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TO NAVIGATE THE RELIEF.
4 Real Sailor Engaged 60 Assist Dr. stokes
ON the Naval Hospital ship.

ON the Naval Hospital ship.
WASHINGTON. Jan. R.--The hospital ship
Relief. which is to go into service at the Mare
Island Navy Yard on February 1. in command
Of Surgeon Charles +. Stokes, win be navi-
gated by Francis N. Lecain OF Nova Scotia.
who has been In the navy service for many
years. He formerly had command Of the
tank steamer Arethusa, and is now on leave
Of absence. He has been ordered to report
to San Francisco for duty under Surgeon
Stokes.
The other civilian officers Of the Relief
will probably be engaged in the Fast. but
the enlisted men Of the crew will he shipped
at San Francisco. The Navy Department
awarded a contract to the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Transporting about fifty Hos
pital Corps men from Warrington TO San
GrancisOo at $40 each. These men will
serve on the hospital ship.
Assistant Paymaster Franklin = Williams.
now on duty with the armored cruiser West
Virginia, has been selected as the COM
TisRary and disbursing officer on the Relief
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MORSE PROPERTY FOR SALE ?
His ami Otto G. HelnZe's Neal Estate Said
10 he On the MARKET.

Following the announcement Of the
transfer by August Belmont to Nathaniel
NJ. ROthschild Of real estate holdings,
including the Park Row Building, a vacant
plot at the northwest corner OF Fifth avenue
and Eighty-tirst street and several lots
in The Bronx, is a report that Otto c. Heinze
Charles W. Morse and r. r. Thomas have
put their real estate holdings on the market.
The list includes two dwellings owned by
Mr.. Morse at the northwest corner Of Fifth
avenue and Fifty-sixth street, D. c. Heinze's
residence at II East Ssventy-second street
and Mr.. ThOmas's home, n West Fifty
seventh street.
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who replied that he was OF the opinion that
It would not be agreeable to the American
Government.
Subsequently, N. IsvOlslIy refused to make
the dsSiEod representation. 20 the Ministry
OF Marine instructed Capt. DiachkoT to
apply personally to Washington, where the
permission was promptly granted.
In other quarters Il is asserted that the
American Government refused the apph-
cation Of Capt. DiAchkOa. but that he fol-
lowed the neSt to Rio do Janeiro.
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NEW ZEALAND ECLIPSE NEWS.
Rain and Clouds Failed to Prevent Coed
Observations OG the sun.
SpeelaI Cable Despatch % TEE SUN.

SpeetGI Cable Despatch 70 TEE SUN.
AUCKLAND. N. T.. Jan. ls.-Reports from
Flint Island state that the observation Of
the echpse Of the sun on January was
partially successful. The English party
reports that three o: the four minutes Of
totality were clear. Four corona results
were obtained.
The American observation party reports
rain. which cleared gradually during the
first half OF totAlty. The last half was
clear. Most Of the instruments were wet;
nevertheless they marked perfectly with
successful results.
The party at Samoa measured with a boil
ometer the heat ofthe corona At five points
The oorona's form closely resembled that
OF the India eclipse OF lsee
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CLOSE TO WALLED IN MINERS.
Alpha Foreman Says TheyT He Taken Out
To-day Alive.

ELI, New, Jan. 1s.-Forenan Gallagher
Of the Alpha mine as he emerged from the
shaft to-day said:
we shall have them out tomorrow.
Eve have no more digging TO do.
Il have just been within thirty feet Of
Bailey. Brown and Mcdonald. When down
100 feet We found that timbers fallen from
above had wedged In the shaft, stopping
the fall Of rock and debris.
Il crawled through to the opening and
went down the ladder to within thirty feet
OF the drift at the thousand foot level,
where the three men have been shut up
shoe December I. They can help some,
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STEVENS TO HEAD n. & Ms
New Haven Director Says He'll Be in
Charge After Merger.

NeW raven DlroctOr says Hell bo In
Charge After Merger.
NRw HAVEN, Conn. Jan. lS.--One Of the
directors Of the New Haven road in this
city said tonight TO a Newspaper man,
DO you happen to have a picture Of
John +. Stevens in your Officer II not
then you had better have one made. for IL
the present plans carry through. and
have no reason to think to the contrary.
he will be the first president Of the Boston
and Maine road when that merger goes
through.
The Boston interests that have been
antagOnistio to IL are gradually coming
around 60 take a different view and before
long the merger will go through and the
control pass to the New Haven road. Vice
President Stevens Of the New Haven will
be elected president OF it."
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An Men VINO Drink Thre&tened win Dis
charge On the Central.

MRxTcO CRY. Jan. IA. N. 0albraith,
the now general m9nager Of tho Mexico
Central Railroad, haB issued formal notice
that prohibition among all employees
will be strictly enforced. All drinking
railroad In Mexioo TO take thls atep.
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RUSSIAN OFFICER WITH FLEET.
st. PeterSburg Hears WAshangtOn Accepted
Capt. DIachkOn As Observer.

LWUIs WIIUIHNWIH WUNNTNNTs
Special CaDIs Dsspaseh % TMB SUN.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. l8.-The NorOe
Vrsmva gives prominence TO an announce
ment that the consent Of the United States
Government has been obtained to the pres
enos Of Capt. Diaohkod a. a representative
Of the Russian navy aboard one Of the
vessels OF Admiral Evans's feet, which is
now on the way to the Pacific.
According 20 the NopOe VremvG the Rus
sian Admiralty requested M. Isvolsky, the
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. TO ask per-
mlssiOn Of the United States for Russian
officer to accompany the fiect. NJ. Isvolsky
transmitted the request to Baron Rosen,
the Russian Ambassador at Washing gton,
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beeomotiVe Pushed Into the RlveF.
A locomotive switching freight cars ON
the Pennsylvania dock &C the foot Of West
Thirty-sevsnth street last nixi,t triad 10
make flying switch. The switch didn't
work and Ex loaded freight cars hit. the
locomotive, pushing Il on the dock, aorosa
Q float and into the river. The train crew
jumped The cars left the track but re-
manned On Tho doek.
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SUPREME COURT ADMITS KOMAN.
MIS-. Emma n. bailey % Rome. Co..
> LAcenDed 90 Practise.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-Another woman
has been admitted to practise before the
United States Supreme Court She is
DR.. Emma ROba Bailey Of Rome, Ga. who
was Miss Mosely Of Alabama. DR.. Bailey
received the degrees Of LII. b. and LII. NJ.
from the Washington College d Law and
the degrees Of IL. NJ. and D. G. l.. from
Columbian, now Georgetown University.
She has been q member Of the District Of
Columbia bar since 1901.
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MAY BE TURKO-PERSIAN WAR.
sultan Calls Out Reserves and Masses
Troops on the Frontier.
!spscIGI CobIs DssDaloh % Tal So

BERLIN, Jan. ia despatch to the
LOkGlGRssiOsy from Tehsran sAys IL In stated
that as a result Of recent conflicts on the
Persian-Turkish frontier the Sultan has
ordered the mobilization OF Nthe Turldah
army and has called out the reserves With
the intention Of concentrating strongly
on the frontier,
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VIA southern ~. " New Ysrs Ssrs .zespt @ Sun. sun
Sleeping cars. NY omcss.i5i ! isoo s'say.-xas..
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Harvester Company Fined On ~ Counts.
TOPEKA. Kan. Jan. Is.-Judge Dana, In
the Shawnee District Court. to-day fined
the International Harvester Company $500
on each Of forty-two counts, q total Of
t17, 600. for violation Of the Kanaas anti
trust law. An appeal was taken.
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AaRusta, CharIsatOn, sammerVIlIe 4 soath.
a:s5 A. NJ end ziO p. ", Unexcslltd service Via
penn 4 Atlantic Coast Line r, n, FLORIDA lnfOr-
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TO PHm.ADEL PHn EVERY HOUR
On the hour. IN two hours Sse New Jersey
Central time table page ~ WHY DON'T YOG
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DEwEYy gRARKLTNc gmARE JUICE.
3. Z: Dewey soas o.. isS Taiso1 ~. Esw Youk.
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God known love y0u. darling MaY.
And i've each day for you.
He knows worship your dear soul.
Your lovely body. too.
TIM visinu Of your lovely face 80
Remains before my eyes,
Believe me, May. my dariiag kfri.
Your love ldoliEa. s
pray for you each highs. dear wife,
And long for you zach day. 4R
Your absence makes my NE dream -
IN Cupid ands a way. ,'te
IN chcgish you through life. swsethsurss z
rIl make you happy yet.
I'm longng for you now, deaR WIA
Youn love cent forget.
Mrs. Purdy when shS was arralgned
before Magistrate Scott exclaimed:
Deer me, what wia they say in New
York;" ''F .-,. - (,
Her concern on thAt seoFs was Soon. svs,-
shadOwUd By her defence Of oarnaey. -.
7 gave him the pin.' she said sItwaS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
THE RED MILL
One of the Most Popular Musical
Plays at Opera House Saturday.

Charles Dillingham's production Of
1.-The Red Mill' will be given at the
opera house Saturday evening
This is the latest of the Blossom &
Herbert musical plays which scored
for an entire year at the Knicker-
booker theatre. New York City. and
will be presented here In as complete
a manner as given during its unpar-
alleled run.
The company numbers some sixty
people, including the sextette OF Dutch
Riddles, which the metropolis raved
over and which in no small way was
one Of the special features Of this
musical success. All OF the song num-
bers, the quaint costumes and the
dashing girls, together with the mar
velous escape from the mill, will be
reproduced faithfully
Victor Herbert, the peer of all
American composers. has rounded out
some twenty musical numbers, every
one of which is having an enormous
sale in America and Europe, the more
taking being Every Day is Ladies'
Day With Me-" Go. While the Coins
Good, " Because You're You" "The
Isle of Our Dreams "The Streets Of
New York" and Il Want You to Marry
Me-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
W|LL|AMSTOWNHS
LOST TO LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Both Teams Played Well For a
Cold Day
SCORE WAS SEVEN TO FOUR
WIldness OF WilIiamstown Pitcher
Was Responsible For Much OF
the Run Getting.

Bennington high school defeated the
Williamstown high school at the Ath-
letic field Saturday afternoon by a
score of to 4. The weathef~was too
cold for fast baseball but the two
teams put up an excellent exhibition.
While the local team as whole out.
played the visitors the superiority OF
the home team was mainly responsible
for the better work of the Bennington
battery. The visiting pitcher was
wild. He gave six bases on balls and
hit two men. X. Denley, who came
TO bat four times was either passed
each time or hit and scored two runs.
Davis, the visiting catcher, had nice
new NIT that was too elastic TO hold
the ball and his bungling helped to
demoralize his team.
Wood pitched an excellent game.
He gave but two bases on balls and
had ten strikeouts. He was well sup
ported by Livingston who threw to
bases In fine shape, even after two OF
his fingers had been split by a nasty
foul tip. Little Carpenter showed up
best at the bat with a two-bagger and
a single.
Bowen scored the first run for Ben.
nington In the first inning by base
on balls, two steals and Hurlburt's hit.
Fassett opened the second inning with
hit and when Williamstown COM
menced to play for the man who was
running for the plate the team became
demoralized and when the inning clos
ed Bennington had scored four runs.
Bennington got two more In the fifth.
Williamstown didn't score until the
sixth when base on balls. an error,
steal and hit netted two. BY the
same combination without the free
pass the visitors secured two more In
the ninth. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
LAST OF THE STATE
CONVENTIONS
THIS WEEK
To Elect Delegates to the Chi
cago Convention
DEMOCRATS TO HOLD THREE
Special Session OF the New York
Legislature to Convene at Albany
Tonight.

New York, May 10.-The conference
OF governors of various states looking
to the conservation of the natural re-
sources of the country, beginning
Wednesday at Washington, promises
one of the most important news fea-
lures of the week. Thirteen state
conventions will elect delegates to the
national convention during the week
and a score or more of district con-
ventions in various states will be held
for similar purpose. Other events
include the laying of the cornerstone
'of the new $l,0O0.000 home of the bur-
eau of Americas republics at Washing
ton on Monday. the national drainage
congress representing the Industrial
and commercial interests OF the coun-
try at Washington on Tuesday and the
festivities al San Francisco IN honor
of the officers and men Of the battle
ship fleet.
In ten states Republican conven-
tons will be held to elect delegates To
the national convention as follows:
Louisiana at New Orleans on Monday !.
Idaho at Wallace and Michigan at
Grand Rapids. Tuesday; North Dako.
Ia, at Minot, Washington at Spokane,
Montana at Butte, California at Sac
ramento and Oregon at Portland,
Thursday; Texas at Forth Worth, Fri
day, and Georgia at Macon Saturday.
Three Democratic state conventions
will be held as follows; South Carroll
mans will meet at Columbia Wednes.
day, and Thursday Minnesota Demo
Gratis will gather at st. Paul; Wyom.
ing Democrats also will meet Thurs
day at Cheyenne.
The New York state legislature will
convene In extraordinary session at
Albany Monday night when II is ex-
pected Governor Hughes will urge the
enactment of the Agnew-Hart anti
racetrack gambling bills and other
measures which the legislature failed
to pass at the recent session.
The following day special election
will be held In the Forty-seventh New
York senatorial district to choose q
successor to the late Senator Fran.
chot.
Throughout Japan there is much In,
terest in the general election which
will take place Friday. The Liberal
party expects to poll a large majority
of the votes against the opposition
which has appealed to the anti-mili
tary sentiment Of the voters urging
revision of the budget and financial
methods
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
OF Temple Chapter r. A. M. and Ben.
nineton Council r. and s. M.

Temple Chapter No. s, r. A. NJ and
Bennington Council No. 3. Il. and s.
M. will hold their installation Of of
flcers at Masonic hall In the Richie
block on Monday evening, May IL.
All chapter and council Masons are
cordially invited to be present. Fol
lowing are the lists of officers to be
installed.
Temple Chapter. No. 5, X. A. M
II. II. p, George III. Dill; X, w. G..
Bull; s., w. II. Nichols; treasurer N.
NJ Puffer; secretary, II. ID. Ranney;
c. H., NJ. b. Morgan; p. s.. w. J. Cole
II. A. c., J G Clark; NJ 3rd ", g. s.
Beach; M. End ". j. H. Norton; M.
LIST V. Il. s. Chandler; tyler, J. A. N.
Williams.
Bennington council No. 3. X. and s.
MT. !. NJ. Charles 8. Beach, ID. M,
Henry ID. Fillmore; p. C. of w., J w
Hurlbut; treasurer, w C. Bull; recor'
der. F. d. Ranney; G. OF G., w. II.
Nichols; G. c., NJ. b. Morgan; Mar,
J. G. Clark: steward, c. q. Walker;
tyler. j. A. N. Williams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
Application for Transfer Of End Class
License.

Bennington, VT, May IL, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that In com
pliance with Section No. 46. Act lle
of the revised laws Of 1904, Edward
]. Morrissey has applied for trans
fer of his second class license now
located in the John NJ. Healy store
corner Of Park and Gage streets, IN
the village OF Bennington, to NO. ia
North street, In the village OF Ben
n,neton room now occupied by
Charles Carroll and used by him as a
restaurant.
Public hearing on said application,
will be held In the commissioners
rooms at the town clerks office IN the
village of Bennington, at eight O'Clock
D. M, Tuesday, May 26, 1908.
- s. II. lockwood,
+. II. Battles,
Il. s. Pratt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
MRS FORD DIED FROM EXPOSURE
Suspicion Of Foul Play Removed by
Analysis of Substance Found.

Brattleboro. May 9.--Chemical an
alysis of the white substance found
with the body of Mrs Lucy Ford, the
Rowe Mass. woman who disappeared
two years ago, has removed the sus-
picion OF foul play from the case. Mrs
Ford's body was found last week In a
badly decomposed state but was iden-
tilted by means of ring. The white
substance was ut first thought to be
Stacked lime but analysis established
the fact that the substance was moth
ing more than decompcsed tissue.
The body was found about mile
and a half from the place where Mrs.
Ford was last seen, the country be-
tween the two points being wild and
rocky. II Is supposed that she lost
her way In the darkness and wandered
blindly until she saw light in a
house, for which apparently she was
making her way when she fell eX-
hausted. The body, when found was
lying behind huge rock or boulder
four feet or more high and about eight
feet long, and was only about 20 rods
from house on one of The roads In
the southern part Of the town.
Mrs Ford, who was past so years of
age and is said to have been slightly
demented, was the wife OF Edward
Ford who lived near the boundaries of
Rowe, Monroe Bridge and Readsboro.
She disappeared May "A. 1906 and her
body was found last Saturday by some
men who were repairing fences. I'M
mediately following her disappearance
= thorough search was instituted in
the section where she was last seen,
but after 1t had lasted for some time
vas abandoned as fruitless. Much
comment is made now on the fact that
the searchers did not extend their
work to a greatec distance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11

ton. She brought the news OF the
double tragedy to this city after a
night Of terrified flight through the
woods
On her complaint her husband Roy
al Cunning, has been arrested charg-
ed with murder. Cunning and his
wife quarrcled yesterday and she went
TO her fathers cabin. Late last night
Dunning appeared at the cabin and
sought to effect q reconciliation.
When he failed he left the cabin and
the others engaged In game of cards.
Apple, the father,in-law, was sitting
nearest the window when the charge
of shot shattered the glass. His death
was instantaneous. Dunning stoutly
maintains his innocence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
TAFT HAS CLEAR MAJORITY
554 Delegates Assured For Him and
Only 491 Necessary to Nominate

Columbus, Ohio, May 1O.-The fol
lowing statement was issued at Taft
headquarters Saturday covering the
selection of delegates to the national
convention:
"Of the S42 delegates to the Repub-
lican national convention selected up
TO and including Friday, May s. Sec
rotary Taft Is assured of the support
of at least 55i. while only 491 are re-
CURED to nominate. There are yet
to be chosen 1873 delegates the bulk of
whom will come from Michigan, North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington.
Oregon. California and Texas all of
which are conceded Taft states.
when all the delegates to the nat.
ional convention have been chosen Sec
rotary Taft will have a clear majority
In the convention, without counting
for him any of the contested dele.
gates.
"Of the b54 delegates now credited
to Secretary Taft All are instructed
for him; 1877 are uninstructed, but are
known supporters Of Ohio's candid
ate.
IN all LOG delegates have been cho-
sen since last weeks statement was
issued. or this number 60 were In.
structed for Secretary Taft and as are
uninstructed. At least 80 Of these un-
instructed delegates will support Sec
rotary Taft
"Of the SAG delegates thus far Sc
lected 225 are instructed for candi-
dates other than Secretary Taft. All
but four of these come from socalled
favorite son states. Two hundred del
egates are uninstructed, AIT are In
structed for Secretary Taft and the
seats OF 30 are contested. In the'con-
tests only Taft supporters are involv-
ed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
TAFT HAS SETTLED
Accomplished the Work He Was Sent
to 10 at Panama.

Panama, May 10.-Ever since his
arrival here Secretary Taft has been
busy holding conferences with Pres
ident Amador, Foreign Secretary Ar
las, Senior Arrange, the Panama minis
ter to the United States, Mr.. Squires,
the American minister to Panama and
William Nelson Cromwell, the legal
adviser Of the Panama Canal com.
pany. The conferences were conclud-
ed today. They covered numerous
topics relating to the treaties which 1t
is desired to negotiate between Col
ombia, the United States and Panama.
While details are lacking II Is stat
ed that a tentative accord has been
reached upon important points and
that decision with reference to the
Others only awaits special inquiry
now In progress. The result OF the
conference it is announced Is salts
factory to all parties concerned.
Secretary Taft expects to conclude
his businss relative to the canal adj
ministration and inspection tomor-
row and will sail for the United
States Tuesday morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
z MURDERS STOP.
FAMILY GAME
OF CARDS
Spurned Husband Accused Of
the Shooting
HIS Wife CALLED HELP
CHARGES Of 6uokshot Were Fired
Through Window Late In the
Evening.
HIS WIFE CALLED HELP

Watertown, May 10.-The crash Of
a charge Of buckshot through a win
dow on party Of card players sent
Jerry Apple weltering in his blood to
the floor OF his little cabin on Apples
Island, in Black lake, north of this
city. last night. AS Apple fell a SON
in-law. Albert Crowder, jumped to his
feet and fed from the cabin. The
shotgun again echoed through the
woods and Crowder fell dead in his
tracks.
Mrs. Royal Cunning, Apples daugh
ter, another card player, fed in An
other direction and escaped In spite OF
several charges aimed In either direc-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
FUND OF OVER $4,000
Hospital Week" Resulted In Heavy
Subscrlptions at st. Adams.

st. Adams, MAY 10.-The last week
has been observed In this city as hos
pital week. and special efforts have
been made to raise fund OF $4,000
through subscriptions. amateur the
atricals, etc. When the banks were
closed last night the sum OF $10,36S
had been raised. Almost all OF this
has been subscribed In st. Adams and
papers will now be circulated through
out the county.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
CLUB DINNER
Thlrtytwo Members Of Bennington
Club Dined.

Thirty-two members of the Benning-
ton club enjoyed an informal dollar
dinner at the club grill room Saturday
evening and the affair proved one Of
the most successful ever arranged by
Mr. Krogman, the popular steward Of
the club. The menu was as follows:
Little Necks on Half Shell
Radishes Ripe Olives
Cream of Tomato Bread Sticks
Roast Spring Lamb-Mint Sauce
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes
Green Peas
Young Duck Currant Jelly
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
MayonIaise Dressing
Strawberry Shortcake
With Whipped Cream
Harlequin Ice Cream
Orange Ice Assorted Cake
Demi Tasse
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
FIVE CHILDREN OF
JAMES KENNEDY
MURDERED
Locked In House and Burned
To Death
DETAILS OF MOTHERS STORY
Awful Tragedy Resulting From .
Family Quarrel In Alabama
Sunday Night.
OF MOTHERS STORY

Montgomery, Ala, May 11.-Five
children Of James Kennedy were burn
ed to death last night in the home Of
the family last night near here. Two
others were SO badl yinjured before
they were rescued that they are not
expected to live.
Mrs. Kennedy, the mother of the
children charges that her husband
locked the children into the house and
set 1t on fire. The couple had quarrel
ed and It Is said that Kennedy had
threatened to kill his wife and chill
dren.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
CONTESTED DELEGATIONS
Republican National Committee to Be
gin Hearings in Chicago June 2.

New York, May S.-The republican
national committee will open head
quarters in Chicago on Monday. The
list of contests to be heard by the
committee cannot be completed be
fore May q, as delegates have until
that time to file their credentials or
notice of contest. Up TO this date
there have been only ten contests
officially filed with the committee.
The subcommittee on arrangements
will meet in Chicago on May 10 and
at that time will issue call for the
full committee to hear the contests.
1t is quite likely that this meeting will
be called for June 2, as it looks now
as though it would take fully two
weeks to hear all of the contests.