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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-29

Some of the papers that have re-
printed an editorial from the Banner
in regard to the work of the
court have jumped at the conclusion
that the thirteen cases were all the
court had to consider in a year. This
is not the fact. The thirteen cases
reported form not quite a quarter of
years work, but that does not alter
the case. II is absurd for tne state of
Vermont to pay $4,000 a year in
salaries for a court to hear only fifty
to sixty appeals year when a court
of three judges costing $4,000 a year
would have an easy job to do all the
work that comes to the supreme court
of Vermont under the present sys-
TEN. The highest court of the Dis
trict of Columbia is composed of only
three judges, yet has more cases and
fully as important cases as the SUI
preme court of Vermont. When we
talk reform in Vermont one of the
first things to be considered is the
extravaganza of the courts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-29

There will be realignment in the
numerical rating of Vermont towns
and cities when the next census is
taken. Burlington which had a pop
ulation of 1850 in 1900. will easily
hold first place in 1910, but Rutland
is likely to be deplaced by Barre as
the second city in size in the state.
Barre is growing rapidly and at the
present time has 1860 taxable polls,
or 81 more than Rutland. Barre has
a population of approximately 10000
and this figure will be increased
largely in another year. Brattleboro
ranked below Bennington and st.
Johnsbury nine years ago, but this
town has made a handsome increase
in population and will make a bid
for fourth place, with something like
5000 people.-Brattleboro Phoenix.
We don't know but we rather ex-
pect that Bennington will be able to
hold fourth place next year though
both Brattleboro and Montpelier are
bidding for the place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-29

Everyone would be benefited by
taking Foley's Orino Laxative for con-
stipation, stomach and liver trouble,
as it sweetens the stomach and breath
gently stimulates the liver and regu-
lates the bowels and is much super
ior to pills and ordinary laxatives.-
Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-29
WE ARE ASKED WHY WE DO NOT

increase our limit above $4,000. Be
cause we believe in scientific dis
tribution of risk as favoring economy
Of results. Are you in that class ?
6Oth year. National Life Insurance
Company, Montpelier, VT. Mutual
The sun., 1909-06-23
FETE or AMERICAN Duchess.
Dinner and Cotillon al Sunderland House
-Beantiful Flower Decorations.

Special Cdbts Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON. June 22.--The Duchess OF
Marlborough gave a dinner tonight to
fifty eight guests at Sunderland House
prior to cotillon. at which there were
200 guests. The house was a bower Of
blooms. Especially the ballroom. which
runs the full length Of the house. was
decorated eyquisitely.
The Duchess wore pale maize colored
satin gown yelled with chiffon and en-
broidered in dull gold and silver She
wore many magnificent diamonds and
pearls.
The guests included Premier and Mrs,
Asquith, the Austrian, Spanish and Por-
tiguese Ambassadors. the Duke and
d lchess OF Portland. the Duke and Duch-
,-ss o! Roxburghe. the Earl and Countess
or Granard, and Consuelo, Duchess OF
Manchester.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. W. X.
Vanderbilt. Mrs. II. P. Whitney, Mrs. j.
j. Astor. Mrs. Waldorf Astor and Mrs.
John Ward also attended. The display
OF jewels was remarkable. Those Of the
various members Of the Vanderbilt fam
lily were especially magnificent.
The cotillon was the feature OF the
evening. Many original figures were in
troduced The favors were exquisite,
including delicate bits OF jewelry, fans,
fancy boxes and handbags. They were
chosen by the Duchess recently in Paris.
The sun., 1909-06-23
RICH MAN WEDS MILLINER.
She IL the Young Woman on Whose Ac.
count "TOwn Topics" Had TO PAY $40 900

P1TTsBURa. June 22.-Samuel Demp-
ster, rich clubman. was married here
last Saturday to Miss Jennie Roberts,
a millner. The fact OF the marriage
did not become generally known until
to-day.
1t was only short time 20 that DemP-
ster got verdict for $4,000 damages
against Tovn Topics in libel suit. that
paper having printed a story alleging
that Dempster had made a present OF
an si1 900 house in Craig street, Pittsburg.
to young woman. 1t came out at the
trial that tbs young woman in question
was Miss Roberts, also that the had
bought the house out of her earnjngs.
which have heen not less than 5000
a year for several years. Miss Roberts
was chief milliner in The biggest estab-
lishment in Pittsburg until few weeks
ago, whe she gave up her position TO
prepare for her marriage
1t cane out to-day also that Miss
Roberts had been engaged to pempster
for several years. but that she refused
to marry as long as her invalid father
lived. She was his support. and all
her time away from her duties in the
store. she said, must be given to him.
Mr.. Roberts died recently.
The sun., 1909-06-23
RON SENATOR HEWITT"S BANK
After = Fight -Four Men Get Away with
$4,000 CayuEA County Money.

ITHACA, June 22.-Four men drove up
to the Citizens Bank OF Locke, n. y,
early this morning, blew up the vault
and escaped with 5000 in bills.
Senator Charles T. Hewitt Of Cayuga
county, who is president Of the bank,
fired several shots at them from his
veranda and they answered him. but
none OF the bullets took effect.
The robbers evidently knew the country
well, They drove into the hamlet not
long after midnight. Two Of them mounted
guard at Senator Hewitts home. which
is the nearest residence to the bank,
while the others forced their way into the
building and blew up the vault. Two
charges of nitroglycerine blew off both
doors. The robbers took u 900 in bills,
but overl looked the same amount in gold.
Meanwhile resident had heard the
sound OF the explosion and called up the
telephone central to sound an alarm.
Senator Hewitt was one Of the first to
awaken. He grabbed a revolver and
rushed to the front door. but was con-
fronted by one OF the robbers. who had
drawn his pistol. The Senator tried the
back entrance. but another robber was
ON duty. Senator Hewitt fired -four times
and the robber answered, but no one was
hurt. Then the nobbers jumped into
their wagon and drove out OF town
The sun., 1909-06-23
MONKEY SC4RES WOMEN.
beast Cutting Up Capcrs That Cause
Alarm About Greenwich.

GREENWICH. Conn. June 22.-There
was much excitement here yesterday and
to-dat caused by the raids OF q monkey
on number OF houses, and many people
are sleeping tonight with doors and
windows closed.
This monkey. whose appearance was
ren"rted 70 the police yesterday. is large
and shows n disposition to fight.
The story that had spread abroad that
the monkey had been bitten by mad
dog has frightened many. The police
say there Is no foundation to this report.
The monkey was first seen in the home
Of Mrs. w. T. Bouchelle. a wealthy New
York woman. The animal climbed
through a window. Mrs. Bouchelle was
entertaining woman caller. The monkey
walked boldly toward them. chattering
and showing his teeth as IL angry. The
women retreated screaming. but remem-
bered to shut the doors and conflne 1t to
one room. A bulldog in an adjoining
room made rush at the monkey, but the
monkey advanced toward the dog and
would have attacked it had not a wire
screen separated them.
At the home OF Nathaniel Webb the
monkey entered the kitchen and grasped
a pan Of fudge which servant had. just
made and leaped into tree just outside
the door with it. In another house it
frightened into Mysteries young woman
who had been reading Edgar Allan Poe's
Murders in the Rue Morgue.- which tells
OF the murder Of woman by an ape
In a fourth house it approached child
who was eating stick Of candy and took
the candy, but did not attempt to hurt
the child
The sun., 1909-06-23
MRS. RIDLE MAY NOT DE TRIED
Atlanta womans Demand for Vindlcation
Likely 10 he Unsatisfiet.

Likely 10 BE Cnsatisited.
1t is likely that the case against Mrs.
Frances j. Ridley Of Atlanta. Ga. who
was indicted in Newark for larceny and
receiving, will be nolle prossed. Mrs.
Ridley is accused OF having taken - 900
worth of jewels belonging to Mrs. Andrew
j. Albright OF New York on Southern
express train on the way to Newark on
March 49, Mrs. Ridley asserts that she
found them on the floor and intended to
return them to their owner.
Prosecutor Mott has asked the Grand
Jury to indict Mrs. Ridley on another
count or amend the present indictment
The trial OF Mrs. Ridley was put of a
week ago to-day because there was no
Judge to sit In the case. At that time
Mrs. Ridley declared that she would in
Jury, and this, 1t Ii said. because OF the
question OF jurisdiction, put the State up
q tree.
II Is said that the situation caused the
prosecutor TO 60 before the Grand Jury
and ask for q new indictment, and 1t IL
rumorod Mr. Mott asked that an indict-
ment for embezxlement be returned.
II was not made clear In what way this
change would remove the question
whether the courts OF Eessx county would
have any right 70 Try the case. AVN
was In tho Jewel bag and 10 still missing,
From the explanation given by the
prosecutor II was inferred by some Of
the Grand Jurors that conviction could
not be had on the counts now standing.
The Albright testimony was heard again.
but the Grand Jurors refused to ind]ot
Mrs. Ridley.
The sun., 1909-06-23
SILVER COATED CANDY BARRED.
Federal Court DocidA That 1t Violates
Inc Pure Food LANs.

TRENTON. June 22.-The Oriental Dragee
Company OF Jersey City was found guilty
in the United States District Court to-day
of violating the Federal pure food laws by
coating candy with silver leaf. The case
is said to have been the first of It's kind in
the United States and the action was
directed, according to the evidence,
against an industry in which millions OF
dollars are invested throughout the
country.
The testimony. which was not con-
tradicted. showed that one ounce OF pure
silver was used in coating sixteen pounds
OF candy. No alloys were employed
Experts called for the Government test'-
fed that the absorption OF silver into the
system in quantities which would follow
continual use Of the silver coated candy
would be injurious.
Judge Cross, who heard the case, prao-
tically directed the jury to bring verdict
of guilty.
The sun., 1909-06-23
BELMONT YIELDS SPADE
And Declares work on Cape Cod Canal
Formally Begun.

SANDWICH Mass, June 2? August
Belmont OF New York turned up spade
full Of earth at Bournedale. half way
across Cape Cod, to-day and declared
that a formal beginning had been made
in the construction OF the long looked for
Cape Cod canal. He said that 1t would
surely be pushed through TO completion.
Besides Mr.. Belmont who is president
Of the holding company which is financing
the work, stood former Secretary Of State
Robert Bacon. looked upon as a repre-
sentative Of ]. p. Morgan d Co., President
l.. +. Loree OF the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad. former Governor Edward War
field OF MARYLAND and soore OF engineers.
Later the party. which came down hero
on a special car, Viewed the dumping OF
granite OF the Sandwich shore For the
construction Of the protecting breskMater
TO the northeast entrance OF the canal.
This afternoon the party also inspected
the Buzzards Bay approaches to the
canal.
The canal project has been advocated
for many years, for ever since Colonial
times II was realized that such q canal
would shorten the distance between
Boston and New York nearly a hundred
miles. The principal gain. however will
be tho avoidance OF the rough water and
treacherous shoals and beaches OF Cape
Cod, upon which nearly two thousand
wrecks have occurred since 1900
The sun., 1909-06-23
JOHN j. RYAN INDICTED.
Ohio Prosecutor Summons Men From
Brokers once on John Doe Subpenas.


CINCINNATI. June 22.-John j. Ryan
was indicted to-day within an hour after
deputies from the county prosecutor o
Office had gone to the offices Of the Ryan
Brill commission and brokerage concern
in the Burnet House building and served
twenty traders with John Doe subponas
to appear and testify before the Grand
Jurors
Prosecutor H. T. Hunt issued twenty
John Doe subppnas for as many men un-
known to him. but Of whom he desired
testimony before the Grand Jury The
subpnnas were drawn for service on men
who might be found in the Rysn-Brill
offices who were not employees Of the
company.
The officers entered the brokerage
Offices quietly and in an instant spread
CONSERVATION among about fifty men who
were watching the market boards and
the tiokers. Subpenas were forced into
twenty mems hands. The officers had no
power OF arrest in the premises and had
been instructed not TO molest any OF the
employees Of the company.
Six men served as witnesses went at
once to the prosecutors Office and were
taken before the Grand Jury. The in
dictment quickly followed. Ryan is said
10 be at Atlantic City for the summer
The sun., 1909-06-23
BUYS HOUSE OF THE Z GABLES.
Scene OF hawthorne's Romance TO he
Used for settlement Work.

SALEM, Mass. June 22.-!The @honse Of
the seven gables around which Ma
thaniel Hawthorne wove one OF his best
known and most characteristic tales, and
which is now visitee annually by thou
sands OF the great authors admirers, has
been purchased by Mrs. George r. Emer-
ton and will be turned into house for
settlement work.
The old house has long been one OF
Salem landmarks. Hawthorne as boy
looked upon it az very old. When boy
he frequented it's vicinity, a slightly point
jutting out into the harbor. and as man
he made it the motif OF the story that
of all his works he loved the best.
The house was built in 1852 and orig
inaIly had seven gables. In remode!ing
it some forty years ago most OF these
gables were removed and much modern
ICED, but the places where the seven gable
windows were are easily discernible to-
day ON the inside. The house for a num-
Der OF years has been Mecca for Haw-
thorne admirers, who sought within it's
walls for that which gave the great author
the inspiration for one Of the most power
full OF his ron,ances
The sun., 1909-06-23
LONE MAN HOLDS Up BANK.
Gets Away With ~, los That Cashier Was
Just About to Put Away for the Night.

Gets Away With -, l9S That Cashier was
Just About to Put Away for the Night.
FoKr WoRrH. Tex, June 22.-Just as
the waggoner Bank and Trust Company
was closing It's doors this afternoon
lone man nicely dressed and without
mask or disguise walked in and at the
point Of pistol relieved Cashier Walter
C. King OF ts,io5 in bills
The money was in denominations rang
ing from 81 to S70 $1,000 Of II being In
crisp new certificates. The robber d.
vided the money into two packages,
slipped them into his pockets and walk
ing quickly out mingled with the crowd
and was gone. The police were notified
and hurried to the scene In an automo-
bile. but got no clue to the robber.
Tonight every resort where 1t is thought
he might be Is being searched 1t is not
believed that he left the city. All trains
out Of the city are being watched.
The man Is described by the cashier.
who got a good look at him. as being about
IS years old. clean cut in appearance arid
neatly dressed.
The robbery was nicely timed. The
cashier had just finished counting his
money and had placed II In package
preparatory TO putting IL In the safe.
The sun., 1909-06-23
TRAIN HITS J. B. KNAPP'SAUT
PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND
COAL co. BADLY HURT.
His Wife Flung Out on the Grass Machine
Upset on Mr.. Knapp by Erie Locomo-
tive at Spring valley-spocial Train

John E. Knapp, president Of the Mary
land Coal Company at Broadway, was
seriously hurt early last night in an auto
mobile accident at Spring Valley. N. Y,
when his automobile. in which he was
riding with Mrs. Knapp. was struck by
a train on the New Jersey and New York
Railroad. Mrs. Knapp was thrown out
Of the machine and fell twenty-five or
thirty feet away on the grass.
The automobile was turned completely
over and Mr.. Knapp was pinned under
the wreckage. His left arm and several
ribs were fractured. and he got several
bad scalp wounds. Mrs. Knapp got of
more easily. but was badly bruised and
last night was suffering severely from
shock, Both are in the Hackensack
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp were on their
way from their home. in East Orange
to Greenwich. Conn. The car was driven
by Mr. Knapp's chauffeur. George Bah :
bitt. who is unhurt. There is a heavy
grade at Spring Valley just before the road
crosses the railroad. and the tracks are
hidden from the road by rows OF trees.
Babbitt, the chauffeur. said last night
that he drove the car very slowly up the
hill being familiar with the locality and
realizing the dangerous character Of the
crossing.
As he approached the tracks, he said,
he looked and listened atten lively for a
sight or sound Of any approa ching train,
but saw and heard nothing until as the
ma chine was almost on the track he saw
the front Of the locomotive almost on
him. Then he threw the front Of the
machine to one side, and thereby saved
it from being struck in the middle.
The locomotive hit the hood Of the car
throwing the machine of to one side
and turning it completely over, The
chauffeur. who was thrown on the grass
ran to the assistance OF Mrs. Knapp and
with help Of men who came up lifted the
machine and got Mr.. Knapp out from
under II.
Local physicians attended Mr.. Knapp
and his wife until a train could be made
up, and they then were taken to Hack
ensack. some twenty miles away. but
the only town with hospital in the vioin-
ity,
DR.. Dicker OF the hospital staff said
that he thought Mr.. Knapp would re-
cover
The sun., 1909-06-23
.4LBANIiNS DEFEAT TURKS.
kiamil Bey Killed In Fierce Battle
$4,000 Insurgents in the Field.

Special Cable Drspdteh 10 The sun.
VIENNA. June 22.-The newspapers
print despatch from Uskub recording
the severe defeat Of three regiments OF
,Turkish infantry under Djavid Pasha by
the Albanians. david Pasha attacked
the Albanians in Petosh Pass, between
Ipek and Jakova. and was repulsed.
losing fourteen officers and $50 men killed
or wounded.
Kiamil Bey, the we'll known Young Turk
leader. was among the killed.
Fresh troops have been ordered from
Monastir. The Albanian insurgents are
reported to number 1900 They declare
that they will continue their resistance
until full autonomy is granted to Albania
and Albanian prisoners are liberated
The sun., 1909-06-23
TO CELEBRATE WAR or 1914.
G Csnadlan Patriotic Societies Arranging
for q Jubiiant Centennial.

OTTAWA. Juno 22.--At Toronto a pro-
posal to hold national centennial cele-
bratlon Of the War Of 1912 was discussed
tonight at n meeting at which were
represented the Daughters Of the Empire,
the Chiefs and Warriors OF the Six Nations
Indians. the United Empire Loyalists
Association Of Ontario. the Canadian
Military Institute. Veterans Of 1895,
1885 and South Africa, and York Pioneer
and Historical Society.
Lieut.. Gel W. Hamilton Merritt occu-
pied the chair. It was proposed that the
official cooperation Of all the Governments
as we'll as that Of the public generally
be sought. Committees have been named
to make arrangements
The sun., 1909-06-23

batteries Of smaller ones at the two sides,
all provided with proper color attach
ments and with q motion arrangement
Tor the storm effect Of the fourth aot,
provided the illumination OF the stage
itself.
Instead Of call boys system Of colored
lights was used at the entrances and In
the dressing rooms under the seats to
summon the actors, this all being operated
from one central desk. To supply the
current 1t was found necessary to install
a dynamo especially for the occasion.
The sun., 1909-06-23
TAFT PARDONS A BOl'.
He Had Taken . Text Book TO Crafty
Ills Thirst for Knowledge.

ATLANTA, Ga. June 22.-Abram Rhodes,
the fourteen-year.o boy who was re-
Gently convicted In the Federal courts
of stealing a book out OF the post office at
Blue Ridge, Ga, has been pardoned by
Pres dent Taft
The book taken by young Rhodes was
n text book. covering subjects about which
the boy wished to inform himself. He
has been student at Young Harris Col
lege and is still attending school there
pending sentence under his conviction.
1t is understood that the unusual cir
cumstanoes attending the small theft.
not ably the boys evident thirst for
knowle ige, induced President Taft to
pardon the youthful offender.
The sun., 1909-06-23
HOEEL AWNINGS AFIRE.
Curtains In . Room at the Navarro Aiss
Burned.

There was little fire in the Hotel
Navarro at Seventh avenue and Thirty
eighth street last night when somebody
threw a lighted cigarette on an awning
on the eighth door. The awning blassd
up. fired the awning next to 1t and the
fire vent In through the open windows
re sSe &c curtains OF room an d Ss1
a couch. Policeman Grant ran around
the corner 10 Engine 20 and got couple
Of firemen and then ran back and fought
of crowd OF young and old enthusiastic
whose sole ambition seemed to be to pull
the fire box on the corner. Manager
Edgar Smith Of the hotel and the two
flremen put the fire out with hand ex-
lnguishers.
The sun., 1909-06-23
10000 SLEEP ON THE SAND.
First Appearance This Season of the All
Nishters ~ Coney Island.

First Appearance This Season 0f the All
Nishters At Coney Island.
For the first time this season the beaches
at Coney Island were pretty well crowded
with sleepers last night. Somewhere
between is0. 900 and 100000 people went
to the Island in the evening, and 1t was
estimated that fully 10000 Of these slept
on the sand.
Capt. Palmer Of the Coney Island police
station had dozen policemen out with
the special job Of seeing that nothing hap
pened to the men and women who were
stretched out on the sand. Ex-senator
Reynolds was at the Island early in the
night and opened the beach OF Dream
land to be added to'the open air bedroom.
The sun., 1909-06-23
PRISONER ROBS C4PTOR.
Takes watch. Handouts and $40
Leaves Train and Starts for Mexico.

PHos1x, Ariz., June 22.-Policeman
Ben 8. Winchester OF Larned Kan,
started home to-day in charge of Lewis A.
Marks. otherwise known as Gustave l..
Henderson and as Gordon L, Harrison
wanted in New York, Kansas and Mis-
souri, for forgeries Of cashiers checks
Marks had just been discharged from a
five years sentence in the Arizona peni-
tentiary for issuing bad check at Bisbee.
As the prisoner waived extradition
proceedings, Winchester allowed him
some latitude. As result Marks escaped
from the train at Benson, Ariz.. taking
with him $40 In cash belonging to the
sleeping officer as well as his watch and
handouts.
It Is presumed that he has started for
Mexico. which is only fifty miles distant.
The sun., 1909-06-23
Tho Rev. @. ". Briggs Arrested Again

Tho Rev. q. ". Briggs Arrested Again.
The Rev. George Waverley Briggs Of
1928 Simpson street. Tho Bronx. who has
been arrested twice within the last three
months on charges Of petit larceny, was
arrested again last night on the same
charge. A before. the theft was from
Q drug store and was OF trifiing amount
Of goods. He was sent to Lincoln Hos
pital q prisoner. The physicians are
examining him with regard to his sanity
well known In the South.
The sun., 1909-06-23
STOPPED THE WRONG TRAIN.

Rebbers Miss silver Consisnmeut In Brit.
lsh Co,umbta-Posse Pursucs Them.
VANCOUVER, B. c.. June 22.--Canadisn
Pacific train No. OF, westbound, was
held up In tho night by four men. The
robbers took the train for No. s, which
was carrying . large amount Of silver
to the Coast They obtained no loot.
After discovering their error they
started across q lake In q boat, pursued
by q posse.
The sun., 1909-06-23
Daughter Born to George Conan.

A baby daughter was, born yesterday
to Mr.. and Mrs George M. Cohan at their
residence at Seventy fifth street and Gen.
trai Park West. Mrs. Cohan was Miss
Agnes Nolan. II was announced last
night that the child would be named
ton In Mr.. Cohan's sForty-hvs Minutes
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