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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14

mics Of the automatic telephone and
q sufIicient number Of subscriber.
The right plan would be, Of course,
for the business men Of New York
who pay enormous tolls to the tele-
phone monopoly to get together. to
bind themselves to take new service
an automatic cheap service with
certain guarantees - and through
pressure Of public opinion compel the
granting Of q franchise to an auto.
matte company charging the lowest
possible rate.
But It IL difiicult to get business
men to unite; difficult to make them
resent effectively even the most pal.
pable extortion.
The chief hope lies in the courage.
energy and business knowledge Of
such O man as Armour, who has the
money, who IL not frightened by the
power Of monopoly, and who might,
II he chose. be remembered as one Of
the real benefactors Of the country
by breaking down the telephone mon.
opoly and making Of the great tele.
phone convenience blessing within
the reach Of all and as cheap, in pro.
portion. AZ the national postofllce.
Action by tho city council upon the
question Of doing away with the tele-
phones In which nickel Is required
before the attention of central Is oh.
tained Is likely to be taken at the first
meeting after the council vacation.
Announcement was made by Aid.
Britten Of the Esd ward that he in.
tended to present at the meeting an
ordinance compelling the telephone
company to remove whot are known
as "tick tick" phone boxes. His en-.
nouncement followed the delivering
of an opinion by Corporation Counsel
Sexton that such an ordinance could
be passed under the police powers Of
the city. An effort will be made to
have the council take action upon the
ordinance without referring 1t to q
committee, several aldermen having
promised to support motion for the
suspension of the rules for this pur.
pose.
It Is asserted by Aid. Britten that
the "tick tick" telephones constitute
a serious menace.
1.-THE installing Of these devices
has deprived the persons In whose
homes they are Of protection to
which they are entitled against fire
and robbers" he said. with these
devices at work 1t Is impossible to
obtain the attention Of the telephone
operator until q nickel has been de.
posted In the box. Every one who
Is familiar with the. nickel In the slot
telephones knows how often one finds
ones self without nickel.
"A mans home might be burned
down or he might be robbed and muir.
dered simply because he did not have
a coin Of the right size at the right
time. Another dificulty is that form.
erly q person had to take chances
only because his telephone might be
out Of order. Now the telephone itself
might be working. but the slot ma
chine box device be out of order"
Corporation Counsel Sexton gave
his opinion on the authority given the
telephone company to install the de-
vices on nickel telephones where the
money Is deposited before patron ia
able to get the operator at the re.
quest Of Aid. Charles M. Thomson.
Mr.. Sexton holds that the city can
regulate by its police power in case
the services rendered Is unreasonable
or unfair.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14

"Nickel first" telephones win be
prohibited by the terms OF an amend
ment prepared by the city legal do
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14

drop a penny in the slot and tele-
phone"
Aid. Herman J. Bauler, who origi.
mated the Seventy Cent Gas league In
the mayoral campaign, proposes to
settle telephone rates now that the
league has completed its end of the
gas price rates and left 1t for the
courts to say whether the 76 to 6S
cent sliding scale ordinance is fair.
Aid. Bauler insists that the penny
telephone idea II all right and says
he has worked out the idea without
the aid of any expert like Edward w.
Bemis or w. J. Hagenah. who were
engaged In both the gas and telephone
rate investigations.
Aid. Bauler wants to change the
name Of the Seventy Cent Gas League
to the penny Telephone League"
The alderman declares that the tele-
phone meter problem may be salts
factorily solved, although mechanical
experts throughout the country have
been endeavoring to solve It for years.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14

One of the best qualified men named
for Superior Court Judge IL Ross g.
Hall. Democratic nominee. His long
and honorable record as lawyer we'll
fits him for seat on the bench.
~GA
Judge Marcus Kavanagh will have
little trouble In being reelected. His
honest and brilliant record is known
to all and the vote he will receive will
be big one.
Thomas Taylor, Jr., would serve the
people we'll on the Circuit Court bench.
Daniel L. Cruice. Democratic candi.
date for Superior Judge. was born In
Buffalo. N. Y, June 80. 1868. Edu.
Gated In the parochial and public
schools OF Buffalo. the University Of
New York and Chicago College Of
Law. He has the degree Of LII. B.
from Lake Forest University. While
acquiring his education hs gained .
vast fund Of experience. owing 70 the
fact that circumstances required him.
during the intervals between studies.
to work on the Great lakes. the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio rivers. and In the
postoface and railway mail service.
Since attaining his majority hs has
devoted his spare time to progressive
measures designed TO bring govern
ment within the control OF the people.
and to that end has "atumpsd" the state
I In behalf OF the initiative and reeersn.
dunn, public ownsrship Of public utili'
ties, direct election Of senators and
direct primaries. A. . lawyer hs q
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
SHALL CHILD OF
ADOPTED CHILD
INHERIT?
Problem Presented to Benning.
ton Probate Court
CASE OF HOWARD W. SCOTT
Mother Was Adopted Daughter Of
George W. WaIworth But Died
Before Foster Parent

There was a hearing before Judge
IL. l.. Waterman at Newfane last eve
ming on an appeal from decree of
the Bennington probate court in a
case which, it is expected, will ultim-
ately decide through decision of the
supreme court the rights of inherl-
lance of the offspring of adopted chill
dren.
The case is that of Howard NJ.
Scott, the nine year old son of John
Scott and at present in the Hawley
home at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. The
boys mother was an adopted daugh-
ter Of the late George w. Walworth
of North Bennington who died in
April, 1909, leaving an estate valued
at about $4,000 of which about $4,000
is located in this state
When the estate came before Pro-
bate Judge f. G. Bennett for settle
ment it appeared that Mrs. John Scott
was the legally adopted daughter of
Walworth and his first wife, her name
Maggie Mitchell having been changed
to Alace Mitchell Walworth at the
time of adoption. She married and
had one son, the claimant in the case,
and died before the death of her
adopted father. Holden & Healy, at
torneys for the widow and brothers
and sisters of the deceased appeared
before the probate court and contend
ed that, inasmuch as the boys mother
passed away before her adopted faith
er, Howard M. Scott was not in
the line of inheritance. II was admit
ted that under the laws of Vermont
a legally adopted child inherits to the
same extent as other children but the
attorneys insisted that as the mother
did not live to share in the estate the
boy had no claim.
James X Batchelder, the boys
guardian, contended that the boy was
entitled to his mothers share in the
estate So far as the attorneys have
been unable to discover there is no
existing law-or court decisions in this
state fixing the right OF inheritance
in the case of the offspring of adopted
children and in order TO bring the
matter before the supreme court
Judge Bennett issued a pro forma de-
cree that the estate should be divided
$4,000 and one half the residue to
the widow and that the other half of
the residue should be divided among
the brothers and sisters From this
decree of Judge Bennett an appeal
was taken by Mr.. Batchelder to coun-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
TWO PRISONERS
ARRAIGNED This
AFTERNOON
Charged With Forgery and AS
sauIt With Deadly Weapon
BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Sheldon Held for Grand Jury and
FRANKIE Case Continued to :,
May 16

William q. Sheldon, the former
bookkeeper for the Vermont Hosiery
and Machinery company, who has
been in the county Jail awaiting a
hearing on the charge of forgery, and
Joseph Frank, who is charged with
the shooting of Robert Mallory at the
shops of the Eagle Square company
in South SALISBURY, were arraigned
before Municipal Judge e. H. Holden
this afternoon.
Sheldon pleaded not guilty, waived
examination and was held for the
grand jury.
Frank pleaded not guilty and his
case was continued to the 10th for
further hearing.
Sheldon was arrested in Spring
field, Mass, upon the request of
States Attorney W. J. Meagher and
agreed to come to Bennington to
stand trial without the formality OF
requisition. He is charged with the
passing of two forged checks upon
local business men amounting In all
to S35. He disappeared from Benning-
ton on the evening ON which he CASH
ed the alleged forged checks, March
20, and which were drawn upon the
Bennington County National bank and
signed with the name of the president
of the Vermont Hosiery and Machin-
cry company. He had been employed
by the hosiery and machinery COM
pany as bookkeeper and had access
to the check book from which he Is
alleged to have stolen the blanks.
When arraigned this afternoon he
gave his age as 81 years.
Frank is charged with shooting
Robert Mallory, a fellow employe at
the shops Of the Eagle Square com
pany in South Salisbury, during a
quarrel on the afternoon of April
%. 1t is charged that Frank shot
Mallory twice with S2-calibre revol
yer one bullet lodging in the arm
and the other passing through the
body without infiicting dangerous
wounds. Mallory is we'll on the way
to recovery. Frank gave his age as
80 and his birthplace as Germany.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
DEAD NOT FORGOTTEN
Veterans Services Were Duly Honor
ed In PoWnal

Mr.. Editor:-The article In the Ben
nington Evening Banner Of May 4th
by A. M. Downs is somewhat mislead-
ing The fallen heroes Of the town
of Pownal were not entirely forgotten
on Memorial day last year.
In the first place the G.. A. Custer
Post held their memorial services in
our lakewood cemetery at the hour Of
the regular Sunday morning services
of the village churches. So that
while the members of the G. A. r.
were holding services in the cemetery
q memorial service was being held
in the Methodist Episcopal church
with pulpit decorated with the nat
ional colors and an appropriate SER
mon by the pastor.
In the afternoon at the regular hour
of service of the Pownal Center Meth
odist Episcopal church, at the request
of the late Allen Murdick q veteran
of '61-'65 the pastor preached a mem
orial sermon to large audience. At
this service the local veterans to the
number of four or five were present
by a special and personal invitation
of the pastor and occupied a front
seat.
The choir Of the Pownal church had
arranged to be at the Center in the
afternoon and assist in the services.
But break in the high tension left
their car stalled midway between the
villages, where 1t remained until near.
| ly evening and the choir were forced
to return TO Pownal on foot, it being
too late to reach the Center in time
| for the service.
So the old soldiers and the fallen
heroes were not entirely forgotten as
Mr.. Downs letter would seem to indi
cate.
Trusting you will give this explana
ton the same publicity, that you gave
Mr.. Downs letter, remain,
l Yours truly,
| Chas. e. Green.
Pastor Methodist Episcopal church
Pownal, VT, May 8. 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
COL. THOMAS HIeciNsoN
Famous Author Soldier and Abolition
list Dead at Home In Cambridge

lbl GCdh az w
Cambridge, Mass, May 10.--Colon-
el Thomas Wentworth Hlgginson, his
torian and author, minister and sold
Ter, one of the last OF the group Of
famous scholars and abolitionists of
half a century ago, died at his home
here last night Death was due to
old age.
Colonel Higginson was almost the
last OF that New England coterie
which numbered such men as Long
fellow, Whittier, Holmes, Emerson,
and Lowell. There was another
group, somewhat distinct, to which
Higginson had also belonged and Of
which he, too. is almost the last to
go. This was the group of abolition
lists who included Garrison, Wendell
Phillips, Edward Everett Hale and
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
Colonel Higginson served in the
Civil war as captain Of the fifty-hrst
Massachusetts volunteer militia, and
later as colonel OF the First South
Carolina volunteers, Union organ
ization, afterwards named the Thirty
third United States colored troops.
He was vice president of the Liberal
Congress of Religion and a member
of the Academy of Arts and Sciences,
Royal Society of Canada and other
organizations. He held the honorary
degree of doctor of laws, conferred
| by Harvard and Western Reserve uni
versities. He was author of history
of the United States, an English his
tory for Americans, and many other
publications.
Colonel Higginson was born in
Cambridge, Mass, Dec. %, 1893
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
eoRDoN A BIG CLOTH BUYER
Exhausts the Market in Narrow
Cloths by Purchasing 100000 Pieces

Cloths by Purchasing 100000 Pieces
Fall River, Mass, May ION. c..
d. Borden of New York, president of
the American Printing company and
the Fall River Iron Works company,
has again come into the cloth mar
ket as a buyer and by purchasing
nearly 100000 pieces, has practically
exhausted the market in all the mar
row cloths on hand in the New Eng
land and Southern mills.
About 100000 pieces were obtained
in Fall River, while the other purcha-
SEES are estimated at 100000 pieces,
or altogether, about 25,000,000 yards.
1t is said that a part of Mr.. Bor-
den's plan in buying up the market
is to stop the seven mills of the Fall
River Iron Works company, every
other week until July. One of his
representatives in this city says how
ever, that nothing definite has been
decided on.
The goods are all bought for dellv-
cry either Immediately or within q
few days, They will give the Ameri
can Printing company so large a sup
ply of gray cloths that 1t will be
possible to stop the iron works as pro
posed, for several weeks without In
convenience to the print works The
cloths are said to have been obtained
for less than Mr.. Borden could pro
duce them in his own mills at present
quotations for the raw material.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10

ty court and the findings we're pres
ented last evening to Judge Water
man, who in accordance with an agree
ment OF counsel, issued pro forma
decree reversing the order of the pro-
bate court thus enabling an immedi-
ate appeal to the supreme court
where it is expected that the case will
be argued on the 18th.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
PENSION FOR MRS CLEVELAND
$4,000 Year Also for Mrs. Harrison
Provided In Senator Roots Bill

Washington, May Ex-senator Root
yesterday introduced in the Senate a
bill giving to Mrs. Frances Folsom
Cleveland and Mrs. Mary Scott Lord
Harrison, widow of President Harri-
son, pensions of $4,000. 1t is expected
that the pensions will be granted with
out opposition, though no action was
taken at the last session.
Mrs. Cleveland already has the
franklng privilege of the mails.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10

like mine in some town in the wes-
tern part of the state. He said
1--WE got a safe like that, at least
I paid for one" When Dr. Palmer
went by, Heath said: III had as
much money as him / wouldn't work"
When | went into the room after
the shots, it seems as though | saw
the revolver on the floor. The last
time remember of having the revolt
yer it was five years ago when the
Curtises were here. Alfred Morrow
shot 1t off at that time. put the re-
volver away at that time and 1t was
not loaded at that time. have never
kept II loaded (Signed.)
Mrs. Florence M. Dodge.
(Witness) ]. c. Breitllng, M. d.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10

Municipal Judge E. II. Holden will
be president of the day on the occas-
ion of the annual Memorial day exer-
cises on May &c. The address will
be delivered by Robert e. Healy. The
Memorial Sunday exercises this year
will be held at the Baptist church on
MAY %.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
POSTAL CLERKS TOO ACTIVE
Discharged for Organizing a Union
Saws Department Official.

Washington, May 1O.-Second AS
slstant Postmaster General Stewart
frankly admitted yesterday before
the House Committee on Civil Service
that clerks had been discharged from
the Government service for activity
in promoting the organization of a
trades union.
The clerks were removed from the
st. Paul office. They were good
clerks, Mr.. Stewart said, but thelI
"pernicious activity" amounted to in
subordination.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
TO SEND LEPER HOME
Filipino Relatives Agree to Care for
Youth In Washington Pest House

Washington, May 10.-Anacieto Pal
abay, the young Filipino leper confn-
ed in a pest house here, is to be re-
turned to relatives and friends in the
Philippines. Manuel l.. Quezon, resi-
dent Commissioner from the Philip
pines has received a cablegram from
the Governor General of the islands
sanctioning the return of Palabay
The War Department will defray
expense. 1t is said the leper will be
sent home on a sailing vessel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
NEW VICE PRESIDENT
A. J. Cooper Elected-A. 3. Gardner
Added to Directorate

At an adjourned meeting of the
stockholders of the Bennington Coun-
ty National bank Monday A. B. Gard
ner of Pownal was elected to fill the
vacancy on the board of directors
that has existed since the death of
the late A. X. Richie.
The directors ON Monday also
elected Alexander ]. Cooper, vice
president of the bank to I'LL the vacan-
cy due to the promotion of Arthur j.
Holden to the presidency.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair on coast. Showers In
interior late tonight or Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
STOCK QUOTATIONS

The following noon quotations were
received by the Bennington Sc
curity company from ]. r. Williston
& Co, of New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
TO REBUILD FAMOUS BRIDGE
William Rockefeller Offers $4,000
for "Headless Horseman's" Span.

Tarrytown, ~ Y, May 1O.-William
Rockefeller has proposed to the tax
payers Of North Tarrytown that IL
they will vote to improve North
Broadway he will give $4,000 to pay
part of the expense and will also give
$4,000 for rebuilding the famous Po-
cantico Bridge, known all over the
world as the "headless horsemans
bridge made famous by Washington
Irving.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10
BASEBALL euNTs

Ryan, the center fielder for last
years Bennington team now with
New Britain of the Connecticut lea
que, drove in the winning run in the
game with Holyoke yesterday. Ryan
made two hits and had an assist in
right field.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10

Fred Ensign, who has played for
Bennington on several occasions, will
be with Pitts6eld this year and will
play as change catcher with Joe
Kenny who is now the leading back
stop with the Holy Cross college
team.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10

Johnny" Hickeys name did not
appear In the lineup of the Hartford
Connecticut league team Monday for
the first time since the season open
ed. Hart, the man who took Hickey's
placesin center field, didn't get hit
in four times at bat,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10

The accident to Jay Burns 1t is
feared has put the young man out of
baseball for the summer. For six
weeks the young man has been in the
House of Mercy. Burns had several
opportunities to play league ball and
had planned to go to Indiana, but the
accident put him to the bad. Ben
.nington could utilize him and If he Is
able to get in condition he will be
with the Vermonters, but the chances
are he will have to take long rest.
Last season was good one for
Burns and his many friends will re-
greet to learn there is a possibility he
will be out of the game for the sea-
son.-Pittsfield Eagle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-10

Ryan, the former Bennington center
fielder, continues to show class at
right field for New Britain. In Mon
days game with Northampton it was
Ryans hit that started the scoring.
He made one of the five hits secured
by his team, had two bases on balls,
fours put-outs in the field and took
part in double play.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-05
The SECRET OF SUCCESS
Genuine Merit Required to
Win the Peoples Confidence

Have you ever stopped to reason why
1t is that so many products that are
extensively advertised. all at once drop
out Of sight and are soon forgotten?
the reason is plain-the article did not
fulfil the promises Of the manufacturer.
This applies more particularly to a
medicine. A medicinal preparation that
has real curative value almost sells
itself, as like an endless chain system
the remedy is recommended by those
who have been cured, to those who are
in need Of it.
In an interview on the subject a
prominent local druggist says "Take
for example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
4 preparation I have sold for many
years and never hesitate to recon-
mend, for in almost every case it shows
immediate results. as many of my GUS
toners testify. No other kidney rem
edy that I know of has so large a sale. "
The success Of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is due to the fact that it fulf1ls
every wish in overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder diseases, corrects urinary
troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
A free trial bottle will be sent by
mail, absolutely free. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton n. Y, and
mention this paper. Regular size bot
ties sold at all druggists-50c and s1.00.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-05
KEEPS DEATH A SECRET
EiGora Boy Who Saw Companion
Drown Feared to Tell Of Tragedy
Cecil Smith, Aged ia, Loses Life in
Iowa River-Mother Watched All
Nigh: for Return.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora. July g. After seeing his
companion. Cecil Smith. drown in the
Iowa river Monday afternoon, q 10
year-old boy named Riles kept the
tragedy a secret until Tuesday morn
ing
Cecil Smith. aged IA, the son OF a
widow. Mrs. Pamela Smith, and the
Rifles boy, Went 10 the river Monday
afternoon at $3.50, and went in swim
ming o half mile above the boat land
ing. Young Smith got into deep water
and drowned. The Riles boy ran home,
and as he had been cautioned by his
parents not to so TO the river, he said
nothing about the tragedy.
Mrs. Smith, after her boy did not re-
turn at bedtime, spent a sleepless night,
fearing the fate that had befallen him
but hoping that Cecil had gone to the
camp of a party of friends to remain,
she did not give the alarm until yes
terday morning. Mayor Tylor organized
a searching party and. with the facts
cleaned from the Riles boy, the body
was recovered.
The funeral will be held from the
home Thursday