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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
BASEBALL HUNTs

Some of the Boston papers are of
the opinion that Chris Mahoney the
former Pittsfeld pitcher and outfield-
er win be sent to the Portland, Ore,
team Of the Pacific Coast League.
According to the Worcester Tele-
gram Joseph Kenny of Pittsfield who
caught for Pittsfeld last season has
been chosen as first catcher for the
Holy Cross baseball nine by Coach
Dyer
Tommy Hess, who caught one game
for North Adams at Tudor Park last
season, has been signed by Stuben-
vile, o., in the Pennsylvania league.
There were rumors some months ago
that Hess was to manage the North
Adams team.
Ray Fisher, the former Middlebury
college star now with the New York
Americans was used in the box dur
ing one Of the practice games last
week and was touched up rather Sc
yerely He had the satisfaction how.
ever, of batting home run off the
opposing twirler.
Manager James Garry of the Pitts
field baseball team, has signed two
more players for the coming season
One is a pitcher and the other an in
fielder. The pitcher is William ]
Dryer of Syracuse, who comes to the
shire city highly recommended by the
sporting writer for the Sporting New:
James Fray is the infelder and halls
from Cohoes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
REAL WILD GOOSE CHASE
Tale from Jersey Of a Boy Nearly
Carried OF by a Captive Bird

Caldwell, n. j., March 22.-From
the farming community OF Pine
Brook there came today the story Of
a wild goose, a small boy, and trap
per, which is circumstantial. but was
not accompanied by afiidavits.
The boy. Moses Gadsky, years old
son OF q farmer. so runs the story,
found a wild goose caught In trap
set by Lemuel Courier for muskrats
In slough Of the upper Passaic riv-
or. The bird In its struggles 10 es-
cape broke the stake which held the
trap. In some way the loosened
end OF the chain caught In the boys
clothing Half flying. half swimming
the frightened goose. still In the trap
struck out across the slough toward
the river channel. dragging the boy
through the water.
Courier who had been visiting his
traps, turned from the river into the
slough in n canoe lie heard the cry
OF the boy. and Fastening 10 his res
cue, struck the goose blow with his
paddle. which broke It's neck. When
the boy was taken from the water he
was unconscious lie soon revived.
The game laws OF this state forbid
the killing Of water fowl In the spring
under penalty OF $50 fine but Mr..
Courier thinks that under the clrcum-
stances he was justified In killing the
goose which weighed eighteen pounds
lie presented the goose TO the boy,
whose father says he will have Il STUFF.
Il fed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
ALL KINDS OF RAILROADS
Mysterious Surveyors Working In
Orange County

In railroad circles the opinion pre-
walls that Vermont is promised more
railroad developments in the next two
years than it has seen in the last de-
cade or two.
IL is now well established that the
mysterious lot OF surveyors who have
been prospecting In Washington and
Orange are in the employ Of the Bos.
ton 4 Maine and the purpose OF their
visit to this section is to make
preliminary survey OF a new road
to run from White River Junction to
Montpelier through Norwich. Straf.
ford, Chelsea and Washington. Barre
Town aud Barre, connecting with the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad
at Barre. A better idea OF the
character OF the country can be Sc.
cured IN winter while the trees are
bare hence the survey Is being made
at this time Lines have been run
In several places, farmers report. In
order to pick out the easiest route.
The Boston & Maine desires to
reach the Barre granite quarries by
a direct road from the south. Il al.
so desires n shorter outlet TO the
South, both by the way of New York
and Boston. Such n line when built
Will also open rich granite Quarries
In Chelsea and make II possible TO
operate the copper mines at STAFFORD
on a more economical basis.
The construction OF line from
White River Junction. to Montpelier.
while parallelng the Central Vermont
would tap an entirely new country to
which freight now has to be carried
ten to thirty miles In teams. The
immense wealth OF the state In gran.
lie and copper lies In the section.
When the road reaches Montpelier
there is some question what will be
come OF Il, A charter was secured at
the last session for a road from Mid
dlesox to Morrisville and north to Is
land Pond. The line was expected e
connect with the new Rutland road
at Middlesex and through that lin,
obtain admission to Montpelier. Al
Morrisville the road would connec
with the st. Johnsbury a Lake Cham
plain with through connections {,
Swanton and Ogdensburg. This woul,
give the New Boston q Maine
through line between Boston an,
Swanton and place Barre and Mont
pelier on main trunk line.
While there has been no develor
ments lately in respect to the Rui
land and Montpelier line Il is IN
fond hope OF people along the lin
that the New Haven system vii
build the road. There Is no doub
but that much In railroad building
assured Vermont at no distant da]
montpelier Argus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
OUTLOOK IN
MEXICO is FAR
FROM HOPEFUL
Limatour's Arrival Brought No
Encouragement
FIGHTING WILLiC0NTINUE
ReVoIutlonlsts Insist That Another
National Election Shall
Be Held

Mexico City, March 22.--Forty.
eight hours after the arrival OF Fin
ance Minister Limatour, the man her.
aided as the one that would bring
peace to Mexico, there was evident no
sign Of any cessation of hostilities and
those who had hoped that his coming
would mean a speedy solution Of the
problem, admit that the minister
meant just what he said when he sta
ted that he bore from the rebels no
terms of peace and that he himself
had no definite plans for ending the
revolution.
Limantour has had long converse
tons with the president since his
return but no announcement OF their
deliberations has been made. It is
possible that statement will be
made but unless two things are
agreed to, there is little hope of peace
according to local opinion, both gov
eminent and revolutionary. Unless
the government agrees to provide for
another national election and agrees
to permit the rebels to retain their
arms while carrying out truce, there
can be nothing but continuation Of
the fighting, according to the rebels.
Many men entirely loyal to the feder-
al government also believe this ia
| true.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
CYRUS MOFFAT OF
SYNDICATE DIED
LAST NIGHT
Succumbed to Injuries Received
Saturday Morning
AUTOPSY HELD TODAY
Fred DupIuls, Canadian Woodsman,
Alleged Assallant, Is Still
at Large

Cyrus Moffat, the Sandgate farmer
who was injured in fight which took
place at dance held last Friday night
at the home of a neighbor in wild
mountainous locality known as Bear
town is dead, a telephone message
having been received to that effect
this morning by States Attorney w.
fair comedies with the prediction
j. Meagher. This outcome of the af-
made by the two surgeons, Drs. G. w.
Bartlett and Frank j. Hurley, who
were sent into the mountains at mid
might Monday in a vain attempt to
save the stricken mans life through
an operation. The fracture Of the
skull which the unfortunate man re-
ceived from the fist of the vigorous
Canadian woodsman, was at the base
of the brain and in a locality where
surgery was OF no avail.
Fred Dupluis, one of the four broth
ers who were mixed up in the trou-
BILE at the dance held at the home Of
Thomas Mears, is charged by the
authorities with being solely respon-
sible for the death of Moffat. While
the other three Canadians may have
been involved to some extent in the
fight with the younger Moffat 1t is
not likely that any serious charge
can be brought against them.
AS soon as he received word OF
Moffats death, States Attorney Meag-
her communicated with Attorney Gen
eral J. G. Sargent and received an
order for an autopsy and arrange
ments were made with DR.. b. II.
Stone, the state biologist to come to
Arlington this afternoon.
In the meantime the search for
Fred Dupluis will be continued, but
whether he is apprehended or not IL
is likely that a hearing will be held In
the case before the Bennington mu
nicipal court on Saturday. The local
lity in which the tragedy occurred Is
50 far removed from civilization that
il would be impossible to conduct pro
ceedings before a justice without
much inconvenience to all parties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
REGULATES ANY BAD STOMACH
Dyspepsia, Gas, Heartburn and lndi-
gestion go Five Minutes Later

II you had some Diapepsin handy
and would take a little now your
stomach distress or indigestion would
vanish in five minutes and you would
feel fine.
This harmless preparation will di-
gest anything you eat and overcome a
sour, out of order stomach before you
realize it.
If your meals don't tempt you, or
what little you do eat seems to fill
you, or lays lie a lump of lead in
your stomach, OF if you have heart
burn, that is sign of Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for so cent
case Of Papes Diapepsin and take a
little just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belching
of undigested food mixed with acid,
no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, Nau-
sea, Debiltating Headaches, Dizziness
or Intestinal gripping. This will all
go, and besides, there will be no I'M
digested food left over in the stom-
ach to poison your breath with naus-
eous doors.
rape s Dlapepsln is certain cure Tor
out of order stomachs, because it pre-
vents fermentation and takes hold of
your food and digests 1t just the same
as If your stomach wasn't there.
Relief in five minutes from all sto-
mach misery is at any drug store
waiting for you.
These large 80 cent cases contain
more than sufficient to thoroughly
cure almost any case of Dyspepsia,
Indigestion or any other stomach dis
turbance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
Gets Up a Speed Of 40 Miles an Hour
over champlaln Ice

Westport. n. Y. March 22-People
living along the shore of Lake Cham.
plain were astonished recently to see
a house running across the ice.
The owner OF the Willsboro point,
a peninsula opposite Burlington, wish.
ed to move n house to site about
half a mile further along the point
and decided to move II over the ice
While the workmen were arranging
the skids to push the house back on
land n great gust OF wind struck the
house and Il started at lively gait
up the lake. Il took a southeasterly
course for tho Vermont shore. and
was soon travelling at a i-mile clip
over the frozen surface OF the lake.
The sight OF this forty.foot two.story
building rs Il twisted, tumbled twirl.
ed and turned over cracks and bro
ken ice terrified the iish.hut colony.
which lay directely in the path OF
the runaway.
The house finally banged diagonally
on ridge OF ice and came to a stand.
still after q twelve mile run When
the wind subsidized team OF horses
towed the building back to It's site.
whore II was securely tethered to
trees.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
CUM MINIS
FOR LARCENY OF
S335,OOO
Head of Carnegie Trust Com
pany Under $4,000 Bail
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Charged with Making Loans for Bank
and Using Money lndlv-
ldualy

New York, March 22.-The grand
financial transactions which were
first made known early last winter by
the collapse of Joseph G. Robins
chain of banks, which were ruined by
skyrocket financiering, drew the in
dictment of William j. Cummins, dir
Getting head of the Carnegie Trust
company for the alleged larceny Of
S335.000 from the institution year
ago. Cummins pleaded not guilty,
with leave to withdraw the plea. Bail
in $4,000 was furnished
Cummins came to New York from
Tennessee a few years ago highly re-
commended as a successful promoter.
He gained control of the Carnegie
Trust company and through his solici-
tation it is alleged that huge city de-
posits were obtained for the institu-
ton soon after the date of the alleged
larcenies with which he Is charged
in yesterdays indictment.
Robin, who is now awaiting sen
tence after pleading guilty to larceny,
was a witness before the grand jury
which returned yesterdays indict-
ments. They abe the first fruit of
the investigation which followed Rob-
ms arrest, indictment and subsequent
investigation of the financial institu.
tons under the shadow of his oper.
ations. District Attorney Whitman
has made it plain, however. that he
expects other indictments to follow
The transactions involved in the
charges against Cummins were made
it is alleged in an explanatory state
ment issued last night by the district
attorney when Cummins feared that
stock of the Nineteenth Ward bank
and the Twelfth Ward bank which
was held for collateral for certain
loans, would be sold in the open mar
ket. To avert this sale, lest it AFFECT
other institutions in which he was
interested It is alleged that Cummins
desired to buy off this collateral and
therefore made arrangements to Dor
row money from the Nineteenth Ware
bank and the then Van Norden Trus
company The money was borrowed
1t is alleged, on notes of the Carnegie
Trust company which were immedi
ately Endorsed over to the persona
account of Cummins and appropria
ted, it will be charged, to his persona
uses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
AT NORTH BENNINGTON
Business Transacted and or GERS
Elected at Annual Meeting

Business Transacted and officers
Elected at Annual Meeting
The annual meeting OF the village
OF North Bennington was held agree.
able to the warning, at Village hall
on Tuesday, March 81. A. S. Hatha-
way, moderator, presided. The re.
port of the auditors shows the finan.
cial condition of the village to be
as follows:
Present Indebtedness slS6.SS.
Appropriations made at this meet.
ing North Bennington Free Library
500; J. G. Mccullough Engine Co.,
500; North Bennington band, $50;
clerk, SIS
A tax of l5c on the dollar OF the
grand list was voted. This to cover
appropriations and their incidental
current village expenses.
The following officers were elected;
Moderator. A. S. Hathaway.
Clerk, c. d. Phillips
Treasurer, X. A. Jones.
Collector, II. A. Jones.
Auditors, G. +. Houghton, w. b.
Shaw, X. II. White
Trustees for two years, Patrick
Meagher, Wells w. White
Trustees for one year. George II,
Elwell. Frank Ripley. The last nam
ed election is TO illl vacancy caused
by resignation of Trustee II. T. Cush'
man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
KILLED BY BLAST
Slate Worker in Fair Haven Victim
Of Explosion.

Poulner. March 22.-Iohn l..
Humphrey. 30 years old. OF this place
was instantly killed yesterday morn.
ing at ten o'clock at the Eureka
slate quarry Ia Fair Haven by the
premature explosion OF blast which
hurled his mangled body into the
midst of his startled companions at
the bottom of the cut 40 feet below
the surface of the ground At the
time Of the accident Mr. Humphrey
was lisating a cap with which to ex.
plode the charge OF dynamite.
The explosive. contrary to custom.
had been placed In a crevice In a
rock Hardly had Mr.. Humphrey TX.
nited the cap and hollercd the warn.
ing FIRE" when the explosion occur.
red So great was the force OF the
discharge that a mptcoriC shower of
rocks descended among the workmen
on the quarry floor Mr. Humphrey
was one Of the most expert steam
drill operators at the Eureka quarry
which Is owned By Albert futile o
Fair Haven and Is situated ahou
three miles from the village. preyi
Gus TO his employment at the SLATE
lQuafry he had worked as a coal mine
IN Pennsylvania lie was experienc
ed In blasting Besides his wife he d
survived BY six children
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
GIRLS FALSE IMPRISONMENT
William Edison objects to Daughters
Fate-on Way to Industrial School

Montpelier, March 22.-Washington
county court has a case brought for
false imprisonment on its hands since
a writ of habeas corpus was granted
Monday to William Edison of Warren
and issued to Sheriff +. II. Tracy who
has the custody of Leola Edison, the
IA year old daughter of Mr.. Edison,
summoning him to appear before the
court and show what right he has to
keep the girl there.
I'm January the girl was arrested In
Warren on the charge of stealing n
gold watch and $50. At a subsequent
trial she was found guilty and was
sentenced to the industrial school in
Nergennes to remain until she is Is
years old. Deputy Sheriff w. Il. Da-
ma OF Warren started for Vergennes
with the girl, but found that there
was an epidemic OF scarlet fever there
and that she would not be admitted
until the quarantine was removed. Ac.
cordingly he arranged with Governor
Mead to have her placed In the Wash.
ington county jail until she could be
committed to Yergennes. That was
January is and the girl still remains
at the Jail as a common prisoner. The
complaint alleges that her detention
In the jail is Illegal and unlawful.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
PUMPED BOYS STOMACH
And Saved His Life After he Had
Swallowed Poison

Burlington, March 22.-Little Jack
Hyland, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Hyland of Mansfield avenue, is
recovering from the effects Of eating
some sugar coated pills. which near
ly resulted in his death. Some pink
pills, containing a quantity of strych-
nine had been left by physician for
the use OF another member of the
family who was i'll. The child in
some manner obtained possession of
them and lost no time in eating them.
His mother saw him eating something
and upon investigation found that the
pills were gone. The boy then con
fessed and Mrs. Hyland lost no
time in calling up DR.. ID. A. Shea who
acquainted her with the danger and
gave her directions to follow until
he reached the scene. For a time It
looked as though the child's life
would be lost, but DR.. c. II. Beecher
who had been notified, brought the
poison out Of the boys system by the
use OF stomach pump. The boy has
nearly recovered from the effects Of
his mistake.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
ERNEST D. BARBER
CHOSEN VILLAGE
ATTORNEY
Principal Feature Of Annual
Election Yesterday
HAD MAJORITY OF 81
With This One Exception all other
Nominees on Union Ticket Were
Elected by Good Malorltles

The vote of the village election yes
terday was counted about o'clock.
The only interest was over the result
between Ernest d. Barber and Ed
ward L. Bates and the question as to
how much strength the Socialists
would poll.
Ernest Barber won over Judge
Bates by a majority of 81. The out
come was not a surprise to those who
have followed the matter closely.
Scores of voters had a grudge against
Judge Bates and took the opportunity
to swat him.
The average Socialist strength was
about 150 James Garfield led with
213 votes with Melvin Stewart second
with 1876. The total vote cast was
715 which was a good vote for the vii
lage though not up to the vote of the
past two years.
The result of the ballot in detail
WAS as follows.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22

LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
Appointment Made for Towns Of
Searsburg and Powna

Assistant Judge of County Court C.
B. Kent Of Dorset passed through the
village this afternoon on his way
home from Searsburg where he ac-
companied Assistant Judge c. A. Per
ny OF Readsboro yesterday to appoint
the town license commissioners. For
Searsburg they made the following
selections M. o. Johnson, Fred
Briggs and John d. Clement. The
judges have also appointed the Pow
nal commissioners, Fred Potter,
Clyde A. Peckham and Tecumseh T..
Brownell. These with the Benning-
ton appointments complete the lie
ense commissioners for towns in this
county.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
Grape FOR NORTH ADAMS
Former Bennington Captain May
Play in Tunnel City

~ ~ OfNy
Local baseball enthusiasts would
not be surprised to see Joe Grape of
this city in the lineup of the North
Adams team this coming season.
Manager Mackey thinks we'll of Joe
as an infielder while the latter pre-
ters to play in this city to any other
place. lt is now simply a matter Of
terms and a meeting has been arrang-
ed for some evening this week when
Mackey and Grape will talk business.
Joe had an offer from Brattleboro but
he has decided not to accept as the
inducements are not sufficient
Manager Mackey has nothing to
announce just at present but he in
Inmates that there will be something
doing in local baseball circles before
another week. He is corresponding
with number of players and he ex-
poets to close deals with a heavy hit
ting outhelder and a first sacker in
the near future The last few days
have seen about 80 letters from play
ers who knew Mackey and whom he
knows coming into Blackinton and
hN NoNo hVt eAf'NA W nave Ahc oiAShl-
est trouble rounding up a strong team
The local club has not yet decided
what will be the opening attraction
for Saturday May o. Manager Mack
ey hoped to get one of the crack col
ored teams for the first game but he
has been unsuccessful in booking up
to date. The players will report in
this city May % and a lively squad
will undoubtedly be on hand to fight
for place on the nine.-North Adams
Transcript
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
RloTlNe IN HONDURAS
Two Score Killed In Street Battle
Woman Wounded

Tegucigalpa. Honduras, March "a
General Lara, n veteran OF the Nicara.
guam revolution, and General Palma
both OF whom commanded divisions
OF the Honduran government troops
In the recent uprising in this country
were killed In a riot at Comayaguela,
n suburb OF Tegucigalpa on Sunday.
The riot finally became n pitched bat.
tie and II was estimated that not less
than forty OF the followers OF the two
generals were killed and some fifty
others, including several women spec
tators, wounded Among the dead Is
son OF General Dlonicio Gutierrez.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
BONES OF INDIAN
Found by Workmen ESeavatlng For
Power Plant on otter Creek

Burlington. March &C. W. Brow.
nell. who has returned from a trip
to Vergennes brought with him a box
OF bones supposed TO be those OF an
Indian. which were found by work.
men excavating for the new power
plant Of the Burlington Traction com.
pany on otter Creek
The bones were found under a log
nine feet below the bed of the river
and are well preserved. They viii
be submitted to the experts az the
state laboratory for examination and
classification.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
CONFESSED ON DEATH BED
Dying Man Admits Murder Committed
SO Years Ago

Pensacola, Fla, March 22-As a
result of a quarrel during a game of
billiards Hunter Pope, brilliant
young lawyer of Madison, Fla, was
murdered in 1876 by John Cason, an
intimate friend. Cason effected his
escape at the time, making his way
into Texas.
There he changed his name to John
Trotmap, but he never was located
by the Florida authorities. While in
Texas he married and moved to Troy,
Ala Early in the eighties he estab.
lished himself there and soon gained
the esteem of his neighbors. He died
at Troy last Sunday
On his deathbed he revealed his
identity and admitted the murder of
Pope.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-22
BOTH MEN CLAIM HER
Two italians Say They are Young
Woman's Husband

pi'is6eld, March 22.-whother 10.
sic Papa Is the wife Of Antonio Papa,
OF rittsheld or OF Philip Petica OF
Readsboro, Vt. will be settled by
Judge Burke In April The girl
whose name was Josie Uleani is an
in bed with fright.
Antonio was arrested at the home
on complaint charging a statutory
ofense. Josie was also named but
was not arrested because Of illness.
Philip was the complainant Antonio
claims to have married Josie IN Italy
TN 1910 Petita claims he married 10
sic IN Readsbofo In the fall of 1895
and that she skipped out after q
days
! The woman is only ~ years old