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The Washington times., 1907-03-14
TOMBSTONE PORCH
GETS ON NERVES
Jury Awards Contractor
Payment as If for Proper
Work.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. March IA
want no Sacred to the Memory TO a
whole lot Of dead people l don't know
staring me in the face every time
enter my house over the front porch. "
This remark was made by Henry
Deetz. a wealthy resident OF SOuder-
ton. defending himself in a suit for not
paying a balance Of $500 TO Contractor
Nathaniel Wampole, who had just built
a mansion for Mr.. Deetz.
Deetz produced evidence showing that
the contractor got a lot Of old tomb
stones from an abandoned cemetery. al
bargain rates. which he Incorporated
on the pillars and other parts OF the
stonewOrk of the porch. IN his anxiety
70 complete the contract the builuer
did not take time 70 remove the in
scripuOns.
The jury, however. failed to regard
any sentiment and brought in a YER
dict of H0425 some allowance being
made for several Of Mr.. Deetz's minor
contentious.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14
DANCING PALACE
At MASONIC FAIR
committee Provides Bunch
OF Cake Walkers for
Entertainment.

harmony Lodges bunch Of hustlers is
up and doing at all times in order that
Ihe cancing palace at the Masonic far
shaH be a success One Of the latest
acts of the fair committee Is TO make a
contract with Mr.. Barnes. Of Atlantic
CITY. under which his band Of cake
walkers Will give two performances
nightly in the dancing palace. The
troupe is composed Of eighteen mem-
bers, and all are said TO be specialists.
In a letter to DR.. L. d. Carman. chair
man Of the lodge fair committee Mr..
Barnes says that there viii be plenty Of
ginger put in, and something will be
doing all the time. Buck and wing
dances. with plantation and sentimental
songs. will be features of this part Of
the entertainment. There viii be a
nightly change of program.
w. Hamilton Smith. director OF a!nuse-
ments in the dancing palace. who Is
touring Northern cities looking for at
IractlonS. made the members of Har-
Inony Lodge sit up and take notice to-
uay when he telegraphed that he mad
slBneu a contract for erecting a model
or Independence Hall in Washington. 10
be open 10 fair visitors.
theodore Picard. chairman Of the re
ireshment committee. announced the re-
u J. DeMon q Co. have given a 500
auto-piano.
Late reports from chairmen of the va
rious subcommittee indicate that the
dancing palace win be one Of the NEST
attractive places at the fair.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14

Reason
Cures Piles Privately at Home With.
out Pain or Operation.
TRIAL PACKAGE MAILED rREE.


The result of an irritated membrane
cannot be cured with a knife. but by
removing the cause Of the irritation.
What Is more natural cure than a
strong and yet healing balm which Will
bring life back 10 the deadened tissues p
This Is the action of the Pyramid Pile
Cure. The little suppOsitorles melt
away into :he feverish membrane. heal
the ulcers. remove the Inflammation and
swelling and bring back the reCtum 20
its normal condition.
This result is effected Painlessly and
without the loss Of a moments time
from your daily duties The treatment
is applied at home, the privacy Of
your own room. The remedy Is our own
preparation and our name Is the guar
antee Of its genuineness.
Thousands OF cases similar 70 the fol-
lowing might be cited 10 prove our
claims
I tried the sample Of your cure YOU
sent 10 me. used it and then bought
90 cent box. The results were I'M
mediate and surprising 20 me, / assure
you. ] had been to a dozen Of the best
doctors and paid much money TO them
with no results whatever. 1 had this
athiCtiOn for % years. ! was In hospital
or a long time, and I left IL physically
broken down. l owe you a debt Of
gratitude. / believe that piles would be
banished from humanity and become an
unknown thing, were every one afflicted
with them 20 but spend from Jnc 20 SloO
for Pyramid Pile Cure. Its speedy action
also makes IL extremely favorable for
in patient people. l am yours sincere
l.. George II. Bartlett, Mattapan,
Mass"
No matter how badly you suffer from
piles. we want TO cure you. II you will
try free package 10 prove its merits
yourself. We viii gladly send Il 10 your
name and address at once. We will
leave IL to you 20 decide whether YOU
can afford 70 discontinue the treatment
Pyramid Drug Co.. 81 Pyramid Bldg,
Marshall Mich.
All druggists sell the Pyramid Pile
Cure. just the same as the sample. at
80 cents per box.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14
EARLY TO BED ORDER
FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

MUSKOGEE, I. T.. March 1.-THE
school board has applied the curfew Law
TO school teachers of MUskogee. From
Tulsa and McAlester comes infOrma-
ton that the school board at each place
has made a similar order
The boards OF education in these
towns have decided that the teachers in
the public schools must cut society five
nights out of the week at least. The
boards have given il out that they dc
not expect to see the teachers out after
o'clock at night through the school
week, and they do not add that the
teachers are at liberty the other nights
This order has created a storm in the
towns mentioned. Some of the teachers
are in open rebellion, and say that they
Will go where they please and when, and
some Of them have done so. but II Is
noticed that they are waiting with
some apDrehens for the next meeting
of the board.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14
SUCKED INTO PUMP,
TUNNEL MAN DEAD
Air Exhausted From Lungs
Permitted thrush Of
Blood.

NEW YORK. March 14-Evan Coils
ter. foreman Of a gang in shaft No.
2. of the Belmont tunnel. ventured too
close 70 the intake of a big suction
pump near the tunnel entrance at
Forty-second street md the East River
The pump was pounding away at its
JOB OF keeping an air pressure of thirty
nve pounds TO the square inch on the
submarine workers. and Collister. los
ing his balance. was sucked In
The pump was stopped for a moment
and Collister was pulled out dead DR..
that all the air had been sucked from
the lungs and the lungs had cola psed,
admitting a rush Of blood
Collister lived at 505 West Forty-ninth
street and was married last October.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14
DEAL AND DUMB
MARVEL DIES
Girl Who Was Also Blind
Expires Of Pneu-
mOn;a,

JACKSONVILLE, I'LL, &arch IA
Emma Kubicek. eleven years old. the
deaf, dumb. and blind child who has
been the marvel among educa tors for
the blind and deaf for several years.
died at the Illinois School for the Blind
at o'clock last night. Her death was
due TO an acute attack OF pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14

Seventeen Year-OId Girl
Also Held as Bur-
glar.

JERSEY CITY. y. j., March IA
Though she IS only seventeen. Mrs.
Percy c. Benedict has admitted in
criminal court that she has three b,Is-
bands. all alive. She calmly stated that
she married Benedict in August 1902.
when he was only thirteen. She mar
ried Henry w. Herman in September.
1905, and p. J. O'brien in 1906 at New
York city hall
The charge against her was made by
o Brien. who was led to do so by the
belief that she had betrayed him to
the police. He confessed TO having com
mitted burglaries.
Husband and wife were held on
charges of burglary and bigamy.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14
MILE A MINUTE LIMIT
ON PENNSY FLYERS

ALTOONA. Pa. March &c. A.
Preston. superintendent Of the middle
division OF the Pennsylvania railroad,
has issued orders forbidding any pas
senger train to run the division. 1S2
miles. in less than l3J minutes
This will break up speed records,
which have been n favorite pastime of
engineers on this division.
The Washington times., 1907-03-14
so NEAR AND YET so FAR.

One Of the recent candidates for po-
siuon as librarian in the New York
public library wrote on her examination
paper IN answer 20 a question regarding
the novels OF Lew Wallace that his
principal work was Her Ben"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
Cannot Understand How They Accomplish Anything Secretly
People Spend So Much Time Talking That We Cannot Unde
THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
American Peace Propositions Likely
60 Pass international Tribunal.

THE HAGUE, July 10. - Notwith'
standing the pessimlstlc views held In
some quarters c1cernlng the peace
conference and iN work the members
OF the American delegation feel conf
dent that some good result Will he
reached from the exchanges OF opinion
among the plenlpotentiaries OF the
countries represented.
IL now appears that all OF the hmerl
can propositions Will be satisfactorily
received. The question Of the immu-
nifty OF private property at sea- al
though bitterly opposed. Will have q
considerable majority In the vote next
week, and this will be a further step
toward the adoption Of this principle
In another conference. The rules re-.
pardlng the bombardment OF unforti'
fed towns. villages. etc. originally
presented by America. will he substan'
TALLY adopted with the approval of the
proposal drawn up by the Italian dele
gatlon bringing into harmony the or
ferent views on this subject The
American suggestion regarding the col
lection Of pecunlary contractural debts
without the use ~ force Will be sup
ported by all Of the great powers ana
the proposals concerning the establish
ment Of n permanent court ~ arbitra
ton and the prohibition of the use of
unnecessary cruel bullets have been
fayorably received
Finally In a pl@nary sitting the Unit
ed states will present plan Tor tue
permanency Of the conference Itself ne
an institution. the holding u periodic
meetings and the orraninaton Of q
programme
The American proposition relating 70
ships Of war reads
"a warshlp must b. commanded ny
a commissioned officer. with n crew
subject 20 military law aud discipline
In time 81 war no morchanimau can
b. transformed Into u warship except
Il be- commanded and equipped az be
fore said. aud this transformation can
only occur In the territorial waters Of
the state of which the owner u the
vessel Il a subject Or Ia territorial wa
tiers under the effective control OF Tho
military forces ~ such n state"
Another American proposition says
that rifles aud big guns. ammunition
provisions aud objects only employed
Tor military purposes or military cstab
llshmouts form absolute contrnbaud OF
war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
FACTORY womEEs LEAGUE.
Congress First ef Its Kind In Amer
Iea-A tall Prom not.e.

Iea-A tall Prom Doise.
NEW YORK. July ~ Women fac.
tory workers. representing rcnnsylva
mia. New York. Connecticut aud New
Jersey. met here under the direction u
the wOmen's Trade Union league
That this convention means that tho
ballot Tor women Is soon forthcoming
was the declaration of bath Mrs. llar'
riot stanton lllntch and Mr.. Rose
Pastor Stokes. who were present The
meeting was the first Of the Kind "a
be- held la America. aud seventy i've
delegates attended.
Its the factory girls aud not the
members of wumen's clubs who arc
going to get the suffrage" asserted
Mrs. Blntch. "and It's coming scon
These girls are lighting practical bust
ness propositions every day. They
know they must have vote u they
win out"
Question 0f wages. hours and the ful
nllmcnt 81 union regulations hy cm
ployers we're the main topics in the re-
ports There were spcr,hs- by ynriou.
delegates sud other trades union wo
men. Miss l.conou O'iseilly. a repre-
sentative uf the Western Federation Of
Miners. spoke In behalf ~ Meyer. Hay
wood aud pcitib0nc. who arr STANDING
trial for the death ~ Governor Stcun
enb.rg ~ Idaho.
won't you do something for the de
tense Of Meyer. Haywood aud Petit
boneT' she said. Labor has already
given Si0i.UuO for their defense. out
of this only Sl.OpO il left. Tor this Is q
costly trial"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
$4,000 ELKS WAKE
UP AT THE QUA
KER CITY.
Greatest Gathering in the His
tory Of The Order.
BENNINGTON DELEGATION
Many important Matters Are To BE
Considered At This conven.
ton.

Philadelphia, July l4.-Members OF
the Benevolent and Protective Order
OF Elks swarmed this city tonight
and the streets are filled with visitors.
Though the grand lodge convention
and annual reunion will not be under
way until tomorrow, upwards OF 2O.-
600 Elks have enrolled their names
at the official registration bureau
since Saturday.
During the day delegations from
Bennington. VT. and New York ar
rived and each train brings additional
delegations.
As a preliminary 10 the convention
the Philadelphia Elks held recep-
tino at their home today. Many OF
the visitors we're taken on sightsee'
ing tours.
The convention will be formally
opened tomorrow night. The visitors
will be- welcomed by Mayor Reyburn
ON behalf Of the city and BY represen-
tatlyes OF the Philadelphia and state
lodges. The FIRST grand lodge business
session will be opened Tuesday morn
ing. Other sessions will be held
Thursday and Friday.
w NfAhfNAAN ANflt VIII w n HAN
AIDE OF massed bands. The parade OF
lodges will take place ON Thursday.
II Is officially estimated that 10000
10 10000 Elks will be In the process
sion.
The new constitution OF the organ.
ization. adopted nc the last annual
session OF the grand lodge. win 20
into effect Tuesday and under II some
important matters will be brought up
for consideration at the present SEES
sion.
Discarding the elks tooth as an EN-.
blem OF the order. though II has ney.
er been an efficient emblem. Is one OF
the important matters that will be
taken MP The destruction OF the
J elks 10 obtain their teeth and the
q fostering OF cheap imitation elk's
teeth upon members OF the fraternity
at exorbltant prices are among the
causes that led 20 the agitation.
The election OF delegates viii also
take place for the first time under n
new system. Delegates will be elect.
ed for two years. whereas In the past
they have been elected each year.
Another matter for discussion IL
that relating 10 the colored Elks.
The Elks object 90 the organization
styling themselves "Eiks" and will
take steps TO protect the name In
court u necessary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15

WASHINGTON. July BAT last
Justice has been melted ont 10 the man
who defrauds the public by selling
berries in boxes with raised bottoms.
Judge l. q. Kimball 81 this city has
fined Henry ]. Rice $50 for such an
offcnse. Rice had been selling straw
berries In boxes with raised bottoms 10
n customer. who complained. Accord.
ing 10 the customer. the boxes Of Der.
ries sold by Rice were fully 20 per
cent short Of the amount required by
the bureau Of standards Of the District
Of Columbia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
DANIEL CARPENTER DEAD
The Oldest Resident In This Town
Died Saturday.

Daniel Carpenter. the Oldest resi-.
dent OF the town. died Saturday of
blood poisoning. He had been troub.
led with the disease for some time
and had been In a critical condition
so that his death was not unexpected.
Mr.. Carpenter was born I'm Milford.
Conn, April IL. 1914. making him 80
years OF age. He had resided here
for more than 80 years. For many
years he was engaged In the manu-.
facture OF gunpowder. Mr.. Carpen.
ter's wife died several months ago
There were never any children born To
them.
Mr.. Carpenter was over six feet tall
straight as an arrow and known by
most OF the people In the place. The
funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon
Rev. Frank n. Morris officiating The
burial will be In the village cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
VACATION FoR c. A. PRoUTY
Members Of Interstate Commerce. Com
mlssIon Take a Rest.

Washington. July IA final con.
ference Of the interstate commerce
commission for the summer was held
Thursday Commissioner Franklin X.
Iane left yesterday for three weeks
stay IN the Maine woods. Commits
aioner Francis Cockrell IL going TO
Spring Lake, y. j.. and Commissioners
Iudson Clements will spend the. bal.
ance OF the heated period on his farm
In Maryland. Commissioner G. A..
Prouty has gone 10 Newport, Vt
Commissioners n. H. Clark and James
Harlan will probably spend their va
cations In the West Chairman NJ A.
Knapp will leave town Saturday or
Sunday for New York For the next
two months the shutters will be clos
I'd IN the Offices Of the commission as
FAR az the members OF the body are
concerned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
sTRATToN FAMILY REUNION
Large Gathering Sunday al The Home
o. Smith Stratton.

The tenth annual reunion and dinner
Of the Stratton family. one OF the most
numerous In town. was held az the res
idence OF Smith Stratton In what Is
known as the Green Mountain Valley
district In the northeast portion OF the
town Sunday. About % members OF the
family were present. largely from this
vicinity but several from Greenfield.
Mass. and Hlnsdale. y. IA.
For years the family has been prom.
lnent here. most OF the male portion
being prosperous farmers. At this re-
union dinner was served In
the open air. there was music. telling
OF stories and a general good time.
Rev. &. :. Agnn OF South SALISBURY
was present and conducted religious
services.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
Fisher. notei Burned.

KINGSTON. n. Y. July i5.-Flsh.
crs hotel. on the strand opposite Rhine.
beck ferry. was burned at an early
hour. The flames spread 80 rapidly
that the guests had difficulty In es-
Gaping. and two 81 them. James Flynn
aud william Peterson. were compelled
Ia jump from the third fioor. sustaining
injuries which neccssitated hospital
treatment Mrs. Ida Fisher. mother 81
Proprietor Carl q. Fisher. was rrs-
cued by hrcmen after she had been
overcome by smoke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
pro-asd MId.hIpmaa'. runersI.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. July rs. o. The
funeral OF Mldshlpmnn II. G. rhlnney
Of Manchester. ~ n. who was drown.
cd here while taking q lesson In swim
ming. took place at the Naval academy
yesterday afternoon. Rev. ~. II. CLARK
conducting the services. Classmates
~ the dead mldshpman acted ~ pail
bearers. The rrmalns were taken 70
New Hampshire today Tor tuHal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
HARTMAN INTERVIEWED.
Railway MaRnatc says ~ l. Good
Politics Co Attack Him.


Politics Co Attack HIN.
NEW YORK. July i5-Mr. Ham.
man on being shown n copy u the re-
port said.
From what I am told the report Il
n political document aud part Of per
sonal, pursuit ~ me. The tone Of the
report and the method ~ ~ proinulga'
ton show that Imagine court or
any judicial body sending copies Of It's
decisions around secretly 60 newspaper
publishers days In advance under
pledge TO publish II simultaneously
Sunday morning That II what the
commission did. II Is deemed good
politics 20 attack me. Hut ! can stand
Il much better than the people ~ this
country can stand that sort Of pro-
ceduro on the part ~ government tri'
bunals charged with the duty Of I'M
partially administering the laws.
II shall study II carefully and have
something 90 say about II later"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
Don't Try UNCERTAIN Recipes.

Il ~ entirely unnecessary 10 exper.
iment with this that and the other re-
cipe. Why waste time. money and pa.
tlence when you can get from your
grocer. for 10 cents n package OF
OUR PIE" preparation-lemon.
Chocolate or Custnrd-making pies
that are 20 good that when you eat one
piece you will want another7 The
way to please the men folks IL 10 give
them good pie.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
ri,r nnrr IAn- Arrrs,ca.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. July i5.-The
immigration inspectors at Laredo. on
the Mexican border. arrested ave more
japanese near Greens station making
their way. into the state through the
brush. This makes fifteen In all that
have recently been arrested. All of
them will be- sent In charge of an officer
TO San Francisco for deportation ~ ia
nm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
n,,.. Robs.a 81 s.uv.aIr..

DENVER. July i5.-Wllliam J. Bry-
an has been robbed Of many souvenirs
and kecpsakes given him by kings,
queens. empcrors and well known peo-
pie In all parts Of the world by bur
glars. who entered the house Of his
daughter. Mrs Ruth Bryan Leayltt. az
Thirteenth and Race streets, ibis city.
A list Of the articles stolen Is not yet
available. aud while many Of them
were valuable intriniscally they all
possessed a greater value 10 Mr Bry.
an because Of their Eivers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
LArULIP GOES TO WINDSOR
Pleads Guilty to 5isamy in Montpel'
Ter City Court.

Montpelier. July i3.-Georgc latul-
ip was arrested FOR bigamy to-
day by G. H. Senter. one OF his bonC ,.
men who went TO Newport after hi b.
This morning In city court before
City Judge 4. NJ. Harvey. Latulip
pleaded guilty TO the charge against
him and was sentenced TO not less
than four and not more than four aud
One'half years In the state prison at
Windsor. The case was prosecuted
by States Attorney Benjamin Gates
and -. =. Bailey appeared for the re-
spondent latulip was taken TO Wind
scr this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
soY DIES OF LocKJAw.
James Towne Of PurdyVille Was
Wounded on the Fourth.

Manchester. July 1.-THE death OF
James Towne OF Purdyyille. from a
revolver wound received the 4th, oc-
CURED today at the home OF A. q.
Purdy OF Manchester The boy was
handling the revolver. which was
loaded with a blank cartridge. when
Il suddenly exploded His hand was
severely lacerated. Or. ". G. Trull OF
Manchester was called and at once
dressed the wound. but despite the ef
forts Of physicians, lockiaw developed
and the boy grew steadily worse and
died. Young Towne had been living
with Mr.. Purdy for some time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15

wATERvtLLE. ~ Y. July i5.-For.
mer State Senator Henry James Cog.
gcshall Is dead nc his home here. lie
was born ~ 1916 aud M n Republican
served IN the senate In iSSi-iOOO and
ioO5OG. by profession he was law.
yer. Several weeks ago the senator
experienced nm attack Of pneumonia,
which left him with an anemlc trou.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
OPERA HOUSE ATTRACTIONS.
Lis, Of Plays for Coming Season That
Are Now Booked.


Manager Wood OF the Opera House
has booked some unusually excellent
plays for the coming season. having
at this early time more plays on the
list than he ever had before at this
time Of the year lie has "a man In
New York City booking more attrac.
lions for him. Mr. Wood has taken on.
" the best plays and for reason Of his
confidence Of their pleasing. has made
a guarantee To refund money after the
FIRST act OF any performance 10 anyone
not satisfied. The plays now booked
or September aud October are:
The Girl OF the Golden West"
Way Down East"
Leah Kleschna."
sweet Kitty Belaira."
Tess Of the D'Urberyilles."
Morrison's Faust"
AT Yale"
''The Heart OF Maryland" comes In
November and THE Rose Of Rancho"
In December.
The following plays are also listed
for the remainder of the season:
Under Southern Skies"
THE Isle OF Spice"
Cupid at Vassar"
THE Vanderbilt Cup"
The Mayor OF Toxic"
Rallies"
Little Johnnie Jones"
THE Red Feather" Opera Co.
"The Teddy Bears"
Al. q. Fields Minstrels.
Chauncey Olcott
Ills Honor the Mayor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
$4,000 POWER STATION
Montpelier Syndicate has Acquired
Rights for one on the winooski.

Montpelier. July i2.-Frank NJ. Cor.
ey. Edward II. Dcayitt and I. NJ Frost
members Of the Montpelier syndicate
which recently bought the Barre and
Montpelier electric railroad. have pur.
chased riparian rights all along the
Winooski river. about two miles east
Of this city for which they paid about
$4,000. They will put In $4,000
electric power station TO furnish pow.
or 10 the railroad and possibly will
have power to sell for manufacturing
purposes. About 2OO0 minimum horse
power can be developed NJ this point
Mr.. Corey II now president OF the cleo
tfic railroad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
Hank Cashier e.,I,, OF Fraud.

BALTIMORE. July i5.-John w. II.
Geiger, late cashier Of the Canton Ma.
tional bank OF this city. was found
guilty In the United States court Of
abstractlng aud fraudulently using
funds Of the bank. Sentence was sus-
pended pending motion for u nyw
trial Hli