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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
The Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court has now nine men,
bers. A full bench will hear the impor-
tant cases soon to be called in that
tribunals fact of very great interest to
all the people Of the country.
In the matter of years the court is to
the good. Mr.. Justice Harlan leads his
brethren. but is vigorous at seventy
seven. and so fond Of his duties he may
keep his seat for some time yet. Chief
Justice White is sixty-five. Mr.. Justice
Holmes is sixty-nine. Mr.. Justice Nc
Kenna sixty-seven. Mr.. Justice Lurton
sixty-six. Mr.. Justice Day sixty-one. Mr..
Justice Hurhes fifty-Odd. Mr.. Justice
Van Devanter fifty-one and Mr.. Justice
Lamar fifty-three.
In the matter of large experience the
court Is exceptional. The majority OF
these men were active in affairs before
taking up judicial duties. Thev were
prominent in politics. or at the bar Some
Of them held political office. and dis
tineuished themselves in commission.
Some have risen from lower courts as the
result Of important services rendered
there. All are recognized as hieh-grade.
alI-around men-lawyers first. of course.
hut with large knowledge outside of the
law.
All sections of the country are repre-
sented-north. south. east and west.
While sectionalism. in the ordinary ac-
ceptation of the word. has no place in
the court. and would affect no member =
judgment in a matter Of law. still in such
country as ours it is fitting that all sec
tons should be recognized. They have
nrobsbly never been more fittingly rec
ornized than now.
The same is true as respects politics.
When a man puts on the black silk gown
he puts off politics. And vet both Of the
leading parties Of the period have always
been recognized in the composition of
the court. The division today is six re-
publicans to three democrats. with both
parties satisfied.
A highly congratulatory feature Of the
present situation Is the prompt action of
the Senate in dealing with the appoint
ments. 1t accepted the Presidents judy
ment without hesitation. The successor
to Chief Justice Fuller was confirmed
without moments delay. AS soon as
possible the vote was called. and was
cast. We may all believe, with a feeling
of more than mere appreciation. And but
a few days later confirmation Of the
other two appointments followed
The President has scored. the Senate
has scored, and the country Is satisfied
and to be congratulated. Our greatest
judicial tribunal is once more in COM
plete shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Party Promises and Redemptions.

In the recent campaign the republicans
were charged with a violation Of a plat
form promise. 1t was alleged that they
did not revise the tariff according to the
spirit OF their convention deliverance of
1905 That called for a revision down.
ward all along the line. But instead of
bill so fashioned. they reported and
passed one a year later which raised
some duties. left some untouched, and re-
duced none satisfactorily. And SO, at the
fir ppoitunity. the country rebuked the
party in singing fashion at the polls
Many democrats. mindful of the cam
paign they made and Of the result, are
urging great care now In the prepara-
ton Of party policies. They would have
their party mindful Of the fate of the op-
position. Let the party's promises be
kept. Let the tariff be lowered. Let
economy be practiced. Let only good ap-
pointments to office be made. The ONLY
good politics is honest politics. Advan-
tages gained by juggling are never more
than temporary. They cannot be made
the basis for sustained success. And so
on.
This note is being generally sounded
1t Is heard in Massachusetts. New Jer-
sey is ringing with 1t. In New York
where as rule they take their politics
lightly. Mr.. Dix is getting some sound and
earnest advice of this kind. Gov Har-
mons friends in Ohio are whispering such
| suggestions to him. In Indiana, where a
democratic legislature is to face a for
| inidable program. the party leaders are
| urging upon those who will sit in that
body and upon Gov. Marshall the neces-
sity Of steering by the chart Of the last
| state convention.
1t is good sign. Many of our woes as
| a people have issued from the extraya-
gancies or Duplicates of political platform
makers. Both parties are cuipabie. Now
| a platform has promised far beyond the
power Of redemption. Now one has prom
ised in terms so vague as to carry nearly
any Interpretation. And now again issues
have been avoided which should have re-
| ceived full and frank treatment.
This year there was no national pro-
| nouncement by either party. But the
promises and duties of the victors stand
| tabulated from district and state conyen-
lions. and from the stump deliverances of
responsible party spokesman. 1t is not
difficult, therefore. to determine what
should be done, and how soon, and We
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EXCERPTS. FROM THE BALLAD OF
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

CPurloined from that Of Reading Gaol.)
/ never saw a man who looked
With such a wistful eye
Into the windows OF the shops
In all parts OF N. T.,
At everything in every shop.
For he knew he had to buy.
I walked with other souls In pain
Among the Christmas crop,
And l visit not to buy q book
Or q jeweled razor str0p,
When u voice behind me whispered low:
That fellows got to shop!'
Yet each man buys for whom he loves
Whites that he hath his life;
Some purchase rings and useful things,
Some buy an ice cream knife;
The rich man buys for every one,
The 1cOr man for his wife.
1t is sweet to shop in villages
Where each may have his wish,
A manicure set. q tabouret
Or q swell hand painted dish.
But. oh. to shop In this metrop
10 helovaprOpOsfsh.
-New York Evening Mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Back to the Dictionary.

Where are those words SO sharp and brisk
That gamboled light and free?
The "frazzle'' is not prone to frisk
AS once 1t used to be.
The "mollycoddle'' all serene
Pursues his Ianguid way,
And now the 'muckrake" neat and clean
Upon the shelf must stay!
Old "Ananias' takes q rest;
Delighted" lags near by.
And "malefactor,' once hard pressed.
In slumber soft doth lie
The short and ugly is not heard,
And other terms. they say,
Which morn and night were once bertirred
Are on a holiday!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Command of Language.

Can I sell you this book?" inquired
the eloquent gent.
NO" replied Mr.. Sirius Barker
But you seemed Interested"
Il was. And haven't the faintest idea
that the author can write as Interestingly
as you can talk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

should know within the next twelve
months a good deal bearing on popular
judgment as to how the democrats are
meeting the responsibilities they invited
on the 9Th ultimo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
ANY APARTMENT HOUSE.

And now. the waiter
Fairly Aaunts
Your chair to cater
To your wants.
The elevator
Boy IL good.
And stays up later
Than he should.
The radiator.
Strange to say.
Alike q crater
Steams away.
The Christmas season
Ii at hand
And that's the reason.
Understand?
Louisville Courier journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
The Holiday Tyrant.

Father bosses systems great:
Mother makes him mind;
But the kid at home, about this date,
Is the biggest boss you'll find.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
An Incorrigible,

when / started in life I hadn't nearly
your advantages" said the father.
Quite true" replied the gilded youth
But you shouldn't reproach me for that
Speak to grandfather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
The Pronouns.

I'VE must ecOnomize," said the man of
high financial authority.
Your grammar is at fault" replied the
ordinary citizen. ''Why do you insist on
using the first instead of the second per-
son plural?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Happy Thought.

What do you want me to give you for
Christmas, Charley dear?" said young
Mrs. Torkins
''Oh, / don't know. Something mex
pensive that i can actually use."
II know! A fountain pen and a new
check book"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Admirers OF japanese art will wait with
interest to see whether there will be any
quantity beautiful touches to the mikado's
new battleships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Pullman porters desire an increase of
wages. Nobody seems able to say what
they have done with the tribute levied
at the point Of the whisk broom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

II some Of the apologies that Mr.. Roose-
Welt has demanded IN times past should
come IN he might indorse them over to
Mr.. Baldwin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

The fact that Dr. Cook has made a
clean breast of it may indicate that the
Ananias Club is going to disband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Diplomats who complain that Washing
ton is not lively enough evidently missed
the interesting walks that Mayor Gaynor
took.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Arrangements Of departmental hours
contemplate scheme of economical
simplicity that will show particular re-
spect to the "early to bed and early to
rise" adage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

A snowstorm has no respect for any
city's ambition to be ranked among the
most beautiful in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Ocean liners continue to race OCCASION
ally. in spite Of the fact that the airship
is the star performer at present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

"The original Roosevelt man. has not
yet been encouraged to come forward and
take an encore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Finding the English channel too narrow
for it's accommodation, the war scare has
taken quarters on the Pacific ocean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

In the very remote and deplorable
event of war, this country can provide
one or two prominent colonies who are
otherwise unoccupied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

This is the week Of retribution for the
tardy Christmas shopper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Fortunately, blackmail is as dangerous
and difficult a game as it is contemplate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Mexico carries q war scare as a perma-
nent fixture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

His vanity was gratified and the
wounds Of his heart were cured by the
public reception Of
Simultaneous his book, when by
Engagements. cumstances be he
came entangled with two young ladies,
Fraulein Anna Sibylla Munich and Frau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

One of the former presidents OF the
republic OF Argentina, an eminent states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Palmetto
Badge.

of December IL, 1850. is the following
paragraph:
"a day or two since one of the cabinet
officers, noticing on the coat OF a subordi-
nate a singular looking badge, and sus-
pecting its character, requested the tndt-
vidual to call at his room. He then in
quired- of the young man the meaning OF
this device. Sir responded he, in re-
ply, this is a Palmetto badge and sig
niles that I am for secession Then,
SIR replied the high official. 1 will In
form you that your services in this de-
partment are no longer required and your
successor will be appointed tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Brazil, says NJ. ROE. was very Tar above
all her neighbors, but We are reminded
to bear in mind that
Sunerioritv' Brazil was an empire un-
til 1889. escaping thus the
OF 0ISzAI. decadence OF her sister
states. due to a monarchical regime.
Mexico has found. We are reminoec
also. since more than thirty years, force
and peace under the dictatorship OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

The personal relics of both poets are
preserved in their homes, which is equally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Secession sentiment was openly ex
pressed In Washington during the winte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

A long chapter would be necessary t
relate the love stories of Goethe. He wa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
SCHOOL SENSATION AT SALEM
Miss Elizabeth Macomber Dismissed
Without a Hearing

Salem. n. Y, May 5.--The summary
dismissal by members of the board of
education of Salem of Miss Elizabeth
Macomber, a teacher of languages and
history in Washington academy, may
lead to serious difficulties. Miss Ma
comber desired 20 resign some time
ago but her resignation was not ac-
cepted. Friday night last (April 29)
there was a meeting of the board of
education and the teacher was dis
missed without a hearing.
Miss Macomber received notificat-
ion of her dismissal Saturday morn
ing but presented herself for duty at
the academy the following Monday
and was then verbally notified by
Principal Smith, acting for the board
that her services were no longer re-
CURED
Considerable animosity and i'll feel
ing which has been prevalent in
school matters of late, have been
aroused throughout the village by the
Unprecedented action of the local
board.
Students have petition out for
the rehabilitation of Miss Macomber;
one may be sent to State Superintend-
ent of Schools Draper in Albany. Mem
bers of the class of 1910 are in guam
Diary as to their scholastic ending.
The dismissal of the teacher and
the incidents leading to IT, have ere
ated more than a mild sensation and
Scientists in general are awaiting for
a crash which is predicted for the
near future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
EXPLOSION MADE
ONE GRAVE FOR
175 MINERS
Shocking Disaster in Alabama
Coal Mine
SHOCK FELT FOR MILES
Flames Shot 200 Feet High Out Of
Shaft Opening and Partly Wreck
ed Machinery

Birmingham, Ala, May 6.-Forty-
five white and 1856 negro miners are
entombed in No coal mine at Palos,
Ala, as the result of a terrific explos-
ion. 1t is believed all are dead The
mines are owned by the Palos Coal &
Coke company of Birmingham Three
bodies have been found. but it is
thought that few can be recovered be-
fore morning
The flames from the explosion shot
200 feet into the air and the shock
was felt for miles. Timbers were
hurled several hundred feet from the
mouth of the mine Rocks from the
roof caved in and made access diff
cult. The fan machinery was dam
aged, but air is being pumped into the
mine in the hope that some OF the
men are still alive
Rescuers who first went into the
mine after tho explosion were over
come by fire damp and had to be car
ried out
1t is believed that the force of the
explosion was such that none OF the
men in the interior could remain
alive. The only hope that some have
escaped is the possibility that they
were far enough away from the explo-
sion to have missed its main force.
James Gousby, a mail carrier was
caught by the explosion thirty feet
from the mouth OF the slope and his
body was hurled into the Warrior riy-
er. He was walking along the rail
road track and was directly In front
OF the mine mouth when the explosion
occurred.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
ST ELMo's SIMPLE STORY
Dramatization Of Famous Novel at
Opera House Next Week

Probably no attraction OF the pres
ent season has been so talked about
as the dramatic version Of Augusta J.
Evans famous novel st Elmo"
which comes to the Bennington opera
house on Tuesday evening next The
atrical managers OF many years ex.
perience have been nonplussed to ex.
plain the reason for the tremendous
business done this season by a dram
atized novel which was in vogue M.
y years ago. but the fact remains
that st Elmo" is unQuestionably the
best drawing card the contemporary
stage has known In many many
moons.
Possibly one reason for this lies In
the sweet simplicity OF its story. The
old. old romance OF ST. Elmo Murray
and Edna Earle touches closely to the
heart and as the romaucer
deity outlines the gradual awakening
Of the stony heart Of the sin.wracked
ST. Elmo to the virgin purity and in.
nocence Of Edna, the auditor feels
within him that touch OF feeling
which Is defined by the poet best by
that true saying. "all the world loves
lover" and watches with rapt In.
terest the gradual development OF he
plot to It's inevitable denoument.
Augusta ]. Evans wrote many nov.
els in her day. In fact she is still
writing them. but none ever attained
the prominence Of "st Elmo. More
than ten millions Of copies OF the
book have been sold In the past ten
years alone and II would seem as
though twice the amount OF readers
were patrons Of the play this year.
It VIII be presented here Ia the same
splendid manner as at the Academy
OF Music New York, where Il ran for
several months to notwithstanding
audiences, and the engagement bids
fair TO be the event Of the year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
BRITAIN ALARMED
BY ILLNESS OF
THE KING
Edward Afflicted With Severe
Attack Of Bronchitis
PATIENT IN GOOD SPIRITS
Secretive Actions of Royal House
hold and Physician Increases
Popular Anxiety

London, May 6.-The kingdom was
thrown into CONSERVATION last night
by the sudden and totally unexpected
announcement that King Edward was
suffering from bronchitis IN form
which caused some anxiety to his
physicians.
The first intimation. that anything
was amiss was the failure Of the king
to meet the queen, who returned from
the continent last evening. 1t has
been the kings invariable rule to be
present upon the queens arrival from
any out of town journey, and his alb
sence was made the subject of gener-
al comment Immediately 1t was noted.
The queen hurried to the palace and
soon afterwards the public learned by
an official announcement that the king
had been i'll for two days.
The fact that his illness had been
thus concealed from public know
edge increased the alarm. King Eo
ward suffered from a similar attach;
at Biarritz, owing to the inclemen
weather and cold winds but it was
supposed that he hid completely re
covered especially as he attended the
opera at Covent Garden within three
hours OF his arrival in London from
Biarritz last Wednesday.
!. was only yesterday that his ply
sicians were able to induce King Ed
ward to keep to his bedroom aud take
complete rest. The bulletin issued
at 1880 o'clock in the evening showed
that the eminent specialist, Sir Rich
ard Douglas Powell, had been called
in. He with the kings physicians,
Sir Francis Laking and Sir James
Reid, signed the bulletin which read,
The king s suffering from an a.
tack of bronchitis and he's been con
fined to his rooms for two days His
HldltSNl COnultiNu SdhotS SUNNY oAA
iety."
The king is in good spirits despite
his illness, and in addition to Ions
visits from men bers Of the royal fam
lily he received in audience during
the morning Lord Islington. the new
ly appointed commander in chief o.
New Zealand. and other colonial oflc
ials.
A court circular, which was sen
out about s o'clock states that his ma
iesty was unable to meet the queer
because he was suffering from a sew
ere cold. The Prince OF Wales hal
been in constant attendance for th'
past two days and last evening thu
Duchess OF Argyll was summoned {,
the palace. The Duke and Duchess
of Teck also cane but all the visitor
left Buckingham before II o'clock an,
according to the latest report tn,
kings condition at midnight was NOR
reassuring. Anxiety will continue
nevertheless. as II is known that hi
majesty is subject TO serious faintln
spells
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
At RESIDENCE Of
A. ]. HOLDEN
Originates in Closet on Base
ment Floor
DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO $500
Members of Fire Department Check
Flames With Chemical Engine
and Garden Hose
DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO $500

Fire originating in the cellar of
Arthur J. Holden's residence at Ben
nington Center between and 7 o.
clock this morning caused about $500
damage In the estimation of the men,
bers of the village fire department
who were summoned by telephone to
assist in putting out the flames.
The fire was discovered by the cook
in one of the closets of the cellar. 1t
had already worked itself in between
a partition when first noticed. First
Assistant Frank B. Newton of the vii
lage fire department was notified Of
the fire by telephone and he at once
gathered together a few men who
with the hook and ladder truck drawn
by the village team hurried to the
upper village.
An attempt was made to haul the
chemical fire engine, kept at the Cen
ter, with the village team, but II was
= found that the harness was not adapt
ed TO the work and a pair of horses
was provided by Landlord w. H.
Berry Of the Walloomsac Inn.
With the chemical and a stream of
water from a garden hose the fire
was soon brought under subsection.
Il mad gained such a foothold between
the partitions however, before the
firemen arrived that it was necessary
to cut several holes in the flooring.
The origin of the fire is mystery.
There had been not fire in that part
OF the cellar so far as could be learn
ed and the only reasonable conclusion
was that the cause must have been
spontaneous combustion developed
! from some waste material which
might have perhaps been carried into
the partition by rats.
Two members OF the fire depart
ment were left at the house as pre-
caution during the forenoon to guard
against any possibility of the fire
breaking out again from some I'M
quenched spark left smoldering be-
tween the partitions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
TURNER MAY RECOVER
Man With Fractured Skull Becomes
Conscious

North Adams, May 6.--Charles Tur-
ner. who suffered fractured skull
as the result of an alleged assault on
the part Of Edward Brimmer Tuesday
afternoon and who is ut the hospital
under the care OF DR.. A j. Giguere.
was slightly improved yesterday. He
is conscious much of the time and
more rational than during the FIRST "a
hours following the accident
Edward trimmer Is still in the POI
lice station and there will be no final
disposition OF the case neuding the
outcome OF Turner's injuries. Tur.
ner Is by no means out Of danger yet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
@AsoNs SENSATIONAL CHARGE
Believes That Fifty Per Cent Of Seats
In Senate are Purchased

Chicago. May CT believe that 90
per cent OF the seats In the United
states Senate can be said to have
been practically purchased" This
statement was made here by former
Unitde States Senator William F. Ma.
son in the course OF an interview IN
which he urged the election OF United
States senators by direct vote OF the
people.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
sMUeeLER GOES TO PRISON
Philllpsen sentened to One eYear in
the "SIeeper Trunk" Case

New York. May 6.-The trial of
Philip Phillipsen, Mary S. Moore and
Isabel Holland, indicted in the United
States Circuit Court for conspiracy
to defraud the government by snug
Cling model gowns into the country
by what is known as the Sleeper
Trunk" method, ended yesterday be-
fore Judge Martin. with the sentenc-
ing Of Phillipsen to one year in the
Blackwell Island penitentiary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-06
LESS MONEY PER CAPITA NOW ,
Amount for Each Of Us is $3445 or ~
Cents Less Than In April

Washington, May 6-Estimating
the population of the United States
May 4, at 9O,12S,OOO persons, the trea-
sury department figures that the per
capita circulation of money is s34.45.
This is 40 cents less than in April,
due to the expectation OF 100000, 900
in gold