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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21

EVELYN THAW IN COURT.
suicidal intent while they were to-
gether in Paris. 1t was not without
strong objection on the part of the dis
trict attorney that the witness was al
lowed to give her testimony in public,
and when Mr.. Jerome was overruled
on this point he fought strenuOusly for
the exclusion of the story altogether
His main argument ON this latter
point was based on the fact that Thaw
had committed his crime three years
after he had heard this story, which
the defense contends had unhinged his
mind.
Mr.. Littleton took up the thread of
the witness story where 1t had been
broken on Friday, and she went on to
tell Of her recital to Thaw in Paris Of
her experience with Stanford White.
In leading up to the climax Of her
story Mr.. Littleton did not follow the
same dramatic sequence that Mr.. Del
mas did at the first trial. Besides, he
was held down by Mr.. Jerome, whose
frequent objections Jared the cOntinu-
fly of the narrative. In the most mat
ter of fact way Mrs. Thaw told Of her
meeting with Stanford White in his
studio in West Twenty-fOurth street.
She told again Of the gorgeous fur
nlshings Of the house, of its divans
and Its mirrors and paintings and of
the velvet swing In the room on the
top floor She repeated how she and
the young woman who had accompa-
MED her to the house and who intro
duced her to the architect were placed
In this swing, one after the other, and
how as their feet neared the ceiling
they would kick through a great Japa.
nese fan that was suspended over it
After that there were other visits to
this studio, to another that Stanford
White had in house on Twenty-sec-
ond street and to his rooms In the
Madison square tower. There were
frequent dinners at the tower, and al
them the witness said Stanford White
was considerate of her. At none OF
them was she allowed to drink more
than one glass of wine, and when they
were over White took her home In a cab
Then came the story of the visit tc
the West Twenty fourth street studio
when she expected to find dinner par
ty there. She drove down in cal
which White had sent for her and or
reaching the house found him there
alone. The other guests had turned
them down. he said. The wltnes:
went on to describe how White showed
her through the different rooms ant
finally led her to the bedroom with 1t,
mirrors and tapestries and pictures ant
the table on which there was bOttl'
OF wine. Pressed to take some of thu
wine, she said she drank little of II
and then came "a rumbling and |
pounding in her ears" After that sh
knew little for several hours.
Mrs. Thaw's voice broke at last whel
she told all that happened there, AM
she went on with some difficulty. Thay
broke down completely and wept int
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
j. II. coWoEY APPOINTED
VIII Be Manager Of Vermont TeIe
phone Co. at Montpelier.

Montpelier, Jan 20.-J. H. Gowdey
for the past two years manager Of the
Franklin County Telephone Co. at st.
Adams, has been appointed manager
of the division known as the Vermont
Telephone Co., including Barre, Mont
pelier and the surrounding district,
with headquarters in this city. 1t is
expected that he will assume his du.
ties February /. R. H. Lyon, the for.
mer manager resigned several months
ago to go West, and since July 1,
1907, r. F. Hemenway of Boston has
been in charge temporarily.
No successor to Mr.. Gowdey has yet
been appointed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
WILL DO OWN ANNOUNCING
No One Has Right to Assume That He
Is Not a Candidate.

Montpelier, Jan. ia representa-
i've of the Free Press called the atten-
ton of the Hon. Y. S. Stanton yester-
terday to one of the letters that have
been received in this city from which
the inference is drawn that Mr.. Stan
ton Is not to bea candidate for COVER
nor this year. Mr. Stanton was asked
If he had anything to say in reply to
this, and he said:
mo one has the right to assume or
to state inferentially or otherwise that
am not a candidate for the guberna.
torial nomination. and neither is my
candidacy matter that is at all con
nected with an other candidates as
pirations."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Jan. 21.-
While beating down the coast in the
teeth Of strong southerly gale the
big schooner Agnes Manning Of Phila.
delphia, from this port for Brunswick.
Ca. struck on the lodges OF Rye, near
the Wallis Sands life saving station,
and Is hard and fast In the sands. Cap
tain Shepperd and his crew refused to
abandon the vessel, but the chance Of
saving her II slim.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
COULD NOT PROVE CHARGES
No True Bill Found In Alleged Mott
Home Scandal.

North Hero. Jan. 20.-Grand Isle
county court adjourned Saturday
night, having convened Tuesday fore
noon. The next session will open the
second Tuesday of August. Judge
w. w. Miles returned to Middlebury
to resume his duties as presiding
Judge of Addison county court.
Only one true bill was found by
the grand jury. which did not COM
plete It's work until Saturday night.
While the nature of the indictment
was not made public 1t was announc-
ed that 1t was not in connection with
the alleged scandal at the L. and l..
Mott home at South Hero, where two
young girls charged improper conduct
on the part Of the manager. The facts
apparently failed to substantiate the
charges made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
ss..s.ei Ask. . ss-.r, Deal.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1S.-Lisu.
tenant General Stoessel sent a protest
direct to Emperor Nicholas against the
exclusion Of witnesses for the defense
and other alleged determinations BY
the court martial which is trying him
on the charge Of having surrendered
Port Arthur to the japanese before the
resources Of the fortress were exhaust.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
Three Train wreckers Jailed.

MONONGAHELA, Pa, Jan. Fl. -
John Mackey. Henry Ross and James
Locker, who were arrested by railroad
detectives of the Pittsburg, Virginia
and Charleston railroad. were held In
81, 900 bail each ON a charge Of train
wrecking. They are alleged to have
placed distractions on the Pittsburg,
Virginia and Charleston railroad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
NORMAN r. RIDER DROPS DEAD
Bristol Man Formerly q Prominent
Druggist In MlddIebury.

Bristol, Jan. 20.-Norman F. Rider.
aged 81 years, dropped dead ON the
street last evening. He had resided
here about twelve years. He former
ly resided in Middlebury where he
was a leading druggist for many
years. He was graduated. from Mid
dlebury College in the class of 1862.
He is survived by wife, two bro
theirs, and a sister.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The presh
dent confirmed the sentence imposed
by court martial in the case Of First
Lieutenant Allan Lefort Of the coast
artillery, recently stationed at Tert
Jay, N. Y. That officer was convicted
on various charges Of obtaining money
under false pretenses by means ef
forged checks and fraudulent represent
tations and was sentenced to b. dis
missed from the army and to b I'M
prisoned for Ave years in the military
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. Lieutenant Lefort is q native q
Tennessee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
Negro Not Lynched Enough.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. IA
negro who was strung up on tree at
Dothan, Ala, during the night by n
masked mob of 200 men and into
whose body several shots were fired
was cut down by the sheriff early In
the morning and found to be still alive.
Physicians say he will recover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
mor..n REFUSED HI. Aid.

TORONTO, Jan. 21.-The immediate
cause of the suspension Of the Sover-
eign bank was the refusal Of Mr.. J..
Pierpont Morgan, acting for himself
and the Dresdner bank, to make any
further advances. The sum Of $500, 900
would have enabled the bank to wealth
Or the gale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21

Unemployed At Boston statehouse.
BOSTON, Jan. 21.-There was an
other demonstration by the unemploy-
ed at the statehouse, but only three
were permitted to enter the building
Morrison I. Swift again led the body,
and with two men, who. he said, were
in particularly Strengthened circum-
stances, he was allowed to see the pri-
vate secretary Of the governor. The
state board of charities will investigate
the two cases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

It Is very important and in fact II is
absolutely necessary to health that we
give relief to the stomach promptly at
the first signs Of trouble. Take some.
thing once IN q while; especially after
meals: something like KODOL for Dys-
pepsia and Indigestion. II will enable
your stomach 70 do its work properly.
Sold by n. 4. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21

MILAN, Jan. 21.-Ten persons are
reported dead and many injured in
collision between an express train from
Rome and train coming from Der.
gamo near this city last night. The
catastrophe was further aggravated by
train from Milan, which ran into the
wreckage of the two III fated trains.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
Injunction Against Corteiyou Denied

Injunction Against COrteIyOu Denied.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-The ap-
plication of George w. Austin Of New
York for a restraining order against
Secretary of the Treasury CortelyOu
to prevent the latter from allOting
100000 worth of Panama canal
bonds to certain national banks was
denied by Justice Gould of the su-
preme court here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
senate Rejects Roo.evelt's Nominee.

Senate Rejects ROosevelt's Nominee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The SEN
ate in executive session rejected the
nomination of Charles Fairbanks to
be United States pension agent at Con-
cord, N. H. The committee on pen
sions had acted unfavorably upon the
nomination, which was some time age
sent in by the president.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
Keen Lees Birthday.

LEXINGTON, Va, Jan. 21.-General
Lees birthday was observed here by
a suspension Of studies at Washington
and Lee university and the Virginia
Military institute and the closing of the
public buildings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a houro,

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont generally cloudy with pos
sibly local showers tonight or We'd
nesday In the interior. Warmer to-
night In central and south west.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
WORLDS CITIES HARD TO KILL.
Rome Twice Burned, Six Times
staryed-Paris' Eight sieses.

Few Of the worlds great cities have
not faced. at one time or another to-
tai destruction. But a city is hard to
kill.
Take Rome, for instance She has
been swept by pestilence no fewer
than ten times. She has been twice
burned and six times driven to submits
sion by starvation. Perhaps it is on
account of her great vitality that she
Is called the Eternal city
Paris has gone through eight sieges,
ten famines, two plaques and one fire
which devastated It.
Constantinople has been burned out
nine times and has suffered from four
plaques and five sieees I'm addition,
she has been ruled by monarchs who
were worse than a plague Yet Con
stantnople still hourishes
London has been decimated five
times by plaques in addition TO vista.
tious of typhus. cholera and other epi
denies. She has been burned more or
less severely several times-Stray
Stories
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
MAIN THING is TO KEEP COOL.
Advice for Those Who May Lose
Their Way in the Woods.

Let the man who is lost in the
woods be very careful not to over
exert himself. His chief dangers lie
in panic and overexertion, and,
though he may be in a great hurry TO
find shelter must warn him to go
slowly. Two miles an hour, on an
average, through the snow in the
woods, is all that man in his con
dition will be able TO stand without
overfatigue and its attendant dangers
overheating and perspiration BY ex-
ercising caution, a man may live
through a week of what he is under
going. To make this article brief, we
shall suppose that he regains the road
by the afternoon of the first day Ike
doesn't yet know of course. just
where he u.s. He should examine the
tracks of the person who last passed
that way. It being afternoon. be must
follow. the direction taken by the last
passing vehicle or team as shelter
will be nearest in that direction Had
b. been morning ne would have taken
the opposite direction, as whoever
made the tracks must have come from
the place where he obtained shelter
the previous night-Ouung Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13

Two girls were talking over the
phone one afternoon. the subject Of
the conversation being a lawn party
to take place the following day Both
were discussing what they should
wear, and after five minutes had come
to no decision.
Right in the midst Of this impor-
tant" conversation a masculine voice
interrupted. asking humbly what num-
Der he had. A stern reply that the
wire was busy did not successfully
squelch the inquirer, for he asked
again for the number One OF the
girls now became indignant and with
supreme scorn asked: What line do
you think you are on, anyhow
Well" said the man I'm not sure,
but judging from what I've heard l
should say was on a clothes line
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
CREATOR OF GIBSON GIRL
GONE BACK ITO BLACK
AND WHITE
Friend Declares Artist Gibson Became
Discouraged by Lack Of Success
in His New Field

New York. Nov l2.-Charles Dana
Gibson is going TO work in black and
white again In spite of his formal re-
nunciation of IT, He left New York
yesterday for Seattle under contract
with Golfers 10 supply that magazine
with pen and ink studies OF contem.
porary types. Mr. Gibson has not
only entirely abandoned his hope of
achieving distinction in oils, but he
has dropped the ola field of society
subjects. The next issue of Golfers
will announce Mr.. Gibson's return TO
black and white work for that maya
zine
Mrs Gibson and her two children
will stay I'm New York while the artist
goes in search OF types with which to
meet his new contract
One of Mr. Gibson's friends said yes
terday the artist had come to the con-
clusiou that he could not hope to win
success with brush and paint. that he
realized hat the one portrait he had
hung In the Paris Salon OF last year,
was not considered a work of distinc-
ton, and that. anyhow, despite his Gag
eruess TO rival the great painters Of
today. he fully realized that the work
did not appeal 10 him as the old work
with pen and ink had
He gave three years 10 the attempt,
and they were years that Won have
netted him as much as 100000 each
had he kept on with his pen. He
tried hard, spending nearly all OF The
time studying In Paris. The great
majority Of his studies In oil We're
thrown away Only two OF them
| came to this country, two oils that
were sent to Golfers. II was small
| output for the artist whose pictures
have been in such great demand by
the magazines.
Before abandoning his lucrative
work for the experiment In painting
| Mr.. Gibson was considered the high
est paid artist with pen and ink liy'
| ing. One Of his contracts was for 100
pictures at $1,000 euch, and he had
| just finished his seventh volume of
sketches when he started abroad
three years ago. Viii working in
his new field Mr.. Gibson spent nearly
all OF his time in Paris He had no
masters, but worked In his own atelieI
and there received the criticisms Of
4 many eminent painters.
"Oh | had plenty Of criticisms he
said when he made a visit to the TINT
ted States last year. plenty OF them
am just working away and destroy
ing things"
Mr.. Gibson gave up his Paris home
last spring aud went with his family
to Dark Harbor Me. He stayed there
all summer. and whether he accom-
| plished much In pen and ink or whett
or he made a last rywith the brushes
not even his close friends know.
lt Is believed that Mr., Gibson vii
take himself so far away from IN,
Gibson girl" type Of subject that the
insoleut, half closed lids of the socie
/ az beauty and the square iawed type
of society man will become a thing o
the past and In their place will appeal
big men OF the West and characters
drawn from every sphere OF life tbs
D .nuwNHta nv.r
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
cHAMPLAIN MEMORIAL
Plans Call for Colossal Lighthouse
on Isle La Motto

Following the organization of the
Vermont tercentenary commission APP
pointed Tuesday by the governor a
Joint meeting of the New York and
Vermont commissioners was held in
the executive chamber of the state
house, Governor Prouty, chairman of
the Vermont commission, presided and
Lynn NJ. Hays acted as secretary.
Plans for a memorial We're presented
by Louis c. La Fountaine Of the New
York commission These plans take
the form of a colossal lighthouse with
a statute of Champlain at the base.
There were three plans shown. The
height called for is l20 feet and it is
said that the memorial located on Isle
La Motto would be seen as far north
as st. Johns, p O., and as far south
as Crown Point and Ticonderoga one
of The plans shows a museum at the
base where il is proposed to assemble
the relics that have been mearthed on
Isle La Motto and other places in the
Chcmplain valley
. he Hon II Wallace Knapp presi-
dent and Senator Henry w Hill secFe
tary of the New York commission, eX-
planned their Inquiries on the subject
of pageants and they recommended
that the battle of Champlain with the
Indians be made one OF the important
pageants and that this be given az III
cOnderoga, Plattsburg and Burlington.
the presentation OF the Indian spec
tacle of Hiawatha has been considered
and the New York commission recon-
mends that this be made a feature.
Congressman Foster was invited 10
explain the methods adopted in secur
ing from Congress an appropriation
both for the entertainment of foreign
guests as well as for a memorial and
he was very confident that the United
States government would treat bott
appeals generously
The meeting was one in which IN
| form desire was expressed by mem
bers of both commissions that the pre-
posed celebration be made one in
which every person who had to do in
its building and every person who
came to the Champlain valley at the
time OF the celebration would be proud
of the undertaking.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13

II commerce hath wrought wonders
TIN wonders never cease, not least
among them is that In virtue Of which
we fatten bulls with wheat that fails
the nice distinction OF meum and tuum
whereby misfortunes are rendered
into assets-thy misfortunes into my
assets.
A thousand years ago you might get
It in the neck, and that would be
about all-you would perhaps be the
wiser, but no man would be any the
richer. Now. however, the sun can
not burn up Hindu's rice, or the hail
pound Russians corn into the
ground. without somebody's prosperity
being boosted And that is because.
in spite Of poets and other kickepe,
commerce has steadily come on.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
BOYS SAVE DEER
HUNTERS FROM
SURE DEATH
Fell Over High Embankment
Near ROxbury.
LANDED ON RAILROAD TRACK
Fred Williams and William Stevens
Dragged Unconscious From Path
Of Fast Express Train

Mortified, Nov. 13.-The proyiden-
tial presence of TWO boys who saw
team carrying Fred Williams and VII
liam Stevens drop over a thirty-toot
embanment onto the Central Yer
mont railroad track about a mile and
a half south of RoXbury village We'd
nesday evening undoubtedly saved the
lives of the two men after they had
miraculously escaped fatal injuries in
their long fall As it was, the two
boys got the dazed and unconscious
men off the track just as the New
England States Limited express whis-
tied for the crossing few feet south
of the scene of the accident
Williams and Stevens had been deer
hunting during the day and were TAX
ing home a 800 pound buck the car
cass being loaded into the wagon
They were driving a blind horse and
were not paying much attention to
where the beast was going, until the
horse went against the rail which
guards a PERCEPTIONS drop over a
ledge They were too late to avert
the catastrophe and men, horse, wag-
on and deer carcass went down the
embankment landing directly on the
railroad track underneath.
The two boys who proved to be the
heroes Of the occasion happened to be
watching the performance and as they
saw the equippage fall over the bank
they realized the danger from the
train even if the men had escaped ia
tai injuries. Leon Spaulding aged l6
was one Of them and ne and his coin
pauion hurried down TO the track and
pulled the helpless men from their
| dangerous position They had no
sooner got this done than the express
whirled past them.
Later the injured men were taken to
the place of Jones Ferris and DR.. j.
/ II ludkins of this place was summon
/ ed The physician found that VIII
! liams was badly hurt having a dislo-
| Gated shoulder a fractured hip and
several ribs broken. He is in q seri-
/ Gus condition Stevens was more for
[ tmate and escaped with deep
wound ON the scalp besides being sha-
ken mp The wagon was smashed and
I the blind horse was injured severely
/ Williams was unconscious and Stey-
ems was in a dazed condition when the
/ bows got 90 them
Williams is a blacksmith at South
/ NOrhield and Stevens is a laboring
man Both have families They are
still at Mr. Ferris place Their es-
cape from a mmgling death by the eX-
press train was due solely to The pres.
ence and prompt action of the two
} boys
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
Truth Versus Poll,sness.

Ethel was going TO take supper
with a little friend.
Now. dear" said her mother.
when you are leaving, you must bid
Marians mamma good night, and tell
her you have had a very pleasant
time"
When the little girl returned, her
mother asked II she had done as she
told her.
Not 2actly mamma" was the re-
ply Marian took the biggest piece
Of the apple and spilled lemonade on
my new dress, so couldn't say what
you told me, but | told her mother
good night, and | said guessed Mari
an had had a very pleasant time
Judge
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
Natural ouestIon.

Little Margaret went with her moth
er to the dock TO see her aunt set sail
on the big ocean steamer Margaret
had never seen the big steamer before
and she watched everything with
great interest The monster OF a boat
slipped slowly away from the dock
and Margaret waved her hand fran.
tically with the rest Then she looked
up at her mother solemnly
Mamma" she questioned, does the
water follow that ship all the way over
TO England"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13
comm,}tinu Music.

"Shar | play little tune for your"
she asked her caller when the CONVEX
sation had run low
"Oh. no, thank YOU" he said, quick
ly. Music always makes me sad"
81 play very we'll, she sighed, but
what's the use2 Nobody ever let's mo
play. one friend who called on me
ran to the piano stool and sat on II
himself If you must commit music,
be cried. Il will be over my dead
bodyl'"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-13

Far on and faint as cchogs of dream
The songs of huVhuud srom.
Yet on our autumn boughs. uufown with
spring
The evening thrushCs siug
The hour draws near however delayed
and lH o.
When at the Eternal Gate.
We leave the words and works we call
our own.
and uft void hands alone
For love to Hll our nakcdncss OF soul.
Brings to that gate mo- toll.
Glftless we come to HIN who all things
gives
And live because he lives.
John Groonlcaf Whittier