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New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
B4RNES NAN RESIGNS.
May Indicate Shake-Up IN
State Controllers Office.

Albany, Dec. 1S.-Justus IL. Davis. Of
Albany, has resigned chief clerk of the
stock transfer tax bureau. in the State
Controllers office, TO take effect January /.
He will be succeeded by A. X Afford, Of
New York. The position pays $2.5o0 a
year.
Mr.. Afford had been a bank examiner
since 1908. and for the last eight months
has conducted the liquidation of the La
fayette Trust Company, of Brooklyn.
The resignation of MIR. Davis is believed
TO be the forerunner of a shake-up in the
Controllers office. Mr.. Davis was put at
the head of the stock transfer bureau at
the instance of State Committeeman Will
lam Barnes. jr. He resigned a place in the
Office of the City Treasurer of Albany to
go into the Controllers Office
Controller Williams recently conferred
with all the court and trust fund exam
iners and municipal account examiners in
his department. II is understood that
changes are contemplated in these and
other offices under the jurisdiction of Con-
troller Williams with view of improving
the efficiency of the office.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
DoxEYs CHARGEDwITH MURDER
Plot to Poison William j. Erder Alleged
in ST. Louis.

St. Louis. Dee. Is.-Bench warrants
charging murder in the first degree were
served upon DR. Loren r. poNey. OF Co
lumlus. Neh. and his wife, Dora r. poNey,
to-day DR.. DOXey was arrested Last night.
His wife, mas been in Jail here since De
ceuber 4.
They are charged with responsibility Tor
the death here. on July 10 last. Of William
/ Erdcr. who died after brief illness.
Mrs. DoNey. II is charged. was married TO
Erder few weeks before his death, An
aIysis 81 Crders viscera revealed conSid-
cradle arsenic.
AS the Missouri statutes DO not recoGnize
accessories TO crime as such. Dr. DoNey Is
charged with being a principal. although he
vas not IN -. Louis when Erder was
taken III.
The Circuit Attorneys office asserts that
evidence will he produced to show that he
was In communication with Mrs. poNey
while she. according to the charges. vas
ministerins To Erder as the latters wife.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
Mr.. COLER MAKES DENIAL
Says He Didn't Try to Buy Rockaway
Property When City Wanted It.

Borough President coler Of Brooklyn
denied yesterday the assertion of Fred J.
Lancaster. a real estate operator. Of No.
li7e Broadway, that he had, In 1907. nego-
tiated for the purchase OF the Rocka way
Beach property which the board had been
considering a seaside park site for three
years At that time Mr.. Lancaster was
president OF the company which owned the
property.
Mfr. Coler said that at the time mem
toned he was Controller, but that the
question Of the purchase OF the property
by the city did not come up TN two or
three Year, later. I'm 1904. Mr.. Coler added
that in 1902 Mr.. Lancaster had offered to
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
c. B. PAGE QUITS LEADERSHIP
Arthur P. Ludden Succeeds Him as Re
publican District Head.

Commissione- Charles Il. Page OF the
Board of Elections. Republican leader OF
the 18th District yesterday announced his
resignation from the leadership and the
election OF his successor, Arthur p. I.udden.
of No. 3e4 West 10Th street. a lawyer, TWEEN
ty-six years old. who for several years has
been an active lieutenant OF the Commits
sioner.
THE duties Of Commissioner Of Elections
conflict 10 some extent with those OF dis
trict leader" said Commissioner Page yes
terday ''and that is why have dropped
out Just as the district affairs need the
undivided attention OF the leader. I have
found that my duties as Elections Commits
sioner also become more trying. and be-
cause of tho fact that they conflict I de
cided 10 retire from active leadership Mr..
i.udden is q competent young man. and the
affairs Of the district Will prosper under
his leadership
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
AN ODD FUNERAL PROCESSION
Trolley Cars Used to Garry Soldier s
Body and Mourners.

\ funeral procession. consisting of four
trolley cars, headed by one of the parlor
car variety containing . coffin. was the
unusual sight presented I'm the streets OF
BROOKLYN Yesterday morning. The coffin
contained the body of Philip G. Woodruff
sergeant In the I'd Company. United States
Artillery Corps. who died from pneumoni,
az fort Hamilton. The three cars that
brought up the rear held the men and of,-
GERS OF the dead mans company. The cor
tege proceeded to the National Cemetery
at Cypress Hills. Sergeant woodrufr had
served i'm the army tweuty-seven wears ana
was a Spanish War veteran
The custom OF using trolley cars for tho
purpose is said 10 be prevalent I'm the West
The reason that the car company's officials
permitted the use Of their ears in this in
stance was that the distance from Fort
Hamilton To tho cemetery was so ercat
that The use OF carriages and "A hearse
would have been a hardship on the mourn
erp
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
W1NT H44GS PLACE.
Strife Oucr Secretaryship of
Estimate Board.

There is to be fight over the selection
Of a secretary TO the Board of Estimate,
the place now held by Joseph Haag, who
ran for President of the Borough of Man
haitian on the ticket with Justice Gsynor.
When the five borough presidents-elect
met with John Purroy Mitchell, President
elect of the Board of Aldermen. ia the
latter's Office yesterday afternoon, il was
reported that a caucus was being held re-
sarding who should be secretary, assistant
secretary and chief engineer of the Board
of Estimate. Mr.. Mitchell denied this, say
ing that nothing would be done along that
line until William y Prendergast, the
Controllcr-elect, was able to attend. lie
said he had called the borough presidents
together in order that he might make
them acquainted with the conditions in
the Offices they were about to take. which
conditions he had learned through the in
vestigations made by the Commissioners
of Accounts.
President Parsons of the Republican
County Committee intimated yesterday
that in all probability Joseph Haag would
not keep his job As to the reported can
didacy of Charles f. Gehrng for the post
of secretary to the Board of Estimate
Justice Gaynor has been quoted as saying
that he favored the retention of Mr.. Haag
Il don't know whether Mr.. Gehring
wants that particular Office or not" said
President Parsons yesterday. but | do
know that the people elected a fusion
board, and that board is under no obliga-
tion to select secretary to please Judge
Gaynor."
Il called the conference myself" said
Mr.. Mitchell last night, when asked about
the meeting with the borough presidents
rIo 1
ministrative problems in the different bor-
oughs. You know l have investigated the
administration of three of the great bor-
oughs. The results of those investigations
you know. l wanted to familiarize the in
coming borough heads with the results Of
those Investigations. | felt it my duty 10
give them the benefit of my experience.
There no politics whatever in the
meeting"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
TO OPEN SNOW REMOVAL BIDS.

Commissioner Edwards of the Street
Cleaning Department yesterday advertised
In The city Record for bids for snow
removal. Ia accordance with the revised
form Of contracts submitted Co the Board
OF Estimate and approved. Commissioner
Edwards Insists that uuxer the area re-
movai contract there is no danger Of the
city being mulcted. with proper adminiStrs-
zion. Tie believes that the added clauses
will however. make IL impossible for the
city to be loser under any circumstances.
Bios TOR removal win be opened at H. m.
Friday, December 81
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
TRANSFERS YERKES REALTY.
Widow Of Traction Man Turns Prop
erty Over 70 Receiver.

Among the transfers cf property record
ed in the Registers ofice yesterday vas
enc by Mrs Mary \. Terkes 70 Charles C.
Birmingham. Of the house st the northSsst
corner OF Firth avenue and sSth street
Mr.. Birmingham Is the receiver cf the os-
tate Of Charles 7. Ycrkes
Mrs. YerkeS also transferred the property
adjoining the dwelling. which contains -
Nerkes art gallery \ lot. = ~ ie'o -,
with frontage on Ssth street. was inel14ei
In the transfer. as vas house on -
north side of S9th street. l5e feet east %
Lexington avenue.
II is unsrstoOd that Mrs.. Yerkss naai.
these transfers to facilitate the sstuens''
OF the estate.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
HOLD BIcYclIsT FOR SPEEDING

George Cameron. ono OF the eontes's"''
in the recent SiN-day bicycle race.
brought before Magistrate Fitch at fiaso-
ing yesterday. on a charge Of Speeeins -
automobile at the rate Of thirty-cn- W.
an hour HS was operating ths msca'u.
ef Pat" Powers. the bicycle raes Pfcnls''..
Who was With him az the time. FoNV''
furnished ball OF SIo0 for Cameron 'V
pearanoe in court
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
sAY,Ne HORSE CAUSES oEArH'

Caleb Smith. formerly postmaster ~ 's~., .,
Long Island. was thrown from his esf's- -.
Yesterday afternoon and almost instan''
killed. Mr.. Srith left his home ss'V'
ner for a drive. His horse shiea =. ~.
thing in the road and evsrturnea 'n- "a
riage. throwing Mr.. smith ~ 'ns -.
and fracturing his skull MI shi'H
sixty years old
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

sell the property to him for $500 an acre
The Offer was declined by Mr.. Coler he
said OF the ground that the investment
was not in his line OF business and that
II was too large matter for him to
handle.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
BeSt & Go.
christmas Sits
far Children and infants

Children Pure reWorstedCoatSzueaters with pockets;
l to yrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81. so
Children's and Infants Worsted Knit Leggins:
2yrs. Csc. yrs. $1.05 yrs. .S115
Jersey Fleece Lined Knickers
3 to yrs........--.......... S1.ZO to S1.9U
Jersey Fleece Lined Leegin Draquers
3 to 8 Observation-Disclosures $1.90 to $4.75
Cloth and Velvet Leagns; to yrs 81 so & S1.90
Children Sole Leather Saf Gases
14-inch ......... $4.00 16-nch .........S4.25
EderdozDn Bath Robes. Satin Trimmed;
2to yrs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
Afqhans of Eiderdown Corduroy Broadcoth and
Bedford Cord, also Bear Cloth trimmed with fur,
at moderate prices.
Albatross Spreads
Bassinetta size. ..... $3.50 Crib sze.....s295
Satin Brocade Spreads
Bassinette Size. $3.50 Crib size. $1,000
Baby Bunting Blankets. s.................$675
Far Set of White Tibet; Flat Muff and Round
Collar Observation-Disclosures. $4.50
Far Set of White Coney; Flat Nuff and Scarf $500
Far Set of Grey Squirrel Flat ATuH and Scarf $3.50
Enamel Wicker Wardrobes, Unlined $1I.25
Trimmed to order in satin or silk at special prices
Baby Weighing Scale, with Basket ......... $3.50
Trimmed to order. ...............fro from $500 up
Pink andBLue Satin Hair Bands with rossttes sI0O
Comb and Brush Sets, in lined boxes special prices
IOory and Pearl Teethine Rings.
Baby Record Books, Saehet Envelopes, etc., etc.
6O-62 West 23d Street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23
Hips for Women
Bureau to Teach Housewives


"A man he works from sun to sun,
but womans work is never done"
sings the old saw
The United States government af-
ter long thought over the proposition
therein embodied, has come to the
conclusion that tnis is so: that the
women of the nation are the victims
of a defective social system, that they
have to work too hard and haven't
enough time to enjoy themselves or
for a developing leisure-and the
United States government ought to
know.
1t has also come to the conclusion
that there is a remedy for the trouble
and it is starting to apply it. The
establishment of ''women's Institutes
all over the United States is its most
important measure of relief These
institutes are under the control of the
Bureau of Agriculture which has or
gained a special department direct
ed by Professor John Hamilton, for
merly state secretary of agriculture
of Pennsylvania to carry out its
ideas
The foundation of the institutes is
lecture systeTa That is to say they
are organizations of women who hold
meetings addressed by experts upon
all sorts of subjects of interest TO
women particularly domestic sci
ence and simple, economical time
and effort-saving housewifery. The
women are taught how to make home
beautiful how to keep out disease,
how TO furnish the house, how to heat
and light it, how to make clothing,
how to make and cook scientifically
and ever so many other things But
the idea back of it all is to procure
more leisure and more happiness for
the woman by rendering her work
easier and making her hours OF labor
shorter.
The movement is directed not only
toward those who live in rural reg
ions but also to the wives, sisters and
daughters of urban and suburban
communities.
Why. asks the government taking
first the country housewife. why
should the woman of the farm be COM
PEELED to toll as her great grand
mother did? The farmer no longer
reaps with a sickle; he rides his pillow
and often his harrow. lie rldes MS
grain drill and corn planter; he rides
his corn cultivator and his grain har-
vester. He loads his hay by mach
inery and pitches it into the barn by
horsepower Why compel, or even
without running water or machine
power in the house?
woman Is as much entitled as a
man to good machinery to save her
labor 1t is cheaper to wear out ma
chinery than TO wear out women and
children Statements such as these
appear selfevident but there seems
| somehow to be a woeful lack OF per
ception of the facts they represent.
The farm home has not kept pace
with the rest of the farm in the dew
elopment of labor-saving contrivan-
ces In truth it is very far behind.
| The rural home ought to have prac-
ticaly all of the conveniences Of the
city home. But even the urban
household is by no means so well
provided as it should be with means
for saving women's toll.
for saving womens toil.-From
American Examiner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23
Dressing for Health and Comfort

One of the most noticeable signs
of womans progress is an increasing
ability and willingness to recognize
and accept sane and sensible limo
yations in the matter of dress.
The one piece gowns so lately in
vogue have a tendency to encourage
the development of the body and
poise so necessary to the natural
state that makes just living and
breathing a Joy.
Many women insist that corsets are
positively necessary to support the
back and pathetically add: Il just
feel all gone without them
This is but an admission that con
tnued pressure has caused the mus
cles to shrink and weaken, thereby
uniting them for the task of sup
porting the body as designed by nat
ure.
The contention that heavy clothing
cannot be supported without corsets
on account of the soft and unprotect-
ed abdomen has grounds as long as
women cling to the antiquated belief
in waist line (What uncomtorta-
Bile half hour stunts" are put III 10
preserve this productof Imagination
A moments analysis of one anal
omy shows tham the so called waist
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23

line" should be lifted, so it will en-
circle the strong bones of the chest
just below the bust.
If one insists on waist and skirt be
ing separated the skirt should be sus-
pended from the shoulder but the one
piece garment will appeal to those
who are willing to shake off some of
the traditional load still hampering
women in their quest for personal
freedom.
It would be difficult for a woman
who has known the delight of full
deep breath and a strong set of back
muscles to imagine Goddess of Lib
erty enlightening the world while
wearing a corset clamped about her
body.
Men have a right to call us the lin
ferior sex as long as we consider it
a virtue to cling to our senseless
externally feminine" shackles to the
detriment Of ourselves and those yet
unborn. Klipper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23
MOTHERS

Rise now in the power of the woman
Rise now in the power of our need
The world cries in hunger and dark
ness,
We shall light! We shall feed!
We are mothers. Thru us in our
bondage,
Thru us with brand in the face,
BE we fettered with gold or with iron,
Thru us comes the race,
See the people who suffer, all peo-
ple
All humanity wasting its powers
In the hand-to-hand struggle-death-
dealing
All children OF ours,
Shall we bear it? We mothers who
love them?
Can we bear it? We mothers who
feel
Every pang Of our babes and forgive
them
Every sin when they kneel?
Dare We sleep while your children are
calling
Dare We wait while they clamor un-
fed?
Dare We pray in the proudpillared
churches
While they suffer for bread2
In the name of our ages of anguish,
In the name of the curse and the
slain
by the strength of our sorrow we
conquer,
In the power of our pain,
From the Progressive Woman.
A mother is a better mother when
she is also a free citizen.-Carrie
Chapman Gait
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23
TURNS OUT WOMEN PRISONERS
Governor Campbell, of Texas, Par
dons Many for Christmas.

Galveston, Tex. Dec. 23.-There
will not be one white woman in eitn-
er Of the Texas state penitentiaries
on Christmas day.
Mrs Agnes Goode, who murdered
her husband is the only white wo-
man in either of the state peniten-
tiaries, and Governor Campbell has
pardoned her, so that she will be set
free on Christmas eve.
Within the last few days five 9TH
er women prisoners have been par
doned on the recommendation of the
pardon board. which also advised the
release of % male prisoners.
Mrs Goode was sentenced to 50
years, and she has served a small
part of her term. The others who
were liberated were short term pris-
oners
The world will be none the better
for keeping this unfortunate in pris-
on for 80 years the governor said.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23
THE TRUE TEST
Tried in Bennington, It Has Stood the
Test

Test
The hardest test is the test of
time, and Doan's Kidney Pills have
stood it we'll in Bennington. Kidney
sufferers can hardly ask 70" stronger
proof than the following
George c. Woodland, 314 School
street, Bennington, VT, says: 1t is a
pleasure for me to re-endorse Doan S
Kidney Pills for ! hold as high an
opinion of them at this time as when
| publicly recommended them in De
cember, 1905. At that time | was
employed as a locomotive engineer
and | think that the nature of my
work served to bring on kidney com
plant which bothered me for twenty
years. There was a dull pain in my
hips and stiffness and lameness in
my back when / arose in the morn
ing. The secretions from my kid
neys also annoyed me greatly, espec-
tally during the night Hearing a
great deal in favor of Doans Kidney
Pills | procured a supply and began
their use. | had tried a great many
remedies but none proved as effective
as Doans Kidney Pills. In a short
time after. commenced taking them
the backache ceased and the difficult
~ with the kidney secretions was
corrected. / give Doan's Kidney
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Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23
TAFT DEEPLY eRATIFIED

Sure That Lurton Will not Favor
Corporations in Decisions.
Washington, Dec 23.-President
Taft was deeply gratifed by the
prompt action of the Senate in con
firming the nomination of Judge Hor-
ace II. LurtOn to be an associate JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
Court The President told his call
ers that he knew Judge Lurtons rec
ord in nearly every detail and he
was entirely satisfied of his impair
TALLY in dealing with every subject
concerning capital, labor, and the
trusts The President told sever
al of his callers that he felt a gross
injustice had been done Judge Lur-
ton by the criticism that he would
favor corporations in all of his de
cisiOns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23
MACINTOSH VERMONT CAPTAIN
Springfield, Mass, Man Chosen To
Head Football Team

Burlington, Dec 23.-W. r. Macin-
tosh of Springfield, Mass, has been
elected captain of next years Yer
mont football team Macintosh is a
graduate OF Ludlow, Mass, high
school where he played full back
A precedent has been established
in his election as he Is a member of
the sophomore class, whereas hereto
fore captains of football have been
chosen from the junior classes. Yer
monts football prospects are far
from bright for next year as she will
lose four Of her best men next spring
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23

When collars break and scratch the
neck, you'll hear the youngster say:
By Heck But his dad will more
profoundly boiler, D the Laun-
dry and the collar" Powers will to
your laundry give a flexible finish and
one that lives. So that when you
trust work to his care you'll never
feel induced to swear Our collars
are SO finished the tie slips with per-
feet ease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-23

A mother is a better mother when
she is also a free citizen.-Carrie
Chapman Gait
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-07-15
NEW STATE
PLATFORM
West Virginia Socialist Convention
Denounces Tyrant Serving Acts
of Federal Government in Ring
ing Resolutions,

The West Virginia Socialist con
vention in assemblage at Parkers-
burg, July 3 and 4, readopted the
state platform, made new state
party constitution, suspended
State Chairman w. l.. Spear until
his local gives decision on charg-
es brought by II. w. Houston in
regard to the alleged support
promised by Spear to Republican
candidates during the 1908 cam
palSn for offices where the Social
sits had no candidates, and adopt
ed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the practices of
both wings of the capitalists par
ties Republican and Democracy
are so dishonest in principle, so
contrary to the golden rule, and in
practice SO destructive of the
rights and best interests of the
workingman that no Socialist can
consistently give any aid, comfort
or favor to their cause, and the
election of their candidates, as such
aid, favor or comfort is denial of
his pledge to Socialist principles
and treason to the Socialist party.
Resolved, that the trucking
and subserviency of the United
States Government to foreign po-
tentateS, to wit: The Russian and
Mexican, in arresting and impris-
onlng patriots of those countries,
who, like Washington and his COM
patriots, are seeking freedom from
such tyrants and have fled to our
shores for protection and the sur
rendering of such patriots to the
bloody vengeance of such tyrants
is deserving of the execration of all
lovers of freedom and justice, and
we denouncc the crime of such sur
render to tyrants as subversive of
our ancient boast that America is
an asylum for the oppressed Of all
lands.
Resolved, That inasmuch as
the Socialist party is the party of
the useful workers of the world,
regardless of race, color or creed,
we favor the organization of all
such workers and would encourage
our colored citizens to organized
locals of our party and favor the
employment of colored organizers,
and hereby encourage our party to
authorize good, efficient colored
men to act as organizers of their
colored brethren whenever such
men can be found.
Resolved, That the course OF
the United States officials in the
indictment, trial and conviction Of
Fred d. Warren, editor of the APP
peal to Reason, on a trumped up
charge of a trivial nature, has been
such as to bring to the cheek of a
lover of his country the blush of
shame and Indignation that the
government of our boosted land of
the Free and Home of the Brave
should stoop to such contemplate
tricks and such arbitrary and ty-
rannical persecution of the brave
citizen who knows his rights and
dares to exercise them.
"Our respect for the courts of
our land is lowered by such exhibit
tons of partially and subserviencc
to the money power. We trust the
Supreme Court of the United
States will correct the wrong.''
All deliQQuent Subscribers will