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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
HUGHES NOT TO QUIT
Position Unchanged, He says In Tele.
gram to Parsons

| Albany, June 16.-Gov. Hughes will
not direct the withdrawal of his name
for the Republican presidential nom
nation. The governor makes this an
|nouncement In telegram to Congress
man Herbert Parsons of New York
who is at Chicago. The governor
states his position In response to a tel
egram received from Mr.. Parsons.
The governors telegram follows:
Hon. Herbert Parsons, Auditorium An.
mex, Chicago, H.,
Your telegram received. My posi-.
ton with regard to the presidential
nomination remains unchanged. After
careful consideration of all the circum-
stances | do not find that any such
exigency exists as would justify me in
directing the withdrawal of my name.
Charles e. Hughes.
Mr. Parsons telegram is as follows.
Hon. Charles Il. Hughes, Albany, N. Y,
Feel 1t my duty to recall to you that
the verbatim instructions to New York
county delegates from their constitu-
ents were to vote for you for the presi.
dency until you either were nominated
or directed the withdrawal of your
name from the consideration of the
convention, thereby contemplating the
possibility of a situation for action by
you and placing upon you the decision
as to how we shall vote in every emer.
gency. Every one comedies that
Tafts nomination on the first ballot
Is a certainty. May we know. when
the state delegation meets at II o.
clock tomorrow morning, what your de
cision is, so that the New York county
delegates can discharge their exact
duty to their constituents? In loyalty
to your presidential candidacy we nat.
urally decline to urge any New York
er for vice president, despite requests
from other states. Your decision
about presidency, therefore, directly
affects disqualification of sentiment up.
on New York candidate for vice pres
ident, except that we have reluctantly
felt compelled to assure delegates that
your determination not to accept II
yourself is irrevocabIe
Herbert Parsons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
called to Meet at Apollo Hall Satur
day Evening, June 20.

Called to Meet at Apollo Hall satur.
day Evening, June 20.
The Democratic voters are warned
10 meet In caucus at Apollo hall Sat.
urday evening, June 20, to transact
the Following business:
l. To elect 13 delegates and 10 al.
ternates to the Democratic state con.
vention at Burlington to choose dele.
gates to the national democratic con.
vention to be held at Denver and to
nominate state officers to be voted for
at the coming September election.
z. To nominate 10 delegates and
IL alternates to the democratic first
district convention to be held the
same day.
3. To elect democratic town
committee.
d. To transact any other proper
business when met.
Homer A. Lyons,
John p. Gavin,
r. M. Houghton,
w j Gibney,
M. w. Stewart,
Democratic Town Committee.
Bennington, June Is, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
VIII be Held in Foresters Hall Thurs.
day Evening, June 10.

The Republican voters OF the Town
OF bennington are hereby warned to
meet In Caucus at Foresters Hall.
Thursday evening, June 18th. 1908 al
S:lb p. m. to transact the following
business
LIST, TO elect ten delegates and ten
aiternates to represent the Republi.
can Party OF the Town OF Bennington
at the Republican State Convention to
be held at Montpelier, Vermont, on the
list, day OF July 1908.
Ind, To elect ten delegates and ten
aiternates TO represent the Republican
Party OF the Town of Bennington at n
Republican Convention of the First
Congressional District of the State of
vermont to be held at Burlington. Yer.
mont, on the 30th day of June 1908.
sra, TO transact any other business
round proper when met.
Edward c. Bennett,
Henry T. Cushman,
Walter H. Berry.
Peter LOngtin,
William j. Hicks,
Republican Town Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
BURGLARS GET ONLY $3.50
Fled From Grocery Store In Brattle
boro When Discove red.

Brattleboro. June l5.-Burglars tan
ped the cash register in Horace s.
Goodenough's grocery store on Elliot
street early Sunday morning and made
an attempt to rob the safe. They were
seen and they fled as soon as they
were discovered. Peter Deyo and John
w Howe going home, saw two men
pounding at the lock In the safe door
in the office at the rear of the store
The burglars reached through a cat
mole and unfastened the basement
door. They took 1888 from the cash
register and two boxes of cigars from
the show case and placed the latter
on the counter as they tackled the safe
with tools found in the store. They
left the cigars when they fed. There
was more than 800 in the safe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
phase of the fight has as yet remained

phase OF the fight has as yet remained
under cover.
The final touches to the resolu.
tons Will be made by a subcommittee
when VIII be composed of nine men,
bers, and II is said at least six of
them have been selected. Il is In.
tended that the co-sub.committee
shall be composed of representatives
OF the various interests, but Il will be
80 composed to make sure of the pro-
lection OF the central idea that the
presidents policies shall be endorsed
and endorsed In no half.hearted
lway,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
TO HAVE ATHLETIC FIELD
Corporation at Burlington Files Its
Papers

Montpelier, June 15.-The Athletic
Park association of Burlington has
filed articles of incorporation at the
office of the secretary of state. This
association has for its object the con-
Quoting of an athletic park at Bur
lington and is to have capital stock
of not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000. The incorporators are all
Burlington men. namely C. II. Spear,
George ID. Jarvis, +. ID. Mitchell B. C..
Rogers, +. l.. Adams and J. II. Nit.
chell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
BACKED DOWN HILL
Auto Got Part Way Up and Then
Started Back Again,

Mortified, June l5.-An automobile
driven by two men met with mishap
on the road to East Randolph yester-
daythe machine starting down steep
hill backwards. One of the male oc-
cupants jumped and the other stuck
by the machine and went over a wall,
but was not hurt One Of the men was
said to be George Mann of Barre.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
READY FOR MANoEUvREs
Army and Militia in Camp at Pine
Plains.

Plains.
Pine Plains, n. Y, June 1i-With
the arrival of the 5000 United States
troops by foot and rail yesterday and
the arrival OF the national guard or
CARNATIONS today Pine Plains, the
scene of the army and militia manoeu.
vres for the department of the East
under Gen. Frederick Dent Grant,
commanding, presented a warhke
spectacle. The troops beginning to-
morrow will be kept busy with day and
night manoeuvres involving various
problems of defense and attack and
outpost duty. The soldiers suffered
much from the intense heat today but
this evening thunder storm broke
and greatly relieved the situation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
DROWNED WHILE BATHING
Peter Murphy Meets Death In Con.
necticut.

Bellows Falls, June 16.-Peter Muir
ply, aged 10, Vermont Farm Machine
company employe, was drowned last
evening. He and a companion were
attempting to swim across the river at
a point about 500 yards below the
rapids, when Murphy was taken with
cramps and went down
In his frantic attempts to protect
himself he scratched and tore his COM
panion's arm frightfully. The body is
not yet recovered
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
SUM m Err CAMP

New Jersey Seminary Students Are
Now in Camp.
st. Adams. June l5.-Camp Kilkare
on Ram Island, in st. Adams bay, has
been opened for the summer by Prof
George l.. Orion of the Pennington
seminary, New Jersey. and fifteen
boys are now there. The island has
been leased by the school for a term
of years and buildings are being erect
ed thereon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
Weather Forecast

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair continued cool tonight
Wednesday fair slightly warmer in
west portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
PAINTING BERTHA" AGAIN
One OF the Most Troublesome Crimi.
nails In the Middle West.

Peoria, ILL.,, June 16.-Bertha lie
becke, alias Painting Bertha" whC
made her escape from the tuberculosis.
tent colony at the Bartonville Asylum
at Bartonville Saturday night, was re
captured in this city yesterday. Bertha
was disguised as a female drummer
when arrested. This is the fifth tim,
I1Fainung Bertha" has escaped from
her asylum guardians. She has i'm ad
dition P record for several clever dis
appearances from the Nevada, Mo.
lasyluml
] How She Does Her Work.
The young woman is conceded b,
the Illinois authorities to be the mos
troublesome criminal ever within the
state. Her favorite scheme of robber,
is to pretend that she has tainted. an(
so well does she practice the deceit
mat everyone near her rushes to hel
assistance. While they are minister
ing to her apparent needs she robs
them of whatever she may find in theil
clothes. They rarely suspect until
they have sent her on her way re
lowered
Robbed Tender Conductor.
Bertha stole 81 900 worth of goods in
two days after escaping from the Ell
gin asylum December rs, 1906, and
taking a train for Peoria. On the train
she tainted and robbed the conductor
In Peoria she robbed three stores
registering at three hotels, under as
sumed names and escaping with the
goods.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12

NEW YORK, March ll.-Daniel
O'Reilly, Evelyn Thaw's counsel, ex-
planned that the elder Mrs. Thaw
was made co-dcfcndant because be-
ing next to kin she is technically the
real defendant. The law presumes her
son to be insane, and is therefore le-
gally dead AS Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
was leaving o'Reilly's Office after at
tached her signature to the papers
she was asked II she had made public
the cause OF the cstrangement which
led to the suit and she replied "No one
will never know The papers served
today briefly recite that when the
couple were married on April 4, 1906,
that the defendant was a lunatic and
incapable Of making marriage con-
tract. O'Reilly said he did not an
ticipatc any trouble in obtaining from
the defendants counsel fees and
alimony A. Russell Peabody, Thaw's
counsel said ii would not be neces-
sary for Mrs, Thaw 10 go to
court to get fees for counsel and
alimony while the suit was pending
He said she had been getting money
from Peabody since Harry had been
confined and that she will continue to
do so during the pcndency Of the suit.
Peabody said he should fight the case
upon instructions from his client.
Peabody said the matter OF cash set
Element had not been taken up.
An attempt was made tonight to
serve Harry Thaw at the Mattewan
Asylum with copy of a summons
and complaint in the action brought
by Evelyn Thaw to annul their
marriage. The messenger was adj
mitted to the asylum with the docu-
ments but late tonignt II became
known that owing to technicality
the the service was not completed.
Dr. Lamb, superintendent Of the in
stitution, being Thaw's guardian,
must also be served, il was explained.
Learning this Thaw refused to accept
the service and the process server re-
turned to New York when another
set Of papers will be prepared and the
service will be made upon DIR. Lamb
and Thaw tomorrow. Late today
Mrs. William Thaw, who is named as
the co-defendant, was served at her
hotel in this city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
coNTEsTING THE WILL.

NEW YORK. Mar. ll.-Coming
as possible witness in the contest
of the $l,0O0,OO0 Gotten estate Helen
Margaret Beatrice Sacher, seven
years old, in whose behalf the efforts
to break the will OF her great grand
mother, Mrs. D. D. Cotton, of Wash
ington, are being made, arrived here
from Europe yesterday on the Kron-
prinzessen Cecilie of the North Ger
mon Lloyd Line. The Cotton will,
after bequeathing $1,000 to the child,
divided the remainder of the estate
to Mrs. Caroline Dahlgren, the test
atrix, only surviving daughter. The
child claims one half Of the estate,
Her mother, who was the daughter
Of Miss Helen Thornton, sister Of
Mrs. Dalgren, died about three years
ago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
Schmitz Has Thirb-Nine More
indictments to Answer.
HAD TO GIVE $s45, 900 BAIL
District Attorney Langdon Would
Not Say What Steps Would be
Taken to Bring the Extortion Mat
ter to the Present Grand Jury.

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 1l.-Eu-
gene Z. Schmitz, former mayor Of
this city, was released from Jail here.
He had been confined for the past
ten months. He will be free man
until he again comes to bar OF justice
TO face the SO indictments which are
still pending against him and upon
which he had to furnish $345,OO0 bail
before being released from custody.
Pursuant to the order of the higher
tribunal Judge Dunno OF the superior
court before whom Schmitz was tried
and convicted, dismissed the indict-
ment on the exterition cases and or
dered Schmitz discharged, but at the
same time he directed that the extor-
ton cases be submitted to the new
grand jury for the purpose of having
a new indictment found.
District Attorney Langdon would
not say last night what steps would
be taken to bring the cxtortion matter
to the attention of the present grand
jury but it is possible after the courts
suggestion that it will be laid before
the inquisitorial body without loss Of
time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
sIGsBEE AND TESLA GUESTS,

NEW YORK, Mar. ll.-Rear Ad-
miral Charles D, Sigsbee, retired and
Nicholo Tesla were guests of honor
at a dinner and reception given by the
Entertainment Club last night. Mix
ola Tesla spoke on the future Of war
fare. He said:
Mankind will eventually harness
the waterfalls and transform this
enormous pressure to energy and
this will simplify warfare, Aerial
vessels Of war will be used to the ex-
clusion of ships and with 100000
tons Of energy this country will be
equipped to rout the civilized world,
Il consider the greatest achieve
ment of humanity will be wireless
telephony, which may be operated
throughout the globe"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
BoBs UP AGAIN.
Brownsville Episode 10 Again Under
Discussion In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March H. - A
message from the President and the
report Of the committee on military
affairs on the Brownsville affair con-
sumed the time Of the Senate during
the early part Of the session today.
A brief debate brought out the state
ment by Warren, chairman Of the
committee on military afISirs, that q
bill will soon be introduced for the
reinstatement OF the discharged sol
diers OF the 2sth regiment under GER
tain conditions.
The pending currency bill was dis.
cussed by Clark Of Arkansas, who de-
clarcd he would vote for neither the
Aldrich bill nor the Bailey substitute,
Consideration on the Panama trans
porta,ion bill which was TO have pro.
eeedcd today. went over until to-
morrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
pERMrssIvE BILL KILLED.

ALBANY, N. X, Mar. 1.-THE
bill providing for the permissivc sys-
tenn Of direct nominating primaries,
in accordance with the message OF
Gov Hughes was practically killed
last night when the assembly judic-
iary committee in executive session
voted not to report it.
The pcrmissiye direct nominations
bill embodied one OF the recommend
ations upon which Gov. Hughes has
been most insistant. He recommen-
ded il last year and the senate passed
il, but il failed Of passage in the as
sembly. The governor this year re-
ncwed his recommendation.
The action has revived the talk OF
an extra session, the general impress
sion being that Gov Hughes regards
the proposition OF sufficient import
ence to press its enactment by every
contitutional means within his power.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
Letter Carriers Win Out for an
Increase.
TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
An Amendment Was Introduced by
Gobel Granting the Increase Was
Adopted-Housc Also Allowed S2s,-
900 for Clerk Is Third.class.

WASHINGTON, March IL. - The
determined and persistent assaults on
the postofiec appropriation bill in
the House today resulted in the am
plifcation OF that measure in many
important parts, despite the protests
OF Chairman Overstreet and the COM
mittee. The letter carriers finally
won their long fight for $1,000 salaries
when an amendment was introduced
by Goebel granting the same and was
adopted. The House also allowed an
additional $4,000 for clerks in third
class Offices where the salaries OF
postmastcrs range from one thousand
to $1,000, and $4,000 additional for
contract stations. The Prohibitionists
also had their innings when through
an amendment by Houston OF Ten
nessee there was incorporated in the
bill provision prohibiting the trans
mission through the mails of intoxi-
eating liquors which was later modi-
fed so as to include cocains and its
derivatives. Altogether the appropri-
ations carried by the bill were in
creased $l,33s,0Oo. Consideration Of
the measure had not been concluded
when the House adjourned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1908

west Of Paxton, Ncb., 1874 miles east
OF here last night, when the Italian
racer dropped into mud hole and
broke jack shaft
A duplicate shaft should have been
in the shipment awaiting the car
here, but II could not be found, hav-
ing been left out Of the shipment.
When the supplies here we're being
oyerhauled at the Union Pacific held
a fast passenger train ten minutes
expecting to have to carry the dupli-
cate 10 the disabled car Uuless the
duplicate shaft can be located the
Italian car will be tied up at Paxton
Nebraska, indefinitely. II was 48
miles behind the American car when
the accident occurred.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12

RENO. March ll.-A special to the
Gazette from Imley. New, says with
his head nearly severed from his body
as the result Of an ENHANCEMENT with
barb wire fence, but still alive, the
body Of an unknown man was found
this morning by the railroad en-
ployes. He was naked, covered with
blood and unconscious. The man got
off train last night. He had ticket
for Dallas, Texas. He wandered
around the station house some time
and then disappeared.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
Columbia Hotel Burns With Two
Of Its Guests.
$. Mccoy AND ]. |. SHEETS
Fire Developed in Early Morning
Hours and Was Too Fierce for
Successful Handling - Loss About
5000 Details Are Lacking.

This city was shocked yesterday
morning by the intelligence that the
cozy little city Of Cathlamet, on the
Washington shore Of the Columbia.
had been visited by fire in which
two lives were sacrificed; and eager
inquiry during the day developed the
truth to point that excited the
deepest interest and sympathy here.
It seems that the leading hotel of
the place. the Columbia, caught fire
in the basement little after o'clock
yesterday morning, just when the
house and town were in the depths of
quietude and least likely to discovery
or successful subjugation, and before
tn climates could be aroused, had
gained Roadway that nearly baf1ied
the entire group in the rush for
safety.
1t was frame structure three
stories in height and so by 100 in
dimensions and burned like finder
until the last fragment of it was in
cinders, and from the best sources Of
information was caused by defec-
tive aue, the original spark having
ignited material that smouldered un-
til the unpropitious moment of its
ruinous expansion and dreadful re-
suits. There were in the neighbor-
hood of 21 guests in the house aside
from the family Of the proprietor,
William Oxman (who had but re-
Gently purchased the property, and
all succeeded in making their escape,
minus everything but what they
slept in, and glad even Of that issue
from an appalling danger, except two
men, Col. ]. L. Sheets, well known
citizen of the lower Columbia, and
Sidney Mccoy, a drummer, both
of whom were asleep on the second
floor Of the building and who 1t is
thought, were overcome by smoke
while they slept, or at least too late
to make successful struggle against
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
FRISCO SHORT LINE.

Los ANGELES, Mar ll.-Artic-
les Of Incorporation Of the Los
Angeles & San Francisco Short Line
R. R Company, with capital stock
Of 100000 Of which about 20 per
cent is secured, were filed here yes
tcrday. The purpose Of the company
is to build line TO San Francisco,
cutting off almost 100 miles from the
distance covered by any Of the roads
now constructed between here and
Northern city. The line has already
been surveyed. It is said that east
crn capitalists are behind the prop
osition. The incorporation deny all
connection with the Western Pacific.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
SCHOOL ROOMS CLOSED.


CHICAGO, Mar ll.--Because OF
violation of the fire ordinances the
two upper floors Of the St, Agnes
School were closed summarily yester-
day BY order Of Acting Building
Commissioner Robert Knight.
(, Three other buildings out Of the
fifty or more inspected during the
day were declared BY members Of the
fire department to be in condition
which menaced the safety Of their
occupants. Two Of these were public
schools which have been reported as
safe by school officials.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
DRUNKEN BRUTE.
Poured Boiling Water Over Wife
And Children.

CHICAGO, Mar. li.--A band of
farmers residing along the lake shore
between Winthrop Harbor, ILL.,, and
Kcnosha, Wis, armed themselves
with shotguns, revolvcrs and corn
knives and patrolled the lake shore
yesterday searching from Christian
Rasmission, a farmer Of the town Of
Pleasant Prairie, Wis, who Is charg-
ed with schalding his wife and child
rem.
Rasmussen is reported to have
gone home in drunken frenzy Mon
day night and heating a large kettle
Of water to have gone to the room
occupied by his son, four years Of
age, and his daughter nine years old,
and deliberately poured the boiling
water over the children.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
ANNA GOULD COMING HOME.

cHERBoURG. France. March II.
Madame Anna Could, accompanied
by her three children sailed for
America today on the steamer
Adriatic.
PARIS, March ll.--lt is reported
here that Prince Hclic de Sagan also
sailed for the United States today
but confirmation Is lacking. Il Is
known he took out passport for
America on Monday, but this is not
significant. as d passport Is one Of the
best evidences Of identity for legal
documents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
FIREMEN INJURED.

CHICAGO Mar ll.-Fire, follow
ing an explosion in building at lSo
Fifth Avenue last night for time
threatened neighboring buildings and
tied up several street car lines for two
hours. 1t resulted in injury to sew
eral firemen from showers Of falling
glass and stone coping from the roof,
Loss was $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
HOPPE DEFEATED.

CHICAGO, March H. Jacob
Schaeffer tonight successfully defend
ed his championship title as a bill
lard player at lS-inch balk line game,
one shot in, defeating Willie Hoppe,
500 to 423.