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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
GRAND JURY NEAR
END Of PROBE IN
HALL MILLS CASE
tOfficials Say Investigation Will
Close Wednesday
FIFTEEN MORE WITNESSES
Prominent Members Of Slain
Rector's Parish among Those
To Be Examined

Somerville. N. j.. Nov. 27.--The
Somerset county grand jury recon
yened today TO begin what authori
ties say will be the last phase OF the
investigation Of the murder last Sep,
tember ID of the Rev. Edward Wheel
er Hall and his choir leader, Mrs
Eleanor r. Mills. Official sources de-
clared the investigation would be
completed by Wednesday night at the
latest, and that the jury's final action
would be made known before Thanks
giving day.
About Is witnesses remain to he
called. The three considered by the
authorities TO be most important are
Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser. wao has
to- the authorities that she witness
ed the Staying OF the rector and th |
chorlster, and Louise Geist and Bar.
bara Tough. maids In the Hall home
at New Brunswick Other Witnesses
who have been subpoenaed include
prominent members OF the slain rec.
tors congregation of the Protestant
Episcopal church OF st. John the
Evangelist.
II has become known that the
members OF the grand jury had visit.
ed the Phillips farm. scene of the
murders since the adjournment OF the
investigation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
ROBERT HART COMMENDED
Bennington Young Man Makes Coco
In Musical Comedy.

OF recent production in that cit,
Of Take 1t from Me-" Sacramento
Cal, paper says:
"rhe characters in Take it From
Ne are extremely good and the plo,
Is well worked out, logical and com
plete. The whole pay isA shot
through with amusing Incidents; IN
cidents In which the actors take little
part but which follow as natural de-
yelopment OF the plot Art and intel
ligence, rare attributes OF musical
comedies, Went to make the play a
success.
by far the best thing was the dane
ing Of Marjorie Fielding and Robert
Hart In an oriental dance "Adagio'
and the Dance OF the Marines. "
Their dancing was an exhibition of
grace of movement and perfect poise
II Is unusual for a man 10 have a
beautiful, graceful body. Hart is a
perfect specimen, combination OF
feminine grace and masculine
strength. H's dancing was com.
plete show in itself. II Is to be re-
GREETED that he only appeared three
times"
Robert Hart Is the youngest son
of Mrs. Il. L. Hart OF Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
BASKETBALL TOURNEY
IN RUTLAND IN MARCH
Sporting Event Which Attracted So
Much Attention Last Winter to
Be Repeated.

Rut and, Nov. 27-The southern
Vermont lnterscholastic basketball
tournament will take place on the
armory court March 2 and g. The
function is made possible through the
efforts OF the Rutland Rotary CluD.
The members have offered loving
cup which will be donated TO the win.
ning team. A similar tournament
was held In Rutland last year and II
was by far the biggest sporting event
of the year Coach II. |. O'Brien OF
the Rutland high school team will
have entire charge of the arrange.
ments.
II is planned TO have the opening
games on the afternoon of March !.
and on the evening of that date TO
have at least three contests. 1t will
be an elimination tournament
There will be games on the morning
OF March g. The semi-nnal contests
will take place In the afternoon and
the final game, TO determine the
championship In the evening Last
years tournament was won by the
ivy NohititHtr hNuutHiS HNt Va
Poultney.
The rules adopted by the Vermont
Schoolmasters' club will govern all
OF the games and the contests will be
in charge OF central board off cials,
who will come here from outside Of
the state.
An effort is to be made to secure
Jimmy Young OF Pittsfield Mass,
for chief official. He is generally con
sidered one of the best basketball au
thorities in New England Coach
O'Brien has been in communication
with Jake" Mayforth. graduate man.
ager OF athletics at the University OF
Vermont, and has been assured by
him that the winning team will be
invited to take part in the state tourn
ament which takes place at the U. V,
NJ. gymnasium on March 8 and 10,
The winner OF this tournament will
have a just claim of scholastic cham
pionsh'p of the state and will be sent
to Tufts college to compete in the
New Eng and tournament.
Among the schools that have al
ready been invited to compete in the
Rutland tournament are Brandon,
Pittsford, Fair Haven, Proctor. Mid.
dlebury. Bristol, Burr and Burton
seminary, Benn ngton. Black River
academy, Bellows Falls, Vermont
academy, Brattleboro. Windsor, Hart
ford, Springfield, Woodstock, Troy
Conference academy, st Peters
cadets. 1t is expected that there Will
be other school teams entered,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
MESSAGE IN BOTTLE
SAVES STARVING CREW
Men OF Lumber-L aden Schooner Res.
eued From Death OF Massa
chusetts Coast.

New Bedford, Mass, Nov. 27.--"For
Gods sake, save. We are starving. 4"
A message put into sealed bottle and
allowed TO float ashore was the means
OF saving the crew of the lumberladen
schooner Lizzie d. Small OF Bangor.
ashore off Westport. The message
was found by Frank Columbia OF West.
port Point and he organized q rescue
crew.
Capt. S. II. Getchell and his crew
OF three men, had spent Friday night
atop the deckload Of the schooner af.
ter being four days without food. The
heavy seas had driven them out OF the
cabin and they were constantly drench.
ed as they clung to the deckload.
Taking advantage OF the offshore
wind the crew equipped an improyised
raft with a piece of canvas for sail
and floated light line to the beach.
The rescue party secured heavier
line and fastened 1t to the other, and
the crew hauled the larger line 10
their vessel. BY use OF the line and
dory the crew We're landed on the
beach Just in time as they were nearly
dead from exposure. After they had
been fed they were carried by automo-
bile to the Surfside hotel where they
are now recovering from the effects
OF starvation and exposure. Capt. Get
chell explained that the use OF bottle
wa5 the only means they had OF com.
municating with people on shore, an
their only dory went adrift before the
schooner was beached.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
MANCHESTER'S LONG
STRIKE is CALLED OFF
n ead Of Textile Union Advises Work
ers to Accept Terms OF Amos
keaa Company.

Manchester, n. H., Nov. 27.--The
strike In the Amoskeag mills. whose
units comprise the largest textile
plant in the word, was declared oft
last night following the tabulas.on OF
the votes of 22 local un ons of the
United Textile Workers OF America
on the recommendation OF the inter.
national organization representatives
that the operatives return TO the
mills under protest. Seventy-fve per
cent OF the voters favored the recon-
mendation.
Agent w. Parker Straw of the
Amoskeag mills. when notified OF the
action of the strikers said that as
many workers as possible would be
gwen employment, but that II would
necessarily be some time before the
mills would be operating on a 100
per cent basis.
The strike was called February l3,
following an announcement by the
mills OF 90 per cent wage cut and
a 5i.hour week affecting $4,000 ON
ployes. The company sometime ago
restored the wage cut but refused TO
reduce the hour schedule. Units of
:he plant were opened from time D.,
time and company officials have stat.
ed that 5000 persons were employed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
DEBS DOESN'T REGRET
HIS TERN IN PRISON
Would Rather Be Behind Bars Than
on Streets With Gag in His
Mouth.

Chicago. Nov 27-Eugcne Debs,
leader OF the Socialist party made
his first public speech since leaving
Atlanta penitentiary mere yesterday
and was given an ovation that delay
ed the start OF his address for, more
than an hour. Hundreds stood out
SIDE the hall for hours. after fire
guards had limited the audience to
1000 people.
Jean I.onguet, French Socialist, in
whose honor the meeting was held,
was overshadowed by the demonstra.
ton accorded Debs Huge baskets OF
red roses tied With red ribbons were
given Debs by his admirers. After
the meeting, the Socialist national
committee was forced to conceal the
leader in a small committee room for
nearly IN hour to keep the waiting
crowd from carrying him away, With
tears coursing down his cheeks, Debs
begged the commEtee to let him 20
out and shake hands with the crowd
and once he forced his way to the
platform. despite protests that his
strength was unequal to the strain.
am Just recovering from the ef'
fects OF a speech | made almost four
years ago, Debes told the audience.
at was recordmalling speech. J
began 1t at Canton, o.. and finished
IL at Atlanta penitentiary.
But there is nothing TO regret.
opposed the war and still oppose
war. would have saved the lives OF
the 60 900 American boys who perish
ed on the battlehelds of France to
create 10000 new mlllionaires in this
country. | spoke at Canton from i
deep sense OF convection, and after
all 10 years is very modest SEN
tence for having an opinion OF your
own In the United States.
Ignoring the fight OF the Socialist
party leaders against the /. w. w.
Communism and the Russian Soviet
government, Debss declaring himself
citizen OF the world, embraced all
three in the ranks of the defenders
OF free speech" h4.
"Out OF the war;" he sad. "one
great good came, quite unexpected to
the ruling classes OF the world. That
was the Soviet republic
Il would far rather" he declared,
''be in Jail with my self respect than
on the streets with gag in my
mouth ] despise and defy their laws
| am not citizen of the United
States, despite the fact that was
born and raised in Ind Because
il obeyed my conscience, | lost my
C tizensh'p: but would far rather
have II that way than keep my citi
zenship and lose my conscience"
He attacked government by; in
junction" and said that II he had
been In Chicago when the recent
rail strike injunction was issued he
would have asserted my manhood
by defying II and the corporation law
yer.judge that Issued II"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
COLLEGE STARS CAN'T
TRANSFER AND PLAY
New England Eligibility Conference
Forms With one.Year Resi-.
dence Rule.

Boston, Nov IA New England
state college conference designed to
adopt uniform eligibility rules for
teams competing in intercollegiate
athletics was formed at a meeting of
representatives OF New England state
colleges and universities held here
Saturday.
An eligibility code patterned after
the western conference was adopted,
with minor changes to suit local needs
and 1t was announced that this would
be affective as applying to all sports
in September. 1923.
The principal clauses in the code
bar participation of freshmen on com.
petIng teams and establish n one-year
residence rule designed to prevent the
appearance on teams OF athletes
transferred from other colleges
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
RADIO PROGRAMS
Tor .ghts Offerings from Stations
Within Reach OF Bennington.
nWGXr Sch1nectanv NJ Y


1900 M.--U. s. naval observatory
time signals.
1890 p, m.--Noon Stock market
quotations.
1916 p. m.-Weather report.
200 p M Music.
600 p. m.-Produoe market and
stock market reports and quotations,
news bullet MS.
745 D. m.-Musical program. Enter
Ia 'no-s: WGY Instrumental quartet;
Ernest Burliegh. cello; Ella Becker
Vunck. soprano; o. G.. Yettru, pianist;
address, Wave Length and lnterfer-
ence, b. X. Cummings, radio engl.
neer, Edward Rice. violinist.
"WHAZ." TROY N. Y.
S.l5 to $50 p. m.-Rensselaer Polv'
technic Institute station at Troy, n.
Y, will broa icast a concert program
every Monday evening Entertain
ers: Monthly radio concerts by stu
dents of Rensse aer Polytechnic Insti.
tute; Rensselaer, Polytechnic lnsti.
tute Student orchestra, Joseph Il,
Rosenholtz, violnist; School Songs
and Cheers; String Tr'o; address,
"Tho Near East Emergency from thc
inside" Miss Elizabeth Harris.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
MRS. MARY GALE Roor
Widow OF the Late Henry G. Root
Died Sunday, Nov. 20.

Entered into rest, Sunday, Novem.
Der 26th, Mary Gale Root wife of the
late Henry G. Root and only daugh.
ter OF the late DR.. Nathan and
Esther Conkey Gale OF Orwell, VI, IN
her S3rd year.
Mr. and Mrs. Root for many years
spent their summers at The Home.
stead" in Bennington and winters in
San Diego California until Mr. Root s
death in 1899, since then Mrs. Root
has made her home with Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Root, spending the wint.
ers, however, in the South.
Mrs. Root has been in failing
health for several months and her
death was not unexpected.
A member OF the Second Congega.
tional church and organizations con-
nected with 1t. A loyal Vermonter;
member National Society Co onial
Danes OF America in Vermont, Daugh
ters OF the American Revolution.
Daughters OF 1872, Village Improve
ment and Kings Daughters; her keen
interest and kind heart continued to
the end. Courage and fortitude
never left her and she was ready to
respond to her Masters call Home.
"Life's race well run,
Life s work well done,
Lies victory won,
Now cometh rest"
The funeral will be private and II
is requested that no flowers be sent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
BODIES Of FIVE
MURDER VICTIMS
IN RU|Ns.OF HOME
Entire Family Slain and House
Fired to Conceal Crime
SUSPECT IS UNDER ARREST
Police Claim Husband Of Dead
Woman Wore Blood-Stained
Suit of Clothes
SUSPECT IS UNDER ARREST

Bristo, Tenn, Nov. 27--James w.
Smith. 90. q grocer, his wife, their
ltwo-year-od daughter, Ruby, and
the r niece, Mrs. Deline Burchfeld,
and her son, Charles, l3, were muir
dered here early yesterday morning
and the house in which they lived
burned over their heads.
Ben Burchfeld III, husband OF Mrs.
BurchfeId has been arrested at John
son City and Is being held in con.
lnection with the crime. He protests
his innocence, but officers say his
shirt and trousers were covered with
biood when he was taken.
The crime was discovered about
in the morning when the fire depart
ment was calied to the combination
residence and grocery stoie-o OF Smith.
When the flames had been extin-
guished the charred bodies OF the
five were found in the ruins of the
structure. they evidently had been
beaten to death w.thsan ak or some
other heavy Implement and the house
set afire to hide any traces OF the
crime.
Burchheld and his wife had been
separated, and he is said TO have
made threats against her. Recently,
police say, he came to them and said
MS wife was contemplating divorce
and he would rather see her dead
than to have anyone else have her,
Burchfeld was employed In res
taurant here. He had been in Bris'
tol about 80 days, coming here from
North Carolina The family previ-
ously had lived at Johnson City,
Tenn. and in West Virginia.
Burchneld was brought here yester-
day to view the bod. .es In local un-
dertaking establishments.
The man showed no concern while
looking at the charred remains OF his
wife, and calmly chewed gum through
the ordeal. Police say Burchnei6i 5
shirt and trousers were spotted with
blood. Chief OF Police d. l.. Heaber-
lin said that Burchfleld when arrest
ed was wearing pair OF trousers be
longing TO Smith.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
KATE RYAN, ACTRESS,
DIES IN BROOKLINE
Was Fer Half Century Character I'm.
personator with stock
Companies.

Brookline. Mass. Nov. 27.--Kate
Ryan, for so years a noted character
actress with Boston stock companies.
died yesterday in the Trumbull hos
p!tal, after an illness Of several
weeks.
Miss Ryan began her stage life at
the age OF l6 and for 20 years was
member of the old Boston museum
stock company. The greater part OF
her stage work was performed in Bos
ton with the Museum and other stock
companies, but she made occasional
appearances in New York and other
parts of the country.
She was prom nent figure In the.
womens suffrage movement and was
the founder OF the Professional
Woman's club of Boston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
BIG GATE FOR YALE
FOOTBALL SEASON
Receipts from Ten Cameo Played
During 1922 Season viii Ex-
cesd $500 900.

New Haven, CT, Nov 26-Although
Yale's football season, which c.osed
with defeat by Harvard, contained
three defeats at the hands OF Iowa
Princeton and Harvard, it was the
most successful financially in his
tory OF Yale.
The bowl twice was filled to cap
acity, 1900 persons being present
for the games with Harvard ana West
Point while $4,000 saw the Iowa bout
Ton games. two more than usual
we're scheduled. ia.e played before
$500 people at Princeton. The totaI
rece pts of the year will reach be
tween 100000 and 100000, breaking
all previous American college rc
cords.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
VERMONT APPLE GROWERS
Elected Officers at Convent on in
Rutland

Rutland, Nov 27.--After electing T.
G. Holbrooll of Brattleboro president,
Professor NJ. b. Cummings OF Bur.ins
ton secretary and A. r. Clark OF Yer
gennes treasurer. the Vermont Horti'
cultural society started on new year
Friday afternoon with augment
ed membership and unbounded enthu
Siasm.
The business meeting. coming on
the last afternoon OF the three-dny
apple show, which has drawn crowds
OF fr1it fanciers to the Rutland arm
ory, was one OF the shortest ones on
record, the officers being elected and
r. II. West OF Dorset, John VI. Stey'
els of Orwell and T, Is. Landon oil
Grand ls.e, named members OF the
executive committee. George w
Perry of Vergennes was elected aud:
to-.
President II. r. MacRae OF Castle
ton presided and, following the report
OF the nominating committee and the
subsequent election of the heads ol
the organization, the fol owing reso
lutions were adopted;
Resolved: The the Vermont State
horticultural society cooperate with
the United States government In Civ
lng correct estimate of the apple
crop each season and be 1t further
resolved that the secretary be in
,strlcted to obtain from the weather
bureau hetter and quicker informa
ton concerning forecasting OF temper
atures and that this society assis
in every way possible to secure THESE
ends.
Resolved: That the secretary D'
instructed to send copy OF these
resolut ons to the United states
weather bureau office In Washington
and also to the agricultural depart
merit in. Washington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
eRlplRoN RESULTS

Army II. Navy IL.
Harvard 10, Yale 3.
Dartmouth 7, Brown o.
Muhlenborg 20. Fordham 20.
Bucknell 90, Rutgers 10.
Lafayette 3, Lehigh 0.
Boston College 0, Georgetown 0.
Boston University Ia, TUFTS 0.
Pennsylvania Military G, Western
Maryland 0.
Gettysburg Is, Lebanon Valley 0.
Johns Hopkins 16, st. Johns Can
napols) I.
Swalthmore %, Ilaverford 2,
Maryland 81, Catholic University 0
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
SPRINGFIELD STATION BURNS
Fire Docs $4,000 Damage and Ties
Up An Rail Traffic

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 27.--Fre
which swept through the north side Of
Union Station early last night tied up
traffic on all 6 railroads entering this
city and caused damage estimated at
about 100000. The cause of the blaze
Is unknown.
Police officers, firemen and station
and postal employees batt'ed in dense
clouds OF smoke for nearly an hour to
remove mail matter which was stored
IN one end of the building. All of the
pouches and registered mail matter
was removed, officials said Police
were rushed from headquarters to
guard the pouches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
ANNIE MACsW|NEY
REFUSES APPEAL
~ "a. ,;!|!!',E|.AI|l !!',E|. AI|l|!.H!! HER FAsT
20septIS "orary
Cables Sister Her Fight Is for
Justice
HUNGER STRIKE STILL ON
Sister of Michael Collins Takes
up Cause of Woman in
Mt. Joy Prison
HUNGER STRIKE STILL ON

Dublin, Nov. 27-(By the Associ
ated Press Annie MacSw.ney still
IS fasting outside Mount Joy prison.
Since she was elected from a position
at the inner gate OF the prison last
Thursday night by the military she
has occupied a position on Il public
platform
There was a constant stream OF
sympathi2ers passing her cot yester-
day, stopping a moment before the
screen concealing the stretcher on
which she lies. to observe what they
might or to offer prayers
Miss MacSwiney has addressed a
letter TO every member OF Parlia-
ment protesting against the action
Of the provisional government In de.
tain .ng her sister, Mary MacSwiney.
who Is on hunger strike inside the
prison.
Annie MacSwiney yesterday sent
the following reply to cable dis.
patch received from a sister In North
Carolina who begged her to abandon
her fast in thanksgiving for Mary
MacSwiney having received The Sac.
raments 1T is impossib e. said
Miss MacSwiney's answer you
don't understand. The fight is for
justice against inhumanity. She
Mary is very low. BE very happy.
We are"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
GEM AUTO TRUCK FAILS.
Has Debts OF st5,3s2 and Assets o'
SA9, ,988.

Swanton, Nov 25.-According to the
Swanton Courier yesterday the Gem
Auto Truck company Of Troy, N. Y,
which little more than year ago
leased the former Remington Arms
company plant at Swanton for a
branch factory is bankrupt. The Cour.
Ter says the bankruptcy proceedings
eliminates the possibility of the com.
pany making good so far as Swanton
stockholders are concerned. The debts
are $l5, 1852. and assets $i99SS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
Wisdom.

Every triumph is the product Of OBJ
stacles surmounted, of f lures, each
OF which taught us something, Every
force thnt pushes us back may be
made to cause n rebound in the right
direction; defeat should be but the
bending OF sprlngboard. the recoil OF
which will throw US higher as we
jump Bolton Hall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
POLICE CHIEF OFFERS
HIS JOB TO PASTOR

Ossining, n. Y. Nov. 27.--Police
Commiss oner w. II. Jackson has
invited Rev. Henry Grattan
Dockhe.l, pagtor OF the First
Baptist church, to take his job.
Il own up to being beaten"
Jackson said in offering the
police as an escort for the min.
ister to Inspect places where
liquor Is sold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
"CasCarets" l0C
Best Bowel Laxative
When Bilious,
Constipated

To clean out your bowels without
cramping or overacting, take Cascar.
cts. Sick headache, biliousness, gases,
indigestion, sour, upset stomach, and
all such distress gone by morning.
Nicest physic on earth for grown.ups
and children. l0c box, Taste like
candy.-Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
MANY CHILDREN
AMONG "a DROWNED
IN RIVER CRASH
Launch and Ferry Boat Collide
near Buenos Ayres
PIT1FUL TRAGEDY SUNDAY
Only Three Survivors among
Passengers on Board
Two Craft

Buenos Ayres. Nov 27.--(By tho .As
ISOLATED Press)-Thirty-four lives
were lost in collision Sunday be-
tween launch and ferry In the Par
ana river near Searate
Many of the dead are children and
there are only three known surviv.
ors-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-27
Gert's Mlshap.

Mayme-What has Cert been doing
lately?
Myrt-She bought some face lotion
That was guaranteed to give her new
skin.
Mayme-Well?
Myrt-The stuff made the logical
start and took all the old one off
first.
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With Spends Tme Wpng { He
MAYOR HYLAN RETIRES 4
WHEN TERN EXPIRES

New York, Nov 27.--Mayor
Hylan announced today that he
wanted to return to private life
at the expiration Of his present
term as mayor.
He tod interylewers that he
believed there would be third
party movement unless the old
parties nominated progressive
candidates for the president In
1924,
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Good to Remember.

Remember dis. SON." said Uncle
Eben, ode only kind of class rivalry
dat gifts you anything Is de compct-
tlon to know yoh lessons well enough
to git along to de head Of yoh class"