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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
AUGUST BELMONT
DIDN LIKE
QUESTIONS
Chairman Of Racing Association
Lost His Temper
MONEY FOR MINISTER'S
Lawyer Received Part of Fund to
Influence clergymen to Favor
Racing
MONEY FOR MINISTER'S

New York, Dec. S.-August Bel.
mont. Chairman of the Jockey club
and President of the Westchester
Racing Association, lost his temper
before the Legislative Graft Investi-
eating Committee yesterday after
noon, and at the conclusion Of an
hour of confusing cross examination
by Mr.. Linn Bruce, counsel for the
committee, accused Mr.. Bruce Of
trying to trip him into making some
mistake and refused to answer any
more questions concerning the dis
tribution of funds raised by the turf
men for legal expenses and public
it," when legislation inimical to rae
ing was pending at Albany
before this climax was reached
Mr.. Belmont had told a second chap
ter of inside history concerning the
effort of the racing associations to
save the racing interests when the
HartAgnew bill and other measures
menaced them This second chapter
proved more interesting than the
first, which Mr.. Belmont related last
week He told Yesterday how some
money was spent to encourage a
friendly feeling for racing among the
clergymen The money was not paid
to the ministers themselves. It went
to Amasa Thornton. a downtown law
yer, who said Mr.. Belmont Informed
him that quite a number" OF clergy
men wha believed that racing was
conducted as 1t should be could be
persuaded to help in the fight against
the anti-race track gambling measure.
Another surprise came with the an
nouncement that the ledger Of the
Mutual Bank, containing the account
of the Metropolitan Turf Association,
between Feb. II. 1908, and June II
of that year. had mysteriously disap-
peared from the bank. The cashier
testified that he believed II had been
carried off with the waste paper and
lost. II was from this ledger that the
graft committee hoped to learn lust
what proportion Of the 100000 fund,
said to have been raised by the racing
interest. to defeat the race track bill
was raised by the Metropolitan Turf
Association. otherwise known as the
bookmaker's organization. Mr.
Bruce seemed to consider II signif,
cant that the HartAgnew bill waf
passed on June IL, 1908, the very
| date on which the last entry on the
lost ledger was supposed to have ap
peared.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
TELLS HOW TO CURE A COLO
Most Severe Cold or the Grippe Re.
ieved in Several Hours

The most severe cold will be bro
ken and al grippe misery ended af-
ter taking a dose of Pape's Cold Com
pound every two hours until three
consecutive doses are taken.
You will distinctly feel all the dis
agreeable symptoms leaving after the
very first dose.
The most miserable neuralgia pains
headache, dullness, head and nose
stuffed up, feverishness, sneezing, run
ming of the nose, sore throat, mucous
catarrhal discharges, soreness stiff
ness, rheumatism pains and other
distress vanishes.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
of three years research at a cost of
more than fifty thousand dollars and
contains no quinine which we have
conclusively demonstrated is not eff
fective in the treatment of colds or
grippe.
Take this harmless Compound as
directed, with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine made any
where else in the world, which will
cure your cold or end Grippe misery
as promptly and without any other
assistance or bad after effects as a
25 cent package Of Pape's Cold Com
pound, which any druggist in the
world can supply.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
PAY AS YOU ENTER
CARS CAUSE OF
BIG RIOT
Toronto Resents innovation on
Electric Lines
EIGHTEEN HURT, IL ARRESTS
Mob Wrecked About a Dozen Cars
and Smashed Windows in
Hundred More

Toronto, Dec. 8.-A riot, remarka-
bic for its spontaneity and fierceness
while it lasted last night, resulted in
the injury of eighteen men, the COM
plete wrecking of eleven street cars
and the SCATTERING of windows in over
100 more. For two hours a mob Of
several thousand surged back and
forth on the principal business thor
oughfares, demolishing every street
car that came within reach and COM
pletely tying up traffic.
The disorderly scenes followed
mass meeting held at Massey hall.
Two weeks ago the Toronto street
railway installed pay-as-you-enter
cars on the principal car lines. Much
dissatisfaction developed over the in
novation. It was claimed that the
cars were not adapted to that kind OF
service. Protests in writing and by
personal appeal became so na erous
that Mayor Geary and tl bead or
control decided to hold s1hir nass
meeting, at which the er could
be discussed in a digniled manner.
and perhaps some solution OF The
problem suggested by the speakers or
representatives of the street railway,
who we're also invited to attend.
The meeting, however. resolved
itself into series OF fiery denuncia-
ton OF the street car company and
shortly before II o'clock It broke W
IN disorder. The audience became a
mob The first street car that hove
In sight was stopped. A mob OF sew
eral hundred surrounded II and after
pulling the conductor and motorman
from their places reduced It to a
scrapheap. Car after car was at
tackled by the mob, which grew in
number every moment Protests by
Mayor Geary and other officials
passed unheeded Police reserves
were summoned, but they were out
numbered fifty to one and were utter
ly powerless to control the situation.
For over an hour the carnival of de-
struction continued unchecked. Traf-
fic OF all kinds on King and Yonge
streets was tied up. The mob show
ed consideration for the passengers,
allowing them in almost every In
stance to leave the car before attack
ing Il.
An order was finally issued to stop
running cars into the down town dis
trict, and not until II had been car
ried out were there any signs Of a
restoration Of order Toward mid.
night the crowd gradually withdrew
from the streets and at 1890 a. m.
the street car service was resumed.
Eighteen men. including three DO
licemen were injured by flying bricks
and stones. Twelve arrests were
made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
SUSPEND HIGHER LIQUOR RATE
Advance in Express Charges on Jugs
and Packages Held Up.

Washington, Dec S.-Proposed ad-
vances in express rates for the trans
portation Of liquors in packages and
jugs were suspended yesterday by an
order of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The tariffs were to
have become effective on Dec. IS.
They were suspended until April A.
1911. Meantime the commission will
institute an inquiry into the reason.
ableness Of the proposed Increases.
The action of the commission was
taken on complaint Of s. l.. Clarke
and many other liquor dealers and II
auor manufacturers OF Virginia and
North Carolina against the Southern
Express Company and al other ex-
press companies II is alleged that
by reason OF the regulations as to
packing of liquors the express com.
panies make an increase of their
charges to the shippers that will ag-
gregate more than 100000 a year in
the States named. The regulations
are regarded as unreasonable and
discriminatory. and the commission is
requested to adjust the differences
between the express companies and
the shippers on an equitable basis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
CHANGING WAYS OF BIRDS
Forced to Become Voraeious When
Numbers Are Vast


When the numbers are vast all
birds have tendency to change their
instructive ways. Sparrows, where
the swarms are great, build In col
onies In trees. Rocks become under
such circumstances only less vorac-
Ious than carrIon crows. Flnches
strip the leaves OF trees; they are
forced 10 this change. II would make
pretty sum to calculate what
weight OF food is necessary in sea
son to satisfy a horde OF 10000 star
llngs.
Some birds-the woodcock Is one
will devour their own weight OF food
within twentyfour hours. A startling
would certainly consume It's own
weight In three days. On that basis
we may calculate that such flock
Of starllngs would cat a pound a head
week. or q flock Of 10000 $50 tons
a month. and they have to be salts.
fed for many months. II is obvious
that the insects and grubs OF the
most plague.strlclen district would
be insufficient TO go round.
10 the tiNillnkh NiNt W w duutu
the larks Lighthouses around the
coast have been almost darkened by
the westering larks. which come in
Autumn to Join the English Army
Their numbers are possibly IN excess
OF the starllngs but are less obvious
since they do not congregate IN such
vast bodies but spread themselves
more or less evenly over agricultural
England.
The lark. the best known and one
Of the best loved OF English birds
does great good His curionslv harsh
ohirp Ia az distinctive n sound OF the
winter fields ms tho towering spring
OF song into which he may break un
expectedlv some Autumn or winter
morning when the sun draws The
scent OF spring from the damp and
yeasty earth But toward the lark
ms toward the starting. one can under
stand the farmers attitude which Il
hecominr rebellious-W Reach Thorn
M IN The London Daily Mail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
WAR ON rwo-cENT FARE
Illinois and Iowa Roads Preparing At
tack on Validity Of Law

Chicago. Dec. 7-Plans on the part
of leading railroads for concerted
attack upon the validity of the tN D
cent fare law, both in Illinois and
Iowa are nearing completion.
Statistical experts have been at
work for some time gathering data
relative to railroad earnings and the
return on invested capital, and as
soon as their computations have been
assembled committee will convene
and map out course of action.
1t is not yet determined whether
the legislatures in each state VIII be
asked to repeal the two-cent statute
or whether an appeal for redress Will
be made to the courts. The broad
ground to be taken will probably be
that the two-cent rate is conhscatory
1t is said that the Illinois Central
road has gone so far as to undertake
a physical valuation of its property
in order to obtain needed figures.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
MOVES TO ST. JoHNssURY
Woman Who is Indicted on the
CHARGE Of Murder.

Lunenburg, Dec. S.-Mrs. ]. Mar
shall Dodge, indicted on the charge Of
the murder Of William A. Heath. and
now at liberty under $4,000 bonds,
has closed her home in this village
and gone to st. Johnsbury until the
time of the trial. Messrs. Blodgett
and Howe, her counsel, reside in st.
Johnsbury and the change of resi-
dence is due to that fact.
Harland B. Howe, junior counsel,
said yesterday that nothing had been
said to him relative to postpone
ment Of the trial beyond January 3,
but that he did not consider such a
move improbable He further added
that there was nothing new for pub
LEGATION relative to his clients case
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
LAMAR FOR SUPREME COURT
Democrats Hope to See Taft Appoint
0eoralan TO Place.

Washington, Dec. s. Some of the
Democrats of the Senate Judiary
Committee are hopeful that the pres
ident will select as the Democratic
nominee for the Supreme Court JOS
eph Kicker Lamar, now Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Geor-
gia. The Democrats profess to be
reasonably certain that, after the re-
cent frank talks at the White House
a Democrat will be appointed, and
considerable pressure is being
brought to bear in support Of Justice
Lamar's candidacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
legislative Notes

The Essex county fight over the re-
moval of the county seat from Guild
hall TO Brighton was aired at a hear
ing last evening before the commit
tee on town lines. A petition was pre-
scented giving ~ reasons for the pro
posed removal which were as fol-
lows:
1. A very small part Of the litlga-
ton in the county arises in the vicin'
ity OF Guildhall, but mostly in the VI
entity OF Brighton.
2. No hotel at Guildhall.
8 No street lights or sidewalks.
4 No minister of the gospel ex-
cept part OF the time.
3. No barber.
6. No bath tub in the town.
Z. No physician.
s. No suitable jail.
Q. No facilities for examination OF
county records, the court house being
closed more than half the time.
10. Railroad station Is In New
Hampshire and impossible to get into
Guildhall without crossing an anti
quated toll bridge.
II. Jurymen forced to stay here.
Men on and of the panel are forced
to sleep In one room. Only three
telephones in town.
10. Brighton is nearest the center
OF population In the county. nearer
the center geographically, is modern
and up-to.date with excellent hotel
accommodations
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
THORNTON CHOSEN SENATOR
Elected by Both Louisiana Houses tc
Succeed McEnery

Baton Rouge, La, Dec S.-Judge
John r. Thornton of Alexandria was
elected United States Senator yester-
day by the Louisiana General Assem-
bly, sitting in separate bodies to sue
coed the late Samuel d. McEnery.
Judge Thornton is a native of Lou
isiana and for q number OF years a
district Judge in the state. In an
address before the legislature in sup
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
MASSACRE OF INDIANS
Fourteen Murdered and Buried In
Two Trenehes-Whlt Horse Thieves

Washington. Dec. S.-Fourteen Sho-
shone Indians are supposed TO have
been killed and their bodies. with
those OF their horses, buried in two
trenches in Elk county, Nevada, &C
cording to a letter sent to the depart.
ihent of justice of Barley Lee, prose.
cutting attorney for Casslus county,
Idaho, who seeks the departments
aid in bringing the murderers, who
are supposed to be the White Horse
thieves to Justice The attorney
writes that his informers are three
Indians, whose wives and children
were among those slaughtered by
white men and their bodies concealed
and burned"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
RATHER sTARve THAN WORK
Girl Stays In Bed and Refuses 10 DO
the Family Chores

Denver. Dec. S.-Accordlng 10 n
complaint filed by her parents In the
Juvenile Court here, sixteen year old
May Starkweather. although IN per.
lect health, prefers starving to get.
ting out Of bed.
Two days ago, the parents say. May
who had been required 10 do the
homework. went on a strike refusing
70 leave her bed. When she asked
Tor food and was told she would have
20 get up aud get it. she replied that
she would etarve FIRST" the com.
plant alleges. To date she has hocn
making her threat good.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
STOCK QUOTATIONS

The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Sc
curlty company from j. r. Willlston
& Co. OF New York BY snecIal wire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08

port of his candidacy for the Senate
he took a positive stand In advocacy
of a protective tariff on sugar ana
rice
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-08
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont snow fiurries In north and
central portion and fair In south por-
ton tonight. Colder in north portion.
Friday fair
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
MEETING OF WIVES AND DAUGH
TIERS OF THE ELKS CALLED.

Tie wives and daughters of the
EIks are asked to meet at 8 o'clo' X
in the old lodge rooms Tuesday night.
The Elks have very generously ex
pressed, desire to turn over to the
ladies one day of each week the use
of their beautiful new home just COM
pleled and to further this plan have
arranged for the ladies to hold re-
ception in the afternoon OF their open.
ing day, October 4. Surely the ladies
will avail themselves of this privilege
by attending the meeting on Tuesday
SO as to complete the arrangements
begun by the men OF the lodge. There
is to be a beautiful programme OF
music, the orchestra numbers inter
spersed by vocal solos from our local
talent, a committee in charge to show
the guests through the building, and
attractive refreshments served by the
Young ladies. Those attending the last
meeting we're quite enthusiastic over
this plan OF housewarming Of the Elks'
new home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
RIVER NOTES.

Capt. Stephen Davis, OF Alexandria,
b as purchased the two-masted river
schooner. Martin Wagner, from the
estate OF the late Capt. Ned Henderson
of St. Mary's county, Md, and Will
operate the vessel on the river.
The three masted schooner Persls A.
Colwell, which was detained off this
port for week because OF a case OF
smallpox, arrived at Baltimore yester-
day. The schooner will load for Belfast,
Name. The Colwell took a cargo OF
spruce laths to Washington from st.
Johns, n. B.
Companies B and D of the engl'
neers corps stationed at the Washing,
ton barracks, arrived at the foot ol
Prince street this morning on the
steamer Pontonier. They later left foi
Fairfax county where they will engage
in target practice at the range at Ed
sails. The wagons which transported
the accou,renantS came to this city from
Fort Myer yesterday afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
CORNERSTONE LAYING.

Archbishop Falconio, apostolic del
egate, ofticiated yesterday at the lay
ing of the cornerstone OF st. Charlie:
Church at Clarendon. Va. The pre-
late was assisted by Rt. Rev. Mgr
Cerretti, OF the apostolic delegation,
and Rev. Father William Carroll, O
St. Patrick's Church rs deacons
Other clergy from Washington took
part in the services: also Rev. II. }.
Cutler, OF st. Mary's church, Alexan
dria, and Rev. Father Tearman, o.
Falls Church.
The ceremonies were in charge :,
the Knights OF Columbus and dele
cations numbering about 200 were
present from the Washington councils
and the Fitzgerald council. of Alex
andria. The knights we're led by
Grand Knight DR.. German and Dep
uty Grand Knight M. j. Mcfarland
About 1000 persons attended the exer-
ciSeS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs SOCIAL.

The committee on good OF the order
OF Oriental Lodge, No. 6, Knights oil
Pythias, have completed all arrange
ments for the social to be given tomor-
row night in honor Of the lady friends
OF the order, Mr.. E. K. Boyer, chair
man Of the committee, has prepared m
interesting musical programme for the
occasion
On Wednesday. September IS,
Oriental Lodge will be visited by Wash.
ington Company. No. /, and Coldwel'
Company, No. Z, of Washington, D.
G. The members of the lodge will As
semble at their hall on north Pitt street
at seven O'Clock p. NJ. where all ar
raugements will be completed to re-
ceive the visitors. After a parade oy
the uniform rank. the visitors will be
conducted to the Pythtan Hall where
refreshments will be served.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
ARMOUR'S ALEXANDRIA BRANCH
HOUSE.

Amour & Company's new branch
house iu this city. which will be opened
on Tuesday. September 10th, is a good
example of the methods which have
been in force for several years in the di-
rection OF bringing the handling OF
meats and food products to the highest
possible point of efficiency and attrac-
tivcness.
II is the aim OF large packing concerns
like Armour & Company to make each
branch house represent in miniature
the methods and appliances employed
in their large pack ing plants.
Armour & Company have six plants
in constant operation the parent plant
at Chicago and others at Kansas City,
South Omaha, f. st. Louis, Sioux City,
and Forth Worth. Each plant is equip
ped to carry on independently all
branches Of the business Of converting
live animals into food and diSpoSing OF
the bi-products.
The impression has been conveyed
that meats intended for domestic and
local consumption in the United States
are not subjected to the same form Of in
spection rs the meats intended for eN-
port. This is an absolutely mistaken
impression. In the large packing houses
which have any form Of government
inspection-and government Inspection
is enforced in all the plants of Armour
& Company-there is absolutely no diff
ference between the inspection for LOCAL
or domestic trade and the inspection for
foreign trade. Every animal Is inspect
ed alive and animals found to be
diseased are rejected, or never bought
by, or enter the packing houses. Every,
animal, hog, sheep or beef, is inspected
again after slaughter. and the car,
casses which are found to be infected
with disease are cast aside and destroyed
under the direct supervision Of the gov
eminent inspectors !,
This new branch house OF Armour &
Company is located at the corner OF
Cameron and Henry streets. descrip-
ton of which has been published in the
Gazette.
This branch will be the distributing
depot for large section Of country sur
rounding Alexandria.
Starting with the basement one finds
an interesting feature, doubly interest
| ing In view of the accusation that the
smoked meats from large packing
houses are not actually smoked, but are
dipped in some sort Of bath that gives
them the smoked appearance and flavor
All the apparatus for the proper smoking
Of meats will be found in the new plant.
The basement contains two large cool'
ers, one for sweet picked meats and one
for dry salt meats, etc. Reinforced con-
crete soaked watts are provided for treat
ing the sweet picked meat before smok-
ing.
There is a large cooler on the first
floor, lined With cement plaster. Alto
gether this branch house is one of the
most complete, modern and up-to-date
wholesale markets to be found any.
wuere in this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
PROTECTED HOME CIRCLE,

The grand circle OF the Protected
Home Circle, composed OF the organ
ization in this city, Washington, and
Maryland, met in sarepta Hall in this
city today. The following officers were
elected;
Grand President, Morgan Moore,
Alexandria, Va; Grand Vice-President,
Geo. fudge. Of Georgetown; Grand
Secretary, Mrs. Anna Sasser, Washing
ton, D. c.; Grand Treasurer, Florence
Callahan, Washington, D. c.; Grand
Guide, r. B. Harbaugh, Washington,
D. c.; Grand Companion, Mrs. Minnie
Grant, Washington, D: c.; Grand Guar
dian, Mrs. Jennie Abbott, Washington,
D. c.; Grand Chaplain, Capt c. c: Estes:
Washington, D. c.; Grand Sentinel, J. Z;
Beveredge, Washington, D: c.. Grand
Warchman, VIM. Rocker, Washington,
D. c.; Representative to Supreme Circle
in 1911 at Chicago, J. c. Beveredge.
At noon the delegation were enter
tanned at LUNCHEON at 917 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
A DUAL AFFLICTION.

Mr.. William II. Mulln, an old ant
we'll known resident, died at his home
Ill north Pitt street, about s O'Clock
yesterday evening. He leaves a widow
and several children. The deceased
was about GO years old. He was many
years ago member Of the police force
of this city, and later was employed by
the Carlin-H ulfish Hardware Company.
During recent years he had been
special policemen. having been en-
ployed by merchants on Union
street and the river front to watch
their property at night. He was a
member OF James w. Jackson Council,
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics. He had been in declining
health for some time.
The death Of Mr.. Mullin is rendered
more distressing from the fact that
it is the second Bereavement in his
household within two days. His cid
est son, William H. Mullin, died in
Washington on last Friday aud ar
rangemcnts had been made for the
funeral from his fathers house this
afternoon; hence it is second bereav-
ement to an already afflicted house
hold. While their many friends ex-
press their sincere sympathy for the
widow and fatherlGss, all realize their
impotency to say anything at present
which can gild such sorrow. Time
alone and the assurance that they
who SOW in tears shall reap in Joy,
can blunt the edge Of such Affections.