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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
James S. Sherman Con-
tents Himself Endors-
ing What Taft Said.
CEREMONIES At UTICA
Occasion Made One for General
Holiday and Big Crowd
is Present.

Utica, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-James
Schoolcraft Sherman was today Off
cially notified of his nomination for
vice president on the republican ticket
The day broke clear and cool and
preparations were made to carry out
the full long outdoor program which
the heavy rains of yesterday threat
ened to curtail. Incoming trains this
morning brought throngs of visitors.
Among the distinguished arrivals were
Secretary Root, National Chairman
Hitchcock and State Chairman Wood
ruff.
Holiday I'm City.
Bands in the three public squares
gave morning concerts for the edifi-
cation of street crowds under a cloud
less sky and the city soon took on
holiday aspect. The Conkling I'm
conditionals. a campaign marching club
of $50 members. headed by a band of
100 pieces. served as escort to mem
bers of the notification committee
who. in automobiles. were driven to
the Sherman home a mile or more
from the starting point.
Drove Under Bryan Hammer.
After passing the canal the notifica-
ton committee had TO drive directly
beneath a huge Bryan-Kern banner.
The democrats of the city offered to
remove the banner for the day but
fisherman woald not hear of it,
Root Pays Tribute.
Senator Burrows was spokesman of
1.-The notification committee. Other
speakers were President Stryker of
Hamilton college, Mayor Wheeler, and
Secretary Root whose address was a
personal tribute TO Sherman.
CompIimented Upon Long Service.
Senator Burrows, in his address,
said: The unanimity with which you
were nominated was fitting tribute to
you as a man, and just recognition of
your long and valuable services to the
party and country Five times during
the history of the country a vice pres
ident has been called upon to dis
charge the duties of president, and if,
lin the mysterious dispensation of Prov
idence, such responsibility shall fall
upon you. your long experience in pub
lie life would insure a continuance of
1wise administration and insure the
safety and well being of the republic"
Appreciates the Obligations.
Mr. Sherman, in his response, said
in part:
This official notification is welcome
and the nomination you tender me is
accepted; accepted with a gratitude
commensurate with the great honor
conferred; accepted with a full appre-
citation of the obligations which accom-
ipany that honor, an honor greater be-
cause my name is linked with that of
William H. Taft, whom l. respect and
esteem highly and who approaches the
high Office of president exceptionally
well equipped TO discharge the duties
and bear the varied and weighty re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18

Washington, Aug. 1S.-At a ban
quet given by him at the National
Press club last night Captain Thomas
S. Baldwin, who has just delivered
djrigible balloon to the United
States army at Fort River, announced
that he had given a contract. soon to
be signed, to construct airships for
the aerial passenger line to ply be-
tween Philadelphia and New York, in
corpnrated in Massachusetts about six
weeks ago by Charles J. Gliddeu.
famous as an automobilist and aero
naut.
The passenger airships will be of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
ADMITTED WRONG
William E. Annis Said to Have
Confessed Part Just Prior
to His Death.
PHYSICIAN TO TELL CORONER
Expected to Have Important Bearing
in Sensational Bayside Yacht
Club Tragedy.

New York, Aug. 1S.-New light is
expected to be thrown upon the Bay
tomorrow evening at Flushing, l.. l.,
into the death of William E. Annis,
who was killed Saturday by Captain
Peter c. Haines, Jr., U. S. A.
Physician Heard Last Words.
Henry Houghton, physician, who
was at the side of Annis when he lost
consciousness. was quoted today as in
timating Annis in his last moments
acknowledged he was paying with his
life for wrong he had committed.
He told certain things to me-" DR..
Houghton is quoted as saying, (which
no one else heard and which told no
one.
when | am called to testify by the
coroners jury | will probably make ii
public"
Under No DeIusiOn.
That there was absolutely nothing in
the attitude of either of the Haines to
indicate they were laboring under a
delusion or any great excitement at
the time of the shooting, was asserted
by the doctor.
Doctor Denies Interview.
DR.. Houghton this afternoon denied
that Annis had told him anything
from which it could be inferred thai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
NOT IN GOOD FAITH
Republican Leaders Accused of
lnsincerity on Bank De-
posit Guarantee.
BRYAN POINTS TO OKLAHOMA
National Banks Limited There, Though
1t Was Declared Remedial Leg
isation Was Desired.

Fairview, Lincoln, Aug. iS.-Discuss-
ing the subject of guaranty of bank
deposits today, William J. Bryan ac-
cused the republican leaders of con-
gress of having enacted into law cur
rency bill in the interests of the stock
market. and yet, although they had
ample opportunity to do so. they fail
ed 10 authorize national banks of Okla
homa to take advantage of the state
law relating to the guaranty of bank
deposits.
Newspapers to Collect CASH
Chicago, Aug. 1S.-Editors of every
democratic and independent news
paper throughout the United States
will be appealed to by the democratic
national committee TO start subscrip-
tons for the democratic campaign
fund in their newspapers. This plan,
which was made known last night by
Colonel Moses C. Wetmore. chairman
of the finance committee, is distinct
from the effort already inaugurated
by the national committee to obtain
money through financial representa-
tives under the direction of the ma
tional committeeman in each of the
states of the country.
Senator Thomas F. Gore of Okla
homa has sent word to the national
committee that he would give one
half of the receipts of coming series
| of lectures that he had been engaged
FOR 10 the campaign fund.
Replies to PittsburS Canard.
| Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 49,
| The most important happening al
! Fairview yesterday was the emphatic
denial given by w. ]. Bryan to story
printed in Pittsburg that he ''sold out
to the Kerr faction of the Pennsyl
vania democracy in order to accom-
plish the defeat of Colonel James NJ
Guffey for national committeeman
The price alleged to figure in tn,
transaction was 100000 as a cam
paign contribution. The charge is sal,
TO have been made that Mr. Bryal
made good but that Mr.. Kerr an
his supporters had TO come forwar
with the money Mr.. Bryan declare
that he had never heard of the offe
or agreement. and he suggested tha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
CAPTAIN BALDWIN TO RUN A new
YORK TO PHILADELPHIA AERIAL LINE

the present Baldwin type, semi-rigid
with gas bags of the latest vulcanized
silk material. with balloon nets and
netting They will be from $50 to 200
feet in length, and each will be capa-
BILE of carrying 20 to 80 passengers
or more. They will equal or even
surpass the length of the Zeppelin air
ship recently destroyed, and conse-
quently will be capable of carrying
more passengers. The number of air
ships 10 be constructed will not be
determined upon until Captain Bald.
win meets the representatives of the
company at Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
NEWSPAPER Is FIRST
TO CRY "STOP THIEF"
President of Editorial Association Says
Press Arouses the Public
Conscience.

St Paul Aug. 1S.-At todays ses-
sion of the National Editorial associa-
ton, President H B. Warner delivered
the annual address, in which he stated
that, in spite of frequent charges of
corruption against the press, it was
the newspaper that first cried stop,
thief" and was chiefly responsible for
the awakening of public conscience.
Warner severely arraigned the paper
trust and urged an active organization
to combat the trust and establish the
justice of the newspapers demand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
SEND OUT A SPECIAL TRAIN
Socialists Decide on Tour of Speakers
to Coast.

Chicago. Aug 1S.-The national eX-
ecutive committee of the socialist
party met here yesterday and made
plans for their campaign. 1t was de-
cided to send from this city Oh Aug.
81 special train 10 the Pacific coast,
visiting $50 cities. carrying Eugene V.
Debs. the socialist party candidate for
president and several other speakers
among them A. NJ. Simons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE
JARS EUREKA, CAL

Chicago. Aug. 1S.-Government
Weather Forecaster Bell at Eureka,
Cal, telegraphed the Chicago weather
bureau today there was heavy earth.
quake at Eureka about 3 a. M The
dispatch contained no mention of
damage
Eureka, Cal, Aug. 1S.-Two SHARP
earthquake shocks were felt here this
morning. The first shock. at o'clock
damaged the walls of old buildings
No one was injured. Crockery il
many houses was broken. The SECOND
shock was felt at 5:45. The wall.
of the court house were slight,
| cracked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
HOLLAND Gets
PERMISSION TO
SPANK CASTRO
Washington Government
Says Go Ahead butTake
No Territory.

The Hague. Aug 1S.-With the sin
gle proviso that no military occupa-
tion of territory must occur, the gov
ernment at Washington is understood
to have given the cabinet of the Meth
erlands free hand TO deal as it sees
fit with President Castro of Venezuela
May Blockade Ports.
American Minister Beupre assured
the Netherlands prime minister no OBJ
lection will be raised to blockade
or other maritime measure against
Venezuela. iiss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
BL00DHOUNDS TRAIL NEGRO
Louisiana Posse Tries to Capture the
Assailant of Girl.

Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 1S,-Blood-
hounds have been sent from here to
Burton, La. where a posse is in pur-
suit of negro who attacked II year
old white girl. A mob is gathering
and if captured the negro probably
will be lynched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
win Speak in New England.

Utica, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-Chairman
Hitchcock today received a telegram
from former Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw promising to make several
speeches in Maine and Vermont. Sec
retary Wilson will also speak in
Maine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
IHAW IN PlTTSBURG SEPT. 7
Meeting of His Creditors Is Set for
That Date.

Pittsburg, Aug. 1S.-Monday, Sept.
I, was set for the first meeting of the
creditors of Harry X. Thaw in bank
ruptcy proceedings. 1t is said here
Thaw will be in Pittsburg at that time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
DEPOSE RULER
PROBABLY next
step IN TURKEY
Young Party Members to
Meet at Geneva and
Discuss the Matter.

London. Aug. 1S-According to a
dispatch received from Geneva today
leaders of the young Turk party are
to meet in that city at the end of the
month to discuss the question of de
posing the sultan of Turkey and in
case of an affirmative decision to Sc
lect his successor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
THEATRICAL TRUST
is THE NEXT IN LINE
Department of Justice to- Act Soon
Upon Representations of Vari-
Gus Managers.

Washington. Aug. 1S.-In view of
representations of theatrical managers
of the existence of an alleged theatrl-
cal trust the department. of justice
will investigate the charges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
Roosevelt Will Not.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 1S.-A report that
Roosevelt had offered to take the
stump for Taft this fall was denied
at the executive offices today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
FAILS TO EXPRESS ANY
ORIGINAL IDEAS IN HIS
NOTIFICATION ADDRESS

the proper persons to consult were
the members of the committee on ere
dentiaIs which decided the Pennsyl
vania contests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
MOB VIOLENCE APPEARS
ENDED At SPRINGFIELD;
MORE ARRESTS MADE

forcement of laws was urged upon
officials and the aid of the associa
tions was pledged. The clergymen OF
ing resolutions declaring lax admin
istration of laws largely responsible
for the riots.
Grand Jury Not In Court.
Members of the special grand jury
summoned TO take action on the crimes
and outrages of the past were not pres
ent when Judge Creighton opened
court 1t was stated the court would
instruct the jury this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18

Continued on Page Eighty
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
A Republican Tribute.

"A grand and noble soul, that NOV
ed and exercise its mortal usefulness
among great mortals and stupendous
events, has taken its sublime flight to
in the moment of impend-
ing conflict of the two great political
parties, of one of which he was the
only successful leader in more than
so years, and of which it is truly said
that he was greater than the party.
1t is eminently betting Republicans
to glorify the helpful life of that great
Democrat, Grover Cleveland. May
peace compose his ashes and may The
uplifting influence of love and respect
in the hearts of the American people
for his great character and inspiring
example be an everlasting monument
TO his memory"
T. The above were the eloquent and in
spring words with which Mr.. Austin
Opened his address, upon assuming
the duties of permanent chairman of
the Republican state convention. An
eulogy to n departed national Demo
cratic leader, before a Republican
convention was perhaps never before
heard Of Nevertheless there was M
doubt that the effort was duly appre-
ciated. Mr.. Austin, by the way, prov
ed himself a most able presiding Off.
cer-Northficld News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
NORTH BENNINGTON

Miss Herrick of Troy is stopping
over Sunday with Miss Ruth Eldred.
Miss Abbie Jones of Oneonta, N. Y,
is visiting for few days with friends
in town.
A new line of postcards of the
Catholic church here just received at
Needhams.
Services at the Baptist church to-
morrow at the usual hours. II warm
and weather permits there will be
open air services in the evening,
The shirt waist dance given in
Bank hall last evening by the Fish &
Game club was we'll attended. Re-
Ifreshments were served and everyone
reported fine time,
Work was again begun yesterday
on the corporation Of laying a new
cement sidewalk across the street
from the bank corner TO the corner OF
Shaw's residence and Hotel White
Misses Mabel and Lillian Gebicke
who have been visiting their uncle
and aunt, William Mayhem and wife
and Thomas Miles and wife left this
morning for their home In Burling
ton. On their way they will visit
friends in Rutland.
The we'll drivers from Johnsonville
N. Y, who have been driving a well
lat p. II. McCarthy's residence on
Church street struck water yesterday
after driving down between 20 and
80 feet, and have now gone to the
Graves residence where they are to
drive one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
WAR TALK DENIED
President Believes Hobson Must Have
Been Misguided.

Oyster Bay, July 11.-During Sec
rotary Loeb's visit to the President
he called the latter's attention to Mr..
Hobson's speech ut Denver, in which
Mr. Hobson had said:
Il want TO say 10 you that not 80
very long ago the President said IN
my presence, There exists the great
est probability OF a war with Japan. F"
When Secretary LOEB returned to
the executive office last night this
statement was issued:
'In reference to the speech Of Rep
'resentatiye Hobson, Secretary Loeb
stated that the Representative must of
course have been misquoted. The
President not only never made any
such remark, but never made any re-
mark even remotely resembling It.
All the President has ever said is
that II there was a sufficient navy
there would never be any possibility
of this country getting into foreign
war"
Secretary Loeb also said that the
Scribner publishing firm had been
given all the rights for the serial and
book form publication Of whatever the
President might write of his eXper.
fences on his proposed hunting trip
In Africa. Questioned as to the price
to be paid by the firm for the Presi'
dents written account OF his trip
the Secretary said he had nothing to
give out on that point
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
The Divorce Evil.

The biennial report Of the State
Board of Health has been issued by
the secretary, DR.. H. ID. Holton OF
Brattlebcro Some alarming Stats
tics on the divorce evil in Vermont
are given. The number of divorces
says the board, is increasing to such
an extent as to threaten the stability
of the state. In 1886 the number of
divorces to the number OF marriages
was one in 2003. In 1897 it was one
to 12.5, In the past year it was one
TO SEQ.
At this rate it will be but a short
time before the number of divorces
will equal the number of marriages
We believe many influences are at
work to bring these about. First the
lax discipline in families: children
and youth are not taught to render
obedience to parents, hence do not
respect them, nor heed the advice re-
garding their conduct Being devoid
of respect for paternal advice they
seek freedom from the presence OF
those who offer It,
Without any consideration or APP
probation OF what marriage and home
making mean, oftne sacred character
of the VOWS supposed to be solemnly
taken, they hastily assume this Tela-
| ton with as little sense of the res
/ ponsibility they assume as they do
purchasing a pair of SHOES, which II
they DO not suit them, they can ex-
change at any time for another pair
which they fancy will prove more ac-
Iceptable. Therefore, instead of con
/ forming to the new environment in
which they find themselves. with
united effort trying TO assimilate their
desires, adapting themselves to the
new relations, they determine not to
submit to the restraint necessary to
overcome the petty differences and
straightway seek release in the course
from the sacred obligations they had
assumed to bear and forbear to love
and cherish until death do them part
rhe home that was to be is deserted
and another divorce goes 10 swell the
number which disgrace the social life
under the best government in the
world
The remedies must be sought in
placing, early in life, greater restraint
hIhli AAiN ANbNihb W uASiN
gard the rights of others. The Legal
causes for which divorces should be
granted should be reduced. The
church should make more emphatic
its teachings of the sacred character
of marriage The state, the church
the school, should all unite in an eff
fort to discourage hasty ill-considered
marriages To this end we coul(
well return TO the custom of requiring
that no marriage should be solemniZ
ed until the intention of the parties
to such marriage had for some weeks
Deen announced in a public manner
prescribed by law. Serious consider
alton should be given to the question
whether divorced people should be al
lowed to marry again, especially wher
the divorce is obtained for other thar
biblical causes, especially whethe
the church should allow its ministers
to oficiate at marriages of personl
divorced. bellows Falls Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
BOSTON AND MAIN STOCK SOLD
New York, New Haven and Hartford
No Longer In Control.


The Boston & Maine railroad is no
longer controlled by the New York,
New Haven & Hartford company.
Shares of the Boston & Maine to
the number of about 10000, owned
by corporations controlled by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Co., have been sold to John l..
Billiard of Meriden, Conn.
The sale took place June 80, and the
transfers were effected July l.
Mr. Billiard is president Of the Meri-
Second National bank of New Haven
and an extensive dealer in coal and
lumber.
The decision of the New Haven
railroad TO cause the corporations con-
trolled by II to sell the Boston &
Maine stock was reached at a meet
ing of the New Haven directors, the
purpose being to avoid the annoy
ances of litigation and an indisposi-
tion to combat the commonwealth OF
Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Billiard owns the Boston &
Maine stock outright. He is associat-
ed with men of wealth not connected
with the New Haven company, but
will himself vote the stock of the
Boston e. Maine.
Concerning the sale of the stock
President c. S. Mellen of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford, in an
interview, said:
1T is true that all of the stock of
the Boston & Maine railroad which
any of the corporations controlled by
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad has owned, amounting
in all to about 10000 shares, has
been sold to Mr.. Billiard, and the stock
has been paid for and delivered to
hm
THAT is all ] have to say on the
subject, except that Mr.. Billiards. ow'
nership and control of the stock is
absolute"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
Girl Was Not Afraid.

After two men had failed to do H.
owing to lack OF nerve. Miss Ellie
Moody of Rupert, near Wilkesbarre.
Pa. climbed an s0-foot slender ladder
to a windwheel and repaired the wheel.
II was out OF order and her father
sent his gardeners to 6x It. Each
climbed about half way up when they
lost heart and descended, the high
wind shaking the ladder SO badly they
were frightened.
Miss Moody. who saw them. pushed
them aslGe daringly enabled the slen.
der ladder herself and calmly descend.
ed, cheered by large number OF PEG
pls who witnessed her feat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
TO ERECT MANsoLEUM
Holden Family viii Erect Granite
Structure in New Cemetery.

The John S. Holden family is to
erect a fine granite mausoleum in the
New Park Lawn cemetery. James In.
glis, the Troy contractor and builder
of mausoleums who will erect the
mausoleum has instructed Superin.
tendent Estabrook TO make the exca.
vation and put in the foundation for
il at once. The structure will be 81
feet six inches long and % feet, three
inches wide and will be built OF
Woodbury. granite from the quarries
owned by the Holden family.
The structure will stand on the
highest point of land in Bennington
Park Lawn cemetery from which a
splendid view of the country for a
long distance can be had. The build
ing is TO be completed as early as pos
sible this fall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
SUICIDE AT NEWPORT
Retired Hotel Keeper Ends Lift by
Shooting.

Newport, July 11.-William N
Kline, a wealthy resident. committed
suicide by shooting himself at his
home here about $3.50 o'clock yester-
day. He had been i'll. suffering
from nervous trouble, for some time.
He was left temporarily 10y an at
tendant and committed the deed while
alone. Drs. j. F. Blanchard and B. d..
Longe were summoned but the man
was dead before they arrived
For many years Mr.. Kline was a
successful hotel keeper in Montreal
and accumulated valuable property.
He came here to reside few years
ago, and, becoming interested in ag-
riculture, he purchased farm in
Coventry which is considered one of
the best In Orleans county.
Mr.. Kline was about 20 years old.
He Is survived by a wife and one
daughter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
An Annie Cure.

A curious investigation that Is being
made in England just nov is to dis
cover how far apples are OF use in
overcoming taste for liquor
The question is asked OF medical
men in all parts of the country. The
large majority declared that they
never had known a case of person
accustomed TO the free use of apples
who was a drunkard; and, inversely.
those who were foud NJ lleQhol rarely
liked apples
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11

this morning for few days visit in
Eagles Mills and Glens Falls.
William Hanker of Greenfield,
Mass, has accepted a position in E. j.
Cummings barber shop on River ST.
Mrs. Matthew Leonard and Misses
Nellie Ryan and Katie Cone are spend
ing portion Of their vacations In
Glastonbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Scott and
daughter Of Amsterdam are guests at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-11
Christian sclentlsts

Services Sunday at APP. m, and
Wednesday to p. m, at the cor
ner of Park and Scott streets. Sub
ject July ~, Sacrament" Reading
room open Wednesday from 2 to s p.
IN.