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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-28
|"Good Radiance" Says Anty Drudge.

Mrs. DontknOw-"Oh, dear Oh, dear What shall
do? Here l am with the biggest washing for months,
and there is great big rust hole in the bottom of my
washboler."
Any Drudge It's just the best thing that happened
for you. Just throw the washboler away make an
ash can of it, and wash with this cake of FesNaptha
soap I've brought you Use it in cold or lukewarm
water easy directions inside of wrapper tell you,
and you'll never want a washboiler about the place
again"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-28

To the Taxpayers of the Village OF Ben
nington:
A Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
collection us follows
65cents ON the dollar for the Village Tax. 20
cents ON the dollar for the Highway Tax on
the Grand List of 1909
| hereby demand payment of said taxes. ana
notify YOU that | will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from o'clock n. III. I'M
til O'Clock p. m.
There will be discount of per cent. on the
Village Tax if paid within 30 deys,
c. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l, 1903.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-28
TABITHA

Raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour
are excellent SAMANTHA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-28

To the Taxpayers of the Bennington
Gradad School District!

TRADED School DistrIctl
A Rate Bill has been placed i'm my hands for
collection as follows 20 cents on the dollar on
the Grand List of 1909.
| hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock until 4
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per cent. on
above Tax if paid within 30 days,
CHI DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l, 1909.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12
War Department Proposes TO Place Virginia Gibraltar
on Artificial Island on the Flats Between Cape Charles
snd Cape Henry.
ONE OF FOUR NEW GREAT AMERICAN fOBTlfICAlloNS

roadstead OF Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News.
Tentative plans for the defenses OF
the entrances to the Chesapeake pre-
vide for the creation OF big arti-
flciai island fort between the capes,
but much nearer to Cape Henry than
to Cape Charles. In fact, it viii be
| Just north OF the channel. II will
dominate the entrance toward Norfolk
and the other important ports much
as Gibraltar dominates the gateway of
the Mediterranean. The island fort
will be built CT concrete with walls
approximately fifty feet In thickness.
1t will be armed with disappearing
guns or turret guns. The plans OF
the coast artillery officers are not yet
decided on this point.
The main battery will be composed
of the largest guns possible TO mount.
The newest guns being manufactured
fer the army are of 14-inch bore and
: are 53.5 feet IN length. The compile
ment of the Chesapeake Gibraltar will
probably be six of these monster can
non Then, if the present plans OF
the artillerymen are accepted, there
will be a battery of 3-inch rapid fire
guns and one or more quartets CT
mortars-big Pinch mortars built to
throw their huge sharpened cases
aloft at an angle of forty-fiye degrees,
! making untenable any position within
their somewhat limited range.
( Assisting the island fortsin its guar
dianship of the channel will be a
smaller fort on the mainland at Cape
Henry. This fort will probably be
equipped with two or four l4-inch
guns and another nest of mortars. At
the northly side Of the entrance will
be a third fort on Fisherman's Is
land. This fort will not be placed
there to meet the attack OF battle
ships. 1t will be practically out OF
their range. 1t will be supplied with
long range, quick firing guns de-
signed to sweep the shallow water
intervening between the greater fort
and the point OF Cape Charles.
! The purpose Of the Chesapeake de-
Tense is almost purely defensive. All
three Of the cape forts are on soil
that. in event of war. will be Ameri-
can territory. There is no need TO
consider the designing of protection
for the forts from the incursions OF
an enemy from inland. In none or
the other cases is this true In Pearl
Harbor. with the navy destroyed, the
Notifications would be at the mercy
of such troops as an enemy might
land in the rear were they net de-
signed to fight in every direction. en-
fiading an enemy on No. as well
as holding out against an attack from
outside.
Another feature of the chesapeake
defenses is that they are primary de-
lenses of ports that have each OF
them their own defenses. Norfolk.
Portsmouth and Newport News have
the splendid batteries at Fortress
Monroe to guard them even suppos-
batteries at Fort washington and Fort
Hunt on the Potomac, about twenty
ing the cape forts should fall. Balti-
more is defended by a series Of heavy
batteries in the upper Chesapeake.
and washington by the superb modern
miles south of the national capital
double reason actuates the in
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

President Taft's project for 81
gantic fortress set on an artificial
ISLAND in the mouth of Chesapeake
Bay should il receive the sanction Of
congress will make the fourth OF the
series of powerful forts, practical
Gibraltars. now under construction or
about TO be commenced by the United
States, says a special dispatch from
Washington TO the New York World
The capes of Virginia, the twin de-
lenses of the Atlantic and Pacific en-
frances OF the Panama Canal, the
new naval base at Pearl Harbor. in
the Hawaiian Islands. and the series
Of practically impregnable island bat
teries at the narrows of Manila Bay
constitute the four. All are TO be as
ingenuity Of the army engineers, the
ordinance bureau and the coast ar
tillery's experts can make them.
There is different reason for the
construction of each of these huge
defenses. Except that all are to be
powerfully armed and as nearly i'm
pregnable as the students of modern
warfare can devise, no two CT the
"Gibraitars" will possess much in
common. Their forms will be as d.
verse as the purpose which actuate
their construction.
Nest prominently in the public
mind at the moment is the great
Chesapeake fort It was urged by
President Taft in his recent speech
before the Atlantic deeper waterways
convention and it is TO the Fastener
the nearest home.
The Chesapeake Gibraltar Will
dominate the entrance to the second
largest harbor in the world; a har-
Dor that in the years to come will
rival in importance and may surpass
the port of New York as a port OF
entrance for cargces from the eastern
hemisphere and is almost certain to
do so as port of shipment.
The entrance to Chesapeake Bay
is a shallow sheet OF water about
fifteen miles wide. At the ncrthiy
side is Cape Charles. low, sandy
point fanked on the Atlantic by
bit OF Virginia known as fisherman s
Island. The southerly side Ct the
entrance is called Cape Henry This
point is memorable as the landing
place of Capt John Smith and his
company of cavaliers i'll 1907. Cape
Henry is sand dune forty feet high.
From neither of the capes can the
other be discerned except in the most
favorable weather. The big light
houses, nevertheless, cast their bright
flashes across and both are visible at
the same time from incoming ships.
Channel Less Than a Mile Wide.
The channel for ships of heavy
draught runs much closer TO Cape
Henry than TO Cape Charles II Is
less than a mile wide. The balance
of the stretch of water is too shallow
fer anything but the light draught
gunboats and torpedo boats For this
reason the problem which the mouth
of the Chesapeake presents TO the
army engineers is the defense CT the
channel itself against the big sea
fighters of possible enemy and OF
the shaIlower water against destroyers
and light vessels which might slip
through to attack shipping in the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12
FACTS

Facts are stubborn things, you
know. There are some facts that
are pleasant. Among these is the
fact that EISENMAN'S patrons
have Shoes that fitwell, Rockwell
and wearwell. Another big fact
is that Shoes fitted in EIsENMAN's
keep your feet free from corns and
other ailments. Try them and find
out for Yourself.
Cor. 10Th Street and Washington Ave.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

The TAT smile Is not CONSTRUCTED as
one q compliance or benevolent neu-
trasity By combinations formed IL
restraint Of trads-St Louis Globe
Democrat
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

termined foe. the main fort Ct the
strong quartet. Corregidor. cannot be
captured. Il cannot be scaled. 1t can
withstand years siege, It is as pleas
snt an abiding place as any summer
resort in the world. II is rs safe as
Chicago from the attacks OF a sea
Zee, because all the hammering Of
al the nayies Of the world could
never render it untenable. TT would
be rs hard to shoot up Niagara Falls, =
il the comment of one OF tie senior
officers Of the Coast Artillery Corps.
suh:s Bay Defense.
Although not a Gibraltar in the
sense of the Chesapeake and other
projected Notifications. the defenses
of the entrance 20 SubIg Bay, the
nearest point of attack Is Manila, are
interesting for the reason that they
have direct bearing on the probable
first offensive move of an enemy IN
the East. The United States is too
busy Just now to bother with Subik.
SO they say al the war depart
ment. but none the less they
have taken trouble TO mount two
10-inch disappearing guns. four 6
inch and four 3-iuch rapid Are
rifles on Grande Island. at the en-
trance to Subig. and when the Manila
defenses are completed Uncle sam viii
be asked to make subig a point diti
cult for an enemy TO negotiate
The cost OF the four GibraItars Is
as yet matter Of guesswOrk. There
have been many hazards at the prob
able amount in each instance, but
none OF them is authentic. The
only advantage that the foIlcvine
figures possess over those that nave
gone before Is tina; they are mcre
heavily ID TO date. They are.
Maximum Minimum.
Chesapeake en-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12
GOOD

Good results can be obtained
by good thought. This applies to
Shoes as we'll as anything else. To
get good fit and Shoes that will
wear good and look good is the OBJ
ject of everyone. Good thought
will result in your going to Essen
MANS. Corner 26th Street and
Washington Avenue. Where you
get good treatment in all lines.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

Judge q man BY what be laughs Al;
Judge 3 wonsa ~ VIA, sse cries
aver.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12
THE.

The Man or Woman who SUI
fers with CORNs can only attribute
the fact to i'll fitting Shoes the real
cause. The thinking Man or
Woman realizes this fact and, in
order to get rid of them, buys his
or her Shoes from EiSENMAN.
Where they know they will get
good fitting Shoes as well as Shoes
that wear well and look well.
Cor. Washington Ave. and 10Th Street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

island of oahu. The works OF de.
lenses will be vulnerable from only
enc Objectionable northern side OF
the isiand. The land slopes up from
Pearl Harbor toward the north. and
powerful enemy landed on the
northern shere might make things
very uncomfortable for the men on
the defense.
Honolulu is situated on Oahu lts
barbor entrance is defended by power
ful fortincations also. At Fort De
Russy are two l2.inch guns and an.
other nest of mortars. AT Diamond
Head. near the port. is situated Fort
Ruger with two lt-inch guns. eight r.
inch mortars. two 6-inch and four j.
incn guns An. enemy attempting the
reduction Of the Pacific naval base
would have to reduce these two for.
tifications before reaching the back
country OF Pear Harbor for the final
attack.
At the new naval base a complete
mine plant has already been estab.
lished. This Is TO be used In con
junction with the land defenses. after
any possible misbap TO the American
fleet.
Defense OF Manila Bay.
The defense OF Manila Bays en-.
trance present the most picturesque
as well as the most complete series
OF 'orts that Uncle Sam possesses.
Stretching across the mouth of the
harbor are a series OF islands. They
are all Of rocky formation. several OF
them OF practically insurmountable
difficulty for an enemy. sAll Of them
are impossible for scaling by a force
CT troops. They rise from the bay
abruptly. All OF them are composed
of the conglomerate stone similar to
the curious pudding stone" CT New
England.
The chief of these islands is Corres-
Idor. It was from Corregidor that
the first hostile shot was fired at
the conquering squadron OF Admiral
Dewey. May /, 1898. Corregidor Is the
largest OF Manala Bays series of
natural defense. II rises from the
blue waters of the bay with precip-
itous sides. only here and there a
possible landing point On Corregidor
the army is installing n twenty-four
company pest. They have built ware.
houses OF sufficient capacity to con-
tain supplies for full year for co.
900 men. The island gets its water
supply from artesian wells driven to
a depth of 100 feet and entirely In
dependent OF any assistance from
land and incapable Of being polluted
from on shore. Corregidcr will form
the main post CT the seires of defenses.
1t will be headquarters of the other
fortified islands in the event Of any
III Detailing them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12
PrsctIeaIIy UnseaIabIe.

Corregidcr is 1880 acres IN ex-
tent. 1t is practically unscala5ie.
like it's sister islands. The new de-
Tense consists OF six Pinch guns.
twelve 12-inch mortars, two 10-inch
guns. FIVE 6-inch rapid fire rifles and
four 3-inch guns. All Of these guns
are behind empiacements OF cement
and the admantine rock Of which the
island is composed
Cabailo Island, the next III the Sc
ries. is small. II rises even more
abruptly than does Corregidor from
the bay. Upon 1t the army engi-
neers arc 70 mount two Of the huge
l4-inch rifles and two 6-inch rapid
fire guns
Inc mcst interesting OF All the de-
lenses to Manila Bay is II Fraile.
This risesO $50 feet above the bay.
The original plan was to enlarge the
island in order 70 accommodate the
emplacement for the great guns. The
army engineers estimated that II
would cost, improved and fortified,
81, 100000 to do this. Even this
huge sum did not make very much
of a fort, so a second plan was pro-
jected which provided fer shaving
CT the top of the island and making
II over at a cost OF $l5,000.o0e.
Then a youngster in the engineer
corps said why not make station
airy battleship out Of f. Fraile. The
engineers. looked over this plan and
found Il was good. so within a few
months the little island viii have been
wholly reformed After shaving OF
the crovnpiece the island VIII assume
the proportion Of battleship. 1t will
be $3.50 feet in length by 100 feet
wide. A: the seward end viii be
placed four 6-inch rapid Ere guns
in embrasures and on top CT the island
viii be paced two turrets each coz
tanning 6 pair Of the 1f-inch guns. The
two turrets will be arranged at differ
ent elevations 50 thai the one at the
seward end will have a firing radi-
Us Of go degrees OF arc, sweeping
the sea in practically tvo-thirds Of
a circle. The second trrret win have a
fun circular sweep. The cos, Of the
mcst dangerous fort Of its size on
earth. viii be. guns. turrets and all
less than 5000. 0eo. SO much for the
ycungster IN the engineer corps
, TIE last fort q the Manila Bay Sc
rses will be that on Carabo Island
where two fourtesn-inch rifles and q
dubIe mes; Of elgnt tWelve-iuek NOR
fars has been placed.
The planning q the NsniIa defeHse'
i.resupposes the impreguabsIity Of al
fs compoaents. Even sup2osins thai
a repetition OF the attack or Port Ar
thur vas projected. b. ~ equally de-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

Totals .s2s.Oco.eoo si7.eeeeca
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
FAMOUS INDIAN WAR
CHIEF LAID TO REST.

Lawton, Okla. Feb. 1S.-Geronimo,
the old Indian war chief who died at
Fort Sill yesterday, was laid to rest
in the Apache burying grounds near
the post today. Rev. d. l.. Letgers,
Indian missionary, conducted the SER
vices which were as near the old
Apache burial ceremony as the min
listers conscience would permit. 1t
was a holiday for the Apache prison
ers at Fort Sill, and two hundred
warriors joined in the slow procession
that carried the body of their heroic
leader to it's final resting place. 1t
only by great effort that Geroni-
mos widow was kept yesterday from
killing the old warriors sorrel driv-
ing horse, his favorite, so that 1t
might pass on with him to the happy
hunting grounds. Geronimo died in
the faith of his forefathers. our
years G he joined the Reformed
church. but later was suspended for
excessive drinking, gambling n
breaking the rules. Asa
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT
WAS a a AOAX


Chicago. Feb. 1S.-Belasco never
set a stage with greater care than
Ella Gingles did for the sensation
which was created when her uncon-
scious. bound and gagged form was
found in a general bath room at the
Wellington hotel yesterday. according
to chief of detectives O'Brien. who
declared the whole thing was a
frame up" He said he had been as
sured by the physicians who attend
ed the young lace maker that there
had been no assault, although she
may have had assistance in tying her
self. Even the blood in the tub and
wash basin, ii is now asserted. was
composed largely of port wine and
water. The captain said he hoped to
clear up the mystery in detail today,
with another interview with Miss Gin
giles who is reported at the hospital
as little the worse for her experience
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18

fact, it has long been second to none
right up even with h big town up
the road The shipments to Roswell
have lately been as big as those 20
Amarillo, and the increase here has
been much greater than at Amarillo.
Our road gets two-thirds of the tom
mage into Amarillo. and from that I
can tell that Roswell is up and COM
ing. l believe that the new railroad
will benefit all lines of business in
Roswell, u company along with the
rest"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
MAYNARD GUNSuL ON
THE GREATER ROSWELL"

Maynard Gunsul, of Albuquerque,
who has been here ten days, stated
before leaving yesterday that it was a
pleasure to note the wonderful growth
of Roswell during the past two years
and further that he believes the city
has increased in size fully one-third
during hat time. He c~ongratulates
the people here upon the many n
new buildings and public improve
ments that have zone in especially
the w~aterworks and sewer. The pub
lie service utilities here. he says. are
second to none in the territory. De-
clared MI. Gunsul, The future of Ros
well has always been assured, but
has never appeared so bright as at
this time"
Mr.. Gunsul advises that his brother
Bernard, WHO has suffered from ty-
phoid eve since last July is now in
Southern California slowly but surely
recovering from b after effects OF
the disease, which are serious but
temporary, and that he expects to re-
turn to Roswell as Don as he Is able
to work.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
MEISNER SELLS OUT
THE RACKET STORE.

. George o. Meisner has closed a
trade by which he sells for invoice
price the stock of goods in his Rack
ct Store" to George A. Jones, of Hills
boro, Tex, who came lately with his
wife to make their home in Roswell.
The two parties are now taking stock
and Mr.. Jones will reopen for bust
ness Saturday. He will be Joined by
his son who will assist in running the
store.
Mr.. Meisner has been here three
years and done well, having been able
to establish a racket store in Chicago
from h profits of the Roswell 4busi-
ness. When asked why he was selling
he said: "Mr. Jones asked me my
price. 1 put one On the store, and he
called my bluff" Continuing to talk,
Mr.. Meisner said: q will he here a
week or two I'M then go to see my
mother, who is very low with dropsy
at Elkhart, Ind, and after my visit
there, l will go to California with a
view to locating" Mr.. Meisner has
made many friends here who will re-
gre to see him leave
nv II T1--s
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
For Sale,

so standard bred white leghorns at
big bargain to close them out. Wyan-
dott eggs for Matching, 81 for Is.
Redcap raspberry plants soc doz, or
50 per hundred, Fruited immense crop
last season.
2 seated Columbus surry or ex-
change for runabout phone 353 Hill
crest. 01t3.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
improvements at Daniel Store.

Extensive improvement was started
this morning at the Daniel Drug Store
in the form OF a cement floor and 9TH
er internal changes. When the new
floor is laid the store will be given a
thorough over-hauling and renovating
and will be made one of the most at
tractive in the Southwest.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
A. D. BAKER GETS A
BADLY BROKEN ARM.

A. D. Baker. 'book-keeper for the
Roswell Trading Company, vas riding
one of b company horses in front of
the City Livery stable at five O'Clock
yesterday evening, when the saddle
turned, the horse started to run and
the rider was thrown to the ground.
The fail resulted in a badly broken
arm, the outside bone in b right
fore arm being shattered to h e
tent that four pieces of one had to
be removed. While the injury is not
dangerous to life, it is a serious one.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
JUAN TORRES CONTRACTS
E0P NOPE Al

Juan Torres has just finished a mile
of grading on the new railroad, his
work being on the grade just east OF
the Pecos river. He put the grade in
condition for the ties and rails. He
today entered into contract for three
more miles of the grade his work hav-
ing been eninently satisfactory.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
MANUFACTURING PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Many panic
stricken girls leaped from first floor
windows and firemen rescued many
others when fire attacked the plant
of the Mckinley Manufacturing Co.
today. The buildings and contents
were destroyed, inf1icting a loss of
1926, 900. AL the 325 employees are
said to have escaped.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
SANTA FEeoFFiciAL
SAYS ROSWELL is o. x.

Thomas Gallaher, of Amarillo, Trav
cling Freight Agent for the Santa Fe
lines in this section of the territory
and western Texas came in last night
from the north to spend a day or two
looking after business for the com
pany. He spoke interestingly of con
ditions here to a Record reporter to-
day. He said: Roswell is one of the
very best towns in my territory. In
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
WITH HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Los Angeles, Cal, e 1S.-LOs
Angeles was in wireless communica-
ton with the Hawaiian islands last
night for the first time. Information
concerning h movement of vessels
was received from he station at Kah-
vka, Hawaii. The distance between
the two points is 1920 miles.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18

WANTED:-The man hat exchanged
grey cravenette coat with land note
in pocket belonging to Alex Mus
se1white, Tuesday night to please
return it and get his coat.-Roswe1I
hotel. O1t2a
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18

F. w. Stockton returned last night
from a three weeks pleasure trip 10
Los Angeles, Pasadena, Redlands,
Riverside and other towns in Califor-
mia. He reports a pleasant trip and
good time.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-18

esting characterization of that great
DutchInan and was followed by Mrs.
j. M. Peacock, who selected as her
topic of the times" the Holland and
Dutch of the day. 1t made an inter-
esting day ana the ladies all enjoyed
it.