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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
BOLT HITS STATUE OF CLAY
Memorial II Replaced Also Struck b,
LlahtnInn In 1903

Lexington. KY. Sept. 2O-Tight.
ming struck the statue OF Henry Clay
In Lexington cemetery yesterday shat
terlng an arm and leg OF the figure.
The memorial was unveiled In july
and took the place OF n similar monn.
ment which was struck by lightning
IN July 1903. Part OF the cost OF $40.
600 was betrayed by a legislative ap
preparation.
The storm was one OF the heavies,
ever known here and the total dam.
age Is estimated at $4,000. Every
IRE alarm box In this city was put on,
OF commission and telegraph and toll.
ephone communication was lnterrup,.
ed. Nearly Ave inches OF rain fell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
"THE FIRING LINEp
oramatlzatlon Of Chambers Novel al
Opera House September %.

Arrangements have been complet.
ed whereby the theatregoers of Ben
nington viii have an opportunity of
seeing the first dramatized version of
any OF the famous novels by Robert
w. Chambers when 1.-THE Firing Line"
VIII be presented at the local opera
mouse on Thursday, Sept. 20. There
are Few book-lovers who have not
read this stirring novel. It's clrcula
ton has been enormous in book form
as Wen ms having been run serlally In
Inc Saturday Evening Post. The
dramatization Is the work OF Frank.
lyn Starlight and Fred Jackson and
VIII be presented by company of
notable Metropolitan players. The
scenic investlture will be perfect in
every detail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
EoR sALE-Farm Of 0s Acres-aIl mIle

EOR SALE-Farm of 6s Acres-21s miles
from Bennington post Office. Fine house
derground cellar and large ell Splendid pas
ture with fine stleam Of water splendid
springs ON farm. Fruit of all kinds. Plenty
of wood for home use This farm will keep 10
COWS and team. Fine place for vegetable
chicken farm. with this place goes % tons Of
hay In the barn, 1870 bushels oats and barley
and the straw, 3 acres corn IN the field, acre
pOtat oes and several farming tools and i'm
piments. This IS the best bargain we have
ever offered for the money. Price s22J6. $1,000
can be left on place Nash & Hutchins 5S'f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

Atlantic City, Sept 2O.-This sum
mer resort has Internationally sur
rendered to the G.. A. r. The greater
part of yesterday was devoted to reg
istering at the booths at the COM
mander-in-chiefs headquarters.
Permanent Camp Site Proposition
Yesterday afternoon the veterans
discussed unoiIicially the proposition
for a permanent camp site to be es-
tablished In some city geographically
near the center OF the country. Ad-
yocates OF the plan say that this
would make II possible for nearly
every survivor OF the Civil war to at
tend the encampments. because OF
the curtailment In railroad fare.
There Is considerable grumbling ov-
er what the veterans term unjust dis
elimination with reference to railroad
rates. An effort is being made to
have a resolution adopted asking fed
eral regulation OF traffic rates TO all
THE railroads OF this country Will
grant \ rate OF one cent mile for
our next national encampment or
there will be no encampment," is the
prediction OF Edward Watson, COM
mander OF U. S. Grant post, Chicago.
This sentiment seems to prevail
among n majority OF the veterans.
The question Of changing the pres
ent schedule OF an encampment every
year TO a meeting every two or four
years, Is being opposed by n majority
OF the veterans.
The survivors OF the revenue cutter
service, who have made reneated at.
tempts TO become members OF the G..
A. II. hope to gain this point during
the present encampment. The op.
position to accepting them into the
G. A. II. was the result OF the con.
tention that they we're officially under
the treasury department and not the
naval authorities.
No sooner were the national head.
quarters thrown open than the cam.
paigns for the next convention place
and next commanderin.chlef began.
Rochester los Angeles, Baltimore
and several more cities are IN the
Held for next years meeting. New
York. which IL hard after the encamp.
for Rochester. has no commander
candidate In the field and SO will
trade delegates.
John y. Gilman OF Boston and John
MoElroy OF Washington, ID. C., editor
OF the National Tribune, the q. A. RS
official journal, are among the oandl
yates Tor commanderin.chlef.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
R. w. SHERMAN A CANDIDATE
Vice Presidents Brother Wants
Place on Democratic Ticket

Rochester, n. Y. Sept 2O.-word
was received in local Democratic cir.
cles yesterday that Richard w sher.
man OF Utica brother OF Vice prrsl.
dent Sherman, viii be a candidate for
the nomination for state engineer ana
surveyor at The democratic state con.
vention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

FOR SALE II. J. Beeman and Sons, Real
Il Estate agents of Bristol have opened an
Office at Arlington in charge of NJ. B. Morrow,
who Is ready TO meet any person interested in
selling or buying real estate Farms, large
and small, woodlands blacksmith chops, grisi p
mills, stores, sawmils. lots etc, for sale Oh
easy terms. NJ. b. Morrow. Arlington, VI
5gt2i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
American League STANDING
National League Results

National League Results
AZ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 2;
Philadelphia, 4.
AZ Boston-Pittsburg Boston game
postponed cold weather.
AZ New York-New York.St. Louis
game postponed, cold weather.
AZ BROOKLYN - Chicago Brooklyn
game postponed, cold weather.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

A GENTS WANTED - "BATTLING FOR
IA THE RIGHT" The Life Story of TheO-
dorc Roosevelt, Authentic Uptn date. Great
money maker. Liberal Terms. Outht free.
UNIV EhSAL HOUSE, 1912 Arch ST., hiladel-
phia. 73t4
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
WANTED
WANTED At once, man TO drive team.
w G. NJ. Lambert 4 SON 14tl

WANTED Young man wanted To learn
w the Clothing business Must have the
best OF references TO the right young man.
the first year s. 90 per week Adde'S Res. q
Baker Co., Operators Of AZ stores, Brocton.
Mass 73t3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS

The following noon quotations were
resolved today by the Bennington Sc.
curlty company from ]. r. Wnllston
q Co., OF New York by special wire;
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

FOR SALE-One pair Of work horses, color
grey, and bay, years old weight under
harness 1850 lbs sound, and all right 90 work or
for hack purposes. Charles Adams. 30
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

"ANTED-Sewing machine operators II =
" mae) on Simmer Clothing steady
work. highest pay, pleasant conditions Oper-
ators can make better pay ON our line than
any other ..ind of clothing. THE WILLARD
MFG. COMPANY, ST. ALBANS, VT 12t2i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

For SALE Bay horse for sale; weights l1OO
l. lbs; years old; gentle. I'LL George Pan
0s, North Bennington, Vt 74t6f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

WANTED Wanted at the Proctor Hospi-
w tai, Proctor. VI, competent cook.
good place for the right party. April, ants
should address Mrs. NJ. Il. Green, Matron, Proc
tor, VI. Gitf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

FOR SALE-A few loads of good hay In
4 quire of VIM. Kirkwood. PIP North street.
Bennington, VT. 1''t5'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL
Results Of Yesterdays Games in the
Two Major Leagues.
American LEAGUE Results

American League Results
At ST. Louis-Boston, 3: st. Louis.
At Chicago-Chicago /; New York.
AT Observation-Disclosures, 4.
Cleveland, 3.
Al Detroit-Washington. 6: De
troit, 8, called end 18th. darkness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
HE|KE SENTENCED
8 MONTHS AND
FINED $4,000
Sugar Trust Treasurer Convict
ed Of Fraud
1.-THE MAN HIGHER UP"
Judge Martin Says That lmprison-
ment is Ordered as An Ex-
ample

New York Sept. 20.-Charles r.
Heike, former secretary and treasm'
er of the American Sugar Refining
company, who has been called THE
man higher up" in the sugar trust,
was sentenced yesterday by Judge
Martin in the United States Circuit
court to serve eight months in the
New York penitentiary on Black
wells Island and pay fine of $4,000
on conviction of conspiring to de-
fraud the United States government
by the underweighing Of sugar.
Punishment as an Example
In imposing sentence Judge Martin
said that as Heike had only been con-
victed on one count of the indictment
charging him with aiding the con
spiracy, instead of on all six counts,
as the other defendants had been,
and taking Heke's age (sixty-six
years. and his accustomed mode oil
life into consideration, he would be
inclined TO suspend sentence alto
gether. But as punishment must be
inflicted as an example. he could not
follow his personal inclination. Judge
Martin added that he therefore added
the eight months prison sentence to
the $1,000 fine.
Judge Martin granted stay of exc
cution of the sentences pending an
appeal to the United States circuit
court of appeals.
elimination of Prosecution.
Heike's sentence is the culminatine
point in the federal governments
prosecution OF American Sugar Re
hning company officials and employees
growing out Of the extensive under
weighing frauds on the Williams
lburgh docks OF the trust, brought to
Hight by Richard PARIS famous raid
on the docks in 1907. Four weigher'
for the company and Oliver Splitter
their dock boss, were convicted or
the first criminal trial In connection
with the frauds, and the weighers are
still serving out their sentence OF
year in the Blackwells Island peni
Tertiary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

FOR SALE Coal stove ard gas stove in
\ good condition. Apply 10 }. Coulter Qua:
% Union st. 69t6+
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

For SALE-The house and barn located
corner branch and Cage house has 8
rooms with bath; good barn and hen house;
wagon shed buildings all in good repair. This
property will be sold at very reasonable figure
and will make very desirable home. Price
on application. Nash hntchns. 27tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for N,
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy tonight and
wednesday. Warmer m north and
central portion tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

nor SALE-My village property for sale
2hOuses in good repair. No reasonable
offer refused; terms easy. Geo. Il. Heath, X.
r. ID. No. o 5t2i
TOR SALE Double house on Union ST. and
home place on Silver st. belonging TO es-
tate of Mrs. A. c. Bingham. For further par
ticulars inquire of II. = Bingham. i0tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20

WANTED Girl for general Homework in
w nifty Of three to 20 To Greenfield.
Mass Wages gooo. Apply 10 Nash x Hut:
chins. Gjtf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-20
pITTsFIeLo's POPULATION

City Has si,t22f peopls :, ,...
Of over 10000.
filtsfeld. Mass. has afIsf poopl.
OF an increase OF 1885. or t-'e ne,
cent as compared with "a. 5ce I, teoo
according 20 census bn,.,, 'ss'
nouncement Saturday an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-21
NEWSPAPER MAN
 WORTHY OF MEDAL

Pittsburg, January 2o.-A newspaper man with comfortable income no debts and also a bank account was unearthed by the Carnegie hero fund commission while Investigating an act of heroism re- ported to it. The story became public to- day when the commission announced that F more heroes had been added to the list. George F. Burba of Dayton, O., Is the lucky newspaper man who, under rare difficulties, rescued Catherine Murty, 12 years old, from drowning at Syndersville, O. on August F last MT. Burba is editor of the Dayton Daily News, and as he had no mortgages the committee could pay off and no children but what were being adequately educated. the only way in which the commission could recognize his act was to award a bronze medal.
 Had the commission been seeking a lucky newspaper man MT. Burba would doubtless have drawn a gold medal. Q
 There wer9 five silver and 12 bronze medals awarded and about s19,000 in money
 The floods in the Hooking valley in March, 1907, again figure in the awards, Jesse Patterson of Athens, O., receiving a silver medal for rescuing three persons from drowning at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-21

the present procedure, and would remove the case from control of the party pri- marily interested.
 Earring the item of expenses, pro- ceedings before the commission are now similar to civil proceedings in court. That Is to say, any one conceiving that his legal rights have been invaded may secure, on his own motion, a decision upon his complaint. The procedure out lined in the Mann bill would place the complainant in much the same position as that of a person who suffers from a criminal violation of law. He must convince the district attorney that the law has been violated and whether or not the matter shall be prosecuted de- pends upon the discretion of the prose- cutting officers. To state the matter brief ly, the change outlined in the Mann bill would introduce several rolls of red tape in an important branch of governmental activity which is now almost entirely free from the enervating influence of that commodity.
 transportation in the department of com merce and labor would not aid in speedy or correct decisions of transportation questions. It would merely involve the government in extra expense for main- tenance of the bureau and would per- haps lead to considerable confusion by adding an indefinite office which might reach conclusions at variance with those which would later be announced by the interstate commerce commission upon the same estate of facts.
 President Taft's programme calls for a railroad rate court. This court, which it Is proposed to have permanent headquar- ters in Washington, will take over all of the work now going to the federal courts through appeals of the railroads from the interstate commerce commits sion's decisions. The understanding is that the court Is to consist of five mem bers, at yearly salary of $10,000 each. It is pointed out that such a court will not only In time become experts in rail- road rate matters, but that they will expedite all matters coming before it.
 At present some appeals have been de- layed two years before final decision is made by the courts. The Taft plan is to limit the proposed court to 60 days in passing upon cases that some before it. The court, too, will have power to hold sessions outside of Washington in order to meet such conditions as would arise for instance, out of case involv- ing number of Chicago railroads, and in which it would be necessary to go over countless numbers of books of record of the roads. In such a case the court would hear the case in Chicago.
 There is another god reason advanced in behalf of the proposed court. It Is that it would relieve the large congested calendars of the federal courts through out the country.
 It is to this court that it Is proposed to give the right to issue injunctions restrainging railroads from putting into effect higher rates, which are complained of and which upon the evidence at hand appear to be excessive. The Mann meas ure also provides for the issuing of re- straining orders, but the legal work when the railroads contest the commissions s orders he leaves with the federal courts. which now have Jurisdiction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-21
CONSPIRACY IS
 CHARGED IN BILL

Chicago, January Exchanges that Ben jamin Thomas, former president os the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad; Charles R. Knappes, former real estate dealer for the road. and John c. Fet- ger obtained at least $S50,OOO from the railroad through a real estate conspir- acy, are made in bill for an accounting filed in the circuit court today.
 The bill was filed by the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad company.
 According to the bill the real estate transactions in question took place in 1906 and involved the expenditure of $2,521, sa9. The defendants are alleged to have divided the ss5o,oCo profits.
 When the railroad sought to acquire certain property. the bill says. Thomas would refer the matter to Knappes. Fet- ger, who was in the real estate business. would be directed to nuke the purchase. the money being turned over to him, it is alleged Fetzer would make the pur- chase and report the amount paid.
 It is charged in the bill that Fetzer in name a greater amount than he had paid. Then it is alleged, he would d. vide with Thomas and Knappes the diff ference between the price reported to the railroad and the real price.
 The bill Is sworn to by E. B. Pryor. president of the railroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-21


 Mrs. Webb Crawford extended the hos- pitality of her home yesterday to a coterie of friends at bridge. The games were preceded by a buffet luncheon be- ginning at o'clock. It was 0 jonquil party. the exquisite gold of their tints making color scheme of rare beauty An abundance of these graceful blos- sons were used in the various rooms and the soft yellow was also noted in cer- tain courses of the luncheon as well as being apparent in the dainty shades which covered the candle light that aid ed the chandeliers in Illuminating the darkness of a gloomy afternoon.
 The prizes were chosen with the taste which characterizes all of Mrs. Craw- ford's parties. The first, pair of brass candlesticks, topped with yellow shades. was awarded to Mrs. Harrison Stewart Matthews and the score prize, a brass fern dish, filed with jonquils. was won by Mrs. J. A. Levert. The hostess pre- sented to each of her guests of honor handsome brass candlesticks with gold colored shades. The guests of honor were two attractive visiting matrons, Mrs Mo Daniel of Demopolis and Mrs. Jones of Tuscaloosa. Also Mrs. Brokaw, a charm ing newcomer in Birmingham, all sisters of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford.
 Mrs. Crawford's hospitality included Mrs. A. D. Smith, Mrs Robert Jem- ison, Jr, Mrs. Hill Ferguson, Mrs. Arthur Gray, Mrs. Richard Randolph, Mrs. Alfred Levert, Mrs. McRae, Mrs. F. H. Crocl1ard, Mrs Guy Johnson, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Spencer Maben. Mrs. Birch, Mrs. Winship, Mrs. A. L. Fulen- wider, Mrs. Culpepper Exum, Mrs. w. H. Kettig. Mrs. Eugene Brown, Mrs. John Raul, Mrs. Frank Fowlkes, Mrs. Bradley Saunders. Mrs. Miller Mrs. Felix Drennen, Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs Harry Matthews, Mrs. Sanson Mrs. John Mlhge, Mrs. William Huey, Mrs. Mark Lewis, Mrs. Harry White. Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. John Tomlinson, Mrs. Henry Bad ham, Mrs. E. IT. Cabaniss, Mrs. ". A. Porter, Mrs. Webb of Demopolis, Mrs Copeland and the guests of honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-21
NEWSPAPER MANS
 WIFE SUICIDES

St. Louis. January 20.-Mrs. Louise Bradley, 37 years old, wife of B. E. Brad ley, general manager of the Post-Dis- patch and formerly a Chicago news paper man, shot and killed herself to- night in a rooming house. The woman had ben i'll and escaped from two trained nurses this afternoon. She rented a room in lodging house, it is said, and at o'clock tonight was found dead.
 Three empty bottles that are alleged to have contained chloroform were found beside the body. A bullet wound through the heart caused her death, but 1t is believed she first tried to kill her self with fhe drug. The woman's 1lus- band notified the police of his wife's disappearance shortly before her body was found.
 It is believed Mrs. Bradley's mind was unbalanced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-21
Dictionary Not Satisfactory.

Washington January 20.-Steps were taken by the Senate committee on mil itary affairs today to have Noah We'd ster's famous dictionary adjudged ob- solete. The definition given of 'haz- ing'' by that authority is not satisfac- tory, it is alleged. Aftsr long discus sion Senssor Dupont was asked. to intro- duce bill prescribing regulations gov erning the dismissal of cadets from the West Point Military academy on charges of hazing and was asked to define what constitutes hazing. It Is provided that @ cadet dismissed shall not be reinstated and shall not be eligible for appoint ment as an officer of the army for two years after the class of which he was a member shall have graduated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-21
Five Persons Acquitted.

Chicago January 2O-The five persons who were on trial on the charge of con- spiracy to fraudulently obtain money from Pasquale Schiavone. the owner of an Ital- ian bank here, were declared not guilty today. The defendants were implicated by Angelina Schiavone, the daughter of the banker, who confessed to the theft of approximately s9OO0o. The girl, who is cripple, said she stole the money to give to her uncle and aunt, in order that she might marry their son. who is also crip- pie.