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the other. They are. in a more peculiar
sense than were Weber and Field, nu-
tually dependent. Kolb needs Dilrs
imbecile grin and inviting. expansive
vest; Dill needs a towering. gaunt fore
finger lifted in mock tragedy over his
left eye. Will Humphrey. who takes
care Of Kolb's interest in the lawsuit
pending against the big fellow" and
Porter Ashe, who watches over Dius
affairs. agree that their clients should
agree. Yet, just now. according to all
parties concerned, there appears no
peace IN sight.
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|
, finger lifted in mock tragedy over his
left eye. Will Humphrey. who takes
care Of Kolb's interest in the lawsuit
pending against the big fellow" and
Porter Ashe, who watches over Dilrs
affairs. agree that their clients should
i agree. Yet. just now. according to all
parties concerned, there appears no
peace in sight.
lTrYHAT is an angel:" 1 asked Of
'WNat Masnsr. who is suing for
sums from Kolb and Dill be-
cause Kolb has insisted on getting
along without him.
An angel" said he. is man who
puts up money for other persons TO
speculate on. More particularly he is
a man who puts his money into a
theatrical production. and prays heaven
that the public will come to see the
actors who appear in it."
You are. or were Kolb and DilPs
angel" said I. Tell me. are you a
good angelo"
I'll let you judge" said he.
Here then is Magner's story. 1t is
ex parte. of course, but it's his and that
it has something OF ethics to support
IL, may not easily be Eainsaid. though
one could wish. for the aforementioned
good of ths pubIic's amusement. that
| it had never been crystallized In a suit
which seems to have had the effect OF
widening the breach between the prin-
cipals. Kolb and Dill.
Il became" said Msgnsr, friendly
with Kolb and Dill when they nrst
came to Fischer's theater. We were
pals, particularly Kol6 and L They
received at that time SITS a week each.
| though later Kolb managed to boost
( his salary beyond the notch where
Dilrs remained.
"One day they had a row. What was
il about? Heaven only knows, but they
| threatened to split and go their sepa-
rate ways. All there was TO dissolve In
the partnership that then existed was
an old trunk which they had owned in
their .burlesque days back east. 1t
was worth about $3.50. Kolb bought
DilPs interest IN the trunk for 81 and
that ended the partnership.
1T was their first separation. but
IL didn't last long. They soon forgot
it. There was nothing. In fact. to re-
member, but It showed 9 tendency to
wrangls even then
After the Fischer engagement
Harry James, their musical director,
got the Australian bee in his bonnet
He organized company, signed sepa-
Kolb. Dill. Barney Bernard. MauJe Am
Der and Winfield Blake. and away they
all went. Everything worked well
until they finished a. short engagement
in Honolulu on the way to Australia.
Shortly before tha steamer left Mr..
Kolb refused to bulge unless he got
more money. James had to come
through and at the last moment KoIb's
| baggage was thrown on the steamer
and his bluff was triumphant. They
with six players, each OF whom was
getting $50 or more per week. they
couldn't get the money into the houses
to pay expenses. During this time
was constantly corresponding with
Kolb. That was six years ago. Ny
baby was born then and I sent a cable
about the great event to Kolh. sent
| 1t in the afternoon and got this reply
that night: Magner, Fischer's, san
Francisco. congratulations. Kolb.'
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<fryELI. they came back to Amer
wv lea in the spring preceding the
" opening OF the Portland fair
and secured BRUSHES Il o U'-and let me
say in passing that 1 think the death
of Jud Brusie was one OF the great
est calamities that befelI Kolb and Dill
up to the time they had their last quar-
rel. He had taken the exact measure Of
their theatrical requirements. They
had had a kind of hand to mouth
struggle up to the time OF the fre,
when they were playing over the Cort
circuit. They started out at the Grand
opera house, you remember, in 1905.
That was after their return from Aus
tralia. of course. Manager Ackerman
gave them every chance to make good.
and everybody boosted them. They
made money during the week in this
city, but not often elsewhere during
their tour.
'Kolb was the business manager
then. Ben Dillon tells me that the
sort. of commonwealth. each to share in
the income according TO the proportion
his salary. as originally set, should in
dicate. One week Dillon owed $3.50
That was his share of the deficit.
"The show disbanded in Denver just
about the time of the fire here. When
he heard the news the first thing Kolb
did was to wire me 800, thinking I
might need it in hurry. You see. I
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
HALF COTTON CROP
IS RUINED BY
COLD SPELL
Not Seed Enough Left in South
For RepIantiny
PRICE OF COTTON JUMPS
New Orleans Future Market Rises
Sharply When Reports Of Damage
PRICE OF COTTON JUMPS
New Orleans Future Market Rises
Sharply When Reports Of Damage
are Confirmed

Atlanta, Ga, April z6.-With snow
falling as far South as Macon and
Selma and freezing temperatures pre-
vailing over a large portion of the
South, reports from the cotton-grow-
ing States indicate that the crop is
seriously damaged-probably 80 per
cent--with practically no seed avail
able for replanting.
Cotton that is up is either killed
outright or so badly injured as to
necessitate replanting. Throughout
Central Georgia. Southern and Cen
trail Alabama, ana the greater por-
tons of Mississippi to Louisiana, the
crop was out of the ground, and in
many places chopping had begun. Re
ports come from many sections that
farmers are ruined by the unprece-
dented visitation of wintry weather
The Georgia peach crop is not ma.
terially damaged, although injury to
the crop is reported from several
points in the upper section of the
state. The snow served as a mantle
20 protect the fruit and trees from
he biting cold, and was not nearly
so bad as even light frost.
Vegetables in all sections are dam
aged and in many places killed out
right.
THE cotton in South Georgia that
Atlanta to Americas and from Allan
Ia to Columusc, has been practically
destroyed" said Commissioner OF Ag
riculture Thomas G.. Hudson. "Tht
cold spell, eliminating in the snow OIL
Monday morning, has rotted the seed
and will make replanting necessary
Most of the cotton in the territory
have named was planted at the enc
OF March and in the beginning oI
April. In my opinion, all this 1:
hopelessly ruined. Cotton planted
within the past week will fare better
1T certainly does look blue for cot
ton he continued. THE farmers o
the state have sold their cottonseeC
closer this year than | have ever
known them to do before, and Their,
Is practically none on hand for re
planting. II looks now as II not NOR,
than one-ffth of a crop can be raised
this year.
~ he cotton is South Georgia tina
Is above ground will become possum
cared, as some describe 1t, and will
be practically worthless. Little cot
ton. hear. has been planted in Nortl
Georgia, and this part Of the stat,
will not suffer so much as the middl,
section"
Agricultural Commissioners OF 9th
err states support the view OF Com
missioner Hudson. Advices from
Mississippi indicate that all cottoI
up was killed, and that ice was com
mon in many counties.
Cottonseed oil mills are receiving
hundreds OF telegraphic orders TO
cottonseed for replanting purposes
The supplies are short, and many o
the orders cannot be filled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
GOVERNOR HUGHES
TAKES SUPREME
COURT PLACE
Accepts Appointment to Take
Effect in October
PRESIDENT MUCH PLEASED
The Elimination of Hughes From Pol
itics Starts Political Pot TO
Boiling

Washington, April 25.-President
Taft sent to the Senate late this af-
ternoon the nomination of Gov.
Hughes of New York to be Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court, in.
place of the late Justice Brewer, who
died at the close OF last month. The
appointment was offered and accept
ed on the distinct understanding that
the Governor should not assume his
judicial duties until the opening of
the next term of the Supreme Court,
which will be on Oct. 3.
| This will enable the Governor to
continue in his present Office until
his qualification as a member of the
Court. 1t will take him into, but not
through, the campaign to elect his
successor 1t will leave him free to
take hand in the convention which
names the Republican candidate for
Governor and, ii he chooses to do so,
to deliver one or two speeches in the
campaign The general impression
here tonight, however, is that in the
circumstances, instead of taking an
active part in New York politics, the
Governor will withdraw himself from
the campaign. In that event the New
York situation will be left more than
ever up to Roosevelt" on whom, al
most without exception, Republicans
here are relying to save the Empire
State for their party next November
President Taft was immensely
pleased this afternoon by the receipt
of the letter from Gov. Hughes which
told him that the appointment would
be accepted. He was quite uncertain
this afternoon as to the outcome of
his offer, and said to some of his
callers that he was afraid the Cover
nor had found himself unable to &C
cept.
When the letter came this after
noon with its favorable answer. he
did not attempt to conceal his pleas
ure, The President was about TO full.
III an engagement at Howard Uni
versity when he received the letter.
He had just time to have the nominal
ton made out and sent to the Sen
ate. Then he directed his secretary
Mr.. Carpenter, to call Albany on the
longdistance telephone and express
his pleasure and thanks to the Gov.
ernor Mr.. Carpenter got Mr.. Fuller,
the Governors secretary, on the tele-
phone and told him how pleased the
President was and that Mr.. Taft had
directed him to express his personal
obligations to the Governor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
POULTRY AND PLuxs.

for plums our choice is the Album
dance. Burbank. Refine Claude and
Bradshaw.
Next in profit are apples. The best
payers with us are the Astrakhan.
Smokehouse, Baldwin. Newton Plppln
and Wealthy.
For cherries we plant Schmldts and
Napoleon Bigarrea. Early Richmond
and English Morillo. while for peaches
we select Crawford and liberia, aud
our best ounce Is the Bourgeat.
Here Is a delightful side issue that
furnishes the family fruit, beauties
and cnrlches the property aud often
pays the poultry feed bills. and with
only n small expenditure Of money,
time aud labor
Fruit trees are cheap, and after the
planting there Is not much to do but
TO pick the fruit, sell Il and pocket
the cash.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
DEATH THOUGHT IS
SAID CAUSE OF
SUICIDE
Malicious Animal Magnetism
Alleged to Have Been Used
CASE OF MISS STEPHENS
She Made stetson Charges and Later
Recounted But was Deprived of
Her Practice

New York, April 26.-The strange
story Of woman's struggle to free
herself from psychological influence
which had enslaved her will came to
light yesterday during an investiga-
tlon Of the suicide Of Miss Marion
Stephens. a Christian Scientist, who
late on Saturday night locked herself
in the bathroom of her sister, Mrs.
Eva Weeks, in the Criterion Arms
Apartment at 526 West 111th street,
and turned on the gas.
Miss Stephens was one of the for
mer students of Mrs. Augusta r.
Stetson accommodated leader of
the First Church of Christ, Scientist.
For some years she was a member
Of the Stetson household at Z West
Ninety-sixth street, and took an ac-
tive part in the fractional strife which
resulted in Mrs. Stetson being driven
out Of the church and the delivering
of the final blow which severed the
last vestige of Stetsonsm from the
congregation of the church at Ninety
sixth street and Central Park West.
Miss Stephens life Is woven one of
the most remarkable bits of personal
history with which the psychologists OF
this city have ever had to deal. Torn
between two conflicting emotions
one to remain loyal to the teachings
of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, high prizes.
tess Of Christian Science the other
to stand by her former teacher and
friend. Mrs. Stetson, the unfortunate
woman who ended her life on Satur.
day struggled hard to see what her
friends call the light.
All through the story of her strug
giles there runs the exertion Of what
she believed to be mysterious and di
abolical influence. Malicious animal
magnetism the Christian Scientists
call II.
Miss Stephens was firm believer
in the power OF some who were once
high In Christian Science affair:
here TO exert malicious animal mag
netism. She also believed in the
power OF the death thought" which
figured so conspicuously in the tria
OF Mrs. Stetson and her followers be
fore the Board of Directors OF the
Mother Church in Boston a few
months ago. Whether Miss Stephens
believed that the death thought" hat
been directed against her is a secret
which is known only to those OF the
Weeks household.
But this much was learned yester
day-Miss Stephens believed thai
some powerful influence was at worl
TO upset her reason.
III can't shake OF this terrible In
iuence will kill myself" she said Il
a friend two days before the tragedy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
FIGHT FOR ALLos' PLACE
Democrats and Republicans Working
Hard TO Elect Senator.

Norwich. n. Y, April 26.-With on.
ly two days left before the special
election Thursday. the Republican
and Democratic campaign managers
are working hard for their candidates
to fill the Senate seat vacated by
lothian =. Aids.
Ralph w. Thomas, the Republican
nominee. spent last week making
speeches In Otsego County As to
the success Of the tour opinions diff
fer. The Republicans say the meet
lngs were crowded and enthusiastic.
The Democrats say the attendance OF
voters was small, and that only curl.
bsity to hear ex.Judge Arnold of OF
sego denounce the Democrats In
answer to their attacks on Assembly.
man Clark drew out the crowds. Wo-
men and children predominated. they
say.
Otsego County has forgotten the
real Issues Of the campaign In the in
terest aroused by Assemblyman
Clarks libel suits against four news.
papers and his threatened actions
against the fifteen delegates who sat
In the Democratic County Convention
and adopted resolutions saying that
some Assemblyman In the Senatorial
District spent n lot of money In the
last campaign. Clark was not men.
toned In the resolution. but he Is a
mighty angry millionaire just the
same.
The Democrats are making their
campaign for Nash on his own per.
sonal PLATFORM including the Hin.
man-Green Direct Nominations bill,
other Hughes measures. and a gradu.
ated income tax They assert that
4 nomas is a tool OF the bosses and
that he will not represent the people
II elected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
At IMPRESSIONS,
COAL YARD
Wood, Kindling and Other Prop
erty Was Destroyed
MADE SPECTACULAR BLAZE
Loss Of Several Hundred Dollars
With No Insurance-How Fire
Caught is not Explained

About o'clock this morning an
alarm was rung in from box "a on
North street for fire in II. w. My
ers & Sons coal and wood yard on
County street.
The fire started in or near the en-
CINE room located at the front or
south side of the pile of kindling
wood where the entire loss was sus-
tanned.
The alarm was sounded by Martin
Madigan, who was passing on coSpi5G
street as early as $50 He said at
that time he was not aware of any
fire. 1t was some ten or twenty
minutes after this that he discovered
the fire, which by that time was I'M
der good Roadway.
The Putnam hose company, being
the nearest, arrived in about 20 min
utes after the alarm was sent in.
The hose wagon was drawn by only
1, men and because Of the muddy
streets progress in reaching the
scene of the fire was slow. The
other hose companies and the Brad
ford Hook and f1rGdSr SnrrI
pany arrived short q
time the main barn, only n fel< II
from the flames, was IL r. The
wind was at this time IL srtli-
west and drove the flying spa .gsr
the roof of the building on III north,
west and south sides. The fire spread
rapidly and by $3.50 was well over to
the southwest corner. It then spread
to several other piles OF wood.
The wood in the yard destroyed
consisted mostly of slab kindling
wood. the largest portion in cord
lengths.
by hard work and with the assis-
lance OF the rain Chief Hayes had
the flames under control by 4 O'clock
and the release was sounded. !
The department remained on thd
grounds nearly half an hour aftems.1(
release was rung In, then 4
men were detailed to watch 4
longer. Soon after the alarm
rung c. i. Hendee. who liv,t
School street, broke into the byfn
and took out two horses which he
led to his own barn.
The origin of the fire Is a mystery.
No work had been done in that part
OF the yard since Monday noon. The
loss was estimated this morning at
several hundred dollars with no in
surance.
There was also considerable lum-
Der DESTROYED and a gasoline engine.
In one OF the sheds burned was stoF-
ed tables, benches and other material
belonging to T. A. Carpenter & Sons.
The loss OF their property is estim.
ated at about 500.
The fire was very spectacular for
a few minutes lighting up the entire
village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26

ATTACKS RAILROAD BILL
lnsurgent Leader Also Critlcises
President Taft

Washington, April Ex-senator
Dolliver delivered today the first Of
a series of speeches he means to
make in the Senate against the AID.
ministration's Railroad bill. He crit
icised severely the Administration
policy in mapping out so definitely
the line for Congress to follow, and
then discussed the history of rate leg
islation and the basis of the particu-
lar measure now pending in both
houses of Congress. He will enter
into more detailed discussion of
various features of the bill as partic-
ular amendments come up.
President Taft himself did not
come in for personal criticism from
the insurgent leader, except by infer
ence, but such as the criticism was, it
drew sharp distinction between the
worth to the country of Mr.. Tafts
career before and after he took the
Presidential chair. Senator Dolliver
referred to the fact that while both
the President and Col. Roosevelt had
done many things of Importance,
nothing was more important than the
moves they had made for modifying
the transportation laws. His praise
of the ex-President was unqualified;
of President Taft he said:
No one has a greater respect than
| have for the great career that lay
behind President Taft before he came
to the Presidency of the United
States
OF his activities since his elevation
to the Presidency Mr. Deliver had
nothing to say
The Importance OF this legislation,
especially as 1t refers to stock and
bond issues and the amalgamation of
roads, as well as to the control OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission
over rates, cannot be overestimated, -
said Mr.. Dolliyer. The liabilities of
the railroads are practically public H.
abilities, as they bear on their face
no promise to pay, and will probably
In great part never be paid. Even In
the Roosevelt Administration $1,000
100000 in certificates were issued
| representing not mile OF improved
railroad facilities. Our children and
our children's children will be paying
interest on these securities, for which
no return will ever be made. They
were set ailoat not to improve or in
crease the railroads, but simply tc
allow the system to be harmonized
to allow one system to purchase an
other"
Mr.. Dolliver caused some surprise
when he said he was not certain that
the consolidation of railroads was un
wise. Even OF the consolidation OF
competing links he said he was moi
yet sure as to the wisdom or unwis
dom from the point OF view OF the
public.
But Of one thing am cretain,
he went on forcefully. and that Is
that the sovereign hand OF the Unit
ed States should control these tran
sactions and that the watchful eye oil
the Government of the United States
should be aware OF the manipula
tons. That is why am discouraged
when ! read this bill. Its provisions
strike a kind OF paralysis into whar
mechanism now exists for supervis
ing the activities OF the railroads.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
Second Congregational Church is "a
Years Old.

The Second Congregational church
will celebrate It's Seventy.fourth An
niversary Thursday evening OF this
week. Invitations have been sent to
absent members so far as their ad.
dresses are known, and to all resi-.
dent members. Members OF the par.
ish are also heartily invited and all
who regard this church as their
church home. From 1880 to s o'clock
a reception win be held in the chapel.
There win follow brief reports from
the officers and various departments
OF the church. The neurology for the
year viii be read. The election OF
officers will conclude the business
session A social hour follows, with
music, refreshments. and some speak.
Ing The annual meeting OF this
church Is always a delightful event.
The usual large attendance OF mem.
bers and friends IL anticipated n is
hoped that all who are Interested
will reserve this evening. and plan
for a happy time together
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
NEARLY $500 WAS
RAISED TO HELP
BASE BALL
Through the Fair That Closed
Saturday Evening
LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS
Miss Rose Durrand Won the Diamond
Ring, Fannie Green the Doll and
Johnnie Larin, Mascot

The directors OF the Bennington
Base Ball association held a meet
ing Monday evening to close up the
business affairs Of the entertainment
held at Foresters hall last week. All
the bills had been turned in and the
treasurer reported that the fair had
netted the association the tidy sum
of $5S0.27.
The fair was in session four even.
ings and with but one exception there
was a good attendance. On Thurs
day evening the number present was
not large the admissions being but
few dollars in excess of the expen-
SEES.
The attendance Saturday evening
was the largest OF the week, the de
Gliding Of the contests being the at
tractive feature.
The contest for the big doll had
been in progress for some time, but
had finally resolved itself into a race
between Fanny Green and Elmira
II
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26
OFFICER WATCHED SICK MAN
Alleged Piekpocket Claims He |,
Physically Unable to Appear

~ fNFRtaN
Rutland, April 2J.-The hardest
fight to continue case fought In
Rutland county court In many a day
was witnessed by good sized group
OF lawyers this afternoon when the
defense attempted to have put over
to the September term the case OF
state vs.. James ard Joseph German
OF Troy, N. Y, who are charged with
picking the pocket OF Judge Horace
NJ. Redheld Of 5000 az the Fair Haven
fair last September. II developed
during the arguments that the prose.
cution has had an officer In Troy for
severel days on the order Of Judge A.
A. Hall to watch the movements OF
Joseph German whom the defense
claims is IN with rheumatism so that
he cannot come to Rutland
A month ago this case was called
up for trial and a doctor was sent 10
Troy by the state. finding German IN
as his counsel, h. II. OBrien. of this
city and Thomas Powers of Troy.
claimed. In view OF this the case
was held open until today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-26

Don't feed dry ground bone with
the Idea that II has much food value.
It's simply lime.
Dor't use very tlne bran before you
are sure II isn't adulterated. Coarse
bran is generally tho best.
Don't use ear tonic to hurry your
pullcts. Il ruins the laying organs so
that they become ''immune" and can.
not lay.
Don't expect every letter 20 bring
you a sale or expect every sale 10
please, for as there are knockers IN
pulpit and pew so there are those who
VIII knock az you too.