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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-25
Three Bad Habits
Getting Drunk
Sticking Beans up the nose
Trading out If Town

The FIRST habit makes one appear 90 a dissd-
vantage In society and the only red emlup fan
ture about N Is the fact that most OF the money
spent for lbs Indulgence IS left at home.
The second habit is not 80 bad n n person is
no lazy 10 breathe Beans are CHEAP and few
wonld not be missed by the patrons Of tie
lhurch Suppers. aud the habit Of pluuvils mn
ne nose hurts no one but the wearer Of the
nose
But the most vicious and demOrallziup habit
Is that Of trading out OF town. A. tgkae rnoti
ers away nom their children. wears out aim
leather car seats and the patience and pnrse
Strings Ot The husband ana father and MAJ 81 "a
Bennington merchants feel like breaking the
third ana sixth commandments
II Is taking money from town which nirbt
lust as well be spent for drink so far as The lon
eft to Bennington Is concerned
There may have been an excuse for this habit
Few years ago when our Leading husire.s mon
kept only sick candy aud copper tOed shoes
but now bennington has stores that ought 10
be the Pride NJ every patriotic citizen our
Shpp u one of lhenl. and almost ANYTHING van
eau M ntiOn In our several lines you vii; find
ght here in ock. and should yon wish for
hneihng we dii 4 happen 10 have we can
pro ,ure on shoii notice
our prices we know are an rgnt Goods We
guarantee 10 be Just as represented We have
pee nearly g yours 40 THIS business aud know
what we are tal igg about
Our shop is the equal Of any city store Of It's
KIND ANA l- on ui The SIGHT, OF the town lluue
o. " c1d, in hen you want 10 terrain
tiem wen
We WI close or sermon by suggesting int
Won VIII nave 10 buy Bennington Souvenir
lere In town whether you have the habit {, II T.
we have dandy new line that is Interesting
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-25
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

JAMES SILK contractor and builder Also
y repairing, rebuilding aud shop work. shop
lUi Pleasant street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
SYRIAN LEPER TERRIFIES
PEOPLE IN WEST VIRGINIA
Surgeon General Wyman Explains Fact
That There Is No Danger From
Ordinary contact.
~ CHINnHnN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O-Surgeon
General Wyman, who is charged with
The duty Of protecting the health Of the
country, stamped today as ridiculous
the terror everywhere shown when the
Syrian leper, George ROsetti, appears.
General Wyman is much interested in
the case of ROsetti, who is living the
life Of a recluse IN a tent on a noun
tain side, near Elkins, W. Va, and is
anxious to do something to aid him. In
discussing the case of the afflicted Sy-
rian, General Wyman said:
The panic into which the Syrian
throws everybody is ridiculous. The
disease is slowly contagious and long
residence with a leper is necessary
before one will contract the disease.
"A teacher in one of the leper schools
in Molokat only takes ordinary precau-
tiOns against the disease
TN Minnesota leperS are permitted
to live at their homes and are required
simply to observe certain sanitary rules
by the Board Of Health There has been
no spread Of the disease among tho
people there"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
COAST FRUIT FOR
FROZEN MUTTON.

VANCOUVER, Aug. 10.-In anticipa-
ton Of the development Of a large
frozen mutton trade between AUS
tralia and Vancouver and return car
goes Of perishable fruit from this port,
the Canadian-Australia liner Moana
has recently been fitted out with large
cold storage capacity and her holds
have been insulated for the transporta-
tion Of perishable goods The work on
the Moana was performed at Port
Chalmers, the port OF Dunedin, New
Zealand, while the steamer was off the
sydney Vancouver run this summer.
The Niowera and Aorangi both have
cold storage quarters.
According to present plans the Mo-
ana is TO sail from Sydney for Van
couver about October %. She will re-
place the turbine liner Maheno, which
IS now In port The present voyage of
the Naheno to this coast IS the last
one she will make this season During
the winter she viii be operated on the
New Zealand coast Next summer the
Maheno viii resume service on this
route.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
MRS. THAW WEARS
A LOUD" GOWN.
Appears at the Prison in
Cream-Colored Dress
With Black Checks
SPECIAL p1spATcH 10 THE cALL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Harry K.
Thaw few days ago complained to his
wife that she nearly always wore the
same brown dress when she visited
him in the Tombs. Today Mrs. Thaw
stepped from her cab in front Of the
prison wearing a cream-colored gown
with small black checks. Thaws face
lighted up with pleasure when he saw
her.
AS Mrs. Thaw came out of the Tombs
several newspaper men spoke to her
about the change in her dress, and she
replied apoIogetically: Harry has been
begging me SO much to wear some of
my pretty dresses that 1 finally felt
obliged to wear this I did not want to
wear them before, because Of the added
notoriety it might bring
Former Assistant District Attorney
James w. Osborne has been chosen by
TLaw to conduct his defense. While
there is no official confirmation of this
statement, a member Of the firm Of
Hartridge & Peabody, the lawyers who
said that Osborne probably would be
selected to defend Harry Thaw.
1t was also learned today that Thaw's
attorneys have completely rounded out
their plan of defense. All the evidence
upon which Osborne must depend to Sc
cure an acQulttal or IhaW mas been
gathered. All the witnesses that will
be necessary are kept in daily touch
with the prisoners lawyers and are
ready to take the stand.
Further investigation of the story
that Hattie Forsythe, of the Anna
Held Company, and two other chorus
girls called at Stanford Whites stu
dio in the Madison Square Garden
tower the night before he was shot
and on finding he was not at home
left the name Of Mrs. Harry Thaw,
seems to stamp it as a press agent
yarn.
Miss Forsythe is at home in Provi-
dence, attending her mother, who is
seriously i'll. Today she said that the
story was not based on facts She
says it was sent out by Florenz Zieg-
field, the husband of Anna Held. The
story had 1t that this JOKE was really
responsible for Whites death. 1t said
that on learning on June rs that Mrs.
Harry Thaw" had left her name the
night before, he sent her a note ex-
pressing his sorrow at having missed
her This note Thaw was supposed to
have found and the shooting was said
to have been the direct result.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
ssIsNDLESs CHAIN OF PRAYER,
ANNOYS BISHOP LAWRENCE
He Finds IT Necessary to Send Out
Denial DenOuncfnE 1t as
Hoax

BOSTON, Aug. 1o.-So much annoy
-ance has been caused to the Rt. Rev.
William Lawrence, Episcopal Bishop OF
Massachusetts, by the food Of letters
w hlch has been pouring in for several
months regarding the so-called end
less chain of prayer alleged to have
been started by him, that the Bishop
has found 1t necessary to issue the fol-
lowing denial that he is connected with
the matter:
The endless chain Of prayer said to
have been written by Bishop Lawrence
is 2 hoax Bishop Lawrence of Massa-
ohusetts never wrote 1t and knows
nothing about it It is the work of
some demented or mischievous person. =
- A denial that sueh scheme had been
started by any church official or dig
nitary was promptly published in all
The Episcopal church papers, as well as
f., the local secular papers in many
cities The church officials also sent to
Episcopal clergymen throughout the
country e letter describing the hoax.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
HONOR MEMORY Of
DEAD ADMIRAL,

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 10-Impressive
services were held on board the flag
ship Ohio today over the body of the
late Admiral Charles ]. Train. The Off
GERS of the cruisers Chattanooga and
Raleigh and of the gunboat Elcano
represented the navy. ambassador
Wright; Consul Miller of Yokohama,
Consul Jones of Dalny and Consul Hay
ward of Seoul represented the diplo-
matte and consular bodies. The cere-
mony, was directed by Executive officer
Cowles of the Ohio. The Japanese Gov
ernment sent Lieutenant Commander
Count Sano. aid to Admiral Togo of the
japanese navy.
After the services the body was taken
aboard the steamer Empress of China,
which was followed by a procession of
launches and boats, proceeding to the
sound of minute guns. The remains of
Admiral Train are accompanied by
Lieutenant Russell Train and Flag
Lieutenant Pollock. The flagship Ohio
was covered. with flowers, including
magnificent wreath from Admiral Togo.
The body goes direct to Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
TRUST BREAKER
TRIES NEW FOE.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

OMAHA, Aug. 10.-Upon information
furnished by w. H. Green, the re-
doubtable independent implement
dealer of Creighton, this State, pro-
ceedings were today started against
the international Harvester Company
for alleged violation of the antitrust
laws. Green has also brought suit
against the concern for $1,000 damages
and has retained former Senator will
liam v. Allen as his attorney
Green's fame as a .'trust-buster'' was
established last year when he origi-
mated a clever system of antitrust ad-
vertising, which secured for him a
large volume Of business from the
farmers of Northern Nebraska At the
close of the season, however, he learn
ed that one of the harvesters he had
been booming as an Independent pro-
duct was owned all the time by the
trust and that 'ft had baited him out
OF the limb" as he expressed it, "and
then cut the limb off,
Nothing daunted by the blow, Green
bought newspaper and continued his
antitrust campaign. AS edition of the
Nebraska Liberal, although the field Of
journalism was new to him, his success
is evidenced by his election a few
weeks ago to the presidency of the
State Democratic Press Association.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
AME ER|CANS KILLED
BY PULAJANES.

MANILA, Aug. 1o.-First Lieutenant
John F. James and two privates of the
Eighth Infantry, with Contract Surgeon
Calvin Snyder and Internal Revenue
Collector Williams of Illinois, were
killed yesterday afternoon in hand
to-hand fight with a force of Pulajanes
at Julita, island of Leyte. The detach-
ment which consisted of ten men, was
greatly outnumbered but made a gal
liant fight. The Pulajanes captured
three pistols, four Krag-Jorgensen
rifles and 800 rounds of ammunition.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Julita,
where sLieutenant James and others
were killed by Pulajanes, is barrio,
or ward of the city of Burauen, which
has been the scene of three serious
conflicts between the regulars, the con-
stabulary and the Pulajanes within a
few weeks.
Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder was
born in Baltimore, Nd, on July Is.
1878, and entered the military service
on August Is, 1900. He had been on
duty in the Philippines SINCE December
3, 1900. Surgeon Snyder graduated
from the University of Maryland Med
ical School IN 1898.
First Lieutenant John F. James was
born in Virginia on May 8, 1878, and
entered the army from that State. He
was commissioned second lieutenant in
the Eighth Infantry on April 10. 1899.
and was made first lieutenant on Feb
ruary 2, 1901.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
Government Orders
for Men Of Army
and Navy.

wv WASHINGTON, Aug. TO-
tenant Colonel Daniel
NJ. Appel, deputy sur
geOn general, Is detailed as a
member of the examining
board at the General Hospital
at the Presidio at San F'rancIscO
during the temporary absence
of Lieutenant Colonel George
Torney, deputy surgeon gen.
eraI.
Captain Clyde ID. Hunt, quar-
termaster, upon relief from
duty as quartermaster and conn
missary at the post of Fort
Rosecrans, will transfer his Of
fee TO San Diego and will take
station at that place.
First Lieutenant Howard A.
Reed, assistant surgeon, Is re-
Heved of duty In the Depart
ment of California and will re-
port to the medical superInten-
dent of the transport service at
San Francisco for duty, reliev-
ing First Lieutenant Lloyd l..
Smith, assistant surgeon, who
will proceed to West Point, n.
", for duty.
Contract Surgeon John T. HI.
Slayeter is relieved of duty In
the Philippines, to take effect at
such time as will enable him to
comply with this order. He will .
proceed on the transport to sail
from Manila about October 10
to San Francisco and upon his
arrival there report to the mill
fary secretary for further or
ders.
Captain Stephen L. III. SlOcum,
general stan, is relieved from his
present duties and will report to
the commanding general OF the
Philippine Division for assign
ment to duty.
Captain Ralph III. Vandeman,
general staff, is relieved from
his present duties and will re-
port at Washington, ID. c., to the
chief of staff for assignment to
duty.
The leave of absence granted
Lieutenant Frank L. Pyle, Phil
ippine Scouts, on March 10, Is
extended one month.
Navy Orders-Lieutenan j. j.
ROby is detached from the PEN
sacola at San francisco and will
await orders.
The following cable was re-
ceived today from Rear Admiral
Dayton, Asiatic fleet, Cavities
"Lieutenant l.. G. C. Sweet de-
tached from the Raleigh to the
Naval Hospital at YokOhama
for treament; Midshipman NJ.
Campbell detached from the
Layyton to the Rainbow"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
TAKES FIRST TRIP
To THE CLOUDS.
CourageousCo Connecticut
Girl Comes Safely
Down by Parachute
PARENTS PRESENT
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 10.-Miss
Florence Cushman, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs William Cushman of West
Haven, Conn, made her first balloon
ascension this afternoon from the
White City the great summer resort of
New Haven, in the presence Of several
thousand persons.
Miss Cushman, who is only 20 and
exceedingly pretty, displayed more
nerve than many of those who were
there to witness her flight. A remark
able feature of her aerial trip was that,
notwithstanding Miss Cushman is the
only child of her parents, who idolize
her both her mother and father were
anxious she should make the ascension.
Her mother stood by her side until she
was strapped to the bar upon which
she sat. AS the ropes that held the big
balloon were cut and the great, sway
ing bag leaped into the air it was her
mother who led the. cheering.
After passing through a cloud, which
hid her from sight for a few seconds,
the balloon emerged and it became ap-
parent the girl was making an effort
to cut loose for a drop of several thou
sand feet The ropes were severed and
she shot down for a distance of 500
feet before the red parachute she car
ried opened.
An automobile sped over the road
beneath the balloon and when Miss
Cushman landed the machine took her
back to the White City.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
THANKS, GENERAL,
MANY THANKS.
Greely Tells the War
Officials We're All
of the Heroic Mold
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Major Gen
eral Greedy, who succeeded General
Funston in command at San Francisco
few days after the earthquake, ar
rived here today. He called at the
War Department for instructions pre-
vious to taking command OF the De-
partment of the Missouri as the sue
cessor Of Lieutenant General Corbin,
who retires September Is.
General Greely said in conversation
with officials that the earthquake and
the fire which followed wrought the
greatest devastation he hats ever wit
messed during a time of peace. He
paid a glowing tribute to the courage
of the people of San Francisco for the
heroic manner in which they started
life anew after all their possessions
had been swept away and their homes
destroyed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
MILLIONS At ISSUE
IN OIL LANDS.
Oyster Bay Conference
Due to a Decision by
Secretary Hitchcock
UP TO Roosevelt T.
SPECIAL DIsPArcH TO THE CALL.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1O.-Behind the
cali or James X. Jones and T. n. Barns
dali at Oyster Bay yesterday is the
story of fight to the finish between
the Department Of the Interior and the
Standard Oil Company over the rich
oil lands of Indian Territory and the
new State of Oklahoma
The visit of Jones and Barnsdau one
the attorney for the Standard Oil. the
other an agent Of the trust. means that
the oil company has gone over the head
Of Secretary Hitchcock to the Presi-,
dent. Several months ago the Standard
began movement to secure absolute
control Of the oil lands in the two Ter
ritories, said to be the most promising
in the United States at the present,
time Secretary Hitchcock made up
his mind he would prevent the lands
from passing to the oil trust at a ridic-
ulOusly low figure. and so he imposed
certain conditions, after compliance
with which oil lands might be leased
from the Indians.
The Standard. 1t is alleged. secured
control of 100000 acres of the
best oilproducing lands in the Terri
tory and is now bringing all sorts OF
pressure to bear to force the Secretary
to revoke the conditions he imposed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
STEPS OUT,
SON GOES IN.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

STOCKTON. Aug. 1o.-Dr. Asa Clark
who for the past fourteen years has
been the medical superintendent of the
State Hospital for the Insane, placed his
resignation in the hands OF the board
Of managers today, and his son, DR..
Fred P. Clark, was unanimously elected
to succeed him.
During the regime Of DR.. Asa Clark
nearly all OF the important improve
ments in the hospital have been made
L was he who first advised a State hos
pital farm Years ago he advanced the
theory that the patients who were bod
lily able to care for themselves should
be- domiciled in separate cottages and
kept at work on farm. He said that
the farm should furnish all of the but
ter, eggs, pork and vegetables needed
at the big institution. The hospital
farm was secured this year and is prov
ing a success.
The father will now resume the man
agement of his private sanitarium and
the son will step from the latter insti-
tuition to the State Asylum.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
NEW YORK |ND|CTS
The OIL TRUST.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y. Aug. 10.-The
Federal Grand Jury for the Western
District Of New York today reported
indictments against the Standard Oil
Company of New York, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and Vacuum Oil Com
pany, which has refineries at Olean
and Rochester, New York.
One indictment Is found against each
of the defendants, and in all there are
twenty two counts. The indictments
against the Pennsylvania Railroad
charges that 1t granted rebates on oil
shipments to the Standard Oil Com
pany, and the Indictment against the
Standard charges that it accepted re-
bates from the Pennsylvania.
The evidence showed that the
Vacuum Oil Company made shipments
over the Pennsylvania Railroad and
that the Standard paid the freight bills.
The indictment again the Vacuum
Oil Company charges specifically that
it shipped oil from Olean to Rutland
VT, at a tariff rate lower than any pub
Hshed by the Pennsylvania Railroad or
on file with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. One Of the counts In the
indictment charges that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad did not file with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
schedule showing its rates and charges
for the transportation Of oil.
The indictments were drawn under
the direction of Special United States
District Attorney o. E. Pagin. Each
OF the twenty-five counts constitutes
separate offense, and the penalties If
the defendants be convicted on all
counts would amount TO S1,40o,000.
The indictments specify that the
shipments were made under a common
arrangement between the Pennsylvania,
the New York Central and the Rutland
Railroad companies
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
ASKS FOR DIVIDEND
Of IS PER CENT.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK. Aug. 1O.-President
Evans of the Wells Fargo Company re-
ceived letter today from Walter c.
Stokes on behalf of the minority stock
holders, saying that notwithstanding e
the fact that the opposition stockhold-
ers lost in their fight yesterday against
the E. H. Hartman regime of the ex-
press company, these stockholders and
others would look forward to the Har-
riman management to declare 16 per
cent dividends.
Stokes pointed out in his letter that
much of the stock of Wells, Fargo &
Co. was held by trustees for widows
and orphans and that 1t would be an in
justice to that class of stockholders for
the company not to pay a 16 per cent
dividend when the reports showed that
it was earning 3S per cent net profits
President Evans said today that as
soon as he could be sure of a quorum
there would be a meeting of the re-
elected directors of the company and
that Mr.. Stokes letter would be laid
before the board for a suitable reply
and action.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
FAY'S HUBBY THREATENS
SERENADERS WITH DOGS
Miss Templeton, Now Mrs. Patterson.
Arrives at Home and Bridegroom
Frowns on Village Welcome.

PITTSBURG. Aug. 10.-Mr. and Mrs.
William ]. Patterson, formerly Fay
Templeton, arrived at their home near
here last night and were greeted with
a veritab1e charivari by the villagers.
Keep right on marching, and be
quick about it, or I'll turn the dogs on
you"
This was the salutation with which
Patterson greeted the village drum
corps that assembled before the resi-
dence. Despite the warning, the mu-
sicians continued on their march, circ-
ling the house and returning to the
entrance gates, where, once clear of
the private grounds Of the millionaire.
it played several tunes amid cheers for
"W j."
Although the Pattersons distinctly
declined to be 'at home" to the seren-
aders other houses in the vicinity were
lighted up and the residents were oat
on the porches and applauded the play
ers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
BIC SUM OFFERED
DENVER JUDGE.
Fifty Thousand Dollars
rendered for Ruling
in the Franchise Case
PROFFER SCORNED|
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

DENVER, Aug. 10.-Judge Booth NJ.
Malone of the District Court could
have made $50, 900 by one stroke of his
pen and at the same time have secured
denomination to the position he now
occupies had he not scorned the $4,000
which an agent of certain corporations
offered him on condition that he issue
a writ of prohibition which would stop
the investigation of the alleged fran
chise election frauds before Judge
Lindsey. The attempted bribery of
Judge Malone became known today
and added to the sensation which fol-
lowed the flight of several of Denver's
best known citizens. Judge Malone
confirmed the truth of the statement,
but would not go into details regard
ing it.
Judge Frank T. Johnson recently
went into details regarding an effort
to bribe him, and Judge Lindsey is
sued a public statement less than
week ago telling of the efforts of cor
poration representatives to approach
him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
MURDERER SAYS JUDGE LEFT
HIS DUTIES TO GO FISHING
Alabama Colored Man Upbraids Court
on ScaffoId for Not Granting
Habeas Corpus Writ

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 10.-EarIe
Fletcher, colored. was hanged here to-
day for the murder of Bob Payne. a
fellow convict, at Flat Top mines. He
created a scene by denouncing Criminal
Judge S. L. Weaver from the scaffold
He declared that the Judge had granted
q habeas corpus to John Williams. a
white man from another county, and
saved his neck the Gay before he was
to hang, but when it came to his own
case. "a citizen of this county, the court
went fishing
Fletcher said that going fishing"
was given as an excuse for the Judge to
leave town to avoid granting him a
habeas corpus writ.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
NORTH DAKOTA MAYOR
A FENCE FOR HORSETHIEvEs
Found Guilty by Citizens of HIS own
Town of Acting for Montana
Cattle RustIers.

WILLISTON, N. D., Aug. 1O.-W. w.
Denny, Mayor of Williston. and a prom
inent banker. has been found guilty
of receiving stolen property The case
has been before the public for about a
year It was charged by the authort-
ties of Valley County, Montana, that
Denny was the head of a band of horse
and cattle 'rustlers" and that he dis
posed of the booty surreptitiously ac-
quired by the gang. Denny is out on
$500 bail pending an appeal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
BOY sLAYS HIS
FATHER FOR BEATING MOTHER

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10.-Dis-
patches were received here today say
ing that Frank Mullins was shot and
killed by his 10-year-old son yester-
day at Bowieton Station. Miss.
1t was said that Mullins was whip
ping another of his children and that
his wife, when she attempted to in
terfere. was struck with the strap in
her husbands hand. The 10-year-old
boy shot his father with a revolver
after his mother had been struck.