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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
NEGOTIATE WITH K1DNAPPERs?
Letters Received by Kellner Family
Nav Be a Hoax.

Louisville. Jan. In spite of repeated
denials by the Kellner family who elected
reporters from their home this morning, II
Is believed that definite trace Of the child.
Alma, who disappeared December 8. has
been found
Frank Fehr. the millionaire brewer, who
went 10 Chicago Thursday night drew
$4,000 from bank after the close of bust
ness that day, and Immediately following
the receipt of a telegram from Cincinnati.
The family has received letters in similar
handwriting, one from Jeffersonville, Ind.
another from New Albany. Ind. and the
third on Thursday from Cleveland. The
last letter, it is said, made the demand for
the $500 ransom. and requested that a GER
tain advertisement be placed in Cincinnati
paper last Thursday afternoon. This "ad''
was a key by which the place Of meeting
with the letter writer was to be made
known, and on receipt Of the telegram from
Cincinnati detectives that the advertisement
had appeared. Mr.. Fehr drew the money and
left Louisville for Chicago.
Dispatches from Chicago discredit the
above. Mr.. Fehr will return to Louisville
tomorrow, it is said In Cleveland the
letters are looked upon as a hoax
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
TAFT ON UNIFORM LAWS.
Civic Federation Announces President
as Speaker at Coming Conference.

Final arrangements were made yesterday
by the officers of the National Civic Fed
Grafton at a meeting in the Metropolitan
Life Building, 23d street and Fourth ave
nue.. for the national conference on uniform
legislation TO be held under the auspices
of the federation on January II, IS and
- in the Belasco Theatre, Washington.
Delegates appointed by governors in the
different states of the Union, by boards of
trade. labor unions, municipal associations
and other bodies will attend, and up to date
six hundred delegates in all have been
appointed.
1t was announced that President Taft will
be the first speaker. He will be followed
by Alton B. Parker, chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements, and Governor Will
son of Kentucky, chairman of the commit
tee of governors. The conference will be
opened by Seth Low, president of the Civic
Federation.
Among the matters which will be dis
cussed will be uniformity in the law relating
to divorce, the speed and regulation of au-
tomobies, child labor. pensions, insurance
and pure food.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
LESS WORK FOR THOUSANDS.
New Fifty-six- Hour Law in Effect in
Bay State.

Boston. jan 1.-Several hundred thousand
operatives in mills and factories of Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island began work to-
day on a shorter schedule of working
hours. in consequence of the new hfty-six-
hour law. passed by the last two state
legislatures, becoming effective.
While the new statute applies only to
women and minors. the manufacturers find
II impossible TO separate the departments
SO that the men can work longer than the
women and children, and have therefore
brought all their operatives under the new
schedule, which allows them to work not
more than ffty-six hours a week. In Rhode
Island 1t is estimated that the 90 900 opera
tives affected will lose g. total of 2,0So,0o0
working hours a year.
Many OF the great textile mills in Lowell
Lawrence, Fall River and New Bedford
had already reduced their working hours
in conforming TO the policy of curtailment
OF production.
Augusta, Me, Jan IA new ifty-eight-
hour law went into effect in the mills and
factories of this state to-day. The rum
ming time hitherto has been sixty hours
weekly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
TOM L. JOHNSON STEPS DOWN.
Noted Reformer Ends Eight Years as
Cleveland S Mayor.

Cleveland, Jan. while the official term
OF Tom Z Johnson, for eight years Mayor
OF this city, closed at midnight, the formal
transfer Of the Office TO his successor, Her
man c. Baehr, took place at noon to-day
AS Mayor of Cleveland Tom L. Johnson
gained a national reputation This is based
largely upon his single-tax theories, he be-
ing an adherent Of the ideas of the late
Henry George which he was unable to
carry out here, and upon which platform
he was defeated badly in his candidacy for
the Governorship Of Ohio. At the same
time Mr.. Johnson was waging his fight
against the street railway company for 8
three-cent rate of fare. which attracted
wide attention a few weeks ago terms
were framed which IL is believed, will re-
suit in a final settlement on a low fare
basis.
The retiring Mayor will take rest for
several weeks, and will then return to keep
in touch with the local Democratic organ
iZat ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
DIVORCE IN PHILADELPHIA
One Suit for Every Eleven Marriage
Licenses in 1909.

Philadelphia. Jan. For every eleven
marriage licenses issued in this city in
lS0a one suit for divorce was filed. This
is not only an increase in the number
o. divorce suits, as compared with the
year 1903. but il is also a slight increase
IN the percentages of suits to the number
% marriages.
There were 1l01 suits instituted in 1909
as compared with 800 suits begun in 1908
The number Of marriages for 1903 was
12.l56 or 81 more, than in the previous
year.
The number Of divorces granted in 1909
was IA Some Of these had been begun
before the beginning Of the year. In the
general course of court procedure about
Is per cent Of the suits fled are granted
These figures represent only a part OF
the domestic unhappiness which found its
way into the cogsrts. In the desertion
court 1856 warrants were issued for the
arrest OF husbands on charges of desertion
and non-sUppOrt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
JACK" GALLATIN RETRACTS.
Sorry He Filed Answer to Wife's Suit
for Separation.

James Nicholson Gallatin, member of
many clubs has Withdrawn the answer he
recently filed in the separation suit brought
by his wife on the ground of non-support
This answer was quite sensational in its
charges. In a letter to his wife's lawyers
Gallatin writes:
1 now realize that my action was hasty
and objectionable in making the statements
I did in the answer about my wife, and
wish to withdraw them all absolutely. I
also want both my wife and her attorneys
to know that / appreciate the forbearance
shown in asking for separation only on
the ground of non-support.
Mrs. Gallatin said yesterday at her apart
ments, No SO East 9th street, that the
separation suit would go on. Her husband.
who lives at No. SO West 9th street. said
that so far as he was concerned, Mrs. Gal
latin could do as she pleased. One of his
friends who was with him was confident of
a reconciliation before the case comes up.
in March.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
FUGITIVE DISPOSSESSES POSSE.
Their Sleigh Stolen by Alleged Horse
Thief They Were Hunting.

Kalamazoo Mich, Jan. Ia posse of
farmers out hunting for a horse thief near
White Pigeon to-day were driven from
their sleigh at the point of a revolver by
a suspected man whom Sheriff Campbell
was pursuing. Some of the farmers were
thrown to the road by the fugitive, while
the others tlImbled out themselves. The
man, who fled with the farmers team and
sleigh. was later overtaken by the Sheriff
and was badly wounded after an exchange
of shots. He is about sixty years old.
The Sheriff discovered a gray and roam
team early to-day answering the descrip-
ton of one stolen last night IN Grand
Rapids, and took possession of the horses
and rig after the driver had exchanged sew
eral shots with the officer and fed Becom-
ing confused, the man crossed his tracks
later in the day and ran directly into the
sleigh load of farmers hunting him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
SPANISH CUBAN DUEL DENIED.

Havana, Jan. 1.-The story which was
widely circulated on Thursday night that
the Spanish Minister to Cuba, Senior Soler
Y Guardiola, was confined to his home, SUI
fering from a serious wound received in
GueI with a Cuban, whom he killed, is now
denied. It is alleged, that Senior Soler is
suffering from blood poisoning, the result
of having punctured a blister on his hand
with his wifes hatpin, and that he is now
recovering.
Rumors continue, however. that Lieu
tenant Juan Rafesta, of the gunboat
Barre, who died on Wednesday and was
buried yesterday with military honors. fell
in a duel with Senior SoIer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
TOWN SUPERVISOR GUILTY.
Verdict of Grand Larceny-Last of
Oneida County Graft Cases.

Utica. n. Y, Jan. John W. Potter,
Supervisor COR the town of Marcy. this
county, and former state committeeman,
was found guilty of grand larceny in the
first degree before Justice Andrews, in the
Supreme Court, yesterday This is the
second trial of Potter in the last month.
On the first trial the jury disagreed. after
being out two days.
Potter wac sentenced by Justice An
drews last night to term of not less than
three years and not more than five years
and five months in Auburn prison. His at
torneys Immediately announced that the
case would be appealed.
This is the last of the so-called Oneida
County graft cases. A former supervisor
and a former sheriff are in Auburn, serv-
ing sentences, one after trial and the other
after pleading guilty. Another supervisor
pleaded guilty. and was fined. and furni-
ture dealer pleaded guilty 10 conspiracy
and was fined $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
STUDENTS IN FIRE.
Part of Union College Build
ing Burns-SerUant Rescued.

Schenectady, N. Y, Jan. Fire visited
Union College at L o'clock this morning
and completely destroyed the section Of
Old South College occupied by the family
OF Professor Edward Everett Hale. The
college chapel and one Of the dormitories
were for a time seriously threatened, and
1t required the combined efforts of the en-
tire Fire Department to save them A
servant girl had timely rescue from the
upper story, which the firemen reached by
ladders
Professor Hale and family are out of the
city. Many valuable relics and curios were
destroyed. The chapel bells awoke the
students at the college, and they formed a
fire brigade and removed many valuables
from the burning building. The loss is esti-
mated at about $780, COO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
F. n. JERMYN BADLY HURT.
New Years Celebration May Prove
Fatal to Coal Operator.

San Francisco. Jan. IF. II. Jermyn, a
wealthy coal operator. of Scranton, Penn,
was probably fatally injured by a street
car in this city to-day. Mr.. Jermyn was
celebrating the advent of the New Year,
when he stepped from the rear Of one car
in front Of another. He sustained a tract
ured skull and several crushed ribs.
Mr.. Jermyn is about fifty years old and
has d daughter studying music in Berlin.
He came 10 San Francisco six weeks ago.
Scranton, Penn, Jan. IF. H. Jermyn is
a member Of the well known Jermyn family
OF this city. He is the owner of the valu--
able coal mines at Old Forge. near here,
and is interested in banks and many indus
trial enterprises in Scranton. Mr. Jermyn
and a party of Scrantonians went to the
Coast 10 spend the winter months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
BOY KILLS POLICEMAN.
He Had Been Imprisoned for Attempt
ing to Kill His Parents.

West Chester, Penn, Jan. John ".
Babb, special policeman, was shot and
instantly killed yesterday by Joseph Car
nathan, sixteen years old, whom he had
gone to Wawaset, about four miles from
here, to arrest.
The boy had escaped from the House of
Refuge, to which he had been committed
on a charge OF attempting to kill his
parents by putting ground glass in their
food. When Babb approached the home of
Carnathan's parents the boy opened fire
from a second story window.
Babb dropped dead at the first shot. His
body lay for several hours outside the
house. neighbors fearing to approach the
place. A sheriff's posse of thirty men
finally surrounded the house and arrested
the youthful desperate. He was brought
here and locked in the county Jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
Louis BRIDGE Victims All Safe.

St Louis, Jan. I.-An OF the 15o worknen
vino were innperill@d when the false work
OF the Mckinley Bridge across the Mis-
sissippi River collapsed late yesterday,
have been accounted for. The eighteen
missing men reached shore safely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
TELEoRePRIc NEWS NOTES.
Little Dorothy Taft Safe.

Sawtelle, Cal, jan. While her parents
were searching for her in the fear that
she had been lost while travelling alone
fram Pomona to Los Angeles, Dorothy
TAFT, aged twelve. a cousin OF President
Taft, was safe with friends Of the family
hYe. Her parents missed her in the
crowd az Los Angeles and she took a
tTf,iley car here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
Makinn tennessee Dry.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. Attorney Cen
eral McCarn began serving 15o warrants
ir this CITY and eounty to-day, charging
violations Of the four-mile liquor law and
tipping without license.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
caslIenoe Wstson TO Debate.

a Atlanta Jan. L-Thomas Z. Watson.
re-Ently a critic ef foreign missions. was
cza3lenged to-day to a public debate by
representatives Of the various Protestant
churches Of Georgia Watsons opponent
is William T. Ellis. a Philadelphia news
u5rer man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
THIRTY DAYS FOR MAKING A BET

San Francisco. Jan. 1--Charles Schwartz,
who was convicted of violating the Walker
Otis anti-betting law by placing a wager
on a baseball game. was sentenced yester-
day to thirty days in Jail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02

1909 MARRIAGE LICENSES. 46,36O.
The complete report of the Marriage Lii
cense Bureau as TO licenses issued for the
year 1909 as verified last evening, is as
7oIIa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
New French Lingerie

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to
CosetC to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
The Chemises

!; fitted backs, trimmed with lace, embroidery and
LOO, $50, 1.98, 2.98 to 4.95
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
The Corset Covers

Of
broider andr
SOC. 75C LOO, $50, 1.o8 to 298
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
DRIVES COLD FROM SYSTEM
Breaks the Worst Cold and Ends
Grippe Misery in Few Hours

The most effective and harmless
way to cure the grippe or break a Sc
we're cold, either in the head, chest
back, stomach or limbs. is dose OF
Pape's Cold Compound every two
hours until three consecutive doses
are taken.
You will distinctly feel the cold
breaking and all grippe symptoms so
ing after The very first dose. II
promptly relieves the most miserable
neuralgia pains, headache dullness,
head and nose stuffed up, feyerlsh-
ness, sneezlng, sore throat, running
Of the nose. soreness, Stiffness and
rheumatic aching
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.
After three years research we
have conclusively demonstrated that
quinine is not effective in the treat
ment of colds or grippe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
OFFERED TRAVIS
100000 FOR
HIS VOTE
New York State Senator Be-
fore Investigating Committee
TO KILL RACE TRACK BILL
Said he was to Be Given $4,000
Down and Balance After He
Had Voted

New York, Nov. 19.-One hundred
thousand dollars to vote against the
anti-racetrack betting bills in 1908
was offered to State Senator Eugene
NJ. Travis of Brooklyn, according to
his sworn testimony yesterday before
the legislative graft committee. A
mysterious little man, whose name
he does not recall made the offer in
the lobby of the Senate, he said, in
behalf of former Senator Frank J.
Gardner. And Gardner, he added,
confirmed it in subsequent tele-
phone conversation.
Gardner is now under Indictment,
charged with having attempted SINH
larry, though with lesser amount to
influence Otto G. Foelker of Brooklyn
now a congressman but then state
senator. Foelker voted for the bill,
as did Travis, and it was passed not
withstanding the efforts Of the race
track interests and the alleged use
of fund which previous testimony
has placed at 100000.
Travis testimony and the commit
tees efforts to subpoena James r..
Keene and Harry Payne Whitney,
two mi lionaires whose hobby is
horseracing. were the most interest
ing developments of today's hearing,
resumed after an adjournment on Oc-
tober % Efforts to find Keene and
Whitney have so far been without
success and NJ. Linn Bruce, chairman
Of the committee is growing impati-
emit Both men have been mentioned
in previous testimony rs having been
present at conference at belmont
co.'s at which the alleged corruption
fund was raised and the committee is
anxious TO examine them.
Travis story OF Yesterday added
two new names to the list OF senators
approached The amount offered
him, he explained. was to be paid in
two installments. $4,000 down and
$4,000 after his vote had been cast
Did YOU ever hear of any other
+ senator being approached" he was
asked yes, / took lunch with Sen
ator Fuller and Senator Carpenter
one day and they told me they haC
been approached Senator Gates al
SO told me he had been called on th,
+ telephone"
Won YOU know the man who ap
( preached YOU if you saw him again o
Yes, I think So"
"Was he a regular lobbyist?'
think so. He was interested I'm othe
measures"
Senator Carpenter whom Travi
mentioned was q Republican from
Wostchcster Senator Fuller was
Brooklyn Democrat Senator Gate
came from Madison county
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
AR N Bull DINGS
BURNED EARLY
THIS MORNING
Loss of $1,000 or More at
Healy Farm
CAUSE Is A MYS TIE RY
Considerable Produce Destroyed
Horses and Cattle
Rescued
CAUSE is A MYS TIE RY

Fire broke out at about 2 o'clock
this morning in the Murtagh farm
house in the west part of the town.
The. structure, a two story, twenty
five room house, was burned to the
ground in a short time and the three
buildings, horse barn, corn barn,
and tool shed, were also totally des-
troyed.
The fire is thought to have started
from the fire place in the front room
OF the house. The three buildings
are but a few feet apart and it was
impossible to save any of them. In
the barn which was the second build
Ing to catch FIRE was stored several
tons OF hay. about 100 bushels of oats
and about % bushels of buckwheat,
which together with several wagons
and harness were all destroyed.
AS far as could be learned this
morning all of the horses and other
animals were gotten out Of the barn,
though one horse cou not be ac-
counted for It is probable that come
one of The employees or the farm sue.
ceeded IN getting the horse out Of
the stable and turned Il out into the
fields.
The entire property loss Is rough
ly estimated at about $1,000 with in
surance to cover about two-thlrds the
amount The house alone was insur-
ed for $500.
The farm which Is known as the
old Armstrong place and which is one
of the old historic farms in the town,
was purchased about a year ago by
John Murtagh Of Malone, n. Y, from
John Healy for $4,000 Mr.. Healy
bought the property many years ago
from Lyman Armstrong at much
higher figure. Up to q few months
past Mr. Healy with his family made
his home on the farm. This house
was built by Mr. Healy about 30 years
ago and after the Armstrong property
which stood on the site, was destroy
ed by fire.
The farm which was first settled
by Hezekiah Armstrong consists of
, $50 acres Of good land. The house
consisted of % rooms, cost large
sum to build, was modern and in good
condition.
Before coming to Bennington the
past several years of Mr.. Murtagh's
life has been spent in the Philippine
Islands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
REAL ESTATE SALES

Recent Transfers Through Nash &
Hutchlns Agency
The Nash and Hutchins Real Es-
tate Agency has made the following
sales:
The Gilbert Mattison farm social
ed, now the property OF j. Oscar
Bangs consisting Of $50 acres of land
and buildings thereon, sold to Fred
Mattlson of Bennington. This farm
is located one mile north of the vii
lage OF North Bennington.
House and five acres OF land the
property of Rice Bros on the Shafts
bury road. sold to Minnie A. Lyon OF
Bennington.
Sixteen acre farm the property of
George Heath In Coleville so called
sold to A. Bent Of Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
c Of Persons Honesty When the Street Car Conductor
WATER STOLEN BYsueARTRusT
City Of New York Free to Collect Bill
Of $525,6oo

New York, Nov. 19.-Morgan ]. o.
Brien, referee in the suit brought by
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany for a permanent injunction res
training the city Of New York from
shutting off its water in the Williams
burg refinery because the company
won't pay a claim of $525,6OO for wat
err which the city alleges the sugar
trust stole has handed down a de-
cision recommending that the iniunc-
ton be denied and holding that the
sugar trust did steal the city's water.
This leaves the city free to go about
collecting its BIZ after twenty days,
after which period it may shut off the
sugar. companys water if settle
ment is not made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
A County Tax

The assistant judges OF this eoun.
~ met at Bennington court hozso
recently and held counsel with he
treasurer OF the county and the aud.
itor and decided TO have a bin intro
uuced into the legislature whereby
the county can lay a tax OF &c Der
year for the next two years In order
70 pay up what the county is behind
and Tor current expenses Of the peSt
TWO years.-Manchester Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
SOCIALIST PARTY GROWTH
Crowds Out the Prohlbitionlsts for
Third Place in Indiana

Indianapolis. Nov. 19.-Complete Of
fetal returns from the election of last
week compiled by the state canvass
ing board, show Indiana to have n
new third party, the place which for
years was held by the Prohibition par
ty having passed to the Socialist par.
ty. The returns show that Sherman
II. Jones, Socialist candidate for sec.
rotary OF the state. polled 1862
votes, while George Hltz, Prohibition
candidate for the same Office polled
only 1904.
The gain in the Socialist vote over
that Of 1905 is 1894 while the Prohlb-
itlonists lost Ave votes.
The returns show the official plur-
ality OF Lew Elllngham. Democrat
elected secretary OF state, to be 49,.
367.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
MURDER THIRTEEN YEARS AGO
Tragedy in Card Game-Accused Es-
capped as Freight Consignment

Springfield, Mo, Nov. 19.-William
Allen, alleged to have murdered Hank
Gibbs at Golden, Barry county No.
thirteen years ago, will be placed on
trial at Caseville, Mo-, next Monday.
1t is charged that Allen and Gibbs
quarreled over card game and that
the former slew his opponent. AL
lens escape was one of the most nov
ell on record in this state. After the
killing a relative put him in box
and shipped 1t to Verona, Lawrence
county, Mo-, where the relative re-
ceived the consignment and hauled
the box away from the depot. Allen
was then liberated and went west,
where he remained until he was cap
tured few months ago. He will
plead selfdefense.