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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
NOTED HEBREW AUTHOR DIES.
10000 Attend the Funeral OF Eleser
Ben.Yahuda in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem. Dec lS-Elieser Ben
Yahuda. world-iamous Hebrew author
died here Friday Ben-Yahuda was
the author OF many Hebrew works
His sudden death interrupted the
completion OF the largest Hebrew lex
icon. five OF the contemplated ten
volumes remaining undone. II is
chiefly due to his efforts that Hebrew
became a living language in Palestine
He modernized the Hebrew language
by introducing new words, calculated
TO adapt the old Hebrew language TO
present day life. At the outbreak of
the war, he left Palestine for the
United States. where he continued his
scientific work, and returned to Pales-
tine AT the conclusion of the war.
His funeral. which took place here
at noon yesterday, was the largest
funeral ever witnessed in Palestine.
more than 10000 Jews followed his
cortege All Jewish institutions and
shops were closed The Jewish Ma.
tional Council declared three days
mourning. Cables were received from
Jews and Jewish organizations thru
out the world expressing regret.
Ben.Yahuda died before the COM
pletion of the homo being erected for
him with funds collected by his ad-
mircrs in the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
MAN HELD ON CHARGE
OF NUMBERING BABY
Says Shooting That K cd His Child
and Injured Wife Was Acc
dental.

llackensack, y. J Dec lS.--Joseph
NJ. i}ragard of Bog0ta, near here, was
held yesterday on a charge of murder
after the death of his seven months
old son, julius, from the effect of a
bullet wound In the stomach, inflicted
last night. Mrs. Bragard's wrist WAS
pierced by the same bullet that fatal
ly wounded the baby.
According TO the story told authori
tIyes by lragard, the shooting was
accidental, but police chief Charles
Winters, of Ilackensack, declared h,
was working with other officials on
evidence which he said he believed
would support the charge of murdai
brought against the father
Bracard told the police he was play
INK SOLITAIRE in his home when ;
revolver which he carried in his belt
caught in the chair and fell TO Tho
floor, the impact causing It to b'
discharged. The bullet, OF IS calihre
pierced the wrist of Mrs Bragard, a
rhn was leaning over the baby's Grad
L. nearby before entering the In
fants stomach.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
HERRIN TRIAL OPENS
SECOND WEEK TODAY
Prosecution Is Determined 10 Present
the Case Simply as One
of Murder.

Marion, H.. Dee. 1s---With four Of
the five defendants already pointed
out as having been seen with guns
during the Herrin riot, when 20 un-
armed non-union miners were slain,
the prosecution prepared to continue
the presentation of is case at the op-
ening Of the trial today.
curing the four days the court was
n session last week. score of wit
resscs described the attack on the
strip mne whel3 the trouble start
ed, the death march through Herrin Of
several hundred singing and shouting
men and boys who drove before them
six of the blood-stained prisoners, the
shooting down of the capt.vci and the
finding of the muti.ated bodies.
80 agonized was the expression of
despair on the faces OF the prisoners
that II botted everything from my
mind Deos Duty, states attorney,
quoted one OF his witnesses as saying
to explain his inab llty to Identify
members Of the mob.
Hntingly from the lips Of apparent.
,y reluctant and sometimes protesting
Witnesses most OF them farmers, or
m ners. and all but one long residents
OF the community aud thousands OF
neighbors OF the accused. the state
pieced together the story Of the trag
edy, never swerving from its announa-
ed determination TO present the case
simply as one OF murder and without
any connection with any labor dispute.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
ALL OF US COULD RIDE
UPON RUBBER TIRES
Automobiles Enough in the Country TO
Garry Populatin at Sans
Time

Washington. Dec. Is There are
enough motor vehicles in the United
States to take the entire population Of
the country Ter ride al the same
time. says the BGreau ot Public Roads
OF the Department of Agriculture. At
the beginning cd 1922 there were i.2
motor vehicles for each mile Of road
In the United States
ono hundred and twcnty vehicles
per minute was the rate at which mo-
tor vehicles passed a Bureau obsery.
ing station on trunk line highway in
Massachusetts, recently. This rate
was continued from noon TO ten p. m.
A tourist recently driving through
four states was required to buy four
different sets of lenses to make his
headlights comply with state rcgula
tions. In this the bureau sees great
need for more uniformity in highway
regulations
federal.aid highways placed under
construction in September amounted
to l,1S9 miles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
SUBSIDY FACES NEW FIGHT
Senate Opponents viii Try TO Side
track X Today.

Washington, Dec. 1S.--Administra-
tion leaders In the Senate will face n
battle to keep the shipping bill before
that body today, when IT will take
up Senator Norris motion to lay aside
the shipping measure and to take up
his bill designed to relieve agricultural
distress through creation of a Govern
ment capitalized corporation to buy
and sell farm products.
The motion viii b. opposed b.
Chairman Jones OF the Commerce
Committee. IN charge of the shipping
bin, and others who have been most
earnest in the support of that meas.
ure. and will be pressed by the almost
solid Democratic membership, the pro
grcssiyc Republican group and others
who favor action now for agricultural
relief
Both sidos said yesterday they
werg confident of success. Those sup
porting the Norris measure said they
would have at least half dozen
more than II majority. Their Oppon
ents said they were certain of enough
votes TO prevent substitution of any
agricultural relief not having more
support than the Norris bill.
Meanwhile the Senate Banking Com
lmittee will continue with its hearing.
Land study of the various rural credits
bills Its members hope to conclude
the hearings Wednesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
BIG REGISTRATION RUSH
Numbers from 10 to s28 Given Out on
First Day.

Montpelier. Dec. 1S-Ncw automo.
bile registration plates had been as.
signed from 100 to S2S at the close of
the first day OF registration yesterday
Plates were shipped out numbering up
to lG6 and others were given out
over the counter The plates are he
ing mailed in a now kind of envelopes
with pocketion the front in which
the car registration certificate and
operators license are slipped. the
name and address showing through a
window IN the front of the pocket
This system saves the tags which
have been rearrdngod in the secro.
tary of states automobile Office so
that applications viii 70 down the
line in order oxpeditiug the service.
The issuing of the plates in order of
receipt of application is OF great as.
sistance in giving service to the gen.
eral public In issuing their pla,cs rap.
idly, according to {. r. Pierce, chief
clerk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
METHODIST PARISH NEWS.

The Women's Homo and Womens
Foreign Missionary societies win hold
IA union meeting tonight at the home
OF Mrs. Arthur Greenwood, West Main
street
Tho December meeting of the off
cia board will be held this evening
in the church parlors.
Willis Stiokles will have charge OF
the class meeting Tuesday at 1880.
Glass for preparatory members will
be held at 4;15 Thursday
Feeding the Soul With Dollars is
the theme of the mid.wcek service
Thursday night
The Christmas party of the begin.
miners and primary departments is to
be held Saturday afternoon,
A "White Gift Christmas is being
observed by the church school and
parish this year. Unit leaders are dis
tributing cards with the plan of the
giving" Christmas to each member
OF the church These are to be re
turned, sealed, with gift of self
service or substance. or all as desir
ed and TO be presented by classes II
. special service at noon Christmas
sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
"PEP' AT MANCHESTER
Board Of Trade Pushing Several
Projects.

More than 40 members of the Man.
chester Board of Trade of Manches.
ter gathered Friday evening at Bat
tenbil inn for turkey dinner. Fol.
lowing the dinner, with President w.
f. Andrews in the chair, considerable
timc was spent in discussing various
topics of interest to the community.
Rev. Dumont Clarke OF Manchester
and l. n. Bartlett, manager OF the Co
operative Creamery association, were
voted into membership. The com.
munity skating rink committee re-
ported that the rink was an accom-.
plished fact and that il had already
been used considerably. The com.
mittcc plans to complete its work by
having an electric light at the shanty
and on the pond. The use of the land
has been donated by Rev. Dumont and
the water for flooding the rink is
given by the Manchester Water com.
pany. a. B, McNairy contributed the
FUNDS for huiiuing the shelter, so To
date no expense has fallen on the
board of trade
The committee on winter roads re.
ported that there was evident co
operation on the part of the select
men who would, in all probability, ar
range for snow rollers for use on the
roads this winter SO as to have them
at all tmics In good condition for auto
! mobile traffic The road committee
further reported that some progress.
was being made az to proper pr0tec
tion at the Westerman corner 1t Is
probable that Mr. Westerman and the
state road management will get to
gether to the end that a stone wall, II
harmony with Mr. Westerman's prop
erty, will be built next year instead
Of the standard white rails.
a committee was appointed to max,
plans for ladies' night for some tim,
this winter. A committee was also an
pointed to take up the matter of al
illustrated booklet of Mancheste
which would be issued without advel
tising matter and designed to be 70
safe at nominal price
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
WOULD ADMIT ALIENS
FOR INDUSTRIAL NEEDS
Commissioner Husband Says Nearly
as Many Laborers Left Lat
Year IS Game.

Washington Dec. 1S.-Immigrati0n
Commander Husband is quoted in the
current number of The Nations Busi-
ness, the organ of the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States as IA.
yoring modification of the immigra
tion law SO as to admit aliens who
would I'LL the industrial needs of the
country and who at the same time
possess qualities which would make
them desirable residents OF Ameri.
can communities.
The Commissioner, is opposed, how
ever, to opening the doors to all.
Il am OF the opinion he said,
that II would be entirely possible to
continue the basic number Of immi.
grants at minimum, and then pro
vide for notifications which would
meet the actual needs Of the nation.
"One Of the changes | have in mind
is the creation of some syst.m under
which the available supplies of labor
Of various kinds in foreign countries
would be constantly communicated TO
our government in order that when
there is in the United States an hon
est demand Tor abOr of Il certain
We may know where to turn for the
best possible people available to fill
that need.
In the last fiscal year 10000
aliens entered the United States, who
in their own countries had been Ia.
borers and servants. and 10000 who
bad followed similar occupations here
departed. so that practically nothing
was added TO the industrial man pow
sr OF the country during that year
In the first three months of the pres
ent fiscal year however. $1,000 aliens
of this class were admitted, and only
1900 departed. indicating that the
tide has turned and the present i'm
migation is contributing at least
something to the industrial forces of
the country"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
TO LIVE AT GREAT HARRINGTON
MIR. and Mrs. W. S. Boynton Move to
Massachusetts.

W. S. Boynton, who has Eeen a resi-
dent here for many years left Sun.
day with Mrs Boynton for Great Bar.
rington, Mass, where he has accept
cd position with the b. u. Rising
paper company,
When Mr. Boynton first came to
Bennington he was employed at the
First National Bank He resigned at
the bank to take over the grocery
store on Gage street now occupied by
Sausville 4 Thompson. Later he ac.
cepted the position at the Dry3dale
store which he has held for the past
three years
Through his courtesy and kindness
during all these years Mr.. Boynton
has made many friends and acquant.
ancos. as has also Mrs. Boynton. They
were the kind of people who help to
mako the community what It ought to
be ana they were willing and ready to
help in amy way.
The fellow employees at tho Drys.
dale store, as a token of friend shin,
presented Mr. Boynton with beautl
ful leather travelling bag, which was
filled with all kinds Of good luck and
we'll wishes in his new line OF work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
FULL TIME, FULL QUOTA,
BENNINGTON REPORT
"very / ttle Unemployment" Accord.
ing to Industrial Survey, in
November.

Washington, D.. G., Dec. 1S.-All
plants in Bennington are Operating
fun time and full quota according
to the November industrial survey of
the department of labor. This Month
ly survey gives special reports for
every city of Importance In the land.
In the Bennington summary II is al
so stated that there is very little un-
employment in Bennington" The re-
port says the building trades are ''ac.
tive, and closes with hopeful word
about the housing situation. as fol.
lows: Housing situation somewhat
relieved by the construction of mum
Der of houses"
As for the Vermont outlook as
whole IL is stated that employment
conditions are about normal through.
out the state" Granite plants 'in
most cases on part.time basis al
though the working forces in many
cases have been increased during the
past month. Lumber industry more
active than last month in certain sec
tions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
q PROBABLY LOST
IN LAKE TUG WRECK
Owners Now Admit the Reliance Car
ried Twenty-Five Passengers
Besides Her Grew.

Sault ST. Marie. Mich, Dec. IS
Twenty persons are missing
and are believed to have drowned or
died from exposure following the dis
aster which overlook the tug Reliance
when IL hit the rocks of Lizard Is
land four days ago This was the
fear expressed By officials of the Su-
peror Paper company. owner OF the
tug. who for the first time last night
stated that besides five members OF
the crew there were twenty-five pas
sengers aboard the tug.
Seven survivors OF the wreck are
here Two others, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Harten, cooks, were suffering 30 from
cold and exposure that they were left
al station OF the Algoma Central
Railroad for medical attention.
Capt y. a. Williams of this city
and six others who were forward.
took one life boat, while nine others,
including Mr.. and Mrs. ilarten. took
the other. The second boat drifted
several hours in the storm and was
blown ashore on the Canadian main.
line So miles from here.
1t Is pointed out that ii the mi,-
sing men reached Lizard Island IN
the storm they were without food II
they reached an island where there
were huts, the problem of fighting the
cold would not be 50 great. but being
without weapons their chapces of oh.
tanning enough food were declared to
be slender
The tug Grey late yesterday had
not reached the spot where the Re
lance sank according to wireless ad.
vices, but was still fighting the snow
storm. The wrecking tug Fayorito OF
ST. lgnace passed here at noon yester-
day to aid In the search.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
WOODROW WILSON FUND.
Trustees Hope 70 Complete 100000
Foundation by Dec. 29.

New York, Dec. is With more than
SS0O,0O0 contributed TO the Woodrow
Wilson foundation. the trustees hope
that the S1,O0O,0O0 fund Win he com.
pleted by Dec. ~, which is Mr. VII.
sons birthday. Thoy have made plans
for celebration 0. the inauguration
OF the fund, which will take place liz
April and be marked by meeting in
New York Washington and other
cities.
General Jan SHUTS of South Africa
has been invited to come to this coun.
try to. take part in the celebration.
General SHUTS was one OF the fore.
most advocates of the League ~ Na'
tions and Picturesque igure in the
war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
Bobbed Hair
PLEA cAMoUFLAGE,
SAYS LORDS DAY ALLIANCE

New York, Dec. IS. The Lords
Day Alliance, in statement Is
sued yesterday, over the sigma
tlre Of M. l.. Bowlby, general
secretary, voiced strong pro-
test against plans for opening
theatres along Broadway. New
Years Eve, as Il violation Of Sab
bath statutes. The statement
characterized as "camouflage' an
announcement that the perform
ances would be given for the ben
eft OF the Actors Fund Of Amer
lea.
"The Lords Day Alliance Of the
United States Is opposed TO the
opening Of the theaters on Sun
day and especially 50 under what
appears clear enough to be
camouflage of the real purposes
Of the Sunday opening
It was suggested that, If really
in the interest Of charity the per
formances be held on some other
day Of the week. Actors and ac-
tresses are opposed to Sunday
shows. says the statement. add
ing an appeal that the public
from humanitarian stand
point raise It's voice in protest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18

Warsaw Dec. IS Associated Pres).
Marshal Joseph Pilsudski, former
Provisional President OF Poland, has
been appointed Chief OF Stah OF the
Polish Army. lie replaces General ST.
korski, who has assumed the premier
ship.
Many arrests have been made, par
ticularly among the veterans OF Gen
eral Haller's army in connection with
disorders and suspected plots that
have assumed new seriousness
since President Narutowicz's assassin
alton Saturday. General IIaller him.
sen, when he entered the art gallery
Immediately after Narutowicz was
shot. was accused by Radical Dep
uty of being implicated In the shoot
ing. FIallers face turned livid and
he Immediately left the gallery.
NJ Sikorskl, on taking over the Pre-.
miership, ordered arrests among Hal.
ler's men and the detention OF Colonel
Haller lately has been used by the
Nationalist Party as counter influ-
ence in the army to Pilsudski.
There is general mourning through
out Poland owing to the assassination
of Narutowlcz. All entertainments
have been suspended.
The assassination has aroused the
sense of patriotic duty among all the
political parties, and there now is gen
eral coon aration for the maintenance
Of strict order.
The formation within Il few hours
OF new cabinet through the efforts
OF NJ. Rataj who automatically be
came president when Narutowicz was
assassinated and of General Sikorski
who was called to the premiership has
given the people feeling of security
The immediate summoning OF parlia
ment for next Wednesday to elect a
new president has strengthened this
feeling. and Pilsudski's appointment
as chief Of staff has given additional
assurance that all necessary trmness
will be shown by the heads of the
Government in this critical time.
The cabinet is being rapidly filled
and around the skeleton group oil
Ministers who took Office Saturday
night. The ministries that were not
filed are being operated for the pres
ent by the various men now holding
portfolios.
Newadomski. the assassin Of Presi
dent Narutowicz, who Is q painter
and 50 years old, was born in Warsaw
He was student at the Academic.
of Fine Arts in Petrograd and Paris
His mental arrangement is attribute,
to injuries sustained In an Mtomo
bile accident in 1918 which necessi
tated two trephining operations.
The murderer abandoned his ar
work and became active politically
several years ago, but his irrespons;
bilty caused him to be expelled from
two political parties. There seems t
be no doubt that he acted on his owl
sponsibility, without accomplices o
the knowledge OF any political group
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
REID, MOTION
PICTURE STAR, NEAR DEATH

Los Angeles. Dec. is. (By the
Associated Press Wallace Reid.
motion picture star, Is on the
verge of death, and for several
days has not been expected to live
according to Mrs. Reid.
Physicians describing his III.
ness, sald; Ills present Illness
has no connection with over in.
diligence In alcohol or narcotics
although such indulgences have
undoubtedly undermined hts
strength and system in months
gone by
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
i Somebody viii Devise Something Alarm the Puritans
WILL MAKE NO
SACRIFICES AS TO TERRITORY

Lausanne, Dec. Is (By the AS.
sociated Press Turkey demands
primarily absolute integrity Of
territory where the Turks are in
overwhelming majority and on
this question viii make no sacri-
fees lsmet pasha declared last
night in an address before the
Swiss society, the Friends OF
Turkey.
lsmet insisted that his country
would extend to the minority pop
ulations remaining in Turkey, all
the advantages recognized by the
recent Europea6 treaties. but he
warned that the introduction Of
any other exceptional stipulations
would be an inadmissible attack
upon Turkish sovereign rights.
No Turkish government could
ever accept such conditions be.
cause II would be "tantamount to
establishing state within a
state"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
DEATH RECALLS
WHITE SHOOTING
BY HARRY 7HAN|
Judge Fitzgerald, Who Presided
at First Trial, Died Today
RETIRED TEN YEARS AGO
Forced From Bench BY Nervous
Breakdown Due to
Long Strain

New York, Dec 1S.-(By the AS
sociated Press james Fitzgerald,
former justice of state supreme court
who presided at the first trial OF
Harry Kendall Thaw for the murder
Of Stanford White, died at his home
here last night at the age of II after
several years Of i'll health.
His retirement ten years ago was
forced by nervous breakdown at
tributed to the strain of the Thaw
trial
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
Card OF Thankn

| wish to take this opportunity OF
thank all the Fellow workmen of the
Eagle Square company, also the many
friends and neighbors who contribut.
ed to the substantial sum of money re
Gently given me.
William Mcdonald.
South salisbury. Vt, Dec, l6, 1922
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
WARSAW BECOMES
NORMAL; MART |AL
LAW IS ORDERED
Proclamation Brings Sense Of
Security to Polish Capital
MANY PUT UNDER ARREST
Complete Investigation Will be
Made Into Assassination
Of NarutoWicz

Warsaw, Dec. 1S.-(By Associated
Press, Martial law become effective
in Warsaw today by proclamation OF
the Polish cabinet Niewadomski
the crazod artist, who assassinated
President Narutowicz Saturday has
been held for trial by court martial.
He declares that he had no ac-
completes. Many others are in Gust
ody pending complete investigation
of the assassination. Among these
detained is Colonel Medelski once ad-
iutant general to general Paller.
Declaration Of martial law has added
10 the sense OF security felt by the
people.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
In the Old Days.

once upon u time there lived a
chorus girl who didn't care for an an.
tomobile. She wanted two or nothing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
WEATHER FORECAST.

raiy ard colder tonight Cold wave
II. day. probably followed by snow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-18
PRESIDENT ENDORSES
BONUS IF FINANCED

Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 1S.--A di-
rect message from President
Har,ing, plcdging his support to
q terh,oar eX-seryice nun, pro.
viaA 2cs Sss,. means OF imam
cling thsSscpsis Lfbs2unl was
presented ~ aFyA T.
Forbes, director OF fn. 3crans
Bureau at Washington, D4iore Il
joint conference Of National and
State executives OF the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars here yesterday
In the conference were the ma
tional officers and department
commanders OF the veterans or
ganization Immediately follow
ing Colonel Forbes address and a
discussion which resulted in
strong approval of sales tax, the
executive unanimously adopted
resolution endorsing a sales tax
with foodstuffs exempted as n
means OF raising the necessary
revenue to finance the bonus.