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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
THOSE DEPUTIES FEES
Deputy Sheriff JEFF Swallow Of Slab
Vile Writes To the SITTER.

The Londonderry Sitter prints the
following bright letter drawn out by
the recent tempest in a teapot over
he fees Of deputy sheriffs
Editor OF the Sitter:
Wal I'll be dog-goned if that
pesky legislator haint made a
blamed nice mess Tho't they had
little sense even If they did most
all OMEN grab ninety-tu dollars
jest afore they skeedaddled fer hum.
Tho't that showed they wuz kinder
smart an nervy?like; but by bees.
wax they done suthin' else that
haint dun bit smart Now, here's
my wife an me, we're the deputy
sheriff o this town an we calkerlate
that when we got pinted to the of.
ifs, sumbody knew his bizzness; cuz
my wife she kin tell me jest what ter
du on servin' papers, an by gum,
amt bashful 'baout dom ont.
But what in tarnation those crit
ters meant by dockin the fees o.
deputy sheriffs an constables is
more'n | kin see thru They raised
the pay O baout everybody 'ceptin
the state highway commissioner, and
grabbed ninety-tu dollars err piece
for themselves but they fixed 1t SOS
we officers don't git nothin fer dom
aour sworn duty. What's ten cents
mile travel? An thet's all we git
fer servin papers fer a justice coart.
S'pose my wife's goin' tn make aout
tn er three copies NV a writ an /
stop sugarin' hat er day an hitch up
ole Dobbin an drive five mile tn
Beetyille tn serve the aforesed writ,
can mind yu it's five mile back agin)
an not git but fifty cents fer the
hull job Taint nowise right
My wife, she's purity mad 'baout
IL. an If thets the way she feels, yu
kin jest bet cooky | shell be sum
mad baout it myself by termorrer
er next day, Jest faound aout
baout 1t this week Shouldn't er
thot the member from Hayville an
his fren's would a lowed emmy sech
disgraceful perceedin
! dunno yet whether my wife's
goin' to hey me hesign err not, but
she seq she'd like tn arrest the hull
caboodle o. them legislator snaps
even If she didn't git but ten cents
a mile fer her fees | dunno but I'd
du It fer nothin'. by iing.
| know I'm goin' tn be ri down
mad by termorrer.
Deputy Sheriff JEFF Swallow,
Slabville, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
MRS FARMER MUST
GO TO ELECTRIC
CHAIR
Second Woman to Be Electro
cuted in New York 81
NO STAY BY GOV. HUGHES
Chief Executive Says Law Makes No
Distinction of Sex in Cases
Of Murder

Albany, March 23-Goy. Hughes an
nounced yesterday that he had denied
the application for executive clemency
is under sentence of death at Auburn
prison for the murder of Mrs. Sarah
Brennan at Brownville, near Water
town Mrs. Farmer will be executed
some time next week.
Mrs. Farmer will have been the sec
ond woman to go to the electric chair.
Mrs. Martha Pierce who was put to
death in Sing Sing prison on March 20,
1899, was the first woman to be exc
cuted by electricity in this state. The
odore Roosevelt was governor at that
time and he declined to interfere.
Mrs. Farmer was indicted jointly
with her husband, James d. Farmer.
for the Brennan murder They were
tried separately, however, and both
were convicted. An appeal was taken
TO the court of appeals in Mrs. Far
mer's case. The conviction was unan-
imously confirmed and sentence OF
death was ordered to be executed dur
ing the week beginning March 49, The
huobhhh case iloo hOA sCN OCNh hNoi "a
by the court.
In this case, as in other capital ca
SEES" says Governor Hughes, there
are those who ask for executive inter
ference because they are opposed to
capital punishment. But the law OF
the state is that murder in the first
degree is punishable by death How
ever important TO the interests of JUS
tice may be the exercise of the pardon
ing power in exceptional cases, the
executive has no right to use this
power for the purpose of effecting a
practical repeal of the law. 1t is his
duty to see within the sphere of his
executive action, that the law of the
state as to murder, as well as other
laws, is faithfully executed.
AS the prisoner is a woman there
are those who urge that capital pun
ishment in such case is revolving and
that the sentence should be commuted
upon the ground of sex. The law Of
the state regarding murder makes no
distinction between the sexes and
woman who is found guilty of this
crime, is subject to the same penalty
as a man. The law should be impair
TALLY enforced"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
FORGERY CHARGED
TO THE AMOUNT
OF S44,35O
Two Young Men Lodged in
HobOken Jail
WORKED BANK IN GERMANY
Fritz F. Marx, 20 Years of Age, Assist
ed by Clerk, Said to Have OBJ
tanned Large Sums.

New York, Mar 2S.-Charged with
having planned and successfully car
ried out an international conspiracy
and forgery, Fritz F. Marx, a 20 year
old German who is said to be highly
connected with prominent families in
both America and Europe, and who.
for the last five months, with his
young wife, has occupied lavishly fur
nlshed apartments in the Bonavista
1852 Riverside Drive, was arraigned
before Recorder McGovern in the Ho-
boken, n. j., Court yesterday and re-
manded to cell in police headquar-
ters there until the Hudson county
grand jury can act on his case
Arraigned and locked up with Marx
as an accomplice, was 20 year old
Leo Martin, a $25 a week bank clerk.
The two young men were arrested
early yesterday afternoon in the Off
ces of John Steneck & Sons, bankers
and shipping agents, at IS River street
Hoboken, charged with having OBJ
tanned approximately $44,350 from
that firm during the last few months
by using unauthorized letter heads of
the Bremen bank of Bremen in Ger
many, and of forging the signature of
the cashier of the Bremen bank to
letters Of credit purporting TO be sent
from the German bank to the Hobo
ken bank as its New York correspon-
dent.
These forged orders directed the
firm of Steneck & Sons to credit
young Marx with $4,000 and charge
the payments against the Brennan
bank. According to these forged let.
tiers, young Marks brother-in-lsw had
died and left him that sum on deposit
in the Bremen bank.
On the strength of those orders Ste
neck & Sons have since last Novem-
Der paid young Marx one payment OF
$24, $50 and another of $4,000. The
Steneck firm had already, it seems.
collected bona flde legacy of $4,000
for Marx in Germany last year, and
took the second legacy story for grant
ed.
Martin is the head bookkeeper for
Steneck & Co., and according to con-
fession which he made yesterday to
Recorder McGovern he wrote some
of the letters supposed to come from
the other side and kept back the let
tiers which Mr.. Steneck wrote" to the
bank of Bremen. For doing this, he
says, Marx paid him SIS a week and
promised to give him $1,000 as soon as
Marx got the whole of the $4,000 out
of the Stenecks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
Reward offered.

William Fischer of Dewey street has
recently constructed costly wire
fence, enclosing the front and sides
of his lawn. Yesterday, March %,
II was cut and bent over, in six diff
ferent places. Any person who will
give information leading to the con
viction of the guilty party will be of
fered reward of $500 If they will
agree to present themselves at Mr..
Fischers home with the desired infor.
nation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
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Address Allen $. Olmstcd, Le Roy, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
FUNERAL OF REV. MR.. MoLANE
Held This Morning From the Chapel
OF the Episcopal Church

The funeral OF the late Rev f. St
George McLane, pastor of Trinity
Episcopal church, in Albany, who died
in Savannah Ga, Wednesday was
largely attended this morning from st
Peters chapel at 1890. Rev. Dr.
George d. Silleiman of Stockport. n.
" great friend Of Mr. McLane. Off
ciated, assisted by Rev. Philip Schuy.
Ter A requiem communion was eel.
ebrated by Dr. Silleiman at 10 o,
clock
The bearers were all relatives of
the deceased and were as follows. J..
j. Stakeholder, Frederick Grey, Edwin
Hupman, Charles Bridge Harry
Coughtry and Herbert ST. George of
Albany, There were many beautiful
floral tributes The interment was in
the old cemetery at Bennington Cen
ter.
Among the out of town clergymen
who attended the funeral~besidos Or.
Silleiman were Rev. Paul Birdsall of
Albany and Rev. Yale Lyons of Hoo.
sick,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
PERFERs VEReENNEs
so Youthful Horse Thief Goes There
Instead Of Rutland.

Middlebury March 23--George
Steady. who was convicted of steal.
ing a horse in Ferrisburg six weeks
ago, has been taken to the industrial
school at Vergennes to remain the
rest OF his minority He is less than
II years old and preferred to so to
Vergennes to serving two and one
half years in the house Of correction
at Rutland
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
BUSINESS TROUBLES
George S. Knight of 6rattleboro Has
Filed in Bankruptcy.

Rutland, March 23-- George S
knight of Brattleboro has filed a
petition in bankruptcy with Clerk f.
5, Pratt of the United States court
He has liabilities of S3l7.55 and his
assets are S125 of which Sll5 is ex-
empt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23

Respectfully submitted,
Arthur H. HOLSTER,
Treasurer.
March 10, 1909
have audited above account, ex.
aiming vouchers for all payments,
and find same correct, as reported
Homer n. Webster
Insurance.
The Library building Is protected
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight and Wednesday.
Warmer Wednesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23

Send for Free Booklet on the i'm.
proved plan OF treatment and cure
OF Rupture, False Rupture (Varico.
cele), Nervous Disease and Kidney
Affections. Mention this paper.
InyalId's Hotel. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
OFF FOR AFRICA
EN-President Roosevelt Sailed From
Hoboken This Forenoon.

Hoboken, n. j., March Eek
President Theodore Roosevelt sailed
at II o'clock this forenoon on his way
to South Africa.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
SOUTH POLE DISCOVERED
London Newspaper Says shaekelton's
Expedition Has Succeeded

London. March 23.-The London
Pan Mall Gazette says that informa-
ton has been received that Shackel-
tons Antarctic expedition has reach
ed the South pole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
SPEAR RESIGNS ONE JOB

Clerk of Public Utilities Commission
Resigns as Registrar of Probate.
Newport, March 2S-Rufus w.
Spear has resigned as registrar of
probate to take effect April and will
devote his time to the work of the
public utilities commission of which
he will be clerk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
Individual Sanaum Should Be Handled An Unclaimed Cur at
NolsELEss FIREARMS
Judge Bond Thinks Measures Of Safe
ty Ought to Be Taken.


Editor of the Banner enclose a
clipping from a newspaper and
would like to have you read the arti-
Gle on the first page of the last issue
of the Scientific American referring
to the use of noiseless firearmsl.
believe it is your duty and all other
editors and all other good men to
take notice of this issue. The clip
ping | send you shows plainly how
this thing will work if these gun ST.
lencers are allowed to be scattered
among the criminal classes of this
country, the Black Hand for ex-
ample. You must see how very easy
and safely their nefarious schemes
can be carried on. Already the great
city of New York Is moving in the
matter and the Chief of Police In
Pittsburg has taken steps to prevent
the carrying of these deadly and UNI
detachable appliances. am sorry
that the last legislature turned down
my bill on this subject and / believe
the next legislature will view it in a
different light. AT the end of two
years | do not believe | shall be
deemed a crank or a fanatic.
Very truly yours,
George j. Bond
Searsburg. VT. March 10. 1909.
Judge Bond In his letter also en-.
closes the following clipping from
some newspaper to us unknown.
Boy MysteriousIy Shot.
Chicago, March 17.-Robert Schultz
II, of Milwaukee, was found dying on
a West Side street today with a bull
let hole through his body. When
taken to a hospital the boy said he
could not explain the mystery He
was standing on a street corner, he
said when he suddenly felt sharp
pain in his body and blood began TO
flow copiously. He said he heard no
report and saw no one. The police
are investigating.
Judge Bonds views on the subject
of noiseless firearms agree with
those of the Banner, but he is hardly
fair in saying that the last legislature
turned down his bill or any bill on
the subject as no such bill ever came
before the legislature. Along the
very last days Of the session bill
prepared by Judge Bond was handed
TO the member from Bennington Be
lieving the bill had merit the mem
Der from Bennington took the bill to
the committee through whom he
thought the bill ought to be intro
duced The committee refused, not
on the merits of the bill. which were
not even considered, but on the
ground that they had refused other
requests and must make no excep-
tons as the House had practically d.
rected its committees not to intro
duce any new bills except substitutes
for those already printed. The several
members with whom the writer dis
cussed the matter approved of the
object aimed at and regretted that
Judge Bond had not sent the bill ear
lier No one spoke of him as a
crank or fanatic as far as we are
aware. The Maine legislature has
already passed a bill forbidding the
use Of these weapons. 1t is only
short time to the next session of the
Vermont legislature and this state
is not as badly exposed as are those
states with large cities and larger
criminal classes-Editor OF the Ban
nerl.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
MAXWELL EvARTs ILL
Underwent Operation for Appendicitis
in New York Saturday

in New York Saturday
Windsor, March 23.-Maxwell Ev.
arts of Windsor, president of the
Vermont Fish and Game league, is
seriously i'll at the Roosevelt hospi-
tai in New York where an operation
was performed Saturday morning for
appendicitis. Mr.. Evarts has been in
poor health for some time and when
the operation was performed some
complications were found.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
Report Of Librarian.

There is a steady increase in the
patronage of the Library as seen by
the record of books drawn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23

The Library subscribes for 3S mag
azines and daily papers. During
the year the room in the rear of the
main stock and reading room has
been fitted up as chldren's. through
the generosity Of J. G. Mccullough
and Fred b. Jennings Mrs. Mary
Merrill. Librarian.
Plans are being made for the pur.
chase of books Of interest and value
to the men OF the town. A series Of
books on general farming, fruit grow
ing, stock raising, poultry and bee
culture are being selected. Another
series to be added will be some OF the
latest books on the textile industries
and machinery connected herewith.
Any suggestions from any patrons or
supporters concerning the conduct of
the library or the class of books most
desired will be carefully considered
by the directors and the book commit
tee. Such communications should be
sent to the president.
Report of Treasurer and Auditor.
Report of Treasurer Of Young Mems
Association for the year ending
March Is. 1909
March 10, 1908, by Balance s14745
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-23
OFFICERS REPORT
FOR BENNINGTON
FREE LIBRARY
Much Progress During the Past
Year.
INCREASING PATRONAGE
Over 5000 Volumes on Shelves and
Balance in Book and General
Funds.

To the trustees of the Library hall
property.
In compliance with the provisions
of the deed of trust, present the fol
lowing report for the year ending
March Il 1000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-09
SOCIAL CALENDAR.

} Tuesday, March 9th.
Miss Annie May Dimick will
} entertain the Art Study Club at
} her home on Clayton street at 3:45
o'clock.
Miss Mittie Ellen Ashley will
be the hostess for the Tuesday
Afternoon Bridge Club at $3.50
o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-09
MRS. COLEMAN NOT TO READ
III Hr0 nEn Ern I'm A "

CLUB PAPER FRIDAY.
Mrs. Phares Coleman. who was chos-
en- by the Ionian Club to read O paper
at the Reciprocity meeting Friday af-
ternoon. has declined to do so because
she will be upon the program for a
talk as President OF the State Fedora
ton.
Miss Jean Craik Of the Tintagil Club
will read a paper instead of Mrs. Cole
man. and her subject will be Reforms
of Dickens"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-09

Stuart Children of Confederacy: Mrs.
Harvey L. Jones. representing the
Colonial Danes; Mrs. G. II. McCombs,
Peter Forney Chapter Daughters OF
American Revolution; Mrs. Walter j.
Black, Francis Marion Chanter.. Daugh-
tiers. of American Revolution; Mrs.
Thomas NJ Owen, No Name Club; Miss
Olivia Anderson. the Magazine Club;
Miss Rebecca Pollard. Tintagil Club;
Miss Pauline Hausman. Council of Jew
ish Women; Mrs. Phares Coleman lon
ian Club; Mrs Ray Rushton. Mothers
Circle; Miss Rutson Hatchett, Art
Study Club; Mrs, Sidney Well. Sesame
Club Mrs. Leon We'll, School Improve
ment Association; Miss Margare.
Booth. Montgomery Chapter College
Women Mrs. w. A. Gayle. Flower
Growers Association; Mrs. w. p. De-
Jarnette. Twentieth Century Club;
Professor c. L. Floyd, representing the
City Schools: Professor J NJ. Stark.
University High School, Professor L.
r. Barnes. Barnes School for Boys;
Professor Bliss Edgar. Edgar's School
for Boys; Mr.. Fred A. Ball. Commercial,
Club: Mrs. C. f. Mortz, Civic League.
While the tree was being planted
Miss Ida Parrish recited. 'what We
Plant When We Plant the Tree"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-09

Is In Chicago investigating elementary
education. Two other women who
have been sent to France are making
q study Of technical schools. Mrs.
Laura Mendez de Cuenca. who Ia now
in Germany investigating German
methods Of teaching. Is woman OF
distinction I'm her own country. both
as a writer of travels and a poet She
was one OF the three delegates sent by
Mexico to the recent international con-
gress for moral education In London.
r =
DR.. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson.
Mayor of AldebuEeh, England, gave a
dinner recently to forty councillors and
other guests. She was the only woman
present and she wore a black dress,
with a widows cap and diamonds. Re-
plying to the toast "Aldeburgh's Pros
perity." she said that during her year
of office she would try her best to
prove a good motherly housekeeper to
the town. She declared that nothing
could be done by talking, but a great
deal by the councillors agreeing to
take action and work together for the
good of the town. She hoped to better
the roads and to make the town more
attractive to visitors.
Mrs. Ellen II. Richards vas elected
president Of the American Home Eco
Monies Association which was recent
ly organized in Washington with
membership Of more than 700. The
vice presidents are Miss Isabelle Bee
vier Of the Universit yof Illinois. DR..
C. F. Langworthy of Washington and
Miss Mary Uric Watson of Macdonald
Instituted Guelph. Ontario. Benjamin
r. Andrews of Teachers College. New
York, was elected secretary and treas
urer. The purpose of the association
is work for the betterment of Ameri-
can homes
Women will soon be admitted to the
members gallery Of the British House
of Commons on the same terms as men
II the recommendation of a committee
on the subject Is accepted. Heretofore
women who wished to see the House
in session have been compelled to do
so seated behind the grill of the wo-
mems gallery. The committee argues
that permission to sit beside their male
relatives and friends will make the
privilege of listening to the debates
more highly priced by women. The
report is said to have been severe
shock to the older members of the
House of Commons.
As an evidence of the progressive
ness of their country the Mexicans
point to it's treatment of women. espe-
ciaIly in the matter of education. All
its national colleges and professional
schools, including those of music and
art. give free tuition and are open
alike to men and women. Some twen-
ty years ago when the first woman was
graduated from the medical school the
Minister of Education made her a pres.
emit Of a carriage and enough money
to set her up In her profession. There
are now In Mexico City alone at least
ten well known women physicians. all
having large and lucrative practices.
The National Bureau of Education liz
composed of fifteen members, four of
whom are women.
Princess Kropotkin of Russia is said
to have given up her plan of making
a lecture tour of America because of
the law which excludes anarchists. The
Princess Is described as a gentle. inof-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-09
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

The suffragists are calling attention
to the fact that the largest Individual
contribution to the fund for the relief
Of the earthquake sufferers was made
by woman.
Mrs. Millicent Garrett Fawcett is the
only woman who has ever been asked
to address the University Debating So
ciety at oxford. At the request of
the students she took woman suffrage
as hsn subject. At the end Of her
speech a resolution In favor of woman
suffrage was put and lost by a ma or-
ity Of ten. There Is o. rumor that Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe will in the near flu
ture receive a similar Invitation from
Harvard. Those who pretend to be in
formed assert that Harvard's majority
against woman suffrage would be many
times greater than Oxford's.
There are ten women among the fifty
commissioners that the Government of
Mexico has sent out for the purpose
of studying the best methods of ed
ucation In the different countries. Miss
Juana Palacios, the head of normal
school for girls at Pueblo. Is now in
Boston investigating the best ways of
teaching arithmetic Miss Castaneda,
OF kindergartens for the City
of Mexico. Is studying for the kinder
garten system in New York. Miss
Bertha Won Gunner, native Mexican,