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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-12
Fowler Will Look Down on
Scenes Only Scanned
by Eagles
BOY AVIATOR FEELS
PERFECT CONFIDENCE
Does Nothing Spectacular,
but Sets About Trans
continental Flight
Seriously
FIRST DAYS FLIGHT.

r IH~I UN y TIIFfIT.
Fowler left San Francisco lar.
Left Sacramento sos.
Arrived Auburn $40.
and start over the Sierras in the
morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-12
Dies From Operation.

ROCHESTER,. MINI, SeIx. IL
Mr. James p. Eatta. representative in
Congress from Nebraska, who under
went surgical operation about a
month ago. died in st. Mary's Hospital
to night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-12
Girl Was Chloroforn,ed.

HENpERSONVILLE n. c., Sept.
11.--There Is every evidence that the
girl WAS chloroformed. There are no
apparent marks of violence on the
body. which is in a badly decomposed
state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
kLErr.cuMMINes
Popular Young Lady Weds L. j
klett of Eowville, N. Y.

A pretty wedding took place at 3
o'clock this afternoon at the home on
Bradford street of Mrs Julia NJ.
Cummings, the contracting parties be-
ing Miss Harriet l.. Cummings of
Bennington and Leonard j. Klett OF
Lowville, n Y. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Philip Schuyler of
st Peters church. The interior of
the house was handsomely decorated
with a color scheme Of yellow and
white.
The bride was gowned in a cos.
tune of white messaline and carried
a bouquet of white roses. The
bridesmaid who was Miss Julia Cum.
mings, a sister of the bride, wore a
gown of pink. The best man was
Charles Morse.
The bride who is a daughter of
Mrs. Julia M. Cummings is young
woman we'll known and highly res
pected in the community She is OF
social disposition and one who
readily makes friends. Until about
two years ago when she took a posi-.
ton as stenographer in Cooperstown,
n. Y. she resided at her home here.
She is a member of the First Bap-
fist church and while here took much
interest in its social work. The
bride was last employed in Lowyille,
where she acted as secretary to r.
b. Hough, b. A.
The groom is son of Mr. and Mrs
Philip Klett and is successor to his
father in the firm at Lowville known
as the J. l.. and ID. Klett company.
Following the marriage ceremony
uffet lunch was served to the i'm
mediate friends and relatives of the
bride, after which they left for a
wedding trip to Syracuse, Bingham
ton and Rochester. The couple upon
their return will reside at Lowville.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
OF AARON \.
lAKER DUE To
STRAY BULLET
Prominent Resident OF Hoosick
Falls Instantly Killed
BOYS WERE HUNTING BIRDS
Bullet Passed Through Window and
Hit Unfortunate Man Just Below
the Ear
BOYS WERE HUNTING BIRDS

Aaron ii. Laker. for years a prom.
lnent resident of Hoosick Falls. Is
dead at his home on the river road. a
Few miles out OF the village Mr. La.
ker was killed by a stray bullet fired
from rihe by one of three boys
VINO were hunting birds in an orchard
short distance from the Laker
home yesterday afternoon. The un.
fortunate man was in the kitchen of
MS home when the bullet entered
through the upper pane OF glass. His
wlle and daughter were up stairs and
heard a heavy thud as he fell. Upon
reaching the room they found the
BODY lying in the center OF the floor
Or. w. b. Putnam was summoned and
he made casual examination. The
room was very dark and the physi
clan did not notice any wound OF
abrasion, SO he pronounced death
due to heart failure and so notified
the coroner. He told the family moi
10 disturb the body, as it was a case
FOR the coroner.
II was not until Undertaken Haus
Ter and assistant We're preparing IL
embalm the body that the true cause
OF death was ascertained. Mr.. Haus
Ter noticed small wound Just below
the lett ear and he Immediately mott
lied the coroner OF the fact This re
suited in Drs. John and Frank ]. Ca
NIL performing an autopsy. The,
found that the bullet had penetrate,
The skull just below the left ear
Death was instantaneous.
The police were NOTED and foun,
that three boys, William Marshall
aged twenty years. Leo White. age,
sixteen years, and Leo English, age,
hiteen years, had been shooting bird
In the orchard which is situated
short distance from the I.aker home
IThey were arrested and taken TO IN
lookup. The boys told YER
straightforward story and admitter
there was a probability OF the bulle
having kill ed the man. The rife
were found at the home of the BOYS. A
ter Coroner Hutton had been notifie
OF the result OF the autopsy he toll
Dr Cahill to instruct the chief of DC
lice to release the boys, as death wa
the result OF an accident.
Mr. Laker was the son OF Benjami
Laker and was born in Pittstown nj
~ years ago. At one time he was
conductor on the Bennington an
Hoosick Falls electric road. He ais
conducted a grocery store under tn
urn name OF Cipperly & Laker. n
is survived by his widow, who befor
her marriage was Miss Mary Moon
one daughter. Mrs. Rose Wrock an
two sons. Claud and Douglass. all q
H0osIck Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
LILLIAN GRAHAM
SAYS SHE WAS
KIDNAPPED
Missing Actress Located at
Hotel in Poughkeepsie
CARRIED AWAY IN A TAXI
Young Woman Indicted In Stokes
Case Tells Strange Story OF Her
Disappearance

New York, July 2J.--LilliaI Ora
ham, under Indictment and at liber-
ty on $4,000 bonds pending trial for
the shooting of w. H. d. Stokes. o.
wealthy New York hotel proprietor
was located at hotel at Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y, last evening Miss Ora
ham disappeared from New York
Sunday night She said she had been
kidnapped. According to Miss Ora
hams story TO Chief of Police Nc
Cabe she left the home OF her sister,
Mrs John Singleton, Saturday night,
at 1890 o'clock to go to nearby
store for some butter and headache
powders.
When ! got to the corner she ia
said to have told the police, "a man
approached and threw over my head
cloth that smelled like tar. strug
gled and tried to make an cutlery but
was unable to do so. was pulled
along into a motor vehicle and rem
ember getting inside, where / heard
a man and woman talking. and say
ing something about throat That
was the last | remembered until l
was shaken by the shoulder. and look
ing up heard conductor say.
Poughkeepsie. last stop. | got on
the train, walked outside and heard
taxi driver say Morgan house.
entered the taxi and went to the ho-
tel where | have since been" At the
hotel Miss Graham registered as Lii.
liam Clark.
When asked by the chief why she
did not communicate with her rela-
tives the next day she replied she
had been thinking of It but did not
do so. She seemed to have no ex'
PLANTATION to offer when asked why
she did not return to New York Miss
Graham's attorney was notified and
replied that he would go for her al
once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Annual Event to Be Held at Man,
chester Next Week

Manchester, July 25.-The golfers
of Vermont, both those among Yer
monts residents and summer visitors
who are members of Vermont clubs,
will meet at Ekwanok Country club
next week to determine for the tenth
time who shall hold the title OF Yer
mont champion during the coming
year. The present champion, &. l..
Holden of Bennington, has been seen
getting a line on the Ekwanok turf
this week and will probably resist, if
possible, the surrendering of the title.
Among those who have reason to look
for championship honors, aside from
the present holder are p. H. and f. B..
Jennings of Bennington, +. A. Martin
of Manchester, j. ID. Woodfin of Rut-
land, in the southern part of the state
and some strong players are looked
for from up the state. The associa-
ton has been in existence through
nine seasons and the champions have
appeared in the following order be
ginning with 1902: Paul Waterman,
A. NJ. Reed, A. H. White, Fred HERES
hon, Merrill X. Waters, h. w. Clark
3rd, Fred Herreshoff, f. A. Martin
and the present holder, c. l.. Holden.
The program of the tournament
calls for a qualifying round of eight
cen holes on Thursday morning Aug
ust 3, the first sixteen scores enter
ing the championship division and the
next sixteen playing for suitable
trophy Match play begins Thursday
afternoon for both sixteens and con-
Itinues through Saturday the final
match for the championship being at
thirty-siX holes and other finals at
eighteen
An interesting part of the event is
the competition for the Governor Nc
Cullough cup which becomes the pro
perty, for the year following, of the
club having the best team OF four
members in the qualifying round.
Membership in the team of each club
must be determined before p. IN. on
August End, and the cup will go TO the
team showing the lowest aggregate
score of its team for the qualifying
round Prizes will be given to the
runner-up, the winner of the second
division, ana the winners OF the los
| ing Fights Of both divisions, aside
from the championship prize. Prizes
are also furnished for the best gross
and best net scores in an open handi
cap on Saturday morning.
All entries should be made to c. NJ
Clark, secretary of the association
before q p. m, August ,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
CRUISE AS LONG AS HE LIVES
Typewriter Manufacturer viii Spend
Last DAYS on Yacht

New York, July 26..James B.
Hammond, the millionaire typewriter
inventor and manufacturer, started
yesterday in his 95-foot gasoline
yacht. Lounger ii, on round OF the
ports OF the world.
He is 70 years old and he says he
intends to spend the remainder OF his
days on the Lounger H. AS Mr. Ham
mond has made up his mind to live to
be 100 years old, he has q years OF
blissful voyaging and cruising in pros
pect The yacht Is certainly beauti-
full and commodious enough to tempt
one to prolong existence upon her.
She is IS feet beam and draws only
three feet. She is equipped with
every device that science can suggest
provided with every comfort and lux
ury. II her engine should refuse du-
ty, there Is sail TO fall back upon
She is good for Is knots an hour.
There is a refrigerating plant for
cooling the cabins in summer, and
there are thermostatic installations
for keeping an even temperature in
winter. She has tank for carrying
fresh fish In a cockpit especially
constructed for it nestles an automo-
bile.
The start was made from the yard
OF the New York Yacht, Launch and
Engine company. at Morris Heights,
on the Harlem. The first stop will be
at New Haven. Accompanying Mr..
Hammond are nurse, a masseur, n
chauffeur. secretary; Pinky. a Bos'
ton bull; n mother dog and six pup
pies, canary and a monograph.
Capt. Into is in command. The
shippers wife is the cook. The skip
per's cousin is the wireless operator
and his brotherin.law the bos'un.
During his long cruise, Mr.. Ham
mond said, he intends to touch at
about every port. After he is through
with the Lounger II he says he will
present her to the United States gov
eminent as model of marine archi'
lecture.
Some OF the relatives Of the veal.
thy manufacturer some time ago tried
to have him declared incompetent to
manage his estate, but the courts de
cided that Mr. Hammond was fully
competent to look out for his fortune
and himself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
LOST ALPlNlsTs BODY
Homer oiman Of New York Dead In 4
Crevasse OF the Dent du Midi

St Moritz. July 26.--The body Of
Homer Diman OF New York who dis.
appeared from the Dent du Midi in
the Alps a few days ago, has been
found In a crevasse OF that peak
The judicial authorities have gone
To the spot In order 70 20 through the
necessary tormallties.
Homer Oman was the Is year cd
son Of the late Frederick l.. Diman OF
Arlington. Mars. end nephew of
Nine. Louise Homer. The American
prima donna. lie went to Swltzer.
land with his mother and was lost
In the Aims on July 8 while taking
a tramp over the glacier alone.
Ills father. who was formerly a mu'
steal director In the public schools OF
Arlington. was killed by stopping In
front Of train about twelve years
ago. Soon aiterward Mrs. Diman and
her son moved to New N0r!. whore
she married a Spaniard. Young Di
man was graduated from Worcester
Academy IN 1910 and determined to
wait year before entering larvar
because of poor health
lie chose Switzerland In which "a
convalesce. and he aud his motho,
went there. staying near Lausanne
Young Diman had passed the on
trance examinations for Harvard. ",
was planning to study music and ih'
liberal arts
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
MRS GEORGE THoMEYER
Resident Of Plqua, O., Died at Home
Of Relative

OF Relative
Mrs, George Thomeyer. "a years
old, OF Piqua, Ohio, died late Tuesday
night al the home Of her sister, Mrs.
w. d McGurn on Gage street where
she had been visiting during the past
four weeks.
Mrs Thomeyer was born in Ireland
in 1857 and came to this country
when about 10 years Of age She
was married in Bennington about l3
years ago. She was by maiden name
Miss Anna Dunn
After her marriage she resided here
a number OF years. Later she went
to Hoosick Falls where she lived two
years, returning to Bennington,
whence she went to Piqua.
The deceased is well known and
highly thought of both in Bennington
and Hoosick Falls. She possessed q
quiet and pleasing disposition which
made many friends who will mourn
her sudden death
Besides her husband she leaves Q
mother, Margaret Dunn OF this vii
lage, four children, Rosana, Margar
ct. Joseph and George, three sisters
Mrs. Richard Hurley. Mrs. George
McKeon and Mrs. w D. McGurn, anC
two brothers Thomas and Patricl
Dunn, al residing here.
The funeral will be held from 81
Francis de Sales church al o'cloci
Thursday morning. Rev A. J Barrol
officiating
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
WIRE MEN OWN UP
AND TAKE THEIR
MEDICINE
Thirty.SeVen Plead NOlO Con-
tendere and Are Fined
DlSTRlCTATTORNEY PROTESTS
Forty-slx More Under Indictment and
Will Continue the
Fight

New York, July 6.-Thirty-seven
Of the SO men indicted on June 90 as
members of alleged wire trust today
withdrew their pleas of not guilty and
pleaded nolo contendere Federal
Judge Archibald accepted this plea
passive admission of guilt-in the
face of vigorous protest from Dis
trict Attorney Wise and imposed
fines of from $1,000 to $500 in each
case
THE best authorities said Mr.
Wise, characterize it. (the plea of
nolo contendere) "as indicating a
promise between the defendants and
the prosecuting attorney and he de-
lusd that any such compromise had
Lsen made. "The facts in the case
are fragrant" he continued" This
set of men representing practically
an entire industry, in open and per.
feet violation of the United States
statute, combined to restrain and CON
troll trade
Judge Archibald, however, accepted
the plea, declaring that this is what
you might call a trade offense.' He
asserted that lust what was meant by
the Sherman law has remained in
considerably obscurity up to this
time" and for that reason he regard
ed a fine as proper yindication OF
the law.
The complete list of defendants
fined Isl
$l70O-F w. Roebling.
sl500-F'rank j. NeWberry, Joseph
W. Marsh. William A. Connor, Philip
H. Smith.
$l4OO-Charles J. Marsh, Frank n
Phillips, Charles r. Remington
Sl20O-Theodore +. Ryan, John C..
Bridgman. Henry H. Ashley.
S1100--W. II. Fields, Alfred f.
Moore, James II. Mason, Alfred A.
Cowes, Russell A. COwles, Thomas
Wallace. Louis Anschutz, Joseph c.
Belden, Edward l.. F'risbie Jr., Thorn.
as B. Kent, c. Edward Murray. A. NJ.
Dickinson, Karl Roebling, Antoine
Bournonyille, Charles A. Morse
$l000-Newell b. Parsons, James A
Doughty, George b. North, Robert w
Sieberling. Robert f. Lucas. R. &c
cleston Gallagher. William Hall Jr.
Ralph Watrous. George l.. Bowen
Everett Morse Frank NJ Potter Jr.
William =. Palmer. president of the
American Steel and Wire company
Herbert l.. Satterlee. son-in-law OF j
T. Morgan Frank j. Gould and Chas
f. Brooker. republican national com
mitteeman from Connecticut, ART
among the iortysix other alleged
members of the associations VIII,
have pleaded not guilty to the indict
mentH
Two weeks ago Mr. Satterlee an,
- other defendants appeared in the
Criminal branch OF the United States
Circuit court and pleaded not guilty
They rot until September l to ente
deinurers
The indictments charge that the de
PENDANTS We're members OF nine pool
which among them controlled tn,
wire trade. II is alleged that In yiS
lation OF the Sherman antitrust &C
they ccnspired together ito the grea
aud irreparabie injury and detriment
financial and moral. OF the people o
the United States" to fix arbitraril.
artificial and non-competltive price
greatly in excess OF the prices whicl
would have obtained II the allege,
combination had not been In exis
tencc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
NURSE WAS A CROOK
Robbed Safe Before Leaving Mary
Fletcher Hospital

Burlington, July 25.-In the disap-
pearance OF Albert Valiquette, who
was employed as nurse at the Mary
Fletcher hospital the past month un'
der the name of Henry Dion, the hos
pital authorities now realize that they
had been harboring a notorious Grim
inal He disappeared Sunday taking
5000 or $500 from the safe, leaving
behind several hundred dollars worth
OF "swag' looted from his former EN-
ployers house in Westmount, sub
urb of Montreal.
Valiquette Is a native of Spring
field and has been arrested sever
al times at Montreal and Hartford
Conn. for similar offenses. He is a
pale youth, of 10 years with fair hail
and long fingers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
BASEBALL 6uNTS

Two big league pitchers who have
performed for the ediication OF Ben.
nington fans In previous years were
the stars OF yesterdays games Ray
Collins, who assisted Bennington In
the trimming OF Hoosick Falls at
Morgan park three years ago, pitch.
ed a mastery game against Chicago.
lie struck out ten OF the Windy City
batsmen and allowed but seven hits.
The other boxman who would be
readily recognized by Bennington
fans was Jack" Ferry Ferry pitch.
ed Tor pittsburg against Brooklyn
and only six OF the batters who fac
ed him reached rst base The only
score by Brooklyn was made by
Wheat In the opening inning on a
home run and but three safe hits
were made of the former Pittsfleld
pitcher.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
COLD SNAP IN CHICAGO
Thermometer at So and Women Wore
Furs Yesterday.

Chicago. July 25.-A wlntry chill
gripped Chicago today and the ano.
maly was presented In It's busiest
thoroughfares this morning OF men
wearing straw hats and overcoats
and women In lingerie waists protect.
ed by boas or fur.trlmmed wraps.
With one exception Chicago never
before suffered 80 chilly a day ON
July %. However. the weather bur.
eau announced that Il was showing
in Bay City Mich. the first snow
ever recorded In July In the peninsu
Ia State, and that n similar condition
prevailed at Findlay. Ohio. The
lowest temperature for the month OF
July In Chicago was recorded az 81
degrees on July "a. 1879. At 8 o.
clock this morning the thermometer
registered 80 degrees.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
HELD UNDER $4,000 BAIL
William Leonard Charged With Hold
Up Bound over TO County Court

Rutland. July Civilian Leonard
of Pawlet, who Is charged with hold
ing up City Engineer A. c. Grover OF
this city last Wednesday near Walling
ford, pleaded not guilty this after
noon before Justice Walter S. Fenton
here to the charge of robbery while
armed with a dangerous weapon and
waived examination. He was bound
over to county court under $4,000 bail,
which he could not furnish.
Arthur Case of Castleton, who is
charged with burglarizing the house
of Horace y. Ellis OF Castleton July
l6. also pleaded not guilty. His bail
was fixed at $4,000 He could not get
surety.
Wilbur Putnam. Of Castleton went
to Jail In default OF $1,000 bail under
the charge OF being implicated in the
same robbery Ernest Putnam and
Howard Briggs OF Castleton. who
were arrested in connection with the
Ellis affair. pleaded guilty to the
charge of concealing stolen goods and
paid fines OF S. and costs Of SlO.7s
each.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENTS
New England Company Will Expend
$4,000 In Near Future.

The New England Telephone and
Telegraph company is preparing to
expend $4,000 within the next three
months In improving its service in
Bennington. This amount does not
include salaries. office supplies or the
ordinary routine work, but in con
struction work such as underground,
aerial cables and open wire on poles.
These improvements have been
made necessary because of the new
rates which became effective July /.
In comparison with last winter an In.
crease OF about ten per cent has been
realized here through additional bust
ness, which to an extent Is caused
by the large number of people who
come here to spend portions or all OF
the summer and whose toll messages
pass through the cable at the local
exchange
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
MISSING MlDsHlPmeN FOUND
Their Story Diseredited and The,
Are Arrested at Deserters.

Christiania. July rs. LGaston L.
Holmes and Charles l.. clifford. the
two midshipmen of the American
practice squadron who disappeared
last Thursday. were found today.
they are well.
They were discovered at the Flnz
railway station here. having come to
this city from Bergen. where their
vessels were when the young men
left them.
The midshipmen explained that one
Of them had been injured while
mountain climbing and for this rea.
son they were obliged to stay at a
farmhouse The American officer 10
whom they made this explanation
discredited IL aud arrested the mid.
shipmen as deserters. They will be
sent on the Vulcan to Gibraltar.
where they will reioin the squadron
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
MEET AFTER 4e YEARS
Aged Brothers Meet In Rutland-one
Sought Fortune in West

Rutland, July 24-For the first time
In &c years. Bosile Desmarais Of Mon
treal and Mark Desmarais OF this city
brothers. greeted each other today
Brought mp In Rutland Bosile went
West when a strike at the marble
Quarries in West Rutland In 1865
threw him out Of employment and
has since worked in Iowa. Dakota and
Kansas, going to live few years ago
with his "a year old twin brother. Da.
mas at Montreal. Bosile had never
been in Vermont, since Go until he
stopped today while en- route TO Bos-
ton, where he will live with son and
daughter. Mark Desmarais is as
years old
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
ST. LuKE's ANNIVERSARY
ST. Adams Episcopal Church conse.
Grated SO Years Ago

St Adams. July 26-The 5Oth an.
niyersary OF the conservation OF 81.
auke's Episcopal church was observ'
ed yesterday. Rev. $. Halsted Wat.
kins officiating. In the evening there
was an address by Rev. w. T. For.
sythe OF Richford, followed by 30.
oial gathering As thank Offering
n parishioner has paid the balance OF
the debt on the parish house, sl15.
st. Lukes edlhce was consecrated
July 20. 1861. by RI Rev. John Henry
Hopkins. bishop OF Vermont assisted
by re-. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Mon
treal and 10 priests from Canada
Vermont and Massachusetts,. or the
eight rectors Of the church in the 3,
years only one. Rev. w. Hamilton
now Presbyterian minister In But
falo. n. Y. survives, besides the pres
ent rector
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-26
PAGEANT RsHEARsALs
Announcement for the Remainder Of
This Week

The rehearsal of Stark's Brigade
and the Indian Allies for the Battle
of Bennington will be held this eve
ming on the baseball field at 1870.
Rehearsals at the gymnasium for
the balance OF the week as follows:
The June training and English
scene rehearsal is called at 7:15 on
Thursday evening. The minuet at
1890 the same evening.
The girls under sixteen years of age
who take part in the June training
scene will meet at the gymnasium on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
The First Settlers, Rudd Wedding
and Revolutionary scenes are called
al seven o'clock on Friday evening.
The Industrial Bennington scene at
two o'clock on Saturday afternoon.