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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
soTAERN AND MARLoWE WE'D
co-stars Married In London Thursday
Have Acted Together Since 1904

New York, Aug. 19.-Announce'
ment was made at the offices OF Sam
S. and Lee Shubert yesterday that
they had received cablegram from
Il. II. Sothern. the actor, telling of
his marriage In London Thursday TO
Julia Marlowe, his oo-star in the the
atrloal world. Mr. Sothern and Miss
Marlowe closed their engagement In
a Broadway theatre on July 4 last,
two weeks before the engagement
was to have terminated, and II was
then rumored ,hlt th,y intended -
marry Tho rumo, huweScr was
promptly denied They sailed for
Europe on lu'y 10.
Virginia Harmed obtained q divorce
from Sothern at Reno in October last
on the ground OF desertion. Miss
Marlowe has also had one previous
matrimonial experience, In 1894,
while playing in Philadelphia, she
married her ladlng man, Robert Tia.
Dor. She secured a divorce from him
in January, 1900, at stowe, VT, fol.
lowing q series OF disagreements. Mr..
sothern and Miss Marlowe have been
co.stars since 1904. Mr. Sothern
was born In New Orleans 81 years ago
his bride was born in Coldbeck, Eng
In 1855.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
GREAT BRITAIN S
BIG RAILROAD
STRIKE IS ON
Transportation Facilities Are
Completely DemOralized
STEAMSHIPS FAIL TO SAIL
Many American Travellers Compelled
to Stay on Island for lndefl-
mite Period

London, Aug. 19.--Scores of thous-
ands of railway employees throughout
the United Kingdom are on strike,
and traffic everywhere is badly dis
organized. The leaders of the Anal
gamated society of railway servants
declare that 100000 men, or nearly
half the total of employees of the rail-
ways OF England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales, have answered their call
to stop work. On the other hand, the
managers of the railways say these
figures are greatly exaggerated. There
is no method by which verification of
either assertion is possible, but the
fact is patent that the railway service
all over the country is completely de-
moralized. Never before have the
ministers of a British government
made such earnest efforts to ward off
a great labor war; but last night
they had been unable TO stay move
ment that promises to entail incon-
venience possibly misery, to millions
Of people.
London has the appearance of an
armed camp, for on all sides are to
be seen soldiers in khaki rifles in
hands and leaden bullets in their
belts, while from the dome of St
PauPs the engineers are keeping in
communication with the general STAFF
by photographic signals in the day
time and by electrical flashes at
night.
Broadly speaking, the strike is most
effective In the north of England,
where many towns are completely is
olated, and in the south OF Wales. Il
is partly effective in the Midlands but
has not caused trouble in the south
of England. On only few OF the IT.
ish railways have the men gone out.
The situation in Scotland is uncer-
tain.
On the whole, there is much less
disorder connected with the strike
than had been expected. Miles of
side tracks are filled with idle en-
gines and cars, and thousands of min
ers have been thrown out of work be-
cause the collieries cannot get vans
into which TO load their coal.
Shipping is demoralized and hun
dreds OF Americans with their eyes
turned wistfully toward home are in
a sad plight. Yesterday afternoon
the Cunard steamship company mott
ed the passengers booked for the
steamers Caronia and Lusitania al
Liverpool that there was not the
slightest chance of the vessels sail
ing at present, and that probably they
would not be able to get away before
the middle of next week. The Caro-
MIA is lying in the stream coaled anc
with her cargo aboard, but without 9
crew The Lusitania has no coal, al
though the coal barges are lyinl
alongside. The Caronia has booked
$50 first class passengers and thu
Lusitania $50. These generally arr
well-to-do persons who are accepting
the situation quietly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
LAFLAM M E-WAiTE
Couple United in Marriage at Metho-
dist Parsonage

Miss Florence Waite, daughter of
Mrs Helen Waite Of Branch street,
and Israel LaFlamme. son of Mrs.
Priscilla LaFlamme Of East Main
street, were united in marriage Tues
day afternoon at three o'clock at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. P. l..
Dow
The bride was attended by Miss
Flora Madison. Fred Waite broth
ey of the bride acted as best man. The
bride wore white silk and hat to
match Her attendant was also gown
ed in white Following the marriage a
reception was given at the home Of
the brides mother.
About 65 friends and relatives were
present. Among the out of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Ly-
ons and three sons, Miss Elsie Smith
and Howard Smith Of Greenfield,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs Basil Fletcher of
Troy and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Morse of
North Adams. They were the receipt
ents of many useful gifts. Their
many friends wish them long and
happy married life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
WHITEHALL WON AT WELLS
Defeated Granville In Close Game
Bennington Players With Granville

Five OF the Bennington baseball
players, Bosk, Delaney, McCrehan,
Brill and Carolan went yesterday to
Wells, where a field day was held, for
the purpose of assisting the Granville
team to defeat Whitehall It is also
reported that there was a southern
league man in the Granville aggrega-
ton In the seventh inning after two
men were out the Granville players
inaugurated series of errors and the
Whitehall batsmen began to touch up
Bosk. The result was five runs,
enough to give the canal boatmen the
game by score of 10 to 8.
According to reports from the field
of action there was considerable bet
ting on the game and 1t is intimated
that as much as $500 changed hands
on the result. Score by innings:
RHE
Whitehall O4OO O15 0 do 10 Z
Granville 90 4 II 3 0 o. 913 4
Batteries-Eagan, Ryan and Ma
har; Bosk and Delaney.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
CAR NEARLY roppLED OVER
Auto Spent Four Hours In Ditch on
North Bennington Road

A large Pope Hartford automobile
owned by Elizabeth A. Dunn of
Thompsonville, Conn, Slowed from
the road about forty rods below the
covered bridge near the Mt Anthony
Country club grounds on the North
Bennington road shortly after 6:30
last evening. The car was lodged on
a four foot bank at that point in such
a way that the wheels on one side
rested on the road and the other
wheels were at the bottom OF the
ditch. The car was pitched at an
acute angle in such a manner that
the chauffeur's efforts not only failed
to extricate the car bat put 1t in dan
ger of topping over. Passing cars
offered their assistance but the cars
position was such that they were I'M
able to bring it back into the road.
The chauffeur finally telephoned to
a local garage the proprietors of
which after learning of the cars pre-
dicament, stated that they knew Of
no means Of removing the car that
evening.
Late in the evening. l.. H. Davis
and force of men went to the scene
OF the accident. An attempt was
made to draw the car up over the
bank which ended in almost topping
the car over, Finally q tackle was
attached to the middle Of the front
axle with the rope attached to a tree
some distance away. After an hours
steady pull. the car finally was drag
ged to the middle Of the road after
having been on the bank for over four
hours.
The party spent the night at the
Putnam House, leaving, this morning
for Springfield, Mass. They were re
turning from Montreal, Canada
where a party OF friends had to be
taken to embark for Europe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
ATWOOD SHORT OF FUEL
cross-country Flyer Had to Come
Down In a cornfield

Erie. Penn, Aug. 1S.-Harry N.
Atwood. who is flying from St Louis
TO New York, did not reach Erie to-
night as he had planned. He alight-
ed in a cornfeld on the farm of John
Strucher, one and one-half miles west
of Swanville and ten miles from Erie,
at 7:lO o'clock this evening. Atwood
says he discovered just after he had
passed Falrview that he was out OF
gasoline and he decided to descend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
BURGLARS THREW
BAD SCARE into
VERMONT TOWN
Blew Up POstoffics Safe In
WiIIiamstown.
Terrorlzed Residents With Fusllade
Of Revolver shots-Booty
Amounted to $25 =

Montpelier, Aug. 19.-Burglars
broke into the postofiice at Williams
town, VT, at about o'clock yesterday
morning. After blowing open the
safe they shot up the town In wild
west fashion. Revolver shots sue
ceeded one another in rapid success
ion, awakening the whole village. The
residents were terrorized, thinking
from the commotion and noise that
an attack was being made on the
town by band of bandits.
George MARI, proprietor of the VIII
Jamestown Inn, which Is next door to
the postoffice, heard the explosion
when the safe was blown open. He
hurriedly dressed and when he APP
peared at the door of the Inn he was
fired upon, the bullet striking the door
casing close beside him. The bur-
glars then whipped out their reyol-
vers and fired a number of shots with
the apparent purpose of waking up
the townsfolk and giving them a big
scare. In this they were entirely sue
! cessful. M
/ Without waiting for the citizens to
gather up their courage and organize
an army Of offense the burglars jump
ed into an automobile and sped away,
firing a few parting shots.
No clue to the identity of the des-
peradoes or to where they went after
their disappearance from the village
has been found.
There are various estimates as to
the number of men in the night party
but five would probably be near the
truth.
Their booty consisted of s25 In
currency and stamps.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
POPE IS coNvALEscENT
His Holiness Spends Some Time At
His Desk over Urgent Matters

Rome, Aug. 1s-There is no doubt
that Pope Plus is now convalesoent.
His Holiness rose earlier than usual
this morning and went to the chapel
to hear mass, and remained there for
some time praying.
In his apartment during the day he
walked from one room to another
with little difficulty and spent some
time at his desk attending to press.
ing affairs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
How Long VIII You Liver

VIII your capital last? No need to
consider either question il you pur-
chase an Annuity, which gives a GER
tain income as sure as you live, as
long as you live National Life ms.
Co, of Vermont. (Mutual) Earle s
Kinsley, General Agent, Mead Build
ing, Rutland, VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
SENATOR RAVNER ILL

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 1S.-United
States Senator lsidor Rayner Is suf'
fering from a nervous breakdown at
his summer home, Algonquin Manor,
near Cambridge, Md. His physician,
said today that now that the Senator
had given up his work In congress
and Is free from nerve strain and ex.
element he would soon recover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
HE is SEVERELY INJURED
Cssl corham Burned When Gas Gen.
orator on Auto Explodes

Mlddlebury. Aug 1S.-ihe expos.
ion OF an acetylene gas generator on
his auto about $3.50 o'clock Wednes.
day, inflicted severe injuries on Earl
Gorham, OF the firm OF Gorham and
Son
The young man was preparing the
auto for n ride when he noted his
lights were not working a. they
should and that his generator was
hot. As he ielt OF the machine u
exploded. wrecking the anio and NIL
ing his face ard shoulders with flame
and fragments OF the Drass tank Both
eyes were injured. his nose was CASH
ed and one fnger of the righi land
was nearly severed G0rham may
lose his eyeslght
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
THE MANCHESTER FAIR
Good Program Of Races for Annual
Event In September

Manchester, Aug. ls..-The various
committees Of the Battenklll Valley
Industrial society are putting forth
strenuous effort to make the Ranches
ter fair of 1911 on September 10, 20
and 81 surpass all previous exhibit
ions OF the society. The premium
list is extensive.
The program for the races follows
Wednesday, Sept. 2O-2:25 pace,
$3.50 trot. purse $3.50; 2;24 trot, purse
SIS; 2;27 pace. purse 1925.
Thursday, Sept. 21-245 trot or
pace, (confned to society purse 500
2:22 pace, 2;1S trot. purse $3.50; free
for all, purse $500.
National rules will govern.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
TWO KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
Fatal Grade Crossing Accident Near
Mddletown, N. Y.

Middletown, N. Y, Aug. 1s.-George
Wait, a well to do farmer, and his
wife. were killed this evening when
their automobile was struck by a
train on the Waikiki Valley railroad
Their ten year old girl and three year
old boy we're thrown about twenty
feet away from the track and escap-
ed with numerous cuts and bruises
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
BASEBALL BuNTs

Molina, the catcher on the All Gu
ban team OF Havana who were to
have played in Pittsneld yesterday
aud were prevented by rain, spent
Friday in town az the guest Of friends
returning to Pittsheld to join his
team this morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
ROSE THORN KILLED HER

Prlcked Her Finger While Working
In Garden-5Iood Poison Followed
Greenport, L. l.. Aug. 1S.-Miss SUI
san Reichart, daughter of the late
Christian and Mary Reichart, we'll
known residents Of this place. died
yesterday as the result OF having
pricked her finger with rose thorn
three days previously. The prick
caused blood poisoning, and several
physicians who were called were pow
erless.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
Games for Today

NdNHes TOT Quay
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
American League Results
AZ Cleveland-Cleveland. 8; New
York, T.
AZ Decentralization, 3; Detroit, 3.
At ST, Louis-Washington. 3; ST.
Louis 2,
Al Chioago-Chicago. z; Phlladel.
phia, 5.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19

Joe Grapes Hyphens In the Twin
state league defeated Keene yester.
day and the victory ties Brattleboro
and keene for first place in the Ieag-
ue series
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
NORTH BENNINGTON

Prot Charles II. Bennett OF Boston
will sing at the morning service ut
the Congregational church Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight and Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
American League Standing
Games for Today

New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Washington at st. Louis.
Boston nc Detroit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
THE BIG LEAGUES
Yesterdays Results on National and
American Diamonds
National 4 aaou. pa.,,ls.

At Boston-Boston s; Chicago, 2:
6 innings, darkness.
All other games scheduled in the
National league We're postponed be-
cause OF rain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19
COMPLETE G|RDLE
Of EARTH IN
FORTY DAYS
Young French Journalist Reach
ed New York On Time.
NOW ON WAY TO PARIS
Barring Accident Should Cut Famous
Fiction Record Of Jules
Verne In Two

New York, Aug. 19--Andre Jaeger
Schmidt, the young French journalist
who is attempting to get around the
world in forty days, arrived in New
York last night at S:52from Montreal
and he will sail today at one o'clock
on the Olympic, which will land him
in Cherbourg almost full day ahead
of his schedule allowing him twenty
four hours in which to reach Paris,
a trip which can be made in about
seven hours.
Jaeger-Schmidt left Paris July II.
He reached Moscow on July 20. Omsk
July %, Irkutsk July rs, Hardin July
| %, Vladiyostok July 20, Yokahoma
July 81, Vancouver Aug. IL, Montreal,
Aug. II and New York, Aug. Is. He
should arrive in Cherbourg on Aug
ust 25 The Olympic is now running
on course 1875 miles shorter than
the usual one
He is due in his Office Saturday eve
ming, the 26th, beore midnight, and
there is no reason to believe that he
cannot make it. II the Olympic
lands in Cherbourg at z o'clock on
Friday the train or Paris will probab'
ly start two or three hours later. and
he will arrive there early Saturday
morning. He said last night that he
would urge the captain of the Olym-
pic to make record time.
In 1889 Nellie bly, started out to
see II she could beat the record which
had been made by the fictitious Phin-
cas- Fogg in Jules Verne's celebrated
romance Around the World in
Eighty Days" She attempted to fol
low the route Of Phineas Fogg where
ever 1t was practicable. and she sue
ceeded in cutting down the time tc
~ days. hours and IL minutes ant
IA seconds. 1t must be remembered
that in Nellie Bly's time the Trans
Siberian railway was not in existence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-19

Mr.. Jaeger Schmidt passed through
North Bennington yesterday on his
way from Montreal to New York. The
officials of the Rutland railroad have
been in touch with him ever since he
left Vancouver and made arrange
ments by telegraph for his reception
In New York. While in Rutland yes
terday the traveller expressed him
self as much pleased by the courtes-
les which the officials of the Rutland
road have extended to him, they hav-
ing assisted him in many ways and
provided for his comfort and conven-
ience while on their trains
and In the cities OF Montreal and New
York.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-11-18

CT. LOUIS, Mo.-Porter by day and
y Croesus by night tells the story Of
the daily life of C. W. Massee. a re-
markable resident of this city He is
head porter in millinery establish
ment. Each morning at GAS he
mounts his large touring car and hur-
ries to work, where he has the privi-
lege of bossing twelve negroes. Late
in the afternoon he hurries home in
the same car, tired as any other labor
ing man, and spends his evening in
quarters as lavish as those of the
wealthiest millionaire in ST. Louis and
associates with the wealthiest people
in the city. He declares he could live
without work, but the life of the aver
age millionaire would be a bore to
him, SO he prefers to work for 1927
a week. hire chauffeur, live in lux
ury and scarcely earn his board at his
labor.
Massee owns nearly 5000 acres Of
the rich. deep lands of Minnesota. He
has other property, much other prop
erty, in fact. located in st. Louis He
is able to maintain nine-room house.
four servants and big touring car
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-11-18
st. Louis Shop Porter Is a Croesus.

Whlle working at salary that is In
the immediate neighborhood of $50 a
month. His fellow workers gasped
with amazement when they learned
OF it. When he began coming down
to his portering in a costly touring
car. that runs so miles an hour. they
began to view him with awe. He ia
tue Man of Mystery" among his fei.
low-workers.
Massee has been In st. Louis about
four years. He married a widow with
not little property, and to this be
has added sleadily 1t is said that he
is anxious to get back to the prairies,
of Minnesota and be farmer, in the
bigger sense of the word. Special
considerations have thus far tied him
to st. Louis.
Massee is a college man. He work
ed his way through one of the COL
leges in St. Paul. Mimi, and Jared
forth to see the world. In his wan
behring's he iourneyed to st. Louis. met
charming widow and married her.
With the exception of trips abroad,
and here and there in the United.
states. he has been In St. Louis since,
When 1t became known around thS
establishment that he had made a
trip to Europe last summer there were
many incredulous smiles. When It
was finally accepted as an undoubted
fact the doubters were silenced. Even
his employers who thought they knew
something Of his financial condition
were rather surprised.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-11-18
Neyvsboy Banker. Who Came to Grief

w ALLACE, Ida.-Bernard F. O'Neill,
w who started life as a newsboy
in New York and came to be di-
rector of the Carnegie Trust company
there, as well as president of the
State Bank of Commerce at Wallace.
with fortune we'll beyond the $1,000
600 mark, was arrested il Voncouver.
B. c., recently on a warrant charging
him with liability in the wreck of the
Wallace bank. O'Neill was penniless
when b, was arrested and was plan
ming to start life over again
O'Neill is a hearty Irishman of so,
and a year ago was candidate for the
nomination for governor of Washing
ton. He was defeated in the conven-
ton. In the meantime O'Neills trou-
bles were piling up at Wallace. The
bank there was compelled to suspend.
In the crash O'Neill lost the rest of
his fortune. and short time ago he
went to Vancouver. looking for a
job" as he told the officers who rout-
ed him from bed and put him under
arrest. Indictments were found
against several other wealthy men of
eastern Washington when action was
taken against O'Neill in connection
with the Wallace bank failure.
O'Neill went west as charge Of the
Children's Aid society when he was a
lad in knickerbockers selling papers
along Park Row. He worked for a
time for farmer in Iowa, next NOV
ed on a ranch in Nebraska, and at 10
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-11-18
Hobo Makes a Record Trip on Trucks

ahead, for when came TO my senses
We had made so miles, and the train
was we'll on toward the Aztec coun-
try. The speed was fearful down
those mountain grades, but never
lost my clutch until ! was thrown Off
by a brakeman
Il thought | was all in when we
reached Kansas City, But there left
the Santa Fe and got between the
engine and baggage car on what is
called the new Wilmington line. That
took me to Chicago.
Once during the trip | went with
out food for two long days. That was
a test of endurance | won out When
we reached Newburg. OH the Hudson,
| had to leave the express. The brake
mans boots were 40 pounds heavier
than my physique called for, SO
stopped over night fer the first time
on the trip. | went to the police sta
ton and had a fine rest. Getting
aboard a fast coal train next day.
pulled out When reached New
York | beat my way across the ferry.
New York looked good to me. l
was born here AZ years ago and it's
still my home-when I'm around.
They have the best hospitals in the
world in New York. l need treatment
and that's the reason ] hurried across
the continent"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-11-18

NEW YORK.-The fastest tramp trip
~ ever made on the trucks of the
transcontinental limited trains was
finished in New York City recently
when Clarence Fields, OF San Fran
cisco. Cal. alighted from the trucks
of Lackawanna flyer. He said he
had to get to New York in hurry for
medical treatment. He was covered
with SCOT. cinders and coal dust and
looked as If he had been in 40 politi-
cal cyclones. His eyes cleaned tri-
amphantly through his mask of dirt
as he told how, in spite of the vigi-
lance of trainmen. he had made the
coast-to-coast trip in one week and
three minutes fiat
I was kicked off the Santa Fee linn
tied at least 30 times" he said. THE
first time was in the Mojave desert,
when ! landed in two feet of alkali
dust. But as soon as the train start
ed got aboard again in dust storm.
Next time it was in the mountains.
l must have been kicked several miles