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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
By Charles Francis Bourke
Drawings by M. Leone Bracksr

though feeling for wealth that he knew not there
Incidentally, they good, double thick seamans
that Keeper Devlin wore, all wool and yard
wide" and worth eight dollars OF any mans money,
built for wear and warmth out at cold night,
perched high up the big steel tower that served
beacon for coastwse folk twenty miles north and south
the Jersey shore.
That was what Sara had said, You'll make good
all right. Danny; luck's comng!" She was always
laughing at him; but in way that somehow he liked.
You in the lighthouse at last, and out of that
old fire trap thank goodness There's lots of ways of
making money. and you know far as I'm concerned
Id-Td- Oh we'll Only don't be too long about it,
Dannyi"
Captain Casco called him. and the light of battle
fared his eyes he shoudered his way down to the
waiting lifeboat.
"A man can't on'y do his duty when he's holdin'
down Cover 'ment job" he told himself doggedly.
"Mebby Cap Casco and the DULLES have got
chances mionaires yachts an things but III
make mlionaires if got to, up top o the light
DANNY DEVLIN knew nothing of Fate, and had
= only speaking acquaintance with Chance He
would have been greatly surprised If ne could have
known that at that very moment two mighty powers
of opposing nature and at opposite ends OF the con-
tnent blndly banking the unknown keeper
of Barnegat Light and stalking their lives on his doing
his duty that night, come fair weather or foul.
He got his first ntmation of something doing while
the feboat with the Inspector aboard chugged across
the hafile of to the reef with its msmated twin
lighthouses.
THAT steel light of ought to be pretty well
broken in by this time the inspector remarked: Shed
better be right the job tonight. anyway. The war
aeroplane is coming down on her trial trip"
1t not solely to arrange for the demolition OF the
old wooden lighthouse-superseded and useless now
that the Inspector had stopped off at Barnega The
beach had heard something of the aerial war game
that was under way, as accessory to the navy, ana
the crew listened with professional interest.
You coastmen will have to keep sharp lookout.
The Government is trying out the aeroplane and she
carries men, officer and aeronaut. Officers friend
of mine, by the way
She'll come from the Hook, coasting Laughing
Devil?' Captain Casco asked. Follows the light
houses?"
ThereT be no other way, and if thing goes wrong
the Devil will have laugh tonight. the inspector
said IF they should lose any of the lights along the
coast-well l see the finish of that five thousand
dollar aeroplanei"
"And all hands," Casco supplemented
ooh. WELL if that scout aeroplane makes good, the
Governments got mighty arm in wartime The
owners will make millions: but they're taking long
chances. The inspector selected cigarette from his
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
BIG FIGHT TO TAKE
PLACE IN FRISCO
OR NEAR BY
Application For Leave Has Been
Promised
BY COUNTY SUPERVISORS
Thought That Fight Will Draw Bet
ter in California Than in New
ada or Utah

San Francisco, Jan 1O.-Positive
assurance was given tonight by Jack
Gleason that the Jeffries-Johnson
fight would be held in San Francisco
or vicinity This statement follow
ed formal application to the new
board of supervisors for a permit to
conduct a 45-round ring contest in
San Francisco some time this year.
The municipal law permits only
twenty-round fights and this is the
first time in years that a permit for
a fight of greater number of rounds
has been asked, Gleason's applica-
tion was referred to the police com
mittee
Gleason said that the fight would
not be held in Salt Lake City or in
any Nevada town, and that as soon
as any action was taken on his appli-
cation for the permit he would in
form Tex Richard his partner The
plans will then be drawn for the are
ma and arrangements will be com
pleted for handling the contest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
HERBERTSDUNHAM
DROPPED DEAD
MONDAY
Was Getting Out Logs With His
Son, Jesse
DEATH OCCURRED AT Up. NJ.
Was a Native Of Bennington and
Well Known and Highly Res
pected in this Vicinity

Herbert s. Durham of North Ben
nington, life long resident of this
section, dropped dead Monday after
noon while at work in his woodlot OF
the east road near the SALISBURY
line. In company with his son Jesse
he went to the lot earlier in the day
to get out some logs Apparently he
suddenly became i'll as he called to
his son, who was some distance
away. Before the latter reached
him, however, he was unconscious
and all efforts on the part of his son
to restore him were futile. 1t is
supposed that he died instantly. He
had been in his usual good health
and his death came without warning.
The selectmen of the town OF
SALISBURY we're notified and in the
evening the body was removed to
his home on the White Greek road in
North Bennington by an undertaken.
Mr.. Durham was born in this town
so years ago and was a son of Mr..
and Mrs Dewey Durham. He lived
in this vicinity all his life and was
highly respected among large
circle Of acquaintances and friends.
His sudden and untimely death is
mourned by the whole community
and the sympathy of all is extended
to the family in their bereavement
He is survived by four sons, Ar
thur, Jesse, Frank and Kenneth Dun
ham, two brothers, Walter and Harry
Durham and his mother, Mrs. Dewey
Durham, all of whom reside either
in this town or North Bennington
He was married twice his last wife
dying but a few years ago.
The funeral will be held from the
house Thursday The burial will be
in the North Bennington cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy Readers.

Mrs. T. W. Bradford is confined to
her home by illness.
William Wheeler of Burlington is
the guest of Lester Vail.
Robert Hill went to Boston this
morning on business trip.
George c. Everest of White Creek
was in town today on business.
Mrs. William j. Phelan and Miss
Molly Phelan OF Utica We're in Rut-
land Monday visiting relatives.
Miss Jennie Mulligan of Lincoln
street is visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Scully in the west part Of the
town
Branch No. 3 of St Mary's Guilo
will meet with Miss Hattie Austin
Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 o.
clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
JUDGE MARTIN LET
FALSE WE|GHERS
DOWN EASY
Gave Them Only a Year in
Prison Each
JURY RECOMMENDED MERCY
Four of the Agents of the Sugar
Trust Are Sent to 6Iackwel's
Island

New York, Jan Flour former
employees of The American Sugar
Refining company, convicted of UNI
derweighing frauds, were sentenced
to one years Imprisonment each by
Judge Martin in the United States
Circuit court here yesterday
The men given this term were
Thomas Kehoe, Edward ], Boyle, Pat
rick J Hennessey and John NJ Coyle.
The quartette were checkers on
the docks of the sugar company in
Williamsburg when Richard Parr
made his famous raid and discovered
that the scales used to weigh sugar
imports had been tempered with and
by means of a concealed spring and
other devices made to register less
than the real weights
As a result of this discovery the
American Sugar Refining company
reimbursed the government to the
extent of more than 100000 fol-
evaded duties and employees of the
company we're indicted for conspir-
acy
The jury convicted Oliver Splitter
the dock superintendent and the -four
men sentenced yesterday There
was disagreement over the case Of
James Bendernagel. the cashier Of
the refinery. one of the defendants.
Splitter collapsed in court Saturday
when a motion for a new trial for tn,
men was argued, and it was foun(
that he would have to undergo {
slight operation for an intestinal dis
order. For this reason Judge Martin
postponed his sentence until Febru
airy l.
Before sentencing the men tn,
court denied a motion for a new tria
He took into consideration however
the iury's recommendation to mere,
and said that he would impose upol
each of the four men sentence o
one year in the Blackwells ISLAM
penitentiary
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
METHODIST REVIVAL
More interest Being Taken in Spec
aI Meetings

The meeting at the Methodist
church has reached point of decid-
ed interest and deep and permanent
work is being done. Sunday night
the audience was large and many
were the responses to the invitation
to lead a better life. There were
two conversions The evangelist be-
lieves in the old time altar servic
and there is no question about the
man or woman who is enough inter
ested to come that way. Last night
there was an after meeting and
many stayed to pray and inquire the
way to the higher life. During the
meeting there were three who gave
themselves in full surrender to God.
There is good music and the mem
bership is on the helping hand for
any who would forsake the ways OF
sin and seek salvation Wehre will
you spend eternity? Now is the
time to determine. All invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
MRS. A. N. SWAIN DEAD
Edited Paper For Husband While He
Was Away

Bellows Falls, Jan 9.-Mrs. A. n.
Swain died yesterday morning in her
home. 70 Westminster street, after
an illness of about a year. The fU-
neral will be held on Monday at .
O'Clock at the residence, Rev. DR. A.
p. Pratt, officiating, assisted by Rev
A. c. Wilson, rector of the In
manuel Episcopal church, and Rev.
F. l.. Leavitt pastor of the Universal
list church,
Mrs. Swain, who was Miss Susan
Putnam, was born in Florida, N. Y,
May 10. 1892 She was graduated
from the Brattleboro High School in
the class of "a and spent most of her
early life in that town She was
married to Hon. A. ~ Swain Nov.
10, 1856, and has since lived in
Bellows Falls Mr.. Swain published
the first issue of the Bellows Falls
Times and continued to publish it for
33 years.
During the four years he was in
the State Legislature Mrs Swain was
the acting editor. In her quiet way
she has been very closely identified
with every movement for public
good. II was through her efforts thai
the first $1,000 for establishing the
public library was raised She was
a charter member OF the Bellows
Falls Woman's club. She organized
the William French Chapter, D. A. r
and was its first regent She haC
been a member of the Congregation
al church for more than fifty years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
AN INSANE BARBER
TRIED TO KILL
CUSTOMER
Became Crazy While Shaving
Patron Of Shop
VICTIM JUMPED AND Ra N
BARRIERS Name was John Robinson
But Not Related to John of
Bennington


Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 10.-William
Porter of McKeeseport narrowly es-
capped having his throat cut by John
Robinson, a barber, who went in
sane while shaving him in McKeese
port tonight Robinson had cut Por-
ter several times on the neck and
Porter became nervous and bounded
from the chair. Robinson locked tn.
door to his barber shop and chased
Porter about the place, finally catch
ing him by the hair of the head He
was about to draw the razor across
Porter's throat, when policeman
hearing Porters screams broke in
the door Robinson ran to a drawe'
and pulled a revolver but it was
knocked from his hand before he
could shoot
Robinson was later adjudged in
sane and returned to the county
home from which he was discharged
several months ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
INSURGENTS Do
NOT LIKE PLAN
OF REGULARS
To Give Them No Part In
Party Councils
WILL NOT ATTEND CAUCUS
In Order Not to Run Any Risk of
Being Voted Down and Thrown
Out

Washington, Jan. 10.-The already
wide breach between the Republican
organization of the House of Repres-
entatives and the insurgents was
widened perceptibly today. Tonight
there was every evidence that the
mutually hostile acts of the past
days would continue with increasing
bitterness.
All day the insurgents caucused in
little groups. discussing the situation
and debating the desirability of an
early meeting to for ma battle front
to meet the onslaughts that are re-
ported to be coming from the organ
ization. Much secrecy was observed
among them. No one would say
when a formal meeting will be held
Party Caucus to Be Invoked
1t became known today that the
party caucus will be invoked against
the insurgents, and that on every oc-
casion when there are differences be-
tween the Republican members, in
surgents will be made TO follow the
program or be forced outside the
pale of the party The announce
ment did not discomfort the recalci-
trant representatives They were
free to declare that no compulsory
measures would avail anything to the
organization. If the test of regular
ity lies in following the machine,
as several termed it, they say they
prefer to be irregular
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
BUSTER BROWN"
Popular Play Will be at Opera House
Tomorrow Night

The management of the Bennine~
ton opera house are pleased to an
nounce that they have secured for
tomorrow night the ever popular
Buster Brown" 1t is hardly neces
sary to say anything further for the
inimitable Buster" together with
"Tige' and Mary Jane" are so well
known that they require no introduc'
ing to the theatre going public OF
this city. 1t is said that the show
this year is all new, being elaborated
upon. New features, costumes. mu-
sic, songs and scenery being added
since its last production, and from
critics in the cities where they have
played, the assertion has been prov
en-.
Master Reed as Buster" and
Jack Bell as "Tige" togeahPPPYP Z
Jack Bell as "Tige" together with
MARY Jane" and large supporting
company, promise you an evening OF
real enjoyment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
TO BREAK THE BLACK HAND
Effort at Cleveland Will Come With
Trial of is SiciIians.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 9.--In an eff
fort to break the backbone of the
Black Hand society in the United
States, Is Sicilians will be placed on
trial here tomorrow in the United
States District court They were in
dicted at Toledo, o., last summer.
The principal count recites that they
conspired to get $4,000 from John
Amicon and an equal amount from
Charles Amicon. wealthy Italian
fruit dealers in Columbus, O..
through letters sent from Marion O.
The letters were signed The HUI
man Butcher"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
THEATRICAL co. WENT BROKE
Rismor Troupe Made First and Only
Appearance in North Adams.

The Great Rismor,' whose theat.
rical troupe appeared last week at
the Empire theatre, left the city yes
terday for Bennington, VT, but Per
kins and Calvette and ethel Sher-
wood father, mother and daughter,
did not accompany the Great Ris-
NOR and several of his troupe The
Perkins family was at the Berkshire
hotel last evening, practically penni
less, but still holding in their posses
sion a contract signed "Rismor"
which called for $50 a week salary
and transportation after joining his
troupe
The troupe was organized in New
York day or two before appearing
in North Adams last Monday, and
according TO Perkins no member OF
it has seen any money since obtain
ing such advance money as he or she
applied for before leaving Perkins
claims that he had $l5 advanced IL
him. and that Rismor paid their
| fares here from New York and ar.
ranged for their accommodations at
the hotel The balance, or $45 is
still due Perkins.
Rismor sent his baggage by team
to Bennington yesterday and with
eight members of his troupe of 10 he
followed by trolley Two girls, Del
more and Delmar, he sent back &c
New York, paying their fares, but
the Perkins family, even though the
male member followed the proprietor
on board the trolley car, received
nothing according to Mr.. Perkins.
Mr. Perkins went on to Benning
ton this afternoon TO try to effect {
settlement with Rismor -Monda.
evenings North Adams Transcript
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
SOUTH sHAFTs6URY

John Bradish received word last
week of the death of Mildred Kerr,
daughter of the Rev George A. Kerr
a former pastor Of South SALISBURY.
She died on Thursday of last week
and the funeral was held last Satur-
day at 1890 with the interment at
Worthwhile
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
TEACHERS MEETING ENDS
Vermont School Laws Subject Of
Supt. Stone at Chester.

Chester, Jan. 9.-The two days
session of the school superintendent
and teachers meeting closed here at
noon yesterday with about 1875 teach
ers present.
The session opened at 9 o'clock
and Mason S. Stone. state superin-
tendent of education gave an address
on Vermont school laws, followed by
DR.. John G. Prince of the Massachu-
sets board of education on arithme-
tic. Supt. Stone conducted a ques-
ton box DR.. Prince spoke before a
large audience last night on moral
education.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
The Man with Mechanical Ability.

The man with a natural aptitude for
mechanics received so many invita-
tons to take automobile trips with
friends who acted as their own chauf-
feur that he came to be envied by his
less fortunate scquaintances. One day
the popular guest condescended to en-
tighten them as to his true status.
You fellows needn't get green
eyed" he said 81 haven't such a
snap, after all What they want me
to go along for is to blow up the tires
and make repairs In case Of an acct
dent. wouldn't be such a hot favor
tie II wasn't 80 proficient in that
line. That knowledge is somewhat
CALLING, but as enjoy the trips swal'
low my pride and accept the invita-
TONS"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
RAeMAN LEAVES 100000.
Good Securities Await Heirs Of ST
Louis Mser.

81 Louis. Jan "a fortune Of
100000 in good securities awaits the
heirs of jeremiah Moynihan. an
aged miser ragman, who died Friday
apparently in destitute circumstan.
ces. Moynihan was to have been
buried in the potter's field today,
but the public administrator found a
key to a safety deposit vault in his
effects. The box contained bonds
worth 100000.
Moynlhan was so years old. He
lived alone and so far as known he
had no relatives in this country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
TWO BLOCKS WIPED OUT

Pennington, ~ H., Jan. 9.-The
Wilson building and the Barker
block, containing the telephone ex-
change and several stores were de-
stroyed and the Pennington Savings
bank building was badly damaged by
fire today. The loss was $4,000
totally.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Noon Quotations from J.. r. WiIllston
& Co. 20 Bennington Security Co
The following noon quotations wer.
re ;eived today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from j. R. Williston
& Co.. OF New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York ard Western
Vermont, fair weather and rising
temperature tonight and Wednesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11

One of the rea~ons why it keeps
costing more 20 live all the time is
because the Injuries of to-day are the
necessities of tomorrow. - Sunday
Magazine OF the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
ANOTHER BLOW AT COOK
Explorers Books Placed in Fiction
Column Of Boston Library.

Boston, Jan. 9.-Three books pub
lished by DR.. Cook, now in the Boz
ton Library are to be officially place
in the Fictitious Narrative" list
soon as the book Of newspap'r CT
icisms OF the author can b. CO
piled, This is the librarys nc
way Of declaring the eNlors
fakir.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
Lake No Chances.

Albeit the burnt child breads the
ere. keep the matches away from him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11

The modern alchemist is the man
who tries 20 make gold out of hon
csty
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11

Life will be more pleasant when
self-made men begin to equip them.
selves with Maxim silencers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
4 rC 77wTS FOR WIVES.


ron't me and complain over
aousehold difficulties,
Don't bother him with troublesome
rifles that happen during the day
Don't Inquire how his business is,
unless you are sure from his face that
he has something pleasant to tell you
Don't begrudge your husband few
hours spent with his men friends You
meet friends Be considerate and
give his the same privilege
Don't let yourself get old and ugly.
Take time to keep yourself young and
to cultivate good looks II you can't
be beautiful. try to be interesting.
Don't forget to cultivate your mind,
Read about what is going on in the
great world. so that II he makes a re.
mark on current events you will be
able to answer him intelligently, in
stead of giving him blank stare
Don't overwork and be tired and
cross when he comes home. Your hus
band will see you ured and irritable
where he will not be conscious of a
few grains of dust which you might
have dissipated at the expense Of your
strength.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
All Golden.

All Golden.
Every opportunity that is missed is
supposed to be golden.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-11
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

A gold mine and fools money are
soon mated.
Hope is what a woman uses for
sense when she picks a husband
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
THREE UP AT HENPsTEa
Many See Flights by Baldvl
Seymour and Harmon

Mineola. Long Island, Nay g tspees
The largest crowd that has ysi =
present on the flying grounds was Or =
to-day. Thousands of women IN gay -
n1er attire ran over the plains tryHE
get the best positions for the hs'7
Others remained in their automornss ?
watched the trials from this point Of z
tage
Captain Baldwin and joe ss7
made the principal flights. Baldwin
ND 10 a height OF twenty feet ana Il
two easy turns. keeping the Planes
fairly even keel and letting our lof
ty-five miles an hour. This he ia -
times, the last time making the 'Rs
circuit four times IN twelve mlna'A
distance of about eight miles. lag
engine worked badly and he stsses1
Clifford Harmon made tive epe4s
the course, and when his engine ss=ss
skip he came down Seymour, y
tiss bipisne. made a number OF Hizs
did not at any time get vsFy as
the ground He showed MUGS s.s'
ment in his harding Of the HiaenAs
When the news reached here ta'
tiss had made a light from A4s
New York there was grsst
pressed among the aviation E7A
Harmon said he would himself p"
10 do the same thins before lns
was over. Captain Baldwin san
flight which Curtiss made DOVE y
son between those high hills : =.
est feat that has ever been 49,
aeronautics and viii stand as
a Ions time before being dnp'Ns
where