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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

THE flow of abuse cut short by the bookmaker
when he reached past and erked the enraged
man by the sleeve. How much money do you owe the
bank besides that? he inquired pointing the table
oh, don't want to rub it in you, he added with
quiet insistence.
about two thousand dollars the other admitted
hesitatingly.
"'Well, listen, the racing man went on. L don't
know much about this banking game; but, you
to have got hold of that money easy could you put
it back without knowing all this if you at
the bank early Monday morning.?
"The young fellow Strengthened bolt upright with
stare; Yes he stammered eagerly, L have mean
l had sole charge of the currency. That's what l.
Gentlemen, the bookmaker interrupted calmly
looking at each of turn, cleaned up some thou
sands at the Oakland track this season. and suppose
he laughed shortly, I'll be due to get my bumps
at Bennings maybe Now, if this can't get back
to Frisco by midnight Sunday regular train, any
part of this goes to get him special
"He laid thick roll of yellowbacks the table
where it oscllated gently to the sway of the moving
train and looked across squarely at the from Raw
hide
My ante is already up there said the miner without
batting eyeash. But he gave a deep, relaxing sigh
as if he had been holding his breath
"As for me, felt if whirwnd was going on inside
OF me. | wanted to shout; but just bured outright
Lord! what story, what peach of story' And
then felt like FOOL for the big fellow turned
quick as flash. Might not your part in this be to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
ANNUAL MEETING
OF MONUMENT
ASSOCIATION
Held This Morning at Office Of
BatCheIder & Bates.
OLIN SCOTT is PRESIDENT
Committee Elected to Raise Funds
for Proposed Grand Army
Memorial Hall

The adjourned annual meeting of the
Bennington Battle Monument and
Historical association was held at the
office of Batchelder and Bates this
forenoon The members present
were Col. Lyman f. Abbott, vice pre-
sident; John Robinson, Harrison I.
Norton, Edward ]. Hall, Merritt B..
Morgan, Edward H. Bates, Henry c.
Day.
The minutes of meetings of Octo-
Der Sth, November 9TH and December
3rd, 1910 and January IL, 1911 were
read and approved.
The meeting then proceeded to the
election of officers for the ensuing
year and the following were duly de-
clared elected
President, Olin Scott; vice presi-
dent, Lyman +. Abbott; secretary,
Edward l.. Bates; treasurer, George
F. Graves; auditors, l.. +. Abbott,
Olin Scott, c. II. Darling; directors,
John G.. Mccullough, Edward l.. Bates
Orion NJ. Barber, Lyman II. Abbott,
Frederick B. Jennings, Irving Il. Glib
son, Olin Scott, Carroll S. Page, Chas.
II. Dewey, James X. Batchelder (The
Governors Of Vermont, Massachusetts
and New Hampshire are ex-oflicio dir
ectors OF this association)
The reports Of George f. Graves,
treasurer, and Irving Il. Gibson, Hen.
ny c. Day and Edward l.. Bates as the
Building Committee of the association
were read and approved.
II was voted that the vote of Aug,
ust 6, 1910 authorizing the appoint
ment by the president of commit
tee of seven members to raise funds
for a Memorial Hall and an endow.
ment fund therefore, be rescinded and
that the association elect such com,
mittee forthwith it not having here
tofore been appointed.
The following were elected such
committee: Norman NJ Puffer, Henry
r. Cushman. DIN Scott, Edward ]
Hall, Collins NJ. Graves, Irving Il
Gibson aud Edward l.. Bates.
IL was voted that such committee
have the power to fill any vacancies
in their number and to elect addition
al members as required.
The names Of Harry b. Hutchins
Otto Eugene Reimer and Ernest T
Griswold were proposed for member
ship and referred TO a committee con
sisting OF Henry c. Day, Edward J
Hall and Harrison /. Norton.
II was voted to adjourn to Apri
II, 1911 at same time Of day ant
place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
TELLS HOW TO CURE A COLO
Most Severe Cold or tsss Grippe Re-
leVed in Several Hours

The most sevAre cold will be
broken, and all grippe misery ended
after taking a dose of Pape's Cold
Compound every two hours until
three consecutive doses are taken.
You will distinctly feel all the dis
agreeable symptoms leaving after the
very first dose.
The most miserable neuralgia pains
headache, dullness, head and nose
running of the nose, sore throat, mu-
cous catarrhal discharges, soreness,
stiffness, rheumatism pains and other
distress vanishes.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
of three years research at cost of
more than fifty thousand dollars, and
contains no quinine, which we have
conclusively demonstrated is not eff
fective in the treatment of colds or
grippe.
Take this harmless Compound as
directed with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine, made any
where else in the world, which will
cure your cold or end Grippe misery
as promptly and without any other
assistance or bad afer-effects as a 25-
cent package Of Pape's Cold Com
pound, which any druggist in the
world can supply.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
COL n. e. TAYLOR
6rattleboro Prominent Citizen Who
Passed Away Friday Evening


Col. Herbert Edward Taylor, post
master at Brattleboro, who died Fri
day evening Of neuralgia of the heart
was born in Guilford, october 10, 1887
and was the son of jeremiah and
Mary (Edwards) Taylor. He was ed
ucated in the public schools of Gull
ford, at Westminster Seminary and
at Powers Institute of Bernardston,
Mass.
In 1861 he enlisted with Co. f, 4th
Vermont and served three years, re-
ceivlng his discharge in September,
1864. He was severely wounded in
the battle of the Wilderness May 5,
1864, from which wound he had been
a constant sufferer. He was brought
to his home in Guilford on a stretcher
In the spring of 1865 he recovered
from his injuries so that he was able
to engage in the clothing and furnish
ing business In Brattleboro, which he
followed until 1875.
He was deputy collector Of internal
revenue for the district OF Vermont
from 1879 to 1885. In 1886 he was
elected a deputy sheriff for Windham
county and tax collector for Brattle-
boro for five successive terms. He
was doorkeeper OF the House OF
Representatives In 1883. In 1889
Colonel Taylor was appointed special
inspector of customs, with official sta
ton at st. Adams. by Secretary OF
the Treasury Window. This position
he held until November /, 1893 when
he returned to Brattleboro and engag-
ed in insurance business with his
son.
Colonel Taylor was appointed post
master of Brattleboro March IA, 1904,
following the death of DR.. Webster.
He was reappointed May /, 1908. In
military affairs Colonel Taylor had
an extensive acquaintance through.
out New England as well as Vermont
and always took an active part in
Sedgwick Post, G. A. r., of Bratue-
boro, and also In both the state and
national organizations OF the G. A. X.
He was a familiar figure at many
of their large gatherings.
He was captain and provost mar.
shall of the Vermont National Guard
from 1880 to 1888; colonel and aide
de camp on the staff OF Gov William
p. Dillingham;; department comman.
der of the Vermont G. A. r. In 1885
and trustee of the Soldiers Home
at Bennington at the time of mis-
death.
Colonel Taylor was prominent In
Masonic circles, member OF Column
bian Lodge, No. Sc, +. and A. NJ, and
a member of Beauseant Commandery
Knights Templar He was mem
Der of the Sons of the American Rev
olution and regular attendant OF the
First Universalist church He mar
ried October Z, 1867, Emeline, daugh
ter of Stephen and Electa (Sargent)
Dutton of Dummerston, who died IL
1877. He is survived by one son, Col
Linn ID. Taylor, member of Cover
nor Mead's stan, one grandson, Brain
ford d. Taylor, and one brother, Jos
eph G. Taylor, all Of Brattleboro
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
THE scHeNk MURDER TRIAL
Nurse Says She Was offered $1,000 to
Administer Poisonous Pill

Wheeling, W. Va, Jan 16.-Testi-
mony that Mrs. Laura Farnsworth
Schenk had offered her $1,000 to ad-
minister q poisonous pill to John o.
Schenk while he lay ID at the North
Wheeling hospital last November was
given Saturday by Elinor Zorekler,
detective nurse, who had heretofore
appeared IN the public print as Mrs.
Klein, a professional nurse"
The attempt TO induce the nurse to
give the poison to Schenk she testi-
fled was made while she and Mrs.
Schenk were riding in the latter's au-
tomobile. Mrs. Schenk declared Miss
Zorekler said to her: John treats me
like n dog. When Miss Evans Tan
other nurse calls up from the hospit-
al and tells me that my husband is
dead, | will be the happlest person
in the world. ] feel at times like
could kill that man."
"Why don't your" asked. She
turned around and said, We'll you do
Il for me. What will you take to give
him a pillg"
I viii take $4,000 l replied. 4
need money awful bad. / have my
mother and child to keep
Good Lordr replied Mrs. Schenk
I haven't five thousand but / will give
you one thousand II you viii make Il
that
1 told her that was very risky
business for that small amount but
finally agreed. II she would give me
paper IN writing showing that she
was to pay me the money MS soon as
she came into her widows rights.
Mrs. Schonk promised to give the
money but objected TO giving me any
written promise. She said that
would be dangerous. She also said
that she would get tho "stuft' and
would bring Il up to the hospital on
the next morning. She wanted me
TO either give Il to Mr. Schonk or to
put Il In his medicine which would be
placed beside his bed, so he could
take Il himself
How could you stand anything like
thatg" / asked her. you would know
that you and killed him.
b" I will never be happy until that
man Is dead, she said. II he dies
will wear a double veil so they can't
see me laughing behind It.
Miss Zorckler said the plan was
agreed ON. but later Mrs Sohenk said
she was afraid to carry the plan
through, because she was afraid that
III schcnk died suddenly she would be
suspected In am automobile ride
with Mrs. Schenk later she asked hoi
point blank II she had been glvinl
her husband arsenic Mrs. Schonk
said the witness, only tossed hel
head and said 'poof"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
MOB IN KENTUCKY
LYNCHED THREE
NEGROES
Hanged From Railroad Bridge
Near ShelbyviIIe
ONE CONVICTED MURDERER
Other Two Victims Accused Of In
sulting Young White
Women

Louisville, Ky, Jan. ia triple
lynching took place at Shelbyville
early yesterday morning, when three
negroes were taken from the She by
vile county jail and hanged to a rail-
road bridge just outside of the city
limits. The mob, composed of only
twenty men, broke down the Jail
doors, took the prisoners and quietly
marched away with them.
The lynched negroes were Eugene
Marshall, convicted of murder for
killing an aged negro woman in Shell
byville several months ago; Wade
Patterson, charged with an attempt
to detain Miss Elizabeth Rubin, a
young white girl, and James West,
charged with an attempt to detain
Miss Mary Coley young white girl.
Shortly before midnight the men
formed outside of the city. At a
blacksmith's shop tools were obtain
ed. On reaching the Jail they de-
manded the prisoners Of Edward
Thompson, the jailor. At first he re-
fused but when he saw that the mob
was determined to get the men he
turned over he keys rather than risk
the lives of his family. The mob did
not wait to use the keys but broke
the heavy doors open with hammers.
The negroes, praying for mercy,
were dragged out and hurried TO the
bridge Marshall was then strung
up to the timbers and soon died. One
rope was used for West and Patter-
son and it broke. The two men tried
to escape. Patterson ran only a
short distance before being brought
down by bullets. West managed to
go several hundred yards but was f.
nally killed by bullets which were
poured after him.
Patterson and West were arrested
in Selbyville nearly a month ago and
were hurried to the Louisville jail tC
keep them from being lynched. They
were taken to Shelbyville after night
fall Friday night. 1t was believed
by the authorities that all danger OF
lynching had passed. The men were
| 10 have been tried this week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
ROOSEVELT ASSISTS LODGE
Says Butler Ames' Golfers Story is
False

Boston, Jan. 16-Declaring that
Congressman Butler Ames had been
guilty of deliberate and outrageous
falsehood," Theodore Roosevelt Sat
urday night sent a telegram to JOS
eph Walker, speaker of the Massachu-
sets House of Representatives, Wig
orously championing the cause of
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The tel
egram which was sent from Oyster
Bay was called forth by the publica-
ton Saturday Of an alleged statement
by Mr., Ames who is actively opposing
the candidacy of Senator Lodge for
reelection. The telegram reads:
Story told by Butler Ames, report.
ed in newspapers, as to the alleged
conversation between me, Lodge and
Newberry about purchase of GOLFERS,
is a deliberate and outrageous false
hood. | never made any such remark
and no such conversation ever took
place. During the &c years | have
known Senator Lodge he has acted on
all occasions, and especially on every
occasion when he has dealt with pub
lie matters or matters having any
connection with the governments be-
half, not merely with absolute homes.
ty, but the highest and most delicate
sense of proprlety. / never had any
talk with him about these Golfers at
all. 1t is shocking to think that Mr..
Ames should invent such an outrage
Gus ia school about public man of
such rigid integrity and probity,, a
falsehood for which there is not even
the smallest foundation in fact"
Congressman Ames was quoted as
saying that Mr.. Roosevelt when pres-
ident, reprimanded Senator Lodge in
the presence of Truman l.. Neberry.
former assistant secretary of the
navy for an alleged attempt to force
the purchase of two golfers by the
navy department at a cost of $780,
OO0 According to the published
statement credited to Congressman
Ames, President Newberrys explain.
alton, turned to Senator Lodge and
said: Cabot | told you not to mon
key with these things. Secretary
Newberry is absolutely right"
Mr.. Ames said his information as
to the conversation came from Mr..
Newberry.
After learning of Mr. Roosevelt's
comment, Congressman Ames said:
II am neither surprised nor disturb
ed at my initiation into the celebrated
club. have invented nothing and
have not knowingly overstated or mis-
stated the case. The fact that ]
should be initiated into the celebrat-
ed club before pains were taken to
get an accurate statement from me
was to be expected.
Il have given to the press what /
believe to be a true statement Of the
facts in connection with those COLI
ers. was to some extent Incorrect
| ly quoted in the morning papers"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
CHECKING AUTO NUISANCES.
Live Towns Car Stop offenses From
This Source II They Choose.

This Source II They Choose.
From at least two major points Of
view earnest commendation is to be
given TO any campaign against the au-
tomoblle smoke nuisance In streets
and also TO the movement to compel
the operators Of such vehicles to stop,
spilling oil on the pavement or road.
Both these practices are indisputably
unpleasant and offensive and probably
injurious aud dangerous, and both are
susceptible OF abatement There can
be no question Of the right and power
of the health and police departments
to deal with such matters.
The occasional emission Of smoke
from automobiles IS probably unavold-
able and excusnhle But for car to
run mile after mile with a dense trail
of acrid smoke pouring from It Is not
excusable. II Is not necessary. and II
It We're It would constitute a pretty
strong argument for excluding the car
from the highways altogether. The
smoke is certainly exceedingly un-
pleasant TO the senses. and in many
cases 1t may be positively injurious to
the visual and respiratory organs OF
those who are exposed to IL.
The spilllng and stopping Of oil on
the streets until they are saturated
with It aud dotted with puddles OF It
are also inexcusable nuisances. II
fills the air with bad smell, II makes
the streets dangerously slippery to
walk on. and Il often Is n cause OF
soillng and practically running cloth
Ing and other articles. Now and then.
as In the case of smoke, n little oil
will, OF course, get spilled on the
street. But there Is no reason for
any such wholesale effusion Of II as Is
10 be observed in this city. Either a
little more care or the provision OF
drip pans to catch Il is all that Is
needed to abate the nuisance.
The other point of view from which
both these practices are to be regarded
Is that of the selfish interest Of those
who are guilty Of them. II Is well
known fact that a smoking motor Is q
motor which Is being improperly used
and is therefore being injured. The
very conditions which cause the smoke
cause injury TO the mechanism. Thus
the chauffeur who permits his car e
smoke IS inluring the car as well as
affecting the public.
OF course IN the other case the OF
which Is poured on the street Is oil
wasted aud that means Increased ex
pense OF operating the car II The
} abatement OF these nulsances mean
= increased expense TO the owners OF
drivers OF cars Il should still be in
sisted upon for the welfare Of the pub
lie. But since, on the contrary. Il vii
, mean n decrease Of their expenses nm,
! therefore the promotion OF their owl
good there can be no reasonable re
. slstnnce or objection to Il.
: The town authorities should be eve
4 vlgilanl against offenses OF this char
| acter. A concerted crusade might b
instituted by citizens Of any town AM
the offending automobile owners mad
70 answer for their carelessness, 10
carelessness 1t Is aud nothing else.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
A WHITE HOUSE JEST.
General Harrison's Objections to
Monuments to west"


Monuments to west"
As a general thing, one of the first
duties Of the wife of an incoming pres
ident and one of the things she usual
ly enjoys heartily is to attend to such
rearangements and refurnishlngs OF
the White House as may be necessary
or advisable according to her person
al taste, the size and customs Of her
family, ana so on
! remember one occasion, writes
Colonel William II. Crock in the Phil
adelphia Saturday Evening Post, when
Mrs. Harrison had finally decided
upon some slight architectural changes
and had brought her architects plans
TO the president and asked his opinion
of them General Harrison studied
the drawings with care and noticed
that several inches were left, each
plainly marked At last he said:
well. my dear. here is place for
Lincoln. and here is place Tor
Grants bust. And you have left
three places for Vest" Then he add
ed, with well assumed Indignation, 81
am decidedly opposed TO so many
monuments to Vest-in the White
Housew
Mrs. Harrison FASTENED to explain
what her husband. of course. knew all
the time-that the word Vest" was
the architects contraction for vesti-
bule, of which there were three on the
plans, whereupon the president said
he was satisfied aud handed the draw
ings back to her. with twinkle in bis
keen blue eyes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
A FIERCE ANATHEMA.
The Pious Wish a Woman Flung at
Jean Paul Richter.

The Pious Wish a Woman Flung at
Jean Paul Richter.
Jean Paul Richter once observed
that If lady officer wanted to give
the word "Haltw she would do 1t in
the following strain: "You soldiers, all
Of you. now mind what say. order
you as soon as / have done speaking
to stand still. every one Of you. on the
spot where you happen TO be. Don't
you hear mei HI,nt. say. all Of you
Upon this n strong minded woman
made the following comment: "Now,
NJ. Jean. II was an unlucky day on
which you wrote that sentence. May
you never hear anything but that lit
tie. concise word No from every rosy
pair Of lips you meet. Nay you halt
wlfeless through life. May your but.
tons be snappish. your strings knotty
and your stockings full OF holes. May
your bootiack be missing. your feet
corny and your shaving water cold
your razor dull, your hair stand UP.
your collar lie down. May your beard
be porcuplny. your whIskers thlnly
settled and your mustache curl the
wrong way. May your coffee be mud
dy. your toast smoky and your tea
water bewtched. and. with never
dying desire for affection, may you
crawl through creation Il meek. mlser-
able. nasty. forlorn, tidgety. fussy, RI
dlculous. ruined. detected old bachelor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
Hiah SOUNDING Names.

Writing In his Paris PAPER on the
growing custom on the part of parents
to give their children high sounding"
names. Clement rautel says; when
the boy Is old enough to understand
he rebels at being compelled TO carry
through life name like Anacreon or
Hipparchus. But he has company. |
know deputy whose parents mined
him Franklin The name In itself Is
not SO bad but he has two brothers,
vollalrc aud Socrates respectively.
Fancy this scene In the nursery
Franklin bowling because Voltalre has
broken his toy. while Socrates laughs
at both The mother as peacemakcr
shouts. stop Socrates. or youll he
punlshedr In narrow street In Mar
settles one bro'lug hot day I saw a
woman spanking a child. shouting In
anger. You naughty Epamnondes; III
teach YOU. EpamlnondesF | could new
cr think Of the Theban general after
that without laughing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-16
STATE TAX IS SURE
TO COME At END
OF SESSION
will Be 0bscured BY Calling 1t
a Highway Measure.
ADDITION TO STATE HOUSE
Bill Approprlatlne $25o,ooo for That
Purpose a Special Order
for Tomorrow

Montpelier, Jan. 16.--The Senate
was not in session Saturday and the
house when ii adjourned fixed the
time for converting at Monday even
ing.
The bill appropriating $25O,0OO for
an addition to the state house after
some debate was made special or
der for tomorrow morning.
1t is certain that state tax is COM
ing but to make the pill more accep-
table to the people of the state there
is proposal to sugar coat It bit by
calling it highway tax. JuSt how
much the tax will be, the waN and
means committee does not know ana
has no means of knowing until in the
closing hours of the session it will be-
possible to reckon up the expendi-
lures and see how much money it
will take to meet them.
Majority and minority reports are
expected on the bill to allow the Bos-
ton and Maine road to build from
South Vernon to Brattleboro and 1t
is predicted that the majority report
will favor the bill. That the COM
mittee report is not to end the mat
ter is indicated by the fact that both
parties interested are actively lobby
ing and 1t is expected that the fight
on the floor of the House will be a
warm one.
The bill incorporating the Taconic
Valley Railroad company was taken
up late Friday afternoon and after
being slightly amended at the re-
quest of Mr.. Wall Of Dorset was pass
ed.
A substitute bill for house bill 513.
an act to provide for the building OF
a county Jail and jailor's residence
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