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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
Furnish Notable Feature of the Annu-
al G. A. r. Parade

Salt Lake City, Aug. 12.-Mid sum-
mer heat yesterday thinned the annu-
al parade of the Grand Army of the
Republic at the 43rd encampment and
wrought suffering among the hundreds
of children who participated in the
formation of the living flag.
At least 100 children and % veter-
ans were taken from the street. There
were no fatalities. The 5000 veterans
walking four abreast, aroused enthus-
iasm in the more than 100000 onlook-
ers. One of the notable companies
was that of the Green Mountain Boys
of Vermont, who wore sprigs of pine
in their hat bands.
Arkansas had only four veterans in
line while Illinois had the largest
number marching.
At the rear came little bands whose
.banners recalled the darkest pictures
OF the Civil war. On white banners
were the words
Libby" 'Andersonville.' "Macon, "
Tyler" Belle ISLE" and the names
of other confederate prisons. The
division consisted of the former pris-
oners of war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
EXAMINATION OF PATIENTS
State Auditor and Attorney General
Looking Into Their Ability to Pay


Montpelier, Aug. 12.-With a view
to increasing the revenue from the
state hospital for the insane, State
Auditor Graham and Attorney Gener-
al Sargent will begin an examination
Thursday of the list of commitments
to the hospital Their idea is to as,
certain the number of patients able to
contribute a certain amount toward
their support, a matter that has been
somewhat abrogated. to the rear of
late. Ii must be understood that
there are of course many patients
now confined 10 the hospital, who are
unable to personally or through their
relatives and friends to pay anything
whatever toward their support, but in
addition TO these, there are a certain
number, whose financial condition is
such that they are asked to contribute
money in payment for care at the in
stitution. The mode of procedure in
cases where contributions are requir
ed is the result of experience in the
matter and is relegated 10 the states
attorneys of the various counties after
having been passed upon by the at
torney general.
The superintendent of the hospital
sends list of the commitments to the
state auditor, marked to designate
those whom mis- Investigations have
shown to be able to pay portion of
the expenses of their support. These
names are turned over to the attor-
ney general who communicates WITH
the relatives of the patient in ques-
ton, with reference to the matter of
payment. and in case a refusal is met
with, he turns the case over to the
states attorney from whose county
the patient is sent, with orders to
prosecute
The investigation by the two state
officers above mentioned, is TO be
made to ascertain whether all the pa
tents who are able to pay part of the
cost of their support, have been
searched out, as it is possible that
some circumstances may not have
come to the observation of the super
intendent of the institution. thor
ough examination will be made and it
is probable that some prosecutions
VIII result in the various counties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
MORE LINCOLN PENNIES
A second Edition Will Be Started
Some Time This Week

Washington, Aug. 12.-Officials OF
the mint bureau expect that the coin
age of the new Lincoln cents with the
first two initials of Victor d. Bren-
ner's name removed, in accordance
with instructions from Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh, will be re-
sumed the latter part of this week in
the Philadelphia mint The work OF
removing the initials from the dies
will require only a day or two.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
THAW S MOTHER SILENT
Refuses on Advice of Counsel to Talk
Of Evelyn Thaw's Charges


White Plains, Aug. 12.-Mrs. VIII
liam Copley Thaw mother of Harry
X. Thaw, wno is In jail here awaiting
the decision of Supreme Court Justice
Mills, refused yesterday to make any
statement when asked about EVELYN
Ihaws declaration made In New York
that her allowance had been stopped.
Mrs. Thaw said that she would
have to refer all inquiries to Mr.,
Morschauser, her sons cnuasei. She
said that ne was at Poughkeepsie and
that he Lad requested her and her son
not to make any more statements of
any kinl until the decision OF Justice
Mills hal been MAD, knnwn. when
the decision of the justice is made
known she says she may have some
thing 10 ~.
Harry Thaw sent word from HIS cell
In the Jail also refusing to make any
comment on his wife's statement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
RETURNED FROM CUBA
Former Resident Back from Tw
Years in Island Republic

Henry C. Liversedge, for many
years a resident of Remington, has
returned from residence of two
years in Cuba. Mr.. Liversedge is the
caretaker of the orange and grape
fruit plantations of Joseph Jubb and
others, in La Gloria He has been
there about two years and half,
having gone there in January 1907.
The climate of that country has evil
IDENTIFY agreed with Mr.. Liversedge as
he appears Drowned and hearty.
lie returns to Cuba in the coa,se Of
a few weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
SEATTLE MAY SEE sLERIoT
Exposition Management Negotiating
for Exhibition of His Aeroplane

Seattle, Aug. 12,-Louis Bleriot has
asked the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Expos
ition through the agent for an offer for
an exhibition of his aeroplane in which
he made mis- fight across the English
channel
The exhibition management in re-
ply has asked NJ Bleriot for terms.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
NEW PAPER CURRENCY

Present Size Of Paper Money May Be
Reduced about One Quarter
Washington, Aug. 12-Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh contemplates
redesigning the paper currency of the
country. The idea is to put the same
portrait on all notes of the same de-
nomination. and he also believes that
the resigns should be so distinctive
that no confusion could occur. He
thinks that the present size of paper
money could be reduced about one
quarter, conforming in size to t1e
French paper money
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont showers tonight or Friday
Slightly warmer tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Warden's and Vestry Of ST. Peters
Church Elected For Year.

The annual meeting of st. Peter S
parish was held Monday evening at
the church The following members
of the vestry were elected for the
coming year: c. c. Kimball, II. o.
Harwood, l.. f. Abbott, John H. Nor
ton, Joseph A. Jubb, George Worth
ingtOn, Charles Adams, Olin w. Har-
wood, Harrison I. Norton, Frank f..
Howe and Hubert f. Hart.
c. c. Kimball was again appointed
senior warden and II. o. Harwood
junior warden. H. o. Harwood was
reelected secretary and Harrison l.
Norton treasurer. Delegates elected
to the Diocesan convention to be held
June 16 and II at St Adams are
Frank +. Howe, George Worthington,
Hubert Il. Hart and William A. Root;
alternates l.. F Abbott, c. c. Kimball,
George T. Albro and William Wills.
The financial statements of the
treasurer showed the parish to be in
first class condition The new church
has been completed and paid for and
with the exception of a few outstand-
ing accounts the parish is out of
debt
An interesting fact brought out at
the meeting is that Henry o. Harwood
has served for Al years secretary of
the parish and 80 years junior war
den. During large part of the time
iaso he has been head usher
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
JEROME PREPARES
TO TAKE FIELD
ONCE MORE
District Attorney To Make
Fight For denomination
WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS
Wlll &c Given Big Dinner by New
York Lawyers When Boom viii
Be Launched

New York, May 4.-Carrying out
his promise, District Attorney Will
liam Travers Jerome announced last
night that he will go to Cooper Union
on the night of May 80 prepared to
answer any question which has TO do
with the administration of his office.
He will not dodge troublesome ques-
lions, il is stated, even those con-
corning the insurance and city street
railway cases. His only stipulation
is that the questions must be written
and must be in his hands three days
before the meeting.
JerCme's characteristic re-entry into
the political arena for SO his action
is generally constructed, is attracting
the attention of politicians and the
general public. His friends admit
that he was seeking II denomination as
district attorney
An announcement is made that a
number of prominent men, including
Joseph Choate, Bishop Greer, r. b.
Cutting, Samuel Clemens, Edward NJ.
Sheppard Austin Fox and George Nc
Aneny, president of the City club.
would tender Mr. Jerome a banquet
at Delmonico's on Friday night 1t is
expected that this event will witness
the formal launching of the Jerome
boom for district attorney.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
HEPBURN RAILWAY
RATE ACT HELD
insufficient
Supreme Court Decision FaVOrs
Railroads
COMMODITIES CLAUSE ISSUE
Ownership of Stock in Holding Com
pan Does Not Constitute Legal
Interest"

Washington. May 1.-The Supreme
Court today rendered its decision III
the cases involving the commodities
clause" of the Hepburn Railway Rate
act. holding it to be constitutional
but at the same time declaring IN Ell
feet. that it is insufficient to cover
the purpose for which it was framed
that of forcing railroads to diyest
themselves of coal or other properties
the products of which form part of
the greight they haul, and OF CON
fining them strictly to the business OF
TRANSPORTATION. Thus both, Govern
ment and railroads win by the decis
ion, although the railroads get the
kernals and the Government only the
she'll
The representatives OF railroads
who were on hand to hear the decis-
ion were delighted at the result and
attorney General Wickersham agreed
that they had won victory The de
cision was unanimous, which is com
paratively rare in cases involving the
interstate commerce law, Justice
White delivered the opinion. Justice
Harlan read a personal opinion which
led at first TO the announcement that
he dissented. But his dissent was
only from some OF the language em-
ployed by Justice White, and not from
the conclusion in which he concurred
The commodities clause prohibited
railroads from Transporting an inter
State commerce any article or com
modify. manufactured mined or pro
duced by il, or under its authority, or
which II may own in whole or in part.
or in which it may have any interest
direct or Indirect" The full opinion
OF Justice White was not obtainable
this evening, there being available
only a brief synopsis of it, prepared
by him for publication. This synop-
sis. in discussing the points of the
prohibition deals chiefly with that
provision relating to Interest, direct
or indirect"
There is where the railroads score.
For the decision holds that owner
ship of stock in a holding company
does not give the owner a legal in
terest" in the commodity produced by
the holding company. And inasmuch
as practically all the railroads con
cerned in these cases have so ar.
ranged their affairs that they do not
own the coal mines themselves di.
rectly. but do own the stock of the
companies which hold the mines, they
come within tn construction of the
law given by the court and are at
liberty TO go ahead with their coal
operations, without fear of further
interference by the Government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
ALFRED JOHNSON
IS ARRESTED IN
OKLAHOMA
Will Be Brought Back to
North Adams
ROBBED P0WNAL FARMER
Was Arrested and Held for Trial But
Secured Bail Which Was
Defaulted

North Adams, May ALFRED John
son, known to the police of the whole
county as Big Johnson" who with
Frank Lane, was arrested on West
Main street on the final day of the
Hoosac Valley Agricultural societys
fair last September for picking the
pocket of Pownal farmer, who was
held for trial in the superior court,
released on bail and defaulted at the
January sitting of the superior court,
has been arrested at Enid, Garfield
county, Oklahoma as suspicious
character.
Chief of Police w f. Dinneen has
been in correspondence with Sheriff
S. c. Campbell of Garfield county for
some little time past and is conyinc-
ed that the man he wants so zeal
ously is the one being detained at
Enid When arrested there he gave
the name of A. Miller. Since his
visit to this city he has had his nous
tache removed However from the
photographs taken of him at Enid
which Chief Dinneen has received
there is positively no question but
what he is Alfred Johnson, living
under an assumed name as has been
his custom for many years past
The description Sheriff Campbell
forwarded to Chief Dinneen of his
prisoner corresponds in every detail
to that of Johnson. who was arrest
ed here. He weighs about 200 pounds
is six feet in height, so or 55 years
of age, and his hair is gray. Since
johnson defaulted in the superior
court, Chief Dinneen has received a
vast amount of correspondence rela-
tive TO the man from all parts of the
country, but the picture of Johnson
and the description that has come
from Enid leaves but very little
ground to doubt that the noted Grim
inal is once more In custody.
In his letter to Chief Dinneen,
Sheriff Campbell states that he is
willing to turn the man over TO the
North Adams police, and he will be
brought back from the west by Chief
Dinneen just as soon as requistion
papers are procured from Governor
Draper of this state and the governor
of Oklahoma, making the taking of
the prisoner from Oklahoma legal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
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1hASsAsav q 4 Uss DMIETO
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il. Larrabee have
returned from a short visit in Mont
pelier.
NJ. b. Burnham is building an addit-
ion on his house on Main street.
Theodore Thomas of New York is
a guest of his mother Mrs. Helen J.
Thomas of Washington avenue.
Miss Helen Rowan of Montreal is
the gnest of Mrs. Richard Burke and
Miss Katherine Magee of Dewey st.
Mrs. George Bckford of Hardwick,
Vt, has been a guest of her mother,
Mrs John S. Holden for a few days.
Miss Carrie King who recently I'M
derwent an operation at the Samari-
tan hospital in Troy, is convalescing
rapidly and is able to be about the
house.
The Union street Tufts CD emphat-
ically deny being beaten at baseball on
the Desert Sunday by the Guide
boards. In fact they state that they
haven't played with the "Crowtown"
team since Easter Sunday.
The demonstration of Faultless cof-
fee which has been in progress and
attracting so much attention at f. L.
Bottum's grocery store will close this
evening, Mrs. Mahoney, the demon
srator goes from here to Barre.
Word has been received here of the
death in Poultney Monday afternoon
of Or. A b. Bixby father of Mrs l..
II. Ross of this town. Mr. Bixby was
a years old. The funeral will be
held from his home in Poultney Thurs
day afternoon.
All members and friends of the Ep-
worth League are requested to meet
at the Methodist church Thursday eve
ming after prayer meeting to rehearse
the new music to be used at the 10Th
anniversary service to be held Sun
day, May l6.
Charles Chiott and William Butler
were arrested yesterday charged with
intoxication.-Bu Burlington Free Press.
Chiott will be remembered as one of
the fishermen, who came here from
burlington to assist in. searching for
the body of Oscar Turner in Pownal
Evidently he couldn't stand the strain
Of prosperity
The ladies auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C.
A. will hold its regular meeting in
the parlor at o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon. The results from the stere-
optican lecture given by Ex-Mayor
Bagg of Pittsfeld will be reported.
Mrs. r l.. Chase, president of the
Woman's Auxiliary of North Adams
Will speak 10 the ladies OF the work
in that city. A large attendance is
desired Please be prompt as Mrs.
Chase has to leave early.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
BENNETT /. YOUNG.
WILL NOT COME
TO VERMONT
Was to Have Been Speaker at
Tercentenary Celebration
WlTHDRAWS HIS ACCEPTANCE
Leader Of Famous ST. Adams Raid
Was to Have Been citys Guest
of Honor.

st. Alabns, May A telegram re-
ceived in this city by the chairman
of the committee in charge OF the pro-
posed celebration of the Lake Cham
plain tercentenary here announces
that Gen. Bennett H. Young, OF Louis
Vile, KY, leader of the famous st.
Adams Raid of forty-five years ago,
has withdrawn his acceptance OF the
invitation to be the orator on the oc-
casion.
The fin text of the telegram fol
lows:
"E. j. Alexander, st. Adams, VT.
Louisville, KY, May /, 1909.
Il learn from the public prints that
some Grand Army post has criticized
the invitation from the people OF st.
Adams to me to speak to them on the
occasion of the tercentepary celebra-
ton July s. This invitation came to
me unsolicited. 1t was accepted In the
spirit in which it was sent. now beg
TO withdraw my acceptance thereof.
Bennett H. Young"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
Notice.
10 all whom it may concern:-

To all whom it may concern
Notice is hereby given that the real
estate and employment agency. here
tofore carried on in the Village of
Bennington under the firm name and
style of lockwood & Howe, has been
sold by Mrs. Nettie f. lockwood, ex-
ecutrix of the estate of Sheldon H.
lockwood, deceased, to John Nash
and H. b. Hutchins, to take effect on
the first day of May, 1909.
All accounts now due and owing or
payable to the said firm of lockwood
& Howe, shall hereafter be payable
to the said Mrs. Nettie E. lockwood
at her residence on Union street in
said Village of Bennington.
Dated at Bennington, Vermont,
April 80, 1909
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
BURIAL OF JOHN MADISON
Remains Of Former Resident Brought
Here for Burial.

The remains of John Madison,
former resident of the village, are to
be brought here from North Adams,
where he died December last, for
burial in the family lot at Bennington
Center. The following notice of Mr..
Madison's death was published in the
North Adams Transcript at that
time:
John Madison a well known resi-
dent of North Adams for 40 years died
December 22nd 1908 aged 70 years
Heart trouble from which he had suf-
fered more or less for 4 years was
the cause of death Mr. Madison was
one of the cid firemen of this city
He was extremely faithful in the dis
charge of his duties. He was also
genial and friendly man and was
liked by all who knew him.
Mr. Madison leaves besides his
widow a daughter, Mrs, Mary +. Har
low OF Chenevus, ~ Y, four grand
children, two great-grandchildren
one brother Edward Madison, two
sisters all of North Adams. He also
leaves a nephew and nieces both here
and at Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
OSCAR S. STRAUS
AMBASSADOR TO
TURKEY
Former Member of Cabinet
Accepts Portfolio
HIS FOURTH APPOINTMENT
Held Post at Constantinople Under
Presidents Cleveland, Mckinley
and Roosevelt.

Washington. May Oscar S.
Straus. former secretary of commerce
and labor. was named yesterday for
the post OF ambassador TO Turkey.
John G. A. Ieishman, the present am
bassador to the Sublime Porte, will be
transferred TO Rome. relieving am
bassador Lloyd c. Griscom. who is
DESTROYS Of returning to the United
States aud engaging in active busi-
ness
Mr. Straus has already served as
the diplomatic representative of the
United States in Turkey under three
presidents. His present appointment
will give him service under the fourth
president. He was sent to Constan-
tinople first by President Cleveland
in 1881 and remained until the Har-
rison administration was well under
way. In 1897 President Mckinley
sent him to the Turkish capital again
and he remained there minister un-
I'll 1900. Mr.. Straus is not only well
equipped by experience for diplo-
matte service. bat he is student of
diplomacy and a wellknown writer
upon diplomatic history and interna-
tional law.
W. w Rockhill, the present Minis
ter to China is to go to St Peters
burg So far as can be learned. Am
bassador John W Riddle will retire
to private life when Mr.. Roekhill re.
lieves him. The president is seeking
for some strong man for the post at
Peking, because Of the great impor-
lance Of that position and the part
that China is expected 10 play in
world affairs. The place was offered
20 ex-senator Chester l. Long of Kan.
sas and Charles w. Fulton OF Oregon.
but both declinad II
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
Little Soldiers

IN your blood are the millions
OF corpuscIes that defend YOU
against disease.
10 make and keep these little soldiers
healthy and strong, is simply to make
and quantity.
This Is just what Hoods Sarsaparilla
does 1T helps the little soldiers in your
blood to fight disease for you.
1t cures scrofula, eczema, er,lptions.
catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous
ness, dyspepsia, general debility, and
builds up the whole system.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
SEARCH FOR TURNER'S BODY
No New Developments in Pownal
Mystery.

w fSW developments IN PoWnal
Mystery
Sheriff Fred Godfrey and DEPUTY
Sheriff John Nash went this noon to
Pownal to investigate a new clue I'm
relation TO the disappearance of
young Oscar Turner on the night of
Aprd H. The officers did not con
slider the clue TO be of much impor.
lance but they believed it to be of
sufficient consequence to warrant in
yestigatlon
IL has been impossible to do much
IN the way of searching for the body
OF Turner The weather conditions
have been unfayorable and the water
m the Hoosac river has been higher
IMAM at any time since the perpetra.
ton of the alleged tragedy.
II Is probable that hearings Of
some value will be had this week ON
me eases of the four persons now in
'he county Jail and being held in con.
nection with the disappearance of
Young Turner It is probable that
lhomas Harris, who is known to have
quarreled with Turner on the NIGHT of
the latter's disappearance will he
heid for the grand Jury on some
charge. Mrs. Harris, who was wit.
ness to the fight, is not believed 10
have been directly implicated she
VIII De required as a witness. Frank
moon, II Is believed, could secure bail
Tor her appearance when wanted
James Pratt is likely to be released
with the understanding that he will
appear as a witness at any fIture
proceedings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
NEEDS THROUGH ROUTE
York State Line Would Connect With
Boston & Maine.

Dissenting from the majority opin-
ion which denied the petition, Public
Service Commissioner Osborne of
New York yesterday made known his
favor toward a certificate of necessi-
ty and convenience of steam rail
road between Buffalo and Troy, con-
meeting with the Boston & Maine. He
says it sayors of paternalism to de
cline to allow capitalists to invest in
The proposed road because the com
mission thinks such a road will not
pay
The commissioner asserts that
there is no reason why the Boston
& Maine cannot increase its facilities
IN order to be a sufficient eastern out
let for the proposed road, and he adds
that the new road would join with the
Boston & Maine in the formation of a
through route which New England
badly needs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
PANAMA SETS UP CLOCK
Advanced 10 Minutes to Agree With
Time on Panama Railway

Washington. May Sword has just
reached here of an order in the City
Of Panama by which the clocks in that
city were simultaneously put ahead
eighteen minutes. The general ad-
vance in time took place on April 16.
The motive is to make the official
time OF the city agree with the stan
dard time of the Seventy-fifth Meridi-
an. which is i'm use on>the Panama
railroad