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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
NEW WORLDS RECORDS
Old Marks Go at Field Games of the
lrish-American A. c.

New York, Oct. 11.-Fiye new
worlds records and one American rec
ord were made at Celtic park yester-
day during the annual all track and
field games of the Irish-American
Athletic club.
Emilio Lunghi the Italian champi-
on who ran unattached, was the first
to put up new figures. He went the
two thirds miles scratch race easily
in PAS 3-5. The old record of 2;43-
is was made by w. G, George here on
November 80, 1882.
In the discus throw. Martin ]. Sher-
idan. the worlds champion, sent the
saucer skimming l42 feet 10 IL In
ches, beating his former record of 14O
feet, five inches He also wiped out
]. S. Mitchells American figures OF
&c feet, IL inches by putting the AZ
pound stone from stand with follow
26 feet, nine inches.
John j. Flanagan in throwing the
16 pound hammer with an unlimited
run and follow, sent the missile 1870
feet, one inch. The old figures were
l54 feet, 1 1-2 inches, made by Thorn
as Kelly of Ireland, in 1904.
The Irish-American Athletic club
team, composed of Collins, Riley. Bro
inflow and Kiviatt won the four mile
relay handicap run from scratch in
1908 As, clipping l is seconds on
the worlds record held by the Univer-
sity of Michigan since 1906
S, G. Northridge and G. S. p. Cas-
sasa of the same club, won the three
legged scratch race at 220 yards in
q 1-5 seconds, easily beating Zust and
Pueffers worlds record of 33 seconds
which has stood since 1898.
w. j. Hayes a young Philadelphia
runner won the 440 yards run hand
leap from the FIVE yard mark, defeat
ing Melvin w. Shepard and w. c.
Robbins, the scratch men. Shepard
did not go in the deciding heat as he
had to return to Philadelphia on an
early train.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
cHuRcHMAN WANTS NO EULoeY
The Bishop of Syracuse Opposed to
Display at Funerals.

Utica, Oct 1.-THE Rt. Rev,
Patrick A. Ludden, Catholic Bishop
of the diocese of Syracuse, is strongly
opposed to ostentations display at ftl-
nerals and seldom permits priests in
his diocese to deliver euloSkes over
the bires of departed parishioners,
In keeping with his sentiment on this
subject Bishop Ludden while deliver
ing brief remarks at the funeral of a
relative in the village of Florence said
that when he died there would be no
eulogy pronounced at his obeqnies.
81 have already made provision" he
said, that when | am laid away 1t
shall be simple black box in which
there shall be no gilded nails. Meth
er will there be any funeral sermon
preached, for in truth ! would perfer
the prayer of an old lady kneeling be-
hind a church pillar to the finest eu-
logy that might be pronounced by
some of my talented friends"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12

mated. In short, the purpose of the
fuel consumers, such information as
will enable him to select the coal best
suited for his needs and to have ii
transported and handled by the most
economic methods" This is the
crux of the whole question. We are
now entering upon an era where
economic methods are receiving more
attention than ever before and the
panic of the past two years has done
more to direct the attention of the
New England people, all of whom are
buyers of coal either for indstrial or
domestic purposes, than any other
agency The time is here for i'm
pOrtant changes as regards transpor-
tation, delivery handling and burning
of coal and no section of the country
stands in need of greater reform in
these lines than does New England.
The New England people, in most
instances, are slow to take hold of
new methods. When once aroused,
they are quick to grasp the situation
and are untiring in their efforts to
make the most of it, The New Eng
land coal consumers have, for the
past two years, had ample time for
thought. This fuel committee report
will find fertile soil. We do not be-
lieve II VIII fail of results"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12

NO DEAL FOR CANNON
John o. Raines Answers Charges
Made by Parsons.

Canadaigua, n. Y, Oct. 11-John
o. Raines, majority leader of the
state Senate, in a formal statement
last night, replies to charges made by
Herbert Parsons, president of the
New York county committee, that inn
portant amendments to the election
law were defeated in the last Legis-
lature through deal by upstate re-
publican leaders to secure demorcrat-
ic votes for the reelection of Speak
er Cannon of the House of Represen-
tatlves.
Senator Raines says that only on
two of Senator Agnew's seven cleo
ton law amendments were resolut-
ions introduced to suspend the rules
and discharge the judiciary committee
from further consideration. One of
these, he says was known as the
identification bill and this is, presum-
ably, the important bill which was
defeated on account of the alleged
deal between the agents of speaker
Cannon and the upstate leaders.
have said there was no such deal, to
my knowledge Mr. Parsons has cit
ed the defeat of this bill as the result
Of that deal"
The vote on this bill, Senator
Raines says, was as follows: For
the suspension of the rules, Senators
Agnew, Aids, Brough Cobb, Cordts,
Davis, Gledhill Grattan, Hamilton,
Heacock. Hewitt, Hill, Holden, Hubbs,
Mackenzie. Meade, Plat, Raines,
Rose, Schlosser, Travis, Wainwright,
White, Witter all republicans. and
with four exceptions, all from above
the Bronx.
Those voting in the negative were
Senators Bayne. Burlingame, Caffrey.
Cronin, Cullen. Frawley, Gardiner,
Grady, Harte. Hinman. Kissel, McCar
rem, McManus, Newcomb, Ramsper-
ger, Scultz, Stillwell, C. d. Sullivan,
T. d. Sullivan, Wagner: three demo
Gratis from above the Bronx, one re-
publican above the Bronx Mr.. Hin
man, Is democrats from below the
Bronx, and three republicans.
1T will be noted that Senators Hin
man and Newcomb voted against the
suspension of the rules. Had they
voted with the other "a republicans,
most of them from up the state, the
rules would have been suspended, and
in all probability Mr.. Agnew's bill.
which Mr. Parsons says was so vital
to secure honest elections in the city
of New York would have been pass
ed.
in view of this record, what be-
comes of Mr.. Parsons statement az
to the conspiracy on the part of the
upstate republicans to defeat this
legislation in the interest of Mr.. Can
mons rejection as speaker and what
becomes of Mr. Parsons charge OF
bargains on the part of upstate re-
publicans with democrats for the de-
feat of this legislation? Let him
charge 1t to Senators Newcomb and
Hinman. who voted against it, or to
Senators Allen and Davenport, who
did not vote at all.
"The fact that on the last day of
the session, Senator Agnews mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which
the motion TO suspend the rules was
lost on the previous day, failed to
receive the necessary votes and that
several changes of votes were made
on that day is not factor as evidence
of a bargain, because it was thorough
ly understood that to carry such
motion meant that no business, what
ever, would be done before the hour
fixed for adjournment of the Legisla-
tire
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
FIRE ON COUNTY STREET
Department Called Out Monday After
Noon-Damage Was Slight.

An alarm of fire was rung in Mon
day afternoon at 430 from box 81,
corner of North and Adams streets
The Putnam and Stark hose compan-
les and the w. H. Bradford Hook and
Ladder company responded in quick
time. The cause of the alarm was a
fire among some clothes in a closet
in the house occupied by Frank Sc
peli on County street. The blaze was
extinguished without the aid of hose
and the damage was very slight.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
At the time 1t was discovered Mr.. Sc
peli was asleep in bed in the room
to which the closet, where the blaze
started, was attached. Other occu-
pants of the house noticed the smoke
pouring from the room and gave the
alarm.
The house in which the fire occur
red is situated between North and
Depot streets and contains two famil-.
les, that of Frank Sepeli and Victor
Young.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
BLOCKADED
Health is Worth Saving and Some Ben
nington People Know How to
Save Ii

Many Bennington people take their
lives in their hands by neglecting the
kidneys when they know these organs
need help. Sick kidneys are respon-
sible for a vast amount of suffering
and i'll health, but there is no need TO
suffer nor to remain in danger when
all diseases and aches and pains due
to weak kidneys can be quickly and
permanently cured by the use of
Doans Kidney Pills. Here is Ben
nington citizens recommendation.
G. W. GREGG, 113 Bradford Place,
Bennington, VT, says: Il have told a
great many people about the merits Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. | was subject
to attacks of kidney complaint, which
were so severe at times that | was
laid in bed for weeks. | had pains
in my back and the kidney secretions
were irregular and painful in pass
age. Doan's Kidney Pills were finally
brought to my attention and | procur-
ed a supply. In three days after be
ginning their use, was up and
around and attending to my work. My
back was soon free from pain and my
kidneys were restored to their normal
condition. cannot praise Doan's
Kidney Pills too highly.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
HAVOC WROUGHT
BY HURRICANE AT
KEY WEST
Hundreds of Houses Destroyed
and Loss is $2,000.000
FIVE KILLED IN HAVANA
Loss in Havana and Vicinity Estlma-
ted at over Million With Re-
ports Not Complete

Key West, Oct. 11.-As a result or
the hurricane which struck the south
ern coast of Florida this morning,
Key West tonight is mass of wreck
age and the damage to property is es-
timated at 100000.
Martial law was proclaimed by the
Mayor at 6 o'clock, and the Key West
Guards are patrolling the city.
The United States Government has
been asked to dispatch troops here
without delay to assist in patrolling
the storm-swept area.
Chaos reigns on every hand and
few people remain in their homes,
hundreds which either have been
totally wrecked or damaged. 1t is i'm
possible at this hour to say whether
there has been loss Of life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
BEVERLY CLAIMS TAFT
Presidents Name Appears in Large
Type in the Directory.

Beverly, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE Naum
keag directory for l909-10 is just out,
and among the 10000 names listed
under Beverly is that OF President
Taft.
The Presidents name appears on
page Y in large type as follows:
Taft, William H., President Unit
ed States, America washington, ID.
CO summer residence off So ODER,
Burgess Point"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
FIRST SNOWSTORM
OF SEASON IN
THE WEST
Early Blizzard in Minnesota
and the Dakotas
BIG DROP IN TEMPERATURE
Cold Wave Strikes the Northwest and
is Reported Heading South
and East

Duluth, Mimi, Oct 11.-Folloing a
long period of balmy weather Duluth
is today in the clutches of the first
blizzard of the season, ushered in with
a sixty-mile northeaster, accompanied
by snow, sleet and hail. The storm
started at 8 o'clock last night. Much
damage of minor nature has been
done at the head of the lakes.
Lake Superior is running high and
shipping has been delayed.
Later in the day the wind decreas-
ed somewhat but the snow, which
melts as it falls, continued undated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair weather except showers
in extreme north portion tonight or
Wednesday, Cooler tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12

Kansas City, Mo, With the first
snow of the season falling at Sioux
City Iowa, and at Omaha, Neb.. and
with sleet at ST. Joseph. Mo-, portions
of those states, as well as Eastern
Kansas, experienced a decided fall in
temperature today
In Kansas and Missouri a tempera-
ture of 45 degrees above zero was re-
corded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12

The seat prices for 1.-THE House of
a Thosand Candles" at the opera
house Friday evening will be %, so
and rs cents. The ticket sale opens
tonight at o'clock at the box office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-12

GA SIT . IA Z "A.
s..,,.h. n The Kind You Have Always BOuEh
'ls. : &zHAZzZu
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
Railroad Batting.

Little fault, n any, viii be found, we
think, with Mr.. Tafrs recent remarks
concerning the senselessness Of railroad
batting in general and some railroad bait
ing in particular. We are not quite
sure. indeed. chat Mr. Tafts utterances
along that line are to be differentiated
sharply from Mr.. Roosevelts often re
iterated plea for "a square deal" The
President Of to-day may be a trine more
specific in designating desirable applica-
tons OF the doctrine than was the Presi-
dent OF yesterday; otherwise Mr.. Tafts
Corpus Christi speech might easily be
paralleled by numerous Rooseveltian de-
liverances.
Railroad batting was quite the political
fashion down South a little while ago
Texas. Alabama, and Georgia were given
a maximum dose Of it, The last named
State appears to have recovered large
measure Of its old-ume poise. and the
same may be said OF Texas Alabama IS
not yet out Of the woods entirely but
seems to be emerging. Throughout Dixie.
In this day and time. it is not considered
nearly as good politics to "cuss" the rail-
roads as It was-well. along in the years
Of grace 1866. say
It may be that Mr.. Taft had some
thing Of this erstwhfe violent anti-raf-
road attitude Of the South in mind when
he took occasion TO condemn 1t on South
ern soil and before a Southern audience.
That was not inconsistent with the en-
gaging franlIness that has marked his
every utterance throughout his present
Swing around the circle" But at best.
It VIII hardly serve more than to confirm
a suspicion that has grown wonderfully
in Southern philosophy. anyway OF late
that railroad batting for political pur-
poses Is one OF the most costly pastimes
any sane community can indulge in at
any time and in any circumstances. The
South has found that out for itself we
think
Mr.. Tafts Endorsement OF the South's
conclusion is interesting. OF course. but
not Of remarkable significance.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
The Wishing Trnn

Human frailty Is depicted every time
we make q wish; the giving voice 70 ~
desire, the expression OF a want unat-
talned. the longing for the unpossessed
all manifest a characteristic trait found
IN all mankind On desire ambition IS
built and ambition leads TO higher de-
velopment Among the races or peoples
where wishing is followed by the effort
to attain the prize, progress is greatest.
Following the publication OF a picture
and sketch Of The Wishing Tree" in
Lafayette Park in The Washington Her
aid several weeks ago. the park police
man says hundreds Of persons have visit
ed the place, out Of curiosity or for the
purpose Of testing the efficacy Of the
trees powers. Were each one OF these
frankly to admit the purposes OF his
visit, the whole would make an interest
ing symposium OF the present-day belief
in the supernatural. Wishing IS a natural
sequence TO the growth Of imagination.
We let our fancy run riot. and we pic
ture ourselves in surroundings more TO
our liking. Envy IS only another mani
festation Of the wish unexpressed.
Appreciation OF what we possess leads
20 contentment Wealth or position does
not satisfy the avaricious, nor is perfect
health appraised az its true value when
combined with poverty. The attainment
Of a wish generally leads to a more am
bilious one. and this becomes an incen-
tive to effort
Wishing. In the Ioftier meaning Of the
term, IS synonymous with ambition. IL
the attainment Of the object sought is
worth the effort, the wish has fulfilled its
mission. Each upward step broadens our
horizon and enlarges our field OF vision,
showing more worlds to conquer. Such
is progress.
When the wish remains a wish, and no
effort is made TO attain its realization.
stagnation results. Atrophy of mind is
a sequence. We must guard against too
great ambition. but must guard the moro
against a state OF inertia. which means
Tetrogression rather than advancement
in Iife's struggle.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
PEOPLE AND THINGS
a Youth Who wnr Wood.

a Chicago youth married an actress.
Now he asks that the marriage be an
nulled because he is a minor and because
the lady did all the wooing. He appar-
emily regards himself as a passive vic
tim Of energetic feminine courtship He
was too polite or too devoid OF the power
of resistance TO say mo" at the critical
moment Aside from the legal question
as 10 minority and absence Of parental
consent. the plea that the actress did
the counting seems strange There is
much evidence even If ii be latent that
this Is not an unusual phenomenon. out
side the dramatic profession. Il takes
two 10 make a match. The lady must
play her part in bringing about the mari
tai denouement There are ways OF doing
this that pass the masculine understand
ms. They are part Of the subtle way
OF maid with a man. If there be hus-
bands who suspect after marriage that
they were cleveTly woOeG and won. they
usually have the sound sense 20 keep
their belief 10 themselves. 1t is a sub
ject for discreet silence. In that respect,
the Chicago lads attitude Of frank ad-
mission Is both unusual and not very
creditable 20 his sense Of pride. II not
or sclf-rcsDect
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
Sufiragettes and Good Order.

American suffragettes disagree openly
in their views Of the militant" policy
advocated by the English woman, Mrs.
Pankhurst. who has come 20 the United
States avowedly to raise money for the
cause IN her own country. It is urged
in her behalf that her dramatic methods
have at least brought the subject into the
limelight and have tended 20 dlspeI apathy
among the women themselves. It is this
Indifference that has been hardest for
the ardent few 20 combat; but she has
made the women take notice" on the
other hand. the danger in the methods OF
Mrs. Pankhurst is obvious "IIeckling"
may be well enough in England. but such
methods In this country must stop short
of actual violence. else there will be re-
action against the movement. Extreme
agitation and vociferous appeals may
cause excitable persons to exceed the
limits OF patience. Zeal may outrun rea-
Eonable discretion.
The American woman is enthroned IN
The dignity Of good taste that commands
masculine respect 1t is said so often
that repetition seems needless, as well as
wearisome, that the woman citizen Of the
United States can have whatever meas
ure Of political rights" she sincerely de-
sires- But. in order to prove her earnest
ness. It is not at ali necessary for her TO
cause riots or TO get herself locked up in
jail. 1t is probable that her sense Of pro-
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
A Stroke Of Genius.

From thG Baltimore STAY
To the fearless and orieinaI New York
World We must yield the palm for the
most original and the most meanlngfuI
recent journalistic combination Of IN
offending English words. Setting forth
in due form that a great Chicago DEPART
ment store has appointed a woman censor
TO regulate the habiiments Of It's feml-
nine workers while on duty. this es-
teemed metropolitan contemporary lists
the articles OF apparel which are pro-
scribed by the new Official, and arriving
at that butt Of ridicule and pretended
masculine contumely. the "peekabo0"
shirt waist. announces that swiss cheese
shirt waists are forbidden IN the big
store"
What more aptly could describe that
CONNECTION OF apparel? What combination
Of words could more indehbly impress
upon the mind Of the reader the fact that
the principal ingredient OF a peekabOo
waist is-holes? is not Swiss cheese a
series Of unrelated holes surrounded by
little else? And peekab0o waists ditto?
Truly, this was stroke of linguistic
genius akin to that Of the boy who de-
scribed a dOughnut as a large hole sur
rounded by a ring OF dough.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
The Tariff and France.

There is apparent no sound reason to
anticipate a tarin war between the United
States and France. The present CONNER
cial agreement between the two countries
viii expire on November 1 next. but the
end OF that agreement Is not in itself
provocative OF a policy Of retaliation IN
either country. Moreover, there will soon
come into operation the maximum and
minimum clause Of our own tariff law.
which is a possible weapon that may
wen command respect It IS a pertinent
fact that nearly all American exports
now pay the maximum duties al French
custom-houses. The most important pres
ent exceptions are hog products and
canned meat II, in the Judgment OF the
President. France undertakes discrimina-
ton. he can enforce our maximum rates
which would be a blow that French policy
is not likely to invite.
The suggestion that the pure food law
can be invoked against French imports.
particularly champagnes, seems both su-
perhuous and not TO the point. The pure
food law was not designed for CONNER
eial retaliation. but for sanitary protec-
ton. II French champagnes are Of a
quality that violates that law. that fact
when established is sufficient cause for
enforcing the pure food law. entirely
aside from any question Of tariffs. If
there Is need 10 call upon the protection
Of that act, its purpose should be strictly
carried out. but not as a weapon 10
extort customs concessions.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
b. Tnrl,inrton. Trnitor.

From the Chicago Evening Post
Mr.. Booth Harrington, from Pittsburg.
sends word that he has written his last
novel He is weary of this play-writing
mess" and all he wants 20 do IS 20 heap
up money enough TO purchase a nice farm
in Indiana, where he may lead the life
Of a country gentleman" How about the
Joy Of the workings, Mr.. Tarkington2 Has
II utterly lost It's SAVIOR? And how about
loyalty 10 Indiana2 Can any one from
that American Parnassus declare that he
has written his last novel" without the
rankest treason? We fear that Gov
Marshall viii have the young recreant
shot at sunrise should he ever again set
foot in Indianapolis. But we must re-
member that Mr.. Harrington made the
supreme remuneration in Pittsburg. Per-
haps when once more he sees the sun
the shadows in his soul viii flee away and
the gentleman from Indiana be himself
again.