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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-26
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BROWNSVILLE
INCIDENT
Senate Committee Declares
Negro Soldiers Guilty
FORAKER TURNED DOWN
Fight VIII Now Be Carried to Floor
OF Upper House by Ohio
Senator.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-That tn,
shooting in the affray at Brownsville
Tex, on the night Of Aug. 13 and IA
1906, was done by, some Of the Negro
soldiers of the Twenty-ffth United
States infantry and that the testimony
taken before the senate committee or
military affairs fails to identify the
guilty parties is the opinion of eight
members Of the committee. -Four
embers Of the committee vOteo
against this decision, and one member
did not vote.
The resolution declaring the guilt OF
the negroes was submitted by Senator
Lodge and was adopted after five res
olutions by Senator Foraker, one by
Senator Dupont and one by Senator
Scott, all of which were offered as
substitutes, had been voted down.
The vote was reached after prolOng
ed investigation extending over two
sessions of congress and evidence had
been taken covering thousands oil
pages. Practically every negro Of the
three companies of infantry dishonora
bly, discharged by President Roosevelt
testified In his own behalf, while evi
dence in support of the president was
given by many army officers and citi
Gems of Brownsville.
Throughout the entire controversy
which in many sections of the country
had been made a political issue, the
antiadministration side has been di
rected by Senator Foraker. In the
final vote In the committee majority
OF the Republican members came t.
his support. The Ohio senator express
ed himself as gratified at this. as i
was apparent from the outset that al
of the Democratic members were con
WINGED that the negroes did the shoot
| ing
The fight will now be carried to tn,
| floor Of the senate. After the report!
| have been made to the senate 1t Is ex
pected that Senator Foraker will pres
the matter to vote there.
The lineup was defined so clearl!
that senator's wasted no time In tryin,
to change each others views. Sena
tor Lodges resolution was as follows:
THAT, In the opinion Of this commit
tee, the shooting ARRAY In Brownsville
on the night of Aug. 10 and IA, 1905
was done by some of the soldiers be
longing to the Twenty-fifth Unite'
States infantry, then stationed at For
Brown, Tex"
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MODERN METHOES
SUCCEED.

Years ago remedies of various kinds
were used in treating consumptives
and nine-tenths of the patients died.
Today little medicine is prescribed and
they recover, Physicians have learn
ed that the best way to combat most
ills is by the indirect method of slim
ulating the bodys natural power of
fighting and destroying germs. Con
sumption is much easier to prevent
than it is to cure. A cold, If neglected
leaves the lungs sore and unable to
successfully resist the germs OF the
dread disease. Upon the first indica
ton of cold every effort should be
made TO check it at once.
Virgin Oil of Pine (pure) will break
up a cold in "a hours and cure any
cough that is durable. Possessing all
the well known healing and medicinal
properties of the pines, it tends to
strengthen the lungs and bronchial
tubes, increasing their natural power
of resistance to attack.
1t is put up only in " ounce walls
each vial securely sealed in round
wooden case, with an engraved wrap
per showing plainly the name-Virgin
Oil of Pine compound pure, prepared
only by the Leach Chemical Co., Gin
cinnati, Ohio. Avoid limitations.
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WORSE THAN THE TERROR
Russia BEING Ruined by Tactics oi
the RevoIuttonists

Russia Being Ruined by Tactics of
the RevoIutionists.
LONDON. Feb. 26.--The Right Rev.
Thomas Edward Wilkinson, bishop for
north and central Europe, writes TO the
Daily Mail from Riga describing the
devastation wrought in Russia gener-
ally and particularly in the Baltic prov
inces by the revolutionists. He de-
clares that its extent Is quite unknown
in England and fully justifies the meas
IRE of repression adopted by the Rus
sian government.
1T Is necessary" says the bishop
ito travel through the great provinces
of Conrland. Esthonia and Livonla and
see with ones own eyes in order t.
measure the full extent of reckless
havoc and savage cruelty practiced
throughout the unhappy land. The
governments fault has not been over
severity, but too great leniency and for
bearance. Unfortunately the work OF
death and destruction is not yet at an
end.
Whatever concludes the bishop
may have been the destruction of life
in the French revolution, | doubt If the
destruction of homes and property was
as great in France as In Russia"
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CONVERSE DEFENDS NAVY.
Admiral Says Many Magazine Arti
cles Are Absolutely False.

Admiral Says Many Magazine Arti-
cles Are Absolutely False.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The inves.
tigation of charges against the American
navy and the conduct of the navy de-
partment was begun before the senate
committee on naval affairs in cOnnec-
ton with the bill for the administra-
tive reorganization Of the navy intro.
duced by Chairman Hale Of the COM
mittee. =
Senator Hale called attention to a
magazine article severely criticising
the construction of American battle
ships. No statement was made indicat-
ing what the extent Of the committees
inquiry will be beyond the questions In
relation to alleged faulty cOnstruc-
ton"
Lieutenant Commander Frank X.
Hill, on duty with the general board Of
the navy, handed to Secretary Metcalf
his reply to the interrogatories address
ed to him and to Lieutenant Com
mander Sims as to their knowledge Of
the source of Information alleged to
have been furnished writer's who critl-
cised the constructive features Of the
navy. Commander Hill declined to dis
cuss his reply.
Admiral Converse, as the first wit
ness. characterized some Of the charges
made in magazine articles as very
unimportant." some as $50 stated as to
give wrong impression" and some as
absolutely false"
Admiral Converse said that reports
made by Commander Sims and Lieu.
tenant Commander Hill as to the bat
tleships Mississippi and Idaho, which
were to he built, had contained refer
ences to the characteristics of those
ships almost identical with the criti
cisms contained in the magazine ar
ticles written by Reuterdahl, but be
I could not say that Reuterdahl had Sc
cured his Impressions from these re
ports. Tho accidents that have caused
loss of life were taken up and the
cause of each explained by Admira
Converse. He declared that not sin
gle accident on any of the American
battleships had been due to the oper
turret, but that all of them had orig
mated at the breech Of the gun.
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Ex-coNvIcT TAKEN TO CANADA
John Bradley Who Admits Burglari-
Gus Intentions, Deported. :.

st. Adams, Feb. 25.-John Bradley,
the Canadian ex-copvict, who came to
the United States about month ago
and who was arrested on suspicion by
Chief of Police j. F. Mahoney. was de-
ported to Canada yesterday by Immi-
grafton Inspector C. s. Forbes on a
warrant issued by the department Of
commerce and labor. Inspector For
bes was accompanied in the execution
of the order by Chief Mahoney. The
prisoner was taken to ST. Armand,
Que, where the party was met by
Constable j. A. Bolsvert who arrested
Bradley on the charge of burglary
committed at Abbotts Corners. Que.
shortly after his release from st. Vim
cent de Paul penitentiary. Bradley
offered no resistance, but accepted the
inevitable and was taken to Sweets
burg jail to await trial on the charge
preferred against him.
Bradley related his experience to
the officers on the train and said that
he had served four sentences in Can
adam prisons and one in the Vermont
state prison at Windsor, aggregating
between twelve and fifteen years. He
is a man about so years old. He ad-
mits having come to St. Adams for
the purpose OF burglarizing some
store and his prompt arrest by Chief
Mahoney upon his arrival probably
prevented burglary being committed
on one of the leading stores.
Bradley is a desperate character
and occupies about the same relative
position in the criminal records OF
Canada that the famous Bristol
Bill" did in the United States
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OEPOS|TORS MAY
LOSE BUT CAN
NOT WIN
Directors Loot Institutions
That They Should Protect
KELSEYS FATE IN BALANCE
Albany Senators VIII Decide AZ to
Oustins OF Chief Of Insurance Blu.
reau Today.

ALBANY, y. Y, Feb. 26.-An attack
ON the methods Of the state banks and
trust companies doing business was
made before the senate banks commit
tee by Il. Clarence Jones of New York
at Il hearing on the five bills drawn
by him. They are designed to prevent
Il director from serving in more than
one banking institution, 10 prevent a
director from borrowing from his own
bank, to require publicity of bank
statements and to extend the period Of
time in which TO punish an officer Of
banking institution,
Mr.. Jones claimed that the bills
would prevent the SO called chain
banks" and other banking evils.
Banks are being looted by their di-
rectors," said he IF the stock market
goes down. the depositors lose. If the
market goes up, the directors win. It's
u game where the depositor may lose
and can't win"
Seymour Van Sandvoord of Troy
said that the imposition of such re-
strictlons on directors would prevent
any man from taking the office of bank
director. Mr.. Van Antwerp of Albany
said that 1t would put Il premium on
dummy directors. Ex-senator Frank
ID. Pavy of New York declared that
the bills followed out the suggestions
of Superintendent Clark Williams In
his annual report as to the causes of
the recent financial disturbances.
A clash between anti-Kelsey and pro-
Kelsey senator's over a technlcality Of
, procedure gave u partial indication of
the lineup of some of the senators OH
the eve of the contest when tue sen
ate for second time will vote up
on the recommendation of Governor
Hughes for the removal of Otto Kelsey
from the office of superintendent OF
the insurance department.
Those who indicated an intention IL
support the governor In the removal
proceedings were Senators Armstrong
Human and Page. On the other hand
Senators White, Grady and Raines
again came to the support of the Kel
sey end of the controversy In botl
cases the positions of the senator's are
not changed
Senator Armstrong presented reso
luton, which was finally adopted will
opposition, ordering the clerk to i'm
mediately transmit Il copy of the reply
of Superintendent Kelsey TO Matthew
G. Fleming. who investigated the in
surance department at the designa
ton of the governor.
Kelsey's friends scented plot to de
lay the vote in this and at once oh
jected. During the debate that fol
lowed some of the plans of the Kelsey
side Were revealed. Senator White /,
evidently to be the leader Of the strug
gle on the floor, with Raines as heavy
artillery in reserve. McCarren anC
Grady, acting as light cavalry bobbet
up at unexpected times and threw
more or less confusion In the ranks o.
the governors forces.
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FUNERAL OF J. A. WooDARD
Well Known Citizen Passed Away al
His Home Sunday.

John Abram Woodland, well known
resident of Bennington, passed away
at his home on the North Bennington
road Sunday after long illness.
The deceased was born in Michi-
gan. z County, October IS, 1897 and
was therefore II years of age. He
came to Bennington in 1863 and has
since resided in town. He is sur
vived by widow who was Jane Ty.
Ter and to whom he was married in
1858.
The deceased was the father of IL
children Of whom but one is living,
Albert, of North Bennington. The flu
neral was held from his late home
Tuesday morning at 1880, Rev. DR.
Rowley officiating. The burial was
in the Chapel cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-26
ECHO FROM WILLOW SWITCH
Neglect Of Roads Injuries the Whole
Community,

To the Editor of the Banner:--
There seems to be a great strife on
the outside of the town. What is it
all about? Is it personal gain after
few more dollars or is it personal
spite?
| can not believe it Is the wish of
any man to injure himself or family
but that is the very thing that some
of us are doing. Do We want to drive
away the city folks who come to feast
on our farm products at good prices?
They all bring wealth to the town
grand list and does not that benefit
us all? Every one knows that our
roads are getting poorer every year.
Would 1t not be better to stop this
bitter strife for office and turn this
road question over to the town or the
state; or shall we go back to the
days Of the path master?
And don't let us forget our district
schools while We are on the war path.
/ wish our health officer would visit
and inspect them.
Polywog from Willow Switch.
Bennington, Feb. 26, '0S.
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FOLK TELLS HOW IT
|SOONE|NL|TTLE
MISSOURI
Governor Denounces R
Track Gambling
1.-THE ERA OF CONSCIENCE"
Iron Mountain State, He Says, 10
Stamping Out Evil Of Public
Betting.

NEW YORK, Feb 20. - Attacking
race track gambling as prolific breed
er Of crime and supporting the efforts
being made to end this form Of gam
ing in this state, Governor Joseph w.
Folk of Missouri aroused the Civic
forum at Carnegie hall to high pitch
of enthusiasm last night.
Governor Folks subject was "Ths
Era of Conscience" and he called forth
a volley of applause when he declared
that within short time the legalized
vice of race track gambling would be
a thing of the past from one end Of
the country to the other.
Relating in some detail the moves
made to stamp out public betting In
Missouri, Governor Folk pointed out
that the adherents of the sport of horse
racing in his state had declared that
to do away with the law licensing gam
bling would destroy the breed Of
horses. AS long deferred answer to
those who took this position and to
those interests now advancing SINH
lar argument in New York the gov
ernor said that it was ''fact that
there have been more fine horses rails
ed in our state without gambling than
when gambling on horse racing was
licensed"
The speaker expressed the belief that
the ethical awakening which the coun-
try was undergoing would prove per-
manent. In the era Of conscience now
beginning, he said, stocks and grain
gambling must 60. Too many men
have been seeking wealth without the
corresponding inclination to labor for
its achievement. Applause greeted the
declaration that corporations had been
too often used as masks to conceal the
crimes of individuals and that the
elimination Of watered stocks and In
fiated values was not an unreasonable
desire of those who are the true lovers
of their country.
Upon the effect on business of AL
tation against alleged corporation
abuses Governor Folk said
THE man who says that the depres'
sion in the industrial world is caused
by furnishing crooks argues there can
be no such thing as honest prosperity
and that the prosperity we had was
that Of the burglar and the pickp0ck'
ct 1t would be more accurate Il
charge depression to crooks rather than
to their prosecution. The prosperity
that rests on wrongdoing is not the
right kind Of prosperity. If the coun'
try had to choose between great pros
perity, coupled with crookedness, and
less prosperity and more honesty, II
: would undoubtedly take the latter"
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-1hat it is
better TO be educated in university
supported by the people, no matter
how humble than to be taught in mar.
bic halls built by one or two persons
was the declaration of Joseph G. Can.
non, speaker of the national house of
representatives, at the seventh annual
convention of the department Of super
lntendence of the National Education
association. which opened here. The
speaker had previously referred to the
University of Illinois, which. he said
is supported by taxing the people OF
that state.
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WHY HE KILLED PRIEST.
Giuseppe Alto, Interviewed at Dem
Yer, Tells of SRcrilege.

yer, Tells OF SRcrilege.
DENVER, Feb. 26.-The ringing of
church bells. which. he says. reminded
him OF his lost home In Sicily, led Gu
scope Alto to assassinate Father Leo
Heinrichs in st. EliZabeth's Roman
Catholic church. according to state
ment made by him in Jail at Colorado
Springs He says his name is Giuseppe
Alio, that he Is n shoemaker and that
he was born in AvOlo. Sicily, on Aug.
10, 1851 He says that in 1895 he
stood on a street corner, watched the
Easter professional, followed it and en-
tered the church. There had been an
uprising against the church and its
priest, Father Nicholi and his sermon
was filled with severe rebuke and
threats of purgatory for the rebellious
members.
The sermon, Giuseppe says, destroyed
all his faith in the church and Its
priests. and he went out vowing that
he would make the murder of priests
his life work.
He joined society which taught the
nonexistence of the spirit and was ex-
PEELED from the church. This caused
his wife TO leave hin. and he blamed
the priests for this.
He said he went to Buenos Aires in
1905 and that the revolver with which
he killed Father Leo was purchased
there. He arrived in New York on
May %, 1907, and left that city fol
Kansas the following August. After
working forty-three days as a section
hand at Ellis, Kan, he came to Denver
on Nov. 8, 1907. Since that time he has
worked little.
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w,pniper E.chnnge wiped Out.

. WINNIPEG. Man. Feb. 26.-For all
practical purposes the grain exchange
here has ceased to exist. Six months
ago seat was sold on the exchange
for $4,000. and today they are being
freely offered for 81 900. Al The end OF
the week American quotations viii
cease to be posted, all these conditions
being brought about by drastic legisls
ton passed by the government.
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A PERFECT SCORE.
Joseph Macy of Troy Rolled 300 Last
Saturday Evening.

Joseph Macy. Saturday evening on
the alleys of the Elks Club made re-
cord for bowling that will never be
beaten so long AS the present method
of scoring prevails. His score was
perfect, 800 This feat has never
been equaled in any alley in this city
and is being much discussed by local
devotees of the game. The record
was made in the course of a series of
nine games between Erve and Macy,
the alleymen of the Elks Club alleys,
The bowling of both was remarkable
as may be seen from the following
scores: Erve-224. 234, 23l, III, 2S6,
PIP, 224. 215; Macey-22S, 1S6. 2S2,
III, 100, 173, 1874, PIP, 300.-Troy
Times.
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FIVE TRY FOR PLACE
Examination Of Applicants for Naval
Academy Held In Montpelier.

Montpelier, Feb. 23.-At the re-
quest of United States Senator w. p.
Dillingham; competitive examinations
were held at Montpelier yesterday for
candidate to the United States naval
academy at Annapolis to I'LL vacancy
occurring March 4. There were five
candidates as follows: H. Hyde Don.
ahue of Fairfax, William Z. Bailey
and Richard Ballard of Montpelier
Harrison Norton of Mortified, Ray.
mond Walter Flint of st. Johnsbury
The examining board was composed
Of Prof. Carroll H. White of the
Spaulding high school of Barre, Prof
r. E. MCGOWAN of Montpelier semi
nary and Attorney Fred A. Rowland
of Montpelier
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rmp,oyee, Must Not Re Delegates.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Represent-
alive Hull of Tennessee introduced a
bill providing that no appointed en-
ployee Of the United States government
shall become an accredited delegate of
any political organization to any ma
tional convention held for the nomina-
ton of president or vice president or
hold any official position in any politi-
cal organization in the United States
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LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 26.-Mag-
azine, at even money, won the Flgue-
roa handicap. the feature Of the racing
at Santa Anita park, by two lengths
from Colonel Jack, with Mary +. third.
KorissiAany, held at 10 to l. won the
third race by length and half from
Lady yashti, the 4 to 3 favorite, with
Silver SIZE third. Burns rode three
winners and Ross two.
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Alaska. Governor wed. In Utica.

UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 26.-Wilford b.
Hoggatt, governor of Alaska, was mar
rled to Miss Clarissa Eames Willard at
the home Of the brides parents. Rut-
ger street The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Il. II. Coley, rector OF
Calvary church. Miss Millard met
Governor Hoggatt while on trip to
Alaska last year.
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VIII .ppeal to Interstate Board.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Because Of
failure to reach an agreement in re-
spect to the matter OF a reduction Of
wages Of the employees of the South
ern Railway Company the negotiations
have been broken off, and President
Finley announces that he VIII carry
the case to the interstate commerce
commission and to Commissioner Of
labor Neill under the Erdmann act
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Never Get
Out Of Debt

Nine-tenths of the people earn just
about enough to live on-no matter
how much the weekly pay envelope
contains. More than half the people
are always in debt-sickness and doc
tors bills put them behind, and then
1t is almost impossible to get caught
up. How to save doctors bills thus
becomes an important consideration,
and II is worth knowing that colds
and grip, coughs and throat and lung
troubles are prevented and cured by
Father Johns Medicine, which Is not
patent medicine, but the prescrip-
ton of an eminent specialist for the
late Rev. Father John O'Brien, by
whom it was recommended and from
whom it derived its name. Prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Not a
patent medicine, so years In use, no
opium, morphine or poisonous drugs
In any form.
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$4,000 FIRE
Blaze Started From the Explosion OF
Gasoline Engine.

Cabot, Feb 25.-Fire which broke
out here about 1880 o'clock this fore.
noon destroyed the blacksmith, wood
working, and paint shops owned by
Fred A. Wales. The loss is estimated
at $1,000. The blaze originated from
the explosion OF a gasoline engine.
The shops were located in the middle
OF the business district of the village
and had 1t not been for the prompt
response of the fire company, the
whole street might have been swept
by fire.
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UNION FOR TEMPERANCE
Regular Prayer Meetings Given UP for
This Meeting Thursday Night.

There will be union temperance
meeting at the Methodist church To-
morrow night to take the place OF the
regular church prayer meetings. The
chief speaker will be Thomas H. Reed
Esq, of Albany. N. Y. The men OF
Bennington are given a special invi-
tation to be present. Many believe
drinking conditions are growing bet
ter in Bennington. This meeting 10
for consultation as to how to make
them better still.
The hour is 1880. Be on time.
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BURNS PROVED FATAL
Montpelier Woman Suffers Accident
While Visiting at Mortified.

Mortified, Feb. 25.--Mrs. Philene
Chamberlain of Montpelier died here
Sunday night as the result of burns
received Saturday night. She was
visiting niece, Mrs +. A. Field hay.
ing come here about two weeks ago.
Saturday evening she took lamp
and started for her room. but dropped
the lamp, and her clothing caught fire.
She was severely burned and probably
inhaled the flames.
Mrs. Chamberlain was II years OF
age and for many years was a nurse,
and grand daughter of Asa Dodge,
one of the first settlers of Barre.
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yon sternburx In Cuha.

HAVANA, Feb. 26.--Baron Speck Won
Sternburg, the German ambassador to
the United States, and Baroness Won
Sternburg have arrived here. They are
the guests Of the American minister,
Edwin V. Morgan, at Marianao.