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The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-18
TO DOUBLE ASSESSMENTS.
Presidents Salary Will be Increased
 From $500 to $s.ooo.

Texarkana, Ark, Nov. 17.--That the different local unions throughout the south have endorsed the amend ments to the constitution proposed at the recent convention of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union, was announced following a meeting of the executive committee here today.
 The changes in the constitution will double the assessments of mem bers and increase the saalry of the president from $500 to ss.O00 per an mum. Today's meeting was devoted to canvass of the vote of the diff ferent locals and disposal of routine matters.
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IRISH BILL PASSES.
A Few Amendments Were Msse Be.
 fore 1t Was Passed.

London, Nov. 1.-The Irish land bill was passed in the house of lords tonight with some change in the amendments recently proposed by the lords to which amendments the commons refused to agree.
 The vote in the house of commons on the motion not to agree to the house of lords amendment to the IIish land bill on November 5 stood 2l9 to 54. On moving the motion, Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland declared that he was most anxious to come to terms, as the fail ufe of the bill would create deplor- able situation in Ireland and that an effort would be made to arrange compromise between the two houses of parliament A committee was ap- pointed for this purpose,
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DECLARES HIS IS STILL THE RIGHT TO SPEND MONEY
 WHERE HE PLEAsEs.
In Loud Acclaim UphoIds Position He Maintained That Caused Him
 To Be Sentenced to Jail
 for Contempt.

Toronto, Ont, Nov Endorsing 8 report of the committee on boycott. John Mitchell, one of the three offi- cers of the American Federation of Labor. who are under sentence for contempt of court. made a dramatic speech to the convention of that or ganization at todayis session.
 He declared that as far as he was concerned. regardless of consequences- he intended while at liberty to declare for the rights guaranteed him by the organic laws of his country.
 The report which drew forth much applause and which was adopted by the convention. among other things, declared:
 We say that, when our cause is just, and every other remedy has been employed without result. boy cott we say that when the employer has determined to exploit not adult male labor. but our women and chil- dren, and our reaisoning and appeal to his fairness and conscience will not sway him. boycott; we say that when labor has been oppressed, brow beaten and tyrannized, boycott; we say that when social and political conditions become so bad that ordi- nary remedial measures are fruitiess. boycott; and finally. we say. we have right tp boycott and VIC propose to exercise that right In the application of this right of boycott to paraphrase the president (Gompers.. we propose to strive on and on"
 The convention broke into lond cheers for Mitchell as the report was concluded and there were cries for Morrison
 The secretary did not respond. President Gomperg was absent.
 MT Mitchell says he realized that every statement made by those on the convention floor and especially by those who on next Monday will have to deliver themselves to the courts, is being closely scrutinized.
 T want the people of the United States to know my position" he said. T shall not speak defantly; but bo the consequences what they will, [ shall not surrender any right guaran- deed to me by the constitution of our country. am not sure how much mental and physical suffering will be necessary to make me submit. but if know myself. not any amount of suf. fering will persuade me that I have not the right to spend my money where I please and the right to write anJ speak as please. being responsi. ble under the law for my acts
 Whether the boycott be Q benefit 1r detriment, each man must decide where he will bestow his patronage. l maintain that my patronage Is my own and no merchant has property right to t. It is mine 10 give or be- stow as suits my own pleasure, and
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NOW IS THE
 BUSY TIME SUBSCRIPTIONS COUNT MORE VOTES NOW THAN ANY oTH- FER PERIOD IN CONTEST. This Is the Time When That our of Europe Will Be Either Won
 or Lost and Contestants
 Should Hustle.

We want to impress upon the minds of the public as well as the contestants a very import ant point concerning this new uhng. It will give you more votes on subscriptions than you will ever get again. We make you this promise and we guar antee you that it will be kept.
 Do not say that we will raise the schedule again or something else will count more next per iod. You will be badly mistak- en if you expect it.
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Now Is the Time.

Opportunity period and the period of opportunities" is the name that has been applied to this week and until Saturday of next week as a result of the big double vote offer, and it is rightly named. At no time in the contest has a subscription counted for as many votes and at no future time will subscription count for as much
 There will be no change in the or iginal schedule of votes published for the third period
 The new ruling, under which this special offer was made, was not made n1r advantage of any candidate or set of candidates, but for advantages of all The aim of the offer was to arouse a greatest interest in the can didacy of all the candidates among their friends and co-workers. Those who are desirous of seeing their fav- orites successful in the tour winning should give their subscriptions this week or next, while they will count for the greatest number of votes. It is to be remembered by those new subscribers who have already paid a subscription during the contest that any further payment on their paper will count as new in votes.
 The contest unened for fhfe neriod like a Ringing circus day, and ls go- ing like house afire. Each succeed- ing day sees an increasing interest on the pant of the candidates and their friends and with the ending of the big offer flor this period the in- terest will have about reached it's
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A number of SentinelRecord sub scrlbers have paid up arrears in sub scription accounts, and added a years subscription in advance. It was not generally understood at first that spe- cial ballots would be given on old ac- counts, but since this matter has been understood and inasmuch as payments on back accounts count for as many votes as renewals of old subscribers each of the candidates should receive great number of votes from this source
 Those young ladies who were nomi- mated for the Tour of Europe contest and who subsequently withdrew their names will confer favor on the con. test department if they will kindly return within the next few days the triplicate numbered subscription book sent to them
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, Nov 17.-Forecast for Arkansas; Fair Thursday; Friday fair, warmer.
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 scend the air shaft again at daylight fIomorrow.
 Fire apparatus is to be taken down if possible the flames in the hoisting shaft are to be fought from this end
 Cherry, IL, Nov 17.-After claim ing them for four days, the St Paul mine. in which are still entombed the bodies of 300 or more miners as re suit of last Saturdays disaster today refused to yield up it's dead.
 Utter failure to devise any satisfac- tcry method of recovering the bodies attended ihe work of rescue.
 Tonight the interior of the mine was burning almost as fiercely as ever, the lifting of the lid or seal over the mouth of the hoisting shaft inii- eating by frequent puffs of smoke the fury of the smothered flames.
 The two companies of state troops sent here to prevent possible disor- der, remained all day idle in their cars except for guard duty about the mine and sleeping cars at night
 An important conference lasting five hours. at which there were pres ent federal state and local mining experts, was held today.
 The meeting was called in response to a feeling that efforts should be made to penetrate into the mine and bring up the bodies at all hazarjs. But at it's conclusion 1t was found that no immediate descent could be made into the fire and heat filled cav ern without risk of killing the rescu- CTS.
 We met nothing but obstacles in our efforts declared State Mining Inspector Thomas Hudson. The sit uation is most distressing"
 The conference was attended by President Eearlng of the c. M. & St. F., George R. Rise of Pittsburg of the United States Geological Survey, J. w Paul In charge of the govern ment mine rescue work Illinois Mine Inspectors w. w. Little and Thomas Little; Indiana Mine Inspector Jas. Apperson; Ohio Mine Inspector Geo. Harrison, Missouri Inspector Nicholas c. w. Traer of the state mine in- vestigating commission anu others.
 Various schemes were proposed. Among them wals one to open up an air shaft distance from the hoist ing shaft, which hitherto has been worked and by means of a gigantic fan, produce a false air current, that would calry the gas and heat away from the shaft down which it was in- tended to send the rescuers.
 Some of those wf,o oppclaed this de- clared the entire project for rescue would have to be indefinitely postpon. ed. They asserted the internal fires were intense, that it would be useless to risk more lives and that in fact the mine would have to he sealed up for weeks and perhaps for months be. fore it could be cooled off.
 It was day of hope and abandon ment of hope. Scores of women con. tinued to finger about the ground.
 So great has been the anguish and mental strain during the last four days that 1t is feared many women are on the verge of insanity. One wo man, who declared she had had dream and visions of her husband and broth. CT still living in the mine shrieked piteously imploring the authorities to open the shaft and then fell senseless
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We told the readers of the Sentinel Reco.d who have been watching the progress of the big Tour-of- Europe contest that something was liable to happen almost any day and that it would be we'll to keep an on the score, and happen it did yesterday when Miss Blanche Bailey went from third to first in the first district and when
 Mics Gertrude Sanders went from third to the head of the list in the sec ono district.
 Many other candidates made strong forward movements to reach the high seat in the contest band wagon, but fell short of their aspirations for the time being. However. these contest ants and their friends may well feel pleased over the excellent showing t..ey have made, and make up their minds to do just a little harder hus- ting during the remainder of this double vote period and amass a big reserve vote, which they will surely need at the close of the contest.
 Other Changes Probable.
 Other changes are indicated by the trend of the balloting and it is only those readers who keep a clpse watch on tAe score as it appears in the Sen tine1Record each morning. who are in touch with the progress that the several candidates are making, This contest is the biggest thing of the kind ever witnessed in this section of the country The interest is at fever heat and is increasing day by da, Other changes are likely to oc- cur any day and if you want to be posted on the progress of the battle of the ballots you must keep your eye on the score.
 Energetic Contestants.
 Contestants in both of the districts are working with renewed energy and meeting with success and the fav- orabe comment heard on every hand denotes that the same kindly feeling Is extended to the Sentinel-Record in the city, and with the contest now about one-third over. renewed energy ou the part of ali contestants will characterize the nearly four weeks re- maining.
 I. is not too late for candidates to enter the contest, as the first week of hard fighting has been done, the ob stacles that confronted the work on every hand have been encountered and overcome and every one has now entered into the spirit of the contest with vigor and where great effort was required to get the proper interest and to secure subscriptions, the can didates are now reporting the work of securing subscriptions comparative ly easy task, and many subscriptions are coming in without the asking.
 How Subscribers Help.
 The past week more than score of people living in both districts came to the Sentinel Record office and paid their subscriptions, claiming the spe- cial ballot that goes with each pay ment, and these ballots were carried back home and given to favorite can. aidates
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Morris and Williams after few minutes rest, delivered their report to the experts who had waited their return in the company office. The scene in the pit was weird, said Will Hams.
 "All about us the steam seemed to whirl and toss There was very little smoke and much less heat than dur. ing the descent I made last Sunday.
 'I was filled with anxiety when I gave two squeezes on the horn as the signal to lower Slowly we went down, the dense steam wrapping over the walls of the shaft in an uncertain haze. For the first ninety feet down noticed the timber supports were considerably scorched but lower down this was less noticeable.
 As I slowly descended gave the signal frequently to stop, hoping when I reached that depth, to look into the galleries. But the steam was too dense. did not see any bodies. When reached the lower level at BIO feet my hands and feet began to be so numb that I seemed to have lost the sense pf feeling. I gave the sig nal 10 ascend before I got to the top felt rather queer and shouted up, I'm pretty near all in but the fresh air soon revived me"
 Carpenters were put to work at midnight to construct a temporary cage. with which it is proposed to de scend the air shaft again at daylight ftomorrow.
 Fire apparatus is to be taken down if possible. the flames in the hoisting shaft are to be fought from this end.
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Real Race Is Now On.


 Up until the present the race has been only preliminary one, but with the biginning of the big double vote this period. the contest makes it's grand entree into the limelight fof honors as the hardest fought and most eagerly contested contest ever known. From now on it will be battle be- tween all work-to win candidates candidates who will never say die, in whose makeup there is no "streak of yellow but that courage and deter imitation that is ever predominant in this great race of American people. The courage and fighting spirit that our forefathers manifested when they left the mother countr yto immigrate into the wilderness; the fighting splr. 1t that made them the conquerors over the British, over the Mexicans, over the Spanish, in fact. victors in every contest since America became nation; that is the spirit that is now and will be in evidence until the contest is ended.
 Note Date on Coupon Ballot.
 Contestants and their friends should watch carefully the dates on their single ballots and send them In before they expire The single ballots are all dead one week in advance of the dates on which they are printed, and unless voted within their time limit their value will be lost Follow the instructions printed on the ballot and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15

DR.. Abernethy, the great English
physician, said, watch your kidneys.
When they are affected, life is in dan
ger" Foleys Kidney Remedy makes
healthy kidneys, corrects urinary ir-
regularities, and tones up the whole
system.-Quinlan Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
SALISBURY VALLEY

Mr.. Parish was in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Finn are on
the sick list.
+ George Bouplon was in Hoosick
Falls Friday.
Clarence Peters was the guest of
Frank Pierce recently.
Mrs. George Pratt has returned
home from the hospital.
Mrs. J. f. Stanley and daughter Wis
tied friends in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams of Benning-
ton were at Frank Fuller's Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fuller and sons
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cottrell.
AIp and Mrs. Sullivan Center cele-
brated their 25th wedding anniver-
sary Friday evening
Eugene Peters and Miss Harris OF
South SALISBURY visited at the home
of John Peters Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Masten, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Pratt, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Sweet were in town Sun
day.
Mrs. C. Hunt and Miss Hattie Cen
ter of Valley Falls attended the we'd
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs, S.
Center
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

p. b. Gardner has taken the agency
for the Vacuum cleaner in this town.
J.. B. Parker, express messenger
agent, is out of town few days being
employed at present on the Delaware
and Hudson railroad.
A social dance will be held in Wood
mans hall Saturday evening. Septem-
Der IS. Admission win be 20 cents.
Ali are invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Houran who
were recently married, have returned
from their wedding trip and begun
housekeeping on West Main street.
A curious freak of nature is noticed
in crabapple tree in the yard OF
Charles Mowrey of Troy. The tree is
in blossom and is also bearing fruit.
Col Thomas Harmon and family
have broken up camp at the Pines for
the season. The outing season at
this resort is drawing towards a
close.
A new booking for next month at
the opera house just secured by Man
ager Wood is "The Servant in the
House." which will appear Wednesday
October 20.
For sale-Household furniture
stoves, kitchen utensils, etc, also sec
ond hand clothing, corner Main and
Depot streets, beginning Wednesday,
September Is. Open days and even
ings.
A most successful season at the
Walloomsac Inn is being rounded out
by throngs of September guests.
Among those registered tAis week are
MRS. Frank Beaudsley of Athens, N.
Y, Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Groudal of Sc
attic, Wash, Mr.. and Mrs. M. " Bar
bour of Toledo, Ohio and Mile. A. Ath-
cen of Paris, France.
o. Il. Reimer will make many i'm
provements during the coming winter
on the property he recently purchased
Of Miss Mary r. Sanford. He has an
architect at work preparing plans for
remodeling the house. 1t is under
stood that considerable money will
be laid out on the property, before
being completed next summer.
An invitation was received today by
Captain j. Benz. Harmon of Company
X, V. n. G., from the Mayor of Albany
and the members of the United States
Military Tournament committee invit-
ing him and the members of his com
pan to visit the United States Mill
tary Encampment and Tournament
which will be held at Albany during
the week commencing October 4.
- Two new classes will be introduced
into the curriculum of the Y. M. c. A.
gymnasium work this year. Tumb-
ling and special apparatus work will
nave special attention. Glasses in
tumbling win be held on Monday eve
nings and the special apparatus work
class on Friday. The work of all the
classes will be so graded that every
pupil will not be doing work in ad-
vance of his development.
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NORTH BENNINGTON

Miss Mary O'Hanlon of Springfield
is the guest of friends in town.
Mission services are being held this
week at st. John the Baptist church.
DR.. and Mrs. G. v. Wager are re
ioicing over the birth of daughter,
born Friday, September 10.
Miss Georgia Bissell who has been
the guest of Miss Lottie Madison has
returned to her home in Cambridge.
Miss Agnes l.. Green of Troy is
spending some time at the home of
her motner, Mrs. Eugene Green on
Depot street.
Lorenzo F. Moore is moving from
the Jennings cottage to the house
owned by Miss Mary O'Hanlon on up
per Main street.
The funeral OF b. G. Surdam who
died at Waterbury Saturday, Septem-
Der IL. was held from the house today
at 2:30 p. m, Rev. h. b. Tozer officia-
ting
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
catarrah Of the Throat.

Catarrh of the bronchial tubes is a
common cause of throat trouble. The
SYMPTOMS of Catarrh of the throat
are; pains in the middle OF the cnest'
cough worse on lying down at night
rafting in the cnest, severe cough on
catching cold, coughing up thick yell
lowish mucus. Rydale's Catarrh
Remedy used as a gargle, and taken
internally, will cure every case OF Ca
tarrh of the bronchial tubes and lungs
It is purely vegetable, contains no al
cohol or harmful drugs of any kind.
It is sold on a guarantee to benefit or
money refunded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
A Constipation Cure.

A physician prescription put up I'M
der the name of Rydale's Liver Tab
lets is sold on a guarantee to cure
chronic constipation. This prepare
ton contains ingredients that stimu-
late and tone the liver, intestines and
bowels Rydale's Liver Tablets over
come and cure constipation, no mat
ter what part is affected. The reg
ulate the liver, free the bile
ducts from mucus and allow a free
flow of bile. They stimulate the in
testines and establish a healthy habit
of the bowles. so chocolate coated
tablets in each box. Price 20 cents.
Shurtleff Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
Do You Suffer from
Splitting Headaches?

If headache sufferers would do little
hard thinking, they would surely learn that
headaches of all kinds are simply results
warning signals - of far more serious
trouble. Usually headache means that
the blood and nerves are poisoned by an
inactive and sluggish liver. Don't become
one of the habitual headache sufferers who
explain their condition by saying: "Oh, I
am subject to headaches. l always get
headache if get excited or it is too noisy"
There is no need of it either. Stop taking
dangerous headache powders, and put your
liver in good shape, so that it will carry off
foul secretions and remove properly the
bile elements from the blood by taking
Smiths Pineapple and Butternut Pills.
These little pills are Natures true laxa-
tive, and positive cure for torpid liver.
They assist digestion, unload the bile
ducts, and cure headache by ira removing
the cause. Physicians use and recommend.
They form no habit. You should always
keep them on hand. These little Vege-
table Pills will ward off many ills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
Orlnln of Appendicitis

Appendicitis is caused in most cases
by indigestion. The undigested food
initiates the intestines. The appendix
becomes innamed which soon be-
comes chronic. Finally suppuration
sets in, pus cavity is formed and an
acute attack of appendicitis results.
To prevent attacks of this fatal d.
sease cure your indigestion with Ry-
dale's Stomach Tablets. They will
make the whole alimentary canal
healthy from the stomach to the low
err bowfes. No danger of attacks of
appendicitis if the intestines are nor
NAL and healthy. Rydale's Stomach
Tablets will keep them so. Shurtleff
Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
Other makes of clothes from
$1,000 to $16.5O.

Boys Suits from $500 to $3.50.
Boys Pants. all styles, Soc to $3.50.
Mems Pants 81 90 to $500.