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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
VERMoNTTAILoR AsEvANeELlsT
Rev. Charles &. 6alIou Formerly Liv
ed in Mddlebury

New York, April 26-Rey. Charles
r. Ballou, one of the best known work.
ers in missions in the United States
who had been in evangelistic work
and mission work for thirty years,
died Wednesday night in st. Luke's
hospital, after an unsuccessful oper-
alton for gall stones. He was So
years old.
AT the McAuley Cremorne Mission
No los West Thirty first street where
Mr.. Ballou had held services almost
daily for seventeen years, a hundred
men gathered Friday night to pay
their last respects to the man who
had helped them some time in ,no
past when a friend was needed. Old
and young, some of whom were dress.
ed In working garb and others in
neat clothing, they talked of Mr. Bal
lou among themselves and repeated
the interesting story of his life.
While employed as tailor in the
town OF Middlebury, VT. Charles E.
Bailou attended an evangelistic meet.
ing in the village one night and lis
Oeheu 10 tne call TO the good. He was
converted by Mrs. Hammond. whom
ne afterwards married, and together
they made many evangelistic tours
hnally attracting the attention of DR.
Parkhurst, who offered them the Mad
lson Square church house for a mis-.
sion.
among their closest friends were
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry" McAulev whose
mission work on the lower east side
and on the west side, was far famed
Mr.. McAuley died in 1884, and his
wlfe continued at the head of their
mission. 1t was in 1892 that Mrs. Nc
Auley retired from the work and DIR.
Bailou and his wife succeeded her.
me mission over which he had charge
at the time of his death was called
the McAuley Cremorne Mission. in
memory of the famous couple.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
WANTS TO LEAVE ASYLUM
Habeas Corpus Proceedings to Re-
lease Rutland Man.

Montpelier, April, 27.-Habeas Cor
pus proceedings will soon be begun
for the release of John McGuirk of
Rutland, from the state hospital for
the insane at Waterbury. where he has
been confined for one year following
his discharge from the house of cor
rection at Rutland for intoxication
The case is one of appeal from the
probate court and is the first one of
its kind since the passage of the law
at the last Legislature which allows
for jury trial on the appeal from a
physician pronouncing a man insane.
The case will be tried in the pro
bate court of this district and States
Attorney Benjamin Gates will appear
for the state. Battles and Botsford
will appear for McGuirk.
McGuirk has been in the hospital at
Brattleboro twice following spells of
intoxication and has been pronounced
insane by Dr. c. S. Caverly director
of the state board of health. DR.. ID.
d. Grout, superintendent of the hospi,
tai, said that il was unsafe for the
man TO be allowed at large
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27

FUTILE ABANpoNs SUIT
Mandamus Proceedings Against Audi
tor Withdrawn.

Montpelier, April 27.-The futile
Co. of Rutland has withdrawn its
mandamus case against State Auditor
Horace f. Graham. seeking to compel
him to allow its now famous bill for
public printing, and the matter will
probably soon be closed upon the
payment of costs.
While no official announcement OF
the cause of this sudden termination
of the proceedings has been made, 1t
is probable that the petitioner has
Withdrawn because Of the well known
principle of law that, Where man
elects his tribunal, he must abide by
its decision, and the statutory pro
vision that where man takes a claim
before the legislature and it is disal-
lowed, he has no other recourse. The
legislature, it will be recalled, refused
to pay the futile Co.'S bill for print
ing at the last session.
The State completed Saturday af-
ternoon taking dispositions in the
case here and the hearing was ad-
journed to be continued at Rutland
today when the other side of the
case was to have opportunity to put
in dispositions.
Atty-Gen. j. G. Sargent appeared
for the State and T. w. Moloney and
F. S. Pratt, of Rutland. for the futile
Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
MISS DUNLEVY SCORES
Wins Point in Breach of Promise Suit
Against e. j. Fenton.

Brattleboro, April 27.-Miss Rather
inc G. Dunlevy won an important point
in an order received Saturday from
Chancellor w. w. Miles of Barton in
her breach of promise suit against
Edward j. Fenton for $4,000
Some time ago Miss Dunlevy was
enjoined from proceeding with her
suit until she had made disclosure rel
alive to some letters which, Mr.. Fen
ton alleged, were taken from a desk
in his store by Miss Dunlevy or her
brother, Joseph Dunlevy, and was en-
joined from using the letters in the
suit. A hearing was held week ago
on her petition to have the injunction
dissolved. The order from Chalcellor
Miles dissolves the injunction and the
case will now go on trial in county
court on its merits, aftor having been
held up many months for various eau
SEES.
Judge F. NJ. Butler of Rutland. the
presiding judge, is disqualified from
hearing the case having been interest
ed in it before he became a superior
Judge, and either Judge Miles or
Judge A. A. Hall of St. Adams will
come TO hear it. No restriction is
placed on Miss Dunlevy in the chan
cellor's order, relative to the use of
any letters in the trial of the case.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
FLOODED WITH LETTERS
Manager of Baseball Association Have
Received Many Applications

Up to date the secretary of the Ben
nington Baseball association has re-
ceiyed so many answers to an adv.
recently put in the Boston Globe for
pitcher and catcher that Mr.. Donnelly
has been kept real busy opening let
tiers. Some are comic, some pathetic,
while others are just ordinary bust
ness notes.
The following is one chosen from
among the comic supplement and
speaks for itself:
April %, 'Os.
Dear Sir; | saw your add in this
mornings Globe and have had quite
little experience in the High School
here.
| am it. and weigh 1875 lbs.
| would like to apply for a rubbing
position either on your team or to any
of the twirlers. ! took care of James
j. Jeffries when here, rubbing him 3
times a day wnen first took him.
Please let me hear from you either
for rubbing or a try-out | was to
years behind the bat for local team.
JEFF is now at the American Theatre
n. Y Write him for reference.
Yours truly,
H. NJ. Bell,
294 Salem St.,
Medford, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
AN OvfRPOWfR|NG
DESIRE TO SEE
THE WORLD
Disappearance of Adele BOas a
Case of Wanderlust
WISHED TO BE INDEPENDENT
Y. ut 10 Boston But Soon Wearled of
Her Job in Hub City Res
taurant.

New York, April 27.-Adele Boas,
the whimsical thirteen ear old daugh-
ter of Arthur Il. Boas, a wealthy thread
manufacturer has been found, the
mystery of her disappearance on Fri
day last has been dispelled and the
case resolves itself into nothing more
than a naive childish escapade, with
no other explanation than a sudden
desire to see the world, Boston in par
ticular, and a wish to be Independent
and work for living.
Aside from the natural reaction that
has set in she is little the worse for
her wandering. DR.. August G. Sci
bort, the Boas family physician, spent
half an hour with the girl last evening
and announced afterward. that she was
in perfect health. He said her trip
was merely the result of childish
within.
She is growing" he said, land she
was seized with one of those ineXplain-
able notions children have, and fol-
lowed the fancy. She had been think
ing of going to Boston for some time.
For two weeks she has been saving
her money for the trip"
With the first shock of the meeting
with her parents over the child told
more of her movements in Boston.
The position she had in restaurant
there was to have brought her $3.50
a week with board and lodging. Sat
urday night and Sunday she spent in
the room which she had rented. Her
money by this time was exhausted, all
but enough to get back to New York,
and this morning she decided to re-
turn. She went to the South station
and boarded the train for New York,
only to be identified at Stamford, CT,
after she had tried in vain to dodge
the persistent questioners, even re-
sorting to ruse of soaking broken Eng
lish.
She went away voluntarily, she said
under the impression that she would
like to earn her own living, and after
reading the newspapers and learning
that the police were looking for her
she decided to return home without nc
tifying the police.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
VERMONT NEWS
Items of Interest From Fourteen
Counties of the State.


Three second class liquor licenses
have been issued in West Rutland to
the same men who held licenses last
year. The only difference is that one
saloon last year was of the first class.
The fee is $1,000
State Bank Commissioner F. C.
Williams of Newport, says that he
finds the savings banks in Vermont in
even better condition than a year ago
owing to noticeable increase in the
amount of deposits.
The Vermont experiment station.
Burlington, has just received carload
of pine seedlings. They were imported
from Germany and arrived in round
willow baskets about three feet high
and three feet in diameter The con
signment consisted of &C baskets,
numbering about 100000 seedlings.
The annual meetings of six state
military and patriotic organizations to
be held in Burlington May II, IL and
IL are the first held by these organic
atoms at the same time in the same
place. The societies are the Depart
ment of Vermont. G. A. r. the Wom-
ans Relief Corps, the Ladies of the
G. A. r., the Sons of Veterans, the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Sons of Yer
Grams, and the Vermont Commandery,
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
The Church of the Messiah at
Montpelier has formally accepted the
resignation of the Rev. Dr. ]. Edward
Wright. the same to take effect July 9
next which will be Doctor Wright's
10th birthday anniversary and when
he will have completed forty years
continuous pastorate at that church.
The church of the Messiah has elect
ed Doctor Wright pastor emeritus and
at later day will decide whether that
honorary office will carry salary. \
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
HOME FROM CALIFORNIA
David &. Moore viii Spend Summer in
Bennington.

David Il. Moore, formerly of Ben
nington, but now resident of South
ern California, arrived home from
there last week and plans to spend
the great part of the summer. Mr..
Moore has been living at El Centre
in the Imperial valley country in the
extreme south part of California and
only II miles from the Mexican border
In the summer it gets exceedingly
warm there and he came east to avoid
the worst part of it. Mrs. Moore will
spend the summer with her daughter,
Mrs. l.. l.. Fillmore, just out of Los
Angeles.
Mr.. Moore has bought a small ranch
at I'll Centre and gone into grape cul-
ture. His vineyard is young and he
does not expect much of a crop until
ar other year. He also has built two
houses at FL Centre which is the county
seat of Imperial county and is thriy-
ing town of about 1900 inhabitants.
Mr.. Moores son, Robert p. Moore is
assistant superintendent of the Holton
Light, Power and Ice company which
is the principal business of that kind
in the Imperial valley Rob is also
manager of the I'll Centre opera house.
The Imperial valley is one of the
richest agricultural sections of Cali
foinia, being in natural sink 80 feet
below the level of the ocean, from
which it is distant about 60 miles.
Water for irrigation is secured by can
al from the Colorado river which is 60
miles east. There is in the valley
about 900 acres under irrigation
and rapidly filling up with settlers.
Last year the ranch owners shipped
10000 carloads of cantaloupes to cas-
tern and Californian markets but the
crop was so large that the business
was overdone and fewer are being
planted this year.
Most crops can be grown there at
any season of the year except about
three months in the middle of the sum-
mer when il is so hot that vegetables
and small plants are killed by the
sun. There was formerly no rainfall
in the valley but since so much of it
has been irrigated and thousands of
trees have been set out, especially
along the irrigation bitches, there has
been some fall of rain and it is in
creasing from year to year.
Mr.. Moore has practically recovered
from the effects of the railroad acct
dent of which he was victim when
he first went to California. except that
one eye is permanently injured. He
brought suit against the company but
they settled with him out of court
He likes California except for three
months in the summer and hts health
and that of his family is excellent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
DOATMEN- GIVE UP
SEARCHING FOR
TURNER'S BODY
Admit II Is Useless to Continue
Dragging River
STREAM 70 BE PATRoLLED
Men From Pownal Will Keep Watch
on Banks of River--To Lift Big
Gate.

Charles Chiott and Henry Batiste,
the two professional Lake Champlain
boatmen. who have been dragging the
mill pond and the Hoosac river IN
South Pownal for the body of Oscar
Turner, no the authorities believe
was either thrown into the pond or
fell into the water on the night of the
18th, left last evening for their homes
in Burlington. They we're naturally
disappointed in not being able to find
the body of the missing young man,
but told States Attorney w. ]. Mea-
CHER that they had done all that was
possible for them to do and that 1t
was useless for them to continue the
search by dragging the bottom Of the
pond and river. While at South Pow
nal they thoroughly raked the bottom
of the mill pond and dragged the river
for the larger portion of the distance
between the dam and North Pownal.
The search will be continued by
men whom States Attorne Meagher
will engage to patrol the river. Itsis
seldom that the body of a drowned
person, even when lost in large
river, does not ultimately come to the
surface and as the water recedes in
the Hoosac the chances increase for
the finding of Turner's remains.
One more effort at least will be
made at South Pownal. The gate or
the planking in the dam will be re-
moved so that the pond can be
drained. This is a difficult, but not
impossible undertaking. There is
probably a large accumulation of mud
on the planking and the gate is UNI
doubtedly swelled with moisture, but
there is little doubt that an opening
in the dam can be made.
States Attorney Meagher has at his
Office the four picks, shovel and two
sledges which it is alleged Thomas
Harris stole from lot of tools used
by the Daley Brothers in the con-
struction of the Bennington and North
Adams electric road. In the lot, too,
is the piekhandle without head,
! which 1t is supposed Harris used to
knock down young Turner when he
had the quarrel with the missing man
in front of the Charles Potter house
on that fateful Saturday night. The
handle is heavier than the ordinary
pick handle and blow with it would
drop horse in its tracks. If Turner
was hit on the head with 1t there is
good reason to believe that he never
moved after the blow. 1t is a wicked
weapon and would crack a mans skull
like an egg she'll.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
ROB MOORE ADVANCED
Young Man Who Went From 5ennng-
ton to California.

The FL Centre. Cal, Press in a re-
,eDt issue contains the following fiat
.ering notice of Il Bennington young
man, formerly employed as a reporter
on the Banner and who Went to Cal
ifornia about three years ago:
Robert p. Moore has been appoint
ed assistant superintendent of the Hol-
ton Intervrban Railroad Company and
the Holton Power Company. with
headquarters at FL Centre. He has
been connected with these companies
for two years and has served in the
capacity of head bookkeeper, many
other details of the two companies af-
fairs also devolving upon him. The
business of each concern has grow
70 such magnitude during the pas
tear ihat {. T. P.:iia, The general super
intendent, has felt 1t necessary that
some of the burdens be lifted from his
shoulders and in the appointment of
Mr.. Moore as his assistant, recognit-
ion is given worthy services for both
companies"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION
Report Says Hartman Proposes Great
Railroad Merger.

New York. April 27.--According to a
report circulated in this city e. H.
Hartman has instructed leading at
torneys of the corporation in this and
other cities to devise a means of merg-
ing the New York Central lines into a
$1,000 900 corporation with a cen
trail management and one treasury.
This, if effected, would operate more
than 10000 miles of railroad including
the New York Central, West Shore,
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis, Pittsburg and Lake Erie, Lake
Erie and Western, Canada Southern
and a number of lines now controlled
by or allied with the New York Cen
trail. No details are said to have been
decided upon yet, but it is understood
that it is not-proposed to include the
Nickle Plate line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
BROTHER NAMED TO
SUCCEED SULTAN
OF TURKEY
Abdul Hamid is Deposed As
Head of Ottoman Empire
VIEW RULER PROCLAIMED
Salute : i'll Guns Announces Success
sion of Mohammed Reschad Ef-
fendi to Throne

Constantinople, April 27.-Moham-
med Reschad Effendi. brother of the
former Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Ham
mid, was today proclaimed sultan of
the Ottoman empire.
The proclamation was followed by
a salute of l01 guns in honor of the
new ruler.
The new order places Mohammed
Reschad at the head of the European
and more populous and wealthy por-
ton of the empire while Abdul Ham
mid will continue to rule Asiatic Tur-
key in subordinate position
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
JAIL IS CROWDED
TO ITS UTMOST
CAP AC|TY
Seventeen Persons in Care Of
Sheriff Godfrey
COTS IN THE CORRIDOR
One of the Inmates Is Woman Held on
Turner Case and Another Is De-
mented Negro

There are now II persons confined
in the county Jail, the latest addition
being Herbert Cook of Rupert who
was brought here Monday evening on
a charge preferred against him by
the selectmen and involving a young
grill of that town
The wing of the county building
used for the confinement of prisoners
is only about % by 20 feet with but
little light and ventilation 1t is pos
sible to confine six persons in the
three double cells on the second floor,
but the remaining II must be crowded
into the four cells and the corridors
on the lower floor.
AS one of the prisoners at present
awaiting hearing is a woman that
apartment is necessarily occupied.
Sandy Miller the negro, who is
mentally unbalanced, must have a cell
to himself and this arrangement
makes it necessary for four at least
TO eat, live and sleep in the narrow
corridors
With such crowded conditions it is
not possible to care for the prisoners
as they should be cared for. The cots
take up so much room in the corridors
that the main room of the Jail can not
be kept in the condition that common
decency should require.
There have not been so many pris-
oners in the Jail for a long time but
similar overcrowding is likely to hap
pen at any time. Two or three OF
the men are travelling tramps such as
are liable to drift through the town
at any time; four are being held for
the Pownal supposed murder case and
two are from North Adams but were
arrested for an offence committed on
the Pownal side of the state line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
VERMONT BEATS AMHERST
Fast Fielding Almost Shuts Out Mas
sachusetts BcSs.

Amherst, April 27-In game that
was made difficult by terrific wind
the University of Vermont baseball
afternoon, to l. The Vermont boys
showed more snap and vim than any
game heretofore and considering the
weather their fielding was gilt edged.
Both Collins and Mcclure worked well
in the box, although wild throw al
lowed the Vermont boys to make the
first run.
in the first Collision hit a low one
to Mcclure, who threw wild over the
first baseman's head. Collision prom
enaded to second. After one man
went down burlington drove out a
pretty single and Collision legged 1t
across the pan, drawing the first blood
for Vermont. In the second the Am
herst shortstop muffed O'Connell's
skyscraper, giving the Vermont man
life at first. He was sacrificed to
second and third and scored on an out
to outfield.
Amhersts chance to score during
the sixth inning was waylaid by bril-
liant putout to center field by Haynes
Shaw's phenomenal catch in the right
field brought forth a rousing cheer
from both grandstand and bleachers.
Amherst scored in the second. A
man got life at first on an error by
Williams and was sent to third by a
hit. He scored when burlington
threw to second to head off pilfer.
Innings | 2 4 6 SO
Vermont | 0 0 90 0 o.
Amherst 0 | 0 0 o 0 0 OIL
Runs made by Bennock, Collision
Mcconnell. Stolen bases. Mcconnell
O'Dea. Base on balls. off Collins. .
Struck out, by Mcclure. 4, by Collins
s. Sacrifice hits, Taylor, Haynes
| Passed ball, burlington, Umpire Fo
| ley. Time 2 hours.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
PRICE OF GAS RAISED
After May LIST $3.50 Thousand Feet
Will Be Charged

The Bennington Gas Light company
mas sent out notices to its customers
stating that after May LIST the price
OF this commodity will be advanced
to Sl9O per 1000 C. feet, with the usu-
al discount for cash within specified
term of days.
Inc present price of gas is 1892 net
making the increased cost about 80
cents a thousand feet. The company
argues in its statement that with the
present quality of gas made the
amount needed by the consumer is ap-
proximately one third to one half less
than when the company was furnish
ing gas from its old generator, and
that under the new schedule of price
the cost of running a lamp or stove
VIII not exceed that formerly paid by
their customers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
Notice.

All farmers, breeders and all inter
ested in draft horse raising are cordi-
ally invited to come and see the Per-
cheron stallion, Valentine, Of Green
Mountain Stock Farm. He is record
ed by the Percheron society of Amer
lea No. 46,704. Weight 1850, height,
l6% hands, and is the finest draft stall
lion In southern Vermont. He will be
at the Putnam House stable, Benning-
ton. for inspection from 10 a. M. TO 3
p. M, Saturday, May 1, 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
MRS. RoosEVELT's "TRIP ABROAD
Will Not Meet Ex-President in the
Spring as Announced

Oyster Bay. April 27.-Instead of re-
naming in Europe through next win
ter and travelling up the Nile in the
spring to meet the ex-President, Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt will return to
this country about November l and
spend the winter months in the family
home on Sycamore Hill.
This announcement was made here
today Mrs Roosevelt with Ethel
Archie and Quentin, will sail for
Europe about July l and will spend a
month with Miss Carew. Mrs. Roose-
velt's sister. in her villa near Rome
Then they will go to France on trip
especially for Miss Ethels benefit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
II You Have "PiIes.n

You are suffering distress that is
entirely unnecessary when you can get
such an effective remedy for piles as
HILLS PILE POMADE from your
druggist. Relieves the distress in fif-
teen minutes. GUARANTEED TO
CURE any case of piles OR YOUR
MONEY BACK.-W. L. Gokay's Phar-
macy.