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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
AFTER b YEARS DRoUTH
Montpelier Saloons Opened For Busl-
ness Monday.

Montpelier May 2.-For the first
time in five years licensed saloons
were opened in Montpelier yesterday.
Those open were Miller's Inn and
the Montpelier House, first class, and
A. Galaise, +. NJ Buck and Mclean
& Rizzi second class. Il. S. Meigs.
e. ]. Blanchard and the Pavilion, first
class were not ready to open.
There were more intoxicated men
on the street during the day and night
than have been seen in some time,
but the number who were not mast
ers of themselves was small and the
total arrests for intoxication was not
large as II Numbered but three. The
saloons did a good business all day
and the crowd was larger at night.
The Italian people observed May Day
by general cessation OF work and this
made the number of persons on the
street larger than usual.
1t is probable also that some
people were out to see what condi-
lions were under license and thus
added to the general street traffic. No
disturbances were reported to the
police and the men arrested were pick
ed up in a ccmatose condition in out
of the way places.
Chief of Police ]. S. Durkee had
four extra patrolmen on duty during
the day and night with orders TO keep
the streets clean and they did their
work to the satisfaction of most of
those who observed conditions.
Doubleheaders were run on the
street railway last night and it was
noticed that the htching places about
town were filled during the day and
evening, indicating more or less OF
an influx from the country districts.
There appeared to be division of
sentiment regarding license among
those in a position to judge. Some
expressed the opinion that one year
of license with conditions as they
were yesterday would be enough to
last the voters for long time. 9th
ers held that after the first few days
would find their level and
the sale of liquor would be taken as
a matter of course.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
CAPTURES NARROW PASS
Boston and Maine Stakes Appear in
WilliamstoWn Gulf.

Montpelier May Interests sup
posed to be working for the Boston
and Maine railroad have purchased
and secured options on, a large num-
Der of farms through Williamstown
gulf. Beginning at the Cutter pond,
north of the gulf and running through
the gulf to the opening on the south
these interests are now in possession
of practically all the land in between
the high hills that run up from the
valley.
Stakes are also set as far as VIII
Jamestown village and come down in
to Barre as far as the yards OF the
Barre railroad.
The rights of way are purchased
IL is claimed with a view TO construct
ing a railroad between Barre and
White River Junction, where connec-
lions will be made. with the Boston
and Maine.
The Williamstown gulf route has
always been considered the logical
route for the Central Vermont Rail
way company between Montpelier,
Barre and South Royalton in carrying
out the constant demand from this
section to place Montpelier and Barre
on the main line, and the purchase OF
this pass by the New Haven people
effectually shuts out the Central Yer
mont from any extension in this di-
rection.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
THE cAMPAIeNERs
The Next Attraction at the opera
House May g.

Manager Wood announces with
pleasure that he has secured for one
performance at the Bennington opera
house on Tuesday May the new mus
ical comedy, THE Campaigners," by
Willis Maxwell Goodhue, with music
by Fred j Eustis, which opens on
Broadway early in August THE Cam
paigners" is to be presented on the
road for several weeks prior to its
New York opening, in order to smooth
off the rough edges, and get every
thing in shape for the Metropolitan
opening and Mgr Wood with his custo-
mary business energy, learning that
he company was to be in this vicinity
opened negotiations for performance
here. which he has finally been able to
arrange. The entire New York cast
and production complete, just as 1t
will be seen on The Great White Way
will be brought here.
Few casts of such splendid quality
and containing the names of so many
musical comedy favorites have ever
been put together as will be seen here
in THE Campaigners. When it is
taken into consideration that the com
pany will include Charles p Morrison,
William Sellery, Douglass Flint, Harry
Blakemore, David Lythgoe, Tom Bur
ton, James S. Murray Charles e.
Wheeler, Carolyne Mclean, Hazel Cox,
Charlye CORTLAND, Kate TART, Val
leaux Elliott, Genevieye Temple, Edna
Temple, beauty chorus of twenty
girls, and twelve men, under the per
sonal direction of the talented com
poser, Mr.. Eustis, himself, it can
readily be seen that no such perform
ance of musical comedy has ever been
seen in this city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
MOST PERSISTENT
GRAFTERS | EVER
SAWS AySBURNS
after Money All the While and
Would Take Anything
FIFTY MEN IN OHIO GRAB NET
Detectives Used Up-to-Date Methods
and Marked Bills in Trapping
Their Victims

Columbus, Ohio, May S-The legis-
lative bribery scandal is growing In
proportions every day. Detective
William j. Burns declares that nearly
fifty members of the legislature have
been caught in the net.
THE real, big story is yet to come
he said. Marked money was used
In paying the brides solicited. or all
the bribery Investigations with when
| have been connected the evidence IN
this Is the most conclusive, the most
.unouestionable, and was obtained by
the most up.to-date methods. | nave
every confidence in the men nave
at work here. have tried them be-
fore and know what they are. They
are thoroughly reliable. and further
more. they are gentlemen.
you will find that there will be no
scandal of any kind following this in
yestigation. What | mean is, no
scandal from our side. | will say
for the grafters in Columbus, that OF
all the grafters 1t has ever been my
lot to know anything about, they are
the most persistent ] ever saw IN
my life. They were after money all
the time and would take anything.
How long have they been at it?'
he was asked.
From all I can learn, they've beeh
at il ever since they came to Column
bus"
In their Investigations the detec-
tives learned of other deals during
the present session of the Legislature;
of bills which were passed and bills
which were killed by the use OF mon
ey. All of this evidence they have IN
shape to present to the grand jury
and SO sure are they of their ground
that they say.
Before this thing is over the legis-
lators will be falling over each other
to get to the prosecuting attorney
office 10 tell him all they know, just
like the councilmen did in Pittsburg.
The discovery was made yesterday
that the bills in the sealed envelope
given by Representative George Is
Nye to Speaker Vining, and which
Nye is alleged to have said was the
money given him as bride, were not
the original bills given him by Detec-
tive Harrison. The envelope when
had been deposited by Speaker Vim
ing In the safe OF Clerk Kemple oil the
House OF Representatives, was opened
In the presence of Gov. Harmon. The
detectives had taken the numbers OF
the bills and those in the envelope
were not the bills given.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
BOTTUM LOSES HIS
CASE AGAINST
v. {. HAWKS
Sued For Damages Because Of
Boys Drowning.
LIABILITY NOT SHOWN
Supreme Court Decision Was Announ-
ced Yesterday-Judge Hassiton
Dissented

Montpelier May 3-The May term
of the Vermont supreme court opened
yesterday with all the judges pres-
ent. Among the decisions were two
in Bennington county cases. In the
case Of Alfred l.. Bottum Va. William
h. Hawks, liability not shown. Judge
Hazelton dissents. Entry not made
until plaintiff has opportunity to re-
plea il he desires. Opinion by Judge
Powers. This is the case In which
the plaintiff brought suit against the
defendant to recover $4,000 damages
for the death Of his young son who
was drowned by falling into a water
power fiume in Bennington.
In the case of'George Smith VS.. JOS
eph e. Almon the judgment for the
plaintiff was affirmed. The claim In
this case was false representation In
the sale of certain industrial stock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
WIRELESS PHONES ON TRAINS
The Canadian Pacific Finds That Plan
ls Practical.

Montreal. May 3.-According to an
official of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way, experiments of many months
with view to installing wireless teIe-
phones on running trains are drawing
to a successful conclusion. These ex.
periments have demonstrated con-
clusiyely that telephoning from run
ming trains is practical and that the
apparatus will occupy definite and
permanent place in the ECONOMY of
railroadlng in the near future.
All the obstacles encountered by the
experimenters On the Union Pacific
lines have been overcome by the Can
adams, including that Of the noise of
moving trains. According to plans
now being formulated, stations are to
be erected along the line, and trains
will be equipped with the necessary
receiving and transmitting apparatus
on the tops Of the cars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
SLEEPING OUT TONES NERVES
Gives the Body the Supply OF Oxygen
Which il Ought to Have

London. May 3.-The latest health
fad is to sleep out" either on pal
comics or in tents, and many persons
are having huts erected in their gar
dens with one side open, or screens
fitted to their balconies for this pur-
pose. They are not doing 1t because
they are consumptive or anything IKE
that. but simply because they thinK
il is the finest thing in the world Tor
nerves and because 1t tones up the
whole system.
THE human system wants plenty
of oxygen" says a physician VINO Is
interested in the movement, "and the
time when the air is best is IN the
early morning. when the air in bed
rooms is at its worst, because 1t mas
been breathed again and again in the
night Huts are generally made so
that they can be closed in to keep the
winds out, but, though persons usually
close them at first in windy weather,
in few days time they leave them
wide open, wind or calm. The whole
idea is to breathe perfectly fresh air
all the time one is sleeping.
Another physician, however, offers
a warning mot TO take to sleeping out
even in summer, unless you have been
accustomed to plenty of air in your
bedroom It is only the hardy out
of door man who can fold himself
in a blanket and go to sleep under the
stars with impunity-at any rate with
out special preparation. But, healthy
persons can train themselves to do
this and the gain to oyerworked ner-
YES can hardly be overestimated. "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
HARD FIGHT TO SAVE FRUIT
Hundreds Of Mlssourians Up All Night
10 Warm the Orchards.


to Warm the Orchards.
Springfield, Mo, May S.-Hundreds
of men. women and children spent a
sleepless night Monday in what may
have been vain effort to save the
fruit crop OF Southern Missouri. Fruit
growers who had their orchards
equipped with smudge pots kept the
crude oil burning from dusk to sun
rise in the hope of warming the air
around the peach and apple trees.
REPORTS from many sections OF the
Ozark country are discouraging. In
many places the mercury fell TO 81
degrees and one eighth of an inch OF
ice formed. -
The big fruit growers assembled ail
the available men to combat the cold.
One big apple orchard, in which had
been placed 6400 crude oil burners,
probably Is safe.
Hundreds of farmers made huge
bonfres choosing the side OF the or
chard where the wind would drive the
smoke through the trees. Trainmen
reported seeing thousands OF such
Ares dotting the hills and valleys.
Where systematic smudging was
rAsorted TO the temperature was
warmed from two to six degrees
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE
Ground Broken for the Structure on
Main Street This Morning

Work was begun today by the Tor
rington Construction company OF Tor
rington, Conn, on the new Masonic
building on Main street. =,
The building which is to be OF RED
brick and trimmed with gray stone,
will be about 40 feet wide by lO6 feet
long and will be two stories high. 1t
will appear, however considerably
taller than the ordinary two-story
building, as the first floor is to be
about five feet above the street.
The interior will be finished in ce-
dar A large banquet and drill room
will be on the first floor. There VIII
be two social rooms and reading
room on this floor The large arched
ceiling lodge room and commandery
room win take up most of the space
on the second floor The contract
stipulates the completion of the build
ing by November l.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
NAME AND PICTURE PRIVATE
Supreme Court Says They Can't BE
Used for "Ad" Purposes

Washington. May 3-The supreme
courts of the United States has upheld
the constitutionality of the New York
statute forbidding the use OF photo
graph or name Of another for trade
or advertising purposes without the
permission of the subject.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
BANGOR FIRE DUE TO SMOKER
Started from Cigarette Cast Aside In
Poker Game, II 10 Said

Bangor, Me-, May 3.-That Bangor's
great confagration with It's estimated
loss of from 100000 to $500, 900
was started by cigarette stub
thrown into the hay In storeroom
on Broad street by participants In
poker game Sunday afternoon was a
report circulated through the city yes
terday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
HEARING ON RECIPROCITY
Immediately After May 10 the Bill
VIII Be Reported to Senate

Washington, May 3.--The Senate
committee on finance yesterday decid-
ed to devote the time between now
and May 10 10 hearings on the Canad-
i'm reciprocity bill Immediately after
that date it Is expected the bill will
be reported TO the Senate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
SHAFTSBURY

New Millinery Parlor in South
SALISBURY Main street next to Haw-
kins store Hats, feathers, flowers,
straw braids and ribbons for sale.
Hats made and trimmed. GIG
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
LIMITS WORK FOR MINORS
Assembly Passes Bill Combining Their
Labor to Flfty-slx Hours

Albany, N. Y, May By a vote Of
SO to 36 the Assembly yesterday pass
ed the bill introduced by Assembly
man Jackson OF Erie, which fixes at
fifty5our the maximum number OF
hours in any one week during which
youths under Is and women under 81
may be permitted to work in a fac
tory.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
SOUTH sHAFrseURY

Millinery Parlor, Main street Brad
ish House next to Hawkins store.
Hats, flowers, ribbons, straw braids
for sale Hats made and trimmed.
6St6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

FRANK MACK ERVEY
gallery. 10 South street, this evening
at $3.50 p. m. Shakespeare" will
play $50 points OF continuous pool, 70
points against Trenor P. Gregg and
rs points against Fred Smith. DR.. c.
w. Bartlett will act as referee. Ad-
mission free.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

PAzO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case OF itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days
or money refunded. soc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
STOCK QUOTATIONS

The following noon quotations were
received 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, 1911-05-03

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
Il falls to cure. p. W. GROVES sig
nature IL on each box. Rba.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
DILLINGHAM; OPPOSES 1T
Senate Committee Will Report Direct
Election of Senators Resolution

Washington, May S--The Senate
committee on Judiciary by vote of Z
to 5 has agreed to report the House
resolution for direct election of United
States senator's.
Senator Dillingham; Of Vermont yot-
ed against the resolution All the
Democrats present and three progress
sive Republicans voted for the resolu-
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
SENSATIONAL POOL PLAYING

Worlds Champion One Handed Expert
to go Against Local Cracks
Frank MacKervey, in sporting cir
Giles known as Shakespeare, the
champion one-handed pool player of
the world" will play an exhibition at
c. w. Soule's pool room and shooting
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont generally fair tonight and
Thursday. Frost tonight.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-17
FOREIGN.

In Cuba movement to put an end
to the national lottery is under way.
Lawrence Hargrave, a box kite in
ventor of Sydney, N. S. W., claims to
have constructed an aeroplane which
he calls "fool proof"
One hundred and fifty killed, sew
enty-five wounded, property loss $780,
900, are the net results of the earth
quake which rent the capital of Mex
leo recently.
Twenty-eight Mexican liberals" "
who were opposed to Madero were
shot at sunrise on Saturday and Sun
day in the Altar district, near Com
pania and Altar, Mexico.
King Georges imperial crown and
the new crown which has been de-
signed for Queen Mary for the cor
onation are being exhibited by Gar
rards, the crown jewellers. The value
of the crowns is $7,500,00O.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-17
HONOR TO OLD ENGINEMEN
One Company Names Its Locomotives
After Men Of Long and Faithful
Service.

The Erie Railroad company, in pur.
suance Of its decision to honor engine
men of long service with the company
by naming locomotives after them, has
thus far favored two Western New
York employees in this way. The first
engineman for whom locomotive was
named is William R. Benedict of Buf-
falo. The second man was Thomas G.
Clark of Hornell, who draws a train on
the Allegheny division and has worked
for the company for Al years.
1t is customary on some railroads
for enginemen to use the same locomo.
tives regularly, while on other lines
the locomotives are used indiscrimin-
ately; on some lines. when a run is
made one day by one man and the
next day by another, alternating regu-
larly, the locomotive makes both runs
and is used by only these two men.
Enginemen generally prefer to have
the same locomotive every time, as
they thus become familiar with its
peculiarities and are able to get the
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-17

ferent stops, backed at flag stations to
take on milk cars, and handily man1p-
ulated from one end of the line to the
other. In the railroad business, even
more than in the profession of symbol
ic dancing, every little movement has
meaning all it's own.
Such signs as these, however, are
familiar to all who travel If their
meaning is not exactly known, their
general purpose is universally recog-
nized, SO there Is nothing of mysteri-
GUS nature about them.
But did you ever see sign between
a crossing gateman and an engineer,
one standing at his post to guard the
life and limb of people on the highway
and the other clipping by at sixty
miles an hour, with a rush and roar
and a bfllowing tidal wave of thick.
black smoke, and a wake of dust and
cinders and flying scraps of paper
and sleeper splinters and springing
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-17
GENERAL.

Andrew Carnegie, it is announced,
has donated $205,O0O for heroic fund
in Holland.
The first death of the year as re-
suit of the heat in Oklahoma has been
reported from Oklahoma City.
|. June 10 seven deaths were caused by
the extreme heat, and many prostra-
tions reported in Chicago. The ther
mometer registered 98.3.
For the first time in the history of
the Albany, N. Y, law school, wom-
an carried off the highest honors of
commencement this year.
The signature of Governor Foss is
all that is now needed to enact into
law the direct nominations bill for
Massachusetts.
There was never June day in Chica-
go as hot as June 9th in forty years in
which a temperature record has been
kept The thermometer climbed until
9S.5 degrees was registered.
The Wisconsin Senate adopted a
resolution declaring Senator Ike
Stephenson bought his seat in the
United States Senate, and requesting
that body to investigate his election.
A government investigation of con.
ditions in the lumber industry, look
ing toward the prosecution of the So
called lumber trust" has begun be-
fore a special grand jury in the fed
eral District Court in Chicago.
Eighty years of age and still enjoy
ing college life, Mrs. Amy D. Winship
of Racine, Wis, will enter the Uni
versity of Wisconsin next fall as the
only octogenarian coed in the United
States, and probably in the world.
Physicians of Manchester. Conn,
have organized medical and surgical
trust and arranged scale of prices.
The price for amputation of one toe or
finger is $40, S. for each finger or toe
additional. 1t will cost $5 more to have
twins than babies one at time.
Four railroad presidents, two inter
state commerce commissioners, a for
mer cabinet officer, bankers, manufac-
turers, college professors, lawyers and
labor leaders will meet in New York,
June %, to frame model law for uni
form state public utilities legislation.
Six persons were drowned In Utah
lake at Salt Lake City, when the
launch Galilee, in which sixteen REQ
pie were attending a party given in
honor of the approaching marriage of
Miss Vera Brown and Edward B.
Holmes, capsized. Among those
drowned were the engaged young cou
pie.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-17
rail? Or did you ever see motion
which might have been a sign?

rail? Or did you ever see a motion
which might have been a sign?
For gatemen at times communicate
with engineers in this way by some in
dividual code of their own-krown
only to the two parties concerned, it
may be, If they are friends, or to more,
II such an arrangement could be made
practically useful
One form of gatemans signal which
would be useful to any engineer on
train regularly maintaining a high
speed is one which some railroad men
employ. 1t is a time signal Min
utes mean everything when they begin
to mean miles, and an engineer on an
express run has always something bet
ter to do than pulling out his watch
to see what time it is and whether he
Is getting late or not. Here is where
the friendly gateman's time signal
comes in handy.
The gateman, equipped with an ex-
cellent watch of his own, knows at
what time the train Is due at his
crossing, and is on the lookout for It,
keeping tab on how late it is, If he
finds that it is late Then, when the
train comes, with the engineer hang
ing out of its high window to nod him
the good day of fellowship, he holds
up his hand, extending clearly enough
fingers to indicate the minutes the en-
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-17
CANADA PUSHES ITS ROADS
Three TranscontinentaI Lines Built or
Under Way and a Fourth to
TideWater.

Canada will have three transcontin-
entail railroad lines and fourth road
to tidewater by way of hudson bay, If
the policies of the liberal government
are carried out.
The Canadian Pacific was the pioneer
road The Grand Trunk Pacinc is rap
idly nearly completion under govern
ment supervision. The third line to
span the dominion will be the Cana
dian Northern.
To insure the completion of the third
line, the government purposes to guar
antee the Canadian Northern's bonds
to the extent of 31a per cent on $4,000
a mile for the one thousand miles be-
tween Montreal and Port Arthur This
will link the companys eastern and
western systems. From Montreal to
ST. John, N. B., it is proposed to oper-
ate the Canadian Northern over the
Inter-Colonial, a government owned
road. The latter road will be strength
ened by She construction of new