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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
TO STEAL ALASKA
COALLANO WORTH
S5O,00O,O0O
Seven Michigan Company Pro-
motors Indicted for Conspiracy
LARGE TRACT INVOLVED
Scheme Worked Through Dummy En-
trymen who Never Intended to
Personally Own Property
LARGE TRACT INVOLVED

Detroit, Mich, March THE Fed
eral Frand Jury which has been in.
vestigatlng the Michigan Alaska De-
velopment company land frauds, last
night, handed down an indictment
against seven Of the promoters of the
company, charging them with being
active workers In conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States OF $4,000 ac-
res of coal lands.
The indictment estimates the value
of the lands at s50,000,00O. w. w.
McAlpine who held the power OF at
torney from 300 other individuals to
file claims for them, estimates the
value of the lands at between $780,
100000 and S300,000,0G0.
The indictment charges that the
800 who filed the claims had no In
tention of operating them indiyidu-
ally, but combined their interests by
means of fictitious entries to form a
vast corporation, which should owe
them for all time In violation OF the
land laws.
Much surprise was expressed that
only seven cf those who filed claims
were indicted. Perhaps $50 obtained
immunity by testifying. It is the be-
lief that the men indicted we're found
by the jury to be the principal con-
spirators and that the others had
gone into the plan innocently. The
law forbids that stockholdlng con-
Germ shall own more than $40 acres
of land in any one location.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
NURSES HAVE DlPHTHERIA
Disease Has Appeared at 5rattleborc
Hospital.

Brattleboro, March Nurses and
patients at the Memorial Hospital
we're Sunday placed under quarantine
following the discovery OF five cases
of diphtheria. None OF the 22 people
being treated in the hospital will be
allowed to leave and no new patients
will be admitted until the quarantine
ends. Three nurses and two patients
have diphtheria.
Nearly every one In the hospital
has been exposed to one or another OF
those who have developed diphtheria.
The diphtheria is believed to have
originated with a man who under
went an operation at the hospital a
short time ago, but who has since
been discharged. He had had diph-
iberia at home. but was believed to
have fully recovered before he went
to the hospital. His nurse, Miss
Myrtle De Rosia, was the first to
show symptoms OF diphtheria. She
was placed In charge or another
nurse, Miss Jennie Dean, and Few
days later Miss Dean too came down
with the disease.
The next to contract II was pa
tent Mrs. Fred c. Cressey, and to-
day two more cases we're discovered
Miss Grace Randall, a nurse, and
Mrs. Elton Williams, patient
DR.. Henry Tucker. chairman OF the
board OF health says that II would
probably be a week before 1t could be
known whether or not any OF the
other people at the hospital had con-
tracted the disease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
cApeTsHIP FROM VERMONT
Vacancy at West Point Now Exists
Plan Of Publicity.

Washington, March IA special
examination OF candidates for appoint
ments as cadets at the West Point
Military Academy has been ordered
by the war department, to take place
May at a number Of military posts
throughout the country. Explanatory
OF the order a statement issued from
the general stan calls attention to the
fact that for a number OF years the
cadet corps has been 20 to SO per
cent. OF its full quota. II is regarded
as OF vital importance to the army
that the institution turn out the lar
gest possible number OF graduates.
Believing that many young men
the deferred from taking the exami'
nation by the expense OF the long
journey to the present centers OF ex.
animation, candidates hereafter will
be examined at the nearest suitable
military post To further stimulate
applications, the department hereaf.
ter Will make public the existence OF
any vacancies in the congressional
districts. In fact the general stan
began this campaign OF publicity by
announcing the existence OF l29 va.
cancies. present or prospective.
There are seven vacancies In New
York from the third, seventh. ninth,
18th. goth. 32nd. and 35th congress.
sional districts and one In Vermont
In the second district.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
TALESMEN OBJECT
TO EXECUTING
A WOMAN
Only One Juror Secured to Try
Mrs. MeIber
WOMEN WITH OPERA GLASSES
Female Spectators Anxious to OBJ
serve Alleged Murderer Of Her
Little Son
WOMEN WITH OPERA GLASSES

Albany, N. Y, March THAT a
woman charged with capital offense
should receive more consideration at
the hands of a jury than man SINH
larly charged, and ought not to be put
to death for murder, was the opinion
expressed by more than one talesman
yesterday at the trial OF Mrs Edith
Melber of Schenectady charged with
having poisoned her five year old son,
George, In a lonely swamp near AL
bany last January. Twenty-four tales
men In all were examined during the
day and when court adjourned last
night all had been challenged or ex-
cused, but Wesley Smith, a Bethle-
hem farmer, who was accepted as the
first juror.
Mrs Melber, pale and apparently in
different as to her fate, sat through
out the days proceedings without ut
tering a word of suggestion to her
counsel, John II. Dugan, and former
Assemblyman George NJ. Palmer who
sat beside her Occasionally when a
talesman YVES called she turned and
followed him with her eyes to the
witness chair but otherwise she sat
almost immovable as her counsel pro-
pounded question after question to
prospective jurors. One of the first
queries put by Mr.. Dugan to talesman
was whether or not they were mar
ried and had children.
The court room was crowded and
some of the women brought opera
glasses to enable them to get bet
ter view OF the prisoner. Mrs. Mel
ber's sister, Mrs. Lydia Simmons, and
her aunt, Mrs. Mary Gibeau, both OF
Syracuse, were among the spectators
The meeting OF the sisters before the
morning session OF the court was pa
thetic. When Mrs. Simmons asked
Mrs. Melber about the crime she ex-
claimed:
81 don't know. AS God is my judge
everything is blank before me. Oh
my little son. how he loved me-"
An extra panel of 100 jurors was
drawn and counsel on both sides hope
to have the jury selected before to-
days session ends.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
HUGHES MAY HEAD BOARD
Justice Suggested for Commission to
Study Magazine Postal Rates.

Washington, March lit is ex-
pected that President Taft will soon
announce the personnel OF the COM
mission provided for by the postofi-
ce appropriation law for the consider
alton of the proposed increase in the
rate on second class postal matter.
BY the terms Of the act the commits
sion will be required to report upon
the subject not later than Dec. /.
While no definite conclusions as to
the personnel of the body yet have
been reached, It is suggested, because
the act provides that one of the mem
bers be judicial officer Of the Unit
ed States that Justice Hughes of the
United States supreme court may be
the head of the commission.
The plan of providing for a COM
mission was suggested by President
Taft and he himself drafted the
amendment to the measure.
Il am gratihed at the outcome OF
the discussion OF the second-class
rates." said Postmaster-General Hitch
cock. Substantial progress has been
made in the consideration Of the mat
ter, and | firmly believe that 1t is a
long step toward cent postage on
letter mail"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
TAKE APPEAL FROM
COMMISSIONERS
ALLOWANCES
Three Claimants File Objections
in Probate Court
ESTATE OF HENRY C. KNAPP
Two are Heirs and the Third Claims
to Have Purchased an HeIrs
Interest
ESTATE OF HENRY C. KNAPP

Three appeals were filed during
yesterday and last evening against
the allowances of the commissioners
on the estate Of the late Henry C..
Knapp who was killed in an automo-
bile accident at the Vermont Sold
iers' home crossing on May 80 last.
The commissioners, Charles N.
Powers, D. A. Ward and William E.
Moore, held a meeting recently and
allowed certain claims. Katherine
Knapp, sister of the deceased,
through her attorney w. J. Meagher,
appeals from the acts Of the commits
sioners in reducing her personal
claims against the estate. Edward
Knapp through his attorneys Holden
a. Healy, makes a general appeal
from the allowances of the commits
sioners as does Edward Mckinney Of
Visalia, Cal, who claims to have
purchased the interest of Edward
Knapp in the estate. Mr.. Mckinney
is represented by Charles A. Maur-
or
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
S1OO,OOO WORTH
OF SECURITIES
STOLEN
Clever Theft Perpetrated on
Aged Broker
USED SUBSTITUTE ENVELOPE
Crooks Had Three Days Lssway Be-
fore Trick Was Discovered
at Bank

New York. March Aaron Ban
croft, ST., a broker. eighty-six years
old, was robbed last Thursday after
noon of securities worth approximate
" 100000 in the vestibule of The
Produce Exchange Safety Deposit and
Storage Company, but he did not dis
cover his loss until today. For the
last twenty-five years 1t has been Mr..
Bancroft's habit every Thursday af-
ternoon to deposit valuables in the
safe deposit-vault.
Last Thursday Mr.. Bancroft as
usual placed securities worth that
day about 100000 in large envelope
approximately ten inches by fourteen
square, tied with red tape and with
his firms name printed in the corner
Alone, he walked from his office to
the Produce Exchange. A flight Of
steps leads from the street-leyel to
the vaults AS Mr.. Bancroft reached
the bottom of the steps he noticed a
young man, whom he only remembers
as rather understood, leaning against
the corridor wall
Mr.. Bancroft continued on his way
down the corridor, but just as he was
about to turn the corner at the end OF
the corridor into the vaults tall
man, in a great hurry came running
around the corner in the opposite d.
rection and bumped into him. The
shock OF the collision was sufficient to
throw Mr.. Bancroft, who is no longer
so robust as when he was younger,
off his feet He fell, and in falling
dropped the envelope.
That was the cue for the under
sized young man who had been lean
ing against the corridor wall. He
stepped up TO Mr.. Bancroft, assisted
him to his feet and was solicitous to
tuck the fallen envelope under his
arm. At least Mr.. Bancroft thought
II was the fallen envelope. He went
on to deposit in his box as usual.
Yesterday morning when his son,
George Bancroft, unlocked the box to
check up the securities before the
opening of business for the week he
found that the only envelope there
contained three old newspapers. A
clever substitution had been effected.
The securities were made up OF rail
road and industrial stocks which
could easily be hypothecated in any
stock brokerage house In the United
States having connection with the
New York Stock Exchange. The GER
tifcates included 100 shares OF lie
high Valley, 800 shares OF Shelters.
thirty shares OF New York Central,
200 shares OF Brooklyn Rapid Transit,
500 Distlllers securities. sixty shares
OF Steel common. ten shares OF Atch-
ison, thirty shares of American Beet
Sugar, forty shares Of Amalgamated
Copper and 100 shares OF Missouri
Pacific.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
SIR HECTOR NO SUICIDE
Gen. Macdonald Found Drilling
Troops In Chinese Army.

zen. MacOonald found Drillnq
Troops In Chinese Army.
San Francisco. March fac.
cordlng to a report brought in by the
oriental liner Asia Gen. Sir Hector
Macdonald. formerly OF the British
army, who was supposed TO have
committed suicide In Paris lodging
house In 1908. is engaged in drilling
troops In the Chinese army.
Officers on the Asia learned the
story. they said. from officers Of the
British crusier Kent. now at Homo.
lulu. They got word OF MaoDonald's
whereaboutsl while on the oriental
station recently.
Gen. Macdonald saw service In
many lands At the height OF his ca
reer he was recalled from India to
answer grave charge. He got as
far as Paris. and then the world was
startled by report that had COM
United suicide. The charges were In.
vestigated and the board announced
that they had not been substantial
ed.
At various other times Gen Mac
Donald has been reported as alive In
Australia, Thlbet and Siberia. These
reports we're never verified.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
ete Centuries Ago But We Still Submit Mental Fyng the Hands Aor

ate to be expended for permanent
Improvement Of its highways In ac-
cordance with the provisions Of
Chapter 172 OF the public Statutes of
Vermont, and amendments thereto
Voted $3.50.
10. To see what, II any, sum, the
town will appropriate for the plant
ing or protection of shade trees, pur-
suant to the provisions of No. 76 Of
the Acts of 1904, entitled AN Act
to Provide for the Protection OF
Shade Trees"
Article dismissed.
16 To determine at what time
the tax bills shall be delivered to the
Treasurer Of the town for collection.
July /, same as previous years.
II. To see If the Listers for 1911
shall be paid for their services Sep
TENDER 1st, next, and what sum per
day; also to see what sum per day
shall be paid to other town officers
the town clerk, and the Board of Civil
Authority for their services for the
ensuing year.
Same pay per diem voted as last
year, payable Sept to listers and at
usual times to others.
IS. To see what sum, If any, the
town viii vote toward the expenses
Of observing Decoration or Memorial
Day.
Voted 5000 same as last year.
10. To see what sum, If any, the
town will vote in aid of, or for the
purpose Of maintaining a public IL
brary or libraries therein, and also,
to determine how the same shall be
distributed.
Voted $1,000 Of which 5000 goes to
the North Bennington library, 5000 to
Old Bennington and $1,000 to the To-
cal library.
20. To see If the town will vote to
authorize the selectmen to refund
certain taxes claimed to have been
enormously paid to 1t by Loren Green
Charles Jones and Patrick Guiltinan,
including any costs Of collection
thereof, that may have been paid to
the collector of the town.
Left to selectmen and town council
81. Will the town vote to have
medical inspection of the schools OF
the town?
Article dismissed.
%. To transact any other proper
business found necessary when met.
The voters from outside the vii
lagos then got together and voted a
40 cent school tax but declined to
vote any additional highway tax.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
CALL BY TELEGRAPH
Burlington Minister Had Unusual
Experience Yesterday.

Burlington, March 7.GRev F. ID.
Penny Sunday received a call to the
First Baptist church OF Schenectady.
N. Y. The call came by telegraph
and said that fuller details we're COM
ing In letter. Mr.. Penny was un-
able to state Sunday evening whether
or not he would accept, before inyes.
tigating further. The Schenectady
church is about the same size as the
Burlington church.
Mr.. Penny has been in Burlington
nine years and during that time his
church has had a remarkable growth,
nearly 300 new members being re-
ceived, 1876 by confession OF faith. He
has also been a prominent evangelis-
teal worker, both In his own and 9th
er churches, and In this work his alb
sence will be greatly felt, as we'll as
to the Antl-Saloon league. where he
was one OF the hardest workers. Dur
ing Mr.. Penny's pastorate the church
ediflce has been renovated at the ex-
pense of many thousands OF dollars
and the Sunday school has made a
substantial gain in membership.
Aside from his activities in the
lines already mentioned, he was. for
many years a member OF the national
board OF managers OF the Young
Peoples Baptist union, and is presi-
dent OF the Vermont Baptist Minis.
ters Conference and Aid society,
first vice president OF the board Of
managers OF the Vermont Baptist
convention and chairman OF the com.
mittee for raising funds and on the
committee on reports on general
condition OF the Baptist society.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
THIS TOWN AGAIN
VOTES LICENSE
Majority is 400 Which is Larger Than
For The Past Four
Years

Bennington voted license today for
the eighth successive time and by an
increased majority over the past
three years. The vote was yes, 1871,
no, 1926, yes majority 402 against S15
last year.
The road commissioners elected are
James Leonard, democrat In district
No. / and Aaron F. Hill, republican.
in district No. q The vote was in
the first district:
James Leonard, dem "a
IL. NJ. Stratton, rep. "a
Houghton Rice, ind. 81
In the second district the vote was:
Aaron Hill SO
Harmon Saunders SO
William C. Robinson. rep, was cleo
ted school director for three years,
defeating Frank II. Jewett. dem, by
a vote OF log to SO. For two years
to fill the vacancy. Harry NJ. Durham
rep, defeated John Kinney dem, by
a vote OF 1913 to 40.
Pownal voted license by a majority
OF %.
Rutland voted license by about 400
majority.
All the towns in Bennington county
voted no license except Bennington
and Pownal. the same as last year.
Arlington voted no. 15l to 1917.
Other towns in the county voted as
follows:
Rupert-yes, 8; no. 5S.
Woowford-yes. IL; no. 90
Pownal-yes, 142: no, ll9
Shaftsbury-yes, 1O7; no, 200.
Arlington--yes. l07; no. 15l.
Bennington has voted license every
year for th Isl eight years by ma
jorities as follows;
1908
Yes, 1876; 80. r5l. Majority 9S2.
1904
Yes, S9l; 40. 2S3. Majority COS.
1905
Yes, 7O9 No, 225 Majority, asa.
1906
Yes, Gel; No. 29S. Majority, S6S.
1907
Yes. 67S; No, 1926. Majority. SlS.
1908
Yes, 7O7; No, $40. Majority 367
1909
Yes, 754; No, $50. Majority 1874.
1910
Yes. 679; No, 1854. Majority, S15.
Last year the only towns In the
county voting license were Benning-
ton and Pownal. The Pownal vote
was 1870 to So
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
SAYS sEIDLE REGIME FAILS
Boston Socialist Declares Milwaukee
Socialism Is Running to Seed.

Socialism is Running to SEED.
Boston, March David Goldstein,
former Socialist leader here, can
didate of the party for Mayor in 1897,
and an official Of the Clgarmakers
Union, has returned from a visit to
Milwaukee with the message that
Mayor Seidel's administration is a
failure. The party there, he says,
has failed to live up to It's pre-elec-
ton promises; the city has more I'M
employed than ever, and the Social
lists have not only failed to provide
promised protection for the poor and
working classes, but are supplanting
the Objectionable features OF the
Rose administration with innovations
just as undesirable.
In Milwaukee" says Mr.. Goldstein
indications show that Socialism has
become full blown and Is now ready
to run to seed In the last election
there we're 1000 less votes cast In
Milwaukee than In the election In
which Mayor Seidel was elected"
THE Socialists seeing the approach
ing storm have decided to nominate
only three of the seven Judges to be
elected on April IA. The Socialists
have a great press system by which
they advertise to the country nearly
every act OF their administration"
When asked about the civil service
Mr.. Goldstein replied:
"Comradeship outweighs the re-
quirements OF the law. Seven eligible
candidates were on the library civil
service list. They made the list va
cant, and taking advantage OF the
emergency appointment clause in the
law, imported William H. Leiserson
from the New York Socialist head
quarters, for Municipal Librarian.
Democracy In Milwaukee regards
the rights of the minority. but there
the minority has no rights which the
Socialists are bound TO respect. The
Socialist city officials meet in their
party headquarters and decide what
the law shall be, and then they go to
the City Hall and make their schemes
official. 1t is probable that no such
proceedings would be tolerated In any
other American city"
Mr.. Goldsteln quit the Socialist
Party when the convention In 1903
would not pass resolutions repudiat
ing leaders who attacked religion and
advocated violence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07

FOR sALE-The banner farm of the eastern
n states; located In the famous Wailoomsac
valley two miles from the village of North
bennington Vt. trolly line past the house;
Steam r. r. station on farm; three hundred
acres of rich loamy land which can be cultivat-
ed. 10 acres good timber land nearly all as level
rs q house floor. where one mile racetrack
nan be made cuts from $50 to 800 tons of the
best timothy hay, an ideal stock farm, where
horses sheep and cattle thrive, watered by
never failing springs with running water to
house and all barns; river flows through farm
afording excellent water power, substantially
fenced, large three story brick house with 10
large rooms with beautifully shaded lawn,
Tenant house and six large barns corn house,
wagon shed. ice house, carpenter shop, smoke
house and etc. Young apple orchard Of so
trees and large variety of other fruit build
ings could not De replaced for the price asked
for the whole farm. owner will sacrifice for
Sl7,500 Nash j. Hutchins. l3tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
HUNDRED DEAD IN THEATRE
Another Horror Resulting from Nov.
Ina Picture Fire

St Petersburg, March IA moving
picture machine In a small theatre at
Bologoie, in the southern part Of Nov
gorod province, exploded Sunday and
instantly flames shot up, sweeping ra-
pldly to all parts OF the building.
There was a terrible panic among the
spectators and, according TO the re
ports received here. nearly 100 per
sons, many OF them children, were
crushed or burned 20 death. Half q
hundred others were injured
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
Notice

The annual meeting OF the Young
Mems association for the election OF
officers win be held In the Library
Monday, March 20, 1911. Polls open
at 1 o'clock and close at. 6 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Fred O. Martin,
Recording Secretary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07

Tor SALE-2 story ~ room house, lot 40 X
100. House has all modern Improvements
as gas, electric lights. bath roomp, hard wood
floors. etc. Slated roof. All up In the best OF
repair. Could be used for two families, barn
To- bouse and barn tsopIe Trees ? Dear and =
plum trees, also currants bushes. very
pretty pla,e In every way, and a very good
investment for the money Price 81, 500. Nash
& Hufchins. 13tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
LYNN BANDITS ELEcTRocUrEp

Polanders Who Killed Two Men In
Daylight Robbery
Boston, March For tho murder
of Tromas A. Landergan. wealthy
shoe manufacturer OF Lynn and Pa
trolman James II, Carroll OF the Lynn
police force In a bold daylight rob
berry on a busy street. Wassili Ivan.
kowsk 30 years old and Andrei lp-
sen. aged 10 years. were electrocuted
at the Charleston state prison short
ly after midnight yesterday morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07

Total pins 2033. average, 677 %.
Tonight the Bottum and Torrance
team will bowl the Methodist church
team on the Y NJ. G. A. alleys.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
To Cure q Cold In On. Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinins
Tablets. Druggists refund money n
II fails 70 cure. r. W. GROVES sig
nature II on each Dor. $50
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
HAVING Fun WITH BAILEY
Texas Legislators Propose Honesty
Lectures by Him and Lorlmer

Austin. Texas, March 6.-Represen.
tatives Terrell and Shannon introduc-
ed In the House today resolution
inviting United States Senators Ball
ey and Lorimer to come to Texas at
an early date and address the Legis-
lature on the subject Of Purity in
Politics."
Senator Bailey's friends instantly
protested against second reading
OF the resolution, which the speaker
assured them would not be permitted.