIFE
Alleged Incendiaries Set out to
Destroy All Plants Not Or
ganization Members

New York, Dec. 2S.-Two men taken
in recent roundup Of burglary sus'
poets confessed yesterday, according
to the police, that they had been EN-
ployed by laundry workers associa'
tion at SIS job to destroy, with acids,
the wearing apparel in the workshops
of laundry owners who refused to REQ.
ognize them.
They were reported to have told
the police that they had worked to.
gether on Is jobs and that the laun-
dries they visited had been set aire
by the acids. a watchman was burn
ed to death in one OF the fires, they
sad.
Immediately after the men, who said
they were Frank Marchese and Louis
Wallinger, had confessed, police raid
ed the headquarters of a laundrymen's
organization in Park row, seized its
records and arrested two officials
whose names they would not disclose
Information given by Marchese and
Wallinger, 1t was said, indicated that
the organization which employed them
had set out to destroy the shop OF
every laundryman who refused to rec
ognze their association.
a flying police squadron was detail
ed to visit certain underworld places
las might and take in custody men
and women believed to be employed
by various organizations for work sim
liar to that done by Marchese and
Wallinger
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
RUTLAND LEGION
FIVE LOST IS To 26
To bENN|NG70N
Local Ex-Service Men Winners
in Well-Played Game
TOO MUCH FOR OLD RIVALS
Visitors Strong in Passing but
Forwards Could Not Reach
Basket.

Giving an exhibition of the best
basketball il has shown this year.
the Bennington Legion team broke
It's losing streak last night in Library
hall by decsiyely defeating the Rut-
land Legion by the score Of 26 to 16.
The victory was doubly sweet, com
ing AS it did in the wake OF three de-
feats and also because Of the fact
that this Is the first time in three
years that Rutland has been return
ed loser in basketball contest with
Bennington.
Denley started the scoring during
the first few minutes Of the play
with a circus shot from the center OF
the floor and from that time on, Ben
nington, while holding the visitors in
check, continued to score steadily un-
til the end of the period the half end
ing 10 TO in favor of the local team.
During the second half both sides
scored more freely. Rutland scoring
II points and Bennington nolling up
a total of lG points in this period.
The game was fast and clean at all
times and marked by an absence of
personal fouls, the penalties inflicted
being for the most part the result OF
over guarding. The Bennington Of
tense showed considerable improve
ment over recent games although the
teams shooting still leaves much to
be desired, but the local boys def .nSe
was of a decidedly high order. Time
after time the Rutland team gradu-
ally worked the ball down the floor
to- within scoring distance of its goal
only to have the ball taken away by
Ransom and Stafford. The team
work was the best shown so far this
year and If the Legion will continue
TO improve at the rate at which 1t
has been going. it will soon have a
team that will be exceedingly hard to
beat.
Rutland although somewhat sur
prised at the unusual occurrence OF
being forced to take beating from
Bennington. put up hard fight as
usual and deserves great deal OF
credit for its game showing.
The box score is as follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
MACHINE AND RIOT
GUNS REQUIRED IN
MAKING AN ARRtS''s;;' + I;
More than 1900 Shots Fired Be-
fore Jones Was Subdued
SHOOTS DEPUTY SHERIFF
Barricades House and Stands off
Posse Of Police and
Citizens
SHOOTS DEPUTY SHERIFF

Steubenville, o.. Dec. 2S.-More
than 1900 shots were exchanged last
night between deputy sheriffs, state
police and armed citizens and Joseph
Jones, SO, at Follansbee W. Va, af-
ter Jones had shot Harry Jones, a
Brook county deputy sheriff and bar
ricaded himself in his home.
The deputy had gone TO the Jones
home in response to a telephone sum
mons from Mrs. Joseph Jones that
her husband was threatening her
life
According to Mrs. Jones, her hus-
band came home early and at.
tempted TO force her at the point OF
a gun to deed him three houses she
owned. She refused and made her
escape calling the sheriff's office at
Wellsburg, w. Va. Deputy Sheriff
Jones and Lee Chambers. chief of
police of Wellsburg, fastened to the
home and found Jones standing on
the front porch. Jones Immediately
opened fire. wounding the deputy in
the leg. About 20 shots were ex-
changed between Joseph Jones and
tOllCt NHtel NHdluDtlS Dtlult tiIc lht
ter retired.
Taking the wounded deputy, Cham
bers returned to Wellsburg, where he
was reinforced by six deputy sheriffs
and two state policemen, with two
machine guns and 10 riot guns. They
started for the Jones home. A volley
OF shots from the house met the
posse on their arrival and heavy fir
ing was Immediately opened by the
officers. who were joined by armed
Follansbee citizens.
The machine guns were brought
into action and a hail of bullets
poured into the house. Jones kept up
a steady return fire from downstairs
windows and later from upstairs. Of
ficers declared Jones fred at least
100 shots during the battle
Finally the fire from the house
ceased and Jones was found lying
unconscious on the floor. He was
placed under arrest and taken to a
hospital. The house was completely
riddled by bullets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
DEATH IN MONTPELIER
OF GEORGE B. ATKINS
Business Manager OF Argus and Pa
trot Succumbs to- Pneumonia
At Ace Of 7q.

Montpelier, Dee. 2S.-George B. AT.
kins. for the past As years in charge
of the business department OF papers
owned by the Argus e Patriot com.
pany of Montpelier, died at Heaton
hospital about 10 o'clock Tuesday
night of pneumonia.
A week ago Mr.. Atkins was taken
with a chill at the Pavilion hotel. Dur
ing the night he grew worse and in
the morning he was taken to the hos
pital The doctors were unable to
agree as to his ailment but later he
developed pneumonia. He was i'll
over the holiday and failed rapidly.
Mr. Atkins was born in Poughkeep-
sic, ~ Y, March rs, 1854, the son of
John S. Atkins. At the age of 16 he
went to New York, where he worked
for short time in a store. Later he
went to New Jersey and set up in the
dry goods business. Mr. Atkins came
to Montpelier As years ago and be-
came associated with Hiram Atkins in
the business department OF the Argus
and Patriot weekly. He has been in the
same department OF the daily paper,
the Evening Argus, since its start 26
years ago.
He married Anna Breckbill of Shell
by, o.. who died in 1914 Two child
ren were born, Maurice F. Atkins. the
present editor of the Evening Argus,
and Nelly Margaret Atkins. who died
when she was l2 years old
The funeral will be held Friday af
ternoon from the Bethany church Of
which Mr.. Atkins was a member. He
was prominent in the democratic party
both in the city and in the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
ARM TROUBLES AMUNDSEN
He Has an X.Ray Examination OF Old
Fracture Made at Nome

Nome, Alaska, Dec. 81. ASSOCIATED
Press. Captain Roald Amundsen,
the Norwegian explorer, now leader of
an expedition to the North Pole, Is
having trouble with the arm which
was fractured off Siberia when he
took the Gjoa from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean through the Northwest
Passage from 1903 to 1905.
Captain Amundsen, who Ia winter
ing here, mas had an x.ray examina-
ton made of his arm.
Unable to hear from the schooner
Maud, in which he left the United
States last summer, through the Fair.
banks and Noorvik Radio stations in
Alaska, Captain Amundsen has sent a
message through Stavanger, Norway,
10 the vessel, which is in the ice 400
,Niles from Wrangel Island in the Arc
tic Ocean.
Captain Amundsen, left at Vain.
wright, 100 miles southwest of Point
bprrow, an airplane in which he hopes
10 llS over the Pole next summer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
HUNT-HORTON
Bennington Young People Married
Last Saturday

A quiet wedding took place at the
Methodist parsonage Saturday after.
noon at 5 10 O'Clock. when Miss Bessie
Horton, daughter of Mrs. II. H. Hor.
ton of Pleasant St., and Lyle Hunt.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hunt of
Mccall st. were united in marriage by
Rev. ]. Cole. The bride was attended
by Mrs. A. l.. Hunt, while Clyde Ken.
neson acted as best man.
The bridegroom is at present EN-.
ployed at the Bennington Scale com.
pany. and the bride at the Bennington
Hosiery company. Both Mr. and Mrs
Hunt have score of friends who wish
them much happiness and prosperity
in their new life.
For the present they will reside at
the home of the brides mother on
Pleasant ST.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL
THREATENS ARRESTS
II Brattleboro Property Owners Do
Not Clear up Dangerous
Conditions.

Brattleboro. Dec. 2S--Deputy State
Fire Marshal A. G, Preble of Montpel
ier after making an investigation OF
several store easements and business
places this forenoon, characterized
conditions here with respect to fire
hazards as the worst In the state for
a place the size of Brattleboro. lie
said his orders had been ignored, and
he notified various owners of prem
ises that he would put them under
arrest on his next visit If conditions
at that time had not been improved,
Mr.. Prebe said the recent report
of the New England fire insurance
exchange to the effect that the fire
department here was poorly trained
and the equipment inadequate was
fully justified.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
Bennington
Rutland

Umpire. Leonard. referee. Loaergan;
scorer, Murphy. timer Lister time. I
10 minute periods. score at end of first
half, Bennington, 10 Rutland I.
In the preliminary the Bennington
Independents scored their second Vic
tory OF the year by taking the Bat.
Ting Midgets into camp by % to
10 score. After the game dancing
was enjoyed to music from Hurley's
orchestra.
There will be no game in Library
hall next Wednesday owing to the
fact that the hall will be occupied by
the X. of c. circus, but on the fol.
lowing Wednesday, Jan. 10th, the
Legion will meet the fast Co. NJ team
of Hoosick Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
BORAH' 8 BUTT|NC
IN D|SPLEAS|Nc
70PREs. HARDING
Administration Opposes Amend
ment of Idaho Senator
LODGE ACTS AS SPOKESMAN
President already Had Planned
Conference but Desires
Certain Restrictions
LODGE ACTS AS SPOKESMAN

Washington, Dec 2S (By the
Associated Press. - President
Harding asked the senate today
not to adopt Senator Borah's pro-
posal for a new international eco
nomic conference, saying in let
ter to the Republican Leader
Lodge that formal congressional
action on the subject now would
embarrass him the Negotiations he
already is conducting.
The president acted directly to
block the senate $ action after a
cOnsultat on with Secretary OF
State Hughes. The administra-
tion, the president said, was trying
to be helpful in the European
situation. which had been given
most thorough and thoughtful
consideration for many months
Harding suggested that Con.
gress might be helpful by freeing
the hands OF the allied debts com
miss on. He declared that repara-
tons were the foundation of Euro
peon difficulties and that these ma.
tons cannot assume TO say to
one another that It shall pay in
reparation nor to another what 1t
shall accept He warned against
what might be gesture Of prom
ise to the word which cannot be
fulfilled until nations directly con-
cerned express their read ness to
cooperate TO such an end"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
British Fleet Is
To Leave Malta

Malta, Dec. 2S. .--(By the Associated
Press AS the result of unsatisiact.
ory news from Lausanne 1t is under
stood that ships Of the British Med.
iterranan fleet which arrived here
Saturday for three weeks y!sit have
received orders to return to the Near
East
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
Hunting Popguns Organs
PENNSYLVANIA FOG REVEALS
A NEW GROUP OF SUN SPOTS

Pittsburgh, Dec. Hundreds
of persons in western Pennsylvan.
la, particularly those living the
monongahela and Ohio River
Valley In the vicinity of Pitts
burgh. saw in the centre of the
sun yesterday a small round black
dot.
Astronomers at the Allegheny
Observatory said 1t was a new
group Of sun spots, made visible
TO the naked eye by reason OF
dense fog which overhung the
entire region. The fog, they ex-
planned, acted much like smoked
glass, and made the spots very
plain, which in ordinary atmos-
pheric conditions they would be
unobseryed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
WAR FRAUD JURY READY
Special lnqulsitors Are Expected to
Report This Week

Washington. Dec. 2S.-The special
District of Columbia Grand Jury be.
fore which the Department of Justice
has presented charges OF criminal
irregularities in wartime contracts
has completed its work and Is expect.
ed to report by the end of the week.
For some time the jury has devoted
It's attention principally to alleged can.
tonement building finances,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
Two Fatalities
Due to High Seas

Plymouth, England. Dec. 2S-(By
the Associated Press Two fatalities
at sea directly attributable to terrific
storms of the Atlantic were reported
by vessels arriving here today,
William Holmes, travelling from
Baltimore with wife and five children
on the German steamer Haigon was
killed when he was thrown to the
deck sustaining a fractured skull, The
second mate of the steamer Neots.
fled from Newfoundland was washed
overheard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
Haul of $4,000
BY Safe Blowers

New York, Dec 2S.-Robbers early
today blew open the safe Of the Har.
lem office Of the New York Edison
Company and escaped with $4,000 af.
ter gagging and assaulting the night
watchman, Phillip O,Connors.
The watchman's skull was fractur.
ed and he was taken to the hospital
in serious condition
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
Fort ExplOdes
And Kills Nine

Rome, Dec, 2S.--(By the Associated
Press) Mime men were killed when
n fort near Leont blew up during the
night
The disaster was caused by an ac.
cdental explosion of shell which
discharged other ammunition. Debris
was scattered for miles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
Woman,a Dllomm.

"''den are men, she said, and there
are only two varieties--men whom
women like and men whom women
don't like. If girl marries a
man whom women like, she Is never
at rest. With man whom women
do not like she Is very happy--the
choice lies between the pangs Of jeol.
ousy and the dullness of boredom -
From "Woman's Ways and Wiles," by
Alfred Edge,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
Abusing Legislature Begins Mostoft
HAND GRENADE ExPLoDES IN
BOYS HAND, MAY LOSE LIFE

New York, Dec 2S,--The curios-
ity OF S-year-old Henry Theyezew-
ski to see what was inside an egg
shaped iron ball he found yester-
day in an ash dump in Maspeth,
may cost his life.
1t exploded in his hand, inflict.
ing injuries which hospital sur
geons said he could NOT survive.
Examination of the fragments
showed it to have been loaded
hand grenade.
The police think the fuse latch
had been broken off and the
youngster struck the grenade
against something, causing it to
explode.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
BAPTisTs BY 4 TO I
Defeated Cooper Estate in Ten Pin
Tournament

The Baptist bowling team won a
four to one victory over the Cooper
Estate representatives last night at
the Y. NJ. c. A. allies. Barratt of the
winners was high scorer for the even.
ing with 5l5 for the three strings, AL.
len was second, Morse took the high
single honor with 1870. The score-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The first Of
ficial disclosure that President Hard.
.ng is negotiating toward an interna-
tional conference for the considera.
lion Of European economic problems
gas made by Senator Lodge OF Massa-
shusetts, the republican floor leader,
during the opening debate In the Sen
ate yesterday on the ,..'oposal of Sen
Ator Borah. republican, Idaho. for the
pre- ident to call an international con.
ference to discuss economic conditions
and disarmament.
Senator Lodge in the course OF an
hours address against the Borah
amendment as presented, did not op.
pose the calling of an economic con-
ference but said il should be carefully
and strictly defined, with such ques-
tions as reparations, allied debts and
immigration specifically excluded from
consideration.
The state department which has
consistently maintained silence as TO
nay efforts the administration might
be making in reference to improving
economic and business conditions In
Europe. declined to add anything {
the statement of Senator Lodge. but
was learned that President Harding
was considering seriously transmit'
ting a letter TO the Senate giving in.
formation of liis negot ations and at
the same time deploring any interven-
ton from Congress which might opera
ate to hinder his efforts.
II is understood that through the
state department the president has
been sounding out several powers
regarding the desirability OF holding
an economic conference. Whether the
proposed conference would be called
by or held in the United States oil
whether this nation would be a par
ticlpant were, however, important de
tails not disclosed. Secretary Hughes
conferred with the president at the
White House late yesterday for al
hour but no announcement was made
at its conclusion and there was no init
nation of whether 1t related to this
economic conference discussions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-28
WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain and probably heavy snow this
afternoon and tonight. Colder tonight.
Friday generally fair
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Conventions To Be
Discussion Topic
MRS. LAURA 4. BRADLEY.

MRS. LAURA 4. BRADLEY,
chairman Of the luncheon
committee OF the Women's City
Club, announces that in response
to the numerous requests from
members Of the club to hear the
accounts Of two recent conventions
there will be a special luncheon at
the club on Saturday, August s, at
l o'clock.
The guests Of honor and speak.
ers will be Mrs. Lyman b. SWORN
stedt and Mrs. Nina C. Van Win.
kle. Mrs. swormstedt was q dele.
gate to the biennial convention, OF
the National Federation OF wom.
ems Clubs at Chsutauqua, N. Y,
and will give interesting side
lights on the notable women who
attended that convention and the
significant action taken by them.
Mrs. Van winkie, chief OF the
women's Bureau, was one Of the
few women to attend the confer.
ence OF Police Chiefs at San Fran.
cisco and will tell Of that interest.
ing gathering.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

Chiffon and their children out to
Michigan to De with her parents,
the, Thomas J. O'Briens, and is
maintaining q bachelor establish.
ment. The Frederick Nanos, who
are occupying the Rumanian lsga-
ton during the absence Of Prince
and Princess Bibesco-Mr. Nano
being charge d'affaires--have
proved delightful acquisitions 10
the younger element Of the dlplo-
matte corps. NJ. and Nine. de
Selys are representing Belgium In
the corps. J. K. Lefevre, charge
d'affaires of Panama, has bean In
town all summer and will take his
holiday by way OF a trip to Cali
fornia TO receive an honorary
LID. degree from the University
Of California. He is leaving early
in August.
The Charge d'Affaires Of Austria
and Nine. Prochnik are remain
ing in town. and DR.. and Mime.
J. b. Hubrecht-he's now charge
of the Netherlapds-have compro-
missed with washington's warm
weather by leasing Mt. Eagle. q
beautiful and historic old place
perched on a hillside overlooking
the road to Alexandria and the
blue Potomac. 1t was once the
home Of the eighth Lord Fairfax.
THE possibility-nay, probability
of changes In the personnel
of the Italian. embassy staff has
kept the Celesias In town and
caused Mr.. ,Celesia--Andrea Geisser
Celesia, secretary of the embassy
to give up passage on the Adriatic
for last week which he had en-
gagged. He had proposed TO 80
home for a two or three months
visit, his first In three years, but
is needed at Washington since
Guido Sabetta, charge d'affaires
in the absence Of the italian am
bassador, Is established at
Southampton, L. J., for the sum,
mer. Mr.. Sabetta has not been
well, I understand, is not strong
enough to stand the heat of q
Washington summer, and II is
whispered that he will be going
home before long.
Nine. Ceiesia left Washington
yesterday, with her small son. TO
spend several weeks with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. william
Erhart, at Cedarhurst, L. l., and
presumably Mr.. Ceiesia will Join
her there later when his relief"
arrives in the person Of q new
counselor Of embassy.