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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15

Minority Senators Agree on 1t
In Conference
FAVOR MORE REDUCTIONS
Free Trade with the Philippine Is
lands One of the Biggest Stun
bling Blocks.

Washington, April 15.-For more
than four hours the Democratic
members of the Senate conferred
yesterday in an effort to agree upon
policy toward tariff legislation. At
the end of that time Senator Culber-
son, the minority leader announced
that the Democrats had agreed to sup
port an income tax amendment and
to stand for substantial reductions in
schedules, and particularly for a de-
crease in the rates on necessaries OF
life.
The conference was not binding but
regardless of this fact is was not en-
tirely harmonious. Some of the SEN
ators present admitted frankly that
they would ask for protection for the
industries of their states Senator
Stone spoke in favor OF his program
for independence for the Filipinos
after fifteen years and absolutely free
trade with the islands during that
period. Senator Foster was opposed
to free trade with any of the colonies.
Neither of the senators, it was appar-
ent, could have obtained a majority of
the Democrats for their proposition
had a vote been taken.
Only on one question was the con
ference agreed, and that was the in
come tax amendment No details
were arranged in the program to fight
for reductions in rates all along the
line. The conference was adjourned
until Friday, as all of those present
agreed that they were not sufficiently
acquainted with the bill to pass judg
ment intelligently upon it. While the
Democrats were in session notices Of
the meeting of the finance committee
were delivered to the minority mem
bers of that committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15
NEARLY FoRTY-FoUR MILLION
Amount Paid to National Life
Policy Holders.


The regular quarterly meeting OF
the Directors of the National Life In
surance Company occurred at its
home Office on Tuesday. President
De Boer reported an increase in net
ledger assets during the first three
months of $724,37S.5l and an issue of
2101 new policies, amounting TO 81
515,6441S The total income for the
quarter was $l.954 ,324.32. The pay
ments to policy-holders during the
same period equalled $926.24S.29, or
at the rate of over 100000 per
month Gross ledger assets on April
LIST amounted to $43,936.94 and in
surance outstanding to S156,743,0l2-
3S.
Among other matters of interest
reported was the fact that the Com
pany had paid policy-holders since
organization the sum of $41,392 $685.
IS.
The company holds investments in
every county in Vermont, amounting
TO 1,315,530.52 During the past de-
cade it has paid policy-holders in this
state 81 .459,S7S64, while outstanding
Vermont life insurance is $500, $685.
90.
The Directors of the Company are
George Briggs, William p. billing
ham, Joseph A DeBoer, John c. Nc
cullough, Harry NJ. Cutler, James B.
Estee, William w. Stickney. James l..
Martin, George H. Olmsted Fletcher
d. Proctor, Charles p Smith Fred A.
Rowland and Charles w. Gammons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15
TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS
Attempt of futile Co. of Rutland to
Recover on Printing Claim.

Montpelier, April Estate Audi
tor H. F. Graham will go to Rutland
today to take dispositions in the
mandamus proceedings brought by
futile & Co., of Rutland, to compel
the state to pay $500 on a printing
claim. The case will be heard at the
May term of supreme court. T. w,
Maloney and F. S. Plat appear for
the futile Co. and Atty-Gen. J. G.
Sargent for the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15
"HIAWATHA"
Longfellow's Famous Poem Drama
itzed by Bennington Falls Club.

The Neighborhood House was well
filled last evening by an interested
audience assembled to witness the
presentation of the story of Hiawatha
BY the Bennington Falls club in full
Indian costume.
The curtains were drawn upon a
beautiful woodland scene, where
number OF braves in war paint and
feathers talked and danced Nokomis
appeared in the next scene singing
softly to the papoose Hiawatha.
Later the boy grown into a stalwart
youth drew his bow and arrow and
killed deer. The meeting with the
beautiful Minnehaha, followed by the
ardent wooing and the reply of the
dusky maiden. Il will follow you my
husband" were well presented.
At the wedding feast Pau Puk
Keewis danced solemn measure
then 'whirling. spinning round i'm
circles" danced his "Beggar's Dance
TO please them.
Chlbiabos was called on for a song
which he rendered in accents sweet
and tender" and the marvellous story
teller" Iagoo related a tale of wond-
er to which the guests gave pleased
attention
Such was Hiawatha's wedding,
such the dance OF Pau Puk Keewis,
such the story of Iagoo. such the
song of Chibiabos." The death of
Minnehaha following the winter OF
famine, the sorrow of Nokomis, the
anguish of Hiawatha were well de
picted, These young people are de-
serving of great credit for the man.
ner in which they did their difficult
work. They understood that pains
taking effort is the keynote of sue
cess.
Misses Fannie F. Fillmore and
Mary Walbridge gave valuable assis-
lance to the club in their prepare
ton. The following is the cast of
Hiawatha BERTHE billiard
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15
INTERcITY ORGANIZES
President Carswell and A. w. Daley
Coming to Burlington.

Montpelier, April 1.-THE directors
of the Intercity Baseball association
met here Monday afternoon and elect
ed the following officers: President,
Thomas Carswell of Barre; vice pres
ident. w. +. Poole of Montpelier;
clerk, William Wishart of Barre; sec
rotary and treasurer, ID. T. Donnelly
of Montpelier. The association cleo
ted President Carswell and A. w. Da-
ley to attend the baseball meeting to
be held Wednesday afternoon in Bur
lington and to represent the Intercity
association on that occasion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15
BISHOP 5EAvEN TO PRESIDE
At Meeting to Select Candidates for
Bishop of Burlington.

The Rt. Rev. T. d. Beaver returned
Wednesday from Burlington to his
home in Springfield, Mass. He will
preside at the meeting of the bishops
of the province which will be held in
Boston soon for the selection of three
names to be sent to Rome as candid
ates for the bishopric OF Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15

dealers hereafter through the changes
made in the laws by the recent legis-
lature, such as the shortening of the
day by one hour, the revoking of tho
shipping privilege and the expense OF
analyzing liquors TO conform with the
provisions Of the statute.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy tonight and
Friday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
PLANTER KILLED BY WIFE
PROMINENT MIssIssIPPIAN SLAIN
IN HIS HOME.
Woman Claims Self Defense But
Makes No MISUNDERSTANDING
ers to the Sheriff.

fernando, Miss.-Mrs. James W.
Ferguson, wife of a prominent
planter, shot and killed her husband
as he lay in bed in their home in this
city, then surrendered to the sheriff.
She refuses to explain the cause OF
her deed, further than to declare she
was acting in ~self-defense, and that
her husband had been heaping in
dignities and cruelties upon her for
the past few weeks to such an extent
that she could bear it no longer.
Hired hands who board at the Fer
guson home heard the report of the re-
volver used by the woman, and a to
Ferguson's room. The planter was dead
and no one else was in sight. Mrs. Fer
guson had gone Immediately to a hotel
and sent for the sheriff.
Mrs. Ferguson used a 32-caliber re-
volver and fired four shots into her
husbands body. No one witnessed the
killing. A brother of Mrs. Ferguson,
who was in another part of the house
when the shooting occurred, is unable
to give any definite cause for the
killing.
The Fergusons are among the best
known families in this section OF the
state. Not even their neighbors, so
far, are able to assign any probable
reason for the quarrel, if there was a
quarrel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
TEXAS RANGERS
DISPER5E A MOB
FIRE OVER HEADS OF CROWD
BENT ON LIBERATING ALLEGED
NEGRO LYNCHERs.
MORE TROUBLE IS LOOKED FOR
Tumult Is OutgroWth of Hanging of
Negro for an Alleged Attack on a
White GirI-Nine Men Face
Murder Charge.

Tyler, TeXas.-A company of Texas
Rangers fired over the heads of a
mob that attempted to tax e nine
men from Jail here after they had been
locked up for alleged participation in
the %lynching Of Jim Hodge, a negro,
on May 1, and as a result there is
much bitter feeling, and the outbreak
of a race war is feared.
Nineteen men were held for the
lynching and their preliminary hearing
was concluded late Thursday. Nine
of them were ordered to Jail by the
presiding judge,
When this became known a mob of
several hundred people formed and
went to the Jail. A company of
Rangers was thrown about the Jail.
When the mob became threatening the
soldiers ordered them back, and when
they refused to disperse a volley was
ordered. The bullets whistled over the
heads of the mob and it's members
scattered. There were threats after
wards that an attempt would be made
to rescue the men held and the situa-
ton Friday is worrying the officers,
who fear another clash.
Hodge vas lynched for an alleged at
tick on a white girl. 1t was afterward
declared that the negro had not been
identified, and that he was not the one
who attempted the assault.
Hodge was taken from the Jail and
hanged to a scaffolding around the I'M
finished courthouse. When it was found
that the wrong negro had been hanged
the act was denounced as murder.
The nine men jailed face a formal
charge of murder. If convicted, they
will be the first men sentenced for
lynching a negro in Texas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
CAR is RAMMED; DEAD
Boom of Paving Machine at Mem.
phis Wrecks Car With
Deadly Result.

Memphis, Tennessee. - One man
was killed and five seriously injured
in a peculiar accident here Saturday,
when the projecting boom of an as
phalt machine used in paving work
penetrated a street car of the East
End line.
Running at a speed said to have
been about forty miles an hour, in
bound East End car dashed into a
projecting boom from an asphalt ma
chine on Madison avenue, near the
Auditorium.
An immense hole was torn in the
side of the car and E. ]. Rawlings was
so seriously injured that he died when
the city hospital was reached.
The asphalt machine is owned by
H. P. Streichner & Co. of Toledo, who
have the contract for paving Mad
ison avenue a distance Of three miles,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
SHIPPERS CALL ON TAFT
Industrial League Urge President to
Recommend Changes to Re-
eulate Commerce.

Washington, d. CA committee
representative the National Industrial
league called on President Taft and
urged him to recommend to congress
next winter important changes in the
act to regulate commerce.
Three amendments are advocated
by the industrial league.
The first is to give the interstate
commerce commission power to sus-
pend an increased rate by the rail-
roads before it goes into effect.
The second is to give the shipper the
right to route his freight according to
the quickest and most suitable way,
instead of permitting them to send
the matter in any direction they want
to.
The third is to hold the roads res
ponsible for errors or rate quotations.
The president said he would con-
slider the various provisions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
St. Louis Mail Sack RifIed.

Rolla.-A United States mail sack
containing st. Louis mail was stolen
from the Frisco station in this city
The theft is supposed to have been
committed during the arrival of one.
of the westbound passenger trains,
both of which reach Rolla about mid
night, when the agent was outside.
The mail sack was found in a field
Just outside the southern city limits.
1t had been robbed of five registered
packages and all the bank mail. James
Dobson, a negro, who has been arrest
ri on SUSPICION, was taken by Con-
stable i. F. Deskins before Justice
A. M. Light, who sent him to Jail to
await the arrival Of United States Of
ficers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
TEACHERS PINCH A PUPIL
Des Moines, la, School Ma'ams to APP
pear in Court for Raising
WeIts on Boy.

Des Moines, Iowa.-Miss Maude
Ewing and Miss Ida May Tilden,
teachers in the Longfellow school
here, were arrested for having beaten
9-year-old David Kaplain until he was
black and blue. Their trial was set
for May %.
The teachers accused the little boy
of stealing a S. bill from Miss Tilden.
When he denied the charge, he says
they laid him " a chair and beat
him with switches and pinched his
cheeks and body. An examination made
of the boys body revealed black and
blue welts and his cheeks are
scratched and bruised.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
TO Hear Hospital Charges.

st. Joseph.-Charges made by Dr.
"A. E. Graham, formerly assistant ply
stefan at state hospital No. 2, to the
effect that patients at the Institution
are cruelty and often brutally treated,
will be investigated by the board Of
managers o. the asylum at its next
meeting, June 3. This was decided
upon at a special meeting Of the board
Or. Graham, who quite the hospital
May 6. made written charges and Of
fered TO appear before tho board at
any time with his evidence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
JAP ATTACKED BY CROWD
Caucasian Directing to Share Seat In
Car With Japanese Leads to Fight
and Arrest.

New York City. A Japanese
restaurant-keeper, Funabiki Lenkichi
by name, was badly beaten by a crowd
near the Grand Central station. The
trouble started in a subway car when
a white man refused to allow the
Japanese to occupy a seat with him,
When the two left the a hot words
passed and a fight followed. A crowd
quickly gathered and took the Cauc-
asians part and the Japanese was
faring badly when the police interfer-
red. The Japanese was arrested On the
other mans complaint.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
JAIL FOR TWO TRUST MEN
THREE OTHER OFFICIALS STORES
GET FINES.
Spencer Shotter Given Three Years
Sentence and J. F. Cooper Myers
Three Months.

Savannah, Georgia. - Judge Will
liam b. Sheppard sentenced the five
men found guilty of violating the
Sherman antitrust law.
Spencer P. Shotter, chairman Of the
board of directors of the American
National Stores Co. was sentenced to
serve three years in Jail and pay a
fine of $1,000.
Edmund N. Nash, president of the
company, was fined $4,000.
]. F. Cooper Myers, vice-president
of the American company and presi-
dent of the National Transportation
and Terminal Co. was sentenced to
three months in Jail and to pay a fine
Of $500.
George Mead Boardman of New
York, treasurer of the American Naval
Stores Co. was fined $4,000.
Carl Moller of Jacksonville, Fla,
agent of the American and general
manager of the National Transports
ton and Terminal Co. in Jacksonville,
was fined $4,000.
Mr.. Shotter and Mr.. Myers were
sentenced to terms in the Chatham
county Jail because they had been be-
fore the court two years ago, enter
ing pleas of guilty.
Mr.. Moller's sentence was made
heavy because of his connection with
the terminal yards in Jacksonville,
where regarding and regauging were
alleged to have taken place.
The case will be appealed to the
United States court of appeals. A
writ of error citing fifty-three grounds
was filed Immediately after sentence
was passed. Nearly everything the
court permitted to come before the
jury, to which the defense entered
protest, was attacked.
Bond in the sum of $4,000 was
given for the defendants and they
were released pending the determine
ton of their appeal. The costs they
must pay if the convictions and sen
fences stand will, it is said, reach
$4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20

The New York taxicabs having be-
come established the inevitable result
follows that their proprietors are feel
ing around for the highest charges
that the traffic will bear. This is so
usual as to create little surprise; but
the public would like for once to see
how it seems to encounter a public
service novelty that is conducted on
the effete notion of discovering the
lowest prices that will yield bigger
profits by multiplying the traffic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
KILLED BEFORE SONS EYES
Aged Woman Running to Embrace
Convict Boy Crushed by Train
at Columbus, o.

Columbus, Ohio.-While running
across the railroad tracks at the
Once Leader of Famous Starr Gang Is
Just paroled from the Indiana peniten-
tiary, where he was serving a life
term for murder, Mrs. Emma Lyon
Drake was run down and killed here.
Ralph Drake, just out of prison,
killed a woman with whom he was
infatuated. Mrs. Drake was 10 years
old. Her son was overcome with
grief at the sight of his mothers man.
gled body.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
LOVE CRATER SENTENCED
Broker Accused of Winning Hearts of
Women and Touching Their Pocket
books Gets Five Years.

Kansas City, Mo.-Charles e. Nord,
a real estate broker, accused of
winning the love of a number women
in various cities including New York
and Chicago and induing them to part
with their money, was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary. He was
charged with obtaining money under
false ~pretenses from Mrs. Carrie
Hamilton, a milliner formerly of
Frankfort, Kansas, by making false
%pretenses. The sentence imposed by
Judge Laitshaw was the maximum
penalty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
MISSOURI NEWS
WEEDS Her Political Manaaer.

Montgomery.-Deputy State Food
Inspector E. H. Ham and Mrs. Ger
trude Barney were quietly welded
in this city and were of on a bridal
marriage.
The bride was elected to the office
of city collector here On the Demo
cratic ticket.
She could not qualify, because she
was only a woman" and was not a
voter under the law.
The incident attracted wide atten-
ton at the time. Lawyers and judgee
from different parts of the country
wrote her, offering to take her case
to the highest court, assuring her that
she could finally win the office to
which she had been elected. But she
declined and quit the game Of pol
irlcs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
WIRELESS STARTS LIGHTS
Electric Impulse From Tower Six
Miles Away Demonstrated at
Electrical Show.

Omaha, Neb.-The lighting of the
big auditorium by electric impulse
from the wireless tower at Fort Omaha
six miles away was a novelty which
visitors at the show Of the Omaha
electrical exposition were treated. The
method used was that developed by
DR.. F. H. Millener, experimental en-
gineer of the Union Pacific railroad
and is the same as used by him some
months ago, in operating a motor car
at a distance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20

How culpably ignorant Of the early
history of our country the children are
being kept is freshly illustrated by
some examination papers filed at a re-
cent college examination, in which it
was stated that Gen. Grant and Adj
miral Farragut commanded in the
British army and navy during the rev.
olution. Apparently good work will
be found for every post in detailing
comrades to inspect the duties of the
children in the schools.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
Farmers Form Combine.

Springfield.--The grain and cattle
growers of the southwest, including
the states of Tennessee, Kentucky,
Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma.
Texas, Colorado, Arkansas, Mississip-
pi, Alabama, Idaho, New Mexico and
Arizona, are in session here. II is
planned to form an organization Of
these interests to become a part of
the National Farmers union, the ex-
ecutive committee of which is also,
meeting in this city. The organiza-
ton may adopt the warehouse sys-
TEN to Illustrate grain manipulation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
COOLIES DESERT STEAMER
Twenty Chinese Are Held at Ellis
Island Awaiting Deportation to
FIowery Kingdom.

New York, N. Y.-Twenty Chinese
coolies who deserted the tramp
steamer Hercules were sent to Ellis
Island to await deportation to China.
A report of the Chinese consul tried
to induce the coolies to go back to the
Hercules but they refused, alleging ill
treatment. Unless they return to their
vessel they will be sent to Shanghai
at the expense Of the owners of the
Hercules.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
Grocer Ends Life IN store.

Hannibal.-John Via of the firm Of
Via & Perkins, grocers, committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid, in
a real room Of the store. Business
troubles are believed to have been
the cause. He leaves a widow and
several children. He was about 35,
years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
FORMER BANDlTCAPTURED
Once Leader of Famous Starr Gang is
Charged With Robbing Bank at
Tyro, Kan.

Phoenix, Ariz.-Deputy sheriffs cap
tured Henry Starr, an alleged Kan
sas and Colorado bank robber, in the
postofficc at Bouse.
Starr formerly was at the head Of
the Starr gang in Oklahoma which
operated with the famous Dalton gang,
broken up after the C~offeyville, Kan,
raid. He is charged with robbing the
bank at Tyro, Kansas, on March 10,
1908, and the bank at Amity, Colo,
July 6, 1908.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
Ball in CONGRESS Race.

Montgomery.-Claude R. Ball broth
err Of Dave A. Ball, former gubernato-
rial candidate. is a candidate for
congress from the Ninth district, to-
succeed Champ Clark, minority leader
Of the house. Mr.. Clark, however, is
not expected to be a candidate again,
as his friends believe he will come
out for the senate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20

italy has got the Dreadnoughtitis,
too! A bill has been introduced in
the chamber Of deputies calling for
two 20,O00-ton battleships. When they
get two they will feel lonesome with
out four and with four it will be abso-
lutely necessary to have six. And so
the dreadful complaint continues to
grow and fastens its Unsuitable money
sucking t~entacles upon the nation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
Few Persons Own New York

New York City. = New York
city's taxable property is estimated to
be worth about $4,000, 000, 900, accord.
ing to Lawson Purdy, president of the
board of tax and assessments. Two.
thirds of this property is land and less
than one hundred thousand persons
own 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-20
The latest slide was not at Gatun
dam, but somewhere south Of it-down
in Ecuador, perhaps.

A Kansas farmer complains that he
was swindled a few days ago by d
sharper who induced him to pay sew
cral thousand dollars for what he rep
resented to be O diamond, but which
turns out to be stone Of little value.
This should serve as a warning to
other farmers. A farmer may proper
ly invest In q grand piano or d 10000
automobile, but he really ought not
to wish to wea big diamonds.