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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
SATURDAY, OCT. "a.


Frederick q. Tuttle, treasurer Of The
Banner Of Light Publishing company,
publishers of the Spirltuahst organ,
commits suicide ut Haverhill, Massr-
More than $50 boys employed by Amer
lean District Telegraph Messenger ser
vice at Boston locked out as result OF
frictien over the formation OF union
among the lads--POstmast General
Payne bars H. ]. Barrett, nephew OF
former Assistant Attorney General
Tyner, from practice before the depart
ment-ClOsing months Of 1903 find
trawl fishermen Of PrOvincetown In
unusually good spirits owing to sue
cess during present season, which has
proved the best in a money making
sense of any experienced IN dozen years
viii Of Miss Mary p. Ropes, filed at
Salem, Mass, axes public requests
Of about $1,000, Bandits rob bank
at Burton Kan-New York anti!ram
many Democracy makes strong begin
nIng-New York judge holds that
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

London, Oct 2G.-I<iDg Edward has
approved the appointment OF Sir Henry
NJ. Durand, the British ambassador at
Madrid, as British Ambassador to the
United States to succeed the late Sir
Mihael Herbert.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

Mrs Minerva Smith Of Danville, Ill. f,
writes: 81 had bronchitis for twenty
years and never got relief until used
Foley's Honey and Tar which is a sure
cure. Quinlan's Pharmacy.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
RIgh Grade "CoIunbla" UndsrskIts

Made by the Columbia Skirt Company OK New
York. They also make columbia" Safety
Belts and Hose Supporters Shirt Waist
Holders, etc. A postal will bring SAMPLES,
prices, etc: Mrs. NJ, Q. kloeR, ~ Main street,
s the agent for Bennington and vicinity.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

Highest cash prices paid for fresh,
spring fat pork at the Chicago meat
market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
YANeER GETS THE DECISION.
outpointed English in Ten Round
Bout at Kansas City.

Kansas City, April 17.-Benny Yangcr
was awarded the decision in his bout
last night with Clarence English after
ten lively rounds of milling. Yanger did
most of the leading and most Of the
landing and had a shade the better of
all but the fifth and eighth rounds Eng
fish made a splendid showing and in
the eighth. after a hot rally in Yam
gers corner. swung a right punch to the
little Italians head and followed il with
a left to the other side that ratified the
Chicago boys teeth. Kanger was in
trouble for about ten seconds. but &c
covered and finished the match like a
racehO<Ge.
Jimmie Bardell, Of Chicago, acted as
referee and was hooted in some PARIS
Of the house after the decision was rem
de~ad
English weighed exactly 1870 pounds.
and Yanger pulled up the beam at 1241z.
The Nebraskan was taller and had d
once beat Young Corbett.
English is only 10 years old, and his
showing last night stamps him as a
great fighter He seemed to have any
amount of confidence after kostilities
commenced, ard was perfectly willing
to knock the italian out in the eighth
round. He did very clever work III
blocking. body punches that were not at
all well meant by the use of his elbows
in the cllnches. His work in this res
spect was very good. He seemed to lack
a good clean right and while he landed
some effective blows they were mostly
stabS and swings with his left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
RAISE PRoFEssoRs, PAY.
Kansas University Regents Grant a
10 Per Cent Increase.

Lawrence. April 1.-THE board of re-
gents of the University of Kansas, at
it's session which has just closed. con-
cerned itself especially with the budget
for the ensuing two years.
The library appropriation was in
creased and laboratory equipment was
also added to as far as possible.
The board raised the salary of full
professors from 81, 900 to 81 200 per an
mum, and the instructors of lower
grades will also be given higher pay.
The board conferred the degree OF r.
A. upon Clarence Crawford, Elizabeth
Leslie, Pearl Rogers Stuart Simpson
and Clarence SanbOrn.
William H. johnson, of Helena. Mont,
was chosen as high school visitor for
the university.
The new board of regents organized,
with Chancellor Strong, president; Thos
M Potter, vice president, and Frank G.
CroweI, secretary. The other mem
bers of the board are Scott Hopkins, A.
c. Mitchell, Thomas w. Butcher and @.
n. Converse.
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KANSAS NEWS.
BertillOn System VIII Be Used
in LeaVenWorth
For Identifying Criminals Who
Reach the City Jail.
OF GREAT ADVANTAGE.
Causes Known Thieves TO Dodge
Such Towns.
Is Now in Use in 100 Cities of
OF GREAT ADVANTAGE.
Is Now in Use in 100 Cities of
the United States.

Leayenworth, April 17.-Jailer Glynn
of the police department intends pur-
chasing a set of instruments such as
used by Bertillon experts and will
measure all criminals who are taken in
by the Leavenworth police
NJ W. McClaughry record clerk of
the federal prison. who has been teach
ing Glynn the system, yesterday gave
reasons for believing the installation
OF the system would keep criminals
away from Leavenworth.
When asked in regard to whether it
would be of any advantage to the po-
lice department of Leavenworth to use
the Bertillon system of Identification
now in use in the police departments
of nearly 100 cities in the United States
and in the majority of the state peni-
tentiaries, the record clerk said:
Il think it would be of an invaluable
assistance to the Leavenworth police
department to have the system. be-
cause, four-hfths of the professional
criminals that have been in the hands
of the police departments and peni-
tentiaries that use the system. have had
their bones measured All the Grim
inals who have been measured by the
system dread it more than the police
officers because they know. that in
would be positively identified as those
VINO had been in trouble before and of
course would give those cities where
the system is in use wide berth.
Whenever one reads of a bank rob
berry in the newspapers it can always
be seen that the robbery was commit
ted in those cities where the BertillOn
system is not in vogue. Take the case
of the bank at Greens burg, Kansas.
two or three nights ago where a gang
of burglars entered the bank there.
blew the safe all to pieces and secured
a. large sum of money. The BertillOn
system is not in use at Greensburg.
'Jailer John Glynn Of the LeaVen-
worth police department became in
terested in the Bertillon system and at
his request I instructed him the modus
operandi of the system. He spent sew
eral days in my office while I was
measuring about seventy-hve new pris-
oners who came in from the Indian
Territory. I permitted MIN to take the
measurements of several prisoners af-
ter he had become familiar with the
workings of the system. so that he is
quite proficient in all of the details of
the Bertillon system. At present Mr..
Glynn is the only police official in the
state of Kansas who has the practical
knowledge of the Bertillon system. I
am sure that Mr. Glynn can demon
strate to the criminal fraternity that
LeaVenworth would be a very un
healthy city to visit after the Bertillon
system is adopted by the police depart
ment."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
Mulvane Gas Wen Yields Salt.

Mulvane, April 1.-THE first attempt
by the Sunflower Oil and Gas company
to find gas or oil at Mulvane has proven
a failure and the we'll has been aban-
doned at depth of $50 feet. When this
depth was reached an unusually strong
flow of salt water was struck, making
it necessary to ream out the hole and
put in casing to shut off the wafer
or abandon the well altogether. After
considering the risk of losing some Of
their tools in the process of roaming
out the well the company decided to try
another well. The casing already in the
we'll was taken out and the machinery
moved The flow of salt water was so
strong that it poured out of the TOP,
giving Nulvane a salt water artesian
well. AS no one seemed to have any
use for this kind of a gusher the hole
was plugged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
GRAND AMERIcAN' SHOOT.
Diefendorfer, of Wood River, Neb.,
First at Kansas City.

First at Kansas City.
Kansas City. April I'm. Defender
fer Of Wood River. Neb., dark rose IN
the betting, won the Fourth Grand
American handicap at inan1mate tar
gets, the most important annual shoot
ing event in the world, yesterday at
Blue River park His score was "a Kills
out of a possible 100 He was handi-
capped at sixteen yards. N E. HenSler,
a 19-year-o1d youth from Battle Creek.
Mich. won second money with score
of SO to his credit. He shot from seven
teen yards. Immediately after the
Grand American had been finished the
tie between N. z. Hensler and D. L.
Timberlake for first place in the pre-
liminary handicap was shot off 1t was
a twenty-five bird race and resulted in
a victory for the former by a score Of
% to 81
Il knew would make a good score,
provided the sun shone," said Mr.
Diefendorfer, upon being congratulated
by some of his friends Had today
been such day as yesterday and the
day before, I probably would not have
had a look i'm That is how Mr..
Diefendorfer accounted for his victory.
When asked if he had ever had expert
ence in trap shooting, Mr.. DiefendOrfer
said: L have little time to devote to
trap shooting and have had but little
experience in tournaments never be-
fore competed in Grand American
handicap. The best record ever made
at Hastings, Neb., when I broke $50
targets out of a possible 1907
Surprising as was the victory of Mr.
Diefendorfer, the performance, or rather
performances, of N. e. Hensler of Bat
tie Creek was none the less So That
a youth of 10 years should win second
money in the Grand American was in
itself remarka Bile, but that he should
also capture the first prize in the pre-
liminary handicap was enough to in
spire expressions of WOnderment even
from the Oldest and most experienced
shooters on the ground. 1t was a feat
never before. equaled in the trap shoot
ing world by so young a shooter.
Young Hensler. while cool and DELHI
crate at the traps. is very fast in his
aim and fires almost as soon as the trap
is sprung In the Grand American he
missed one bird at each of the first
three traps, beginning the last set with
a score of y out of a possible rs. The
final lot, however, was a particularly
difficult one. The targets flew at the
most difficult angles and Hensler failed
to break four Of them. He finished with
a. score of SO, and for a time it was
thought he was sure of first honors.
Hensler and Timberlaka shot off their
tie for first place in the preliminary
handicap shortly after the Grand
American had been finished. It was
a % bird race. Hensler missed his sew
Then the Battle Creek 'phenom" shot
straight until the twentieth target
which he failed to break. The last five
he broke straight Undertake was
manifestly nervous throughout the
match and missed his ninth twelfth,
fourteenth and twenty-fourth birds The
final score was: Hensler, %; Timber
lake 81 Hensler was given a hearty
ovation as he walked away from the
trap.
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Gambler went in Court.

Burlington. Kas.. April Shorty
Buchanan. professional gambler, to-
day broke into tears and cried for sew
eral minutes after Judge Madden asked
him if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon him
for violating the Cubbison anti-gam-
bling law Buchanan. with his partner
G. w Shook. had been convicted III
district court of running a gambling
room. at which boys and young men
played poker. Shook and Buchanan
were each given sentence of two
years at hard labor in the oenitentiary
Their place is about the worst one ever
run in Burlington. The case against
them for selling liquor was not prose-
cuted and probably will not be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17

SPORTING NEWS.
Champion Jeffries Will Take a
California Trip.
Tour With FitzsimmOns Closed
at New York.
TO REST AT CATALINA.
Will Put in a Month on the
Island and Los Angeles.
TO REST AT CATALINA.
To Complete Final Training at
Quarters Near Frisco.

San Francisco, April 17.-Billy De-
laney has kept in constant touch with
Champion Jeffries. and announced that
the big fellow would probably start for
the coast within the next two weelxs.
The tour of Jeffries and Fitzsimmons
closed last Saturday night. and the
champion wrote that he wanted to re-
new his old aeouaintances in New
York before coming west.
In all probability Jeffries viii put in
month at Los Angeles and Catalina
Then Hardin Springs viii again have
him as guest, and finally he viii com
plete his work at some training quarters
around the bay.
Delaney said that no disposition had
yet been made of the cash or percentage
plan offer of the Yosemite club, and
nothing would be made public in the
matter until the day arranged for set
ting the question, May Is
simultaneously with change of date of
the Britt-Fitzgerald fight from April "A
to April %, Spider Kelly joined Lark
spur camp and assumed control Of
Jimmy'S training The first thing he
did was to recommend an almost com
plere rest for few days. Britt takes
off weight very rapidly when he gets
down TO a hard grind and Kelly found
MIN fourteen days away from the battle
anu teSS t-.eH %NO POUNDS over the
allotted weight. He found also that
Jimmy was in his usual good condition
and the let-uD was suggested for these
reasons.
Britt has been having some torrid
bouts with Dave Barry, and finds the
middleweight we'll suited to his purposes
as sparring partner.
FitzgeraId is at the beach getting
into fine shane. He has Billy Otis for
sparring partner and Tim McGrath
IS his adviser. This latter fact will
bring Tim and Spider in opposite COR
ners on the night of the scrap Many
times they have been behind the win
ner in the same corner and every time
Britt has fought in this city the pair
have been behind him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
RED AND BLACK

ball club administered another defeat 10
the Missouri Valley league team Of this
city. The score was s to 3. The Leav-
enworth team put UP a much better
game than it did Wednesday, but the
result was never in doubt. Leavenworth
scored three runs in the second inning
but after that the team got nothing but
goose eggs. West pitched a good game
for the locals and the playing of Leav-
enwOrth's infield was of the highest or
der. St. Vrain and Sporer took turns
pitching for the MillerS and both were
effective The teams will play again
this afternoon This will be the Mfllers
last game on the LeavenwOrth diamond
The team viii open the season in Kan
sas City on April %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
Burial Of Rather stoeckle.

Father Charles Stoeckle who died at
Seneca. Kas.. on Tuesday, held here
Thursday, was one of the largest in the
history of Atchison. The body was
brought here by special train. accom-
panied by 400 Seneca Catholics. The
service at st. Benedict's church was a
solemn pontifical requiem mass, with
Bishop Fink as the celebrant. The
sermon was preached By Very Rev. J.
H Then of Wichita. The funeral was
attended by fifty out of town priests.
Father Charles was a Benedictine faith
er. and belonged to the Atcfison house
of that order. He was pastor of St.
Benedicts church here. before going to
Seneca, and was very popular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
TO GET HER INSURANCE.
Woman Accused of Arson and Com
plicity in Murder Wins Suit

Burlington. April 17.-Mrs. O. H Al
len, who was accused of completely in
the murder of her husband at Ottumwa,
year or so ago a crime for which
James Harris is now serving in the
penitentiary has Won her law suit for
the insurance on the Ottumwa store and
its contents that were destroyed by fire
a few months after the murder
Mrs Allen was acquitted of the charge
of murder and she won her other case
although the insurance company. whose
policy she held. alleged that she com
mltted fraud by making false claims to
get more insurance and charged that
she set the fire herself. At the trial the
company did not even make an effort
to prove its charge and Mrs. Allen got
judgment for the full amount, s. 400,
and 500 attorney fee. The company
says it will appeal. The jury was out
only a few minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17

tanning the signatures Of at least hair
the voters Of the county praying for the
school must be fled with the commits
sioners before they would have author
ity to act. A petition containing 1880
names was filed 30 days ago but since
then a renOnstrance containing 1900
names also was filed. Many OF the
names on the remonstrance were on the
petition, the voters having changed
their minds Deducting all such names
from the petition there remained al
most 900 more names than necessary
In consideration the city of Nickerson
gives the county a school house worth
$4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
MAY SERVE TWO TERMS.
Alleged Greensburg, Kas., Bank Rob-
Der 9 Paroled Convict.

Greensburg. Kas., April III S. CAL
lahan, charged with robbing the state
Bank Of Greensburg, had his prellmi-
nary hearing and was held for the dis
trict court under s.. 900 bonds, which he
was unable to give.
It was testified that Callahan was in
town the day preceding the robbery
and that he was one of the four men
who fled across the country the morn
ing of the robbery and camDed at a
deserted house twelve miles north of
town. In the evening they hired Il
farmer boy to drive them to the rail-
road. and made their escape. Callahan
may escape prosecution at this time or.
account of being on parole from the
penitentiary He was paroled last De J..
cember. and has two years sentence
still hanging over him. He may be
taken back to serve out this term and
then be prosecuted for the Greensburg
robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
rhe Irrigation convention.

Garden City, April Fifty delegates
met at Garden City and organized the
Western Kansas Irrigation association,
with I. L. Diesen as president; ]. C..
Starr Of Scott county. vice president
John Hall Of Syracuse treasurer; c. "A.
Louclzs of Lakin. secretary. c. T. John
son of Cheyenne, Wyo., addressed the
convention. Other addresses We're made
by Victor Murdoch. Charles F. Clyne
and John Hall. Today is to be the big
day and more delegates will be present
The meeting is enthusiastic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
PITTsBURG Z, CINCINNATI :.

Cincinnati, April 1.-THE National
league baseball season of 1908 was in
augurated here Thursday afternoon
when 1900 people saw the champion
Pittsburg team give Cincinnati a de-
cisive defeat. The weather conditions
We're anything but favorable but the
crowd braved the weather and saw
Deacon" Philippi pitch what may last
for a long time this season as record
game. He let Cincinnati down with
but two hits, but combined with wild
throw this enabled them to escape a
shut--out. It was clearly the pitching
of Philippi, coupled with the wiIdness
of Harper, that enabled Pittsburg to
win. Harper allowed eight bases on
balls, once forcing a man over the
plate. Wagner not only batted well,
but made the sensational play of the
day by taking down a line hit of Kelly s
by jumping far into the air and then
being compelled to juggle the ball be-
fore finally catching it.
1t was the first day that the Cincin-
natl baseball enthusiasts have had a
chance for seeing the magnificent i'm
provements that have been added to
their park It is now one of the finest
in the country and has a seating ca
pacity of 5000. With the exception of
few of the bieachers all of these seats
were occupied Attendance, 12,00O.
Score by innings:
Cincinnati -. 80 0 0 1 0 o.
Pittsburg 1900. 80 II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17

A. ]. Gillock writes from Deerfeld.
Kearney county, Kan, that he is doing
we'll raising sugar beets. Last year he
nut out ten acres. They tested Is per
cent and averaged 13 tons per acre.
Received So per ton and bounty, clear
ing S55 per acre besides fattening some
hogs and cattle on beets and tops. He
says the tops are equal to alfalfa for
cattle. and he ought to know as he has
in the neighborhood of 100 acres in al
falfa He formerly resided ten miles
northwest of Hutchinson.-Hutch
Bee.
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x. G. Blues 10; Manhattan O.

Manhattan, Kas., April 1.-THE Kan
sas City Blues defeated the Agricul-
turists again by a score of 10 to 0. The
ability of the Blues to bat and the large
number of errors made by the farmers
tell the story. Caldwell did the twirl-
ing for the college and allowed the
Blues Il hits. It was Caldwells first
game. Grady knocked a home run for
the blues. The Agriculturists will play
the Swedes at Lindsborg today
Score by innings: Iii
Blues % 0 5 OIL 5 6-19 81 0
Rafferies - College. Caldwell and
Smith: Blues. Durham and Maloney
and Vanderbilt.
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WhafPeople Sav:

J. R. ". Mcbride of Indianapolis, late OF
the Indiana supreme court, says: .They
are simply marvellous in their instantane-
GUS relief
DR.. Miles Pain Pills never fail to cure
headache in any form, and have given
suits and without any III effects afterward.
When my daughter was confined they
greatly aneViated her suffering In fact
we consider them full legal tender tor any
kind of pain William Roberts.
Elmwood. Ill
DR. Miles Pain Pills are a perfect rem
edy for sick headS che I am never with
out them. Mary Bungert, PelleVille. H.
DIR. Miles Pain Pills never fail to cure
headache, pain in the back OF neck, cold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17

St Louis, April IA fairly good card
was presented at Kinloeh park. Judge
Cantrill, who won the third easily, was
backed from 80 . to to 1 and it is
said that the books were hit hard. The
gentlemen riders race caused consider
able interest and amusement, especially
among the young women, several of
whom in their enthusiasm kissed the
winning rider, Mr.. Won Phul. Five IA
vorites were successful.
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pains, neuralgia. or in fact any pain.
have taken them with best results. and
have given them to others and they never
disappnint. Gilbert r.. Houser. Milford
Center 0.
Il recommend DR.. Niles Pain Pills for
headache or any kind of Pain'-E. ].
Hierholzer. teller Commercial bank. &c
Have used Pain Pills in my family with
the best OF results. They viii do all you
claim for them "A. c. Huston. Ashland.
III.
Pain Pills. as 1 know them to be a positive
cure for headache and neuralgia pains. =
Thomas Bright, Marengo, Ill
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saiina. April 17-Dr J. W Jenney.
county health officer. visited Bavaria st
the request of the township school
board. and discovered two cases Of
scarlet fever In two different families
One OF the men whose home is under
quarantine is employed by the Union
Pacific railroad as section foreman and
the other is a farmer. It is probable
that there are more cases in that vicin-
ifv
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New York. April 1.-THE Rose stakes
for 2-year-old FLIES, the feature of the
card at AGueduct, was won in a driving
finish by Petunia, with Julia NJ second.
New York II, a prominent candidate for
the big spring handicap. won the last
race in clever fashion He carried LIS
pounds and made all the running. Five
favorites won. the other race going t.
a well played third choice. The weather
was cold and the track heavy.