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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
REUNION OF End VERMONT
Ludlow Welcomes Veterans on Co,
rs 50th Anniversary

Ludlow, June Some so members
of the End Vermont regiment assem-
bled here yesterday with Company
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
the departure of Company from Lud
low.
Dinner was served at 1880 o'clock
at the Goddard house. After dinner
the Ludlow band and citizens escort
ed the veterans to the hall where
the following program was carried
out: Address of welcome by Alveh
F. Sherman, representing the old in
habitants of the town; addressed wei
come by DR. w. N Bryant, represent
ing the citizens corps; address Of
welcome by John Dorsey, represent
| ing the town; response in behalf of
Company and the End Vermont regi-
ment by Albert A. May, president Of
the association.
Then followed the annual meeting,
reading of minutes, reading of COM
munication, and election of officers.
The End Vermont members present
voted to unite and merge with Com
pany /.
Many Of the men present met yes
terday for the first time in more than
40 years and the meetings were joy.
Gus as well as pathetic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
DILLINGHAM; AT HEAD
Vermont Senator Chairman Of Lori.
mer investigating Committee

Washington, June 7.-Senators Dill
bingham, Gamble, Jones, Kenyon,
Fletcher Johnston, Kern and Lea will
constitute the subcommittee that
will conduct the new investigation in
to the bribery charges against Sen
ator Lorimer. They were named for
this duty by the committee on privil-
eyes and elections and are ready to
begin service with all the authority
of a full committee as soon as the
Senate approves. OF the eight mem
bers Messrs Dillingham; and Gamble,
Republicans, and Fletcher and John
son Democrats, voted for Lorimer in
the previous investigation Mr. Jones
Republican, voted against him. Mes
srs. Kenyon, Republican, and Kern
and Lea, Democrats, were not then
members of the Senate. They are
known, however, to be opposed to Mr.
Lorimer.
The subcommittee adopted reso-
luton for presentation to the Senate,
/ to clothe the subcommittee with all
the powers of special committee. 1t
is expected that the resolutions will
encounter comparatively little oppos-
ition.
The subcommittee has indicated a
disposition to confine the sittings to
Washington as closely as possible,
but it is understood that Illinois will
be visited. The committee will be
empowered TO sit during sessions Of
the senate and there will be an effort
to conclude the work during the ex-
ira session.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
THE scHEle CASE
Suspected Chauffeur Making Fight
for Freedom

Suspected Chauffeur Making Fight
for Freedom
New York, June 6.-Twenty-6v
witnesses reported at the Criminal
court building today to testify before
the grand jury in the bathtub murder
case
Henry A. Scheib, the chauffeur
who is charged with killing his wife
and leaving her body in the bathtub
of their East Side fiat, is making
hard fight for freedom.
The grand jury expects today to
receive the report of the chemist who
has spent the last week examining
the contents of Mrs. Scheib's stom-
ach.
But even if he reports the finding
of poison, Scheib's attorneys say, the
police will have to show how 1t came
there
The police now seem to depend on
being able to prove Scheib slept
some place else than in his fiat be-
tween February and March %.
Scheib has said he slept at home dur
ing that period. DR.. Leblanc has tes-
tilted ii would be impossible for a
man to sleep in the fiat with the
body in the condition in which ii was
found there.
A letter was received by Mayor
Gaynor yesterday stating that an
II. A. Scheib forged check for $40
in Chicago in 1903. The letter was
from F. ]. Switzer, president of the
Lustrolite Company He wrote that
he received the check from "a party
II. A. Scheib who left the city about
1903 and the same is a forgery" He
inclosed the check 1t was made pay
able to the order of H. A. Scheib and
on the back were the Endorsements,
III. A. Scheib" and "F. j. Switzer,
and also the statement that the check
was paid on October 81, 1903, passing
through the Chicago Clearing House.
The police will try to ascertain
whether or not the Scheib involved
in that transaction is the man they
accuse of the bathtub murder They
said they had carefully looked into
the report that Scheib once served a
term in Elmira, but they could not
verify it.
Prof John Larkns of Columbia
University reported today to District
Attorney Whitman that he had been
unable to discover any traces Of poi
son in the internal organs of Mrs.
Scheib. This report was a dlsap-
pointment to the police who have
been working to make out case of
circumstantial evidence against the
womans husband
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
ASKS FOR RECEIVER
FOR BOTTOM &
TORRANCE CO.
Petition Filed in Chancery by
Clarence L. Holden
HEARING FOR TOMORROW
Counsel for Petitioner Confident That
Factory VIII Be In Operation
BY Monday

A bill in chancery petitloning for
the appointment of a receiver for
the Bottum & Torrance company,
manufacturers of collars, sheets and
pillow cases and shirt waists, has
been filed by Attorney Daniel A.
Guiltinan in behalf of Clarence l..
Holden, one Of the stockholders Of
the company.
The company's factory on West
Main street was closed Monday eve
ming through an attachment served
by Deputy Sheriff John Nash for Mrs
Jennie l.. Holden for the collection
of $4,000 demand note. The at
tachment was placed upon the per-
sonal property and keeper was pla-
ced in charge.
1t was expected today that the
hearing before the chancellor, Judge
William II. Taylor of Hardwick who
is presiding at the June term of coun-
ty court now in session at Manches-
ter would be held this
evening but at the request
of some of the company's stockhold-
ers the hearing was postponed until
tomorrow afternoon.
Counsel for the petitioner are con-
fident that a receiver for the COM
pany will be appointed at once and
that the factory will be In operation
again by Monday If not sooner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
FOUGHT WITH MADERo
captain Creighton" Was Oscar M.
Wheeock Of SomerViIe, Mass

Boston, June THE body of Os-
car NJ. Wheelock, who, as Captain
Creighton, met a soldiers death
while fighting with the Mexican in
surrecto forces, was brought yester-
day to the home of his mother in
Somerville.
Wheelock disappeared from Boston
a year ago last January. Assuming
the name of Oscar NJ Creighton in
Mexico Wheelock was given a cap
taincy in Maderos army Stories
from the front credited him with
great daring
Creighton sprang into prominence
overnight, when at the head of the
crude field artillery OF the rebels he
did fearful execution As a destroy
er of railroads and bridges he was
a valuable asset to the Maderists. AT
the time of his jump into momentary
fame he was credited with being a
Harvard man but the register of the
university failed to reveal any such
person ever having been enrolled for
courses there
He was an auditor of a Boston
bonding company at the time of his
di appearance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
SUIT FOR $4,000
Mrs. Wealtha SIocum Seeks Damages
from Berkshire ST. r. r. Co.

Mrs Wealtha Slocum of SALISBURY
has brought suit in the Berkshire
court against the Berkshire Street
Railway company for $4,000 damag-
es for injuries alleged to have been
sustained while a passenger on one
of the company's cars. The PLAINTIFF
alleges that in collision between .
car on which she was riding and Q
steam roller in the city Of North Adj
ans she was thrown from the car,
sustaining fracture of the spine and
right leg and shock to her nervous
system Because of her physical con
dition a motion was granted yester-
day for the taking OF her testimony
by commission June II.
A suit brought by the plaintiff
in this case In Bennington county
court against the Bennington and
North Adams Street Railway COM
pany was discontinued at Manchester
yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
CALEDONIA COUNTY COURT
Somewhat Notorious Case of Jenness
VS.. Simpson on Again

somewhat NOTORIOUS Ease OF JenneSS
VS.. Simpson on Again
St Johnsbury, June THE June
term of Caledonia county court open
ed yesterday morning with Alfred A.
Hall of st. Adams as presiding judge
and Frank NJ. Page of Groton and
Elisha w. Brown of Waterford. assis-
tant judges OF the &C cases set for
trial by jury when the calendar was
called, 1S were continued and nine
settled or discontinued, leaving the
balance for trial or further consider
alton by the court Wednesday the
case of Oliver H. Jenness against
Walter Simpson of Sheffield will be-
gin.
Howe and Hovey are attorneys for
the plaintiff and w. w Reirden, e.
A. Cook and j. w. Redmond repres-
ent the defendant This is the cele-
brated alienation case and has come
to be a notorious one in this court.
1t was first docketed February IA,
1907 and tried at the December term
1908 when the jury disagreed. At
the second trial at the June term,
1909, the jury brought in a verdict
for the plaintiff to recover $S333.33
and costs. Il went to the Supreme
court and at the last January session
that court reversed the judgment Of
the lower court and remanded the
case for another trial. 1t will prob
ably occupy the court for the rest of
the week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
JUNTAS IN MEXICO
SEEK TORESTORE
O!Az PARTY
Widespread Plot Against MaderO
Discovered.
GOVERNOR GONGOLES SCARED
Postponed Journey to Chihuahua Be-
cause Of Threat to Take
His Life

Jaurez, June IA widespread plot
against f. l. Madero, Jr, with RANT
fications in San Antonio, FL Paso
New York and Mexico City has been
discovered according to news coming
from Mexican government officers in
this city The first purpose OF the
instigators is said to be the establish
ment in the cities named OF juntas
similar to those of the revolutionary
party, and then to carry on system
attic effort TO hamper Madero and to
restore to power the political elem
ent which was ousted when President
Dia2 resigned. Secret service men
in various parts of Mexico have been
instructed to make arrests in the
hope that the movement may be bro
ken up before il assumes any consid-
cradle proportion.
Abram Gonzales provisional COVER
nor of Chihuahua, yesterday announc
ed that he had been compelled to
postpone his trip to Chihuahua be-
cause of a threat on his life. He said
lie Hdu received worn lldL an OHef
Of 100000 had been made to prevent
his reaching Chihuahua. In connec-
ton with the arrest of Cruz Rey a
former federal jefe. politico, who is
in Jail at Juarez, experts yesterday
examined the bomb which was seized
when about to be taken into the ball
room where Madero was entertained
the night before he left for Mexico
City. The bomb contained two
sticks of dynamite, fuse and cap,
and was loaded with 16 pieces OF
rough iron. These plots do not de-
tract from the popularity OF Senior
Madero,' said a provisional govern
ment officer 1T is only natural al
ter so swift a change in government
that many of the old regime should
be reluctant to give up their power
and that they should even resort to
desperate measures" Before leav-
ing Juarez Senior Madero said he
intended to deal vigorously with all
conspirators when he reached Mex
leo City.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
intance Says Willing Big
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Miss Ella ]. Cook, Former Resident,
In Coaching Accident.

| Friends in Bennington of Miss Ella
j. Cook, daughter of j. |. G. Cook, a
! former publisher of the Bennington
Banner, have received a copy OF the
Milford Daily Journal in which ap-
pears the following description of a
coaching accident in the Yosemite
Valley, California, and of which Miss
Cook was one of the victims:
Miss Ella j. Cook of Milford and
DR.. and Mrs. l.. A. Lamson OF Wor-
cester, now on a Raymond q Whit
comb trip, had narrow escape from
serious injury, If not instant death, in
coaching party last Saturday in
Yosemite Valley, California, when
one man was killed and Miss Martha
Weber and Miss Diezenderfer, both
said to live in Boston, were seriously
injured in a most spectacular stage
coach runaway. Miss Terrell of
South Weymouth, a cousin OF Mrs. j.
j Iawton, is also in the party.
THE accident occurred on a steep
grade between the Big Tree grove at
Wawona and the "Floor" of the Yose-
mite valley. Forty persons, occupy
ing four big mountain coaches of the
old-fashioned kind, were enjoying
trip through the marvellous scenery.
ION the return trip. the horses on
the front stage, in which the Milford
and Worcester people We're riding
became frightened The driver
sturdy Westerner, mounted on the
high box seat, did all in his power to
regain control of them, but the hors-
es were headstrong and when the
brakes failed to work, the driver
who for many years has driven six
and eight-horse teams up and down
steep hills, saw an accident was in
evitable.
The horses bolted, broke into a
gallop and raced down the winding
roadway, while the stage coach with
its passengers swung from side to
side. On one side was high bank,
on the other a precipice. Some OF
the women tainted. Others tried to
jump.
Finally realizing he could not
stop the death dash, the driver steer
ed the horses into the wall Of the
cliff. The stage turned over and sew
eral of the passengers were caught
| UeNtdlu IL. heuDeU >. ltiStui u.s.
20 years ole a leading business man
of Allentown, Penn, was instantly
killed.
Passengers in the other stages,
who had watched the first coach,
rushed to the aid of the injured, who
were hurried to Camp Advance,
where the body of Mr. Leisenring,
who was crushed to death, was also
| taken.
&c. c. Cook received word of the
accident from f. o. Herald, his broth
er-in-law, who is connected with Ray
mond & Whitcomb, yesterday after
noon at 5.15 and at 5.45 had sent a
telegram t0 his sister at Wawona. AT
midnight he had received an answer
through Worcester, from Advance,
in which Miss Cook stated that she
received bruise over one eye, DR..
Lamson had a leg bruised, but Mrs
Lamson was uninjured. The party
left Boston, May II and the trip was
about half over They were to go to
San Francisco and environs for a
week returning home by way of the
Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake and
Denver reaching here about July
H."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
DEATH OF D. FRANK LLOYD
Assistant Attorney General Dies In
New Haven, Conn.

New York, June I'd, Frank Lloyd
assistant United States attorney gen
eral at New York, died at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Leander J. Russell
in New Haven. Conn, yesterday. He
went to New Haven on May "a in an
effort to recuperate, having been in
Ill health for some time but gradu-
ally failed He was about 4S years
of age, and leaves besides his sister,
his father, David Lloyd. The body
will be taken to Utica, N Y, for bur
ial. Mr.. Lloyd was in charge of the
customs division OF the department
of justice in New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
SPECTACULAR BOY ATHLETE
Young Sherburne Covers Himself
With Glory In Track Meet

Burlington, June Goddard sem
mary won the sixth inter-scholastic
track meet held on Centennial field
Saturday afternoon under the auspi-
ces of the University of Vermont.
The feature of the meet was the phe-
nomenal work of Sherburne, who
scored 20 of the SO points made by
his school Brattleboro high school
landed in second place with 20 points
followed by Vermont academy with
20 points; Troy Conference academy
with 49, Burlington high school 6;
Newport high school 2; Montpelier
seminary, /.
Sherburne of Goddard took first
place in the 100 yards dash the $50
yards run, the 440 yard dash, the
hammer throw and the discus throw.
This is the first time the young
athlete has participated in meet
and the way he carried off five cups
and did more than all his team mates
combined to win the big cup, made
his performance remarkable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
ON TRIAL FOR FORGERY
Henry Sweet and His Wife Before
City Court at Burlington

Burlington, June Henry Sweet
ana his wife Addie Sweet we're in
city court Monday charged with pass
ing several bogus checks at the Syn
dicate and Red 46 stores a few days
ago. 1t will be remembered that the
pair were arrested after passing two
checks and were found to have sew
eral hundreds of dollars in bogus
checks on their persons, evidently in
tending to make a big raid and then
get out of town John j. Enright APP
pears for Mr. and Mrs Sweet.
The case taken up is against the
man. who is accused of having forg-
ed the checks which he and his wife
are alleged to have passed The
check presented at the Syndicate
store was for $40 and was payable to
A. N. Skeels and signed by Allen A.
Phillips. The check used at the Red
46 store was for $50 and was payable
to George Smith, signed by Phillips
and both were endorsed by Mrs,
Sweet &c Mrs. Longe so it is claim
led by the state.
The testimony showed that while
the woman was passing the check in
the Syndicate store Sweet was also
in the store and bought some artic-
les for 81. AS they left clerk heard
him say to Mrs. Sweet, did you get
IT," He did not catch the reply.
Allan A. Phillips of Swanton said
Sweet had worked for him and had
sometimes been paid with check
Phillips, said, however, he never had
an appuunt at thp hank IN which the
checks were drawn. He said the
name Skeels on the check was forg-
ed. Specimens of Sweets handwrt-
ing were put in evidence and it is
expected the cases will take several
days.
Sweet was bound over to County
court in $1,000 and went to jail in lieu
of the cash Mrs. Sweet will be pla.
ced on trial in a few days on the
same charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07

Anderson, the former North Adams
shortstop has once more changed his
home in the New York state league.
He started the season with Bingham
ton but was later let go to Wilkes
barre. He is now with Syracuse in
the same circuit and is playing good
ball. "Andy's' chief fault has been
erratic playing for he alternates a
good day with a very bad one. If he
can acquire more steadiness his
chances are bright for rising in the
baseball world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
BROWN TAIL MOTHS
Pest Discovered In the Vicinity Of
North Adams

North Adams, June PROF. Guss
of the state normal school has receiv
ed from the northern section of the
city some moths, which were thought
to be the brown tail moth. After a
thorough examination, Prof. Guss
was convinced that the pest was the
brown tail moth. He has been ad-
vised by the state board of agricul-
ture on methods of exterminating
the pest and expects to start soon to
do so. Prompt action should be TAX
en- to rid the trees of this moth, be-
fore they are spread and destroy all
the foliage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
HONOR TIE MAN AND PRIEST

Baltimore, June 7.-Distinguished
men of this and other nations gath
cred here yesterday to pay tribute to
James Cardinal Gibbons as a man
and a citizen at popular civil dem
onstration in honor of the twenty
fifth anniversary of his elevation to
the cardinalate and his golden jubi-
lee as a priest. The affair was
entirely non-sectarian in character.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
SMALL ATTENDANCE
At the Swanton High and Graded
School Meeting Last Night

Swanton, June IA special meet
ing Of the Swanton high and graded
school district was held Monday
night at which there was an atten-
dance OF only dozen voters They
voted rs cents on dollar for schools.
The Joint committees to look up the
matter OF new schoolhouse was not
ready TO report at the meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
We Recoanlzs That Our.

life insurance sayings are applicable
to many life insurance companies
but expect, for all that, to receive our
share of the business and invite the
opportunity to present our case. 1t
is worth your while to investigate 1t.
National Life Ins. Co. of VT. (Mu-
tual.) Earle s. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
BASEBALL BUNTs

Jimmie" Gillespie, the former Hoo
sick Falls player is being sought af-
ter by numerous big league scouts.
He is now covering third base for the
Providence club in the Eastern leag-
ne and. according to all reports. his
work is OF a high order
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07

Manager Mackey of the North Ad-
ans baseball club expects to book the
Vermont and Brown mines for games
the latter part of the month. Brown
will represent Oneonta again this
summer while the Vermont team will
represent Cooperstown and both have
written to Manager Mackey for
dates to be played before they go to
the latter towns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
GETS OFFICIAL NOTICE
That Montpelier Post Office viii Be
First Glass After July

Montpelier June POSTMASTER j.
G. Brown has received notice from
Washington that the Montpelier office
on July 1 will be raised from a sec
ond class office to a first class. With
the change Postmaster Brown will
receive raise in salary to $4,000. He
now gets $4,000. The receipts of the
office up to April have been $4O,-
GOA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07

Danny" Mahoney, the Holy Cross
captain who left college few weeks
ago In order to report to Cincinnati
has dropped down another peg in
league baseball. Cincinnati sent him
to indianapolis and the latter club
farmed him out to Terra Haute in
the Central league. Mahoney now
seems to have struck his gait and If
he keeps up his good work Indian
apolis will very likely recall him be-
fore long.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next 20 Hours
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont local rains tonight Thurs
day fair.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-23
TWO FATALLY HURT IN
BIG FIRE AT PARKERSBURG
Walls Fall In While Chancellor Ho-
tel Burns-Town Threatened.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Aug. %.
The Chancellor Hotel, the largest
and best in the state, is practical
ly destroyed by fire. starting at one
o'clock this afternoon. Two persons
were fatslly hurt by falling walls.
The injured abe: Roy Dews, aged IL,
and Mrs. Fred Ball. both caught
wnen the rear wall fell
The FIRE started on the seventh
foor, from some unknown cause, and
spread rapidly TO all parts Of the
: building. Hundreds of guests had TO
fee hurriedly from the burning build.
Ing. leaving practically all of their
effects.
At 1880 IL was said the building
was doomed and the entire lighting
force OF the city IS working TO pre-
vent q spread OF the flames, to ad-
joining squares. Help may be asked
from Marietta and Huntington.
Besides the hotel, the First Nation
al Bank and other business enter
prises. occupying the lower floors,
are destroyed and the loss will reach
SEQ 900. There may be other casu-
alties besides the two already known,
for the crowd was large when the
wells fell, The entire business sec
ton of the city Is threatened.