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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
CHECKS NO GOOD
Vergennes People Are Said to Have
Been Vlctimized.

Vergennes. Oct. 25.-Several OF
the local merchants we're vicumized
Saturday evening by taking checks
purporting to be on Wesley varney
and Frank Warner, prominent farm
ers OF West Ferrisburg. These
checks were rendered by Ellis Coop
err, in whose favor they were drawn,
in amounts varying from So to S27.
Monday the checks were found to
be forged, and search for Cooper de-
veloped the fact that he had taken
the nine o'clock train south Saturday
night As near as can be ascertain.
ed, Cooper got away with something
over 800. Cooper and his wife
came here In July. as he claimed
from Rutland, where he worked in a
marble mill. He hired out to Wee
ley Varney 70 work on his farm. and
later entered the employ of Frank
Warner. His method OF passing the
checks was 10 make a purchase, tend.
ing the forged checks in payment
Messrs, Narney and Warner being so
Well known that no one hestltated TO
accept them. Cooper was over 6
feet tall, with black moustache and
very prominent eyes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
NORTH BEHhlHUT0a

DO not forget the school fair in
Bank Hall Friday evening
Mrs. Carl Mattlson OF South Shafts
bury was in town Wednesday
Miss Susan |. Rogers Of Benning.
ton was in town on Wednesday.
George d. Colvin Of Bank street
extenton is spending a few days in
Gl9ns Falls.
Mrs. Arthur Durham and children
OF South SALISBURY were In town
with friends Wednesday
Clement Ashe of West street who
is confined TO the house by illness
is some better at this writing.
Mrs. Henry r. Cushman is spend
ing a few days With her daughter Mrs
Townsend X Wellington in Troy.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Heaslip Of
Upper Main street are spending q
few days with relatives In New York
City
Mrs. Townsend X. Wellington OF
Troy spent n portion Of Wednesday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hen.
~ T. Cushman at Underoliff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NV o. the Town and lila sc Told Bd,Th
drg BgzH Readers-

Mr.. and Mrs. William Scott have
moved from Bennington Falls TO
Pleasant street. Mr.. Scott has a
position with j. Ed Walbridge.
The mid week service In the Bap-
fist church will begin at o'clock
this evening and close in time for
those present to attend the Sunday
school convention Echo in the Con
gregational chapel at o'clock.
Levi Tetrault has made no plans to
enter the sanitarium at Pittsford as
was stated in the Banner yesterday.
The information from which the item
was written was sent 10 the Office
through the mail and was signed
Nora Tetrault." Mrs. Tetrault has
called at the Banner Office and has de
clared that the letter is forgery.
Mr. Tetrault is at work every day
and has no intention OF giving up his
job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of 'he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

H. J. Cole is in New York on bust
ness
Miss Mary Cole of Depot street is
i'll OF scarlet fever.
Mrs. John lockwood spent Wednes
day in North Adams.
E. E. Bottum was in North Adams
Wednesday on business.
Miss Florence Hathaway has re.
turned from a visit in Salem.
Mrs. G. l.. Harbour, who has been
passing a few days in Salem, has re.
turned home.
Miss Alice McDermott has gone to
Rutland to attend the funeral OF
Mrs John Harte.
Repairs and improvements are be-
ing made on the Norton house on
Valentine street.
Mrs. Mary Hathaway and Miss
Florence Hathaway are in North AID.
ans this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Perralt have
commenced housekeeping In the
Keyes house on West Main street.
The frame work for the new house
which f. c. Wheeler is building on
his lot on Man street is well under
way.
Mrs. Luman White of North Ben
nington returned Wednesday from
visit with relatives In Springfield
and Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Laura b. Cole will entertain
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution at her home at $3.50 o'clock
Friday afternoon, Oct. q.
The embroidery sale at the homo
Of Mrs. 7. p. Gregg on South street
will be in progress afternoons and
evenings for the remainder of the
week.
Miss Anna c. Park, Mrs. Il. +. c.
Mosher and Miss Nellie Patchin who
have been at Miss Parks summer
home, Sunshine Cottage" at Wood.
ford since early in July have re.
turned to the village.
Abe Levin. who was in business in
Bennington number OF years ago
and who has since been In Manches-
ter this state and Stamford, Conn,
is visiting in town Mr.. Levin has
recently leased the Burt Moore store
in East Arlington and will hereafter
be in business in that town.
II Baby Mine" does not all the
opera house Friday evening, don't
look for any more OF w. A. Brady's
attractions. Manager Wood has such
implicit confidence In Manager Brady
that he says he would book anything
he offered even though the name OF
the drama was not given. Money
back after last act to anyone dis
satisfied Is offered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
wRleHTs GLIDER
Heavier Than Air Machine Given Sue
eessful Test Yesterday.

Heavier Than Air Machine Given Sue
eessful Test Yesterday.
Kill Devil Hin, n. C.. Oct 25.-In
fifty mile gale yesterday orvine
Wright went aloft and remained vir.
tually stationary in his glider. with
which ne Is conducting experiments
inaerial stability. He was up nine
minutes and forty-fve seconds and
maintained an altitude OF approx.
mately i50 feet
The record.breaking fight wa, tho
seventeenth Of a series that began
Yesterday The FIRST glide lasted ON.
~ hity-tour seconds, lengthening IN
I'll the final one. The success of tho
experiment is understood here TO
mark n long step forward in the
science OF aviation. and to point tho
way toward solving the problem of
automatically preserving the oquili.
orlum OF heavier than air machines.
When Lorin Wright and Alexander
Ogilvie, the English aviator. brought
out the machine for the initial fight
the wind gauge showed that the gale
was thirty-nve miles and freshing
sand carried by the wind pelted the
ayiators, the tiny PARTICLES cutting
like small shot In the opinion of
the exporimenters no more trying
weather conditions. under which TO
make the test Of the machine, could
be found.
The glider was equipped with n rear
rudder OF twenty-four feet spread In
front to preserve the balance. a ten.
pound bag Of sand was swung on the
end OF a rod extending eight feet IN
front OF the aviators seat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
BOTH CANDIDATES INDICTED
Two Aspirants for Mayor Of Atlantic
City Now In the Same Boat

Mays Landing, N. j., Oct. 25.-The
October Grand Jury drawn by Sheriff
+. l.. Johnson. which has been inves-
ugating election irregularities in
the Third Ward. Atlantic City, at the
election OF 1909, returned today two
indictments One charges Daniel
White, proprietor OF Hotel Traymore
and now candidate for Mayor on the
Fusion ticket; ex-Councilman Charles
Mathis, and Overseer OF the Poor
Risley Barlow with conspiring to per.
vert the result OF the election. The
second indictment which is to the
same effect, names Daniel S. White.
Councilman Walter J. Buzby. Risley
Barlow. Samuel Jeifrles and DR.. Ed.
ward b. Terry.
The indictment OF White, Il is said.
viii have great bearing on his can.
didacy for Mayor, and will result IA.
vorably to Postmaster Harry Bachar.
ach. Republican candidate for Mavor
who is also under indictment for cleo.
ton frauds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
NEW MCNAMARA WITNESS
May Aid oefense's Theory That Gas
Wrecked Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles. Cal. Oct. 25-E0forts
to obtain talesmen satisfactory TO
both sides in the case OF James r.
Mcnamara indicted for murder in
connection with the explosion OF
The Times Building here, continued
today.
With only four men left of the
original panel OF 1876 veniremen. a
new panel ready TO DO called and
hardly a juror agreed upon as entire.
" satisfactory to either side. the
chances for an examination of posi-
bly, 10000 or more venlremen before
the jury finally Is chosen, was goner.
ally regarded today in the ilght of
development as quite possible. In
one California case no less than
300 veniremen, were called.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
CONSIDER NEW RAILROAD
North Troy to Waterbury Line At.
tracts 200 Business Men

Eden, Oct 25.-Nearly 200 bust.
ness men from different towns along
the line OF the proposed railroad
from North Troy to Waterbury AZ.
tended the mass meeting here TODAY.
The party went to the Lowell Lum.
Der and Asbestos company's plant.
making an Inspection OF the asbestos
mines and mills,holding the meeting
later at the large storage building.
A letter was read from General
Manager Jones OF the Central Yer.
mont expressing his interest In
the project. A working committee
OF three men from each OF the towns
along the road was appointed to con.
fer with the Central Vermont and
the Boston and Maine and call la.
ter meeting
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
ARLINGTON

ODonnell Millinery. Main street,
Arlington, VT Latest models in fall
and winter millinery. Bennington
Tel 99.M.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26

Rain CapeS and Goats
SUCH AN ASSORTMENT!
Blue Diagonal Serge RaincoatS So 90 value IS 90
All Colors Silk Rancoat. 100 value $3.50
Coverts in Green and Tan Raincoat value $40
Childrens RancapeS red and blue............ s2.96
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-26
EAST ARLINGTON

ODonnell millinery, Main St. Ar.
lington, VT Latest models IN fall
and winter millinery. Bennington
Tel. 99-M.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06
sELF-DENIALs IN EDUCATION.

Speaking of the driveling life a
youth must undergo these days and
the many influences that war with
clean life, clean thoughts and fine
aspirations, Cornelia A. P. Conner, in
"A Letter to the Rising Generation"
in the Atlantic, says: Il don't APP
prove" your fathers and mothers say
anxiously, but I hate to keep Tom
and Mary at home when all the other
children are allowed to 60" These
parents are conscientious and ener-
getic in looking after Toms teeth and
eyes, and Mary's hair, tonsils and ma
sal passage, but geem utterly uncon-
scious that mental ricketts, and curva-
ture of the soul are far more deform-
ing than crooked teeth and adenoids.
If these children were protected from
a vicious environment and educated
into habits of q pure, clean, sensible
life, there would need be much less
anxiety concerning crooked teeth and
nasal passages, says the Ohio State
Journal What education needs to
make itself worth while is a conflict
with the Vulgarizing influences out
side the home and the schoolroom.
Life has become hard problem for
the children. They are surrounded by
a cloud of pleasures and Vaccinations
that lead them away from virtue, cul-
ture and serious thought 1t may not
make them vicious and criminal, but
it does tend to make them stupid, in
ane and frivolous This is certainly
evident to every observing parent and
schoolkeeper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06
HINES STORY is DENIED
President Wrote Letter Last Novem-
Der Saying There Was No Truth
in the Statement.

Washington.-A fiat denial was
made of the report from Springfield,
Ill, that the president had joined
with Senator Aldrich in urging the
election of William Lorimer to the
United States senate.
Edward Hines, the millionaire lum-
herman of Chicago, testified at the
Lorimer hearing that Senator Aldrich
had told him President Taft was anx-
ious to have Lorimer elected.
Last November there was a similar
report. Then President Taft wrote
letter to a personal friend who had
made inquiries that there was abso-
lutely no truth in the statement A
paragraph of that letter says:
THE reports, rumors or statements
that l consciously lent any weight OF
the administration to the election of
Lorimer are wholly untrue"
President Taft himself would not an
swer the Hines statement. He believes
the one denial is enough.
Following the Hines charge came
the statement that the Lorimer case
will be reopened soon after congress
convenes next Tuesday. That action
will be based on the developments In
the Lorimer hearing now in progress
in Springfield. 1t is expected that
much evidence will be developed
which might be of use in reopening
the case here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06

The terrible infantile paralysis con-
tinues to be puzzle to the medical
fraternity. It is malady that appeared
years ago, but not until lately has it
assumed epidemic proportions. The
disease is an affection of the spinal
cord, though it involves the heart, liv'
er, kidneys and lymphoid tissues. Eff
forts have been made to discover the
germ Of the disease, but 1t seems to
be so small as to escape detection,
saws the Ohio State Journal. 1t is
possible, that some time this winter
the bacillus will turn up, since great
Investigations are going on in the lab
oratories. The devastations Of the
malady seem to have decreased dur
ing the cold weather, but there are
apprehensions that early in the spring
the fatalities will reappear. It is hop
ed by then the germ will be found
out and an antitoxin devised for it's
demolition. While this disease is
prone to attack children, adults, too,
are subject to it. 1t is said about 20
per cent of the cases die.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06
BANKERS LIKE ALDRICH PLAN
Currency Bill is Acceptable, But Minor
Changes in Phraseology Are Rec
commended.

Washington.-After conference of
two days with the currency commits
sion of the American Bankers asso-
citation, the monetary commission adj
journed to meet at the call Of Chair
man Aldrich.
The conference has been devoted to
general analysis of the Aldrich cur
rency bill. In the main the provisions
of the plan outlined by Mr.. Aldrich
have been found to be acceptable to
the bankers, but they have suggested
minor changes In phraseology In other
portions of the measure, and consid-
cradle attention has been given to a
few of the features of the bill.
The plans of the commission en-
brace an active campaign for the sum-
mer, with the view Of having the
measure completed by the beginning
of the first regular session of the
Sixty-second congress on the first
Monday of next December.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06
PLAT TRUST WEAPON
WIcKERSHAM coNCElvEs NEW
METHOD OF ATTACK.
Masters of Capital Manage to Escape
Easily Through Technicalities--
Money Combines Made Target.

Washington. Attorney General
Wickersham, out of the govern
ment's experiences, is forging
new weapon for use in dealing with
monopolies of trade and combinations
of capital. He hopes to present 1t to
congress in the belief that it will be
incorporated into law.
Just what shape this proposed legis-
lation will take has not been made
known by Mr. Wickersham. Under
the present laws the department Of
justice on several occasions has found
that the statutes have become obso-
lete while litigation was being brought
to final decision.
Combinations of all kinds. through
processes of reorganization, have man
aged to keep just step ahead of fed
eral prosecutions.
With view of meeting the problem
as 1t exists today and as 1t promises
! to develop, the attorney general Is
! giving the subject deep study. Within
the next few months may take place
the most important steps toward regu-
lat1on of combinations and monopolies
since the passage of the Sherman law.
Several instances of alleged combi-
nations, which the department of JUS
tice so far has been powerless to at
tack because there was no law appli-
cable to them. have been brought to
the attention of the attorney general.
Prominent among them is the SO
called money trust" in New York. 1t
was pointed out that where year
ago the great financial interests of
New York commonly were classified
! into three groups they now are popu-
larly known as one.
The New York Clearing House asso-
citation recently had unofficial notifica-
ton that Attorney General Wicker
sham's attention had been called to it's
methods of business. 1t is understood
to have been found, however, that
there is apparently nothing in the
business of the clearing house associ-
alton which can be construed as COM
ing under any of the laws now on the
statute books.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06
FIRE RUINS CAPITOL
MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE AT
ALBANY. N. ", COSTING $27,-
100000 SWEPT BY BLAZE.
PRICELESS RECORDS BURNED
conf1agration Believed to Have Re-
suited From Defective Electric
Light Observation-Disclosures Docu'
ments and state Papers Lost.

Albany, N. Y-Flames Wednesday
ruined a large portion of the 27.Ooo'-
300 state capitol here.
State Architect Ware estimates
the loss at from $5,000,000 to $1,000
BOO, exclusive of valuable historical
papers which cannot be replaced.
There is no insurance on the build
Ing or its contents.
Flames ragged in the costly struc-
ture for four hours, destroying prac-
.ically all the west wing, and were
declared to be under control. Later
they broke out again in the south
west angle Of the building and threat
ened to complete the work of destruc-
lion. In two hours, however, the tre
was subdued.
It was reported that several men
were missing, but all have been &C
counted for except Samuel Abbott OF
Syracuse, night Waterman in the
state library, who is believed to have
been burned to death.
Several firemen were knocked I'M
conscious by falling debris in fighting
the second outburst Of flames, and
we're taken to a hospital.
The governor summoned Architect
Ware, Police Chief Hyatt and Fire
Chief Bridgeford into conference as
10 the safety of the capitol. Mr.. Dix
feared it had been so badly damaged
that all parts were unsafe. The con-
.erees refused an opinion on the mat
ter until a thorough examination had
been made.
Firemen considered the senate and
assembly chambers practically intact,
with the exception of slight fire and
water damage, but Mr.. Ware advised
against their use until they had been
tested. The building was placed I'M
der martial law.
On the third floor, where the flames
gained their start, the departments
wholly or partly destroyed by fire or
seriously damaged by water were:
State library, containing 100000 vol
nmes, among them the most valuable
genealogical works in the United
States, together with relics and price
less documents. some of them dating
back to 1776 and irrep1aceable.
Assembly and senate libraries,
stored with thousands Of volumes of
Jaw and code books; also a number OF
documents and manuscripts that can
never be replaced.
Both houses met at the city hall
a a response to call by Governor
Dix. 1t is expected that the legisla-
Tors will take up a rigid investigation
Of report that an electric push
button was reported out of commits
yion by Waterman Tuesday and not
repaired during the day. This but
ion is held responsible for the con-
lagration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06
BREAK NEW YORK DEADLOCK
Justice James A. O'Gorman Is Elected
u. S. Senator to Succeed
Chauncey M. DepeW.

Albany, N. Y.-Amid shrieking rem
ditions of songs by legislators, who
marched about the hall in lockstep,
the United States senatorial deadlock
was broken Friday and Supreme
Court Judge James A. O'Gorman,
grand sachem of Tammany Hall, was
chosen Chauncey M. Depew's success
or. He got 112 votes against 80 cast
for the Republican opponent.
After three months battle. during
which the Democracy of the state has
been torn to shreds and William F.
Sheehan, Daniel F. Cohalan and a
score more of his favorites have been
rejected, Charles F. Murphy cor
rallied just enough insurgents to give
him a majority for the last man on
his string.
When that break came, 1t was all
over with the anti-Murphy senatorial
campaign, and there was stampede
among the Democrats finally to make
O'Gorman's selection unanimous.
Justice James A. O'Gorman was
born in New York city on May 5, 1860,
and got his early education at the
public schools and the College OF the
City of New York. He took up the
study of law and graduated from the
law department. of the New York uni
versity in the class OF 1882. Entering
politics, he became identified In a
small way with Tammany Hall, and
soon attracted the attention of Rich
ard Croker, the Tammany boss"
In 1887 Mr. O'Gorman was nomi-
mated by the Union Labor party for
Justice Of the district court of the
Eleventh district, but was defeated by
a few hundred votes. In 1903 O'Gor-
man was rewarded with the regular
Tammany nomination for the same
position and was overwhelmingly
elected. At the expiration of his term
in 1900 he was elected to the supreme
court to serve for ii years. In 1902
O'Gorman was elected grand sachem
of the Tammany society.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06

Relief from the exactions of fash
ion is aimed at through petition
which has been presented to the
North Carolina senate, asking for leg
islation that will establish permanent
and economical styles of clothing. in
order that farmers and others with
large families shall be exempt from
the hardship of trying to keep up
with prevailing modes. No doubt the
object sought is a worthy one. But
who is to be the "arbiter elegantiar-
um," such as the ancient Romans had,
60 set the pace in what to wear?"
And what assurance is there that the
wife and children of even the poorest
Of poor men would be satisfied with any
design on which the arbitration board
should decide? Statesmen in North
Carolina and elsewhere who attempt
to monkey" with the fashions are
quite likely to find such action good
deal like dallying with dynamite.