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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
BENNINGTON BEFORE BROADWAY
"Campaigners" to Appear Here Tues
day evening on Opening Tour

No announcement made by Manager
Wood this current season has been
received with the interest which the
coming of Willis Maxwell Goodhue's
new musical comedy The Campaign
ers, - to the Bennington opera house
on Tuesday, May 9th has aroused.
For long time past the press OF
New York has made many comments
on this coming production of a new
comedy by the author of Hello Bill"
THE Girl and the Bandit" and other
current comedy successes. Mr.. Good
hue having intended having The Cam
paigners' ready for Broadway produc-
ton last fall but the manuscript as
1t was at that time did not satisfy
him and he has been at work all win
ter revising it, with the result that he
has succeeded in satisfactory man
ner TO himself that the piece is now
in perfect shape, and ready for
Broadway presentation. Mr.. Freder-
lex j, Eustis the composer, has also
made good use of his time in the
are pronounced by those who have
heard the same as gems of oompos-
ition. However, in order to be alb
Isolutely sure that the new production
is absolutely worthy of Broadway, it
has been decided to take it on tour
for few weeks, so that the rough ed
ges, if any, may be brushed off and
it is for that reason that local thea
ire goers will have an opportunity of
hearing it on Tuesday next. The en-
tire New York cast will appear, to-
gether with the nattiest chorus seen
here in many day Among the many
new song hits of The Campaigners, /"
are Il want Boy" my Yankee
Rose Take Me Down to Luna"
There are things which one Seeks
only to Forget" Booze" Mary
Smith" and a number of others of
most whistleable type. When The
Campaigners' is produced here, the
augmented orchestra will be under
the personal direction of the compo-
SER Fred j. Eustis, while the stage
will be under the direction of Mr..
Goodhue himself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08

before the birth of her child. It
would have been easier to commit SUI
icide she explained, but in that case
the husband she loved would have for
sworn his religion for the woman who
had supplanted her Rather than see
that, she killed him, and rather than
add the crime of suicide to murder,
she chose to give herself up and let
the justice of man take its course.
Il hid the revolver in the folds Of
my dress" said the little woman,
and came upon George as he was
hunting for the letters / had found
the letters, that told me the other
woman's name, the letters he had for
gotten.
He said it was true, but that he
couldn't account for it. We talked of
her. George loved me through 1t all,
but when he was with her, he said, he
forgot his country, his religion, his
wife and his coming child. l fell on
my knees and asked him if there was
no chance for us to be happy together
again. He pushed me off. Then
shot him. AS he lay on the floor /
stopped and kissed his lips. Then
gave myself up"
Mrs O'Shaughnessy was committed
to the Tombs without bail. Her hus-
band was store cashier, only twenty
one years old and the girl whom he
loved better than his wife is but
eighteen. She is heartbroken. o.,
Shaughnessy told her he was unmar-
ried
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
FIRST DELEGATE TO REGISTER
Senator Henry r. cushman at Nation
al Peace Congress

The Baltimore American of May 8
in its description Of the opening OF
the national peace congress held in
that city had the following which will
be of special interest to Bennington
people:
"The advance guard of the delegates
began to arrive yesterday afternoon.
Mccoy Hail. where all of the sessions
of the congress excepting the one this
afternoon will be held, is the head
quarters and a registration bureau has
been fitted up just outside of Donovan
Room In the north corridor. There a
registration book was presented to
the delegates who appeared yesterday
and at the close of the congress that
book will be one of the most valuable
autograph collections in the country.
AS each visitor signed the book his
name, home address, Baltimore ad-
dress, business and hisconnectlons
with the peace movement, were writ
ten on card and indexed in a filing
cabinet. By this means, any message
to a delegate can be delivered in a
brief space of time by reference to
the cabinet
"The first delegate to register yes
terday was Senator Henry T. Cush.
man of Vermont A tall, distinguish
ed-looking gentleman with a pleasant
smile, he stepped into Mccoy Hall
shortly after noon and affixed his sig
nature to the book Then, after re-
ceiving one Of the neat little white
badges bearing the words Third Nat
ional Peace Congress, Baltimore, May
SO, 1911" he pinned it inside his coat
and started out to find the New How
ard Hotel. Senator Cushman is slight
ly familiar with Baltimore and he re-
marked that the many improvements
which he noticed were fine tribute
to the energy and enthusiasm which
is pervading the business circles of
the city"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
BANDITS USE BODY
Of MARSHAL FOR
A SHIELD
One POstOffce RObber Killed
and Another Wounded
BATTLE AT, SCHOOLHOUSE
Marshal 5usbys Body Dragged into
Building and Used as Protection
Against Posses Bullets

Jefferson, Iowa, May Sin a clash
between a sherifrs posse and two rob-
bers early yesterday at schoolhouse
two miles from Patton, Marshal Busby
of that place and a robber we're killed
and another bandit was seriously in
jured.
The highwaymen broke into the
postofice at Patton blowing open the
safe and taking several hundred dol
lars in stamps and money. The noise
of the explosion was heard by a man
who was in the street. Marshall Bus
by was called, and he and armed de-
puties started in pursuit OF the rob-
bers who fed south. A posse also
was organized at Dana.
Marshal Busby and several men, af
ter dividing the pursuers into several
searching parties with instructions to
scour the country, started back to Pa.
ton. believing that some hiding place
had been overlooked. They came TO
country schoolhouse.
Using no precaution whatever, the
marshal went to the door and opened
| it. A report of a gun was heard. The
marshal fell dead. One of the robbers
dragged the body into the school
house. Then fusilade began be-
tween the robbers and the deputies.
The body of Busby was propped up in
the window as a body guard from be-
hind which the robbers fired on the
deputies.
BY this time Sheriff Williams and
his deputies arrived He called on
the robbers to surrender, but he re-
ceived a volley of shots in reply. The
posse then poured a fusillade into the
windows and doors of the school
house Finally one of the robbers
staggered through the front doorway,
wounded, saying:
Boys, | surrender, but my pal is
going to fight till you get him"
Sheriff Williams gave the uninjured
bandit a chance to surrender, but he
refused. The fight was renewed. All
the time the marshals body was
against the window and the robber
was firing from behind it, The firing
lasted thirty minutes, Finally the
officers saw the robber stagger and
Busbys body fall from the window A
rush was made for the door. The rob
Der was found dead, with a bullet
through his heart
| The wounded robber refused to give
his name His leg is shattered and
will have to be amputated A hotel
key was found in his pocket. 1t
came from hotel in Des Moines Pa
pers were also found bearing the post
marks Sing Sing and Chicago.
II Is believed that these men are
the ones who blew open the safe in the
Bayard (Iowa) postofflce a few weeks
ago They were about 20 years old.
The injured bandit was taken to Sioux
City.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
AUTOMOBILE BURGLARS
Postotfice Sign Hadn't Been Moved
and Crooks Entered Wrong BUILDING

Pawlet, May S.-The store of C. f..
Clark of Pawlet was broken into Sat
urday night and it is supposed the
burglars believed they were robbing
the postotiice, which, up to last week,
had been located in the store. The
office was moved the first of the week
to the Masonic building, but the sign
had not been removed from the old
site.
The store safe was left unlocked
Saturday night and it's contents were
found strewn about the floor. From a
money drawer the burglars got a
small amount of change, probably less
than 81. Outside of some cigars
nothing else was missed.
The burglars first visited a nearby
blacksmith shop from which they
stole a sledge hammer, a cold chlsel
and other tools, with which they used
in gaining entrance to the store and
which were found in the building yes.
terday
An automobile was heard to pass
through the town about o'clock Sun.
day morning and it is supposed that
it was the burglars machine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS
Which are To Be at Library Theatre
Tonight

The Glens Falls Post-Star has the
following relative to vaudeville artists
coming to Library theatre tonight:
Leroy, Americas premier instru-
mentalist is easily the headliner. A
wonderfully accomplished musician
with a variety of selections that are
pleasing, yet difficult to render, he
plays his way into the hearts of the
audience with the banjo, mandolin and
violin as his only instruments. Lee
Roy is easily the best violin player
ever heard in this vicinity and for
several minutes yesterday the house
Numbered with applause following his
act He responded to encore after
encore and the audience refused to
be silent until the curtain went up
for the act which followed. The only
popular selection played by this vir-
tuoso was THE Grizzly Bear" and
when he had finished the people were
nearly upon their feet yelling.
The selections played by this high
ly talented musician were alone worth
many times the admission price, and
his engagement here is bound to be
one of the most successful ever enjoy
ed by performer in Glens Falls.
Following closely on the heels of
Leroy for leading honors are the Les
Henrys, troupe of four dancing equil-
ibrists whose work is the most SEN
sational ever seen on a local stage.
Their Offering is new, novel and en-
tertaining and evidences the real ar
tistic training which they have receiv-
ed. Wonderfully developed athletes
the grace with which the many beau.
tiful dancing figures are executed and
the pleasing appearance of the young
women makes their Offering worthy
of first place on the program of the
best vaudeville theatres in the United
States. Their work is truly marvel
Gus and like that of Leroy, should be
seen to be appreciated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08

DODGE MURDER TRIAL
Prosecution Concludes Direct Evil
dence-Trlal May End This Week

Prosecution Concludes Direct Evil
dence-TrIal May End This Week
Guildhall, May S.-When adjourn
ment in the murder trial Of Mrs. Flor
ence NJ. Dodge of Lunenburg, charged
with shooting William Heath OF Dali
ton, N. H., was taken at noon Satur-
day until Monday at 2 p. m, all Of the
direct evidence for the prosecution
had been submitted, the defense was
we'll under way and it was believed
that before the close of another week
the fate of the defendant would have
been decided. The attorneys for the
state have attempted to prove that
| Heath met his death at the hands OF
the wife of the former high sheriff or
Essex county, while he was at work
painting a bedroom in her residence.
The defense Friday and Saturday
tried to establish their claim that the
| fatal wound was caused by the accl-
dental discharging of the revolver.
The testimony Saturday was entirely
of a technical character, but two wit
nesses, E. II. Hunter, a Dartmouth
college civil engineer, and DR.. ii. n.
Kingsford, professor of pathology at
the same institution, taking the stand.
Only a few times during the trial has
Mrs. Dodge shown any signs OF wor-
! ry, and yesterday she appeared UNI
concerned.
When Mr. Hunter resumed his eX-
animation Saturday he gave a dem
/ t.r nP at than iQq
| instruments and Samuel Richardson
! the man who has been used as Nv
| ing model because of his marked re-
lsemblance to Heath in size and build,
that it would be possible for a person
of Mrs Dodge's height to shoot a man
the size of Heath when the victim was
standing erect, and cause wound
identical with Heath's, only when the
person firing the revolver was either
| living on the floor or holding the revolt
yer between his own legs.
In answer to one of the first ques'
tons asked by Attorney General Sar-
gent, during the cross examination,
Mr.. Hunter said that person stand
ling erect could not hold a revolver
in such position as to put bullet
through his own body in the same
course travelled by the bullet that Kill
ed Heath. The attorney general drew
from the witness the admission that
when two persons were standing erect
it might be possible for one person to
shoot another a little taller. Mr.
Hunter said that it would be possible
for a person to be in kneeling posi-
ton and receive a shot fired from the
doorway. in which the bullet would
range upward as indicated by the eX
perts for the prosecution.
The last witness of the day was ID
Kingsford. who testified that he had
examined the clothing said to have
been worn by Heath, and found nc
powder marks. Assuming that Heath
was OH his hands and knees, the dir
ection of the bullet seemed to come
from below, for the point of exit OF
the bullet was higher both in relation
to the body and the floor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
BENNINGTON LEAD
HOOSICK FALLS
ALL THE WAY
Local High School Defeated New
Workers. IL to 5
UNABLE TO HIT SCOTT
Bennington Pitcher Struck Out 10
Batters and Had Game In Hand
From Start

Bennington high school played its
first home game Saturday afternoon
when the local team easily defeated
Hoosick Falls high school by a score
of II to 5. Outside of Casey the Hoo
sick Falls shortstop, the batters from
over the New York state line were
unable to do anything with the pitch
ing of Scott, the former Bennington
catcher who this year has been trans
ferred to the front end of the battery.
Casey found Scott for single and
three doubles, half the hits made by
his team. Scott had unusual speed
for a high school pitcher, his control
was good and he had IL strike-outs to
his credit. Hackett dropped four
third strike balls. necessitating a
throw to first but he always caught
the runner.
Bennington hit Shea, who started
the game for Hoosick Falls, for ID
safe swats and drove him from the
box in the sixth inning. In the open
ing period Bennington punched four
singles and a two-bagger and scored
four runs. This gave the local stu.
dents a lead which Hoosick did not
catch until the eighth and in the mean
time they were adding a few runs as
the game progressed. In the sixth
they went at Shea again for four sin.
giles which with three free tickets to
first and two errors resulted in a
quartette of runs. At the end Of the
inning Shea was succeeded by l..
Durfee who pulled through the next
two periods without a hit although he
passed two men.
The Bennington students played a
good fielding game. Harmon mis-.
judged a long fly into center field.
Hackett pegged one ball down to sec.
ond that was too high to be caught
and Hawks allowed a roller to pass
him at third base under the impress.
sion that the ball was going foul.
These were the only misplays OF the
local team
Inability to hit Scott was the chief
reason for the overwhelming defeat
OF the visitors. Each one OF the err
rors chalked up against the New
Workers also came at times when
| they created considerable damage.
| The score
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
ANOTHER 3 AND N MOVE
Fight With Grand Trunk Far From
Being Settled

Boston. May S-Desplte the opti-
mistic reports after Fridays confer
ence in this city between Governor
Mead of Vermont and officials of the
Boston and Maine and the Grand
Trunk and Central Vermont railroads,
Boston railroad men asserted Satur-
day that the fight between the two
great transportation systems is far
from settled.
They base this belief on the news
from Washington to the effect that
the Boston and Maine railroad a few
days ago filed with the interstate com
merce commission notice of its can
collation. of traffic agreement of long
standing with the Central Vermont
road.
That the Central Vermont, or Grand
Trunk, did not agree to the cancella-
ton of this traffic contract on the
part of it's competitor was learned
from official sources here and it was
further said that the Central Vermont
could continue to live up to its part
of the agreement. Railroad men ia
miiar with the situation say that this
means war.
A good many years ago the Boston
and Main railroad and the Central
Vermont railroad entered into an ar
rangement for the interchange of traf-
fc between New York and Brooklyn
and points in New England on the
Boston and Maine by way of New Lon
don, Central Vermont railway, and
the following places which are juno
ton points between the Boston and
| Maine and the Central Vermont-Bel-
chertown, Millers Falls, South Vernon
Brattleboro and White River Junction.
Freight by this route reached many
! important cities and towns in this ter
rtory and the arrangement it is said,
worked not only to the advantage of
the railroads, but to that of shippers,
as we'll
Under the agreement through rates
we're established and business men
have come to believe that the rates
are fixed and permanent. Without
advance announcement shippers now
learn that the agreement has been can
lcelled and fear that rates will be ad
INdnCeu.
According to the report from Wash
ington, the Boston and Maine has ser
we'd notice of the cancellation of its
south-bound tariff for this through
traffic arrangement, effective June
1911 1t was said in Boston Saturday
that the Central Vermont has not
only refused to agree to the cancella
ton of this contract, but has also de
termined to continue its tariff on
north-bound traffic as before.
The Boston and Maine may, how
ever, refuse to receive and deliver the
traffic which the Central Vernon
turns over to it and the outcome o.
this latest phase OF the struggle be
tween the Boston and MaineNew Tia
ven interests and the Grand Trunl
railway system will be watched will
keen interest by shippers all owe
New England.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
AN ATTORNEY APOLOGIES
Herbert w. Blake Re-lnstated by Su.
preme Court

Montpelier, May San unusual fea-
ture of the session of the supreme
court Saturday was the vacating of
the court order striking the name OF
Herbert w. Blake of Worcester, Mass.
formerly of Brighton, VT, from the
roll of attorneys of the Vermont bar
following the presentation OF a petit
ion and apology to the court from Mr.
Blake through Attorney ]. w. Red.
mond. The cause of the order strik-
ing Mr.. Blake's name from the roll
was his conduct before the court last
fall, while arguing motion for new
trial in case in which he appeared
as counsel.
The court considered that an affront
had been offered by the attorney and
Mr. Blake was given an opportunity
to apologize. His statement at the
time did not satisfy. the court, and it
was followed by the order to strike
his name from the roll.
In written apology, signed and
sworn to by Mr.. Blake, the attorney
stated that after full consideration of
his conduct he felt that he had not
taken the right course and that he de-
served the displeasure of the court
For the act he humbly extended apol-
ogy and asked for reinstatement. In
presenting the petition, Attorney Red.
mond said that he had known Mr.
Blake as young man of good char
acter and he thought others had
known him in the same way.
Then Chief Judge Rowell said that
the petition to the court had been
presented previously, and the court
was prepared to announce its decision
The apology on the face of it was
sufficient, he said and inasmuch as 1t
was sworn to the court would accept
the apology and vacate the order by
which Mr.. Blakes name was stricken
from the roll.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
STATE Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION
Third Annual Event at MlddIebury-
Officers Elected, Also Banquet.

Middlebury, May Gully 100 dele
gates representing every town in the
county are in attendance at the third
annual conception of the Addison
county and Brandon Y NJ. c. A. so
cieties. Previous to the opening of
the convention the committee of the
state association held its first annual
meeting and elected the following
officers:
President, w. J. Van Patten of Bur-
lington; vice president ]. N. Barss
of Vergennes; secretary and treasur-
er, G. F. North of Burlington. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer
showed the state society to be in pros
porous condition.
At Z o'clock about $50 delegates and
guests sat down to a banquet served
in the basement OF the Memorial
Baptist church. The after dinner
speaking was in charge of ex-Gov. f.
ID. Proctor of Proctor who introduced
the following: Judge c. |. Button OF
Middlebury, Fred B. Freeman, an of.
ficer of the New Hampshire state So
ciety with headquarters at Concord /;
Wallace Batchelder of Bethel and w
G. Mason of Hilldale, Mich, county
work evangelist of the international
commission.
The convention later organized by
electing the following officers
President, Rev. George r. Stair OF
Middlebury; vice president, ]. E.
Crane of Burlington; secretary, Prof
Raymond Mcfarland of Middlebury
assistant secretary, Walter f. Lewis
of Brandon.
DR.. John NJ. Thomas, president OF
Middlebury college and Gov. John A.
Mead, who were to be among the
speakers were unavoidedly detained.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-08
NEW BAND FORMED
PARTLY OF OLD
PLAYERS
Further Shaking Up in Local
Musical Circles
|. [. GOKAY IS LEADER
OF New 5and--severaI Well Known
Members Of Old Band Were
Not Invited

The breach in musical circles that
has existed for some time has deyel-
oped into new band organization In
GLIDING a number of the members OF
the old organization and several new
members and not including some who
have been members of the band for
the past few years.
The new band organization claims
that inasmuch as it contains a major
ity of the old band it has a right to
the property which consists of music,
instruments, etc, amounting In value
to several hundred dollars, and this
property or as much of it as was at
the band rooms, was taken possession
of Sunday.
The new organization which voted
to call itself the Bennington Citizens
band is composed of the following: l..
L. Gokay, VIII II. Andrews, Ralph II.
Gaul, Harry Il. Cook, Ray Mccormick.
Harry Stevens, Adelbert Hurley, Geo.
h. Donnelly, Leon Fletcher Frank
| Hurley, Archie d. Hurley, James Can
A~ANg III Oh Va AASDOnelut IQMdIu
ley, William Cronin and Marden Mich
OILS
The officers chosen are as follows:
President, Ralph H. Gaul; vice-presi-
dent, Harry e. Cook; secretary, w.
H. Andrews; treasurer, George Z,
Donnelly; business manager, Frank
Hurley; trustees, Edw. Mcdonald,
Edw. Hurley James Garfield; audi
tors, l.. L. Gokay, Harry Stevens, Ray
Mccormack; drum major, Marden,
Nichols; leader, L. L. Gokay..
The members of the old organiza-
ton who are not included In the new
declare that they have right to the
band property, especially as the chief
officers of the band had large share
in raising the money. There is a debt
of about 500 outstanding but some
members of the new organization say
they are willing to assume this debt
and will do so if they have the band
property.