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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
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KURN HATTIN HOMES
New Building at Westminster to Be
Dedicated In September

Dedicated in September
The trustees of the New England
Kurn Hattin Homes announce thai
the new building at Westminster fol
which the money was so generously
contributed last year, is completed
and the dedication will occur in Sep
TENDER. Plans are being made for an
Interesting occasion at that time and
notices will be given Through the
press and otherwise in season SO that
those who are interested in this work
may be present.
ii may not be generally known that
the policy of the board has been some
what changed during the past year.
After careful consideration and stu
dy or the special needs of this partic-
uiar work, considering the>relative To-
cation of the two homes under their
care-Kurn Hattin Home, Westmin-
ster, and the Warner Memorial Home.
Saxtons River-it has been decided to
place the administration of the affairs
OF the Homes with the executive
board composed of the president. Hon
W. j. Van Patten, Burlington; Secre-
tary General ~ G. Williams and Urea
surer h. l.. Walker, Bellows Falls.
mus doing away with the office of the
superintendent, the people in charge
OF each Aome being known as the
manager and matron.
The office of the homes is located
with the treasurer and here all the
business Is transacted. The paper
published in the interests of the
WORK and formerly sent out from
Westminster is now edited at the Of
nee with a correspondent from each
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Packard VINO
We're engaged for one year to ill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop have accepted a
position In the Lyman school. West
Doro, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Ginhlss who have been employed at
North Chelmsford, Mass, have been
engaged to fill the vacancy.
The trustees feel that in Mr. and
Mrs. McGinnis they have secured peo-
pie admirably adapted by training and
experience for tnis position.
Mr.. McGinnis is a graduate of the
Miiltary academy, Bordentown, N. j..
ana vermont University man. He
VIII assume the duties of teacher in
the school and stand for the educat-
lohaI work with the boys. The farm
VIII continue under the direction of
the farm manager, j. ID. Judd who
WIN his wife has been connected with
hurn Hattin for six years.
Mrs. McGinnis is the daughter of
eX-Mayor Boynton of Everett, Mass.
and adds to a thorough musical edu.
cation at Boston Conservatory special
training for the position of matron by
course at Simmons college.
The trustees feel that this plan will
Drlng equally good, If not better re-
suits with considerable decrease in
the cost for current expenses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

for Busy Readers.
o. e. Butterfeld of Wilmington was
visitor in town Saturday.
F. B. Randall of SALISBURY visited
friends in town Saturday.
Mrs. James A. Eddy of Bennington
Center spent Saturday in Troy.
Miss Annie E. Dakln who has been
quite seriously i'll for some time is re-
covering.
Automobiles to rent by the hour,
day or week at the Blue Book" gar
age, Tel 231-M.
E. A. King of Troy spent Sunday
with his wife who is at the Walloom-
sac Inn for the summer.
Chester Wilson and son of Raymer-
town, N. Y, a former resident were
in town Saturday on business.
Charles E. Welles of New York has
been spending a few days at his sum-
mer home at Bennington Center.
Miss Catherine Scott of Adams
who has been the guest of Miss Vic
toria Temple has returned home.
On account of the bad weather Sat
urday the baseball games in North
Adams and Pittsfield were cancelled.
Depot street between River and
County has been macadamized and
put in excellent shape under the dir
ection of Street Commissioner A. r.
Dunn. The level of the street has
been raised. Tnis section of the town
has a heavy traffic as nearly all the
freight passes over it. For some
time previous it had been in poor
shape.
Saturdays North Adams Transcript
said: William Van Sleet, the famous
boy pilot, of the Berkshires, was at
the Wilson today at lunch, enroute TO
Bennington where he went to test the
gas to learn if it would do without
special treatment as balloon gas for
the flight which ne is to make from
Bennington on August 16, the anniv-
ersary of the battle of Bennington.
Pittsheld played good ball against
Bennington, but they were unable to
hit Corey. On the other hand the
Bennington players and spectators
kept Armet going by jollying him
about his recent marriage. Among
the cruel things flung at Armet was
Your wife will want to get a divorce
after today's game" Those jabs had
their effect on our tow headed slant
dispenser.-Pittsfeld Journal.
William Van Sleet was in town
over Sunday He will make an as
cent in Rutland Tuesday afternoon at
four o'clock in the balloon Massacnu-
sets with four Rutland people as pas
sengers. Among the party will be
Harry A. Mattison, son of Mrs r. d,
Bennett of this town, who is a mem
Der of the Rutland Herald staff. If
The wind carries them in an easterly
direction they may be the first to
cross the Green mountains into New
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26

A thirst quencher that satisfies and
gratifies is Williams Root Beer. The
whole family endorse it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26

If people with symptoms of kidney
or bladder trouble could realize their
danger they would without loss of
time commence taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy. This great remedy stops
the pain and the irregularities streng-
thens and builds up these organs and
there is no danger of Bright's disease
or other serious disorder. Do not dis
regard the early symptoms.-Quin-
lan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26

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Mrs. w. p. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, n. j.
Gardiner, Me. -" was great suf-
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tor said / would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound com
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. S. A. WILLIAMS, r. +. ID. No. IA
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
GOOD PROGRESS ON CANAL
Excavation Nearly Half Done-WiI
Be Ready January I, 1915.

Be Ready January I, 1915.
Washington, July 2S.-Substantial
progress in canal construction all
along the line is shown by reports
coming to the Washington office of
the lsthmian Canal commission. Ex-
cayation work by the Americans now
approximates S0.0OO,OOO cubic yards.
almost as much as the total quantity
OF dirt taken out by the French dur
ing the period they were engaged in
operations there. Less than loo, OOO.-
900 cubic yards of earth remain to be
removed from the ditch.
Col. Goethals has estimated that
the great waterway will be ready for
tne transit of ships by January l,
1915.
-Four hundred and eighty concrete
monoliths had been laid when the
north section of the floor of the
great Gatun dam spillway was COM
pleted recently. Thirty thousand
cubic yards of concrete were used in
this section which is 800 feet long
and 300 feet wide.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
RARE BEASTS FROM ROOSEVELT
Specimens Secure for National Zoo by
Ex-President

Washington, July 23.-The Smith
sonian institution has received word
from Lieut. Col Mearns the former
army surgean now with the Roose-
yelts hunting expedition in Africa,
that through the efforts of former
President Roosevelt the National Zoo
logical Park in Washington is to re-
ceive a collection of animals and birds
taken in that part of Africa where
Mr. Roosevelt has been hunting.
The collection is the gift of G. w.
Mcmillan of Juja near Nairobi, Brit
ish East Africa. 1t was ON the Nc
MILAN ranch that Col. Roosevelt did
some of his first African hunting. 1t
does not appear from the letter of Col
Mearns whether or no Colonel Roose-
welt or his party captured any of tne
animals about to be shipped.
A statement issued by the Smith
sonian institution says that the collec-
ton includes eleven large mammals
and three large birds all in fine con-
dition and for the most part well bro
ken to captivity, as follows: A male
an female lion, two years old; a male
and two female lions seventeen
months old: a female leopard, a pet
of Mrs. Mcmillan; two cheetahs, a
warthog, two years old; one Thomp-
sons and one Grants gazlie, well
grown; large eagle of unusual spec
les. a small vulture and large buteo.
Specimens of none of these except
the lion and the leopard are at pres
ent contained in the park. The col
lection is now at the farm near Nair-
obi A. B. Baker, assistant superin-
tendent of the National Geological
park has been designated to take
charge of its transportation to this
country and for this purpose will sail
from New York on the steamer Ara
bic today. On the way to Nairobi Mr.
Baker will stop at London, Hamburg
and Mombassa to perfect details of
shipment
1t is intended to secure for the park
from Henry Tarleton of one of the
farms near Nairobi two Coke's harte-
beests, a female water-buck and sew
eral zebras specimens of which are
not now owned by the park.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26

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taking Foley's Orino Laxative for
stomach and liver trouble and habit.
ial constipation. Il sweetens tne
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The liver and regulates the bowels and
Is much superior to pills and ordinary
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macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26


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hams We getable
Compound. l suf-
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my back and right
side, was tired and
nervous. and so
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
TO ExTRADITE MISS BEArTIE
She is Accused of SwindIing the Cor
ham Manufacturing Company.

London. July 23.-Application for
the extradition of Eleanor Lorraine
Beattie, the young woman accused of
swinding the Gornam Manufacturing
Company of New York out of jewelry
valued at $1,000 has been made to the
government.
Lieut.. John Flood of the Detective
Bureau of New York City is here to
take charge of her and to escort her
to the Tombs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
FOR AERIAL TRAFFIC
Company Incorporated to Garry Pas
sengers and Freight.

New York, July 23.-The New York
Aerial Manufacturing e Navigating
Company has been incorporated at AL
bany. 1t is empowered to carry on the
business of transportation of passen-
gers, animals, freight. baggage and
other COMMODITIES by airship, aero
planes and other vehicles. Its capital
is $250000.
The directors are residents of
Brooklyn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
Notice.

My wife. Lena Smith, having left
my bed and board hereby forbid any
person to trust her on my account as
| shall pay no bills of her contracting
after this date.
Joseph b. Smith.
Bennington, VT, July IL, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
DIRECT PRIMARY
 IS CONDEMNED

Albany, N. Y, August S.-"D1rect nomination as we have seen 1t is the greatest gold brick that was ever hand ed to confding people, was the decla- ration here today of Assemblyman Rob ert J. Conklin of New York city, mem Der of the special committee appointed by the last legislature to investigate the question of direct primaries and report to the legislature of 1910.
 MT. Conklin said the committee has completed it's investigation in other states which have direct primary laws
 Assemblyman Conklin voted for direct nomination bill in 1907 and 1908, but voted against the Hinman-Green bill this year. He says hereafter he will oppose direct nominations.
 .sThe people of New York state,' he said. "have no idea of the political an- archy that exists in the middle western states.
 ..Direct nominations have driven parties entirely out of existence in many com- munities. Everywhere direct nomina- lions exist there Is no longer repuo- lican party and democratic party There are several factions, the most prominent of which are the stalwarts ana the half breeds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
GO71DerS Is Drdn1dtiC
 Center Of W0rdy AtfdCk

We thank you for your opinions he said pointedly, but we do not need them. Your policies may not permit you to come to us, but one day, American workmen. you will realize that your policies are erroneous and you will see the necessity of joining the international confeder- ation."
 MT. Gompers stinging under the rebuke, but unfiinehing. arose to reply.
 'I regret" he exclaimed, that you have misconstrued my remarks as an at- tack upon European trade unionism. l re- peat, we are sincerely desirous of interna- tonal federation, but only so far as 1t preserves the American conception of unonism. If Europe does not want us 1t will be unfortunate. Nevertheless, we will continue to do everything possible to attain the goal for which the human race is struggling-the goal of international fraternity end unity"
 Huebner arose and retorted that it was now seven years since the American be gan about joining the international con- federation and 1t was about time d decis- ion was reached. "It now appears" he concluded, that MT Gompers is merely on a voyage of discovery"
 M. Legien, the international secretary, ended the controversy with the statement that MT Gompers was only a guest but he hoped that official was convinced that the moment had arrived for the American Federation of Labor to join forces with their European brethren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31

Paris, August 30-Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was the dramatic center of the first days session of the Sixth Interna- tional Trades Unions Congress when sev- erals European delegates bitterly de- nounced what they claimed to be the equivocal attitude of the American Fed erttions refusal to join the international movement. MT Gompers needed all his old-time energy to repel the attack. He insists that the problems and policies of American trades unionism were so inter mingled with American traditions and ideas that American could i'll spare the time to encounter the influence of Euro- pean Headers, where the trades unionsm tendencies were temperamently different.
 Nevertheless, as an evidence that the United States was anxious for interna- tional cooperation, MT. Gompers intro duced proposal favoring worldwide or ganization, which would defend the rights and interests of all and create international fraternity and solidarity
 The clash came over the question of the exact status of Mir. Gompers and the American Federation of Labor in the con- ference.
 Personally" he continued, "I have no authority to pledge the affiliation of the American Federation of Labor, but I be- lieve it will come in time.''
 MT. Gompers' statement was received coldly Several delegates jumped to their feet to protest. Huebner. an Austrian delegate, vehmently characterzed MT. Gompers' explanation as mockery. He, like the others, had been under the im- pression that the American meant busi- hess in that MT. Gompers was the official delegate from that country. Otherwise he could not understand how the Amer ioan resolutions happened to be printed In the official programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
ARKANSAS COTTON
 GOING BACK WARD

Little Rock, Ark, August BOA de- tailed crop report which shows a great deterioration in the cotton crop of Ar kansas compared with the crop last year and also reduction of the corn crop, was issued tonight by State Com missioner of Mines and Agriculture Guy B. Tucker. The reports shows that there is a deterioration in the cotton crop in 49 out of 50 cotton producing counties. It further states that in IA counties the crop will not be more than 90 per cent of that made last year. In 24 counties a deterioation of 30 per cent is reported and in five counties deterioration of 40 per cent. reduc- ton of 20 per cent is reported in three counties In four others no estimates is made on the per cent of reduction of the crop. The corn crop is reported to have fallen off in 34 counties. The cause of the entire deterioration is at tributed in the report to the unusually hot, dry weather. The boil weevil is also reported to have done much dam age in Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Hemp stead Hot Springs, Lafayette, Little River and Union counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
AVIATION TRIALS
 A GREAT SUCCESS

Rheims August 30.-The meeting at Rheims has been an enormous success financially. There were over 100000 paid entries to the aerodrome yesterday and probably 100000 more people witnessed the flights from the hills outside the course.
 The aeroplane companies took orders for 52 aeroplanes during the week, most of them from persons not before inter ested in aviation. This fact alone proves how powerfully the imagination has been affected by the wonderful scenes witt messed here. Manufacturers believe that sportsmen of every country will now be- gin to buy aeroplanes, particularly as the number of actual flights here during the week, estimated at over 1900, were without a single fatal accident. This demonstrates that flying is no more dan gerous than was automobling in it's early stages The cost of the different ma chimes range from 5000 to 5000.
 Speaking of his flight yesterday for height, Latham said that after he reached an altitude of 300 feet his engine due perhaps to the height, missed fire con tinually and made it impossible for him to drive his machine higher. When asked what he would have done had his motor stopped he announced:
 "I should have glided to the ground. I felt no apprehension whatever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31

Washington, August 30.-(Special.)-Th formulation of the census schedules upon which the enumerators will enter the information they secure next April is one of the most important subjects now be- fore Census Director Durand and As sistant Director Willoughby.
 The census law authorizes the director to determine the form and subdivision of the inquiries necessary to obtain the information ordered by Congress.
 To assist in this work Director Durand has engaged the cooperation of a score or more of experts in statistics, econom- ics, agriculture, manufactures. etc. They have been appointed sexpert agents to serve for d short time while the work of formulating the plan is under way, and are now assembled in Washington. The agricultural, manufactures and popula- tion schedules are the principal ones un- der current discussion.
 In the formation of the agricultural schedule four of these experts are acting as eonferees-J. L. Coulter, H. c. Taylor, c. F. Warren, Jr., and Thomas M. Car yer.
 Those at work on the manufactures schedule are Surgeon Bell. Arthur J. Boynton, c. w. Doten, A. Ed Howard, Emil P Seeker. w M. Parsons, Horace Secrist, A. H. Willett and Alvin S. John son.
 On the schedule of population W. s. Bailey is advising.
 On the dependent classes subject E. B. Miller, an expert in social statistics, IS engaged Other special agents appointed because of their, fitness along the lines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
CUBA IS FRIENDLY
 TO UNITED STATES

Washington, August 3o.-That there
 does not exist the slightest friction be-
 tween this country and Cuba" which
 the public has been made to believe by
 the alarming reports frequently published by certain Havana papers, Is the sub
 stance of statement issued by the
 Cuban foreign office, received at the state
 department today from the American
 charge d'affaires, Fred M. Dearing. at Havana.
 Certain local papers," the statement
 says, frequently publish alarming news
 in respect to the status of relations be- tween the government of Cuba and the United States, and such news ordinarily produces some disquiet and this, how
 ever slight, injures the republic, the de- partment of state is impelled to inform the public that there does not exist the slightest friction between the two gov ernments. which sustain in high de- gree of cordiality and courtesy the his torical bonds that unite theh; and simi- larly, the department declares that no incident of any kind has occurred that
 would justify the canard insistently dis
 seminated with reference to the alleged
 recall of the Cuban minister at Wash ington through whose mediation the i diplomatic business between Cuba and
 United States is conducted in the most
 respectful and effectua terms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Durdnd Is Formulating
 The Census Schedules

pursued by the census bureau have been added in the regular office staff by Di- rector Durand Alexander Bowie, ranch man and cattle and sheep raiser at Wheatland Laramie county Wyoming has been placed in the division of agri- culture under Chief Statistician Le-- Grand Powers. The subject of animals on ranches has been assigned to MT Bowie Willard E. Hotchkiss of Evans ton. Cook county, Illinois, lhas been as signed to the population division, under Chief Statistican w. c. Hunt, and the question of methods of enumerating the population is being considered by him.
 In the division of manufactures, under Chief Statistician William M. Stewart the director has placed Otis B. Goodall' formerly private secretary to the assist ant Secretary of Commerce and baoor. Isaac A. Hourwich of New York clty, an expert on municipal and governmental subjects, has been made special agent and assigned to the subject of mines and mining. Max o Lorenz has been ap- pointed to a special agency on the sub feet of the furniture industry Alfred H Marsh has been made d special agent on the subject of naval stores Dahei c. Roper is another special agent asslgh- ed to the cotton ginning inquiry. Cnaries E strangeland. a professor of political economy in the State college at Pullman Wash. has been given special agency and is looking into mines and mining Charles H. stevenson, formerly of the bureau of fisheries, has been appointed special agent and represents the census bureau in its joint work with tle pu- reau of fisheries. George R. Wleker' formerly of the government service, mas been made special agent to investigate electric railway reports.