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ing that there was great danger In the
turrets," replied Captain Winslow. He
added that this information had been
given TO the department. He said he
did not know where to fix the respon
sibility for the failure to correct the
fault unless it was in the fact thai
there were constant changes in the de
psrtment through frequently shifting
civilian secretaries. The committee,
through Chairmap Hale, headed off this
ties timony by announcing that the sub
ject referred to was not under investi
ga ton at this time.
Commander A. l.. Key, formerly ma.
val aid to the president, was the next
witness. He had an experience similar
to that of Commander Sims. the present
naval aid, in that he was not permit
ted to follow his own inclination as to
the form of presenting his views. He
began by stating that he had duty tC
perform not entirely agreeable. as his
testimony would not be approved at the
navy department. He said he expected
to show by comparison that there were
defects in American ships as to the To-
cation of the armor belt, the height of
freebOard and the character of ammu.
milton HOSTS and that he would be
compelled to point out inaccuracies IL
the testimony of Rear Admiral Caps
chief constructor, and some other Off.
GERS who have been before the commit.
tee.
He criticised the speed contests Of
battleshlps and declared that vessels
are run so light that the test is of no
value in ascertaining the actual speed
Of vessel when carrying full arma'
ment, crew and stores.
"Why should contractors he permit.
ted to bambooZle the country with
these fictitious speed tests?' asked Mr.
Tillman.
"They should not. That is just what
have been trying to show" replied
Commander Key. He then presented d
German criticism to the effect that the
American and English tests are of nc
value while the German tests are
made in accordance with war condi
lions.
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FELL DOWN STAIRS
Man Became Dizzy and Struck On His
Head.

Poultney, March 9.-Apparently
overcome by one of the spells Of diz
ziness with which he was known to be
afflicted, John Kane, aged 65 years,
well known in this part of Vermont as
a peddler Of tinware and other goods,
fell downstairs at his home on Main
street some time in the night, and
was killed by striking on his head.
Kane lived alone in the house his
wife having died some years ago. He
had ben successful in business and
was in comfortable circumstances. He
was last seen on Saturday night at
the Arcade restaurant, where he was
in the habit of taking his meals, and
had previously attended the services
at the Catholic church, of which he
was member.
This morning M. b. Carney and
Edward McGraw, who live nearby the
house heard Mr.. Kane's horse kick
ing the sides of the stall In the barn
and made an investigation. Being
unable to arouse Mr., Kane, they fin
ally decided to enter the house. The
body of Mr.. Kane was found at the
foot of the stairs In the front hall,
lying In pool of blood, which had
been flowing from deep cash In his
head. 1t was evident that he had
fallen downstairs and met instant
death from a fracture of the skull
when his head struck the railing.
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Roosevelt Addresses Mothers.

WASHINGTON, March II. - The
White House was the scene of the
formal opening of the first internation-
al congress on the welfare of the child,
which is being held under the auspices
of the National Mothers Congress. The
200 delegates, representing all the
states and territories and dozen or
more of the leading countries of the
world. were received at the White
House, when President Roosevelt de
ivered an address TO them in which
he declared that he placed the society
ahead of the civil war veterans, be
cause, he said, in the final analysis 1t
Is the mother only who is better cit
izen than the soldier who fights for
his country,
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HELD MULES FOR DRIVER
Animals Took Fright and Dashed
Touchette Against Icon Post

Burlington March "a runaway
team of army mules this afternoon
caused the death of George Touchette
of Howard street. Touchette had
been asked to hold the animal While
their driver was in Taft's drug store.
They took fright suddenly and ran
across the street toward Bailey 8
music rooms. Touchette became en-
tangled in the reins and was unable
to free himself He was flung with
great violence against an iron post
that supports the Y. NJ. c. A. illumi'
mated sign.
The unconscious man was taken in
to the music store and physicians
were summoned. 1t was found that
Touchette had two broken ribs, a
fractured arm, bad cuts on the head
and internal injuries. He was re-
moved to the Mary Fletcher hospital
in a carriage and died within two
hours. The mules were captured amt
taken back to the fort, one wheel OF
the wagon being missing.
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MEMORIAL FOR PROCTOR
Rutland County Court Held Special
Services.

Rutland, March 9.-Rutland county
court devoted its afternoon session to-
day to memorial service for the late
Senator Redfield Proctor. A majority
of the members of the Rutland County
Bar association attended and there
were many admirers and friends of
the late senator. FIX. Gov. e. ]. Orms-
bee of Brandon spoke of him as man
who had done more for Vermont than
any other son of the state and the fol
lowing resolution prepared by Ex-
Gov. Ormsbee, States Attorney Robert
A. Lawrence and Thomas w. Moloney
was adopted:
"Resolved-That this court and bar
have learned with deep regret and sor-
row of the death of the Hon. Redfleld
Proctor, the senior senator from this
State and for a long time a member
of the Rutland county bar. Distinguish
ed for his services for many years to
this State and nation as soldier, as
governor. as a cabinet officer and as
senator, his loss will be deeply felt, not
only as public man, but also as a
personal friend by many who are &C.
customed to gather here"
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REPUBLICANS ARE
RESPONS|bLEFOR
ALL ILLS
General Arrangement Of Party
by McLaurin
PHILIPPINES ONLY A CURSE
Senator From Bayou State Says Ad-
ministration Is to Blame for Cur
renoy Panics.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-"My chief
financial operations have been confined
to the support of Il large family on
small income" said Senator Ansel }.
McLaurin Miss in speaking of the
pending currency bill in the senate.
After disavowing special knowledge
of financial questions Mr.. McLaurin
declared that the recent financial dis
turbance had been caused by 1.-THE in
competent, inefficient and misguided
administration of the government by
the Republican party" The panic of
1898, he added. also was the harvest
of the Republican administration from
1889 to 1893. and the prosperity which
followed 1896 was the harvest of the
Democs administration from 1893
10 1897.
Commenting on various causes Of the
panic, he referred 10 the acquisition
Of the Philippines, which, he said, had
never been worth anything to the
world. and never would lie. They
were a milestone hung about the neck
of Spain" he added, "and they have
been a curse to u.s." He condemned
the increase in the standing army and
said fleet of warships had been sent
ON a useless jaunt of many thousand
miles at great EXPENSE TO fright the
souls of fearful aGversarles and to en-
gage in the Christian pastime of wit
Messing bullflghts." He arraigned the
Republican party for many alleged
shortcomings.
Mr.. McLaurin condemned the prac-
tice of making loans on the part of
the treasury 30 banks to tide over times
of stringency. lie declared that the
principle of government guarantees of
national bank deposits was vicious.
If no unwise legislation is enact
ed" said Mr.. McLaurin, indeed if no
legislation at all is enacted, the pres
ent convalescent condition of the coun
try will continue TO improve until nor
mai conditions will obtain. If you do
not tinker with the present banking
AhN - bhN NhANiNt NuNili, ih's niV
pie for the prevention Of bank panics.
The greater fear is that of bank made
pancs." lie thought it would be bet
ter to have the treasury notes issued
TO the banks in place of their clrcula-
ton. In this way the loss or destruc-
ton of the notes would rebound to the
gain of the government that gives them
efficiency as money instead of to the
gain Of the banks that can give them
no circulation without the govern.
ments Endorsement.
These treasury notes, he said, should
be put in circulation 10y issuing them
to any one who had United States
bonds TO put up as security. provided
per cent should be charged for the
issue. Cotton also could he used as a
basis for the issuance of treasury notes
until the cotton was converted into
gold from Europe to retire the treas
ury notes.
He condemned gambling in futures
and concluded by declaring that the
banks did not want the proposed cur
rency legislation.
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SHENANDOAH, Pa, March IL
The town Of Glrardville is aroused by
the receipt of Black Hand letters by
the Rev. Martin Coleman of St Jo-
seph's Irish Catholic church. the Rev.
A. NJ. Mitukas of St Vincent's Lithu-
anian church and DR. NJ j. Monaghan
of that place. The priests are threat
ened with death unless they place
sum of money ut specified place
within twenty-foT hours. and Dr.
Monaghan is warned that he must
leave town within forty eight hours.
The recipients of the letters seem to
be the least alarmed over the matter,
though their homes are being guarded
by the authorities.
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COMPANY k,V.N.G.
EQUIPPED WITH
NEW RIFLES
Bennington Militia Company
Ready for Inspection
ORGANIZATION IN FINE SHAPE
Springfield Same az Those u..d In
the Regular Army and Have MANY
Improvements.

Inc officers and enlisted men Of IN
N. v. N. g., are putting In consider.
able time at the armory these dave
~ anticipation OF the annual inspec.
eion winch VIII take place next Wed.
hesday evening. 1t is the intention
OF the officers and men to present their
ehtire equipment In the best possjbIa
cohdltion and to- make an appearances
lnat VIII be creditable to the town.
AT this time the company will make
us first appearance with the new
oprHlgneid army rifles which will re.
place the old Krag rifle that has been
In use during the past five years.
This is the same rifle used In tho 70
guar army and is pronounced to the
oralance experts to be the most DOW
eriui arm In the world. 1t is 30 cal.
der gun with a point blank range Of
4oo yards, and has an extreme range
Oh four miles. 1t is sighted for 270O
yards. The barrel, which is six in.
ches shorter than the old one. is "a
inches long. With this size gun for
the infantry, both branches of the
army can use the same ammunition.
ms has not been possible heretofore.
The shell used In these guns has a
charge of AZ grains of smokeless DOW.
der, made of nitro-glycerine and gun
cotton. The bullet weighs 22O grains
and has a lead core with a steel TACK.
ct made OF cupro nickle and steel.
The bullets from the gun will pene.
trate 90 inch planks of hard pine with
an inch air space between each plank
90 feet from the muzzle. At 100 yards
the bullet will pierce a piece of steel
one-half an inch thick. The velocity
OF the bullet so feet from the muzzle is
200 feet per second.
The powder pressure of the chamber
of the rife is 4400 pounds to the inch
which is much greater than the old
ones and thus permits the use Of
smokeless powder. The recoil of the
gun is 10 foot-pounds. The bayonet Is
IN the shape of knife and six inches
longer than the old ones.
The new gun is loaded by clips con.
tanning five shells and the issuing Of
these new guns means the issue OF
new belts with pockets which carry
two punches of five shells each.
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NOT ONLY THE INDIGESTION BUT
ALL OTHER STOMACH M|SER|ES GO.

moves such symptoms as Heartburn,
a feeling like lump of lead in the
stomach, Belching of Gas and Eructa-
lions of undigested food, water brash,
Nausea. Headache, Biliousness and
many other bad symptoms; and be-
sides you will not need laxatives to
keep your stomach and intestines
clean and fresh
If your Stomach is sour or your food
doesn't digest and your meals don't
tempt you. why no. get 50-cent case
today and make life worth living?
Absolute relief from Stomach misery
and perfect digestion of anything you
eat is sure to follow for five minutes
after, and besides one case is often
sufficient to cure whole family of
such trouble.
Surely harmless. inexpensive prep
aration like Diapepsin, which will al
ways, either at daytime or during the
night, relieve your stomach misery
and digest your meals is about as han
dy aud valuable thing as you could
have in the house.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-11
shaw Talks For Merchant Marine,

NEW YORK. March ll.-Before an
audience of 5000 people attending a
meeting of the Peoples institute in
Cooper Union last night former Secre-
tary of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw
argued strongly for strengthening the
merchant marine as "A means of devel-
oping increased international trade for
American products. The secretary de
clared that while the government had
aided domestic industry through the
tariff it had done nothing TO encourage
international trade,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-11
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS
Small Boy Crushed by Logs-cir
Shot by Brother.

Danville, March 1O.-Carl, the eight.
year-old son of Leslie Taylor, was
killed this afternoon while riding on
load of logs with his older brother.
The load upset and Carl was buried
under the logs and instantly killed.
The older brother escaped without in
jury.
About the same time of day q sec.
ond fatal accident occurred In another
part Of this town when Alice, the
nine-year-old daughter of Leslie b.
con, was accidentally shot by her I6-
year-old brother, Asa Bacon. The
boy took down 22-calibre rife from
the wall, not knowing 1t was loaded.
in handling the rife 1t was discharged
and the ball entered his sisters alb.
domen. Three doctors came to the
house as soon as possible and tried
to probe for the ball early In the
evening but the little girl died during
the operation. Her relatives are al
most craZed with grief.
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EVELYN MAKES AN
APPLICATION FOR
DIVORCE
Harry Thaw's Wife Brings
Action at New York
WAS INSANE WHEN MARRIED
Mrs William Thaw 10 III and Anxious
to Bring About Condition Of Psass
In Family.

NEW YORK, March 1l.-Counsel for
both parties officially announce that
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw today will in.
stitute suit for the annulment OF
her marriage to Harry X. Thaw on
the ground that he was insane at the
time the marriage was contracted.
A settlement between Evelyn Thaw
and members of the Thaw family
Is pending, and, it is said, Mrs. Will
liam Thaw will agree TO one because
she wishes to bring family affairs
back to a peaceful condition and not
because she wishes to free her son
from the influences Of Mrs Evelyn
Thaw.
Mrs. William Thaw." Colonel Frank
lin Bartlett, her counsel, explained
has not taken any definite attitude
toward divorce. She wants only tC
have quiet again. Mrs. Thaw will bt
sympathetic, fair and just with hel
sons wife in whatever action she may
take. The public should know tina,
Mrs. Thaw is really very Ill woman
and that she Is anxious only for hel
sons welfare.
Harry Thaw wishes reconcilia
ton. 1t seems that the trouble be
tween the husband and wife began al
recent interview, when they had "a
dispute. He, however, is eager tha
everything be arranged amicably ant
without q separation.
The reports that have been printed
to the effect that Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
has been Swallowed by detectives Sc
that evidence for a divorce proceeding
may be procured are equally untrue.
but it is certain, however that Their,
has been an estrangement between
Thaw and his wife and that she de
sires-a separation. Just what ground!
she will fight on do not know"
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw admits that she l.
the one who is bringing action.
II have never been approached b!
Harry's family on the subject Of /,
divorce. In fact. | have not seen on,
member Of the family since Harry wa,
sent to Matteawan. am perfectly
willing 10 say, however, that there Il
cooIness between the Thaws and my
self. Every one knows that"
She was asked if there was any trutl
IN the report that she would receive NJ
allowance unless she should make I
settlement with the Thaw family OF
the basis of permanent separation.
"All the stories that my ALLOWANCE,
has been cut" she replied, "are false
| have been receiving it from Harr!
right along. I'm not in need Of none!
now. and | don't expect TO be-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-11
Heaven Steep Preachers Would
Question For the Woodord Debating Society," Resod That the Road Heaven
AUTOMATIC sPRlNkLERs
Suggestion That They Be Used in
Public Buildings.

Suggestion That They Be Used in
Public Buildings.
Editor Bennington Banner:-The
recent holocaust at the Collinwood
school prompts me to call your atten-
ton to a few facts WHICH though self
evident when once called to notice,
have not been commonly considered
in this connection. | refer to an eff
ficient fire protection for our schools.
The fire drill by which the scholars
are marched out quickly, and in order,
is well enough in its way, but it is an
entirely different thing to go out as
mere exercise when conditions are
favorable, from what 1t would be if
the halls were filled with dense smoke
which might easily be the case in
real fire. | would therefore suggest
that the fire drill be made as real as
may be, by having real smoke in the
passages, first explaining to the schol-
ars that such would be the case, and
the reasons for 1t, and so avoid panic
in case OF real fire.
All the mills in town have the auto
matte sprinkler system for fire pro-
lection. This is put in primarily be-
cause 1t is good business proposition
paying good interest on the investment
in lessened insurance rates. The in
surance companies consider the
sprinkler system the most efficient
known protection for existing build
ings, because 1t is always on the spot
,xrith hn m ha hn
soon as the heat becomes sufficient to
soften the fusible fastenings of the
sprinkler heads. In the most sensi.
tive sprinklers this is done at 1856 de-
grees, a heat no greater than that of a
cup of hot tea.
There Is also an attachment used
with the sprinkler system to sound an
alarm should sprinkler go off. This
is used commercially to prevent great
damage by water in case of small
fire, but in the schools could be the
signal for the scholars to leave the
building. Fire escapes of various
kinds may have value but in the case
of school with so many young chill.
dren | should put most faith in a good
sprinkler system which would be al
most sure TO save the building by ex-
tinguishing Il fire before it got start
ed. Instances are known where the
sprinklers have put out fires before ii
was known there had been any fire.
Let us remember that in the protec.
ton of our schools it is human life
first to be considered and the best
way to preserve lives from the dan.
gers of fires is to prevent the fires and
TO prevent the fires use care at all
times. Do not store brooms, busters,
oil cans, etc, under the stairs or in
closets where spontaneous combustion
may be started.
Put in the best sprinkler system, es.
pecially in out of the way and dan
gerous places, bearing in mind that
lives are not to be valued in dollars
and that no excuse can be offered for
| their sacrifice when the most efficient
known protection can be had for a
| moderate outlay.
Charles s. Beach.
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sanderson "Averaged" the Bills.
Professor Kellerman Dead.

COLUMBUS, o., March II. - The
American minister at Guatemala City
cables the death by malarial fever of
Professor Kellerman, head Of the Boz
tanical department at the Ohio State
university. Professor Kellerman went
to Guatemala about a month ago to
study the doru there. He was fifty
years old and graduate Of Cornell
university.
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Kills Wife. Children and Himself.
V'ENIND Wash March 4 Ny a Frnr

TENINU, WHSn.. MHrCn INV aFftn
Mckay. a native of Canada. killed his
wife and three children at his home
men on their way TO work found Nc
Rays body clad in his underclothes on
a trail leading to town. The body was
cold. and Il is believed that be- poi
soned himself The mother and two of
the children, girl of seven years aud
one six years old and boy of four
years. were found dead at the house.
evidently killed with a hammer. Me
Kay suffered from a cancer, which has
preyed on his mind.
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FIX BURLINGTON SCHOOLS
Carpenters Remedy Defects in Con-
struction-Doors Open Outward

Burlington, March 9.-ln accordance
with orders issued by Mayor w. j..
Bigelow the day following the Collin
wood school disaster, the various
school buildings in this city have been
inspected by Fire Warden Carl Stock
we'll and carpenters are engaged in
remedying defects in construction
that might lead to loss of life in case
of fire. The doors of all the buildings
open outward with the exception OF
those of the Main street building, the
Star hose house and the buildings, at
Lakeside and Chase streets. A hre
drill was carried out in each building
in the presence of the warden and
each structure was vacated IN good
order and time The report OF the
inspection will be made to the Board
of Aldermen Wednesday evening
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-11
SOLDIERS REUNION At RUTLAND
vererans Of Co. D, 9TH VI. Vols. Meet
oldest Man Aued 90 Yeare.

Rutland, March 10.-Fourteen vet
Grams were present at the reunion of
Co. d. It'll VT Vols, held here today.
There are now % living members. The
oldest man at the meeting today was
Joseph st. Peter, OF this city, who is
SO years old and the youngest is Eben
Bishop of this city who Is so. The
company was In service for four years
in the army Of the gulf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-11
Each 22 grain Triangle will d.
gest 5000 grains Of food
and cure Stomach misery
five minutes after.

There would not be n case OF lndl'
gestion here ii readers who are sub
ject to stomach trouble knew the ire
mendous digestive virtue contained in
one 22-grain Trangule of Diapepsin.
This harmless PREPARATION is eaten and
tastes like candy, though one Trian-
guile will digest heavy meal without
the slightest fuss or discomfort, ana
relieve the sourest, acid stomach in
five minutes, besides overcoming all
foul, Nauseous odors from the breath.
Ask your pharmacist to show you
the formula plainly printed on each 90
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin, then
you will readily understand why this
promptly cures Indigestion and re-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-11

CARACAS, March 11.--Following the
presentation by w. W. Russell, the
American minister to Venezuela, of an.
other note TO the Venezuelan govern
mcnt insisting upon arbitration in the
matter of claims of Americans against
Venezuela, Venezuela has answered
that she cannot make a categorical re-
ply on the grounds that the American
government has not yet answered a
previous note submitted to its repre-
sentative by Venezuela.