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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
SHAKEUP IN PRINT SHOP
EXPLAINED BY MELLON
Secretary Says Recent Changes We're
Made Because Of Uncovered
lnefficiency.

Washington, April 4.-Reorganiza-
tion Of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing through the executive order
issued last Friday by President Hard
ing removing James l.. Wilmeth, It's
director, and twenty-eight other Off
Gals, was explained yesterday on the
grounds Of efficiency" by Secretary
Mellon No charges involving the
honesty OF any Of the dismissed bu.
reau officials have been filed, the
Treasury secretary stated.
Mr. Melons explanation of the
sweeping changes made in the admin.
istrative personnel of the bureau was
the first official light thrown upon the
Presidents action. since the announce
ment Of the order at the White House.
Meanwhile. speculation has been rife
IN official circles over the sudden re-
moyal of the officials. and resolutions
were introduced in both the Senate
and House yesterday seeking to elicit
further information from the Presi-
dent.
Reorganization OF the bureau heads,
according to Secretary Mellon, came
as a elimination OF a number OF inyes-
tigations into the operation OF the
plant following complaints as to it.
efficiency OF operation.
ASS stant Secretary Of the Treasury
Wadsworth, Mr.. Mellon said, made a
number of Investigations Of the bureau
as did other Treasury officials, while
Director Of the Budget Dawes brought
A. r. Barnes on from Chicago to look
into the efficiency Of the output Of the
plant. Mr. Barnes, he declared was
the proprietor OF an engraving estab.
lishment somewhat approaching the
magnitude of the government plant
and was considered an expert on the
subject
These various investigations made
from time to time, Mr. Mellon con
tinued. disclosed conditions In the bu-
reau warrauting the changes Waste
was found. he said losses to the gov
ernment running into large sums be-
cause of sheets of paper being spoiled
in the new presses, lack Of upto-date
methods for keeping plates and other
unsat sfactory conditions,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
ORGANIZERS BUSY IN
BIG TEXTILE STRIKE
Interest centers in Efforts TO Union.
ize 10000 Workers In Law.
rapca Mace
renee, Mass.

Boston, April 2,-For the moment
observers Of the New Eng and textile
strike are focusing their attention on
the big mill center of Lawrence. The
strike, which began In Rhode Island
in January and spread to New Hamp-
shire and isolated points in Massa-
chusetts in the middle OF February, is
only week old in the most easterly
Of the mill cities on the Merrimack
river. Because the strikers there are
largely unorganized there is more Of
fee ing o. uncertainty than in Man.
chester and Nashua, y. H., farther up
the river, and in the Pawtucket and
Blackstone valleys OF Rhode Island
where under the direction Of union
leaders the striking operators have
settled down almost into a routine.
Two unions are trying to organize
! the Lawrence strikers. estimated to
number about 10000 in seven mills.
Leaders of the One Big union, after
being refused cooperation by the
heads of tie United Textile Workers
of America, are attempting to swell
their ranks and laying plans for inde.
pendent strike conduct. Thomas f.
Mcmahon, president OF the United
! Textile Workers, has made Lawrence
his headquarters for New England.
I Olthe Lawrence milh, which i'm the
strike was called last Monday because
of 20 per cent reduction two were
closed early last week. The other
I five including the largest p ant, the
Pacific mills, kept a part Of their ma.
ch'nery in operation throughout the
week and announced that they would
/ be open tomorrow. In addition to the
strikers, 1000 operatives are idle in
Lawrence because of the closing of
the Arlington mills, which did not an.
Inounce any wage reduction but attrib.
I uted its indefinite shutdown to unfav.
orable market conditions.
In Rhode Island the ANA 'gamated
4 Textile Workers, in charge OF the
strike in the Pawtucket valley. are
concentrating their efforts on trying
to establish their right to have as
many pickets as they want at any OF
the mills. They have started a test
case by submitting to the arrest of
two Of their leaders in order to bet
before the courts the question wheth.
or the police or the national guard
officers on duty In the valley have any
statutory authority for enforcing a
rue that in certain cases only three
men shall be allowed to picket a mill.
Leaders o. the United Textile Work.
ers who have recently led delegations
Of Blackstone valley strikers to the
state house in Providence to watch
proceedings in the Senate with regard
to a 4S.hour bill before that body are
seeking 70 have the Senate galleries
reopened to them on their last visit
Lieutenant Governor Gross barred
them from these galleries on the
ground that they had disturbed the
session on a previous appearance
Aside from active organization and
fund raising by the United Textile
Workers, the last week has developed
little of interest in connection with
the strike In New Hampshire.
No effort at med alton is under way
in any of the three states and pros.
poets Of a strike settlement appear
remote. About 10000 operators are
now idle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
WILLIAMS NINE GOING SOUTH
Baseball Men Will Practice at New.
ark, Del.

Williamstown. April 4.-The VIII
liams baseball squad OF twenty-five
will leave tomorrow for Newark, Del,
where Coach Jack Coombs will devote
the Easter recess to week of inten'
slve drills. On the way home the
nne will stop at New York on April
-. meeting Columbia in the opening
game of the season.
At Newark the diamond OF the Uni
versity of Delaware Will he used by
the Purple Squad in its daily drills.
Frequent practice games with the Del
aware nine also are planned. VII
liams will play no regular contests on
its southern trip this year,
Present indications are that VIII
llams will be represented by the
strongest nine of recent years All
but two of last years team are avail
able and in addition Ruether, who
was ineligible last season, will play
either in the outheld or behind the
bat A couple of freshmen also have
shown promise. Richmond varsity
nryt sacker, who has been i'll, is eX-
10 he in shape to hold down
his old place, with Captain Hoyt at
second aud 0 Brien at third.
Ward, who covered third year ago
Is out with an injury at present
Boynton, Monjo Buck Mallon and
Bixby are some OF the outlielders from
last years squad In Gregory ana
Holmes the Purple has two veteran
hurlers. while Bernhard, freshman
has also shown up well in the cage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
RANSOM FOR CENTER
Rutland Coach Picks Him As Best In
Vermont

The following selection for an "all
scholastic basketball team has been
made for the sporting department OF
the Herald by Coach Harold /. OBrien
Of the Rutland high school, a recog.
n'zed authority at the game in this
state Boiselle. Cathedral high school,
Young, Hardwick, forwards; Ransom.
Bennington, center; Katz, Burlington,
and Nanfreda Rutland guards.
My choice of center falls to Ran.
som OF Bennington high school and I
sincerely believe the big blond youth
deserves the honor. Youthful in age,
yet man in size and strength he
seemed to plow his way through and
come up wherever the ball chanced to
be.
"a person has to see him in action
to realize his abil ty. | had an op-
portunity OF looking through the Of
fetal score book of the Bennington
high school team and for the life Of
me can't see why they have been in
curing the additional expense OF car.
rying four other Players on their trips.
Ransom averaged about eight baskets
per game, going as high as 10 or IL
on several occasions. a person might
thn that a high scorer like that
would break up team play, or permit
his opponent TO run wildly, but such
was not the case Ransom usually
started the combination play himself
and he was most generally found at
its termination, too,-Rut'and Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
PRINCIPAL SMITH SPEAKS
North Adams Educator Addresses
Bennington Teachers.

Principal Smith o. North Adams
Normal school addresses the Ben.
ninglon Teachers association last
evening at the regular monthly meet
ing in the high school. He took as
his theme The Teacher and the
New Day He brought out the i'm.
portant relation between teachers and
pupils and how the former can best
keep themselves fitted to meet the
great advances in every line OF edu.
cation which are continually super.
ceding present systems and methods.
Music was furnished by the ladies'
quartette composed Of Dr. Claire
A. Goodere, Miss Bessie Kinne. Mrs.
James Martin and Mrs. r. w. At.
we !. The program closed with re.
freshments.
This was by far the best and most
interesting of the winter. 1t was
given under tie supervision of the
teachers Of the Cora b. Whitney
school,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
BOOZE SMUGGLERS WILL
RUN GREATER RISK
Government Plans More Rigid Control
OF Traffic on Niagara
River.

Buffalo, April AT a conference
here yesterday between Roy n Hay.
nes, national commissioner, and
Ralph A. Day, federal prohibition di.
rector for New York, plans will be
made for a more vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war the government has
begun against the rum runners on
the-Niagara frontier
General Agents Thomas and lie.
caron who came to Buffalo three
weeks ago have completed a com.
prehensiye survey Of the smuggling
situation along the Niagara and IL
is said the survey will be used as
the base upon which the prohibition
officials will construct their plans
for putting the smugglers out Of
business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
BIG MONTREAL CHURCH BURNS
Sacred Heart" Structure Destroyed
Loss Of $5oo,ooo.

Montreal, April 4.-The Church of
the Sacred Heart, one of the largest
religious structures in the city yester-
day was destroyed by fire with loss
Of S50O0OO Scores of spectators mar
rowly escaped death when the 175 foot
spire crashed The crowd had broken
through police lines, when the steeple
was seen to sway, Then came mad
dash for safety.
Yes terdays blaze was the second
within a few days to raze Canadian
church. The million dollar Basilica of
ST Anne de Beahpre was destroyed
last week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
.13 ARISTOCRATS
PROCLAIM otto Il.
KING Of HUNGARY
Admit Prince Temporarily Bar
red from Coronation
APPONYI AT HEAD OF LIST
Cardinal Czerboch also Declares
Otto's Right to the
Throne

Budapest, April 4 (By the Associat.
ed Press)-A legit!mists proclamation
declaring that with the death OF
Charles, Otto II is king Of Hungary,
though temporarily prevented from
coronation" has been issued with the
signatures of 10 aristocrats.
The list Of signatures is headed with
the name Of Count Albert Apponyi.
Cardinal Czerboch, primate Of Hun
gary, has said that in his opinion Otto
has become king.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
FILLS POST MADE
VACANT BY DEATH
OF SHAUGHNESSY
Paul Henderson to be Second AS
sistant Postmaster General
REPORT AT WHITE HOUSE
Predecessor One Of Victims of
Knickerbocker Theatre
Disaster

Washington, April g. (By the Asso-
ciated Press President Harding will
send to the senate the nomination of
Paul Henderson Of Chicago as second
assistant postmaster general, it was
learned at the whitehouse today.
The prospective appointee is son.
in-law of Chairman Madden of the
appropriations committee of the house
and succeeds to the post made vacant
by the death OF Edward H. Shaugh.
messy, one OF the victims Of the
Knickerbocker theatre disaster.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
BURGLAR THREW AWAY
LOOT; WON'T PEACH"
Grllled for Hours He Refuses TO Dis
close ldent ty Of His Com.
panions,

New York, April Am effort was
made yesterday by police to wrest
from Eugenio Diaset the identity of
the three men who accompanied him
Sunday into the Washington Square
home of Albert r. Shattuck, fnan-
cier, where they bound and gagged
Mr. and Mrs. Shattuck and their
seven servants and pillaged the house
of jewelry valued at more than 1901
GOO.
Diaset was captured as he fed
across Washington Square. He had
flung his oyercoat containing $4,000
of the loot into the street. Though
grilled for hours at police headQuar-
ters last night, he steadtastly refused
to name his companions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
MOUNTAIN OF COAL
GOING UP IN SMOKE
Pile Weighing 215,ooo Tons Ahre and
No Way Of Putting It

Pittsburgh, April 1.-Two hundred
and fifteen thousand tons OF coal at
Clarion are burning and all effort
to extinguish the fire are in vain : ne
cause o. the fire is not known.
The huge mass-4,300 carloads
is forty-fve feet high and Is ow, I
by the Carnegie Steel Company.
The coal is nut size and is used by
the Koppers By-Products Company,
which extracts chemicals and dyes
from it. Before it is piled the coal
Is crushed and because OF this II
lies N compact mass, which is i'm
peryious to water.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
FAMINE IN CAUCASUS
Armenian Patriaroh's Plea for 10000
Starving Near Erlvan.

Constantinople, April 4.-Mgr
Zayen, Armenian patriarch here, has
sent a message to 500 American tour
lists as they let here for the Holy
Land. In which he asserted that 2OO,'
900 persons in the vicinity OF Eriyan
alone are starving and that famine
is raging in the Caucasus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
to Commodity
MISS IRENE POST
Had Lived in Bennington More Than
Hat Century.

Hal Century.
Miss Irene Post, aged 65 years,
passed away this morning after a
rather long illness.
She was born in Georgia, VT, the
daughter Of Frank and Harriet Post.
A few years later her people moved
to Bennington and Miss Post had
since cont nued to make her home in
this town.
She had been employed at various
times in the Bradford and lockwood
m lis and other local knitting estab-
llshments.
Miss Post spent the best years OF
her life supporting her aged and in.
firm parents. The deceased was a
faithful member of the Methodist
church She leaves no brothers or
sisters. The nearest relatives are
cousins who live in Oregon and
Michigan.
The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. w. G..
Towart will oficiate in the absence
Of Rev. James A. Perry. Burial will
be in Hinsdillyille cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
NOT IN WHITE SLAVE PACT
Cannot Sign It, Says Hughes, But Is
In Full Sympathy.

Geneva, April g. (Associated Press)
The United States Government is un
abe to sign the white slave convention
drawn up by the last Assembly of the
League OF Nations. as 1t conflicts with
the police regulations Of certain States
in the Union.
The American Government, however,
is in full sympathy with the object Of
the convention and Congress has pass.
ed laws to the same end, Secretary of
State Hughes points out in his note
to the league.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
CHITA SOLDIERS
BEATEN IN FIGHT
WITH JAPANES Sc
Siberians Resent Order to Give
up Their Arms
INVADERS ARE ATTACKED
Dispatch to Toxic From Vladi-
vostok Says 80 Natives
Were Killed
INVADERS ARE ATTACKED

Toxic, April (By the Associated
Press "A special dispatch from
Vladivostok reports a clash between
Japanese troops and forces of the
Chita government.
The fight followed an attack upon
the Japanese near Spassk, about a
hundred miles from Vladiyostok.
The Japanese had made demand
that the latter dlsarm. The demand
was resented and force of 500 at
tackled the Japanese. The Chita sol
diers wree repulsed with loss Of so
killed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
CLAIMS MOHAWK TRAIL RECORD
Mrs. George Harris Says Motorcycle
First Vehicle to Negotiate Pass

Editor Of the Banner 1t was stated
in the Saturday Evening Banner that
the Mohawk trail, said to have been
closed to traffic since January 2, was
opened on March "a by three Essex
cars The honor of being the first
motor vehicle to negotiate the trail
this year belongs to the Harley-David-
son motorcycle The entire distance
from Greenfield to North Adams,
Mass, thence to Bennington, Vt, was
trayersed on March Is by Mr. and Mrs.
George Harris of North Bennington
with a 1921 Harley, equipped with
side car. The drifts were at least
four feet deep in several places, An
Overland car, deserted by six Adams
young men, was found in the middle
of the road embedded in snowdrlit.
The young men had given up hope or
extricating their car and were walking
the remainder OF the distance TO
Charlemont. 1t was necessary TO
place planks on the drifts beside the
auto and to drive past the car on
these. This was the most difficult
feat OF the trip.
Sincerely,
Mrs. George Harris
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
FIND BROTHER ALIVE
Telegram Had Said He Was Dead
Went West to Get "Body.'

Brandon. April Charles and vii
lam Rowe, who went to Michigan eX'
pecting to bring back the body of their
brother. John Rowe, whose father,
James Rowe. had received telegram
announcing the death arrived only to
find John alive and well. The man
who had died was Thomas Tennien,
formerly OF pittsford Charles Rowe
identified the body, which was buried
there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
STRIKING MINERS
CUT HIGP TT:.s;sAl T!.!!.s '::..'!l ~.
ELECTRIC WIRES
First Disorders Reported from
Western Pennsylvania
STATE POLICE CALLED OUT
Dispersed Crowd Endeavoring to
Induce Non Union Men
to Quit

Pittsburgh, April 4.--The first dis.
orders in the western Pennsylvania
coal fields we're reported from Fay.
cite and Washington counties where
authorities stated that the high ten
sion wires carrying electric current
to the mines had been cut.
The state police were also called
out to disperse a crowd that was en-.
deavoring to induce non union min.
ers to quit work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
BAKERS BEAT WALTERS
Win Another Match In Duck Pins at
Brunswick Alleys,

The Bakers and Walters rolled
duck pins at the Brunswick alleys on
Pleasant street last evening and the
Bakers won by a margin Of n.ne
pins. Summary;
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04

Washington, April 3.-Tae coal
miners strike in al districts, both
anthracite and bituminous, is 100
per cent effective, President John l..
Lewis OF the Tn ted Miner Workers
of America announced today after
going over the reports from union
leaders.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
CANADIAN INDIANS THRIFTY
Percentage Of lndlgents Smaller
Than Among Whites.

Ottawa. April 4.-Canadian Indians
MS a class are self-support.ng and
"the proportion Of INDECENT is SMALL
er. than among the white popula'
ton" says Government report.
Per capita income of Indians dur ng
the last fiscal year was SlO5.95. IN
1915. their average income was only
S66.74,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
HOLD HUSBAND FOR MURDER

MutIlated Body OF Wlfe Founu sun
day In Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore, Md, April Edward
r. Mercer, husband Of Ruth Mercer.
whose mutilated body was found sun
day in Chesapeake bay near Norfolk.
was arrested here today charged
with murder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-04
WEATHER FORECAST

Local rain this afternoon and to,
night. Wednesday cloudy; no change
in temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-02
REGISTRATION IS
PROCEEDING
SLOWLY
County Clerk GiUes Out Figures
and Calls Attention to the
EUcnts of Future

County Clerk Major Cook reports
that fewer have registered to date this
year than had done SO at the same
time two years ago, and this in spite
OF the fact that deputy registration
clerks are at work all over the coun-
ty. calling ON people in their homes
and at their places of business. Two
years ago the great register showed
that El Centro had 2300 voters duly
qualified. At this time, only 1900
FL Centrans have registered. Mr.
Cook does not know whether the ap-
parent falling off is due to loss of
population, change in population or to
indifference on the part of those
qualified to vote.
A complete set of county officials
are to be elected next fall with the
exception of judges of the superior
court. There will also be a state elec-
ton at the same time at which will
be chosen governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, members Of the state legisla-
ture, representatives in the United
States congress, upper and lower
houses.
The primaries will be held on Aug
ust 20, registration closing 80 days
prior to that date.
-Four. members of the city board of
trustees will be elected in April.
Registration for the city election will
close March 80.
The county clerk states that more
voters are giving their party affilia-
tions this time than at former times.
The women especially are doing so
in larger numbers. He has instructed
his field deputies to explain fully to
each registrant that he or she must
declare party affiliations if they wish
TO participate in their party pri-
maries.
Terms of the Holtville and Calexico
members OF the board of supervisors
will also expire and their Successors
must be chosen at the November elec-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-02
City and County Neuus


All Palms are Seedlings-Onc thing
was made emphatical clear by the
speakers at the ChambeY cf Commerce
lun2hcon yesterday, and that is that
all palms are seeulngS; there are
such things as budded or grated
painl. They either grow from seeds or
rooted off-shoots. Ernest Braunton,
palm expert was quoted as saying iii
you have q rooted palm don't lose it,"
It seems that rooted plants are too
valuable to experiment upon and that
q tree once started should be preserv-
cd at the cost Of every effort. In the
Judgment of Mr.. Paul who has spent
years in the study of importation,
there are many varieties that will DO
we'll in Imperial Valley; the main
thing is to select plants with due ref
ctence to the location and soil condi-
tions, some varieties requiring one
kind of setting and others doing bet
ter under different conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-02
TO HUNT
MIGRATORY
BIRDS
NeW Ruling Affects Imperial
Valley Hunters--.Sonse Ap-
Diicati0uS Defined

Considerable interest is being mani
fest here ard throughout Imperial
Valley in the propised New-Anthony
bill now before congress to provide
fer Federal license to hunt migratory
birds and for the establishment Of
game refuge and public shi0ting
grounds for such fowl
Tho law is. of particular interest to
this district because of the great in
fiux Of wild ducks and other wild
fowl with the beginning of cold wealth
err in the north.
The bill has been favorably report
ed by the senate committee on public
lands and surveys. In the house the
bill is in the committee on agriculture.
The bill provides that each hunter
of migratory birds shall obtain a
federal license, at a cost of 81 for
the season, the licenses to be issued
al any post office in the United States.
Out of the proceeds not less than As
per cent is to spent by the govern
ment, through . proposed Migratory
Bid Refuge commission, in buying or
renting land suitable for the estab-
lishment Of migratory game bird re-
fuges which would serve as breeding
and feeding places for birds during
the period of their flight north, or
the close season. and as public shoot
ing Grounds during the open season.
An additional 45 per cent will be used
for the enforcement of the Migratory
Bird Treaty act and the Lacey act
and the remaining 10 per cent for eX-
pences in issuing licenses and other
administrative expenses.
The proposed measure does not IN
any way obviate the necessity Of pro-
c,,rinp y state hunting license.