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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
The Man Who Cant Laugh
By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

The others listened to the happy songs
.?"lsS Jared on him Also the men took vaca-
''ils ne always thought What's the use?"
ihcy seemed to enjoy even rolnpine, with
Little children. But he had always looked upon
little children Nuisance
Just he was thinking these things alone
came Beautiful Creature
Now Of course, he was Human and Just
when out of his shell. he looked long and admir-
ingly at the girl.
She looked at him. too But her glance was
one OF Pity. for She saw What Might Have Been
very interesting looking so tired and wan
and narrow and gray. and vet Young in years
Now the man realized that he had been living
IN shell and was not One with the creatures
around him. So he crawled out Occasionally
Many times did the Beautiful Creature pass
his way.
oitcn she would stop and talk with him, tell
ing him OF the many joyous things she did for
others; now she in her world Lived. Laughed and
was Happy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY MAGAZINE

Many and many Il man has heard with dis,nay
'hc news that his confidential stenographcr was
to be married. y whom ne has haon
training these five years " do his work
JUST as ne wants it done. ana who is by this
tnc' to his mind absolute perfection. is going to
leave him To be sure. she is going To- be mar
ried. and hcnceforth she will make beds and wash
dishes instead Of taking dctation. Anyone can
make beds he tells himself. but where oh where
Is ne 10 ma another stenographcr like her? He
doesn't in the least mind whether she is married
or not, but why should she waste her talent on
household work?
tan she not come back after she is married?
On Impossible, she thinks. She shall have a raise
Il substantial increase in salary double the money
she is now getting. he tells her. Naturally enough
sfe accepts and returning from her honeymoon.
she goes back to work. the same time hiring
girl foi three dollars week to look after their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
Not at All Unusual

The man marveled at it, and slowly but surely
ne grew to Love this creature. pulsatng with
life. health and freedom
One day he told her Of his love She was sur
prscd ana sorry.
For she said. how could we be happily
mated? You have lived your shell so long
shutting out the sunshine. the flowers the JOY
oi LIVING. while have TASTED Of all the goods
the gods provide and found ii Necessary
/ am l'road and Big a consequence while
you are so Narrow and Small
You would scOld and be impatient with my
foibies and fanccs which naturally have come to
mo in my Freedom
fou cannot meet with Real men because YOU
nave not been one "f them. You have lived in u
case OF your own making which is but just biz
enough for You.
pity you and wish to help you, but fear
we would be very miserable. if Together"
lhen you shall help crawl out of nv
smell lie cried Il shall become of you
Teach me your ways, will you. them"
have just forgotten her answer but | thin;
she made some sort of PROMISE
There is moral to this story although il is
not a fable.
-. me man or woman who would live in this
httie old world Of ours and Partakc OF its Gifts
must be One OF Us
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

NNCh upon time there was man At
least he called himself Il At any rate
raie ne was nearly human.
Now this man self respecting That is he
thought something Of himself.
But he didn't live in the same kind OF a house
that other people had. He built around himself
shell just like clam. And do you know, he
kept that All the time.
The only thing you could a pair of
funny eyes. that pierced right through one as he
looked at you.
Now, of course. we know that people who
Live in a Shell never Grow very much for they
can only grow Big enough To fill their Shell.
One night he something tina; seemed
funny to him and he tried to laugh III ne
wanted to laugh real hearty. I!ut he could not
for he seemed all bound mp.
So he took off his shell and he greatly
tstonshed TO find how narrow he had grown.
Why he couldn't even laugh without feeling a
mns somewhere. He began to wonder He
looked about him. He found he not like Other
men, He them going the theaters and
l"rks and places Of amusement and Enjoying
laughter and fun
They were Interested in the Doings Of the
world, and watched OIL us chess
'oard. He had never cared Anything about Any
thng.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

mar and his wife helping each other in any
,u ''c"idi business such rs store is that
lhc Woinan's IN the way: sncs Il milestone.
she wants to know too much about the business
IL 'h's condition exists in any business wherein
t''e man anu the woman jointly engaged il
We're better that dissolution proceedings of
business nature be begun at once for they'll never
get along such case. however. is the exception
Iaer tlaii the rule for ninety nine out of every
- men III business lind their wives in
SEPARATION and help in every way If ,ho wants
|" KNOW 100 much about the business" il is be-
cause she Is DESTROYS of removing portion of the
n ,c iIoi, huobys shoulders to carry it her
SELF that's all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

and lot those
whose position
u u q training
cOnstrain them
To less cXactinE
employment. do
the houScworI
Cooperation is
the Keynote of
the future. and
it is in his
W o + q { II & I
WHICH at " pfk
W i'll find the
economic free
dom for when
they are Striv-
ing.
y II o pitt
nistic view Of
~ operation.
especially as
{ o u c e J. n s Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

t' 'iia' nat. ALSO she Will find that two three
!eafs iater when her young friends are beginning
l" complain that their husbands do not spend rs
i!'!cH time at home as they did at first her hus-
"'''u Is as Huch her close companion as ever
for did not her employer not assure him the
"thcr day that IF she's as good a wife as she Is
S'ehosinphor. you're a lucky man" This wife
mas me respect of her husband. She knows and
UNDERSTANDS the things that he knows and under
stands She has a mind trained ana ouickcncd in
BUSINESS channels. She is in fact :, business
woman ana she brings her business experience
~ Dear upon her household management with ex-
ceilcht success. And best of all she has an Occur
patton, which is Just what the word implies
something to occupy her. There will he no divorce
Tor inns couple for there is no time left in either
OF thelr lives for any of the evils which lead 70
the divorce court.
altogether the whole tendency of economic
development among women is toward co opera
ti" mat IS let those best fitted for some especial
work continue that work irrespective Of marriage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

fiat. Nor is her future
lot as arduous as might
be expected. Each day she
has lunch with her hus-
band, and that pleasant
nour snatched from the
midst of the days work is
an oasis of delight to both
If them.
Furth erm ore, they
share the household en-
penscs together. and each
Of them has an exactly
equa! voice in what dis
position shall be M a d
with their money. and they
soon start a joint bank
account. II she wants a
new hat with a hidcously
expensive but altogether
Irresistible feather, she
b uyS it with her own
money. and her husband
never even sees the bill. q
factor which j.; very likely
10 Increase mis- admiration
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

t''T Woman Is lpuhd 20
excel there will she rule
supreme. Nature is not
disturbed by the fact Of
who does the work, aud
Her only query is Was
the work done"
y n . t h r Interesting
fact about women stcno-
graphcrs is that nineteen
out Of every twenty are
single, ana this Is Il far
larger percentage than can
be found in any Of tn"
other callings woman has
taken up. Stcnogiaphy rc-
qulres beyond a general
education 81 special train
ing. and in this point it is
unlike most Of tho other
cmployincnts TO " Il IN
women turn. II would seem
from the figures as though,
when once q woman has
mastered this craft. she is
content to remain unmar-
r!cd and work FOR n wage.
that this Is the tendency ;
of the present day. that is.
and mar. f,a,,,.,,,,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

nee upon time there was man AT
least he called himself Il man At any rate
raie ne was nearly human
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
EARLY MORNING CHASE
Local Authorities Routed Out Of Bed
on False Alarm.

ON dioN MAI
Shortly after o'clock this morn
ing States Attorney W. J..
Meagher was aroused by a
telephone call from Rutland
informing him that the tramp who
assaulted school teacher in Sud
bury Monday forenoon was believed
to be on the southbound sleeper
which is due to arrive here at 2.35 p.
m, but which was this morning So
minutes late.
The states attorney at once put
himself in touch with Sheriff God
frey and officer Brazel and in few
minutes the trio were scorching the
mud of the road between here and
North Bennington in Perry Gard
ner's automobile.
The officers beat the train to North
Bennington but found that the Rut-
land authorities had picked up a
false clue. The man who was sus-
picioned to be the tramp wanted for
the assault turned out to be a rail
road employe who was trying to beat
his way on the train. The railroader
claimed that he had applied for a
pass to go from Rutland to Troy but
tho ticket had not come quick enough
L. suit him and he had decided to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
ASKS sANFoRD's REMOVAL
Or. Culver Tells Dix Albany Prosecu
tor Has Neglected His Duty.

Albnay, Nov. DIR. c. NJ. Culver,
President OF the Albany Civic League
today petitioned Gov Dix to remove
District Attorney Rollin b. Sanford
of Albany from Office, alleging willful
neglect of duty. Charges were filed,
based on testimony given before the
Senate committee which Is investiga
ting Albany city and county affairs.
The specifications allege that Dis
trict Attorney Sanford has failed TO
begin actions upon forfeited recog
nizances, as required by law; that he
has failed to comply with that sec
ton Of the Code of Criminal Proce-
dure which requires all pending in
dictments TO be filed with the clerk
OF the court which returned the in
dictments; that he has caused up
ward of thirty-five sealed indict-
ments TO be held in his office, in
stead Of with the Clerk Of the court;
that he has failed to prosecute offend
ers charged with keeping gambling
and disorderly resorts and violating
the excise law. and that he has fail
ed to prosecute upward of 1000 in
dictments. about 200 of which were
found in his administration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07

so If he is guilty, and | won't believe
it, he is insane. That is all
He told me here at this house
that he was engaged to Avis Linnell.
He never said much about the girl.
but he spoke OF her as a young man
who is engaged should speak OF a
girl He said they were TO be mar
ried in the fall
About the last of August he told
me he had broken the engagement.
1t was a chance meeting in Boston.
| had supplied for him that very
month, while he was on his vacation.
He did not have much to say about
ii, but firmly believe that his en-.
gagement had been broken before he
met the Edmands girl He was that
kind of a fellow When he remarked
casually that he had broken the en-.
gagement l looked at him and he
said 1t is a fact"
Il murmured something about be
ing surprised and he pulled out the
engagement ring and held it up be
fore me. There's the ring, he said
1t was diamond ring and nice
one"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
CHICAGO BARS 10000 VOTES
Judge Owen Strikes off Names Sent
in by Lodging House Keepers.

Judge Owen Strikes off Names Sent
in by Lodging House Keepers.
Chicago. Nov. Cook County
voters tomorrow will elect ten Judges
of the Superior Court and one Judge
of the Circuit Court, and well-inform-
ed politicians look for about an even
break between the Republican and
the Democratic candidates.
As q climax to a bitterly fought
campaign. in which the public has
been slnguiarly apathetc, County
Judge Owens today summarily cut
10000 names from the registry list
on the ground OF fraud. In this man.
ner the Judge ended any possibility
OF carrying out an alleged conspiracy
TO colonize in the so.called river
wards. The 10000 names we're filed
by lodging house keepers. They
represented persons purporting to be
voters whose names did not appear
on the registration list, and IL will be
impossible to vote them.
The court ruled that more than l..
zoo lodging house atlidavits were ii.
legally and improperly drawn and
sworn to by the keepers, and that
statutory provisions were not com
piled with in their preparation.
Every signer of one of these AFT.
daVlts was cited to appear in court
on Thursday to show cause why be
should not be punished for contemut
OF court for failing properly to pre-.
pare aud swear to the anidavlts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
ZURICH ACQUITTED
OF ASSAULTING
DR.. WASHINGTON
Negro Educator Failed to Get
Legal Satisfaction.
ONE JUDGE OISSENTS
Alleged Assailant Arrested, lmmedi-
atey Following His AcquittaI,
for Wife Desertion

New York, Nov. Booker T.
Washington, the negro educator, fail
ed yesterday to receive satisfac-
ton at law for the beating which he
received at the hands of Henry A.
Ulrich, a white man, on Sunday eve
ming, March 10 last, in this city VI
rich was acquitted late yesterday of
the charge OF assault which DR.. Wash
ington preferred against him. After
the fight, which started in the vest-
bule of an apartment house where
Ulrich lived, at liz East Sixty-third
street, Dr. Washington was laid up
at the hospital for several days, with
his right ear torn, his scalp cut and
his face badly bruised.
Proyocation, which the defense at
temped to prove yesterday was
based mainly on the testimony of VI
rich He declared that he found DR.
Washington peeping into the keyhole
OF his apartment and also the one op-
poste, and that DR.. Washington
struck the first blow, and Mrs. Laura
Alverez, with whom Ulrich boarded,
swore that when she passed DR..
Washington he said to her: Hello,
sweetheart" DR. Washingtons YER
sion OF the affair related on the stand
yesterday, was the same which he
offered at the time Of the alteration.
He swore he was not peeping into
| any keyholes; that he was only
| searching the tenants directory in an
effort 10 find family with which he
understood a friend was stopping,
and he denied positively that he
spoke TO Mrs. Alvarez or to any 9th.
or woman
The acquittal of Ulrich was not
unanimous, Justice O'Keefe, who was
one of three judges who decided the
case in the court Of special sessions
dissenting from the opinion of JUS
tees Moss and Zeller. After Ulrich
left the court he was arrested again
charged with being fugitive from
justice in New Jersey An indict
ment has been found against him in
that state, charging desertion of his
wife. DR.. Washington was asked II
he had any comment to make on the
outcome OF his case. NO; not 8
word he replied
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
axe the trip blind baggage. i"

make the trip blind baggage"
His actions naturally appeared sus-
picious and attracted the attention of
the authorities at Rutland who began
telephoning southwark in order to &C.
complish his arrest. They informed
States Attorney Meagher that the
man was on the train when it passed
through Manchester and as there was
no other stop between that town and
North Bennington there ought not to be
much difficulty in making the arrest
at the latter station. The railroader
not only proved to the satisfaction Of
the Bennington county officers that
he was not the man wanted but he
did not in any respect tally with the
description of the tramp charged
with the serious offence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
DRAeoN-MoRRlsSEY
Marriage Sunday Evening at St. Fran
els de Sales Church

The marriage of Miss Ella Mary
Morrissey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Nicholas. J. Morrissey and Alexander
u. Dragon, who has for the past sew
eral months had charge of the shoe
department of the A. X. Richie store
took place at st. Francis de Sales
church Sunday evening. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. A. ]
Barron.
The bride, who has also been EN-.
ployed as clerk at the Richie store
Tor some time, was attired in a trav
cling suit of blue. The couple were
attended by Miss Anna d. Murphy
and George Ketchell, who is also EN-
p,oyed at the same store. The bride
is one of the well and favorably
known young ladies OF the commun
,ity and has host of friends.
The couple left on brief honey
moon and will be at home after No
vember IL at 100 Silver street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
PROHIB|TORY LAW
is RETAINED
IN MAINE
Pine Tree State Continues
DRY" by 758 Votes
DOUBTFUL TOWNS CANvASSED
Governor Pislsted and Council Have
Decided to Accept Corrected
Returns

Augusta, Me-, Nov. 7-Maine re-
tains constitutional prohibition. Gov.
Frederick w. Plaisted and his coun-
ell late last night decided to accept
the corrections in the vote of four
towns, cast in the special election in
September, thus reversing the result
as indicated in the face of the first
official returns Gov Plaisted at the
conclusion of the meeting announced
that at an early date he will call a
special session of the Legislature to
submit. an amendment to the con-
titution which will permit the enact
ment of laws concerning the liquor
traffic which are capable of honest
enforcement because sustained by
the sentiment of the several com
munities to which they will be APP
piled"
Returns on election day, September
IL, indicated a majority of about 300
against the repeal of the prohibitory
amendment. but when the secretary
of states mail returns were compiled
few days later, they showed a con
siderable majority on the other side
of the question. Later the official re-
turns addressed to the governor and
council were opened, and in several
instances they did not agree with
those received by the secretary.
The official figures showed "A ma
iority OF 26 for repeal 1t was found
by comparison, however, that in foul
cases the figures of the town clerks
were reversed from their early re
turns, and in each case the clerks
claimed the error to be in the oflicia
figures. After hearings on the sub
iect OF accepting corrections the gov
ernor and council took the matter un
der consideration, with the resulting
announcement last night that Maine
retained constitutional prohibition b.
1853 votes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
RYAN BACKS DOWN
ON CONTROLLER
BAY CLAIM
ReIinquishes Title to Tract of
Alaska Land
DUMMY" ENTRIES ALLEGED
Recent limitations BY Secretary
Fisher Believed to Be Respon-
slbe for Ryan's Course

Washington, Nov. 7-Richard S,
Ryan, alleged author of the famous
Dick to Dick letter, which started
he Controller bay investigation dur
ng the extra session of Congress last
summer, relinquished all claim yes
erday to the 56-acre tract on Con
roller bay, Alaska known as the
Canyon Creek line terminal tract.
Mr.. Ryan is president of the Control
er railway and navigation company.
rhe claim which he relinquished lies
between the claims of j. j. Ryan and
4. l.. Scheuer, which, it is conceded,
we're taken in the interest OF the
'ailway and navigation company OF
which Mr. Ryan is head.
The law requires that between all
Claims adjoining the water front 80
DDS shall be reserved from entry.
Mr. Ryan's claim occupied practically
Ill of the so rods between the sold
.ers additional homestead claims OF
]. J. Ryan and Scheueg He contend
ID that the law did not apply in his
ease, because his application was on
ly for right OF way over the tract, not
Tor absolute possession, and that the
expression in the law, reserved from
entry" need not prevent the govern
ment from granting the use Of the
land for railway or navigation ter
minal purposes.
Secretary Fisher limited very
strongly in a recent speech that the
government would not accept Mr. Ry-
ans Interpretation of the law. The
opinion prevails at Washington that
Mr.. Ryan saw the hopelessness OF
holding out after he learned the
views entertained by the secretary
and that this is the reason for formal
REIMBURSEMENT received at the inter
Tor department yesterday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
WHERE is JOHN PATTERsoNa
Manchester Believes He Burned &c
Death In Saturdays Fire

Manchester, Nov. 6.-The ruins OF
the house of John Patterson of Man
chester Depot, which burned to the
ground Saturday night, were thor
Oughly searched today for trace OF
the owner who cannot be found. II
is believed here that the man perish.
cd in the flames, but today's search
revealed nothing. Patterson was
seen getting off the evening train
from Rutland and later entering his
house in an intoxicated condition.
Some time afterwards the fire was
discovered, but 1t had gained such
headway that nothing could be done
10 save the structure. II is believed
hat the man either dropped or knock
ed over a lamp. He had been living
llone in the house recently, his wife
having died last spring and his son
recently.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
RODGERS READY TO RETURN
Aviator Feels Fit TO Tackle Another
Transeontlnental Flloht

Pasadena, Cal, Nov 6-Calbraith
i. Rodgers who has Just finished his
transoontnental trip in an aeroplane
today said he felt in condition to start
back on another IL had a machine ("
i am working hard" said Rodgers
TO get my machine in order so can
hnish the transcontlnontal flight. |
must go to the surf and | will do this
probably on Wednesday"
Long Beach, San Diego and Santa
Barbara are bidding for Rodgers fin.
ish
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
WOMEN RULE THE MEETING
Weep coplousIy and Rleheson's Res
lgnaton Is not Accepted

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 6.-While
women cried and pleaded that moth
ing should be done to appear in any
way prejudioial to the interests OF
their pastor, the members Of the
Emmanuel Baptist church voted to-
night at a special meeting not to &C.
cept at this time the resignation OF
Rev. Clarence V. r. Rioheson, pastor
Of the church. now in Charles street
jail on the charge of numbering Avis
Linnell of Hyannis, the young Conser
vatory Of Music pupil who died from
poisoning on October IL. BY another
vote they decided to lay the matter
on the table until November "a.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07

week ago, registering at a hotel
under the name of Smith Their
Identity was not known until Satur-
day, when a cottage was leased. It
is understood that Miss Edmands and
her mother will go abroad in the near
future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
ARLINGTON

Abe Levin, who has made arrange
ments to go into business in this vii
lage was given a farewell reception
at Stamford. Ct, where he has been
located during the past few years.
The reception was held In a large
hall and was largely attended by men
with whom Mr. Levin had been as.
scciated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-07
TRAMP ASSAULTS TEACHER
Was In Building at Sudbury When
Miss Meehan Entered.

Rutland, Nov Miss Meehan, a
school teacher In the town OF Sud.
bury, was feloniously assaulted yes.
terday morning by an unknown
tramp, who was in the schoolhouse
when the girl entered. The man
made his escape. but two deputy
sherffs from this place are on his
trail.
One OF the school directors found
Miss Meehan some time after the as.
sault and her condition was so seri
Gus that II was necessary to call a
doctor