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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Douglas Hawks spent Friday in
North Adams
States Attorney W. j. Meagher is
In Rutland today
Henry W Myers spent Friday in
PoWual ON business.
Miss Ella Murray viii go to Rut-
land TO pass the holidays
Dr and Mrs. Scott Grey OF Airing.
ton spent Friday in town
Miss Aneen Culliton will spend the
holidays with friends in Cambridge
= b Gardner Of West Main street
has ordered new 1912 model Ford
William Swartzwald Of Pittsheld is
a guest Of DR.. and Mrs f, b. Daley.
States Attorney William J. Meag.
her went today to Rutland on bust.
ness
The local postonlce will be open
tomorrow. Sunday from 1880 until
one o'clock
Miss Nellie Pendergast left today
Tor North Adams to spend Christmas
with relatives.
William Andrews will \ Sunday
90 his home In North Pownal to re-
main over Christmas.
lleman Robinson has gone to
Washington, ID. C. TO be the guest Of
DIS sister. Mrs. l.. b. Hall.
llamlen Che ice dealer, is supply.
ing his customers with ice cut this
season on big pond in woodford.
John H. Evans and grandson
Francis OF North street went to New
York Friday TO spend the holidays.
Arthur Towle, assistant designer at
the Holden mill has gone to Water.
vile. Me. to spend the holidays.
W r. Bissell of the local telephone
exchange leaves today to spend
Christmas with his family in Lowell,
Mass
Mrs Rama Allard went this morn.
ing io Chatham. n. Y. to spend the
holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
Hush Mcclure.
a short session of the Bible class
vii be held at 5:15 SUNDAY after.
noon All young men are invited to
attend At the Y NJ c. A.
Mess Mae Gramm of Albany and
Robert Hergekarn OF Schenectady
were married this morning at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. p. l..
Dow
The senior girls OF the Bennington
high school have issued invitations
Cor leap year ball to be held at For.
ratsu hall on the evening of Janu-
airy O.
The Association building will be
open an day Christmas except from
~ 90 p. m. Pin boys will be on
hand for the bowling alleys and all
bowlors are asked to remember this.
Misses Lula Gokay, Polly Harbour
and Hllda POLAND returned Friday
evening from North Adams where
they are students az Bliss Business
college 10 spend the holidays at
their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wickham Of
Ounec. Mass, are the guests OF Mr..
ana Mrs Ernest NJ. Lambert. MIR.
Wickham was formerly a baggage
master on the old Bennington and
Rutland railroad with headquarters
10 Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
PRICE or POTATOES DROPS
Large supply Received in Spring
field From ireland

field From Ireland
Springfield. Mass, Dec 23.--The
extremely high prices which ruled
n the potato market since November
took a drop last week. and there is
every indication that another drop
Vlii take place soon after Christmas.
For ihe past six weeks potatoes were
selling 40 $40 a bushel in the local
markets. a record price for this sea
sln of the year The price this week
dropped 10 sl15 a bushel and It is
expected that before the new year
fhe price will fall below the dollar
mark
The drop IN price was due to a
supply of 2000 bushels of Irish pota
toes that were received in this city
Saturday Had il not been that sev
eraI sh.p.loads of foreign potatoes
wero received in this country, there
De- n0 question but the high prices
which prevailed up to this week
would have continued until the new
crop would have reached the market
in the late spring The fact that
there was a general crop shortage
throughout the country made il look
gloomy for the consumer. Prices
held firm and no drop in price could
have been expected without the as
sistance OF the European crop
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
RUSSIANS TALK OF
HITTING BACK At
AMERICA
Because of AbrOgaIiOn of the
Treaty.
DECLARATION IN UNI A
Opposition Members RidicuIe Propos.
ed Saying 1t Would Hit Russians
Hardest

St Petersburg, Dec pa legisla-
tive proposal to provide for tariff
war schedules applicable to the Uni
ted States at the expiration of the
Russo-American commerce and navi-
cation treaty of 1882 was introduce
ed today into the Duma by former
President Guchkoff and other sign
ers representing the Octobrist and
Nationalist parties, which control
the majority of the Duma.
The bill proposes to raise existing
Russian duties by 100 per cent and
also to impose duty of 100 per cent
on articles which are admitted free
under the present Russian tariff Be
sides these impostons the bill pro
poses also to levy double the gross
weight tax established by the law of
June 81, 1901, on merchandise arriv.
ing by sea and to levy a double ton.
mage tax. Should the present Amer.
lean tonnage tax be raised to the
disfayor Of Russian vessels then the
Russian tonnage tax will be cores
pondingly increased
The abrogatlon of the treaty be
tween Russia and America" says
the declaration, has a direct connec-
ton with the anti-Russian agitation
which has been energetically conduc.
ted in America for the readmission
OF American citizens of the Jewish
faith.
The opposition members of the Du
ma ridicule NJ. Guchkoff's proposal
saying 1t would strike hardest at the
Russian agriculturists and cotton
manufacturers. They do not expect
tho measure to advance beyond the
committee stage. The Duma will adj
journ tomorrow for month and &C
ton on the proposal probably will
be taken at the end of February.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23

Th. second t0nefegat onal chnroi
I Nns pastor cordially We.
fns aDtc fe us Cfr.slmas
..T..e Sum ay moruirr hour iBaH
aahe.l oI ssrmu THE nane AZ
H0I lho musttl numbers n tho
Urtof o' hgramp ioiIo9.
'reaf Prelude Emile L. Blanc
HImf tf cHnfngat.0n. 20 Come All
Sc inHffll"
caro- hy Choir "sfug We Blessed
Norm Haul.s
Sole - Christmas Haleluiahr
Wf.rhison
Mr. norun
hymn hy C01er a1drn. G Little
.0Hr qf nefh chsm"
.lfer ry lp % 1at Fluyd 81 Clair
500 N.eht of Nrlt" NanDt Water
Nu lioues
iuthrm 81 Choir Epmanre
iogers
Hsnn ly Conservation "Jcy tle
World
lrsan Doe D. d.
Quartet ihoir Mrs Gaorr, T.
hHafs Nrs Mary Turner Sarer. r
q hclreft p p rottum Mrs Geo
N hceleman. orgsufsi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
GIRL MARKET IN LOS ANGELES
Judge Told That There are 900 to be
Had at $500 for Each

Los Angeles, Dec 22.-Declaring
that the local Russian colony was a
marriage market where in young
Girls were bartereG ike cattle by
their parents. Elsie Tarick Navkofi
II years old, while IN the juvenile
court on a charge of a delinquency
screamed that she would bare the Sc.
crets OF her race rather than to marry
a stranger to whom she alleges her
parents were trying to sell her.
She declared tina; the the Russian
quarter, with a population of abont
1000, there were coo young girls for
sale at an average price of $500.
They have sold me TO a man I
nave never SEEN" the girl cried. 81
VIII die before will marry him |
love an American and he loves me
and we will be married as soon as
| can get away from my people"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
NORTH BENNINGTON

Wayne Roberts is home for a visit.
The Christmas concert at the
Congregational church was held on
Friday evening, Dec. 22nd. at 1880
and was a success despite the bad
weather. The tree was beautifully
decorated and the gifts must have
amply repaid the little ones for com.
ing OUT on a rainy night. The chill
dren's parts We're we'll taken show
ing pains taking on the part of the
managers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
REWARD FOR DONATE is $500
Man Whose Mother, Brother and Two
Sisters Were Slain, Adds $500

Troy, ~ Y Dec. 22.-Jesse Morn
err whose mother, brother and two
sisters were murdered last week
Tuesday, the mutilated bodies being
found beneath the floor OF the barn
at the homestead at Defreestville.
Rensselaer, county, has offered an ad.
ditional reward of $500 for the arrest
Of Edward Donate, the young Italian
farm hand who is accused of having
committed the crime This makes a
total reward of $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
WRIGHT LoRIMeR KILLS SELF
Well Known Actor Probably Was
Troubled by Financial Affairs

New York Dec. 22.-wrlght Lori.
mer, the well known actor commit.
ted suicide today by inhaling gas
at his home here. Lorlmer was Ss
years old and was best known In the
production Of THE Shepherd King"
which he wrote with Arnold Reeves.
Financial troubles are believed to
have caused the suicide. Lorlmer
was born In Dana, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
To- Seoa

While Shepherds Watched Their
FlOcks'- Gabriel
once in Royal David's City Irby
lIark the Herald Angels Sing
Mendelssohn
The children will present gifts for
ST. Mary Children's hospital.
AT zoe a. m. Christmas day there
win be a celebration of the Holy
Eucharist with familiar Christmas
hymns The vested choir will assist.
Al 1890 a M
'rocessional Hymn Christians
Awake. Yorkshire
Gradual Hymn Shout the Glad It'd
iugs. Avison
Gloria tibe.
Gratias tibe.
'rcdo
Eyre
Hymn. Come An We Faithful"
Reading
Sursum Corda
Sancus.
Benedictus qui VENT
Agnus Del
Eyre
Gloria In Excelsis- Chant
kecessional "liark the Herald An
gels Sing, Dykes
Harrison Potter, organist, assisted
b} George Donnelly. yiolinist
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
JACK JOHNSON is BACK
Heavyweight Champion Denies That
He Has Retired from Rlna

New York, Dec. 22.-Jack Johnson
set foot on American soil again TO-
day. A crowd Of friends greeted him
Mt the dock.
The champions first words phras
ed an energetic denial of the re.
ports that he had retired from the
ring. He said he was willing and
anxious to defend the heavyweight
championship against any man In
the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23

fN" VIZ fNW @"Ft'A
Morning ip So
nrfe larrheiio n ID 0oar cd
sums uy Dolble Quane'fe
tr.hEr -Chf sflans Aaake salute
Happy Storm
Nr Christmas
fIes Gr ON
trh Behold Brr Y1a Good
Td.nu
by fhe Pastor Good fii
1855
krtben- Hark the Hoi of n-ay
EN- ar, singing
r0rn1e Tr'unphal Mar
costa
frrwQon Is
It Junior society ms parents
friends to a1eud special
Christmas exercises after ahch %
Waef JOB union service to he
hra n the Methodist church
tt.Ine an 500
Ite Senior Erdcafor .efE Ril
h.I Chr maf service ahict gill
llcie hy the WILLING Work
er GLASS oi te r.b'e scmo.
FrTnInp service at o.
Th. mau bcfs 90 thc ~ h'e school
tI Hemiie Dol thc briy oI fhs
.lnr for De- englng 90 rns af
tr ahIHh overall men h. of fht
.lnfh au0 school U.il pr resent Do
Drr nas Story ir COSTUME THE
aI iralsh prophets. the shepherds
fHf Wise Hef and fopref eIflUtes of
sH races and lands wlll lppesr
Tuesday Afternoon. l.a0.
IHn frmary kirdcrM eu ani
UrIr N0G departments uI celc
..ae Ihe season with The Brownies
Christmas The parents and friend.
q. far eli'a-sn are invited 90 be pres
.rf
"Wednesday Evening a.
Ilr Bible Sch oI win bold
.Ine celebration cnuded Christ
bel india Features OF tho eve
rlrs frorrn w.l be dialogues n
.fraarg thrsumts ir India Graph
phone records of Ttlcu music
ImnIHr o.. tree w.tk gin. Tor Or
t|a. serving % o'fresbments D.
IaHa
q cordial rrtatoa Is extended to
f.f pnblC fo mecf yiih us 1l thes
occasions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
A. ths North Bennington oongrcsa a.
ional Church

ional Church
Special Christmas service will be
held 90 The Cong-rgc uunGi caurrh IA
sunday nccmbsr 20 and ever. nom.
b.r oi the parish Is expected 10 bo
present at one or both OF these ser
Wees IN 'hv morning az II O'Clock
ihr pastor vii preach On he ton
What Wise Men Think" Gold
smiths orches'ra OF bennington vlll
render special mufic
10 he evening az : o'Cl1ok the sub
icct y To- address will be "Keel ne
Christmas sunday school vill
nee, az J., o'clock and Ne should
have record Attendance The I'm
coavor so'ie's WIZ hold is regular
meeting a. 6,i5 o'clock with he tuplc
he Git That Transforms he
The order ~ worship NJ the morn
ing servhc SUNDAY Is as follows.
Voluntary - Mariana" Wallicc
Orchestra
Hymn f-"Ho'y. Holy Holy
Invocation
Responsive Selection. 10. 81
Orchestral Selection Notre
scripture iicadlng
Pastoral Prayer
Annolnceml nts
Oreriory- Niolln Solo
George r. Donnelly
hymn S'--"Oh CONF AllYe Faithful
sermon-"What Wise Men Wish"
Hymn i00-"As WITH Gladnees NJ, "a
Of Old"
Pos 'ludN-"Natloual Emblem Marci 3D.
,n, Bagley
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
S. Peiers Church

Tie festival OF Christmas begin.
viih The vc.ne- service AZ CD m
SUNDAY nHrihT ne service the chill
droh Nlli sl,s Tho 'o'iowing carols al
sisted b. the vested choir
nils''sns Awake-- Yorkshire
-. N.l'e Al ne Faithful - ReadInf
hAIA u'e 1iAd ouud'.- Ious lem
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
WEATHER FoREcAsr

For eastern New York and western
vermont unsettled. local rains In
south, local rains or SHOWS In north
portion tonight. Sunday somewhat
colder LUZ
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
NO PAPER MONDAY

There will be no issue of The Even
ing Banner on Monday, Christmas
day. The Office will be closed all
day.
The Washington times., 1911-07-26
Here's a Proposition that Will
Appeal to Your Common Sense

1t to great many people that much money
might be saved in buying from the heavier lines of furniture
during the If paror suite bedroom suite is
needed they seem think that it's necessary for the
winter when such goods being featured in adve
tsng.
If you'll read of these prices and then
you'll see that the time to buy is NOW.
We have very large stock of three and five piece par
or suites which will be sold much below the usual prices while
the general business is light.
For insance-a handsome hreepiece suite, with mas
mahogany finish frame, upholstered in the finest grade
Of leahea suite appropriate for library den The reg
uar price of $500 has been cut to $500 attract
quick buyer -
We have $1,000 Suites reduced to $500, and from
these up just expensive suite you wsh CORE
spending reductions.
Our line of Davenports offers just good bargains
We have style with heavy quarered oak FRAME early Eng
ish fnish tufted upholstery Chase leather, that big
value at regular price of $4,000 This we shall sell at
$3.50.
Other styles at $2750 reduced to $780, and up to
those at $1,000 reduced to $4,000.
In Hall Racks we'd like you to look at reduced
from $3.50 to $500.
This has fine mahogany finish, highly finished, box
seat with high arms beveed French plate Mirror l8x36
inches, oxidzed hooks.
In great variety of patterns this line ranges in price
from $10.75 to $4,000.
The Washington times., 1911-07-26
MAY Be
BROUGHT HERE TO
HOLD CONVENTION
Supreme Tent Favorably
Considering Washington
/ for Meeting.

Washington Is being strongly consid-
cred as the convention city for the next
gathering of the Supreme Tent and the
Great Encampment of the knights of
the Maccabees. Major W. w. Burch,
Lieut.. w. T. King, and D. W. Gall, of
the tents in the District. have returned
from the Cleveland meeting Of the su-
preme bodies of the order. They bring
word that the supreme board of trus-
tees is giving favorable consideration to
the bid of the Washington representa-
tives for the next convention.
The report OF Mr.. Gall, manager of
the Virginia and District Of Columbia
Jurisdiction, to the Great Encampment
shows that the order has paid to benefi-
ciaries 100000 since 1t began work in
the Jurisdiction.
Reports from the general officers, ac-
cording to the local representatives,
place the uniform rank Of the knights
of the Maccabees in the front ranks Of
semi-military organizations of the coun-
try. During the twenty-one years that
Supreme Commander D. P. Markey,
who has just been reelected for four
years. has had the management Of its
affairs II has grown from 1900 to 300, 900
members, has a reserve fund of 81, ,oOo,-
ono. and has paid $4S.0O0,O0O to benefi-
Charles.
The local delegation brought back to
Washington as guests ]. B. Sawtell, Of
Waco, and A. s. Fouts, Of Temple, In
the Texas Jurisdiction.
= The order holds It's sessions Quadreni-
ally, and the strong efforts already in
stituted will be continued to bring tho
next meeting to Washington.
The Officers elected for the quadren-
MUM are: Supreme commander. Hon. D.
P. Markey, of Detroit; supreme lieuten-
ant commander, ]. B. Sawtell. Texas;
supreme record keeper, L. E. Sisler, De-
troit; supreme chaplain, J. A. Stack
house, Tennessee; supreme sergeant, J.
A. Gordon, Chicago: supreme master-at-
arms, ]. W. Sherwood, Oregon; supreme
first master-of-guard. j. A. Foots,
Pennsylvania: supreme second master-of
guard, s. G. c. Ward. Maine; supreme
sentinel, F.. J. Burnes, Elkhart, Ind !;
supreme picket, A. w. Frey. New Jer-
sey: supreme board Of trustees, L. F.
Sisler, Michigan; J. B. Mcdaniel, New
York; s. w. Trusler. Ontario; j. F.
DowneI. Illinois; W. E. Blaney, Penn
sylvania; r. B. Anderson. Missouri.
The Washington times., 1911-07-26
MINNESOTA ISFOR
IA TOILETTE, SAYS
GOPHER ATTORNEY
James Manahan Declares
Sentiment for Wisconsin
Man Strong in State.

The Minnesota State delegation to the
Republican national convention win go
instructed for Senator La Toilette, ac-
cording to the present outlook, says
James Manahan, a prominent attorney
of the Gopher State, who Is in Wash
ington on legal business.
"A large La Toilette for President.
club was organized last week In Du-
luth,'' said Mr.. Manahan, and strong
clubs have already been formed In st.
Paul and Minneapolis. A State-wide
organization is being perfected under
the leadership of Harvey Clapp, son Of
United States Senator CIapp. and Alex
ander Mcknight.
'In Duluth, which is strongly stand
pat In some quarters on account OF
Steel trust interests there, the La Fol-
lette club began with a large member
ship. composed principally Of younger
and more progressive Republicans.
La Toilette sentiment is strong all
over the State, and If the will Of an
enormous majority of Republican voters
is not thwarted by politicians the State
delegation will be anti-Taft and pro-La
Toilette.
THE delegates to the national con-
vention will be chosen by the State
convention. A determined effort was
made in the last session of the Leg
islature to pass a Presidential prefer
ence election bill. but IN the crash at
the close of the session the measure
failed to get through. If there.had been
two more hours more time it would
have been enacted. But as it is, La
Toilette will get the State, anyhow.
, North Dakota also is practically GER
tain to send a La Toilette delegation,
and South Dakota will do likewise un-
less politicians there throttle the will OF
the Republicans"
Mr.. Manahan and Attorney General
Wickersham had a hot clash at the
convention of the Minnesota State Bar
Association at Duluth over the recall OF
judges, the Minnesota attorney being
emphatically in favor Of the plan.
The Washington times., 1911-07-26

their trains is more or less commen-
surate with their speed.
Again, 1t. is common knowledge that
a human being is not infallible, and Is
often affected by extreme weather, ana
that at the time of the accident the
weather had been extremely oppressive
for several days. This fact should be
taken into consideration, and the
chances of failure to observe signals
would be greatly minimized by two en- ,
gineers in the cab, with both required
to observe signals. This would apply
particularly to fast trains"
Encouraged Speed.
The New Haven is censured as tacitly
encouraging reckless running OF trains
by its engineers by melting them to
make up lost time. On this point the
coroner's finding declares:
Clifford N. Woodward, superintend-
ent of the Shore Line division. on which
the wreck occurred, very frankly states
that the company does not object to
engineers making up time when speed
restrictions as to certain locations are
not violated. Superintendent WOODWARD
also admits that the crew on a fast
train Is no different from that of any
other train"
Woodward. according to the coroner,
sent out bulletins. one dated July 10, the
day before the wreck, warning engineers
and firemen that some OF them were
not doing as well as could be done in
making time or in recovering rime that
has been lost at stations" The coroner
lays great stress on these bulletins as
encouragement to the crew to mae UP
time by increased speed.
The Washington times., 1911-07-26
ROADANDENGINEER
GET WRECK BL LAME,
Coroner Who Investigates Bridgeport Disaster Holds
Faulty CONSTRUCTION of Tracks Principally
e-. Responsible. -. -.

The New Haven railroad and Engi-
neer Arthur NJ. Curtiss are blamed for
the wreck Of the Federal Express at
Bridgeport July II, in the finding OF
Coroner Wilson, filed today. The rail-
road Is held the principal offender.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company is held criminal
ly negligent in maintaining an 'inher-
emily dangerous and short cross-over
on fast express trunk line tracks. and
In relying upon a rule, instead OF gov
erning the use thereof"
The coroner's finding bristles with
condemnation Of the railroad.
This crossover," says the coroner.
when set up for train to pass from
track to track, is a dangerous situation,
and known to be such to the railroad
company unless its rules are complied
with"
No real necessity for this short cross
over existed, declares the coroner, this
being proven, he asserts. by Roadmas-
ter Devore's testimony. Devore testified
that "a longer cross-over meant greater
safety, and was just as easy for a
train to take without losing tIrne."
Care Not Taken.
This being known as remedy for
all such danger" says the coroner, sit
was not the exercise Of due, reasonable,
and proper care to allow a rule only to
stand between safety and disaster. The
result of taking such a cross-over at
such high speed was well known to
Curtiss. but 1 do not find that he did
so wilIfully.'
Contradictory as 1t may seem. the
coroner in another portion Of his re-
port blames the engineer for going on
the cross-over at a high rate Of speed.
The verdict here says:
THE said Arthur NJ Curtlss was
negligent in operating his en-
gine at such a high speed over this
but even so, were IL not for
the dangerous construction permitted
of the company, or had a longer cross
over been located there, such n catas-
trophe would not have happened"
Two Engineers.
Coroner Wilson recommends two en-
gineers on all fast trains, saying:
There is no question but that people
demand fast trains and high speed, but
1t is equally true that they demand
and are entitled to safety in travel. and
the degree Of care incumbent upon rail-
road companies to observe In running
The Washington times., 1911-07-26
Peace Plan Makes This
Day in History Famous

Today is the anniversary of first over
lures for peace in the war with Spain.
July 8. 1898. the French ambassador
acted for the Spanish government. Five
years later. July 26 was noteworthy. for
the end of the U. S. Kearsarge's famous
run across the Atlantic. The battleship
made 2,SS5 miles in 9 days. ~ hours.
Today is also the anniversary of the
death OF Gen. Sam Houston, of Texas.
General Houston was born in 1873, at
Lexington. Va. Other July 26ths chron-
icled in history are 1888, when George
Clinton, fourth Vice President OF the
United States, was born, in Ulster
county. N. Y: 1759. when the British
took Fort Ticonderoga from the French;
1906. when an earthquake at Naples re-
suited in the loss Of 5000 lives, and 1851.
when General Fremont took charge of
the Federal troops in western Missouri.
General Clinton, mentioned above, died
in this city In 1872