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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
COLLECTOR PARR
WILL RECEIVE
S7OO,OOO
MOiety of Man Who Disclosed
Sugar Weighing Frauds
THIRTY PER CENT OF FINE
Evidence Resulted in Fine of 1885,
1862 and Restitution of $1,000
900 to Government

New York, Dec. 20-William Loeb,
Jr., Collector of the ports of New
York has approved the claim to moi
ETY. by Richard Parr. the deputy col
lector and original informer in the
sugar frauds on the $2135, 486 paid
into the United States treasury by
the American Sugar Refining com
pany as restitution for duties evaded
by underweighing.
According to the statutes regulat-
ing such awards, Parr will receivs
mot exceeding in amount one-half of
the net proceeds" which viii mean
in this case if the claim is approved
by the treasury department, approx
imately $1,OOO,0oO
Mr. Loeb held that the claim was
valid in that Parr on November 20,
1907 discovered a steel spring which
was used by the company's checkers
to influence the weight of draughts
of sugar adversely. This laid bare
the scheme to defraud and it was due
to the evidence obtained that the
jury in the civil suit against the com
pany last spring returned a verdict
of guilty, which was followed by the
payment of the penalty, s135,4S6.32,
and the restitution of 100000 after
wards
There is some conflict of statutes
concerning payments of this charac-
ter but it is said that in any event
Parr will receive 80 per cent OF the
amount named or approximately
100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
IS sleHrY.rHReE YEARS OLD
Mi;s Anna c. Park Unable to OBJ
serve Anniversary as Usual

Miss Anna c. Park was So years
old on the 18th, but because she has
not yet sufficiently recovered from
her recent illness friends thought 4
unwise for her to attempt to cele-
brate her anniversary in the custo-
mary manner.
For a number Of years past Miss
Park has been in the habit of obsery-
ing her anniversary with a reception
to which the ladies of Bennington
who had journeyed far on life's path
way were invited At this gathering
many of the older women of Benning-
ton whom the infrmities of advanc
ing years would not permit participa-
tion in other social functions made
a special effort to be present and the
guests of previous years will be ser
iously disappointed because of Miss
Parks inability to hold the reception
as usual
Miss Park has been an extensive
traveller. She has visited many or
the leading countries of the old
world and some of the rooms of her
house on Pleasant street look more
like departments of museum than
apartments of residence
Miss Park was for a full year one
of the members of the missionary
party on board the Morning Star, the
celebrated schooner which traversed
the South Pacific and which carried
the gospel to the thousands of islands
in that far off corner of the world.
Her collection of corals gathered at
this time is one of the finest features
OF her extensive collection.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
COOKS pRoor FAULTY
Copenhagen Committee Say Data is
insufficient

Copenhagen, Dec 20.-The com
mittee of the University of Copenha
gen in its preliminary examination OF
his records, has failed to discover
proof that DR.. Frederick A. Cook
reached the pole.
A preliminary report has been is
sued by the examining committee at
a secret session of the consistory OF
the university and provoked an ami
mated discussion. 1t appears that
the data so far submitted are not
held sufficient 10 establish the explor-
er's claims.
The result OF the discussion was
request on the part of the consis-
tory that the committee continue its
work The university body will leave
to the Investigators proper the mat
ter of making public later the results
of their inquiries.
In the meantime it is announced by
an official OF the university the con
sstory will not make public any com
munication based upon information
received orally from the committee
at the meeting.
Popular opirion here appears to
have undergone gradual change.
From the beginning of the controver-
sy the populace of Copenhagen has
been decidedly pro-Cook. Patriotism
has strengthened this sentiment. Re
cent developments, however, have
been Disappointing and now the gen
eral impression prevails that DR.
Cooks papers. as submitted do not
constitute proof that he discovered
the North Pole
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
PICKING THE BALL PLAYERS
Manager Higgins Making Selections
for Coming Season

Manager E. S. Higgins of the Ben
nington Baseball association has al
ready begun to get line on play
ers for the coming season. Mr. Hig
gins has received a letter from "Al"
Haynes, the Vermont University pit
cher who made such an excellent re-
cord here last summer, stating that
he is willing to consider a PROPOSE
ton to play here next summer.
Haynes in his letter denied the re-
port originating in a North Adams
paper that he had signed with Utica
and stated emphatically that he had
no intention of taking such step.
Hickey the fast center-felder of
Watervlet who closed the season
with Bennington and who proved one
of the best hitters and base runners
on the team, has reached an agree
ment with Manager Higgins and will
be with Bennington another season.
Gable Prindle of Williamstown
who has been with the team several
seasons and who played in every in
ming last year with but a single err
ror, will undoubtedly be with Ben
nineton when the season opens.
Manager Higgins is also negotia-
ting with Lloyd Waters who played
at shortstop and with lngis, the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic backstop.
Inglis played one game here last sea
son and made an excellent Impress
ion. He is a fast, trappy catcher and
would put a lot of activity into a
team.
There has already been some ne
gotiation with Superintendent C. @.
Richmond of the Berkshire Street
Railway company in relation to the
building of a grandstsnd at Tudor
park but no definite conclusions have
been reached
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
LYNCH PRESIDENT NATIONAL
Deadlock in Big Baseball League RI
nally Broken

New York, Dec. 20.-Thomas j.
Lynch OF Cincinnati, former chief of
the STAFF Of umpires, has been elected
president of the National League.
John A. Heydler, former president
of the league, was elected secretary
and treasurer OF the organization.
The elections of Mr.. Lynch and Mr.
Heydler were unanimous and the
manates adjourned Saturday to meet
again in February
The election of Mr. Lynch who
now lives in New Britain, Conn,
means that there will be no war be
tween the two major league organiza-
tons. His selection was brought
about by John T. Brush, owner of the
New York National League club, who
was well acquainted with Mr.. Lynch
when the new president made his
headquarters in Cincinnati
The new president was part own.
er of the New Britain team of the
Connecticut league last year and had
served at various times as an umpire
A number of tines he had umpired
championship ball games played by
Yale with Harvard and Princeton on
Yale Field
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Stoves at low prices. We have
some good ones very cheap. Charlie
Potter, Main street. 45t2
Children's sleds can be bought at
Charlie Potter's at little cost. 45t2
Arthur Thompson of the south part
of the town who has been laid up for
three weeks by an injury to his finger
received while he was a member or
this seasons b. H. S. football team,
is able to be out again. He will pro-
badly resume his studies after the
Christmas recess.
The body of John Fradenburg
which was shipped from Port Arthur
Ont, last Friday night has not yet
arrived nor has the local express of
fee been able to get any trace of it.
II the remains arrive tonight the fu
neral will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
One Part Of Meeting.

Did you ever meet an old friend
whom you didn't meet?" was the enig.
ma put up to a Harlemite by neigh
Dor. The Harlemite never did
81 did this morning." the neighbor
explained II was rushing downtown
on a subway express. We passed IA
local, also southbound under some
what less speed. I was hanging to
a strap, and as ! gazed into a car OF
the local that was opposite my car
| recognized man had known int
mately, but had not seen for Is years
He recognized me at the same mo
ment and there was a mutual salute.
Then my train forged ahead of the
other and he was lost to sight.
you see, | met him, yet didn't
meet him New York Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
MISSING ALMA KELLNER
Opinion Growing That the Child Will
Never Again be Seen Alive

Louisville, Ky, Dec 20.-Anony-
mously written letters, say the police
by cranks have begun coming to the
relatives of Anna Kellner, the eight
year old girl who has been missing
eleven days from her home in this
city. One communication addressed
to Frank Fehr, millionaire brewer
and uncle of the missing child, de
manded that 100000 be left at
house on Preston street. Upon in.
vestigation this letter was declared
hoax by the authorities and it is Ia
ken as an example of all the Kellner
mail Of this character.
The opinion is growing here that
Alma will never be seen again alive
and that her body will never be
found.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Leland a Candidate

Our esteemed fellow townsman,
Hon George F. Leland is a candid
ate for lieutenant governor. The Re
porter will give him unqualified sup
port.
That he is fully as we'll fitted fol
the position as any man so far men,
toned is not denied by anybody and
in view of the showing made and thu
stand taken by him and his friends
in his candidacy for this position in
1906 the Reporter believes that his
name should now be favorably con
sidered by the Republicans of the
statc-Springfield Reporter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
CAP TAIN BEACHED
LINER TO AVOID
COLLISION
Ran COrinthian Aground to
: Avoid Sinking Schooner
ON FAST TRIP TO EUROPE
Had on Big Cargo of Apples and Was
Leaving Halifax Harbor at
Time of Accident

Halifex, Dec 2O.-Fast on shoal
off Georges Island in the center Of
Halifax Harber. the big Allan liner
Corinthian. Capt Rennie. bound for
Liverpool, is resting with a heavy
list to port.
The Corinthian arrived here on
Saturday from St John and after
loading 5000 barrels of apples she
sailed at midnight. No pilot was
aboard, Capt. Rennie having decided
to take the ship out as he wished to
avoid delay in transferring the pilot
proceeding down the harbor a large
schooner under full sail shot out
from the back of Georges Island and
to save his ship from crashing into
her Capt. Rennie put the helm hard
down to port before her engines
could be reversed and the big ship
struck on the shoal and held fast.
At high tide at noon four tugs tried
to haul her of but she did not move
an inch
There are 60 passengers on board
from St. John but there was no pan
ic. The weather was clear when the
ship struck and the accident was due
solely to the desire of the captain
not to sink the schooner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
The Usefulness of Central"

rhe telephone subscriber has come
to regard central" as an ever-avail
able bureau of information. The score
of the ball game, the latest election
returns, the location of the big fire the
light from which can be seen on the
horizon, and even the exact time, are
all points on which the long-suffering
operator must be posted
The other day, according to the OPP
Grating Bulletin of the Chicago Tele-
phone Company, a man called up
suburban exchange, and said, despair
In his voice:
MY wife has gone out. leaving
word for me to cook the spinach for
dinner. but | do not know how long
to boil it,
The operator switched the subscrib-
er to the supervisor, who had been to
cooking school, and she promptly tolG
The man all he needed to know about
the treatment of spinach.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
TEMPERANCE LECTURE
Miss Wills of Boston Speaks of Evil
Effects of Alcohol

At the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday morning Miss Wills of Bos
ton, in clear and forceful style re-
minded the congregation of some OF
the evil effects of alcohol on the body
and gave some reasons for hope that
the American people would destroy
the traffic that is doing more dam
age to mankind than war. pestilence
and famine combined
1t is no exaggeration to say that
her deliverance in its clearness or
statement and force of logic has rare
ly been equalled in discussion of the
temperance problem in Bennington.
There will be an official board
meeting at the church tonight. Ep-
worth League business meeting ON
Tuesday night after class meeting.
Sunday school board meeting Thurs
day night after prayer meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
MANAGUAPUTSOUT
GLAD HAND TO
JUDGE MAOR|z
ZeIaya's Candidate Received
With Great Acclaim
ESTRADA TURNS HIS BACK
Revolutionary Leader Says That He
Is in No Mood to Tract for
Peace at Present

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 20.-Jose
Madriz, judge of the Court of Justice
at Carriage. who has been put for
ward as a candidate for the presiden-
cy to succeed Zelaya, received an en-
thuslastic reception on his arrival
here yesterday. Long before he
reached the capital, Madriz was met
by cheering crowds and acclaimed
all the way from Corinto to Managua.
DR.. Madriz said that he was not
certain how the revolutionists would
receive him. He had sent a dele
gate to Blueflelds to confer with the
revolutionary leaders there but his
representative had not been permit
ted to land General Estrada sent
word that if he had come to treat for
peace it was useless Madriz was
hopeful. however, that he would sue
coed in making peace with the revolu-
tionists.
DR.. MadriZ declined to comment
upon Zelayas administration, nor
would he discuss the question of in
tervention by the United States but
he expressed the hope that an AMIGA
BILE settlement would be reached as
he had trust in the high sense of JUS
tice Of the American people.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
WH|TELAW REID TO
RETAIN LONDON
EMBASSY
Tribune Editor To Continue at
Court of st. James
DIFFICULT POST TO FILL
President Taft to Make Nominations
Today for Other Representatives
on Foreign Soil

Washington, Dec. 20.-President
Taft will send to the Senate today a
considerable list of diplomatic nom
nations marking the second step in
the reorganization of the corps under
his administration. The appoint
ments include these:
Robert Bacon to be ambassador to
France succeeding Henry White who
retires.
r. C. Kerens of St Louis to be am
bassador to Austria-Hungary sue
ceeding Charles S. Francis of Troy,
n. Y, who retires.
Henry Lane Wilson of Washington
now minister to Belgium obe ambas-
sador to Mexico, succeeding David e.
Thompson of Nebraska who retires.
William J. Calhoun of Chicago to
be minister to China the post being
now vacant.
Charles Page Bryan of Chicago,
now minister to Portugal to be min
lister to Belgium succeeding Mr.. VIII
son.
John b. Jackson of Newark, n. j.,
now minister to Persia, to be minis
ter to Cuba succeeding Edwin v.
Morgan of New York, who retires.
With these nominations comes the
information that Whitelaw Reid will
remain as ambassador to Great Brit
ain, that David Jayne Hill will re-
main at his post in Berlin and that
Thomas OBrien will continue to be
ambassador to Japan But within
two years Mr.. Reid will retire from
the diplomatic service and with him
two other ambassadors appointed by
President Taft last spring, Oscar 5.
Straus, now at Constantinople and
William w. Rockhill at st. Peters
burg.
The retention of Whitelaw Reid in
London is due to two things-the ex-
ertion OF Mr.. Reds friends and the
difficulty President Taft has met in
finding a suitable man to succeed
him. When the post was offered TO
DR.. Charles w. Eliot, former presi-
dent of Harvard, early in the Taft
administration, it was the under
standing that the president meant to
have man of his own choosing at
London very soon. although it was
then announced that Dr. Eliot need
not take up the diplomatic duties UNI
til the fall. When Dr. Eliot declined
the place the president considered
number of other names including that
of Seth Low of New York.
All the time it was maze clear to
Mr.. Taft that 1t would be quite agree
able to Mr.. Reid to continue in the
service. Now comes the information
that the president has agreed that
Mr.. Reid shall remain in London for
at least another year, but with the
understanding that his retirement
Will occur within two years.
DR.. David Jayne Hill will also quit
the diplomatic service about the time
that Mr.. Reid does Meantime he
will continue an ambassador at Ber-
lin where he has made an excellent
record, despite the fact that his du-
ties there were taken up under very
unpleasant circumstances.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Company Protect Regulations Against Gossip Would Have Charge
HAVE SECURED POSITIONS
Students of Troy Business College
Who Have Recently Been Placed

The following students have re
Gently been placed in positions by the
Troy Business. College;
Charles p Whelton, bookkeeper
and stenographer, Schenectady Pow
er Co, Schaghticoke, N. Y.
Miss Lillian Sulzberger stenograph-
er, T. l.. Griffin & Co., city
Miss Anna Devine, stenographer,
Bert Boice, city.
Joseph Fearey, stenographer with
the Federal Signal Co, Albany, n Y.
Miss Louise Eaton, bookkeeper,
Cluett, Peabody & Co., city
Benjamin Solomon, stenographeI
d. & H. r. r. Co, Green Island, n. Y
Miss Irene Alexander, stenograph-
er, Frew E. Chow, Esq, city
Miss Mary Day, stenographer, p F.
Wagner, city.
Rowland Whinnery, stenographer,
j. E. Malloy & Co., city.
Merrill Robson, bookkeeper, Cor
liss Coon & Co., city.
Joseph Bourgeois, bookkeeper, Van
Zandt, Jacobs & Co., city.
Miss Elizabeth OFee, bookkeeper
and stenographer Ward & Shumway,
city.
Miss Hazel Hayes stenographer, e.
II. Lisk, printer, city
Edward j. Whitehead bookkeeper,
Van zandt, Jacobs & Co, city.
Henry Brust, bookkeeper, r. C..
Reynolds & Co., city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
other Candidates Getting Nervous

Since the Bennington Banner NOM
mated Marsh J. Hapgood of Peru for
governor there has been more or less
spilling of editorial ink Generally
speaking the nomination is not taken
very seriously, but the Morrisville
Messenger. printed in candidate
Fleetwoods home town, evidently
takes alarm at this latest suggestion.
1t says: Mr. Hapgood will certainly
take it most seriously. 1t is no joke
gentlemen. Happy" has the qualifi-
cations requisite to make a formid-
able candidate. He has a barrel"
He is not afraid to call a spade a
spade" every time and he can write
letters, as some OF the new state ed
itors have discovered If he enters
the race In earnest ethere will be
something doing. We repeat. this is
no joke, but a mighty serious matter
men and brethren" The chances
are that Hapgood would make a good
governor, but at this stage of the
game his chances look pretty slim
and it is too early for the Fleetwood
managers to send out a general
alarm .-Middlebury Register,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
composltIon Extraordinary.

In e. V. Lucas volume on letter
writing an Indian babu is quoted to
this effect: HONORABLE Sir: Kind
ly excuse this poor thy servant from
attending on your Honour's Office this
day, as | am suffering from the we'll
known disease commonly called ache
of the interior economy. and I shall
ever pray. Your ever painful, tam
Chunder. p S.--Oh death, where is
thy sting?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Natural Progression.

Mrs McCall-How about your ser
want girl? The last time saw you
you complained about her being so
very slow
Mrs Hiram Offen-Oh. she's pro.
crossing
Mrs McCall-lndeed
Mrs Hiram Ofen-Yes; she's get
ting slower and slower
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
POE WAS REvoLUTloNIsT
Old Princeton Football Player One Of
Americans Engaged

Washington, Dec. 20.-Apropos Of
the situation in Nicaragua they were
saying at the state department today
that Johnnie Poe of Baltimore the
famous Princeton football player, had
been one of the Americans who were
engaged in the political revolution
business in Central America. He is
supposed to be back in the United
States now. Poe, it was said, was
offered passage to this country from
Central America on an American war
ship on condition that his baggage
was not too bulky
II always travel light when in the
field, and have only "a pieces, a pair
of socks and deck of cards" was
Poes response to the invitation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Hazardous Business.

The maiden dropped her lovely
eyes. Later she cast her eyes far
down the rocky slopes of the noun
tainside. After she had rested them
upon the topmost branches of a near
by tree she let them fall upon the
waters of a placid lake Then a visit
to an ocuist was mperative.-Iudge
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
A Good Law.

Under the law of Germany any per
son killing a song bird cf any species
can be fined as high as So and sent
to Jail for as long as two months No
person is permitted to cage a song
bird other than. canary Any boy
throwing missiles at bird or taking
away its eggs or nest can be severely
punished. Such law is needed in
America
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
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PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL
Rutland Clergyman Takes Salem,
Mass, Charge

Rutland. Dec. 2O.-Rev w. G.
Knowlton who has been pastor of the
Advent Christian church in this city
since April, 1907 will complete his du-
ties with the church the last Sunday
in this month. He has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the Advent
Christian church at Salm Mass, and
begins his dutis here in January
The Massachusetts church has
membership of about $50 and is
stronger financially than the local
church. He has increased the mem
bership of the Rutland church by 40
and has reduced he mortgage by
800.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Women Form Fire BRIGADE.

The women of Allingtown, Conn.
have organized for the protection of
their village from FIRE They are to
hold country fair, the proceeds of
which will be used to buy apparatus.
They will also form woman's bri-
gade of the fire departn ent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Chinese Naturalization Law.

BY China's law on nationality any
person who has lived in China over
10 years and is above 81 years of
age, of good moral standing, being
helpful to China, may be allowed to
assume Chinese nationality, if asked
for.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
INSURE RIGHT, RIGHT NOW

If the National writes it, it's right,
and If it's right, the National writes
it, Goth year National Life Insur-
ance Company, Montpelier, VT. Mu-
tual) Earle 6. Kinsley. Agent Rut-
"a pupl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
PILES CURED IN 6 TO "A GAYS

PAzO OINTMENT is guaranteed 70
cure any case of itching, Blind, BIZ +
ing or Protruding p'oe J." =" 4
days or money .e.Gndvd. oVc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont local SHOWS tonight ana
Tuesday except fair in extreme south
Continued cold