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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-03
Hotel MARYLAND,

New York ave. near Beach. RefurDshed through
cut. Ocean view rooms. Excellent cuisine. Special
spring rates. New management. e. f. FOX.
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C|PR|ANO CASTRO
DISCOVERED IN
HAYT!
Former Dictator Of Venezuela
on Board Mysterious Steamer
NO ONE ALLOWED ON BOARD
State Department Confident That
Troublesome Individual VIII be
Kept Out of Country

Washington, June 13.-Cipriano
Castro, exiled president of Venezuela
whose return to his native country
the United States and foreign govern
ments are trying to prevent, has been
discovered at Port de Paix, Hayti,
aboard the steamer Consul Grostuck,
under mysterious circumstances.
American Consul Torres at Port-au-
Prince cabled the state department
yesterday of this fact Mr. Furniss,
the minister to Hayti, reported that
the movements of this vessel which
has lately begun to carry the German
flag, have been under suspicion, no
one but its officers and crew being
allowed aboard and even the Haytian
consul having been refused permits
sion to go on board The Consul
Grostuck is an obsolete Italian gun.
boat, formerly named the Umbria.
Its ownership is unknown.
The department of state announc-
ed at Washington last night that it
has no doubt "as on the last occas-
ion when Castro attempted to return
and disturb the peace of Venezuela,
all the interested European and Am
erican powers will cordially cooper
ate to prevent what might lead to a
renewal of the intolerable conditions
which existed in Venezuela during
the Castro regime" For some time
there have been conflicting official
reports pouring into Washington
about Castro's whereabouts and the
state department has been at sea.
One report indicated that suspicion
had fallen on the Consul Grostuck on
which he has now been found. An
other report said he boarded the
steamer Legazki at Cadiz and disem-
barked at Las Palmas, Grand Canary
while another story that came along
in official channels threw suspicion
on a passenger travelling incognito
on the Legazki when it touched at
Costa Rica
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mont G. A. h. for the ready response
to entertain our guests, for the splen-
did decorations and the hearty per-
sonal greeting of all. Especially do
they thank Speaker Frank Il. Howe
for the able manner In which he pre-
sided at the Camp Fire, to Hon. Fred
G. Martin, Village President for his
hearty welcome to the veterans, to
Mrs. Mary Ilutchins Wilcox, whose
singing added greatly to the pleasure
of all; also the quartette, composed
OF Mrs. Ross, Mrs Wilcox, Messrs
w. White and Il. g. Bottum; to DIR.
w. f. Putnam, chairman and the
Bennington Club for their reception
to the Governor, Commander-in-Ch Chief,
Department Commander and Veter-
ans; to Messrs. f. Il. Larrabee and
William H. Nichols for the splendid
electric decorations displayed; also
to those who subscribed literally to
meet extraordinary expenses.
Great credit is due our local w. r.
c. and the Sons of Veterans for their
zeal in promoting hospitality in the
reception OF our comrades and
friends and carrying the program to
success We thank you all. BY the
committee.
Samuel A. Holt. Aejutant.
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MoRMoNs IN VERMONT
Join With New Hampshire Followers
in Convention at Barre

|. Barre, June 14.-New Hampshire
and Vermont elders of the Mormon
mission in the eastern states, to the
number of nineteen, met in Worthen
hall Sunday for a conference. Ben
h. Rich of New York City, president
of the eastern states mission, Elder
Joseph H. Harper of Albion, Ia, pres
ident of the New Hampshire mission
and Elder William w. Austin of Salt
Lake City, Utah, president of the Yer
mont mission, were among those pre-
sent the former delivering an address
at the afternoon session. The public
meetings were well attended by local
adherents of Mormonism, as well as
by many who came seeking to inform
themselves on the tenets Of the
faith.
The gathering of elders from Yer
mont and the neighboring state to
the number of nearly twenty showed
how thoroughly and with what zeal
the authorities at Salt Lake City are
pushing the faith into every corner
of the country. Young recruits to
the number of 1000 yearly leave
home to serve gratuitously in the
mission field.
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ATTACKS PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
Manufacturers Abandon II as They
Develop Scientific Management

Washington, June 14.-An attack
upon the protective tariff system by
an American manufacturer who said
he had studied labor and manufactur-
ing statistics in many countries of
the world, held the close attention of
the House of Representatives for two
hours yesterday
Representative William c. Redfield
of Brooklyn, a new Democratic mem
Der, a manufacturer of machinery
and long connected with export trade
declared to the House that American
manufacturers are abandoning the
protective principle as unnecessary,
as they develop more scientific man
agement of their own plants.
Mr. Redfield declared that instead
of foreign labor being cheaper, Am
erican labor is really the cheapest in
the world; that no labor produced
as much product in proportion to
wages received as American.
Mr. Redfleld attacked the Republi-
can principle Of tariff built upon
the difference in cost at home and
abroad" saying it was impossible to
determine this difference. He de-
clared 1.-The American tariff board is
worthless unless empowered to call
for the cost sheets of the factories
engaged in the line of manufacture 1t
is studying" and added that often
the American cost of production is
lower.
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Who Are Already Trying Up Govenorhp Fight
LUNCHEON FOR BRIDE
Blven by Mrs. Harrison I. Norton For
Miss Hope Graves.

Mrs. Harrison !. Norton on Tues
day afternoon gave charming lunch
con at her beautiful home on Elm
street in honor of Miss Hope Graves
whose marriage to Harold ID. Hazel
tine Is to take place tomorrow. The
guests were Miss Florence Spencer
of St. Louis, who Is q house guest of
Mrs. Norton during the wedding fes-
tivities, Mrs. William B. Lynde of
Buffalo, Mrs. Francis M. Caughey of
Bellevue, Penn, Mrs. Russell G.
Graves of New York, Mrs. John c.
Richaers of Syracuse, Mrs. G. M.
Graves, Miss Eugenia McCandllss
and Miss Imogen Norton.
The table decorations were pink
and the brides cake was in the shape
OF heart with beautiful Dresden
cupid. The brides place card was a
work OF art, strikingly embossed and
engraved The favors were pink
satin boxes, heart shaped and filled
with candied rose leaves.
This afternoon at 1870 Mrs. viii.
liam X. Graves entertained the wed.
ding party and the family at a de.
lightful luncheon at her home at Old
Bennington.
Mrs, Collins M. Graves will this
evening give dinner party to the
wedding party at her home on Hill
side street at Z o'clock. At the same
hour Mrs. George f. Graves will en-
terrain at dinner the cut of town
guests who are here for the wed.
ding.
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.STRANGLEO WITH
TWO KNOTTED
PILLOW SHAMS
Mysterious Death of White
Plains Woman
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Coroner Says 1t Would Have Been
Impossible for Mrs. Simmons to
Have Killed Herself

New York, June 14.-Mrs William
W. Simmons was found strangled to
death in her bed yesterday morning
by her six year old daughter in her
home at 26 Hunt Place, White Plains.
The manner OF her death forms as
complete. puzzle as any police force
was ever called upon to solve.
Around her neck when she was
found were two pillow shams, taken
from the bed on which she lay Each
one was separately knotted at the
back of her neck with a double knot
and so tightly tied that Coroner
Squires the first official on the scene,
could not get his finger between
them and the flesh.
Coroner Squires. Assistant District
Attorney Weeks of Westchester Co,
and Under Sheriff Doyle, each Of
whom made an investigation insist
that the woman was murdered. Pc
lice Capt Harmon of White Plains be
lleyes she committed suicide. The
utter lack OF established motive for
the woman's violent death, and the
fact that her two children sleeping
in the house and neighbors close at
hand heard no unusual sounds during
the night are what make the case 80
puZzling
Mrs. Simmons was the wife OF an
engineer on the Harlem division of
the New York Central railroad He
left his wife just after o'clock on
Monday night, going by train to the
Harlem freight yards, where he took
freight train to West Albany He
returned home at 1880 yesterday
morning to find his wife dead and
the coroner in possession of the
place The police verified his report
of his movements and exonerate him
The body was still warm when the
police arrived on the scene.
"ln my opinion" said the coroner,
''it would have been impossible for
Mrs Simmons to have killed herself
with the shams. Allowing that she
might have succeeded in double
Iknotting one at the back of her neck
the tightness with which | found IL
tied would have meant that she new
er could have survived to tie the
other Moreover, she was a small,
delicate woman and had not the
strength to tie the knots, especially
at the back of her neck 1t takes
much less strength to tie them at the
throat than in the back"
Later the husband of the woman
was arrested on suspicion of killing
lher.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
Bennington Pastor Presiding at Meet
ing of State Organization

Bellows Falls, June 1.-THE place
is given over to the spiritual descen-
dants OF the pilgrims and Congrega-
tional clergymen and laymen are
everywhere in evidence The occas-
ion is the 10th annual meeting of
the Vermont Congregational confer
ence which is holding It's sessions
in the First Congregational church.
At two o'clock in the afternoon the
conference was called to order by the
Rev. George S. Mills of Bennington,
the president, who ably welded the
gavel over the session.
Treasurer ID. NJ Camp OF Newport
made his annual report showing a
handsome balance in the treasury af-
ter all bills had been paid and also
debts yet due the conference from
the county association. Walter A.
Davenport, pastor of the local Meth
odist church was introduced and pre-
sented the fraternal greetings OF the
Vermont annual conference of the
Methodist church of which body he
is the secretary A response was
made by President Mills, following
which a recess was taken.
After deyotions conducted by the
Rev. Walter Thorpe of Wallingford,
the conference sermon was delivered
by the Rev. Frazer Metzger of Ran
dolph, the pastor OF the Federated
church there. This was a strong and
virile plea for a life of sacrifice and
for faith that met the demand for
religion that is a MANS job" The
holy eucharist was then administered
by the venerable George f. Chaplin,
of Saxtons River, e. Lewis of West
Brattleboro and the deacons of the 10
cal church after which the confer
ence adjourned.
The chief feature of the evening
session was an address by the Hon.
Clarke G. Fits of Brattleboro on the
now famous Better Brattleboro"
movement which had its inception
last winter in a free banquet given
to the members of the Congregation
al Brotherhood of that place by its
president, George L. Durham.
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DIED IN WEST
Edward F. 5rownel Was Lawyer and
Noted Horseman

Burlington, June 14.-Edward F.
Brownell died Monday in Rochester,
MINI, following an operation a few
days ago for stomach and intestinal
trouble 1t was thought for a time
that he was making good recovery
but "A relapse proved fatal.
Mr. Brownell was born in Willis
ton 65 years ago and was educated at
the local schools the Eastman Bust
ness College and the Albany, N. Y,
Law school He was admitted to the
courts of New York State and Yer
mont For time he studied law in
Burlington with the late Daniel Rob
erts and he practised his profession
here a short time.
He has held the offices OF city
grand juror, assessor and chief of
police He was a noted horseman
and for a time owner of the famous
Alexander He was in great demand
as a Judge Of horses at fairs and ex-
hibitions, having been called to sew
eral Western exhibitions in that ca
pacity.
He leaves a wife and four daugh-
ters The body will be brought here
and the funeral will be Wednesday.
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ROOT GRAND COMMANDER
Elected at Second Day Of Masonic
Week at Burlington

Burlington, June 14.-The second
day of Masonic week opened yester-
day with the 69th annual conclave Of
the grand commandery of Knights
-Templar and Appendant order OF the
state. Acting Grand Commander Sir
George +. Root of Newport presided
assisted by other grand officers. In
his address Mr.. Root paid a tribute
to the memory OF the late Grand
Commander Daniel s. Danforth OF st
Adams and also to other grand officers
outside the state who have died dur
ing the year. Grand Recorder Sir
Henry H. Ross reported that the Is
communicates of the state have a
total membership of 2579. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year, the installing officer be
ing Past Grand Commander Marsh
o. Perkins:
Grand commander, Sir George f.
Root of Newport.
Deputy grand commander, Sir
Frank l.. Clark of Rutland.
Grand generalissimo, Sir William
H. Brewster of Middlebury.
Grand captain general, Sir Olin w.
Daley of White River Junction.
Grand senior warden, Sir Edward
l.. Bates of Bennington.
Grand junior warden, Sir Alfred ].
Hough of Proctorville
Grand prelate, Sir Frank Adams OF
Bellows Falls.
Grand treasurer, Sir Henry II.
Ross of Burlington.
Grand recorder, Sir Frank B. Put
nam of Brattleboro.
Grand standard bearer. Sir Freder-
lex II. Rabbit of Bellows Falls.
Grand warder, Sir William H. Rid
ley of Burlington.
Grand captain of the guard, Sir Mai
G. Houghton of Brattleboro
This evening the grand council of
Royal and Select Masters met in an
nual assembly when the following
were elected and installed.
Most illustrious master, George /.
Whitney of Bellows Falls.
Deputy grand master, Olin w, DIAL
ey of White River Junction.
Principal conductor of work, Chas.
TT. s. Pierce of Vergennes.
Grand treasurer, Charles II. Heat
on of Burlington.
Grand secretary, Henry II. Ross of
| Burlington.
Grand captain of the guard, Ferris
r. Waugh of Brattleboro.
Grand conductor, Dana S. Brown
of Springfield.
Following are the appointive Off
GERS:
Grand chaplain, Alonzo F. Clarke
of Barre
Grand lecturer, f. II. Rabbit
of Bellows Falls.
Grand marshal, Dean S Bliss of
Burlington.
Grand steward, Harley II. Seaver
Of Barton.
Grand sentinel, William II. Folsom
of Burlington.
These officers, were installed by
Past Most Illustrious Grand Master.
lC A. Calderwood of st. Johnsbury,
Past Most Illustrious Master George
f. Root of Newport, acting as mar
shall
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ONE KILLED AND
ONE MISSING IN
BIG EXPLOSION
Six Other Chemical Works En-
plOyes Are Badly Hurt
PLANT NEARLY DESTROYED
Fire Followed Explosion and Proper
ty Loss VIII Be In Vicinity
of 100000.

Albany, N. Y, June 14-0ne man
is dead, one is missing and six others
are in a serious condition in hospitals
as the result of an explosion in the
distilling room of the Albany Chem
ical works at Van Rensselaer, Island
yesterday afternoon. Fire which
burst out all over the works immedi-
ately after the explosion, destroyed
the greater part of the plant causing
loss estimated at 100000 and
threatened the plants OF the Stand
ard and Texas Oil companies, where
millions of gallons OF oil and gaso-
line are stored
So great was the danger that the
fire fighting apparatus OF the Stand
ard Oil company was made ready for
action and men were stationed near
the monster tanks.
The missing man Is Frank +. Ad-
ans, superintendent OF the works.
who was seen to fall inside the build
ing in the path OF the advancing
flames.
John j. Flanagan, helper to his
father, who was engineer at the
plant, died three hours after the acct
dent from his injuries.
Those most seriously injured are
Henry Quinn, chemist, eyes. face
and body badly burned and will pro-
badly die.
Lambert B. Blocker, laborer, body
burned, may die.
Wilson, Briefly, steam filter, both
arms broken, body burned, may die.
John J. Flanagan, sr., engineer,
arms, face and body burned, will
probably die
Patrick j. Burns, engineer, scalp
wounds, hands lacerated and body
burned Has chance of recovery.
William Sherry, steam filter, arms
and body burned. May recover.
The cause of the disaster is prob
lematical, but it is supposed that a
tank containing hundreds of gallons
of aceton, preparation used in
making photograph films, and as a
solvent for smokeless powder, burst
and detonated other tanks contain
ing high explosives.
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POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
Hitchcock Says That New System Is
Most Popular in the West

Hitchcock Says That New System Is
Most Popular in the West
Washington, June 13.-Postal saw
ings depositaries in the, far West
are being better patronized than
those in other parts of the country,
announced Postmaster General Hitch
cock yesterday or postal savings
banks opened May ! Bisbee, Ariz.,
and Tonopah. New, led in the
amount of deposits the first month,
with $11770 and $10.S11 respectively.
The first SO of these Offices estab-
lished received $126,SO1 the first
month and on May 18th had on depo-
sit an aggregate of 100000 There
will be in operation July 13 total
of $50 postal savings offices, 100 ad-
ditional Offices having just been nam
ed. so to be opened July 10 and so
July 49, Among them are Torring-
ton. Ct, Pittsheld and Rockland, Ne.
Adams, Beverly Canton, Concord
Junction, Spencer, Westboro and
Whitman. Mass, and Somersworth
and Franklin, N H., and Springfield,
VT
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REBUILDING BLOCK
Complete Change In Main Street Pro
perty Owned by D. /. CorsIelia

Practically an entirely new build
ing will be constructed at 40S Main
street by the remodelling of the
structure recently occupied in part
by Mulligan & Roche and owned by
ID. L. Corsiglia. The work of remov-
ing the front of the building was be-
gun today by the contractor, j. T.
Remington.
The building, which will contain
three stories, will extend out on a
line with the stores on each side
White faced brick will be the mater
ial used for the front of the building
The first floor, which will be on a
ground level, will be used for a store
and will have one large show win
dow At the west end of the build
ing will be the entrance to the first
floor, and also to the floors above. 1t
is planned to use the upper stories
each of which will have three win
dows, for offices.
Only that part of the building from
the block on the east to the drug
store on the west will be remodelled.
1t is expected that the work will be
completed in two months.
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SHERMAN LAW IS
INEFF EC TIVE,
SAYS GROSSCUP
Circuit Court Judge Favors New
Legislation
DIVIDENDS NEED REGULATING
Favors National Incorporation Law
For All Companies Doing
Interstate Business /
DIVIDENDS NEED REGULATING

Iowa City, Ia, June 14.-Judge
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court of appeals in an address deliv-
cred here today stated that the Sher
man antitrust law as interpreted re-
Gently in the decision of the supreme
court is ineffective in dealing with
the evils it was enacted to correct.
Judge Grosscup said that the divi-
dends of corporations should be sub
ject to regulation. He favored the
enactment of a national incorpora-
ton law for all business that exceed
ed the state lines in which the indiv-
idual companies were located.
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Taylor Thinks 100000 Would Read
Reports Of Congress at This Rate

Washington, June 14.-In the belief
that 100000 people would subscribe
for The Congressional Record ii
they had the opportunity Represen-
tatlye Taylor of Colorado introduced
a bill in the House yesterday to
make every postmaster a subscrip-
ton agent for the only daily publica-
ton of the proceedings of congress.
The bill makes the subscription
price 81 year and provides that the
Public Printer shall begin to fill the
orders when 100000 subscriptions
have been received.
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FORTUNE FOR FACTORY HAND
Sole Heir Of Nine. Monchezi Who
Died Here Leaving $250,000

Burlington, N. j., June 14-Joseph
Miller was called from his bench in
a local shoe factory yesterday to be
told that he is probably the heir to
fortune of more than $250,OOO left
by Nine. Monchezi, a forgotten cou-
sin, who died intestate in New York.
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COUNTY COURT
Civil Engineers Testify on Case Over
Ownership of Timber Land

The time of county court yesterday
was taken up with the testimony of
two civil engineers in the case of
Mary B. Hit VS.. Lyman b. Wise in
which the plaintiff sues for trespass
on timber land. The lot in question
is located in Rupert and yesterday
a map of the section was produced
in court.
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STORM CAUSED TWO DEATHS
Motorman and Railroad Brakeman
Killed at Philadelphia

NlllGu dl FHllduCiPIlla
Philadelphia, June 13-There We're
two deaths in this city yesterday as
a result of the severe wind and cleo
trical storm in the early morning. A
motorman whose car was struck by
lightning and was knocked off the
platform, died in hospital from his
injuries. The other victim was a
Pennsylvania railroad brakeman. He
was coupling cars when he was tenn
porarily blinded by a flash of light
ming and was crushed between the
cars.
The damage in Philadelphia was
principally to trees and telegraph and
telephone lines. In Independence
square a big tree planted nearly 100
years ago fell, and some of its bran
ches crashed through a window into
the room where the Declaration of
independence was signed. No dam
age was done to the historic building
by the breaking of the window frame.
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FOR SALE Marty new room brick house
SLATED and Ia INST class repair, barn for
COW and horse large hen houses and other out
bupngs. IA acres good land 20 minutes walk
from berkshire trolley ~ miles from l'enning-
ton. price $3.50 can add acres fine land adiuin-
Ing making Va acres in all, price sll5l. Nash 4
HItchns 7gtf
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BAND cNcERT TONIGHT
To Be Given at 8 O'clock From Put
nam House Veranda.

o be GiNen at o O'CLOCK from Fut-
nam House Veranda.
The Bennington City band will
give its third open air concert at 8
o'clock this evening from the balcony
Of the Putnam house The following
interesting program has been arrang-
ed with. Thomas j. Reynolds as
director
March-Triumphal X. l.. King
Overture-Petit W. III. Thomas
Selection-Sweet Sixteen
Victor Herbert
Intermezzo-Reign of the Roses
Ellis Brooks
Musical Comedy-Madame Sherry
Karl Hoschna
Potpourri--Popular Sons Of the Day
II. l.. Clarke
lMarch-Old Berlin
Franz Won Blon
America
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-14

k.'OR SALE Two family house with large
lot, in good condition. located 20i Maple
81, VIII be sold night 10 d quick buyer. Terms
are cash. Arrangements for sale can he mr.
langed by communicating with NJ. r. Arm
trOng of $40 Gage St, Bennington, or c.
johnson, II Chestnut St., Schenectady, n. Y.
sits
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-14

Deans Rheumatism Pills for Rheu-
matism and Neuralgia. Entirely veg.
etable. Safe.
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POST EXTENDS THANKS
Expresses Appreciation to Citizens
Who Assisted Veterans.

The commander and comrades of
G. A. Custer Post desire to thank the
citizens of Bennington for the gener-
Gus support afforded in their efforts
to assist in carrying out one of the
most successful encampments in the
history OF the Department of Yer