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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
CUSTOMS FRAUDS
BY ART DEALERS
CHARGED
Member of Duveen Brothers
Under Arrest
FIRM KNOWN WORLD OVER
District Attorney Says EVasions Of
Duties Will Reach over Million
Dollars

New York, Oct. 1.-THE entire
Fifth avenue establishment of the five
Duveen Brothers, known the world
over as dealers in rare art objects
and antiques, was seized by federal
officers late yesterday, and Benjamin
]. Duveen, the only member of the
firm now in the city, was placed UNI
der arrest charged with conspiracy
to defraud the government out Of
customs dues.
Henry A Wise, United States dis
trict attorney, in asking for extraordi-
nary heavy bail when the prisoner
was arraigned, said that the frauds
would reach more than Sl,0OO,OOO
and that all FIVE brothers we're impli-
Gated. Bail was fixed at $4,000
which was promptly given, and Du-
veen was released.
When the prisoner was taken be-
fore United States Commissioner
Shields, District Attorney Wise,
asking for heavy bail, said that the
case was the most important case the
government has thus far had TO deal
with in connection Win Importation
frauds. He suggested that 100000
would be the proper amount Of bail.
The Eve Duveen brothers and another
man are mentioned in the complaint.
The commissioner decided, however
to set the bal at $4,000.
Mr. Wise, explaining the case said
that information was recently placed
in his hands tending to show that the
Duveens had for years been defraud-
ing the government out Of custcEs
duties on works of art and antique
furniture imported from abroad by
means OF false consular invoices.
The records at the customs house
we're hurriedly oyerhauled and the
records seemed to substantiate he
charges.
The firm OF Duveen Brothers Is
composed Of Henry j.. Joel j. Louis
J.. BENJAMIN j.. and Joseph !. Du
ven. They have establishments not
only in New York, but In London and
Paris
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
TRAILING DYNAMlTERs
Suspicious Conversation Overheard
BY a Woman.

San Francisco Oct. f4-Further in
formation regarding the movements
of two of the three suspects who pnr-
chased the dynamite at Giant which
believed 10 have been used in blow
ing up the Los Angeles Times build
ing has been secured by Los Angeles
detectives at work in this CITY, The
two men James b. Bryce and F. F..
Perry, are known TO have been guests
for about ten days at the Argonaut
hotel here. and it now develops that
prior TO registering at the Argonaut.
Bryce was ledger at the home OF
Mrs. ID. II. ingersoll, having secured
a room there September A.
While at that place, according to
Mrs. Ingersoll, Perry called on him,
some times as often as three. times a
day. Loud talk issuing from
Bryce's room, said Mrs. Ingersoll, led
her to believe that the two men were
Plotting against some one. She says
they frequently mentioned dynamite.
] Mrs. Ingersoll also stated that she
was acquainted with a sweetheart OF
Bryce. and It was through this young
woman that he happened to so 10 the
Ingersoll house to room.
Mrs. Ingersoll refused to divulge
the young woman's name. Bryce told
Mrs. lngersoll that he was printer
from Chicago, but that he had come
from Los Angeles. where he had beer
for two or three days. Bryce greeted
Perry when the latter called as
"Smithn." Mrs Tngersoll said tha
the two men left San Francisco some
time after September q. going II
different directionsi
Perry. the "squinteyed man" Il
thought to be the man who rented thu
launch Peerless in which the dyna
mite was transported from Giant
Los Angeles Oct. 13.-Buried be
meath tons OF debris. mans bod
was found Wednesday on the secon'
floor OF the Baumbardt Printing CON
panys plant, adjoining the wrecke'
Times building. The find was mad
while workmen were removing burr
ed paper and rubbish. The body ha
not been identified This make
twenty-five known dead in the Time
disaster.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14

MEETINGS HELD DAILY
MIR. Smiths Andersonville Lecture
This Evening.

This has been a busy week at the
Young Mems Christian Association
hiding. Since last Sunday after
noon there have been meetings sew
eral times every day in the building
and out of the building, for men, for
boys and for mixed audiences. All of
the people who have heard Mr.. Frank
w. Smith are pleased with his re-
marks. He makes his points clear
and distinct The attendance at the
afternoon boys meetings has been
constantly Increasing regardless of
the many outside attractions. His
winning manner holds their attention
riveted on him every minute.
Last night the Methodist and Con
gregationalist churches united with
the Baptist church for their weekly
prayer meeting. The service was
held in the main body of the church.
After brief Introductory Mr. Smith
addressed the meeting and for nearly
an hour kept the intense interest of
his large audience.
Tonight at the Association build
ing he VIII give MS great war lee
ture, ''In and Out Of Andersouville."
He has given this same lecture be-
fore immense audiences in the larg
est cities. Mr.. l.. Wilbur Messer,
Secretary of the Y. NJ C. A. of Chi
cago says of the same lecture in
and Out of Andersonyille, has been
given to large audience in our hall
and given excellent satisfaction. He
is quaint, witty, original and elo
quent. A born comedian, n brilliant
entertainer Chicago Young Mems
Christian Association. voted 1t the
best of the entire. course. Must hear
him; cannot be reported; he is an en-
tertainment all in himself. BY spec
ial request, the lecture was repeated
to an audience of one thousand nine
hundred people"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL
Measure introduced In the Senate by
Senator Gordon.

Montpelier, Oct. 14.-The employ
ers' liability bill introduced in the
senate Thursday afternoon by Sena-
tor Gordon is entitled an act relating
to the liability Of employers to en-
ployes, and 1t was referred to the
judiciary committee.
The bill changes what little exist
ing law the state has on the subject,
In several important points. II abol-
ishes the fellow servant doctrine and
changes that statute OF contributory
negligence, whereby an employee Is
now stopped from recovering dam
ages, so that he may recover in case
OF his negligence In the proportion TO
which his negligence bears to that OF
the employer. The rule of evidence
is changed so that the matter Of con-
tributory negligence and assumption
Is matter of defense. The burden
Of proof on these points now rests on
the plaintiff.
The present law is changed so that
II an accident occurs which is the re.
suit OF the violation by the employer
OF any statute providing for the safe
ty OF the employe. there can be no de
tense Of contributory negligence. The
amount OF recovery In the case OF m
accident resultlng'ln death is placed
at $4,000 on the first verdict, with n;
limit on the amount OF q second yer
dict. This was done to discourage III
igation on appeals.
The bill provides that no actor
shall be brought unless within tw,
years Of the time Of the accident o
in case Of death or mental incapacit,
within two years Of the appointment
OF an administrator. The law 4
along the line OF the federal statut
and goes 10 the same extent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
FRANK E. DAY DEAD
NJtive Of Bennington Died at Roches-
ter, N. Y, Aged 100 Years

Word was received this morning Of
the death In Rochester. n. Y. of
Frank E. Day, the Oldest known liv-
ing native of Bennington. at the age
of over 100 years.
Mr. Day was born in this village
in 1910 in house that stood short
distance south Of the residence Of p.
Il. Hart on East Main street. He
was a son of Paul Day and was relat.
ed TO the Day family in this village.
The deceased was in Bennington
two years ago and at that time was
In good health and with all his men,
tai faculties unlmpalred Mr. Day
never wore eyeglasses In his life and
was always able to read fine print
without their aid He was one Of the
wealthy men OF Rochester where he
had resided many years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
LEcTUREsHIP ENDOWED
Gift to Vermont State Medical Society
Announced.

St Adams, Oct. li.-At the open
ing session of the 9th annual meet
ing Of the Vermont State Medical so
ciety here yesterday. announcement
was made OF the gift of $500, the
income of which is to be used to es-
tablish a lectureship and to provide
the In We for speaker at each an.
nual meeting of the society: The
donor oil the sum wished his name 10
be kept secret until his decease.
George C. Averill OF Brattleboco is
named as trustee.
The letter to DR.. u. II. Stone. an
nouncing the gift, was written in Au.
gust, and the gift becomes operative
October I, 1910, with the first inter
est payment coming in October the
following year. The donor stipulated
that the interest be used either for
advancement Of sanitary science OF
general medicine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
TO HAVE FEDERAL BUILDING
Preliminary Plans for Brattleboro
structure TO Be Drawn Next Month

Brattleboro, Oct. Alt is expected
that a move will be made next month
In the matter OF the Brattleboro fed
eral building. The preliminary sket-'
ches will be drawn during the month
and as soon as approved by super
vising architect Taylor of the treas
ury department the working plans
will be made. Not until the prelim-
mary Sketches have been drawn will
the department decide upon the ma
terial to be used. II is believed how
ever that notified brick will be used
and that blue granite from Dummers.
ton will be used for the trimmings.
Advises received yesterday from
Washington indicate that the Brattle-
boro federal building which stood 1873
on the list Of public buildings author
lied up to August, 1909. has been
nearly reached and that within the
coming six months plans will probab-
ly bed rawn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
MAY CHANGE NAME
Episeopalians Wish to Drop the Word
Protestant

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 14.-In so far
as definite action on matters before
the two houses. were concerned the
Episcopal convention yesterday ex-
perienced the quietest day 1t has thus
far. The house of bishops spent most
of the day constructing the new can
on relative to suffragan bishops The
principal subject before the house Of
deputies was the changing of the
name OF the church from the Protes-
tant Episcopal church OF the United
States of America, to the Episcopal
church Of the United States of Amer
lea. No definite action was taken.
The house of bishops decided that il
would be inexpedlent at this time to
bring before the convention the ques-
ton OF changing the laws OF the
church regarding marriage and div
orce. The question Of JUNCTION to the
sick for healing purposes rather than
for spiritual needs is in line for dis
cussion today iby the house of dep
uties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
@ LAME BACKS FEEL FIFE
lust a Few Doses Regulate the Kid
neys Ending Bladder Misery

In all the world there is no man or
woman who can afford to neglect the
slightest kidney disorder for one
single day.
Kidney diseases are the most dan
gerous, because the first signs are
seen in other parts of the body be
fore anything wrong is noticed with
the kidneys themselves.
Some of the symptoms, though.
cannot be mistaken; for instance, a
constant aching or misery in the
back, sides or loins, or headaches
and dizzy spells, nervous twitchings,
disturbed sleep, inhamed or puffy
eyelids, heart palpitations, rheumatic
pains, weakness, bilious stomach or a
feeling of languor and fatigue. Sick,
unhealthy kidneys also cause thick,
cloudy, offensive urine or 1t is full of
sediment, irregular of passage and
often uncomfortable or attended by a
sensation of scalding.
The time to cure kidney trouble is
before ii settles into Diabetes,
Dropsy, Gravel, or Bright's Dis
ease. The moment you suspect the
slightest kidney. bladder or urinary
disorder, begin taking Pape's Diuretic
as directed, with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine, at any
price, made anywhere in the world,
which will effect so prompt a cure.
IN just few days you feel and know
that the kidneys. bladder and urinary
organs are healthy, clean and nor.
NAL and all danger passed.
Your physician, pharmacist. bank
err or any mercantile agency will
vouch for the responsibility of Pape,
Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati, who
prepare Pape's Diuretic-50 cent
treatment-Sold by every druggist in
the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
NO GAMBLING AT BONNEVILLE
Licensed Outfits Conspicuous BY
Their Absence.

To the Editor OF the Banner:--'rhe
absence OF licensed wheels of For
tune" and such like gambling para
phernalia from the Bondville fair
grounds the present year was quite
noticeable. Perhaps Il was owing
largely to the complaints made TO the
states attorney, the attorney general
and even the governor in regard to
the matter. When we nave a plain
law in regard to the matter making
it a criminal offansc both for ali par
taking in the pastime and for the fair
directors themselves, Il is quite per-
tinent that someaction be taken. How
that any fair directors who have any
real regard to the interests Of the
community will deliberately license
such denominations, is, indeed. a nys-
terry. Some Of them should be 'suap-
ped up" and made an example Of.
They have just as good a right both
morally and legally, to license shan
tees Of ill-fame upon their grounds.
A disgraceful attempt has been
made TO crawl around" 1t by having
collar button (they costing two
cents a DOZEN given to each opera
tor. In The eyes Of every well mean
ing person, this only makes the Of
Tense more heinous, and the courts
have already decided against H.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
DECLARED A DIVIDEND
Franklin County Fair Association at
Annual Meeting.

Sheldon. oct. 14.-At the annual
meeting OF the stockholders and d.
rectors Of the Franklin County Fair
association Wednesday dividend OF
Ave per cent. was declared and II
was voted to appropriate s1,4O0 for
races.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
IDENTITY ESTABLISHED
Man Drowned In Wlnooskl River Was
John Holland.

Burlington, Oct. 1.-THE Identity
Of the man whose body was found In
the Winooski river a week or more
ago, has now been established beyond
doubt and through information re.
ceived by Chief Of Police Russell h.
is pronounced to be John Holland,
formerly Of Montpelier
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
WEATHER FORECAST

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont generally fair tonight and
Saturday Moderate temperature.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-30
FLOWERS PLANS TO
WIPE OUT SALOON
CAMP AIGNING
II Elected To Legislature He'll Intro
duce Bill To Make No Treating
Provision Of Primary Law
Apply To Elections.
Says It Would Place Politics On
Higher Plane, Resulting in Seleo-
ton Of Men for Merit.

There is strong probability that
the restrictions placed on candidates
by the new primary law will be ex-
tended to include election campaigns
by the next legislature. While the
man seeking a nomination may not
buy drink, display any Autographs
or do any advertising except under
the strictest limitations, there il no
limit to the lengths he may go after
he once has obtained the nomination.
Charles Flowers, a member of the
last legislature, and who is prac.
tically certain OF reelection this fall,
Is heartily in favor of an amendment
to the election law that will eliminate
treating and the lavish expenditure
OF money for the purpose Of influence
ing votes, and, II elected, will intro
duce such a bill in the house. That
he will have the support of many OF
the Wayne legislators goes without
saying, for, most OF them are men OF
only moderate means who cannot az
ford to put up an expensive cam
paign.
The placing of restrictions in the
primary law was a splendid thing"
said Mr.. Flowers, and l can see no
reason why the same restrictions
should not apply to elections. think
the value of campaign advertising IL
largely overestimated anyway. II q
man is well-known and has q good
record, he IL pretty sure OF being
elected, for the voters will see his
name on the ballot when they go in
to the booths and will vote for him.
Many Of the people who voted for me
in the primaries didn't know l was
running until they saw my name on
the ballot. One of these was my own
brother-in-law.
II shall be very glad, In the event
of my reelection, to introduce bill
prohibiting treating and the use of
money for fashy advertising In cleo
ton campaigns. Such q bill would
cut out saloon campaigning and place
the elections on a higher plane, for
men would have to, run on their
merits then"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-30
TOMORROW TO Be
SILVER SATURDAY
More Than 81 900, 900 Will Be Dis
tributed To Detroit Investors as
Earnings for Quarter.

Shareholders In Detroit companies
and investors In local issues of all
sorts are getting their share Of the
prosperity OF Detroit In substantial
form In the shape Of payments OF
quarterly dividends and interest which
Will be made Saturday. The total dis
bursement on stocks and bonds that
are listed on the Detroit exchange
and the payments of interest and prin-
cipal made by the Detroit trust com
dollars for this date.
This Is the end OF the quarter for
most of the banks and many Of the
industrial companies. Although in
terest payments are not so heavy as
In January and July, there are still a
number of bond issues which pay in
terest Oct. 1.
The largest dividend IL on Parke,
Davis & Co. stock. amounting to near
ly $4,000. Another big dividend due
next month and not included in the
Oct. list. is that on Detroit Edison,
amounting to $4,000. This has al
ready accrued but Is not payable un-
til Oct. Is. There is also a big divi-
dend which may be paid on General
Motors preferred. This is seminar
nual and the rate is 3h per cent.
There Is some question as to the pay
ment of this dividend just at present,
however.
The Union Trust Co. makes pay
ments of interest and principal
amounting to 100000 and the Detroit
Trust Co. has bonds and interest ma
turing that will require 100000. In
addition to these smaller sums Will
be paid out by the Security Trust Co.
and the bond department OF the First
National bank.
The following important Detroit In
stitutions pay dividends to their
shareholders, Oct. /:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-30
TRAIN AND HANOCAR
CRASH; Man KILLED
Fog Responsible for Accident On
Michigan Central Tracks-Brother
of Victim Seriously Wounded.

One man was killed and another
badly injured in a collision between
handcar and a Michigan Central
passenger train, Friday morning, on
the Michigan Central tracks, near
Scotten-ave.
Michael schutlsixi, 80 years old, No.
Is Annexation-ave., IL the name of the
man killed. and his brother John, was
seriously injured. He ID In the De-
troit Sanitarium.
The accident was due to a heavy
fog bank that enveloped the city
early In the morning. The two men
were coming down the tracks on the
handcar Because of the dense fog
they could not see very far ahead of
them. The fireman on the passenger
engine was the first to see the ap-
preaching handcar. He shouted to
the two men to jump, but the warn
ing came too late. MichaeIs chest
was crushed In, and he died soon
after the accident. John has several
fractures and 1t is thought he Is in.
ternally injured.
The brothers were both employed
in the bridge department of the Mich
igan Central.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-30
"PAY.ENTER" AUTOS FOR ISLAND
Park Commissioner HurIbut To Open
Bids Soon For Newt angIed Cars.

The pay-as-you-enter feature Is to
be applied to the Belle Isle bridge
auto service when the new municipal
ly-owned autos go into use next year.
Bids on one or more autos, to be pur-
chased with the $4,000 appropriated
by the board Of estimates last spring,
will be opened by Park Commissioner
Hurlbut, Oct. 10. Blue prints and
specifications on file in the park COM
missioner's office call for closed
car, much after the plan OF Trum-
bull-ave. or Brush-st. car, with seats
along one side and a door at the front
and back. The cars will seat % per-
sons. The plan is to admit passengers
only at the rear door and use the
front door as an exit. In this way.
the commissioner expects to over
come the crowding that has made the
use Of the present automobiles un-
pleasant. The commissioners hopes TO
get two cars with the appropriation
These will be used for both summer
and winter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-30
PASSENGER WINS OUT.
Man Who mikes" With Street Car
Conductor Discharged In Court.

William H. Allen, whose police
court manners indicate that he is a
peaceable party, was arrested, Thurs
day night, after an alteration with
a conductor on a Woodward-ave. pay
as-you-enter car. The conductor and
Allen engaged in battle on the rear
platform, because Allen would not 60
inside.
Allen was put off the car and the
conductor had him arrested. In police
court. Allen testified that the car
was crowded and he could not get in
without crowding a lot of people who
were blocking the entrance.
1T strikes me that this man Is not
the sort to start any trouble" said
Justice Jeffries TO the conductor. Il
do not think he is to blame in this
trouble and | am going to discharge
him.
You conductors on the pay-as-you
enter cars have enough troubles with
out inviting any more"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-30

had crawled on his hands and knees
, from the gate at the street entrance.
Near him In the grass was found a
gaspipe bomb, filed with smokeless
powder and with fuse attached. The
police say Wahlenmeyer threw the
bomb away when he feared arrest.
The story told by Wahlenmeyer ap-
parently marks him as insane. II Is
full OF contradictions, but the police
are not sure but that Wahlenmeyer
has purposely told such a story, in an
effort to establish insanity.
Wahlenmeyer, after crawling to the
front door OF the house. rang the bell.
When IL was answered by the butlet
Wahlenmeyer said he was Ill. The but
Ter slammed the door ana called the
police.
Police found wahlenmeyer still in
the yard He had a large butcher
knife In his hands, but was overpow-
cred before he could use II. At the
station he told q rambling story. He
said he was passing the residence
when he saw a man crawling toward
the house and jumped on his back
He declared the man fought him and
cut his clothing with knife. He
showed cuts In his clothing and one
slight scratch, but later admitted that
he had lied regarding the fight and
that he had cut the holes in his cloth.
Ing to bear out his story.
In the house at the time were Mrs.
Potter Palmer, Judge Lockwood
Honore, her brother and Honore Palm
er, her son. Special guards were
thrown around the house after the
arrest