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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-21
NEW WORLDS RIFLE RECORD
Midshipman Scores 335 Out of POSI-
Bile $50 at Wakefield

BILE $50 at Wakefield
Wakefield. Mass, July 21.-A new
worlds record for rife shooting was
made at the Wakefield range. 1t is
claimed by Passed Midshipman An
drew d. Denny, U. S. N, of the naval
team, who scored 1886 out of possible
$50. This exceeds by two points the
new record of Capt, Emmett Eddy OF
the Eighth Ohio National Guard made
at Camp Perry, Ohio Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-21


VERONICA.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
COURT LISTENS TO
SPANISH PROFANITY
UncOmplimentary Terms Re-
ferred To During Divorce
Case of the MurilIOS

Judge Van Nostrand's court yester-
day became a school in Spanish pro-
family. Juan Murillo, who sued Julia
MuriIlo for divorce on the ground of
cruelty. testified that his wife called
him a "mendigo." Asked what it meant
he said it was something very bad
worse than liar. She also called him a
'cabron." When asked the meaning
of this word he said it was Just as
bad as mendigo." According to the
complaint "mendigo" means beggar and
''cabron" means male goat. Murillo
also testified that his wife said she
hated him and turned him out of his
home. He was granted divorce.
An echo of the divorce suit of Thur
low McMullin against Virginia McMul-
lin, tried eight years ago, when a de-
cree was granted the husband by Judge
Bahrs on the ground of desertion, was
heard in Judge Troutt's court yester-
day. Judge Bahrs declared all the
property. worth about $4,000. to be
community, and ordered X equally di-
vided. Included in it was a life insur-
ance policy of $1,000, taken out by Nc
Mullin in favor of his wife. An ac-
count was up for settlement yesterday
by the court, and Mrs. McMullin's at
torney set up the claim that the policy
is her separate property, and ought to
be kept alive. Judge Trout. however,
following the decree of Judge Bahrs.
said it was community property, and
must be liquidated and divided. 1t is
now worth about $500
Suits for divorce were filed yester-
day by Mae Agnes Burtchaell against
Herbert William Burtchaell; Lora Hum
mer against Arthur c. Hummer, de-
sertion; B. Conrads against d. E. Con-
RAIDS. willful neglect; John A. Orth
against Lucretia Orth. desertion; Jessie
A Mutually against James A. Mutually,
cruelty; Nellie A. Sullivan against
George w. Sullivan, cruelty.
May Huskins, singer at the Va
lencia theater. was granted a divorce
from Wayne E. Huskins by Judge Van
Nostrand yesterday on the ground Of
willful neglect.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Edward Rhodes Supposed Body
Receiving Last Honors as
He Sleeps Off Spree
"FlOater" Found id Bay Edenti-
fed by Wife and Lodge Adj
vances Expense Money
Flowers Piled High, While Real
Object of Grief Is Being
Steamed Back TO Life

While flowers from a mourning wife
and relatives decorated the coffin that
was supposed TO contain his corpse. Ed
ward Rhodes was found yesterday in
the Hammam baths in Eddy street near
Van Ness avenue by Detectives Conlon
and Mackey sleeping off the effects of
what he told the police was a weeks
spree Rhodes wife. sister and brother
had assured Coroner Leland that the
body found floating in the bay last Sat
urday was that Of Edward Rhodes.
Mrs Rhodes had even insisted on an
investigation by the police. declaring
that her husband had met with foul
play
AS a result Of this demands Detectives
Conlon and Mackey, who had known
Rhodes. were placed on the case. De-
spite the Identification of Rhodes rela-
tives. the detectives did not believe he
had been drowned. They instituted a
search that ended in the finding Of
Rhodes. Now the police are again
awaiting some one to identify the
drowned man.
Rhodes left home January % and
said that shortly after he had began his
spree. He is a member Of the Wood
men Of the World. When his body was
found the lodge paid TO his relatives
S35 for funeral expenses and was pre-
pairing to pay the balance of the $4,000
Insurance.
The body after its supposed identi-
ncation had been taken TO Oakland by
Rhodes sister. Miss Mary I. Rhodes.
who lives at $50 Twenty first street.
il was left in the undertaking estab-
Hshment Of Beaudry & McAvoy at
Tenth and Clay streets. Tributes from
friends and relatives were soon piled
high on the casket. Rhodes wife, who
moved from their home at 1043 Fell
street TO $50 Haight street, was attired
in mourning. There was crepe on the
dOor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
CHICAGO FLYER WAS
DELIBERATELY WRECKED
Crash Caused Death of One and
Injured Twenty Others

COLDWATER, Miss, Feb. S.-Follow-
ing the investigation Of today's wreck
of an Illinois Central train, which re-
suited i'm the death Of one man and the
injury Cf more than score OF the crew
and passengers. Superintendent II. Nc
Court of the Illinois Central railroad
declared the train VS. deliberately
wrecked.
Into a cooked" switch. which had not
been used since Saturday. the fast Chi
cage flyer from New Orleans rushed at
ReadlOng speed early this morning.
Among those injured We're J. 7. Tai
bert president Of the Commercial ma
rional bank of Chicago, slightly bruised.
T. ". Washburn. instructor in chemis-
rrv. University Of Illinois. Drbana, IL,
neck sprained; r. Z. Lackman, St. Louis
slightly injured, Mrs. Eleanor Marax
New York slightly injured. and Isaac
Cohen. 81. Louis, badly injured.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
WOMAN is CHARGED
WITH SLAYING HUSBAND
Mrs. q. A. Sampson to Be Tried
for Killing AdmiraI's Nephew

ROCHESTER,, n Y, Feb. S.-The
Wayne. county grand jury at Lyons,
n Y, has indicted Mrs. Georgia A
Sampson for murder in the first degree,
alleging that she killed her husband
Harry. nephew Of Admiral Sampson.
Harry Sampson was shot and killed
AT the Allyn farm home, near Palmyra,
on November ]. 1905 The theory of
suicide, which was at first maintained
by his friends and neighbors, later be-
came discredited and an investigation
followed.
The coroner's jury on November "a
charged Mrs Sampson with her hus-
/ and s death and she was committed to
the county jail at Lyons to await the
action Of the grand jury.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
THIRTEENTH SQUADRON
COMING TO PRESIDE
Cavalry at Fort Sheridan Pre-
pairing for Journey

CHICAGO. Feb. S.-The First squad
ron Of the Thirteenth regiment of cav
airy. now stationed at Fort Sheridan,
las been ordered to San Francisco and
preparatiOns for the long overland
iriD are now being made. The entire
Thirteenth squadron is affected by spe-
cial orders issued from the war depart
ment The squadron from Fort Sheri-
dan win be Joined by a full squadron
from Fort Myer. Va, and by the Third
squadron from Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The entire regiment has been instructed
TO reach san Francisco in time TO sail
Tor the Philippines on March 6.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

Modern progress hasn't forgotten the
woman at the tub.
Fels-Naptha proves that.
Time was when medicine wasn't con-
sidered good unless it was strong enough
or tasted bad enough half to choke the
patient
Some folks who don't know about
that new way of washing think that wash
day must be day of seething suds, scald-
ing water, perspiration and generalm misery.
But Fels-Naptha is converting these
people who have been tied to the not
good-enough method.
You see there is a way to wash
clothes summer or winter in cool or luke
warm water, a way that saves your
strength, your time and your temper, and
preserves the garments from the ruinouS,
fibre-desroying boiler.
That way is the Fels-Naptha way.
Look for the red and green wrapper.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
COMMISSION RULES ON
IMPORTANT TECHNICALLY
Decision FavorS All Water In
terState Routes

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Carriers of
interstate commerce by water ARE sub
Ject 10 the act to regulate commerce
only In respect OF traffic transported
under a common control, agreement or
arrangement with rail carrier" reads
q decision announced by Chairman
Knapp OF the interstate commerce com
mission today The commission is di-
Nided on the matter. The decision holds
that the act controls the all rail and
the part rail and part water trans
portation. and leaves all other water
carriage open 10 competition"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Makes Consolidation Difficult

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO. Feb Sin order to effect con-
solidation with San Pedro, Los Angeles
will have to- secure a petition for a
special election signed by majority
of the voters in the two cities and
will have to carry the election in Los
Angeles and San Pedro by a two-thirds
vote That was decided by the senate
committee on municipal corporations
today after representatives of Los An
geles and San Pedro had debated on
geles would have liked to call the spe-
cial election on the sayso of 20 per
cent of the voters and was for de-
claring the consolidation proposition
carried If it got a majority vote. But
Leavitt made fight in the committee
for the higher figures and the bill was
reported out of committee amended ac-
cordingly.
Plans Marriage Book
CALI, HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO. Feb S.--Senator McCartnet
wants to have Good Friday made a
that effect in the senate today.
Another bill introduced by Mozart
ney caused all sorts of gasps when its
provisions were read. 1t instructs the
state board of health to prepare a
pamphlet containing instructions for
people about to enter the married state
and proyides that copies shall be given
free of charge TO all who apply for
marriage licenses.
Comics are to be distributed to other
Interested persons at the cost of 81
per COPY Five thousand dollars is an
propriated to pay for the expense Of
prenaring the pamphlet.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
MRS. LEMP TELLS
OF Her TROUBLES
Wife of Millionaire Brewers
Son Takes Stand in Divorce
Proceedings

ST. LOUIS, Feb. S.-The divorce suits
which Lillian HandIan Lemp and her
husband, William ]. Lemp Jr., son of
the millionaire brewer, filed against
each other, came to trial in the ST.
Louis circuit court today before Judge
Hitchcock. The case has attracted wide
attention and when the proceedings be-
gan large audience of fashionabIy at
tired men and women was present.
me suit for divorce, for alimony and
Tor custody of j. G. Lemp III was filed
by Mrs. Lemp, but Immediately there
after Mr. Lemp filed a cross bill also
asking for divorce and the custody of
the child.
STIMULATES NO ALIMONY SUM
Mrs. Lemp asks no stipulated sum in
alimony. She says her husband is
worth s1,5OO,O0O and has an income Of
$4,000 year, and she asks enough to
support herself and her child comfort
ably.
Mrs. Lemp was the first witness She
told how Lemp beat her in the bath
room of their home until she had to
barricade herself in her room. She de-
clared he derided her when she told
their son there was a God
Mrs. Lemp also told how her husband
Hoo OAICh CdleHtQ Qer with
volver; how he had a detective trail
her; how he had locked her out of her
home and how once he had moved out
the furniture while she was absent.
On cross examination Mrs Lemp said
that her husband had taught her to
smoke cigarettes after their marriage
The religious education of the how
was one of the main causes of differ
ence, according to Mrs. Lemp's testi-
mony. She asserted that she had had
the boy baptized in the Roman Catholic
church, despite his fathers wishes to
the contrary, but added that she had
told Mr.. Lemp of her intention to have
this ceremony performed.
oNTENUPTIAL AGREEMENT
1t was brought out that two ante
nuptial agreements had been entered
into. One bound Mrs Lemp not to in
terfere in the religious training of anv
child until he was z years Old and the
other, signed in the presence of an
archbishop, bound Mr. Lemp not to OH
ject to the Catholic baptism of a child.
Both documents bear the same date
and it is the contention of Lemp's at
torneys that Mrs. Lemp's agreement
was subsequent to the other and super
seded it.
A letter was introduced in evidence
which was found by Mr.. Lemp among
his wife's private papers 1t was ad
dressed to My dear little PAL, and
contained this sentence: He is going
hunting next week, and | wish 10
heaven he never would return
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
SHIELDS, SLIDES STOLEN

RENO. Nev., Feb. sc. o. Shields,
president Of the League of American
Sportsmen. was robbed in the Reno sta
en- last night Of his suit case, contain
* all his valuable lantern slides OF
fEfid animals. Shields planned to return
10 California last night. but on account
OF the theft viii remain here for a few
DAYS ia the hope Of recovering the
stolen gooc-~
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. S.-Reinforced by Walter
Parker, Herrin's right hand man. whose
claws were clipped by the people of Los
Angeles last Tuesday, the enemies of
genuine direct primary legislation are
making desperate efforts to break up
the majority of independent senators
who are pledged to save the policy of
the Wright-Stanton direct primary cleo
tion bill and send to the assembly a
measure that viii be direct primary in
fact as well as in name.
The machine men who are fighting to
defeat the enactment of a genuine di-
rect primary law have taken cognizance
of the fact that clear majority of the
members of the upper house are either
honestly in favor OF decent primary
election legislation or have decided that
they can not afford to go on record for
the machine plan to make the Wright
Stanton bill a miserable makeshift and
a sham.
MACHINE SEES DEFEAT
Wolfe and Leavitt scoffed at Senator
Wright last week when he told them
mittee by striking out all reference to
United States senators and by the in
lection of the iniquitous majority
scheme he would take his bill to the
floor of the senate and beat them there.
But they are not scoffing now. Quite
the contrary. They realize that Wright
knew what he was talking about and
so great is their peril that Walter Par
ker is on the scene in person cajoling
to break the forces which have rallied
to the peoples side of the fight and
which now show a total of almost two
thirds of the senate.
It is a new experience for the old
time bosses of the senate to be COM
PEELED to spar for time and beg sena-
tors to stand by them in their attempts
to knife the people. In the last senate
they would have stopped the direct
primary bill as easily as they stopped
the Eshelman antiracetrack gambling
bin. Now they are up against a direct
primary avalanche that bids fair to at
tain the proportions of the steam roller
vote by which the Walker-Otis bill was
passed last week.
The second caucus of the independ-
ent senator's who met last week and
agreed upon stand together fight for
the Wright-Stanton bill will probably
be held tomorrow. When it adjourns
all the amendments touching the pure
ly mechanical features of the Wright
Stanton bill will be agreed upon. as
viii the plan for forcing the show
down and a record vote.
DISAFFECTION TALE UNTRUE
An attempt has been made to show
that there was disaffection in the ranks
Of the Independents and that the dem
ocrats who joined with the independ-
ent republicans had hoisted a war flag
and were about to deliver an ulti-
matum. Inasmuch as the original in
dependent caucus agreed to stand by
the will of its own majority and since
the amendments drawn by its subcom-
mittees have not been submitted to it,
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

orders signed by responsible officers
of the assembly. No supplies are TO be
given for the use OF the house until
the bill has been presented to. the COM
mittee. The committee would have
the sergeant at arms keep an account
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

of all supplies received by members and
attaches. excessive amounts to be
charged to the members. The resOlu-
tiOn also asks that junketing commit
tees services between sessions be lin
fted as to the amount of expenditures.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Direct Primary Fight
To Be Waged on Floor
Herrin's Right Hand Man in Personal Charge
of Battle Against People
BY George Van Smith
Especial Dispatch to The Call

the talk about democratic ultimatums
is the purest buncombe.
The independents in caucuS discussed
the provisions of the Wright Stanton
bill generally. There was some honest
difference of opinion touching the kind
of United States senatorial provision
that should be fought for, but there
was no difference of opinion about
their inability to pass anything like
the provisions of the Oregon act. nor
was there a dissenting voice to the
proposition that the majority opinion
of the caucus should be binding on all.
Whether the bill will provide ex-
pressly for the popular expression on
United States senator to be taken by
districts or in the state at large is a
question to be determined by the in
dependents in caucus. The majority
will determine that question and that
its determination will receive the sup
port of the whole caucus when the
measure goes to the floor may be taken
for granted.
WANT REAL DIRECT PRIMARY
The democratic senator's, other than
those from San Francisco, want a
genuine direct primary law, and they,
like the independent republicans, want
the best law they can get They are
sincere and they will not assume re-
sponsibility for the defeat of a bill
which in any event will provide either
the senatorial system employed in Illi-
nois or that of Missouri.
The attempt on the part of certain
newspapers to give the public align
ments of the senators on the Wright
Stanton bill has served to bring
strength to the friends of the bill. SEN
ators who were classed as hostile to
the measure or who were thrown in
the doubtful column have repudiated
the alleged exposition of their attitudes
and assured Senator Wright and his
colleagues that they viii stand by the
action of the independent caucus and
the minority of the committee on cleo
tions.
Several senator's announced them
selves on the side of the independents,
who are fighting for the people, while
Subboss Walter Parker was putting
senator's who dared to stand UP through
the third degree in the senate corri-
dors.
ESTUDILLO FOR PEOPLES RIGHTS
One of the sorest disappointments to
the manipulators for the machine has
been their inability to handle Senator
Miguel Estudillo of Riverside. chair
man OF the committee on elections, who
was given that craftsmanship against
his wishes and who has stood for the
Wright Stanton bill without sign of
wavering from the drop of the flag. In
his committee he has voted with
Wright and Stetson on every propo-
sition against the machine majority,
and he has withstood the ponderous
anger of Parker, who appears to be
in about the same situation as regards
direct primaries in the senate as he
was in Los Angeles, where he went
down to overwhelming defeat last
week.
There is no sign of a break in the
ranks of the Independents, and even
the detection of a few senators now
would not prevent the showdown in
the senate which will align every mem
Der of the upper house for or against
the people.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
WILL BAR SALOONS
IN SCHOOL VICINITY
Proposed Law Prohibits Im=
moral Resorts Within Half
Mile of Institutions
Measure Provides for Play
grounds and Use of Pre-
scribed Textbooks
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

IOPCIiot l%top0tSH " hS Ndtt
CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb Saloons gambling
places and immoral resorts are not to
be permitted within half mile of
public schools after July l. according
to a bill introduced by Assemblyman
Sackett today. For the first offense a
fine of $50 to $500 is proposed and for
subsequent offenses the punishment is
to be fine and imprisonment from one
month to six months.
Another bill introduced by Sackett
provides that any teacher, principal,
employe or school officer of the ele-
mentary or secondary schools who neg
lects or refuses to use the textbooks
prescribed or who advises or urges or
causes any pupil to purchase any sup
Elemental book for the pupils use in
the schools shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor for which there is to be a
fine of not less than $25 nor more than
$100 or Imprisonment not to exceed
60 days.
For the health and safety of school
children another bill is proposed by
Sackett in which it is set forth that
all school districts shall provide ample
sites for school buildings erected after
January J. 1910, and for Fairgrounds
adjacent to the buildings. For school
with one classroom the Fairgrounds
shall be at least a half acre and for
each additional classroom there shall
be an added quarter acre. 1t is further
provided that no school buildings of
more than two stories shall be erected
after January l, 1910.
The senate today voted to recon
slider Estudillos free textbook consti-
tutional amendment and it was referred
TO the Judiciary committee. where it
will be amended to the satisfaction of
all parties.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
SAN FRANCISCAN WEDS
LOS ANGELES WOMAN
Bride Was Miss EsteIIe Cohn
and Milton GetZ the Groom
[SpccioI Dispatch to The Cali

IOPcCIdI LtsFuICH 10 TIC NuttJ
LOS ANGELES, Feb. S.-Miss Estelle
Cohn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kas-
pare Cohn, 2e01 South Grand avenue,
was married at noon yesterday to Mil
ton Getz. prominent wholesale mer-
chant of San francisco. Rabbi s.
Heard of Temple Bnai Birth performed
the ceremony at her home in the pres
ense of 80 guests. The playing Of the
wedding march with chimes was a fea-
fure. The couple will make their home
at the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Fight Bill Thought Joke

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAM
BER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SAC
RAMENTO. Feb. S.-Disgusted with the
wave of reform which fioated the anti
racetrack bill through both houses OF
the Legislature by comfortable majori-
ties, the advocates of wide open sport
are trying to discomf1t the reformerS by
reducing moral legislation to an alb
surdity.
In line with this policy which makes
the legislature a sort of larking ground
and shows up some of the Legislators
in the guse of bad practical jokers,
Senator Hare of San Francisco today
introduced in the senate bill making
various circumstances surrounding
prize fights misdemeanors, felonies and
murder.
That Hare is not a seriously inclined
reformer may be judged from the fact
that he voted against the anti-race-
track bill. The Hare bill is regarded
In some quarters as a joke chargeable
to Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco
prize fight promoter. Be that as it
may, its provisions are very sweeping.
To promote a prize fight; to take
part in a prize fight as a principal, as
a second, as a challenger, as trainer
or in any other conceivable way, is
to be made felony. To attend or bet
on a fight is to be made a misdemeanor,
so is the leasing, renting or lending
any sort of a place as the scene of a
prize fight. Finally If fighter dies as
a result of fight within three months
after entering the ring, his opponent is
tO he charged with murder
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
SUIT AGAINST ACTRESS sETTIrn

SUIT AGAINST ACTRESS sETTLEp-Ral,-
ston. n. y. Feb. Sin the supreme court todav =
settlement made in the action of Svlvestayr
C. Corning against Miss lillian Russell tba
actress, to recover damages suffered in an anto-
mobile accident Corning run down by An
automobile containing Miss Russell and Iessa
y. Lewisohn. Miss Russell said the machine
belonged to I.ewisohn The case was settled
by lawyers for Lewisohn after it had been
brought to trial.