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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
SUIT AGAINST LAWSON
John p. Donohue Wants $4,000 for
Special Services.

Boston. April S.-Suit has been en-.
tered against Thomas w. Lawson I'm
the county court at Salem by John p.
Donohue OF Lynn for $25 900 for spec.
ial services which the plaintiff claims
to have rendered the defendant during
number Of years when he was the
confidential agent of Mr.. Lawson.
There are 80 counts In the declar.
alton and they cover every conceivable
kind Of confidential service" espec.
tally with reference to important bus
mess matters In which Mr.. Lawson
has figured prominently for ten years
or more.
In one of the declarations the spec
ial service" specified is In Conducting
certain theatrical enterprise In con-
nection with one Nethersole and other
persons
Many have jumped to the conclusion
that this means the actress whose
name Is NethersOle. when I'm fact II
refers TO Louis Nethersole, her brother
the husband of Sadie Martinez.
Much OF the special service" refer
red to concerns arrangements for meet
ings with Heinze, Addicks and others
with whom Mr.. Lawson has had bus.
mess dealings.
Mr.. Lawson says the whole thing lis
Sancrit TO me-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
bennington BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Inc baseball game to be played at
the athletic field tomorrow afternoon
between the high school and the Y. M
Z. A. teams will be practice contest
ana no admission will be charged
Inc annual state convention of tho
Knights of Columbus will be held in
ms town about the tenth of Nav,
Members of the order from all naris
Oh the state will be here at that time
me third degree will be worked On
an unusually large number of candi.
dates during the convention.
John Toomey is bringing his moving
paraphernalia today from the Tudor
iarm where he has been at work rails.
ing buildings for the past few weeks
10 the Welles place at Bennington Con.
Ter where he will start to work Mon.
day John b. Cone will have charge
OF the grading about the place.
The mvisibles and the Methodist
l5araca teams rolled match game of
duck pins in the Y. NJ c. A. alleys
Thursday evening. The strings and
totals are as follows: Invlslbles 4tS
aq0'4oO-l7OS; M. f. Baracas, 49b. 407
59S-l64O The lineup was as follows
,nvlsioles--Deane, Nevils, Aspinall
Davis and White; Baracas-Woite
Madison, Hollister, Irish and Carmen.
ter. O"' peh
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
NEGLIGENCE OF A
CO-EMPL0YE NO
LONGER A BAR
Senate Passes Bill Relating to
Liability Of Railroads
AMENDMENT VOTED DOWN
Measure Framed to Meet objectio no
Of Supreme Court to Common
Carrier Law OF 1896.

Washington, April 10.-The bill re-
lating to the liability of common car.
riers by railroads. passed by the
House of Representatives, has been
passed by the Senate without amend.
ment and without division.
Numerous amendments were offered
to the bill, but all were voted down.
AS passed. the bill is expected to meet
the objections Of the United States
Supreme court to the common carrier
liability law OF 1896, decided to be UNI
constitutional by the court. The bill
abolishes the strict common law liza
bility which bars a recovery for per.
sonal injury or death of an employe
occasioned by the negligence of fel.
low servant. II also relates the COM
mon law rule which makes contrib
utory negligence defense to claims
for such injuries, and permits an EN-.
ploye TO recover for an injury caused
by the negligence Of a co-employe. The
bill does not bar recovery even though
the injured one contributed by his
own negligence to the injury. The
amount of the recovery is diminished
IN the same degree that the negligence
OF the injured one contributed to the
injury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
$4,000 DAMAGES CLAIMED
Legal Papers Served on Forty Knights
OF Pythias.

Derry, n. H., April s-Considerable
surprise was occasioned here yester.
day when Deputy Sheriff Wesley AID.
ans of this town served legal papers
upon some over forty of the leading
members of Rockingham lodge, No. 80.
Knights OF Pythias. The writer's were
to recover damages for injuries sus.
tanned by Mrs. Blanche NJ. Burrill
wife Of Charles Burrill OF Lowell.
Mass, formerly Of this town. who is a
daughter of John W. Smith of Derry.
The damages claimed are $4,000. and
the suits are based upon an accident
which happened TO the plaintiff.
While Mrs. Burrill was in town on a
visit to her mother and other relatives
last December, she went from her IA.
Tiers home on High street to visit a
friend on Birch street Returning after
dark she was passing the corner of
birch street and East Broadway when
10 make the distance shorter she
started to run across the corner of the
open lot owned by the Knights of
Pythias. A wire had been strung
across the corner of the lot TO keen
people off the land. II is supnosed
that either she slipped on the very lev
ground or fell over the wire. She was
found in an unconscious condition and
carried into the house of George VII.
Hanson, who occupied the house on
the property. She remained unconsc.
lous for long time and was unite
SICK for some time thereafter She
has not recovered from the effects of
the fall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
$4,000 FIRE LOSS
81. Aibsrs Visited Thursday BY Sc
we're ConfIaeration.

-. Adams April 9.--Flre which
broke out this morning at 1876 o'clock
IN the basement OF the Lewis building
on Main street did damage to an
amount estimated at $4,000. The los
SEES are as follows:
r. J. Alexander, drug store, $4,000.
w. C. Donovan, cigar and tobacco
store, $4,000.
b. II. Lewis, owner of building,
$4,000.
The lire started In the basement of
the Alexander drug store and the
cause Is not known. The flames went
up through the building quite rapidly
being aided by the high wind. The
fremen for this reason had very
hard time Of II saving the building
from entire destruction, as well as
that OF neighboring property, besides
being hampered greatly by the great
Clouds OF smoke. At sometime during
the progress of the battle against the
iiames nearly every fireman in the de-
partment was temporarily overcome
by smoke. That the fire was stopped
without greater loss is considered re-
markable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
TAFT men YIELD IN
INTEREST OF
HARMONY
Delegates Not Instructed BY
Massachusetts Convention
LODGES PLEA WON VICTORY
In Eleventh District Taft Resolution
Was Adopted After a Stormy
Session.

Boston. April 10.-The Massachu.
sets delegates to the Republican nat
ional convention go free of instruc-
tons but with the implied understand
ing that they will support Secretary
Taft.
Today's convention which had been
advertised as a fight to the finish was
turned into love feast through the
efforts Of Senator Lodge who made an
eloquent speech In the convention.
The delegates elected are Senator's
Lodge and Crane, Ex-Governor Long
and Col. Bigney.
AT the eleventh hour the Taft men.
though undoubtedly in the majority in
the convention, yielded in the interest
OF harmony to having the resolutions
reported without any declaration of
preference. The Taft men on the
committee on resolutions merely pres.
enting with the report a statement
that they yielded to the counsels of
their leaders rather than provoke a
contest.
When the resolution were presented
In the convention Senator Lodge was
instantly on his feet and urged in an
eloquent speech that the resolutions
be adopted as read. He declared that
the reports that there was any friction
between him and Senator Crane we're
without foundation and that they
were in entire accord and had been all
the time. The resolutions were adopt.
ed without a dissenting vote.
The resolutions praise the admins.
trations of President Roosevelt and
Governor Guild and call for a continu.
alton Of the policies of the president.
They declare for tariff, reform and
Tor Governor Guild for vice president.
In the convention of the 18th dis.
tr1ct last night Taft resolutions were
adopted after stormy session. max
Ing three districts so far in the state
positively committed to Taft. the 9Th.
9th and 18th.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
ENTIRE CLASS SUSPENDED
New York University Juniors Penal.
ized by Faculty for Hazina.

New York, April S.-The entire Jun.
Tor class of New York university was
suspended from the university for
three days by the faculty today as a
penalty for the hazing of Henry Bloch
a freshman student The announce
ment OF the faculty's action was made
after the chapel service today. Bloch
was on the campus and met the sus
pended Juniors as they were leaving
the chapel. There was another alter.
cation between him and some of the
juniors, and Bloch was knocked down,
Cooler members of the class interpos.
ed ana prevented further trouble.
The affair had it's origin in Bloch's
refusal to obey certain rules made bv
me upper classes for the regulation of
freshmen. In punishment he was din
pea In the campus fountain. Wherein.
on the faculty suspended President
Young of the junior class pending an
investigation. All the students then
went on strike for one day. but subse.
auentiy returned to their studies pend.
ing an inquiry
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10

FOR STEALING PATENTS
More Indictments Against Barton,
Everding and Heavy.

Washington, April As the result
of further investigation the grand jury
yesterday returned additional indict-
ments against Ned w. Barton, former
assistant examiner In the patent Office
Henry Everding, prominent patent
attorney OF Philadelphia, and John A.
Heavy, an inventor Of York, Pa.
The indictments charge the men
with conspiracy. forgery and destruc-
ton of public records In order to OBJ
tain for Heany patents TO which he
had no right or claim In connection
with Tungsten filaments for cleo
trio lights. II is charged that Barton
an employee Of the patent Office, appro
priated ideas Of other inventors and
placed them to the credit of Heany, so
that as completed his patents repres.
ent composites mainly Of ideas OF
others.
All three were indicted In February
charged with conspiracy, forgery, etc,
In connection with the incandescent
Tungsten lamp.
The patent rights secured by the
trio 1t Is charged. are worth several
million dollars, and the investigation
which led to the indictments was insti-
gated by the leading electric manufac-
turing concerns of the country. The
indicted men claim that these firms
failing to get control Of the patents,
have retaliated by charging collision
when their ofYer was rejected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Naval Appropriation Bill for 2 Battle.
ships and Torpedo Boats.

Washington. April S.-The naval ap.
preparation bill authorizing the con.
struction OF two instead of four battle
ships, and eight instead of four sub
marine tropedo boats. and carrying a
total appropriation of sl03, 967,5iS for
the naval service for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1909, was reported to
the House today by Chairman Foss OF
the committee on naval affairs.
Representative Hobson of Alabama
submitted a minority report, recon-
mending that provision be made In the
bill for four first class battleships in
stead OF two.
The total appropriation recommend
ed is $22,5lS,S31 less than the aggre-
gate estimates submitted by the depart
ment, and s3,663,916 more than the
amount appropriated for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1908.
The report shows that there are in
course OF building seven battleships.
four armored cruisers, three scout
cruisers. five torpedo boats. two col.
liers and two sea-going tugs.
The amount necessary 10 pay for
the work now progressing and contract
ed for during the next fiscal year is
$17,323,962.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE
Governor Hughes Still After the Law
Makers at Albany.

Albany, n. Y, April 9.-Governor
Hughes today sent to the legislature
message renewing his recommends.
ton for the enactment of anti.race
track gambling bills and asking for
the enaction OF eight other PROPOSE
tons now pending before the legisla.
ture.
The governor urges legislation for
banking reform, direct primaries. pla.
cling telephone and telegraph compan.
les under the jurisdiction of the pub.
lie service commission. and faciltat.
ing the construction of subways in
New York City. He urges an inyes.
tigation by the commission of Wall
street speculation. of immigration, the
unemployed. and Of the relations of
inferior courts to certain criminal pro.
cedure.
me governor probably will call an
extra session Of the legislature for
May III and special election for Nav
IN the Niagara-Orleans district to All
the vacancy caused by the recent
death OF Senator Franchot.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
SMART DOG HIKED HOME
Terry OF Sky Hit the 60-MiIe Trail
Back Unerrinuiy.

Rutland, April S.-Dr. w. w. Town.
send OF this city claims to have the
smartest dog in Vermont. A few days
ago he sold his fox terrier Terry of
SKY famous prize winner. to West.
port n. T., dog fanciers. The animal
was shipped by express and arrived at
the kennels Of its new owners all
right Terry was shut up for a few
days to get him accustomed to his
new surroundings and then he was LEI
out TO play with the other dogs. Hard.
~ had the canine smelled the open
AR before he made bee line for the
lake and DIR. Townsend was somewhat
surprised the following day when
ierry turned up at his former home
mere, having evidently made the 60
miles on foot The doctor has de.
cided not to sell the dog.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
BLADDER TROUBLE.
Readily Relieved by this Simple Mixtare
which Acts on Kidneys.

Here Is prescription that anyone
can mix at home. Any good prescrip-
ton pharmacy can supply the ingre-
dents named at little cost; being com.
posed Of vegetable extracts, 1t is harm
less and inexpensive. Best of all it
does its work well, relieving even the
worst forms of bladder trouble, fire.
quent urination, backache, kidney com
plant, and by its direct action upon
the eliminative tissue of the kidneys,
makes these most vital organs rid the
blood and system of waste matter and
uric acid which causes rheumatism.
Here 1t Is: try 1t II you suffer. Flu
Id Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce:
Compound KargOn, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla three oun.
ces.
Shake well in bottle and take in
teaspoonful doses and take after each
meal and at bedtime.
But unless you go to the trouble to
ask the druggist for the Dandelion and
Sarsaparilla separately and then buy
one ounce kargon Compound, in an
original unopened package, plainly
printed, Guaranteed No. los under the
National Drug law, and mix the Kar-
gon with the other ingredients at your
home, you had better not use this eff
fective prescription at all. II may be
forse than useless, perhaps even harm.
full and your money wasted Under
no circumstances accept the prescrip-
ton all ready prepared. nor accept any
excuse for offering II to you that way.
Purchase separately the Kargon Com
pound, No. los, Guarantee, as explain
ed above. and mix these three ingred-
tents at home yourself, or don't use
at all.
A well known local druggist Is auth
or'ty for the statement that one weeks
use shows good results in nearly every
instance, and such symptoms as lame
back, frequent desire to urinate. pain.
In bladder and even chronic rheuma-
tlsm are generally relieved within a
few days. the pain and swelling DIM
inlshng with each dose.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
STRIKERS ATTACKED HOUSE
lef Threatening Note on Williams
Door In Morning.

Rutland, April lit was learned to
day that the house of George Williams
OF Hydeville. union slate worker who
recently returned to work In one of
the quarries affected by the strike
which has been In progress ten months
was visited by strikers, supposedly
and all the windows In the front part
demolished, In the morning Mr.. vii.
iiams found on his front door a note
threatening violence IL he did NOT
ieave town. Williams has kept at his
work but every night he has at his
bedside shotgun loaded with fine
shot.
Non'union workmen continually are
being subjected to petty annoyances
ana threats of violence, says Deputy
Snerin Policy of Fair Haven, but con.
siderable work is being done.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
MISS CLARA BARBER HURT
severely Injured at Her Farm In Pow.
nal Thursday.

Miss Clara Barber was severely in.
lured in a peculiar accident Thursday
The wooden conduit In the yard pump
mad gotten out of order and had to be
taken out of the well to be fixed. This
conduit is about fifty feet long and
made in sections fastened together.
while assisting two of her hired men
to replace 1t part broke off and struck
MISS Barber in the back. On exami.
nation by physician it was found that
TWO ribs had been broken and other in
ternal injuries are feared This morn.
ing she was said to have passed a fair
~ comfortable night and was getting
along as well as could be expected.
Miss Barber is the owner of one of
the largest farms in Pownal which she
manages entirely alone. This farm
usually produces as much maple syrup
as any one in<this part of the county.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
FAREWELL SERVICE
For Mrs. c. A. Robinson at, Baptist
Church Tonight, at 1880 O'clock.

Nearly 100 people gathered at the
Baptist prayer service and covenant
meeting last night and the large mum.
Der who voiced their faith showed the
spiritual uplin of the meetings of the
past week. AT tonights service Mrs.
Robinson will give her farewell mes.
sage to the church and a special mes.
sage to those who are beginning the
Christian life. 1t is hoped that all
who contemplate uniting with the
church will be present. Also those
who have been especially helped by
the visits Of Mrs. Robinson during the
past month. 1880 o'clock in Baptist
Sunday school rooms.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
AGAINST PAPER TRUST
speaker Cannon Asks What the De.
partments are Dojno

Washington, April S.--By unanimous
vote the House committee on iudici.
airy today agreed to report favorably
the paper trust" resolutions intro.
duced April 2, by Speaker Cannon
One resolution directs the attorney.
general to inform the House what
steps have been taken to investigate
ana prosecute the International Paner
company and other corporations on.
gagged in the manufacture of wood puln
or print paper The other resolution
directs the secretary of commerce and
,apor 10 inform the House what steps
nave been taken by the bureau of cor.
porations, towards investigating The
alleged paper trust"
Inc resolutions subsequently were
called up in the House and passed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
4,750,000 UNEMPLOYED
s. A. StodeI Estimates That Number
In United States.

New York, April IA convention OF
representatives of various labor and
other bodies was held yesterday at the
Hotel Astor to inquire into the mum.
per OF unemployed throughout the Uni.
Yea states and the reasons for their
idleness.
Samuel A. Stodel a representative
OF the Industrial Workers of the World
SAID that reasonable estimate of
the number of unemployed through.
out the United States at the present
time would be at least ALSO, 900" He
asserted that matters are going from
bad to worse.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
MARTIN SHANAHAN INJURED
Receives Severe Injury While Drivino
No. Bennington Road Scraper,

North Bennington, April 1O-While
working as driver on the village road
machine this forenoon Martin Shana.
han was thrown from the seat and sew.
erely injured
While the machine was passing
along the road in front of the band
stand the blade struck large stone
and Shanahan was thrown backward
from the drivers seat. In his fall he
struck upon the top of the blade, his
BACK coming in contact with the mar.
row piece of steel between the short
ribs and the hip. He was picked nm
unconscious and taken to the Office Of
Dr. u. A. Gleason. AS soon as he re.
covered his senses Shanahan experi-
enced severe pain in the region of the
injury and the probabilities are that
there are internal ruptures that NAV
result seriously. Later Shanahan was
taken to his home where at last re.
ports he was more comfortable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
STRIKE STILL UNSETTLED
Possibility That Another Confere nce
May Be Held Tomorrow.

Barre, April 9.-It is not Known
when conference will be arranged
looking to the settlement of the quarry
strike, but II is thought meeting
VIII be held with the Quarry union
tomorrow to take a ballot on a prom.
osition of 26 cents an hour formerly
presented.
This afternoon the manufacturers
and the Polishers' union are in con.
ference The Polshers' union Is one
OF the two unions that has not set.
tied with the manufacturers. The
granite cutters and tool sharpeners
nave reached an agreement, but no
FORMAL settlement has been made yet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
ENFORCING THE BOYCOTT
Hong Kong Merchants Guild viii
Place no More Orders In Japan.

Hong Kong. April S.-The Chinese
merchants guild has decided to cable
It's agents at Japanese ports not to
place any more orders for Japanese
goods and to ship goods already order
ed IN vessels other than Japanese
Dealers In Chinese piece goods are
Joining in the boycotts against the
Japanese which are result of the
Tatsu Maru incident.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
MRS. SAGE GIVES s25O.00o
Provides for New Dormitory for
Princeton University Freshmen.

Princeton, n. j., April lO-A Gift
OF SZ5o'ooo from Mrs. Russell Sage for
the erection of dormitory for fresh.
men was announced at yesterdays
meeting of the board of trustees of
Princeton University.
mrs Sage said in letter to the
trustees that she felt that Princeton
was lacking in adequate dormitory ac.
commodations for members of the
freshmen class, and that she would
give sum not to exceed $3.50, 900 for
another building.
me trustees adopted resolutions
thanking Mrs. Sage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10

regarded as the leader of the western
end of the state.
The slate was submitted to the gov.
ernor's intimate friends in ALBANY and
received the sanction of the governor.
IL Is acceptable to the state organiza.
ton leaders, who were willing TO send
TO chicago delegates at large wholly
acceptable to the governor and his
lleutenants. '
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
FOR ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF
'hree Candidates Already In the Field
for Important Office.

Newport, April 9.--Erastus Buck
SUPERINTENDENT of the branch cream.
cry of the Franklin County Creamery
ASSOCIATION here, has publicly an.
nouneed his candidacy for the Office
or sheriff Of Orleans county The
other candidates already in the field
are; l., ID, Miles, the present incum.
oent, and H. ID. Stannard, of Barton
LANDING, who was candidate two
years ago. IVY
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
ASKS DAMAGES OF $4,000
Wetherby Sues Mill Man TO Recover
for Injuries.

Brattleboro, April 7.--Plin II. Weth.
erby OF this town brought suit today
against p. V. Allen of Chester TO re-
cover damages of $4,000 for injuries re.
ceived at Mr.. Aliens sawmill year
ago. Wetherbys clothing caught by
a set screw while he was putting a belt
on a pulley, and he was lacerated
bruised and thrown down. He alleges
negligence on the part OF Mr. Allen In
not providing a modern form of set
screw. '''