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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
NOMINATION FOR MIDSHIPMAN
Senator Dillingham; Will Hold Exami.
nation in Montpelier Feb. %.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 8, 1905
Senator Dillingham; has been notified
by the Navy Department that nomi-
nation for midshipman in the Naval
Academy will be at his disposal on CT
before March 4, 1908. For the solec-
ton of candidates for such nomination
he will hold an examination at ten
o'clock on the morning of February
22d. in the Office of William n. Their
ault, Esq, in the city of Montpelier
The examination will cover reading,
writing, spelling, punctuation and
capitals, grammar, geography, United
States history, worlds history. arith-
metic, algebra and plane geometry.
Under the rules of the Naval Academy
all candidates must be physically
sound well formed and of robust con-
stitution; must be not less than feet
inches in height between the ages of
16 and Is years and not less than 8
feet 4 inches between the ages of is
and 20 years. the minimum weight at
Is years being l05 pounds with an in
crease of not less than five pounds for
each additional year,
Those intending to take the exami-
nation will give notice of the fact to
Senator Dillingham; at Washington. d.
c., on or before February 18th, next.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
CHINA S MILLIONS
UNDER RULE OF
JAP ANESE
Justice Harlan Predicts Contest
to Shake the Earth
IN FAVOR OF BIG NAVY
Large Fighting Force on Sea In no
Way Endangers the Liberties Of
tho People.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - Official
Washington Is discussing with zest a
speech made by Supreme Court JUS
tice Harlan at the annual dinner Of the
Navy league. The general comment is
that, coming from less dlgnifed
source, the speech would be looked on
as rabid jingOism. The justices speech,
however was received with enthusi-
asm by the guests among whom were
government officials, congressman and
others prominent In public life.
81 believe" said Justice Harlan,
that we will see within the next ten
years an army of perhaps 100000
men in China drilled and instructed by
the Japanese, and when that time
comes they will he in position TO say
to us of the white race You keep your
country; we will keep this country.
Get out
Il do not say that we will have war
In the near future; but, looking into
the future, ii seems certain that there
will be conflict some day between
the yellow and white races that will
shake the earth. If ii comes. | want to
see our country in position TO meet
It,"
How large navy ought we to
have?" he was asked.
That Is a question | cannot answer
any more than whether a hospital ship
Ought to be commanded by naval
officer or by surgeon. But want to
get navy large enough to protect the
Pacific and Atlantic oceans and our
ports on those oceans.
"If l had the opportunity I would
vote for an appropria ton of $4,000
600 for period of ten years for a lar
ger navy.
There is no such thing as friendship
between nations.
DO you think England cares a cent
for what we think of her navy or Ger
many cares cent for what We think
of hers? Their respect for us depends
upon the belief that we can take care
of ourselves. want TO see our navy
SUCn tHdl no nation on eiIlu tuulu
think for n moment of forcing "A con-
test or entering into a contest with
us"
Justice Harlan prefaced his remarks
with the statement that he would
speak as soldier of the civil war
and not as jingo.' He said that an
increase in the army is not SO neces-
sary as q larger navy.
"There are 100000 men in this
country" he asserted. "who would be
ready to go to war within ninety days.
| The average American does not need
more than three months to become a
soldier. No country would ever send
an army to invade our soil. We have
enough men to ovtrwhelm the great
| est army that ever was In existence.
| Our army is on land right around us.
A president might use that army to
subvert the institutions Of free coun-
try. But that does not apply to navy.
There is no danger to the liberties Of
the country in an increase in the ma
| W."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
MRS. MIRAETTE WRIGHT
Died Saturday Evening at Advanced
Age of 81 Years.

Mrs. Miraette Wright, widow of the
late NJ. AlonZo Wright, died Saturday
evening at $3.50 o'clock at the home of
her son, A. A, Wright, at the advanced
age of SO years.
Mrs. Wright has been an invalid for
several years and has required con-
slant care. She was an estimable
woman and will be missed by large
circle of friends and relatives both in
this town and adjoining towns.
Mrs. Wright was the youngest of
five children born to John and Ann
Powers. The other four are now de-
ceased She was born in Chester, n.
Y, Nov. %, 1925.
At the age of 13 years she came to
Bennington and resided with a half
brother, James Bissell, who conducted
a cotton factory near where the cleo
trio light plant now stands.
She was married to M. Alonzo
Wright November 10, 1874 and one son
Arthur A. Wright, was born to them.
For two years after their marriage
they resided In North Bennington and
then made their home In North Ad-
ans. Mrs. Wright's oldest brother,
Sidney Powers. was at one time road
commissioner at Bennington Center.
Her oldest sister was Mrs. Giles Jew.
EFT and the remaining sister. Mrs. vii.
cox Wright of North Bennington.
Mrs. Wrights father at the age of
| 2 years was mustered into the Contin-
entail army where he remained until
peace was declared. He was 62 years
of age when Mrs. Wright was born,
hts wife, Mrs Ann Nafer Powers being
his second wife and he was her second
husband. Mrs. Powers survived her
husband several years and received
Revolutionary widows pension I'M
til her death.
Mrs. Wright is one of the last orig
inal daughters of the American revo-
luton. For nearly 20 years she has
been connected with the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Besides her son, Mrs. Wright is sur
vived by one granddaughter, Miss Ella
l.. Wright. The funeral will be held
from the house at . o'clock Tuesday
morning and the interment will be at
Hoosick Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
MANY LIVES ENDANGERED
School Building at Rutland Burned to
the Ground.

Rutland, jan l0.--A two-storv wood.
EN- school building located in the town
OF Rutland, mile west of here, was
practically destroyed by fire Which,
started at three O'Clock this afternoon.
probably from the chimney. The
building was about 60 years old and Is
said to have been worth $4,000 outside
of the furnishings. The loss is part
ly covered by insurance.
There were $50 small pupils and
four teachers in the school when. the
fire started but all got out in safety.
Miss Sadie Ryan, teacher, tainted
and was carried out of the burning
structure. The Vermont Marble COM
pany employees succeeded in getting
out two large safes and lot of town
reports stored in the basement
The old school house was badly
scorched when the Vermont Marble
company store standing 70 feet away
was burned December 81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
MAN FROZEN TO DEATH
Body Found Beside the Railroad Track
Was a Papermaker.

Malone, n Y, Jan 10.-This morn
ing at an early hour track walker on
the Rutland railroad discovered man
sitting bolt upright by post dead
frozen stiff, about two miles east of
here at or near the Trout river dump
Rutland railroad officials here were
notified and Coroner Oliver and Under
taker Henderson and Thomas Cant
well, attorney for the railroad, went
by special train to where the man
was found. He was not bruised and
letters on his person helped to iden-
tify him.
He was found to be Edward Brand
paper maker BY trade, q years Of
age, and is well known here. He was
seen in Chateaugay at late hour last
night. 1t is believed Brand started
to walk to Malone and was overcome
by the cold as it must have been from
16 to 20 degrees below at midnight.
DR.. Oliver, coroner, today rendered a
verdict in the case of death from ex-
posure.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
BALANCE IN FAVOR OF. COUNTY
Employment Of Windham County
Prisoners Shows Small Profit.

Brattleboro, Jan. 1.-THE assistant
judges of the Windham county court
Frank Worden, of Halifax and Fred b.
Pier of Jacksonville, and Sheriff Ar
thur II. Thompson of Bellows Falls, re
turned yesterday from Newfane where
they went to figure up the receipts
and expenses incident to the employ
.ment of prisoners by the sheriff under
a statute of 1906.
The receipts from February 5, 1907
to January 10, 1908, were $235.9S and
the expenses S2O2.70, leaving balance
of s3S.2S in favor of the county On
ly few of the prisoners were employ
ed, and the work done by them was
principally chopping in the woods
The jail is now practically full and 1t
has been necessary to buy extra bed
clothing this week, the ordinary sup
ply having been exhausted. The terms
of several prisoners will expire in a
few DAYS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Family Gathering at Home OF Charles
Cooper Saturday Evening.

Charles Cooper. head of the Cooper
Manufacturing company. was 73 years
old Saturday and in honor of the event
family surprise party for the veneer
able manufacturer and Mrs. Cooper
was arranged.
Not only was the gathering in itself
complete surprise to Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooper but the presence of their
daughter Mrs. George S. Stoddard,
who came on from New York for the
occasion, was unknown to them until
after the other guests had been seated
at the table.
The dining room was prettily deco
rated for the occasion and bountiful
supper was served, The center piece
on tastefully arranged table was a
birthday cake for Mr.. Cooper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13

BEAT BENNINGTON BARRACKS
Adams High Schoo Five Won by 16
to 4.

The Baraca basket ball team played
Adams high school at Adams Saturday
night and was defeated ty d sore Of
16 to 4. 1t was an interesting and
holly contested game throughout Int
the position of the baskets caused the
local boys much troible. The baskets
had no bankers and were attached to
poles placed on the floor. which great
ly troubled the Baraca boys. who play
ed good game. The return game
will be played In Bennington Saturday,
January 20, either at the Y NJ. c. A.
or at the Library hall The lineup:
Baraca Adams High School
Denley, I, (. Bali
II. Fassett, | (, f, Hodecker
j. Fassett, C, C, Dunn
Carpenter, b, ! b, Lahiff
Lonergan, b, b,Fifeld
Score. Adams high school, 10; Bar
AGA, A. baskets from floor, Ball, 3: Ho-
decker. 2, Fifield, Lonergan. Goals
from fouls, Fassett, 2, referee, Doug.
lass; scorer, A. Denley; timers, Smith
and Baker; time Of halves. 20 and IL
minutes. Attendance, 150
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
bLAMES FOSTER
PARENTSF0RH|S
TROUBLES
Brooklyn Man Shoots Wife and
Himself in Hotel
COULD NOT BEAR SEPARATION
Arthur z. Martin at Close OF Pro-
oeedinss For Divorce Ends His
Own Lite.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 13.-As his wife
slept Arthur 4. Martin, son Of q
wealthy commission merchant, sent
bullet into her breast at the Hotel st.
George, on Clarke street. and then kill
ed himself. His wife ID still uncon-
scious at the Brooklyn hospital, and
the doctors said she would probably
die.
The double tragedy was the culmina-
tion Of proceedings for separation
which the woman had instituted
against Martin. Justice Maddox In the
Brooklyn supreme court awarded her
a decree. Martin, who loved his wife
devotedly. blamed her foster parents
for putting them apart.
Mrs. Martin is the adopted daughter
of Francis Trevelyan, formerly well
known writer Of sporting events in
this city. but of recent years connected
with various race tracks In the south.
He lives in Charlottesville, Va. Mrs.
Martin, who is twenty-six years old
and very pretty, has always passed as
the daughter Of an English lord who,
she told her friends, deserted her moth
er. Considerable mystery has sur
rounded her birth.
Martin, who was thirty-two years
old, met the girl five years ago In this
city, and they eloped. Martins father,
Henry T. Martin, has an office at 20
State street and resides at 106 Gar
field place, this city. There for some
time young Martin lived with his wife.
More than a year ago the couple,
with their three yesr.old daughter,
ment at the Hotel ST. George. After
being there short time Mrs. Martin
left her husband and few days later
engaged stephen NJ. Hoye, a Brooklyn
lawyer, to bring suit for separation.
At the trial Mrs. Martin teld Justice
Maddox that her husband had fire.
quently beaten her.
The young woman admitted to the
court that her foster parents did not
like Martin. Justice Maddox in grant
ing the decree provided that Martin
might see his daughter. who is stop
ping with his wife's foster parents,
once month
After court Martin stepped up to his
wife, placed his arm tenderly about
her waist and implored her to return
to him. He tearfully declared that she
had been influenced by her foster par.
ents and promised to treat her prop
erly if she would live with him again.
She tried to walk away, but Martin, in
a burst of passion, threatened to kill
himself unless she did as he asked
Mrs. Martin to quiet him agreed to
spend one more day with him, but de-.
clared that she would promise nothing
for the future. They went to the st.
George hotel, had dinner and went to
Martins apartment at o o'clock. Clerk
Ricardo says they both seemed to be In
exceptionally good spirits. Martin left
the hotel at 8 O'Clock in the morning
and returned in a few minutes with
some newspapers. He went directly to
his apartment. and that was the last
Ricardo saw Of him alive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
USED REVOLVER FREELY
In Consequence Young Moretown Man
Is Lodged in Jail.

Montpelier, Jan. 11.-Michael Mad
den was brought to Washington coun-
ty Jail last night by Deputy Sheriff
]. F. Hastings of Middlebury, in an in
toxicated condition. He will be tried
on charge of breach Of the peace and
possibly on a more serious charge,
which matter will be determined by
an investigation which States Attor-
ney Benjamin Gates is making today.
Madden Is young man, living in
Moretown, about % years old. It is
alleged that he approached five men,
who were unloading bark at the Mid
dlesex station yesterday afternoon and
told one of the men to get him cigar
rette. Being refused 1t is said he fired
five shots into the ground barely miss
ing one man. An officer was sum.
moned and Madden was put into a
sleigh, being then in drunken stu
por. This morning he could remem.
Der nothing of the episode.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
TAlC PLANT BURNED
Situated on Road Between Bethel and
Rochester-loss About $4,000.

hOCHcStcT-IoSS ABOUT YoVuO.
Bethel, Jan. 10.-The plant of the
United States Tale Corporation, sit
uated on the mountain road between
Bethel and Rochester, was destroyed
by fire about o'clock last evening.
The mines are situated In the town Of
Rochester, about eight miles from
Bethel and nearby is the factory for
grinding and also steam saw mill.
The only property saved was the store
house.
The stock is principally owned by
Massachusetts, parties. The plant is
situated on the w. w. Williams farm
and is without telephone communities
ton so that details of the fire are
meager. The flames were plainly
seen from this village. e. P. Jose of
Boston, is general manager of the
company. The loss is estimated to
be about $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13

disorders among the sailors Of the tor.
pedo fotilla, which arrived there on
Friday. While on shore leave the sail
ors became engaged in q row among
themselves and with the Brazilian po-
lice, who interfered. A large number
Of the sailors received injuries, and
twenty Of them were arrested on
charges Of drunkenness. Lieutenant
Commander Cone. had q conference
with the authorities and will prevent
further trouble between the police and
Ne sailers.
Edward Gray, a.sailor on the torpedo
beat Lawrence, while on duty fell int
the sea and was drowned.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills known. Sold by D. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
witness. considered his mental condit.
ion very poor.

witness. considered his mental condit.
ion very poor.
At Saturday afternoons session the
three witnesses were Thomas Mahan.
whose cross-examination was contin-
ued from the morning adjournment,
DR.. d. A. Gleason and German Mahan.
In the course of DR.. Gleason's tes-
timony 1t developed that in 1904 he
had examined Alfred Mahan on an APP
plication for an insurance policy. The
witness testified that he was at that
time not much acquainted with Alfred
and that the examination did not dis.
close anything unusual in the physie-
al makeup of the young man. The
doctor recalled, however, that Mahan
signed the examination papers in two
different places, that he spelled his
name differently in each instance and
in neither did he spell 1t right
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
NORTH TROY BUILDING BURNED
Loss Estimated at $sooo-Narrow Es
cape for a Family

North Troy, Jan. IA fire which
broke out at 1915 o'clock this morn.
ing practically destroyed the Park
hurst building on Main street, inflict-
ing damage estimated at $4,000. The
insurance is about $4,000.
The building contained. groceries, a
meat market, undertaking rooms and
dwellings. One family had barely
time to escape with their lives.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
REVISED STATUTES COMPLETED
Committee viii Go to Concord Next
Week to Supervise Printing.

Montpelier, Jan. 1.-THE Commit
tee appointed to edit the Revised Stat
utes consisting of w. A. Lord and J. N.
Harvey of this city, H. X. Darling of
Chelsea and Guy w. Bailey of Essex
Junction completed it's work last
night. They will go to Concord. n.
H., next week to supervise the print
ing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
COOLEST OF THE WINTER
Swanton Thermometers Register from
5 to Degrees Below Zero.

Swanton, Jan. 10.-This was the
coolest morning in this village this
winter, thermometers registering from
8 to s degrees below zero at 2 o'clock.
Local thermometers at Richford reg
istered degrees below zero this morn
ing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western
Clearing tonight and colder.
Evening journal., 1908-09-03
THAT AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP
Manager Reeves Says South
, Side Has Admitted That
Players Have Been Paid

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
A few more words on that Riverview-
South slde-duPont controversy and am
through. Last night in personal inter-
view in the presence Of witnesses. the
manager Of the South Side team unhesitat-
ingly admitted that the money paid HIM
for guarantees was divicOd anNAng his
players as "a compensation for their ser
vices. 1t is unnecessary to quote the def
milton of the word amateur" as defined
by tho A. A. L. as IL is too well known
by anybody following sports of any kind
but IL man who accepts money for his
services in any athletic event is still an
amateur I will concede the argument as
lost To tell the truth. in my opinion, there
is not a team I'm town, except. perhaps
boys under ten years old on the lots
which does not pay some player in order
to hold his services. However, as the
manager of the South Side has admitted
IT, there is no use of further discussion
on this point.
Upon going further into the subject the
same manager also admitted that even il
Riverview did win this series he would
still consider the dupont and South Side
teams the best to date. in the city and
would gladly play off the tie series with
DUPONT for the championship.
In the face of the above statements II
would look to me as though the "holler'
Of amateurism was about discounted, and
that some Of the other teams in towr
should be given a try at this "cnp" before
it is finally laid away for the winser.
In the meantime the DUPONT team wa
go on meeting the best clubs in town un-
III the question of superiority is deter.
mined on the bali field and not in the
newspapers. As matters stand we hav,
tie series with South Side and one
game each on Wilmington and VIII
mington Professionals on Labor day W.
play XWilWngton two games at Soutl
Side Park and on Saturday afternoon al
Front and Union will give the Profession.
ais another chance to make good.
Yours very truly,
J.. r. Reeves.
Manager dupont Baseball Club
Evening journal., 1908-09-03
PEACHES MAKE
IT TWO STRAIGHT
Bat Out Six Runs in One Half
at Altoona, Giving
Them the Game

ALTOONA, Sept s.-After Altoona had
tied the score in the eighth. wilmington
developed batting spree and piled up
six runs, making a lead that Altoona
could not overcome. The locals also hit
hard in the ninth inning but they could
not quite overtake the Wanderers splurge.
The score was nine to seven.
Gleasons hit, a wild pitch. base on
balls to Hunter and Lees error gave the
Wanderers two runs in the second Mill
mans hit, Weinberg's sacrifice and Yerkes
error added anSther in the fifth
kelars single and steal and ONeiu
single gave Altoona tho first run. Denim
gers triple and singles by Kellar and
Ward tied the score IN the eighth.
Singles by Zollers. owens. Gleason. Mil
man and Weinberg, Topham's double and
an error by Lee gave Wilmington six
runs IN the ninth.
kellar's single. Shields double, Frambes
triple, Delnlnger's double and Gleason's 3
error gave Altoona four runs.
rfs..
Evening journal., 1908-09-03
MANAGER SELBY
OUT WITH Def
Wilmington Professionals Will
ling TO Play any Team
in the State

Sporting Editor THE EVENING
JOURNAL; In you issue OF last Tues
day YOU published a. Communication
signed "A Riverview Fan" regardiug
amateurism in the local series. / do
not believe in sending communications
and then being afraid to sign the
writer's name TO the same as sons
managers sign rs Fan or "Rooter."
want 70 ask the rnove Fan" IL
he knows what an amatuer or pro,
fessional is? There is not a team that
has been spoken about IN the foregoing
series but what has s5mt professional
players.
An amatuer Is one who never received
any compensation for participating iu
amy athletic event whatever, and what
manager can ccme lo-ih and prove
that he has a team composed Of said
players If so he is Nlatuer champ.
ion. I'm the local series / think that
the managers should get together and
make some arrangements and bar no
man from playing providing he is a
resident of the State and has played
on said team during the past season.
As Browntown is organized now l
think theirs is the best team in the
State.
do not claim TO have a champion
team. but do say that if any team
thinks il can defeat us. let Il meet me
any time. at any place and ! viii
show them that the Professionals are
far from dead members We have won
the majority Of our games this season.
having nnlv Inst fout. do MT "a,
any team in the State from accepting
this challenge, using players as mcn-
toned above. Thanking you for your
valuable space,
Yours for good clean sport.
j. Clifford Selby. Mgr.
Wilmington Professionals.
Evening journal., 1908-09-03
X-WILMINGTON TO
PLAY PARKSIDE

Al roads win lead to South Side Park
on Saturday when N-Wiimington and
Parkside win clash for the second game
of their series. These two teams played
a fourteen inning game on Saturday last,
Wilmington winning out by the score
or 10 B. Parkside realizes that "A win over
X-Wimngton will place them IN the
lime light and viii strengthen for SAT-
urday's game. Phil Barry. tile villa Nova
boy. will be on the slab for N-Wnming-
ton and "Dutch" Bainey. "Huckle"
Neavc. Tommy" McDonough and
"ratsevr King Will he n the game. The
Parkside team has not as yet announce d
the changes in their team.