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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
Standing Of the Clubs.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

NJ. V. Morgan is spending a few
days in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gallagher and
Edward Baker recently motored to
Troy.
Mrs. Dorothy Canfeld Fisher of Ar
lngton was in town Tuesday after
noon.
Coming, Douglas Fairbanks in The
Nut" Opera House Friday and Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Bates OF
Manchester Center we're in town
Tuesday afternoon.
Coming: Thomas Meighan In "a
Prince There Was Harte Theatre
Friday and Saturday
Mrs. John Flynn. who underwent
an operation at the hospital last week
is getting along well.
Chris Sayas left today for Oswego
He will spend few days with rela'
tiyes there and in Syracuse.
Alice Lake in Kisses" and episode
of The White Eagle featuring
Ruth Roland Harte Theatre today
Frank Murphy has moved his fam
lily from 504 Gage street to the house
recently purchased at 706 Gage street
of f. ID. Moore.
Joseph Daley and Jesse Dunham Of
North Bennington and o. c. Decker
man of South SALISBURY recently
purchased Fordson tractors.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. A. Benoia and family
let this morning for their new home
in Montreal, Canada. Their house
hod goods were shipped Monday
Earl Darling has recently purchas
ed building lot of Robert Pilling on
Stafford street. Mr.. Darling plans &c
break ground at once for a bungalow
o. Il. S, regular meeting at O'Clock
tonight AS a new secretary Is to bC
elected, all members are requested tC
be present Other important bushes,
is so TO be transacted.
See how Betty disposes of the b
Kissed company for huge profit II
KISSES" starring Alice Lake; ant
episode Z of "The White Eagle star
ring Ruth Roland Harte Theatre to
day
Harry Myers, the leading man ii
Kisses is the life of the picture anC
with his inimitable manner causes
great deal of laughter. Alice LAX,
is the star Don't miss It. HART
Theatre today
In Doubling for Romeo" William
Rogers is cast as an Arizona cow
puncher who goes to Hollywood t
learn how love is made in the movies
II was produced to inspire volen
laughter Harte Theatre tomorrow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
THREATENING FIRE
AT H00SICK FALLS
Three Places Of Business Badly Dam
aged Before Danger Was
Averted

A fire which for time threatened
to wipe out every business place on
the corner of Church and John
streets, Hoosick Falls, broke out
shortly before I o'clock Monday night
and required the united efforts of the
entire fire department to combat It,
Three business places Wre badly
damaged before the flames were
placed under control through the
hard work Of the fremen. These
places were, the three story wood
block Of A Hassan on Church street,
the office of The Hoosick Press, a
weekly paper, located on John street
and the blacksmith shop of J. David.
son, located on the same street.
The Hassan building on Church
street, is occupied on the lower floor
by the fruit and produce store of
Mr.. Hassan. The second floor is oc.
cupied by the barbershop of Walter
Rankin and the living quarters OF
Mr.. Hassan. The top floor is occupied
by Mrs. Bartling and family. Some
things from the barber shop and the
living quarters of Mr.. Hassan were
carried TO places Of safety,
The contents OF the fruit store
suffered from water and smoke, the
rear end of the building being burned
entirely off The office OF the Hoo
sick Falls Press on John street also
suffered heavily The windows in
the rear end OF the building were
burned through and some Of the clap.
boards on this end of the building
were bad charred. The contents OF
the stock room were ruined by water
and the presses were also damaged
by water. The upper portion % Cie
building. occupied by the blacksmith
shop Of j. Davidson on John street,
was also seriously damaged,
II was only due TO the excellent
work Of the firemen that the entire
business section OF Church and John
street corner was saved from being
completely burned, The firemen were
repeatedly hampered in their work
by bursting hose, there being more
than six lengths that burst during
the progress Of the fire, The fire
started in the garage Of A. Hassan,
which is located in the rear of his
store, and II is said that 1t was
caused by the explosion OF gaso.
Inc storage tank Mr.. Hassan's auto
truck which was in the building at
the time was completely destroyed,
SO large was the crowd that gath.
cred on the scene Of the fire in a
few minutes after tie alarm had
been sounded. that II was necessary
to establish fire lines. Last nights
fire was the third in Hoosick Falls
wthin three days, Early yesterday
morning the grocery store of Hayden
x Powers was destroyed and Satur'
day evening a tenement house owned
by Elisha Hurd was badly damaged
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
WOMAN SUSPECTED
OF MANY MURDERS
Three Husbands, All Carrying Life
Insurance, Died Under Mys-
terious Circumstances

Cleveland, o., May 3.-Acting upon
orders of County Prosecutor Edward
c. Stanton, Coroner A. D. Hammond
today exhumed the body OF man
buried here. and to examine 1t for
traces Of poison, which II found, is ex-
pected 10 result in the prosecution OF
q woman for a series Of murders com
mitted for $1,000 insurance.
The postmortem examination was
ordered following the questioning of
the woman, who is being held in
county jail on charges which have no
connection, with the murders, Coro
ner Hammond said the investigation
probably would take several day3.
The woman under suspicion is
known to have been married five times
and recently is said to have acquired
her sixth husband. Three Of her hus
bands, Prosecutor Stanton said, died
under mysterious circumstances.
In addition, he said, two ch h'ldren
by her first marriage, died from what
was claimed to be accidental poison
ing. The woman was divorced from
her frt two husbands. Her third
husband died In Pittsburgh In March
1917. and her fourth in the same city
in 1919, Stanton said. The children
also died in that city.
The third husband. Stanton said
carried $1,000 insurance. while the
fourth was insured for $1,000.
Her fifth husband was q former
soldier. She married him in Pitts
burgh seven months after the death
OF her fourth husband and came here
to live. He died suddenly about a
year ago, leaving government insur
ance Of $4,000 Efforts to have this
increased 10 $4,000 failed.
The woman claimed that death IN
this instance was due to her hus
bands afaiction with gas, and nC
physician was called, Stanton said
No traces OF disability in the gov
ernment records of this man could bC
found. according to Stanton
The suspicious circumstances were
reported TO Prosecutor Stanton by
officials OF the Red Cross which
since her arrest, has been caring fol
two children of the woman by hel
second husband.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
LEscoRD TO THE CHAIR
Murderer Of Aged storekeeper to Be
Electrocuted

Montpelier, May Elm the supreme
court yesterday William Lescord OF
South Ashburnham. Mass, deserter
from Camp Dix N. j.. one of the two
men who killed George Race Gas
setts storekeeper, May 5, 1921, was
sentenced TO death by electrocutlo
on some day beginning May Z.
The murder was committed by Les
cord and William Gibson of Seymour
Tenn, also a deserter. Gibson was
found guilty Of murder in TIE secont
degree by a Jury in Windham county
court late last September and was
sentenced to life imprisonment by
Judge Frank L. Fish at Newfane.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
VOTE TO RESTORE MARKER
On Site Of Continental storehou3e at
Old Bennington

The ladies' Of the d. A. r. held a
regular meeting yesterday afternoon
at Cne home of Mrs. w. j. Meagher,
OLD Bennington.
Miss Jennie Valentine, who was a
delegate to the recent national confer
ence at Washington. gave a careful
and interesting report Of that gather
ing. A nominating committee was
appointed to secure officers for the
next annual meeting which will be
held In June.
No other special business was tran
sacted, other than a vote to restore
the marker which stands on the green
far from the Bennington monument
on the spot where the continental
storehouse stood in colonial days.
Historical students will remember
that this ammunition center was the
objective of General Baum's expedi-
ton which resulted in the battle of
Bennington August 16, 1777.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
Former Plant of Metal Edge Box
Company Destroyed
MANUFACTURING PAPER
Had Been Running on Reduced
Schedule and Employing
80 Men

Readsboro, May Sire OF unknown
origin late yesterday afternoon de-
stroyed the paper mill formerly
owned by the National Metal Edge
Box company and the power house OF
the New England Power company.
The loss is estimated at from $4,000
to 100000.
The fire started in a passage way
between two buildings OF the paper
mill When discovered, it had gained
considerable headway. The volun-
teer fire department was able to make
little headway in fighting the flames.
Famed by high wind, they soon
spread TO the power station behind
the paper mill The power house was
comparatively small, having but one
unit Most of the machinery was
saved.
The plant was equipped with auto
matte sprinklers. These worked prop
erly, but were inadequate to control
the blaze.
The paper mills were purchased by
the New England Power company a
few years ago, after the National
Metal Edge Box company lost its
dam. The power company bought
for the waterpower rights. II was
necessary to purchase the plant in
order to secure these. 1t had since
e. operated by the Valley Develop
llent company.
The paper plant was composed OF a
number of buildings. Some OF them
were OF frame construction. others
were built OF brick.
The part Of the plant in which
the fire started was remote from the
boiler and engine room. No one was
working in that section OF the estab-
lishment The fire had been burning
some time when discovered.
The plant has been working on a
reduced schedule for some time. II
was employing about 80 men. When
rum ng at capacity II employed some
Cling more than 100. The stock on
hand was small The loss was chiefly
equipment. The buildings and machin-
cry were insured. Last night the fu-
ture policy Of the Power company was
undetermined.
Th2 towns fire protection system
consists Of hydrants. The depart
ment Is purely volunteer. No men
are on duty at the engine-house nor
mally.
Seeing that the mills were doomed,
the firemen devoted most Of their
energies to salvaging what machinery
1t was possible TO save and to pro-
tecting neighboring buildings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
MEN OF MANY LANDS
GRIEYE FOR CROKER
Funeral OF Former New York City
Political Leader to Be Held
Thursday

Dublin, May 81 (Associated Press.
The funeral of the late Richard
Croker will be held at 1920 Thurs
day forenoon at G.encairn castle.
The burial will be in the vault on
the Glencairn grounds.
Messages OF coincidence continue
TO pour in from various parts of the
world. They include kilograms from
Sir Thomas Upton, Arthur Griffith,
president OF Dali Eireann and T.lom-
as Smith, secretary Of Tammany hall,
New York city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
COMING ELKs BALL
Brilliant Social Event on Evening of
May 10.

The committee in charge promises
that lie many Bennington people
who are expecting an exceptionally
good time at the second Annual Elks
ball next week Wednesday evening
will not be disappointed.
The concert at $3.50 by a teu-piece
orchestra under the direction of
lita will be one OF the special fea.
lures Of the program
Preparations for the entertainment
Of large crowd are being made and
the committee hopes to be able to
avoid The least confusion.
Luncheon will be served during
intermission by Harry Morris of
Kandyland.
Admission to the ball will be $3.50
which Includes war tax; extra fades,
S110. There will be an extra charge
for luncheon.
All preparing TO attend are request
ed TO remember that the grand
march will positively be under way
at o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
MURDER HUNT IN VERMONT
Massachusetts Officers May Seek
Slayer Of Brewster in This State

Winchester, Mass, May 2-Chiei
William r. McInto'h of the local po
lice department has returned from
New Hampshire where he has been
working on the murder OF Ralph W
Brewster, the ASSISTANT station agent
of the Winchester station OF the Bos
ton & Maine Railroad, who was SHOT
and killed more than a weGI ago.
There appear to be no new devel
opments In the case in New Hamp
shire Of interest to the local officers
Chief Mcintosh may go to Vermont
today to look up certain things in
connection with the murder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
LOTUS oUARTETTE GUESTS
Assisted In Work Of Mt. Anthony
Lodge Last Night.

Mt Anthony lodge, f. and A. NJ
conferred the third degree last night
with the assistance of the Lotus
Quartette OF Boston and the affair
was perhaps the finest and most in.
teresting ever held at the Masonic
temple.
The singing OF the quartette in con
nection with the degree work was
wonderfully fine and enjoyed by an
attendance that filled the hall. includ-
ing parties from North Adams, Man
chester and Arlington. One Of the
best features OF the evening was the
address to the candidates by Rev w.
G., Towart, Master.
Previous to the exercises a supper
was served by the ladies of the East.
ern Star to nearly l50 Masons. The
Lotus quartette is to sing tonight at
the Baptist church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03

Indianapolis, Ind, May 3.-Com-
pilation OF slightly more than one
third Of the vote casI in yesterdays
primary election, gives Albert ]. Bev-
eridge lead of 4771 votes over Sena
tor Harry S. New in the contest for
nomination as United States senator
on the republican ticket.
The vote Is slow in coming in ow.
ing to the long ballots in most OF the
municipal centers, and 1t is difficult
to estimate as the scattering pre-
cincts represent figures in the main
from indianapolis, where New last
night was running at a better ratio
than In the rural districts.
Owing To the large number Of can
didates running for county office
nominations, the ballots were unusu.
ally long, containing 500 names IN
some counties
Both the New and Beveridge head
quarters, in whose race for the Re
publican nomination for Senator. the
chief interest centered, professed en-.
tire confidence in the result and Cie
managers reiterated their respective
claims to victory by large majorities.
Supporters OF former Governor Raj.
ston continued their clans that Ie
had won the Democratic nomination
for Senator by a large majority.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
SCHENECTADY MAN
MAY BE OUT $4,000
Alleged to Have Been Victim OF In.
ternatlonaI Crooks Arrested
in Paris

Paris. May 3 (By the Associated
Press) the arrest here last
night of John Pinohott and Arthur
Ernest Cox, the French police claim
10 have ended the activities OF two
international crooks
One of the latest fields in which
the pair is claimed to have operated
extensively is New York state and
one of the victims, according to the
police, is a wealthy citizen Of Sche-
nectady to whom pinchott and Cox
are alleged to have sold an option
on a gold mine for 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
FLOOD VICTIMS
RECEIVE RELIEF
FROM RED CROSS
Six Thousand Homeless Gather
in Refugee Camps
PROVISIONS NOW ON HAND
Supplies Reaching Stricken Dis.
tricts Today Sufficient
for 10 Days

New Orleans, May 3 (By the Asso-
ciated Press). Threatening condi.
tions in the flooded areas of the At
chafalaia river district, where It Is
estimated six thousand persons have
been made homeless, are being inves-
tigated by Red Cross officials.
The situation in the refugee camps
established for inhabitants driven
from the flooded areas in Concordia,
Cathaloua and Tensas parishes was
relieved today with the arrival Of
provisions sufficient for 5000 persons
during a period OF ten days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
GET 80 CENTS FOR WOOL
Million Pounds Of IDAHO Clip Sold for
100 Per Cent More Than Last Year.

Salt Lake City, May 3.-The Sho.
shone, Idaho, wool Clip has been said
by a pool headed by Senator Frank
X. Gooding and his brother Frank w.
Gooding, at an average price of 80
cents a pound to the B. Harris Wool
Co.. OF st. Louis and Salt Lake City
II was announced yesterday. The clip
consisted of 100000 pounds. The
prices paid are more than 100 per
cent higher than last year. it was
stated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
PASTOR COMMITS SUICIDE
Was About 10 Be Arrested for Vlo
lating Mann Act.

stambaugh, Miss, May S.-Rev.
Henry Brockman, pastor of the Ger.
man Lutheran church here commit.
ted suicide here today when an Off.
Ger called with a warrant to take him
to Marquette the county seat, where
he was to be tried on the charge of
having violated the Mann act.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03

William Fontentau the local plumb
er is working on the sewer line that
connects the Putnam house with the
main. Water under high pressure
from the hydrants seemed to have
no effect in removing an obstruc.
tion. The trouble was located this
noon in the driveway between the
hotel and the building In which the
Berkshire street railway office Is To-
Gated. Laborers are exoayating THAT
section this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
GEN. EDWARDS IN STATE
Speaks at Founders Day Exercises a,
University Of Vermont.

Burlington, May "A detachment
of troops from Fort Ethan Allen, Col.
George Williams commanding. vel.
coined Maj, Gen. Clarence II. Ed.
wards, commander of the first corps
area, on his arrivel here this morn.
ing for the exercises in connection
with Founders day at the University
OF Vermont General Edwards was
to deliver an address on the Training
of the Youth of the Country for Citi
zenship.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
Tho End.

"Tll never ask another girl to marry
me as long as live" groaned the un.
happy fellow. what Refused agalnf"
asked his sympathetic friend. mo, &c.
cepted, you fool !"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
RETURNS
PLACE BEVERIDGE
IN 'front.' OF NE v
Race for Senatorial Nomination
in Indiana Close
NEW LEADING IN CITIES
Large Number Of Names on Bal
lot Is Resulting in Slow
Count

Indianapolis, Ind, May (By the
Associated Press with nearly half
the precincts in the state reported,
Albert ]. Beveridge was leading Sen.
ator New in the race for the Repub-
lican senatorial nomination by over
eilhty-fYe hundred votes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03

When men talk together 1t is OF
price at which things con be sold (;
women talk of prices at which things
can be bought.-Atchlson Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

New York 6, Boston 3.
Cincinnati 8, Pittsburg 2.
Other teams not scheduled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
ADA JONES DEAD
Prominent Comedy Star Died in
North Carolina Hospital,

Rocky Mount, N. G., May -. 9.-Ada
Jones, prominent comedy star, died
here last night in a local hospital,
following a brief Illness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain tonight. Thursday unsettled,
probably showers. Not much change
in temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YeoterdaY's Results

New York -, Boston 6.
Cleveland 10. Chicago 6.
Detroit 8, st. Louis l.
Philadelphia II, Washington 2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03

Dublin, May 3,--The Irish Republi-
can irregular army forces which
seized the Kildare Street Club and
other buildings were still in posses
sion yesterday and giving no signs
OF any intention to relinquisl their
hold
From the border came an announce
ment that carload Of Ulster Spec.
ials had been fired on by a crowd Of
200 southerners at the County Bridge,
near Fermanagh. 1t was feared the
Specials were about to destroy the
bridge, but they failed to do so, re-
crossing the border Wien the mill
tary was summoned to oppose them.
Ships are entering and leaving the
port as usual, but the seizure of the
Port Board buildings has made it i'm
possible to collect shipping dues.
This fact is embarrassing the Port
Board in the payment of wages OF its
staff, which numbers more than
1000 men.
The Kildare Street Club has been
fortified to resist any attack. The TAX
ing over OF the Masonic buildings is
the source of irritation to the more
wealthy section of the population.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
WAGES INDICATING
BETTER CONDITIONS
National Industrial Conference Board
Reports Increases in Sew
era Lines

New York, May 3.-The national
Industrial conference board, an or
ganization OF emp oyers, in state
ment Monday night asserted that, for
the first time in many months. slight
wage Increases had been reported in
several industrial centers.
These increases" the statement
continued, may be taken as indica-
tive partly OF better conditions In
the plants concerned and partly Of
the greater demand for labor. In
spite of the fact that large numbers
are unemployed reports of scarcity
Of labor come from several industrial
sections, mainly in the Middle West.
The shortage is almost entirely Of
semlskilled and skilled help.
Wage reductions are less frequent,
which would indicate that the wage
defation movement in factories and
mills is nearing level commensu-
rate with prevail ing cost Of living
prices. In such basic industries as
coal mining and railroad transpor.
tation, however, wages are still at
the peak and much above those pre-
yaillng in factories"
Washington, May Pronounced
increase OF activity was noted in
many basic lines OF industry
throughout the country during April,
according to the monthly review Of
general business and financial con
ditions issued BY the Federal Re.
serve Board.
The activity was particularly no
ticeable in the automobile industry.
Iron and steel were more active,
many important copper mines re-
opening and tle automobile trade
showing a decided gain. Active de-
mand for building material, the
board found, had favorable effect
upon the metals and other lines Of
industry while the lumber industry
notably expanded operations.
In cotton textiles, however, the
month was much less encouraging.
widespread strikes In TIE New Eng.
land districts reducing mills actv.
ity although In the southern district
mills generally continued TO operate
close to capacity.
Aside from voluntary unemploy-
ment, resulting from strikes, the
board stated a decided increase in
the number of employees at work
was noted while the wholesale and
retail trade reflected to some extent
the Improvement in the. industrial
situation. Prices continued rela.
lively stable, Willie financially the
month showed the same tendencies
as during March and February.
But for labor disturbances" the
| board said, the industrial out ook
wou be pronounced definitely good
with evident promise OF improvement
even in those directions, such as for
eign trade, in which heretofore pros
lpects have been unsatisfactory"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
ATTACK ON DERRY
BARRACKS BEATEN
Off BY OFFICERS
Constable Killed and Sergeant
Wounded
DUBLIN ON ANXIOUS SEAT
Seizure of Port Board Buildings
Hampers Dispatch of
Shipping
DUBLIN ON ANXIOUS SEAT

Belfast, May (By the Associated
Press)-A large number Of armed
men rushed the Royal Irish constaDu'
larry barracks at BeliagS1a, South
Derry last night and fired several
shots at the occupants. A constable
was killed and sergeant was wound
ed
The police returned the fire with
unknown results and captured two
members OF the attacking party
Ali telegraph and telephone com
munication with County Derry was
cut off today.