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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
One dar number of colleagues were

One day number of colleagues were
discussing the subject of speculation,
when one of them said to an investor
who had some disastrous remembrances:
"Old chap, as an expert, give US a
definition of the term, bonanza. - +" A
bonanza, - replied the experienced
man, with emphasis. sis a hole in the
ground owned by liar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

The chambers in the Executive
building for the use of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, have
been put in good shape for the com
ing session of the lawmakers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

Manager-You say this is a play of
the slums Is it clean play9 Author
Ii couldn t be cleaner. The hero is
a White Wings and the heroine is a
washerwoman.-Balti American.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
Reasons WIN

You should live in home
of your own f: A rented
house is not much of a
home-in any event, it costs
more to rent than to buy a
home. When you have ar
ranged to purchase a lot in
COLLEGE HILLS and build
a home, you have created
for yourself a system for
saving-a plan for keeping
the landlord s profit in your
own hands. You save the
drayman's bills for moving,
the cost of sundry articles
which a new house entails,
and the cost of sundry other
necessaries that have to be
bought. Buy lot in Ho-
nolulu s choicest suburb
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
TO PATRONS OF G. @. YEE HOP
& CO

c. Q. Yee Hop &. Co. viii close on
Chinese New Years Day, and request
their patrons to send in their orders
early on Wednesday, as there will be
no delivery of orders after Wednesday
at D. N. =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

81 live in a state where there are
absolutely no divorces. ssIndeedl
What State is that?'' stThe state of
single blessedness. The Taller.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

"Guilty or not guilty." asked a
Dutch Justice. s'Not guilty" "Den
what do you want here's Go about
your pisiness. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
PLEASURE YACHT
CAPS|zED AND
TEN DROWN
Captain and IL Survivors Res
cued BY Tug
HEAVY SQUALL RESPONSIBLE
One Woman Who Was Rescued Lost
Two Daughters and May Not
Survive Shock

New York, July 19.-Ten persons
were drowned yesterday afternoon,
two of them little girls, when the ex-
cursion sloop Roxana, carrying % pas
sengers, was capsized by a sudden
squall in lower New York bay midway
between Coney Island point and Hoff-
man island.
The captain and the II survivors
were picked up under great difficulties
in a rough and choppy sea by the tug
Lamont which happened at the time to
be the only other vessel within sight
in waters usually crowded with pleas
ure craft and other boats.
The RoXana, with her skipper, Cap
tain Samuelson, was chartered at III
mer Beach, L. l., this afternoon by a
party of Swedes from Brooklyn for
sail across the bay, to Midland
Beach. Staten Island, and back. The
first leg of the voyage was made with
out mishap and all hands piled ashore
to make merry. Beer was served and
some of the survivors could give but
a hazy account of the accident.
Toward 4 o'clock the Roxana reel
ing homeward across the bay, under
all the sail good Judgment would carry
slipped into a squat heavier than the
others and capsized.
Captain Keyes of the tug Lamont
saw the sloop keel over in the gust
and started TO come back. Instantly
ne headed for the spot where the Rox-
ana had been but before he could
reach her ten of the passengers had
gone down. Life lines and buoys
were thrown to those still atioat and
after few minutes of brisk and anX-
ious work all in sight when the Lam
ont came on the scene were taken
aboard.
TIE survivors were taken to the
Smith Infirmary at Tompkinsville, S.
OF the survivors one woman, Mrs.
C. Knudson of Brooklyn whose two
daughters were drowned, is in such a
serious condition that she will prob
ably die.
Including the victims of the Roxana
l6 persons, five of them women met
death by drowning in the waters of
New York yesterday
The other drownings with but one
exception, were swimming disasters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
BACK TO PRISON CELL
George Phillips of Lincoln Removed
From Asylum at Waterbury

Waterbury, July 19.-On orders
from Governor Prouty, George Phil
lips of Lincoln has been taken back
to the state prison at Windsor to
serve the sentence pronounced on him
in Addison county court, February
term. for burglary in Lincoln. After
being sent to the state prison follow
ing his conviction. Phillips showed
signs of having tuberculosis, it was
thought, and therefore ne was sent to
the institution here where he could be
placed in The tuberculosis ward for
treatment This part of the asylum
is not so well guarded as the rest end
on June s Phillips made his escape.
He was captured june Is by Deputy
Sheriff c. c. Graves and put back in
the institution here.
Further examination of the patient
fails to reveal any traces of tubercu-
losis and the man was recommitted to
the state prison on the governors or
err His sentence was for not less
than two and not more than two and a
half years and it is probable that he
will nof be forced to serve the maxi
mum sentence. At any rate his SEN
tence will begin now.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
BIG DEAL MADE IN
MARBLE LAND IN
VERMONT
Many Farms Purchased in Tin
mouth and Dandy
OVER 800 ACRES SOLD
George C. Underwood and Associates
Of Rutland Plan Extensive
ouafrying Developments

Rutland, July 19-What is probably
the largest marble deal which has
been consummated in t1e state Of Yer
mont in many years was completed on
Saturday when between Is and 20
farms in the towns of Tinmouth and
Dandy involving nearly 10 miles Of
continuous marble property ranging
from half a mile in width and includ-
ing from 5000 to 10000 acres of land.
were bought by George c. Underhill
of this city and his associates.
Reports received from Tinmouth are
to the effect that Mr.. Underhill and
his associates have bought practically
all of tne farms in the west part OF
the town and extending several miles
into Dandy. II is also understood that
the Vermont Marble company has
been buying several farms in Claren-
don during the last week, either buy
ing the farms outright or buying the
mineral rights.
For over 100 years 1t has been known
to a few that there were various out
groupings of marble here and there in
Tinmouth and it is now said that the
largest body of marble in the state
has laid all these years undeveloped
in the one town of Tinmouth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
MEDICAL MEN IN BIG SUPPLY
America Is Credited with Almost
Twice the Number That Sup
plies European Wants.

One of the medical journals recent
ly announced that the number of
physicians was decreasing. 1t ad-
mitted that there was no immediate
prospect Of a noticeable dearth of
doctors, but it suggested, to put it
plainly, that there was danger of
young men being scared off the med
ical field by the constantly increas-
ing requirements for admission to the
medical schools"
Now comes another lot of statistics
which shows that the doctors in the
United States numbered $4,000 in
1910, versus $4,000 by the United
States census of 1900, giving, with the
Increased population, an increased
clientele a doctor from 572 to 594. In
Europe, says the POSTGRADUATE, ex-
perience has shown that one physician
can care for 1000 of the general popu-
lation, and it is estimated that. even
with more stringent requirements to
diminish their ranks, it will be past
l949 before a proportion is reached
which is there deemed normal We
are over S5 years in advance of the
natural requirements, which means
not only individual average suffering
for the profession, but also serious
economic problem for the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
BENNINGTON WINS
FROM GENERAL
ELECTR|CS
Easy Victory Over Team From
Schenectady
BAD DEFEAT BY NORTH ADAMS
Balloon Ascension in the Fourth In
ming CIinched Game for
Visiting Team

The General Electric baseball team
of Schenectady, the only aggregation
that has been able to defeat Benning-
ton on the home grounds, came to
town Saturday and received bad
trimming at the hands of the local
nine. The Schenectady team was not
nearly so strong as upon its first APP
pearance, the players who did the
heavy work at the bat in the first
game not being present.
Then again the front end of the
Bennington battery, I'll" Haynes of
the University of Vermont, was a
complete puzzle to the New Workers.
He allowed but three nits and but
for errors by Waters and Guy Prindle
would have had a shutout came to his
credit.
The Bennington players made all of
their runs and all of their hits in the
first five innings. Burke, the General
Electric pitcher, was then taken out
of tae box and Greenslet took his
place. The new man was a little fell
low with peculiar style of delivery
that bordered on the ridiculous but
during the three innings that he was
on the mound Bennington never had a
chance to score.
The game was fairly clean with the
exception of the second inning, during
which Bennington scored four runs on
one hit and a battery error, and three
hits and wild pitch netted two more
in the fifth.
The visitors made their two runs in
the fifth on two hits and two infield
errors.
There was some fast stick work by
the home team during the first five
innings.
Zinssar, c. Prindle and King Sc
cured two nits each. one of Prindle's
being good for three sacks and one
of Zinssar's for two.
The only visiting player who at
tempted to steal second was properly
nailed by burlington. Watson and
Cherry both played perfect game in
their positions and each secured hit.
The star play of the game, and one
Of the best executed on the field this
season, was a double by Waters and
Guy Prindle. 1t was carried out so
quickly that the spectators hardly had
time to see where the ball was going.
The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
RACING MOTOR BOAT BURNS
Was Leading Craft in Run From New
York to Marblehead

Vineyard Haven, Mass, July 10
While leading the fleet of fourteen sea-
going motorboats into Vineyard sound
in the long distance power race from
New York to Marbehead the 40 foot
cruiser Kitcinque of the Crescent Ath-
letic club and New York motorboat
club, caught fire at midnight Sunday,
three miles south of Vineyard sound
lightship and was destroyed. The
crew of six men were saved.
Three of the men took the small
tender while tne other three members
jumped into the water where for over
two hours, they succeeded in keeping
afloat. Then they were picked up by
the schooner ID. j. Sawyer, bound from
Porto Rico for Boston. The tender,
which could hold but three men stood
by the men in the water, and was also
picked up by the Sawyer. The six
men were landed at this port by the
schooner and left Oak Bluffs this af-
ternoon by way of New Bedford for
New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
JOHN HAYS SENSE OF HUMoR
Statesman Was Exceptionally Gifted
In This Respect, According
to Blographer.

Few of our public men have had a
more delicate or delicious humor,
coupled in an unusual way with a
keen and cutting wit We are fortu-
nate in the preservation of so many Of
his addresses. Speaking of his fire.
quent opportunities for talking in
England, Mr.. Hay wrote to a friend:
You never saw a people so willing
and eager to be bored as these blessed
John Bulls. If | were of the Neronic
type, which takes delight in human
anguish, could make a speech every
night the year round, But l refrain
being merciful and lazy"
OF candidate for the presidency,
he said: There seems no limit to
his eager credulousness He
seems able to believe anything he
asks is that it shall be incredible"
The mans party he characterizes as
'fortuitous concourse of unrelated
prejudices."
Describing a collection of sacred
relics gathered by Philip H. he play
fully writes; With the exception, per-
hays of Cuvier. Philip could see more
in bone than any man who ever
lived In his long life of osseous en-
thusiasm he collected 1921 genuine
relics-whole skeletons, odd shins,
teeth, toe-nails and skulls of martyrs
sometimes by a miracle OF special
grace, getting duplicate skeletons OF
the same saint. "Castilian Days"
Charles c. Moores, in Putnam's Mag
azine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
FATAL CLASHING
OF STRIKERS AND
C0NSTABULARY
Troops Fire Into Crowd of
Steel Workers
ONE WOUNDED WILL DIE
Pennsylvania Mounted Police Rides
Down Crowd-Strikers Used
Revolvers

Butler. Pa, July 19.-Taking the
striking employA of the Standard
Steel Car company completely by sur
prise, a detachment of constabulary
arrived here from Punxsutawney late
yesterday afternoon to guard the COM
pany's property at Lyndora. TIE stri-
kers, angered by the appearance of the
troops, gathered around the plant yard
and in a clash with the mounted troop
ers one striker was probably fatally
shot, two members of the crowd were
wounded and over ten injured. Thir-
teen alleged strike leaders were arres-
ted by the troopers.
Soon after the approach of the con-
stabulary became known 1000 angry
strikers lined the streets of the little
subuSb of Lyndon, where the plant of
the Standard Steel Car company is To-
Gated
Someone in the crowd on the side
walk threw a beer bottle. 1t struck
a trooper and an order from the com
handing lieutenant of the troopers
quickly formed the constabulary into
riot formation who with drawn maces
they charged the crowds.
Slowly the troopers cleared the
streets and alleys. They were then
rained with bottles, Stag and coal
thrown from the top of houses.
The troopers were ordered to draw
and load their guns. AS the column
of 40 men advanced the crowds shell
tered in the houses and alleys again
surged into the streets.
Putting their horses to trot the
rode into the crowd fir
ing their weapons into the ground. 1t
was during this clash that three per
sons were shot The strikers used re-
freely it is reported.
Thirteen alleged strike leaders were
placed under arrest by the constabu-
larry and turned over to the local auth
critics for safe keeping.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
CYCLONE TRAPS FAMILY
Imprisoned. in Storm Cave They Live
10 Days on Potatoes

Charles Olsen of Brown county Tex.
as. his wife and daughter 10 years OF
age, were recently rescued from a
storm cave or cellar where they had
been imprisoned for 13 days. They
were almost famished when found
having lived on raw potatoes.
A storm which swept over Brown
county rocked the Dilsen home, NOV
ed the house about so feet and plant
ed it over the storm cellar blocking
the only exit from the cave which was
about eight feet square.
With the approach of the cyclone
the family rushed to the storm
cellar taking with them only few bis
cults, some jam and three quart can
of water. In the cellar some potatoes
were stored and these were all the
Dinsens had to eat.
With their hands the prisoners dug
a tunnel Is feet long but it caved In
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
FASTS FOR 40 DAYS
Woman Does Housekeeping and Cooks
for Others All that Time

Mrs. Lillian NJ. Hoag of Los Angeles
Cal, has tasted for 40 days. The high
est known record previously was that
of Eta Priscilla Grove Chicago
school teacher, who tasted at Long
Beach Al days one year ago.
Mrs. Hoag's fast was broken when
she 'dined" with her brother. Her
first meal" consisted of small can
taloupe This long period of abstin-
ence was due to Illness that the wo-
man hoped to overcome by refraining
from food of any kind The result
was even more wonderful than she
herself hoped for.
Though she is not quite cured of one
ailment she has ridden herself of 9th
ers and expects that within short
time all trace of the other will disap-
pear. Throughout this long fast Mrs.
Hoag has done her own homework
and washing, Cooked the nome meals
and performed all the tasks of house
keeper Rising every morning at,4.30
o'clock she has been active until be-
tween and 10 o'clock at night when
she mas retired to sound sleep.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
Duties Of oldtlme carvers.

At the formal banquet of the six
teenth century the man who carved
the meat was bound with the red tape
OF precedent. When carving for dis
unguished guests he had to remember
that certain parts of the birds or meat
must be set aside. In carving for his
lord and lady he was expected to ex-
ercise great discretion in the size of
the pieces he sent around, for ladies
will be soon angry and their thoughts
soon changed, and some lords are
soon pleased and some not as they
be of complexion" He was expected
to have the rules both of the kitchen
and the peerage at his knife's end. A
pike, for instance, must be dished up
whole for lord, and in slices for
commoner folk. The rank of his di-
ners, too, determined whether pig
was to be served up whole, sliced,
plain or with gold leaf, or whether
new bread or bread three days old
should be eaten.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Quarterly Meeting Held Last Week at
Manchester Depot

The regular quarterly meeting of
the Bennington County Medical Socie-
ty was held at the Battenkill Inn. Man
chester. VT, July IA, 1909 at 4 p. m.
Members pesent:-D r. B. Daley,
President. Bennington, DR.. l.. II. Ross,
Bennington: c. w. Bartlett. Benning-
tom DR.. F. W. Goodall. Bennington;
Dr. ] b. Woodruff, North Bennington;
Dr. l.. II. Hemenway. Manchester. DR..
l.. NJ. Kelley, Manchester; DR. l.. e.
Hemenway. Manchester; guest, Dr.. G.
V. Wager. North Bennington.
An interesting and instructive paper
was read by DR.. J b. Woodruff on the
Prophlaxis and Treatment of Tubercu-
losis.
An excellent paper was then read by
DR.. l.. II. Ross-Digitalis and its Their
apeutic Value.
The following resolutions were un-
animously adopted without a dissent
ing voice.
Resolved, That we, the members Of
this society, will frown Indignantly
upon al physicians WAC accept fra
ternal. town or other work under con
tract at less rates than is customary
Resolved, That we, the members of
this society will strive in all cases to
secure the assistance in consultation
and all other cases requiring assis-
lance from the members of the pro
fession conforming to the Vermont
state Medical society code of ethics in
so far as we can individually control
the situation.
Resolved, That it shall be consider
ed breach of good faitn for any
member of this society to prescribe
for, or advise in a professional man.
ner, any physician or any member OF
any physicians family gratuitously'
who is violating the code of the YER
mont State Medical society.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
PISTOL DUEL IN STREET
Two Dead, Two Fatally Wounded and
Others Hurt

Union, Miss, July 19.-One old cow
which would not have brought nfty
dollars on the market caused a bloody
pistol battle in the streets OF this III
tle town Saturday. 1t resulted in the
killing of two men, the fatal in1uring
of two more and the seriously wound
ing of another. =, ..,o
The dead: e. ]. Mcdonald, cattle
man: Peter Mcdonald, his brother
Fatally injured: Cornelius Cnls,
holm. cattleman, Joseph Miller, triehu
of Chisholm. ,o
Seriously injured: Murphy MELON
aid. son of f. ]. Mcdonald.
The fight was between the McDon-
aids on one side and Miller ana ems
holm on the other, two factions which
have uuarreled for many years.
Both Chisholm and the McDonaius
claimed ownership of the COW. Miller
and Peter Mcdonald started the row
in front of the Union bank. Revol-
vers were drawn and the shooting
commenced.
Chisholm and e. ]. Mcdonald came
mn about this time and joined IN re-
ter Mcdonald fell first and Miller was
the next. 4. ]. Mcdonald and ems
holm for a while shot desperately uh-
IN both fell, Mcdonald dead and Cnis-
holm MORALLY wounded.
Murphy Mcdonald, who appears 10
have been a would-be peacemaker was
seriously wounded AZ,
All the men are prominent IN Ihis
section of the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
DUCK WHIPS DOGS
Big White Bird Has Vanquished Every
Rooster in Barnyard

Il will give a purse of $3.50 for a
rooster that will whip my big white
duck" Is the way a recent advertise
men reads in a Keyesport ILL.,, paper.
1t is signed by Sharp McAllister a mer-
chant of that place who thinks he has
a fighter that is a world beater.
The duck, a big white one. is com
plete master of the McAllister barn
yard. 1t long since has walloped ev-
cry rooster on the place and vanquish-
ed other fighters brought forward
II keeps all the dogs out of the barn
yard and makes quick work of rat.
Tn duck fights bulldog fashion by
securing a firm grip with it's bill and
holding on. The power displayed is
remarkable
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
FATAL MOTOR CYCLE RACE
Four Killed When Fast Running Ma
chine Expodes


Berlin, July 19.-Four persons were
killed, more than 20 severely injured
and dozen others hurt by the explo-
sion of motor cycle and fire which
followed it during a cycle race at the
old Botanic Gardens last evening
Thousands of spectators had gathered
around the track which was opened
for the first time a few days ago.
The second event was on when the
tire of one of the pace makers motor
cycle burst and the rider lost control
The benzine exploded in a burst Of
flame and the machine leaped into the
air and hurled itself against the barri-
er, which broke down.
So terrible was the speed of the mo-
tor cycle that it continued on its
course after the explosion, crashing in
to the public stand, hurting the spec
tators right an left and setting on fire
several women's summer dresses. Two
women were instantly killed and their
bodies saturated with flaming benzine
were burned to cinders.
The wooden stand caught fire and
flames flashed in the faces of bystan-
ders who with clothing ablaze, rushed
about shrieking with pain and fear UNI
til cool-headed on-lookers threw them
to tae ground and trampled out the
flames
A panic ensued In which a great
number. including children, were bad
ly trampled. Eighteen men and four
women were seriously injured. two of
the men having since died. The hos
pital surgeons say that several others
are likely to die.