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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
MISSING GIRL MAY
BE HIDING IN
BENNINGTON
Wrote Parents She Had Gone
to Marry Rich Salesman
MAN NAMED BERNHARDT
Brother Found Postal Cards in Sisters
Room Mailed From This
Village.

New York, April 2S.-Estella Stitch,
seventeen, of No. h57 Grand street.
has been missing since Saturday. Her
parents fear that she has been lured
away by improper companions, accord
ing to a statement made by her brother
William, three years her senior. Her
chum, Annie Burns, eighteen, who liv-
ed with her grandmother, at No. 52l
Grand street. is also missing, accord
ing to William Stitch.
Estella left home Saturday morning
presumably to go to work IN wrap
per and kimona factory, near Broad
way and Fourth street. where she had
told her parents, she had been en-
ployed for two weeks Her absence
was reported to the police Sunday.
Yesterday morning her parents receiv-
ed postal card from her, mailed in
the city, saying she was going to mar
ry rich salesman and telling them
not to worry about her. Her brother
said that he had found postal cards
addressed to her from Bennington VT,
signed II. Bernhard and he thought
she might be there.
The father of the missing girl is
Israel l.. Stitch, private tutor. Her
mother is said to be Frustrated and
fears are expressed for her life. An
ME Burns father is said to be a de
tective.
Both missing girls, young Stitch said
had associated lately with a blonde
woman whose name he did not know.
He expressed the belief that she had
lured the girls away. He gave the fol-
lowing description of his sister;
Five feet three inches in height,
slender. light hair, two of her upper
front teeth and one lower are gold.
She wore a tan suit, black straw hat
with black veil and black shoes.
William Stitch said her family would
forgive everything If she would return.
Inquiry in Bennington failed
to develop any information regarding
II. Bernhard SO far as can be learn
ed no such person lives in town or
has lived here recently.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
ALMoN WHITE RELEASED
Richford Man Serves Less Than Three
of Term of 10 Years.

Richford, April 2S.-Almon White
returned home yesterday morning af-
ter stay of nearly three years in
the house of correction at Rutland
The Franklin county grand jury in
dicted Almon White and his sister.
Eva White, March 81, 1906, on the
charge of manslaughter on the ground
of causing the death of Marshall S
Bliss and Nelson p. Royston of Rich
ford. November q, 1905, and Mrs.
Mary Legrondeur of st. Armand. Que.
November 25 1905, by selling liquor
containing a poisonous substance.
These cases were passed up to SUI.
preme court by Judge Loveland Mum
son, March %, 1906, on demurrer to
the form of the indictment. Almon
White as found guilty of selling liq-
uor Illegally March a. 1906 and fined
$4,000 and costs of prosecution. This
case was taken up in supreme court
May Is, 1906. Almon White waived
exceptions and took the alternative
sentence of eighteen years in the
house of correction being committed
to that institution, May II of the same
year. w. w. White, father of Almon
White, pleaded guilty to one oifense
of selling September 81, 1906 and the
case against Eva White for selling
was mol pressed. The manslaughter
cases against Eva and Almon White
were mol pressed in supreme court,
October 90, 1906
While definite information is lack
ing, it appears probable that White
was pardoned by the governor as he
had served less than three of his term
of eighteen years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
cHILDREN's AID SOUGHT
Rutland Women Want Them to Plant
Flowers About City.

Rutland, April 2S.-The Rutland
Woman's club, which two years ago
made one of its aims the identifying
OF the city, has enlisted the children s
aid in the movement. Several thous-
and packages of flower seeds have
been secured. They are being sup
piled to the school children through
the teachers at one cent each with
the understanding that the children
plant them in their own yards. the
school yards and in unsightly vacant
lots. The seeds have been selected
with view of adaptation to these
places.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
BOYS WERE HEN THIEVES
Eight Youngsters Sold Fowls for a
Nickel Apiece.

Rutland, April 2S-As result of
investigations made by Sheriff e. c..
Fish and Deputy p II. Patten follow
ing lot of chicken stealing at West
Rutland, the last two weeks, eight
boys between the ages of II and Is
years were arrested Monday and ar
raigned.
On suggestion of States Attorney
j. I. Jones the cases were continued
Tor a week to give him opportunity
to make some Investigations. The Of
hcers say that the boys stole the
chickens to sell to foreigners in some
instances getting only five cents each
Tor them. The sheriff has evidence
against several buyers, one of whom
is Hebrew rabbi. +
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
Notice.

All farmers, breeders and all inter
ested in draft horse raising are cordi-
ally invited to come and see the Per
cheron stallion, Valentine, of Green
Mountain Stock Farm. He is record
ed by the Percheron society of Amer
lea No. 46,704. Weight 1850. height,
l6A hands, and is the finest draft stall
lion in southern Vermont He will be
at the Putnam House stable. Benning
ton. for inspection from 10 a m, to 3
p. m. Saturday, May 1,'1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
SUICIDE AT RUTLAND
Frank Gibson Shot Himself With
large Calibre Rifle

Rutland, April 2S.-While his wife
was getting pail of water at spring
at $50 o'clock yesterday morning,
Frank Gibson, aged So years, a car
penter at Mill Village sat in a rock
ing chair with a A calibre between
his legs and fired 1t by pressing a stick
against >the trigger. The ball enter
ed his breast and death instantly fol-
lowed. He had been respondent and
often threatened suicide since his only
child, Leslie, took his life with the
same rifle four years ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
IS SANDY MILLER
A WARD Of STATE
OR TOWN
ColOred Man Sentenced to Jail
Becomes Insane
NEW LAW is INVOLVED
Overseer Hesitates to Take Action
Until Responsibility for Prisoner
Is Placed.

The case of Sandy Miller who is
undergoing a sentence of 80 days in
the county jail for intoxication and
disturbance of the peace, is developing
complications. Since he became an
inmate of the Jail the prisoner has
developed pronounced symptoms of in
sanity and the question of mis- future
care is rather difficult of solution
According to the new law enacted
by the recent Legislature all sentences
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
N. E. o. p. SESSION CLOSED
Grand Lodge Meeting Adjourned
Tuesday Evening.

'ueSudJ evening"
The goth annual session of the
grand lodge of Vermont n. e. o. p.
came to an end Tuesday evening at 5
o'clock. It was voted to hold the next
annual meeting in Burlington.
The following were chosen dele
gates from the Vermont Grand lodge
to the meeting of the supreme lodge
to be held in Boston on Tuesday, May
nth: Merrill Russell of Montpelier
e. p. Campbell of Waterbury. H. w.
Scott of Barre and L. A. Bullock of
Northteld. .Alternates were chosen
as follows: Mrs Pierce of Yer
gennes, Mrs. Mixer of Brattleboro, f.
II. Ferguson of Bennington, and Mrs.
Taylor of Rutland.
The session held here this week is
generally conceded to be the most en-
thusiastic and harmonious in several
years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
eRooM's FIFTH MARRIAGE

Richford. April 2S.-Hubert Rain
vile, of Montgomery. and Mrs. Mar
tin, widow of Peter Martin, of this
village were married Monday morning
in All Saints church by the Rev. N. o.
H. Dorion. The groom is 10 years old
and the bride is 62. This was the
fifth marriage of the groom.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
SHOVEL STILL IN HAND
Body of the Last Of the West Pawlet
Quarry Victims Found

Rutland. April 2S.-The body of Geo.
Kormas. the last of the five men kill
ed by the cavern at Owen Bros slate
quarry in West Pawlet, April 10, to
be recovered, has been taken out of
the quarry. 1t was in standing pos
ture with a shovel still in one hand.
A wound in the neck was the only in
Jury
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
Very Low coIonist Rates Via. Nickel
Plate Road.

The California, Washington and
Oregon, daily until April 29th. Finest
tourist sleeping cars from New Eng
land. Write L. P. Burgess, N. e. P.
A., 312 Old South Bldg, Boston,
Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
LADIES' HOSE

AT 9Sc-Ladies pure Silk Hose, black, white green,
navy, lavender, pink or blue, worth SIPS.
AT 5Oc-Lord Taylor gauze Isle hose, in black and
AT SS1 .69-Burson Hose, pair, guaranteed to wea
months written guaranteed worth $2OO.
AT 39c-Pure Isle thread hose, in black, an or white
AT 25c-Burson make Lord & Taylor Onyx Queens
Own, Gordon Dye Black Rabbit, Hermsdorf and
other standard advertised brands, in black white
three shades tan, two shades green, shades
navy, lavender, blue, pink, three shades grey in
light or heavy weight cotton Isle thread gauZe
Isle, gauze mercerized silks, lace, embroidery
trimmed
soc BOX-3 pair Ladies Isle thread hose, usually
sold at 25c pair at &c single pair, pair for SOC
AT 17cG auze Isle hose, in black only, very sheer
extra good value at 25c for this sale lie.
AT 15c-Princess and Du chess Ladies Hose the best
value obtanable at SC, 2 for Csc.
AT 5c-Seected mill run of Burson seamless hose in
all black, half white foot all white FOOT extra size,
ribbed tops and tans; regular Csc quality at sc,
FIR Csc.
All lOc-Black or tan cotton hose, all sizes.
AT l5c-Out size hose in black only
AT ; FOR 25c-Black hose, guaranteed fast color,
regular lOc straight hose.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight; cooler in east
portion freezing temperature in the
interior and heavy frost in extreme
south portion. Thursday fair and
slightly warmer in west portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Noon Quotations from J. r. Williston
& Co., to Bennington Security Co
The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from r. Williston
& Co, of New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28
JUDGE STAFFORD ACCEPTS

Chosen as Precautionary Orator for
Isle La Motto July 9.
Burlington, April 2S.-Judge Wen
dell P Stafford of Washington has ac-
copied the invitation of the Lake
Champlain tercentenary commission
to deliver the address at Isle La Motto
July 8.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28

We wish to call your attention to our Hosiery
and Underwear where you will find large vari
ETY. of popular priced hose and splendid selection
of the better grades Our hosiery is all in the
standard sizes. We do not sell seconds except
when marked as such with large green tags, or
bag foot or short weights. Our price They're
lower than those usually asked for equal grades.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-28

Inquiry in Bennington failed
to develop any information regarding
H. Bernhard. SO far as can be learn
ed no such person lives in town or
has lived here recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
BURLINGTON MAKES CLAIM.
Operated 5000 Miles in One Year
Without Passenger Casualty.

Without Passenger Casualty.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. IA report
from Chicago says that the Burlington
and Pennsylvania railroads have pass
ed year of operation with a record
of not having killed single passen-
ger. The report reads:
During the last fiscal year the
Burlington road operated its passen-
ger trains without having killed a
single passenger. This remarkable
record was equaled, so far as known
through any official announcement,
by only one other road. the Pennsyl-
vania. The year during which this
record was made closed June 80, 1909,
but the figures giving the number of
passengers carried have not been
compiled. The Burlington record, to-
gether with that made by the Penn
sylvania, indicates that the railroads
are progressing in the art of safe
operation of railroad trains. This is
accounted for by operating men by
the extension of the block signals, by
better discipline and by improved
methods of track construction and
maintenance"
An operating official high in the
councils of Burlington chiefs said
during the past year that safe opera
ton of trains is regarded as one of
the surest devices of cutting down OPP
Grafton cost The Hill idea is to ELI
inmate claims for damages resulting
from train accidents and thus cut
down money paid for damages and
for court costs and attorneys fees. He
declared that the railroads are now
moving rapidly toward a period when
the number of court suits will be ma
terially reduced and the law courts
will be resorted to only when there is
no other equitable means of settle
ment- If train accidents can be pre-
vented one item that has drawn heav-
lily on the operation expense account
will be eliminated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
HELD UP A TRAIN.
Robbers Use Dynamite to Crack Ex-
press Car Safe.

Leadville, Sept. IA daring attempt
to rob the second section of Denver &
Rio Grande No. 5 passenger train was
made about Il o'clock last night four
miles west of Malta, a small station
rear Leadville.
The express car was dynamited. Ac-
cording to the trainnen no booty was
1t is believed the five men who were
engaged in the holdup crawled on the
| two engines of No. 5 at Malta. The
train had proceeded but short dis
| tsnce when two men crawled over the
tender of each engine and compelled
| the engineers and f1remen to stop the
train and march back to the express
car.
Engineer Smith of the first engine
was told to hammer on the door and
cr6er the express messenger to open it.
/ The latter, however. refused to open the
door and a charge of dynamite was
placed under it and the door blown
| open.
Three of the robbers rushed in, COW
ering the express messenger with their
revolverS. He was ordered to open the
safe, but said that he could not. Sew
eral charges of dynamite We're then
| placed under the safe. but without re-
suit except to completely wreck the in
terror of the car. After firing part
il volley of shots the robbers disap-
reared In the darkness.
time had reached Malta and Sheriff
Campbell with a posse at once started
for the scene.
1t was rumored that the safe contain
ed very large sum of money, but this
could not be confirmed. The train was
westbound and was known as the Chi
cago and San Francisco express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
GRAIN MEN DISTURBED.
Commission May Wipe Out the Mill
ing-in-Transit Privileges.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE grain inter-
estS of the board of trade are greatly
alarmed over a threatened ruling by
the interstate commerce commission
with respect to the milling-in-transit
privilege. Advance sheets of the
commissions decision show conditions
which, if insisted upon. will wipe out
the privilege which the grain shipper
now has of stopping his grain at Chi
cago and milling it ''in transit"
The stoppage of this privilege would
mean the ruin of the milling industry
in this and in other cities and would
strike a severe blow at the grain
market and a still severer blow at the
interior grain markets and milling
centers. The milling in transit priv
ilege has always carried with it the
right of substitution of grain under
proper restrictions. The commission
first declares that 1t, recognizes the
impracticability of preserving the
identity of the grain and then pro-
ceeds to make it imperative that this
be done.
A meeting of the transportation
committee of the board of trade has
been called for Monday to consider
what shall be done to induce the COM
mission to change its mind in the
matter. 1t is understood that grain
men from a rival market went to
Washington and complained that the
grain men at Chicago were manipul-
ating grain under cover of the mill
ingin-transit privilege.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
WHEN THE BODY
POISONS ITSELF
Every Sufferer from Stomach
Trouble Should Know
These Facts.

Like the other organs the stomach
calls upon the blood for strength and
nourishment to sustain it in its daily
work. If the blood is impure the stom-
ach receives supply loaded with poi
sons, or 'ftoxins" as they are called.
Thus the body poisons itself, process
known by physicians as auto-intoxica-
tion," or seH-poisoning.
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may be cast out by the ordinary pro-
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ST was an invalid with stomach
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Ny heart duttered and would have
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Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
The Santa Fe Road Has New
Passenger Equipment Ordered.
Nearly One Hundred Cars for
Delivery on November 1.
TRAFFIC NOW HEAVY
And Many Cars Are in the Shops
fer Steam Heat Trimmings.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

xxy,+b +ba greatest volume of paSSen-
-a,- traffic. since the panic of 1907, AL
the railroads are finding the matter Of
adeouate passenger equipment seri-
one matter. Just now the Santa Fe is
feeling scarcity of passenger cars, and
all the more so because NUMBER oI
+ba messenger coaches are in the shops
being equipped with steam heat before
the cold weather sets in. The Santa F'e,
however. has nearly one hundred new
coaches which will be delivered mere
November L and which will give tbs
line DIentv of facilities for handling the
immense business which seems newt
able this fall.
The equipment which has been or
dered and which will be deilVered WITH
in six weeks, consists OF the 1oHo"lhE' :
I Composite cars.
Cafe-observation car.
Dining cars.
10 Mail cars.
4 loft. baggage cars
10 loft. smokers.
7 Partition coaches, Jim Crow cars
20 loft. coaches.
% loft. chair cars.
8 Combination chair and smokers.
Part of these cars are being ouilt py
the Pullman company at the Pullman,
Ill. shops, and the others are being
manufa ctured by the American Car
company at St Louis All are be1ng
equipped with the latest steam nedtiLs
apparatus, which the Santa Fe is IN
stalling on all passenger coaches They
will be ready for immediate service,
and will be used all over the system,
principally on the through trains.
The seven Jim Crow cars will be used
exclusively in Oklahoma and Texas, the
only states along the Santa Fe when
require the separation of the. races All
the others will be used in through ser
vice between Chicago and San Fran
od these
cars and the present good condition of
the Santa Fe's motive power depart
ment the passenger business can be
pretty well cared for by this road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
ARE TOO oFFICIOUs.
Canadian Commission Issues Orders
Directed at American Officers.

Ottawa, Can, Sept. 1.-THE Cana
dian railway commission today made
an order commanding all railroads in
Canada which do an international
business to direct their conductors to
prevent undue interference with pas
sengers in Canada by United States
immigration officials. Chairman Ma
bee of the commission said he had re-
ceived over fifty complaints against
American immigration officials who
ere alleged to have made themselves
obnoxious in Canada, not only to pas
sengers bound to the United States but
to passengers going from one Canadian
point to another
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
sHoRTENs NEW YORK CENTRA.
Distance Between Chicago and New
York Reduced 40 Miles.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE distance be-
tween Chicago and New York will
soon be materially reduced by the
completion of the Franklin &, Clear
field, which will be opened for traffic
on September 26. between FRANKLIN
and Brookville, Pa. This short cut
will reduce the distance over the New
York Central lines between New York
and Chicago by 40 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
START WORK ON NEW LINE.
Northwestern to Have Lower Grade to
Twin Cities.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE Northwest
ern road has begun the construction
of 277 miles of track, which will give
the company a second short and low
grade line between Chicago and the
Twin Cities, and between Milwaukee
and the Twin Cities. The new cutoff
will start at Lindrum, six miles north
of Milwaukee. and will join the pres
ent Chicago-St. Paul line at Camp
Douglass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17

haultepec National railway, to Maris-
cal, a town on the Mexican Guatemal-
an frontier. Control is secured by
The line is PA miles in length and
was formerly owned by Los Angeles
and st. Louis capitalists. D. P. Doaky
being president of the road and J. NJ.
Neeland, of Los Angeles, vice presi-
dent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
NEW ROCK ISLAND MOTOR CAR.
Will Be Placed in Service for Branch
Line Traffic.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-The manage
ment of the Rock Island today made
q test run with a new motor car, which
will be put into regular service on
some branch line. The car is driven
by steam power, which is furnished by
q "self-contained' engine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-17
GETS MEXICAN ROAD.
David E. Thompson ConsumInates
Deal for the Pan-American.

Mexico City, Sept. 17.-David E.
Thompson, United States Ambassador
% Mexico has secured control of the
?an-American railway, a line extend
nz from San Geronimo, on the Te-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11

the most autocratic government bu-
reau outside of Russia. Mr.. Bartholdt
OF Missouri urged an issue of bonds
for inland waterway Improvement;
Mr.. Chandler of Mississippi COM
planned of the tariff on agricultural
implements. Mr.. Scott of the agricul-
tural committee closed the debate
with explanatory remarks on the
work done by the government during
the past week. When the bill was
under consideration under the five
minute rule the increase of $500 to
the salary of Solicitor George P.
McCabe, making it $4,000, was
stricken out on point of order The
increase of the salary of Director
Willis L. Moore, of the weather bu-
reau from $4,000 to Sc 900, suffered a
similar fate. Before the bill was
taken up in general debate, the house
passed the senate pension bill for
federal judges.