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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
SCANDALS
STAYED BY De
SAGANS
BOni's Letters Alleged to Involve
Prominent Families
MAY Be READ IN COURT
Withheld at the Request Of the For.
mer Miss Gould Out Of Sympathy
for the Husbands.

Paris, Dec. 3.--The Princess de Sa-
gan has been unusually forbearing
in view of the character of the testl-
mony which Count Boni de Castel-
lanes lawyer introduced last Wednes-
day In the trial to settle who is to
have the custody of their children.
The Princess's lawyer, NJ. Clemenceau
talked yesterday but he refrained as
far as possible from mentioning un-
pleasant details of Count Bonis life,
which ne said he would read II the
court required him to-
Il asked Mr. Clemenceau not to
read the letters or to mention the
names of the writer's unless II was abb
solutely necessary" the Princess said
to me Immediately after the session
of the court in her palace in the Ave
nue. Malakoff. Those letters appeared
in my divorce case but the names
were never divulged. They are from
seven women very prominent In Paris
society, addressed to the Count, and
are absolutely compromising Sever
al of the women are of noble families
Il do not want the letters read UNI
less It is absolutely necessary, as they
would cause an infinite amount of scan.
dial and would PROBABLY bring about
seven divorce suits. Naturally have
no sympathy with the ladies themsel-
yes. but have no wish to cause sor-
row to their husbands. wish to
avoid as much scandal as possible, In
spite of the absolutely inhuman state.
ments the Count de Castellane's law
yer made about me last week
This whole case seems a disgrace
to me. Why did the French judge al
low Boni to see the children twice
each week a whole month in the sum
mer and week each at Easter and
Christmas? Nothing was brought up
against me at the divorce trial. l Sc
cured the divorce, and all the evidence
was against him, and yet he is allowed
to see the children often and to poison
their minds against me. When the
trial IS ended / am planning to go to
Blarritz and | cannot take the chil
dren with me because they must see
their father twice a week. It is dis
grace.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
OEATA o. MRs. aurH GODFREY
Aged and Well Known Resident a Vie.
tim Of Pneumonia.

Mrs. Ruth S. Godfrey, widow Of the
late Samuel L. Godfrey, Jr, passed
away at her home on Beech street at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon after a
two weeks illness of pneumonia.
The deceased, who was SO years Of
age, was born in Woodford August 19.
1919. Her maiden name was Ruth S.
Barney and she was married to her
late husband July %, 1887.
For more than so years she had liv-
ed in the house where she passed
away. She was member of the Bap-
fist church and so long as she was
physically able to do so took an active
interest in the work of that organiza-
ton. She was also a member of the
Fortnightly, the Colonial Danes and
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton.
She is survived by one son, Rufus B.
Godfrey, and one brother, Hamilton
Barney, both of Bennington.
Mrs. Godfrey was a woman of es-
Unable character and during her long
residence in Bennington had endeared
herself to large circle of acquaintan-
ces who will deeply mourn her death.
She had identified herself closely with
the social life Of the community and
every worthy charitable project was
accorded her assistance.
The funeral will be held Saturday at
her late residence at 2:30 o'clock in
the afternoon. and Rev +. r. Morris
pastor Of the local Baptist church will
officiate
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
AUTOMOBILE TAXATION
Subject for Animated Discussion Be-
fore Legislative Committee.


The taxation of automobiles accord.
ing to their horsepower was the SUB.
ject Of an animated discussion before
the committee on highways and
bridges at the State House In Mont
pelier Tuesday night Chairman o.
L. Martin of Plainfield presided
John w Gordon OF Barre opened
the discussion by attacking the bin
under discussion, II. 4S1, as class leg
lslation He said there was no ac-
curate rule for testing horse power
except a brake test and compelling an
owner to swear thereto practically
made him commit perjury. He said
il was also unjust as 1t made no dis
tinction between old and new ma
chimes, and imposed as much tax on a
3O-horse power machine that cost
Sl,S00, as one of the same horse pow
er that cost $4,000. The poor man
would pay a larger tax in proportion
than the rich.
r. l.. Bates of Bennington and Dr.
b. II. Ross of ST. Johnsbury followed
along the same lines, the latter call
ing attention to the constitutional pro
vision which declares that the bur
den of taxation shall lie equally.
Secretary Lester II. Greene of the
Vermont Automobile club presented
80 letters from automObilists. one
signed by IA residents of Morrisville
The latter called attention to the fact
that the bill would take the machines
from the local tax lists and deprive
tho oNvuarc 90 tho right 10 oefcot ~ of,.
debts. 1t also called for a sliding
scale of valuation A letter from w.
d. Woolsm of Springfield said the bill
was unreasonable and might just as
properly propose to tax a horse on his
speed. The letter said it would make
bad-blood between the state and the
automobile owners.
Representative II. G. Barber said
the bill was wrong in principal. All
| taxation laws are based on value
There are 175 machines in Brattleboro
that pay local taxes and they ought
| not to be removed from the list. II
would be q dangerous precedent
Guy w. Bailey secretary of state
| answered questions in regard to the
method of estimating horse power
He said the method condemned by Mr.
/ Gordon was that adopted by the
| American association OF licensed au
tOmobile dealers and by the Roya
/ automobile club of England He reaC
from the report regarding local taxa
tion Of machines in ST. Adams. Bur
lington, Barre and Montpelier, Man!
OF the machines licensed escaped loca
taxation and all OF them were liste,
az a very low figure, averaging
| little over 5000 each Questioning
Mr. Gordon, he drew out the fact tina
there We're half dozen machines Il
Barre that were practically worthless
Representative Allen Martin of E'
sex Junction defended his bill. II
thought a practical basis for estimat
could be secured If the bill passed
and showed that there could be II
perjury in connection with. sweaTin
, TO the horse power of machine
the owner used his best knowledg
and belief
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
ARREST OF MR.. BALEsrleR
kipling's Brotherin-Lsw Charged
With Damaging Lady's Farm.

ktplinq's Brother~in-laW Charged
With Damaging Lady's Farm.
Brattleboro, Dec. 3.-Beatty S. Bal
estier brotherin-law of Rudyard Kip
ling and who has been the principal
figure in an ejectment suit, was ar
rested Tuesday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Myron p. Davis In a damage
suit brought by Mrs Harriet S. Baker
OF Cleveland, Ohio, charging Mr.. BAL
estier with having committed waste
upon the property of the plaintiff
while he was In possession OF he
same.
The declaration sets up that Mr..
Balestier has been a tenant at Will
on the farm owned by the plaintiff in
BrattlebOro since December Is. 1901.
During this time she alleges that he
has used the bays I'm the baru as sheep
pens and allowed the stills in the barn
to decay; that he has not kept the
tillage land in a proper state OF Cul-
| tivation but has sold so loads of fer
tilizer which should have been used on
her land; that he has allowed the
floors OF the kitchen to decay aud has
not repaired the same as he should
have done. all to the damage of the
plaintiffs property She says. In the
sum Of $1,000.
The writ is returnable at the next
term OF Windham county court. Mr.
Balestier was released on bail of 81,
900 which was furnished by Charles
| Miner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

muskets and space was thus
cleared Gen Alexis with the French
colors draped about him, was hurried
aboard a skin i'm tow of steam
launch
Just as Gen Alexis was embarking
woman succeeded in reaching his
side, and drawing a murderous knife,
made a sweep at his body The blow
fell short, however and before the wo-
man could follow ii up with another
she was seized by a soldier A man
succeeded in striking the President
with his fist, but the blow was a
glancing one on the neck
trunk which was left behind on
the precipitate departure Of the Presi-
dent and his party from the wharf
was seized upon by the rioters and
broken open. II was found to contain
about $4,000 in gold and 10000
I Haitian gourdes Csilver dollars.) The
/ specie was scattered about and
promptly seized upon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
LOUIS c. WAITE DEAD
Well Known Resident Passed Away
Wednesday Evening.


Louis c. Waite died at the home VI
his mother Mrs. Helen Waite on
Branch street Wednesday evening.
Death was due to tuberculosis from
which the deceased had been a suffer
er for nearly two years.
Mr. Waite was born In SALISBURY
July 20, 1879. When a small child his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Waite.
moved to this town and he has been
resident here ever since.
Beside his mother he is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. George Carey of
North Bennington, Mrs. Joseph Shea
and Miss Florence Waite Of this town
and four brothers. Warren Waite OF
Greenfield, Mass, Fred, Burt. and Ran
dali Waite of this Town. Many other
relatives also survive him.
The funeral will be held from the
house Saturday afternoon at { O'Clock
Rev. II. s. Rowe. pastor of the Meth
odist church officiating. The burial
will be in the family lot in the village
cemetery.
Mr.. Waite was young man of kind
ly disposition and has large circle
OF acquaintance and friends who are
grieved 10 learn OF his untlmely death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
HUNTER AcclDENTLY KILLED
Thomas J. Royce Of Rutland Shot
With His Own Gun.

The body of Thomas }. Royce rs
years old. son of the late George r.
Royce, a wealthy marble dealer of
Rutland, was found in the woods in
West Rutl.,aG Tuesday morning With
wound from a charge of shot be-
hind the left ear He had been hunt
ing. Marks found indicated that he
slipped and fell The butt of the gun
struck rock and the weapon was
accidentally discharged
Royce left home Monday morning.
AS he did not return that night
searching party started out Tuesday
morning and the body was soon dis
covered by Florence Mccarthy, mill
foreman. Mr. Royce was unmarried
and Is survived by his mother and
several brothers and sisters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

NECK BROKEN BY FALL
St. Adams Man Dies From l7iuries
Received In Unusual Accident

ST. Adams Man Dies From i1Iuries
Received in Unusual Accident
St Adams, Dec. Thomas Lucas
aged 60 years. died early Wednesday
morning mom injuries sustained Mon
day afternoon when he was blown by
the wind from platform to the
ground. He fell a distance OF only
four feet but struck ON his head, the
neck being broken
He was working at the St. Adams
Grain companys shed at about six
o'clock when he was caught by a
heavy gust of wind as he was in the
act of closing a door He was alone
at the time of the accident, but pos
sersby responded to his calls for help.
Mr.. Lucas was paralized from his
shoulders down, and in spite of the
broken neck fingered until this morn
ing,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

Foley's Orino Laxative cures chron
ic constipation and stimulates the iy-
ca. Orino regulates the bowels so
they will act naturally and you do not
have TO take purgatives continuously
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

the house:
II. iSS. by Mr.. Howe OF Benning
ton. by request An act for the pro
lection OF certain fur bearing animals
II, 1871. by Mr. Parish OF Ran
dolph An act to protect fish.
II. $50. by Mr. Howe OF Benning
ton. An act to amend section Ga OF
the statutes. relating TO commitment
OF delinquent taxpayers
II. 1856. by Mr. Jones OF Sudbury,
An act relating to the appointment OF
health officer: provides for the selec
ton Of such officer from among the
physicians OF the town.
II. 37S. by Mr.. Howe OF st. Johrs.
bury. An act to amend sections 3.llS
and 3I2i of the statutes. relating 10
hastardy proceedings.
Third Reading In the House.
The following bills were ordered to
a third reading In the house
n. SOP. By Mr. Howe of Benning.
ton. An act In amendment OF and In
addition to section 5.27g OF the stat
lutes. relating to the taking OF hsh for
sale or gain. forbids the catching tor
sale or gain of brook trout, lake trout
salmon. luugo or bass provides pen
alty of $40 for each offense and ~
additional for each Of said hsh SC
taken.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
PORT AU PRINCE.
MOB DISPERSED
BY TROOPS
Deposition of President Alexis
Followed by RiOting
REFUGEE ON FRENCH SHIP
Aged Chief Magistrate Of Haiti Had
Narrow Escape-Woman Trieo
to Stab Him.

Port au Prince, Dec. 3. The mob
which has been increasing in strength
ever since President Nord Alexis was
deposed fJr Il time gained the upper
hands last night ana p!llaPed secrio1s
of the city.
The rio.,ng was finally put duMn ~
the volunteer force.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

weeks Of Mission meetings in homes
and at the one church will be deter
mined by the action OF the churches in
the coming months. The final results
will be known only after years. A
large number have expressed I'm one
way or another their Christian faith,
and there will be many additions to
the churches.
But a much larger number already
church members. have seen a new dig
nifty and glory In Christian service and
have hardened to the call to higher
planes In daily living The fellowship
OF the united churches developed in
the month past will long continue to
be a moral power In the town. The
Mission has cost less In money than
our community often spends In sim
gle night for amusement and there
can be no doubt but that the invest
ment has been we'll placed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

The rio,.ng was finally put down h.
the volunteer force.
Port au Prince, Dec 3.-President
Nord Alexis has been deposed, and Is
now safe on board the French train
ing ship Duguay Trouin, and Port au
Prince is in the hands Of the revolu-
tionists Gen. Antoine Simon, the
leader of the insurgents, is marching
up the peninsula with an army of
5000 and a new President, Gen. Legi-
time, has been proclaimed
At the last moment President Alexis
yielded to the urging of those about
him and decided to take refuge aboard
the French warship Thousands had
gathered at the palace and they surg
ed around the entrances threatening
to tear down the walls in order to
drive out the President and his loyal
followers.
So serious was the situation that
the French Minister, NJ. Carteron, and
other foreign representatives, to-
gether with members OF a specially
appointed committee forced them
selves upon the President, who finally
consented to withdraw.
Shouts greeted him as he stepped
into the carriage NJ. Carteron carry
ing the French flag, sat beside him,
and threw the folds OF the flag over
the shoulders of the deposed president
10 protect him.
Along the route the people who
lined the streets shouted. jeered and
cursed at the fallen President, but
when the landing stage was reached
the mob lost all restraint Infuriat
ed women broke through the Gordon
OF troops and shrieked the coarsest
insults into the very face OF the Presi
dent.
In order to attract the attention Of
the mob the troops discharged theil
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

Cold wave coming. II you have KY
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a cold wave Is coming you need not
fear attacks Of Bronchitis, Pneumonia
Coughs. Colds. etc Rydales Cough
Elixir taken when attack begins new
err fails to check the progress on tne
disease. II IL equally SUCCESSFUL IN
chronic cases OF throat aud lung dls'
eases. Guaranteed by shurtleh Phar'
macy,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight. Friday fair
with rising temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo oulnine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
II fails TO cure. +. w. GROVES sig
nature Is on each box. Csc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03

The following bills we've killed by
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-06-25
PAPER TRUST MEN
FINED $1,000 EACH
Plead Guilty to Maintaining
Merger in Restraint Of
Trade.

New York. June M.-Twenty-four
companies manufacturing manila
wrapping paper were fined $1,000 each
ny Federal Judge Hough today. They
recently pleaded guilty of maintaining
an Illegal combination In restraint Of
trade. They are members Of the Ma
Mia and Fibre association.
In imposing the fines Judge Hough
aid the combination of paper manu-
facturers was a clear violation OF tho
Sherman anti-trust law, but because
of h extenuating circumstances lie
would impose q fine only. The COM
panies have arranged to pay the fines
through their counsel.
The case against the companies was
Instituted through the instrumental
ity Of the American Newspaper PUB
fishers association. The companies
compose almost the entire membership
OF the combine of wrapping paper
manufacturers. which was organized
in 1906.
Counsel for the companies declared
the combine raj formed to save them
from bankruptcy. because OF the meth
DDS of h agents for consumers, Who.
he alleged. favored first one group OF
paper mills hen another TN order to
cut h prices. Counsel also declared
the combine was dissolved when IL
was earned that the association came
within the provisions of the sherman
law
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-06-25
pig TAILS" UTILIZED
FOR RATS AND PUFFS
No Exclusion Act Against
Chinese Queues for Woman's
Stylish Headdress.

Boston, Mass, Special: A side lighi
on what women wear in their hair
when it comes to dressing it a la mode
for wearing a Merry Widow" hat
came out here today when the steam
er Seneca from China steamed into
port. In the cargo were a ton of Chi
namen's pig tails. 1t was consigned to
a prominent Boston hair dealer, who
will use it in making rats and
switches and puffs.
According to the steamer officials the
Importation Of human hair from China
is a thriving industry. No good Chi
man will part with his pigtail in life,
but when he. is dead it is different. He
usually has a good supply n his rel
atives will let it go cheap. Hair from
dead people does not make UP into
extra fine switches, but it will do In
the cheaper grades. There is nothing
better than the heavy. course, strong,
straight hair of the Chinaman. dead or
alive, for stylish puffs and rats. 1t
never loses it's shape, it stands all sorts
of knocking about, and as long as the
girl does not know what she is wearing
there is no trouble.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-06-25
HOBOKEN GOLD is
LATEST DISCOVERY

New York, Special: DR.. Thomas B.
Stillman, professor of engineering
chemistry in Stevens Institute Of Tech
nology at Hoboken, has discovered VAL
liable gold dirt in the earth taken out
of the excavation made for the annex
to h Stevens preparatory school,.
IF this were farm land around here
worth from $40 to $780," said DR.. Still
man, I'VE might go right In for Ho-
boken gold, but it would not be good
business to disturb the gold on top
Of the ground which is the institute,
you see, for the possible gold under
meath. Besides the vein is very thin"
The excavating work Is right by
DR.. Stillman's front grass plot and
the other day he was watching the
Italians throwing up the dirt. DR.. Still
man for a long time did assaying
work in California and he noticed that
some Of the dirt that was coming out
Of the hole resembled very closely the
hoaeycomb quartz which he Used to
work over.
Out of curiosity he gave some of
the most likely pieces to his son, AL
bert Stillman, a student in the Colum-
bia School of Mines. who had it as
sayed and found that the specimens
would pay $3.50 worth of gold to the
ton. Many mines are run with dirt
that pays only SO and "a a ton, but
the IN is cheap and the supply gem
erous.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-06-25
3AsHFUL GRoOM'S
NERVE FAILS HIM
AT ELEVENTH HOUR

J~erseyville. ILL, June 24.-Daniel
Mathews, aged "a. the most bashful
man in Illinois" sfdestepped the altar
for the fourth time last night.
Z Rev. J. n. Jones n 100 guests walt
ed for an hour and a half at the church
for him to appear and become the
husband of Miss Mary Frazier, but
Mathews was elsewhere.
Later Daniel said he wanted to be
married more than anything else on
earth, that he really intended to face
the altar last night, but that some
thing-he did not know what-prevent-
ed him from getting there. To prove
that last nights was his last attack
of b~ashfulness he offered to go around
to the church today; Miss Frazier adj,
mitted h was willing to give the.
bashful one another chance. They will
attempt to overcome his timidity to-
day.
She relieved his fear a little by
stating that the ceremony would be
in private. In fact, she said, had he
appeared yesterday he need not have
faced the crowd es
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-06-25
HUBBY WOULD NOT
REMAIN AT HOME

New York, Special: Mary Rogardus
Tower, who when a telephone girl at
Poughkeepsie married Albert R: Tower,
an ironmaster of that city. testified to-
day at White Plains before Justice
Keogh in her action against Mr.. Tower
for separation and alimony. Mrs. Tow
er declared her husband, who is said to
be worth $1,000, 900. treated her cruelty,
swore at her at times and once said
that he would get rid of her by fair
means or foul"
Ny. Tower said that he was willing
to take back his wife, but she insisted
that he be home every night and stop
drinking. He would not agree to a
proposition Of being at his home each
evening because he thought he might
sometimes be away on business. Mrs.
Tower appeared in court wearing a
white lawn dress n a big picture hat.
Before the case was submitted to JUS
tice Keogh there was a conference and
an effort made to compromise the ac-
ton,