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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
Part Four.


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
corrects One Gompers Charge.

Winthrop l.. Marvin of Boston secretary
of the merchant marine commission today
gave out statement regarding President
Gompers charge that Representative Lit
tlefield endeavcred by trickery and deceit
to insert clause in the free ship bill pro-
viding for conseription of sailors. Mr. Mar
win says the till does not mention conscrip-
anything like it.
But the point / wish to emphasize" he
continues. lis that whether tfIe naval re-
serve appropriation is right or wrong, Rep
resentative Littlefeld is absolutely without
responsibility in IT, The hill was framed by
a special commission and M. /. tt e.ieid was
not a member. | know that he never so
much as saw copy of the bill: he was not
consulted regarding the naval reserve tea
ture. was not aware of its eXis erce and
had no more to do with it than Mr.. Com
pers himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
Found Little Excitement.

SAN JUAN DE MARTINEZ. August
o5-A correspondent Of the Associated
Press. who rode out from here today to
the south and west. found little excitement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

Continued on Second Page.)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
FOR SALE

Al the real estate owned 10y c. ii
Darling, situated on Mccall street
Bennington village, and consisting o
the following parcels
lst. The two story yelling
situated on corner of West Main and
Mccall streets, together with. "A 90
lot.
2nd. The two story frame dwell
ling known as the "Nictor Avey'
place situated on the east side Mccall
street.
Bird A building lot east side Mccall
street.
4th. y building lot on the northwest
corner Of West Main and Mccall
streets.
9TH. A building lot just south from
above described corner lot.
5th. a two story, three tenement
house on vest side Mccall street.
It'll A building lot just south from
said three tenement house.
Sth A two story frame single dwell
ling on west side Mccall street.
The above property will be sold in
one lot If desired or in separate par
cells, and is offered at reasonable
I nricp
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Estate of Mary Cullion.
VIII Presented.

CTATE OF VERMONT, In Probate
> District of Bennington, IS. Court. held al
the Probate ONCE I'm Bennington within and
for said District on the 10Th day of June,
A. d. 1906.
Present, John V Carney. Judge
AN INSTRUMENT, purpOrting to be the last
VIII and Testament Of Mary CullOn. late OF
presented by Daniel J. Culon. the executor
therein named, for Probate, II Is ordered by said
Court that all persons concerned therein be
notified TO appear at session thereof 10
he held at the Probate ONCE in Bennington
In said district on the It'll day of July,
A. d. 1906, AT ten o'clock In the forenoon
and show cause, IL any they have. against the
probate OF said VIII; for which purpose II is
further ordered, that this order be published
three weeks successfully In the Bennington
Evening Banner. a newspaper printed at Ben.
nington In this state lpreyious to said time OF
hearing.
BY THE COURT.
Attest. JOHN V. CARNEY. Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Young Man in the Navy Gains Ad,
vancement by Clever Sur
gical Operation.

No matter how straight a man may
shoot. no matter how expert he may be
In seamanship no matter what his
knowledge OF torpedoes and such
things, there is no promotion for him
In the United States navy unless
well. unless he is good looking, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Uncle Sam
will not have petty officers, even, that
are not handsome chaps fellows with
good faces under their caps.
And so II was that Frank Clancy,
FIVE years in the service and one Of
the cleverest lads on the torpedo boat
destroyer Lawrence. could not get a
step higher than the ranks He
passed brilliantly in everything, but
to no purpose. for Frank had a nose
that was anything but an ornament
Il was hollow nose, with a big up
turned end, which made him look as
il a scoop had been at work between
It and his eyes.
The young sailor was grievously dis
appointed and mourned the physical
disability that deprived him OF ad-
vancement. In despair he sought a
face specialist. directing him to kill
or cure" the offending member.
In 40 minutes Frank Clancy was
ready to take his place with the finest
looking on board Uncle Sans ships
And now. thanks to science aiding ma
ture. he is an officer on the Lawrence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Estate Of William Moore.
Notice OF Settlement and Application fol
Distribution.

Notice OF Settlement and Application for
Distribution.
CTA1E OF VERMONT Alta session
- District Of Bennington. IS OF the Probate
Court holden at the Probate Office in Bennlng
ton, In said district on the 10th day Of June
a ID. 1906.
Present. John Y Carney. Judge.
Barbara Moore. ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate o (
William Moore, late of Bennington. ia
said district, deceased presents her administra-
ton account for examination ndallOwance, and
makes application for decree Of dlstr button
and partition OF the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, IL Is ordered by said court that
said account and said application be referred
10 a session thereof, 10 be held at the Probate
ONCE Aforesaid. on the 7ih day of July,
A. ID. 1906. for hearing and decision thereon
And II is further ordered that notice thereof be
given 10 all parties interested by publication
OF the same three weeks successfully IN the
Bennington Evening Banner. newspaper pub
ished at Bennington, previous to laid time APP
pointed for hearing that they may appear AZ
said time ard place, and show cause If any they
may have, why saidaccOunt should not be al
lowed, aud such decree made.
record whereofis Ordere- 10 be made
A true record.
Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY Judge
A true copy of the original record.
Attest. jon \ V. CARNEY, Judge
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

DIR. @. S. Buchanan went to Troy
this morning,
Harold NJ. Sweet spent Sunday in
Woodford city.
Camp Comfort was opened for the
reception of guests Saturday.
Charles f. Stone of Peekskill N, Y.
was visitor to the vi lage Sunday.
Mr. and Mis- II. N. Williams are
spending the week with friends in Dor
SCI.
DR.. w. B. Stewart has gone to I'm
adilla, n. Y. 10 remain until after the
fourth.
Mail carrier .. w. HARDWOOD went to
Sucker pond Saturday and spent Sun
day there.
Mrs John Purcell left this morning
for Cnateaugay, N. Y accompanying
her father who has spent several weeks
with her.
The Rutland railroad will sell half
fare round trip tickets to Troy on the
Fourth and will make special rates all
along the line.
During the absence of Rev. G. S.
Mills, Dr. G. W. Rowley will occupy
the pulpit at the Second Congrega-
tional church.
Mrs W, A. Barrett who has been in
hospital in Troy several weeks for
treatment returned Saturday much
improved in health.
H. b. Fassett returned Saturday
night from Troy. When he left the
hospital, his son, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis whose
condition has been quite serious, was
more comfortable
H. M. Ramsdell has just taken the
agency In Bennington for one of the
largest candy factories and is prepared
to give his customers choice pure can
dies for 10 and zoe per pound 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
FARM FOR SALE !

Dairy Farm $50 acres; 600 sugar
trees; never failing spring water to
buildings; fair buildings; three miles
from Lraftshury tNermonu village;
eight miles from Railroad; strong soil,
excellent conduod. Price $1,000; $500
down, balance $50 per year; price asa
ed very low as owner has left Vermont
and property must be sold Further
particulars by addressing G. s. Page
Hyde Park, VI. 1852
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

WASHINGTON, July >. - William
Randolph Hearst telegraphed the fol
lowing from San Francisco In answer
to the speech made by Senator Bailey
in the senate last week. Senator Bal
ley said little of Importance and conse-
quently there is little to be said in re
ply. | cannot honestly claim credit for
the able articles on the senate by Mr.
Phillips. although | would be glad to
do so. The whole matter has no inter
est for me, however. except in so far as
it illustrates that growing evil in Amer
lean public life-the control of the peo-
pies representatives by the corpora
tons"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
ACCIDENT AT LAUNCHING.
Governor McLHne's Daughter Names
the New Hampshire.

the New Hampshire.
CAMDEN, ~ j., July 1.-The battle
ship New Hampshire was launched at
the yard OF the New York Shipbulding
company here Miss Hazel E. McLane,
daughter of Governor McLane of New
Hampshire, christened the battleship.
Miss Marion Shortwell OF Cambridge,
n. H., and Miss Margaret Thayer Of
Concord were maids of honor, Gov
ernor McLane and his staff and other
distinguished persons witnessed the
launching The New Hampshire is n
sister ship to the battleship Kansas,
which was recently launched.
Five workmen were injured while at
work clearing away the props which
held the big vessel. The timbers gave
way without warning and the men
were hurled some distance by being hit
by the props.
James Campbell of Gloucester and
Joseph Kappakinski were taken to a
hospital severely bruised about the
head and body The condition of Camp
bell is said to be serious. The other
workmen were only slightly injured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

ST. PETERSBURG July NO def
mite stat mt with reference to the
retirement OF the Goremykin cabinet
was forthcoming Emperor Nicholas
apparently is encounterlng trouble in
finding a man to whom TO intrust the
reins of power and effectlng an under
standing with the Liberal groups of
parliament The constitutional Demo
cratic parliamentary committee met
behind closed doors TO discuss tactics
under the new situation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Active Foreign Policy for spain.

MADRID. July 2.-Senor Caballero
the new foreign minister, stated in the
course of an interview that he had De
cided upon an active foreign policy in
order TO establish SPANS position
among the powers. Commercial trea-
ties with European nations, the minis
ter said, We're undergoing rearrange-
ment. and several important diplomatic
changes probably will be made soon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
FOLK AND HccH COMBINE.
Make Dry Sunday by PadIOcksns Sa-
loon Doors.

KANSAS CITY, July 2 - For the
first time all saloons in Kansas City,
Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. We're
closed yesterday On the Missouri
side 1t was the usual Sunday closing
that has been carried out for months
by order of Governor Folk. On the
Kansas side, where the prohibition law
has been openly violated for years
the closing was the result Of Governor
HOch's campaign to stop the sale Of
liquor not only on the Sabbath, but on
every other day In the week
Since the Sunday closing law has
been in effect on the Missouri side
thousands of persons have gone to the
Kansas side for liquor but yesterday
interstate drinking was impossible
The lid was not only on in Kansas
but it was padlocked. In order to EN-
phasiZe his earnestness Assistant At
torney General Trickett of Kansas had
padlocks placed on the doors of all sa-
looms
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
The Seed Catalogue.

While gardens still deserted lie
And wintry are the meads.
There comes that fascinating book,
The catalogue of seeds.
Each flower has It's picture shown
In beauty. bloom and ease
They surely follow manSind's tricks
And all looked pleasant. please.
But no. one human vanity
They put behind them far,
For none OF them would fain appear
Much younger than they are.
In fact tits quite the opposite,
We find with tears OF rage
That not blessed one OF them
Attains the picture age.
.Mcl.andhurgh Wilson, in n. Y. Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Five of Mine shovel Crew Killed.

ENELETH. Mimi, July 2. - Four
men were killed and one was probably
fatally injured in "A wreck In Fayal
No 3 extension pit Five runaway
steel cars loaded with iron ore dashed
down the grade into the pit, striking Il
shovel in the stripping and burying
the shovel crew In ore and debris.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Steamer Americn Overdue.

ROME, July AN inquiries by
government officials and officers Of the
Faber Steamship company relative to
the steamer America Of the Faber line.
now more than week overdue ut
New York. hnve been fruitless. 1t has
been ascertalned that the America had
thirty Italians Oh board.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

WORCESTER, Mass, July 2 - Jo-
seph Sieron, aged eighteen, was
brought TO st. Vincent hospital last
night in a critical condition with three
bullets in his body. He was shot by
Stanislaus Wrubel at Gilbertvllle in a
quarrel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

CHICKASAW. /. r.. July 2-Wih
Davis. Il negro, who Is alleged to have
assaulted the sixteen-yearold daughter
of Ira Robinson, a farmer, was cap
tured near Bradley yesterday and
hanged. the body being afterward
burned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., July 1.-The
statue to Major General FitzJohn FOR
ter. erected through the efforts OF the
Grand Army and presented to the city,
was dedicated in Haven park here ON
the anniversary of the battle of Nal
vern Hin. in which General Porter dis
tingulshed himself
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
chioaxo Lumber Plants Destroyed.

CHICAGO. July 2.-The plant of the
+. J. Noblett Manufacturing company,
cabinet makers. In Kenslngton was
destroyed by fire. one million feet of
lumber stored in the rear of the fac
tory was burned. The loss is $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Panama Elections quiet.

PANAMA, July ,. b. The elections
here yesterday passed off quietly. The
compromise ticket was elected. Re
turns from other provinces show II big
majority for the Constitutional party,
but the exact results viii not bc lloNn
for two or three DAYS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

OTTAWA, Ont. July ? - Sir Will
frid l.aurier, premier Of the Domln-
ion Of Canada, who was reported dead
ut London. is alive and we'll The false
report arose over the death of Sir VIII
frid Lawson, an English baronet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
Sir MiIrrId LnMson bend.

LONDON. July .. Sir Wifrid Law
sou. Liberal member of parliament for
dead in London, aged seventy-seven
years. He had been III for some time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

MAUCH CHUNK. Pa. July Aft
or being imprisoned in the Hackleber-
ME mine for twenty-five hours Robert
TAFT and John Bollnko were rescued
unfnfured
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

Farmers, merchants, railroaders,
laborers rely on DR. Thomas Electric
OIL. Takes the sting out of cuts, burns
or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay
where 1t Is used
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

Bilious? Feel heavy afler dinner?
Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Com
plexion sallow? Liver needs waking
up Doan S Regulets cure bilious al.
tacks. rs cents at any drug store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02

Don't think thatpiles can't be cured.
Thousands of obstinate cases have
been cured by Doan's Ointment. 80
cents ut any drug store
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-02
NEW NOSE AND PROF.

uninjured
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-13
BALTIMORE WANTS BIG
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. l3.-The com
mittee appointed by the Methodist
Book Concern, for the purpose Of de-
Gliding where the next general con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church is to be held, met today at the
Eutaw Street church, to hear argu-
ments concerning the claims Of Bal
timore as being the most suitapie cpy
for holding the next general confer
ence. A subcommittee, consisting Of
DR.. II. NJ. Wilson and the Revs. w. F.
Sheridan and c. w. Baldwin, will pre-
sent the claims OF Baltimore. The
other cities which are making efforts
10 secure the general conference are
Boston, Buffalo and Cincinnati. The
other cities have been in the race
some time, and Baltimore viii have to
make special efforts to win. The gen
eral conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church is the most important
body of the church and one of the
largest religious legislative bodies in
the world. It consists of nearly one
thousand delegates, representing
nearly 10000 900 adherents.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-13
STANDARD OIL
UP ONCE MORE
Attorney General Hadley Goes
TO Des MOines to Obtain
Testimony.
HAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE NOW
To Drive Coal Oil Johnny Out of
his Old Business
in Missouri.

Des Moines, Iowa, FEB. 13.-Attor-
ney General Herbert S. Hadley, of
Missouri, arrived in Des Moines to-
day for the purpose of taking depo-
sitions of the alleged unfair competi-
ton in the sale of oil by the Stand
ard Oil company, of Iowa.
Gets What He Went for.
With the taking of the testimony OF
Frank Ncrthrup and +. e. Lyman, OF
Des Moines, formerly employees of the
Standard Oil company, Attorney Gen
eral Herbert S. Hadiey today an
nounced that he had made out his
case against the Standard Oil com
pa1y, of Missouri. He expects to get
a decision ousting the company from
doing business in. that state. The
taking of depositiohs began in the Of
flee of Read & Read, local attorneys.
Before the conclusion of the taking of
dispositions, Hadley asserted that he
had positive evidence that the Stand
ard Oil, the Waters-Pierce and the Re.
public Oil companies had formed a
combination and had divided the state
OF Missouri between them.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-13
CENSUS BUREAU Meets
MANY CITY OFFICIALS

Washington, d. c.. Beb. l3.-In re.
sp0nse 10 an invitation sent out by
the Bureau OF the United States Cen
sus. cOmptrOllers. auditors, treasurers
and other officials, connected with the
municipal accounts OF various cities
in this country, met today in confer
oncc with the heads of the census
Department in the banquet hall Of the
Arlington Hotel. The invitations
which had been sent out, were limited
70 fiscal officials of cities Of over 80.
600 inhabitants, but among those who
came 10 attend the conference, are
also a number of fiscal officials of
smaller cities in various parts of the
country The invitations were limited
as under the law municipal statistics
are collected only from cities OF 3d.
900 OF more inhabitants.
In former years, the officers Of the
United states Census had great diff
Guilty I'm compiling satisfactory sta
usuc-. owing 10 the fact that the
methods of keeping the accounts OF
the different cities varied 10 such an
extent thar 70 was practically impos-
sible 90 form statistical comparisons
To obyiate this difficulty and TO make
the methods of accounting more uni
form I'm the future. this conference
was called. u will last two days,
and during that time many prominent
accountants win deliver addresses ex-
planning the system employed IN keep
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-13
ILLINOIS MERCHANTS ARE
IN INTERESTING MEETING

Bloomington, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-Between
two and three hundred retail mer.
chants of this state 2ye in attend
ance at the annual state convention
OF the Illinois Retail Merchants As
scciation, which met here this MORN
ing in the assembly rooms of the ILL
nois Hotel. The convention was called
to order by President John J. Pitts of
the Businessmen's Association of
Bloomington. Mayor James S. VevilIe
welcomed the members on behalf of
the city, and H. G. Cormick of Gen.
tralia, responded on behalf of the
members of the association. Then the
president delivered his annual ad-
dress and the treasurer submitted
his annual report. After the conven-
tion had appointed the usual COM
mittees it took a recess for luncheon.
In the afternoon session the report
of the committee en- credentials will
be submitted and the recommends
tions of the presidents annual adj
dress will be discussed. Then a dis
cussion of other important matters,
like the passage of the pure food laws,
railroad rates, etc, will follow. In
the evening, the members will attend
a theater party at the Castle Theater.
The convention will last three days.
The afternoon of the last day will be
devoted to sightseeing.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-13

Ladies' Aid Society of the church.
There will be another session in the
afternoon. The twenty-seventh ami
versary of the order will be cele-
brated tomorrow evening, at a meet
ing in the Peoples Temple. There
will be an interesting program OF ad-
dresses by prominent speakers. Com
rades of the Grand Army of the Re
public, army nurses, the Sons of Vet
Grams, Daughters of Veterans, and
members Of many other patriotic or
CARNATIONS will be present.
Among the prominent women who
are here to attend the convention is
Miss Clara Barton, The only honorary
member of the Women's Relief Corps
and past national chaplain During
her stay in this city she will be the
guest of Miss Reed. past national sec
retary. Miss Barton, who is "a years
old, is a remarkable woman for her
age. She is almost as strong and Wig
orous as ever. Miss Barton's present
home is at Oxford, her native town,
where she is planning the work of
her latest endeavor. The First Aid
Association of America.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-13
JOYFUL CONVENTION FOR
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS.

Birmingham, A!c., Feb. 13.-More
than fifteen hundred delegates from
all parts of the country are in attend
ance at the annual convention OF the
Master Painters and Decorators of
America, which opened here this morn.
ing at the City Hall. The morning
session was almost entirely devoted
TO welcoming addresses and the en-
rollment Of the delegates. There will
be another meeting in the afternoon
and I'm the evening and a reception at
the Hotel Billman.
Tomorrow morning there will be a
short business session, which will be
followed by a trolley excursion of the
delegates. On Thursday there will be
a barbecue at the State Fair ground,
followed by a cake walk and dance
in the main exhibition building. In
the afternoon, a carriage ride will be
given to the women of the party, and
a stag smoker for the men. At night
the delegates and their ladies will be
the guests of the local members at a
theater party. The convention will
close on Friday afternoon.